From domainname at vanksen.com Mon Jan 6 08:01:11 2020 From: domainname at vanksen.com (Domain Name Request) Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 08:01:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The new .com RA should make the URS apply to .com domain names Message-ID: <3661ce80c5f54ddf9802c08398575b3d@vanksen.com> .com is the biggest TLD in terms of number of registered domain names. It is also the TLD with the most cyber squatted domain names. We therefore believe that any amended .com RA should make the URS apply to .com domain names. Thanks to the URS, trademark holders would have an additional tool for fighting against cybersquatting. [Vanksen] [Vanksen] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Linkedin] [Instagram] IP Department domainname at vanksen.com tel: +352 48 90 90 352 Vanksen, ?lue Meilleure Agence de l?ann?e par Marketers et Media Marketing [Vanksen] [Vanksen] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: Facebook (1).png Type: image/png Size: 1529 bytes Desc: not available URL: From farnsaw at stonedoor.com Mon Jan 13 14:21:38 2020 From: farnsaw at stonedoor.com (Andrew Farnsworth) Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 09:21:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. 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While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Best, John Riccio Buffalo NY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cantyj at gmail.com Mon Jan 13 15:21:18 2020 From: cantyj at gmail.com (John Canty) Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 07:21:18 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not an agreeable arrangement by any stretch of the imagination. Message-ID: <120016E0-A06E-44CB-A4CE-04E0701A2A8C@gmail.com> The subject says it all. I can?t see how anyone thinks this is a good idea. Raising prices at a regular rate will take registrations out of the hands of ordinary people and eventually place it on commercial interests and governments only. Never consider something like this. From roberto at arce.biz Mon Jan 13 15:47:17 2020 From: roberto at arce.biz (ROBERTO Arce) Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:47:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. If anything, technology costs are decreasing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pedward at apsoft.com Mon Jan 13 18:28:43 2020 From: pedward at apsoft.com (Perry Harrington) Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:28:43 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed .COM price increase Message-ID: <70f2faad-b9a0-c6d4-7651-3b774507de38@apsoft.com> Hello, If you fastforward to the bottom of this message, you will see just 3 of the domains that I own.? Over the years it has been an onerous annual task to renew each of my domains.? Each renewal I am assaulted with many cleverly designed interstitial up-sell pages, just so I can pay an excessive fee for a root DNS entry. I run my own DNS server, in my opinion the cost of a domain entry far exceeds the actual cost or value provided by the registrar. The registrar does everything they can to monetize me and only provides a service that was once free to me, subsidized by federal grants. I was the first employee of Web Communications (webcom.com) and I remember quite well when domain registrations were privatized and monetized. ICANN should NOT allow Verisign to increase domain registration fees, it's nothing more than a money grab that does not bring additional value to .com domain owners. Verisign is the digital equivalent of an oil monopoly, they provide little value in return for the price they charge, they should not be given more. ICANN should remove Verisign's exclusive control of the .com TLD and allow competition to thrive, not continue to line Verisign's pockets. Thank you, --Perry -- Perry Harrington W0NKE http://www.apsoft.com/ http://www.dainst.com/ http://www.eformance.com/ Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -- Benjamin Franklin From mawhite1983 at gmail.com Mon Jan 13 21:40:49 2020 From: mawhite1983 at gmail.com (Michael White) Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:40:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: <66D81EDA-5961-4A1F-9A0B-BDB3890E5C14@gmail.com> Verisign is the exclusive operator of .com and ICANN decides who gets that role. Verisign is bribing ICANN to ensure that situation doesn't change and they are also allowed to make more free money. How you can not see this is absurd. It is pure corruption out in the open. You are bribing a non profit, and they are seemingly going along with it. So the US gave up control for this to happen? Within 2 years we already have open corruption and money changing hands between icann and Verisign. This is a god damn shit show of epic proportions. Listen to this line of junk you are trying to feed us..you are telling us this deal is to help increases security? LOL do you even hear yourself. You are so corrupt you don't even care anymore. You list a bunch of generic shit that matters to no one and is already figured out. So yea more greasing of the palms. Fucking pitiful. Nice non profit you got there. From leigh.bateman at gmail.com Mon Jan 13 23:18:41 2020 From: leigh.bateman at gmail.com (Leigh Bateman) Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:18:41 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comments Message-ID: ICANN must put .com out for competitive tender. The $20M donation is a pittance compared to the monopoly profits made by Verisign who has a 65% operating margin, and could open the board up to bribery allegations. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Kevin.Bollom at emerson.com Tue Jan 14 18:50:08 2020 From: Kevin.Bollom at emerson.com (Bollom, Kevin [AUTOSOL/FMP/EDEN]) Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:50:08 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Please reject Proposed Amendment 3, or alternatively limit the price increases to 2% per year. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Yours truly, Zak Muscovitch General Counsel, ICA InternetCommerce.org January15, 2020 ICANN Global Domains Division 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, California 90094-2536, USA Attn: Cyrus Namazi Dear Mr. Namazi: Re: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement We are writing to you in response to your request for public comments ("Public Comments") on the above-noted proposal (the "Proposed Amendment"). Introduction 1. We trust that you can appreciated that your request for Public Comments must be viewed with considerable skepticism considering that the last time that you requested feedback from the public on an amendment to a registry agreement, public comment resulted in exactly zero changes to the .org Registry Agreement despite near universal opposition and condemnation from stakeholders. Your failure to pay more than lip service to the multi-stakeholder model resulted in what is now widely considered to be the ".Org Fiasco". This has called into question whether ICANN is actually capable of representing the public interest. In the future, should ICANN genuinely seek public comment on something as crucial as a multi-billion dollar service agreement that involves crucial policy questions, it would seem to make sense to request such feedback, or even engage a policy development process, before "reaching a proposed agreement", which is not the case now. In fact, on January 3, 2020, you announced that you had already "reached a proposed agreement", whereas it would make far more sense and be far more credible, if you sought community input before reaching any proposed agreement. Otherwise, ICANN's position is already firmly entrenched and its direction already established, thereby putting the cart before the horse. Nevertheless, in case there is someone with a decision-making capacity at ICANN Org or on the ICANN Board of Directors who is prepared to actually receive public comments with a view to possibly reconsidering the Proposed Amendment, we are submitting our comments herein. ICANN is Under No Legal Obligation to Permit Verisign to Raise its Prices to the Maximum or At All 2. ICANN has expressly claimed that the Proposed Amendment "fulfills commitments that ICANN and Verisign made in 2016 when they previously amended the .COM RA". This is false. ICANN never committed to raising the Maximum Price that Verisign was permitted to charge for .com registrations. All that ICANN committed to in the First Amendment to the 2016 .COM Registration Agreement, was to "cooperate and negotiate in good faith to amend the terms of the Agreement "as may be necessary for consistency with changes to...the Cooperative Agreement". Amendment 35 to the Cooperative Agreement merely stated that "the yearly price for the registration and renewal of domain names in the .com registry may be changed" [emphasis added], and that" ICANN may agree to amend" the Maximum Price [emphasis added]. NTIA's Statement[1] on Amendment 35 expressly stated that Amendment 35, under the heading of "Pricing Flexibility", merely "permits Verisign to pursue with ICANN an up to 7 percent increase in the prices of .com domain names" [emphasis added]. It is therefore clear from the .COM Registry Agreement, Amendment 35, and NTIA's Statement, that NTIA did not require or impose a 7% increase in price and that it remains up to ICANN whether to agree to give Verisign any increase at all, or if an increase is to be granted, whether it should be within the maximum of 7% instead of at the maximum. Since Amendment 35 requires no increase in price whatsoever, and at most provides "flexibility" of up to a maximum 7% annual increase in 4 out of 6 years, it would be consistent with Amendment 35 if no changes at all were made to the .COM Registry Agreement. At most, all that ICANN is required to do pursuant to its .COM Registry Agreement obligations is to consider whether allowing Verisign to charge more, is justifiable. It is not. It is an extraordinarily serious concern that ICANN would apparently assume that it "has no choice" but to give Verisign permission to raise its prices, when there is no such legal obligation. If ICANN has been led to believe that its hands are tied by the existing terms of the .COM Registry Agreement or that NTIA required ICANN to permit Verisign to raise its prices all the way to the permitted Maximum, it is nothing short of a multi-billion dollar error. We previously highlighted to you the absence of any obligation to permit Verisign to raise prices in our letter dated November 16, 2018. We are once again reiterating this crucial understanding of ICANN's legal obligations, and in light of this it is incumbent upon you to reconsider your options and proceed pursuant to your actual legal obligations instead of pursuant to your misapprehended ones. You should also cease misrepresenting to stakeholders that the Proposed Amendment is in any sense "required" of you under a mistaken notion of "consistency", as opposed to it being an entirely gratuitous concession to your contracted .COM registry service provider. There is No Factual Justification for Permitting Verisign to Raise its Prices 3. At the outset, it should be clear to you that no one other than Verisign (and perhaps other contracted registry operators) want increases in .COM prices. There is obviously no stakeholder outcry to increase prices on registrants. Registrants themselves obviously don't want to pay more. So who does the proposed price increase stand to benefit? Only Verisign. It stands to reap billions of dollars more, all paid for by registrants, and for no genuine reason whatsoever. Verisign is entitled to a reasonable fee for running the registry on behalf of ICANN. Verisign currently charges $7.85 per .com domain name per year. The cost to operate the registry, after taking into account the expensive infrastructure necessary to provide reliable and secure operations and high overhead, has been estimated at $1.00[2] to $3.50 per domain name per year. If the proposed fee increases go into effect, by the end of the six-year agreement term, the fee for each .com domain name will increase to $10.29 per year, a 30% jump from current levels. Even conservatively assuming that in six years' time there are only 140 million .com domain name registrants, that increase of $2.44 per year, per domain name, would result in $341,000,000 more revenue for Verisign per year. Bear in mind, that without any price increase and as things already stand now, Verisign, has a market capitalization of nearly $25 billion dollars and had net income in 2017 of US $457 million on revenue of $1.14 billion. Making things even more remarkable is that Verisign enjoys an incredible operating margin of around 60%.[3] Despite benefiting from the economies of scale from operating the largest domain name registry together with the .net registry, Verisign already charges far more for its registry services than other registry operators. For instance, as reported by Domain Name Wire, a recent bid to manage the registry for India's .in domain name was made by Neustar at just 70 cents per domain name per year, and registry operator Afilias offered to run it for $1.65 per domain name per year. Afilias runs the much smaller .org registry, with its 10 million domain names under management for approximately $1.80 per domain name per year. Accordingly, by any reasonable estimation, Verisign is not suffering for lack of revenue nor is it deserving of increased revenue. The current rate of $7.85 is already far in excess of market rates as determined through competitive bidding processes elsewhere. Simply put, there is no justification for increasing prices, whatsoever. If ICANN is to be trusted as the steward of the .COM Registry on behalf of the global public interest, ICANN must ask itself why it would effectively hand over billions of dollars in registrant money to its contracted service provider? Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price, particularly when it is already handsomely paid and others could do it for far less. As we saw with the .Org Fiasco, bad things happen when a registry operator treats the registry as an asset that belongs to it, rather than acting as a mere contracted manager. The Refrain That ICANN Is Not a Regulator is a Dangerous and Misguided Red Herring ICANN repeatedly and apparently reflexively, repeats the mantra, that "ICANN is not a price regulator", as if it makes any sense. It does not. The latest reflexive utterance of this misguided mantra regrettably appears in the background info on the Public Comments Page.[4] First, no matter how many times this mantra is repeated, doesn't make it any more meaningful or truthful. Second, at most it is a statement of a purported policy, not of a fact. Third, ICANN has been setting prices for years. It sets prices every time it enters into a contract with a service provider and has consistently set prices for legacy TLDs. Fourth, ICANN as the steward of the .COM Registry, is of course entitled to determine what its service provider, Verisign, can charge in respect of a public resource that ICANN is supposed to manage in the public interest. Fifth, if there was ever any hope that the new gTLDs would present such effective competition to .COM that prices would naturally be constrained by market forces, the results are in and it didn't happen. The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice specifically determined in 2008 that Verisign possesses significant market power as the operator of the .COM Registry because many registrants do not perceive .com and other gTLDs and ccTLDS to be substitutes. That has not changed. Verisign still has market power due to the unique market position of .COM. This market power means that Verisign is not constrained by competitive forces from raising prices on its captive base of .COM registrants especially given the prohibitive switching costs for registrants. Further, as there is no genuinely adequate substitute TLD for .COM, Verisign is the only source for new registrants wishing to enjoy the distinct benefits of branding on a .COM domain name. Because of Verisign's market power, and in the absence of putting the .COM Registry out for bid, price caps are necessary to protect the public from Verisign's ability to abuse its market power by raising prices far above levels that would exist in a market where there was effective competition. Verisign's prices already far exceed market levels. Any further increases are unjustified. Sixth, to the extent that being a "regulator" by definition entails being a government agency, then of course ICANN is not a "price regulator" per se. But ICANN needn't be a price regulator to negotiate with its supplier a reasonable price on .COM domain names, as ICANN was entrusted with the DNS to operate it for the public benefit. Seventh, if ICANN is not a price regulator, then who is? The Department of Commerce does not set prices for the .COM Registry. Rather, it leaves it up to ICANN. And if neither the DOC nor ICANN sets prices, then who gets to set prices? Verisign, the service provider with market power? That is an absurd situation which if allowed to occur, would surely cause untold damage to the public interest. Eighth, setting prices is a policy matter when it comes to the .COM Registry. If ICANN intended to adopt such a radical policy of permitting Verisign to set its own prices, that is a matter for stakeholders to determine, and there has never been any such policy development nor agreement amongst stakeholders. Ninth, to the extent that ICANN took a hands-off approach to pricing when it came to new gTLDs, that is an entirely different situation than with legacy registries. New gTLDs were, for better or worse, 'bought and paid for' by new gTLD applicants who were determined as a matter of consensus policy, to be able to charge what they wanted. But as we have seen with the .Org Fiasco, when it comes to long-established legacy TLDs, stakeholders and registrants in particular want price stability and certainty. They want prices that are as low as possible while maintaining reliable DNS services. Lastly, fair, stable, and certain pricing when it comes to legacy TLDs, is a core mission of ICANN despite what you may have been told or have come to believe. In ICANN's Announcement regarding the Proposed Amendment, ICANN expressly acknowledged, in the very same statement wherein ICANN stated that "it is not a price regulator", that "pricing certainty [will be achieved] by limiting the potential maximum wholesale price for .COM domain names". ICANN goes on to state, "the .COM TLD is an important part of global commerce, making its continued secure, stable and resilient operation a top priority for both ICANN and Verisign". Accordingly, by its own admission, ICANN itself implicitly acknowledges that it has a crucial role to play in maintaining stable pricing in order to ensure .COM's important place in the public interest. Yours truly, INTERNET COMMERCE ASSOCIATION "Zak Muscovitch" Per: Zak A. Muscovitch ZM/cm ________________________________ [1] See: NTIA Statement on Amendment 35 (https://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2018/ntia-statement-amendment-35-cooperative-agreement-verisign) [2] See; https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/02/dotcom_domains_pricing/ [3] Ibid. [4] See https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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While price hikes such as this may not substantially impact the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will greatly negatively affect the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as it currently stands to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively within the walled garden of social media, eschewing the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this constitute a clear conflict?not to mention an abnegation of the public trust?and are an abdication of that mandate; short-sighted profit chasing at the expense of the greater good. Please do not adopt this proposal. 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URL: From ncohen at telepathy.com Fri Jan 17 04:25:05 2020 From: ncohen at telepathy.com (Nat Cohen) Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 23:25:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to .com price increases Message-ID: Dear Mr. Namazi, What is ICANN's justification for raising prices on millions of .com registrants? Why is Verisign entitled to make hundreds of millions of more dollars on top of the billion dollars it already makes from running .com? Why is ICANN allowing a company with market power to increase prices, without justification, and in the absence of meaningful competition that would restrain pricing? Does ICANN have any good answers to these questions? NTIA says it is ICANN's job to set prices on .com. ICANN says it is NTIA's job to set pricing. Who then is responsible for negotiating reasonable pricing on behalf of the public? Is NTIA wrong that it is ICANN's job to set prices? Was the DOJ wrong back in 2008 when it said that ICANN was failing to uphold its responsibility to constrain the market power of Verisign? NTIA did not mandate that ICANN increase .com prices, it merely set an upper limit beyond which prices should not go. ICANN retains the ability to freeze pricing while remaining consistent with NTIA guidance. It would be odd indeed if a U.S. Government agency was in favor of company raising prices on consumers without justification. At what point will ICANN start looking out for the public interest instead of only acting in the best interests of the registries? ICANN's preference for harming registrants to benefit registries highlights the fact that ICANN is unaccountable to the public, that its policy making structure provides no meaningful way for the public interest to be given any weight in developing policy, and that it lacks legitimacy. There is no justification for a price increase. Verisign is not facing higher costs that need to be passed along to customers. Verisign is already one of the most profitable companies in the world, enjoying extremely high profit margins and deriving enormous revenues per employee. ICANN's utter failure to protect the public from being ripped off by registries with market power setting ever higher prices is a sad reflection on ICANN. I urge ICANN to stop the needless transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars from registrants worldwide into the already overflowing pockets of Verisign by denying Verisign price increases. Regards, Nat Cohen President Telepathy, Inc. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexlerman at alexlerman.com Fri Jan 17 13:35:48 2020 From: alexlerman at alexlerman.com (Alex Lerman) Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 05:35:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for .com domains are unjustifiable. Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am very concerned that ICANN appears to be rubber-stamping a major rise in .com prices. There does not appear to be any justification for raising prices. No economic study has been undertaken by ICANN to demonstrate that Verisign needs any more money or that there is some other public interest in raising prices. The price increase appears to be purely a money-grab by an already handsomely paid company. That means only its shareholders stand to benefit from the increased price, not the public. Moreover, the $20 million that Verisign is paying ICANN in exchange for a price increase worth billions is embarrassing. Not only is it a paltry sum compared to the windfall that ICANN is bestowing upon Verisign, but it appears to be a quid pro quo despite protestations otherwise. Such conduct makes ICANN look very bad and raises serious questions about whether ICANN can be trusted to look after the public interest. Sincerely, Alexander Lerman Domain Registrant From mikerobertson at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 14:22:03 2020 From: mikerobertson at gmail.com (Mike Robertson) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 09:22:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Michael Robertson Tampa, Florida United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tess at mediaoptions.com Fri Feb 7 18:45:50 2020 From: tess at mediaoptions.com (tess at mediaoptions.com) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 11:45:50 -0700 (MST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1581101150.2276133@apps.rackspace.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Theresa Diaz Scottsdale, Arizona, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From braden at legalbrandmarketing.com Fri Feb 7 20:51:55 2020 From: braden at legalbrandmarketing.com (Braden Pollock) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 12:51:55 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5AD6D328-385F-4142-A355-3AF1986C1C04@legalbrandmarketing.com> I am a domain investor I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. It?s far too high. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Braden Pollock Woodland Hills From demch at chello.nl Fri Feb 7 20:52:30 2020 From: demch at chello.nl (Yuri Demchenko) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 21:52:30 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. This is common technology trend to decrease infrastructure services. Let VeriSign to improve their infrastructure. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Yuri Demchenko AMSTERDAM From dronski at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 20:36:56 2020 From: dronski at gmail.com (Bob Dronski) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:36:56 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Issues with the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <33FB557C-A676-4006-AAEB-048F3E71E9FB@gmail.com> I am a registrant of many .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Bob Dronski Chicago IL From fran at idomain.com Fri Feb 7 21:02:30 2020 From: fran at idomain.com (fran at idomain.com) Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 15:02:30 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domain name investor & I invest in domain names as a business and my company Idomain.com, Inc. is a reseller associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified.ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.Please do not hike the price of dot coms!!!Francine CallahanIdomain.com, Inc.PresidentHouston, Texas United StatesSent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garet at sandesa.com Fri Feb 7 20:37:46 2020 From: garet at sandesa.com (Garet Juntunen) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 12:37:46 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <8E56BE55-C1CF-47A0-AABC-F0F77A21FA05@sandesa.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Garet Juntunen San Diego, California United States Sent from my iPhone From gmartfin at shaw.ca Fri Feb 7 20:50:51 2020 From: gmartfin at shaw.ca (Gordon Martin) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:50:51 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <059E1D9C8C9D47C592E596E9BF24C265@Dell> No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Their cost is something in the order of under 25c a domain giving close to a 100% profit. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Gordon Martin Edmonton, Alberta Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jim Grace Los Angeles -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joe at nameexperts.com Fri Feb 7 20:38:09 2020 From: joe at nameexperts.com (Joe Uddeme) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 15:38:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <23db89d25dd431425466696d63de6003@mail.gmail.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Joe Uddeme Owings Mills, Maryland United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From josh at dolares.com Fri Feb 7 20:38:19 2020 From: josh at dolares.com (Joshua ten Brink) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:38:19 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <001801d5ddf6$88fe7b10$9afb7130$@dolares.com> I am a registrant of over 1500 .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This would have a negative effect on my business and STRONGLY oppose this move. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Other GTLDS have been able to lower costs. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Joshua ten Brink San Jose -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From max at mavaron.com Fri Feb 7 20:44:54 2020 From: max at mavaron.com (Max Low) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:44:54 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <9AEAFDAC-4BE4-44B7-8F9F-0B5D216076F3@mavaron.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Max Low Phoenix, Arizona United States Max Low Mobile:4806528080 From mdeutsch at verizon.net Fri Feb 7 20:50:02 2020 From: mdeutsch at verizon.net (Michael Deutsch) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 15:50:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <47de48aa-f0a5-c36c-e10a-8cbbba1feed3.ref@verizon.net> Message-ID: <47de48aa-f0a5-c36c-e10a-8cbbba1feed3@verizon.net> I have registered several domains, which I use for personal emails and business purposes. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified, as other companies would almost certainly be bidding at a lower price for the rights to maintain the .com registry if permitted to do so. Giving one company a monopoly is bad enough, but potentially authorizing increases far in excess of inflation or their costs is truly offensive.?? You represent the public's interest.? Please do your job.? Taking a little bit more from a lot of people and giving it all to a company that has a monopoly just doesn't make sense. Michael Deutsch Wellington, Florida, United States From orenarbit at me.com Fri Feb 7 21:05:58 2020 From: orenarbit at me.com (Oren Arbit) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:05:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0EBBECEF-1E49-4637-9424-A554E5B842DD@me.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. An increase in .com prices would detrimentally hurt my business. Oren Arbit Van Nuys, California United States Sent from my iPhone From paul.fawell at sedo.com Fri Feb 7 20:45:28 2020 From: paul.fawell at sedo.com (Paul Fawell) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 20:45:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <8ab71371cf704271a3ffb8b5c7d935ba@KAPPEX002.united.domain> I am a .com registrant and am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price - and already makes profits at current price levels in excess of the operating needs to maintain a registry. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to foster innovation on the internet and allow the individuals to maintain a presence on the web. Paul Martin Fawell Cambridge, Massachusetts United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From saidsemail at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 20:49:20 2020 From: saidsemail at gmail.com (Said Zazai) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 15:49:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am/have been/will be a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. What is the purpose of having ICANN AT LARGE when public interests are not considered in the decision making? Said Zazai Mississauga, Ontario Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott at scottspizzatours.com Fri Feb 7 21:03:49 2020 From: scott at scottspizzatours.com (Scott Wiener) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:03:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase for URLs Message-ID: My business is dependent on owning multiple URLs. Please reconsider any changes that will elevate URL costs. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From superiordomains at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 21:11:01 2020 From: superiordomains at gmail.com (Martin Reznik) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:11:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am writing you today to protest the proposed price increase to .COM domains. As a company, Verisign already enjoys some of the highest profit margins in the domain industry. (Or any industry, for that matter.) The company maintains a monopoly on the .COM registry, and incredulously, is proposing a price increase as its costs of operation are actually going *down!* (This contention is bolstered by the many other registrars who maintain that, given an opportunity, they can run the .COM registry at much lower costs.) As if to add insult to injury, this is a company that is supposed to be operating in the public interest. All parties would agree, with the possible exception of Verisign themselves, that the burden of a .COM price increase at this time on individuals and small business would most decidedly NOT be in their best interests. For all the reasons noted above, I urge that the proposed amendment be rejected. Sincerely, Marty Santa Monica, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tim.Johnston at candlewick.com Fri Feb 7 20:50:28 2020 From: Tim.Johnston at candlewick.com (Tim Johnston) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 20:50:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1C77A5EEBDFCAC4388DD1F4D4668C689680C07DA@CWP-BOS-Mail1.candlewickpress.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified and the average price of managing the infrastructure must certainly be diminishing over time... Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has ABSOLUTELY no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public - not corporate greed or profit. Tim Johnston Cambridge, Massachusetts United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From travis at tacodomains.com Fri Feb 7 20:55:05 2020 From: travis at tacodomains.com (Travis Phillips) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 15:55:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I have been a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) for over 20 years and I routinely sell domain names on the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains because it would hurt people like myself from being able to sustain our business in the domain industry. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified for .COM domains and increasing the price would further cut into the domain registries profits (which are small now). Also, much of our business involves websites using .COM domains and with if the cost rises so will our expenses which will hurt our efficiency and profitability. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry and should not be able to dictate the price for .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest so please do not allow these greedy rake hikes which will further cripple the domain industry. Sincerely Gerald Travis Phillips High Point, NC, USA http://www.tacodomains.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From webbenefitconsulting at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 20:37:08 2020 From: webbenefitconsulting at gmail.com (Web Benefit) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:37:08 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <05493B48-91FB-4C17-96ED-25FC353D804E@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. John Bonk Collierville, Tennessee United States From alan at domainbanana.com Fri Feb 7 21:26:42 2020 From: alan at domainbanana.com (Alan August) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:26:42 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign price increase Message-ID: I oppose the price increase. As the sole manager of the .com TLD, it is Verisign's responsibility to keep prices low. Otherwise, others should be allow to administer the .com domain and compete with Verisign. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From awhite at tarvold.com Fri Feb 7 21:35:43 2020 From: awhite at tarvold.com (Aaron White) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:35:43 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain Price Increase Message-ID: I am against seeing the price of .COM domains increase. The current pricing provides more than enough profit margin for maintenance of existing registrations and an ability to support any future registrations. Thank you, Aaron White -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Clare Chambers Bremen, Germany Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan at danprather.com Fri Feb 7 21:21:06 2020 From: dan at danprather.com (Dan Prather) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 21:21:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Dan Prather Columbia, South Carolina United States Dan Prather www.danprather.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel at internetcommerce.org Fri Feb 7 21:37:01 2020 From: daniel at internetcommerce.org (Daniel Law) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:37:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Daniel Law Warwick, New York United States From david at davidseelos.com Fri Feb 7 21:16:25 2020 From: david at davidseelos.com (David Seelos) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:16:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. David Seelos Los Angeles, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dlmounce at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 21:42:03 2020 From: dlmounce at gmail.com (Dan Mounce) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:42:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: Hello It is important to keep pricing low so that the public has equal access to domains. To increase pricing will further limit individuals from having access and will create an environment that is unfair to the average citizen. I am against any price increases as that will be unfair to common Americans. Thanks, Dan Mounce dlmounce at gmail.com 519 Shambley Rd Mebane, NC 27302 336.736.2757 If you have an urgent need please indicate so in an email. I will do my best to respond quickly. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dwhinray at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 21:37:32 2020 From: dwhinray at gmail.com (David Whinray) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 22:37:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. David Whinray Almere -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eric at pnxdigital.com Fri Feb 7 21:53:48 2020 From: eric at pnxdigital.com (eric at pnxdigital.com) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 15:53:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed change to RA re:price cap increase for dotcom domains Message-ID: <63D78BF8-CF3B-4A96-9665-98F616FED1E8@pnxdigital.com> The proposed change is obvious nonsense, and should be rejected immediately. Obviously when this was first announced very obvious and reasonable arguments against it were made, and yet the proposal persists. Does anyone?s opinion matter regarding this? It would seem not, but regardless I will restate the reasons why the proposal is a terrible idea. This increase will stifle innovation, and serve only to rip the internet from the hands of the people and give control of it to the wealthy few. The proposed price change serves only to increase corporate control over the internet. The facetious ?remedy? allowing registrants to pre-buy registrations up to 10 years in advance is absurd and does nothing to address the problem created by the proposed increase. Eric From frank at domaincocoon.com Fri Feb 7 21:34:09 2020 From: frank at domaincocoon.com (Frank Michlick (DC2)) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:34:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments to the proposed amendment to the .COM registry agreement. My company is the registrant of about 250 .COM domains and consults registrars, registries, marketplaces and DNS companies. Considering the origin of the price increases that have made their way into many registry agreements, I'm opposing any potential price increases, especially for .COM. The increases were originally allowed due an out of court settlement between ICANN and Verisign, that was decided without any community input and should have been time limited. Being quite technical myself, I do not see any obvious reason for the cost to run the registry and the DNS servers to increase. Technology gets cheaper in scale and the number of registrations is still increasing. Many other potential operators have made credible statements (and bids) that show that the registry can be run at a lower price. Thus, the rate should remain fixed at $7.85, or even be lowered. As a public company, Verisign's biggest obligation is to their shareholders, which means they need to increase their profit as much as possible. This does not align with the interest of the community and stakeholders in the ICANN process. ICANN's goal is to keep the internet technically stable, this is not done by granting arbitrary price increases. Sincerely, Frank Michlick DomainCocoon Inc. Montreal, Quebec Canada From ilovefastcars247 at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 21:45:06 2020 From: ilovefastcars247 at gmail.com (ilovefastcars247 at gmail.com) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:45:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Daniel Marzban Encino, California United States Warm regards, Daniel M ilovefastcars247 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sales at domainiter.com Fri Feb 7 20:36:35 2020 From: sales at domainiter.com (Praveen Chidaboyina) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 02:06:35 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e3dca56.1c69fb81.90cd6.a7e4@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From judgemind at outlook.com Fri Feb 7 21:16:08 2020 From: judgemind at outlook.com (J M) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 21:16:08 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. David West End, British Columbia Canada From jh at hillsfoundation.org Fri Feb 7 21:22:08 2020 From: jh at hillsfoundation.org (John Hills) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 11:22:08 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <870F474C-D6F5-49BB-B453-823ABD91E4EC@hillsfoundation.org> Attention ICANN I am president and domain manager for our non-profit 501(C)3 which invests in domain names to fund our charitable activities. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The percentage of increase is appalling and usury. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price especially for such a quantum leap in their profits. Most of the .com registration process is entirely automated so Version has little relative costs. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. John C Hills Makawao, Hawaii Christopher Hills Foundation Maui - California - Jamaica - India (808) 268-5000 - Fax:(808) 442-1111 India Fax: 91-80-6688-5111 Skype: NomadHills John Hills, President jh at hillsfoundation.org www.hillsfoundation.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shof at level2.com Fri Feb 7 21:19:41 2020 From: shof at level2.com (Steen Hof) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:19:41 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please do not allow Verisign to increase the COM registration fees. 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The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. steven Westfield, Indiana United States From ulrich at dksocial.com Fri Feb 7 21:28:18 2020 From: ulrich at dksocial.com (ulrich at dksocial.com) Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:28:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4814CD8B-D7F6-4560-B007-A7123264D1A4@contoso.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I support the proposed price increase which allows for a 31% price increase through 2024. L?vis, Qu?bec -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mike at impire.com Fri Feb 7 21:30:24 2020 From: mike at impire.com (Mike Ngo) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:30:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam. I am a registrant of a .COM domain. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message including attachments, if any, is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mike at namestar.com Fri Feb 7 21:30:56 2020 From: mike at namestar.com (Michael Williams) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:30:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: I am a domainer and associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Best regards, Michael Williams Broker -- International www.NameStar.com 814-NAMESTAR (626-3782) This electronic message transmission contains information from the Company that may be proprietary, confidential and/or privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity named above. 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As a business owner, not only do I have to own a .COM but, like other responsible brand owners, I also have to maintain holdings on most other domain endings (.NET, .ORG, etc.) in order to prevent people from purchasing and misrepresenting my brand. Other domains are already more expensive than .COM. Why would you force this upon people trying to make a living? Cordially, Nicole Vick From usagl4 at earthlink.net Fri Feb 7 21:31:16 2020 From: usagl4 at earthlink.net (Christopher Hartnett) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:31:16 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2810D589-61F0-446C-A39C-0A3DFA2B3DD8@earthlink.net> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ted Hens North Carolina Sent from my iPhone From nillakhani at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 21:32:16 2020 From: nillakhani at gmail.com (Nilesh Patel) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:32:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I highly oppose any tld domain price rises specially .com tld. Nileshkumar Lakhani Sandiego, California,United States From nillakhani at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 21:32:23 2020 From: nillakhani at gmail.com (Nilesh Patel) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:32:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Nileshkumar Lakhani Sandiego, California,United States From jeff at tekulus.com Fri Feb 7 21:38:52 2020 From: jeff at tekulus.com (Jeff Nunes) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:38:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jeff M. N. Hercules, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jeff at theotrade.com Fri Feb 7 21:38:53 2020 From: Jeff at theotrade.com (Jeff Roth) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:38:53 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. A price increase unfairly and disportionately targets small businesses who usually have multiple domains compared to large corporations who have much fewer domains. Jeffrey Roth Scottsdale, AZ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nickhill4u at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 21:39:37 2020 From: nickhill4u at gmail.com (Nikhil Paingy) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 03:09:37 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase with leave the website concept dead Message-ID: it?s important that dotcom enjoys it premium status and one very important aspect of it maintaining its premium status is the renewal price. As the renewal price has stayed low over the years, it helps a worthy renewable option for our dotcom customers. We are always facing tough competition from google products like search listing, maps listing, FB pages, insta pages, etc which Businesses these days prefer using instead of building and maintaining a website. As website builders, we have been facing a tough time to ensure they don?t drop out. We still see that around 12% of our customers stop continuing with a website, however the least dropout are seen on a dotcom domain as the clients take pride in holding it back. Please consider putting a cap and ensuring no future increase happens on their prices -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laurie at blueskyfootage.com Fri Feb 7 21:43:48 2020 From: laurie at blueskyfootage.com (Laurie@Bluesky) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:43:48 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Laurie Schrader Santa Fe, NM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rob at robgrant.com Fri Feb 7 21:43:10 2020 From: rob at robgrant.com (Rob Grant) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:43:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Rob grant Bradenton, Florida United States Sent from my iPhone From jbanks at databanks.com Fri Feb 7 21:51:36 2020 From: jbanks at databanks.com (Jason Banks) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 13:51:36 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <004301d5de00$c57875f0$506961d0$@com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Verisign is has a monopoly on .com registrations. It is an unfair abuse of power for the price to go up so much when the actual cost of providing the service continues to decline. Jason Banks SONORA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcclinton at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:04:40 2020 From: mcclinton at gmail.com (Rob McClinton) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:04:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I'm a registrant of hundreds of domains, most of them are .com. I'm opposed to the proposed price increase for Verisign. Their costs are continually reduced with scale and their profits are generous - to say the least. The public interest, which is supposed to govern ICANN's choices, is not served by increasing the profits of a company that has a monopoly on the most valued domain extension. Do your job and serve the public. Rob McClinton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cdezign at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:00:35 2020 From: cdezign at gmail.com (cdezign) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:00:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - NOT SPAM Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. STEVE LITALIEN Whittier, California Steve Litalien c 562 209-4653 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mikedesousa at btinternet.com Fri Feb 7 22:04:46 2020 From: mikedesousa at btinternet.com (Mike de Sousa) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 22:04:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <93fc9711-45a6-3502-93d3-3b7219c544eb@btinternet.com> Hi, I am a registrant of many .com domain names. I do not however use these for commercial gain, but offer my publications freely, for example The Profit of Art: www.theprofitofart.com I wish to state my position as against the proposed price increase to .com domains as this would reduce the diversity of websites, especially those that are offered as a service for the Internet community. Kind Regards, Mike de Sousa www.mikedesousa.com Oakley, Basingstoke, England. United Kingdom. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chanceseal at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:05:28 2020 From: chanceseal at gmail.com (Chance Trahan) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:05:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise prices Message-ID: To whom this may concern: I already pay over $235 in yearly domain bills, please do not raise them. I can hardly keep up with them as it is. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ade285316 at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:08:33 2020 From: ade285316 at gmail.com (Ankush De) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 03:38:33 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com amendment Message-ID: I dont support and dont want this changes. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fixtrepair at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:13:31 2020 From: fixtrepair at gmail.com (Luke Heiser) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 15:13:31 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com too much... Message-ID: How much of an increase are we talking about? 5%, 50%, explain please. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carlosdaniluski at hotmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:16:49 2020 From: carlosdaniluski at hotmail.com (Carlos Daniluski) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 22:16:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree with the proposal. Message-ID: I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. If anything, technology costs are decreasing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thomashubbard at hotmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:18:33 2020 From: thomashubbard at hotmail.com (Thomas Hubbard) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 22:18:33 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. It's already absurd that one cannot ever fully pay for a domain name (unless, of course, you're Google, Facebook or some larger entity that won't even allow you to place a back order on those domains). To increase their prices by 31% is ridiculous and absolutely terrible for business. Thomas Hubbard Powder Springs, Georgia United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karlbartle2001 at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:21:29 2020 From: karlbartle2001 at gmail.com (Pinc7) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 23:21:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increase Message-ID: I am against the price increases, I will start to use other TLDs to offset the price increases. Terrible idea. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fajryassin at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:26:03 2020 From: fajryassin at gmail.com (Fajr Yassin) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 00:26:03 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment to the .COM Registry Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domains name more than 25 domain. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -- Fajr Yassin Lebanon, Beirut www.fajryassin.com www.leenkat.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carlos at jclinares.com Fri Feb 7 22:26:51 2020 From: carlos at jclinares.com (Carlos Linares) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:26:51 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment regarding amendment Message-ID: I think the amendment proposed by Verisign is just an excuse to open the door for predatory, abusive increase in pricing for .com domains, by far the most popular domains on the internet. If this was really about security, they'd be trying to make this a universal amendment instead of just to whatever benefits their bottom line the most. I implore you to not let the economic interests of one company overpower the social interests of the entire internet, and to reject this amendment in order to maintain the current status of .com domains and their pricing. Thank you, Juan Carlos Linares Lopez Puebla, Mexico -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jaredhaines at zoho.com Fri Feb 7 22:26:39 2020 From: jaredhaines at zoho.com (Jared Haines) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:26:39 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Price Increases Message-ID: Allowing price increases in the manner proposed is totally unnecessary. Digital infrastructure expenses have been falling. The volume of annual registrations has been increasing. No need for a rate increase. Sent from my iPhone From stitean at yahoo.com Fri Feb 7 22:28:24 2020 From: stitean at yahoo.com (Sorin Titean) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:28:24 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sorin Titean Park Ridge, Illinois United States Sent from my iPhone From mikeavantz at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:28:58 2020 From: mikeavantz at gmail.com (Mike Avant) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:28:58 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Mike Avant Seminole -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amtch30 at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:29:38 2020 From: amtch30 at gmail.com (amit chowdhury) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 03:59:38 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Other companies should be allowed to maintain .com registries who will offer less price than current verisign rate to maintain .com registries. Why there should be monopoly? Its a free world, there must be competition and others must be allowed to do the job who's price is less. Hope ICANN should take right decision. amit chowdhury madhyamgram, north 24 parganas, kolkata, west bengal, India-700130 From magnumdomains at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:29:44 2020 From: magnumdomains at gmail.com (Magnum) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:29:44 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <69BE064E-8A12-489E-B24F-1D86538EF0AB@gmail.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Magnum Domains Park Ridge, Illinois United States Sent from my iPhone From greg at philanthropist.com Fri Feb 7 22:31:32 2020 From: greg at philanthropist.com (Greg Everett) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 17:31:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Friends, My company, Philanthropist.com, Inc. is the registrant of a good number of .COM domain names. As a small company with only two full time employees, we are adamantly against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. We believe the current rate of $7.85 is justified, as the actual cost to Verisign to provide the expensive infrastructure and management of the registry has been estimated at between $2.50 and $2.90 per domain name per year. ICANN was created to govern the domain name system in the public interest. We do *not* believe the currently proposed price increases to .COM names is in the public interest. Sincerely, Greg Everett Myrtle Beach, SC -- Greg Everett *Philanthropist.com* Celebrating Philanthropy greg at philanthropist.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From markeri18 at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:31:57 2020 From: markeri18 at gmail.com (Home) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 09:31:57 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Absolutely unjustified! Shame on you!!! The price should decrease and not increase. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Mark Unger Sydney -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rsr at dan-commerce.com Fri Feb 7 22:06:01 2020 From: rsr at dan-commerce.com (Rolf Sonne ) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 23:06:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e3ddf49.1c69fb81.62604.6816@mx.google.com> To Whom It May Concern As a political Pundit and Economist I find all monopolies detrimental to the public. And love exposing public and private bureaucrats, basically stealing. Even as they often publicly, and in their own minds, find their lucrative stealing fair. Yours Truly I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Rolf Sonne Rasmussen Copenhagen, Capital Region Denmark Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dca723 at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:19:59 2020 From: dca723 at gmail.com (Daniel Alt) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 15:19:59 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As registrant of several .com domain name and a small business/web enthusiast. The web and all the joy and wonder it provides is built on cheap and easy access to create and build content. This is a money grab plain and simple by Verisign. Keep the web free and out of the hands of big corporations And to sum up my comments below.... I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Daniel Alt Arvada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mipayette at yahoo.com Fri Feb 7 22:21:12 2020 From: mipayette at yahoo.com (mipayette) Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:21:12 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.Michel PayetteHillsboro, Texas United StatesSent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sheehanmickey at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:37:28 2020 From: sheehanmickey at gmail.com (Mickey Sheehan) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:37:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Annual .com Price Increases Message-ID: <1C8AAF38-2B54-446E-8B54-AE6580AB7A09@gmail.com> To whom it should concern: I think that we deserve a better explanation as to why these annual price increases are necessary, when the cost to manage and maintenance these names is not increasing at such a rate. Annual increases provide zero incentive for us to stay with .com and registration prices are profitable enough at their current state. What will become of the lifetime registrations handed out by varying registrars? From heymoe666 at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:38:11 2020 From: heymoe666 at gmail.com (Brad Leonard) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:38:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments Message-ID: You want more $$? So do I. 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URL: From ronsheridan at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:40:21 2020 From: ronsheridan at gmail.com (Ron Sheridan) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:40:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Ron Sheridan Portland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From itamar.rogel at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 22:43:19 2020 From: itamar.rogel at gmail.com (Itamar Rogel) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 14:43:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Annual price increases limits online free speech Message-ID: I'm commenting specifically about allowing annual price increases to .com domains. With the online platforms becoming more closed and protected, direct ownership of a website is the only way for free expression that remains unhinged and open to all. Opening the gate for annual price increases will shut that last gate of free expression off. Free expression should not be subservient to commercial interests. Corporations will always want to make more money. It's fine; it's their goal - I am a business person too. But whatever claims are made, it is clear the domain system and commercial activities around are flourishing already. Proper capitalism protects limited public resources - .com domains are exactly that type of resource. Price increases are just not required. Thank you for reading, Itamar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Richard Leto Calabasas, California United States From asimonelis at dawsoncollege.qc.ca Fri Feb 7 23:17:44 2020 From: asimonelis at dawsoncollege.qc.ca (Alexander Simonelis) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 23:17:44 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Alex Simonelis Montreal, Quebec Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at drgp.net Fri Feb 7 23:21:04 2020 From: gary at drgp.net (Gary Page) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:21:04 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Money grab Message-ID: <96CE9C55-764B-4CB6-8631-001A3E4873DC@drgp.net> This amendment is nothing more than a money grab. The actual cost of administering the registry is negligible, and any fee charges are pure profit for the registry plain and simple. Sent from my iPhone From sten at nextventure.com Fri Feb 7 23:26:01 2020 From: sten at nextventure.com (Sten Lilliestrom) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 00:26:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain name pricing Message-ID: <31697D55-FA50-4CD4-A0FD-10B4D9E08737@nextventure.com> Dear Icann, Some products are also critical infrastructure and basic necessities. Domain names fall in this category. To enforce price hikes unmotivated in any way by increased costs of operation is to take advantage of that. / Sten Lilliestr?m From kelvin at kelvinmyles.com Fri Feb 7 23:27:15 2020 From: kelvin at kelvinmyles.com (Kelvin Myles) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 23:27:15 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: <034301d5de0e$226bdba0$674392e0$@com> Whilst I can understand the reason to increase prices I do not agree with the amount being considered. I believe it would be far more equitable to restrict any price increase to no more than the annual cost of living increase in the USA. Kind regards, Kelvin Myles This email has been scanned by BullGuard antivirus protection. For more info visit www.bullguard.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hongwan.koh at cadit.com.sg Fri Feb 7 23:27:51 2020 From: hongwan.koh at cadit.com.sg (Hong Wan Koh) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 07:27:51 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5315796A-6139-414F-98B5-1C7BEAC5AF9F@cadit.com.sg> I am a domainer and websites owner of .com(I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Koh hong wan Singapore, Singapore Sent from my iPhone From aghamrawy at hotmail.com Fri Feb 7 23:28:53 2020 From: aghamrawy at hotmail.com (Ali Ghamrawy) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 23:28:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Ali Ghamrawy Cairo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suryagiri2012 at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 23:37:23 2020 From: suryagiri2012 at gmail.com (Flights To Bali) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 06:37:23 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Keep The .com Price Low Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, I believe that internet presence is already all companies, all organization and even all people needs. For now a day, brick shops are shifting to virtual shop, freelance jobs are already a trend, home schooling is already a need for some family. So low cost internet and web presence are already people needs. Some small business are open their online shops with .com, because .com is internationally accepted and trust. Keeping .com low price will help a lot of small business for start their shops in low cost. The other hand there are a lot of people are need income from domains business. Not all these kind of people are rich enough to buy .com with high price. Making .com expensive will make it exclusive for big business. Keeping internet and web presence in low cost will help a lot of people. I am also .com user. I make a lot of bible as non profit activity, self financing Christian Mission. I use .com in bible such as my Prajurit.com. For financing some time I sell the domains of my bibles to financing the Bible Projects and buy a new one. Making .com expensive will restrict me to keep doing this social activity. Online Christian Bibles will help a lot of people to access bible easily, and it will help the world become peaceful in long term. That's is my comment. I hope you can help to make internet cost and web presence cost as low as possible. Thank you. Sincerely yours, Surya Giri -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Evan Mitchell Fountain Valley, California United States From silverraven6 at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 23:36:45 2020 From: silverraven6 at gmail.com (Charles Swann) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:36:45 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise our internet tax Message-ID: Keep the internet accessible, to everyone, we don't higher prices on everything, we don't need a new "tax" on our business -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From holcomb321 at gmail.com Fri Feb 7 23:38:03 2020 From: holcomb321 at gmail.com (Holcomb) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 15:38:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Mary Holcomb Tustin, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wm_mongoose at hotmail.com Sat Feb 8 00:20:59 2020 From: wm_mongoose at hotmail.com (Corey Moyers) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 00:20:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transfers are easy Message-ID: If you raise my prices I will simply transfer all my domains to another registrar. That?s how capitalism works. If you want to restructure your services to take advantage of customers who don?t know any better, your profits may increase the first year, but the long term effects will be a much smaller customer base. That customer base will have fewer domains as well. You only have a small portion of all the domains I own. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From techadmin at virtualpoint.com Fri Feb 7 23:15:59 2020 From: techadmin at virtualpoint.com (Tech Admin) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 15:15:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <6ca4dae0-15bf-0d10-ca5c-0db95deb89d3.ref@virtualpoint.com> Message-ID: <6ca4dae0-15bf-0d10-ca5c-0db95deb89d3@virtualpoint.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Dave Lahoti Tustin, California United States From jesse at jesse.org Sat Feb 8 00:02:33 2020 From: jesse at jesse.org (Jesse) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:02:33 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It is my view that there is no purpose to increasing fees for domain names, other than rent-seeking. Message-ID: <87EBF9A9-CDFB-4857-9BFE-22859D9D89AA@jesse.org> It is my view that there is no purpose to increasing fees for domain names, other than rent-seeking. Operational expenses required for running the domain name system should be progressively minimized until the system is entirely automated, seeking to have only the expenses for energy, equipment, and land. The system should increase in efficiency, rather than decrease. Proposals to allow the domain name system to further slip into feudalism only endangers its future. It then becomes entwined with the economic goals of of not those who support it via name license fees, but instead those who benefit from it in profit, the profiteers being monopolists and interlopers. There is little purpose to having people involved in the running of the system except to support such people economically. The domain name system should not support anyone?s economic livelihood. It should be divorced from the employment economy as possible so that it may stand the harsh test of technological evolution without being endangered doubly by the whims of that chaos called the economy. Forrest Fabian Jesse jesse at jesse.org ??????? Beijing Xixuan Laboratory ---- --++ -+-+ -+-+ --++ ??? ??? ?????44? ????13B 13th Floor National University Science & Technology Bld. Beijing Jiaotong University East Campus, Beijing, 100044 ?? Tel. +86 10 516 86 535 ?? mobile +86 138 1131 5130 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tech at galacticbus.com Sat Feb 8 00:03:39 2020 From: tech at galacticbus.com (Geoffrey Lowney) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:03:39 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBhcHByb3Zl?= =?utf-8?q?_=2Ecom_price_increases?= Message-ID: I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names used for my personal activities, email, sharing, etc. I am against the proposed price increases to .COM domains. Verisign just want increases in .COM prices to go back milking registrants as they did in the early days of the internet. It is very difficult to transition from one domain name to another, including from one TLD to another. This essentially locks registrants into their domain name, and gives Verisign a virtual monopoly. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified, and higher than the prices for many other TLDs. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it should not be in the business of dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ICANN could choose to increase prices in small amounts to keep up with inflation, but 7% per year, even for only some years, is unconscionable. Thank you Geoffrey Lowney Sent from my iPhone From bob at bounce-mania.com Sat Feb 8 00:07:00 2020 From: bob at bounce-mania.com (bob at bounce-mania.com) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 18:07:00 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com registry pricing Message-ID: I see no need to increase the current price nor do I see a need to register any domain name year after year. It should be a simple as filing the title to a land or home purchase. You file once and then never need to amend or change the deed unless there is a change in ownership. The fees for having to reregister the domain annually are an unnecessary burden and an increase in pricing will only increase the burden on small business owners like myself who have about 10 domain names registered for the numerous businesses I own. Thank you, Bob 817-692-2363 http://www.bounce-mania.com/ Bounce-Mania PLEASE NOTE - Our address has changed. Please call before mailing in any payments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Screen Shot 2016-02-21 at 10.56.53 PM.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 65648 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you, Bob 817-692-2363 http://www.bounce-mania.com/ Bounce-Mania PLEASE NOTE - Our address has changed. Please call before mailing in any payments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Screen Shot 2016-02-21 at 10.56.53 PM.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 65648 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Screen Shot 2016-02-21 at 12.33.48 PM copy.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 88916 bytes Desc: not available URL: From andreamport at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 00:08:54 2020 From: andreamport at gmail.com (andreamport at gmail.com) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 19:08:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Where is my domain? Message-ID: I can no longer see my website. What happened? From +18608199001 at mailmymobile.net Sat Feb 8 00:09:37 2020 From: +18608199001 at mailmymobile.net (+18608199001 at mailmymobile.net) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 00:09:37 GMT Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: 20200108000948016110@mavenir.com An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- Lol cool it with the price increase buddy -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: tmobilespace.gif Type: image/gif Size: 799 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: dottedline600.gif Type: image/gif Size: 872 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the *public interest.* This is a formal e-mail requesting that you take a serious look into Verisign with the price increase. They are turning million of dollars with .com already and they are trying to charge more from the public. This is not their only business but this may be there largest. Randall Cooper Leeds, Alabama United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sent from my iPhone From rob at vernon.com Sat Feb 8 00:36:52 2020 From: rob at vernon.com (Montgomery Rob) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:36:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <427872A5-ED5D-406B-83B1-24EC265BFBAF@vernon.com> Dear Mr. Namazi, Nat Cohen?s response (below) says it all. There is NO justification for a price increase. If ICANN members approve this, the only logical explanation is that ICANN members must stand to gain from it personally, one way or another. There is NO other possible justification. Please prove to the world that ICANN is NOT just looking out for itself and their Verisign buddies. Bluntly put, any approval of Verisign price increases will reek of collusion and another complete failure of ICANN to fulfill its mandate with regards to .COM. Regards, Rob Montgomery Nat Cohen?s full response: What is ICANN's justification for raising prices on millions of .com registrants? Why is Verisign entitled to make hundreds of millions of more dollars on top of the billion dollars it already makes from running .com? Why is ICANN allowing a company with market power to increase prices, without justification, and in the absence of meaningful competition that would restrain pricing? Does ICANN have any good answers to these questions? NTIA says it is ICANN's job to set prices on .com. ICANN says it is NTIA's job to set pricing. Who then is responsible for negotiating reasonable pricing on behalf of the public? Is NTIA wrong that it is ICANN's job to set prices? Was the DOJ wrong back in 2008 when it said that ICANN was failing to uphold its responsibility to constrain the market power of Verisign? NTIA did not mandate that ICANN increase .com prices, it merely set an upper limit beyond which prices should not go. ICANN retains the ability to freeze pricing while remaining consistent with NTIA guidance. It would be odd indeed if a U.S. Government agency was in favor of company raising prices on consumers without justification. At what point will ICANN start looking out for the public interest instead of only acting in the best interests of the registries? ICANN's preference for harming registrants to benefit registries highlights the fact that ICANN is unaccountable to the public, that its policy making structure provides no meaningful way for the public interest to be given any weight in developing policy, and that it lacks legitimacy. There is no justification for a price increase. Verisign is not facing higher costs that need to be passed along to customers. Verisign is already one of the most profitable companies in the world, enjoying extremely high profit margins and deriving enormous revenues per employee. ICANN's utter failure to protect the public from being ripped off by registries with market power setting ever higher prices is a sad reflection on ICANN. I urge ICANN to stop the needless transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars from registrants worldwide into the already overflowing pockets of Verisign by denying Verisign price increases. Regards, Nat Cohen President Telepathy, Inc. From marisawomble at yahoo.com Sat Feb 8 00:37:03 2020 From: marisawomble at yahoo.com (Marisa Womble) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 18:37:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <468A4134-15A5-4833-8207-D5B858169BD5.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <468A4134-15A5-4833-8207-D5B858169BD5@yahoo.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. There is no justified reason for an increase. Marisa Womble Houston, Texas United States Sent from my iPhone From Luke at lukeparkhurst.com Sat Feb 8 00:51:31 2020 From: Luke at lukeparkhurst.com (Luke Parkhurst) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 16:51:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to amendment 3 Message-ID: I am writing in opposition of the proposed amendment. I saw very little written in the proposal to justify the potential 7% annual increases. Has VeriSign been struggling since prices were frozen? Or is it a corporate hand out from the current US commerce department at the expense of hundreds of thousands of small businesses and individuals who maintain a presence on the web. Please either stop this amendment or at the very least limit the increases to a more reasonable 1 or 2% annually. Thanks for your consideration. Luke Parkhurst -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They are by far the largest in the space. Why are they increasing it so much since they have SHEAR volume?? I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Robert Wilcox 858-729-9900 San Diego, CA From keepsakeexchange at icloud.com Sat Feb 8 01:23:11 2020 From: keepsakeexchange at icloud.com (Carolyn Williams) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 20:23:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Carolyn Williams Atlanta, GA United States Carolyn Williams ANTIQUES & INTERIORS Since 1995 Sent from my iPhone From incfruition at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 01:38:55 2020 From: incfruition at gmail.com (Fruition Inc) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 20:38:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN Members, I am very concerned about how increasing the cost to register or renew a dotcom domain every year will impact small businesses. I'm against an increase for the following reasons: 1. An increase every year will negatively impact the profit margin of small businesses. 2. The expenses of small businesses will get out of hand as paying for registration costs in addition to ongoing web development and maintenance costs along with other business costs skyrocket in time. 3. Users of the internet will stop using the internet as small business owners began to struggle with domain payments and have to forego on keeping the domains. 4. At some point after the pricing for a dotcom domain get out of reach, community organizers will use that as a centerpiece for totally doing away with the internet and focus on going back to grassroots local businesses. 5. Increasing costs every year will create an unequal business environment and peg small business against big pocketed business even more. Apparently, the internet has created a huge amount of revenue for some small businesses. I had started a number of e-commerce websites but none of them has made me any money. But, when I go into some of the local businesses like the guy who sells insurance and see how he has prospered with usage of his insurance website, I know that it can be beneficial to a small business owner. The company VeriSign should not dictate the pricing of a domain. Clearly, it is in their self-interest to have higher prices. What is the most important is the best interest of the public. Will the public have access to content that is provided by individuals in the international community at an affordable price? The public's interest should take center stage. The concern for security, and stability are premature as ICANN and VeriSign should look into ways of cutting costs. Maybe, forego having expensive conferences. But like I said earlier, I haven't made any money with the internet. So, I presume I comment on behalf of keeping an environment of prosperity going for those small businesses who are making money because what bleakness would exist in local communities around the world if some people weren't making some of the money. C. Brunson, Atlanta, GA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jon.sidener at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 01:40:05 2020 From: jon.sidener at gmail.com (Jon Sidener) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 20:40:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price increases Message-ID: As a small business owner, the constant, incremental costs are killing me. Three is no reason to raise prices except proffitering. Please, no. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Zhang Jian China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From contact at harshbatra.com Sat Feb 8 02:14:37 2020 From: contact at harshbatra.com (Harsh Batra) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 07:44:37 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Harsh New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at mark-dale.com Sat Feb 8 01:49:19 2020 From: mail at mark-dale.com (Mark Dale) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 01:49:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: This goes against everything that the USA is supposed to stand for and set an example to the rest of the world with, by essentially allowing a cartel to run the .com registry. I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Mark Dale Glasgow, United Kingdom From fzamaan at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 02:24:43 2020 From: fzamaan at gmail.com (Fazihuzzamaan Rasheed) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 07:54:43 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Fazihuzzamaan Rasheed Kandy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From internetcreationsonline at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 02:35:04 2020 From: internetcreationsonline at gmail.com (Laurie Lee) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 18:35:04 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Laurie Lee Los Angeles, CA, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jansattaexp at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 02:45:27 2020 From: jansattaexp at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?4KSc4KSo4KS44KSk4KWN4KSk4KS+IOCkj+CkleCljeCkuOCkquCljeCksOClh+CkuA==?=) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 08:15:27 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: No increase, very bad dicision. So pls Stop dicision -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From wkcossie at bigpond.com Sat Feb 8 02:57:25 2020 From: wkcossie at bigpond.com (Wayne Cosgrove) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 12:57:25 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICAN Message-ID: I hope you guys are going to keep it free for all .com domains Sent from my iPhone From dean-s-i-g-n at outlook.com Sat Feb 8 02:58:14 2020 From: dean-s-i-g-n at outlook.com (Dean S) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 02:58:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Dean Signori Darlington England Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan at wayzata.com Sat Feb 8 02:58:26 2020 From: dan at wayzata.com (Dan Gustafson) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 20:58:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Dan Gustafson Minneapolis, Minnesota United States LakeMinnetonkaRealEstate.com From bismisoft at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 03:23:24 2020 From: bismisoft at gmail.com (Mohamed Rafiq) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 08:53:24 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANNN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Holding a large portfolio, 30% increase will be a huge hit to the budget and I've to consider dropping renewal for 50% of the domain names to keep up with price increases, Thanks, Mohamed Rafiq, Sammamish, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel at eisenhut.nz Sat Feb 8 03:42:50 2020 From: daniel at eisenhut.nz (Daniel Eisenhut) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 16:42:50 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <659FE39B-A446-495E-AEA2-F99A7CA9FDD0@eisenhut.nz> Dear ICANN, I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices and the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Do your job! Daniel Eisenhut Auckland From masoodalam51 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 03:50:36 2020 From: masoodalam51 at gmail.com (Shaikh Masood Alam) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 06:50:36 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Masood Thuwal, Makkah Province Saudi Arabia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ambikcn at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 03:58:23 2020 From: ambikcn at gmail.com (Ambi N) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 09:28:23 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Anbi Bengaluru, Karnataka India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From allen at furrer.us Sat Feb 8 04:01:26 2020 From: allen at furrer.us (Allen Furrer) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 23:01:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Allen Furrer Brookston, IN -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Allen at biotownag.com Sat Feb 8 04:01:21 2020 From: Allen at biotownag.com (Allen Furrer) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 04:01:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Allen Furrer Reynolds Allen Furrer allen at biotownag.com 317-408-7335 direct -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hongfoul at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 04:01:47 2020 From: hongfoul at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?7ZmN7JiB7KeE?=) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 13:01:47 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Hong young jin Daegu, Daegu South Korea From msumner1 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 04:25:39 2020 From: msumner1 at gmail.com (Michael Sumner) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 06:25:39 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domain investor. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. There is obviously no stakeholder outcry to increase prices on registrants. Registrants themselves obviously don?t want to pay more. So who does the proposed price increase stand to benefit? Only Verisign. It stands to reap billions of dollars more, all paid for by registrants, and for no genuine reason whatsoever. If the proposed fee increases go into effect, by the end of the six-year agreement term, the fee for each .com domain name will increase to $10.29 per year, a 30% jump from current levels. Even conservatively assuming that in six years? time there are only 140 million .com domain name registrants, that increase of $2.44 per year, per domain name, would result in $341,000,000 more revenue for Verisign per year. Verisign already enjoys an incredible operating margin of around 60%. By any reasonable estimation, Verisign is not suffering for lack of revenue nor is it deserving of increased revenue. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. If ICANN is to be trusted as the steward of the .COM Registry on behalf of the global public interest, ICANN must ask itself why it would effectively hand over billions of dollars in registrant money to its contracted service provider? Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price, particularly when it is already handsomely paid and others could do it for far less. As we saw with the .Org Fiasco, bad things happen when a registry operator treats the registry as an asset that belongs to it, rather than acting as a mere contracted manager. If there was ever any hope that the new gTLDs would present effective competition to .COM so that prices would naturally be constrained by market forces, the results are in and it didn?t happen. Because of Verisign?s market power, and in the absence of putting the .COM Registry out for bid, price caps are necessary to protect the public from Verisign?s ability to abuse its market power by raising prices far above levels that would exist in a market where there was effective competition. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I want you to do so. I want you to look out for registrant interests in particular, not your service provider?s financial interests. Setting prices is a policy matter when it comes to the .COM Registry. If ICANN intended to adopt such a radical policy of permitting Verisign to set its own prices, that is a matter for stakeholders to determine, and there has never been any such policy development nor agreement among stakeholders. Michael Sumner Maryland, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Linda Carruth Cleveland, Ohio United States L W Wallace Co 216.459.8303 Graphic Solutions for Business and Industry http://lwwallace.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cd at mailme.in Sat Feb 8 04:35:26 2020 From: cd at mailme.in (chandan) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 10:05:26 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. chandan Bengaluru, Karnataka India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ggg at PTL.com Sat Feb 8 04:58:06 2020 From: ggg at PTL.com (Dr.Gregg McNair) Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 23:58:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <97DD150D-80FF-4474-8C03-0099076EF5AA@PTL.com> Dear Sirs I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. When in history did the grass roots stakeholders ever recommend or discuss the abdication of registry pricing oversight for legacy gTLDs? The new gTLD agreement was created for new extensions not the preexisting registries. Why would ICANN accept $20m from Verisign in what appears to be grease money to ensure they can rip off .COM registrants of BILLIONS of dollars? We registrants always expected ICANN would continue its management of legacy registries in the interests of its constituents, not aid and abet a virtual monopoly by abdictation of reasonable pricing management. It's not too late to admit mistakes have been made on all legacy gTLDs registry renewals and reverse both. ORG and. COM price control oversight. Thank you Dr. Gregg McNair Panama City Dr.Gregg McNair Group Chairman Premium Traffic Limited Panama E: ggg at PTL.com C: +1 512 698 0407 S: gemcnair -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From musprint at yahoo.com Sat Feb 8 05:04:12 2020 From: musprint at yahoo.com (musprint at yahoo.com) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 05:04:12 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <119587354.64908.1581138252147.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <119587354.64908.1581138252147@mail.yahoo.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry %2?? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ahmed Saleh Cairo, Cairo Governorate Egypt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Leander Timoshenko -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yzb at qq.com Sat Feb 8 05:16:34 2020 From: yzb at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?eXpi?=) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 13:16:34 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name.  I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Tao Hefei, Anhui China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From macktek at macktek.com Sat Feb 8 03:27:51 2020 From: macktek at macktek.com (Marc) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 22:27:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <32bb7a65-4ea4-4a8a-46a6-5650d26a05b7@macktek.com> I am strongly opposed to any increase in domain name pricing structure, including the .COM top level domain (TLD). The proposed changes would result in increases up to 7% per year times 4 years. Other more expensive TLDs are already starting to become too expensive to keep due to escalating renewal costs. An average .com currently costs approximately $8.28 (average comparing 3 different of the top 10 domain name registrars). Increasing the .com price by 7% per year for 4 years would increase this price to $10.86.? This would then raise the "renewal price" significantly above the "initial purchase" price. This increase is far in excess of wage rates. Already, regular wage earning people are finding it difficult to hold on to certain TLDs because of price escalations. Over time, the constant inflation of TLD pricing will result in an imbalance of corporate ownership, and subsequent "gentrification" of the .com TLD to the point that it displaces the common person from owning them in the long term. I urge reconsidering any regular increases in price of the .TLDs, and ask to limit such prices increases to no more than 2.5% per year. Sincerely, Marc Fruchtman 606 Laurel Valley Way Salisbury, NC 28147 From mpsandhu08 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 05:30:42 2020 From: mpsandhu08 at gmail.com (Mp Sandhu) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 11:00:42 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About dot com domain price rising Message-ID: The domains are already being black marketed by some domain registrars, one have to research for cheapest registrar to get the right price, if one registrar gives cheap registration then he takes three time price at renewal. So customers are already being looted by these types of registrars. My opinion is, if you decide to rise the price of domains then give your time to regulate these types of renewal loots. Regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From psymastr at hotmail.com Sat Feb 8 05:44:06 2020 From: psymastr at hotmail.com (J G) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 05:44:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of many .com domain names for personal and business use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. There is no reason to having an ever increasing domain name price that is way greater then inflation. Please help stop these unjustifiable price increases, & support the average hard working customer! From ben.bassam at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 05:44:32 2020 From: ben.bassam at gmail.com (Sulaiman Al Bassam) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 08:44:32 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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URL: From ma3lspa at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 06:17:30 2020 From: ma3lspa at gmail.com (David Ford) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 22:17:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. David Fry Burnaby, British Columbia Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mss.aus.tx at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 06:34:12 2020 From: mss.aus.tx at gmail.com (Shane Shepherd) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 00:34:12 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Greetings, I am opposed to the rate hike! 7 - 9 dollars per month for a domain name is plenty! For small business and individuals income and pay increases have not kept up with inflation for a long time. While 7-9 dollars /month doesn't sound expensive - when, added up for the entire year it adds up. By increasing the cost for a domain the cost for practically every business in the United States will increase! This will hurt small business the most. This move to increased domain prices will be a move to further push small businesses or if business and will push individual and families away from personal web sites. This is a stupid move and only benefits big businesses at the expense of everyone's else. 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URL: From paul at mockapetris.com Sat Feb 8 06:55:21 2020 From: paul at mockapetris.com (Paul Mockapetris) Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 22:55:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <008501d5de4c$bb9f2eb0$32dd8c10$@com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Paul Mockapetris Seal Beach, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zestepl at yahoo.com Sat Feb 8 07:12:35 2020 From: zestepl at yahoo.com (Zeste PL) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:12:35 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ms Tay Singapore Sent from my iPhone From rayyan10 at bellsouth.net Sat Feb 8 06:51:54 2020 From: rayyan10 at bellsouth.net (Rayyan Abdi) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 01:51:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase References: <220C2CDF-3BBA-4714-B80E-1AB88C700DB4.ref@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <220C2CDF-3BBA-4714-B80E-1AB88C700DB4@bellsouth.net> I 100% object to such a price increase. Preserve Amendment 32 for the people!! From aratorohosting at use.startmail.com Sat Feb 8 07:37:13 2020 From: aratorohosting at use.startmail.com (Dennis) Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 07:37:13 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Annual Increase In .Com TLD Message-ID: <158114743273.21434.9795153411546710892@startmail.com> Dear Sir/Madam, It has been my experience that annual increases to services aren't always beneficial to the end user and in the case of the .COM TLD, it is my believe that any annual increase to this TLD would seriously affect a large no of .COM users within a few very short years. The question that needs to be asked here is at what point do we stop screwing people with excessive annual rate rises because we can and because Profit is the all important goal of our over taxed, profit only focused society. In the opinion of the writer, annual rises in .COM TLD's are not necessarily desirable, however perhaps a bi-annual review might be acceptable as long as any increase was kept at a reasonable level and not applied just because you can, solely to increase profits. Any increase would need to show that there is just cause and need for the increase. Yours sincerely DP -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at domainist.online Sat Feb 8 07:37:44 2020 From: info at domainist.online (Stevan Uldid) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 13:07:44 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <288b0c02-5a9f-ecbe-12cf-07c5319191f3@domainist.online> Hello, Make .com cheaper instead of more expensive. All the good names are gone. So higher pricing for trash domains doesn't seems to work. People are moving towards new gtlds.? Demand will fall for .com. Thank you. From pallav at ironcode.com Sat Feb 8 07:47:17 2020 From: pallav at ironcode.com (Pallav Nawani) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 13:17:17 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed Price Increase. Message-ID: <3340992b-5e17-d957-2ccb-c43b93f8beab@ironcode.com> The proposed amendment will make it difficult for small enterprises to own .com domains. Many individuals rely on the internet to offer services, including freelancing, and this will just make it harder to make a living across the board. This will hurt people from the developing nations more, since their currencies are weaker against the dollar. There is really no reason whatsoever to increase prices on a yearly basis, Verisign is merely the registrar and not the owner of the domain. Furthermore, once this proposal goes through, the floodgates will open and everyone will try to increase prices on all domains on a regular basis. The internet will quickly become un-democratic and will only be dominated by bigger corporations. -- *Pallav Nawani* Ironcode Gaming --- Website: http://www.ironcode.com From ps.vijai at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 07:52:18 2020 From: ps.vijai at gmail.com (vijai) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 11:52:18 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Vijai P S Dubai, Dubai United Arab Emirates -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From etinbaba4biz at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 07:56:03 2020 From: etinbaba4biz at gmail.com (etinosa omorodion) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 08:56:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I personally believe it's a bad idea rather the price of .com should decrease continually each year. That's my submission. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kucic.monika at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 07:58:55 2020 From: kucic.monika at gmail.com (Monika Kucic) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 08:58:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Monika Ku?i? Rijeka, Croatia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at shinydomains.com Sat Feb 8 08:04:01 2020 From: info at shinydomains.com (Shiny Domains) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 09:04:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: <000001d5de56$54089520$fc19bf60$@shinydomains.com> There is no any kind of justification for increases .com prices. Actually you would have done much better move if you decrease .com prices. As far as I am concerned the increase of .com prices would force me to find other extensions to register. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From EBUbuntu123 at hotmail.com Sat Feb 8 08:15:51 2020 From: EBUbuntu123 at hotmail.com (D S) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 08:15:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Some ideas and suggestions on this document. Message-ID: Dear ICCAN I am a personal webmaster from China, I just learned about COM's proposal to raise prices every year. This is not good for many personal webmasters. For example, if a person wants to set up a blog and he wants to register a com domain name, his website construction cost will also rise because of the com price increase, which will eventually cause him to close his personal website because his personal website will Have any income. This is not what we want to see, we hope to see a more accessible registration price. With the increasing popularity of the Internet today, we should lower the threshold for personal website building, not raise him. Naturally, the com domain name as a representative should not increase prices. We respect this proposal, but in today's environment, this proposal seems inappropriate. I hope ICCAN will take a closer look at the current background and the applicability of this document. Thank you. Dong Shuai ??? Windows 10 ????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From badnews at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 08:23:02 2020 From: badnews at gmail.com (Ahsan) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 03:23:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ICANN should be working to bring the cost down instead of looking at gouging customers with a price hike. Ahsan Ottawa, Ontario Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zuluranger at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 08:28:34 2020 From: zuluranger at gmail.com (Andy Lim) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 16:28:34 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a few .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Please maintain the price. Andy Lim Seremban, Malaysia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hunterjeroe at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 08:34:45 2020 From: hunterjeroe at gmail.com (Hunter Jeroe) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 08:34:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Hunter Norwich, England United Kingdom From hi at george.bg Sat Feb 8 08:56:49 2020 From: hi at george.bg (George G) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 10:56:49 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What are the numbers behind this increase? Message-ID: <81298eac-0a4a-71f4-6061-0bf8b59de186@george.bg> I recently ran an analysis for https://hostingchecker.com and we found more than 144 million registered active .com domain names. Zonefiles.io also have a database and it says currently there are 144,072,905 registered .com domain names. Multiply this number by the annual .com fee and you will get a very high number. You are not supposed to be a corporation and push your profits to the maximum but rather keep the internet safe and accessible place to all. How do you justify the increase in the .com domain names price? What is this huge budget spend on? How was it possible to run the organization 10 years ago when the domain names were significantly lower amount? My opinion is that the price should not only stay the same but even decrease over time with more people buying .com domains. Please share a link of a document where the increase is justified by numbers. Regards, George Georgiev -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 31anc3rs at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 09:07:00 2020 From: 31anc3rs at gmail.com (Ganes Thapa) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 14:52:00 +0545 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ganesh Thapa Kathmandu, Province 3 Nepal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stephanos.angelakos at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 09:09:38 2020 From: stephanos.angelakos at gmail.com (Stephanos Angelakos) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 11:09:38 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't allow the price increase Message-ID: Hi there, I'm the CEO of an advertising agency in Germany. A price increase in the .COM TLD would result in us cancelling all "typo" domains (hundreds of .com domains we have registered for our clients which consider the most common typos and redirect to the correct .com domains). So in the end, despite a price increase, I guarantee you that the revenues with the .com TLD would drop dramatically. Is this what you want? Cheers, Stephanos -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mallot111 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 09:11:09 2020 From: mallot111 at gmail.com (Dan R) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 04:11:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement not cool. Message-ID: Hello there, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Let's keep .com available at its current price. Dan R Stewartsville, New Jersey United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jameeldroid at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 09:19:10 2020 From: jameeldroid at gmail.com (Jameel Ahmed) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 14:19:10 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot Com Price hike Message-ID: Hi, i wanted to register my voice for the concern. This price hike makes no sense to me as the internet and dns were made for public use and now charging it without apparent reason isn't good. Charging a virtual which isn't not different from what it was in 1990s is lame. I am against it and it must not be approved. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ls.bhumkar at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 09:26:56 2020 From: ls.bhumkar at gmail.com (Laxmikant Bhumkar) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 14:56:56 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Request to stop price hiking of .COM Message-ID: Hi team ICANN, I'm registrant of .COM domains. I think the current prices are sufficient. If the domain registrar (TLD manager) is not able to maintain the current .COM then kindly change the TLD registrar. Thanks & Regards, Laxmikant S Bhumkar India. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vctrlt at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 09:37:45 2020 From: vctrlt at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?V=C3=ADctor?=) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 10:37:45 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prices Message-ID: These are questionable reasons to upper the prices. Do not do it. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mmsaffari at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 09:54:27 2020 From: mmsaffari at gmail.com (Mohammad M. Saffari) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 13:24:27 +0330 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Mohammad Mahdi Saffari Portland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From domains at toomanysecrets.xyz Sat Feb 8 10:01:53 2020 From: domains at toomanysecrets.xyz (Gerald Fischer) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 11:01:53 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5459E301-DF8D-4440-868B-CE344E6B6AB7@toomanysecrets.xyz> I am against the price increase. There is no increase in value that I get out of paying more which would justify such a step. Also, the intended max cap of 10.26 per domain would mean a price increase of a whopping 30,7%!!!!!! This is entirely out of proportion, stop this please! From rtesh.02 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 10:04:45 2020 From: rtesh.02 at gmail.com (Ritesh Kumar) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:34:45 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ritesh Kumar Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at ahmadawais.com Sat Feb 8 10:27:40 2020 From: me at ahmadawais.com (Ahmad Awais) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:27:40 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase Message-ID: I own a couple of hundred domain names and run a small business based on that as a domainer (domains investor). I am against the proposed price increase for .COM domains. I do not see any obvious reason for the cost to run the registry to increase. Technology gets cheaper when scaled and the number of registrations is still increasing. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I see this as rent-seeking by Verisign. This will further cripple the domain industry. The current rate of $7.85 is already more than justified. Please help stop these unjustifiable price increases and support the average customer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please spend more time and resources on tackling domain squatters, the large companies buying up and reselling hundreds of thousands of domains for scandalous amounts (often 1000%+ markup) - This is a far greater matter than than even considering granting Verisign an increase to domain registration fees, it's nothing more than a money grab that does not bring additional value to .com domain owners. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aimiensi at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 11:17:27 2020 From: aimiensi at gmail.com (Aimievbiyevbomon Igbinidu) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 12:17:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Amiens Rivers, Nigeria. Best regards, Aimievbiye Igbinidu. aimiensi at gmail.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bohdan.vovchuk at ria.com Sat Feb 8 11:19:10 2020 From: bohdan.vovchuk at ria.com (=?UTF-8?B?0JHQvtCz0LTQsNC9INCS0L7QstGH0YPQug==?=) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 13:19:10 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Bogdan Vovchuk Vinnytsia, Ukraine -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Shivam Rai Surat, Gujrat, India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From remarkable_ideas at yahoo.com Sat Feb 8 12:25:47 2020 From: remarkable_ideas at yahoo.com (Remarkable Ideas) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 07:25:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <551E47F6-A73A-41D4-BA0A-E8BBB506D5A1.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <551E47F6-A73A-41D4-BA0A-E8BBB506D5A1@yahoo.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kassim Brown Camden, New Jersey United States From juanfranmata at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 16:20:07 2020 From: juanfranmata at gmail.com (Juan Mata) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 17:20:07 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Juan Mata, Granada Spain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vaishakdamu at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 12:12:49 2020 From: vaishakdamu at gmail.com (Vaishak Damodar) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 17:42:49 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Vaishak Damodar Hyderabad, Telangana India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From guavasofts at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 12:19:43 2020 From: guavasofts at gmail.com (Guava Softs) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 17:49:43 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Anshul Goyal ludhiana -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From khan.mdibrahim at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 12:23:25 2020 From: khan.mdibrahim at gmail.com (IB) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 17:53:25 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Ibrahim Khan Nagpur -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From groupedomaine at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 12:30:29 2020 From: groupedomaine at gmail.com (ahmed laf) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 13:30:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e3eab02.1c69fb81.7ec62.fab9@mx.google.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ahmed mohammedia, Casablanca-Settat Morocco Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matt at merlix.com Sat Feb 8 12:44:15 2020 From: matt at merlix.com (Matt Griffith) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 07:44:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I registered my first domain in 1994 when they were free from InterNIC. I didn't abuse this... I simply registered my company name of Graphix.com which has since changed to Merlix. My livelihood for the past 25 years has been around the internet. Over the years, I have registered numerous domains for development as well as investment. I also manage domain names for numerous clients, many of which are non-profits and churches. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ICANN has a responsibility to the public... not Verisign. There are many registries that would be more than willing to take over the .COM registry and probably even do it for less than Verisign is currently. All the best, Matt *Matt Griffith*, CEO T: 800.850.2871 x4001 [image: Merlix] *Merlix?* - merlix.com *Powered by Ideas. Fueled by Imagination.* eBusiness Incubator - Advanced Software Development Newark - Greensboro - DC - Z?rich - London - K?ln US: 888.MERLIX.1 (888.637.5491) EU: +44 20 8 819-5915 CH: +41 43 500-0724 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTICE: This communication may contain confidential or other privileged information. 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Erik Gaft Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada From anikhil0330 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 13:06:16 2020 From: anikhil0330 at gmail.com (Nikhil Agrawal) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 18:51:16 +0545 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Nikhil Agrawal Pokhara, Gandaki Pradesh Nepal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at okre.com Sat Feb 8 12:31:43 2020 From: info at okre.com (=?utf-8?Q?Propertors=C2=AE?=) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 13:31:43 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <782DA224-878F-4555-8323-1E8E8EBC100E@okre.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Tomas Korpa M?ln?k, Central Bohemia Czechia From hirenlalu at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 13:37:42 2020 From: hirenlalu at gmail.com (hirenlalu) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 08:37:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Hiren Patel Sterling Heights, Michigan United States Sent from my iPhone From willianmatias118 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 13:37:28 2020 From: willianmatias118 at gmail.com (Willian Matias) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 10:37:28 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Willian Matias S?o paulo, SP Brazil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From criley at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 13:40:08 2020 From: criley at gmail.com (Chris Riley) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 08:40:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increased costs Message-ID: As someone who has been involved since 1993 with law.com (and others) it is clear that there is a fixed cost to running the .com TLD. However, given the large number of names, that fixed cost is spread over a large number of domain names. Allowing for an increased price and annual increases will only serve one entity - the registrar. If that is not clear, put out the .com TLD for competitive bidding and see how many entities will bid at a lower price. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danielnayon at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 13:41:24 2020 From: danielnayon at gmail.com (Dan Nayo) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 14:41:24 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Daniel Ejueyitchie Warri Delta State Nigeria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ikhalyfah at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 13:42:29 2020 From: ikhalyfah at gmail.com (ikhalyfah at gmail.com) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 05:42:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DON'T! PLEASE Message-ID: Don't hike the price! Please! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ecorpcom at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 14:02:59 2020 From: ecorpcom at gmail.com (eCorp) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 09:02:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price should be lowered, open up to bids Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Chad folk Miami Florida -- Contrib, VNOC, Bidtellect -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bobbie.wiles at icloud.com Sat Feb 8 14:26:46 2020 From: bobbie.wiles at icloud.com (Bobbie Wiles) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 09:26:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Amendment Message-ID: <1C3995FC-19C0-44C1-A26E-E42092B73D37@icloud.com> To Whom It May Concern, I own several domains. Many of my domains are used for free sites whereas I do not profit at all. Please reconsider the exorbitant price increases. If you feel you must increase, only increase on future domains OR even better, future users so that current buyers can remain at a forever rate. However, increasing domain prices at the current rate will make it terribly expensive for future generations. It is best to keep domain pricing low. Nearly every person on the planet will want at least one domain so surely you can easily keep the buying rate even lower than what it is today, which makes the inflation an act of greed. Thank you. Sent from my iPhone From hello at seoagencymumbai.com Sat Feb 8 14:36:18 2020 From: hello at seoagencymumbai.com (Vishal Gajjar) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 20:06:18 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Vishal Gajjar Akola, Maharashtra India From brian at dotcomx.com Sat Feb 8 14:37:39 2020 From: brian at dotcomx.com (brian at dotcomx.com) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 09:37:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <014d01d5de8d$5099a820$f1ccf860$@dotcomx.com> To Whom It May Concern: I am a registrant of over 1000+ .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This would have a negative effect on my business and STRONGLY oppose this move. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. Other GTLDS have been able to lower costs. Verisign has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you, Brian Brian Buckley DotCom Exchange www.DotComX.com brian at dotcomx.com https://www.facebook.com/DCEXCH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mobsnews at icloud.com Sat Feb 8 14:37:46 2020 From: mobsnews at icloud.com (Patricia H) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:37:46 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a .com registrant and am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price - and already makes profits at current price levels in excess of the operating needs to maintain a registry. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to foster innovation on the internet and allow the individuals to maintain a presence on the web. Patricia Hendarno Germany From abhikbose23 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 14:40:42 2020 From: abhikbose23 at gmail.com (ABHIK BOSE) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 20:10:42 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I strongly oppose the decision of price increase of .COM domain registration. It'll adversely affect all small businesses and individuals holding .COM domains. From ronpowers116 at yahoo.com Sat Feb 8 14:57:48 2020 From: ronpowers116 at yahoo.com (ron) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 22:57:48 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Have mercy on us ICANN. How can I handreg more .com domain name if Verisign increase the price of .com domain. I have a limited budget and I?m just starting in domain name investing. Thanks for your consideration. Hope you?ll change your mind. Alda Makati City, Metro Manila Philippines Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 9991187 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 15:09:05 2020 From: 9991187 at gmail.com (=?utf-8?B?0JjRgNC40L3QsA==?=) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 18:09:05 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. My colleagues and I urge you to listen to your users and reconsider the rate increase. We hope you will take this and other complaints into account. From mr.kennyp at yahoo.com Sat Feb 8 15:12:06 2020 From: mr.kennyp at yahoo.com (mr.kennyp at yahoo.com) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:12:06 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. References: <1704275222.157083.1581174726486.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1704275222.157083.1581174726486@mail.yahoo.com> I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is a manager of the .COM Registry that already makes profits at current price levels in excess of the operating needs. