- comments-org-renewal-18mar19@icann.org

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Kayla April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am a .org registrant (not-for-profit). ICANN does not seem to recognize the difference between a legacy extension created with the support of the US government, that predates the existence of ICANN and that has millions of existing users and the brand new extensions that started off with a new set of rules, in particular no price controls, and no existing registrants. They have completely different characteristics, history, and ownership structure. It is not acceptable for ICANN to ignore these differences and to propose that they be treated the same. Removing price caps is not fair to .org domain owners. Many of them have websites that they have used for years. If price caps are removed, the cost to renew their domain names may become too expensive, and they could be forced to give up websites that are important to them. The Uniform Rapid Suspension policy is too new and untested to apply on domain names that may be 20 years old or more. With the URS, the domain names could be taken down in a matter of days with little notice. ICANN should be doing more to protect owners of .org domain names. Why is ICANN trying to remove price protections for .org domain owners, so many of which are non-profits, so that they can be overcharged for their domain names?

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please do not lift caps on price increases for .org domains
by Matthew Boomhower April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Good day. Non-profits and private citizens hoping to advance positive social causes who register .org domains will be harmed by the proposed deregulation of price increases. This will limit the power of the internet to facilitate communication to advance positive social change and empower the individual to have a voice on the global stage. It's frightening to think that such a powerful platform for democratization of communication could be eroded by allowing for unregulated 'pricing out' of non-profits and individuals by private interests. Despite the draw of capitalist success, we all have ethical and moral obligations to our fellow humans and need to draw the line somewhere. When the ability of the internet to act as an empowering social forum declines, other means will arise. We love the internet for what it is. An equalizer and amplifier of the individual voice.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Form Post from Firefox
by Peter Ansell April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

utf8=✓ authenticity_token=/B55HVpX6vxUwjVKTKrO8RBV5IbUBi5X5Pq1TIjIWbGVan8ZkDW2dUPfXbR7NNWR0Nl7eg9U34KH7W4FLEvAQg== terms_of_services=yes commit=Continue Hi, I do not believe that it is in the best interests of non-profit organisations to remove price controls on the .org registrar without offering the contract to a public tender including other domain registrars at the same time. The social contract that ISOC/PIR were given a very long time ago (in terms of the lifetime of the internet) relied on them not being able to abuse their monopoly power to change excessive prices. Guaranteeing that they do not have any competition and at the same time that they have a guaranteed monopoly. Please offer the contract to a public tender to get a modern valuation of the .org registrar and ensure that non-profits are not being price gouged. Thanks, Peter Ansell

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .Org renewal
by Craig Hamilton April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Bad idea. Leave pricing of .org as it is. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Arda Çetin April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am a .org registrant (non-profit). I've read about a lot of bad decisions under the UDRP. The URS seems even worse. I heard the URS is very new and is being reviewed now to see if it is working properly. It is too soon to include an untested policy on .org domains where for a few hundred dollars anyone could try to shut down someone else's website. Telling the .org registry that it can charge any price it wants for renewing a domain name is a terrible idea. Why would you allow them to set a crazy high price? They could try to force the domain owners to pay a very high price each year to renew their domain name, and if the domain owner either won't or can't, then the .org registry could take away their domain name, set a high registration price on it, and then try to find someone else who is willing to pay a high price for it. This is very unfair to long time .org domain owners who may see their prices raised sky high for no reason. You let the new domain extensions charge any price they want, but that hasn't gone so well. Lots of people got burned when the new registries offered low rates for the first year, and then after people registered the domain names and some built web sites on them, some of the prices were raised through the roof. .Org has been working just fine for decades where the prices maybe go up a little bit each year. Allowing huge price increases from one year to the next could ruin .org for everybody. I think you should pay a little more attention to what is good for the owners of .org domain names. The registries are doing fine. They don't need your help as they are already making plenty of money.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Do not remove cap on .org
by Edan Rosenberg April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I’ve had an .org tld for over 20 years for personal non profit use. Please don’t make my last bastion of the old internet fall victim to yet another landmark of greed and corruption.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] I cann proposed increase on .org
by drudennis April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Dear Icann,I'm writing because I'm concerned about your proposed increases which will affect the rental cost of those using the .org addresses.There is a need for you to consider and understand that a lot of charities use this designation and by over pricing this designation you will affect our ability to be on the net and provide affordable services.Please reconsider your suggestion and cancel the current proposal due to it's likely negative impact.Kind regardsDr Trevir UdennisSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Mustafa Bedrettin Koç April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am a .org registrant. Legacy gTLDs are fundamentally different from for-profit new gTLDs and should be treated that way. Legacy TLDs are what the internet was built on. They are essentially a public trust. They are very different than new gTLDs which were created, bought and paid for by private parties. Registrants of these legacy extensions should be entitled to price predictability & stability. Advancements in technology should be driving the cost of operating a registry down, yet prices keep going up? Removing price caps is unfair to the millions of domain registrants. They will have no price protections. Every registrant will be at the complete mercy and whims of the registry. This could result in a transfer of funds from millions of non-profits to one non-profit, with no benefits to the domain registrants. ICANN is supposed to represent a "bottom up, consensus-driven multistakeholder model". ICANN should not unilaterally impose URS in legacy TLDs when that issue is precisely what is being examined by the volunteer ICANN Working Group who has been mandated to review this issue. ICANN should be looking out for the .org registrants, in particular the non-profits. There is no "public benefit" justification to these changes. It is just a handout to business at the expense of registrants’ rights and protections. Where are the protections for the millions of domain registrants that this could effect in a negative way? These changes would give way too much power to the registry. This is not acceptable for a "public benefit" organization that exists to represent many stakeholders. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Icann
by Catherine Kim April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Dear iCann, It’s not ok to remove cap of the price to purchase a .org domain from IPR since most of the organizations that buy this domain name are non-profits. Please STOP the process. Thank you, Catherine Kim Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Concern over price cap removal
by Brian Steck April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Dear ICANN, I've learned that there is a movement to remove the price cap on particular domains (.org, .info, .biz). I'm all for free markets, but only when there is not a monopoly on the "product" being traded/sold. Considering that the registration is only coming from a small group of organizations that can set the price, I'm very concerned about the potential price hikes that will inevitably present themselves when there is no governance over the limit. Given that these domain names help non profits and small businesses, I think it's very important to protect small organizations by limiting the price that is passed per domain, to keep the cost of owning a domain affordable. As a website designer and owner of a small business (10 team members) serving hundreds of clients, I am on the ground level communicating to small business owners and non-profits and advising them. I know that budget is always important to them and I feel that this shift could be detrimental to the growth of their businesses and the advancement of their new ideas, which benefit our economy as a whole. Please reconsider. Thank you, Brian Steck 847.687.4565 steck(a)steckinsights.com

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