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. From mavstudio at hotmail.com Sat Feb 8 15:12:30 2020 From: mavstudio at hotmail.com (Mike Velez) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:12:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proceso increases for .com domains Message-ID: I hope that this is for .com domains only. My domain is .tv and that type of domain is already expensive. Powered by Cricket Wireless Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chiuyau at ytc.hk Sat Feb 8 15:12:48 2020 From: chiuyau at ytc.hk (Chiu Yau) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:12:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About the price increment on .com domains Message-ID: Dear Sir, or Madam, I am a domain investor and I. T. technician working currently in China. I have lots of experiences on registering and selling .com and other extensions. Nowadays, .com registering fees are quite high to most domainer. But, with the traditional status of .com, it has a high value of a premium name of .com, this is the advantage and why .com could stand the first in all extensions of all these years. I think cheap and meaningful and good-looking new TLD has more attractive than limited and old ( tradition ) .com TLD, as most of the best and good-looking .com has been registered in all these years, which beginner or business could not get the domain name the symbolize themselves, they and I started to use and put attention on new and creative TLD. For some new and creative TLD, it could have up to million of combination of name which are creative, such as who.is, fan.cy and more than those mentioned. The .com status in Domain Market Place has get lower and lower then before due to the rise of new and creative TLD coming up these years. In this case, .com should lower it register price, provides more opportunity for domainer to register .com and make great and excellent deal / trade of the .com, more and more people would try to register more .com to try to make a great deal or for their use, and the renewal fee of .com is also expensive, as I have more than 1000+ .com extension to renew every year. And, In personally, I would try to give up most of the invest on .com but turn to more on new and creative TLD if .com keep on rising its renewal and register price, which most of more domainer friends would do so. In conclusion, I would like to ask ICANN and VeriSign to not to make increment on .com registration. Regards, Chiu Yau YTC NETWORK ( HONG KONG ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Andrew G San Diego, California United States Sent from my iPhone From brad at directmediaworks.com Sat Feb 8 15:31:33 2020 From: brad at directmediaworks.com (Brad Shaw) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 16:31:33 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <000901d5de94$d8f727e0$8ae577a0$@directmediaworks.com> I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign should not hold a monopoly on managing .com domain names. In fact, monopolies are illegal most places. Why do you allow them to get away with this? The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. In fact, it should be much cheaper. Verisign should not be making 300% + profits from this monopoly. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Not for the benefit of one company's shareholders. Prices should be lowered, not raised, on .com domains and other TLDs. The prices are already far too high and there's no justification to raise them further. Brad Shaw Costa del Sol, Spain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kenneth.mackenzie at comcast.net Sat Feb 8 15:37:27 2020 From: kenneth.mackenzie at comcast.net (Ken MacKenzie) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 10:37:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I also own .com domains for my business use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thanks, Kenneth MacKenzie Arlington Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From contact at nameselling.com Sat Feb 8 15:54:31 2020 From: contact at nameselling.com (Mark John Thorpe l NameSelling.com) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 11:54:31 -0400 (AST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <295740731.14406.1581177271055@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: biz card front2.png Type: image/png Size: 14460 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The technology cost couldn't have increased over the years. If the cost of .com cannot be decreased, then it shouldn't be increased too. It will totally block accessibility of domains for newbies, nonprofits or start-ups. Back in 2010, I started my blog and the only thing I had to pay for was the domain name. At that time, it was something around $8.9. It might sound nothing to me right now, but at that point, being a student, I had to loan that from my parents. Are you saying people will have more blocker to buying a domain after a decade? This is very bad and I am pretty sure it profits only a handful of companies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skyvisum at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 16:01:02 2020 From: skyvisum at gmail.com (Emeka Egbo) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 08:01:02 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Emeka Simi Valley, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From idodomains at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 16:08:03 2020 From: idodomains at gmail.com (Scott Cromwell) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 08:08:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e3edce3.1c69fb81.d558f.1cf1@mx.google.com> I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I hope you will consider ending this proposal to increase the price of .com domain names and give users a break. Costs continue to rise for all types of internet services and this should not be one of them. Thanks for the consideration. Scott Cromwell Burien, WA 98146 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adindaaurora04 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 16:16:30 2020 From: adindaaurora04 at gmail.com (Adinda Aurora) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 23:16:30 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Adinda Aurora Andawi Pati, Jawa Tengah Indonesia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From luciarivasalba at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 16:23:49 2020 From: luciarivasalba at gmail.com (Lucia Rivas Alba) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 17:23:49 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Im totally against rasing price domains .com. It was already enought money. There is nobody interest to increase but Verisign to earn more money about it. Granada, Spain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sunil.limaye at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 16:27:12 2020 From: sunil.limaye at gmail.com (Sunil Limaye) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 21:57:12 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] A put .com domain price increase annually Message-ID: I am not in favour of annual price increase of .com domain proposed It prevents many individuals/ organizations to economically carry out activities online. Regards Sunildatt Linaye -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From csrampure at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 16:29:37 2020 From: csrampure at gmail.com (Chanbasappa S. Rampure) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 21:59:37 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Cs Rampure Pune, Maharashtra India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From harsh899 at hotmail.com Sat Feb 8 17:06:40 2020 From: harsh899 at hotmail.com (Harsh K.) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 17:06:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Harsh Bhopal Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cynsesllc at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 17:11:40 2020 From: cynsesllc at gmail.com (Travis McKee) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 11:11:40 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants an increase in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely the manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Travis McKee Grapevine, Texas United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andmoreshare at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 02:11:46 2020 From: andmoreshare at gmail.com (&more) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 10:11:46 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Lee Wayne Hongkong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From possibri at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 17:23:04 2020 From: possibri at gmail.com (Brianna) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 09:23:04 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Vote AGAINST Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: This is an unrealistic expectation for small businesses and especially for individuals who use .COM domains. Up until very recently .COM has been the most widely used TLD for the average person, and, on top of that, the costs of other TLDs, including the more newly released ones, have begun at higher rates and usually are intended for more niche industries/sectors, or just simply too expensive for the average person to commit to the yearly cost increases. Additionally, the idea that if a person or business cannot afford these proposed increases, there is an expectation that they will just... change their domain? What about those of us who have had these domains for over 5-10 years and have built a brand or lots of other materials all with these specific domains? We're supposed to let the domain go and let a larger company who can afford the increases take the domain and benefit from the traffic/audience that has already been established? This seems really backwards, and certainly with all these new TLDs at much higher costs, those profits surely can offset the costs of infrastructure changes as ICANN works to improve security and the like. At the very least there needs to be some sort of waiver program for those of us who are individuals/small businesses that cannot expect to be able to afford constant increases, and especially if we use them for non-commercial purposes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amanbeingarts at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 17:27:02 2020 From: amanbeingarts at gmail.com (Aman Tibrewal) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 22:57:02 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Aman Tibrewal Jharsuguda -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arshadmehmoodjhanda at icloud.com Sat Feb 8 17:27:57 2020 From: arshadmehmoodjhanda at icloud.com (Arshad Mehmood) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 18:27:57 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <740ADC33-86A4-4432-B666-C43A4C9C0CBB@icloud.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Anjum Aziz Leipzig, Saxony Germany Sent from my iPhone From arshadmehmoodjhanda at icloud.com Sat Feb 8 17:28:40 2020 From: arshadmehmoodjhanda at icloud.com (Arshad Mehmood) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 18:28:40 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. This increase is unjust. Anjum Aziz Leipzig, Saxony Germany Sent from my iPhone From xavierdomains at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 17:30:03 2020 From: xavierdomains at gmail.com (XavierDomains) Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 12:30:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Xavier Lemay Gatineau, Quebec Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lewsr at pyreneestech.com Sat Feb 8 17:31:24 2020 From: lewsr at pyreneestech.com (Lewis Sr - Pyrenees) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 12:31:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to increases in pricing Message-ID: <501ab7bd-8def-dbee-69eb-64d8a3334894@pyreneestech.com> Sirs / Ma'ams, I write in opposition to the proposed increases in pricing for .com domains, for the following reasons: I don't particularly like the idea of paying $1 per month for my website to a multi-billion dollar company so they can make their wealthy investors a little richer. Verisign, Inc. is a commercial for profit publicly traded company, whose motives are driven by a desire to increase profits for investors, not to serve the public interest. Verisign had a gross profit of over 1,000 million dollars (1 billion) in 2019. Considering there are about 200,000,000 active websites of all kinds world wide, and only a small portion of them are profit making dot com websites. Verisign already makes a massive amount of profit from their relationships with governments and organizations like ICANN. If ICANN needs more money to operate you all can get it from Verisign, they can probably spare a few million from what I understand. In disgust, Lewis Beeler +1-910-260-8350 From erkankavas1986 at yandex.com Sat Feb 8 17:34:33 2020 From: erkankavas1986 at yandex.com (Erkan Kavas) Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 20:34:33 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <14504521581183273@vla1-a4c6eab2e6c6.qloud-c.yandex.net> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Erkan Kavas Antalya, Antalya Turkey From sales at enab.com Sat Feb 8 18:20:17 2020 From: sales at enab.com (sales at enab.com) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 18:20:17 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Sinisa B Midleton, Munster Ireland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abbam8540 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 18:26:03 2020 From: abbam8540 at gmail.com (Muhammad Abba) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 19:26:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. abbah8540 at gmail.co Calabar Nigeria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From domainbusinessdevelopers at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 18:26:14 2020 From: domainbusinessdevelopers at gmail.com (Domain Business) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 11:26:14 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: I strongly oppose a .com price increase. It would hurt my business as a domain name investor and upset the domain name industry at large. Part of the .com attraction is the stable, reasonable price. It will hurt Verisign's business if they try to raise the price. It will encourage and give credence to the new gtld's, and change the public mind set to start using other extensions, thus breaking .com's grip as the most popular extension. Brent King Domain Business Developers, Inc. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cjikeako at yahoo.com Sat Feb 8 18:29:20 2020 From: cjikeako at yahoo.com (CHIGOZI IKEAKO) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 18:29:20 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <186856114.202763.1581186560704.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <186856114.202763.1581186560704@mail.yahoo.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name.? I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. In light of all this, I am thoroughly against the increase of .COM domain prices. Chigozi IkeakoLagos, Lagos Nigeria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bonin_dncreative at yahoo.co.uk Sat Feb 8 18:59:07 2020 From: bonin_dncreative at yahoo.co.uk (Dimitar Bonin) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 18:59:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <7741F743-B9F9-4EF2-BB1F-A90EF9D06B8E.ref@yahoo.co.uk> Message-ID: <7741F743-B9F9-4EF2-BB1F-A90EF9D06B8E@yahoo.co.uk> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Dimitar Bonin London Sent from my iPad From brad at datacube.com Sat Feb 8 19:26:37 2020 From: brad at datacube.com (Brad Mugford) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 13:26:37 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] There is no justification for .COM price increases. Message-ID: <2f29ea3151bf39a5dbd5093486bc1adf.squirrel@datacube.com> I am strongly opposed to the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The following entry is from ICANN's website- "ICANN is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable." ICANN is supposed to operate for the public benefit. I don't believe this policy would fall under "public benefit". There is no financial justification to raise the price. It is simply because they can. Advancements in technology are driving the cost of operating a registry down, yet domain prices keep going up for registrants. Verisign is merely the manager, not the owner, of the .COM Registry. It is allowed to operate the extension by contract and should have no role in setting the price. There is no "public benefit" justification to these changes. It is simply a handout to a company with a de facto monopoly at the expense of registrants. This is on the heels of the .ORG contract debacle where ICANN ignored the overwhelming public sentiment against it, and moved forward in removing price caps. Now we also have the pending .ORG sale to a private equity company which involves several former ICANN leaders and connected parties. This deal is currently being investigated by the California Attorney General. ICANN is facing a crisis in credibility. Is ICANN working in the public interest or not? Brad Mugford DataCube.com From ayomideayodele2017 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 20:16:42 2020 From: ayomideayodele2017 at gmail.com (ayomide ayodele) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 21:16:42 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Ayo Lagos, Lagos Nigeria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From domains at domainguru.us Sat Feb 8 20:27:48 2020 From: domains at domainguru.us (Convenient Domain Solutions) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 14:27:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .com domains. Message-ID: <6edc6325-1f36-8b3f-b2eb-f7a4e6e357bd@domainguru.us> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cybecorp at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 21:14:44 2020 From: cybecorp at gmail.com (cybecorp at gmail.com) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:14:44 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no increment Message-ID: do NOT increace prices, for latin Am?rica is hard because of the dollar increase value thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From djmcmannis at cox.net Sat Feb 8 21:40:08 2020 From: djmcmannis at cox.net (djmcmannis at cox.net) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:40:08 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No To Price Increases Message-ID: <020401d5dec8$56e54870$04afd950$@cox.net> Keeping the domain name prices low is what keeps the Internet open and available to all. I do not support any amendment which allows for annual price increases for the domain names which are owned by anyone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abdo.chahid97 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 22:09:55 2020 From: abdo.chahid97 at gmail.com (Abderrahmane chahid) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 23:09:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Abderrahmane chahid Marrakech-Safi Morocco -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dobby2112 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 23:58:02 2020 From: dobby2112 at gmail.com (dobby2112`) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:58:02 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Brian San Jose, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aha at live.com Sun Feb 9 00:19:01 2020 From: aha at live.com (Chin-kuo Ho) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 00:19:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. he jin guo Taiyuan, Shanxi China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ambission at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 04:17:15 2020 From: ambission at gmail.com (Adrian McKeown) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:17:15 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <9992152D-61DB-4D22-BBEA-FCBEC0BB7CA9@gmail.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. A McKeown Auckland, Auckland New Zealand From admin at ppxwo.com Sun Feb 9 04:33:30 2020 From: admin at ppxwo.com (=?gb18030?B?oaHGpMakz7o=?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 12:33:30 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. PPXWO ChengDu, Sichuan, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Takahiro YOSHIDA Tokyo, Japan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abbyclayfrdgf343ed at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 04:45:44 2020 From: abbyclayfrdgf343ed at gmail.com (RachelStein ElaineLynch) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 12:45:44 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name.I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.Reasons are listed as follows. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN should govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thanks. Sincerely, Eric L. Beijing, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 11341905 at qq.com Sun Feb 9 04:49:05 2020 From: 11341905 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?uvrLvMLSz+s=?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 12:49:05 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. LongRuofei Chengdu, Sichuan, China _______________________________   -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 546642451 at qq.com Sun Feb 9 05:02:50 2020 From: 546642451 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?x+DJvQ==?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:02:50 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. qs undefined, Jiangxi, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bs322 at sina.com Sun Feb 9 05:11:20 2020 From: bs322 at sina.com (AA) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:11:20 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Smith.W.deliv Ashburn, Virginia, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bs322 at sina.com Sun Feb 9 05:12:54 2020 From: bs322 at sina.com (AA) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:12:54 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Smith.W.deliv Ashburn, Virginia, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at nickx.me Sun Feb 9 05:14:34 2020 From: admin at nickx.me (justinzxzf) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 05:14:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ?C it has no business dictating the price. zhang lei Beijing, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ante.drazic at outlook.com Sun Feb 9 05:21:04 2020 From: ante.drazic at outlook.com (=?utf-8?B?QW50ZSBEcmHFvmnEhw==?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 05:21:04 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ante Dra?i? Zagreb, City of Zagreb Croatia Sent from my Huawei Mobile From 270473446 at qq.com Sun Feb 9 05:28:33 2020 From: 270473446 at qq.com (=?utf-8?B?5bCP5rKo?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:28:33 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. walter Shenzhen, Guangdong, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adair at alumni.tongji.edu.cn Sun Feb 9 05:34:46 2020 From: adair at alumni.tongji.edu.cn (Adair) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 05:34:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Mr.Li Guangzhou, Guangdong, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adair at alum.ccu.edu.tw Sun Feb 9 05:37:11 2020 From: adair at alum.ccu.edu.tw (=?UTF-8?B?55un5aiB5bu3?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:37:11 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Lu Wei Tin TaiWan, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From c2a3e6c5cc873 at cuixiangmi.com Sun Feb 9 05:40:47 2020 From: c2a3e6c5cc873 at cuixiangmi.com (c2a3e6c5cc873 at cuixiangmi.com) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:40:47 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <000401d5df0b$7ae7bee0$70b73ca0$@cuixiangmi.com>+59C838DCBE38E0F8 I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. AWD.CO SUQIAN, JIANGSU, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bogosipda at msn.com Sun Feb 9 05:43:22 2020 From: bogosipda at msn.com (=?utf-8?B?7ZWYIOuKmA==?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 05:43:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Lee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From a751993231 at 163.com Sun Feb 9 05:51:04 2020 From: a751993231 at 163.com (Asahi) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:51:04 +0800 (CST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <6c7273a2.3d7a.1702880561b.Coremail.a751993231@163.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. xiaoxu Beijing, Beijing, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dgideas at outlook.com Sun Feb 9 06:17:22 2020 From: dgideas at outlook.com (=?gb2312?B?zfUgzfLB2A==?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 06:17:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Vincent Wang Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arsrna.top at outlook.com Sun Feb 9 06:31:17 2020 From: arsrna.top at outlook.com (bilibili Ar-Sr-Na) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 06:31:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ?C it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ASNCC Nanning, Guangxi, China ?????? Windows 10 ?????????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 2819075259 at qq.com Sun Feb 9 06:38:16 2020 From: 2819075259 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?0+rW0LXEus7Stg==?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 14:38:16 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. 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URL: From 487220050 at qq.com Sun Feb 9 06:44:49 2020 From: 487220050 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?uqvT7rey?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 14:44:49 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Alexhan Baoding, Hebei, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 2451809588 at qq.com Sun Feb 9 06:49:26 2020 From: 2451809588 at qq.com (2451809588) Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 14:49:26 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Qingdao, Shandong China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 1252251361 at qq.com Sun Feb 9 06:59:27 2020 From: 1252251361 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?MTI1MjI1MTM2MQ==?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 14:59:27 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. As an ordinary person, the current price is not acceptable. Although it is the most registered domain name, I really hope that the price will not increase any more Anodelic Aaron Pingxiang, Jiangxi, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 1176996982 at qq.com Sun Feb 9 07:05:57 2020 From: 1176996982 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?yL7E7g==?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 15:05:57 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ?? undefined, Zhejiang, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cody at codycooper.co.nz Sun Feb 9 07:24:01 2020 From: cody at codycooper.co.nz (Cody C) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 20:24:01 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not want the price to go up Message-ID: <29C795B4-2DF8-4911-916C-7F9437519D1A@codycooper.co.nz> From companiesnewsletters at googlemail.com Sun Feb 9 07:28:37 2020 From: companiesnewsletters at googlemail.com (Companies Newsletters) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 08:28:37 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Make statistics of domains with other extensions, which have higher prices than DOT COMS to find out if they became popular at all. Domains are supposed to reach private people and must not remain in hands of commercial companies. That does not happen if private parties are to pay higher prices. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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URL: From 1022averma at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 07:48:05 2020 From: 1022averma at gmail.com (ETERNAL RECORDS) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:18:05 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Hike Message-ID: Dear ICANN, please don't hike the price for domain so that everyone can gain access to internet community. Please we all are not that much wealthy, please look at us also. Please take your this step back. Thank you so much -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anunt at yahoo.com Sun Feb 9 07:55:34 2020 From: anunt at yahoo.com (Anunt) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:25:34 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <34D732EB-4A8F-4560-9E13-7E6EB40B8574.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <34D732EB-4A8F-4560-9E13-7E6EB40B8574@yahoo.com> I am a registrant of over 100 .com domain names. I support the proposed price increase which allows for a 31% price increase through 2024. Please increase the price. This price increase only affects domainers with 1000?s of domains and they probably make up less than 20% of domains registered. The majority of dot com owners own less than 100 domains and this small price increase will not affect them. So please go ahead and increase the price. Thank you. Anunt Patel Sent from my iPhone From bentay93m29 at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 09:09:55 2020 From: bentay93m29 at gmail.com (Benjamin Tay) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:09:55 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Benjamin Singapore, Singapore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dyt5 at foxmail.com Sun Feb 9 09:10:07 2020 From: dyt5 at foxmail.com (=?gb18030?B?ZHl0NUFBVUk=?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:10:07 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Bill Dongyang, Zhejiang, China   -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david060812 at 126.com Sun Feb 9 09:41:24 2020 From: david060812 at 126.com (David Lin) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:41:24 +0800 (GMT+08:00) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4260a73b.1329e.17029533939.Coremail.david060812@126.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ??? Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | | David Lin | | ???david060812 at 126.com | ??? ?????? ?? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alistairpage89 at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 09:54:29 2020 From: alistairpage89 at gmail.com (Alistair Page) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 09:54:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price rise for .com - switch to .net instead Message-ID: If the price were to increase then I would simply move all my domains over to the ?.net? I have for them instead. From 2442145611 at qq.com Sun Feb 9 10:10:00 2020 From: 2442145611 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?MjQ0MjE0NTYxMQ==?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 18:10:00 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?gb18030?b?sru6z8qx0ss=?= Message-ID: ?????????????????????????????????????.com??????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????.com????????.com??????????????????????????verisign?????????????verisign??????.com???????????????????????????????????????????????verisign??????????????????????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From austin.m at virgin.net Sun Feb 9 10:59:07 2020 From: austin.m at virgin.net (Mark Austin) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 10:59:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop / No - this is pure profiteering Message-ID: Stop / No - this is pure profiteering From dewale.michael at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 13:44:17 2020 From: dewale.michael at gmail.com (Michael Adewale) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 14:44:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: In response to your proposal to increase the .com registration fee... Kindly dissuade from the plan. A number of us domiciled in the developing nations of the world, have very weak currency against the dollar already. Implementing this will make things more overbearing for the common man whose means of livelihood is via his or her business online. I do not support this! And I just added my voice against this move. Regards. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Asogwa Gerald Owerri, Imo State Nigeria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alec.stanford.larson at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 21:14:52 2020 From: alec.stanford.larson at gmail.com (Alec Larson) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 16:14:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Regards, Alec Larson Port Charlotte, Florida, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From agutierrez99 at hotmail.com Sun Feb 9 21:42:53 2020 From: agutierrez99 at hotmail.com (Alvaro Gutierrez) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 21:42:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: CURRENT PRICE FOR DOT COM IS SUFFICIENT, CONSIDERING THAT THERE NOW THOUSANDS OF OTHER TLD AVAILABLE. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ALVARO GUTIERREZ AVENTURA Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bentdog91 at yahoo.com Sun Feb 9 21:55:24 2020 From: bentdog91 at yahoo.com (kevin bent) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 21:55:24 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1042282403.524401.1581285324623.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1042282403.524401.1581285324623@mail.yahoo.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry %2?? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. kevin bent Chicago, Illinois United States Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cykarayan at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 22:56:00 2020 From: cykarayan at gmail.com (cecil karayan) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 14:56:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement is an undue attack on both small businesses and contractors alike. It allows for a monopoly of power that effectively bars accessibility by removing protection against annual price increases. I oppose this Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Cecilia Cheng 4242566361 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at httprealty.com Sun Feb 9 23:53:28 2020 From: admin at httprealty.com (HttpRealty.com Administrator ) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:53:28 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Aleida Capo San Antonio, Texas United States Ali From c0smxsec at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 00:42:02 2020 From: c0smxsec at gmail.com (c0sMx) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:42:02 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. c0sMx Central, Central and Western District, Hong Kong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at dyyy.net Mon Feb 10 01:09:25 2020 From: admin at dyyy.net (=?gb18030?B?0MfQx8Krzq0=?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:09:25 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, Opposition Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I hope to make a decision carefully! No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Gao Hailin Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at dyyy.net Mon Feb 10 01:16:26 2020 From: admin at dyyy.net (=?gb18030?B?0MfQx8Krzq0=?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:16:26 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I hope to make a decision carefully! I am a domainer.  I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Gao Hailin Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cjwbbs at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 02:35:34 2020 From: cjwbbs at gmail.com (Alan Miao) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:35:34 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Alan Miao Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From designfellow at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 06:12:48 2020 From: designfellow at gmail.com (Senthil Rajendren) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:42:48 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thanks & Regards, Senthil Rajendren Co-founder, invension Website : invension.com | SenthilRajendren.com Mobile : +91 - 94442 93331 Skype : SenthilRajendren Facebook | Twitter | Instagram -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 201779230 at qq.com Mon Feb 10 06:39:55 2020 From: 201779230 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?TXIuR3U=?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:39:55 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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URL: From 1823420385 at qq.com Mon Feb 10 08:22:42 2020 From: 1823420385 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?yMvQxMnGwbw=?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:22:42 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ? Shantou, Guangdong, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bamms.domains at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 08:45:57 2020 From: bamms.domains at gmail.com (Bamms) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:45:57 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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Im a strong proponent of correct pricing of domain names. Studies have proven theres a direct relation between cheap domain names and abusive registrations. Dirk Jumpertz Diegem Dirk Jumpertz / Security Manager EURid vzw Telecomlaan 9, 1831 Diegem, Belgium T: +32 2 401 27 50 | M: +32 476 81 35 87 www.eurid.eu RPR Brussel VAT BE 0864.240.405 Disclaimer: This email and any attachment hereto is intended solely for the person to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient or if you have received this email in error, please delete it and immediately contact the sender by telephone or email, and destroy any copies of this information. You should not use or copy it, nor disclose its content to any other person or rely upon this information. Please note that any views presented in the email and any attachment hereto are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of EURid. 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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:07:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Domain is still an emerging technology in some third world countries and this price increment will hamper the supposed development and unification especially on grounds of affordability. Kindly reconsider this decision in the interest of many. Alex Abuja, Abuja Nigeria Sent from Outlook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kindest regards Anna Vafeiadou Owner of Pixel Tours Wedding & Travel Agency. *Office hours:* Monday - Friday 9 am to 5 pm Greek time Pyrgos, Santorini Greece 84700 Tel: +30 22860 27085 Fax: +30 22860 25401 www.santoriniweddings.com www.pixel-tours.com We are licensed by the Greek Ministry of Tourism and member of the Hellenic Travel Agency Association with License number 11 44 E 61 00 00261 0 1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ahigginscassidy at optirtc.com Mon Feb 10 12:12:43 2020 From: ahigginscassidy at optirtc.com (Austen Higgins-Cassidy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:12:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. 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AA Chicago, Illinois United States Sent from my iPhone From aatish at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 12:18:30 2020 From: aatish at gmail.com (Aatish Bhatia) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:18:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Aatish New York, New York United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign is merely managing of the .COM Registry and it has no business dictating the price. Please remember that ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Yours faithfully, ADAM HAYWARD Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Tel. +34 654373395 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christophe.lecointe at owkin.com Mon Feb 10 12:42:53 2020 From: christophe.lecointe at owkin.com (Christophe Lecointe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:42:53 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Christophe Lecointe Paris, ?le-de-France France From arpitnext at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 12:47:49 2020 From: arpitnext at gmail.com (Arpit) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:17:49 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding The Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I am a registrant of many .com domain names which are for my small business and community work. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Regards, Arpit Gupta, Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan at crosseyejack.com Mon Feb 10 12:51:15 2020 From: dan at crosseyejack.com (Daniel Williams) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:51:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <3F2EEF0D-7DF2-4C57-AD4B-69F5F10BA979@crosseyejack.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Daniel Williams Willenhall, England United Kingdom From asimilon at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:03:03 2020 From: asimilon at gmail.com (Rich Elmes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:03:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already a fair price, this seems to me just about increasing profits for shareholders of Verisign. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Richard Elmes Split, Croatia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abdulhakim at linxa.com Mon Feb 10 13:12:30 2020 From: abdulhakim at linxa.com (=?UTF-8?B?QWJkw7xsaGFraW0gw5xubMO8?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:12:30 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Abdulhakim Unlu Istanbul, Turkey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cody at codykonior.com Mon Feb 10 13:12:10 2020 From: cody at codykonior.com (cody at codykonior.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:12:10 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5EA3EFD1-C9F9-4607-91C2-017315750C4F@codykonior.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Cody Konior Perth, Western Australia Australia Sent from my iPhone From 2824388005 at qq.com Mon Feb 10 13:16:31 2020 From: 2824388005 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?tv6xpg==?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:16:31 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against this ridiculous proposal Message-ID: This is an official email, please read it carefully. Dear ICANN member, hello I just learned through my domain registrar that the com domain price is going to increase. In my opinion, I strongly oppose this ridiculous proposal! We know that a domain name is a symbol of a website's appearance and the cornerstone of the Internet. In my impression, the domain name should be a symbol of the Internet. The representative of the domain name, the com suffix actually intends to increase the price, and it is increasing every year. I can't understand the positive effects of this ridiculous proposal in addition to bringing profits to Verisign. Negative effects, I can cite a lot. For example, we are advocating free internet today, and we hope that everyone will build a website and become part of the internet. But this approach is clearly the opposite. I hope ICANN can reject this unrealistic proposal after serious discussion.                                                                                                                                                                                                Chinese personal webmaster,Liu Ming -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dpatac at apps.svsu.org Mon Feb 10 13:20:31 2020 From: dpatac at apps.svsu.org (Douglas Patac) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:20:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, Why the increase? There is no real reason, except a money grab. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please stop. Douglas Patac Bennington, Vermont United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bjorn.rohlen at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:23:17 2020 From: bjorn.rohlen at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?QmrDtnJuIFJvaGzDqW4=?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:23:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with a registry. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Carl Gustav Stockholm, Stockholm Sweden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From D.Abbott at nannal.com Mon Feb 10 13:23:57 2020 From: D.Abbott at nannal.com (Daniel Abbott) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:23:57 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. *Eat a dick with that money grabbing bullshit you've been pulling recently. * Daniel Abbott Vilnius, Vilnius Republic of Lithuania -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you, Veer D Norwalk, Connecticut United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chirael at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 13:34:04 2020 From: chirael at icloud.com (Anthony Thompson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:34:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <8D6E7A12-EA1F-4A19-BAEA-98DCB678B9AD@icloud.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely the manager of the .COM Registry; it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you, A Thompson Providence, Rhode Island From chris at christopherbartels.com Mon Feb 10 13:49:57 2020 From: chris at christopherbartels.com (Christopher D. Bartels) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:49:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <190c9b41-3bb9-007f-bdca-da0be8733f01@christopherbartels.com> I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Christopher D. Bartels Syracuse, New York United States From asj at cban.com Mon Feb 10 14:17:01 2020 From: asj at cban.com (Andrew Stanley-Jones) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 06:17:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Andrew Stanley-Jones San Francisco, California United States Andrew -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Abhi.Devireddy at EssentiaHealth.org Mon Feb 10 14:21:40 2020 From: Abhi.Devireddy at EssentiaHealth.org (Devireddy, Abhi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:21:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Good morning, I am a registrant of a .com domain name and am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices and the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely managing the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. There are likely several entities that would willingly take on this role should Verisign decide to relinquish it. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and this actively seems to bypass that. Abhi Devireddy Duluth, Minnesota United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From theo at acroplex.com Sat Feb 8 18:26:10 2020 From: theo at acroplex.com (Theo Develegas - Acroplex LLC) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 13:26:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <15240562-e72d-93cf-84e3-9d671d381090@acroplex.com> Dear ICANN, As a domain investor and developer, I'm associated with the secondary market in domain names, and I'd like to state that I stand against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The fact is, that no one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices; the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Please remember that Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. On the contrary, ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. How does such a generous granting to a price increase by Verisign support your role of safeguarding the public's interest on domain names? Respectfully, Theo Develegas Orlando, Florida From tarazichris at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 19:48:38 2020 From: tarazichris at gmail.com (Chris Tarazi) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 11:48:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: ------------------------------ I am a registrant of a .com domain name. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Chris Tarazi California -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From uptime at iafrica.com Sat Feb 8 18:51:28 2020 From: uptime at iafrica.com (Des Machill) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 20:51:28 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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Brandnic Sales Sales Representative E: sales at brandnic.com (mailto:sales at brandnic.com) P: 254 781 0666 (tel:254%20781%200666) A: 320 Decker Drive# 100, Irving, TX, 75062 (USA) (https://maps.google.com/?q=320%20Decker%20Drive%23%20100%2C%20Irving%2C%20TX%2C%2075062%20(USA)) W: https://Brandnic.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From yellyhornby at qq.com Sun Feb 9 04:55:26 2020 From: yellyhornby at qq.com (=?ISO-8859-1?B?RmFuY3lLaW5n?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 12:55:26 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN Registry I am the registrant of the .com domain name and the owner of other domain names. I object to the proposal to raise the price of .COM domain names. Apart from Verisign, no one wants to increase .COM prices. On the contrary, there will be many institutions, organizations, technicians, individuals, etc. who want to reduce prices. As we all know, the current exchange rate of 7.85 US dollars has far exceeded a reasonable price. We pay for services, but the price is not so reasonable. Verisign is just the manager of the .COM Registry-it should have nothing to do with price. ICANN should manage the domain name system in the public interest, so that he can serve everyone, transfer technology, and brighten the future. 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URL: From zhengbenyu at foxmail.com Sun Feb 9 05:58:06 2020 From: zhengbenyu at foxmail.com (=?gb18030?B?emhlbmc=?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:58:06 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you! zhengbenyu Yantai, Shandong, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wason at wulel.com Sun Feb 9 06:14:36 2020 From: wason at wulel.com (Wason Liu) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 06:14:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't think it's a good idea. Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam, I am a webmaster from Chengdu, Sichuan, the P.R.China.I oppose price increases for .COM domains. Everyone wants a lower threshold to build a website online. But Versign, a business company, doesn't think so. Their purpose is to earn money but not to make the Internet better. Versign is just a manager of the .COM registry and they can't determine the price. Nobody wants price increases for .COM domains but Versign. Excuse me for poor English. HC L, Chengdu, Sichuan, the P.R.China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From subhachanda88 at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 06:29:34 2020 From: subhachanda88 at gmail.com (Subha Chanda) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 11:59:34 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com pricing increase Message-ID: The internet should be accessible to everyone and everyone who wants to make their online presence should be able to do it. 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URL: From wyane.yia at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 11:16:34 2020 From: wyane.yia at gmail.com (Wyane) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 20:16:34 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN My name is Wyane. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Wyane Yiu Machida, Tokyo, Japan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sheriffpuma at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 11:18:19 2020 From: sheriffpuma at gmail.com (SHERIFF PUMA) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 03:18:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domains Message-ID: I already pay hundreds of dollars a year in domains, please don't raise the price -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sales at jguk.org Sun Feb 9 13:22:09 2020 From: sales at jguk.org (JGUK Sales) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:22:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM price increases Message-ID: Hello Sorry this price increase is too much, can you instead look at reducing USD prices please. It's 2020, prices are falling, technology is cheaper every 2 years, there is no reason to ever put prices up Thank you Jonathan Grant -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Domain Sales* **JGUK LTD *On promotion Premium Domain Sale * *How can we help you?* sales at jguk.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From traceyc at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 13:33:01 2020 From: traceyc at gmail.com (Tracey Chan) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 09:33:01 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e400a0e.1c69fb81.390d5.1faf@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Tracey C Port of Spain, Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tim at generalsynod.com Sun Feb 9 15:04:50 2020 From: tim at generalsynod.com (Tim Cox) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 15:04:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sirs I am the registrant of a number of .com domain names. I wisth to oppose the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices, prices which are not always well reflected in registration fees. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. This is simply the "wholesale" cost of registering and doesn't reflect any actual cost involvement for Verisign or ICANN. Verisign is merely the manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith in this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. Below are the costs based on this calculation. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) This is clearly unacceptable and unreflective of the market itself. If - and this is a big, unjustified if - there is a need for price increases, this should be in the form of surcharges on the domains changing hands for ridiculous amounts; those operating websites which help direct traffic (such as generalsynod.com or ukbricks.com, both 2 of my .com domains) are likely otherwise to end up with exorbitant higher costs for no additional value. Kind regards Tim Cox -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wolf at w0lfr.net Sun Feb 9 15:31:24 2020 From: wolf at w0lfr.net (Patrick Thomas) Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 15:31:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Letter of Opposition Message-ID: <09TGhOPiTB0k_s_TZ0RtR827kvkOgv1DjLuREHk601-UAdq4JiiSMVI4LG4_oAide-qLdcB0QA8cwyurrhLcK2yhI1OPkOblJS2okkE4mmc=@w0lfr.net> I would like to submit my letter of opposition to amendment 3. I feel that by raising the prices of the .COM TLD it will harm the registrar economy. I personally own 3 domains: one .NET, one .VENTURES, and one .COM. The .COM one I buy as a birthday gift for my best friend every year. I don't want to see a price hike for any of them, as I cringe every year at renewal time as it is. However, I would like to submit a counter. If there was an option to pay monthly, I would not be opposed to a small price change like the one suggested in amendment 3. Sincerely, Patrick Thomas Radio Operator (W?LFR) Lifetime NRA Member Phi Theta Kappa Member, Psi Kappa Chapter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From successlionz at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 16:31:42 2020 From: successlionz at gmail.com (Smart 5) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:31:42 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <07029ABA-121E-4A6F-A5C5-D85E2C6A95B5@gmail.com> I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. domain Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi Morocco From wingedwolfpsion at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 17:56:52 2020 From: wingedwolfpsion at gmail.com (Winged Wolf) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 12:56:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to annual price increases on .com domains. Message-ID: Permission to price .com domains out of the reach of low-income persons is not in the world's best interests. Find another way. -- Donna Fernstrom Virginia, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stefanbiro at live.com Sun Feb 9 18:52:11 2020 From: stefanbiro at live.com (Stefan B) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 18:52:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Stefan Biro Arad, Arad Romania Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From westnev at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 18:59:14 2020 From: westnev at gmail.com (Nevin West) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:59:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please don't allow increases in .com domain prices. -nevin west I pay for 35 .com domains all at $10/year. I wouldn't be able to afford even a 5% per year increase in that cost. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skabelka at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 22:13:28 2020 From: skabelka at gmail.com (Oleksandr Skabelka) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 23:13:28 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e40840d.1c69fb81.c5445.acd1@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tong at franky.com Mon Feb 10 01:16:22 2020 From: tong at franky.com (Franky Tong) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:16:22 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, Being a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am 100% against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Allowing price hikes like this is totally against the public interest. Please do not allow the price hikes to take place. Franky Tong Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia From theo333 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 02:17:24 2020 From: theo333 at gmail.com (Theo) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 21:17:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] against Amendment allowing Verisign to increase prices Message-ID: I currently own many domain names which I have owned for several years. I own my own name for personal website as well as names for my freelance consulting business. I am totally against this Amendment that allows Verisign to increase prices up to 7% per year for the next 4 years. Verisign was already given a monopoly position with regard to the .com registry and permitted to charge $7.85 per domain. Exactly what service do t777777hey provide for this service? In 2019 Verisign had gross revenue of $1.2 billion and a net profit of over $600 million. That's a 50% net profit margin. I must say, not bad. They are doing just fine without this raise in prices. The internet is a public good and this should be kept in mind when determining what a for-profit company who is in a monopoly position is allowed to charge for its services. While I do believe Verisign should be allowed to make a profit since that is why they are in business and enables them to provide a quality service, I also believe that in this case a 50% net profit is more than fair for providing a service that is a public good. What other industry that provides a public good has that high a margin? Also, what other regulated industry is permitted to raise its prices up to 28% over a six year time period, especially since inflation is so low now and likely to stay this way for a while? Allowing Verisign to raise its prices at the expense of the people and in opposition to the public good is just a corporate give-away. ICANN, please do not allow this to take place and do the job of protecting the people's interests. Thank you. theo m. 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I support the proposed price increase which allows for a 31% price increase through 2024. Xu Tong Beijing, Beijing, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sdchukwujioke at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 07:07:01 2020 From: sdchukwujioke at gmail.com (Sam David) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:07:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Sam David Lagos -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zhanglide2018 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 09:18:51 2020 From: zhanglide2018 at gmail.com (Lide Linus Zhang) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:18:51 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Lide Zhang Chengdu, Sichuan, China -- *Lide Linus Zhang* Chinese Amateur Radio Operator - Class B - Callsign: *BI8CKU* US Amateur Radio Operator - Amateur Extra Class - Callsign: *W5LUS* Amateur Radio Awards: DXCC, CQ WPX, WAC, IARU 3, HARTS, AJD, AKA, CRSA, CQ DXMARATHON #1 CHINA 2018 Credentials: NCVEC Authorized Examiner, ARRL Recognized Instructor, Accredited Software Designer of the People's Republic of China, Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Technology Associate, Cisco Certified Network Associate -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From yi.zhang at beibei.com Mon Feb 10 11:24:58 2020 From: yi.zhang at beibei.com (ZHANG Yi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:24:58 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <055AE7BF-9B48-4045-935F-CA777DD9D48D@beibei.com> I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Yi Hangzhou, China From yuxianstudio at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 12:17:54 2020 From: yuxianstudio at gmail.com (Yuxian Pascal) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:17:54 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Pascal Yuxian Dingdongshi, Taiwan Taiwan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From walsh.colum at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 12:25:57 2020 From: walsh.colum at gmail.com (colum walsh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:25:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Colum Walsh Dublin, Leinster Ireland Sent from my iPhone From zaihan at awesell.com Mon Feb 10 12:30:46 2020 From: zaihan at awesell.com (Muhammad Nuzaihan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:30:46 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7B286229-7C2C-4185-8F29-BBCA75BEDA3F@awesell.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kota Bharu, Kelantan Malaysia ------ pub rsa4096 2019-12-14 [SC] [expires: 2023-12-13] C360 B730 3431 9D3B 69DF FF1D E422 5DE4 B223 0E2F uid [ultimate] Muhammad Nuzaihan Bin Kamal Luddin sub rsa4096 2019-12-14 [E] [expires: 2023-12-13] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From torstein at thune.io Mon Feb 10 12:32:48 2020 From: torstein at thune.io (Torstein Thune) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:32:48 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. As far as I can tell Verisign is already running a steady profit on the .com registry. Any increases in efficiency and decreases in cost, is already at the benefit of Verisign. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Torstein Thune Bergen, Vestland, Norway -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tim at content.co Mon Feb 10 12:34:15 2020 From: tim at content.co (Timothy Li) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:34:15 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7672FB48-B4FB-4812-9C8D-109852AA22D1@content.co> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Timothy W Li Boston, MA From smoyer64 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:01:47 2020 From: smoyer64 at gmail.com (Steve Moyer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:01:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement I am a registrant of several .com domain name. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified, perhaps bordering on extortion ... if the purpose of a higher price is to set a higher bar for entry, then why not have a high one-year price with steeper discounts for (e.g.) a ten-year registration. Steve Moyer Boalsburg Pennsylvania, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From saringer at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:15:56 2020 From: saringer at gmail.com (Michael Saringer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:15:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Toronto, Ontario Canada Regards, Michael Saringer From silviot at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:24:01 2020 From: silviot at gmail.com (Silvio) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:24:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Silvio Tomatis Berlin, Land Berlin Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tim at allen.org.za Mon Feb 10 13:25:48 2020 From: tim at allen.org.za (Timothy Allen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:25:48 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <689B0436-7413-43E0-8847-F7F1DD2E4C2C@allen.org.za> Good day I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Hiking prices for domain names makes them unaffordable for poor or third world registrants, increasing the divide between haves and have-nots. DNS is a system that relies on everyone using a single, authoritative source. Increasing prices could act to split the internet based on location or income level. Timothy Allen Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vlasky at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:36:18 2020 From: vlasky at hotmail.com (Vlad Lasky) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:36:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am a registrant of a multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please don't increase .COM prices. 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From tristion at goodomenz.com Mon Feb 10 14:00:21 2020 From: tristion at goodomenz.com (Ben Butler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 06:00:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <16CD51E0-D128-4DAE-B525-22A86EC9FF18@goodomenz.com> Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. As the actual cost to manage each domain is in the neighborhood of 2.30$, the current rate of $7.85 already seems more than justified. To be frank, no one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. As they have a monopoly over the. COM domains, they won't be using that money to better compete...this really looks like it's all about profits. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I fail to see how lack of competition is in the public interest, but I'm sure you're stuck with the Verisign situation, whether you like it or not. If you're going to approve price hikes for a monopoly, however, you really need to make sure the public is sold on the idea by explaining how it will benefit us. This isn't socialism yet, thankfully, so you're still required to sell us on it. Otherwise we'll put someone else in charge, right? Thank you for your time, Ben Butler Los Banos, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From William at ezpcltd.com Mon Feb 10 14:04:31 2020 From: William at ezpcltd.com (William Hilsum) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:04:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. William Hilsum UK William HilsumEZPC Limited Managing Director M: +44 7828252201 E: William at ezpcltd.com W: https://ezpcltd.com 2 Cross Way Petts Wood Kent BR5 1PF, UK EZPC Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales under number 4781783 with VAT Registration GB820559632. Registered office: 2 Cross Way, Petts Wood, Kent, BR5 1PF, United Kingdom. The information in this message is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee only. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From viranchee at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 14:13:31 2020 From: viranchee at outlook.com (Viranchee Lotia) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:13:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Viranchee Lotia Mumbai, Maharashtra India From swift at mlh.io Mon Feb 10 14:24:52 2020 From: swift at mlh.io (Swift) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:54:52 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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URL: From stephen at tandf.org Mon Feb 10 14:35:00 2020 From: stephen at tandf.org (Stephen Johnson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:35:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I see no justification for why .COM prices should increase. Verisign is already reporting operating margins around 60% and pays their CEO (*one person*) over $9 million *per year*. The idea that they are struggling to cover their costs is ludicrous. TLD's should be managed for the public good, not the greed of corporate executives. Sincerely, Stephen Johnson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wanyulaowang at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 14:40:16 2020 From: wanyulaowang at gmail.com (=?big5?B?ptEgpP0=?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:40:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. wanyu China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spurz at spurz.net Mon Feb 10 14:47:58 2020 From: spurz at spurz.net (=?utf-8?Q?S=C3=B6ren_Purz?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:47:58 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7E33A8FA-2522-4A28-AC17-24B0B830E7EA@spurz.net> I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. S?ren Purz Munich, Germany From cloudsmatch at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 18:27:14 2020 From: cloudsmatch at gmail.com (Anas Ansari) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 23:57:14 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <05498342-ED8F-4AC2-A4AE-31E629029761@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Anas Ansari Bengaluru, Karnataka India From earthskythroughthecameraseye at socal.rr.com Sat Feb 8 21:41:28 2020 From: earthskythroughthecameraseye at socal.rr.com (Earth Sky) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 13:41:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Basically Message-ID: -- What's Really Above Our Heads? YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From hedleyhugh at yahoo.com Sat Feb 8 21:55:42 2020 From: hedleyhugh at yahoo.com (Hugh Hedley) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 21:55:42 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <2048664962.277918.1581198942956.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2048664962.277918.1581198942956@mail.yahoo.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Hugh Hedley Naples, Florida United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From freddzzy at outlook.com Sat Feb 8 22:22:29 2020 From: freddzzy at outlook.com (Freddy Lorens) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 22:22:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbhanot1 at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 23:09:33 2020 From: rbhanot1 at gmail.com (R.B.) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 18:09:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am a domain registrant. Please stop the corruption. Stop the Verisign Monopoly. Stop hurting domain registrants. Put the .COM REGISTRY for open competitive bidding so that domain registration prices can actually drop to $2 per domain. Do NOT allow Verisign to raise the prices. Prices must go lower. If you continue your corruption and keep letting Verisign raise the prices then we will go sit on hunger strike in front of Whitehouse, Congress and Supreme Court Of The United States of America. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. We are determined to stop the monopoly and corruption. We will not be scared anymore. Get ready for lawsuits. Enough is enough. Ram Kumar Macomb, Michigan United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oldfunguy at msn.com Sun Feb 9 00:49:12 2020 From: oldfunguy at msn.com (james greene) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 00:49:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Price increases make it hard for people manage expenses when you own more than one domain. Was 2 dollars now 20+. Ridiculous James Greene Weldona Colorado Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jwa at live.it Sun Feb 9 04:39:56 2020 From: jwa at live.it (Edison Jwa) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:39:56 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Edison Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea From erbao at nanaimo.cc Sun Feb 9 05:01:57 2020 From: erbao at nanaimo.cc (=?gb18030?B?tv6xpg==?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:01:57 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Message-ID: The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. LiuMing Benxi, Liaoning, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ms.go.oh.pa at outlook.com Sun Feb 9 06:46:31 2020 From: ms.go.oh.pa at outlook.com (=?gb2312?B?t70gs9s=?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 06:46:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ?C it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Anhui, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ram?n L'Eliana, Valencia Spain De conformidad con el reglamento (UE) 2016/679 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 27 de abril de 2016, relativo a la protecci?n de las personas f?sicas en lo que respecta al tratamiento de datos personales y a la libre circulaci?n de estos datos y por el que se deroga la Directiva 95/46/CE (Reglamento general de protecci?n de datos o RGPD), le recordamos que sus datos son objeto de tratamiento por parte de Soluciones Innovadoras Internet SL. Estos datos son gestionados con la finalidad de informar y comunicar todo aquello relativo a la prestaci?n de nuestros servicios profesionales y actividades. Recibes este correo porque nos has facilitado y/o cedido voluntariamente tu direcci?n electr?nica. 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The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. LAULZGOAY ShenZhen, GuangDong, China https://www.xjisme.com/ LAULZGOAY 's Blog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From itanken at icloud.com Sun Feb 9 11:47:23 2020 From: itanken at icloud.com (=?utf-8?B?5YiY5aSp55Cq?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 19:47:23 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <392D325A-9CCE-44AA-90E8-C9C7C2B880BD@icloud.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. LiuTianqi Chengdu, Sichuan, China From raheja at cyberlawyer.in Sun Feb 9 14:55:51 2020 From: raheja at cyberlawyer.in (Ankur Raheja, INDRP) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 20:25:51 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Ankur Raheja Agra, Uttar Pradesh India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Hs_Galaxy Binzhou, Shandong, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tiberius.dotamaster at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 07:53:14 2020 From: tiberius.dotamaster at yahoo.com (tibor szaly) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:53:14 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <9501055.740645.1581321194092.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <9501055.740645.1581321194092@mail.yahoo.com> Hello, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. I own several .com domains and this increase would cost me dearly. I understand that small business and individuals owning 2-3 domains will not feel it but bigger ones and resellers definitely will. How do you justify this increase anyway? ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Best Regards, Tibor Szalay Slovakia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From office at prineb.org Sat Feb 8 18:55:58 2020 From: office at prineb.org (Jack) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 12:55:58 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] amendment on annual price increases Message-ID: I oppose the amendment allowing annual price increases on .com domains.? Price increases should only occur when adjusted for inflation.? Many who are not profit making businesses use the .com domain because it is the most popular domain name.? Our organization has a .com domain for that very reason.? Please stop these attacks on the 99%. -- Jack Dunn Land Use Policy Researcher Policy Research & Innovation (PRI) www.prineb.org 402 599-0868 From interiorchanges23 at icloud.com Sat Feb 8 19:00:54 2020 From: interiorchanges23 at icloud.com (Judy Halliwell) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 14:00:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: <17BD759B-429D-4BDA-A1F4-7896DF3CA653@icloud.com> It is an injustice passing this bill that allows annual increases on domains. This basic service is a necessity to conduct business. Find another avenue of making money off of a business necessity. The small business owner has enough on their plate without you justifying an increase in cost to something that should be kept at a minimal cost. The thoughts of annual increase is robbery. Please keep the cost factor reasonable. A small business owner needs to stay in business and continued raise is cost would be detrimental. Judy Halliwell Sent from my iPhone From ericfexon at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 19:31:40 2020 From: ericfexon at gmail.com (Eric Fexon) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 14:31:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. eric Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jag.tel at icloud.com Sat Feb 8 19:33:40 2020 From: jag.tel at icloud.com (Jagjeet Gill) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 19:33:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increase to .COM Message-ID: <1FC6996E-0EB0-4103-BE12-644BFD616A55@icloud.com> I am a registrant of many .com domain names for personal and business use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. There is no reason to having an ever increasing domain name price that is way greater then inflation. Please help stop these unjustifiable price increases, & support the average hard working customer! From progarjohn at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 19:44:12 2020 From: progarjohn at gmail.com (John Progar) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 14:44:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <31A1C29F-C69F-41BE-AFA1-8D93D67F00D2@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. john progar Strongsville, Ohio United States From kash88.pk at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 19:46:07 2020 From: kash88.pk at gmail.com (Kashif Rafique) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 00:46:07 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: <8E107C87-C961-4115-BB4F-F7DAF4BA9E80@icloud.com> References: <8E107C87-C961-4115-BB4F-F7DAF4BA9E80@icloud.com> Message-ID: Dear Representative, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sincerely, Kashif Rafique Lahore, Punjab Pakistan -- Sincerely, Kashif Rafique Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peanut.chew at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 20:09:25 2020 From: peanut.chew at gmail.com (Suzanne CS) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:09:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern: I am a registrant of several .com domain names, and I find the management of the registry a useful service. However, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices, and the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. This price increase is not in the public interest, especially as .COM domains are supposed to be accessible to a variety of people in a variety of economic brackets. Thank you. Suzanne W Cole Sullivan Decatur, GA, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ingxiong at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 20:35:23 2020 From: ingxiong at gmail.com (Irwan Effendi) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 03:35:23 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com registry price increase Message-ID: Price increases always demand justification. Wages and hardware prices indeed increase every year. However, the cost per byte to operate and maintain a registry server always goes down every year and the total domain name registered overall also increased. If some registrars are unable to meet their operational costs with the current pricing, that means their way of doing business sucks and they need to change it, not asking to increase the price. If most registrars experience the problem, it simply means we have too many registrars and need to implement a quota system to make the business viable. rgds, Irwan Effendi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kusipoku at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 20:38:33 2020 From: kusipoku at gmail.com (Ronnie Kusi-Poku) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 20:38:33 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ronnie Kumasi, Ashanti Region Ghana -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ilanrab at yahoo.com Sat Feb 8 20:38:33 2020 From: ilanrab at yahoo.com (I R) Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 12:38:33 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com PRICE changes References: <170219c8de8.27c3.0af364cda69202e996f26d8af7ce9bf5.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <170219c8de8.27c3.0af364cda69202e996f26d8af7ce9bf5@yahoo.com> Do NOT increase .com TLD prices. This arena was moved towards corporate control during the 1990s. When there is sufficient competition, in the marketplace, prices go DOWN instead of up. It is time to allow price reduction, only. Create a business model that forces TLD management companieS to compete. That will reduce .com prices. That is what I need Thank you. From paul at palindrome.com Sat Feb 8 20:39:07 2020 From: paul at palindrome.com (Paul Rauschelbach) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 12:39:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The proposed .COM registration price cap increases are ill-advised and will result in reduced revenue Message-ID: <7F478F0A-6D4A-4D6A-AACB-2D82A871A236@palindrome.com> Hello, Registry consolidation and technical improvements should have dramatically reduced the cost of domain registry administration, not increased them. Rewarding the risk to the investor and public of the leveraging used for registrar consolidation with guaranteed high rates of return, with no guarantee of improvement to services (an aspiration to secure DNS is not a promise, and the registrars have been dragging on this already), is irresponsible and against the interest that the ICANN is meant to serve. You will just as likely see a decrease in registration revenue when the speculative registrations decrease as a result of higher registration fees. This proposal and the similar .ORG TLD changes create a general suspicion and ill-will toward the ICANN, and demand further scrutiny of the management and structure of this public trust. A 2% annual increase is the most that should ever be proposed, or a better case for any higher increase, with effective oversight of such uses and real consequences for failures or breaches. Sincerely, Paul Rauschelbach > SF 415-271-9216 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hongzhawo at protonmail.com Sat Feb 8 21:04:15 2020 From: hongzhawo at protonmail.com (hongzhawo at protonmail.com) Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 21:04:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Do you have any conscience left? If so, please stop this nonsense. Ted Subang Jaya, Selangor Malaysia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gennady at yudenko.name Sat Feb 8 21:17:27 2020 From: gennady at yudenko.name (Yudenko, Gennady) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 23:17:27 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Gennady Yudenko Nahariya, Northern District, Israel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From contact at domixis.com Sat Feb 8 21:21:36 2020 From: contact at domixis.com (Domixis) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 16:21:36 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <676413690.151189.1581196896286@email.ionos.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rimkashox at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 21:35:12 2020 From: rimkashox at gmail.com (Karim Naufal) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 22:35:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not allow for arbitrary price increase Message-ID: <2E348177-4FE1-4F72-831F-FF421A622BE9@gmail.com> .com domains are the backbone of the domain ecosystem, if there is one thing that must remain stable, it's its price. Random increase would be catastrophic for so many businesses and individuals, please do not allow this to happen. From randywem at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 22:18:47 2020 From: randywem at gmail.com (randy wem) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 17:18:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not approve Amendment 35! Message-ID: *Re: Amendment 35: **The U.S. Department of Commerce stated that ccTLDs, new gTLDs and social media ?have created a more dynamic DNS marketplace?, and as such, it?s appropriate for Verisign to have pricing flexibility.* *Regarding NEW DOMAIN REGISTRATION, this logic may hold true. * When someone is registering a new domain, they are free to choose among the various domain extensions. Thus, competition between extensions helps to keep them all fair. *Regarding DOMAIN RENEWALS, however, this logic absolutely does not apply. * The individual registrants have put years of work into increasing the value of their domains -- leaving us virtually hostage to any RENEWAL increases. As domain registrants, we are not able to just switch to a different extension if we can find a better deal. If anything, it may be best to strip Verisign of the . com management monopoly and allow multiple registrars access to . com management. *How bad could things get if Amendment 35 passes?* When I began as a web developer in the 1990s, Network Solutions (a Verisign company) was the only available registrar for . com domain registrations. The domain registration/renewal price was $35/year and our agency would often have to call Network Solutions for tech support. The 'on-hold' time was typically around 8 hours! So, the first person to the office every morning would call Network Solutions only to be put on hold. We would put it on speaker phone and go on with our work. That way, we could batch our questions together throughout the day and ask them all at once when Network Solutions would finally pick up by the end of the business day. As soon as Network Solutions lost that registrar monopoly and other registrars began competing, domain registrations immediately dropped to $6/year, if I recall correctly. And the new registrars answered phone calls promptly. In my experience Verisign, left unbridled, will destroy the . com extension and the internet as we know it. *Please do not approve Amendment 35!* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Paolo Mantova, Lombardy Italy Paolo Mauroner Domain Broker 7Growth phone: +393481212723 address: Via Marconi 6, Canneto, Italy site: www.7Growth.com email: paolo at 7growth.com skype: Sevengrowth . . . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From qtr_pint1980 at icloud.com Sat Feb 8 22:40:41 2020 From: qtr_pint1980 at icloud.com (K sullivan) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 22:40:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0DA778DE-5234-40BF-B17E-F3DD39745407@icloud.com> I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ram corbin London, England United Kingdom From karyn at familymathnight.com Sat Feb 8 23:44:31 2020 From: karyn at familymathnight.com (Karyn@familymathnight) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:44:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <65873A42-EC2E-4FD3-9089-9EFA3F9CCD59@familymathnight.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. John Hodgens San Luis Obispo, California United States Sent from my iPhone From karyn at familymathnight.com Sat Feb 8 23:45:51 2020 From: karyn at familymathnight.com (Karyn@familymathnight) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 15:45:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: I am against the proposed .com price increases. We are a small business and every dollar counts! Sent from my iPhone From robert at tdg.com.au Sat Feb 8 23:56:54 2020 From: robert at tdg.com.au (Robert Nangle) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 23:56:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Robert Nangle Melbourne,Victoria Australia Thank You Robert Nangle Managing Director Travel Design Group Ph: +613 9686 2555 Fax: +613 9686 2277 https://traveldesigngroup.com.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From patrick at pasuholdings.com Sun Feb 9 00:24:49 2020 From: patrick at pasuholdings.com (Patrick - PASU Holdings LLC) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 19:24:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on proposed amendment 3 to .com registry agreement Message-ID: <69eb5a44-3354-00a1-f10d-e039dcf5e53c@pasuholdings.com> Estimates say that the cost to manage the .com domain registry does not exceed $3.50 per domain, per year, and the number might really be significantly lower. Furthermore, other qualified registrars/managers have proven the ability to operate other domain registries for less than $1.00 per year. Based on this information, there does not seem to be any legitimate reason to raise .com domain rates to the proposed levels when the price is already $7.85 per domain. If Verasign and ICANN can articulate a valid and evidence-based reason for needing to raise the price of each .com domain, then I could understand the request. HOWEVER, I read the proposed amendment and the only reasons listed for raising the rates are (1) imposition of any new Consensus Policy, or (2) documented extraordinary expense resulting from an attack or threat of attack on the security/stability of DNS. I have not seen any explanation of what these would cost and how that would compare to the proposed annual increase. However, based on Verasign's estimate of 144 million .com domain names currently registered, we know factually that just in the first 7% annual increase, Verasign would earn an additional $79.2 million. If an increase in price is inevitable, I ask that ICANN consider a much lower increase, such as 10 cents ($0.10) per year over the next four years. Thank you. Patrick Sullivan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From williamojeda2012 at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 01:03:13 2020 From: williamojeda2012 at gmail.com (William Ojeda) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 20:03:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Message-ID: <6F17C033-F96E-49EF-8555-1B3885B40F13@gmail.com> Nooooooo Please From jarrod.smith at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 01:12:27 2020 From: jarrod.smith at gmail.com (jarrod.smith at gmail.com) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 19:12:27 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Burden to small business Message-ID: <003701d5dee6$03d2d210$0b787630$@gmail.com> I am a small/individual business who has registered a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The proposed annual increases are more than double the rate of inflation and income increases. Therefore the proposed rate increases are opportunistic and motived by something other than market forces. If Verisign cannot maintain .COM rates that follow in lockstep with the rest of the economy, provision of these services should be put out for bid so that competition can work for the consumer. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. . This proposal is in Verisign's interest and contrary to the public interest. Sincerely, Jarrod Smith From kadral at yahoo.com Sun Feb 9 01:54:12 2020 From: kadral at yahoo.com (Aamir Kadral) Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 06:54:12 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont Increase rate .com domain References: Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jebtffnar at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 02:20:14 2020 From: jebtffnar at gmail.com (jerel brandt) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 18:20:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Jerel Brandt Oroville, California United States Thank -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hi at nai.ba Sun Feb 9 02:21:49 2020 From: hi at nai.ba (hi at nai.ba) Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 10:21:49 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <33e0477f-7b78-43fd-8e6c-30290234918a@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jason.dolman at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 03:27:12 2020 From: jason.dolman at gmail.com (Jason Dolman) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 22:27:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ?C it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ChiangYu China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at gay.run Sun Feb 9 04:35:30 2020 From: info at gay.run (info at gay.run) Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 04:35:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <002b19910b88f4ee130da76ef9e15dfc@mail.gay.run> I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ??? Chengdu, Sichuan, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From h.khalili at aryalinda.com Sun Feb 9 04:39:42 2020 From: h.khalili at aryalinda.com (Mr. Khalili - IT) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 08:09:42 +0330 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <000001d5df02$f2a536a0$d7efa3e0$@aryalinda.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Hossein Khalili Qom, Qom Iran -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From i at uv.uy Sun Feb 9 04:41:36 2020 From: i at uv.uy (Edison Jwa) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 04:41:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ?C it has no business dictating the price. Jwa Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk, Russia From mertz3hack at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 05:04:09 2020 From: mertz3hack at gmail.com (mertz3hack at gmail.com) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 00:04:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: <6105AE3E-F772-4CFC-ACD3-FEA446B042FA@gmail.com> By raising prices, the barrier to entry also rises which can crush the "American dream" of many people. Raising barriers to entry can stifle innovation. Many entrepreneurs start young when they don't have access to extra money. A domain name provider service is not changing so why should the price go up? From lanemi at foxmail.com Sun Feb 9 05:15:28 2020 From: lanemi at foxmail.com (=?gb18030?B?bGFuZW1p?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:15:28 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. qin Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From submitesite at ymail.com Sun Feb 9 05:27:14 2020 From: submitesite at ymail.com (m n) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 05:27:14 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comments References: <188737062.360769.1581226034836.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <188737062.360769.1581226034836@mail.yahoo.com> Hi . This is a very bad decision. very bad . And to the detriment of everyone. If you do not cancel this decision we will no longer register new domains and will not renew the domains. We are against this irrational decision. We oppose raising the price of the domain. You need to make the domain cheaper than the current price so that everyone can use it -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lei.sun at outlook.com Sun Feb 9 05:27:23 2020 From: lei.sun at outlook.com (Sun Lei) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 05:27:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sun L. Wuxi, Jiangsu, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From landuo at hotmail.com Sun Feb 9 05:33:50 2020 From: landuo at hotmail.com (=?gb2312?B?wLYgtt8=?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 05:33:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. landuo Kaifeng, Henan, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jag at spansoft.com Sun Feb 9 05:34:03 2020 From: jag at spansoft.com (Jagannath Jag) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 00:34:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you, Jagan Jag 240 State Street Suite 2255 Albany, NY 12220 www.Spansoft.com From o.taylor14 at alumni.imperial.ac.uk Sun Feb 9 05:39:04 2020 From: o.taylor14 at alumni.imperial.ac.uk (Oliver Taylor) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:39:04 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with a registry. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Oliver Taylor London, England -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From goden_wang at zju.edu.cn Sun Feb 9 05:44:27 2020 From: goden_wang at zju.edu.cn (Abdy) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:44:27 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5E3F9C3B.117FDF.08901@zju.edu.cn> I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Wang Zhe Guangzhou, Guangdong, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ranqus at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 05:45:51 2020 From: ranqus at gmail.com (Rui Ni) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:45:51 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My thanks to Versign. Message-ID: Hello people of ICANN and Versign, I have few .com domains registered to myself. I enjoy and appreciate the effort which Versign and others has made so far to keep the TLD alive for everybody around the globe. I do understand that some people may have different opinion on this, just like they do on many other topics, but maintaining a service costs money, which is a fact that cannot be changed. Versign is a company, they have to make money to stay afloat and more. Everybody knows that. If Versign believes that maintaining .com domain is a burden, maybe it's the time for ICANN and DOC to take the TLD to public or start a foundation for it to allow the public like you and me to offer our help of $3 per domain per year. We can help you, ICANN and Versign. You don't have to fight it alone. Sincerely, Rui -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Manoj Bengaluru, Karnataka India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joseph_cheung at live.hk Sun Feb 9 06:37:54 2020 From: joseph_cheung at live.hk (Cheung Joseph) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 06:37:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Joseph Cheung Hong Kong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From noel_designs at yahoo.com Sun Feb 9 06:47:02 2020 From: noel_designs at yahoo.com (Noel Lee) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 14:47:02 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Lee Ming Chee Seremban, Negeri Sembilan Malaysia From eduartecliff at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 06:48:16 2020 From: eduartecliff at gmail.com (Eduarte Cliff) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 14:48:16 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kokumi XiaoXi KARULA AGENCY, Fujian, China ??? Windows 10 ????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From penglaishan at outlook.com Sun Feb 9 07:21:16 2020 From: penglaishan at outlook.com (yecheng zhu) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 07:21:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear sir/madam, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Yours faithfully Penglaishan Kowloon, Hong Kong, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From i at ygsea.com Sun Feb 9 07:52:43 2020 From: i at ygsea.com (=?utf-8?B?6Ziz5YWJ5LmL5rW3T2ZmaWNhbA==?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 15:52:43 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. wenkuo lu Langfang, Hebei, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gstammw at gmx.net Sun Feb 9 08:28:06 2020 From: gstammw at gmx.net (Gunther Stammwitz) Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 09:28:06 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on pricing Message-ID: Please respect the economies of scale effect. Prices must know only one direction: downwards. Regards Gunther -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gstammw at gmx.net Sun Feb 9 08:27:47 2020 From: gstammw at gmx.net (Gunther Stammwitz) Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 09:27:47 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on pricing Message-ID: Please respect the economies of scale effect. Prices must know only one direction: downwards. Regards Gunther -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From prassel.b at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 08:42:37 2020 From: prassel.b at gmail.com (Prassel) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 09:42:37 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dont Message-ID: you fucking greedy cunts -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From iseeliu at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 08:44:50 2020 From: iseeliu at gmail.com (hello hi) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 16:44:50 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear sir or madam? I strongly against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.Nobody but Verisign want to increase the price of .COM domains. I believe,the current rate of $7.85 has already far more than justified.We know there are a lot of cheaper domains to be chose,but due to the wide spread influence of .COM domains we have no choice but to pay for the unreasonable price of .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.We believe you can help us to prevent the unreasonable rise of the .COM domains prices. Liu Ruiyang -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enoch at 163mail.fun Sun Feb 9 09:52:42 2020 From: enoch at 163mail.fun (=?UTF-8?B?5Lul6K+65LmmRU5PQ0g=?=) Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 17:52:42 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1581241820833.bxas5hoxj1mvqng4hvo23hut@android.mail.163.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ??? Shanghai, Shanghai, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yellyhornby at outlook.com Sun Feb 9 10:49:11 2020 From: yellyhornby at outlook.com (=?gb2312?B?t7YgysCzyQ==?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 10:49:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN Registry I am the registrant of the .com domain name and the owner of other domain names. I object to the proposal to raise the price of .COM domain names. Apart from Verisign, no one wants to increase .COM prices. On the contrary, there will be many institutions, organizations, technicians, individuals, etc. who want to reduce prices. As we all know, the current exchange rate of 7.85 US dollars has far exceeded a reasonable price. We pay for services, but the price is not so reasonable. Verisign is just the manager of the .COM Registry-it should have nothing to do with price. ICANN should manage the domain name system in the public interest, so that he can serve everyone, transfer technology, and brighten the future. FancyKing Central, Central and Western District, Hong Kong ??? Windows 10 ????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thecommunity at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 11:37:29 2020 From: thecommunity at gmail.com (Susannah) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 11:37:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased profit for VeriSign, complicity at the cost of others Message-ID: Dear ICANN Board and Executive, I write to request that you oppose Amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement: 1. The pretext for these price increases is internet security and stability, but the cost will be borne by one small sector of the whole population who benefit from, and rely upon the internet for commerce, community, and personal use. In short, you would continue to make registrants the cash cows for what are effect strings of digits, while society at large, and internationally, could more justly spread the load of funding internet security. 2. I suggest to you that VeriSign's desire to increase annual profits, with prices ahead of the rate of inflation, has no real connection to the need for internet security. Their request for changes in contract is not philanthropic, nor does it have to be, but I argue it needs to be challenged. The whole issue of internet security is a 'front'. 3. Internet security is an issue for the whole world, and not just registrants, or ICANN, or the DoC, or (fundamentally) the USA. It is an important issue that deserves governmental funding, and international funding by agreement, but it has nothing to do with Verisign selling domain name registrations through Registrars and increasing profit it from it. 4. Writing as a correspondent from the UK, and as a former elected member of ICANN at Large who was at the heart of the challenge to the fraudulent trademark claims by Registrars and Registrants during the .info fiasco/scandal, I wish to voice a non-UK complaint of complicity that has in the past, and arguably in this instance, been at work between DoC, ICANN, Registries, and ultimately large Registrars as well. The Internet does not only belong to the USA, and yet we still have a situation where a Registry is cutting deals with a US governmental body, and offering 'sweeteners' ($20million) to ICANN. Historically, ICANN has often been believed by others to collude with DoC and Registries/Registrars to oversee a 'laissez-faire' approach to Internet Governance, and has effectively shut out grassroots Internet Users who are more representative of the worldwide internet public and society than DoC or Registries. The concern I express is that, notwithstanding this 'consultation', this is a done deal. 5. It should be obvious to right-minded people that access to the internet and its processes (including domain names) should be made increasingly easy for people, especially in places of abject poverty and deprivation. Logic, reason and compassion drives the case for lowering the price of registering electronic strings of digits, not granting a large company carte blanche to raise prices year by year. 6. The DoC has cut a deal, which impacts internet users across the world. What governmental discussion has openly and transparently taken place internationally to 'get permission' for the DoC's green light to these changes? In a world where balkanisation of the Internet... in China, in Russia, elsewhere...threatens to separate populations; and where there is a continuing danger of internet access becoming layered on the basis of wealth... ICANN's continuing dependence on DoC, and vested US interests (including in this case corporate interests), is a reflection of a partisan imbalance of power, where a domestic US department can rubber stamp privileges for a corporation that impacts people across the world. 7. Policy should be developed by internet users and governments across the world, rather than interest groups cutting deals in symbiotic relationships. In my opinion, we have seen symbiotic relationships that bring revenue to Registrars, to Registries, to ICANN... and in return for this neat arrangement, the US reserves the right to basically govern the Internet's DNS operation. Historically, ICANN has resisted the attempts to give an ICANN at LARGE of ordinary internet users a significant role in democratic oversight and policy development. 20 years ago, this complicity and collusion was, I believe, epitomised by the appalling Afilias roll out of .info. When a board member of the Afilias Registry itself was able to use fake trademarks to get domains, when multiple Registrars did the same thing, when a single individual faked 5000 trademarks to get first picks of popular and valuable domains... and ICANN were appealed to... and the response was laissez-faire until a worldwide pressure group of users managed to force a re-run of that roll out... what we witnessed was internet governance where vested interests were allowed to game the system, and policy and rules and due process were glossed over. That is where we are. It goes on. Corporate interest, and opaque relationships in the US, seem to trump the interests of ordinary users. We are talking about a system upon which nations and communities are dependent for vital infrastructure, for medical work, for commerce, for compassionate charities, for community groups, and for interaction between nations. Policy is basically being imposed. These price rises will be imposed. That is how policy is done. It's decided upon by those who will benefit from it. Susannah Clark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From krianpapasin at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 11:49:43 2020 From: krianpapasin at gmail.com (Karl Andrian Papasin) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 19:49:43 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Karl Cebu City, Central Visayas Philippines -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fs201906180 at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 12:49:52 2020 From: fs201906180 at gmail.com (Frank | Mobile) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 07:49:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please figure out and keep the registration fee low for individuals / start-ups / micro businesses. Message-ID: Please figure out and keep the registration fee low for individuals / start-ups / micro businesses. Kind regards. Frank | Mobile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From margaretavirlan at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 12:54:00 2020 From: margaretavirlan at gmail.com (Margareta Virlan) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 14:54:00 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain names should be free Message-ID: What is the actual price of maintaining a domain name? Years ago used to be somewhere at 0.3 USD Now for sure is lower since the cost is divided among much more names, even the actual total cost obviously increased. So anyway, the domain names industry is already a huge rip off. The cost of collecting this amount of money is higher than the actual cost of the service This cost should be covered by other means. It is like having an address at your house, or your PO Box. We pay for the actual box, pay for delivery, but not for its address too. Soon we will need to pay for our own name, of for every time we cross the street. That street light must be paid... But what we can do other than express our opinion? Greed will prevail anyway. Margot. retired -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From guzmantt at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 13:05:31 2020 From: guzmantt at gmail.com (Alex Guzman) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 09:05:31 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I'm from Trinidad and Tobago. We're a small island developing state in the Latin America/Caribbean region. Our ability to register domain names is already affected by the unfavorable exchange rate to USD. A glance at the rates at which people register new domains for our region will surely reflect that it's already less likely for our businesses to create their own .Com websites. I believe that increasing the price of registration of new addresses will have a disproportionate negative impact on the stakeholders and potential stakeholders in our region. Full disclosure: I use the Internet but I am not currently a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I believe that the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. I believe that ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and has a moral obligation to consider users in SIDS as well as regions that are not economically advantaged. 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Vinod Reghunathan Kollam -- *"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fobiss at me.com Sun Feb 9 15:07:53 2020 From: fobiss at me.com (=?utf-8?B?RmFyYWfDsyBSw7NiZXJ0?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 16:07:53 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <19182890-7695-4542-86D0-B57F379533E7@me.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Robert Farago Ujszentivan, Csongrad megye Hungary From paul at pacbeach.com Sun Feb 9 15:53:07 2020 From: paul at pacbeach.com (Paul Botelho) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 07:53:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <591C79BD-B0C9-4558-8AD6-71A2C8AAB71B@me.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Paul Botelho Surrey, British Columbia Canada From tzh894895 at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 16:44:53 2020 From: tzh894895 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?55Sw5qKT5oGS?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:44:53 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ive Tien Chengdu, Sichuan Province,China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From raheja.ankur at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 17:21:00 2020 From: raheja.ankur at gmail.com (Ankur Raheja) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 22:51:00 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. A Raheja Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From indeed at shout.ws Sun Feb 9 17:50:23 2020 From: indeed at shout.ws (Michael Griffith) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 11:50:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Just Say No Message-ID: Other than a pure money grab, there's no reason to increase fees. The technology has not changed nor has the cost of providing the service when you consider the number of .com sites. This needs to be voted down. Michael Griffith intendlove.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ram.corbin at yahoo.co.uk Sun Feb 9 18:17:00 2020 From: ram.corbin at yahoo.co.uk (Ram Corbin) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 18:17:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <69E68EAC-C234-489D-9D68-98A163100B87.ref@yahoo.co.uk> Message-ID: <69E68EAC-C234-489D-9D68-98A163100B87@yahoo.co.uk> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ram corbin London, England United Kingdom Sent from my iPhone From joycepsinger at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 18:40:33 2020 From: joycepsinger at gmail.com (Joyce Singer) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:40:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increases Message-ID: <4D5A661D-D193-4F66-A817-292FD9EE9872@gmail.com> I?m not sure I understand the motivation for this increase other than greed. Because you can? Surely you have many subscribers. Is this like the insulin greed and the asthma inhalers greed? I will look for another way to do this. J. Singer Sent from my Mobile Device From roger at rogerprice.com Sun Feb 9 18:48:22 2020 From: roger at rogerprice.com (Roger Price) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 18:48:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am strongly against the proposed price increase to .COM domains and I feel that the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price and I believe that ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Roger Price Guildford, UK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Luc / Faubert St-Sauveur ______________________ Luc Faubert -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From phuongtnd9999 at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 22:32:50 2020 From: phuongtnd9999 at gmail.com (Phuong Tran) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 05:32:50 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Submit Message-ID: <7124F74E-7D1E-4850-BB4E-C33011B631E6@gmail.com> ???c g?i t? iPhone c?a t?i From emadalsiri at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 00:08:02 2020 From: emadalsiri at gmail.com (killer savage724) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 18:08:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <427C544A-CBC1-4BEB-8312-6C4C572B8BB3@gmail.com> I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. John Arlington, Texas United States Sent from my iPhone From rehit.it at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 01:10:03 2020 From: rehit.it at gmail.com (Andy Gee) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:10:03 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and Verisign Message-ID: Is ICANN going to ignore the overwhelming sentiment of comments opposing the Verisign encouraged price hikes? After all that is what ICANN did last time public comments were taken with .org and .biz domains. https://www.icann.org/resources/agreement/org-2019-06-30-en Is ICANN really subservient to Verisign? Verisign seems to think ICANN is quite malleable: Quote: Verisign's CEO ( James Bidzos ) : We believe these discussions with ICANN are nearly complete. While it will be inappropriate at this time to provide more details, I can say that we were satisfied with the results so far. As noted, this is an ICANN process and we expect that before long ICANN will be publishing for public comment the documents we have been discussing. Is ICANN's collection of these comments merely a legal formality? Was this proposed policy change influenced at all by the $20,000,000 Verisign agreed to build into Verisign's renewed contract with ICANN? If the answer to any of the above questions is "yes", we have to ask another two questions: Is ICANN displaying signs of corporate greed? Would ICANN benefit from a top-down restructuring? Andrew Gee From paul at kraus-haus.org Mon Feb 10 01:57:39 2020 From: paul at kraus-haus.org (Paul Kraus) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 20:57:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Amendment 3, specifically the Price Increase clause Message-ID: <3F200492-3D2F-42D0-BD07-42904439A2B8@kraus-haus.org> As someone who has been managing servers on the public Internet since 1995, and as someone who maintains public DNS servers for a variety of domains, and as someone who understands the costs associated maintaining TLD and root DNS servers, and as someone who remembers the cost of .COM domain registration in 1995 ($35/year/domain), I do not question the need for price adjustments over time. I question the 7% value. There is no indication as to how that value was decided upon. I would like to see justification for that amount. The amount _may_ be justified, but there is insufficient information available to draw that conclusion. Having seen very large and rapid increases in registration cost for other TLDs ( .HOSTING and .HAUS specifically ), I think it is critically important that one of the earliest TLDs ( .COM ) not suffer such rapid cost increases, so I am in favor of a relatively small year to year increase rate consistent with coverage of operating costs. I have seen other comments about keeping domain registration costs reasonable for individuals, that is part of what the large expansion of TLDs was supposed to accomplish. Looking at my registrar, I see plenty of options for TLDs that renew for under US$20, which seems reasonable to me for an individual. Thank you for considering my comments. From lmstearn at bigpond.com Mon Feb 10 02:58:39 2020 From: lmstearn at bigpond.com (Laurie Stearn) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:58:39 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DNS Price Increase Message-ID: <1729F964B418490CBA8966F9CF3CD0C3@ThatsMeBabe> [13:21] Schtearn Randomizations Domain names going up at 7% per year is ridiculous - here is my comment: Hi there, I have read some other comments, and the following one, for example is very much in the spirit of public reaction to such a change. ?Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Best, John Riccio Buffalo NY? Although the upkeep of domain registrations is important, to be fair it must be compartmentalized as to the purpose and nature of the names in use. Laurie Stearn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Roy Nelles Sent from my iPhone From pay at lasandf.com Mon Feb 10 05:30:58 2020 From: pay at lasandf.com (pay at lasandf.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 05:30:58 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <261681051.482914.1581312658644.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <261681051.482914.1581312658644@mail.yahoo.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business).? I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. DANIEL GREENBERGAgoura Hills, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fung at v.help Mon Feb 10 06:15:01 2020 From: fung at v.help (fung at v.help) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:15:01 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <202002101415006797881@v.help>+EC13F6C68E4B3D18 I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ?C it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Conan Fung Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From febin129 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 06:23:10 2020 From: febin129 at gmail.com (Febin Baiju) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:53:10 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The new ammendment increase the annual price which is totally unacceptable -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From i at hexhu.com Mon Feb 10 06:30:34 2020 From: i at hexhu.com (Leo Huang) Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 22:30:34 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Good. "Domain investors" need to take a toll Message-ID: <1702dcade94.e91d3c5061141.8253549690849615596@hexhu.com> I am very happy to see the price increment. Those who buy domains in bulks and resell them at hundreds and thousands of dollars more need to be stopped. And this can be the first step. Currently, the manager of .COM Registry did NOTHING to stop them from profiting from those "investments." Who needs hundreds of domains if not for extracting profit from normal users? Have you noticed that they have sent tons of automated messages to this mailing list already? A thread was opened by Mark from?NameSelling.com with hundreds of automated messages following it in the exact same format. LOL Regards, Hexhu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lizhuoyang0 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 06:44:37 2020 From: lizhuoyang0 at gmail.com (Marvin Li) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:44:37 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Zhuoyang Li Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gvizards at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 06:45:33 2020 From: gvizards at gmail.com (Vizards Swift) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:45:33 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <68FFEACD-3332-4396-95E8-6B52038F67D3@gmail.com> I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Vizards Swift Tai Po, Tai Po District, Hong Kong From ibekir21 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 06:49:11 2020 From: ibekir21 at yahoo.com (Idris Bekir) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 06:49:11 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <658347149.506667.1581317351720.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <658347149.506667.1581317351720@mail.yahoo.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business).? I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Idris Bekir Santa Barbara, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lodharishi at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 06:53:45 2020 From: lodharishi at hotmail.com (Rishi Lodha) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 06:53:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. How can a particularly organization have monopoly over something that?s used by millions of people throughout the world? A 30% price increase would make life difficult for many domain investors and also discourage many from registering .com domains, especially people from developing countries. 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URL: From s8s at live.com Mon Feb 10 09:07:17 2020 From: s8s at live.com (Cang Shui) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:07:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. cangshui Changsha, Hunan, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lengqie at foxmail.com Mon Feb 10 09:13:10 2020 From: lengqie at foxmail.com (lengqie at foxmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:13:10 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <202002101713097546581@foxmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ?C it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. lengqie Chongqing, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pk3.7 at 163.com Mon Feb 10 09:26:14 2020 From: pk3.7 at 163.com (pk3.7) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:26:14 +0800 (CST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <763b1430.686e.1702e6bb042.Coremail.pk3.7@163.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. john Guangdong, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From qiqizjlq at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 10:23:14 2020 From: qiqizjlq at gmail.com (Sean Wang) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:23:14 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. SeanWang Beijing, Beijing China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Price increases will exacerbate the current situation. .com has a significant number of registrations in China. But China's mobile Internet is developing rapidly. Many people no longer use the computer to access the Internet. The demand for com is gradually decreasing. At this time, the price increase will only accelerate the reduction of .com registrations in China. ???? ????????????????????????????????????????? .com???????????????????????????????????????????com?????????????????????.com?????????? ??? Chen QuanHui Hunan,China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From pavlovyn at email.cz Mon Feb 10 11:16:08 2020 From: pavlovyn at email.cz (pavlovyn at email.cz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:16:08 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <3mk.1PPgM.5bZXPq45X}J.1UGJju@seznam.cz> Dear ICANN,

now that we have "custom TLDs" that generate considerable revenue, it makes little sense to increase the cost of a well-established "default" TLD which most SMBs and startups default to.

Please do weigh the public interest voices against this proposal carefully. Should Verisign not wish to continue under the same terms, there are registry managers ready to replace them with virtually zero effort on your part.

As many have already pointed out, the current price is already questionable in light of the level of management automation and the volume of domains sold. If any changes are expected from a public-interest point of view, TLDs as popular as .com should decrease in price.

Regards,
Pavel Lovyn
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URL: From johnneylee.rollins at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 11:51:56 2020 From: johnneylee.rollins at icloud.com (Johnneylee Jack Rollins) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 03:51:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I also worked on secure domain services for a gtld as the core engineer of the team for many years. I support the proposed price increase which allows for a 31% price increase through 2024. I would rather them be many thousands and contribute towards taxes and commerce, to see a return to the naming convention as it was intended. The floodgates are opened already. Johnneylee Rollins Sunnyvale, California United States From novenseri at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 12:07:19 2020 From: novenseri at gmail.com (Norm O) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 04:07:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Redwood City, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at wiwoo.net Mon Feb 10 12:19:48 2020 From: info at wiwoo.net (=?utf-8?B?SG8gQ2hpbi1LdW8=?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:19:48 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. He xin Liuxiang, Shanxi China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mia at yunru.se Mon Feb 10 12:20:37 2020 From: mia at yunru.se (Mia Dobson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:20:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: ?I am a registrant of a .SE domain name, but appreciate that much of my business relies on the .COM registry, which by far leads the market in domain name registries I am against the proposed increase of price to .COM domains ? only Verisign wants this increase, and being merely a manager of the .COM registry has no business dictating price. Given the vast volume of registrations the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not that of corporations. Mia Dobson Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom Sent via Migadu.com, world's easiest email hosting From gts at gowtham.dev Mon Feb 10 12:22:53 2020 From: gts at gowtham.dev (Gowtham) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:52:53 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1702f0d6ad0.e41246d8122897.5657513865798106955@gowtham.dev> Hello, I am a registrant of lot of .com domain names and we're actively using it for production. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Alpha Chennai, Tamil Nadu India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matt.ruhstaller at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 12:31:31 2020 From: matt.ruhstaller at gmail.com (Matt Ruhstaller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:31:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I ask you to please reconsider this proposal, and consider all users of the internet, rather than Verisign. Thank you! Matt Ruhstaller Switzerland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From julia at jvns.ca Mon Feb 10 12:34:14 2020 From: julia at jvns.ca (Julia Evans) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:34:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name and have been registering domain names for 15 years, since I was a teenager and $10/year was a substantial amount of money for me. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Julia Evans Montreal, Quebec Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jesse at paal15.com Mon Feb 10 12:35:09 2020 From: jesse at paal15.com (Jesse Muller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:35:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern. I am a registrant of a multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. With kind regards, Jesse Muller Halfweg, The Netherlands [id:image001.png at 01D32667.DECADC80] Jesse Muller jesse at paal15.com +31 6 41 91 73 01 Click to Skype LinkedIn Suikersilo-Oost 36 1165 MS Halfweg (Amsterdam) +31 20 30 80 342 (office) KvK nummer: 60351659 www.paal15.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 1216 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From zkfisher at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 12:36:26 2020 From: zkfisher at icloud.com (Zachary Fisher) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:36:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1A97D38F-F6CE-481C-9F00-649BFA8C2818@icloud.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Zachary Fisher Guelph, Ontario Canada From petercooperuk at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 12:37:38 2020 From: petercooperuk at icloud.com (Peter Cooper) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:37:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7B28C042-5070-4A02-A7BB-C55ED030A248@icloud.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I support the proposed price increase which allows for a 31% price increase through 2024, if only to reduce the amount of speculation. Peter Cooper From evolve2k at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 12:42:26 2020 From: evolve2k at gmail.com (Evolve TwoKay) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:12:26 +1030 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <55453AC7-0737-4FF2-9AC7-FEA7A3C98732@gmail.com> Hello I am a registrant multiple .com domain name. Many small sites including sites created purely for public good using my skills as a coder. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please heed this message Rich Koo Adelaide, South Australia Australia Sent from my iPhone From jameshartig at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 12:46:18 2020 From: jameshartig at gmail.com (James Hartig) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:46:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The internet should be accessible to everyone and price increases only inhibit that innovation. James Hartig -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eu at teotonio.pt Mon Feb 10 12:49:38 2020 From: eu at teotonio.pt (=?UTF-8?Q?Teot=C3=B3nio_Ricardo?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:49:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <6ee1cf9e888417117acab3de8713a5c7@teotonio.pt> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Teotonio Ricardo Porto, Porto Portugal From prestonracette at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 12:51:36 2020 From: prestonracette at hotmail.com (Preston Racette) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:51:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Keep .com prices down low. Don't be a discourager of entrepreneurialism. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erich404 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 12:55:18 2020 From: erich404 at gmail.com (Eric) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:55:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a few .COM domain names, and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest? first the .ORG thing and now arbitrary price hikes? Disgraceful. Eric Hanson Cambridge, United Kingdom -- Eric Hanson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rrutherford at parallelwireless.com Mon Feb 10 12:56:30 2020 From: rrutherford at parallelwireless.com (Randy Rutherford) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:56:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Randy Ruteherford Nashua, New Hampshire United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ignas2526 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:00:48 2020 From: ignas2526 at gmail.com (Ignas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:00:48 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Ignas Poklad Bangkok, Thailand From max at kluppen.nl Mon Feb 10 13:00:28 2020 From: max at kluppen.nl (Max Bevelander) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:00:28 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2547A3D6-B957-4F0C-B248-485767870DB3@kluppen.nl> The ICANN shouldn?t be after profits, keep your American capitalism out of top level domains. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Max Amsterdam, North Holland Netherlands From davis.sorenson at aalto.fi Mon Feb 10 13:02:52 2020 From: davis.sorenson at aalto.fi (Sorenson Davis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:02:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <26A119F5-F48F-46BE-BAC2-1A115C302018@aalto.fi> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Davis Sorenson Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland From philipp.gerard at zeitdenken.de Mon Feb 10 13:07:05 2020 From: philipp.gerard at zeitdenken.de (=?utf-8?Q?Philipp_G=C3=A9rard?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:07:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <657C6B7F-68C8-4D38-A101-52C88310B75E@zeitdenken.de> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Philipp Gerard Berlin, Land Berlin Germany From galaxywookie at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:07:04 2020 From: galaxywookie at gmail.com (Scott Underwood) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 05:07:04 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. This is not the place to make profit. You see this profit motive will never cease, you will raise and raise and raise. Tired of you wanting more and more money all the time. Scott Underwood Las Vegas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joel at stuudium.com Mon Feb 10 13:10:29 2020 From: joel at stuudium.com (Joel Limberg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:10:29 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <9df42a4e-48c1-4b0e-9aaa-93a4f8ac8669@Spark> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Joel Limberg Tallinn, Harjumaa Estonia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From frederique at gfm.io Mon Feb 10 13:20:57 2020 From: frederique at gfm.io (=?utf-8?B?RnLDqWTDqXJpcXVlIE1pdHRlbHN0YWVkdA==?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:20:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <31AD664E-6417-464C-8822-EA473E500EA2@gfm.io> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Gregor Fr?d?rique Mittelstaedt London, England United Kingdom From Jonathan.Caicedo at sig.com Mon Feb 10 13:25:17 2020 From: Jonathan.Caicedo at sig.com (Caicedo, Jonathan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:25:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. jcaicedo.com to be specific. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. Jonathan Caicedo Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ________________________________ IMPORTANT: The information contained in this email and/or its attachments is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by reply and immediately delete this message and all its attachments. 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Istanbul, Istanbul Turkey From ryansturmer at protonmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:30:47 2020 From: ryansturmer at protonmail.com (Ryan Sturmer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:30:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Good day, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ryan Sturmer 14 Murray St, Suite 237 New York, NY 10007 United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ross at tixil.com Mon Feb 10 13:32:15 2020 From: ross at tixil.com (Ross Wilson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:32:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ross Wilson England United Kingdom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kerrmarin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:35:07 2020 From: kerrmarin at gmail.com (Kerr Marin Miller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:35:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <64FE3FE9-BAD1-4238-BCD1-48CF4D8FB1F5@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kerr Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom Kerr Marin Miller kerrmarin at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jjconn at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:40:12 2020 From: jjconn at gmail.com (Jeff C) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:40:12 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am against the proposed domain price increase for .COM for the following reasons: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jeff Conn Austin, Texas United States -- jjconn at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kostadinvo at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:42:59 2020 From: kostadinvo at gmail.com (Kostadin Vodenicharov) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:42:59 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kostadin Vodenicharov Plovdiv, Bulgaria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erafaloff at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:47:01 2020 From: erafaloff at gmail.com (Eric R.) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:47:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Signed, Eric New York, United States From elad at yaromglobal.com Mon Feb 10 13:47:13 2020 From: elad at yaromglobal.com (Yarom Global Enterprises) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:47:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Ricardo Ribalda Denmark From jwz9sw+mlm0bimy04s4 at guerrillamail.com Mon Feb 10 13:49:59 2020 From: jwz9sw+mlm0bimy04s4 at guerrillamail.com (jwz9sw+mlm0bimy04s4 at guerrillamail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:49:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Someone clearly hasn't thought this through...If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Message-ID: <793a6a0fce7c0cbf78a7866738497e95f975@guerrillamail.com> After reading all the other previous comments I feel as if there is not much more that needs to be said. The increases start churning people significant profits, and those same increases give nothing back to those (often individuals such as myself) no additional benefit to the cost which is going to increase each year. So here's what's going to happen. I'm going to end up dropping my two .com domains, from there some hoarder will park them just because it was something that once existed, they're really not worth while for anyone, but in my case as like many others the net will be an ever increasing wasteland of abandoned domains that are all parked by others trying to sell domains. Pretty soon it'll be like a dark alley with a guy in a trench coat trying to sell you a domain! Anyways, jokes aside, this ability for everyone to start jacking up prices is going to be a slippery slope that's going to benefit no one other than the person that want's more money themselves with nothing in exchange for the increases. Everything is perfectly fine the way it is, leave shit alone... ---- Sent using Guerrillamail.com Block or report abuse: https://www.guerrillamail.com//abuse/?a=Qk55CAgOV6dYiwG5vX8SdxrDQM%2BexpoDivQRdt74WVQeUGS8zo1g7gsG From info at leonkunert.de Mon Feb 10 13:51:55 2020 From: info at leonkunert.de (Kunert, Leon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:51:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <95C4D5DB-22A8-480D-B2AD-845B55C70556@leonkunert.de> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I hope you still think about what made the internet such a great and diverse place. Best Regards Leon Kunert Hamburg, Hamburg Germany From mark at sig-io.nl Mon Feb 10 13:55:53 2020 From: mark at sig-io.nl (Mark Janssen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:55:53 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <20200210135553.yr6l67ctbgwomptq@shell9.sig-io.nl> I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains (or any other legacy TLD's). No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified, many CCtld's are much more affordable. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Mark Janssen Den Haag, Netherlands From petko at tradefairtrips.co Mon Feb 10 13:59:25 2020 From: petko at tradefairtrips.co (Petko Yanev) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:59:25 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hello Message-ID: <218c0bd9-aac9-12e8-2467-4e6c6d2a8202@tradefairtrips.co> Please do not touch domain prices. From lea at berlin.de Mon Feb 10 14:00:42 2020 From: lea at berlin.de (Lea Waller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:00:42 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Lea Waller Berlin, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From josemanimala at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 14:00:49 2020 From: josemanimala at gmail.com (Jose Manimala) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:30:49 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I find it unfair that a .com domain price will go up by such a huge margin, making it unaffordable for single, personal owners such as myself to own one. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jose Toronto, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mg at nobulb.com Mon Feb 10 14:06:57 2020 From: mg at nobulb.com (MG) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:06:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <42b14da1-926c-8aff-97d5-ac190e40fffb@nobulb.com> I am a registrant of multiple .COM domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. There is no obvious need for the increase in price aside from lining the pockets of Verisign. Do NOT raise the price of .COM registration. Sincerely, Michael Greenberg Florida, United States From h at init.bar Mon Feb 10 14:07:28 2020 From: h at init.bar (Herbert Shin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:07:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Herbert Shin | Comments to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the Registry Message-ID: <-GyT0PQvqQrr-gyX_PwvoVYHJc7yt3PL_gV5JmQnbgokkYIxcL-n9vABzGkiMecKBmF7072xkJL1dBH-aPvDQbyUTp92B3U69TCa6CZkbB4=@init.bar> Dear ICANN, Thank you for your time to read my comments. To explain briefly about myself, I am a senior engineer at Verizon working in the field of ML and software engineering. I understand that, compared to Verisign, I am but a simple registrant of .com domains; but I want to at least voice my disagreements with the price inflation in the hope that the majority is thinking along the same line. The way that I see it with my limited knowledge of the internal discussions, this proposal is on par with the removal of net neutrality by the FCC. Yes, there will be numerous fake/repeated comments flowing for the advocacy of this proposal. Yes, perhaps the price hike may benefit the registrants - although I fail to see how. And yes, perhaps the 31% price increase through 2024 is justifiable and in the interest of the public (which I hope the board would elaborate with more details to the public for their understanding). But in the higher scheme of things, are both FCC's proposal and the ICANN's proposal in the best interest of the people and not the few? Are we also sure that the price hike - and the subsequent hikes in the future - will not extinguish the ability of the young, future generations of coders due to new and escalating financial burdens? Since 1978, the cost of college tuition was artificially inflated by 1,120%, medical care by 601%, housing by 380% while the pay for the workers decreased by the average of 5~10%. Although this statistics is circumscribed to the United States, I think this numbers aren't foreign to other countries. I may be able to afford this new changes, but I cannot speak for the future generations who would be required to have to bear the burden. Now I'm not saying that I want to prevent any price hikes in the future. If it is justified, reasonable, and best communicated to others, I may be able to come to an understanding. One thing is sure. If the price hike is no longer affordable to me, I won't be able to purchase new domains for my programming ideas and concepts - and simply watch the financial giants slowly take over the Internet. Sincerely, Herbert Shin herbert.shin at verizon.com h at init.bar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. James Paterson Oxford -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john at edgetechlabs.com Mon Feb 10 14:18:43 2020 From: john at edgetechlabs.com (John Tolly) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:18:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of several .com domain names, for both personal and business use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. First .org and now this? John tolly Washington, District of Columbia United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kyle.j.randall at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 15:23:22 2020 From: kyle.j.randall at gmail.com (Kyle Randall) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:23:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I am absolutely against raising the price of .COM domain registrations. Increasing the prices set a dangerous precedent on an industry that seems already monopolized. Protect our free speech. Protect the one outlet the world has to raise a voice. Please don't capitalism further corrupt this global network. You hold a HUGE responsibility, and I am ashamed and sad to even hear of these changes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From icann at armaks.io Mon Feb 10 14:15:32 2020 From: icann at armaks.io (icann at armaks.io) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:15:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <78f83fe1-24ba-b91a-ab58-93acd5fa6fac@armaks.io> To whom it may concern, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Carsten Nuremberg, Germany From leondancona at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 14:29:42 2020 From: leondancona at outlook.com (Leon d'Ancona) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:29:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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URL: From michael at buckleyisms.com Mon Feb 10 14:33:21 2020 From: michael at buckleyisms.com (Michael Buckley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 06:33:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am writing to express my opposition to proposed Amendment 3 of the .COM Registry Agreement. I am the registrant of multiple .com domains. Given the current issues with the proposed .ORG takeover, it would be inadvisable to consider any changes to other TLDs until those issues are resolved. Furthermore, were it not for those issues, the proposed .COM price hike is unjustified. Although I am not privy to Verisign's financials, I have seen it estimated that their costs per domain registered range from $1 to $3.50. This gives them a current profit margin of ~60%. Given that ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not in Verisign's interest, and that a profit margin of 60% is extremely high in any indistry, ICANN should instead be proposing to lower .COM prices. Michael Buckley Portland, Oregon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ken at namingventures.com Mon Feb 10 14:36:55 2020 From: ken at namingventures.com (Ken Crossman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:36:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ken Crossman Oak Park, Illinois United States ___ Ken Crossman NamingVentures.com (312) 848-9486 From robert at codespelunkers.com Mon Feb 10 14:26:58 2020 From: robert at codespelunkers.com (Robert) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:26:58 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <85b025ec-c6f2-e521-806b-a89dab19b260@codespelunkers.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name, and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. These prices should go down over time, not up. St Louis, Missouri United States From me at captnemo.in Mon Feb 10 14:43:40 2020 From: me at captnemo.in (Nemo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:13:40 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <98c59426-3a8f-5461-9d98-f5278f6ec7b4@captnemo.in> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Nemo Bengaluru, Karnataka India From fippefi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 14:46:03 2020 From: fippefi at gmail.com (Julius Salonen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:46:03 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name among others. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Julius Salonen Tampere, Finland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maheshbabu.r at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 14:48:47 2020 From: maheshbabu.r at gmail.com (Mahesh babu) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:18:47 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Mahesh Babu R Bengaluru, Karnataka India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From diederickmartens at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 15:08:40 2020 From: diederickmartens at gmail.com (Diederick Martens) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:08:40 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Diederick Martens *"Always content, never satisfied."* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spiffy at spiffy.tech Mon Feb 10 15:27:12 2020 From: spiffy at spiffy.tech (Brian Cottingham) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:27:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <79eb4d47-e20a-45a0-9e90-4cfa1140c513@www.fastmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Brian Cottingham Raleigh, North Carolina -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brian.brianschweitzer at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 15:49:30 2020 From: brian.brianschweitzer at gmail.com (Brian Schweitzer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:49:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Brian S Schweitzer Pickering -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kholdfuzion at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 15:49:05 2020 From: kholdfuzion at gmail.com (Larry Ficken) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:49:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Larry Ficken Missouri USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Eric.Deetjen at ngc.com Mon Feb 10 15:50:02 2020 From: Eric.Deetjen at ngc.com (Deetjen, Eric L [US] (MS)) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:50:02 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <94698e00a31142748fdb4478569bc3dd@XCGC3023.northgrum.com> To whom it may concern, I would like to repeat many of the other concerns pointed out by my fellow Dotcom owners. I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would probably be acceptable to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users (like me) out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. I understand that it would be almost impossible to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would allow for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. My domain has been used primarily for personal use. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. 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Sincerely, Noel Diaz Houston, Texas United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nina at northshorevisitor.com Mon Feb 10 15:52:28 2020 From: nina at northshorevisitor.com (Nina Simonowicz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:52:28 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] annual price increase Message-ID: I am opposed to the increase in price. In order to have a url, common sense dictates that you purchase the same url in all the categories - .com, .org,.net and ones with similar spelling. So it is easy for one website - commercial, charitable, educational - to have to have pay for 9 urls a year; at an average price of $38, that's $342. For a small/1-person or charitable organization, that can be steep. Sincerely, Nina Simonowicz -- Nina Simonowicz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ian.miller at mchdocs.com Mon Feb 10 16:01:23 2020 From: ian.miller at mchdocs.com (Ian Miller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:01:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of several .com domain names, and use them for my business. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices, and the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please reject the proposed changes in pricing. Sincerely, Ian Miller Miami, Florida United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adam at wilsondigital.co Mon Feb 10 16:17:58 2020 From: adam at wilsondigital.co (Adam Wilson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:17:58 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <022eda7a-5d0b-8c68-27a1-ad3989188773@wilsondigital.co> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Adam Moline, KS -- Adam Wilson Wilson Digital LLC 316-290-9125 From gorman.paul at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 16:25:40 2020 From: gorman.paul at gmail.com (Paul Gorman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:25:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Paul Gorman Beverly Hills, Michigan United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ralphudeh at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 16:38:53 2020 From: ralphudeh at gmail.com (kenechukwu udeh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:38:53 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Verisign is only being selfish with this proposed price increase. The internet is about the most valuable gifts we have today and a price hike for the most established extension isn't in the interest of the general public. Kenechukwu Udeh Awka -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carol at bloomerangstudios.com Mon Feb 10 16:42:38 2020 From: carol at bloomerangstudios.com (Carol Bradbury) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:42:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Stop with the greed, already. Don?t raise .com domain names. The price hike is unjustified. Carol Bradbury | 206.226.8592 | BloomerangStudios.com [signature_173553483] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 12334 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From wtplant at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 16:45:07 2020 From: wtplant at gmail.com (William Plant) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:45:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. William Plant New York, New York United States -- William T. Plant 917-238-2426 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carol at bloomerangstudios.com Mon Feb 10 16:44:52 2020 From: carol at bloomerangstudios.com (Carol Bradbury) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:44:52 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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Paul Haygarth Cheshire, United Kingdom Sent from my iPhone From luis at iweblearning.com Mon Feb 10 16:48:14 2020 From: luis at iweblearning.com (Luis Miguel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:48:14 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <019401d5e031$e390bab0$aab23010$@iweblearning.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. As far as as know, in the digital economy digital assets reduce it's price year on year. Increasing them 30% in 4 years seems a bad joke. Luis Miguel Sanchez Spain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hancock.laura at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 16:46:57 2020 From: hancock.laura at gmail.com (Laura Hancock) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:46:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com domain price increase Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. This is clearly not in the public interest and is an overreach. Laura Hancock Ypsilanti, Michigan United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samc.bosm at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 16:51:18 2020 From: samc.bosm at gmail.com (Sam Cole) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:51:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom this may concern, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. This proposed price hike would be terrible for me and for my business. I haven't got all the money in the world, and any hikes would severely cut into my income. This is unfair and unjust. DO NOT RAISE THE COSTS. Sam Brooklyn, New York United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rick at hirisedigital.com Mon Feb 10 16:52:50 2020 From: rick at hirisedigital.com (Rick Waters) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:52:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com increase Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am a small business owner. I work with clients around the country in the web design and marketing field. Please do not raise the price of .com. I remember in the 90's they were very expensive. If anything, they should cost less, since there are so many other TLD and GTLD options available now. Respectfully, Rick Waters *Rick Waters * HiRISE Digital | Director *Cel | 561-376-5673* *Url | HiriseDigital.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dezaraeappliances at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 16:56:51 2020 From: dezaraeappliances at gmail.com (Francisco Reyna) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:56:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. FRANCISCO S REYNA Los Angeles, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mrosenberg at chabad.org Mon Feb 10 16:58:39 2020 From: mrosenberg at chabad.org (Moshe Rosenberg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:58:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <93d5e118d11096ceefe72ad791a7002f@mail.gmail.com> I am a registrant of hundreds of .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. We are a non-profit, and also hold names for hundreds of non-profit organizations. This price hike will significantly negatively impact us and our clients. Moshe Rosenberg Brooklyn, NY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 887smith at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 16:59:30 2020 From: 887smith at gmail.com (Larry Smith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:59:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Larry Smith Saint Joseph, Michigan United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jklaas at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 16:59:23 2020 From: jklaas at gmail.com (James Klaas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:59:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. This is merely rent-seeking behavior by a group with monopoly control over a resource. James Canton, Michigan United States From ecorpcom at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 17:02:03 2020 From: ecorpcom at gmail.com (eCorp) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:02:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] History of Case Laws- Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: 24 years ago in 1996 before ICANN and when a clear monopoly was forming, we needed iCANN. ICANN is now a loose cannon and the biggest risk to the digital asset class know as URL's. How many no bid contracts when pricing should be going down and security up. Open up the contract and see what happens? Why not, are the people making the money to scared or just in to much control they dont care? Its sad ICANN is supporting such price increases when they know opening it up will lower the prices and do it better. Oh ya, profits to Verisign and the big old white guys guys running the Gov back door contracts sponsoring Verisign. I am a registrant of a .com domain name since 1996, strongly against the proposed price increase to .COM domains, (Dont claim national security for increase as that is BS). Verisign has one of the highest margin business, why is iCANN supporting even more? Oh ya, we forgot ICANN is for the corporate company who funds them not the community as originally planned. Its just not right, then open the contract for bidding or give some of it back to the source that is providing it like Training, etc. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not Verisign bottom line or claim national security. Do what is right and hold Verisign Accountable to keeping margins still over 60% and still over a billion in pure profit.. Break it please as its the biggest risk to our centralized system of power and ICANN has not proven itself with whoever has the biggest checkbook. chad folk Austin, Texas, Florida United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carlos.ufano at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 17:03:52 2020 From: carlos.ufano at gmail.com (Carlos Ufano) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:03:52 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increase Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Carlos Ufano Sevilla, Spain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From myarozstore at gmail.com Sat Feb 8 20:42:06 2020 From: myarozstore at gmail.com (aroz - happy shopping to you) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 02:12:06 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e3f1d1d.1c69fb81.1dac6.2d6d@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Abhay Verma Shillong Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at realcoolsavings.com Sat Feb 8 21:23:54 2020 From: info at realcoolsavings.com (info at realcoolsavings.com) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 16:23:54 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1581197034.046627460@email.rackspace.com> I am a registrant of numerous .com domain names which I use to try and eek out a living. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. cliff sokolic Marlton, New Jersey United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matt at handshakin.com Sat Feb 8 21:53:25 2020 From: matt at handshakin.com (Matt Handshakin Holmes) Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 14:53:25 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -- *Matt "Handshakin" Holmes* Founder / CEO Handshaking.com +1 505-920-2537 <505-920-2537> || Denver, CO, USA LinkedIn: Matt Holmes ?? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From namecheap at foxmail.com Sun Feb 9 03:34:37 2020 From: namecheap at foxmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?B?Y2hlbg==?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 11:34:37 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than the cost of their job: manage the .COM Registry. They have no reason to increase the price. Jack Chen Guangzhou, Guangdong, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mrd.mrd at qq.com Sun Feb 9 06:25:51 2020 From: mrd.mrd at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?bXJk?=) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 14:25:51 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. deng undefined, Sichuan, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mnwealthadvisory at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 09:18:08 2020 From: mnwealthadvisory at gmail.com (M.N Wealth Advisory) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 14:48:08 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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URL: From n.shorter at live.co.uk Sun Feb 9 13:13:52 2020 From: n.shorter at live.co.uk (naomi koji-paton) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 13:13:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From murnighan at tampabay.rr.com Sun Feb 9 13:39:48 2020 From: murnighan at tampabay.rr.com (Mark Murnighan) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 08:39:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Considerations Message-ID: <017d01d5df4e$6662c5d0$33285170$@tampabay.rr.com> Committee members, There are some industry trends that need to be considered when voting on the proposed Amendment 3. In the technology field, cost of compute resources is decreasing exponentially. The speed and density are increasing exponentially and driving the "more for less" precedence. For example, if a DNS entry is 10,000 bytes of data to store and manage, the cost to do that has diminished 10-fold in the last ten years. Asking for more to manage something that is going to cost you less is not logical. On the reverse track, the number of DNS registrations is also increasing, meaning they are getting an annual increase in volume, providing them with a much large revenue stream strictly by the increasing volume in number of units. The high volume also drives down costs. Facts should reject increases and actual propose an Amendment to reduce the cost per DNS entry. Switching the topic to the security side of the infrastructure is a valid topic that needs to combat in a real time manner by the provider awarded the contract. Security is a single part of the provider's services that were awarded and should be covered within the provider's deliverables. Provider should be including normal maintenance for their infrastructure. Security is never completed, as fast as you close holes in a system new holes will be discovered. Thinking you have to ask for more money to do your basic maintenance just tells me they were the lowest cost provider because they offered a subpar solution to under bid the competition that probably included these mandatory required maintenance items in their cost (forcing them to lose the bid award). I have been working in this industry since the before the internet existed and this proposed Amendment seems to be a political ploy like purchasing $10,000.00 dollar hammers the public can by at any local hardware store for $10.00 dollars. Please do you due diligence and reject the proposed Amendment 3. Registrants should be getting fair market value for services rendered. Sincerely, Mark Murnighan Brooksville, FL NOTE: This is my personal view and has no relationship or backing from my employer or customers that I may provide services for. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mkp99 at hotmail.com Sun Feb 9 17:30:23 2020 From: mkp99 at hotmail.com (Mahesh Kumar Patel) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:30:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Given that Verisign does not provide any new service. It's a free milk cow for Verisign. Verisign built the software off registration fee so technically ICANN owns the Verisign software to manage domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Mahesh Patel Ashburn, Virginia United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mykbdj at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 21:09:03 2020 From: mykbdj at gmail.com (Mayank Bhardwaj) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 15:09:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What's the need for price increase? Message-ID: Considering that internet/domain names have become a necessity at this point, what's the reasoning behind the proposed price increase? I am against this steady/blind price increase. A one off increase because the costs go up is probably OK. Not everything needs to be under a profit-as-much-as-you-can approach. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From momoboss951 at gmail.com Sun Feb 9 21:17:00 2020 From: momoboss951 at gmail.com (Mohamed khaled) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 23:17:00 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer . I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Mohamed Khaled qalub, Qalubiah Egypt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nd at intermac.de Sun Feb 9 21:17:49 2020 From: nd at intermac.de (Norbert Doetsch) Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 22:17:49 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <796E0779-0FE7-47F1-A723-FB289909A983@contoso.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Norbert Doetsch Koblenz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nate at adrenalads.com Mon Feb 10 01:12:13 2020 From: nate at adrenalads.com (Nate Hashem) Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:12:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am submitting this comment to OPPOSE the proposed Amendment 3. The global DNS registration system should be run as a public good. It is not clear who the beneficiaries of this Amendment 3 are aside from Verisign. Verisign reported $300 million in revenue and $198 million in operating income last quarter. These price hikes are hardly necessary and will only serve to enrich this private sector company at the expense of the entire internet ecosystem that relies on .com domains for their web sites. It could be argued this is also not in Verisign's own interest as well, as higher .com registry fees will push small businesses and entrepreneurs away from the open web and make it more appealing to operate within the various walled gardens like Facebook. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate. Please do not adopt this. Sincerely, Nate Hashem CTO, Adrenalads c: (310) 909-9438 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gaoyuanyuan.love at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 08:17:55 2020 From: gaoyuanyuan.love at hotmail.com (gao yuanyuan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:17:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. wudao Shanghai, Shanghai, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From help at strongestbrands.com Mon Feb 10 09:48:56 2020 From: help at strongestbrands.com (Bruce Henry Lambert) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:48:56 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The .COM Registry Agreement should not be monopoly-controlled by Verisign Message-ID: Aloha. I am an internet user with many .com websites used personally and for business & investments. My colleagues and I are outraged that ICANN has allowed Verisign to maintain a monopoly over the .com registry. Verisign is predatory and able to unreasonably raise prices only due to their corrupt relationship with ICANN allowing no competition. Why are other potential suppliers frozen-out? Surely ICANN does not enjoy being accused of collusion and corruption, but by not allowing open competitive tender, the no-bid .com registry contract allows THEFT from me and millions of others. This multi-billion dollar gift should not be controlled by Verisign. The windfall profits enjoyed by Verisign are evidence the price of .com registrations is too high and should be lowered. ICANN has not been truly responsive to past public input about the .com and .org registry contracts. Each registry is essentially a public trust arrangement, and not the private property of Verisign or ICANN. Domain prices for .com & .org should be DECREASING. Please make it happen. Bruce Henry Lambert Strongestbrands.com Stockholm, Sweden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at ruipinto.com Mon Feb 10 12:04:40 2020 From: mail at ruipinto.com (ruipinto.com | mail) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:04:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <724ed96d-1353-db3c-9661-40f6334f1650@ruipinto.com> I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Rui Pinto Lisbon, Lisbon Portugal From gr at ham.ie Mon Feb 10 12:43:24 2020 From: gr at ham.ie (Graham Hayes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:43:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The cost per domain is a fixed (very low) cost, if Verisign cannot make a profit from the current prices, the contract should be re tendered to allow for the public interest. Graham Hayes Dublin, Leinster Ireland From neerajverma01 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 12:44:26 2020 From: neerajverma01 at gmail.com (Neeraj Verma) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:44:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price hike Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I request that please don?t increase the price of .com domains. These domains are backbone of industry and Version is already earning so much of money. If they cant handle this please transfer it to someone who can.Just to make more money for them you should not consider hiking the price. Regards, Neeraj -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From msa at purchasebutton.com Mon Feb 10 13:05:43 2020 From: msa at purchasebutton.com (Muhammet S. AYDIN) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:05:43 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Muhammet S. AYDIN Istanbul, Istanbul Turkey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milan.cvejic at hatwebtech.com Mon Feb 10 13:14:47 2020 From: milan.cvejic at hatwebtech.com (Milan Cvejic) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:14:47 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Milan Echterdingen, Baden-W?rttemberg Germany From nigelpowell at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:21:30 2020 From: nigelpowell at hotmail.com (Nigel Powell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:21:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains because it is unnecessary and punitive for an essential service. Nigel Powell Acton, England United Kingdom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nate at thenaterhood.com Mon Feb 10 13:25:36 2020 From: nate at thenaterhood.com (Nate Levesque) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:25:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. If the cost of managing .COM names were increasing, I would have no problem with a gradual price increase, or finding a company other than Verisign to manage the registry if they could do it cheaper. However, based on the costs we know, and the costs of the new gTLDs, that does not appear to be the case. I'm highly disappointed that ICANN is relinquishing control of its responsibilities. Nate Levesque Rochester, New York United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mon at chus.cc Mon Feb 10 13:36:22 2020 From: mon at chus.cc (Adrian Goins) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:36:22 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7B427D38-A9AE-4C0B-BDFD-EC22FBDBDC6E@chus.cc> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The benefit of a price increase will go solely to the registry manager and is unlikely to trickle down to domain name users. At a time when economies of scale have lowered the price for nearly everything required to manage the registry, an increase is no more than a grab for more profit. Adrian Goins Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Chile Sent from my iPhone From nblavoie at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:43:28 2020 From: nblavoie at gmail.com (Nicolas Boulet-Lavoie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:43:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Nicolas Boulet-Lavoie Qu?bec, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jirigaray at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 14:11:17 2020 From: jirigaray at gmail.com (Juan Manuel Irigaray) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:11:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Juan Manuel Irigaray Buenos Aires, Argentina -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jndiogo at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 14:11:50 2020 From: jndiogo at gmail.com (Jorge Diogo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:11:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0cf7e417-2fd0-d00a-d89c-cedf87aec7fa@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jorge Diogo Lisbon, Lisbon Portugal From me at aidanleahy.com Mon Feb 10 14:20:27 2020 From: me at aidanleahy.com (Aidan Leahy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:20:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I find it highly offensive that ICANN has made itself into a business model where former officials who set policies allowing domain price increases are then able to profit off of their past decisions by buying into registrars. I fear my comments will not matter, because it seems clear that ICANN has become corrupted by a profit motive that was not supposed to exist. I hope you return to operating in the public interest. I included some language from an online form of the Internet Commerce Association below because I think they have it exactly right on this issue. Again, please return to being an organization that helps the public as originally intended. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Boston, Massachusetts United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From n.bernard at lafraze.net Mon Feb 10 14:39:10 2020 From: n.bernard at lafraze.net (Nicolas Bernard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:39:10 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <20200210143910.GB15967@sion-nb-mua.lafraze.net> To whomever it concerns, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The Internet was a space of freedom, and that it should remain. To ensure this freedom, anybody should be able to own a domain name, the only entry barrier being technical competency (which is lowered every day thanks to new management services). A domain name price should never be a barrier preventing people from owning their place on the Internet. If the proposed price increase is due to Verisign finding that the dot com registry is a hassle, I am sure you should be able to find another organisation willing to handle that without needing to increase the price. Better yet, maybe you should anyway ask for another handler for the dot com registry, one that could make these domain even cheaper and, more importantly, one that should be non US based. Regards, Nicolas Bernard Arches, France From contact at cupidname.com Mon Feb 10 14:49:32 2020 From: contact at cupidname.com (CupidName) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:49:32 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <20dbc31f1af9124d341569438d0e7d94.squirrel@box5100.bluehost.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Michael Hall Houston, Texas United States From atrusty at trashnothing.com Mon Feb 10 15:35:49 2020 From: atrusty at trashnothing.com (Andrew, trash nothing! founder) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:35:49 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Andrew -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anagrath at elephantheadsoft.com Mon Feb 10 16:42:34 2020 From: anagrath at elephantheadsoft.com (Aditya Nagrath) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:42:34 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <341CAEFF-D652-40F9-8B6A-7A59A9ECC80E@elephantheadsoft.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Aditya Nagrath Denver, Colorado United States Sent from my iPhone From mrmcska at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 16:45:47 2020 From: mrmcska at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?TSDQnA==?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:45:47 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Martin Mladenov Sofia, Bulgaria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kvpollack at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 16:52:17 2020 From: kvpollack at gmail.com (Kurt Pollack) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:52:17 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e418a3f.1c69fb81.15daf.17d3@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jason.kass at 4productions.com Mon Feb 10 17:01:08 2020 From: jason.kass at 4productions.com (Jason Kass) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:01:08 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0D39C12B-16E3-4396-BFFB-DA48D1BB633F@4productions.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. There is no justification for a price increase. No one receives any benefit or additional features from the price increase. Any increase would be solely for the benefit of Verisign not the public interest. Jason Massachusetts United States This information may be confidential and/or privileged. Use of this information by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this in error, please inform the sender and remove any record of this message. From ben at groundstudio.com Mon Feb 10 17:10:15 2020 From: ben at groundstudio.com (Ben Langford) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:10:15 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello - Please reconsider the Registry Amendment!!! I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you for your consideration, Ben Langford BEN LANGFORD Partner / PLA, ASLA C / 831.402.1034 O / 831.585.1004 537 Houston Street Monterey, CA 93940 GROUNDSTUDIO.COM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From i at lgf.im Mon Feb 10 08:48:48 2020 From: i at lgf.im (zu1k) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:48:48 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. zu1k Beijing, Beijing China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meijingmobile at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 17:15:21 2020 From: meijingmobile at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?5qKF5pmv?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:15:21 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ?? Shanghai, Shanghai, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laura at servicemadesimple.com Mon Feb 10 17:15:51 2020 From: laura at servicemadesimple.com (Laura J. Wilcox) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:15:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: As a small disadvantaged, woman owned business, I have several .com names that represent my different practices and it would have a significant impact on whether I would keep the ones that I have if the rates went up. Please do not do this. Laura J Wilcox Service Made Simple - Process ReImagined Creators of BRM Made Simple CEO Servicemadesimple.com Laura at servicemadesimple.com | ? 303.809.5499 mobile 303-564-6600 office [Vision Front for signature] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 12705 bytes Desc: image003.jpg URL: From laura at servicemadesimple.com Mon Feb 10 17:18:07 2020 From: laura at servicemadesimple.com (Laura J. Wilcox) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:18:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am an owner of a disadvantaged, small, woman owned business. We use several domain names to identify to our clients the product mix. It would be a significant impact if the rates went up. Do not do that please. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Laura Jean Wilcox Aurora -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From domaincontrol at cornickmountain.com Mon Feb 10 17:18:12 2020 From: domaincontrol at cornickmountain.com (domaincontrol at cornickmountain.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:18:12 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <116d925401cea7815f9a202eecebaaf3@cornickmountain.com> I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I am retired, and help small businesses get .com domain names and build small websites to help small operators get a website online. Prices have already gone up substantially and will soon out pace the ability of some small businesses to keep their websites. I have tried using some of the other cheaper priced domains such as .us and .monster and find they do not propagate across the www as they should. Perhaps that is because people with huge accounts and .com domains don't like someone using the same name with a .us or .monster domain and coerced their registrant or servers to slow down some ext. Or maybe create a new tld ext that will remain less expensive like .comm or .kom, yet they are not .com the main tld ext everybody types when they have no idea what they are looking for. Cornick Mountain Duluth, Mn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kilgore99 at bellsouth.net Mon Feb 10 16:40:49 2020 From: kilgore99 at bellsouth.net (Adam Kilgore) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:40:49 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. Woodstock, Georgia United States Sent from my iPhone From northjerseyremodelers at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 17:23:11 2020 From: northjerseyremodelers at hotmail.com (robert Dion) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:23:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. North Jersey Remodelers LLC Butler, New Jersey United States Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cdoucet at designquarters.com Mon Feb 10 17:23:26 2020 From: cdoucet at designquarters.com (Catherine Doucet) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:23:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Prices of registering and renewing domain names Message-ID: Greetings, We are a start-up company selling European designer home furnishings, tableware, accessories and lighting products online to end consumers and interior designers. We need to own a lot of different domain names to protect our brand. We have very limited financial resources. Increasing the price of registering and renewing domain names would be a barrier to entry for small businesses like we are. Thank you for your consideration. *Catherine Doucet* *CEO* *DESIGN QUARTERS* www.designquarters.com 263 7th Street, Hoboken, NJ, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deadwoodlumberinc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 17:25:13 2020 From: deadwoodlumberinc at gmail.com (Michael Mazy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:25:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I wouldn't be happy with an increase in cost. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karl at karlnoss.com Mon Feb 10 17:26:56 2020 From: karl at karlnoss.com (Karl Noss) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:26:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please do not raise .com prices. There is no need, and it?s just rent seeking. I am a registrant of a .com domain name, karlnoss.com. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Karl Noss Seattle, Washington United States From mark at firsthost.com Mon Feb 10 17:30:56 2020 From: mark at firsthost.com (mark at firsthost.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:30:56 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <000001d5e037$da8c0450$8fa40cf0$@firsthost.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I also operate several websites. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Mark Conatser Mount Juliet, Tennessee United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From felix at fnordserver.eu Mon Feb 10 17:34:34 2020 From: felix at fnordserver.eu (Felix Arndt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:34:34 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <0f0b2d93-5ba5-4022-a2d0-04be51a79e1d@Spark> Message-ID: <410ff0ec-557a-433e-a061-41aa160cd370@Spark> I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Felix Arndt Mannheim, Baden-W?rttemberg Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jandma12345 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 17:37:36 2020 From: jandma12345 at gmail.com (M. in Boise) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:37:36 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As a small business owner I am VERY opposed to the increases proposed to Dot Com domain name registration and renewal. ICANN is upposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest ... not for the interest of Registrars. Adding costs to domain owners is not called for, and will be detrimental to many small online publishers. We hope that you consider the affect any increases will have on our industry and on the public. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Mary Ann Lawford Boise, Idaho United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From domainmgr at netinstinct.com Mon Feb 10 17:30:21 2020 From: domainmgr at netinstinct.com (Netinstinct Domain Mgmt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:30:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <007001d5e037$c6744770$535cd650$@netinstinct.com> To Whom it may concern: I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I help many of my clients maintain their business domains. The cost of management is not justified in the eyes of the customer when the infrastructure is already in place and only management of the systems is required. This only appears to be a profit move for the interested parties and not a benefit to the internet industry as a whole. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. When domain managers and resellers barely make a dollar or two on domain renewals, it is inappropriate that the supplier is entitled to shorten that margin without affecting themselves at the same time. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Then when purchased through a domain registrar, it is more than that value and with so much competition out there, it is hard to manage a margin on domain renewals like we could in the past. When things just started out, it was pretty much an industry standard that retail pricing could be between $50-$100 for domain registrations AND renewals. Then for a time period it has had to drop to $30-$50 and now you are lucky if you find someone charging more than $20 for a domain renewal and most offer it at just about cost. For some of us, this is meant to help with cash flow for a couple dollars in margin, with the increase, which comes completely unjustified towards operating costs, when the governing body was meant to be non-profit. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. By no means should there be what appears to be a monopoly on .com registration direction on pricing. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Without question. The integrity of the governing body should be unimpeachable. Adam Kulchyski Oakville, Ontario Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From poisonivyremoval at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 17:40:31 2020 From: poisonivyremoval at gmail.com (Poison Ivy Expert) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:40:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am a small business owner. My domain portfolio consist of over 3000 registered Tld's domains. Your proposed registration fee increase shall force me, against my wishes, to self liquidate my portfolio holdings if I am to remain in business. I can not afford shouldering what shall amount to a huge monetary increase and financial burden. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest for the greater good. Don't allow nor permit yourselves to all of sudden to be blinded by monet and allow yourselves to become greedy. Please look elsewhere to generate your additional income producing assets or profits. Try more public advertising educating and informing the public to generate greater awareness as to the value of domain ownership. Similarly and just like real estate, there is finite inventory for.coms. Priority Path Steve Greenspan Greenlawn NY 11740 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From robdonnelly at fb.com Mon Feb 10 17:44:50 2020 From: robdonnelly at fb.com (Rob Donnelly) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:44:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Reject the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <035AFC8F-1A7E-4E19-83F1-4CCE7F3FA639@contoso.com> Hello, I care about reducing the barriers to the open web. As a registrant of several small scale .com domains, I am opposed to the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I do not think the increase is in the public interest, which is what ICANN is supposed to govern on behalf of. Rob Donnelly -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emil.korladinov at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 17:52:34 2020 From: emil.korladinov at gmail.com (Emil Korladinov) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:52:34 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e419861.1c69fb81.db90c.0c70@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Emil Korladinov Praha Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at felixvelarde.com Mon Feb 10 17:52:49 2020 From: info at felixvelarde.com (Felix Velarde) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:52:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am firmly against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The Internet is designed for people, not profit. Profiting from registrations goes against the principles of a people-centered internet. Felix Velarde London, United Kingdom From srahmadi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 18:09:00 2020 From: srahmadi at gmail.com (S.R. Ahmadi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:39:00 +0330 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ahmadi Dubai -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kate at buckleymedia.com Mon Feb 10 18:14:20 2020 From: kate at buckleymedia.com (Kate Buckley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:14:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7F08E93F-A89C-410D-BF3B-B0309FC3928A@buckleymedia.com> To Whom it May Concern: I am both a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) and an aftermarket specialist (I broker high value names for my clients). I am firmly against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices, and the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I trust you?ll do the right thing. Thanks, Kate Buckley CEO, Buckley Media Dana Point, CA [photo] Kate Buckley, MFA, CPC CEO and Founder at Buckley Media Call or Text 1-760-808-1086 Email kate at buckleymedia.com Website BuckleyMedia.com QQ 2545867399 Skype KateBuckley74 BuckleyMedia.com/what-smart-founders-know-about-domain-names [https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/social_icons/square/linkedin.png] [https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/social_icons/square/twitter.png] Opt out: If you would prefer not receiving further emails from BuckleyMedia.com, please reply to this email and state Opt out. This email contains confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please contact the sender and delete all copies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jroberts at caravansupply.com Mon Feb 10 18:16:56 2020 From: jroberts at caravansupply.com (Jered Roberts) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:16:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <71a9d6e54ef04cc2a06d7cc50d007b3a@caravansupply.com> Good morning, As a system administrator for a company based in Memphis, TN, I am for a free internet that allows people from all walks of life to have affordable access to domain registration. Raising the prices is not something that should be dictated by a nonprofit or an independent organization such as Verisign. This is a monopoly that cannot be allowed to exist. We saw this type of trend with telecommunications in the greater half of the 20th century and it led to exorbitant price hikes that the general public were either forced to pay or do without. Communication with other peoples is a right and that should not be limited due to financial ability. I am well aware of operating costs, but 31% seems less on the side of being mandatory and more on the side of being profitable. Be on the side of humanity, not on the side of wealthy corporations that would rob from the pockets of consumers. As we all know, businesses will offset this increase by passing the expense down to consumers through price hikes, effectively punishing the public for having little to no knowledge of the significance of this proposition. Below are my pre-defined options that were imported from the "internetcommerce.org" website; they feature a brief synopsis of my opinions on the matter. Best regards, Jered Roberts | System Administrator Caravan Supply Company | Memphis, TN P: 1 (901) 452-5681 | F: 1 (901) 881-3986 jroberts at caravansupply.com | www.caravansupply.com [cid:image002.png at 01D5E00B.FB7F8C80] [cid:image003.png at 01D5E000.ECC89D90] [cid:image004.png at 01D5E000.ECC89D90] [cid:image005.png at 01D5E000.ECC89D90] [cid:image006.png at 01D5E000.ECC89D90] Get directions here: https://goo.gl/maps/w7SBHMwH1SB2 ================================================================================================== I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Also Verisign should not be the only one to manage the .COM registry. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. His New York, New York United States From support at gentohosting.com Mon Feb 10 18:27:15 2020 From: support at gentohosting.com (GentoHosting Support) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:27:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Gento New York, New York United States From haowen.lin at narrationbox.com Mon Feb 10 18:13:27 2020 From: haowen.lin at narrationbox.com (Haowen Lin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:13:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <170304e6045.eaf590c552273.8598169755919645884@narrationbox.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. John MH Mogensen Copenhagen, Capital Region Denmark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From radobson at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 18:35:57 2020 From: radobson at gmail.com (Richard Dobson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:35:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I also own and run around 30 websites, mainly for cities in Peru. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Richard Dobson Moyobamba Peru -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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How are higher prices justified? Unless ICANN can answer these kinds of questions in a way that validates the obligation of ICANN towards the public's interest, *prices should not be raised at all!* *I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.* No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. *ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public's interest.* CLARA ROBIN Sterling Heights, Michigan United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcyger at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 18:49:25 2020 From: mcyger at gmail.com (Michael Cyger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:49:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To: ICANN, I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names that I use for my business. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. They will not be providing additional services or benefits for the additional cost, and their profits are high -- not necessitating any price increase. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Put out the .com for bid with requirements, and see what comes back. No other entity would ever consider a sweetheart deal where there's no competition and the operator is allowed to increase prices year after year. That's a situation that leads to corruption. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Do your job! Sincerely, Michael Cyger Bainbridge Island -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From russell at awakentheguruinyou.com Mon Feb 10 18:49:42 2020 From: russell at awakentheguruinyou.com (Russell@awakentheguruinyou.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:49:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] FW: Upcoming Price Hikes for .Com - Voice Your Opinion! Message-ID: <000601d5e042$dbfa6060$93ef2120$@com> To whom this may concern: I am opposed to this dramatic increase in domain name prices. It is difficult enough running a small business with more and more increased costs. Russell Scott From: NameBright Notifications [mailto:notifications at namebright.com] Sent: February 10, 2020 11:40 AM To: russell at awakentheguruinyou.com Subject: Upcoming Price Hikes for .Com - Voice Your Opinion! Dear NameBright Customer, The organizations which oversee .com pricing, ICANN and Verisign, are considering a plan to dramatically increase the cost of owning domain names. If adopted, the price you pay for .COM domain names could increase 30% over the next 4 years, and even more thereafter. If you oppose paying more to register and renew domain names, it is important that you share your opinion now during the public comment period, which ends soon. Two easy ways to make sure your voice is heard are: 1. The Internet Commerce Association has made submitting comments easy at https://www.internetcommerce.org/comment-com/ 2. Send an email directly to comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20 at icann.org with your thoughts on prices being raised. If we act now, we can steer ICANN away from these unjustified price hikes. Thank you for your attention to this very urgent matter. Regards, NameBright 2635 Walnut Street Denver, CO 80205 Unsubscribe - Unsubscribe Preferences -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ed at edseward.com Mon Feb 10 18:53:42 2020 From: ed at edseward.com (ed at edseward.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:53:42 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <31b401d5e043$6ad9d8b0$408d8a10$@edseward.com> I am a registrant of numerous .com domain names. I have registered domains for my person use and for my family members. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is already earning a tremendous profit on it's current rate. There is no justification for a price increase at this time. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not the interest of Verisign. 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URL: From chris.rains at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 19:00:13 2020 From: chris.rains at gmail.com (Chris Rains) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:00:13 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Why are you considering such a dramatic price increase on domain names? I do not agree the prices should be increased. It creates unnecessary trade friction. What is the increased value provided to me by registering with you? Chris Rains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jasonholland at mac.com Mon Feb 10 19:02:21 2020 From: jasonholland at mac.com (Jason Holland) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:02:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <522AA1D3-BA7A-4061-9EAD-EAA7AB4D2A46@mac.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jason Holland Caterham, England United Kingdom From me at linux365.ro Mon Feb 10 19:05:28 2020 From: me at linux365.ro (Cristi Stefanescu) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:05:28 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <9305A522-AFA0-48AE-8E35-983FE84C19DE@linux365.ro> I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Cristian ?tef?nescu Bucharest, Bucharest Romania -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 659 bytes Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP URL: From 73926 at cock.li Mon Feb 10 19:14:25 2020 From: 73926 at cock.li (73926 at cock.li) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:14:25 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <9f97382f-5e02-5f74-6844-6b941abcecc0@cock.li> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Rein Iwakura Kyoto, Kyoto Japan From jongbhak at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 19:18:31 2020 From: jongbhak at gmail.com (Jong Bhak) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:18:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It is already too expensive!Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi I am a registrant of a .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. You can lower the domain price to $2 usd. Jong Bhak San Diego, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From the1andonlyshiloh at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 19:19:28 2020 From: the1andonlyshiloh at icloud.com (Shiloh Martin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:19:28 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Shiloh Martin Phoenix, Arizona United States From paulobett at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 19:20:44 2020 From: paulobett at gmail.com (Paulo Alexandre Bettencourt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:20:44 -0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Paulo Bettencourt Praia da Vitoria, Azores Portugal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gabevenberg at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 19:25:03 2020 From: gabevenberg at gmail.com (Gabe Venberg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:25:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small users should not be hit by this. Message-ID: I am a small time, hobbiest website operator. The cheap pricing of the .COM domain allowed me to easily set up public facing services for me and my family to use. This has allowed me to advance my understanding for networking, web development, and web hosting by leaps and bounds compared to if the .COM domain was less acessible. The homelabbers of the world thank you in advance for continuing the price freeze. From sricehome at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 19:28:50 2020 From: sricehome at gmail.com (Sheldon Rice) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:28:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sheldon Rice Los Angeles, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rdebuque at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 19:31:22 2020 From: rdebuque at gmail.com (Raul Debuque) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:31:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No on proposed amendment to allow for annual price increases. This is an attempt to wield monopoly power. Message-ID: <836500F9-CB54-427F-8F12-CBE5D948448D@gmail.com> Sir/Madame: I would like to register my vehement opposition to the proposed amendment. I am not convinced that costs are really rising or are headed towards rising in the near future, especially in the high tech industry where the trend we have seen since the invention of the computer that costs go down not up. What exactly gets more costly on a per registration basis as the number of registered domains increase? If you need more servers, hardware costs per unit computing power are going down. If you need more coders, I don?t see why a doubling of registrations requires a doubling of coders. So what costs is it that are rising or will rise soon? I highly suspect that this amendment is an attempt by Verisign to capitalize on their a government-mandated monopoly position, and is hence an illegitimate proposal and should be turned down. Yours truly, Raul Debuque From btdewilligen at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 19:33:29 2020 From: btdewilligen at gmail.com (Boet de Willigen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:33:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Boet de Willigen Haaksbergen, Provincie Overijssel Netherlands -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brixbox at gmx.com Mon Feb 10 19:20:56 2020 From: brixbox at gmx.com (Barry) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:20:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <622F977549FE460BB2DEA54AE258F720@Shiny> I use the Internet daily and I previously owned my own domain. Raising prices would limit domain ownership to only the wealthy. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Barry Brick Grants Pass, Oregon United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ryan at antropy.com Mon Feb 10 19:37:26 2020 From: ryan at antropy.com (Ryan Cohn) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:37:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with a registry. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. If ICAAN acts for profit and not the public interest, it should be restructured completely to prevent resources being funneled towards their greedy executives. Ryan Cohn Chatsworth, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Aarifshah at outlook.in Mon Feb 10 19:44:09 2020 From: Aarifshah at outlook.in (Aarif Shah) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:44:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Aarif Mumbai, Maharashtra India Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paulrogers0407 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 16:51:50 2020 From: paulrogers0407 at gmail.com (Paul Rogers) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:51:50 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <795C8AB8-71A5-4E48-AFFA-DA541B8D7DBE@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Paul Memphis, Tennessee United States Sent from my iPhone From soul.doc at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 19:50:32 2020 From: soul.doc at icloud.com (Joel Sember) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:50:32 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <210d3e58-88e7-e19a-aa16-9c34b28b9a52@icloud.com> Dear ICANN, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. This TLD has been around since the beginning of the internet. It is not a special-interest TLD but a basic part of providing service to all. The The current rate of $7.85 is already more than other basic and country TLDs. The public has an interest in reserving some basic domain names that are affordable to all, and not turning the internet registration system into a for-profit enterprise. Please deny Verisign's petition. Joel Sember Green Bay, Wisconsin United States -- Sent from Postbox -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wunderzuvy at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 19:54:42 2020 From: wunderzuvy at gmail.com (Wunder Zuvy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:54:42 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. As I am entering the field of web development, I do not wish to see the acquiring of domains become a monetary barrier to the field as prices continue to hike. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Naomi Danielson Tucson, Arizona -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jaime at jaimemendoza.com Mon Feb 10 19:55:16 2020 From: jaime at jaimemendoza.com (Jaime Mendoza) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:55:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I'm against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. If the cost to maintain the .com registry is less than $3 per domain per year and consumers are already paying double that cost, I see no reason why consumers should pay an increased price to buy a .com. Especially if Verisign already enjoys exclusive rights without a competitor. Thank you for your time and I hope you reconsider the price hikes. Sincerely, Jaime Mendoza Monterey Park, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matt at matthewsjohnson.com Mon Feb 10 19:57:34 2020 From: matt at matthewsjohnson.com (Matt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:57:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am a registrant of several personal and business .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. An increase of 30% may seem small on an individual level, but could hurt the small business owner and individual with little disposable income. To keep accessibility and access available to the widest audience please do not increase prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please take the opinions of valid internet business owners and individuals and do not increase the .COM prices over 30% over the next 2 years. Thank you, Matthew Johnson Braintree, Massachusetts United States Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dr.rick at rickbrinkman.com Mon Feb 10 19:58:20 2020 From: dr.rick at rickbrinkman.com (Dr Rick Brinkman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:58:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <02F03F09-7896-423A-BCBB-E1904F22CD7C@rickbrinkman.com> To Whom it May Concern, I am a registrant of a number of .com domain names, all of which are critical to my business. Some of those domains are the titles of my 6 books published by McGraw-Hill. Other domain names I own relate to my speaking/training business and my online class. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Dr. Rick Brinkman Portland, Oregon United States -- Dr. Rick Brinkman, Author & Speaker Conscious Communication? Office: 503-635-4145 Dr. Brinkman is the co-author of the international best selling McGraw Hill book, ?Dealing with People You Can?t Stand: How to Bring out the Best in People at their Worst." It is in it's third edition, with 2,000,000 copies sold and has been translated into 25 languages. He is also the co-author of ?Love Thy Customer?, and ?Life by Design, Bringing Out the Best in Yourself". His latest book published by McGraw-Hill in May 2017 is: ?Dealing with Meetings You Can?t Stand, Meet Less and Do More.? Dr. Rick Brinkman is known for "Educating through Entertainment". When style meets substance people learn and take action. He has performed keynotes to groups as large as 8000 and also does small group in depth training. For communication, attitude and life tips check out my Conscious Communication blog at: http://rickbrinkman.com/blog Visit www.drrickbrinkman.com for free resources and more information about his audios, CDs and other products. Dr. Brinkman offers expert training and entertaining keynotes to corporations and associations internationally. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tom.kingston at absoluteval.com Mon Feb 10 20:05:35 2020 From: tom.kingston at absoluteval.com (Tom Kingston) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:05:35 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I think that the registrations of the primary domain extension of the internet should not be a "for profit" enterprise. This includes the entire supply chain of the endeavor, including the manager of the .COM registry (Verisign). Ultimately, ICANN should dictate the prices, and any 3rd parties to the process should be made to be COMPLETELY transparent to their expenses (for the purpose of providing related services) and should operate on, at most, a 10% operating margin (again, for the purpose of providing related services). Prices should be negotiated in good faith by both parties every 3 years. If Verisign does not agree to this, then I'm sure there would be MANY companies who would be willing to take their place given the sheer amount of revenue involved. A quick way to solve this problem would be for ICANN to facilitate a .COM manager selection process every 7 years, and then we'll see what prices Verisign proposes. Thank you, Tom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jorscott359 at student.gccisd.net Mon Feb 10 20:12:40 2020 From: jorscott359 at student.gccisd.net (Jordan Scott) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:12:40 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <23066DF3-BEB9-415F-96D1-C5351CFE6AD8@student.gccisd.net> I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jordan Scott Baytown, Texas United States Sent from my iPad From skandula at hotmail.co.uk Mon Feb 10 20:15:01 2020 From: skandula at hotmail.co.uk (S Kandula) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:15:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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URL: From collmanlogan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 20:33:24 2020 From: collmanlogan at gmail.com (Logan Collman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:33:24 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, Raising the prices of domain names is incredibly greedy, especially for a non tangible item such as this. It?s not as if there are herds of people mining domain names out of stone and hand carving them into something incredibly valuable.They are only worth as much as the content they display, and therefore cannot and should not be priced excessively, as they?re not valuable on their own. As a web developer, I buy domains regularly for either projects or clients, and domain names for certain TLDR?s are already priced ridiculously, simply because they look cool. Please, stop trying To milk people for every penny you can on domains and just find other ways to diversify your business. 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URL: From ether69pf at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 20:35:40 2020 From: ether69pf at yahoo.com (Eric the Red) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:35:40 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase References: <1660176366.746559.1581366940007.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1660176366.746559.1581366940007@mail.yahoo.com> Hello, I don't think it's fair that private holders of a few vanity domains should get a price increase when it's bulk purchasers that generate most of the work and costs that is required in maintaining the registry.? Bulk buyers shouldn't be subsidized and made to pay their fair share. Thank you, Eric -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ivan at echevarria.io Mon Feb 10 20:37:27 2020 From: ivan at echevarria.io (Ivan Echevarria) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:37:27 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't allow Verisign to increase .com price Message-ID: 7% / year is far too steep. 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Shawn Randhawa | Customer Support Manager | Webnames.ca Ticket Details --------------------------------- Ticket Number: 373488 Department: Support Type: Support Request Status: Closed w/o Survey Priority: Normal Support Center: https://support.webnames.ca/index.php? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sairahulreddy at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 20:55:30 2020 From: sairahulreddy at gmail.com (Sai Rahul Reddy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:55:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I have concerns about the price increase Message-ID: Hi, I have some concerns about the proposal of recent hike on .com domains. We won them because its universally accepted and its cheap. I don't see any reason why the price has to go up other than pure greed. The bandwidth prices and processing prices are going down year over year and don't see a reason of increasing the price for maintaining the DNS. Please rethought the price increase. 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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:03:58 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - Antonio Waller Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. For all these reasons I believe ICAAN shoukt NOT raise the price of .com domains Antonio Waller Esp?n Xativa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From guudmarketing at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:10:04 2020 From: guudmarketing at gmail.com (Guud Marketing) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:10:04 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no on the hike! Message-ID: please don't do this! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From derekglen at schostag.com Mon Feb 10 21:11:06 2020 From: derekglen at schostag.com (Derek G. Schostag) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:11:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I'm against the price increase of .com domain registration. Derek -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From freshcodesoda at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:11:10 2020 From: freshcodesoda at icloud.com (Jason Murphy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:11:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?increase_prices?= Message-ID: <4DE78C1A-EDFE-4DD8-B46B-38C5F1EA62C8@icloud.com> The internet is growing exponentially and this is understood, however by increasing prices you are giving advantage to big businesses and straining startups ability. Sent from my iPhone From emil.faschang at klostergasse.at Mon Feb 10 21:11:41 2020 From: emil.faschang at klostergasse.at (Emil FASCHANG) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:11:41 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prices Message-ID: You shouldn?t change the prices! It will make it so much harder for beginners to succeed on a low budget with an online business. Sent from my iPhone From xtravoice at aol.com Mon Feb 10 21:11:24 2020 From: xtravoice at aol.com (Debbie Zeitman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:11:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the potential increase in .com domain fees References: Message-ID: From jeshnia at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 21:11:32 2020 From: jeshnia at outlook.com (William Nasher) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:11:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] don't raise the price Message-ID: Yo ICANN You?re wilding out don?t be raising the prices my guys -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mslovacek at invention-protection.com Mon Feb 10 21:11:35 2020 From: mslovacek at invention-protection.com (mslovacek at invention-protection.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:11:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No .com price increases. Message-ID: <007101d5e056$adc9a3e0$095ceba0$@invention-protection.com> Do not increase the price of the .com domains. Do not sell everyone out for Verisign or a quick buck. Do the right thing, and do not gouge the owners of internet domain names. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dustinjohnson13 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:11:37 2020 From: dustinjohnson13 at gmail.com (Dustin Johnson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:11:37 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domains Message-ID: <92FE4F59-E462-4929-9B93-92879681787F@gmail.com> .COM domains shouldn?t cost more than any other domain. The consumers, us, should?ve participated in these discussions and proposals. - Dustin Johnson From chris at runthatapp.com Mon Feb 10 21:11:38 2020 From: chris at runthatapp.com (Chris Tylenda - RunThatApp.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:11:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO OT UPDATE PRICES Message-ID: Hello, Don?t do it. prices are fine -Chris Tylenda From mrsjaackson at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:11:36 2020 From: mrsjaackson at gmail.com (Terrie Jackson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:11:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please keep the prices for .com the same -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sshimmy at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:11:53 2020 From: sshimmy at gmail.com (S S) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:11:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not do this Message-ID: <2D6AA353-4CD1-418E-823A-0DC0DD606693@gmail.com> This amendment is a bad idea From jeff.birgbauer at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:12:06 2020 From: jeff.birgbauer at gmail.com (Jeff Birgbauer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:12:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domains Message-ID: Please don't raise prices on .coms. .orgs are already way too expensive Thank you Jeff Birgbauer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From flexpeace at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:12:00 2020 From: flexpeace at gmail.com (Ernest Appiah) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:12:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBpbmNyZWFz?= =?utf-8?q?e_the_price_of_=2Ecom?= Message-ID: Please don?t. Just don?t. We can?t afford it -- Ernest Appiah. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nikolas22t at me.com Mon Feb 10 21:12:00 2020 From: nikolas22t at me.com (Nikolas Tryfonos) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:12:00 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <32EAF2CC-6018-4A2B-93A5-EF34A3042703@me.com> We are against price increase , there is no reason to do this , already prices are high From greg at casaroja.us Mon Feb 10 21:12:07 2020 From: greg at casaroja.us (Greg Smith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:12:07 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <02E68BB9-B3F2-4A72-817B-4B3B2C79CDE0@contoso.com> I request Avoiding ?.COM Price Increases for the health of the internet. G Smith -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hackett.kate at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:12:03 2020 From: hackett.kate at gmail.com (Kate Hackett) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:12:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] stop being a dick References: Message-ID: <2c7df5d8-1fa1-4f67-88e9-6be9ec1b28a9@Spark> stop gouging your customers with these .com price increases. Kate Hackett SAG-AFTRA / JVC Theatrical / APA Commercial c: 410.845.1748 | hackett.kate at gmail.com | www.katehackett.com | www.katehackett.com/patronage -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sam at daitzman.com Mon Feb 10 21:12:14 2020 From: sam at daitzman.com (Sam Daitzman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:12:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise the price of .com Message-ID: Don?t be a corrupt organization. Please don't raise the price of .com. From robrepp at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:12:45 2020 From: robrepp at gmail.com (Rob Repp) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:12:45 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <230ADC5D-3238-4C81-90C8-26994DFB9D2A@gmail.com> I do not wish to see the Registry Agreement amended at this time. While a reasonable increase in the cost of .com domain registrations is to be expected, a 70% gain is borderline usury. Further, there has been no process for public comment or feedback, and ICANN doesn?t seem to have made clear why it?s doing this or what it intends to do with the additional revenue. Until these needs can be addressed, I would refrain from making any change to the Registry Agreement. Thank you! Rob Repp Lake Bluff, IL From niresh12495 at me.com Mon Feb 10 21:12:25 2020 From: niresh12495 at me.com (Niresh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:42:25 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not allow .com price changes Message-ID: <6AA75CEE-631F-4A4B-BCC6-EA677E5944EC@me.com> I strongly agains dot com price changes, which is unfair and closes the door for young websites. Thanks and Regards, Niresh From Caleb.Sheehan at osii.com Mon Feb 10 21:12:36 2020 From: Caleb.Sheehan at osii.com (Sheehan, Caleb) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:12:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] don't do it Message-ID: This sucks don?t do this please [cid:image103708.GIF at 697b5505.418b5e49] Caleb Sheehan Project Engineering 4101 Arrowhead Drive Medina, Minnesota 55340-9649 Phone: 763 551 0559 Email: Caleb.Sheehan at osii.com Website: www.osii.com [cid:imagea84d3d.PNG at b8f507a7.49a64361] NOTE: The information contained in this email may be confidential information or proprietary information and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any use, distribution, transmission or forwarding of information contained in this email by persons who are not intended recipients may be a violation of law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image103708.GIF Type: image/gif Size: 6732 bytes Desc: image103708.GIF URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: imagea84d3d.PNG Type: image/png Size: 5693 bytes Desc: imagea84d3d.PNG URL: From dan.n.gossett at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:12:46 2020 From: dan.n.gossett at gmail.com (Dan Gossett) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:12:46 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help with costs Message-ID: <9CF9EA9F-0713-422D-A3DD-B64FF4291BA5@gmail.com> Hi there, I am asking for your help to keep .com domain costs low. Thank you, Dan Gossett From nick at elebadigital.com Mon Feb 10 21:12:50 2020 From: nick at elebadigital.com (Nick M) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:12:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] fees Message-ID: <430E9C15-95ED-4168-A9D9-6E03CF417031@elebadigital.com> please don?t raise the fees, it will help the internet community as a whole to allow affordable domain names in a time where prices for everything continue to rise with no end in site. thanks From info at kraftika.shop Mon Feb 10 21:12:40 2020 From: info at kraftika.shop (Kraftika) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:12:40 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase COM domains price! References: Message-ID: Hello! Please do not increase COM domains price. In this case we won't prolongate a lot of our domains, which we have just in case. -- Kind regards, Nick from Kraftika info at kraftika.shop www.Kraftika.shop -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevin.giehl at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:18 2020 From: kevin.giehl at gmail.com (Kevin Giehl) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:13:18 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase of .COM domains Message-ID: <043BC6FC-1D9D-4A42-92D6-00389E850857@gmail.com> We are a small business and any price increase hurts our business. Please do not increase the prices of .COM domains. Thanks, Kevin Giehl - Owner Computer Art & Design 5307 N 13th St Milwaukee, WI 53209 414-617-7704 From mrgregb123 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:03 2020 From: mrgregb123 at gmail.com (Greg Brailsford) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:13:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] WTF Message-ID: Is there anything you greedy capitalists don't touch? It seems like if the price is reasonable, at some point some greedy jerk comes along (that's you ICANN + Verisign) and decides to flex the monopoly and hurt the little guy. 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This is contrary to what the internet was supposed to be about in the first place. Limit cost increases and provide a HIGHER level of transparency and accountability for Verisign and ICANN, lest these organizations become yet more monolithic corporations more interested in profit than nurturing this vital resource. Michael McCrystal Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benwolfe at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:47 2020 From: benwolfe at gmail.com (Ben Wolfe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:13:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No more secret deals Message-ID: If we as customers are footing the bill for the 20mil check from Verisign, we should at least see how it is going to be used.... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From roasted at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:45 2020 From: roasted at gmail.com (Aaron) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:13:45 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?ZG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSBw?= =?utf-8?q?rices?= Message-ID: thanks aaron From justfane at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:45 2020 From: justfane at icloud.com (Gabrielle Atkins) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:13:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagreement with Price Change Message-ID: <0A67213E-FFDE-4446-BEDC-32E330F55A73@icloud.com> The purposed price changes I strongly disagree with. Sent from my iPhone From jerry at chronosnet.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:48 2020 From: jerry at chronosnet.com (Jerry Halls) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:13:48 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Message-ID: I am opposed to the price increase and the increased control given to Verisign. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please don?t ruin one of the great things about the internet: affordable domains for the everyday person. Jerry Halls From physicsmichael at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:41 2020 From: physicsmichael at gmail.com (Michael Woods) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:13:41 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep prices down Message-ID: With deals that put inflationary trajectories in place for domain registration costs, the future of being able to find fun and useful domains is limited. I'm sick of the closed door dealings and feel I need to speak out with just limited knowledge because this is so intangible to the masses. Michael Woods -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dugweb at me.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:54 2020 From: dugweb at me.com (Aly Webster) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:13:54 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The internet is already consolidated enough Message-ID: <180274D0-E4EE-49DC-BFC1-354E8419207C@me.com> The internet has consolidated to the point that most people only visit major corporations or social media websites. Further price increases will just cause more consolidation, less variety and further removing the web from its roots. Please don?t increase prices. From raymondpattend at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:53 2020 From: raymondpattend at icloud.com (Raymond Pattend) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:13:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Are you kidding me. Message-ID: This is stupid. If you?re going to make choices without everyone else?s options, then fuck you. Stop being our leaders you ass hles. From ckilincer at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:58 2020 From: ckilincer at hotmail.com (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Cumhur_KILIN=C7ER?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:13:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT OVERPRICE ANYTHING (INCLUDING .COM domain) Message-ID: DO NOT OVERPRICE ANYTHING (INCLUDING .COM domain) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ajm0824 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:41 2020 From: ajm0824 at gmail.com (Anthony) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:13:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increases References: Message-ID: <29569106-8170-4349-bf7b-0902e7560f07@Spark> Drastic and draconian price increases such as these are an affront to a free and open internet! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.mills at zoho.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:58 2020 From: mark.mills at zoho.com (Mark Mills) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:13:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com 70% price increase Message-ID: <17030f3a4ba.1259ccdcd59786.2016097463604291939@zoho.com> Why do you need to do this and what will you spend the money on? I strongly object to this price increase with put public consultation surly this is price fixing? Very angry customer Mark Mills 07501 530 001 mark.mills at zoho.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From juanmaturino at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:59 2020 From: juanmaturino at icloud.com (Juan Maturino) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:13:59 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment for Amendment 3 Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am totally opposed to the increase of pricing of .com domains. The reason being that it adds barriers for young adults to begin exploring and being a part of the growth of the internet as a whole. Increasing prices for .com domains creates a greater disparity between those who can afford to pay and those who can?t . Sincerely, Mr. Maturino From pizzaman at goodyville.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:58 2020 From: pizzaman at goodyville.com (Dan Hull) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:13:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on the current .COM proposal Message-ID: The secretive and nebulous agreement that would allow domain prices to grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade is shameful and should never progressed without consultation with the ICANN community and internet users like myself. This kind of governance does a disservice to the community and the world. - Dan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Christopher.McCarthy at directenergy.com Mon Feb 10 21:14:06 2020 From: Christopher.McCarthy at directenergy.com (Christopher McCarthy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:14:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise the prices on .COMs Message-ID: Keep the internet free from price hikes that go against a level playing field. The information contained in or attached to this email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are not authorised to and must not disclose, copy, distribute, or retain this message or any part of it. It may contain information which is confidential and/or covered by legal professional or other privilege under applicable law. 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Each company is registered in England and Wales with a registered office at Millstream, Maidenhead Road, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5GD. British Gas Insurance Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. British Gas Services Limited and Centrica Energy (Trading) Limited are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. British Gas Trading Limited is an appointed representative of British Gas Services Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeremysackler at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:14:00 2020 From: jeremysackler at gmail.com (Jeremy Sackler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:14:00 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to express my deep concern about the Propsed Ammendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement. These increased fees will drive many users to let their registry lapse, and only further strengthen and entrench the anti-competitve business model employed by many large registrars. I urge you to reexamine the scheduled fee increases. Thank you, Jeremy Sackler -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at jmsleiman.com Mon Feb 10 21:14:23 2020 From: me at jmsleiman.com (me at jmsleiman.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:14:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] On the .com price increase Message-ID: <39d67eee-819e-4c88-af65-161ea6638a97@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From abdullahkjadoon at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:14:28 2020 From: abdullahkjadoon at gmail.com (Abdullah Jadoon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:14:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments regarding Amendment Message-ID: Hi, I disagree with this proposal and amendment. Regards, Abdullah -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vlad at devoid.ml Mon Feb 10 21:14:20 2020 From: vlad at devoid.ml (Vlad Eduard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:14:20 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Annual Price Increases Message-ID: <1964751581369260@iva2-5f9649d2845f.qloud-c.yandex.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From liam.ball1 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:14:56 2020 From: liam.ball1 at gmail.com (Liam Ball) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:14:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: Hello, I would like to say I would object to any increase in price for domainS Liam Sent from my iPhone From jason at actionnetwork.org Mon Feb 10 21:15:08 2020 From: jason at actionnetwork.org (Jason Rosenbaum) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:15:08 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't allow .com price increases Message-ID: <47F187CB-F315-4F8A-95AC-2B1D16F95594@actionnetwork.org> Domain registration should be like a utility -- basic, not a sexy business, some small profit margin but not a growth industry. Don't let Verisign increase .com registration prices! --Jason _________________________________ Jason Rosenbaum Director of Technology The Action Network he/him/his Email/GChat: jason at actionnetwork.org Cell: 914.806.1939 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oliverg94 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:15:03 2020 From: oliverg94 at gmail.com (Oliver Gaspar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:15:03 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Wholesale Domain Price Hikes Message-ID: Back-door deals that benefit a select few while raking out the pockets of global internet users is not something you want to be remembered for. Please, stop the new proposals. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jason at vitalitymarketingfirm.com Mon Feb 10 21:15:21 2020 From: jason at vitalitymarketingfirm.com (Jason Pulliam) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:15:21 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Disagreement Message-ID: I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. Technology costs are decreasing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mel_helen_s at yahoo.com.br Mon Feb 10 21:15:07 2020 From: mel_helen_s at yahoo.com.br (Mel Helen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:15:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid .COM Price Increases References: <4E891AA6-AEEC-4C4A-9795-4233B46C0874.ref@yahoo.com.br> Message-ID: <4E891AA6-AEEC-4C4A-9795-4233B46C0874@yahoo.com.br> Good afternoon, Starting a new business and idea can be really a challenge. Being able to have easy access to purchase domains and renew with an affordable price creates a better future for this country because we can afford keeping doing it. I don?t agree with the price increases proposed and this goes in the wrong direction of what we are developing for this world. Please the www space democratic, not increasing the price. Thanks! Melissa Sanches Sent from my iPhone From info.eternalbd at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:15:24 2020 From: info.eternalbd at gmail.com (Eternal Associates) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:15:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please lower the .com price Message-ID: Please please do not impose new charge. It gonna be too expensive for masses Thanks Shahadat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ivan6258 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:14:48 2020 From: ivan6258 at gmail.com (Ivan Karl) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:14:48 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] absolutely against this price increase Message-ID: it is outrageous how icann wants to increase price. i oppose this action. iVan ENJOY THE RIDE. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kmiles at smgknowledge.com Mon Feb 10 21:15:27 2020 From: kmiles at smgknowledge.com (Keith Miles) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:15:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please DO NOT artificially inflate the cost of .com domains Message-ID: There are too many who have had their income reduced due to the global leveling of expertise evidenced by the 'gig' economy. Letting small operators keep renewal costs affordable is important to keep people engaged and willing to innovate. It is not about huge corporations but about small business as the 'canary' in our economy's mine. Do not impose artificial or unaccountable, unexplainable costs onto those who can least afford it. Thank you Keith Miles Keith Miles MBA - President Streamlined Management Group Inc Speaking/Consulting on Change/Execution to Raise Performance/Engagement smgknowledge.com 519-822-3400 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From margaretlinseymurray at hotmail.co.uk Mon Feb 10 21:15:36 2020 From: margaretlinseymurray at hotmail.co.uk (Margaret Murray) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:15:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment Message-ID: Please review and revert to the original contract. The coat to patrons will outweigh any merit. Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ukingscorps at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:15:46 2020 From: ukingscorps at gmail.com (kingsley ugochukwu) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:15:46 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot com domain price increase Message-ID: Please don't increase price because of our business that has not thrived -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From awirdzek at vt.edu Mon Feb 10 21:15:23 2020 From: awirdzek at vt.edu (Adam Wirdzek) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:15:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please do not let TLD prices grow any higher than they already are. This means the scum of the earth types like hugedomains.com will be able to make even more money on their unethical domain squatting practices and make the internet less open overall. Aside from praying everyday that the entirety of hugedomains and their data centers are burned to oblivion in hellfire, you can make sure that the internet stays an equal playing field for all by not letting .com domains go up in price. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gina.casazza at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:15:40 2020 From: gina.casazza at gmail.com (G-Na Casazza) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:15:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] against the proposed price increase to .COM domains Message-ID: <58E19CF8-70FE-4CA9-90EB-F29392A8DDA9@gmail.com> I am a registrant of 3 .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I strongly oppose this move. The current rate is already justified, it does not have to keep increasing. Verisign has no business dictating the price. It is unreal. I am very unhappy with this! No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Other GTLDS have been able to lower costs. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Gina Casazza -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From evgeny at vinermail.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:05 2020 From: evgeny at vinermail.com (Evgeny Viner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:16:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prices need to remain accessable Message-ID: Hello, I would like to voice my opinion on the changes, which might lead to domain prices go up. .com domain prices need to remain in the accessible range. Any change, which might allow the prices to fo up, will lead eventually to an increase in prices of all domains. Thank you. Best, Evgeny Viner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chibenson4real at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:13:56 2020 From: chibenson4real at yahoo.com (Chibuzor Edeh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:13:56 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) References: <1794390331.760126.1581369236272.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1794390331.760126.1581369236272@mail.yahoo.com> Don't make life any more expensive than it is. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gravitywork at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:15:50 2020 From: gravitywork at yahoo.com (GRAVITY WORK) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:15:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT RAISE References: <03317AF5-7B4B-4777-B07F-43C9AF868EC9.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <03317AF5-7B4B-4777-B07F-43C9AF868EC9@yahoo.com> DO NOT RAISE PRICES. I WILL TAKE DOWN MY SITE AND USE ANOTHER EXTENTION. From incsem at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:15:46 2020 From: incsem at gmail.com (incSEM) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:15:46 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern: Your back door agreement with Verisign is going to hurt small businesses more than anyone else. Please listen to the people who your decisions actually affect. Please cancel your agreement with Verisign and come up with a better solution that keeps small businesses in mind. Sincerely, Danny -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaelwcolgan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:19 2020 From: michaelwcolgan at gmail.com (Michael Colgan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:16:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is ridiculous Message-ID: <487785AD-EE8C-43D6-9991-6DC1DAD1D785@gmail.com> How is it that only ICANN and VeriSign have discussed this and yet the people who are paying for these domain names are going to pay for it? 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URL: From daelhoser at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:06 2020 From: daelhoser at gmail.com (Jose Alvarez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:16:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DONT DO IT ICANN Message-ID: <9A735BD7-1DA6-4003-A05C-6933D696AAC7@gmail.com> Do NOT raise the prices to .COM?s Enough Said, Jose From soulscape at riseup.net Mon Feb 10 21:16:09 2020 From: soulscape at riseup.net (Soulscape) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:16:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reverse Secret Backroom Deal with Verisign! Message-ID: <36E13EDE-4DEE-4094-82BE-6538AC1B4756@riseup.net> I am opposed to the secret backroom deal that Icann made with Verisign allowing virtually endless high increases to .com prices. You made this backroom deal without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users, needlessly jacking up costs for individuals and small businesses everywhere. That is completely wrong, and you need to reverse this decision now. From brandon at pulseofprophets.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:03 2020 From: brandon at pulseofprophets.com (Brandon Loyche) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:16:03 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment to Amendment 3 Message-ID: What in the actual fuck? Are you serious? Way to be a bunch of conniving humans. I highly oppose this Amendment, let's not be greedy. Thank you -- Brandon Loyche Owner/Designer Pulse Of Prophets t. 303.884.6176 e. brandon at pulseofprophets.com w. http://www.findyourpulse.co Get your own email signature -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jackmovesloops at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:06 2020 From: jackmovesloops at gmail.com (Mike) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:16:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel at danielkorte.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:34 2020 From: daniel at danielkorte.com (Daniel Korte) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:16:34 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Price Increases Message-ID: The .COM top-level-domain should be easily accessible to everyone both financially and technically. A price increase is a step in the wrong direction. Please let the internet be the internet without greedy new amendments like this. From kchacha at live.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:22 2020 From: kchacha at live.com (kaila sachse) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:16:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, The decision to raise .COM prices without a clear reason for why and without public vote is not only predatory but unethical. The internet should remain a place of open knowledge exchange without biased interests in control. For the sake of our future, please reconsider your decisions that adversely affect the market and therefore all individuals who work hard to make the internet a place of attaining helpful information. Best, Kaila From danmcdonald at fastmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:28 2020 From: danmcdonald at fastmail.com (dan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:16:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com fee increase Message-ID: Hello, I do not support ICANN's rate increase for .com domains. Please stop this process until a clear public explanation of your reasons for the rate increase and a full public consultation is put forward. Thank you, Dan McDonald From susannec023 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:37 2020 From: susannec023 at gmail.com (Susanne Chan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:16:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I strongly oppose the agreement. Not only was it made in secret, but it would drastically impact many individuals who did not have a say in this. Please reconsider the proposal for something more fair and just. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mkokotovich at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:47 2020 From: mkokotovich at gmail.com (Matt Kokotovich) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:16:47 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not allow Verisign to charge more! Message-ID: Hello, Please do not allow Verisign to charge more for dot-com domains. They are already expensive enough. Thank you, Matt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaeljornlin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:39 2020 From: michaeljornlin at gmail.com (Michael Jornlin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:16:39 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?go_forward_with_the_changes_to_the_Verisign_contract?= Message-ID: <37C1B685-8865-469E-A08D-79CA95F46EC4@gmail.com> So many domains are owned and purchased by entrepreneurs. Please don?t penalize us. Sent from my iPhone From daniel at fostervo.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:46 2020 From: daniel at fostervo.com (Daniel Foster) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:16:46 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am OPPOSED to Amendment 3 Message-ID: <17030f63606.ee53926472531.7709502659970065083@fostervo.com> I have registered several .com domains. I am writing to register my opposition to the proposed price increase to these domains. The current rates are fair and just, and should not be altered. In addition, Verisign should be be allowed to dictate pricing. I call on you to defend the domain name system for the good of the public. ____________________________________ ?Daniel A. Z. Foster -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danielledhines at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:47 2020 From: danielledhines at hotmail.com (Danielle Hines) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:16:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBodXJ0IHNt?= =?utf-8?q?all_businesses?= Message-ID: Please don?t make these changes. I?m a small business owner and every penny counts. You will put out of business those who are your customer base. If pricing increases too much you will force other avenues for small businesses, which may destroy your business model. I own 4 small businesses and help other businesses get established. I can personally attest to these fees and I will be among those that suggest getting a .com in the future might not be worth the cost. Please reconsider! Danielle D.Hines 301-728-6833 From jimfrye33 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:17:05 2020 From: jimfrye33 at gmail.com (James Frye) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:17:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN SCAMMING US. Message-ID: You get 25 million to sell is up the river. Resounding No!!! To your proposed deal with verisign. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samsophdad at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:16:56 2020 From: samsophdad at yahoo.com (Scott Beck) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:16:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases References: <1209C78F-964C-4A9F-A046-D2E9F741B590.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1209C78F-964C-4A9F-A046-D2E9F741B590@yahoo.com> Please don?t increase prices as is currently in place. It?s already expensive enough. Thanks for your understanding. Scott From bulovard at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:17:20 2020 From: bulovard at gmail.com (Mike Martinez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:17:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com proposal Message-ID: I think it?s absolutely horrendous that you negotiate behind closed doors to increase prices for .com registrations which will make it difficult for small business to remain viable in an internet heavy industry. I think it?s imperative to maintain an accessible pricing structure to allow for innovation and growth within the internet ecosphere even for brick and mortar stores. Please do work with companies such as Namecheap to maintain prices affordable for the future of mine and other small businesses. Thanks, Mike Martinez From ray123456 at me.com Mon Feb 10 21:17:15 2020 From: ray123456 at me.com (Raymond Mooney) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:17:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Get serious Message-ID: So you selfish pricks don?t make enough money why not man up and ambit that you already overcharge and should be refunding money not wanting more for no increase in services. Of course the congress will sit back and do nothing but what else are we to expect. We are only citizens. Sent from my iPhone From gogossemat at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:17:37 2020 From: gogossemat at hotmail.com (mathieu lessard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:17:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] As e-commerce we think that it's a NON SENSE to raise the price of .com domain. Message-ID: As e-commerce we think that it?s a NON SENSE to raise the price of .com domain like that. We will join together to protest agains this. M.Lessard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From order at realpeoplepress.com Mon Feb 10 21:17:49 2020 From: order at realpeoplepress.com (Real People Press) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:17:49 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on proposed price increases Message-ID: <155E08CB-E3BA-4A85-AEFF-1021CD16DEAB@realpeoplepress.com> As a small business, every little charge affects our bottom line and our sustainability. The proposed change to allow .com wholesale domain prices to grow by more than 70% over the next decade doesn?t harm large corporations so much, but does affect mom and pop businesses like ours. Please reconsider allowing .com domains to increase in price by leaps and bounds beyond the pace of inflation. If some price increase is necessary for domain infrastructure, that is reasonable. But if it is merely to drive profits, it does so on the backs of hardworking small business owners and their employees. 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The internet is not a monopoly. Mike McElhaney Director of Web Development Keybridge Web (877) 302-2185 mike at kbc.us www.keybridgeweb.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ivan.petakov at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:17:53 2020 From: ivan.petakov at gmail.com (Ivan Petakov) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:17:53 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'd like to keep .com domain prices the same Message-ID: <5e41c880.1c69fb81.293c8.0376@mx.google.com> I have quite a few domains that I maintain and if prices rise up I will have to drop many of them as I don?t make money out of them and therefore rise in price will mean more expenses for me. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From otto.acuna at exyge.com Mon Feb 10 21:18:08 2020 From: otto.acuna at exyge.com (Otto Acuna N. (EXYGE.COM)) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:18:08 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree with the recent amendment because it can raise pricing on .COM domains Message-ID: Dear Dirs, I would like to state that I do not agree with the possibility of charging more to end users for the .COM domains that comes in the agreement revision that you have in your hands. I have multiple .COM domains and some are used even for routing. The decision does not fulfill client's expectations. Pricing should be going down with time, not up, as efficiencies go up. Please do not allow this amendment to do this. Saludos Cordiales | Best Regards Otto [Firma-OTTO-2020v2] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From paunescu at powerhost.ro Mon Feb 10 21:18:08 2020 From: paunescu at powerhost.ro (Paunescu Mihai Ionut) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:18:08 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price should decreese not increse Message-ID: .com domain name price should be less not more. We own 2000domain names. We will loose a lot of customers that cannot afford aditional costs. -- Paunescu Mihai Paul CyrusINC C.E.O +40723.221.121 paunescu at powerhost.ro -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geraudbastille at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:18:05 2020 From: geraudbastille at gmail.com (Geraud Bastille) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:18:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com prices Message-ID: This is terrible and is destructive to democratized internet access. Please reconsider. Thanks, - Geraud -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From debbidoering at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:18:15 2020 From: debbidoering at hotmail.com (Debbi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:18:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Domains Message-ID: I am opposed to any agreement between ICANN and Verisign that might result in an increase of fees for COM domains. The fees are already too high and many alternative TLD's already have significantly lower fees. Increasing the fees will cause me to register with a different TLD. But, having to do so will cost me money by having to inform all my customers of a domain name change. From contact at cristobalvega.me Mon Feb 10 21:18:22 2020 From: contact at cristobalvega.me (Cristobal Vega) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:18:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Hi there, I?m a student of mexico doing personal projects and your last .com increase will affect my work career. Please reconsider this. Have a nice day. :D From jeremy at blackout.games Mon Feb 10 21:18:35 2020 From: jeremy at blackout.games (Jeremy Bell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:18:35 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] More transparency please In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4136c236-1f77-409e-aa08-2e307f028769@Spark> Myself and my stakeholders would request that more clarity be given on why increases are needed and exactly where every dollar is going, to determine if this a genuine thing to bring improvements to every level of domain infrastructure including benefits to final domain owners, or if it?s just to increase revenue for ICANN and any other potential beneficiaries. Also, maybe some explanation on why other ICANN members weren?t party to the agreement? -- Jeremy Bell CEO blackout.games -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Those few bytes on disk cost fractions of a fraction of a penny to maintain per year for most domains. What is the demonstrable reason for needing to increase these fees? If Verisign can?t maintain .COM affordability and accessibility at reasonable prices, then should they be the steward of .COM moving forward? I grew up without much money. Even at $7-ish/year, it was a tough sell for me when I first bought a domain. Countless others face the same problem. Why raise prices and put up barriers to future internet growth without a demonstrable need to keep .COM well-maintained? Is Verisign or ICANN hurting for funds and thus needs to squeeze more from customers? The end-game for moves like this is the irrelevancy and disruption of ICANN and companies like Verisign, in favor of decentralized/federated protocols that don?t abuse trust. The internet is built of federated websites linking together, not of large centralized corporate interests. Please align your incentives, profit-structure, and stewardship of the domain name system with the realities of the internet?s structure - including keeping .COM prices low for all to enjoy a presence on the internet using a well-recognized and accepted TLD. Sincerely, Brent Anderson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fasihahmed at msn.com Mon Feb 10 21:18:36 2020 From: fasihahmed at msn.com (Fasih Ahmed) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:18:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unhappy About .COM Price Hike Message-ID: Hi, I got to know through internet that ICANN & verisign have signed a closed door deal with each other which will impact .com domain in future. Possibly 50% price hike are expected for the renewals. The hike at this point in time and in future is absolutely unacceptable for individual users and user like me may seek for alternative option upon .com domain renewals. Would advise ICANN to reconsider the decision and avoid price hike for domains. This will directly impact retail & freelance community who may seek alternative option if the hike decision persists. Fasih Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jaclionheartfae at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:19:01 2020 From: jaclionheartfae at gmail.com (Jac Fae) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:19:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Am Concerned, Please Avoid .COM Price Increases Message-ID: 1. Price Increases Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 ? and the sky is the limit. It is not clear how much of these price increases registrars will pass along to consumers, but it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants. The contract does allow for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations, so it is possible prices could increase more than anticipated. 2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. 3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign?s registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices. 4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org, over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. Jac Fae they/them pronouns -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please explain how ICANN will spend the additional revenue earned money, where oversight will come from and who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. From guy at geckoseo.com Mon Feb 10 21:18:29 2020 From: guy at geckoseo.com (Guy Barry) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:18:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to pricing increase Message-ID: This is clearly not in the interests of millions of small business owners. It appears that ICANN and Verisign have colluded to fix the costs of providing registration without any kind of public consultation, or considering the negative impact this might have on small businesses. I strongly object to the prices based on the steep ramp in price, and because this appears to be self-serving rather than in the interests of the owners of the domains. Guy Barry EMAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This email may contain private or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us, then delete all copies and attachments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ojaymorgan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:18:41 2020 From: ojaymorgan at gmail.com (Ojay Morgan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:18:41 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop these harmful changes. Message-ID: To whom it may concern, As an independent artist who mostly freelances and uses my website ".COM" as my main source of income. Changing the prices it takes to maintain my site could cost me dearly. I won't be able to keep it up with price increases and hiring a web developer to constantly update my site and make sure it's certified. Please help the people who count on you to do the right thing and keep prices the same - if not, lower. With thanks, Ojay -- OJAY MORGAN ? *ZFK * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at partybrandsllc.com Mon Feb 10 21:17:58 2020 From: info at partybrandsllc.com (Party Brands LLC) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:17:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - Completly Against Raising Fees/Prices Message-ID: <9520F1B7-EDCD-47B4-A44C-67D0E71DA435@partybrandsllc.com> Since, ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest I am against an increase in .com prices and fees as it is unnecessary and creates a burden on owners of .com domains. I am a domainer and domain site creator and it is not necessary to increase prices for domains. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Scott Johnson Los Angeles, California United States From harveydonald09 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:18:52 2020 From: harveydonald09 at gmail.com (Donald Harvey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:18:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I'm a poor man starting out with my first website, I have trouble maintaining that. If you raise the prices for my domain and you're costing me money that I don't have. The sad part is that I'm not the only one in this position. Where little people trying to get out there in the world, please don't put an obstacle in our path we've got enough as it is. Thank you for your consideration and understanding. Donald Harvey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From service at jk-it.ca Mon Feb 10 21:19:00 2020 From: service at jk-it.ca (Jason Russell - JK-IT) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:19:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NameCheap Complaint Message-ID: THIS IS REDICULOUS We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. View in browser [Namecheap] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don't stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020. You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form. Find Out More 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA Copyright (c) 2020 Namecheap.com [ICANN] We are an ICANN accredited registrar. Serving customers since 2001. Jason Russell JK-IT - Small Business IT Solution Provider 9-6975 Meadowvale Town Ctr. Circle Suite 604 Mississauga, Ontario Canada L5N 2V7 Tel: 1-866-921-5548 x101 Cel: 647-961-6373 Fax: 647-723-7600 Email: service at jk-it.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From malikuzairnaqash at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:18:57 2020 From: malikuzairnaqash at gmail.com (Uzair Naqash) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:18:57 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Not acceptable -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jameson.lee at yahoo.co.uk Mon Feb 10 21:19:09 2020 From: jameson.lee at yahoo.co.uk (Jameson Lee) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:19:09 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ensure .com continuity References: <008d01d5e057$bc3abbc0$34b03340$.ref@yahoo.co.uk> Message-ID: <008d01d5e057$bc3abbc0$34b03340$@yahoo.co.uk> Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to petition that as a condition of Verisign's new ICANN contract, that price increases should be capped to inflation. Best wishes, Jameson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel at muehlbachler.org Mon Feb 10 21:19:09 2020 From: daniel at muehlbachler.org (=?utf-8?Q?Daniel_M=C3=BChlbachler?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:19:09 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain Price Increase Message-ID: <6AC89431-37DF-42DA-B643-F9626AA53D9F@muehlbachler.org> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Daniel Muehlbachler Vienna, Austria From marc at marcschoenfeld.com Mon Feb 10 21:19:25 2020 From: marc at marcschoenfeld.com (Marc Schoenfeld) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:19:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Efficiency from technology improvement over the year should allow the price freeze of .com domain pricing to be still profitable for Verisign. Many .com holders are people with personal sites like myself from the early days of the internet and we would not appreciate this increase and do not feel it is acceptable. No price increase! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As an internet user I disagree with this change due to the massive harm that can reach both: Costumers and .Com domains demands Kind Regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexarko123 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:19:51 2020 From: alexarko123 at gmail.com (Alex Arko) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:19:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: <35016FFF-548A-499B-9096-EB60643D9F1F@gmail.com> I feel that this amendment is wholely unfair to the end customer. Apparently negotiated and agreed to in the middle of the night, with zero input from the customer side of the argument, will make me support ANY regulation of this field. Additionally, if any politician calls out this unfair price increase they will have my vote, no matter which party they come from. Please reconsider this amendment and involve all concerned, in the open, and with full transparency! Alex Arko From tianxiang.xiong at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:19:50 2020 From: tianxiang.xiong at gmail.com (Tianxiang Xiong) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:19:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop profiteering off a public good! Message-ID: ICANN needs to stop signing secret deals w/ the likes of Verisign to charge consumers more ? for a resource they didn't create. Internet domains are a public good; they need to be treated as such! Tianxiang Xiong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bswanick at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:19:50 2020 From: bswanick at gmail.com (Brian Swanick) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:19:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The only actor who gains from this is Verisign, at the expense of the public. I do not believe that this will have any positive outcomes for the many people who buy and re-buy .com domains, many of which are not large corporations. -- Brian Swanick BrianSwanick.com *I Fix Broken Marketing Programs **for Growing Companies* (813) 731-7598 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rniejelski at royalsaltmedia.com Mon Feb 10 21:19:43 2020 From: rniejelski at royalsaltmedia.com (Rich @ RSM) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:19:43 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not support or agree with the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement as proposed harms the internet. It hampers small individuals in favor of large corporations. Do not approve?Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Richard Niejelski RoyalSaltMedia, LLC. 1201 N. Orange Street Wilmington Delaware 19801 814.746.4989 From mohamadalayanlb at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:02 2020 From: mohamadalayanlb at gmail.com (Mohamad Alayan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:20:02 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e41c903.1c69fb81.3878f.b7c3@mx.google.com> I am a domainer and websites owner of .com(I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roman.h1234 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:14 2020 From: roman.h1234 at gmail.com (Roman H) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:20:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT Increase .COM Domain Prices Message-ID: Hi, Do NOT increase .COM domain prices. The internet should be as publicly accessible as possible - increasing prices goes against that philosophy since some users will not be able/willing to purchase a domain after a price increase. Thank you, Roman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ddanyboi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:19:55 2020 From: ddanyboi at gmail.com (Oyeleye Oluwasegun Daniel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:19:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pls! Pls!! Pls!!! Message-ID: Pls don't do this, lets have a normal price. A increase will really do alot harm to small business owners, pls consider us pls. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kishorjami at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:17:38 2020 From: kishorjami at gmail.com (Kishor Jami) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:47:38 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase is ridiculous Message-ID: <6538C929-9973-4FB6-9A74-B987DC5C1AE4@gmail.com> Price increase is ridiculous. Regards, Kishor Jami. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From phil.brown at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:19:46 2020 From: phil.brown at gmail.com (Phil Brown) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:19:46 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to any increases Message-ID: I, too, care about reducing the barriers to the open web. As a registrant of several small scale .com, .net and .org domains, I am opposed to the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already too high - as technology moves forward, these prices should decrease and not the opposite. 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URL: From ashjmiranda at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:18:02 2020 From: ashjmiranda at yahoo.com (Ash Miranda) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:18:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <0E5B6664-6B3D-4C85-8779-40EC3C98B36E.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <0E5B6664-6B3D-4C85-8779-40EC3C98B36E@yahoo.com> To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to show my opposition to this amendment that will allow companies to raise prices for domains and to make it less accessible for individuals to maintain a .com site. The majority of the world accessed the internet, and creators do too, making accessible domain purchases necessary. The competitive nature that is not governed by a single monolith (as this amendment would allow for) also gives individuals from various backgrounds options. I am an artist. A social media presence and an affordable domain is necessary for my livelihood and work. This is the same for many other people and businesses. Do not change the current laws to allow for companies to continue to take advantage of the public. Ashley Miranda From dgalt at emcits.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:01 2020 From: dgalt at emcits.com (Damon Galt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:20:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Backdoor deals and shady governance Message-ID: <011953c0f069f1bd645e64e102061174@mail.gmail.com> As a business owner, directly involved in the I.T. industry, supporting clients and infrastructure, I?m taking the time to comment on how strongly I oppose your upcoming measures and sale to Ethos. While the business of business is business, there is still an obligation to operate ethically, and in the public interest. And we all know, the sale to a private equity firm will never hold up to any reasonable standard of public interest. I strongly discourage you from selling. *Damon Galt* EMC IT Solutions President / CEO Phone: 216.672.3840 Email: dgalt at emcits.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From theoriginaldrop at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:13 2020 From: theoriginaldrop at gmail.com (snr **) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:20:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This is going to make .com domains more expensive. I don't like it!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From RWhite at iwerk.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:03 2020 From: RWhite at iwerk.com (Ryan White) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:20:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against it Message-ID: <0de727ee962645c09648e2b30771ae31@iwerk.com> This needs to be done with transparency, not behind closed doors and without the money earmarked for anything. Verisign has been known to vastly overcharge everyone for domains and certs, this 20 million behind closed doors feels like a bribe. Why not open it up to bidding by other companies? What is justifying these prices increases? If anything domain names should get cheaper. Ryan White chief software developer iwerk p - 248.591.0000 f - 248.591.9999 www.iwerk.com - rwhite at iwerk.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ojugosamson007 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:13 2020 From: ojugosamson007 at gmail.com (samson ojugo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:20:13 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The agreement made will have an increase in the .COM domain name thereby making it difficult to afford the listed domain by the common man. Please I would like for the review of the agreement. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bradywurtz at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:06 2020 From: bradywurtz at icloud.com (Brady Wurtz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:20:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase prices for .COM domains! Message-ID: <930F2D02-510E-4FE7-BF9A-D8288D8D06BE@icloud.com> I work as a sole business owner for my wedding videography business. It?s hard enough to keep up with the insane amount of taxes I need to pay and all the other upkeep, but I never thought the price for my website would be in jeopardy. I need this site for my business. Without it, I wouldn?t be able to get noticed or showcase my product easily. This is my second job, and I can?t afford any more expenses on top of what I need to pay to keep working. Please think of the small business owners. Do not let this happen. -Brady Wurtz Sent from my iPhone From derek at cosson.me Mon Feb 10 21:19:59 2020 From: derek at cosson.me (Derek Cosson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:19:59 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 In-Reply-To: <00a05687-2405-40e1-bca7-c350a3facaa8@Spark> References: <00a05687-2405-40e1-bca7-c350a3facaa8@Spark> Message-ID: <928d5d81-6948-47d1-a211-c2bded0b66e5@Spark> I oppose Proposed Amendment 3. It will make .com domains less accessible for end users. Derek Cosson m: 850 485 0095 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From darwindesignllc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:14 2020 From: darwindesignllc at gmail.com (Darwin Design LLC) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:20:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <8DFACDFF-BB2F-4B3B-BFBE-F458E2908D27@gmail.com> I'd rather prices do not go up! From f.faezgtm at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:17 2020 From: f.faezgtm at gmail.com (Faez Farhad) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:20:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain price increases Message-ID: <877E6A86-3091-49BC-9DB0-925D3EAAEC9E@gmail.com> Hi, I am against the price increase on domains. .COM domains are 40% of the whole domains, everyone uses .COM domain. Please don?t increase then prices for it. Best, Faez From deputynacho at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:16 2020 From: deputynacho at gmail.com (Daryl Turicek) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:20:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP this BS Message-ID: The fact that you guy have set into motion that increases to the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains can be increased every year for 8 out of the next 10 years is ridiculous. This sh*t?s gotta stop, guys. You didn?t consult feedback from the ICANN community nor internet users. You do this and you?re a bunch of miserable, self-serving humans. Y?all can go to hell if so, but you still have time to redeem yourselves. Daryl From claudia at vieramediation.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:20 2020 From: claudia at vieramediation.com (Claudia Viera) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:20:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increase for .com sites Message-ID: To Whom It Pertains: I do not support secret contracts requiring fee increases that impact large populations of internet users. Please do not raise prices indiscriminately without consulting all others who are impacted by your decisions. I would appreciate your review of such recent or proposed fee increases for .com web addresses to ensure that the internet remains affordable for all, including folks like me who are sole proprietors (and including companies like namecheap.com or godaddy.com who provide the domains.) Thank you. 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URL: From just.altra at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:21:06 2020 From: just.altra at gmail.com (just.altra at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:21:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <385D2604-093D-45F0-91FE-356F847801DA@gmail.com> Hello there, Can you please not make these changes? They will cost a lot especially for websites like mine that don?t generate any money. It will only turn out to cost more than it will ever give. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone From n.ghisalberti at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:37 2020 From: n.ghisalberti at gmail.com (NATH) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:20:37 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price increase Message-ID: Hello, I've been recently informed of the decision to allow Verisign to increase the registration price for .com domain and I believe this is a very bad decision. Internet became what it is today because anyone with a good idea could create a website and get in touch with the entire world, with little to no means. Now this price increase would definitely get your more money but would eventually hurt entrepreneurship by making it more expensive to get even the basic .com domain name for a project. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christopher at marketworksmedia.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:37 2020 From: christopher at marketworksmedia.com (Christopher Roy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:20:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep Domain Registration Costs Low Message-ID: Hi there, please do not increase pricing on domain registrations. Low cost domain registration is vital for the world internet community. Unless there is a clear and tangible benefit to raising the costs, do everything possible to keep them low and put restrictions on increases so that these costs are not inflated just based on market value. Thank you, Christopher Roy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sharon at shaked.me Mon Feb 10 21:21:11 2020 From: sharon at shaked.me (Sharon Shaked) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:21:11 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] i am against changes that will cause price hike in .COMs Message-ID: i am against changes that will cause price hike in .COMs -- Regards, Sharon Shaked. ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From anniebrooks500 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:21:49 2020 From: anniebrooks500 at gmail.com (Antoinette) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:21:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Dear sir/madam I am writing to request that the proposed price increase does not go ahead. I am just trying to start my own small business and the proposed increase would harm my enterprise and I think of many other small business owners. I hope you will be able to keep the prices the same Yours sincerely Antoinette F -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Eric Daly Wayland, MI United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Richard.Miller at horacemann.com Mon Feb 10 21:21:50 2020 From: Richard.Miller at horacemann.com (Miller, Richard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:21:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Shady dealings Message-ID: Please explain why your making deals with Verisign in secret behind closed doors without consulting your community or internet users as a whole. These decisions raise prices which are harmful to customers and the internet as a whole. You continue to raise rates to registrars for .COM domains and have for many years in a row. Stop with the GREED. 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URL: From getify at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:22:07 2020 From: getify at gmail.com (Kyle Simpson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:22:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose your .com price increase plan Message-ID: I own over 125 domains (most of them .com's), and I oppose your plan to allow such broad reaching and largely unrestricted price increases. There is no way that the cost of running scalable registries is increasing at such a pace -- in fact, it's certainly past the scaling phase and stabilizing as web infrastructure services have become a commodity. Allowing these price increases serves only corporate greed and not the public good. It will harm the availability of registering domains in low-income areas of the world, effectively contributing to drowning out the voices of those who most need a voice through the internet/web. --Kyle Simpson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From radair1914 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:22:23 2020 From: radair1914 at yahoo.com (radair1914 at yahoo.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:22:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot Com Registry Agreement References: <020f01d5e058$30700810$91501830$.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <020f01d5e058$30700810$91501830$@yahoo.com> I was saddened to see the recent Verisign/ICANN agreement activities. Especially, the lack of transparency and good ol boy type business dealings. This casts a big shadow over the Internet management oversight. As we have seen in the current government/politicians/business corruption this mirrors the same model - which is: money + organizations + secrecy + monopoly = corruption or the possibility, or the perception of it - none of which are good. The old saying "follow the money" holds true - we don't need it in the top levels of the internet governorship! Regards, R. 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URL: From stuff at defiglio.com Mon Feb 10 21:22:47 2020 From: stuff at defiglio.com (stuff) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:22:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP ACTING LIKE THE 1% Message-ID: <9A1D722F-03A2-4416-8A8A-BF180FF02DA0@defiglio.com> STOP ACTING LIKE THE 1% You are heading towards a GREEDY Place. STOP! Keep the internet FREE from GREED and Politics. Look into your conscience and do the right thing! The internet and "all it?s supporting cast? should be free from GREED! DO NOT put the cost of a Domain Name on a money revenue fast track. You will regret your greedy actions. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From manu081 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:23:00 2020 From: manu081 at gmail.com (Manu Khanna) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:23:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Complaint About Proposed .COM change Message-ID: Hi there, I?m writing to express my concern with this proposal. Allowing price hikes for 8 of the next 10 years is outrageous, and quite literally giving Verisign freedom to exploit customers. Additionally, with no clear definition of how the additional funds will be used; whether it will truly bring about improvements for customers, this seems like a proposal that is not focused on the best interest of customers. ICANN needs to do a better job preserving the interests of customers! -- -- Manu Khanna | San Francisco Mobile: (919) 386-9649 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This would impact so many domain owners on the internet and really is unneeded. -- Shibo Fang -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rpm.lancan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:23:38 2020 From: rpm.lancan at gmail.com (Pali Perera) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:23:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM PRICE INCREASE Message-ID: <5e41c9de.1c69fb81.77245.30bd@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From codeltoro at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:23:37 2020 From: codeltoro at gmail.com (Cruz Oswaldo Del Toro) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:23:37 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Hi there. Domains are already messy for non-tech people, everybody relies on Top level domain .com as a quick way to search if you increase prices, many companies will start moving to any of those weird top level domains making it hard especially to elders to understand how the Internet works. 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Dean Erb London, ON, Canada * Dean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kaushal.modi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:23:20 2020 From: kaushal.modi at gmail.com (Kaushal Modi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:23:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain price increase Message-ID: Hello, .COM domains are one of the most common ones out there. Increasing the price on those will affect a lot of users especially the open source community who's trying to make the world better out there. 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There is an alarming lack of transparency going on here, and there is talk of Version handing what is described as a large sum of money to ICANN, without any detail as to what this significant sum of money is to be used for. From deepanshusharma0018 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:23:50 2020 From: deepanshusharma0018 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?ecO7Z2VuICE=?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:53:50 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: How can you increase the price!! ... If you'll do such things people will loose faith in you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tony at soellc.com Mon Feb 10 21:24:03 2020 From: tony at soellc.com (Tony Bojko) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:24:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price changes Message-ID: I?m not in favor of uncontrolled price hikes in .COM domains 8 of the next 10 years. This needs to be extremely limited in the amount of increase per year and what the increased prices are actually covering. I provide this service to my clients and large continued increases would hurt my small business customers. Thanks Tony Bojko Owner Sail-On Enterprises LLC Web Services / Technology Solutions tony at soellc.com 877.266.7312 www.soellc.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pcw11211 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:23:58 2020 From: pcw11211 at yahoo.com (pcw11211 at yahoo.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:23:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com References: Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paveglio_09 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:24:05 2020 From: paveglio_09 at hotmail.com (Joseph Paveglio) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:24:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed price increase. Message-ID: As a registrant of multiple .com domains I will happily be moving my business elsewhere should the price increase proposal go through. The prices are fine where they?re at. Increasing the prices continuously will only hurt ordinary citizens and most owners of .com domains. This is not done with the public?s interest in mind, and should be dismissed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mb at mariobruneau.com Mon Feb 10 21:24:05 2020 From: mb at mariobruneau.com (Mario Bruneau) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:24:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price raise Message-ID: <42285843-5b2e-ca61-1173-b13bf26d7e9c@mariobruneau.com> Hi, I want to express my opposition to .COM price raise over the next decade. The price raise should not be greater than a 50% augmentation over the next 10 years. regards -- GuideAccord?on Mario Bruneau 401 Ave. Des Aunes, Magog, Qu?bec (819) 769 1407 mbWeb -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From press at turnoffthelights.com Mon Feb 10 21:23:54 2020 From: press at turnoffthelights.com (Turn Off the Lights) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:23:54 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT increase the .com domain price! Message-ID: Dear ICANN, ----- STOP ICANN ----- The web is for everyone and also for the small entrepreneurs and small business owners that want to start an amazing business online or promote his useful product. So ICANN do NOT increase the .com price! Sincerely, Stefan Van Damme Open-Source Browser extension Developer www.turnoffthelights.com github.com/turnoffthelights -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mluckydwyer at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:24:59 2020 From: mluckydwyer at gmail.com (Matt Dwyer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:24:59 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DON'T RAISE .COM PRICES Message-ID: Don't raise .Com prices to the exorbitant levels you have proposed. Without the low price of domains, I would not have had the funds to purchase and develop the tools I have, and learn all of the new web technologies I have. -Matt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xky371 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:25:12 2020 From: xky371 at gmail.com (J S) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:25:12 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <733A38E3-6BF1-4B34-A70A-A392C53CF9E9@gmail.com> I do not support this proposed amendment. Thank you. John Shanabrook From kclark at kennedyclark.com Mon Feb 10 21:24:48 2020 From: kclark at kennedyclark.com (Kennedy Clark) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:24:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I would like to express my strong vote against increasing prices for .COM domains.? ICANN should govern in the public interesting and keep domain name prices as low as possible. Thank you & Regards, Kennedy Clark Vienna, Virginia, USA From mikaylatjie at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:25:00 2020 From: mikaylatjie at gmail.com (Mikayla Lilly) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:25:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: Hi there, I am extremely unhappy to hear that ICANN wants to increase prices on .com domains. This is seriously unfair to users because we already pay too much for a .com domain. Also, you cannot just go and increase the renewal fee so drastically?! If I bought my .com for R100, I expect it to renew for around R100 and not R170. I also expect it to be sustainable. The fact that ICANN can just make drastic decisions like these that will have a great impact on businesses is shocking. Please b do not raise your prices as we are already paying so much as it is. Kind regards Mikayla -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gervase_bushe at sfu.ca Mon Feb 10 21:25:11 2020 From: gervase_bushe at sfu.ca (Gervase Bushe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:25:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You are betraying your original mission Message-ID: When did ICANN start putting commercial interests ahead of the public good? Please don't. Gervase Bushe Sent from my tablet -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN has a responsibility to ensure domain name registration is competitive, and signing a deal like this with Verisign does the opposite, further enabling the Verisign monopoly. Allowing Verisign to both set the wholesale rates and compete against wholesalers is a blatant conflict of interest. I believe the changes will hurt the web community as a whole. I am shocked that ICANN would consider these changes, and further shocked ICANN has undertaken these changes without consulting the people it impacts. Shame on you. Regards, Elwyn Benson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caffeinatedtech at disroot.org Mon Feb 10 21:25:35 2020 From: caffeinatedtech at disroot.org (CaffeinatedTech) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:25:35 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't take .COM away from the people. Message-ID: <51f39d257196bd2c81d7b39adbcea30b2f1ed9ae.camel@disroot.org> By allowing the prices to increase, you are ensuring that people with an idea, think twice about putting it on the internet. This stifles innovation, and competition. This also hinders self-funded or under- funded open-source projects. Please don't allow greed to run the foundation of our internet. Regards, -Adam Parker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chaselambda at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:25:52 2020 From: chaselambda at gmail.com (Chase Lambert) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:25:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase .COM prices Message-ID: First the .org issue, now this? You seem rather money hungry and not interested in the health of the internet at large. Am I wrong? Given that you control a worldwide commodity good, it would be in good faith for you to put up large changes like this to a vote. The reason you don't is because it will probably fail to pass. Which makes me thing -- why are you doing something that the majority of internet operators don't want you to do? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From omarcp at me.com Mon Feb 10 21:25:45 2020 From: omarcp at me.com (omar cortes perez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:25:45 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?I_do_not_agree_with_?= =?utf-8?q?the_recent_decisi=C3=B3n=2E?= Message-ID: <9A215D86-2B13-4B99-A584-C72F14DCA7DC@me.com> I do not agree with the recent decisi?n. From toddewright at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:25:46 2020 From: toddewright at gmail.com (Todd Wright) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:25:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PRice Increases Message-ID: Greetings, While in support of a strong infrastruction and continued improvements, I cannot support the proposed and approved increases that I have recently been reading about. In short, most of the clients that I currently do work for will be cancelling services and finding other ways to support their needs. We will start looking immediately for alternatives to the .com domain in particular and if prices do indeed rise as much as projected, many of the other domains will cost equivalent or less, so we might as well put our funds into something that is more recognizable to our clients. While not a a large service, my dozen paying clients will look elsewhere. Perhaps more importantly, the dozen or so not for profits and community service organizations will have to give up much of what they are doing, since things are stretched as it is. Thanks for your consideration of this note, and please reconsider your price structure changes. Todd Wright Ontario, Canada From mmorris at musicplace.com Mon Feb 10 21:25:54 2020 From: mmorris at musicplace.com (Mike Morris) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:25:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price change feedback Message-ID: <31b31b48-96f6-7d71-0b61-0b975504e0fa@musicplace.com> For the record, I have no problem with prices going up over time, but the proposed changes seem excessive under the circumstances. Firstly, for a non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting competition and broad community representation, the likelihood of these price increases having a substantial negative effect on those goals is very, very high. Secondly, the process was reputedly conducted in direct conflict with the ICANN mandate to conduct its mission through community consensus. If it's true that the negotiation of these price increases was exclusively between ICANN and Verisign, that is definitely inappropriate. I don't know the remedy for such malfeasance but am quite sure that there would be follow-up to correct such malfeasance if any. Sincerely, -- Mike Morris Information gleaned from: "Memorandum of understanding between the U.S. Department of Commerce and Internet Corporation for assigned names and numbers" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From coderleo at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:23:59 2020 From: coderleo at yahoo.com (Leo Coder) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:23:59 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price of .com domain should not be increased References: <1982591202.789112.1581369839966.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1982591202.789112.1581369839966@mail.yahoo.com> Don't increase price of .com domain Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If the internet and having a site is not accessible then that goes against the point of the internet in my opinion. It should be available for the open and accessible exchange of information. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stephanievittas at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:26:51 2020 From: stephanievittas at gmail.com (Stephanie Vittas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:26:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase of .COM Message-ID: <4E65FE8A-C361-4FC5-A7A6-3FFA94A2C43F@gmail.com> I was disappointed to hear that you are proposing to increase the price on .COM domains. This is not a fair decision and I do not support it. There is no fair reason to do this. It will impact many websites and the future of the internet. Stephanie Vittas From amr.eladaway at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:26:16 2020 From: amr.eladaway at gmail.com (Amr ElAdawy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:26:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase the prices of the .COM domains Message-ID: Hi, Please don't increase the price of the .COM domains. Best regards, Amr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From virendrapalsingh5 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:26:49 2020 From: virendrapalsingh5 at gmail.com (virender singh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:56:49 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the ammendment Message-ID: Hi there, Please don't let private company to control something that was meant for everyone. Don't let them enter into ICANN. Com domains are the heartbeat of the internet. Profits in the present won't make much sense if they bring big losses in the future. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sstout7576 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:26:45 2020 From: sstout7576 at gmail.com (Steve Stout) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:26:45 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <60F8CFBE-D984-4EB4-A815-9043D4CFA808@gmail.com> I?m a small businessman and overhead is already eating much of my profit. Don?t make these price increases in .com domains when the profit made by sellers is already quite handsome and those of us who buy them are already spending a significant amount of our profits to pay for them. Steve Stout From jan.hussaarts at ziggo.nl Mon Feb 10 21:27:02 2020 From: jan.hussaarts at ziggo.nl (jan.hussaarts at ziggo.nl) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:27:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Protest Message-ID: <000001d5e058$d60c1e80$82245b80$@ziggo.nl> I protest against the amendment that allows Verisign the increase wholesale price for .com domains every year for 8 out of 10 years. I protest against giving Verisign the right to operate as a registrar. I also read Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional 20 million USD over 5 years. How is ICANN going to spend this? Increase the payments to the management? This thing stinks! Best regards, Jan Hussaarts www.hussaarts.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ayman_soliman at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:27:34 2020 From: ayman_soliman at yahoo.com (Ayman Soliman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:27:34 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding .COM proposed price increase References: <824173873.769862.1581370054805.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <824173873.769862.1581370054805@mail.yahoo.com> Deae ICANN, As a small business owner of? an online hosting and domain registry I felt uneasy about the proposed fee increase of the. Com registration by VeriSign. These small fee changes cut directly into the already thin margin of my business and thousands of others like my company. I totally understand the rising cost of maintaining and operating the vital core infrastructure necessary to maintain the name service and registration of the internet but without considering us, the troops who hustle everyday to bring new Nettizens to the ecommerce world we suffer alienating large segment of the market.? Please reconsider the agreement and extend the public review period to include real public debate on the topic? Best regards Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Saba Ghorab, MD Sent from my iPhone From nancy.zare at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:28:07 2020 From: nancy.zare at gmail.com (nancyzare) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:28:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] From a "little" guy Message-ID: <5e41cae8.1c69fb81.8982d.5d92@mx.google.com> I?m a solopreneur seeking to make a livelihood using the internet and the latest technology available at a modest cost. As a result, I?ve been able to compete for business despite my size and limited budget. I recently learned about the price increase through my domain name provider. This means that .com wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices during the next decade and beyond. In a nutshell, such an increase threatens my ability to stay in business. If I am forced to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars each year to retain my .com domains, I will cease to be profitable. Such a proposed increase in price will eliminate competition from the ?little? guys. People migrated to the United States for the freedom and opportunity to make a living. Please don?t squelch the very values that underlie our capitalist nation. To your good sense, Nancy Zare Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From simonengelke at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:27:50 2020 From: simonengelke at gmail.com (Simon Engelke) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:27:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: Please do not increase the price of .com domains. Best wishes, Simon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garyrclark at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:28:09 2020 From: garyrclark at gmail.com (Gary Clark) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:28:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No new fees Message-ID: I think these new fees should be cancelled. 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Message-ID: I've just been made aware of the new contracts being discussed regarding .com domain price increases. I do not agree with such an ego-centric approach to business. While I understand businesses need to make a profit, lavishly feeding off of people in such a manner is pure greed. The fact these contracts have been discussed behind closed doors shows guilt and greed doesn't become you. Quite discusting in fact, maybe moving forward with a little honour and ethics would be more appropriate. Let's see if you guys have a sense of decency. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevin at n7tech.com Mon Feb 10 21:28:05 2020 From: kevin at n7tech.com (Kevin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:28:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To those entrusted with keeping the internet gateways, I have received very disturbing news that you are seeking to unilaterally increase wholesale domain name prices for ".com" domains by as much as 70% or more over the next 10 years. Further that you have attempted to do this "stealthily" without consulting the registrars that serve the internet. Apparently you have prior form in this regard; of unilaterrally announcing price increases suddenly and without consultation. But you should consider that the ".com" domain is a different matter than the others. The impact is far greater - and the anger will be much more widely spread and more keenly felt. I for one have not heard of your prior similar behaviour, but as the owner of several .com domains I am now up to speed, and I am pissed! From rodrickw1 at comcast.net Mon Feb 10 21:28:08 2020 From: rodrickw1 at comcast.net (Rodrick Williams) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:28:08 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1013847023.724294.1581370088587@connect.xfinity.com> I feel strongly that affordability should be a priority for .com domain names. The public should be protected from profiteering and any company that benefits from the core infrastructure of the Internet should have strong requirements to re-invest those dollars into infrastructure. Whenever possible decision making should be done publicly rather than behind closed doors. Rodrick Williams -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Daniel Jung From jabukasarajabuka at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:28:25 2020 From: jabukasarajabuka at gmail.com (Sara Santini) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:28:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to changing the terms!!! Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I urge you to discard the changes to the contract with Verisign!! What else is possible here?? Me and the entire community of internet users are the ones who will actually deal with your choices. What is your permission of giving them an allowance to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .com domains creating? Is that truly a contribution? I urge you to look into this and what this is actually creating in the world. Me and millions of people are counting on you. Best regards, Sara Santini -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sincerely, Kimberly Gamble -- Kimberly Gamble SaaS Marketing Manager and YouTuber kygamble at gmail.com 516-808-7797 https://www.youtube.com/user/kmygamble www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlymgamble -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alecgershberg at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:20:18 2020 From: alecgershberg at gmail.com (Alec Gershberg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:20:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increases are too large and the process not transparant Message-ID: Hi, I object to the actions taken recently to increase charges on .com domains over the next 10 years. I'm not a big corporation and I cannot afford too much more. Worse, this process has been non-transparant and smells of backroom dealing. I plan to contact my congressman and senators and will watch what you all do from here on. Alec -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From alasdair at alasdairstewart.com Mon Feb 10 21:24:48 2020 From: alasdair at alasdairstewart.com (Alasdair Stewart) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:24:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose verisign contract Message-ID: Hello I oppose the new verisign proposed contract. It is unfair to consumers. Domain names are one of the few telecoms and IT products and services that have got more expensive over time. Based on past contracts, it is clear the price will go up by the maximum at every opportunity. This is a legalised monopoly and extortion. Contracts should not be negotiated in secret to line icann?s pockets at the expense of millions of consumers. 20m dollars is also really a pittance given the profit verisign can make. What a bad deal for everyone. Alasdair Stewart Sent from my iPad Get Outlook for iOS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Domain name is property of the owner and should not be subject to forced increases in pricing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emuel.aldridge at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:28:06 2020 From: emuel.aldridge at gmail.com (Emuel Aldridge) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:28:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] keep it affordable Message-ID: Lots of money is already being made off of domain names. There is no excuse other than greed for raising prices. Emuel Aldridge -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nanaoseikofi5 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:28:13 2020 From: nanaoseikofi5 at gmail.com (Eon Channel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:28:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please do something about this price increases. This is pure extortion. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From epistemologizer at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:28:28 2020 From: epistemologizer at gmail.com (The Epistemologizer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:28:28 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposition to .COM top-level-domain (TLD) changes Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the ICANN contract with Verisign affecting .com domains. 40% of all registered domain names online are .COM, including many diverse sites of artists, artisans, writers, public intellectuals, and more. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. This is a betrayal of the ideals of the internet as a forum for sharing, free expression, and creativity. ICANN should reject these changes to the contract in favor of protecting the affordability of .COM domains for everyone. Signed, Gina Helfrich -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brown924 at centurylink.net Mon Feb 10 21:28:43 2020 From: brown924 at centurylink.net (brown924 at centurylink.net) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:28:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com charges Message-ID: <1b9401d5e059$12588540$37098fc0$@centurylink.net> Good Afternoon icann. I don't think its right for you do go up just because you can. We as customers of .com's should have a say in this, because it will affect my business along with everybody else that has a .com business up and running these days. It seems to me when the big dogs get a taste of $$$$$, they always want more. Guys, it has to stop somewhere, and why not here.. Thanks, Dennis Razorback Koi Farm Razorbackkoi.com 501-772-2296 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brent.hepburn at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:28:49 2020 From: brent.hepburn at gmail.com (Brent Hepburn) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:28:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This only helps support corporations like Verisign and hinders the growth of small business and private people who utilize .com to support themselves. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and not try to make a quick buck. From john at jcsdevelopment.com Mon Feb 10 21:28:48 2020 From: john at jcsdevelopment.com (John Swaringen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:28:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is a for-profit US based company. As such it has the right to price it's products anyway it chooses. However, as the saying goes, with much power comes much responsibility. If ICANN is going to raise it's rates for .COM domains. Why has there been no discussion with all of the agents who sell these domains? ICANN exists to facilitate organize the Internet, correct? Then why does it not take input from the Internet before making wholesale decisions which affect the livelihood of millions of people. Also, why does it take money from corporations like Verisign in order to give them preferential treatment? And why does the Dept. of Justice allow this to go unpunished. ICANN is just like any other greedy corporation. They don't even consider the impact on jobs, commerce and people in general. I oppose this raise in price and I intend to let my representatives in the U.S. Government aware of this corporate cash grab. John Swaringen Owner/Developer E: john at jcsdevelopment.com P: +1 (682) 235-0693 A: 2111 Stanley Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas, 76110-1837 W: https://jcsdevelopment.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steveafuentes at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:29:02 2020 From: steveafuentes at gmail.com (Steve Fuentes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:29:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Speaking out against Price increases Message-ID: <48F5435B-60AC-450C-8DB0-18FD0572A9ED@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please reconsider your changes to this policy. Steven Fuentes New York -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eleafnyc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:28:56 2020 From: eleafnyc at gmail.com (Ellen Leaf) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:28:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fees Message-ID: To whom it may concern, As a holder of many domains I ask that you please remain transparent about your dealings especially as it pertains to millions of people and dollars. Your dealings with Verisign are clouded in smoke and it is disturbing. In the name of honesty and integrity please do not let greed be guide. Sincerely, Ellen Leaf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lloydwatnik at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:29:28 2020 From: lloydwatnik at gmail.com (Lloyd Watnik) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:29:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raise in rate Message-ID: <85613A19-AF3F-4DFD-9699-922F94BE43DC@gmail.com> I am not happy. I have a small business and any increase affects my bottom line. Let me know how I can help From curtdenny at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:29:13 2020 From: curtdenny at gmail.com (Curt Denny) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:29:13 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com price increase Message-ID: Please do not make the agreed upon price increase on .Com's. I can understand a pricing increase to allow for inflation, but with what is included in the proposal with Verisign, it is quite unfair. This is borderline a monopoly play, without allowing any input from the general public and/or customers. Thanks! Curt Denny -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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S7N 3R3 Office: 306.500.0165 x167 Mitch at BHTech.ca | www.bhtech.ca [Logo_Scaled] [Microsoft-Silver-Partner_Scaled] Database and App Development | Managed IT Services | Future Technologies -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 7527 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 9737 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From anthonymartin2012 at protonmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:29:28 2020 From: anthonymartin2012 at protonmail.com (anthonymartin2012 at protonmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:29:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont Raise Prices Message-ID: Do Not Raise Prices! Stop The Corruption! You are being paid by some company to all of a sudden want to raise prices. Sent from ProtonMail mobile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ernie337 at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:30:06 2020 From: ernie337 at icloud.com (Ernesto Martin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:30:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot Com Price increases Message-ID: <27D93B2B-0E01-4BC0-A296-960EC9B22250@icloud.com> Please cancel your plans to increase wholesale prices of Dot Com domains. Retired people like me, with limited funds, can?t afford an increase. Thank you. E. Martin Sent from my iPhone From pete.warrington at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:30:08 2020 From: pete.warrington at gmail.com (pete warrington) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:30:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to a price hike Message-ID: To whom it may concern I write to oppose the proposed increases in pricing for .com domains. With a monopolistic advantage, there is no incentive for Verisign (or any monopolistic company) to maintain or reduce prices for the individuals or small businesses who own those addresses. ICANN is a non-profit who has set these prices reasonably in the past with no degradation in service by their licensees. PC Warrington -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laurentccp at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:30:01 2020 From: laurentccp at gmail.com (Laurent Urich) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:30:01 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: <85EE52A0-BAD1-4E58-B90D-22D950A8B1D1@gmail.com> Just to let you know that by increasing your fees without public knowledge you are breaching the trust that wholesalers like me have in you and the more likely that we'll switch to a different domain provider! We're all in it for a profit ...but there is a limit between profit and predatory profit! Not happy and you will hear a lot more from the likes of me! Laurent Urich Sent from my iPhone From simon.a.wheeldon at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:30:24 2020 From: simon.a.wheeldon at gmail.com (Simon Wheeldon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:30:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 References: <7189e183-8ffd-447f-994d-9bea4517d67d@Spark> Message-ID: <22c14f73-6ecf-412b-95cd-9e0e16945a4e@Spark> I am totally against these changes. Best Simon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From philipdaoud at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:29:58 2020 From: philipdaoud at gmail.com (Philip Daoud) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:29:58 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NOOO to .COM Price Increase Message-ID: Do not increase the price for the .com domains. There are millions of registered .com domains, so I think you are already having a good and sustainable source of income, so why the increase? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From contact at mateuszwieloch.com Mon Feb 10 21:30:31 2020 From: contact at mateuszwieloch.com (Mateusz Wieloch) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:30:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Let's keep domain cheap and Internet open Message-ID: I don't agree with logic behind recent decisions to centralize power in the hands of Verisign. I would like logic to be revisited and decision retracted. Thank you, Mateusz Wieloch From mloeducation at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 21:30:16 2020 From: mloeducation at outlook.com (MLO Education) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:30:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: Please don?t increase the wholesale prices of .com domains. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From altazor51 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:29:50 2020 From: altazor51 at gmail.com (C. Salas-Porras) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:29:50 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I vehemently oppose these changes Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I own many .com names and operate various websites, always paying on time. These changes would make my costs skyrocket for no reason. The backdoor way in which this was proposed is exactly the problem in the economy today. I say no. These changes would ripple through the internet for years to come. The changes were never discussed and are simply a scamy backdoor play to gouge the customer, they are not well thought out and will lead to the further deterioration of the internet. Please stop this. Carlos Salas-P -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From haleycaroline at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:30:38 2020 From: haleycaroline at icloud.com (Haley Johnson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:30:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the increase for .com Message-ID: <72D91D0F-F288-49EE-A50B-D7EBA121951C@icloud.com> I am against this. It is already steep enough in price. Sent from my iPhone From bomisou at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:31:03 2020 From: bomisou at gmail.com (Manuel Moreta) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:31:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e41cb98.1c69fb81.1812f.49e5@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I object to the proposal to raise the price of .COM domain names. Your actions can only be defined as greed. How else would you justify keeping those changes on the low from the public and how do you justify increasing the rates now and by a % so big after soo many years. Att. 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URL: From ladymarleau at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:31:32 2020 From: ladymarleau at icloud.com (Lady Marleau) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:31:32 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to ICAAN non-consultation process Message-ID: <33599FDE-B5E8-448E-8EA0-6FE9210F47F3@icloud.com> ?I am writing to join the chorus of voices and users who will be greatly impacted by your latest deal with Verisign. I have many concerns, chief among them are the erasure of price caps. Price caps are an essential part of maintaining a livable environment with-in and with-out the internet. The potential increases proposed by your latest, behind-closed-doors negotiations are alarming if they cannot be adequately qualified with transparency and respect for the customers that uphold your business. As a user and consumer, I ask that you also disclose how you plan to utilize the $20 million you?ve garnered in your deal with Verisign. Show us that you respect our loyalty as customers. 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This already increases the cost of having a web presence.? Increasing the cost of the domains is yet another cost that will slow the growth of the web.? So please do not approve the price increases. Tom... -- ---------------------------- TABSoft, Inc 770-921-8382 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cpastou at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:32:26 2020 From: cpastou at icloud.com (Constantinos Pastou) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:32:26 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Message-ID: Dear ICANN Staff Im very sad to read that the prices of .com domain will increase. Lately everything is increasing dramatically and honestly i don?t know where this situation will go. I can understand some products to increase the prices due to fuel price, electricity or a product that need raw materials to be done. From your part i cannot understand this price changes because you don?t produce domain names so you don?t need any raw materials to make it. So whats the real reason to increase the prices? If someone is reading this will think : but is not me i decide, is ICANN. ICANN is people hiding behind a company name. Everywhere is people behind. That?s why people forget the meaning and the miracle of life. I hope my words to be hear by someone because i did a big effort to write all this. Sorry for my english as is not my mother language. Thank you for you time Constantinos Pastou From gofinnie at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:32:44 2020 From: gofinnie at gmail.com (Gordon Finnie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:32:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment comments Message-ID: I am opposed to this deal with Verisign concerning Domain names that you agreed to behind closed doors for money. Why is there no public imput. 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URL: From fmcs5 at comcast.net Mon Feb 10 21:32:54 2020 From: fmcs5 at comcast.net (Mary Anne Ohlhoff) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:32:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to New ICANN Contract with Verisign Message-ID: <082301d5e059$a83ed960$f8bc8c20$@comcast.net> I am very opposed to the new ICANN Contract with Verisign. It will lead to huge price increases for .com registrations and its terms were not adequately discussed in public. Given the tremendous level of control that ICANN and Verisign will exercise over the Internet, fairness demands much more transparency and public input. Please cancel this new contract and initiate a process to elicit public and stakeholder input before creating any new agreement. Thanks & God Bless, Mary Anne Mary Anne Ohlhoff, fmcs5 at comcast.net , (301) 695-5299 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gavingilson1 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:33:15 2020 From: gavingilson1 at gmail.com (Gavin Gilson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:33:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing icann changes to .com domain pricing policies. Message-ID: I oppose the significant changes to the .com domain policies. As a hobbyist web developer, I deal with people who scoff at some of the ridiculous pricing of domain names now as it is, and with these changes coming into effect, this will not only hurt them, but me as well! I pay my taxes on my income, and in order for me to secure new domains for clients, I would need need to reduce my pricing to develop and build websites for my clients, which is not profitable to me. Therefore by opposing these changes, I accept that I, as a single entity in the World Wide Web community, cannot make a difference, but these changes will send me to the wall, and therefore I am encouraging others like me through social media and word of mouth via my clients can build up enough momentum to see icann stop with the proposed changes. Another money hungry conglomeration out to destroy battlers, who are just trying to put food on the table for their family. I am a disabled person who suffered a major lower back injury but luckily enough not to be placed into a wheelchair, who finds it hard to gain employment of a physical nature due to a work related injury and suffering PTSD and anxiety through my former military service, and a short career in nursing, so basically, this is the only way I can derive an income, but with the introduction of the proposed changes, I dare say this will end my hobby business and potentially put me and my family out on the street? I hope the top notch executives of icann can sleep well at night knowing this, and I know I am not the only one who will be placed in similiar peril! With kind regards Gavin Gilson Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From owendelancie at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:32:56 2020 From: owendelancie at gmail.com (Owen Delancie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:32:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Recent deal made with Verisign to .COM domains Message-ID: <4FAAB0B6-1CD7-4E04-B31E-98C088F5B7ED@gmail.com> We are small online business owners who depend on our .COM domain as a platform to compete with larger corporations. Increasing fees on .COM domains will have little effect on massive multinational brands and corporations but will continue to pinch small business, making it more difficult for people like us to support ourselves and the local economy. We strongly disagree with this deal made by ICANN and Verisign and are frustrated that a open public forum and consultation was not even granted for the small people like us to have a voice. This is not how an open democracy works and we demand to have ICANN cease this arrangement until open public consultation (as required) has been taken. John From indie13337 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:33:15 2020 From: indie13337 at gmail.com (Jake Jhon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:33:15 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop the agreement Message-ID: To Whom This May Concern, Please do not continue with the proposed agreement. The amendment will make it harder for every individual to get a domain name as the prices will be increased significantly. When I bought my first domain name I was so happy because the price was affordable and allowed me to have my own space on the internet where I could express my ideas freely. I wouldn't have been able to afford my first domain that kickstarted my business if the prices were higher. Please reconsider the amendment and keep domain names accessible to all. Thank you, Paxton Scott -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alberto.villa at comparateca.com Mon Feb 10 21:32:52 2020 From: alberto.villa at comparateca.com (Alberto Villa) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:32:52 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domains Message-ID: Hello, ICANN team. I'm against the .COM price increases that are planned to occur in the following months. Democratization of the web across the world requires that domains are accessible and for everybody regarding their location or purchasing capacity, and you have done an amazing job over the years to meet this goal. I hope you can keep in mind this mission and try not to make it impossible for many to access a domain. 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URL: From ariannetrue at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:33:29 2020 From: ariannetrue at gmail.com (Arianne True) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:33:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comment on .COM price increases Message-ID: Hi there, I'm writing in to ask you to seriously re-evaluate the .COM price increases involved with your new contract with Verisign. Price increases for .COM sites will disproportionately affect folks who're already less economically advantaged, and who rely more on the .COM than you might think. Many of us who run small businesses or are independent contractors or artists choose .COM sites for their easy memorability and because that tends to be what other people will assume our site is, so it's actually a really important part of making sure people can find us, which we obviously need to keep our enterprises going. We are already working within an economic system that drastically privileges and prioritizes large enterprise, and the internet has often been a way around that. Please keep .COM domain prices low and affordable for those of us who rely on the internet to make up for how our general economics let smaller enterprises down. Thank you for your time, Arianne -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mdiekhake at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:25:12 2020 From: mdiekhake at gmail.com (Mathew) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:25:12 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e41cc24.1c69fb81.141d8.33d4@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elliott at theglutenfreebar.com Mon Feb 10 21:33:13 2020 From: elliott at theglutenfreebar.com (Elliott Rader) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:33:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] don't be greedy. Message-ID: this feels greedy ICANN at a time when the little guy is getting screwed over more and more each year. be more transparent about where all this money is going! -- elliott rader | co-founder | elliott at theglutenfreebar.com | thegfb.com -- The GFB??is a Certified B Corp.?Connect with us: facebook | twitter | instagram | linkedin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dr.ooz at howtekno.com Mon Feb 10 21:33:23 2020 From: dr.ooz at howtekno.com (Fares) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:33:23 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cap the price Message-ID: <17031056c5b.11b655be960607.5138286926669093264@howtekno.com> .com domains is not a game or deal to make money out of. It is an internationally used domain that should be kept at a reasonable price. No hidden deals. Price should and will be capped? Fares?Saleh Founder How Tekno +90 212 900 32 37?|?+1 917 38 66 114 Dr.ooz at HowTekno.com www.HowTekno.com Istanbul - Turkey, New York - USA Visit Our Website -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justin at magicjustin.com Mon Feb 10 21:34:03 2020 From: justin at magicjustin.com (Justin Alan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:34:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: <77E8B41B-FDB5-4D25-81AA-4750761C24C3@magicjustin.com> I?m a single small business owner. I own a handful of .com addresses for both my business and various ministries I do. A substantial piece increase will hurt me and others like me that have been using our domains this way for years. From elizabethannhancock at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:34:40 2020 From: elizabethannhancock at gmail.com (elizabethannhancock) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:34:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No High Fees Message-ID: <5e41cc70.1c69fb81.e0d0d.33ff@mx.google.com> To Whom It May Concern,I understand that ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD).I also understand that ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users.I do not agree to this price increase and find it unnecessary. Users should not have to pay exhorbitant prices to keep their .com domain name.Regards,Elizabeth HancockOnlinediamondbuyingadvice.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <5e41cc80.1c69fb81.45305.5d9e@mx.google.com> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nate at christinate.com Mon Feb 10 21:34:46 2020 From: nate at christinate.com (Nate Fowler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:34:46 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign is out of control Message-ID: If ICANN was serious about domain improvement, as I believe it is, it needs to move away from giving verisign more power over domains, including pricing. Verisign has proven that they are not in the best interest of ICANN and will eventually cannibalize and destroy ICANN if it serves their purpose as a public company. This isn't a prophecy, it's a legal requirement that Verisign has as a corporation to make the most money it can for its investors. ICANN needs to be wary that Verisign will do its best to limit or block ICANN when they can. This means that ICANN will take money from Verisign now but lose more money later when Verisign uses their money to circumvent ICANN. Stop allowing Verisign to raise prices. Regulate the internet so that ICANN can remain in existence. We need regulation on the internet. We need a neutral third party to make things more competitive and allow for more innovation. This makes ICANN more money, more valuable, and more of a governing body than what it is becoming. You deserve better and this isn't the way. -- Nate Fowler *_christinate_* 951-551-8518 This email is private correspondence and does not constitute a public or private contract unless specifically stated. Links attached to this email may contain copyrighted material and no release is given for any materials unless specifically stated. All rights reserved. All contracts require financial statements to be recorded.Trade embargoes on information included in this email are implied unless signed release has been given. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kristopherk1 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:35:00 2020 From: kristopherk1 at hotmail.com (Kristopher Kruger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:35:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern. Price increase would dramatically decrease the value of .com domains as masses will flea to use other TLD for better renewal prices. As .Com become less desirable, the projected increase in revenue will be offset by the exodus of the TLD for more affordable TLD?s. Please keep .Com TLDS affordable and stop unjust price hikes. Thank you Kristopher Kruger Manhattan Beach, Ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joaopegb at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:35:30 2020 From: joaopegb at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Jo=C3=A3o_Pedro_Bexiga?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:35:30 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases Message-ID: These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. This is outrageous, stop it now! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hitchcockbrothers at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:35:34 2020 From: hitchcockbrothers at gmail.com (Tyler Hitchcock) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:35:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It's really unfair to everyone else for you to be so greedy! Message-ID: I am saddened by the news that you are going to be jacking up prices for .com domains and by the sounds of it to the point that people like me will inevitably need to give up our websites and personal domains because of it. I get it that elitist pricks want to deprive everyone else of pleasures large and small and limit any worldly benefits to only a small percentage of people who can "afford it" but shame on you for ruining the internet. I think that if I can not participate in the internet by having my own domain then I will just boycott the entire internet all together. If I can no longer display my photography portfolio online then I no longer wish to shop online or read internet news articles either. I am not willing to pursue additional income streams just for the privilege of paying you a fortune to have a web domain. In closing, you make me sick and I hope that there is a special place in hell for greedy, selfish opportunists like you. Sincerely: T. 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Keep it within a reasonable price to keep the market climbing. Thank you. - Caleb Sent from my iPhone From brian.kyckelhahn at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:35:46 2020 From: brian.kyckelhahn at gmail.com (Brian Kyckelhahn) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:35:46 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: What you're proposing to do, and the money you'll be receiving from Verisign, smacks of corruption. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fireround6 at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:35:31 2020 From: fireround6 at icloud.com (Soumyadeep Majumdar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:05:31 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fools gold Message-ID: <1FCAB60D-1CF4-4293-8400-ADD9D157C6C3@icloud.com> You think this will benefit you but it will harm you. Online business is ever growing. For me growing my online business is crucial but as a bootstrapper i always look for cheaper price and so are the other thousands of entrepreneurs. Startup industry is growing exponentially and most of them are failing according to statistics. Please don't make it harder for us. I've already began choosing other TLDs to keep up with the expenses. .com will be outdated soon if nobody can afford it. Regards Soum From bettbutler at sbcglobal.net Mon Feb 10 21:15:11 2020 From: bettbutler at sbcglobal.net (Bett Butler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:15:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot-Com Price increases References: Message-ID: I vigorously protest the increase on .com prices. This will have a chilling effect on free speech, making it more difficult for low-income folks to obtain and maintain websites. Sincerely, Bett Butler Mandala Music Production 1325 W Magnolia Av San Antonio TX 78201 (210) 227-JAZZ (5299) cell (preferred): (210) 573-4234 www.mandalamusic.com ?We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.? ? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: PastedGraphic-4.tiff Type: image/tiff Size: 39492 bytes Desc: not available URL: From republicparts at aol.com Mon Feb 10 21:36:20 2020 From: republicparts at aol.com (republicparts at aol.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:36:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Need transparency & caps regarding price increases References: <00dc01d5e05a$233e46a0$69bad3e0$.ref@aol.com> Message-ID: <00dc01d5e05a$233e46a0$69bad3e0$@aol.com> Regarding public comments about this proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, we denounce the way this is being handled. We want transparency on this process, input from the industry and customer base, and caps on increases passed along to customers, as well as what will happen to the funds charged to customers. ICANN was meant to help solve problems, not become the problem. Stop this Amendment now. Regards, Molly Richard Business Manager | Republic Parts Company, Inc. 3101 Broadway | Galveston, TX | 77550 (409)763-8837 (o) | (409)763-2478 (f) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From csasko at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:36:03 2020 From: csasko at gmail.com (Chad Sasko) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:36:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Deal with verisign Message-ID: This is bad for the internet. Stop being evil Thanks, Chad Domain owner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hartwell8000 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:36:02 2020 From: hartwell8000 at gmail.com (Janet Riemer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:36:02 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am opposed to these changes Message-ID: I am opposed to these changes and especially done in secret, without user consideration. Sincerely, Janet Riemer Holder of several .coms From bharley at aya.yale.edu Mon Feb 10 21:36:11 2020 From: bharley at aya.yale.edu (Benjamin Harley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:36:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Corrupting The Internet Message-ID: I do not agree with the extraordinary increase in prices for .com domains that appears to be a direct response to a bribe paid by Verisign company to the board of ICANN. We live in perilous times, where democracy is threatened in every side by the resurgence of corruption, cronyism, and the far right. You appear to be allowing the backbone of the internet become corrupted by greed, which would horrify the founding fathers of this essential technology. Show some integrity and don?t give in to the basest of your natures. Benjamin Harley New York, NY From celticpicker at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:36:15 2020 From: celticpicker at hotmail.com (Tom Mills) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:36:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Future .com pricing Message-ID: Hello, I run several businesses online and currently have roughly 100+ domains in my portfolio. I am finding it very expensive to keep up with current prices leg lane facing major increases to domain registrations in the future. Just my two cents. Thank you! Tom Mills GoSmartMedia.com Sent from my iPhone From erik at danleygroup.com Mon Feb 10 21:36:11 2020 From: erik at danleygroup.com (Erik Danley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:36:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: I'm sending this to oppose the .com price increases that are coming.? This will hurt individuals and small businesses trying to operate on the Internet, who have small budgets.? Please reconsider this. Erik Danley From najiburrehman at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:36:16 2020 From: najiburrehman at gmail.com (Najib Ur Rehman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:36:16 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] God commands you Message-ID: By the word of our Lord Allah , I request you pls don't increase the prices of the .com domains Allah may forgive you and me , us all -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From work at aarondemolder.com Mon Feb 10 21:37:09 2020 From: work at aarondemolder.com (Aaron Demolder) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:37:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] com TLD amdendment disagreement Message-ID: <05affa07-a569-ebc5-2ac7-c16fe1aed66c@aarondemolder.com> Everyone on the internet will be affected by these changes, and as a serial register of domains for small projects and as a freelance developer whilst being a student, increasing prices of these domains will affect me directly. We're at a stage in the world where the internet should be as free and open as possible - and allowing Verisign to operate as a Domain Registrar alongside allowing wholesale prices to increase go directly against what is and should be the correct decision for bettering our global society. Please do not ignore these comments as you did with the org/info/biz changes, it's plain dishonest. From darkuncle at darkuncle.net Mon Feb 10 21:37:33 2020 From: darkuncle at darkuncle.net (Scott Francis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:37:33 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN transparency and public trust Message-ID: <655FB97A-1471-4EFA-BF8C-FC4A6A2ADCB4@darkuncle.net> I want to urge ICANN to remember that they are managing a public trust, for the common good - not a profit-seeking enterprise. As such, transparency in the decision-making process (including motivations, funding, and budgets) and responsiveness to the community (see e.g. the price controls debacle, where the vast majority of the community supported price controls, and their voices were dismissed because an online tool was used to submit them) are of critical import. Verisign has a checkered history when it comes to operating ethically in the TLD space, and ICANN has a responsibility first and foremost to the community, *not* to commercial DNS operators. It makes little sense to remove one of the few checks against Verisign?s behavior by allowing them to operate a TLD *and* become a domain registrar in that same space (either directly or via an intermediary). Please deliberate and act on behalf of the Internet community as a whole; non-profits and individuals have no more primary representative in this process than ICANN. Sincerely, Scott Francis From alaa1951gm at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:37:14 2020 From: alaa1951gm at gmail.com (Alaa Hussien) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:37:14 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: I asked don't increase the price of domain .com I will move all domain to ather if that much increasing -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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At the moment looks like Verisign is the only party interested in increasing .com domain prices. Waqas Lone Mississauga, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From awn.hussain at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:36:35 2020 From: awn.hussain at hotmail.com (Awn Hussain) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:36:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase .com prices any further Message-ID: Hi. On behalf of millions of other fellow .com domain owners, I would like to request ICANN and all other concerned parties to avoid increasing the .com domain registration costs any further. Sincerely, Awn Hussain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ibbjimoh at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:35:01 2020 From: ibbjimoh at yahoo.com (Ibraheem babatunde Jimoh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:35:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?SeKAmW0gYWdhaW5zdCB0?= =?utf-8?q?he_price_increase?= References: <4F48A982-8BAF-45E8-82A6-AE01FB9C6B72.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4F48A982-8BAF-45E8-82A6-AE01FB9C6B72@yahoo.com> Please I do not support the increase in price for .com domain names and this will negatively impact my life and that of my customers. I run a digital marketing agency in Nigeria and have more than 60 clients using the .com domain. Please don?t hurt our lives. Sent from my iPhone From celenaselby at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:37:39 2020 From: celenaselby at gmail.com (celenaselby at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:37:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider price increase Message-ID: My son recently started a business selling graphic art tees and sweaters. He is only 18 and soon to graduate high and works a part time job on the weekends. He just got his website started and can not afford to pay any extra for his .COM. He is starting his business on a show string budget and every dollar counts. I to have a .COM and I have not even got my business started I?m in the building process getting all my affairs in order before I can actually begin making money if my .COM price goes up I can?t hold on to them until I am ready to get my business going. Please reconsider this price increase it will hurt the small business community the start up part of building a business is the hardest part and for young inspiring minds that want to create a space online this will hurt them. The every day person should be able to afford a .COM and have the opportunity to build a business or create a presence online. Thank you. Sent from my iPhone From chivalryfirst at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:38:00 2020 From: chivalryfirst at gmail.com (Paul Leavitt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:38:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't do this Message-ID: Or at least, don't do it in secret. Make the plan public, show us and the world what you plan to do with the extra money and convince us that the increase in domain costs is justified. Thanks, -- Paul Leavitt Daily striving to be chivalrous by the grace of God -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From durran.champie at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:37:58 2020 From: durran.champie at gmail.com (Durran Champie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:37:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Destroy The Internet Message-ID: The internet is a wonderful place that has free information, available to everyone regardless of economic status. If the costs of domain names goes up, individuals may not be able to afford to publish their own personal websites. The internet will loose a valuable subset of websites that provide information that large corporations do not. Please don't make any changes to the .COM registration process. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From runnebaum at mailbox.org Mon Feb 10 21:38:13 2020 From: runnebaum at mailbox.org (Hendrik Runnebaum) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:38:13 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <53A04AD4-EEF7-4616-AC04-7A6062848F56@mailbox.org> I am/have been/will be a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. What is the purpose of having ICANN AT LARGE when public interests are not considered in the decision making? H. Runnebaum, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zwillison at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:38:37 2020 From: zwillison at gmail.com (Zachary Willison) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:38:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I oppose the price increase and capital control of domain name prices. It has no significant benefit and is only a burden to the internet and we will not stand for this useless perogative. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ben at freaktalk.com Mon Feb 10 21:38:50 2020 From: ben at freaktalk.com (Ben B) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:38:50 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the .COM price increase!!! Message-ID: This is very, very bad for the community. This is also a bad deal for ICANN. Don't let the greediness spread! Stop the .COM price increase!!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mike at curiouscountrycreations.com Mon Feb 10 21:38:37 2020 From: mike at curiouscountrycreations.com (Mike Rigby) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:38:37 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise this fee! Message-ID: <34135782-fd56-c66d-55d9-360cf3295f3d@curiouscountrycreations.com> We don't need to raise this fee just to raise it.? We should have better reasons to raise it than this.? Real people have many domains they register and are trying to maintain and this would hit them harder.? Lets try to not be like the rest of the government and not raise fees for no apparent reason.? Please don't implement this and if it is adjuststed then it should just be a slight adjustment and only as needed. Thanks, -- *Mike Rigby* Sales Team CuriousCountryCreations.com , DriedDecor.com Worldwide Leader in Dried Decorative Plants 1-888-431-2643, 801-900-4831 Facebook , Pinterest , Blog , Instagram , Twitter @CuriousCountry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From schoe1am at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:38:46 2020 From: schoe1am at gmail.com (Anne S) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:38:46 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: As a business owner, I do not agree with this proposition. I think it's important to keep the fees for domains low and accessible. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tina at synergycoaching.org Mon Feb 10 21:38:40 2020 From: tina at synergycoaching.org (tina at synergycoaching.org) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:38:40 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <052501d5e05a$76158d20$6240a760$@synergycoaching.org> Hello I understand that a new proposal regarding .com pricing that could affect all COM domains - up to 40% of all registered domain names online. That .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. I understand Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. How is this fair not checking in with the entire community before making a change that will so significantly impact .com domain registrants? I hope you will reconsider and involve your community. Warmest Regards, Tina Elliot "Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching." -C. S. Lewis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anoumaru at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:39:20 2020 From: anoumaru at gmail.com (Anwar) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:39:20 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against this Message-ID: <5e41cd88.1c69fb81.acb19.4664@mx.google.com> Please stop this, we should Keep .com domains affordable Gesendet von Mail f?r Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From seanmangar at live.com Mon Feb 10 21:39:00 2020 From: seanmangar at live.com (Sean Mangar) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:39:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disappointed!!! Message-ID: I am very disappointed to hear of this as it will reduce access to .com domains for everyone. It will also increase the costs of doing business online without providing any additional value. I am very disappointed to hear this. From lovehealthmusic88 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:39:15 2020 From: lovehealthmusic88 at gmail.com (Maddie Simms) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:39:15 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase Namecheap domain costs Message-ID: Please do not increase Namecheap domain costs Thank you, Madlen Simms -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tharyn13 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:38:59 2020 From: tharyn13 at gmail.com (Tharyn Taylor) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:38:59 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't let verisign become a domain registrar Message-ID: Hello, I've grown up on the Internet for the past 30 years. The fundamental spirit of openness on the internet has truly changed my perspective about how large systems and organizations can operate. It is an idealism which has manifested very well on the world wide web. As far as I can tell the decision to allow Verisign to operate as a domain registrar sounds harmful to the price of .com domains. But the price alone is not as important as the ability for other companies to operate competitively to offer consumers freedom to choose among many options. In this crazy world of capitalism, please play fair. It is unwise to take Verisign's money in exchange for making them a registrar. Also, I will be the first to admit that I don't understand all of what's going on, but the whole thing sounds fishy to me and I don't like it. ICANN you can do better. Be more open -- like the internet -- AND sustain yourself. I know you can. Cheers, - Tharyn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From lvwarren at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:39:15 2020 From: lvwarren at gmail.com (Van Warren) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:39:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed backroom changes that will result in domain name price increases. Message-ID: Having been trained at two universities that were on the original ARPANET and DARPANET I have watched the web explode with possibilities for helping humanity. Many of us are also watching the corruption that has crept in, as with the RSA Encryption back-door, purchased without public permission by the NSA for $10M. [Ref: https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/20/5231006/nsa-paid-10-million-for-a-back-door-into-rsa-encryption-according-to] [https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ftC5eyN-nHddBc0z9LzTMT_9vsQ=/0x33:640x393/1600x900/cdn.vox-cdn.com/assets/2356607/code.jpg] NSA paid $10 million to put its backdoor in RSA encryption, according to Reuters report - The Verge When leaked documents claimed to have caught the NSA inserting bad protocols into the national standards board NIST, it raised more questions than answers. Why would the NSA go to the trouble of... www.theverge.com As Nicholas Negroponte once said, "The internet treats censorship [of the truth] like damage, and routes around it". The same is true for "backroom" decision making. People find out, and then the people and organizations are held in contempt, sometimes for years. The changes you are currently proposing will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in the current round of proposed changes. This is undemocratic and not in the tradition of an open internet for all. Please extend the decision making process in both time and in pervue to prevent autocratic decision-making processes from bringing further harm to the internet. Sincerely, L. Van Warren MS CS (Utah - DARPA node), MS AE (Illinois ARPA node) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blake.fife at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:39:08 2020 From: blake.fife at gmail.com (Blake Fife) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:39:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments Message-ID: So disheartening that corporate America wants to be even greedier than they already are. How much more money do you need to line your pockets at night? 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Keep the web accessible Thank you, David Abramson Web Designer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tony.f.sullivan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:39:32 2020 From: tony.f.sullivan at gmail.com (Tony Sullivan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:39:32 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to voice extreme concern over the proposed change related to .com registry. Without additional information, the public is only made aware that ICANN is allowing a business to raise prices, and that business is proposing a large donation back to ICANN for infrastructure. I do not expect to be concerned with how the funds are spent, but without further details there is no understanding. This reflects extremely poorly on ICANN as an impartial governing body, not because anything wrong is being done but because without details and accountability there is no platform for trust. If the goal is to push people away from the DNS system and towards a distributed platform like TOR, this proposal is a great start. Sincerely, Tony Sullivan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arnaudeprez at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:39:29 2020 From: arnaudeprez at gmail.com (Arnaud Deprez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:39:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .com domain accessible for free internet Message-ID: Hi, Everything is in the title, but to keep internet free and open, please keep the .com domain price low. It's also very important to let start up companies have a vitrine with low budget. 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URL: From victor at radzinsky.com Mon Feb 10 21:39:53 2020 From: victor at radzinsky.com (Vic Radzinsky) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:39:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'd like to voice opposition to the price rise for dot com Message-ID: As a personal owner of a dot Com domain I'd like to voice my opposition to the considered price rise. Technology is getting cheaper and we should not have to pay more because it is managed by a monopoly. Regards, Victor Radzinsky -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shawnkm1234 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:40:23 2020 From: shawnkm1234 at yahoo.com (Shawn Miller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:40:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: I understand that there is a new agreement that Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases. This means?.COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. I also understand the contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. This new agreement is unfair trade practices in my opinion. Having a monopoly of sorts and using that stronghold to increase pricing is not acceptable. Thank you for listening. Shawn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jp1 at expri.com Mon Feb 10 21:41:03 2020 From: jp1 at expri.com (John Poole) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:41:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] JohnPoole_DomainMondo_Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement & LOI Message-ID: To: ICANN My Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement & LOI is also attached in PDF format. From: John Poole, .COM registrant and Editor, DomainMondo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: JohnPoole_DomainMondo_COM_Comment_2020Feb10.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 177772 bytes Desc: not available URL: From jaredcrivello at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:41:18 2020 From: jaredcrivello at gmail.com (Jared Crivello) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:41:18 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase the prices Message-ID: I pay for my .com domain out of my own pocket. If I see such high increases, I could be forced to shut down my website. Don't do this to small website owners. Jared Crivello -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stephenburgess at protonmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:41:26 2020 From: stephenburgess at protonmail.com (Stephen Burgess) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:41:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] mailto:comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org?body= Message-ID: <8sJCnDydvCNPdbyYkEYZMm4OrNXWBzIDqbfSaxZq2qNps1O21f89gzUcy7mQsVaj74TjrWr0BF9Y4Xpa1pY5YLXuUM0rZ6UzY3r2tSDmv3Q=@protonmail.com> Please do not allow the price charged for .com domains to go up by as much as 70% over the next ten years. This represents a flax tax on people creating websites. The cost of a domain represents a much larger expense to small owners than it does to big owners. If the price of .com domains is allowed to rise, it will be insignificant for large companies and very expensive for small companies. To raise revenue, please identify ways to do so which are progressive in the sense that they wouldn't hurt small owners more than large owners. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From macky at nc.rr.com Mon Feb 10 21:41:04 2020 From: macky at nc.rr.com (Macky Kyle) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:41:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Price Increase Message-ID: Hi, I would like to express my concern over the upcoming .COM price increases. Please reconsider such a drastic increase. Such increases will negatively affect many thousands of folks. Sincerely -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From webmaster at emitlinks.com Mon Feb 10 21:41:06 2020 From: webmaster at emitlinks.com (webmaster) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:41:06 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I'm a french sysadmin that enjoy hosting services for me, my family and my friends around the world (french, german, russian, etc). I'm currently a registrant of a .com domain name, I use the .com TLD because it's for general use and it's not limited to a country. I'm against the price increase of the .COM domains, letting Verisign increase the price every year for 8 out of the next 10 years means that ultimately .COM domains will become less accessible and more expensive for everybody. This will inevitably kill the .COM TLD making it useless, and you know that you can do better for the public interest. -- Jason France From mike at scanlin.com Mon Feb 10 21:39:27 2020 From: mike at scanlin.com (Mike Scanlin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:39:27 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain name pricing Message-ID: <7F0A550B-55AE-4E43-9216-A7DB8E11D32B@scanlin.com> Please do not increase .com domain name pricing. As an entrepreneur I enjoy inexpensive domains for a variety of projects. I will definitely not be buying as many (I own hundreds) if the price goes up. Thanks, MikeS From innovate at haus-technologies.com Mon Feb 10 21:39:34 2020 From: innovate at haus-technologies.com (HAUS) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:39:34 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pricing of dot com Message-ID: <001101d5e05a$97e25a50$c7a70ef0$@haus-technologies.com> It is completely irresponsible of you to enter into secret agreements that are not open to public scrutiny, and which will inevitably lead to unwarranted and unjustified price increases. Your actions should be as those of a public utility, whereby you operate in a transparent and open manner that reflects the position you hold as a monopoly service provider. Peter Neil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From glockops at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:41:42 2020 From: glockops at gmail.com (Daniel Mitchell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:41:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transparency of pricing and intent of funds. Message-ID: I'm disturbed to hear of the potential future price increases to wholesale registrar's regarding .com domain names. I would encourage more transparency in negotiations with corporations, clear rules regarding price increases, and further controls around how corporate money will be leverage. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tmascroft at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:41:49 2020 From: tmascroft at gmail.com (Atom Electronics) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:41:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e41ce20.1c69fb81.f0b98.46d9@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From halfdizzyps3 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:42:01 2020 From: halfdizzyps3 at gmail.com (andrew simpson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:42:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .com prices accessible Message-ID: Hello, I just bought my own .com domain name last year. I was a student without much money. If .com prices were higher I think it will seriously discourage many young and less financially secure people from being able to access unique .com domains. Please do what you can to keep .coms accessible for small businesses and individuals. Thank you for your time, Andrew -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevenbn at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:39:53 2020 From: stevenbn at gmail.com (Steven K) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:39:53 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed to price increases Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am strongly opposed to the proposed price increase for .com domains. Prices should be reduced, not increased. Please put the .com registry management out to bid and let the lowest bid win! I've heard many estimates as low as $2 to $3 per domain for the actual cost of running the .com registry. Lowering prices for legacy extensions is the direction that ICANN should be going. The switching costs to move domains to an alternative like .xyz are too high in terms of marketing, branding, SEO, physical signs, etc, so I am captive to using .com, as are tens of millions of other people. ICANN should manage .com for the public good, not for the benefit of Verisign. So please do not permit price increases! Thank you, Steven Kennedy Colorado USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thelazycoder at thelazycoder.com Mon Feb 10 21:40:37 2020 From: thelazycoder at thelazycoder.com (Lazy Coder) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:40:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN being bribed Message-ID: So what you are doing is letting Verisign bribe you with 20 million dollars to enable them to start bilking many more millions if not billions from their customers. Great trade off for you. Not so great for the rest of us. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dportalesr at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:42:20 2020 From: dportalesr at gmail.com (Daniel Portales Rosado) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:42:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ? Daniel Portales R. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dramirezaz at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:43:23 2020 From: dramirezaz at icloud.com (Daniel Ramirez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:43:23 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1E720BC6-89C1-49F7-8AA8-05FF15550D34@icloud.com> Greetings, I am a small business owner and a registrant of multiple .com domain names. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. No one other than Verisign want an increase in .COM prices. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Daniel Ramirez Phoenix, Arizona USA From cagdasgur at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:43:44 2020 From: cagdasgur at gmail.com (Cagdas Gur) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:43:44 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM & VeriSign Message-ID: Hi there, Please revert the recent changes to .com TLD and stop the unchecked monopoly of VeriSign that these changes produce. ICANN is in the heart of the Internet and the .com TLD is the backbone of it. Please do not mess with it. Sent from my iPad From 3stoogesmlc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:43:25 2020 From: 3stoogesmlc at gmail.com (M&J Clark) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:43:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am not for the Proposed Agreement 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement between ICANN and Verisign for the following reasons: 1. Much more transparency is needed with respect to how the $20 million dollars wil be spent to support ICANN?s domain name system initiatives. 2. Very concerned about price increases, commerce and connection for current and future domains and businesses stemming from this proposed agreement. Please rethink your stance on this proposal. Thank you for your consideration. - Mary Clark From dpstrick at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:44:04 2020 From: dpstrick at gmail.com (Dillon Strickland) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:44:04 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e41cea3.1c69fb81.66df3.3c48@mx.google.com> Hello, I am writing to voice my opinion in opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. For me its simple. Right now, more than every before small business owners have a low barrier of entry into the digital world. I work with successful people who have taken chances with online businesses ideas because of this low barrier. I understand that for most established businesses price hikes such as this likely won't mean much but it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on .com domains and those who will loose motivation to start business due to high startup/renewal fees will be a true loss to use all. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron.moss at mac.com Mon Feb 10 21:43:49 2020 From: aaron.moss at mac.com (Aaron) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:43:49 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I want my voice heard Message-ID: <566304C7-47D3-417B-B802-FAA27549A8D4@mac.com> These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. Given the significant, cascading, impacts I want to have my voice heard in this decision. This amendment will create a significant barrier of entry to people building an online presence. The public deserves a say in this decision, since this decision is impacting the public significantly. Sincerely, Aaron -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andus at berkeleyremodel.com Mon Feb 10 21:43:56 2020 From: andus at berkeleyremodel.com (Andus H Brandt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:43:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN price increases Message-ID: <57A2F265-998E-4556-B413-E7519E3D99DE@berkeleyremodel.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not for the benefit of one company's shareholders. Please lower the cost of .com domains in the interest of the public. Version has monopolized the management of .com domain names. This is not right. ICANN should do a U-turn and set this right! 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URL: From vierkantor at vierkantor.com Mon Feb 10 21:49:28 2020 From: vierkantor at vierkantor.com (Anne Baanen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:49:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As owner of several domain names, I strongly oppose the proposed amendments. ICANN has repeatedly implied that new TLDs allow for deregulation of the domain registration system, since customers are supposed to move to a new operator if they don't like the policies (e.g. pricing) of their current TLD operator. This argument does not hold water, even granting the assumption that the free market behaves according to the public interest, since the market in question certainly is not free. The simple fact is that one cannot change a domain name: one can only delete their old domain name and start at zero from a new one. This implies that the market is not free at all: each TLD operator is a monopolist in their own namespaces. Deregulation of this non-free market cannot be in the public interest, so I urge the ICANN to reconsider their current destructive course of action. From rylandking at lyft.com Mon Feb 10 21:42:02 2020 From: rylandking at lyft.com (Ryland King) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:42:02 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise the rate to purchase .com domains Message-ID: This will adversely affect new, small business owners and founders. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dannyyu92 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:43:46 2020 From: dannyyu92 at gmail.com (Danny Yu) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:43:46 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: This is terrible and isn't the will of the people that have helped your company grow. Doing this in secret as well is a surefire way to lose my support for any decisions from here on out, and I hope other people follow. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From raju at mabbly.com Mon Feb 10 21:44:38 2020 From: raju at mabbly.com (Raju Mandapati) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:44:38 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment for Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: <12298a11-dbf4-454c-a664-f4e027266403@Spark> References: <12298a11-dbf4-454c-a664-f4e027266403@Spark> Message-ID: Hi, My name is Raju Mandapati and I work as a Director of Product at a Digital Marketing Agency based in Chicago, USA. Day-in day-out I advise our clients (small and large) on their digital business needs. A strong factor that allows us to operate in the best interest of the client is the low cost of domains, especially .com. ICANN working with Verisign to increase the price of .COM domains in exchange for $20million is unethical business practice for an non-profit organization who?s in charge of regulating the namespace area. I urge ICANN to back away from this deal and I strongly support not increasing?the .COM domain prices to continue fostering entrepreneurship and innovation. Thanks, Raju Mandapati Director of Product raju at mabbly.com?|?+1 3129752205 ? Mabbly LLC. 116 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654 USA. www.mabbly.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bdpeck at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:44:43 2020 From: bdpeck at gmail.com (BDP) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:44:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: All this gobbledygook is just an elaborate way to increase the annual costs of any .com out there (and I assume there are millions of them). This is not an administration intensive process. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. -Brian D. Peckham Silly little .com owner. From neyman.j at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:44:34 2020 From: neyman.j at gmail.com (Joe Neyman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:44:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Do not increase the pricing of .COM domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From r.isaac at aatac.co Mon Feb 10 21:43:58 2020 From: r.isaac at aatac.co (Remy Isaac) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:43:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN & VeriSign activity Message-ID: Amendment 3 is a blatant abuse of position and its deplorable. Conducting closed door deals that impact millions of unsuspecting people simply for monetary gain is exactly the type of unscrupulous actions of a greedy tyrant. The people receive no significant benefit from this "amendment". The world is changing and this type of odious corporate behavior can topple even the biggest entities when its put on blast for all to see. -- Remy Isaac Executive Director AATAC ****CONFIDENTIAL - THIS EMAIL IS INTENDED FOR THE RECIPIENT ONLY AND ALL INFORMATION EXCHANGED BETWEEN PARTIES SHALL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL & SHOULD NEVER BE DISCLOSED TO OUTSIDE THIRD PARTIES WITHOUT PRIOR CONSENT. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From corycone at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:44:33 2020 From: corycone at gmail.com (Cory Cone) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:44:33 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider Message-ID: I started my first business 19 years ago when I was 16 years old. One of the reasons I was able to start a web hosting company at that time and maintain it was due to the fact that the .COM TLD have maintained a very affordable rate. If this changes and rates increase with regularity I fear that it could become a barrier of entry for some people. Everyone should have access to the tools they need to succeed. Please ICANN protect the interest of the people and not the interest of corporations. Thank you, Cory Cone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carlossosa88 at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 21:44:53 2020 From: carlossosa88 at outlook.com (Carlos Sosa) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:44:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop ! Not In The Public Interest Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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URL: From eobender at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:45:16 2020 From: eobender at gmail.com (Chen Osipov) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:45:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I decline .com rate increase Message-ID: I decline .com rate increase Best Wishes, Chen Osipov @:-) __________________________________ *Chen Osipov* *mssg.me/obender* * Expert Software Craftsmanship Mentor * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adw.painter at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:45:32 2020 From: adw.painter at gmail.com (My Green Nest) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:45:32 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices Message-ID: Do not raise the prices of .com that?s purely out of greed. You will hurt small businesses everywhere! Sent from my iPhone From thom.t.tapley at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:45:40 2020 From: thom.t.tapley at gmail.com (ThomT) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:45:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Increases to .com domain Message-ID: <8208ACF0-8133-480D-BCB4-A06B81844743@gmail.com> Hello, I am sending this email to communicate that I do not agree with the proposed increases for the .com domain extension. The cost of domains has already increased significantly over the past several years, in many cases, through a host of suspect business practices. ICANN?s stated mission (motto) is ?One World. One Internet.? Making changes that continually increase the cost of individuals participating in the internet seems to be contra to this stated goal. I respectively ask that you re-consider the proposed increases to the .com domain. I, as well as many others, will be monitoring these developments as they appear to be a trend that is further exacerbating the state of the net. Regards, Thom From fgjgs52699 at liamekaens.com Mon Feb 10 21:45:42 2020 From: fgjgs52699 at liamekaens.com (Olaf Reineke) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:45:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <18070-1581371142-765719@sneakemail.com> Dear Sir or Madam, as an owner of multiple .COM domains, I am very much against the deal that will allow Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, amounting to an increase of 70% over 10 years. This a an unusual steep increase. Together with the agreed payment $20 million payment of Verisign to ICANN, one may think that ICANN allowed the increase as a return service. Best Regards, Olaf Reineke, Germany From simkimlee88 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:46:01 2020 From: simkimlee88 at gmail.com (Kim Lee Sim) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:46:01 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding the price increase for .com Message-ID: Dear Sirs, We were recently being informed by our server provider that the .com domain will be significantly increased by 40% or more. It is certainly a disappointing news since the decision were made by your organisation and another party on a closed door basis. Additionally, we don?t see why it should be increased at all as it shouldn?t be affected by inflation or the market movement. We, as a consumer, sincerely hope you can maintain the pricing of .com as it is. Thank you. Elvis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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What you would see is a monumental influx of cash to operate ICANN for the better good, and to continually allow registries opportunities to innovate. However, the current system is broken, does not encourage innovation by the registries themselves, and only encourages corruption and back-door deals which make registries more money at the expense of the general public. $1.2 billion for Ethos capital to buy .org? Why is ICANN not properly putting the legacy TLDs out for competitive tender? These continual "cash grabs" just go into deep pockets (Verisign, Ethos, PIR), are taken from registrants for no good reason. ICANN should be the one getting paid for this. ICANN should not be the evil doer for allowing for profit monopolies to take over on the .org namespace, raise prices on .com namespace and ruin what worked so well in the early 2000s. Imagine a world where ICANN did not hand out presumptive right of renewal contracts, and you could periodically keep the registries in check by auctioning off the management of them for the next 6 or 10 years! The legacy TLDs should also NOT be allowed to sue you -- their regulator. This is one of the biggest issues you have. ICANN is not strong enough against these massive for-profit companies. I suggest you take these issues directly to the Department of Justice. And to the European Union. ICANN should be honest and say "we are a captured organization" and we need help getting out of the rut we are in today. You really need to be courting competition authorities to help fix the massive issues ICANN has created over the last 5 to 10 years! There are outside parties who have the power to undo what your prior counterparts did. And then ICANN can once again get back to what it should be -- a respected organization that actually serves the public good, and not just a few insiders who run the entire show. P.S. Do not classify this spam! Thank you. Keven Dabney Internet Professional From fromwilliamstewart at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:46:26 2020 From: fromwilliamstewart at gmail.com (William Stewart) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:46:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for.coms Message-ID: I think this is terrible. This is just an admin fee and you cost thousands of people their job, shameful, W -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yogibear5860 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:46:22 2020 From: yogibear5860 at gmail.com (Yogi Bear) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:46:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase on .com Message-ID: No increases. Enough money is taken by all the ridiculous regulations we must endure. 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URL: From booksigndesign at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:46:40 2020 From: booksigndesign at gmail.com (Laurie Young) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:46:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1370FA14-A51F-4C25-95A8-BAF213BBDD6E@gmail.com> To Whom It May Concern: As an owner of several .com domains, I am greatly upset by the proposed changes ICANN wants to make to the fee structure. If .com domain prices can grow by more than 70% over the next decade, I may not be able to afford to run my businesses and will need to let my current domain addresses expire, in favor of other options. This would ultimately result in less revenue for Verisign. I oppose this amendment and urge you to reconsider. This amendment will prohibit some business owners from having a web presence. Sincerely, Laurie L. Young From jeffhparrish at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:46:48 2020 From: jeffhparrish at gmail.com (Jeff Parrish) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:46:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment for Proposed Amendment 3: unsupportive Message-ID: I do not support the amendment as written. I have a software engineer building web services for over a decade. I believe that raising prices on .com TLDs is necessary, but the amendment allows raising prices too quickly, and should provide better caps on pricing adjustments. Furthermore I do *not* support Verisign receiving any more power over .com domains, nor its ability to gain even more control prices for .com domains. Sincerely, Jeff Parrish -- Phone: +1-916-801-6693 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From monica.neeling at btinternet.com Mon Feb 10 21:35:55 2020 From: monica.neeling at btinternet.com (Monica Neeling) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:35:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increase Message-ID: <3FC86DD9-F8C0-42B5-8C67-96C19AE6C751@btinternet.com> Dear ICANN people With regard to the price increases: ICANN doesn?t mean ISHOULD ! The ability to increase prices at such a rate should not be acceptable. Looking forward to this being reconsidered. Many thanks M Neeling From gtnigel00 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:47:06 2020 From: gtnigel00 at gmail.com (Nigel H) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:47:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments Message-ID: Your proposed changes are out of touch with vendors and community members. Please revise your amendments that reflect everyone?s best interest going forward. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at twomillionblooms.com Mon Feb 10 21:47:07 2020 From: info at twomillionblooms.com (Two Million Blooms) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:47:07 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: I'm writing to voice my opposition to ICANN price increases. As a small business owner, I'm already faced with small budgets and tight margins. Small businesses make up 99.7% of US employer firms and are the predominate registers of dot-com domains. Do not remove price caps. It hurts small businesses. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sir at cmpwn.com Mon Feb 10 21:46:33 2020 From: sir at cmpwn.com (Drew DeVault) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:46:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You slimy gits Message-ID: If the .org public comment period was anything to measure by, the .com comments will be equally ineffective. Regardless, I am here to register my disagreement with the proposed .com price hikes. You slimy, shady, self-serving jerks. From hi at thib.top Mon Feb 10 21:47:23 2020 From: hi at thib.top (Thibaut Sardan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:47:23 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What's the deal with .com? Message-ID: <8241BB04-AA99-4BA9-B4FD-70E173C89334@getmailspring.com> Hello, I'd like to express my sincere opposition to the increase of the .com domain price that will inevitably follow the deal you're planning with Verisign. Just don't do this. Cheers, Thibaut -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Many thanks M Neeling From david.lacho at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:48:07 2020 From: david.lacho at gmail.com (David Lacho) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:48:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please do not do this as it will adversely affect how I run my small business and the overhead overtime. -David Respectfully acknowledging that I live, work, and play in the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Xwm??kw?y??m, Skwxw?7mesh, St?:l? and S?l??lw?ta?/Selilwitulh Nations. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdinartejesus at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:48:14 2020 From: jdinartejesus at gmail.com (Dinarte Jesus) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:48:14 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New Pricing .Com Message-ID: <9F3FBECA-E698-4F6D-8258-03BE0CCBE7BF@gmail.com> Hello Mr./Mrs, I want to oppose to the new amendment where .com prices are allowed to increase so desproporcional. Internet it?s a place for everyone therefor pricing for domains should be accessible to everyone. This change will bring unbalance to the online world and I?m totally against that! Please stop this! Let internet be internet. Regards, Dinarte Jesus From david.ariel.levi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:47:54 2020 From: david.ariel.levi at gmail.com (David Levi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:47:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase dot com prices Message-ID: Please don't increase dot com prices, these domains should stay accessible to everyone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From szymon at chroboczek.com Mon Feb 10 21:48:18 2020 From: szymon at chroboczek.com (Szymon Chroboczek) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:48:18 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Hello, I am a registrant of several .com domain names and writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The web and global name system were envisioned to be run for the public good. They sould be run for the public good. Sincerely, Szymon Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jordan at jordanfry.com Mon Feb 10 21:48:34 2020 From: jordan at jordanfry.com (Jordan Fry) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:48:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pricing Message-ID: Do not support any price increases. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emmypongaim at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:48:10 2020 From: emmypongaim at gmail.com (winter Observation) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:48:10 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase of .com domain extension Message-ID: The increase is uncalled for and should remain the same. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamesfoster4374 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:48:24 2020 From: jamesfoster4374 at gmail.com (James Foster) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:48:24 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against this amendment. You will make very difficult for small business owners to have an online presence with these steep fees for .com domains. Only larger companies will be able to afford this. Thank You for allowing me to comment. James Foster Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From audrey at rhelmot.io Mon Feb 10 21:48:33 2020 From: audrey at rhelmot.io (Audrey Dutcher) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:48:33 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com changes Message-ID: To whom it may concern, The internet serves the function of a public utility these days, and to that end it is important that it remain as accessible as possible to people who wish to operate a website. It is very important that verisign not be allowed to increase the price of .com domains, the most popular and most well-known TLD, with such reckless abandon as has been proposed. -- Audrey Dutcher she/her/hers http://rhelmot.io/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andynicky89 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:48:25 2020 From: andynicky89 at yahoo.com (Andy Nicky) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:48:25 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) References: <552737871.996218.1581371305060.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <552737871.996218.1581371305060@mail.yahoo.com> I do not agree with that. Domains are already to expensive. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gen at gmr.dev Mon Feb 10 21:48:21 2020 From: gen at gmr.dev (Genevra) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:48:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise the price! Message-ID: <20282eea-8759-4e99-94eb-f8185f3aacfa@gmr.dev> Don't let this pass. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From josue at listopro.com Mon Feb 10 21:48:42 2020 From: josue at listopro.com (Josue Sotelo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:48:42 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase fares please Message-ID: Do not increase fares please [image: logo image square.png] Josu? D'J. Sotelo Sr. UX Designer (55) 6066 8730 josue at listopro.com listopro.com [image: custom ? 5.png] . [image: linkedin] [image: instagram] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best wishes, Claudia Horak From admin at honeybadgerofmoney.com Mon Feb 10 21:49:20 2020 From: admin at honeybadgerofmoney.com (Frankenmint) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:49:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please don't increase the cost of .com registrations Message-ID: As an individual and small business owner, I find that a large increase in the cost of the domain names as high as 40% is both stifling to innovation and hurtful to other aspiring content publishers and entrepreneurs. In my opinion you are increasing the barriers to entry by increasing the cost of .com domains. Please consider different avenues of accruing funding. Looking at wikipedia?they sneeze the money being pledged by undercutting consumers and they do so through donations. Is there a means by which icann can work with the namecheaps hostgators godaddys bluehosts et. al. to come up with a solution to secure the funding? Thank you for lending me your eyes and ears. Frankenmint Of Bitcoin From hussain.sbilal at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:49:33 2020 From: hussain.sbilal at gmail.com (Bilal Hussain) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:49:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price hike Message-ID: Stope the price hike -- Thanks, Bilal Hussain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I would like to register my voice in opposition to this change. regards, -Nick Triantos From turndriverside at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:49:44 2020 From: turndriverside at gmail.com (Sebastian Krywult) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:49:44 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSB0?= =?utf-8?q?he_prices?= Message-ID: They?re already stupid high, anything more is price gouging. Sent from my iPhone From yunheisapunk at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:49:42 2020 From: yunheisapunk at gmail.com (Richard Chritz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:49:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Good Afternoon, I believe the proposed changed by ICANN regarding who can manage .com domains is anti-competitive and against the duties placed about ICANN to help keep the internet public and open. While these changes won't affect large businesses and corporations it will affect the many more small operators that helped create the internet as it is and will even more politicize another part of our culture that doesn't need it. Please consider the damage you would be creating upon everyday Americans and small businesses. If you do proceed I guarantee the legitimacy and authority of ICANN will not only be challenged by US political parties but also other nations of this world. I'd rather keep this service open and liberated than trust it with a Profit-driven corporation like Verisign who has continuously proven itself to be an unfit operator. I will do all that I can to prevent this change from happening. Sincerely, Richard Chritz Lakewood, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hje7di at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:49:44 2020 From: hje7di at yahoo.com (hje7di) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:49:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase References: <8a24b354-11bf-49db-a20d-dce32b403826.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <8a24b354-11bf-49db-a20d-dce32b403826@yahoo.com> To whom it may concern, Please for the record I object and disagree with the proposed increases in .com price and also the unfair position of Verisign and the new agreement between them and ICANN. We are a small business that struggles everyday to have the chance of exposing people to our products. Price increases affect smaller businesses disproportionately to large companies. Those companies will then enjoy knocking off smaller niche businesses that reduce the publics choices and benefits.? Small businesses have many products, services and contributions to the world at large. Also small business accounts for many URL registrations and when they are forced out this volume will not be replaced by their larger competitors. There is a fair and equitable pathway even if less taken. "The time is always right to do what is right." Martin Luther King jr. Sincerely, L.T. Brady -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xbox2box at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:49:49 2020 From: xbox2box at icloud.com (Joshua Copeland) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:49:49 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSBk?= =?utf-8?q?ot_com_rates?= Message-ID: <115F9112-D3D5-4988-8A74-3F09A2EE78FC@icloud.com> I?m disappointed that you?ve done a deal with Verizon without consulting the public. Please do don?t make domains a any more expensive than they already are. Thank you, Joshua Copeland Sent from my iPhone From kiley at lenstrom.com Mon Feb 10 21:49:14 2020 From: kiley at lenstrom.com (Kiley Lenstrom) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:49:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Be Greedy Message-ID: ^^^^^^ -- Regards, Kiley Lenstrom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From demeri.flowers at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:01 2020 From: demeri.flowers at gmail.com (Demeri Flowers) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:50:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: Please do not allow price hiking on domain names for individuals and small businesses!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From backbergemil at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:49:48 2020 From: backbergemil at gmail.com (Emil Backberg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:49:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] what? Message-ID: <12b16771-fae4-ef86-e6ae-2595d9bca045@gmail.com> This must be the worst deal in the history for consumers? I say NO to these changes and new terms, i cant understand what the incitement is. From igmtsaol at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:06 2020 From: igmtsaol at hotmail.com (Iz GM) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:50:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop .COM Price increase!!! Message-ID: I am against the deal made between ICANN and Verisign that would allow the price increase of the .com domains! this is an assault against all domain holders and new domain owners, freedom of speech, and freedom of information by increasing this prices .com domains (which are the standard most used domains) will be less and less accessible to everyone! Israel Graniel From edmund.cohen at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:00 2020 From: edmund.cohen at gmail.com (Edmund Cohen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:50:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?make_the_change?= Message-ID: It?s not in the interests of your customers and you depend on us. Regards Edmund -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott.schweigert at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:21 2020 From: scott.schweigert at gmail.com (Scott Schweigert) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:50:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain fee increase Message-ID: Increasing from the current $10 a year would be an unjust expense for small businesses. To stay competitive you need to own more than just one domain and any increase is made exponentially expensive. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wendyloftin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:15 2020 From: wendyloftin at gmail.com (Wendy Loftin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:50:15 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the ICANN authorized .COM price increases Message-ID: To whom it may concern? I stringently oppose the ICANN authorized .COM price increases and pledge to disavow ICANN and Verisign as well as refuse to utilize any services that I possibly can that they offer if these increases are implemented. Wendy Loftin From tom at undertowcreative.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:32 2020 From: tom at undertowcreative.com (Tom Couteau) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:50:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AGAINST Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: <9c9f66e1-af1c-4f87-8b08-c68946e0b057@Spark> References: <9c9f66e1-af1c-4f87-8b08-c68946e0b057@Spark> Message-ID: <25e42ea5-9b5e-4ca1-af9a-30a867df6be8@Spark> To whom it may concern, I?ve recently learned about ICANN?s updated contract with Verisign, Inc. and I?m whole-heartedly against these changes. ?I own dozens of domains and will not be able to absorb the yearly cost increases. The entire contract with Verisign looks like a cash grab for ICANN so they will allow Verisign to operate as a Domain Registrar. There needs to be more transparency and less greed in this updated contract. ?I implore you to reconsider this poorly thought out change. 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URL: From seo at rankingin.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:11 2020 From: seo at rankingin.com (Rusben Madrigal) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:50:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RE9O4oCdVCBJTkNSRUFT?= =?utf-8?q?E_DOMAINS_PRICE?= Message-ID: <10599D2E-677A-49B3-96AF-AE9CC933B091@rankingin.com> Small business can not afford it. Rusben Madrigal Dur?n ???????????????? Senior SEO Manager | RankingIn.com M: +506 8777 3420 San Ram?n, Alajuela, CR. From diaz.sergio605 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:25 2020 From: diaz.sergio605 at gmail.com (Sergio Mattei) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:50:25 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disagree. Message-ID: <3024196B-7DE2-4541-880A-B5019E2DEB73@gmail.com> PRICE INCREASES? NO WAY! From leonidsmail at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:22 2020 From: leonidsmail at gmail.com (Leonid) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:50:22 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] do not raise the price! Message-ID: <1566a6e1-a54e-387b-3a79-6dc0460caf5d@gmail.com> Why are you raising the .com prices for no reason? -- Mit freundlichen Gr??en Leonid Ravin From carolineguenette78 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:31 2020 From: carolineguenette78 at hotmail.com (caroline guenette) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:50:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] stop incrise price Message-ID: Not agree to paid more! Provenance : Courrier pour Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From seoninjatools at yandex.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:29 2020 From: seoninjatools at yandex.com (seo ninja) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:20:29 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The price Should not increase as .COm is still the most important tld when it comes to businesses and start up Message-ID: <1944061581371429@myt4-eb6256e01f8b.qloud-c.yandex.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cbd.delight at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:42 2020 From: cbd.delight at gmail.com (CBD Delight) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:50:42 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise .com domain prices Message-ID: This would hurt the bottom-level usage of domains from small business owners. We already struggle to scrap together domain costs. Please don't make it worse for us. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chiragkumarkadabgere at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:41 2020 From: chiragkumarkadabgere at gmail.com (chirag kadabgere) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:20:41 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed plan Message-ID: I do not support your current proposal. Nobody should get the right to decide something so important which will impact our future and our children's future just for your monetary benefits of today. You can only suppress comments for so long before the tide truly comes around. Unfriendly regards Chris -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pbalasa at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:52 2020 From: pbalasa at gmail.com (Petrus Balasa) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:50:52 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagreement Message-ID: <5FBDF577-5639-4FA4-ACC7-036D308E2E86@gmail.com> I personally disagree with the actions you have taken lately and hope you will stop. Domain prices should stay the same or decrease. Also, funds and budgets that impact the users should be managed publicly. From reservations at northpointtravel.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:55 2020 From: reservations at northpointtravel.com (Adam Sabourin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:50:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: Hello, I am asking you to not increase prices as discussed with Verisign. Thank you, North Point Travel Intl. From gusdefx78 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:47 2020 From: gusdefx78 at gmail.com (Ida Rajendra) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:50:47 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Vote for NO Message-ID: I'm not agree and I vote NO domain price increases. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alex.chaidaroglou at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:29 2020 From: alex.chaidaroglou at gmail.com (Alex Chaidaroglou) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:50:29 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the increase in .com domains Message-ID: Hi, I wanted to express my strong opposition to your plan to allow the increases in the prices of the .com domains. The Internet provides opportunity to everyone and you want to limit that opportunity to countries outside the US and to the lower income tiers of the US by allowing Verizon increase the .com prices. Shame on this amendment and to you for supporting it. --- Regards, Alex Chaidaroglou https://linkedin.com/in/alexchaidaroglou/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kristinamaryla at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:51:06 2020 From: kristinamaryla at gmail.com (Kristina Maryla) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:51:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No change to ICANN fees Message-ID: <9FDD5D3D-46FC-4349-9211-F15FA74FCA5B@gmail.com> Please do not change the fee structure for domains. From Alex at creditagents.com Mon Feb 10 21:50:48 2020 From: Alex at creditagents.com (Alex Rocha) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:50:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Increasing fees without consulting users is unjust and greedy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: I am leaving my comment to not change the pricing -- I don't know what you agreed to, but this effects everyone who is trying to start a small business or has a personal website. By increasing pricing significantly you are going to force those of us to cancel .com's we need. This was not transparent and i am infuriated with such lack of publicity about your shady deals that effect actual people. -- Paige Harlow 859-494-3975 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at criticalgears.com Mon Feb 10 21:51:07 2020 From: info at criticalgears.com (Serge Suhanovs) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:51:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <3BF00ED1-48BA-4BC8-B2BB-9D2DD33802B3@criticalgears.com> To whom it may concern, I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices!!!! It makes absolutely no sense- technology costs are decreasing and domain prices should at most stay the same, not increase!!! Sent from my iPhone From benky911 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:51:25 2020 From: benky911 at gmail.com (Benyamin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:51:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: i don't support proposals about price increase affecting com domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kareem.kamal at sendcloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:51:06 2020 From: kareem.kamal at sendcloud.com (Kareem Kamal) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:51:06 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dont increase prices Message-ID: the drive for personal gain while screwing up millions is called greed, you don't deserve the authority you are given if you chose to allow the price increase, as a .com domains owner I am strongly against this decision. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jyavs3+8j9cbqvsb7n2c at guerrillamail.com Mon Feb 10 21:51:21 2020 From: jyavs3+8j9cbqvsb7n2c at guerrillamail.com (jyavs3+8j9cbqvsb7n2c at guerrillamail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:51:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why so greedy? Message-ID: <340208ac61edea2909dd22ecb04245aba165@guerrillamail.com> ICANN, you've been selling every goddamn word under the sun as an extension. So why exactly do you need more money and to increase fees? How much more do you need to eat? Stop and Go on a Diet. ---- Sent using Guerrillamail.com Block or report abuse: https://www.guerrillamail.com//abuse/?a=Qk55CAgOV6dYiwG5vX8SdxrDQM%2BexpoDivQRdt74WVQeUGS8zo1g7gsG From be170f5aaron at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:51:15 2020 From: be170f5aaron at gmail.com (Aaron Johnson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:51:15 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Aaron Johnson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justintsn10 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:51:13 2020 From: justintsn10 at gmail.com (Justin Hinh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:51:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase domain prices Message-ID: Domain prices were a HUGE expense when I ran my startup. That money couldn't have been better used to attract new customers. There are large impacts of increase domain prices. Please do not do it. Sincerely, Justin Hinh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ellenbrewer at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:51:54 2020 From: ellenbrewer at icloud.com (Ellen Brewer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:51:54 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We don't need you Message-ID: <303BD7DA-E95D-4863-BDAB-11E6923CC64D@icloud.com> We have never needed you and you know it. Stop the nonsense. You are HURTING humans. Go find valid work where you?re not relying on little guys to support you. It?s taxation. Taxation is theft. I do not consent. This is theft. Ellen McBride From dannyfast22 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:52:17 2020 From: dannyfast22 at gmail.com (Personal Gmail) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:52:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?S2VlcGluZyAuY29t4oCZ?= =?utf-8?q?s_affordable?= Message-ID: <8833BDF6-C171-4D9F-964C-37252F25D52F@gmail.com> Please don?t allow Verisign to raise prices on .com?s. Keeping these prices low allow the lower and middle class to actually have a chance at making a sustainable internet business. Raising the monthly prices will remove millions of potential entrepreneurs from achieving their dreams. It?s not too late to change the decision. Thank you, Danny Fast Sent from my iPhone From ambermariekani at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:52:20 2020 From: ambermariekani at gmail.com (Amber Kani) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:52:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to ICANN Changes Message-ID: ICANN representatives, this amendment will generate cost prohibitive changes to the purchase of .com domains that will eliminate opportunities for individuals, underserved small businesses, and charitable organizations to maintain their online presence. Without the ability to predict rising costs of domains, individuals and organizations will struggle to offset the expense. These changes also come with limited fiscal oversight and clarity into decision-making processes. As a citizen and domain holder, I urge you to take a more fiscally-responsible and transparent approach. From john at ceobootcamp.com Mon Feb 10 21:51:49 2020 From: john at ceobootcamp.com (John Seiffer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:51:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: My understanding is that this agreement was agreed to without any knowledge of the people who sell domain names to the users or the users themselves. I think .COM names should not be treated like a commodity in general commerce and more like a public good. So prices should be dealt with accordingly and all relevant parties should be involved in changes to the agreement. Regards, JOHN John Seiffer - john at CEOBootCamp.com CEOBootCamp.com/blog - 203-775-6676 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks in advance ChoCho ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hsankala at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:52:20 2020 From: hsankala at gmail.com (Hefin Sankala) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:52:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disagree with Price changes comments-com-amendment Message-ID: The increase in the .com hurts the consumer the internet is open for all and should not be treated as a for profit enterprise, running costs, and r&d and maintenance for DNS is fine, but I do not believe the increase in cost in justified in these circumstances. I urge you to reconsider. Thanks Hefin Sankala -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From raj at padukaconsultants.com Mon Feb 10 21:52:09 2020 From: raj at padukaconsultants.com (V K Rajagopalan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:22:09 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com Price Increases Message-ID: <97B1FDFA-DDD2-42DE-8E1D-88DEAB9B655B@padukaconsultants.com> Hi, I am against any contract that you want to enter into with Verisign that will increase .com increases over a period of time. With warm regards, Rajagopalan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skippysg at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:51:44 2020 From: skippysg at gmail.com (Jeff Damhoff) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:51:44 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Just say no to .com price increases Message-ID: This sounds like a move based upon greed. There is no good reason for such extraordinary price increases other than someone lining their pockets. Please limit increases to nominal amounts. 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URL: From thehawkseye at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:52:24 2020 From: thehawkseye at icloud.com (risa elisabeth slone) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:52:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <29E9FAF9-E6CB-499B-9140-6D236C0A140E@icloud.com> I am deeply opposed to the recent agreement that allows for .com price increases. This took place behind closed doors with only ICANN and Verisign?s input. This is outrageous. Terrible business practice.The money gained through this deal some with no oversight whatsoever. Appalling. From connor at rasturize.com Mon Feb 10 21:52:19 2020 From: connor at rasturize.com (Connor Bingham) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:52:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN comment Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Connor Bingham -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mike.kroutil at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 21:52:42 2020 From: mike.kroutil at outlook.com (Mike Kroutil) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:52:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree with the amendment Message-ID: .com and .ca are already expensive as is. I do not support this amendment or any parties involved. Sent via BlackBerry Hub+ Inbox for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christoffer2626 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:52:50 2020 From: christoffer2626 at gmail.com (Christoffer Unes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:52:50 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] One word Message-ID: No -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andersheie at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:52:30 2020 From: andersheie at gmail.com (Anders F Heie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:52:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't allow this Message-ID: Please do NOT allow price increase to .COM domains, it's obviously a pure profit incentive that ICANN has been paid to allow. This is NOT in the public's interest and is at-best a scam. There is no inherent cost associated with maintaining domains that is even CLOSE to the price of a .COM domain today, and raising prices will just place an undue burden on small businesses. STOP IT. Cheers - Anders Heie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryalewis2010 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:52:46 2020 From: ryalewis2010 at gmail.com (Ryan lewis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:52:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to proposed agreement with verifying Message-ID: <6288CEA4-3ACD-427D-B9A0-D5A09E723D9B@gmail.com> I present my opposition to the proposed agreement with Verisign. This deal needs structure as to how the money will be spent within icann who will over see the spending of that money an many more transparency clauses placed in. I also strong object to the agreement on allowing them to change the price this many times over the next 10 years. If this happens it could cause unrest and start having legislative consequences as the continued agreement that the internet is a public utility. It would also raise the cost of entry for many companies or would be start ups that would unreasonably be hindered by the price increases. Thank you for the time. From mark at ecommercescalingsecrets.com Mon Feb 10 21:52:48 2020 From: mark at ecommercescalingsecrets.com (eCom Mark) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:52:48 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No! Not happy with this Message-ID: Mark T. eCommerce Coach eCommerce Scaling Secrets My #1 goal is to get you RESULTS. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jeff.Gentry at enmu.edu Mon Feb 10 21:52:28 2020 From: Jeff.Gentry at enmu.edu (Gentry, Jeff) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:52:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase needs transparency Message-ID: <06e04c944a0d4d4499be2682ff3433cd@enmu.edu> Amendment 3 should not be allowed to proceed without greater transparency on how the increased funds will be used to support infrastructure. -Jeff Gentry ________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information as defined under FERPA. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From qh.meng at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:11 2020 From: qh.meng at yahoo.com (QH Meng) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:53:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree increasing price of domain References: <8D49231F-F062-46B7-8C21-71883ABCC6F9.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <8D49231F-F062-46B7-8C21-71883ABCC6F9@yahoo.com> We should only pay once for the domain. Not every year, Not increasing every year!!! Tracey M Sent from my iPhone From ricardo at falasca.com.br Mon Feb 10 21:53:04 2020 From: ricardo at falasca.com.br (Ricardo Falasca) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:53:04 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP with .COM prices increase Message-ID: There is no reason to increase .COM prices. You MUST stop with that right now. *Regards,* *Ricardo Falasca* *https://ricardofalasca.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jhhuntii at me.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:05 2020 From: jhhuntii at me.com (Jeffrey Hunt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:53:05 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We Need More Transparency Message-ID: After the recent change with .org's, I am surprised that ICANN would be risking additional bad publicity in a secretive deal with Verisign that is feared to increase .com prices.? More transparency should be the answer instead--with inflation, raising prices would be a necessity at some point, but the general public is likely to respond negatively unless data transparency can account for the increased cost to provide the same service.? Without that data and transparency, this move is likely to be perceived as driven by greed.? I would hope for the sake of all involved, either this decision will be reversed or it will necessarily include a level of transparency. 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URL: From awcrosby at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:10 2020 From: awcrosby at gmail.com (Andrew Crosby) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:53:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Verisign .COM fees Message-ID: I disagree with the raising of the .COM fees, it will make it difficult to afford each year. Regards, Andrew -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m.leone at me.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:18 2020 From: m.leone at me.com (Michael Leone) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:53:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We vehemently disagree with your new proposal Message-ID: <6D05B0D6-0EB2-4CBE-8202-18F715BD1924@me.com> We vehemently disagree with your new proposal, having untapped price hikes is wrong. You won?t listen anyway, so we may just be forced to get our politicians involved to stop you. If you want to keep your freedom to self-regulate than make better decisions or we will regulate for you. Don?t think it won?t happen. Either significantly declaw your new agreement and get some significant price increase caps involved. We are not against raising prices, it is called inflation, it is a thing. We are clearly against unfettered ability to skyrocket pricing. Very restrictive limits on price increases are needed and adding in a requirement for them to justify said increases every time they do and require public comments on said justification. You will change the deal to cap the price hikes or you lose the ability to self-regulate. Don?t think that will happen? Think again. From rpanicke at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:20 2020 From: rpanicke at gmail.com (Remy Panicker) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:53:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Message-ID: This is shit. Please do not move forward with this. From dovid at ydlpinvestments.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:21 2020 From: dovid at ydlpinvestments.com (Dovid Preil) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:53:21 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price hikes on .com Message-ID: As a holder of multiple .com sites, I find it abhorrent that while most prices in tech are going down, .coms are going up. Dovid Preil CEO and Founder - YDLP Investment Group www.ydlpinvestments.com dovid at ydlpinvestments.com Mobile: 054-844-1578 US: 201-357-7656 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at skial.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:20 2020 From: admin at skial.com (David Lee) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:53:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As someone that has .com domains. I am against prices increases. I don't think it is necessary and Icann should be making enough money off other TLDs already. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From remi.adeloye at yahoo.ca Mon Feb 10 21:53:26 2020 From: remi.adeloye at yahoo.ca (OLUREMI ADELOYE) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:53:26 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase. References: Message-ID: The planned unrestricted price increase of the .com domain is unacceptable to me as a user of the internet. The decision lacks transparency and will hurt a vast majority of internet businesses. Sent from my iPhone From elvia at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:38 2020 From: elvia at outlook.com (Elvia Butler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:53:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Icann Message-ID: Please don't increase prices Sent from my iPhone From comityrecruitment17 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:54 2020 From: comityrecruitment17 at gmail.com (comity recruitment) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:53:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Furnishing little business Message-ID: Decision to increase domain price will be purnishinv small businesses. Why do small businesses have to be paying big corporations greedines. I am against the proposed increased Regards Edward -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From savannahcailin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:40 2020 From: savannahcailin at gmail.com (Cailin Smith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:53:40 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose .com price increase Message-ID: <3B761A07-2D2D-4006-A822-38E1EB64AD3E@gmail.com> As a registrant of multiple .com domains, I strongly oppose a price increase. The price being low is a strong selling point for why the internet has become so prolific, and increasing prices threatens the success of the internet, and only benefits a single company, Verisign. From paul at leadone.co.uk Mon Feb 10 21:53:31 2020 From: paul at leadone.co.uk (Paul Cheetham) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:53:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase! Message-ID: Please don?t increase prices of the .com domains! It would have a huge negative impact on my business -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Increasing prices in some behind the door deal will make .COM domains more inaccessible for everyone. Please think of the consumers when you decide to do these types of deals. Reconsider this decision and I Daniel Vasquez, am in complete disagreement with this change. This is not to the benefit of me nor all other domain owners. With great displeasure, Daniel E. Vasquez TES - Process Automation Tele: 281-966-2765 E-mail: devasquez at dow.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ross.still at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:46 2020 From: ross.still at icloud.com (Ross Still) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:53:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to changes Message-ID: <6A0455FC-9CAD-4F5D-AFB7-705544A94640@icloud.com> Hi, I am writing this email to express as a website owner. I do not approve of these changes as I believe it will have adverse affects on the community, Kind Regards, From treeoctopus at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:06 2020 From: treeoctopus at gmail.com (Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:54:06 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Seems like a bad idea In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7992d998-f79b-439f-a45b-a93040defe07@Spark> The proposed changes seem like a bad idea. It seems to put too much power in one private corporation with no alternative options. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From abdulazizalmniey at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:08 2020 From: abdulazizalmniey at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?2KPYqNmIINin2YTYudi12KfZgdmK2LE=?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:54:08 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It should go down, not up! Message-ID: The internet is place for all, it has gathered all of us to one place, raising the price will make it harder to maintain a website, and make a community, especially .com domains were and will be the best options for everyone, it should go down, not up. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rjspan68 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:07 2020 From: rjspan68 at gmail.com (Ronald Span) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:54:07 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain price increases Message-ID: White board criminals making illegal agreements to increase the price of .com domains and getting paid for this decision by Verisign. That does sound very smelly. You should all go to jail for filling your own pockets over the back of retail clients. Internet is about freedom of choice and not about dictatorship by a centralized organisation like ICANN who is making decision in their own interest so their people can fill their own pockets with outrageous bonuses. Concentrate on what you should do as organisation instead of being thiefs! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From william.blandford1 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:09 2020 From: william.blandford1 at gmail.com (Heath Blandford) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:54:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to COM Message-ID: Verisign has done nothing but lobby a governing body for their own benefits, while passing the detriment off to others. As a registrant of a dot com domain, I am against the proposed increase in price of .COM top level domains. -- Thanks! 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This is especially true for developing countries where the majority of it?s population falls beneath the global poverty line. Price increases may also inadvertently invite more government involvement and regulation on both ends of the political spectrum. If this goes through, there are far more implications than what is bundled in the amendment. This has a global impact. I would anticipate press coverage, followed by opportunists weighing in on the optics of it, not the substance of it. Thanks, David Waggoner From public3n3my at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:03 2020 From: public3n3my at gmail.com (Public3n3my) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:54:03 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e41d0f9.1c69fb81.35f76.3e4e@mx.google.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nando at disenando.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:52 2020 From: nando at disenando.com (Nando Fdez. Fuentes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:53:52 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] 70% increase? Message-ID: <6E75F1A0-2655-4673-B9EF-E215E2AD9ACA@contoso.com> Are you kidding? Wow, and the reason behind? -- Nando Fdez. Fuentes Director Tel. +34 625599957 Disenando.com skype:disenando -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cristiancespedessanchez at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:39 2020 From: cristiancespedessanchez at gmail.com (Cristian Sanchez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:56:39 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] you can't raise the prices Message-ID: fix it between you but don't raise the prices of .es and .com please. do not do nonsense you will end up sinking your company and make us go to another. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arabahjoy at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:09 2020 From: arabahjoy at icloud.com (Heidi Plumley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:54:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please honor price caps! Message-ID: My family is solely dependent on my website as a means of income. Rising costs mean we could potentially lose the site and our income. PLEASE consider small business owners when hiking price increases. It affects so, so many lives. Sincerely, AJ From kmuglurmath at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:12 2020 From: kmuglurmath at gmail.com (Kiran M) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:54:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I oppose this amendment and ask that you please do not proceed with these amendments to .com registries. We are a small business and any domain costs impact our ability to survive and continue serving our customers. Thank you. 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It is not right for them to be the sole decision-maker in .COM price increases. -Jeff From joanieann at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:27 2020 From: joanieann at gmail.com (Joanie-Ann) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:54:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ammendment #3 Message-ID: I do not support Ammendment #3 and believe it is not in the best interest of the public. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rgasch at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:14 2020 From: rgasch at gmail.com (RNG) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:54:14 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Where is the public interest in this? Message-ID: Are you not supposed to run this in the public interest? How is a price increase in the public interest, especially in light of the fact that technology prices are constantly decreasing? From coryjbaker at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:33 2020 From: coryjbaker at gmail.com (Cory Baker) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:54:33 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Amendment 3 Message-ID: This amendment is bad for the future health of the internet. Keeping the prices of .coms without allowing continued increases will continue to keep access to the internet available to more people of the world. This is imperative to the continued healthy growth of the internet. Restricting .coms to only people who can afford the growing cost will negatively effect the future of the open internet. Cory -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From phapwill at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:41 2020 From: phapwill at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Will_Ph=C3=A1p?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:54:41 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com should stay for freedom of speech Message-ID: I understand that there is less and less .com available but this is freedom of speech we are talking about. By increasing the price of .com domain you are blocking a good portion of humanity to access their freedom of speech. By doing this you are not only reducing the odds that the actual internet will stay the same. But also increasing the chances that alternative start. Such as Blockchain projects and unstoppable blochain domain. I support freedom of speech and a free accessible internet. Will -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From floridacom1 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:40 2020 From: floridacom1 at gmail.com (dovid kaleky) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:54:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP THE GREED Message-ID: NO WAY? You are filling? your? pockets- NO INCREASE Sincerely, David Kaleky www.Florida.com www.AtlanticCity.com www.ArtsandCrafts.com Tel: 561-843-2112 Skype: FloridaSupport -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at daraksun.com Mon Feb 10 21:52:00 2020 From: admin at daraksun.com (Daraksun) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:52:00 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What is going on? Message-ID: No no do not increase price . I am upset now -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nerfball22 at aol.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:11 2020 From: nerfball22 at aol.com (nerfball22) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:55:11 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] back door dealing References: <1327592518.793335.1581371711614.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1327592518.793335.1581371711614@mail.yahoo.com> If you guys think that this back door dealing you areproposing has no way to fail, you had better hope that Trump wins anotherelection and a more progressive candidate doesn?t sit in that seat. You want toincrease the costs of domain names for what? What is your budget and what youwant to do with the free 20 mil from Verisign? You are going to cause a lot ofplaces to just shut down as many people are not going to pay outrageousincreases when you have shown 0 data as to why you need to. ? Keep kissing the ass of Verisign, who all but bought you tothis position. You are acting like a politician here and that was not acomplement. Kevin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From montyroy at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:51 2020 From: montyroy at gmail.com (Monty Roy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:24:51 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for .com domains Message-ID: <9300CCEF-1A16-4ACE-8A28-77FA5B3EF663@gmail.com> Dear sir/mam, the cost of registration for .com domain is already pretty expensive. Kindly do not increase the prices further. I own several hundred domains and it will end up costing me thousands of additional dollars if you make this price increase Regards Monty Sent from my iPhone From m_malafarina at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:51 2020 From: m_malafarina at hotmail.com (Mark Malafarina) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:54:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com Price Increases Message-ID: I vehemently oppose any price increases on .com domains. There is no good reason for the price increase. If anything as technology is adopted, the price for such resources should go down, not increase. Thank you, M. Malafarina From silverstar.united at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:56 2020 From: silverstar.united at gmail.com (Matej Markovic) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:54:56 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not do this please! Message-ID: Internet is the last bastion of freedom and place where people who are not rich can be heard. Do not raise the entry bar by doing this - we want freedom, not corporatism! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael.mcgranahan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:11 2020 From: michael.mcgranahan at gmail.com (Michael McGranahan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:55:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] oppose verisign .com contract changes Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: I oppose verisign .com contract changes. These changes were made in secret and does not clearly indicate how ICANN will spend the new fees or who will ensure they're spent on domain infrastructure. Sincerely, Michael McGranahan From guytunnicliffe at mac.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:04 2020 From: guytunnicliffe at mac.com (Guy Tunnicliffe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:55:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 is totally unfair Message-ID: <66A5863D-E1E7-4999-8904-947F2020B1DB@mac.com> I have several domains that you are going to price out of any viability. Accepting 20 million from Verisign and allowing them to raise fees 8 of the next 10 at an increase of 70% over the next decade is criminal and gouging the customer. Please reconsider. Sunshine State Promotions dba PROMOTIONAL.com Guy Tunnicliffe PO Box 358 North Chatham MA 02650 781-875-1234 Guy at Promotional.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From billy at billyjbryant.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:53 2020 From: billy at billyjbryant.com (Billy Bryant) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:54:53 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Say No !! Message-ID: As a registrant of many domains and a person who aids people in registering their own domains, this change is detrimental to consumers as it means an increased spike in .com domain names (which have traditionally been the cheaper alternatives) matching similar to that of more "premium" TLDs. It not only de-values some of the more personalized TLDs such as .NAME, .IS etc, but it would allow for the over-inflation of the value of .COM domains. This becomes a barrier for entry for young entrepreneurs who want to launch their own online presence. -- *Billy J Bryant* ? 502.377.0658 ? billy at billyjbryant.com ? www.billyjbryant.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john at systemanomaly.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:15 2020 From: john at systemanomaly.com (John Bradley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:55:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Do Not Support This Message-ID: I am voicing my concern regarding this amendment as an owner of multiple .com domains. It is a dangerous one that was done without input outside of ICANN and Verisign that would allow for unfettered price hikes for .com domains and no oversight over the funds provided to ICANN. .com domains could potentially become out of reach for many, including myself. Please reconsider this amendment and the potential impact it would have on Internet as a whole. --- John Bradley From chronicallypositivemom at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:17 2020 From: chronicallypositivemom at gmail.com (Jen Hardy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:55:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased rates of .com addresses Message-ID: <765A63EE-7BDF-470D-ABC8-647564AD2759@gmail.com> Please remember that the availability of the internet, and people to use the internet has become a necessity in today?s world. The ability for common (not wealthy) people to utilize the web, and have websites is of the utmost importance. I greatly appreciate the ability to have my own websites and to have the ability to affordably make my contribution to the world. In order to keep that a reality for myself and millions of others, the cost needs to be kept low to be accessible. I understand that businesses are in business to make money, but I humbly ask that you also work for the greater good so that we all may have a voice. Sincerely, Jen Hardy chronicallypositivemom.com From alriaz at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:27 2020 From: alriaz at gmail.com (Al-Riaz Adatia) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:55:27 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes unfair and against democracy Message-ID: The proposed changes allow a single company monopoly rights. Its unfair, unjust and should be not allowed. I don't support it. A. A. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jake at sonomawoodcraft.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:29 2020 From: jake at sonomawoodcraft.com (Jake Pettengill) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:55:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain cost increases Message-ID: I am opposed to any increase without free and impartial input from the .com community. Please record my protest. -- Jake Pettengill (addess below) -- *J. Jake Pettengill's* *SONOMA WOODCRAFT* *Unique Space-Saving Furniture for Home & Office* *Home of The Sonoma Wallbed**?* "The Murphy Bed Reimagined" *Shop and Showroom:** 707 824-9866 <707%20824-9866> or 707 569-4873 * *Office:* * 707 332-9724 <707%20332-9724> or 707 569-4873* *SHOWROOM: **9133 Green Valley Rd., Sebastopol, CA, at Ross Road* *POST: ** P.O. Box 525, Graton, CA 95444* *WEBSITE:** www.sonomawoodcraft.com * *EMAIL*: * mail at sonomawoodcraft.com * Watch us on* YouTube * Find us on *houzz* Like us on* Facebook * Check us out on* Yelp! * Pin us on* Pinterest * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mrsevendrew at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:20 2020 From: mrsevendrew at gmail.com (TripleSe7enZ) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:55:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Erick G. Drew West Puente Valley, California United States Erick G. Drew From fpcandido at planetconnection.com.br Mon Feb 10 21:55:27 2020 From: fpcandido at planetconnection.com.br (Fernando Pereira Candido) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:55:27 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I think it is unbelievable that you make changes of this size and impact on the domain market worldwide, completely disregarding that this directly impacts people who have small businesses and also who eventually need these domains to survive. Terrible, pitiful. att Fernando Pereira Candido Planet Connection Automa??o Comercial Ltda. www.planetconnection.com.br 11 2672-3889 / 11 98136-7282 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nuthier at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:39 2020 From: nuthier at gmail.com (Ohne Bohnen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:55:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not allow price increase for .COM domains Message-ID: In this Internet era, I consider it critical for the "gateholders of the web" to promote access to popular domains, not vice versa. To allow the raising of prices for .COM is a move that I view as blindly mercenary and as such, something that a responsible organization should avoid at all costs. Thank you for listening to the voice of the people. Abraham W. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jwu at atozpatent.com Mon Feb 10 21:39:58 2020 From: jwu at atozpatent.com (john Wu) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:39:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strong oppose to raising price Message-ID: ICANN In this internet state of art, the actual cost for maintaining domain name is trivial. The cost differences between .com names and other names reveal that that the current price for .com is far too high. ICANN should not and cannot make such a trade to harm internet consumers. Jianqing Wu, Ph.D. J.D. Patent Attorney From davidgengler at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:23 2020 From: davidgengler at gmail.com (David) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:55:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: As a small business owner that works with clients online, this change would severely impact my business in a negative way. Don't change what's already working well and stop being greedy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From delano.january at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:47 2020 From: delano.january at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Delano=40Gmail?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:55:47 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] African Startup In-Reply-To: <75a0f3af-0634-4a56-9a92-6fba8c3b242e@Spark> References: <75a0f3af-0634-4a56-9a92-6fba8c3b242e@Spark> Message-ID: <2d67329a-a899-467c-ba23-37d15b9f3ec2@Spark> I strongly object to the increase of .com domains as I will lose significant amount of my customers. These domains are the only domains still affordable to the bulk of my market, which is entry level startups in Africa. Regards, Delano January Director A: Hartebees St. 199, Windhoek P: +264 (61) 81 1272083 E: delano at edge.com.na -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avramsneal at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:27 2020 From: avramsneal at gmail.com (Avram Neal) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:55:27 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Proposal Message-ID: Good Afternoon, I just wanted to take time to ask you to reconsider your proposal. The .com domain makes up for a lot of website domain names, and it would really steer people the wrong way if the fee increased. Please reconsider and thank you for your time. Regards, Avram Neal ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From todd at toddsantoro.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:28 2020 From: todd at toddsantoro.com (Todd Santoro) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:55:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5B39FF33-B600-4D08-9426-B50117C20292@toddsantoro.com> Stop the price increase to .com names. Cheers, Todd Santoro Sr. Software Engineer ToddSantoro.com Designs tel :: 305.699.3515 sms :: 305.699.3515 email :: todd at toddsantoro.com web :: toddsantoro.com skype :: toddsantoro007 rss :: toddsantoro.com/feed twitter :: @toddsantoro sent from my mobile command center. From suresh.jayaraman85 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:30 2020 From: suresh.jayaraman85 at gmail.com (suresh J) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:55:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I am internet user and I have the website on my own. I run a very small business and currently I pay to Godaddy for using my .com website. Recently I heard that you are increasing the. Com fee which will eventually increase the fee I Pay to Godaddy. I am sure there are many other like me in the same boat who owns small business but cannot afford to pay any more than what we are paying already. It is highly disappointing to hear the news that you are increasing the fees. Please co sider the keep the same rate and allow small businesses like me to run a established website for long time without having to invest more money. Thank you Suresh Www. Sureshjphotography.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From electrashave at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:51 2020 From: electrashave at gmail.com (electrashave) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:55:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign contract changes Message-ID: The changes in the Verisign contract for the next upcoming years will be devastating to many people, raising the domain prices is going to shut down many sites. Especially the smaller non-profit ones without ads. Sure, the initial $20 million up front is nice for your organization, but in the long run you are very likely to lose business and will harm the infrastructure of the internet, upsetting millions of people. I highly suggest not raising the prices much, if at all. I personally will no longer use any services or products offered by ICANN if things get out of hand. Thank you for your time. - Josh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From randyday at live.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:48 2020 From: randyday at live.com (Randy Day) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:55:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com registration changes Message-ID: I do not support the proposed price increases Verisign will be allowed to charge to registrars for the .COM domain. 7% increases for 4 years straight is excessively steep given the inflation environment and the productivity gains for a high-tech business model. I am also against allowing VeriSign, the operator of a TLD, to also operate as domain registrar. This self-dealing arraignment is rife for abuse and should not be allowed under any circumstance. Sincerely, William Day Seattle, WA, USA. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From freddiesahhar at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:11 2020 From: freddiesahhar at gmail.com (Freddie Sahhar) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:56:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against! Message-ID: <5e41d17a.1c69fb81.b661c.3a0e@mx.google.com> I am against the changes proposed ICANN behind closed doors. These changes are purely for money. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmad138 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:02 2020 From: bmad138 at gmail.com (Bob Madewell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:56:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. -- Bob Madewell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From layne at msplaced.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:07 2020 From: layne at msplaced.com (Layne Brookshire) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:56:07 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment comment Message-ID: I am concerned about the amendment as it affects my personal small businesses and those of the students I coach to open their own small businesses. I always encourage students to use namecheap as it is such a great price for what you are getting and a reliable company. This price increase will majorly impact costs for small business owners and many may change providers after years of loyalty to namecheap due to the way the amendment was handled without respect to loyal customers. Please consider our requests as we?d like to stay with you without such a drastic price increase. Thank you for your consideration. -- Layne Brookshire Owner, Ms. Placed Pro Organizing 512-987-8303 | layne at msplaced.com www.msplaced.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dancarlson at carlsonfamilies.com Mon Feb 10 21:54:58 2020 From: dancarlson at carlsonfamilies.com (Daniel Carlson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:54:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <3a7a1c3ca5ee4c2ca6671488ab38afbf@exch-vm1.internal.finnovationsinc.com> I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already a fair price. The proposed changes seem to be mostly about increasing the profit of current shareholders of Verisign rather than adding value to users. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aleksandar.prokopec at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:25 2020 From: aleksandar.prokopec at gmail.com (Aleksandar Prokopec) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:56:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com domain price increase Message-ID: <61FF94B9-0E0C-465B-9828-8C180B84F6E0@gmail.com> I am a registrant of the .com domain. I am against the price increase on .com domain. This increase was negotiated behind closed doors and Verisign has no right to dictate the price. This hurts internet as a whole, and the existing prices are already too high. Aleksandar Prokopec -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tom at geldner.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:13 2020 From: tom at geldner.com (Tom Geldner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:56:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing changes to ICANN Amendment Message-ID: <00d001d5e05c$e9a7d0c0$bcf77240$@geldner.com> I am in opposition to any initiatives that will potentially raise the price of .COM domains. There is no benefit to the registrant and this only looks like an unnecessary money grab. I personally own some 10 .COM domains and this would great an additional hardship as a small business. Tom Geldner 2814 Rancho Pancho Carlsbad, CA 92009 Tel: 760-814-8105 Cel: 858-610-9020 Web: www.geldner.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexf01 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:30 2020 From: alexf01 at gmail.com (Alex Friedman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:56:30 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the .com price increase! Message-ID: This change is ruining the internet, I will be forced to stop using this tld -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wsankarlal at it4worship.com Mon Feb 10 21:55:57 2020 From: wsankarlal at it4worship.com (Wayne Sankarlal) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:55:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price changes Message-ID: <2df3b456-7f0d-73e4-076e-f24e397c8f7c@it4worship.com> Yet again backroom deals are constraining the internet and its original vision. This from your own website - "It (ICANN) promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. Through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet." How then does a secret deal with a single entity like Verisign which is for profit while you are non-profit in any promote competition. If Verisign doesn't want the .com TLD they can sell it not use it like a cash cow with ICANN's explicit and implicit agreement. If you continue on this path, be honest and change your raison d'etre.? I'd suggest, "Open to the highest bidder". Wayne Sankarlal ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Wayne Sankarlal | (416) 779-2231| www.it4worship.com * *Where Web, Tech and Worship Meet* 2-157 Harwood Avenue North Suite 507 Ajax, Ontario L1Z 0B6 /This electronic message contains information from IT4Worship which may be privileged and confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or individuals or the entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. 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URL: From rachel88 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:41 2020 From: rachel88 at gmail.com (Rachel Ferdaszewski) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:56:41 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com amendment Message-ID: Having a.com address for my small business is an absolutely vital part of my marketing. These changes and price increases could very well make it impossible for my business to afford keeping our current address. This does not seem like it could possibly be good for e-commerce. It is very much like rent prices forcing out mom and pop brick and mortar establishments. If the rent on.com addresses goes up too high nobody who is a solo entrepreneur is going to be able to afford them. The entrepreneurial spirit is a vital part of our culture and of our economy. Please reconsider these amendments. Thank you, Rachel Ferdaszewski -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elissa at gildedagency.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:57 2020 From: elissa at gildedagency.com (Elissa Eckenswiller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:56:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Hi there, I was recently notified of the contract changes by my domain provider, Namecheap. They mentioned that increased could be expected over the next 8 out of 10 years leading to a potential price increase for .COM of up to 70%. I wanted to reach out regarding this as it?s extremely concerning proposal to a small business owner such as myself. This type or change makes it difficult for small business owners and start ups to start and run their businesses. It puts barriers in the way of people operating their businesses and getting their ideas out into the world. It increases the operating costs and start up costs and makes it more difficult for entrepreneurs to change other people?s lives, make an impact and follow their dreams. As a web designer who works with other small businesses, I can see the impact that a price increase like this can have, on a grand scale. I urge you to please reconsider increasing the pricing for .COMs and recognize that making it more difficult for businesses to secure their place online impacts us all in a negative way. Thanks for your time, Elissa Vann From me at frederikhald.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:41 2020 From: me at frederikhald.com (Frederik Hald) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:56:41 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont increase .com prices! Message-ID: <8D4F42674D335AF9.810ab7cc-aef9-4dd4-a679-3a4e9f287bf1@mail.outlook.com> Dont increase the dot com prices! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rhiteemmanuel at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:39 2020 From: rhiteemmanuel at gmail.com (R2 Football) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:56:39 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Update Price Of DotCom Message-ID: Look errr, I just got the email bout y'all trying to increase the .com domain price, please don't do that. Please, don't ruin the Internet for us. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jmdworld at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:57:08 2020 From: jmdworld at gmail.com (J.M. Drake) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e41d1b7.1c69fb81.d1fcc.69a4@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rklaumbach at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:41 2020 From: rklaumbach at gmail.com (Robert Laumbach) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:56:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't piss people off Message-ID: Please do not allow increases in the price of .com domain names. If you do everyone will hate you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gsmela at ssvt.net Mon Feb 10 21:56:45 2020 From: gsmela at ssvt.net (Greg Smela) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:56:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Not fair. Like any bureaucracy you hide what you're doing at the end-user's expense. You should not allow Verisign to hijack the .COM domain. From ben at benbergman.ca Mon Feb 10 21:56:35 2020 From: ben at benbergman.ca (Benjamin Bergman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:56:35 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: I have heard about the deal ICANN has made with Verisign to significantly increase costs of .com domains over the next ten years. As a major component of the internet, access to .com domains is an important feature of the internet. Please reconsider your agreement and aim to have future conversations that could affect wide ranges of small communities more publicly in the future. -Ben -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From monicalynnsadler at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:57:22 2020 From: monicalynnsadler at gmail.com (Monica Sadler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes Message-ID: <8F9C9547-D40B-4627-BF4B-69678A08E65E@gmail.com> To Whom It May Concern: To say that I am disturbed is an understatement. It will be very difficult for me to maintain your price increases that are upcoming. This feels like I?m being manipulated with no alternative. While I can appreciate you?re running a business, the substantial change would impact me and millions of other small businesses tremendously and is ultimately unfair. You should have consulted those of us who are your customers first and come up with a more reasonable price increase. Your proposal is absurd and frankly, unacceptable. Respectfully, Monica Sadler From cby016 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:57:09 2020 From: cby016 at gmail.com (Chris Kitchen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:57:09 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dot com price increase Message-ID: <4BEE6E81-0D7E-496D-B3B3-A53EAC100AF7@gmail.com> To whom it may concern: I don?t think it is right that .com domain name prices should be raised 8 out of the next 10 years - at rates that are not known to the public. These price increases will hurt small businesses and individuals that already own .com domain names. It seems that the two major beneficiaries will be two companies: ICANN and VERISIGN which are the same organizations that made this deal behind closed doors. Please stop making deals behind closed doors and keep .com domain names affordable for everybody - not just large corporations that can afford to pay exorbitant fees. Thanks, Chris From yaoziyuan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:57:19 2020 From: yaoziyuan at gmail.com (Ziyuan Yao) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:57:19 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I object to the potential .com price increase Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I object to the potential .com price increase simply because it would hurt small businesses like shareware authors like me. Regards, Ziyuan Yao -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vikrapivin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:57:14 2020 From: vikrapivin at gmail.com (Viktor Krapivin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:57:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Please undo this amendment. It will make it very difficult for individuals to have their own websites in the future. I am just a grad student. Price increases will make it impossible for students who just want to have their own website for publicity or similar reason to renew them. Thank you, Viktor From burns.brad.c at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:57:39 2020 From: burns.brad.c at gmail.com (Brad Burns) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 changes Message-ID: Hi, It has come to my attention that there are changes coming to the market for domain registrations, and that there may be significant price increases passed on to the consumer as a result of this set of proposed changes. As the internet is a public good (though managed in large part by private entities), I would like to humbly propose that ICANN solicit public funding for its infrastructure and operations rather than fall prey to profit-seeking in this domain of limited supply. Brad Burns Sent from my iPhone From stuartcordery at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:57:23 2020 From: stuartcordery at hotmail.com (stuart cordery) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:57:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Regards Stuart Cordery -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From johnmoreau at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 21:57:16 2020 From: johnmoreau at outlook.com (John Moreau) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:57:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: This will hurt small businesses that already have a hard time buying domains that aren't taken by robots and sold for thousands more than they normally cost. ?Best regards, John Moreau? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From luthersites at luthersites.net Mon Feb 10 21:57:31 2020 From: luthersites at luthersites.net (luthersites at luthersites.net) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:57:31 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for .com domains Message-ID: <000a01d5e05d$183deeb0$48b9cc10$@luthersites.net> Please stop making the internet expensive! While most of my clients are .org users, I do have a handful of .com users. As small organizations or companies, they need my internet hosting and domain name fees to be minimal. I generally do not charge an additional fee for the domain name but include it in the subscription price. However, it becomes very difficult for me to keep my prices low and competitive with the "big box" web providers and still make enough money to justify my continuing to offer my hosting services. Rather than changing or increasing prices for the .coms or giving Verisign the opportunity to increase prices, you ought to be lowering prices across the board so that more people can have websites, make money, and have fun doing it. Please don't let the huge multi-billion dollar companies put the rest of us out of business! Keep domain prices low! Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From nrpatel at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:08 2020 From: nrpatel at gmail.com (Nirav Patel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:58:08 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm opposed to the changes to .com Message-ID: Hi, I'm opposed to the changes to .com, which don't seem to be in service of ICANN's mission or the needs of domain holders. Thanks, Nirav -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From frederickerose at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:57:47 2020 From: frederickerose at gmail.com (Frederick Rose) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to ICANN/VeriSign .com contract Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam, I am in complete opposition to the secret contract between ICANN and VeriSign regarding .COM domains - it will increase prices needlessly and if left unchecked will inevitably lead to Government oversight of the Internet if ICANN is a poor steward of this global resource. I urge a Price Cap on all domains pricing effective immediately and that ICANN be open and transparent to any and all actions that could impact the global businesses and individuals who rely on the worldwide web. Failure to heed this request will lead to changes n how ICANN will be permitted to operate. If ICANN is not responsive to we the citizens - changes will be made by Governments based on citizens needs. Thank you. Sincerely, Frederick Rose United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dianecooksturges at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:57:48 2020 From: dianecooksturges at gmail.com (Diane Cook Sturges) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:57:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptable to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Diane Cook Sturges -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From domace.mimare at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:20 2020 From: domace.mimare at gmail.com (outlook_C4303550E08ADE8E@outlook.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:58:20 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price of .com Message-ID: <5e41d1ff.1c69fb81.bf86c.2843@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adamsheridan at zoho.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:05 2020 From: adamsheridan at zoho.com (adamsheridan at zoho.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:58:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose increases in .com fees Message-ID: <000001d5e05d$2dd63110$89829330$@zoho.com> I oppose increases in .com registration fees without additional free market competition. If fee increases are warranted, the market should decide, not a regulatory body. However, the system as it stands takes away useful market signals as well as competitor pressures. Therefore, I see no clear reason for fee increases. Surely Verisign is not arguing that its cost of doing business has increased; nearly the entire industry is experiencing decreases in cost of business. Further, it is highly unlikely that there is any real new value or new problems that Verisign can solve for users, again leading to no reason for increased fees. If there is a clear value proposition for these increases, please make it public. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sam.bagwell at me.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:10 2020 From: sam.bagwell at me.com (Sam Bagwell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:58:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com amendments Message-ID: <21A98467-128B-4B73-B4E7-76777F5EB760@me.com> The collusion between ICANN and Verisign should be ended immediately. Deals in the shadows does not speak well of either organization. Please put the greed on hold and discuss a plan with transparency. From sup3rkirby at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:07 2020 From: sup3rkirby at gmail.com (Steven Neely) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:58:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep Domain Prices Down, Please Message-ID: We currently live in a world where the internet is an integral part of our daily lives and society as a whole. This means that websites are becoming something more and more people need and will use. One crucial part of that is the domain name, which allows a website/service to be shared and accessed by the world (more easily, though many web hosts require a domain name to be applied to their hosting services). So I feel as though keeping the costs of domain names down is something that is pretty important, considering how it directly affects such a large portion of the world. Sure, the price increase may seem small, but there are many people who use the internet to create and share ideas and who do not have much in the way of funding to begin with. There is the potential to have many talented individuals lose their ability to maintain a website and internet presence. Again, while to many, the dollar amount may seem trivial, but you have to remember all ends of the spectrum, where there are some who could greatly benefit from a TLD, but aren't able to easily afford it. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From newgenerationgrp at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:17 2020 From: newgenerationgrp at gmail.com (New Generation Group) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:58:17 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Price Increase Message-ID: <8CA0CBFC-E65B-4E3C-AAB9-0D7B4B63097C@gmail.com> As a web developer and entrepreneur I am sending this email in regards to the price increases to domain names schedule to change via ICANN and Verisign. With so many expenses now with operating a website, increasing the domain prices does not need to happen. I strongly disagree with this process and request that you do not increase the prices. This decision will impact not only small businesses operating websites but also the people developing them. Do not raise the prices of domain names. Thank you, Craig Smith From davidsweetmanproductions at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:30 2020 From: davidsweetmanproductions at gmail.com (David Sweetman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:58:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the .com price hike Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. David Sweetman Los Angeles, CA, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From lelliottbateman at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:38 2020 From: lelliottbateman at gmail.com (Luke Elliott-Bateman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:58:38 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Luke Elliott-Bateman Auckland, New Zealand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From azani1234 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:32 2020 From: azani1234 at yahoo.com (Azani Fitten) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:58:32 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposal changes References: Message-ID: The proposed pricing increase for domain names is heartbreaking. There are SO MANY regular citizens (like myself) who decided to step out of the box and follow what they?re passionate about by starting a business, blog, or website. One of the first and scariest steps to take when starting a new passion is creating a website and these price increases only add a barrier to an already intimidating part of the process. Not to mention, the price to start a website in general is already expensive, so increasing prices will no doubt hinder many potential consumers from even buying a domain name just because of the price alone. It?s sad that companies are putting such a hefty price tag on people?s passions! From service at babysoftclean.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:40 2020 From: service at babysoftclean.com (Babysoft Carpet Cleaning) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:58:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: I do not agree with the .COM price increases being proposed without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Thank you, Spiro Kalogeropoulos *General Manager* *Babysoft Carpet Cleaning* * * *[image: Babysoft] * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marilyndeemorris at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:19 2020 From: marilyndeemorris at gmail.com (Marilyn Morris) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:58:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] OPPOSE Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, I strongly oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. If Amendment 3 is approved, .COM wholesale domain prices could grow by more than 70% above current prices over the next decade. These price increases will be prohibitive to many users. It's important that the Internet remain a place where anyone, regardless of income level, can speak their mind by publishing a website. Many users will be forced to lose their existing domain names with the price increase, and many new users will be unable to purchase a new domain. It's crucial that the dissemination of information on the Internet remain open to all. This is why I oppose Proposed Amendment 3. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Marilyn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeroen.postma at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:37 2020 From: jeroen.postma at gmail.com (Jeroen Postma) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:58:37 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <6DB97C01-C91F-43A6-B4FD-F5EB1E5FFF25@gmail.com> Hi guys, Shoutout from an internet lover, not cool the deals behind closed doors, please reconsider so karma won?t get you ? Jeroen Sent from my iPhone From adystech at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:40 2020 From: adystech at outlook.com (Adarsha Vishweshwara) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:58:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep/Make internet decision making process open Message-ID: Idea of intrnet always based in access to free information. How we recent dealings with Verisign were done behind closed door without any input from other industry members. Please keep the decision making process open and stop increasing the prices of TLDs without checks and balances. 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The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Thanks, Andy Amaya Moreno Valley, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From abyt07 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:15 2020 From: abyt07 at gmail.com (Abin Tom) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:22:15 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not happy with the move to increase the fee for .com domains Message-ID: Please don?t force us to move away completely from the .com domains From adamhursey24 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:46 2020 From: adamhursey24 at gmail.com (Adam Hursey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:24:46 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am very against this. Message-ID: <90998C77-65A3-4FF3-8644-CDC581BB223E@gmail.com> I am very against this change. From 1 at motlak.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:58 2020 From: 1 at motlak.com (Mr. MOTLAK ALAJMI) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:32:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fwd: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear: As part of .com ? 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Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. > > What does this change mean? > > Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. > > This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. 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Andre From admin at altaownersforum.com Mon Feb 10 22:48:17 2020 From: admin at altaownersforum.com (Alta Owners Admin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:48:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases! For what??? Message-ID: <2235B56F-17AE-4457-983D-91D4AE281541@altaownersforum.com> The internet should be free. We are already paying too much for it. Stop increasing prices!!! Philip Glazatov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 1recordingartist at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:38 2020 From: 1recordingartist at gmail.com (Malene Brune) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:49:38 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM proposal Message-ID: Please keep the .com prices low, so that everybody can afford to have a voice on the web. Mvh Malene Muren Brune Tlf 456 32 072 From achemasamuel at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:02 2020 From: achemasamuel at gmail.com (Samuel Achema) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:53:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to upward review of .com price Message-ID: Dear ICANN, kindly desist from harming your reputable image by agreeing to this upward review in the prices for .com domains. It will be in the general interest of the public if you keep the prices as it is. Regards. Achema Samuel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at devisfunny.com Mon Feb 10 22:58:53 2020 From: admin at devisfunny.com (Dev Is Funny) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:58:53 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the Amendment 3 Message-ID: <1078053650.127464.1581375533936@privateemail.com> I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Oliver Sosa Dev Is Funny CEO & Founder devisfunny.com From 4brad at templetons.com Mon Feb 10 23:03:27 2020 From: 4brad at templetons.com (Brad Templeton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:03:27 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain fees should decrease or vanish, not increase Message-ID: <0996f552-aa8f-7394-173d-a03f282bcddd@templetons.com> I am shocked at the proposal to increase annual charges for maintenance of existing .com domains (or any other domains for that matter.) There is not clear reason, in fact, that there are any significant costs in maintaining a domain after its registration which justify annual renewal fees of any significant amount.?? One can argue why the first registration might have a cost, but the cost is much lower in subsequent years, so much lower that it can be argued that a basic fee should cover many years or even a lifetime. Of course, it costs money to remain the core servers for a TLD to respond to requests for where the server is for any subdomain, and to respond to much rarer whois requests.?? A bulk of the cost of continuing a domain is the cost of billing for the additional year, or so we would see it if we calculated. Domains vary.? While the domain "google.com" is fetched extremely frequently, it is also cached almost everywhere, but even so, small domains that are rarely referenced incur extremely low costs to maintain and serve.??? It might be reasonable to assess an annual charge, even an increasing annual charge, for a high use domain, but for low-use domains, there should be no annual cost at all.? Instead, cost should come only when wishing to change data, and even then only if the change is unusual and not automated.?? The cost for the computers is trivial and dropping with time on Moore's Law curves.? It is only the cost of programming and sysadmin which increase with time. For the latter, if more revenue is needed, make it for new registrations in a domain, not the maintenance of old ones. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 4lrn2fly at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:26 2020 From: 4lrn2fly at gmail.com (Kris E) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:08:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Secret back room deals on Domaine increases Message-ID: <3FED07DF-E583-4AC9-8CF7-9B1A3A540AE6@gmail.com> This secret back room deal you made to increase domain prices over a period of eight years will make it very difficult for the millions of small businesses to afford to keep our domains. I have been in business for 20 years building my .com name recognition. It would be unfair for me to have to give it up because I may no longer be able to afford it. When will big businesses like yours finally put the people first over greed? We the people, the portion of the economy who make up 90% of the GDP are tired of being walked on and left in the cold. Enough is enough! Have you no ethics or dignity left? Karma will catch up with you. ~Kris Elig From a.vandellen at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:28 2020 From: a.vandellen at gmail.com (Andrew Van Dellen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:08:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Costs Message-ID: Hello - I'm a hobbyist web admin, managing my wife's internet site for her educational coaching business. Teacher's don't make enough money as it is and every cost counts. Increasing any costs .com will jeopardize her efficacy. Don't raise prices for domains, think of the children! 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This is capitalization at its best! AO Sent from my iPhone. From admin at americanhighschoolmovies.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:57 2020 From: admin at americanhighschoolmovies.com (admin at americanhighschoolmovies.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:04:57 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com domain name price loosers Message-ID: <-j2t7q4-u1s207ii0rji-g3fu78-eygb01-gvwpsi-2c2m75-fld2v77qwa47x2dkye4czalrh2huwq-iwq3dvfb3oow-ommmg0-r3c546-1hmfianf3buvt7pbm894x6spjavhiu-8uzsg1ino9f55x37rp.1581375897029@email.android.com> Hi bitches, I am living on those domain names, don't increase the prices, come on guys this is not good for the whole internet shit, have a little conscience ass wholes. Sent from my Huawei Mobile From 499lenwork at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:41:08 2020 From: 499lenwork at gmail.com (Carol Barrett) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:41:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please do not do this. It will harm both small business and the economy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abdelmoutalebramoul at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:42:06 2020 From: abdelmoutalebramoul at gmail.com (Abdelmoutaleb Ramoul) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:42:06 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About the .com change Message-ID: I?m against this new deal and the proce increase. Sent from my iPhone From admin at amitue.com Mon Feb 10 23:45:04 2020 From: admin at amitue.com (admin@amitue.com admin@amitue.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:45:04 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com Price Cap Message-ID: <1435902124.127855.1581378304937@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 8arcena at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:49:04 2020 From: 8arcena at gmail.com (Francisco Barcena) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:49:04 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes Message-ID: I think the changes are bad and don't want .com domain prices to increase -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 1liamreeves1 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:50:52 2020 From: 1liamreeves1 at gmail.com (I) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:50:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I don't want to take up too much of your time as I'm sure you got a lot of messages. All I will say is that the internet backbone of a free and connected world and I think we should be doing everything we can to make it accessible to all people. If you need money, a small tax from companies, ISPs or countries would be just as effective at raising capital without disadvantaging entrepreneurs and small businesses. Thank you for all that you do and for your consideration. Yours, Liam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at asunhost.com Mon Feb 10 23:51:09 2020 From: admin at asunhost.com (admin at asunhost.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:51:09 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <51cf2d44-6cd1-45bf-9aee-640bedbf9722@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adeelazharij at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:55:54 2020 From: adeelazharij at gmail.com (Adeel Azhari) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:55:54 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase prices Message-ID: By increasing prices, you are chasing away new users and buyers, thus decreasing the numbers of people that might think about getting a dot com, thus decreasing your future pool of customers. Regards, Adeel A citizen of the internet -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From a.jenab at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:06:45 2020 From: a.jenab at gmail.com (Arash JENAB) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:06:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <1703191ce20.2822.58c5bd41af7b3f2638d01d2a16450d41@gmail.com> Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. Regards, Arash -- Arash Jenab, PhD, P.Eng. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aabonh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:21:08 2020 From: aabonh at gmail.com (Aaron Haaf) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:21:08 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable communication and process Message-ID: The quick turnaround for a price hike is unacceptable. There was no discussion with the larger community, in addition to shady funding and poor implementation of process and feedback makes me not agree with the issue of increasing prices. It is acceptable to raise prices for cost of infrastructure, but there should be a breakdown or justification as to where these funds are coming from and the allocation of current prices and why the current proposal remedies any shortfalls. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From acarroll123 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:22:16 2020 From: acarroll123 at gmail.com (Alfred Carroll) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:22:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO PRICE INCREASES! Message-ID: Verisign and ICANN do not need to increase the prices 7% over a four year period. ICANN does not need an additional $20 million dollars over five years from Verisign. Price controls need to be maintained for all domain names. Nobody want to see the domains increase for any reasons. Prices are already high enough. Let?s keep domain prices as they are. Thank you From 12kx12 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:26:13 2020 From: 12kx12 at gmail.com (Joan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:26:13 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increases to .com Message-ID: Where do you get the right to unilaterally change the price on .com domain names behind closed doors without public input or approval? Seriously are you related to Donald Trump? This is Canada not some country run by a demigod. STOP this insanity! I will change my 10 .com sites to a .ca or .info if you do this and you will lose money instead of robbing online entrepreneurs like you plan to. How disgusting. Joan White -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 2144902529 at mms.att.net Tue Feb 11 00:27:06 2020 From: 2144902529 at mms.att.net (2144902529 at mms.att.net) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:27:06 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) In-Reply-To: 683681085.873207341581380826462.JavaMail.nems@ZALL1MMSC01NFE001 Message-ID: <0zMg220080aAXCj01CT65f@txt.att.net> I don't find your decision and cost increase impacts behind closed doors to be a transparent and beneficial behavior of the organization's that .coms have looked to to manage the internet's best interests. It is wrong and corrupt that you have gone behind our backs to squeeze from us, your end users, unfair and lavish increase of fees year after year to line your pocket without any comissorating benefit or recompense to all of us who have funded you since this market opened. Instead you just bleed our money from us until we no longer have heart to continue. I don't know how I can survive with such backstabbing market at its head. I will indeed defend what is rightfully mine to use without k From 2144902529 at mms.att.net Tue Feb 11 00:30:32 2020 From: 2144902529 at mms.att.net (2144902529 at mms.att.net) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:30:32 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) In-Reply-To: 874284255.713582041581381032797.JavaMail.nems@ZAKR1MMSC01NFE002 Message-ID: <10Uu220160gVARn01CWYd8@txt.att.net> I don't find your decision and cost increase impacts behind closed doors to be a transparent and beneficial behavior of the organization's that .coms have looked to to manage the internet's best interests. It is wrong and corrupt that you have gone behind our backs to squeeze from us, your end users, unfair and lavish increase of fees year after year to line your pocket without any comissorating benefit or recompense to all of us who have funded you since this market opened. Instead you just bleed our money from us until we no longer have heart to continue. I don't know how I can survive with such backstabbing market at its head. I will indeed defend what is rightfully mine to use without coercion or shakedown from self-serving profiteers! From aakashsharma84u at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:38:55 2020 From: aakashsharma84u at gmail.com (aakash sharma) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:08:55 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont increase .com price Message-ID: Hello Dont increase .com domain price. I am freelancer from India. If you increase the price we will shift to other tld then .com so beware of your step. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From it at crashjapan.com Tue Feb 11 01:17:51 2020 From: it at crashjapan.com (CRASH IT Admin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:17:51 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Say NO to Verisign conflict of interest Message-ID: <1738cb65-f061-852f-7e10-bcf733266e5a@crashjapan.com> Dear sirs, I just heard about this proposed amendent. I'm a minor domain name consumer (a Christian missionary in Japan), but I do a lot of web building, and as a result, I personally own four .COM domain names for missions activities and am involved in managing IT for other groups using three more .COMs (one of which I am writing from). All are small volunteer ministries with little or no income and no influence in the overall administration of the internet, so we trust groups like ICANN to administer wisely. (I also own or manage multiple .ORG and .NET domains in the same way - those are not under fire at the moment, but I can't help but wonder if they might be next, since .net is also operated by Verisign and PIR will soon become for-profit.) From what I understand, it sounds like Verisign agreed to give you money in exchange for a ruling change to allow them more freedom in pricing. Yes, I know it wasn't technically "in exchange", but it sure smells like a bribe to those of us on the outside. It also would allow Verisign to operate directly in the registration business (as a reseller), controlling the system much more than should be permitted. Yes, I'm aware that operators of new gTLDs started since 2012 have been able to do this (that doesn't seem proper either - I feel that gTLD operation and domain name sales should be completely separate to prevent conflict of interest, but that's water under the bridge now), but .COM is 42% of all domain names - no single company should have that much control over the internet. I would feel more comfortable if gTLD operation were not done by for-profit corporations at all, but that's clearly an unrealistic dream at this point. In addition, I'm concerned about the lack of transparency. The deliberations were apparently made privately with only Verisign, and many details about the agreement are still not publicly available. The internet affects everyone, and negotiations of this nature should be public, or at least involve additional affected parties, so that decisions are fair and open. Please preserve the integrity of domain name management by preventing conflicts of interest and keeping discussions transparent and open. Thank you. Regards, Karen Ellrick (Domains I own or manage: proverbs2525.org, danellrick.com, l4jp.com, 14jp.com, thinkword.com, crashjapan.com/crashjapan.org/crashjapan.net, oicjapan.org/oicjapan.com, japanharvest.org/japanharvest.com, prayersummitsjapan.net) *CRASH Japan* crashjapan.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From manjunath at questionbang.com Tue Feb 11 00:33:50 2020 From: manjunath at questionbang.com (Manjunath Hegde) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:03:50 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please avoid Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Sir, Kindly? avoid Proposed Amendment 3, most of us? offer? free service through these internet. Sincerely From eschiappa at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 01:18:28 2020 From: eschiappa at icloud.com (Enrico Schiappa) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:18:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Deals that affect common public should be public before approvation Message-ID: <00183ABB-9D8F-4DBD-B286-C95745424FD0@icloud.com> This very bad habit to cook an deal before general public will be affected must be revesed. BEFORE your organization close a deal on which domain users are affected cannot be accepted and must be reversed until socialized. Why this? Money under the table? Hope not, but this actitude looks awful and make affected peple thinks bad. I strongly request that this proposal must be discussed with everyone involved, and a majority consensus much be reached before any implementation. Enrico Schiappa From carolyn_ridenour at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 01:18:26 2020 From: carolyn_ridenour at yahoo.com (Carolyn Ridenour) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:18:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising Domain costs References: <075B5B6F-24C8-4CB6-997A-2D2927AACC38.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <075B5B6F-24C8-4CB6-997A-2D2927AACC38@yahoo.com> To Whom It May Concern, It is very upsetting to learn from Name Cheap that efforts are being made to raise domain name fees by 75% and those fees will go toward you, ICANN, and Verisign profits at the cost of me, the consumer. It is hard enough being a small business owner to stay in business without all the big corporations finding more ways to squeeze the small consumer for your bigger profits. Shame on you ICANN! Shame on Verisign! Your consumers have spoken with feedback against this selfish increase and you have chosen not to listen ICANN! Listen NOW! Your consumers DO NOT AGREE OR APPROVE of this selfish move. Do the right thing and turn this in the right direction. Regards, Carolyn Ridenour carolyn_ridenour at yahoo.com From cpiguet at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 01:18:43 2020 From: cpiguet at yahoo.com (Craig Piguet) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:18:43 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP PRICE INCREASES References: <1967438351.1076316.1581383923466.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1967438351.1076316.1581383923466@mail.yahoo.com> Please stop the?Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement which is a violation of our trust in ICANN.? It is clear that Verisign is giving ICANN a kickback to increase their own profits, which is bribery!!! ---Craig Piguet -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I can understand if you want to raise the prices of NEW .com registrations because of how limited they are. However, doing it wholesale for all registrations in eight of ten years is a simple money-grab. Of course, if you do this, you will force small businesses to change their websites at some point in the future because it it will no longer be affordable. I ask you to carefully consider the policies on this and the impact on small businesses. Maggie Lynch From am at mdalc.com Tue Feb 11 01:20:14 2020 From: am at mdalc.com (Michael Apter CPA) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:20:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on new contract Message-ID: <8C7904BA150048FFB8559A2E4B6942B5@QQ> Dear ICANN Please allow me to express my opinion that your dealings behind closed doors to increase prices on the .com market violates interests of market participants and is going to harm the market itself and all participants involved. It is well known fact in economics that monopoly is harmful and counterproductive. Please stop your dealings and price hikes. Michael Apter, CPA 845-445-0058 am at mdalc.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anrueda at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:02:27 2020 From: anrueda at gmail.com (Andres Rueda) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:02:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price increases Message-ID: As if it weren?t enough burden to us, people who don?t make money out of the Internet, to pay for a webhost, now we also have to deal with price increases in the domain names? Please, say NO to price increases on the domain names... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bfarmah at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:04:22 2020 From: bfarmah at gmail.com (Baldeep Farmah) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:04:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I'm against it -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Arri.Morris at ottobock.com Mon Feb 10 22:08:56 2020 From: Arri.Morris at ottobock.com (Morris, Arri) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:08:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Community involvement Message-ID: This amendment is wrong, the major vendors that these changes affect were not consulted. The right thing to do is ask the CEOs of ?GoDaddy?, ?Namecheap?, etc. what they want to see in this amendment and come to a compromise. From awdavis at waretec.com Mon Feb 10 22:15:24 2020 From: awdavis at waretec.com (Andrew Davis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:15:24 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to .COM Price Increases!! Message-ID: These proposed price increases are ridiculous. I have worked in telecom for nearly 2 decades. Price compression has allowed significantly faster speeds for less expense over the course of that time. The rates for voice services are at historic lows. Why is this trend not applicable to TLDs? The technologies and underlying infrastructure leveraged to prop up TLD root servers must be in the same situation. I realize that things have changed a bit from a security standpoint, and that does add some cost to the overall operations. However, these cost increases should be drastically offset by the much lower cost of hardware, the innovation of cloud infrastructure, and aways declining bandwidth costs. I would just like to go on record that I am vehemently opposed to these price increases. There is also the question of the $20 million in funds changing hands from Verisign and ICANN. In these troublesome worldly times, transparency is more imperative than ever, especially when it entails a nonprofit. How is this "payment" to be spent? Regards, Andrew Davis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From azzzz at gmx.net Mon Feb 10 22:16:46 2020 From: azzzz at gmx.net (azzzz at gmx.net) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:16:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I disagree strongly with the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement and believe there should not be a price increase. There is absolutely no need for it! The price freeze in Amendment 35 of the Cooperative Agreement was put in place for good reason - please honour this, or leave and let decision makers who can, take over. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bbaous13 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:20:18 2020 From: bbaous13 at gmail.com (Ta Bao) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:20:18 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Price Increase Message-ID: Hello, Your decision will impact domain prices which will negatively impact small online businesses and startups. I work in the digital marketing space and many business I work with count every dollar they spend. Please, reconsider. Thanks From bettytew at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:19:53 2020 From: bettytew at gmail.com (Betty Tew) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:19:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Name Price Increases are Anti-Internet Message-ID: I oppose the monopolization of domain name registrations. I believe that previous price controls set on domain names are best for the Internet and will prevent monopolization and corruption by organizations controlling the domain names. Any new policies should work for the good of all. ICANN must take into consideration price increases affecting all registrars and their customers. It SHOULD NOT make unilateral decisions without the Internet community having a voice. -- Betty Tew 919-362-5036 :::::::::::::::::::: B2B Content Marketing www.TewWrites.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From archer884 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:20:38 2020 From: archer884 at gmail.com (J M Archer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:20:38 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pure greed Message-ID: <5e41d734.1c69fb81.a7e60.3bb6@mx.google.com> I suppose you need to get your slice of the pie, though, right? Never mind that the product you ?sell? costs you almost nothing, and that infrastructure gets cheaper every year, and that the service you offer becomes less valuable every year?you still need to charge more for the same old thing. MUCH more. Sure, go ahead. 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URL: From bernardnahas at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:32 2020 From: bernardnahas at gmail.com (Bernard Nahas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:25:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?allow_increases_to_=2Ecom_domain_names?= Message-ID: <05ECD5A1-DDE2-48EA-9F75-9796BD28E642@gmail.com> From billing at thedeeper.com Mon Feb 10 22:26:14 2020 From: billing at thedeeper.com (TheDeeper Billing) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:26:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Raising Price for domain names Message-ID: Please stop raising the price of domain names. It's not ethical, and it's unfair to mom and pop shops and small businesses. Just DON't DO IT! Sincerely, .com customer for the last 20 years. Cathy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bceverson at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:26:17 2020 From: bceverson at gmail.com (Bret Everson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:26:17 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed Message-ID: I?m writing because I?m concerned about the increased cost associated with .com ownership and registration. Many .com owners are individuals, not businesses, using them for non income producing sites. Increasing the cost will likely damage the availability of information as people may decide to not renew their domain. Please do not increase these fees so dramatically! Bret Everson Sent from my iPhone From biz at pote.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:47 2020 From: biz at pote.com (Paul Adams) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:25:47 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] the whole ICANN community should have a say Message-ID: I am writing to register my disapproval of ICANN's changes to the Verisign .com contract. No such decisions should be made without input from the community. Paul Adams From ashleycisneros at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:16 2020 From: ashleycisneros at gmail.com (Ashley Cisneros) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:27:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree with raised prices for .com domains Message-ID: <57F6A5F3-9243-49BB-A205-FB8E3FE4FE45@gmail.com> Hello, I do not agree with raised prices for .com domains. Please do not make this change. Ashley Cisneros Mejia, M.S. www.ashleycisneros.com 407.608.8765 Sent from my iPhone, please excuse my brevity and any typos. From boogiedownbronx at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:36 2020 From: boogiedownbronx at gmail.com (Troy McDonald) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:27:36 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSAu?= =?utf-8?q?com_pricing?= Message-ID: <06B6DDF5-FEF2-4EE3-8688-ED71A7A24A74@gmail.com> Don?t raise .com pricing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From billyburger0722 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:07 2020 From: billyburger0722 at gmail.com (Billy Burger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:31:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I do not agree you raisinging .com registration fees at all. This is not fair to anyone. Billy Burger -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From beisongabc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:33 2020 From: beisongabc at gmail.com (Benjamin Isong) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:31:33 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not fair Message-ID: >From what I understand, it would give verisign the power to adjust prices...at will. While this may have some advantages, its putting SMEs at great disadvantage. In Africa, It's hard enough that so many factors (ranging from government policies to structural amenities) are militating SME growth or scaling but now add a sudden probable change to price of .com domains. Hope a goos decision is reached. Regards. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From asmir.avdicevic64 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:40 2020 From: asmir.avdicevic64 at gmail.com (Asmir Avdicevic) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:32:40 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: No! Do not do this. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blake at centsibleautosales.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:46 2020 From: blake at centsibleautosales.com (Blake Thornton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:32:46 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Raise The Price Of dot com registration! ! ! Message-ID: <5e41da0e.1c69fb81.17737.4075@mx.google.com> I think that it is folly to increase the price of dot com registration, there are insufficient companies participating in this decision and this price change has been championed by only the two companies directly benefiting from the change. Do Not Raise The Price Of dot com registration! ! ! Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From azicoly at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:06 2020 From: azicoly at gmail.com (Gbenga Kayode) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:33:06 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: We do not want the increase in the price of .com domain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bergshawnm at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:37 2020 From: bergshawnm at gmail.com (Shawn Berg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:33:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No. Message-ID: Don?t. From b.ayesha at bayeshainc.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:21 2020 From: b.ayesha at bayeshainc.com (B. Ayesha) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:33:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Name Price increase Message-ID: <04DC69C0-D569-42C7-8415-AC1FE191344D@bayeshainc.com> Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, but any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses (including myself) that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Bina Banks?/ Chief Visionary Officer/Owner customersupport at bayeshainc.com?/ 7575040135 B Ayesha Inc. http://bayeshainc.com? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bhaney at thehaneycompany.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:23 2020 From: bhaney at thehaneycompany.com (Brian Haney) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:33:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AGAINST .COM cost increases Message-ID: This agreement is 100% against the general public interest and unacceptable. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don't stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Please consider the long reaching ramifications this will have as we wok as a society to make the internet more accessible to more people, this deal will result in fewer people having genuine access because of the financial barriers involved. Brian Haney CLTC, CFS, CFBS, CIS, LACP, CAE Vice President The Haney Company 308 Southwest Drive Silver Spring, MD. 20901 Phone: 301-593-0600 Fax: 301-593-0800 Cell: 240-888-8630 www.thehaneycompany.com www.thatsmyfinancialguy.com www.sellabilityadvisor.com/thehaneycompany http://realwealthmedia.com/thehaneycompany/ This e-mail transmission may contain information that is proprietary, privileged and/or confidential and is intended exclusively for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. 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DOMAIN OWNERS MUST be required to activate and demonstrate ACTUAL USE of their domains on a regular basis. Use the increased fees to pay for labor for this verification process. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bovastudio at q.com Mon Feb 10 22:35:23 2020 From: bovastudio at q.com (Joseph K Bova) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:35:23 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <6C007F55-04D1-4F39-84EA-EEC8EB400AC2@q.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Joseph Bova Santa Fe, New Mexico United States From auroreplavis at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:37:14 2020 From: auroreplavis at gmail.com (Aurore) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:37:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to a .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <5e41db1b.1c69fb81.a3733.3e5a@mx.google.com> How do you want small businesses to survive if you increase prices right, left and center? The consequences of your decision will impact the entire Internet for many years, and all registrars need to ensure that we, as customers, are not harmed by the unilateral decisions made by your staff. Aurore Plavis Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aryone1984 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:37:04 2020 From: aryone1984 at gmail.com (ar yone) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:37:04 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] we don't like to price increase the ICANN .com domain name Message-ID: To Whom it may concern, We don't like to price increase the ICANN .com domain name Regard, aryone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bg at bgamedia.com Mon Feb 10 22:37:32 2020 From: bg at bgamedia.com (Robert B. Gelman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:37:32 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no massive price increases to .com domains Message-ID: Hi, I?m registering my outrage at the proposed rate increases instigated by ICANN and Verisign. A small increase, related somehow to inflation globally or domestically might make sense, but nothing like the 70% increases that are proposed. This will hurt small businesses (like mine) significantly. Rollback that proposal and come up with one that makes sense. Robert Gelman web developer From ben at codeblue.ventures Mon Feb 10 22:38:03 2020 From: ben at codeblue.ventures (Ben | CodeBlue Ventures) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:38:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: <88149d17-ea26-4214-a021-40605871e942@codeblue.ventures> Icann must be transparent about exactly why price increases are necessary and of benefit to the consumer. Likewise any monies paid to icann for this price increase need to be clearly defined as for the benefit of the internet community and with their consent. ?Best, Ben? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bilal.danish.m at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:38:59 2020 From: bilal.danish.m at gmail.com (M Danish Bilal) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:38:59 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New Price Policy Rejected Message-ID: Hey Please don't increase prices it will highly effect the tech lovers from developing world. Where US $ is already very expensive. Please also consider people from poor countries as well. You should charge high the very big companies rather than single pricing for all. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From asam_gt at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:41:31 2020 From: asam_gt at hotmail.com (Asim Azam) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:41:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price increases Message-ID: I say no to allowing for price increases. Being a business online is expensive enough without having to worry about paying more than the current annual renewal. From bernard at getin-tech.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:18 2020 From: bernard at getin-tech.com (Bernard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:42:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Stop!! Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashifur.rahman at ashifur.com Mon Feb 10 22:45:04 2020 From: ashifur.rahman at ashifur.com (Md Ashifur Rahman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:45:04 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <17031470a9b.de44f8bd63201.1217087979127245477@ashifur.com> Hello ICANN Board of Directors, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .COM domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed amendment is Verisign itself at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses, developers & freelancers like me that rely on the system as is to make our livelihood. At worst, this could discourage small business owners from making a website with top-level domain for their own brands! Which would certainly not good for any of us! The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD remain the way they were before. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; establishing short sighted profit for a single entity at the expense of all else can't be an wise decision at all. Please do not accept this proposal. Thank you! 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This is the bottom line of what we're witnessing today with the threat of price rise in .com domains: again the appropriation attempt of public domain and patrimony, for private gain. A new form of oligarchic neo-feudal power grab is trying to take hold of what after all, depends on public participation and public traffic, to even exist in the first place. I am hereby manifesting my absolute disapproval of this outrageous and arbitrary price raise on .com domains, that Verysign is intending to impose on registrars, and ultimately on the general public. This is the result of an obscene 20 million USD bribe that Verisign paid to ICANN, in exchange of total leeway to raise the domain prices arbitrarily and indiscriminately... Treating citizens and entrepreneurs as cows to be milked. I am hereby expressing my vehement protest and disapproval of this vulgar and abusive display of power and demanding that a fair and democratic ceiling will be placed on domain name prices, in particular those of .com extension. Your sincerely, M. Queiroz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bobbichan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:46:33 2020 From: bobbichan at gmail.com (Bobbi Shaw) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:46:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain price increases. Message-ID: <5e41dd4a.1c69fb81.d7637.6047@mx.google.com> I have owned a multitude of domains throughout the last two decades, many of which have been .com domains. I currently own a number of .com domains that I use for personal, small art and craft related businesses as well as personal projects. As a small business owner, domain registration and renewal already costs a great deal. If these prices were to increase as much as proposed in upcoming years, this will seriously become detrimental to people like me. Higher costs may not be as much of an issue for those who own large businesses. We already have a large problem with the internet being taken over by businesses and the corporate world. Rather, relegating the average person to social media. These price increases will only continue to hurt people like me and keep more of us away from domain ownership as well as hobbyist website design. Of course, we can always purchase another extension. However, this is often detrimental to our customers and visitors as .com is often the assumed and commonly-used extension, causing greater difficulty for our customers or visitors to find our websites. In an era of decreased attention due to social media, this makes connections especially difficult. Thank you for your consideration. - Bobbi Shaw (domain owner, web developer, and artist) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashley.flynn at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:09:56 2020 From: ashley.flynn at icloud.com (Ashley Flynn) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:09:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Message-ID: <782E932C-BDD8-4C6B-AE43-FC1EAE243992@icloud.com> Don?t do it* *You have been warned** **not a threat Sent from my iPhone From aqnouch.mohammed at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:10:44 2020 From: aqnouch.mohammed at gmail.com (mohammed aqnouch) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:10:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: -- Cordialement Aqnouch Mohammed M:+212 (0) 624 03 92 57 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arturocoletti236 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:47:11 2020 From: arturocoletti236 at gmail.com (Gabriel A.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:47:11 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I am the owner of two .COM domain names.?By no means I agree with this wild increase in the price of such domain names. Inflation is not 7% per year!!!! They are advancing against our rights and all in the name of dirty money!!!! Regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From antonio at tecnologia21.com Mon Feb 10 22:48:35 2020 From: antonio at tecnologia21.com (Antonio Paredes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:48:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cheap .com domains please Message-ID: <21E9267A-2040-4EA7-9D36-7A12ED7DADFF@tecnologia21.com> Don?t increase the cost. Thank you. Antonio Paredes Director General Tecnolog?a 21 991661911 antonio at tecnologia21.com www.tecnologia21.com Estados Unidos 156 A, Jes?s Mar?a. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From austencm at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:07 2020 From: austencm at gmail.com (Austen Morgan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:49:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Let Verisign Abuse its Power Message-ID: Stability of the most-used TLD, .com, is important for the stability of the internet as a whole. Allowing Verisign to increase .com prices up to 70% over the next 10 years will negatively affect domain registrants like me, and for what benefit? More corporate profit? When a 20 million dollar payment includes no clear plan for the use of the funds and no oversight, it sounds less like a payment and more like a bribe. Provide a clear and specific explanation for this money and how this contract change with Verisign is beneficial to the internet and its users. How does giving the most powerful TLD operator more control, now as a registrar, ensure stability and promote competition? This change seems to directly conflict with ICANN's mission. Austen Morgan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benardtony4d at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:40 2020 From: benardtony4d at gmail.com (benard tony) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:50:40 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] 70% Increment on .com TLD Message-ID: That's not a good move. The move will have a negative impact on those making a living off sales of these domains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arthurcgusmao at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:05 2020 From: arthurcgusmao at hotmail.com (Arthur CG) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:51:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against increase of prices Message-ID: I am against the increses of price in the .COM domain. Please review carefully what you guys are doing. It's clear that Verisign does not need to increase prices to continue to be a (very) profitable company or to continue providing the same service quality. Hope you can do the right thing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From begreat7912 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:31 2020 From: begreat7912 at gmail.com (Great Me) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:51:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not support the increase Message-ID: I vividly stand against the increase, I don?t support the increase. This increase will discourage people from having a .com site which is the most used website. Rather the price should be reduced more in other to increase use of the internet. The new increase will be such a huge financial burden on me, I will not be able to afford it and I believe many people too will not be able to afford it. Thanks for the understanding -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From boris at chibsoft.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:19 2020 From: boris at chibsoft.com (Boris Shogol) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:52:19 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Don't! Message-ID: <3BE945AD-300C-4A9D-9106-AE5E5AF910B1@chibsoft.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Boris Shogol chibsoft.com boris at chibsoft.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From asannucci at voztovoice.net Mon Feb 10 22:51:51 2020 From: asannucci at voztovoice.net (A. Sannucci) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:51:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM proposal Message-ID: <5cd36873-83bb-55d1-0e7b-feb1c769a76e@voztovoice.net> totaly disagreement. -- CEO - VozToVoice - Talking around the World Web: www.voztovoice.net E-Mail: info at voztovoice.net Canal Telegram: @voztovoice Telefonos: Linea Gratuita: 018005184359 Colombia Cel. +573163435746 Miami +13057288631 From bosburlesque at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:51 2020 From: bosburlesque at gmail.com (Bunns of Steele) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:52:51 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Do This.. Message-ID: As a poor individual, I can barely afford to pay my current fees to host a site. This increase will make it impossible. Not only will you hinder small businesses like me, but you will also cripple the Internet as we know it ruining your long term gains. Lynora Lawless -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avloves2travel at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:26 2020 From: avloves2travel at yahoo.com (Angela Hudnall) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:53:26 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases References: <430950060.1030869.1581375206087.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <430950060.1030869.1581375206087@mail.yahoo.com> Hello, I am a small business owner. I can not afford the increased yearly fees that will go into effect according the changes in the contract with Verisign. My income will not increase more than 70% over the next decade to keep up with the projected 70% price increase over the next decade. Please do not hurt small business like mine with the price increases. I use my domain as part of my marketing and helping clients find me.? If I have to cancel my domain name it will be hard for clients to find me which will have a negative effect on my business and its growth.? There are so many other businesses like mine that will suffer financially with such drastic increases.? The CPI increases are only about 2-3% a year. Please come up with a better non-destructive plan.? Thank you in advance for saving small businesses.? Angela V. Hudnall - Independent Travel AdvisorW) 877-734-4868C) 562-256-4898F) 562-724-9649 Website: angelaveraytravelagency.comhttp://facebook.com/angelaveray Click Here for BookIt Discount Packages Click Here To Complete Booking Documents -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blondishnet at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:55:55 2020 From: blondishnet at gmail.com (Nile Flores) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:55:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop increasing .COM rates Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: For a simple thing as a domain name, in the last 15 years, I don't think it really costs as much as we think, for this "technology". Who put ICANN over all this, and why does the rate have to continually increase. I think there's a lot of greed involved. Please stop increasing the rate for buying any TLD, no matter how it is bought or who it is being bought through. The fact that even other types of TLDs outside of COM are expensive with some registrars, are completely ridiculous. The technology cost hasn't changed and it's the same technology 20+ years ago, as it is today. Perhaps fire some CEOs and upper management who lost their grip on reality and how increasing this will bring less business. We've got small business owners and bloggers really trying their best to create websites DIY style, who have families or are college students, and don't have much money to be shelling out for domain, hosting, and even SSL, with all the increased. I think if some web hosts, like Bluehost and Namecheap, can keep hosting affordable, I think ICANN be reasonable by making sure to keep lower costs too. It may encourage more business, rather than people looking at the shopping cart for 10 minutes, to decide if paying the extra few bucks for the higher price, is worth it, in comparison to their previously paid for COMs and other TLDs. Kind Regards, Nile Flores ========= *Helping You Rock Out Your Website Like A Rockstar! -Blondish.net* - http://blondish.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/blondishnet Facebook: https://facebook.com/blondishnet All About WordPress on Facebook - *We help novice to advanced WordPress users... 9000 members strong*: https://facebook.com/groups/AllAboutWP *Find out why I'm in the top 5% most viewed on Slideshare with my WordCamp Presentations* http://slideshare.net/blondishnet -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From atabamba at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:26 2020 From: atabamba at gmail.com (Adam M. Goldstein) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:57:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: This is a classic government land grab. While big companies won't bat an eye at the price increase, you are going to hurt the smaller individual who increasingly scrapes by in this unfair United States system. Smaller people will be squeezed of their original names, so the big companies can swoop in and feast. Again: big company vs. individual. Lots of people don't want to get super rich, they jusy want to enjoy life with their families. Shame on you! You must live pretty comfortable lives! Adam Goldstein -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From blake.bollinger.2020 at stpauls.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:22 2020 From: blake.bollinger.2020 at stpauls.com (Blake Bollinger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:00:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose amendment 3 Message-ID: <762587FE-9547-49F9-89EE-CDB7342B9321@stpauls.com> I oppose amendment 3. This should be a fair and accessible internet for all. From blindmikey at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:34 2020 From: blindmikey at gmail.com (Michael Niles) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:00:34 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I do not support ICANN allowing the rise of .com registration costs in their partnership with Verisign. Please do not allow these cost increases. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ayoub.metali at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:56 2020 From: ayoub.metali at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?YXlvdWIg2KfZhNmF2LrYsdio2Yo=?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:04:56 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm not Agree Message-ID: I'm not agree with that decision to increase .Com Prices It suppose to be cheaper as long as the internet now is for everyone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From b.dag.name at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:06 2020 From: b.dag.name at gmail.com (Brian D'Agostine) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:02:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: To whom it may concern; I own and run several .com websites as small business ventures. I have recently learned about your agreement with Verisign to increase the price of .com registrations over the next 10 years. There is no indication of how much these increases might be or any transparency noted about these changes. As a small business owner I need to keep my costs low in order to turn a profit and grow. I see several solutions ahead of me, most of which include reducing the number of .com domains that I hold. The math is simple. Maintain 100% of my needs now or increase costs by, say, 25% and see a reduction of 40% of my .com holdings. This is a net loss for you of 75%. Your call. Brian D'Agostine -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anthony.hull at hotmail.co.uk Mon Feb 10 23:02:23 2020 From: anthony.hull at hotmail.co.uk (Anthony Hull) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:02:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is a terrible idea Message-ID: Please don't increase the prices like this. It will reduce accessibility for the masses -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From b4sythian at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:03:38 2020 From: b4sythian at gmail.com (Brian Forsyth) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:03:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: One of the greatest things about owning a domain is the low cost to entry. To gate this with price increases is unreasonable and supports increasing existing digital divides between the affluent and poor. Do not do this. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ardeleanteofil at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:11 2020 From: ardeleanteofil at gmail.com (Ardelean Teofil) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:07:11 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment in regard with proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing in regard with the proposed Amendment 3 and it?s effect on the internet as we know it. Nowadays many individuals, such as myself, own their personal TLD .com for personal use or as online portfolios. The reason I bought my .com domain was the low price and the advantages it brings for me as a developer, allowing me to learn, by using this domain, about the technology of sites, web protocols such as http and https, as well as realizing the importance of Secure data transmission for any online activity. Securing the data transmission without a domain is almost impossible, as far as I know, so low prices for .com domains actually makes the web a safer place for us, teaching the ?young? ones that encryption and secure data transmissions are not only easy to use but also mandatory in the world we live in. I ask you to not fulfill this Amendment as the increase in price will only discourage individuals and small businesses , as corporations won?t have any problem paying the increasing fees, but for a individual it will become costly to own a domain. Also competition is the mother of invention so allowing Verisign to operate as a domain registrar will likely create a monopoly in the domain market and creating unfair commerce at the expense of the public, who will have no choice but to pay the increasing fees or move to another platform for their online presence, as individuals or companies, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. I once again ask you to think twice and not Approve this Amendment as it will hurt many individuals owning domains and it could even change the internet as we know it. Thank you for taking my point of view into consideration and I have faith that you will make Right Choice. Yours sincerely, Teofil Ardelean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards, Collin Beck From berkoh at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:19 2020 From: berkoh at gmail.com (Albert Berkoh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:51:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase prices for .com domaina Message-ID: It's not right, don't increase the price of .com domains Sent from my iPhone From asd.ford at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:09:12 2020 From: asd.ford at gmail.com (Alex Ford) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:09:12 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increase Message-ID: <5e41e299.1c69fb81.5df72.20d6@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bjanet0 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:10:29 2020 From: bjanet0 at gmail.com (Brendan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:10:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM prices increase Message-ID: Don't raise .COM prices! -- Cell: (301) 335-4187 bjanet0 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From atanner812 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:12:26 2020 From: atanner812 at gmail.com (Adrian Tanner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:12:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increases --> accessibility decreases Message-ID: Hello, I recently learned about the future price increase allowance structure. 8 out of the next 10 years are allowed to include domain name price increases with no information on why or where the money will go? The internet is about accessibility and this system is actively working against that mission. Please reconsider these increases and proposed structure to keep the internet accessible to both consumers and creators. Adrian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From boabmcgoo8u at googlemail.com Mon Feb 10 23:12:54 2020 From: boabmcgoo8u at googlemail.com (Robert McGowan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:12:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Profiteering changes Message-ID: I?d like to suggest that forcing up the price of domain registration for nothing other than profit and a dubious $20 million backhander is unethical and anti competitive. Yet again the end user pays for big business profits and the squeezing out of competitors. Robert McGowan From atif.majeed at live.com Mon Feb 10 23:12:43 2020 From: atif.majeed at live.com (Atif Majeed) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:12:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM top-level-domain (TLD). Amendment Message-ID: I don?t support ICANN amendment. I strongly condemn the increase. It?ll only increase the extra burden on small and startup businesses. I request you please not to increase the price of .COM top-level-domain (TLD). Thanks Atif -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bomakalu at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:14:58 2020 From: bomakalu at gmail.com (bo makalu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:14:58 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair Message-ID: As a www user since it's inception I find your closed door policies unfair to the whole world online community Please do not raise fees and penalize those that have no say in your secret negotiations Bo -- On the road mode! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From batnamjil at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:14:53 2020 From: batnamjil at icloud.com (Amarjargal Batnamjil) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:14:53 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0049052F-EBCA-4693-8B06-4DD51570CD93@icloud.com> Dear Sir/Madam, I am international user and writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. It will impact our small business and the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Please do not adopt this proposal. A.Batnamjil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From box200a at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:15:52 2020 From: box200a at gmail.com (Kilian John) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:15:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <435927fe-80c4-4ea0-bb91-fb2e8ffcb4dd@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. threethirtyseven. com ?(" The information contained in this message may be privileged, confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify your representative immediately and delete this message from your computer. 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URL: From bitsbills at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:16:54 2020 From: bitsbills at gmail.com (Buchi Okeke) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:16:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increase in price Message-ID: <813wsbg072xb-5wuje6h4jb6glip89-kwqp2u-60hodijaohoivqzfsy88nue01s8lnj-m3wex06m15y88t6vc2dgeuw2-1nt0h9ntepdhdgnbch2ekyvom16pw1-cc20m6-kk1zswr5uash3ttbhb.1581376614220@email.android.com> We say no to increase in .com price Sent from my Huawei Mobile From austin.roorda at mymail.champlain.edu Mon Feb 10 23:16:33 2020 From: austin.roorda at mymail.champlain.edu (Roorda, Austin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:16:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Price Increase Message-ID: Good Evening, It has come to my attention that ICANN and Verisign are considering renegotiating their contract, a move which could (and more than likely would) raise the price of domain names. As a student, I have a limited income and require my website to exist in order for me to host my portfolio projects in order to get a job. A price increase would make this effort much more difficult for me, as I already have a limited income stream due to being a full time student. Keeping prices low is a massive driving force behind many entering website ownership. By increasing the price of this service, people will effectively have their voices silenced due to the price of entry. We're living in a more and more Orwellian world with each passing day, and the last thing we need is for the internet to be gated off to new content due to the greed of another corporation. Please consider not taking the $20,000,000 check and consider the people who are paying your bills (consumers, like me) for once. Regards, Austin Roorda -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From artist at newageart.com Mon Feb 10 23:18:29 2020 From: artist at newageart.com (Ober-Rae Starr Livingstone) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:18:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: <8ec2580d-18e3-a99d-606c-01723d6a56dd@newageart.com> To whom it may concern, I am opposed to Amendment 3. Any chance to the .COM Registry Agreement should not be considered until a thorough explanation as to why the increase is needed right now, how much the increase will be yearly, and an comprehensive explanation as to how any increase in funds is to be spent. Ober-Rae Starr Livingstone. -- Ober-Rae https://ober-rae.com From anu.pardeshi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:19:30 2020 From: anu.pardeshi at gmail.com (Anu Pardeshi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:19:30 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increases to fees for internet domains including .com Message-ID: <71B1F8EF-9532-4640-85C6-F599748C13AB@gmail.com> This will hurt business and increase the cost of innovative and small businesses entering the market place. This should be FTC controlled as well. Sent from my iPhone From arnold.justin.11 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:20:38 2020 From: arnold.justin.11 at gmail.com (Justin Arnold) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:20:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Proposed Cost Increase Message-ID: Hello - I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely the manager of the .COM Registry ? they have absolutely no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest - so do it! An increase in .com prices would detrimentally hurt my business. Justin Arnold Small Business Owner, Chicago, IL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bhodges at advena.com.au Mon Feb 10 23:25:30 2020 From: bhodges at advena.com.au (Bradley Hodges) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:25:30 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: First, ?thank you to Cyrus Namazi and the ranking members of Global Domains Division for the opportunity to provide comment on the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Advena recognises the significant importance of maintaining an open, inclusive and diverse internet. ICANN, which has a critical role to play in empowering this connectivity, has historically demonstrated its commitment to this idea; the idea that the internet should be accessible, and embrace all positions - including, of course, the idea that on the internet, everyone?s voice is equal. The proposed amendment does not pass this test. Amendment 3 would introduce deeply concerning questions surrounding the integrity and motivations of ICANN. The presently proposed Amendment 3 includes a $2M support deal, but no clarification on how these funds will be used, and how these funds may benefit the community as a whole. It seeks to damage the ease of free expression with TLD price increases. This amendment projects to the world that concerns relating to operations of TLDs are only notably addressed when money is a motivator. Conclusively, and without shame, the amendment stands to confront the diversity of ideas and information on the internet, and if passed as it reads today, introduces uncertain questions surrounding the future of occupants on the .COM TLD. When incredible, talented people are not able to easily and affordably express their ideas on the internet, everyone loses. Advena does not support the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. From bdorr1105 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:26:10 2020 From: bdorr1105 at gmail.com (Brian Dorr) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:26:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBiZSBTY3Vt?= Message-ID: Raising the prices for shady money laundering and greed is how things get ruined. Being scum rolls down hill and screws every body because once it goes downhill it will come back. When scum tanks the economy and the dollar ever crashes, your millions won?t be worth anything at all and thats the direction this country is headed in. You and corporate America can?t see outside of a clear box. Greed ruins everything, the free flow of the intense is what made it great, and always centered around corruption and destruction is money. Scum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bennukservicios at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:26:52 2020 From: bennukservicios at gmail.com (Bennuk Servicios) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:26:52 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Message-ID: Please, do not talk in closed doors. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From azfan23 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:27:22 2020 From: azfan23 at gmail.com (Azfan Jaffeer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:27:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This proposed price increase change without clarifying spend is a clear money grab move. Keep the internet low cost and free to connect us more than ever. The opportunities are endless, don't take that away. There are many other ways to make money focus on that. Azfan 514 581 0811 sent from mobile, please excuse typos -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bill at inmyimage.com Mon Feb 10 23:31:23 2020 From: bill at inmyimage.com (Bill Tackett) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:31:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: Many small companies, small organizations and individuals own .com domains, not just large corporations. Allowing pretty much unfettered price increases for .com domains is going to negatively impact these groups, especially individuals. Needing to increase the cost to support additional and/or updated infrastructure required to manage the.com TLD seems reasonable but giving a for profit third party company the ability to raise the price for 8 years of a 10 year period is ridiculous. Please reconsider the structure of this agreement and limit the aggregate cost increases to something concrete and fair like no more than a 100% price increase spread incrementally over the course of a 10 year period. Thanks for your consideration. Bill Tackett From apoonawala at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:32:01 2020 From: apoonawala at gmail.com (Aliasgar Poonawala) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:32:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: We are opposed to the proposed changes. We are a small business and rely heavily on domain names for our business. These proposed changes would leave room for prices to increase quite dramatically and it would make it difficult fit small businesses like us to survive Ali and Sakina Poonawala -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The rate at which domain fees are increasing is absurd and detrimental to the small business community. - Ben R. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bkennedy at cfl.rr.com Mon Feb 10 23:38:49 2020 From: bkennedy at cfl.rr.com (Brent Kennedy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:38:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain changes Message-ID: <051d01d5e06b$3f335970$bd9a0c50$@cfl.rr.com> Please limit the increase in fees per year. If a domain is already paid for, fees should be kept as it until renewal. A better explanation of the purpose for the upgraded fees should be posted along with a plan for how they will be used. Expenses go up with time and perhaps its time to increase again, however, the sheer number and increase in said number of registered domains should allow cost growth to be limited in nature. Perhaps heavy fees could be added to the cost of third party domain sales, meaning one company is buying a domain from another company(and/or party), meaning any sales not involving domain registrars like godaddy and namecheap. Lets not force small shops to shoulder the burden of maintaining text files. Brent Kennedy IT Director and Multi-Domain owner. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blairw2075 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:39:19 2020 From: blairw2075 at gmail.com (Blair White) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:39:19 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: I feel that I've been hold hostage in this. Unless I pay higher prices for my domain, I dont have one. I chose name cheap for a reason to get a domain cheap and easy to use. I dont think I should pay a small fortune to have a domain,its just not right. Thank you Blair W -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bjorn.ahlen at breakthroughparenting.com Mon Feb 10 23:41:30 2020 From: bjorn.ahlen at breakthroughparenting.com (Bjorn Ahlen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:41:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Our Comments on the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear [NOAD: adjective, ?expensive?] ICANN, 1. I have been using the Internet for 35 years, and have been registering domains for our own use continuously since the monopoly days of NSI (Network Solutions, Inc.). That monopoly got pulled because of the company?s arrogance towards its customers. When it became possible to switch to other registrars, I attempted to do so exactly per the regulations. This was declined, and nobody I could reach at NSI had the slightest interest in resolving it. Their thinking seemed to be, ?We are still a monopoly, and you are our prisoner for life!? I had to write a half page letter on letterhead and fax it to the company in-house legal counsel. In this fax, I outlined the exact steps I would take if they didn?t release our domain registration. Twenty minutes later, NSI?s legal counsel called me personally to apologize and say that the transfer had been handled immediately. I heard that after this, their legal counsel had to read the CEO chapter and verse of the applicable regulations, and that was the end of that. 2. I never thought that I would have to go through this again, but the way ICANN has been acting in secret multiple times recently, I suspect I may have to call in my global connections. You are overplaying your hand, and that never ends well. Monopolies are burned down and replaced with something completely new where the first qualification for hiring is having no connection with the old monopoly. The proposed agreement with Verisign, where they would pay you $20M to spend on anything you feel like without accountability, in return for letting them extract more money from domain registration wholesalers, would generate a lot of energy to replace ICANN with a completely new structure. You have already seen movement on this, but this agreement with unjustified rate changes would really pour gasoline on the fire. If you want ICANN to continue its existence, you need to a) become more open about what you are doing, and b) avoid blatant conflict-of-interest arrangements that would immediately be classified as corruption. Yours sincerely, B.J. Ahlen Business Owner Co-Founder of two public companies 2118 Wilshire Blvd. #987 Santa Monica, CA 90403 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From beth at verdekal.com Mon Feb 10 23:48:21 2020 From: beth at verdekal.com (Verdekal) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:48:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Leave price increases out Message-ID: <79549758-82E0-412C-AEE8-59A452E50A9E@verdekal.com> Hello friends, We all want a great deal, and the wonderful thing about tech, is that the cost of it goes down continually due to increases in efficiencies. That?s why I was surprised to hear of increases to registering URLs. Wouldn?t the increase cause a greater efficiency and merit a price decrease per URL? That is why urge you to reconsider a price increase. Thank you! CAUTION - This message may contain privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is prohibited. 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If this happens I will personally not be using any .com domains anymore... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bashmore76 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:53:15 2020 From: bashmore76 at gmail.com (Beth Ashmore) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:53:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Penalizing small businesses Message-ID: This change will penalize small businesses and entrepreneurs. Please reject this change. It isn?t worth it. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aparizo at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:53:57 2020 From: aparizo at gmail.com (Amy Parizo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:53:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIERvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?Raise_the_Price?= Message-ID: Please do not raise the price for using the .com domain for my business URL. I?m a small business owner (1 person) but I need the .com the run my business. I also feel it was pretty sneaky to have decisions made behind close doors. Please don?t hurt the small business owner! Sent from my iPhone From bew at bryanewhite.com Mon Feb 10 23:57:26 2020 From: bew at bryanewhite.com (Bryan White) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:57:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increase Message-ID: I have one domain that I use for my own personal domain. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Their cost is something in the order of under 25c a domain giving close to a 100% profit. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Regards, Bryan White -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bloomstarbms at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:57:33 2020 From: bloomstarbms at icloud.com (Nebeokike Sunday) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:57:33 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We plead for review on the planned change of .COM domain price Message-ID: <66067EE1-ECFD-41BF-9844-CBD687DE9A80@icloud.com> Please, we from poor homes are begging, do not make things more hard and difficult for us. We try to survive by our website. Sent from my iPhone From berky2755 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:59:58 2020 From: berky2755 at gmail.com (Tim Berkheimer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:59:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NOT Agreeable Message-ID: I am writing to provide my opinion of disagreement with the proposed agreement. In an age when technology costs decline, there seems to be very little argument for a consistent increase in prices of domain names. The focus should be on increasing revenue through more domain registrations, not increasing costs of each one. Thanks, Tim Berkheimer utf8=??? authenticity_token=y8mULQ2Uiyp0yqimIG88fzBGW3CV8pKd4DMZ0qfxE809s/kVrFMTumVTBVv1uXWzDnIc7y5I1rgwJxzGEJRpmA== terms_of_services=yes commit=Continue -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bdunn003 at comcast.net Tue Feb 11 00:02:00 2020 From: bdunn003 at comcast.net (BOB DUNN) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:02:00 -0600 (CST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] another move turning the Internet over to corporations Message-ID: <1018289107.610911.1581379320648@connect.xfinity.com> I have read the particulars of Amendment 3, and the effect on me - a retirement-aged artist and photographer maintaining a couple handfuls of domain names - will be minimal. But it will drive people of average means or below out of their web sites. I strongly object to the amendment, which essentially gives Verisign a blank check and turns the common man/woman into prey. I am old enough to have personally known Jon Postel, and I can tell you he must be rolling in his grave. https://www.google.com/search?q=Jon+Postel&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLQz9U3MDEwr3zE6Mgt8PLHPWEpi0lrTl5jNOLiCs7IL3fNK8ksqRRS4WKDsqS4eKTgmjQYpLi44DyeRaxcXvl5CgH5xSWpOQCMfSY8XQAAAA Bob Dunn Richmond, Texas, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From awamah.group at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:01:40 2020 From: awamah.group at gmail.com (Abdullah Alawa) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:01:40 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad news!! Message-ID: Dear ICAAN's I'm sadly received the bad news about the agreement between you and Verisign inc. As someone who worked for 12 years in web development and web solutions field, I can say without any doubts that this agreement would have a bad influence on the industry and you as an organisation on long-terms. I hope you reconsider and cancel this contract. In addition to respecting and considering the community opinions and voices in your future agreements. I hope you do the right thing. Thank you and have my best regards. Abdullah. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bloodchen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:02:43 2020 From: bloodchen at gmail.com (Jeff Max) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:02:43 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No fee increase Message-ID: I, as a long term .com domain customer, strongly against the fee increase policy . It?s unfair to small business owner who has paid for domain name for many years. Continue to increase domain price is like abduction. We will start a class lawsuit against if it?s needed. Jeff -- *----------------* *Never Stop* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Further, there is no assignment of accountability nor is there specified a way to measure performance. Best regards, Bernard Bernstein From anthony.j.veltri at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:06:48 2020 From: anthony.j.veltri at gmail.com (Anthony Veltri) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:06:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please act in the best interest of the internet, refuse contracts with virtually unlimited .com price increases Message-ID: Hi, You have a monopoly on the price of .com registrations. Please do not abuse this and allow for year over year price increases. thank you, Anthony -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From billy.richardson at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:09:00 2020 From: billy.richardson at gmail.com (Billy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:09:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Taking food off kid's tables Message-ID: To whom it may concern, My family business runs on tight margins to operate. By increasing the .com price you are effectively reducing our footprint on the web as we cannot afford supporting the domains which bring us business. This proposal is directly taking food off children's tables which is against the freedom of the internet. Please reconsider your decision so that thousands of children can have food and security. Thank you, Billy Richardson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arileibowitz.com at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:12:49 2020 From: arileibowitz.com at gmail.com (Ari Leibowitz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:12:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The system is working. Why raise prices? Message-ID: I am very happy and have been very happy with the way .coms have been working. I am not happy to hear about prices changes and process changes. I host several websites for people and the consistent .com pricing helps me keep their prices nice and flat. Hearing about yearly prices changes sounds like an unnecessary headache for me and my customers. This change makes it sound like it might be easier to cut down the number of domains I have to save costs. These low domain costs allow me to offer several domains and several options to my customers. Please do not raise prices out of greed. This is a very low cost product. Yearly price increases are just not neccesary especially now with all the new TLD's and new money ICANN is making. -Ari -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bernie at bespeaktech.com Tue Feb 11 00:15:08 2020 From: bernie at bespeaktech.com (Bernie Esau) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:15:08 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Re Verisign and ICANN agreement Message-ID: <13C6B22C-5A1E-4518-A1BF-598A91FEFB5C@bespeaktech.com> Over the years I have had numerous .COM domains and enjoyed the fact that there is a consistent and stable pricing. For years it was 9 dollars and those were the best years. Now I pay 12 ish. Back then we could buy many domains experiment with them change them out even while we were poor college kids. But now?not so much many sell it for too much. It has come to my attention that the price caps that have made the internet great over the last years has been removed. This is horrible news. In effect now there will be massive discrimination against the small and micro companies and persons who own dot com domains. Along with the monopolistic nature of the Versign agreement which will allow Verisign to act as a domain registrar thereby controlling 80% of the registrar pricing. It is very scary to think that I and my clients will have to pay huge amounts for the simple banal but always necessary .COM domains. This deal and its entire agreement should be put publicly for public reading by all. If I see this deal go through and the prices do go up each year I will l very much look for political help from my congressman in the regulation of all domains sold in the US and any international domain what has or wants to have access Stateside through the US congress. Harm. Price increases will require many of us to drop all but the most necessary domains and encourage many to go for alternative TLDs since they will cost about the same. We all have limited budgets as to what we will pay for Domains. The lack of price stability will very much harm me and my clients and therefore business. I am convinced that the .COM Domains should be price controlled being they are absolutely required for any internet presence in 2020 and beyond. Bare minimum pricing of domain names should remain a bedrock for the free internet along with free or almost free web hosting and Free SSL ( no one should be charged to have basic internet and security ). Internet is really about more than just commerce its about freedom and free speech freedom of expression. Its about freedom of the common man to be able to participate in the future. Bernie Esau bernie at bespeaktech.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aristide.basque at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:18:49 2020 From: aristide.basque at gmail.com (Aristide Basque) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:18:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disagree Message-ID: I disagree with the coming amendment, please be transparent about your changes. -- Aristide -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmerker at scoringag.com Tue Feb 11 00:19:34 2020 From: bmerker at scoringag.com (Brunhilde Merker) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:19:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] There is no financial need to raise the price, only greed! Message-ID: As more customer you have, as cheaper it should get. As you worked out the deal with Verisign it looks like price fixing. In the United States, price fixing can be prosecuted as a criminal federal offense under Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. ... Under American law, exchanging prices among competitors can also violate the antitrust laws. Regards, Brunhilde Merker Chief Executive Officer Innovative Agriculture Equipment Site-Specific RecordkeepingR Point-to-Point TracebackT www.ScoringAg.com 941-342-1230 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aumanets at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:26:13 2020 From: aumanets at hotmail.com (Alexander Umanets) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:26:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello ICANN, Please stop making price increase deals with Verisign behind closed doors! DO NOT Allows .COM Price Increases!!! Regards, Alexander Umanets Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From argumedo.195 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:26:42 2020 From: argumedo.195 at gmail.com (Daniel Argumedo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:26:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree with the price increases. Message-ID: Hi, I hereby wish to report my discomfort due to the intention of increasing the prices of the .com domain registration services. I want to start by saying that this would bring serious consequences regarding the development of many students, small and medium entrepreneurs, since by increasing these costs, we will find ourselves in the painful task of using other types of free web domains or at a lower cost, such that we will expose our personal information. For the above reasons and those who believe all people who disagree with this increase, I formally request that this increase not be made. Thanks in advance. Daniel Argumedo, *Analista de Compras.* *T?c. Instrumentaci?n y **Automatizaci?n** Industrial* p1: (+57) 304 641-1250 p2: (+57) 321 443-7410 eG: argumedo.195 at gmail.com eH: argumedo.195 at hotmail.com [image: Linkedin] This e-mail message may contain confidential or legally privileged information and is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). Any unauthorized disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the information herein is prohibited. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, or contain viruses. Anyone who communicates with us by e-mail is deemed to have accepted these risks. Daniel Argumedo is not responsible for errors or omissions in this message and denies any responsibility for any damage arising from the use of e-mail. Any opinion and other statement contained in this message and any attachment are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ben at olark.com Tue Feb 11 00:32:05 2020 From: ben at olark.com (Ben Congleton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:32:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Provision for .COM Registry Fee Price Increases Message-ID: To Whom it may concern, As a long time citizen of the internet, I do not understand the need to remove price caps from registry management services managed by VERISIGN. Verisign currently has a 47.76% net profit margin and 2017 revenue of over 1 Billion. Clearly the cost of maintaining the .COM registry is not impacting VERISIGN's ability to turn a profit or grow their business. Providing provisions for price increases increases the cost of doing business for all registries and domain name registrants, and is simply free $$ for VERISIGN a company, that does not need any more revenue. Given that VERISIGN paid $20 million for this privilege of increasing register fees, I'd suggest you ask for far more $$. They can afford it. You can do better than this. -Ben Congleton CEO, Olark Have you seen the new Olark? From blair at ngprint.com Tue Feb 11 00:36:16 2020 From: blair at ngprint.com (Blair at Neolith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:36:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7c59d2c0-7722-6c22-9cf6-32a6ba7164f2@ngprint.com> Please for the love of God, don't raise prices on TLD's like .com. As a small business owner it's already difficult enough to cover taxes, overhead, hosting, and software costs. Running multiple sites is getting more expensive every year and this can have a significant impact in a relatively short amount of time to my bottom line. Signed, Blair Wolf -- *Neolith Graphics Logo * *Blair Wolf* Administrator Neolith Graphics Blair at NGprint.com 2981 K St. San Diego, CA 92102 USA Direct: *+1 (702) 624-0498* Office: *+1 (702) 546-8338* skype: *blair_wolf* Blair on Twitter Blair on Linked in /"if it holds an image, we produce it"/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bobbyrognlien at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:41:08 2020 From: bobbyrognlien at gmail.com (Robert Rognlien III) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:41:08 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose Message-ID: I oppose increasing domain name fees, and want more transparency in the way these agreements are reached, as well as enforcing the way that money is spent on domain name infrastructure. -- *Robert Rognlien III* 310.803.0722 *RobertRognlien.com* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From artifaxx at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:43:52 2020 From: artifaxx at hotmail.com (Kris Welch) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:43:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on ammendment Message-ID: Verisign shouldn't have influence over the pricing of domains. These hidden deals need to stop, this method of influencing how the internet is run is corrosive and far more dangerous than a small price increase. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arrsdigitalis at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 00:46:01 2020 From: arrsdigitalis at icloud.com (Riccardo Romano) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:46:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] what are you doing?!? Message-ID: <12409EF0-6ABC-41B7-B28B-48A0600487A2@icloud.com> We heard what you?re going to do and we deprecate your decision: that will have such a great impact on us all. Inviato da iPhone From binilj04 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:46:52 2020 From: binilj04 at gmail.com (Binil Jacob) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:16:52 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase the price. Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Binil India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birstay at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:50:50 2020 From: birstay at gmail.com (Meng Chiang) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:50:50 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No rising price for .COM Message-ID: Dear It?s internet world now, everyone relay on the internet, I don?t think it?s right thing to do to rising price for .COM. Sent from my iPhone Best regards, From artbroker2 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:52:34 2020 From: artbroker2 at gmail.com (Gary Anthony) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:52:34 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: 7% increases during the six year periods. That sounds like robbery since only 2 parties are making secret agreements and not allowing oversight and not making public what the price increases will and whom they will benefit. How many platinum parachutes and Swiss back accounts will result from these secret agreements??? Gary Anthony Texas, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From banglatextweb at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:53:23 2020 From: banglatextweb at gmail.com (Bangla Text) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:53:23 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't hike domain price Message-ID: Domain is crucial part of Internet. Keep it accessible for everyone. Don't hike domain price. Jahedul Islam Bangladesh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barneond at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:54:23 2020 From: barneond at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?Sm9zw6lSZW7DqSBCYXJuw6lvbmQ=?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:54:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Lack of transparency Message-ID: ICANN is one the THE most important organizations in the world, probably in the history so far... The lack of transparency in this recent change is seriously worrisome. Increasing price (although not quite logical since infrastructure has only become cheaper) is understandable even acceptable, but it should be highly monitored, analyzed and regulated. I would like that verisign be allowed the price increase, but constrained by economic parameters such as inflation and economic growth, they shouldn't be allowed arbitrary increases. Cheers. *Jos? Ren? Barn?ond* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anthony.massaro at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 00:54:56 2020 From: anthony.massaro at outlook.com (Anthony Massaro) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:54:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM monopoly nonsense Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sincerely, Concerned Web Citizen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baker at d17.co Tue Feb 11 00:58:08 2020 From: baker at d17.co (baker) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:58:08 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You will lose me and others Message-ID: <1447A5A55819431F.db84564c-2931-4127-9500-b4b8c04aa9bd@mail.outlook.com> Just saw that .com pricing will more than likely be rising. Very bad idea. It's a guarantee I will stop buying .com domains if that happens. I'm not a business. I don't have extra money - I don't buy domains that are more than $10-12. I know I'm not alone. Part of the draw of the .com isn't just that it's "a .com" but that it is one of the most attainable TLDs. Change that, and I believe you'll lose more than you'll gain. Please don't do this.? ryan baker | blackcoralpress.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ben at benslayton.net Tue Feb 11 00:58:53 2020 From: ben at benslayton.net (Ben Slayton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:58:53 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: What is the justification for an increase of this magnitude? The costs for operating a domain registrar have gone DOWN, so there IS no justification other than greed. The secret closed door manner in which this was negotiated is another indication of how underhanded it is. This proposed amendment should be soundly rejected. The chilling effects this will have on non-commercial site operators will compound year after year, making it increasingly difficult to have a voice in a growing corporate online landscape. Thank you, Ben Slayton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From averageonlinemarketer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:00:40 2020 From: averageonlinemarketer at gmail.com (P R O L I F I C) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:00:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Pricing Increase Message-ID: <8ECB4B5D-CD68-48B3-AE7C-D72A4026003E@gmail.com> To Whom It May Concern, ?I ask of you to not increase the prices of the domains for the pricing structure now makes it easy for individuals starting out to afford their own name or business name. Not to mention the current pricing system allows for affordable annual pricing. By price increases it over extends the small people who are trying to enter the digital age of business. From arun6582 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:07:09 2020 From: arun6582 at gmail.com (Arun) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:37:09 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <257EB15D-B793-4E18-A987-B87205B259A7@gmail.com> I?m a struggling entrepreneur. Please do not increase prices. From barbarafwarden at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:07:37 2020 From: barbarafwarden at gmail.com (Barbara Warden) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:07:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to ICANN increases Message-ID: <1C13B535-C26C-413F-8517-DF37FDA96735@gmail.com> I am a subscriber to NameCheap for my domain name. My domain name is an essential component for my website. The cost of my domain name is factored into my annual budget and any arbitrary increases in the cost of retaining my domain name are potentially damaging to my work as a artist. I am voicing my opposition to the proposed amendment to increase substantially the cost of retaining my NameCheap subscription. Barbara F Warden barbarafwarden at gmail.com From boltonsg at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 01:10:59 2020 From: boltonsg at yahoo.com (Stephen Bolton) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:10:59 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased .com Prices Will Hurt Small Businesses References: <1996554234.836200.1581383459083.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1996554234.836200.1581383459083@mail.yahoo.com> To Whom It May Concern: This message concerns your?Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Request that you reconsider the proposal to increase prices for .com registry, as increased rates will negatively impact small businesses, short term, and even more long term. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, ? ? Stephen Bolton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eric at bluestemmedia.com Tue Feb 11 01:20:12 2020 From: eric at bluestemmedia.com (Eric Wiinanen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:20:12 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: I am NOT in favor of the proposed increase for .com domains. Verisign is not looking out for the best interest of businesses and individuals worldwide by continuing to increase the price. ICANN, PLEASE do your part in the best interest of domain registrants and do not allow this increase in pricing. Eric Wiinanen Bluestem Media LLC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dleyde63 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:20:21 2020 From: dleyde63 at gmail.com (Deb Leyde) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:20:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Message-ID: <5e420156.1c69fb81.34cd7.8459@mx.google.com> I am writing to let you know that I am extremely upset about the proposed upcoming price hikes. You have given us no reason or justification for it; so I can only assume that greed is the motivation. Knowing that you are getting ready to take advantage of me while I am trying to earn a better life for myself, makes me want to dissolve our partnership! I hope you think about what you are about to do and reconsider your decision, so that we can remain partners. Sincerely, Debra leyde Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mkermisch at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:20:22 2020 From: mkermisch at gmail.com (mk) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:20:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: While I understand the need to periodically review the pricing of the .COM domain along with other domains, the current cost drives significant revenue for Versign and ICANN. The propose price increase is significantly higher than inflation and has no basis in any external benchmark to justify the price increase. I would recommend that the price increases of .COM domains follow the Consumer Price Index, or some other publicly available economic measure vs. an arbitrary and opaque process. Regards, Marc Kermisch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From evemeighen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:20:34 2020 From: evemeighen at gmail.com (Eve Meighen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:20:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .COM Price Increases Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, A large increase in the price of .com domain will have significant impact on many businesses. As a small business owner myself, every cents count, and the new regulations would limit my ability to invest in other more urgent matters than my domain name. Also, this types of change should be public and not solely decided by two entities. I'm against the increase proposed and I find it detrimental to small businesses and the Internet in general. Respectfully, Eve Meighen From pegcrippen at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 01:20:37 2020 From: pegcrippen at yahoo.com (pegcrippen at yahoo.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:20:37 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Contract Changes with Verisign References: <768670994.1071545.1581384037594.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <768670994.1071545.1581384037594@mail.yahoo.com> Please know that proposed changes to domain registry is inherently unfair to small business and website owners. Allowing the cost of ".com" registry to increase in the manner that is stated will make websites less and less affordable. A potential cost increase of more than 50% may not seem much to a large corporation, but greatly affects small business. My small websites are more of a hobby than a business, but it makes it very possible that I won't be able to continue paying for website registration.? The lack of openess in the process by which ICANN makes decisions that impact so many is concerning and appears to ignore the needs of the average individual or company and pander to those wealthy organizations that should not control smaller entities. Freedom of information is so important and should not be tied to having a large enough income to pay a constantly increasing price to maintain a presence on the web. I doubt my comments make much of a difference, but I do lose respect for an agency that should be putting fair practices above profits. Peggy Crippen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sent from my iPhone From Aaron.Brooks at cycdesigncorp.com Mon Feb 10 23:03:57 2020 From: Aaron.Brooks at cycdesigncorp.com (Aaron Brooks) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:03:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increases Message-ID: Please do not increase prices so drastically Thanks Aaron Brooks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 2001edwards at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:49:44 2020 From: 2001edwards at gmail.com (Tyler Edwards) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:49:44 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain increase Message-ID: Negotiating an increase in .com domain registries is all good and well, but it's a decision which impacts the entire internet. Such a large decision should not be made privately by two organizations. If the FCC's decision on net neutrality is any indication, a public comment period is hardly a democratic process. I don't care if I have to pay a bit more for my domain registration; 70% on top of $20 is hardly worth arguing about. I'm just concerned with maintaining the democratic nature of the internet. To whoever has to read the public comments, have a nice day. I'm sure you'll read plenty of vitriol, so do take it easy. Sincerely, Leah Edwards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron at niftydesignlabs.com Mon Feb 10 23:17:24 2020 From: aaron at niftydesignlabs.com (Aaron @ Nifty Design Labs) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:17:24 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against this decision Message-ID: I am against this decision on raising the prices for .COM domain. Current price offers are reasonable. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brigandson at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:20:36 2020 From: brigandson at hotmail.com (Mark G) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:20:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns about Amendment Message-ID: Hi, I have concerns about this amendment that are summarised below: 1. Arbitrary increases on wholesale price of .COM domains by up to 7% a year after two year freeze. There is a potential for prices to be 70% higher than they currently are in 10 years time. 2. There is no transparency and accountability of why Verisign are paying $20 million over to ICANN and what these funds will be used for. 3. ICANN seems to have disregarded an overwhelming opposition to these price hikes previous times (e.g. disregarding price caps for .org, .biz and .info TLDs) and it seems like history will be repeating itself here. A more fairer would be capping price increases to inflation which currently isn't at 7% (2.4% globally and lower in many developed nations). 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I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. --- Karan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: publickey - karan at protonmail.com - 0xB80A51D9.asc Type: application/pgp-keys Size: 1789 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it should not have the authority in dictating the prices. Ahmed Dedeche Melbourne, Victoria Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maciej at pivotalscene.org Tue Feb 11 01:21:55 2020 From: maciej at pivotalscene.org (Maciej Wolfart) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:21:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price increase Message-ID: <4B5D5DB5-EF7E-4688-9200-7295B0B3BD7E@pivotalscene.org> What exactly is the added value are you introducing to justify this price increase? No! Best regards, Maciej Wolfart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott.henderson99 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:22:40 2020 From: scott.henderson99 at gmail.com (Scott Henderson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:22:40 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Price Increase Concerns Message-ID: <882BA80A-335B-4725-AD3F-9FCF0E7F0A8A@gmail.com> Hi, I just recently was notified that you made a deal with Verisign that will allow them to make significant price increases for .COM domains. I am retired and live on a small pension and what other money I can earn from various internet marketing activities. It is hard enough to make a dollar or two against my competition and now the people who control my preferred domain extension are causing further drain on my financial resources. Yrs I can choose to use other extensions that ar much cheaper, but c?mon, everyone knows that for the most part .COM?s are the most respected and trusted. I do hope that you reconsider this action which will have a big impact on small time users like myself. Thank You for reading my comments. Scott Henderson From rhondatravels at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:22:40 2020 From: rhondatravels at gmail.com (Rhonda) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:22:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We say NO to .com price increases! Message-ID: I am a registrant of many .com domains, and am against the proposed price increases to .COM domains. Verisign merely operate the .COM top-level-domain ? it has NO business dictating prices. How do you justify increasing the .com domain names fees? What is this huge budget spent on? How was it possible to run the organization 10 years ago when the domain names were significantly lower amount?and now these huge increases? ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. You are not supposed to be a corporation and push your profits to the maximum, but rather keep the internet safe and accessible place to all. Taking this step makes it accessible to a lot fewer people. The price should remain the same, and even decrease over time, with more people buying domains. If this goes through, I will definitely be dumping most of my .coms AND encouraging other online entrepreneurs, influencers and marketers to do the same. Your proposal is absurd and frankly, unacceptable. Miss Gioia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lancerfour at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:22:57 2020 From: lancerfour at gmail.com (Tim Forden) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:22:57 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <50b9676f-7553-03ec-1f8f-5eac02d12edf@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Tim Forden Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ownwhatyoudo at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 01:22:38 2020 From: ownwhatyoudo at yahoo.com (Karen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:22:38 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase References: <22C2430A-E699-412E-9F69-620E99DAE4B4.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <22C2430A-E699-412E-9F69-620E99DAE4B4@yahoo.com> Don?t raise the prices of .com urls! Sent from my iPhone From stacycaprio at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:22:59 2020 From: stacycaprio at gmail.com (Stacy Caprio) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:22:59 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Raise .Com Prices Message-ID: Hi, It is unfair to raise .com prices, as websites that already have them have to continue to pay to renew unless they want to abandon their site. It would decrease site quality and spammers would take over the web buying sites that owners may no longer be able to pay for and keep up. Raising the prices would not accomplish anything except hurt those who already have .com's. Stacy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dylanmac at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:23:42 2020 From: dylanmac at gmail.com (Dylan MacDonald) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:23:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: I strongly object to .COM price increases. $15-$20/year is already a ridiculous price to pay for a completely automated process. Why should the prices increase at all let alone every year for at least the next eight years? Dylan MacDonald San Francisco, CA From wfraga at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:23:31 2020 From: wfraga at hotmail.com (=?windows-1255?B?V2lsbCBGUkFHQSDp5fHzIPns7uQ=?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:23:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment period Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Yosef Fraga Florida, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From wangtian0312 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:24:48 2020 From: wangtian0312 at gmail.com (Tian Wang) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:24:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rtn2me at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:24:56 2020 From: rtn2me at gmail.com (bitebetsy .) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:24:56 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Corporate Hijacking of Consumer's rights to reasonable costs of their Domains. Every since big Corporate funding took the residuals for play & sale of music and reduced the income of Original Composers by 90+% - royalties that their lives and futures survive upon - & then give that life's work income to corporate financiers, and people completely unconnected to the industry - and this corporate piracy will forever affect all living music composers - who now, get a penny or so for the use of their music - they should have 33-70%. This greed has destroyed the future of original music produced for society. If people cannot live by their trade - no quality talent will ever bother to add to the music heritage carried through modern history. To give another greedy Corporate bandit to - without merit, be able to increase the cost of Personal Domains 7 out of every 8 years!!! ICANN should lose their privileges for this effort of public thievery's. 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URL: From anaritis at vt.edu Tue Feb 11 01:25:45 2020 From: anaritis at vt.edu (Anna Katogiritis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:25:45 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <9F871484-B2B9-4906-9E04-617066ED99BF@vt.edu> Good evening, I am a veterinarian and have several .com websites that I have purchased. I disagree with this amendment and the changes that you are trying to make which will impact the prices of .com websites. I understand that these comments mean nothing to companies and organizations like yours, as at the end of the day it had to do with how much money YOU pocket. I kindly urge you to consider the people and the users of the domains when it comes to making deals behind closed doors. Sincerely, Anna Katogiritis, BSc, DVM Emergency Veterinarian Email: doctorannak at gmail.com Phone number: +1 (540) 570-0404 Instagram | Facebook | Twitter: @DoctorAnnaK ?If you do not accomplish your dreams and goals in life, it means that you never truly wanted them in the first place.? ~George Katogiritis ( my amazing father) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From acucuzz at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:16 2020 From: acucuzz at gmail.com (Anthony Cucuzzella) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:00:16 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN & Verisign agreement cost increase Message-ID: This is another corporate hijack of public domain property. I find this action unacceptable and will cease registration with ICANN Good luck. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aasuddjian at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:31 2020 From: aasuddjian at gmail.com (David Aaron Suddjian) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:00:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com prices! Message-ID: Domain names and the web should be accessible to everyone. -- David Aaron Suddjian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ajrbobanon at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:21 2020 From: ajrbobanon at gmail.com (Andrew O) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:00:21 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed. Com changes Message-ID: To whom it may concern, including ICANN.org, As a small business owner, my website is an important resource for current and future customers, but in order to remain profitable, the current fees for registered domains need to remain the same. Also, it is not a good or viable business practice to make deals behind closed doors that negatively affect millions of people, but help make you more money. These business practices can be considered as unethical and should not be enacted. Sincerely, Andrew -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cbest717 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:55 2020 From: cbest717 at gmail.com (Smith Johnson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:00:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please note Message-ID: Hello ICANN, I beg you not to increase the prices for domain names please let the issue between both of you Will be put into consideration. thank you for. Regards, John Ericsson. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brandon.tejera at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:01:25 2020 From: brandon.tejera at gmail.com (Brandon Tejera) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:01:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion Message-ID: Is this article true? If so I'm very much against the proposed changes. https://www.namecheap.com/blog/icann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-money/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Service_DomCPIv2_20200210 -- Brandon Tejera, CSCA brandon.tejera at gmail.com | 720.583.5372 www.tejera.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrhack2019 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:01:12 2020 From: andrhack2019 at gmail.com (youssef) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:01:12 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] you can't do this Message-ID: <5e41d2aa.1c69fb81.997ce.ceb4@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caseyroche at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:01:59 2020 From: caseyroche at gmail.com (Casey Roche) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:01:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase not warranted. Message-ID: The supposed added value provided by the ICANN organization does not warrant any price increases. This is especially true because this is a monopolistic situation. Best Regards, ~Eugene Roche -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cass.carson at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:03:05 2020 From: cass.carson at gmail.com (Carson Cass) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:03:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices of .com domains! Message-ID: .com domains are the homes for many websites. By raising the price for them, websites will move away to newer domain extensions. This will make the internet suffer as a whole. 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URL: From aktionj33 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:08:31 2020 From: aktionj33 at hotmail.com (AJ Daley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:08:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. It stands to benefit no one or no entity except verisign. Additional services will not be provided. The cost of administration of domains is not rising with the very low cost of automation. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified particularly on renewal which has very little if any human interaction or resources used aside from maintaining software systems. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business influencing prices directly. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and I believe this to be a good example failing at that charter. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrea at thatpersonalmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:35 2020 From: andrea at thatpersonalmail.com (Andrea Zorzetto) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:24:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <1129F3B6-163F-48F7-9B86-A9D2A95A25D7@thatpersonalmail.com> I own several .com domains and I?m against this change that will impact my business. From burntrubber at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:26:28 2020 From: burntrubber at gmail.com (Mr Acavano) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:26:28 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I'm against this price increase. I see a class action lawsuit in your future. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brad at bulgerlists.org Mon Feb 10 22:34:29 2020 From: brad at bulgerlists.org (Brad Bulger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:34:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <933D962B-B398-4E29-B56A-B817A1898C08@bulgerlists.org> Your supposed comment form at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en/mail_form asks for my personal data and then does nothing. The Continue button does nothing. Well done good job. This is another regrettable example of ICANN putting itself ahead of the interests of the users of the internet. A commercial enterprise like Verisign shouldn?t be in charge of this to begin with, let alone given free reign to price the annoying individuals out of the market and reserve the net for their large corporate friends. Fortunately for you, ICANN is in practice answerable to no one, so you can bin this along with all the other ?feedback?. 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URL: From afolayanogbemisola at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:44:25 2020 From: afolayanogbemisola at gmail.com (Afolayan Gbemisola) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:44:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The proposed increase in fees will Harm Tech development in Nigeria. Message-ID: Hi, My name is Damola, I am an all round technology enthusiasts that live in Nigeria, a developing country. Our country, our youth are waking up to the potentials of the internet and how we can use it to develop our society and contribute the world at large while earning a living for ourselves. At present, our currencies do not measure up to the $, and most of us have have to scrape just to keep pay domain among other fees... I fear that if you proceed to increase this fee, a lot of us would be forced to go out of business. Life is not rosy in this parts. You probably buy a cup of coffee for around $8, the same amount it cost me to buy a domain, but $8 is not so cheap here. Here $8 is 2,920 naira, the same amount some families havetosurvive on for weeks. I appreciate your efforts at keeping this space safe and well managed, however I implore you to reconsider and perhaps explore other options. Help us to keep our hopes alive. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From buck_newman at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:56:22 2020 From: buck_newman at yahoo.com (Buck Newman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:56:22 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern about new Verisign Contract References: Message-ID: Hello. I?ve recently been made aware of the changes to the ICANN contract with Verisign and wanted to express my concern for the fact that .com domain registration will be allowed to increase over the next decade and that a large cash payment will be made by Verisign to ICANN. This type of influence from companies like Verisign can be at the expense of individual consumers like myself, who have limited resources but need access to affordable domains to build small businesses. Please reconsider lifting the existing price caps on .com registration. Thanks. From admin at ramshornstudios.com Mon Feb 10 23:06:19 2020 From: admin at ramshornstudios.com (jeremy@ramshornstudios.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:06:19 -0700 (MST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why are Verisign and ICANN trying to destroy the internet Message-ID: <2016301187.127530.1581375979766@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andy.cole0 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:23 2020 From: andy.cole0 at gmail.com (Andrew Cole) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:07:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No requirement to charge more Message-ID: Simply there is no requirement to charge more, the company registers more .com domains each year. The model works, leave it be. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brian at luciduscreations.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:59 2020 From: brian at luciduscreations.com (Brian Stevens) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:08:59 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fair and Open Internet Message-ID: Hello, Like many other internet users today, I?m concerned by the recent changes encouraging price increases for domains. To keep a free and open internet, it is important that domains remain reasonable enough in pricing to make them accessible to people of all different income levels. I?m writing you to express my opposition to ICANN changing the contract with Verisign. We do NOT want an increase in pricing for .com domains and Verisign should not be able to be a registrar. This is an obvious conflict of interest and will reduce competition in the market. Thank you, Brian Stevens 602-518-0469 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andreelafontaine at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:19:23 2020 From: andreelafontaine at icloud.com (=?utf-8?Q?Andr=C3=A9e_Lafontaine?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:19:23 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to the amendment Message-ID: <8DBD00D2-BA5A-4DA7-AA38-B73E0CCFCA11@icloud.com> I wish I had something more eloquent to say than ?this is bullshit?, but sometimes it really just is bullshit. This raise will only affect individuals and not-for-profits, not companies, and will deter both groups from owning their domain names. The justification for the raise and how the proceeds from the raise will be used are nebulous at best but oddly fitting, ?because Icann." From adam at superluminal.is Mon Feb 10 23:24:07 2020 From: adam at superluminal.is (Adam Apollo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:24:07 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase prices! Message-ID: Many .com domains are owned by small businesses. Fee increases can affect companies in a lot of negative ways, and with continuous increases fewer and fewer businesses will feel that the .com TLD is reliable to own. It sounds like ICANN is making this change for a big payout from Verisign. Who is that money going to? Is there a clear and transparent budget? This feels a lot like a shady deal to make more money off of the internet community to me, while siphoning money off the top to Execs. If I?m mistaken, please provide a statement and full disclosure on this decision. Highest Regards Adam Apollo ::: Mobile Mail Miraculously Manifested Magnificently From brad at musatcha.com Mon Feb 10 23:33:49 2020 From: brad at musatcha.com (Brad Isbell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:33:49 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain costs prevent the impoverished from publishing online Message-ID: A domain name is required for meaningfully publishing content online. The barrier to registering a domain name is already high... it requires a credit card, which is difficult or impossible to get for some. Raising the price of a domain makes it even more difficult for the impoverished to participate online. As someone who has been personally affected by this in the past, I'm frustrated that you would propose raising fees. ICANN should reject VeriSign's proposal. Additionally, ICANN should consider providing one free personal domain registration to anyone who wants it, as a way to enable more people to publish online. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albert.churba at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:40:50 2020 From: albert.churba at gmail.com (Albert Churba) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:40:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com domain price increases Message-ID: <7A91F66C-3D1A-4D2E-B208-5EBC81F3647A@gmail.com> I am a registrant of .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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URL: From cad1houserep at reinyday.com Tue Feb 11 00:34:51 2020 From: cad1houserep at reinyday.com (Rachel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:34:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN fees Message-ID: <17031ab8db3.b159761b92783.2674517003241385572@reinyday.com> Please do not allow Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. Such increases would make domain ownership less accessible for small businesses and independent retailers. Less accessibility would make the internet less diverse, diminishing its usefulness for everyone. Keep price caps in place. Sincerely, Rachel Rein California, USA From andres at uptodateaddress.com Tue Feb 11 00:39:23 2020 From: andres at uptodateaddress.com (Andres Susarret) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:39:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase amendment Message-ID: <12374A56-086B-48CA-8EE0-6D2D001BB695@uptodateaddress.com> Please do not proceed with this price increase. Many people with personal domains simply to own and control their personal email addresses do not make any profit from the .com domain and cannot afford needless price increases like this. Shifting over to another top level domain isn?t really a viable option either. Thanks, Andres Susarret Thanks, Andres Susarret | +1 630 299 0471 From alessio at agrtech.com.au Tue Feb 11 00:00:34 2020 From: alessio at agrtech.com.au (alessio at agrtech.com.au) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:00:34 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain changes Message-ID: <9ef79908-543b-0f35-c5c8-dda1418ca176@agrtech.com.au> Good morning how are you, Recently I have heard of the plans to increase pricing for .com domains by 7% I strongly believe a decision like this should be consulted with by the internet community at large as this will place increased challenges for small businesses which often really on .com domains for their online presence. Changes like this could price out many which would limit the opportunities on the internet that we know and love.? Regards Alessio -- This communication (and any attachment/s) is intended to be read or used by the addressee only. The information contained in this communication may be confidential and unauthorised use is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient any form of disclosure, dissemination, copying, modification or distribution is unauthorised. If you have received this communication in error, please destroy it and notify me immediately.G From andy.zaayenga at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:05:23 2020 From: andy.zaayenga at gmail.com (Andy Zaayenga) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:05:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] rate increases for .COM domains Message-ID: <003801d5e077$56e07ba0$04a172e0$@gmail.com> I understand you are approving significant rate increases for .COM domains without public notice or input. These changes are a additional burden on users like me who operate small business and are already loaded with utility fees that are onerous and out of touch with reality. Apparently ICANN and Verisign have proposed this rate increase in secret. I object and will also let my political representatives know of my dissatisfaction. Andy Zaayenga 1730 W Circle Dr Martinsville, NJ 08836-2147 andy.zaayenga at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexc.64 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:05:26 2020 From: alexc.64 at hotmail.com (Alexandre C) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:05:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I wholeheartedly oppose this amendment, along with the methods used to push it forth. It was done behind close doors, without consultation of the stakeholders. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amlypip at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:09:10 2020 From: amlypip at gmail.com (Ava Gates) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:09:10 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] One World, One Internet? Message-ID: ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. An increase in TLD prices at the behest of Verisign is in conflict with public interest and with your motto: One World, One Internet. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Ava Gates -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bruce.x at verizon.net Tue Feb 11 01:17:29 2020 From: bruce.x at verizon.net (Bruce) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:17:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <9af17e40-ff1d-b413-9d6c-c9d13fddfdb0.ref@verizon.net> Message-ID: <9af17e40-ff1d-b413-9d6c-c9d13fddfdb0@verizon.net> To Whom It May Concern: I oppose the proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement for the following reasons: 1. It does not provide any improvement in value to the customer. 2. It will be a hardship for many individuals who use domain names for personal purposes. 3. It smacks of a monopolistic money grab with an illegal and unethical kickback to the deciding entity. Please do not approve the proposed amendment 3. Thank you. From cavinharp at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:07:10 2020 From: cavinharp at gmail.com (Cavin Harper) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:07:10 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com pricing Message-ID: <5C067EF3-93AB-446F-A138-578E7E594253@gmail.com> To Whom It May Be Concerned: It has been called to my attention that ICANN and Versign have collaborated without any feedback from internet users like us to substantially increase the fees associated with .com domains over the next ten years. What you are proposing will result in a 70% increase in costs to us over that period of time. On behalf of our organization, which is small enough to be significantly impacted by such changes, I want to register my LOUD PROTEST to these changes and the multi-million dollar payoff agreed upon to ICANN behind closed doors. It is one thing to propose ?reasonable? price increases consistent with inflation, but 7% per year increases is both unreasonable and greedy. I urge you to reconsider this absurd price increase proposal and find a solution that will not gouge those you supposedly serve. Thank you for taking this objection seriously. Large companies and entities with high incomes may not feel the pinch, but the average user like us who use these domains to share information with little financial gain will feel it deeply. Cavin T. Harper Founder and President www.christiangrandparenting.net www.grandcamps.org www.grandparentsdayofprayer.com 5844 Pioneer Mesa Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80923 (office) 719-522-1404 (cell) 719-649-6778 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ajkandy at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:13:48 2020 From: ajkandy at gmail.com (AJ Kandy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:13:48 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on wholesale domain prices Message-ID: I've received some troubling news about changes to .com wholesale domain pricing. There appears to be very little clarity, and closed-door dealmaking going on, that privileges one company's profit-making. In fact, from my perspective this looks like rent-seeking behaviour that may merit antitrust action; de facto monopolies need to be regulated for consumer protection. If there is a perceived need to increase pricing in order to maintain or expand domain name infrastructure, or to institute protections against domain hijacking or fake-site spoofing etc, it has not been communicated transparently, neither to domain resellers nor to the general public.If we are to be charged more per year, then there must be a concomitant increase in value delivered or an explanation of the costs involved. I look forward to seeing a full, transparent accounting of this proposed price increase, where the money will be spent, and what measures ICANN / Verisign will put in place to ensure that .com domain names remain accessibly priced - perhaps ensuring that individuals and small businesses with income below a certain threshold will not pay more than a set maximum fee (say, $150/year), while charging more to individuals and companies who can easily afford it. Sincerely, A.J. 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URL: From anirudhgoel.delhi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:15:21 2020 From: anirudhgoel.delhi at gmail.com (Anirudh Goel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:15:21 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Request to stop the price increase for com domains Message-ID: <9FF33A39-DA40-4320-890B-8089FF6EF196@gmail.com> Dear team The domain industry is already being fucked up by domain hoarders who buy common term domains and do nothing with them and just waste and then the new companies have to choose weird names that don't make any sense. But until now, they've only been doing it with .com domains primarily, but if you increase the prices of these domains, people are gonna migrate to other TLDs and so are these hoarders. The domain market has already been ruined so much that it's almost impossible to find a simple English word domain. Please don't ruin it any further. 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URL: From angelo at linkforchange.org Mon Feb 10 22:17:16 2020 From: angelo at linkforchange.org (Angelo Embuldeniya) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:17:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Angelo Embuldeniya's Public Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Goran and Team ICANN, I am completely in disagreement with the proposed changes to the agreement with Verisign Inc. on .COM pricing. Through this email, I am formally communicating my protest at this proposed change which you have negotiated secretly with Verisign and without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. As a .COM owner, I am completely against this increase in pricing which will fully harm other owners (and the internet as a whole), given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. According to the agreement ICANN have negotiated with Verisign, they will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COMs every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don't stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices, over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. It is also essential to state the fact here that there is zero clarity by ICANN as to how the planned funding of $20 million dollars by Verisign to ICANN in support of DNS initiatives will be spent, and most importantly who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure instead of lining ICANN executive team's pockets. I strongly agree with the perspective voiced by other .COM domain owners like myself that these proposed changes will have significant impact on the internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. In conclusion, I say this to you Goran and your Leadership Team at ICANN that these proposed changes of amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement is: Not In My Name! Best regards, Angelo * P.S.* I have copied the three domain name registrars with whom I frequently transact with and purchase domains so they are aware of my formal disagreement to ICANN's proposed changes to the .COM Registry Agreement. -- *Angelo Embuldeniya* *Phone: *+1 (289) 925.2377 *Email: *angelo at linkforchange.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrewp.garcia13 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:18 2020 From: andrewp.garcia13 at gmail.com (Andrew Garcia) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:18:18 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This is absolutely ridiculous, ICANN has no business making shady deals that effect everyone who does business with them. We deserve input on agreements that have an effect on pricing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrewlarson at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:47 2020 From: andrewlarson at gmail.com (Andrew Larson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:18:47 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for .com Message-ID: I'm not happy about the proposed price increase for .com. It would be like increase fuel prices, it would hurt the economy. I recommend against it. Thank you. -- Andrew Larson, PT, DPT, MS, CMI UW-Madison DPT, Class of 2016 andrewlarson.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cbwolfe32 at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:19:04 2020 From: cbwolfe32 at icloud.com (Cameron Wolfe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:19:04 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Wack Message-ID: Big gay bro. Big gay. From andrew.fesmire at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:20:48 2020 From: andrew.fesmire at icloud.com (Andrew Fesmire) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:20:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Amendment Message-ID: <49453D6D-42B2-4C78-ADF2-B4721C2FA7BC@icloud.com> Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Andrew Fesmire Sent from my iPhone From alisonmaslan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:16 2020 From: alisonmaslan at gmail.com (Hello I am back to outlook service) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:21:16 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e41d760.1c69fb81.280d.4035@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bradb at edifiedministry.com Mon Feb 10 22:20:58 2020 From: bradb at edifiedministry.com (bradb at edifiedministry.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:20:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern with Price Increases Message-ID: <00cd01d5e060$5f5cfef0$1e16fcd0$@edifiedministry.com> I guess this is why American's have traditionally dismantled monopolies. You can hike prices whenever you feel like it and there is no one to stop you. I understand ICANN is receiving a $20 million dollar kickback from Verisign. If this is true, then you are anything but an impartial party that is there to help the public. This is shameful to allow them to raise their prices. I have several domains and this would add significant costs to those who maintain large lists of domains - .com, .net, ETC. I want to state my disappointment and express my concern and disagreement with such a contract that allows for exorbitant price increases. Brad Braudis 1-833-334-3963 _____________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 7026 bytes Desc: not available URL: From bryanjosephking at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:14 2020 From: bryanjosephking at gmail.com (Bryan Joseph King) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:21:14 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase for .com Message-ID: I am against the price increase for .com domains as I think the current rate is already very reasonable. -- Regards, Bryan Joseph King -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alize.d at live.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:53 2020 From: alize.d at live.com (davenchi alize) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:21:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment regarding proposed amendment Message-ID: It has come to our attention that ICANN is involved in closed door nepotism with Verisign. We will like to voice our concern that we are againt any deal that will give verisign the right to increase prices it charges wholesale registrars and any decision should be put forth to the collect for vote. Thank you Sent from my iPhone From alyandon at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:44 2020 From: alyandon at yahoo.com (Shelby Cain) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:22:44 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <192523092.1013234.1581373364136.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <192523092.1013234.1581373364136@mail.yahoo.com> Concerning the following: "In addition, under the proposed Amendment 3, the parties also agreed to restrict price increases due to a new consensus policy or documented extraordinary expense resulting from an attack on the security or stability of the DNS, to a maximum of seven percent annually, but only in those years when no other price increase is taken (Policy/S&S Increase)." I am a domain holder and am registering my opposition to this amendment.? I do not believe this is in the public interest and there is simply no reason to believe that a for-profit corporation would not opt to increase prices at the maximum rate (which is many times the rate of inflation) every year they are allowed to. Regards, Shelby Cain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albert.jose at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:22 2020 From: albert.jose at outlook.com (Albert Jose) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:23:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?windows-1252?q?Please_don=92?= =?windows-1252?q?t_increase_=2ECOM_price?= Message-ID: Please don?t increase .COM price -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brandsellerbiz at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:27 2020 From: brandsellerbiz at gmail.com (Brandnic - Logo Intros) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:23:27 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please NO for price increment! Message-ID: <7A18F7B0-9173-448D-87EB-2195F9C631C6@gmail.com> Please do not even think on increasing a price mark!! We paying already too much for a piece of digital mark. Thank you Fahad I. From admiralbumblebee at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:37 2020 From: admiralbumblebee at gmail.com (Robert Randolph) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:23:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The proposed changes to domain prices is predicted to be far above inflation, and significantly above resources/cost necessary to provide the service. I am wholly against these changes and the secrecy of such decisions. -Robert Randolph -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexander at lieflander.ca Mon Feb 10 22:23:35 2020 From: alexander at lieflander.ca (Alexander Lieflander) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:23:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the .com price increase References: <5F9619F1-0341-45EF-BB64-CF4D16AB3119.ref@lieflander.ca> Message-ID: <5F9619F1-0341-45EF-BB64-CF4D16AB3119@lieflander.ca> To whom it may concern, Please don?t allow Verisign to increase its registration prices for .com domains. The internet lives on the backs of domains registered by individuals and corporations. This price increase may bar new domains from being registered and thus new services from becoming accessible. Regards, Alexander Lieflander From carlos.escobar20 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:21 2020 From: carlos.escobar20 at gmail.com (Carlos Escobar) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:24:21 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I disagree with his decision to increase the value of .COM domains. This would negatively affect people who, like me, are from developing countries, where our economies are small and that access to a domain name could become extremely expensive, condemning many to lose the domains they already acquired. Personally as an entrepreneur this would be a blow to my business, so I ask you to give up that decision. From amartinez at mozillavenezuela.org Mon Feb 10 22:24:13 2020 From: amartinez at mozillavenezuela.org (Arturo Martinez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:24:13 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <589a6490-72fc-de67-97af-b06dfb8b9269@mozillavenezuela.org> We at Mozilla Venezuela DO NOT support the arbitrary changes of domain costs. -- Arturo Martinez Mozilla Representative & Coach https://reps.mozilla.org/u/thephoenixbird/ Twitter: @thephoenixbird -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brandon.read25 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:53 2020 From: brandon.read25 at gmail.com (Brandon Read) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:24:53 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT INCREASE COSTS OF .COM DOMAINS Message-ID: Do not increase prices for .com domains. We do not need any more cost increases when it comes to owning and registering a domain. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carsonharveybiz at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:26:19 2020 From: carsonharveybiz at gmail.com (Carson Harvey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:26:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign and .COM price increases. Message-ID: <4479F24A-3BF6-46CD-912F-BF8859CB7A00@gmail.com> As a web developer, web host, and freelance system administrator my livelihood depends on cheap domain names. The proposed contract will cause drastic price increases that will make it hard for small businesses, and web developers like me to operate on the internet. I do not support this! From andres at thelinuxkid.com Mon Feb 10 22:26:35 2020 From: andres at thelinuxkid.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Andr=C3=A9s_Restrepo?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:26:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increase on .com Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -- Andr?s Restrepo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bturner3065 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:33 2020 From: bturner3065 at gmail.com (Brian Turner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:27:33 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Too much Message-ID: The increases are too much and uncalled for! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From calashnicov at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:28:04 2020 From: calashnicov at icloud.com (calashnicov at icloud.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:28:04 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5BBA5E82E661554E.8b9f3b91-aa9c-47fc-8142-073909d1e329@mail.outlook.com> Regards, Vladislav Kalashnikov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brent.nef at automattic.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:05 2020 From: brent.nef at automattic.com (Brent Nef) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:29:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .COM proposed changes Message-ID: I'm writing to express my dismay, concern, and disagreement with the proposed changes ICANN has submitted vis-a-vis the Verisign control of the .com TLD. I'm wary of putting verisign in control of the process because in my experience this will lead to higher prices at the expense of us registrants. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From albopf at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:31 2020 From: albopf at gmail.com (albopf) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:30:31 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Management of TLDs Message-ID: I have, over years since 2003, managed near twenty websites: four for myself, and the rest for clients. All these have been small-time sites, of great importance to their owners, but apparently of little importance to iCANN. We are appalled at iCANN?s indifference toward public comments?even to the extent of treating some as ?SPAM?. We are discouraged by the seeming futility of our expressions. Nonetheless, I send this opinion in the hope that a human being will read it and be able to contribute it as a force in guiding future actions. Management of TLDs for gross profits is a delicate affair and should not be taken lightly. Yes, I know the folks involved have to ?pay the rent and put bread on the table.? But for those of us with websites, free expression is involved. In my case, we don?t have calluses on our ears from the outflow of money. Ridiculous price increases for retention of our websites will be a hardship, if not an impossibility. We may find that the web becomes a realm occupied by the wealthier, and the content thereon correspondingly affected. The web may become more a rich folks? arena. That iCANN and Verisign could conspire in secret for monetization of TLD management goes against the spirit of free communication upon which the web was built. The web can help folks speak together and work together only if the channels across which they do so are managed wisely. This is an urgent concern in these times of environmental crisis, but no doubt will remain so as long as folks can communicate?which being, the foreseeable future. I believe: - iCANN must retain management of TLDs; - iCANN must understand the wisdom required to undertake this great goal of vast public interest; - iCANN must pledge to pursue web management activities in good faith and with the honor it deserves; - iCANN must submit to public scrutiny of its management practices, and submit to appropriate actions when its practices fall short of its responsibilities. iCANN?s future and the management of TLDs in the World Wide Web, I realize, is no mean task. I ask for iCANN?s patient and thoughtful regard to the interests of not just large corporate concerns but also small individual voices. Our future screams out. Kind regards, Albo P Fossa Santa Fe, NM ?? From alexnorden at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:06 2020 From: alexnorden at gmail.com (alex) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:30:06 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] outraged at the .com price increases Message-ID: Dear ICANN, the price hike You are about to enforce on us is outrageous. Please rest assured that this will expose your executives to severe public scrutiny. Better make sure you have no skeletons in the closet, no creative accounting, not lobbying money. We will not be accepting this calmly. Best regards. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ajayespinoza at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:38 2020 From: ajayespinoza at icloud.com (Andrea Espinoza) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:31:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases!! Message-ID: <53D4F883-C6A1-4B97-AC24-FE3CE7060A4C@icloud.com> Lets figure out a solution!!! From admin at payneglasses.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:32 2020 From: admin at payneglasses.com (PG Admin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:31:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly oppose any price increase on dotcom domains Message-ID: As someone who holds hundreds of .com domains, I strongly oppose any price hike on owning those domains. From calebgrayson at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:59 2020 From: calebgrayson at gmail.com (Gmail) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:32:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <6542CB6B-7FDF-465E-8DF4-3B02EF3391C6@gmail.com> denying access to domains for small businesses, non-profits, and lower income individuals, goes against the spirit of a free internet as a common resource. they?ll be political hell to pay of that spirit is violated. ?Caleb From andrew at newlawbusinessmodel.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:54 2020 From: andrew at newlawbusinessmodel.com (Andrew Thomaides) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:32:54 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose current proposal Message-ID: To whom this concerns, I oppose any regulatory changes that meaningfully impact the cost and/or access to .com domains. The current proposal in this amendment apparently does just that. Sincerely, Andrew Thomaides -- Best, Andrew Thomaides, COO Phone: 720-498-8550 New Law Business Model www.NewLawBusinessModel.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brand at iamexe.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:05 2020 From: brand at iamexe.com (Kasimir Brand) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:33:05 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My comments Message-ID: Hi,I use the Internet and I am a .com registrant.I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices.Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry and it has no business dictating the price.ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.It is important for the internet to remain easily accessible for everyone at a low cost, specially .COM domains as they often get precedence over other tlds in questions such as SEO. Furthermore the internet should remain decentraliced as opposed to small businesses only registering at huge plattforms such as facebook.Kind regards,Yannis Kasimir Brand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amy.pratt at otafest.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:21 2020 From: amy.pratt at otafest.com (Amy Pratt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:33:21 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - AGAINST Message-ID: To whom it may concern, This amendment is a ridiculous and blatant misuse of authority clearly meant to line private pockets. As a .com registrant of a non-profit corporation who relies on low and predictable costs to sustain my charitable initiatives this is especially concerning to me and completely unacceptable. In summary: - I am a registrant of a .com domain name. - I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. - No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. - The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. - Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. - ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sincerely, Amy Pratt Calgary, Alberta Canada *Amy Pratt*, Manager Digital Marketing & Campaigns Otafest amy.pratt at otafest.com https://otafest.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brian at patlen.com Mon Feb 10 22:34:33 2020 From: brian at patlen.com (Brian Patlen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:34:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN/Verisign .com agreement Message-ID: <00dc01d5e062$44ced480$ce6c7d80$@patlen.com> ICANN announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and with no language to freeze future increases. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. As one who holds several domain names and a small business owner, this is alarming and should not be implemented without significant input from all stakeholders. In an age when we desperately need clarity and fairness, this is an utter disgrace. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carley.l.chamberlain at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:35:28 2020 From: carley.l.chamberlain at gmail.com (Carley Chamberlain) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:35:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes to domain fees Message-ID: <3F3A36E8-3C1D-4890-A696-0384297EF9EE@gmail.com> As a small business owner currently paying for two domain names, I find the fees already quite high. The closed door changes you?ll be making to domain fees is quite intense and you?ll be shutting the doors on a lot of home run small businesses over the next few years if these changes are implemented. The majority of people who own .com addresses aren?t bringing in 20M contracts that can afford them drastically higher fees on simple expense. -- Carley Chamberlain 416.629.0644 @carleyartistry www.carleyartistry.com www.facebook.com/carleyartistry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brentdgeorge1 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:35:30 2020 From: brentdgeorge1 at gmail.com (Brent George) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:35:30 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Amendment Message-ID: I do not support this change and want the financials more openly released. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bukunmi at neuroscientia.com Mon Feb 10 22:36:46 2020 From: bukunmi at neuroscientia.com (Bukunmi Adewumi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:36:46 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain Fee Hype Objection Message-ID: <170313f73e6.f545a67f62832.6205470215375113127@neuroscientia.com> Dear ICANN,? I am against your move as per the ammendment about COM Domain as this is going to put marketer especially newbies out of business. Dot com domain price percentage rising that high is not fair at all.? Ref: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Service_DomCPIv2_20200210 Regards? Bukunmi? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From annissamurphy at ymail.com Mon Feb 10 22:37:42 2020 From: annissamurphy at ymail.com (Annissa Murphy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:37:42 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose Amendment 3 .com Registry Agreement References: <2004205970.1188554.1581374262571.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2004205970.1188554.1581374262571@mail.yahoo.com> Please know that I oppose the new Amendment 3.com? Registry agreement.? ?This amendment will negatively impact the .com industry and me as the every day customer.? ?I do not wish for that to happen.? Regards,? Annissa Murphy? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carmen at fusitron.com Mon Feb 10 22:38:15 2020 From: carmen at fusitron.com (Carmen Bovalino) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:38:15 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - Feedback Message-ID: <1703140ceb8.10b65e4a483185.5035482559632214497@fusitron.com> Hello, Please do not lift the price freeze for .COM?Registry Services! A price increase on .com domains will make so many things harder for the public. This will greatly affect students, small businesses, startups, and innovation in general. Lifting the price freeze will only benefit large corporations like Verisign and will hurt everyone else. Please keep the price freeze in effect for .COM domains. Sincerely, Carmen Bovalino -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anallimona at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:41:09 2020 From: anallimona at hotmail.com (Ana Llimona) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:41:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domains Message-ID: Hello please don?t do this. I?m young and i wanted to show my work to the world with presence, now i can?t afford that change it?s very precipitated, you have to give us the users a chance, Thanks From alexandredelage703 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:41:10 2020 From: alexandredelage703 at hotmail.com (Alexandre Delage) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:41:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase DOT COM price please ! Message-ID: Do not increase DOT COM price please ! Alexandre Delage -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brightonos40 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:40:17 2020 From: brightonos40 at gmail.com (Bright O) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:40:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hi Message-ID: The internet world is larger than anyone can think, and most people don't earn much from it and still trying to Meetup, increasing .com price will kill some online businesses and will reduce completion and give way to limited information sharing which will affect the world. So I strongly condemned the price increase and the price addressed for inclusive information dissemination. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andy at therossboys.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:30 2020 From: andy at therossboys.com (andy at therossboys.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:42:30 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <57C7D6C7-CA4A-4D5F-9D2A-3E3B71FD0A32@therossboys.com> I depend on using .com sites for my livelihood. I have a few personal sites, but also several business sites. These sites are for people to find and reach me for my services. If I increased my prices by 70% and gave a sweetheart deal to one of my vendors, cutting out the other vendors and ignoring the end clients, I would be out of business. In this ?looking-out-for-only-me? world, you need to step up. You need to do the right thing. You need to remember the internet?s origins. Don?t cut people out of the equation and then screw them over so you can make an extra dollar. 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I, on the other hand-although I only hold two domain names-would definitely notice the cost. I believe that the amendment discriminates against small businesses. For this reason, I oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. AMS --- Andrew Marchant-Shapiro, Esq. [cid:image003.png at 01D5E039.A6DF56F0] River Bridge Resolutions, LLC 8 Research Parkway, Wallingford, CT 06492 PO Box 6123, Hamden, CT 06517 P: (203) 936-9023 F: (203) 872-9007 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 7080 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: From aldaraviajes at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:44:59 2020 From: aldaraviajes at gmail.com (Aldara Marcos) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:44:59 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am totally against!! Do not make .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody!! Message-ID: *Dhara* ~ Aldara Marcos Cofounder of *True Yoga Revolution* Ph. +34 669 30 35 03www.TrueYogaRevolution.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Bruce.Fleck at CookMedical.com Mon Feb 10 22:46:31 2020 From: Bruce.Fleck at CookMedical.com (Fleck, Bruce) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:46:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: ICANN, Domain name services are vital to the not only the digital economy but the global economy in general. Domain names are at the heart of all Internet-based communication and commerce. While I understand there is a cost of managing and maintaining domain names, the price for purchasing domain names should remain as close to cost as possible. ICANN has a monopoly over domain names and needs to remain transparent in their actions and intentions with the general public. ICANN's purpose should be to serve the interests of the Internet community at large and not the interests of specific businesses such as Verisign. If we consider the analogy of domain names to telephone numbers, telephone companies charge for telephone numbers. While certain toll free numbers are sold at a premium, every other number is essentially free. Government oversight of the telephone companies has insured that company transactions and policies that effect a consumer's ability to purchase basic telephone service are fair and transparent. Please do not give the Verisign the right to raise .com domain prices without justification and full transparency. In addition, allowing Verisign to be a potential reseller of .com domains is a conflict of interest providing an unfair competitive advantage. If a free and open Internet has taught us anything, it is that transparency is the best practice and the freedom of information empowers all individuals to join a cause they believe is worth fighting for. Keeping domain name prices especially .com names is an issue worth fighting for. Respectfully yours, Bruce Fleck Entrepreneur Mobile 623.606-3932 bruce.fleck at cookmedical.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Alistair.Glidden at chet.rochester.edu Mon Feb 10 22:49:49 2020 From: Alistair.Glidden at chet.rochester.edu (Glidden Alistair) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:49:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment on the .com registry agreement Message-ID: <1B90634CAC307240836409AF1637DD13501C7031@Exch03.ctcc.rochester.edu> We operate a small clinical trials unit out of a university and these regulations would make it increasingly difficult for us to buy domain names for our small, grant-funded studies. Please do not implement the .com registry agreement; it would harm our business! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From camratchford at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:37 2020 From: camratchford at gmail.com (Cameron Ratchford) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:50:37 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Selling out to corporations Message-ID: Hello, I don't know when you lost your morality or who specifically (someone on the board, maybe the whole board) they (Verisign) bribed to make this happen, but you all make me sick, with your corrupt back-alley deals, selling out to corporate greed, and general morally reprehensible behavior. I suggest you reconsider the deal you made with Verisign for your own moral salvation. This is the very definition of the word "corrupt". Did your parents raise you to be such greedy, malevolent scumbags, or did you learn this all by yourself? Finally, this is me officially saying: "I object to terms of the renegotiation with Verisign regarding the .com top level domain.' Most disappointedly, Cameron -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bsky75 at charter.net Mon Feb 10 22:51:57 2020 From: bsky75 at charter.net (Brian L) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:51:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to price increases Message-ID: <1c6301d5e064$b30b95d0$1922c170$@charter.net> I do not want to see price increases to the dot com domain names. Brian Liscinsky Suwanee, GA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anjuna.ind at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:42 2020 From: anjuna.ind at gmail.com (Viktoriia Pozikidi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:52:42 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I disagree -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brendanmccorry at hotmail.co.uk Mon Feb 10 22:54:29 2020 From: brendanmccorry at hotmail.co.uk (brendan mccorry) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:54:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I don?t agree with prices changes and feel it could draw people away from using .com its not a fair option. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ageavy at hotmail.co.uk Mon Feb 10 22:55:37 2020 From: ageavy at hotmail.co.uk (Adam Eavy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:55:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I would like to voice my concerns regarding this proposed amendment which will harm not just companies but both smaller business and individuals as well. The amendment simply is not acceptable under its current proposition and would need major reconsideration before even being considered legitimate. Its proposed cost increases risk a serious detriment to all and is therefore not in the spirit of fair trade and competition. It is with a resounding urgency that I request that this proposal be seriously reamended or completely scrapped. Thank you for your time in this matter. Mr Adam Eavy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carolosf at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:55:57 2020 From: carolosf at gmail.com (Carolos) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:55:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am concerned about price increases and would rather my extensive .com portfolio isn't going to be too expensive to sustain. Thank you Carolos Foscolos -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at wernerhost.com Mon Feb 10 22:56:01 2020 From: admin at wernerhost.com (Werner Host) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:56:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase ICANN -- Verisign Message-ID: Hello, I?m a journalist in Lincoln City, Oregon and a small business hosting company owner. When I heard about the deal between ICANN and Verisign I was forced to uphold my Society of Professional Journalist?s ethics and ask you some questions to get all sides of the story. Namecheap is saying ICANN and Verisign did a ?closed door deal.? Is this true? Did you consult anyone else before doing a deal? Is this deal finalized or close to finalization? Is it true .com domains can see a 70 percent increase over the next decade? How much of an increase to .com owners are we looking at with this deal? Can I get a copy of said deal by way of public records request? How do you think the Internet community will react to the deal? 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No longer can a poor person start a website and make a real mark in the world; be it through the launch of a public service website, a helpful educational website or even a commercial one. To the wealthy, this cost is easy to eat. However, it may keep many idea and perspectives from those without the back of huge funds out of the conversation. Further, without an explanation of where those new funds will be going and to what end they will benefit ICANN, one can only assume that those too will benefit the rich as well. This cash grab is not only bad for the internet, they are bad for the world. If you ever wanted to encourage the poor of the world to form unions, investigate closer or to dig into all the processes of ICANN that we have entrusted you were operating in good faith, this action would be it. There are ways to seek retribution legislatively, diplomatically and through processes that exist now. There are also ways to change today?s processes to better benefit EVERYONE. Those processes will be used to attack those responsible for this cash grab should these new rates go through. I am a proud NAMECHEAP customer holding two dozen names. Having to turn in even one of these names so that someone at ICANN gets richer while my hard work is forcible transferred to another rich person will launch news articles you never dreamt of. I?ll be one of the hundreds of new activists writing them. PLEASE, for you own sake, cancel this obvious cash grab and withdraw the proposed amendment 3 to raise rates on the poorest users of ICANN. The world is watching. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carina at mogulpromedia.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:28 2020 From: carina at mogulpromedia.com (Carina Rivera) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:57:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I do not agree with .com price increase. This is unfair to all their customers. We all know that having a website is not cheap, there are additional costs to having and maintaining a website such as hosting services, security certification, content management systems and time invested. Domains serve the purpose of allowing individuals to share helpful information across the world from their own personalized website at an affordable low price as it is now. Bumping up the price will make it less accessible and more expensive for us. There are many informational websites such as Wikipedia that are free and run off donations to keep the website live, these websites teach us valuable information and to increase the domain price is a slap on their face. It it unclear in the amendment on how the money that Verisign agreed to pay ICANN will be spent and who will ensure the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. It is interesting to know that this amendment rose after President Trump has addressed in the State of The Union that we will be implementing high speed internet across the country and in rural areas. So why the price increase when most likely there will be an increase use of website users? It sounds like a greedy business move to me. As a customer, professional web developer and web surfer, this is why I strongly disagree with the .com price increase. From brave1belinda at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:40 2020 From: brave1belinda at gmail.com (Belinda Perez McDanel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:57:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase Message-ID: I?m writing to protest prices increases to .com This is unfair singling out companies for profit. An increase every year for seven years only puts undo pressure on new business development. Please don?t. Belinda McDanel Aspiring business owner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bubba1991 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:59:16 2020 From: bubba1991 at gmail.com (Charles Jackson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:59:16 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I DONT AGREE Message-ID: <3DDD0FB4-92D6-474D-8595-514FE225475D@gmail.com> I am a small business who uses a domain controlled by icann I do not agree to anything that would otherwise raise the cost of a .com domain. I feel domains are already getting expensive and out of reach as ?Premium? domains reach the thousands. When I was a kid you could buy a domain for a dollar but now they are reaching 10-599 per year this is insane for something you can never hold and essentially are renting forever. From agli.panci at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:59:59 2020 From: agli.panci at gmail.com (Agli Panci) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:59:59 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price increase Message-ID: Hello, I don't agree with the price increase for .COM domains. This increase will affect million of users who need to get a . COM domain. In my opinion this should not be allowed to happen. The .com domains should be cheap and affordable for anyone. Cheers, Agli -- Agli Panci -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adolphuslarry at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:35 2020 From: adolphuslarry at gmail.com (Larry Omakh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:35 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DON'T YOU DARE!!! Message-ID: I heard you pricks are making changes that will negatively impact on .com domain prices. If you do this, y'all dumb motherfuckers are going to get what's coming to you. Assholes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bryanhix1 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:14 2020 From: bryanhix1 at gmail.com (Bryan Hix) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:02:14 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase behind closed doors Message-ID: <2593dd17-2fe6-43da-ae56-855514844fa0@gmail.com> Please reconsider your decision to fund your domain name system initiatives from behind closed doors. Everyone wants the internet infrastructure to remain viable. Please do your part responsibly, with transparency to and participation from the many people and businesses your decision will affect. Sincerely, ?Bryan Hix Director, Instructor "Holistic Life Skills Through Rigorous Martial Arts Training" website: ??https://www.LifeMartialArtsCenter.com ?phone: ??(205) 578-8506? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From angel at angelengineering.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:06 2020 From: angel at angelengineering.com (Angel Dominguez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:01:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't make these changes Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am opposed to the proposed amendment which will result in a price increase to .COM domains from which Verisign will profit immensely for no justified and explicit reasons. At the very least, there should be a detailed plan and estimate on how the proposed cost increases will benefit the public interest before making such sweeping changes and only profit a single managing entity with vague terms. There should also be an evaluation of the current cost of managing the domain in comparison to how much is generated under the current pricing agreement to judge how well Verisign has been managing the domain in comparison to other companies. Please remove this proposal and present another one that makes sense. Sincerely, Angel Dominguez, PhD From angel at angelengineering.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:26 2020 From: angel at angelengineering.com (Angel Dominguez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:07:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't make these changes Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am opposed to the proposed amendment which will result in a price increase to .COM domains from which Verisign will profit immensely for no justified and explicit reasons. At the very least, there should be a detailed plan and estimate on how the proposed cost increases will benefit the public interest before making such sweeping changes and only profit a single managing entity with vague terms. There should also be an evaluation of the current cost of managing the domain in comparison to how much is generated under the current pricing agreement to judge how well Verisign has been managing the domain in comparison to other companies. Please remove this proposal and present another one that makes sense. Sincerely, Angel Dominguez, PhD From buttrpecn1978 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:51 2020 From: buttrpecn1978 at gmail.com (Nikki Ellis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:07:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: In my opinion, it is backdoor deals, like the one being discussed here, that harm America the most. The people that have all the money and power keep asking for or just taking more. Making it more expensive for average Americans to hold .com domains will only cut off more communication by said Americans to the rest of the world, making it harder to hear the real voice of the people. Make no mistake, it is we who are the real voice of our nation, not those whose opinions are bought and paid for by companies who do deals in secret. Do we really want to further their domination of the things we read, products we buy, the income we are offered, the news we hear? That's exactly what will happen if it becomes 70% more expensive to own a domain on the internet. We will lose the input of countless contributors to the shared information highway, giving those who use money and power to help only themselves a further reach into our daily lives, expanding their control. I'm against any proposed increase at this outrageous rate. Thank you for your consideration. Nichole Ellis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cal_leggett at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:43 2020 From: cal_leggett at hotmail.com (cal_leggett at hotmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:07:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com changes Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amonyeochofie at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:06:32 2020 From: amonyeochofie at gmail.com (Winnaijablog) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:06:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please make no changes Message-ID: .com Domain should be left untouched -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amir.javeri at pwc.com Mon Feb 10 23:09:06 2020 From: amir.javeri at pwc.com (Amir Javeri (US - ADVS)) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:09:06 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] input on the proposed amendment No. 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. It is not strike deals that benefit it and those who do business with it. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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URL: From airstrikeivanov at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:12:43 2020 From: airstrikeivanov at gmail.com (Alexander Ivanov) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:12:43 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment Message-ID: As a low income disabled individual, I rely heavily on my personal .com domains for many aspects of my life. I've had my domains over a decade now and increasing the price 70% would force me to cut some of them. Please reconsider taking Verisign's money in return for increasing prices for the likes of myself. I doubt big businesses are going to care about these price increases, but they are not the ones most impacted by this. Thanks for reading! -Justin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bruce at frederickgeosciences.com Mon Feb 10 23:20:39 2020 From: bruce at frederickgeosciences.com (Bruce Frederick) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:20:39 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We are totally against the recent Verisign - ICANN contract Message-ID: <000001d5e068$b5b709f0$21251dd0$@frederickgeosciences.com> Without further restrictions on price increases for .COM domains in the next 10 years wholesale domain prices could grow by more than 70% over and above current prices, putting undue pressure on small businesses and start-ups! Please reconsider the greed. Sincerely, Bruce C. Frederick, PG, PhD President Frederick Geosciences, LLC PO Box 1503 Mission, KS 66222 (512)585-6427 bruce at frederickgeosciences.com www.frederickgeosciences.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I understand their may be a need for price adjustment over time, but I'm very interested to know how a 70% increase is being justified ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not in the interest of a single company that merely manages the registry. This price increase is anything but in the public interest. I suggest you put the service out to bid if Verisign insists on an increase this ridiculous. They should not be able to increase their profits at the expense of the public just because no other service is allowed to compete. Best regards, Alana Nelson Fire Mountain Solar LLC Phone: 360-422-5610 Fax: 360-539-0045 www.firemountainsolar.com Authorized Dealer for Blue Ion 2.0, the safest lithium energy storage solution on the planet! Want to learn more about supporting Solar Legislation in Washington State? Add your name here to Keep WA Solar Strong. 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Internet needs become more accessible, not the other way around. This proposal is a step in the wrong direction. Please reconsider. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alfonso at mippo.com Mon Feb 10 23:24:49 2020 From: alfonso at mippo.com (Alfonso R.) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:24:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Technology costs Message-ID: Technology costs have been constantly going lower, the greater the advance. Why should domains operate in the opposite way ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From buster at culver-tx.com Mon Feb 10 23:25:34 2020 From: buster at culver-tx.com (Buster Culver) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:25:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to announced changes Message-ID: I am greatly disturbed by information I?ve received regarding your announced contract changes with Verisign that may result in excessive fee increases that will ultimately be passed on to internet domain registrars and domain users without adequate inclusion of the registrars and their clients like me. It is particularly disturbing that your process enacting these changes doesn?t proactively involve the internet community affected by the changes. I also request that you enact greater transparency with the internet community and registrars in your dealings with Verisign and provide information on how funds that Verisign pays you and which will ultimately be passed on to the registrars and collected from me are spent to improve the internet infrastructure for which I?m being charged. Your failure to work in good faith with the domain registrars and the user community will lead me to contact my elected federal representatives, the FCC or other relevant federal regulatory agencies to request they become more involved in the regulation and oversite of ICANN and Verisign. Thank you. Sincerely, Elwyn Culver 11907 Owens Canyon Ln Cypress, TX 77433 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amber at inwawakenings.com Mon Feb 10 23:26:13 2020 From: amber at inwawakenings.com (Amber McKenzie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:26:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with increase to .com domains Message-ID: <3C674ADD-09B9-465F-9316-D58F9A67CD20@inwawakenings.com> I would like to state my STRONG objection to this amendment. I?m a small business owner, and am barely able to make ends meet as it is - I can?t imagine having to pay significantly more over the years just to maintain my domain name. My site does not conduct commerce or earn money - it is educational and informational, which is another reason I strongly object to this amendment. Please let me know if you have any questions. Yours, Amber McKenzie Spokane, Washington From adrian.grajdeanu.shopping at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:27:06 2020 From: adrian.grajdeanu.shopping at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?QWRyaWFuIEdyYWpkZWFudQ==?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:27:06 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Wrong_to_increase_pr?= =?utf-8?q?ice?= Message-ID: <1581377226.28253549@f9.my.com> As it is, it is highway robbery to charge for domain name registration. Increasing it is an insult. Get real! The technology will adapt to render your cash cow obsolete! -- Sent from myMail for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrescarvajal22 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:32:38 2020 From: andrescarvajal22 at gmail.com (Andres Carvajal) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:32:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] not to Verisign and ICANN deal Message-ID: domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. *Andres Carvajal* Digital Marketing Consultant *Cobalto.Media* +57 3105230335 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aniteshphone at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:32:43 2020 From: aniteshphone at gmail.com (Anitesh Govind) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:32:43 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop this irresponsible dealings Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andersonht365 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:34:29 2020 From: andersonht365 at gmail.com (Anderson Thomas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:34:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on .com registration fee Message-ID: <78F51BF7-23DF-473B-94A2-58AFD12BE0BC@gmail.com> Increase the costs of .com domain names would continue to centralize the internet and prevent people from buying and using names for what they need. Domain name prices should not increase. Sent from my iPhone From bspctech at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:35:12 2020 From: bspctech at icloud.com (Richard Hassey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:35:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Corruption. Message-ID: <15E031A2-819A-4734-8499-F34EFCEC8FF9@icloud.com> Corruption upon corruption, tax on a tax, fee on a fee, ICANN an anyone else? Sent from my iPhone From agius at pawlinu.com Mon Feb 10 23:36:57 2020 From: agius at pawlinu.com (Agius) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:36:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: We are shocked at the secretive approach taken by ICANN. We believe that ICANN should be dissolved and it's functions run by a new organisation Paul Agiys Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ajred26 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:36:52 2020 From: ajred26 at hotmail.com (ajred26 at hotmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:36:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments about increasin prices in name domains Message-ID: Hello there, I disagree with the new policy of increasing the prices in the.com domains, because it's not fair with the costumers that use Internet every day. Thanks for your attention. Antonio Riascos Enviado desde mi Huawei From callie at calliefulmer.com Mon Feb 10 23:37:12 2020 From: callie at calliefulmer.com (Callie Fulmer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:37:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] . Com increases Message-ID: I'm writing to you today to express my outrage at your back door dealings, and lack of transparency. It is wrong that you are going to take what is in essence a public utility and use it as a cash cow, making the internet inhospitable for small businesses and individuals. I am opposed to the new pricing structure for dot Com domains, and new pricing for all domains. Callie Fulmer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bsimpson at redhotrhythm.com.au Mon Feb 10 23:37:09 2020 From: bsimpson at redhotrhythm.com.au (Bill Simpson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:37:09 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on proposed .COM Increases Message-ID: I am a small business owner, and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I fail to see how this benefits anyone but corporate entities. No one wants increases in .COM prices. The current domain purchase rates are already far more than justified. This will dramatically change the landscape of the internet in the future. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Bill Simpson Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From angulold at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:39:38 2020 From: angulold at gmail.com (Lance Angulo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:39:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment about price increase. Message-ID: Please dont do this. As someone who manages a ton of domains this price increase has huge consequences for me. Thank you. Lance Ravid Angulo. California, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexharget at protonmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:39:17 2020 From: alexharget at protonmail.com (Alex H) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:39:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] mailto:comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org?body= Message-ID: You're trying to dominate the market and possibly be your own domain registrar, leaving you the options to set prices against healthy competition? And you hid the information from the public? How dare you. The larger companies behind preventing this effort are not happy with you, now quit trying to silence us! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andy at warmcat.com Mon Feb 10 23:38:44 2020 From: andy at warmcat.com (Andy Green) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:38:44 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Form Post from Firefox Beta Message-ID: <45E606BD-5123-47E5-A70A-67A5CBB4562F@warmcat.com> utf8=? authenticity_token=OcvQiZFuk3lBqpt9mCJ+jUmNQXmG1FG4QRbrFr5L1SY6E6xIt7jb22AHEzp8hwCTj3/LmsC6LSItW4wq5y5VGg== commit=Continue Hi - As the owner of .com and .org domains I'm upset both the recent .org monetization mess is still unresolved and it seems now a watered-down version of that is coming for .com. The marginal cost of these domains is reducing as machines get more powerful and bandwidth more plentiful, there's no basis for continually increasing the cost of an entry in a database. Although it's beneficial there should be a nonzero cost to cover operations, people renting these domains have no choice but to do so or lose their services like email that rely on them, making price increases a ransom without any advantage for the domain renter. Logically, the price should be dropping, not increasing. Instead of this, please consider an open tender for verisgn's role to be chosen on end-user price efficiency. -Andy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bruce at brucewainer.com Mon Feb 10 23:40:18 2020 From: bruce at brucewainer.com (Bruce Wainer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:40:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to removing price caps and allowing unfair competition Message-ID: <259AFF9F-623D-4A24-9CF6-3A5EA93765BD@brucewainer.com> I am opposed to allowing 7% annual price increases on .com registrations. I personally feel an inflation-indexed increase every 5 years is more appropriate. I am also opposed to one company being allowed to operate at multiple levels of the system (TLD operated and registrar) where it applies to the largest and oldest TLDs. From anilkriti at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:40:17 2020 From: anilkriti at gmail.com (Anil Yadav) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:10:17 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .Com fee rise Message-ID: Hi, I strongly oppose the move to increase .com domain fee. It is totally unethical and against the customer policy that will adversely affect the small domain holders like me. It is also against the spirit of free and open internet. Hope you will take decision keeping in mind millions of users. Thanks and regards Anil Yadav -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From altschuler at wordsworthandco.com Mon Feb 10 23:18:38 2020 From: altschuler at wordsworthandco.com (Peter Altschuler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:18:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <972F951D-47FE-4A9C-A990-287C52295FA4@wordsworthandco.com> Security is essential to the reliability of Internet activity. Profit, however, is not. The Internet is, at its heart, a public network. It grew out of U. S. government and military systems and, in the 1980s, was made available for commercial use and expansion. It is, for the foreseeable future, the primary resource for communications and commerce, but it should not become a proprietary resource whose objective is to reduce access to those whose means are insufficient. Such an outcome will only limit the exchange of information, reduce access to products and services and, thus, negatively affect the economy. In that context, the increase in .com domain fees by as much as 70% will act as a damper on Internet activity by small and start-up businesses. Their means ? and those of individuals who seek online identities defined by unique .com domains ? are minuscule when compared to established firms with brand-specific .com domains. If the higher price of .com domains reduces individuals? and small business?s ability to obtain and use them, the ripple effect will be felt in communities around the country and the world. I ask, therefore, that the current pricing be modified only so far as is necessary to enhance security and cover costs. With help from the open-source community, security enhancements can be provided at virtually no cost, and the general public and small businesses can be assured of a level competitive playing field. Sincerely, p -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best, Scott From ali at rldouglas.com Mon Feb 10 23:21:00 2020 From: ali at rldouglas.com (ali) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:21:00 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <964e0740-4d27-160e-b94e-93681a3e1b4f@rldouglas.com> STOP the price increase NOW! From brianclapp2010 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:52:49 2020 From: brianclapp2010 at gmail.com (Brian Clapp) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:52:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase prices for .com Message-ID: If you do I will have to get rid of many of my domains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alpert1988 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:53:07 2020 From: alpert1988 at gmail.com (Aaron Alpert) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:53:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear ICANN, As a small business owner and owner of nirkoda.com, I request that you reject the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement. These domains are the lifeblood of business and the first gateway that customers discover. ICANN does great work as a nonprofit, and I am happy to pay the 18 cents fee every year. I would even be happy to pay a larger fee to support ICANN. However, the proposed amendment simply increases Verisign's profits, without guaranteeing any improvement for business owners who rely on .com domains. Please reject this proposal that benefits Verisign at the expense of millions of customers. 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URL: From braintwo at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:53:56 2020 From: braintwo at gmail.com (Seth Troisi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:53:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM amendemnt opposition Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by. I believe this will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself (three .com + a handful of redirects), and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carl at thepurplecoyote.com Tue Feb 11 00:01:54 2020 From: carl at thepurplecoyote.com (Carl Highland) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:01:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <012601d5e06e$78987760$69c96620$@thepurplecoyote.com> I read with great dismay that the Proposed Amendment 3to the .COM Registry is on the table. ICANN serves a very broad purpose. But its primary purpose, as a not-for-profit organization, is to serve the public. One way it can do so is by being open and transparent. The proposed rate increase agreement with Verisign appears not to have been negotiated in such a manner. I question why it is even being proposed. If I read correctly, on page 30 of the 2020 Cash Flow Synopsis, it appears ICANN will have $455.6M in reserve funds. With this amount of cash available, the equivalent of three years' operating funds without any additional annual income, why is it necessary to proceed with the Verisign agreement? The term 'Internet For All' had broad meaning. The assignment and management of internet domain names is no small task. On your part trust and integrity must set a high standard. I hope you will reconsider Amendment 3. Yours truly, Carl Carl Highland, President Purple Coyote, Inc. 509-681-4444 carl at thepurplecoyote.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Now that you'll be raising the prices as you have basically decide, expect me to let go of upwards of 80%. You can do the math. I hate evil businesses like you and will do even more to make sure that I don't support the unethical practices. Very silly. Thanks for NOT considering the customers' wishes (or even slightly trying to empathize with us). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alistair at taitcapital.com Tue Feb 11 00:07:42 2020 From: alistair at taitcapital.com (Alistair Tait Snowie) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:07:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: I do not agree with the proposal. 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Message-ID: .com sites are the great equalizer between local businesses and the big corporations. If they become unreachable, many small business owners will be unable to compete. This means an even bigger gap in the global economy. Don't let the economy be driven by who already has money. .com's provide a way for those with great ideas and small incomes to be seen and sell genius! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alessandrojryan at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 00:15:02 2020 From: alessandrojryan at icloud.com (Alessandro Ryan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:15:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Increase_domain_fee_?= =?utf-8?q?won=E2=80=99t_do_world_any_goods?= Message-ID: Many of us depend on internet to share information. Increase domain fee won?t do any goods for people. Please choose people over company with $$$. Remember why the internet created! Sent from my iPhone From carl at playingbyear.com Tue Feb 11 00:15:17 2020 From: carl at playingbyear.com (Carl Abbott) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:15:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I hear that ICANN and Verisign have made changes in .com pricing in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Please, don't do this. Our site is a non-profit and any price increases threaten our activities. Beside, full transparency is crucial to the spirit of the Internet don't you think? Thank you, Carl Abbott CenterTao When answers aren't enough :) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Ca Nguyen From aflores07 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:22:08 2020 From: aflores07 at gmail.com (Adis Flores) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:22:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <386e8045-337a-3510-f53e-47f1cc4c197f@gmail.com> To Whom It May Concern. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. That being my first and last names. I am very much against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. A small increase here and there is fine although the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. The proposed increase does not look after "us the people." Thank you for your consideration. Adis Flores Punta Gorda Florida, USA From brian at enotion.net Tue Feb 11 00:22:55 2020 From: brian at enotion.net (Brian Sanders) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:22:55 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please fulfill your duty to consumers, ICANN!!! Brian Sanders San Diego, California United States From andrew.thomas at regencylighting.com Tue Feb 11 00:25:07 2020 From: andrew.thomas at regencylighting.com (Andrew Thomas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:25:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Message-ID: <9830309C-4901-434D-9CF9-FD3ED6A83A9E@regencylighting.com> While security is important, I do not see how the price increases would improve security. Aa a registrant, I am not in favor of the increases. Andrew Thomas ------ This email has been scanned for spam and malware by The Email Laundry. From brian at brianelliot.me Tue Feb 11 00:26:56 2020 From: brian at brianelliot.me (Brian Elliot) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:26:56 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to the price increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, When I heard of the upcoming price increase for .com domains, I was very disappointed to hear. The affordable prices of .com domains has allowed me to create several businesses with very little capital, and has democratized that opportunity for everyone. I strongly oppose the proposed price increases. Thanks, Brian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at fastmoose.com Tue Feb 11 00:26:38 2020 From: admin at fastmoose.com (Fast Moose [Admin]) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:26:38 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <97977F81-1678-44EB-A5CB-D321BCE4343F@fastmoose.com> Hi, Why do you need to do this increase? .COM Price in fact should drop instead spike as you have more customers. Please reconsider. Berker Dundar Fast Moose E: admin at fastmoose.com W: www.fastmoose.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Despite inflation and increased cost of human labor, the cost for compute and storage has gotten significantly cheaper over the past years, and this trend will continue, and thus the increase cost of domain registration maintenance. This is a simple economics of scale problem. If we're talking about managing 1000 domains, I can see that cost increase as a valid concern to keep up with the cost of inflation and cost of human labor; however, we're talking about managing millions and billions of domains, and makes the cost adjustment unreasonable. I do support an increase from the current $7.85 to a future $9.50 price point, such that it keeps pace with inflation for the next 10 years. Thanks, Andy Huang -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From alison.bongiorno at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:34:27 2020 From: alison.bongiorno at gmail.com (Alison Bongiorno) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:34:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep Fees Low for Individuals & Small Companies Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I?m just an art teacher, and my domain name helps my students access a portfolio of work, and it helps me make connections in the field of education. Also, my husband is a small business owner, and employs twelve people, currently. Small rate increases hurt small companies, too! Individuals and small companies can?t afford rate increases for a domain name, the way in which a larger company might be able. It may seem like a little thing, but all the little things add up, and take away consumer control. Please prevent the rise in fees to .com sites like mine and my husband?s. Thank you for your time, Alison From carleenweaver5 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:40:07 2020 From: carleenweaver5 at gmail.com (Carleen Weaver) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:40:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com name Message-ID: <5e41f7e6.1c69fb81.546be.79ab@mx.google.com> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 I do NOT LIKE THE INCREASE in the domain name. I understood the price was reasonable, however it is not cheap going forward. There was no notice or information regarding the increase DO NOT INCREASE .COM Carleen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bstemmle at me.com Tue Feb 11 00:41:19 2020 From: bstemmle at me.com (Bradley Stemmle) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:41:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Changes Message-ID: <65E0B661-42DF-4F23-AE0F-447D28757746@me.com> I urge you to not implement these changes this will cause wide spread damage and affect everyone across the world. Please abandon this for the good of the entire internet. From alex at ball.lol Tue Feb 11 00:45:19 2020 From: alex at ball.lol (Alex Ball) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:45:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM TLD price increase Message-ID: I would like to register my opposition to the proposed .COM domain changes, especially in light of the highly opaque negotiations with Verisign that minimized and excluded public participation. In the name of the public Internet, please revise or withdraw the proposed changes. ------------ Alex Ball -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From catjeu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:46:45 2020 From: catjeu at gmail.com (Catherine Jeu) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:46:45 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Hi, Please reconsider increasing the fees for .com domains. Having the ability to share ideas and have self-expression on the internet should be widely accessible to the general public. I currently use my .com as a means to promote myself as a UX designer. I can?t even get a callback for an interview without having my work on the internet. This is not tax-deductible, but just a necessary course for my career. I don?t think there should be an increase in fees without permission from the general public, especially a close to 70% increase in price. This is highway robbery. Catherine From adam at adamshackleford.com Tue Feb 11 00:51:35 2020 From: adam at adamshackleford.com (Adam Shackleford) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:51:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Price Increase Message-ID: Seriously, dirtbags? From c00yt825 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:53:16 2020 From: c00yt825 at gmail.com (Coo van Leeuwen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:53:16 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Just another voice telling you to put the end-user first. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amartinod at live.com Tue Feb 11 00:53:51 2020 From: amartinod at live.com (=?utf-8?Q?Andr=C3=A9_Martinod?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:53:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN allowing price increase on .com domains for pure profit for Verisign and ICANN Message-ID: This is unacceptable for an organism of the importance and caliber of ICANN to do such a thing. Totally unethical, and shameful. No consultation has been done either, and no proper independent research in how it benefits the Internet and its users as a whole has been provided. It will hurt an incredible amount of small businesses and freelancers. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From capritticreations at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:56:41 2020 From: capritticreations at gmail.com (Luke Capritti) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:56:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fwd: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: To whom it may concern: I am commenting on the information I received from Namecheap. I hope this is not true but it seems as if this makes it more difficult to spread the amazing benefits of the internet to more people. For me, I do not want to spend much money while I hold my domain name until I am ready to launch my website and business so by having lower prices, it helps me by giving me time to prepare for a successful launch. I hope you consider all the comments you receive and at a minimum decrease the overall amount you plan on increasing prices. Luke ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Namecheap Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 4:49 PM Subject: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases To: Luke Capritti We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? View in browser [image: Namecheap] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020.* You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form . Find Out More 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA Copyright ? 2020 Namecheap.com [image: ICANN] We are an ICANN accredited registrar. Serving customers since 2001. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alyssa at bravenarrative.com Tue Feb 11 00:57:32 2020 From: alyssa at bravenarrative.com (Alyssa Burtt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:32 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?I_believe_in_keeping?= =?utf-8?q?_=2Ecom=E2=80=99s_accessible_because_it_keeps_the_internet_acce?= =?utf-8?q?ssible=2E?= Message-ID: Please do not increase prices of .com domain registration. The accessibility of the internet is one of the tenets of our 21st century democratic society supporting the freedom of expression, as well as supporting small businesses to compete with bigger players. Thank you. Alyssa Burtt Small business owner and consultant to small businesses. From andermoney at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:59:23 2020 From: andermoney at protonmail.com (Jake Anderson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:59:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] mailto:comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org?body= Message-ID: I want to speak out against price increases for all .com domains without more public opinion. Verisign is nearly a monopoly on all domains and it's against the spirit of the internet to allow them to increase prices in such a dramatic and anticompetitive way. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The .COM domain name enjoys a de facto "default" status that encourages most new domain names to flow through to the .COM registrar, even after the introduction of the new gTLDs and country-specific TLDs. In the same way that the .ORG domain name should be managed and reserved for the enrichment of public organisations, .COM domain name should be made freely available to all people at a relatively cheap price. As we see an ever increase in entrepreneurship at the same levels we see a massive decrease in the cost of compute, if anything we should see the wholesale prices for domain names lower. This should be done to make the internet more free and open, and encourage everyone to get domain names. I love domain names, and for me I would love it if domain names proliferated to the same extent as domain names. I make a note of ICANN's vision which is "To be a champion of the single, open, and globally interoperable Internet". I do not see how increasing the price of Domain Names, which will only increase the operating costs of small business and individuals and not affect incumbent players in all markets (which the price increase will not even be noticeable). This action is completely in opposition of this vision. Please also refer to one of ICANN's Strategic Goals: "Sustain and improve openness, inclusivity, accountability, and transparency". How are you making the system more inclusive if the cost of a .COM domain name is about eight times more than what one third of the world's population makes per day? If anything, ICANN should be focusing on reducing the wholesale .COM domain price to make it more open and available. I wholeheartedly disagree with this move to make obtaining .COM domains harder. ICANN should reconsider this decision. Regards, Adam Hammond -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please reverse all agreements that were made behind closed doors. Thanks Amer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From annie at dutton.net Tue Feb 11 01:16:48 2020 From: annie at dutton.net (Annie Dutton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:16:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New proposed Verisign & ICANN Changes Message-ID: <0BF7C533-87CB-4D1F-97AA-BFD70B934134@dutton.net> ?I am opposed to the changes underway and that have been agreed to by Verisign and ICANN. They hurt the consumer and business while seemingly increasing the dollars going to both of these organizations. Annie Dutton From samkimwrites at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:26:15 2020 From: samkimwrites at gmail.com (Sam Kim) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:26:15 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andytraub at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:56:08 2020 From: andytraub at gmail.com (Andy Traub) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:56:08 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Maybe, just maybe Message-ID: Maybe, just maybe a human will read this, and make a decision that allows more humans to not spend millions of extra dollars on .com domains. Please be reasonable and keep the .com prices lower. Blessings, and Keep Shipping, Andy 605-376-5137 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bshenfield at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:57:42 2020 From: bshenfield at gmail.com (Brandon Shenfield) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:42 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I do not support the proposed changes. I fear the changes will unnecessarily increase prices without adding value to the consumers. As a .com owner, I do not see how value will be added to the process. Regards, Brandon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cfillion30 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:14 2020 From: cfillion30 at gmail.com (Christian Fillion) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:31:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] TLDs should be operated with public interest in mind Message-ID: I am against giving Verisign free reign over increasing prices for wholesale .com domains without proper justification and allowing operators of a TLD such as Verisign to act as registrars (either themselves or indirectly). The .com TLD is a core component of today's Internet. It should not be managed with profit in mind but rather with the interests of Humanity as a whole in mind. If the fixed price from 2012 has to be changed, it should probably be reduced rather than increased. Considering the sheer scale of the .com TLD, the underlying cost of managing individual domains should be tiny. The wholesale price of domains sold to registrars should reflect that. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chad.zeske at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:49 2020 From: chad.zeske at gmail.com (Chad A. Zeske) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:31:49 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Transparency is important for a successful and long-lasting business. I see that this isn't important for ICANN's business model. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:59:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, Please reconsider the current price increase. .COM domains are the backbone of the internet and should be accessible to as many people as possible. Sincerely, Charles Ewert -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ccarter at safetradeintl.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:10 2020 From: ccarter at safetradeintl.com (Cecil Carter - STI) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:01:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not interested in you raising the costs of .coms Message-ID: <197801d5e065$fd2f6c80$f78e4580$@safetradeintl.com> Not interested in you raising the costs of .coms For shame -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cembree at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:49 2020 From: cembree at gmail.com (Chris Embree) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:01:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable Message-ID: This type of un-discussed rate hike is ridiculous. Everything else in technology gets cheaper over time, why should you expect to increase the cost of something that costs you nothing to manufacture? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cesarornelas at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:20:28 2020 From: cesarornelas at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?C=C3=A9sar_Ornelas?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:20:28 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About new registry agreement Message-ID: As a user of Internet services for the last 20 years, the point that one single enterprise can control the price of domain .com could lead the Internet in a monopoly, and people need the ability to be free and choose the more affordable cost to register a domain. We don't need that one single unit control the domain registration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ceohector at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:20:50 2020 From: ceohector at icloud.com (Hector Barrera) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:20:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT RAISE PRICES Message-ID: <46C0D37C-D016-4B58-B6BB-5307F4541963@icloud.com> Do not raise prices. Domain names are already priced high and this revenue is by default annually rendering basically ?easy? revenue for ICANN. The organization can function at low costs and continue to receive billions in revenue and growing. ? Hector. 818.660.5610 From cgelder1990 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:23:30 2020 From: cgelder1990 at gmail.com (Cory Elder) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:23:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase Message-ID: For such a monumental and significant change in the online industry, please at a minimum consult the online community and don't make deals behind closed doors! Cory Sent from my iPhone From charlesbradbeer31 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:24:07 2020 From: charlesbradbeer31 at gmail.com (charles bradbeer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:24:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Regards, Charles. From certifiedbice at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:28:46 2020 From: certifiedbice at gmail.com (Bice) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:28:46 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Criminal. Message-ID: This is just unbelievable and inexcusable. This is downright criminal. Why? What could these companies gain from gouging internet users? Money... Oh yea. But this move will have fallout, I have just returned from 5 years away from the industry to be side swiped by domain prices... What happened? Now they want to raise prices again? For what reason? How is this justifiable? The fallout is going to come in the form of people looking to expand themselves or their business entity on the internet and being unable to afford it. This goes against the whole purpose and reason behind the internet. This really seems like monopolization. -- As always, Bice Certifiedbice at gmail.com Certifiedbice.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Charles Crowdis SOUTHBURY, CT Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cccchucker at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:38:47 2020 From: cccchucker at yahoo.com (Chuck Crowdis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:38:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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URL: From cesar33 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 00:17:59 2020 From: cesar33 at yahoo.com (Cesar Jimenez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:17:59 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed References: <1990742178.828714.1581380279632.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1990742178.828714.1581380279632@mail.yahoo.com> To whom it may concern; Price freeze should stay in place. IPv6 will make domain name purchases? necessary in the near future. I will no longer be able to have a simple IPv4 for my hobby VPS servers. Small business, and individuals will burden the huge proposed price increase. Prices should be lowered and Verisign should work within current fees. Verisign is in a monopoly situation and should only change prices based on Consumer Price Index. Lets not allow corporate greed to hinder growth of what should be a universally accessible service. Do not allow price increase. Renegotiate a fair deal for the public and consider allowing another company the opportunity to work within current and projected revenue. RA should control cost, and become more efficient at doing the job. Not seek ways to make more money from domain names. Thank you, C?sar O. Jim?nez -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chad.willson at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 00:41:26 2020 From: chad.willson at outlook.com (Chad Willson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:41:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small business owner Message-ID: Hello Dot Com Peoples, I heard that you were going to raise the cost is my domain. I would ask you to reconsider because it will be an additional expense in to my razor thin budget. The internet should be the great equalizer and making Dot coms more expensive will reduce the credibility of the next college student idea. No body would have visited Facebook dot info.... Take care and consider generosity as your guiding principle. Chad Sent from my iPhone From charann.miller at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 01:12:27 2020 From: charann.miller at icloud.com (Joanne Wilson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:12:27 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Changes Message-ID: To whom it may concern, The proposed future changes that ICANN will implement will hurt small businesses especially with increasing prices especially with the possibility of no ceiling or caps. The current system works and to go against it is anti competitive and would make owning a domain name available to only those who can afford it. I am against the proposed changes of increased prices and will tell all of my contacts to share their frustration with ICANN as well. Charann Miller and Joanne Wilson. From simonhuang211 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 01:26:38 2020 From: simonhuang211 at outlook.com (Hai Huang) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:26:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't let the com domain price inceased Message-ID: Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garrettwgg at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:27:05 2020 From: garrettwgg at gmail.com (Garrett Gresham) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:27:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is net neutrality all over again Message-ID: Is this how the internet is going to be run? Money controls everything and people forget their morals in the process? Closed door deals? I hope the parties involved come to their senses and rethink what they are doing and the effects they will have. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. [1] For example, Alphabet, a highly successful player in a very high-margin industry, has an operating margin of around 25%. Verisign's operating margin is over 2.75 times that. -Dane Kouttron -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaelrbanks1980 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:28:03 2020 From: michaelrbanks1980 at gmail.com (Michael Banks) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:28:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern: I am disappointed to learn of the agreement between Verisign and ICANN as it relates to the potential for increased prices of .COM domains. As you may be aware, a web presence is an essential lifeline for small businesses in today's economy. For my business, we operate on very small margins & increased costs for domain registry will negatively impact our business. Please reconsider this proposal. Regards, Michael Banks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kingpan.pk at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:27:53 2020 From: kingpan.pk at gmail.com (kingpan.pk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:27:53 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?_Proposed_Amendment_?= =?utf-8?q?3_to_the_=2ECOM_Registry_Agreement?= Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wolring at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 01:28:18 2020 From: wolring at yahoo.com (Loretta Wollering) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:28:18 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 References: <1234633231.1073702.1581384498045.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1234633231.1073702.1581384498045@mail.yahoo.com> I?m SERIOUSLY against the proposed price increase of .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry and has no business dictating the price. It already makes profits at current price levels in excess of the operating needs to maintain a registry. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the PUBLIC interest. The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to foster innovation on the internet and allow the individuals to maintain a presence on the web. 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This can cause the price increase benefits to backfire - similar to the gas tax price increase in NJ which saw declining revenue because out of state commuters stopped purchasing gas in NJ due to the increase. I hereby request that no price increases shall be instituted, rather the price freeze should stay in place. Thank you, Baruch Blaustein -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From monica.heilman at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 01:28:16 2020 From: monica.heilman at outlook.com (Monica Heilman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:28:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, I writing with concern about the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. While the increased cost may be manageable for corporations, individuals and small businesses will have difficulty shouldering this unexpected cost. Many individuals do not making a profit through their domains. The cost of starting new businesses would also become more prohibitive, particularly as most businesses do not profit in their first few years. This decision would impact thousands of individuals and I urge you to consider the negative impact on individuals and small businesses. I ask that you please reconsider increasing the cost of .com domains. Best, Monica Heilman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From budhajeewa at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:28:08 2020 From: budhajeewa at gmail.com (Supun Budhajeewa) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:58:08 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement (".COM Price Increase 2020") Message-ID: It is my view that the increasing of .COM domain pricing should not be done for two reasons: 1. Technology costs are going down. If anything, prices should be slashed. 2. Decision to make price changes should not be lead by private entities like Verisign. If we allow this, where will we draw the line? Furthermore, as the maintenance of Internet and all its infrastructure has become a global interest, it should not be governed by entities within a single country. ICANN should be replaced by some organization under the United Nation's purview. To sum it up (TL;DR): I am against the price increase on .COM domain names. -- Supun "Buddy" Budhajeewa https://budhajeewa.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gkeerthanr at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:28:36 2020 From: gkeerthanr at gmail.com (Keerthan R Gowda) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:58:36 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Message-ID: I support Namecheap in keeping the price caps for .org and other legacy TLDs (such as .biz, .asia, and .info). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wilsonhincapie at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 01:28:48 2020 From: wilsonhincapie at icloud.com (wilson hincapie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:28:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Is this a monopoly Message-ID: <00D3C2B1-8188-4007-A624-C7377281923F@icloud.com> Business that?s is control by a few mask like a democracy that people will call a monopoly. Monopolies have the same ending, broken down. From dilanka at dilanka.net Tue Feb 11 01:28:57 2020 From: dilanka at dilanka.net (=?UTF-8?B?8J+QmSBESUxBTktB?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:28:57 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: Please don't increase the .COM prices over the next decade. ...and please be transparent about how you will be using the $20M you've received from Verisign. Keeping domain names affordable is very important, especially in enabling the common man/woman in pursuing the freedom of commerce and creativity. This is even more important for folks living in developing countries. Please re-consider this. As a lifelong technologist, I wholeheartedly disagree and disapprove with the measure to increase prices on .COM domains etc. ?Dilanka -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tomwitt60 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:29:08 2020 From: tomwitt60 at gmail.com (tomwitt60 at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:29:08 -0600 (Central Standard Time) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Increase Message-ID: <5E420360.000031.03012@DESKTOP-DSBEPUK> Dear ICANN, It is totally unfair for everyone involved that you made an agreement in secret with VeriSign to make the increase on .COM domains without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. These price increases will harm Internet users (and the Internet as a whole). There has been No clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come and only ICANN and VeriSign have participated in this decision. This is VERY Wrong and should not be implemented without Internet users having an input, without all of us neither ICANN or VeriSign would be in business. Cordially -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: SENDER_EMAILtomwitt60 at gmail@@com.png Type: image/png Size: 6769 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: sg-0.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1247 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From onemedia2021 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:29:29 2020 From: onemedia2021 at gmail.com (One Media) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:29:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increases Message-ID: Dear Sirs, Herby we would like you to know that we are against the price increas by ICANN. Please get off this wrong agreement, Kind regards, Registrar. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zigloo99 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:29:37 2020 From: zigloo99 at gmail.com (Paul Wanless) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:29:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep Verisign from taking over .com Message-ID: This reeks of corruption and back-channel handouts in the process to handover control of the .com TLD management to Verisign corporation. Stop the sale. - Paul W. From mail.nibi3 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 01:29:16 2020 From: mail.nibi3 at yahoo.com (Nibinesh S) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:29:16 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Let Verisign to Hike the Prices of .com References: <943345667.898363.1581384556058.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <943345667.898363.1581384556058@mail.yahoo.com> Over the years I have been holding few domains that are .com registered and renewed every year! For the rate appreciation, we are keeping it and renewing the domains every year! Kindly don't let them Hike prices for the Registrar's as they won't be able to survive for long run! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards, James Tatsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spmfox at foxwd.com Tue Feb 11 01:30:13 2020 From: spmfox at foxwd.com (Michael Fox) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:30:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Price Increases Message-ID: <3984E54E-605D-4954-952A-56E94E6C0BD9@foxwd.com> I do not agree with these incremental price increases. There is no technical reason the price needs to increase like this except greediness. All this will do is further other DNS systems. Once one or two major browsers support a second DNS system, there goes your money. -- Michael Fox -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cgrussell23 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:59:30 2020 From: cgrussell23 at gmail.com (Chris Russell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:59:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Amendment 3 Message-ID: Don?t raise prices to .com owners, thank you. Chris Russell, CFP? cgrussell23 at gmail.com 530-318-3736 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From creativejuggernaut at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:30:35 2020 From: creativejuggernaut at gmail.com (Timothy Howard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:30:35 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I object! Message-ID: <8A32B5CD-7B35-4D03-B65B-4BF0C183C77D@gmail.com> You are going to kill small business and personal websites for way too many people. It now ill cost so much for a start up business to get going on the web and designers will suffer. Does the greed have no end? Tim H From synalon at fastmail.net Tue Feb 11 01:30:42 2020 From: synalon at fastmail.net (Julie S. Cutler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:30:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed domain price increase. Message-ID: <6cd8de03-6c42-4f5a-a453-cbedcf55444a@fastmail.net> Hello: I am a registrant of several .com domain names and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Julie S. Cutler Salem, OR, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brian at casoftseattle.com Tue Feb 11 01:30:54 2020 From: brian at casoftseattle.com (Brian Huang) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:30:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am also against this proposal and increase in .COM domain name pricing. My clients are mainly small business owners and currently don't see a justification in the increase of the domain pricing in the next 10 years. Most business owners I worked with have shared with me their thoughts on the many expenses required just to keep their website or application platform running. Having an increase to the .COM domain name will just increase their burden and will not help in the long run. If cost becomes too prohibitive for some small businesses, they may just forego having their own website and online presence which is a shame. Please consider on how this proposal will affect small business owners moving forward. Thank you. Warm Regards, Brian Huang Founder (425) 292-1578 CASoft Seattle www.casoftseattle.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From saetia at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:31:09 2020 From: saetia at gmail.com (Joel Glovacki) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:31:09 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase .com / .org prices Message-ID: <72FD4165-1268-41D9-9F9E-ABC0A3A04AB4@gmail.com> Please don't increase .com / .org prices. $10-$20 is already too high. If you want to make money, go after the people that sit on short domain names in hopes of reselling them. If you don?t use a domain within a year of owning it, you should pay massive fees for keeping it locked up. From carl.hauser at arkenziel.com Tue Feb 11 01:30:54 2020 From: carl.hauser at arkenziel.com (Carl Christian Hauser) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:30:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] If ICANN needs more founding, burden should be distributed over all domains Message-ID: <614029CD-7E6E-4FBF-9406-BA6361A4F609@arkenziel.com> I?m operating a a dozen .com domains for myself and clients. I consider annual subscriptions of USD 5.- to 15.- as reasonable. Where .com, .org., .net, .biz should linger at 8.- to 12.- a year. I am opposed to the increase in price of particular domains. If ICANN needs more founding, burden should be distributed over all domains - if? In order to have a url, common sense dictates that you purchase the same url in all the categories - .com, .org,.net and ones with similar spelling. So it is easy for one website - commercial, charitable, educational - to have to have pay for 5 urls a year. Quite a Budget for SMB, SoHo or NonGov. Best Regards Carl Christian ................ Carl Christian Hauser [http://www.itassistance.biz/image/logo/In-2C-14px-mail-carl.hauser.png] Digital Adaption Pilot Arkenziel und IT Assistance sind Unternehmungen von CM Concept Management AG Lange Gasse 6 4052 Basel Schweiz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nshidbaby1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:31:12 2020 From: nshidbaby1 at gmail.com (Nashid Shabazz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:31:12 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Raise .COM Prices! Message-ID: Dear ICANN, The internet has long been a tool for the common people. Without us, the internet is simply an educational resource for government, universities, and the rich. Without us, there is no reason for the .COM domain. Without us, there is no internet. Don't forget about US. Don't raise .COM Prices! Sincerely, The Common People -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jmp at justinmp.com Tue Feb 11 01:31:34 2020 From: jmp at justinmp.com (Justin Mazzola Paluska) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:31:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. Sincerely, ??? --Justin Mazzola Paluska -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbracer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:31:02 2020 From: jbracer at gmail.com (Jorge Bracer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:31:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price increase Message-ID: Verisign paying ICANN $20MM, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure, is simply a poorly veiled attempt to increase its profits at the expense of thousands of owners of .COM domain names -- quite simply it's the classic case of abusing monopoly power. Jorge Bracer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gp at 1lg.com Tue Feb 11 01:31:45 2020 From: gp at 1lg.com (Gianpiero Colagiacomo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:31:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1f343562-2035-aee1-a1de-d5b4b1891317@1lg.com> To whom it may concern, I wish to voice my opinion in opposition to the proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement. It appears that the proposed amendment is designed solely to price smaller companies out of the .COM TLD market. The .COM TLD should not be reserved for multinationals or the rich and famous. Given that it's the globally recognised TLD it's unfair to make it financially unreachable to smaller companies and non-profit organisations. We personally register annually over 20 .COM TLD's. If the proposed amendments causes prices increases of 70% or more that would be a huge hit to our already dwindling income from hosting and registration. You are going to force companies out of business by doing so - and to what end? What is the proposed increase in registration cost supposed to do for the internet? Unless there is a huge benefit for internet users in general I believe this amendment should not be allowed to go ahead. -- Thanks and regards, /*Gianpiero Colagiacomo*/ 1LG Digital -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From djayvyas at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:32:10 2020 From: djayvyas at gmail.com (Dhara Vyas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:32:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: Hello, I am writing as a small business owner, and a consultant that helps to get many startups and nonprofits a digital presence. In today's world, a website is synonymous with legitimacy for many of these enterprises/endeavors. I work with many socioeconomically disadvantaged, immigrant, and women founders that are making their bet, working their asses off to hit the ground running to make lives for themselves, their communities and their families better. Many of these projects involve multiple domains to avoid competitors squatting on similar web addresses, or separate domains for individuals funds/projects. Raising the expense of these business necessities and threatening the financial bottom-line of these courageous ventures seems truly unfair, and like your organization is leading from a place of greed than a place of understanding. I do hope that ICANN rethinks this price raise in the interest of the fabric that makes up the web eco-system, it's not large multi-nationals - it's a lot of small businesses and dreams that pay that price to have a fighting chance at running. Thank you for your time. 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Others don't earn as much as you think they earn for a domain. This will cripple us and it would result to the downfall of registries because of higher prices. Many would lose the chance of starting their blog or websites due to expensive fees. Regards, Maria Maria Kristine?Redillas Freelance Creative mariaisquixotic +639560551306 hola at mariaisquixotic.com www.mariaisquixotic.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From goodwindianak2 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:32:33 2020 From: goodwindianak2 at gmail.com (Diana Goodwin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:32:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I invest in domain names as a business and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest; this price increase cannot be said to be in the public interest and no one with ICANN has explained how it could be interpreted as such. It is purely a money-grab. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Sincerely, Diana Goodwin Statement Names Mouth of Wilson, VA From daniel.scott at antsle.com Tue Feb 11 01:32:20 2020 From: daniel.scott at antsle.com (Daniel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:32:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?increase=2Ecom_prices?= Message-ID: <49D0DFE1-30C9-40C8-83D3-32F1D6EFDD17@antsle.com> Please don?t increase the .com prices Sent from my iPhone From myintp2019 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:32:34 2020 From: myintp2019 at gmail.com (Mia Chiu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:32:34 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP .COM Price Increases Message-ID: STOP *.COM Price Increases* STOP *.COM Price Increases* STOP *.COM Price Increases* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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However, given that over 144 million .COM domains were registered just last quarter (https://blog.verisign.com/domain-names/verisign-q3-2019-domain-name-industry-brief-internet-grows-to-359-8-million-domain-name-registrations-in-the-third-quarter-of-2019/), coupled with the ever-decreasing costs of hardware and storage, I believe that the current rate of $7.85 / year / domain is already far more than should be necessary. If Verisign feels that they can't afford to manage said registry at the current price, then I would suggest that they be replaced with a company or organization that can. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the interest of the public, not Verisign. Thank you for your time. - Eric Woodward -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From nayabnaseer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:33:12 2020 From: nayabnaseer at gmail.com (Sunny) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:33:12 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Hi, this is totally unacceptable every problem must have a viable solution and price increase should not be an answer to every issue. Why verisign and iCann is doing this, why iCann being a non-profit making those secret deals and not going public? Where did that money will go? *Best Regards* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tan1889 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:33:23 2020 From: tan1889 at gmail.com (Tan Nguyen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:33:23 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] don't increase the price Message-ID: I oppose price increase, or it should be increased only in line with inflation please. From anp919 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:33:03 2020 From: anp919 at gmail.com (Andrew Pasulka) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:33:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for .com TLD registration Message-ID: Until there's a valid explanation for the price increase, I can only assume you're raising prices simply because you can. While that may be the fashion these days among the powerful and wealthy, there's no reason this can't be a simple commodity with commodity pricing. Break this silence. Explain your decision for these secretive price increases--and listen to the domain owners and consumers. There are many recently new TLDs we've been invited to use and launch. If you price .COM out of the marketplace, you'll be left without the status it enjoys now. -- Andrew Pasulka anp919 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tech at plexicorp.com Tue Feb 11 01:33:21 2020 From: tech at plexicorp.com (Andrew) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:33:21 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN - Verisign Registry aggreement Comment Message-ID: Understandable prices overall have natural pressure to increase a small proportion each year, in order to cover improved infrastructure. Larger overhaul of systems should be funded by intelligent leadership of the company with previous understanding to the foreseeable planned point of those large upgrades. i.e.: Major upgrades are funded by long term saving and planning, not short term price hikes. Open ended price surges, are associated with "price fixing". The open and rampant invention of arbitrary domain name extensions is also nothing more than artificial real estate creation built only for additional money grabbing. I am against "in verbatim" the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. It requires further independent review and revision by a far greater group of stake-holders. Andrew Thomson From sashandreevski at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:33:36 2020 From: sashandreevski at hotmail.com (sash Andre) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:33:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO PRICE HIKE Message-ID: Hi, The price increases to .com domains are unjustifiable and unfair. DO NOT INCREASE THE COST. Thanks. Sasha Sent from my iPhone From russellwtompkins at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:34:00 2020 From: russellwtompkins at gmail.com (Russell Tompkins) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:34:00 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase proposal Message-ID: <156C1B00-5FBA-4848-98AB-9C08C2351847@gmail.com> I read that you?re planning to implement a price increase agreement with Verisign. And it will continue annually 8 out of the next 10 years. Additionally I read you will receive millions of dollars in a kick back scheme from Verisign. As a web developer and small business owner I strongly oppose this agreement. And it seems like a very shady way for you to get compensated. Sincerely Russell Tompkins From rajesh042 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:33:32 2020 From: rajesh042 at gmail.com (Rajesh Shanmugam) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:03:32 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to price rise to .com domains Message-ID: Please DO NOT increase .com domain price. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicholasewens at natipfashion.com Tue Feb 11 01:34:07 2020 From: nicholasewens at natipfashion.com (Nicholas Ewens) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:34:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Don't Increase Wholesale Costs of .com domains Message-ID: I have heard that ICANN plans to increase the wholesale costs of .com domains over the next 10 years and possibly considerable cost increases with an unregulated payment to ICANN in return. Please consider not doing so. .com domains are the backbone of the internet and the internet has long been known for its easy access market for everyone. Increasing costs will deter this environment. In the worst ot circumstances, it could threaten to destroy the .com precedence and trust. Regards, Nicholas Ewens -- Natip Fashion, LLC 3705 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CAlifornia 90019 This email (and any attachment) is only intended for the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged?and confidential. All recipients, including employees, are obligated and directed to maintain it in a safe, secure, and confidential manner. Unauthorized re-disclosure?or failure to maintain confidentiality is strictly prohibited and may subject you to state, federal, and/or international laws(s) and carry criminal and/or civil penalties. 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URL: From denisekinney at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 01:34:03 2020 From: denisekinney at icloud.com (Denise Kinney) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:34:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with new pricing model for .com Message-ID: <049FBE13-7680-40FC-B770-BB37283D7686@icloud.com> I want to see more transparency and less significant price increases regarding that ICANN and Verisign have negotiated. Sincerely, Denise Sent from my iPhone From web at davideandrea.com Tue Feb 11 01:34:38 2020 From: web at davideandrea.com (web at davideandrea.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:34:38 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Drastic price increase Message-ID: I am writing in strong opposition to the drastic increases in the prices to register a domain. Davide Andrea From adamzynoni at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:32:43 2020 From: adamzynoni at gmail.com (Adamzy Lee) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:32:43 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please make Price affordable Message-ID: Help the small business own. By leaving the price at low key. Because increasing the price of .COM it make a lot of people switch to low level domin and it can affected our SEO. Please ICCN revive your action. Best Regards Adamzy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joe at eaglemotorcyclesaz.com Tue Feb 11 01:34:23 2020 From: joe at eaglemotorcyclesaz.com (joe at eaglemotorcyclesaz.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:34:23 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] FEE INCREASES Message-ID: <000001d5e07b$64d445d0$2e7cd170$@eaglemotorcyclesaz.com> It has come to my attention that fee increases have been submitted or passed for all dot com currently or future registered domain names. This has a huge impact on small to medium size businesses that will make the playing field biased towards big business with no appreciation for what small business does for America. Additionally, what is the money for? What will it be funding or is it simply a mandatory "tax" grab for ICANN? I do NOT support significant increases in ICANN fees. Thank you Joe Keunen Eagle Motorcycles Eagle Motorsports 928-257-4332 "Feel the Freedom" www.eaglemotorcyclesaz.com https://www.facebook.com/eaglemotorcyclesaz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 19513 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From james at mabonus.net Tue Feb 11 01:35:21 2020 From: james at mabonus.net (James) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:35:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to Amendment 3 Message-ID: <0100017031e2f11b-1f36ad0d-5b9e-45af-8c89-1faa2257746b-000000@email.amazonses.com> I?m concerned about the price increases and ownership transfer for an undefined benefit. From my perspective it?s been working fine and I have heard no justification of why the potential increase in cost OR ownership transfer is required. Please remember the sprit of the internet when it was new and work to keep it open and accessible. --James From jnylen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:35:29 2020 From: jnylen at gmail.com (James Nylen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:35:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases for .com domains! Message-ID: I interpret this amendment as a pretty simple business transaction: Verisign is paying ICANN $20 million now, in order to be able to recover this money through .com price increases. The problem is you haven't consulted with anybody except the people making the deal, and we have no idea how ICANN will be spending this money - there are no guarantees that it will be re-invested into the health of the internet. This is called *corruption*. Why are Verisign and ICANN making deals in secret? James Nylen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adam.millard.smith at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:35:39 2020 From: adam.millard.smith at gmail.com (Adam Millard-Smith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:35:39 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Don't. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chris at kyobits.com Tue Feb 11 01:35:44 2020 From: chris at kyobits.com (Chris Keithley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:35:44 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly opposed Message-ID: <17031e34b67.120c1e81996055.3741855487229617232@kyobits.com> The Internet must remain a place where the small business and hobbyist can thrive. Raising domain prices, hinders this and furthers the takeover of large corporations owning our society. Please do not taint the name of ICANN by accepting ?sums of money from Verisign in order to hand over majority control of the .com domain and raise their prices exponentially. Many people, like myself, enjoy a .com domain to personalize their Email, run their own website, or link to their small business. It is clear to me that this is nothing but bad for the Internet as a whole. Please don't let us down. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stone.classified at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:36:05 2020 From: stone.classified at gmail.com (Understanding U Understanding Life) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:36:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign Contract Amendment Message-ID: You cannot make changes that will affect millions of domain name owners who are already struggling to build businesses without consulting all the organizations involved. It is irresponsible, disrespectful and unethical to make decisions behind closed doors when there is a large community of people and organizations involved, without providing further clarification on how ICANN will spend the collected funds. Are these changes necessary? Or is it because there's somebody at the top of the ladder who's wanting to be further enriched at the expense of others. Please be considerate enough to provide us with a bit more information on why, and how the funds will be spent, and the necessity of these changes, if there's any. 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Warmest regards, Seth ________________________ Seth Koster, M.S. CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist ~Global Allied Health~ Providing English language therapeutic services worldwide via the internet. "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou (1928-) ***DISCLAIMER*** This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. 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Jabo From noblesilence at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:37:08 2020 From: noblesilence at gmail.com (Aye Aye Mon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:37:08 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed price increase to .COM domains Message-ID: I am a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price - and already makes profits at current price levels in excess of the operating needs to maintain a registry. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to foster innovation on the internet and allow the individuals to maintain a presence on the web. Aye Aye Mon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Raising the price of .com domains without public comment and simply to benefit a large company at the expense of many individuals and small businesses is a bad move for ICANN and for the internet. -- Steven Saus GPG key ID: 0xDD2F731F https://stevesaus.com https://keybase.io/stevensaus https://ideatrash.net Allow 72 hours for a reply Encrypt your email: http://bit.ly/gpgEmailGuide Your EULA doesn't apply: http://bit.ly/noeula From wesleyho at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:37:32 2020 From: wesleyho at gmail.com (Wesley Ho) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:37:32 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .com prices Message-ID: Please don't increase the price of .com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In fact it should be cheaper now as more domains are registered. This is a money grab. Pricing caps are an important part of maintaining an open and free internet. Millions of people rely on the internet daily. My small (very small) business would not survive without people able to access the internet through my domain. Why is it necessary to gouge the little guy? This is money grubbing greed and nothing else. NO! - Dr. Jayne A. Gibson Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mood365 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:37:55 2020 From: mood365 at gmail.com (Anne Polashenski) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:37:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Preventing .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I am writing to communicate my concern for the price increase in domain names initiated by ICANN that will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come. I am not happy that this decision was made in secret. ICANN is making deals behind closed doors without consulting Internet Users and this type of non-transparent deal is not ethical. Please reconsider your dramatic price increase Sincerely, -- Anne Polashenski mood365 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryanhigs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:37:59 2020 From: ryanhigs at gmail.com (Ryan Higgins) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:37:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSAu?= =?utf-8?q?com_prices=2C_be_transparent_=28EOM=29?= Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sp3nx0r at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:38:00 2020 From: sp3nx0r at gmail.com (Spencer Koch) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:38:00 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Please cut out these shady deals and be more forthright about the monetary changes and compensation going forward. This seems like arbitrary inflation from a consumer?s standpoint and it?s unclear what the benefit would be (if any). This raise in fees is disruptive to the internet at large and goes against a transparent operating model. Spencer Koch -- Sent from my Ono Sendai Cyberspace 7 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdsbond at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:38:01 2020 From: gdsbond at gmail.com (gd sharma) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:08:01 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am concerned about the price rise. This will effect us badly. I am not also sure how this will work out for the betterment of the community. These ammendment should be open and public with the approval of the internet community and not behind the closed doors. The intention does not seems clear to me and how will this be for the betterment of internet as icann should be operating and working for the betterment and regulating the pricing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fre.studios at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 01:38:14 2020 From: fre.studios at icloud.com (Fernando Del Rey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:38:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding proposed amendment to .com registry Message-ID: <8D6D06BA-8CB1-4840-8432-BB1674AC3FD7@icloud.com> In regards to Amendment 3 to the .com registry there is some confusion regarding pricing of these domains. This amendment makes it possible (in fact probable) that .com yearly registration prices will increase not due to market pressure (popular domain) but arbitrarily at the root without explanation of why this price increases are necessary. Please help in understanding why any price increase at this level is necessary and if it is more language that caps increases tied to the need (some cost) and restrictions on increasing pricing to the same domain holder would be welcome. From dwelch at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:38:38 2020 From: dwelch at gmail.com (David Welch) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:38:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This seems bad. Message-ID: Sounds like there will be price increases with very little transparency about this process, please reconsider. Thank you, David Welch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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NO to .com price raises You will probably force users to leave your way of doing business and simply find other systems. disturbing to see ICANN entering into an arrangement under which the other party will be given permission to increase prices for the .COM domain, and ICANN will receive $20m from that party. Valery Bolliger -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From haydenmail at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:39:16 2020 From: haydenmail at gmail.com (Mike Hayden) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:39:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose .com price increases Message-ID: <4BD6D4DA-7289-405A-BD5B-2A1664E3DD09@gmail.com> Dear ICANN, you cannot allow VERISIGN to be able to increase prices on .COM domains (or any .ORG OR .NET). The internet must remain affordable for small businesses and individuals. The proposed 8 price hikes over the next decade is plain wrong and unduly harms those already struggling to compete in a global market. Holding the line against price hikes is essential. Please do not allow this. From free2crawl at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:39:11 2020 From: free2crawl at gmail.com (Marko Tiosavljevic) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:39:11 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dont raise cost of .com domains Message-ID: dont raise cost of .com domains.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From outlook_221C90FC74F80BAF at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 01:39:19 2020 From: outlook_221C90FC74F80BAF at outlook.com (ayo ayeni) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:39:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] REVERSE THIS DECISION NOW: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zuiki5650 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:39:22 2020 From: zuiki5650 at hotmail.com (_ ppp) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:39:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please stop this Message-ID: I must say i am strongly against this none sense price increase, this will hurt a lot of people, your company already wins a lot of money, making a price increase will hurt all my business and also people will stop using .com domains, this is a very bad idea, .com domains will end up losing their perceived value, on the long run, your company might end up losing more money than what it wins now, If you want win more money, make it cheaper so more people use it, or keep the same price, its common sense, best regards -- Usando el cliente de correo de Opera: http://www.opera.com/mail/ From hi_partha at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:39:27 2020 From: hi_partha at hotmail.com (Partha Chakrabarty) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:39:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello This is regarding the subject proposal of agreement with Verisign. The $7.85 price freeze established in Amendment 32 of the Cooperative Agreement is fully justified, given the considerable cost reduction witnessed in all spheres of Information Technology. ICANN has earned people's trust over the years in safeguarding public interest. However, now with the questionable stance in the subject amendment, its goodwill is at stake. With the exponential growth in the number of .com domains, there should not be any dearth of funds necessary for day-to-day operation and to implement necessary security updates, and there is no need to authorize Verisign to increase the price. We still have trust on the good intention of ICANN and hope this ill-thought-out amendment will be scrapped immediately. Regards Partha Chakrabarty Brampton, ON, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This is a shady deal and a price-gouge attempt by Verisign - when small businesses and creators rely on the current system which makes the internet what it is today. Removing price caps will push small businesses and creators into using free services like Facebook and that will hurt the internet as a whole massively. It will become full of just big corporations who can afford it and push more small contributors onto Facebook and other free services. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From patdimystify at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:40:32 2020 From: patdimystify at gmail.com (patdimystify at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:40:32 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3 Message-ID: <0D3F7E2C-DAFF-4B29-8903-6E2AFCF86852@gmail.com> To whom it concerns, I wish to express my opposition to your private agreement with Verisign allowing them to increase prices on .com websites and decrease competition. Listen to your users and keep the web accessible for all. Sincerely, Pat Sent from my iPhone From m.adnansami at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 01:40:36 2020 From: m.adnansami at outlook.com (Muhammad Adnan Sami) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:40:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Amendment & Raise in Price by Verisign Inc. Message-ID: I am Adnan from Pakistan. I know you have been doing great by providing such great service to .COM & domain names. I wish you look into your decisions & revert it. Thanks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wforst at me.com Tue Feb 11 01:40:41 2020 From: wforst at me.com (William Forst) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:40:41 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices Message-ID: I am a personal blogger who barely affords what I have. To increase prices could have a devastating consequences for personal/not corporate people. Thank you very much William Forst From skartz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:40:56 2020 From: skartz at gmail.com (Shane Kartz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:40:56 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to closed door price increases on .COM domains. Message-ID: <3A5015F5-871C-4454-A142-0468D725AD27@gmail.com> As a long time registrant through the ICAAN domain registry system. I am vehemently opposed to any future increases to .com domain registration fees without proper public consultation. Regards, Shane Kartz From thambaru at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:40:47 2020 From: thambaru at gmail.com (Thambaru Wijesekara) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:10:47 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: .com price should not be increased. We can't afford it as a common TLD and how come a private company like Verisign decide that? If they want an increase, just let them do it on their website. We will just not buy from them. Thanks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From august at abetterbeing.com Tue Feb 11 01:40:30 2020 From: august at abetterbeing.com (OldWork) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:40:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cancel the fee hike! Message-ID: <53C64C4F-F696-463C-B2C5-6EBB92C52E03@abetterbeing.com> Raising the fees of .COM, will isolate many people from having access to representing themselves online. Your fee hike over the next ten years is divisive. August ?I know what I know. I know what I don?t know. I don?t know, what I don?t know? From willvesey2 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:40:33 2020 From: willvesey2 at gmail.com (Will Vesey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:40:33 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain price controls Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am troubled by the news that ICANN has negotiated behind closed doors with Verisign a deal that affects developers and small companies the most, funneling their money into corporate coffers. I have a hard time seeing any upside to this deal and as a developer and member of a small company I urge this decision to be reconsidered. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jslim at involve.asia Tue Feb 11 01:41:15 2020 From: jslim at involve.asia (Js Lim) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:41:15 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM price increase Message-ID: ------------------------------ I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sin at godbreaker.com Tue Feb 11 01:41:11 2020 From: sin at godbreaker.com (Sin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:41:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dear ICANN Board of Idiots Message-ID: <371652d6-f81a-f0a6-a808-1d32bcfdbc41@godbreaker.com> Let's keep this short, don't do this deal with Verisign. It's a bitch move. Regards. From Renato.Bryant at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 01:41:31 2020 From: Renato.Bryant at outlook.com (Renato Bryant) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:41:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I have been informed with surprise that changes in the contract with the company that operates the .COM top level-domain (TLD), will cause prices for the .COM domain to significantly increase. Being the owner a web-based small business, I respectfully request your reconsideration because higher prices will mean less opportunity for us to grow. Regards/R.Bryant. Sent from Windows Mail -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From cnicholsonprice at me.com Tue Feb 11 01:41:47 2020 From: cnicholsonprice at me.com (Christopher Nicholson Price) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:41:47 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I hereby oppose the "Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement?. It will drive a hegemonic gap in this sphere across the internet over the decades to come. At a time when we should be more unified as a species, this creates more division, once again, for profiteering purposes. Yours sincerely, Christopher Price From taepark at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:42:10 2020 From: taepark at gmail.com (Tae) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:42:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Tae Park New York, New York, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sara_mmoinhos at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:42:35 2020 From: sara_mmoinhos at hotmail.com (Sara Moinhos) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:42:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain price Message-ID: I?m a photographer with a .com domain. Do not increase the pricing please, it?s enough like it is -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at gilesfreeman.com Tue Feb 11 01:42:43 2020 From: mail at gilesfreeman.com (Giles Freeman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:42:43 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN increase Message-ID: Please don't raise prices for the .com registries. We need these prices to be as affordable as possible please. Regards, Giles -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at rainbowroommates.com Tue Feb 11 01:39:01 2020 From: info at rainbowroommates.com (Rainbow Roommates) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:39:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increase Message-ID: <09C8040244624184B2672FD1F67653BF@douglassleadf5a> Hello and please, do not increase the cost of the .COM domains, as it would be an expensive and costly burden for small business like mine. Thank you, Douglass M. Leavy Rainbow Roommates 75 W. End Ave. NY, NY 10023 212-627-8612 info at rainbowroommates.com www.rainbowroommates.com If you have a moment to like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/rainbowroommates , you would help grow the service for our community. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: facebook.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1317 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: twitter.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1351 bytes Desc: not available URL: From shawnydirl at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:43:11 2020 From: shawnydirl at gmail.com (Shawn Allen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:43:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] OPPOSED TO RAISING PRICES Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am opposed to the inflation of prices in regards to the .com domains. This raise will further push small business to leave a web platform and utilize services such as Facebook and Instagram exclusively. Shawn Allen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tdecarne at yahoo.co.uk Tue Feb 11 01:43:21 2020 From: tdecarne at yahoo.co.uk (Taidgh De Carne) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:43:21 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase .com prices References: <536253E6-5754-4750-B174-DB917E2B6BDC.ref@yahoo.co.uk> Message-ID: <536253E6-5754-4750-B174-DB917E2B6BDC@yahoo.co.uk> Please do not increase .com prices. This will make it harder and harder for people to run their businesses and protect their intelectual property. Thank you Taidgh From vipul at thegourmetkitchen.biz Tue Feb 11 01:43:14 2020 From: vipul at thegourmetkitchen.biz (Vipul Seth) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:43:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I strongly oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. These are my concerns with this new agreement: 1. Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years which means that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade 2. This agreement also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, making .COM domains out of reach of general public 3. As I understand, this agreement is to generate a whopping $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives. But there is no clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure 4. I am very concerned that given the significant impact of these price increases on the Internet for years to come, only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision Thanks, Vipul Seth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ovi282 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:43:56 2020 From: ovi282 at gmail.com (Ovidiu Floca) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:43:56 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Leave the prices the way they are Message-ID: You already make a lot of money from the .com domain. Don't mess with small businesses because they will be affected the most. Thank you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nangedwin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:43:59 2020 From: nangedwin at gmail.com (Nang Edw) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:43:59 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase the price Message-ID: Don't make any decisions that will increase the domain price. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From piperjadekids at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:44:00 2020 From: piperjadekids at gmail.com (Tiffany Nelson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:44:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the increase of pricing on .com's Message-ID: Hi I strongly disagree and the price increase of .com?s. Thank you, Tiffany Nelson From salt6 at salt6.com Tue Feb 11 01:02:33 2020 From: salt6 at salt6.com (SteveB) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:02:33 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cost increase Message-ID: So you raise prices because you have a larger base. Seems to me a larger base would increase you funding. I think it is more corporate greed driving these increases. S Brooks Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pfabiao at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:44:12 2020 From: pfabiao at hotmail.com (=?utf-8?B?UGVkcm8gRmFiacOjbw==?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:44:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes in the contract with Verisign Message-ID: Dear ICCAN, I want to express my deep preoccupation for the changes to the contract you have with Verisign, Inc. You?ve made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against big price increases that will harm .COM domain users (and the Internet as a whole), making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. This will directly attack the democratic access of the internet and owning a domain, all for an additional $20 million dollars over five years Verisign agreed to pay ICANN to support its domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. I urge you to change this decision, as like me a lot of .COM domain holders will abandon this domain and we will all lose with this decision, done for a short profit of a small number of people! Looking forward hearing your answer on this, Pedro Pinto -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From haniarabibashir at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:44:26 2020 From: haniarabibashir at gmail.com (Hani A.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:44:26 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase prices of .com Message-ID: Please Do not increase .com prices. This harms me. Thanks Hani -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lancej at guerillastocktrading.com Tue Feb 11 01:44:43 2020 From: lancej at guerillastocktrading.com (lancej at guerillastocktrading.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:44:43 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising .com prices Message-ID: <003401d5e07c$d5861b40$809251c0$@guerillastocktrading.com> Please don't raise .com domain registration prices. Right now, almost anyone can afford a domain name and to put up a website. Raising prices reduces the capability which is the very reason the internet has become as popular as it is. Ordinary folks provide 75% of all the content on the Internet and make using the internet valuable and fun. Raising prices for .com domain registration would only serve to benefit corporations at the expense of common folks who would have increasingly difficult time at registering domains the more prices rises. Please keep .com registrations affordable for everyone. Thank you for your consideration and time. - Lance Jepsen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbsitemaster at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:44:54 2020 From: mbsitemaster at gmail.com (Brian Taylor) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:44:54 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Shady deals to arbitrarily increase .com domain pricing Message-ID: <5e420718.1c69fb81.51338.57a8@mx.google.com> I have just become aware of the the behind the door collusion occurring between ICANN and Verisign. We live in a technology world of open source and transparency. It is shameful for 2 companies to be operating in a vacuum and attempting to arbitrarily drive of prices to a ridiculous level. If there is a need to increase prices, that is okay, but it should be done in a fair and transparent manner, as opposed to a greedy power play by 2 players. 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URL: From richardhaileymott at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:45:10 2020 From: richardhaileymott at gmail.com (Richard Mott) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:45:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBSYWlzZSBQ?= =?utf-8?q?rices?= Message-ID: Please don?t raise prices. Regular people need to be able to afford websites. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wzhikai at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:45:24 2020 From: wzhikai at gmail.com (W Zk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:45:24 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?The_rationale_doesn?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=99t_support_the_new_structure?= Message-ID: <022F8CE1-9BA2-41DF-9B8C-581EB653D302@gmail.com> Please explain more as to why this new structure is better for all parties involved. From dan_kirshner at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 01:45:00 2020 From: dan_kirshner at yahoo.com (Daniel Kirshner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:45:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN-Verisign contract References: <860C0229-7B6F-4903-90CF-0B6CA493DB32.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <860C0229-7B6F-4903-90CF-0B6CA493DB32@yahoo.com> I do not understand this. If someone could explain where the fees are going and why the increase is necessary I?d at least have a chance of evaluating your proposal. I?m sure that maintaining a database of domain names and registrants must come to pennies per year, not dollars. So what is it you want to charge for? Thank you for your attention. Dan Kirshner From andres_checa17 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:45:15 2020 From: andres_checa17 at hotmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andr=E9s_Checa?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:45:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mughees.hafeez at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:46:02 2020 From: mughees.hafeez at gmail.com (Mughees Hafeez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:46:02 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prices enhancements are not acceptable. Message-ID: Prices enhancements are not acceptable. this will suffer the startups. -- *Mughees Hafeez* Chief Executive Officer Seerox *p*: +92-320-6666556 *m*: +92-305-6666220 *a*: 67, 2nd floor Kohinoor one, Faisalabad, Pakistan *w*: www.seerox.com *e*: mughees at seerox.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From j.block at ufl.edu Tue Feb 11 01:45:57 2020 From: j.block at ufl.edu (Block,Jeremy Ethan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:45:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why? Message-ID: <5275E181-68CC-4731-A12D-EE73E799C965@ufl.edu> I want to understand why this amendment is taking place. The internet has become a staple (no, a utility) to life in the US. We all use the internet with limited understanding of how it works, and the majority of its users assume a website ends in ?.com?. The internet hosts vast repositories of information and communities rely on the technology to share ideas and concerns around the planet in seconds. This kind of access is unprecedented and facilitated by the low barrier to getting a website up and running. Sure, traditionally people needed a number of years to develop their skills in order to deploy a functional site, but this has become even easier with boilerplates and source code becoming freely available online. Most populations, particularly those on the fringes of society, are vulnerable to not knowing that the activation energy required to make their content available is increasing. Since no change this drastic happens in a vacuum, I?m willing to expect a ripple effect across the entire internet economy. By increasing the cost to maintain a common .com website, you are ensuring fewer people will be able to generate and maintain the communities they?ve come to except. The fact that this is done surreptitiously, is yet another concern. I did not realize the price of websites was inappropriate for maintaining the status quo, but if a change needed to be made I would expect it to be justified. Please elucidate what is expected to come with this price gouging technique. Will this extra cost dissolve the technological understanding between those that build the internet and those that simply use it. Will the extra cost pay for speed increases for those populations that have yet to get online? What about the environmental impact the internet demands on the planet; will you make things more efficient? Raising prices makes sense, but only if you have some justification! Please consider your reasoning and I hope to see this weighing made more clear in your amendment. I currently am not in support of this endeavor and hope you reconsider your options heavily. Jeremy Block Graduate Research Assistant University of Florida From simon.ingeson at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:46:33 2020 From: simon.ingeson at gmail.com (Simon Ingeson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:46:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unethical behavior In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6fd5ef55-3c4e-4230-8f12-ad41cb456abb@Spark> Hello, Considering .com domains are so common and used by businesses and people across the globe, this proposed amendment stinks of corruption and greed. Especially when the window for public comments was kept short and the discussion was held behind closed doors. I can understand removing the form on your website as you were probably overwhelmed with comments like these. People that are very much against the proposed price hike. A proposal that can increase domain prices by 70%+ over the next decade. But if that?s any hint of where people stand, that should be it. Not to mention people on Twitter, Reddit, and others are speaking up against this. Internet is meant to be available for everyone. Raising the bar for the most common top level domain seems to go against the very foundation of what it stands for. Do the people at ICANN still have a moral compass? Or is it all about making a few more dollars for the executives of ICANN and Verisign? Please do not move forward with this amendment. Thank you. Kind regards, Simon Ingeson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jjphonsot at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:46:39 2020 From: jjphonsot at gmail.com (Joe Phonsot) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:46:39 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: <08B3F177-C397-4AE8-9292-3A30ECE93543@gmail.com> please don?t increase the price. i cannot afford to renew all my domains with the new increase. economy is already this bad, why do you want to squeeze out more money from users like me. please go after the big companies like apple and so on. they have more cash to burn. From tanisste at umich.edu Tue Feb 11 01:47:12 2020 From: tanisste at umich.edu (Tanisha Steverson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:47:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Message-ID: <53DBEB70-1386-4D4C-B965-093C081C3834@umich.edu> Hello, The internet should be affordable and accessible to everyone. Websites and the iconic ?.com? has become a catalyst for promising business, extensive research, and innovative art practices. This would cause great discord and put people at extreme disadvantages on multiple levels. A pressing question that I have is. How will this pay increase be utilized to improve the domain infrastructure? What are the pros and cons of the pay increase? Are the any clear boundaries? Best, TS From mingjong at mingjongtey.com Tue Feb 11 01:47:01 2020 From: mingjong at mingjongtey.com (Ming Jong) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:47:01 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, As a consumer, I definitely would not be happy if the wholesale domain prices keep growing up. This is a monopoly business and this is certainly not fair to all consumers. Please be considerate and think from the benefit of public. Thanks, Tey Ming Jong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This fees and increases only benefit the giant sharks, leaving the small business without opportunities to grow or be noticed. Please keep our countries without increases! Laura Seminario-Thornton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From casara.andre at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:47:59 2020 From: casara.andre at gmail.com (Casara Andre) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:47:59 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transparency is essential Message-ID: <57A6F9E7-0C83-46E2-8456-F9AA6C97BEB7@gmail.com> Access to internet affects individuals, communities, and businesses around the world. It is an essential resource to our commercial as well as military operations. As a universal resource, wise stewardship requires that multiple voices be heard in developing regulatory policy. It is unwise and maladaptive to restrict input on global resources to a few voices. Please be aware of the need for more input on this decision! Casara Andre From imranhossain46 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:47:47 2020 From: imranhossain46 at gmail.com (imran hossain) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:47:47 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Price increase decision its brings harmful for all newbie online business. So please expunge your decision. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donigarm at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 01:48:05 2020 From: donigarm at yahoo.com (Raluca Doniga) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:48:05 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] do not increase the cost of .com domains References: <1825520010.1108567.1581385685360.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1825520010.1108567.1581385685360@mail.yahoo.com> Hi.My name is Raluca Doniga and i own a .com domain name.I am planning to start my own business and I do not have too many funds but without a website a business cannot exist in today`s day and age.There are many others like me.Please do not raise the cost of the .com domains. Encouraging small business and small entrepreneurs has done nothing but good things to every economy in the world. Thank you Sincerely, Raluca Doniga -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From sharon.hudemka at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:48:23 2020 From: sharon.hudemka at gmail.com (Sharon Hudemka) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:48:23 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in our .com address Message-ID: Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. I am agains you allowing increases in our .com address. It was/is an international free registration. Why are you doing this? So you receive additional $20million and we get to pay Very unfair for small companies. Also there is to ceiling put on this increase. Consider what you are doing to all the small companies in the world. It?ll cost us! Sharon Hudemka Sent from my iPad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pmstewart at sitbs.com Tue Feb 11 01:21:09 2020 From: pmstewart at sitbs.com (P. M. Stewart) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:21:09 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .COM Fee Increase Message-ID: Fees to consumers should not be raised without consumer input. Especially when ICANN doesn't? actually oversee .com domains. Verisign is simply lining their own pockets and are not interested in what is in the public's interest.Paul Stewart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From curt at greenstoneart.com Tue Feb 11 01:48:13 2020 From: curt at greenstoneart.com (Curt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:48:13 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Are you kidding? AGAIN??? Message-ID: <002a01d5e07d$533713f0$f9a53bd0$@greenstoneart.com> Folks, Are you kidding? Again?? Less than a year after trying to increase .org domain fees with the PIR, you're trying this again?? WHY?? Because Verisign bribed you to? Your greed? It's corruption like we've never seen, allowing your briber to make up their bribe on the backs of the little guy. This is just plain wrong-headed. We're a small art gallery in a small community, effectively staffed by volunteers. We don't have money to pay staff, so we exchange gallery sitting time for lower commissions on the few artworks our folks sell. We fortunately own the building and are seen as great supporters of the arts in our little community. In return, that helps us provide much-needed commercial support for the community in general, based on arts tourism. We need an affordable web site to do that. Having to pay more for our web site registration, in addition to the hosting of it, would add yet another struggling cost. To date, we could depend on the cost of our web site. Why would you want to make that so much less certain? I STRONGLY encourage you to keep the current controls in place - PLEASE! Don't profit off the backs of the little guy! Isn't there enough of that obscene profiteering in our modern society already? Sincerely, Curt Gillespie Greenstone Artworks Westcliffe, Colorado -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danielle.vernelson at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:48:42 2020 From: danielle.vernelson at gmail.com (Danielle Vernelson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:48:42 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi there, my name is Danielle Vernelson, and I'm the owner of several .com domains. I've also resold several domains to clients as a web designer. I would like to strongly protest the fact that Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. This seems ridiculous and totally unnecessary. Currently, I and my clients pay about $10 per year for their domains, and more for hosting. I see no reason why this should increase, since we aren't getting much out of domain registration except to have access to that name. Increasing the cost would be inappropriate, because it isn't representative of what a domain is worth. In addition, it would keep people from being able to easily and cheaply put up websites, which is something that local businesses depend on. To me, it sounds like dirty dealing, since in return, Version will be paying ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support your domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how you will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. All of this seems very unnecessary, and like a scheme to get rich at any cost. Please instead, keep things simple, and keep providing affordable domains to small (and large) businesses. Thank you, Danielle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aikoreedmund at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:49:00 2020 From: aikoreedmund at gmail.com (Aikore Edmund) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:49:00 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My comments Message-ID: <-nw8vf-mkgkpz1aldgy-2vi6sgt7pymwnda7ur-t1tsk-mlz92lxlyjq3-jdds35-9vy1qybafpz-rv91rpmp8egh-26c0vx6ji07s-bqal1s-sz8y4a-n80likpibn9q1n51nzaascw9-lj36s97klf04.1581385740005@email.android.com> This will discourage our. Com domains, we expect things to be cheaper since more people are getting online. We in developing countries should be able to afford having a website. We already got expenses on SSL, now you are introducing this. Absolutely not acceptable. Sent from my Huawei Mobile From ridy.ho at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:49:02 2020 From: ridy.ho at gmail.com (Ho Chi Hou) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:49:02 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: We have to ban this proposal because it will do nothing good for public but just enhance the the benefit of Verisign. We should review the exclusive right of .COM domains for Verisign carefully. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kepeb at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 01:49:07 2020 From: kepeb at yahoo.com (Kepeb WILSON) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:49:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] In opposition to .com changes Message-ID: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Please forward links to details of the proposed changes so I may forward to media outlets. 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URL: From meleesemail at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:49:39 2020 From: meleesemail at gmail.com (Me Lee) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:49:39 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com price changes Message-ID: <545444D5-12E0-4537-A57B-950F44167138@gmail.com> Please consider the impact that price changes will have on students and small businesses From alexander.ramsbey at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:49:40 2020 From: alexander.ramsbey at gmail.com (Alex Ramsbey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:49:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verizon and Comcast infrastructure Message-ID: This seems eerily familiar lingo and situation for how Comcast and Verizon we?re getting paid to ?improve? the network infrastructure across the country for the last couple decades, but only recently have we seen any real action taking place, because someone brought light of it Sent from my iPhone From s.kinzlinger at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:49:18 2020 From: s.kinzlinger at gmail.com (Sebastian Kinzlinger) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:49:18 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Please_don=E2=80=99t?= Message-ID: Don?t play monopoly on .com will ya? From maxcheerider at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:49:29 2020 From: maxcheerider at hotmail.com (Max Chee) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:49:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase the price of .COM websites! Message-ID: Please do not increase the price of .COM Signed Max Chee Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alison at theanellgroup.com Tue Feb 11 01:49:27 2020 From: alison at theanellgroup.com (Alison Loughlin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:49:27 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I would like to add my comments to the Proposed Amendment referenced above. I am concerned that ICANN is allowing Verisign to operate as a domain registrar, which will harm competition from other registrars. I am also unhappy with the proposed price increases, which could allow for enormous price hikes to .com domains in the next decade. Websites are now a vital part of business/life, and the potential to have web addresses become excessively expensive is of concern. Please consider the input from users and other domain registrars before proceeding with the proposed amendment. Thank you, Alison -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shatany at 163.com Tue Feb 11 01:49:42 2020 From: shatany at 163.com (shatany at 163.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:49:42 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <202002110949415016603@163.com> ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. We Oppose Firmly 'Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement' Best regards, Alex -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pmills at ieee.org Tue Feb 11 01:47:45 2020 From: pmills at ieee.org (Patrick Mills) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:47:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <6C4ECB532DB6F646A8DB2AED0E8964ADDF8215@angela.nvrlnd.com> This proposal seems like an out of touch cash grab. Does Verisign really need an additional $750 million per YEAR to continue doing what they are currently doing? Tech gets cheaper over time - so this is just pure profit. If ICANN needs funding ($20 mil goes to them) - just raise once by a dollar and get 10x. It also sounds like once these raises are done, more are on the way. Patrick Mills, PhD Computer Engineer From info at wildfoxosteopathy.com Tue Feb 11 01:49:41 2020 From: info at wildfoxosteopathy.com (Catherine Bryant) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:49:41 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose the new amendment 3 Message-ID: I am a small business owner with a collection of websites and domain names with .com addresses, and I am really disturbed to hear about the proposed changes allowing a removal of price caps on .com domain names. I don't agree with it or appreciate the secrecy involved, the money being generated without transparency or guarantee that it will somehow make the services better. Unpredictable price increases on core business assets like domain names makes is hard for smaller businesses like myself. Please reconsider this proposal. Catherine Bryant -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dspitz at cardinaltv.net Tue Feb 11 01:50:38 2020 From: dspitz at cardinaltv.net (Dylan Spitz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:50:38 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please don't raise prices on dot com domains Message-ID: Thanks, Dylan Spitz MATTOON, IL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mike at mannwd.com Tue Feb 11 01:34:31 2020 From: mike at mannwd.com (Michael Mann) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:34:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .com costs Message-ID: <55aff146-d4a7-8bfe-55a4-abbb43c545a5@mannwd.com> Please reconsider allowing Network Solutions from increasing the cost of .com's, as it would cause me to strongly consider switching away from renewing .com domains and purchasing new .coms in the future. Michael Mann Michael Mann Web Design http://www.mannwd.com 661-752-5126 WordPress based Web Design Specialist Michael Mann Web Design provides affordable quality WordPress-based web design services with search engine optimization built-in. Michael Mann Web Design does not send unsolicted emails. To stop receiving emails, send a request to spam at mannwd.com As a security measure, no user account access information is ever retained without client express permission and then stored within an encrypted area for maximum security. No credit card or other financial information is ever kept on file as a matter of security. From gevans at daltonstate.edu Tue Feb 11 01:50:08 2020 From: gevans at daltonstate.edu (Garen Evans) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:50:08 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Why is it that it is only Verisign that wants increase .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Their cost is something in the order of under 25c a domain giving close to a 100% profit. Verisign is only a manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating price in this market. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ________________________________ DALTON STATE COLLEGE EMAIL This email message is being sent from a Dalton State College email account. The owner of this account has no authority to validate, terminate, or verify account information. If this email requests you take any action requiring you to provide your user credentials (such as clicking an embedded link), the account has been compromised and should be reported to abuse at daltonstate.edu. IMPORTANT/CONFIDENTIAL: This message contains information from Dalton State College, which may be privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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Please don't take responsibility for limiting business growth, and by virtue the growth of the economy. -- Denis CEO of merchblock.com From neil.a.donnelly at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:50:22 2020 From: neil.a.donnelly at gmail.com (Neil Donnelly) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:50:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop price increase on .com domains! Message-ID: Hello, I'm writing to urge you to abandon the plan to allow Verisign to increase the price of .com domains to registrars. This will only serve to make registering domains more cost prohibitive, without justification. The opacity of ICANN's deal with Versign that led to this proposal is especially troubling, as is ICANN's history of ignoring public opposition to its decisions. I've only registered a handful of domains in my life, but I'm vehemently opposed to this change on principle. I urge you to reconsider it. Sincerely, Neil Donnelly -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From sdavis.webb at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:50:55 2020 From: sdavis.webb at gmail.com (Stephen Webb) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:50:55 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cap the price on .com addresses Message-ID: The Internet is, in many ways, a public good, developed using public money, and is now the public forum for debates, discussion, and commerce. Owning a .com URL is tantamount to being able to afford a storefront. The plans to allow Verisign, a company who's net margin is twice Facebook's or Google's, and who have a monopoly on issuing these domains, to raise the price to whatever they want, would be to allow Verisign to extort the entire world. If Verisign could not cover their costs and needed to raise their rates, that would be one thing. But to be more profitable per dollar of revenue than some of the largest, most prominent technology companies in the world tells me that this is just greedy. Keep the price of .com URLs as they are. -- Stephen Webb e: sdavis.webb at gmail.com p: +001 404.797.1314 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dmaria at vorticesdesign.com Tue Feb 11 01:51:05 2020 From: dmaria at vorticesdesign.com (David Maria) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:51:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New ICANN rules and Verizon Message-ID: <005701d5e07d$b9315710$2b940530$@vorticesdesign.com> Are you kidding me. Don't you remember when they were the only game in town for domain names and gouged everyone at every opportunity to do dirty underhanded tricks to maintain a monopoly. The list is almost too long to write out and yet here you are giving the foxes control of the chicken coop again. This is just another example of what unbridled greed can accomplish when there are folks who are vulnerable to being bribed, i.e. ICANN. All this is going to do is make people who are already rich beyond understanding richer at the expense of anyone else to has a web site. If you let this stand history will remember you as those who aligned with profit over fairness. David Maria 503 521-6895 800 952-4182 dmaria at vorticesdesign.com www.vorticesdesign.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 7254 bytes Desc: not available URL: From gallamine at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:51:06 2020 From: gallamine at gmail.com (William Cox) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:51:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose increases in .com pricing Message-ID: Hello, I own several .com's and I'm just an individual. The internet is one of the best things for increasing human flourishing in recent memory and increasing the price of the main TLD domain names will stifle innovation and make it harder for individuals to be creative with one of our great achievements. Please don't do this! Thank you. -WC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From srikanth.13.1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:51:28 2020 From: srikanth.13.1 at gmail.com (Srikanth P.K) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:21:28 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont do it please Message-ID: Don't do it please -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mike at raceraves.com Tue Feb 11 01:51:42 2020 From: mike at raceraves.com (Mike Sohaskey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:51:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Dear ICANN, DON?T DO IT! Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement suffers from a horrible lack of transparency and accountability, and should not have been negotiated by ICANN and Verisign without input from the ICANN community. I run a small business that would be seriously and adversely impacted by the new amendment, and so on behalf of Internet users and small business owners everywhere, I urge you NOT to finalize these changes. Best, Mike Sohaskey RaceRaves.com facebook.com/RaceRaves @raceraves_ig on Instagram -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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You may not be able to stop decentralization of the internet, but your move is speeding up efforts to eliminate the need for a centralized system in the first place. It won't take much to eliminate the need as with just a few major parties on board good-bye domain names. From rod.petersen at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 01:52:33 2020 From: rod.petersen at outlook.com (Rod Petersen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:52:33 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to ICANN fee structure, etc. Message-ID: I highly recommend you open such decisions to public input and comment. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tonyscottbrown at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 01:52:39 2020 From: tonyscottbrown at yahoo.com (Tony Brown) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:52:39 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing the price for .com domain name extensions Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madame. I just read about the agreement between Verisgn and ICANN to increase the price of the .com domain name extension, and wish to appeal to you not to do this. There are very many small e-commerce businesses already struggling to be profitable in our business endeavors. Increasing the price of the .com domain name extension will make it even more difficult for us to remain profitable. It is already difficult enough to even find a good .com domain that fits a company?s branding. This price increase will further hurt all, except large companies that have plenty of cash on hand at any given time. Is this the plan? To force all small businesses out of the market so that only the big, rich popular brands can take part in gaining profits through internet business? Best regards. Tony S. Brown Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In many countries there are competition rules that wouldn't allow near monopolies like this being created. Please listen and respect the rest of us users and keep important deals like this transparent and open for inputs from all users of the net. We are one world. Lets work together and. Lets not let greed rule. As a small business owner owning a .com domain, a price increase will severely restrict my ability to pay for the domain, and will surely result in millions of small businesses being unable to have a web presence. As for me, I know that I'll have to discontinue my domain if the prices increase. I am firmly against this deal between ICANN and Verisign. Regards, Adarsha Joisa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Whisenhunt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:12:34 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I strongly OPPOSE Proposed Amendment No. 3 References: <502549833.1073074.1581383554032.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <502549833.1073074.1581383554032@mail.yahoo.com> I am writing to say I strongly oppose Proposed Amendment No. 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement? (Amendment 3), and accompanying framework for ICANN org and VeriSign, Inc. (Verisign). This is a shameful, shady backroom deal that should never have been proposed.? This so-called "deal" is nothing but Verisign paying a $20M bribe to ICANN so Verisign can engage in price-fixing and other corrupt practices. The proposed amendment perverts the idea of free and fair market competition, and harms both independent domain registrars as well as the consumers who do business with them. NO to Amendment #3!! Thanks, Scott Whisenhunt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From shtaf.biz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:54:26 2020 From: shtaf.biz at gmail.com (Alexey Shtafinskiy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:54:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop price increase Message-ID: I have registered several domain names with .COM I strongly oppose price increase. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gavin at totalwebpartners.com Tue Feb 11 01:54:47 2020 From: gavin at totalwebpartners.com (Gavin Siver) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:54:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM TLD Amendment Message-ID: Please do not enact this amendment. I understand deals have traditionally been made in the privacy of company quarters, but operating websites are extremely expensive. While large corporations can absorb these costs, the price increases allowed for the 8 out 10 years for .COM registration will disproportionately affect the medium and start-up businesses in the web space. Medium and start-up businesses will then refer these charges into to their clients. Large corporations use large web adminstration companies. Medium and start-up sized corporations cannot afford those costs, and will not inherit the wholesale increase, but rather a surcharge upon that making website adminstration less feasible for businesses wishing to provide competition to the few large players in the field. Please reconsider the .COM TLD price increase. The other changes I take no issue with, but sincerely believe the price increases are improper and immature. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rithvikvibhu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:55:06 2020 From: rithvikvibhu at gmail.com (Rithvik Vibhu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:25:06 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <9A5CFDFC-BC5F-4676-AE90-387BA8D18433@getmailspring.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhq at gmx.com Tue Feb 11 01:54:50 2020 From: jhq at gmx.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Jos=c3=a9_Sevane?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:54:50 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree at all Message-ID: I do not agree at all with the proposed increase of the .com price. This is just about Verisign trying to get some easy money. The .com price is already too high but never is enough isn?t? It?s all about money, well, we will see how democratic ICANN is. To be honest I don?t expect absolutely nothing from ICANN, I think they will get some good money from this too. That?s why they are trying to do it. And who will read all this comments anyway? I don?t know, enjoy the robbery ICANN. Regards. Jose Fernandez -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ian at sumisu.co Tue Feb 11 01:54:59 2020 From: ian at sumisu.co (Ian Clark Smith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:54:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <9EC4DCC2-CF66-4DC8-9B3E-28C7FFDF30F6@sumisu.co> A price increase for .COM benefits is unnecessary and provides no additional value to anyone except Verisign. Such policy is harmful to the web and ICANN's mission. From mmore500 at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 01:55:08 2020 From: mmore500 at icloud.com (Matthew Moreno) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:55:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?I=E2=80=99m_against!?= Message-ID: <5449D805-7121-45D5-A5DF-F7C551AA5004@icloud.com> seems shady Sent from my iPad From therealex123 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:55:17 2020 From: therealex123 at gmail.com (Russell Alexander) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:55:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Please provide information regarding the new contract with verisign that will result in yearly increases in wholesale Dot-com prices. As a multiple domain owner Oh, I would like to know who is benefiting From these increases. Why are so many increases needed? Will there be a there be a cap? I appreciate your assistance. Russell Alexander -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jfelder at wakehealth.edu Tue Feb 11 01:55:20 2020 From: jfelder at wakehealth.edu (Jerrod Joseph Felder) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:55:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Say NO! Message-ID: <31E1F6817A86E240A473A1E80AED9315E329E8@EXCHDB16.medctr.ad.wfubmc.edu> What is the deal? Why are you doing this? Don't raise the price for no reason. Say NO! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jenson.mp at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:55:32 2020 From: jenson.mp at gmail.com (Michael Jenson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:55:32 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is an atrocity Message-ID: This is an atrocity. Shameful price gouging. An embarrassment. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jfelder at wakehealth.edu Tue Feb 11 01:55:30 2020 From: jfelder at wakehealth.edu (Jerrod Joseph Felder) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:55:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Say NO Message-ID: <31E1F6817A86E240A473A1E80AED9315E329F1@EXCHDB16.medctr.ad.wfubmc.edu> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Elliot.Huffman at microsoft.com Tue Feb 11 01:55:57 2020 From: Elliot.Huffman at microsoft.com (Elliot Huffman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:55:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: Hi Team, I see no reason for a price increase. The current pricing drives around $1,146,800,557.55 (1.1B) in revenue. That is a ton of money. Running a price increase increases it about $80,276,039.03. That is $80 mil! Just in one year without having to help invent a better internet. There is no reason for a price increase as the .com is an ever growing TLD. Just because there was a previous pricing structure doesn't mean that it is the way to go. I vote "no" to the pricing change. The other initiatives to prevent security abuse is fine. Pricing no, security yes. Please amend this to exclude the price change. Revenue should come from an innovation standpoint, not a price increase. Thanks! Elliot Huffman elhuff Premier Field Engineering | Apps Microsoft Services Premier Phone 1-800-936-3100 Online Ticket https://support.microsoft.com/premier Azure support https://aka.ms/azuresupportportal If in doubt/other Ask your TAM Notice: Any links, references, or attachments that contain sample scripts, code, or commands comes with the following notification. This Sample Code is provided for the purpose of illustration only and is not intended to be used in a production environment. 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From mindurkarma at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:56:55 2020 From: mindurkarma at gmail.com (mindurkarma) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:56:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <000001d5e07e$8a0fcc90$9e2f65b0$@gmail.com> I am absolutely opposed to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement and appalled by the obvious lack of transparency. This proposal is a perfect example of today's elite making business decisions that put more money into their executives' pockets while also benefiting their stakeholders by gouging their customers. ICANN's lack of concern for those purchasing .com domains is disgusting. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JRogers at MillennialFair.com Tue Feb 11 01:56:39 2020 From: JRogers at MillennialFair.com (Rogers, James R.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:56:39 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Maintain Price Caps Message-ID: <0fe72170c37145a49a13dc4f30ae442c@MillennialFair.com> Please maintain the existing price caps for TLDs. Accepting a "donation" from Verisign in exchange for permitting increased pricing is highly questionable. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at goldlp.com Tue Feb 11 01:15:17 2020 From: info at goldlp.com (info) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:15:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Contract changes with Verisign Message-ID: Please don?t increase registration costs. You were given stewardship and good stewardship means serving the needs of the end users first. We will otherwise find other alternatives if necessary. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattwolaver at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:57:28 2020 From: mattwolaver at gmail.com (Matt Wolaver) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:57:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small business Message-ID: I simply don?t want to see the prices adjust from the model we currently have. In the way that people would support a small businesses. From akash at akashkaria.com Tue Feb 11 01:57:15 2020 From: akash at akashkaria.com (Akash Karia) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:57:15 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to increases Message-ID: I am against the office increases on . Com names. If anything, barriers to entry would be lowered, not increased over time -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From srdiv4 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:58:03 2020 From: srdiv4 at gmail.com (Stephen Davis IV) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:58:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise .com Message-ID: Raising the price of .com is going to seriously harm those of us who are trying to secure their digital footprint without paying a ridiculous amount of money. These changes would seriously change my ability to buy domain. I whole heartedly disagree with this decision -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pisethlaptop at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 01:58:06 2020 From: pisethlaptop at outlook.com (Piseth Chhourm) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:58:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why increasing price? Message-ID: The current price is already high. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kohyihming at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:58:28 2020 From: kohyihming at gmail.com (Kenneth Koh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:58:28 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price hike Message-ID: Let's be frank. Nobody likes price hike. So when we were told that .com price is going to increase, nobody likes it. Nor anyone will vote for it. But we all know inflation is unavoidable. So, if the price increase in .com is in line with inflation rate of say 2%, I think that is justifiable. But from the news I'm hearing, Verisign is given the freedom to increase the price by as much as 70% over 10 years. That is too much. Regards, Koh Yih Ming A .com user for 15 years. From danhd123 at mac.com Tue Feb 11 01:58:53 2020 From: danhd123 at mac.com (Daniel DeCovnick) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:58:53 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not accept Amendment 3 Message-ID: Amendment 3 is a giant kickback scheme that will only lead to increases in prices for consumers, helping no one. I urge you to vote against its adoption. From slugnet at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:59:15 2020 From: slugnet at gmail.com (Loren Small) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:59:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <5e420a74.1c69fb81.76f49.531b@mx.google.com> I am writing in regards to the proposed amendment that would increase the price of .com registry. Please reconsider this course of action and do not increase the price of the .com domains. There are many reasons this is a poor idea, but ultimately it will hurt small business and individuals the most. Thank you for your consideration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Julia.V.Earth at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 01:59:01 2020 From: Julia.V.Earth at outlook.com (Earth Julia) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:59:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increasing Message-ID: Very appreciated for service with registration domain names. But can't understand for what I have to pay more money for domain .com? For 1 field in database which is nothing in total. I think price for any domain names can't be increased. Otherwise it's just speculation on people needs. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From service.paradis at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:59:14 2020 From: service.paradis at gmail.com (Alexandre Paradis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:59:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Alexandre Paradis Analyste en Informatique (581) 999-2440 service.paradis at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ahujat at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:59:06 2020 From: ahujat at gmail.com (Tarun Ahuja) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:59:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is ridiculous!!! Message-ID: This is totally ridiculous!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enorlie at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:01:20 2020 From: enorlie at gmail.com (Eric Norlie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:01:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase the price Message-ID: <3D421544-1712-4C07-879E-75CE8B026A2D@gmail.com> There is no reason for a consistent increase in the price of domain names in an age of decreasing hardware costs. Please find a different way to increase revenue, possibly through more domain registrations, but not by increasing the costs of each one. -Eric Norlie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matt at sitepod.io Tue Feb 11 01:59:57 2020 From: matt at sitepod.io (Matt Freeman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:59:57 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Future of .com Message-ID: This should not be decided on the golf course, the lack of transparency is disgusting. You might as well just be an offshoot subcompany of Versign. Anyway, I hope you eventually lose your governance and the whole structure is redesigned, and of course you lose your juicy jobs.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lee.jchristine at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:00:25 2020 From: lee.jchristine at gmail.com (Jennifer Lee) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:00:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <5e420abf.1c69fb81.fa6da.84f2@mx.google.com> I am a marketing and communications professional. As a result, I maintain a .com website that I can use to display my skill set to prospective employers.I am also a volunteer for a non-profit organization that depends on a .com domain to connect with volunteers, supporters, and donors.Increases to .com domain prices can negatively impact individuals like myself, independent contractors, small businesses, and non-profits who need to carefully monitor budgets and expenses.Increasing .com domain prices annually smacks of the same tactics used by the pharmaceutical industry, whose annual price increases have led medication prices to increase by vast margins, pricing patients with fewer resources out of products they need.For many small businesses, individuals, and non-profits, changing their domain from .com to another option in an attempt to save money simply is not feasible due to public perceptions of certain as alternates, the public's lack of familiarity with other options, and the vast number of users competing for domain names, as well as the added costs and complexities of switching and redirects.While .com price increases may be necessary at times, these increases must be rational, reasonable, and transparent. The internet is a public utility, and should remain affordable to all. This includes domain extensions necessary to facilitate business, non-profit, and professional ventures.?Sincerely,?Jennifer LeeSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dboner803 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:00:33 2020 From: dboner803 at gmail.com (d boner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:00:33 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price revision Message-ID: Can someone tell me how the 20 million dollars will be spent? It seems that ICANN and verisign were the only two parties involved in this decision. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From saurabhj at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:00:44 2020 From: saurabhj at gmail.com (Saurabh Jain) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:30:44 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against increase in .com prices Message-ID: I am against the deal in which Verisign is given liberty to increase domain name prices for .coms The original TLDs should always be capped at a reasonable price as it is already quite expensive for most of the world. Thank you. Regards, Saurabh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charleskornoelje at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 02:01:09 2020 From: charleskornoelje at icloud.com (Charlie Kornoelje) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:01:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: <94C9A42D-1EF4-474F-A145-51082F0319C1@icloud.com> Please do not raise prices. Thanks, Charlie From petr.ospaly at post.cz Tue Feb 11 02:01:12 2020 From: petr.ospaly at post.cz (=?UTF-8?Q?Petr_Ospal=c3=bd?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:01:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] On the topic of removing price caps Message-ID: <2b56ac7f-c762-e504-45d1-84d2551a1ca3@post.cz> Dear Sir, I am a small entrepreneur and I own few domain names with .com, .org, .info, .biz and other. The truth is that my "brand" domains are only three and the only top level domain I truly care about is .com. But I don't own just three domains I had to own many other combinations of tld. and hyphenated version of my "brands" to fight dns scams... That is the reality of nowadays internet. I am certain that your effort to remove price caps is for nothing else but a greedy deal with Verizon BUT even if you try to argument that the reason for raising prices is exactly to tackle the problem with dns speculators - you are wrong. No matter how high the price for a domain will go, there will be always speculators holding as a hostage any brand-able names trying to resell it for an absurd amount of money. Also there will be always a crook attempting of dns scam using a very similar domain to lure visitors from proper domains (e.g. mymail.com vs my-mail.com vs mymail.biz etc.). So every buyer of a new domain name will have to protect himself buy buying out a bulk of otherwise useless domains to just avoid all of these problems. At the end the only one able to fight on this battlefield will be big companies - it is already almost impossible to came up with some free distinguishable name for a domain name - the internet is over saturated and new business are starting each day. Maybe that is the reason why I already decided to move my brands to .xyz but .com is overwhelmingly dominant as of now and will be for some time still. Your move to remove price caps will hurt only little people like me - I am not worry that google, microsoft, facebook and any other big name will have an issue to pay whatever price for... well whatever. -- Best regards / S pozdravem *Petr Ospal?* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barbara.tmc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:01:10 2020 From: barbara.tmc at gmail.com (Barbara G) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:01:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for .com domains Message-ID: I just heard about the potential increases in the deal between icann and Verisgn for .com domains. I want to tell you how unfair this is to those of us who have .com domains for our businesses. Small businesses struggle as it it, and these increases will force me to give up my .com domains. I cannot afford to pay more. Some of my domains are 10 years old, but if I can't afford to renew them at the increased costs (scheduled over the next 8 out of 10 years!), then I will have no choice but to give them up. This is not right, and it certainly is not fair. Please don't do this increasing of the costs for .com domains. Consider the negative impact this is going to have on everyone on the internet. Thank you for your consideration. Barbara Glenewinkel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dhansen at dcreationsinc.com Tue Feb 11 02:01:26 2020 From: dhansen at dcreationsinc.com (Doug Hansen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:01:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Domains Message-ID: <2b04434ea0f069e2141563919f37780237ab0e17.camel@dcreationsinc.com> To Whom it May Concern: To allow a single organization such control over domain names is like a monopoly. Then to tell them they can increase our rates up to 70% in the next decade just because they gave you money is crazy. There are people out there still paying $40-50/yr for a domain name the way it is. Don't allow those people to have to pay $68-$85/yr for the same services. There are plenty of mom and pop shops out there that count every penny that they spend just to stay a float. Don't make them have to go back to the drawing board when it comes to their internet presence. Doug Hansen CEO Digital Creations Inc. From frostyid1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:00:36 2020 From: frostyid1 at gmail.com (Jack Crispy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:00:36 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBjaGFuZ2Ug?= =?utf-8?q?prices=2E?= Message-ID: Dont do it . From mjpvirtual at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 02:02:52 2020 From: mjpvirtual at yahoo.com (Mike Price) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:02:52 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1011986671.1112985.1581386572325.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1011986671.1112985.1581386572325@mail.yahoo.com> I currently register several .com domain names. I oppose the proposed price increase for .COM domains as being unjustified, monopolistic extortion. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The Internet registries should not be managed as cash cows for exploitation. ICANN should negotiate in public. If Verisign wants to increase prices dramatically, ICANN should find alternative registrars, or authorize more than one .com registrar. Michael Price Santa Clara, California United States From ioferreira at live.com Tue Feb 11 02:02:37 2020 From: ioferreira at live.com (Igor Oliveira Ferreira) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:02:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] A heritage of freedom Message-ID: The dot COM is a World Wide Web community birthright, and by the supply and demand law, where the demand is very high, and the supply is unlimited, make no sense the increase in it?s price. Igor Oliveira Ferreira, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve at avifainfotech.com Tue Feb 11 02:02:47 2020 From: steve at avifainfotech.com (avijit sarkar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:32:47 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot com prices Message-ID: Do not increase dot com prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jacoblhughes at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:03:23 2020 From: jacoblhughes at protonmail.com (Jacob Hughes) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:03:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Vote Against Message-ID: <2342de93-4c02-9715-0d2a-07ec1251c752@protonmail.com> Hello, I think that while allowing increases of 7% may sound modest it is already very cost prohibitive to own a domain. I believe that the current pricing is fine and I am sure the CEO's or higher-ups could take a pay cut just pay everyone more and not worry about increasing profits for once. Your profits are fine. The internet needs to be accessible to everyone.. Jacob From rdlanger at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:03:41 2020 From: rdlanger at gmail.com (Robert Langer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:03:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes in COM fee structure Message-ID: As a long time owner of a modest number of COM domains, I wish to voice my outrage at the deal struck behind closed doors that would allow Versign to unilaterally raise fees for COM domains. COM domains are essentially a public utility and secret deals violate an implied public trust. Moreover, the opportunity for profit by capricious price increases over customers held hostage due to established business is grossly unfair. Would it be ok for a city government to allow a commercial vendor a monopoly on managing the physical locations for customers to shop, and for businesses to receive mail, and then to give that monopoly vendor the right to escalate fees by more than 70% in 10 years? I strongly urge reconsideration and renegotiation of this deal. Robert Langer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tommieraelovett at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:03:55 2020 From: tommieraelovett at gmail.com (TommieRae Lovett) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:03:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSBw?= =?utf-8?q?rices?= Message-ID: Keep the system the way it is now, so everyone can afford to buy top level domains. Sent from my iPhone From krb2212 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:04:02 2020 From: krb2212 at gmail.com (Kay Bell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:04:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <3389FD50-826E-4376-8793-23D21C7BA9A6@gmail.com> Hello, PLEASE reconsider increasing .COM domain registration prices. Registrars receive millions every year, as it is. Allow businesses to continue to be empowered by knowing that domain purchases are reasonable and not fueled by greed! I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kay from Texas From mike.d.pasche at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:03:40 2020 From: mike.d.pasche at gmail.com (Mike Pasche) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:03:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices on .com Message-ID: I feel the process you followed was not transparent and not fair. Please start over. Thanks Mike Pasche -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From nsaghakingsly at unidevelopers.net Tue Feb 11 02:03:44 2020 From: nsaghakingsly at unidevelopers.net (nsaghakingsly at unidevelopers.net) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:03:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .COM price Message-ID: <1ED8FA7A-B9D9-44B7-8881-F985B697DB36@unidevelopers.net> In some areas of the world especially the developing countries, small and medium size enterprises are still struggling to make an online awareness increasing this prices will make it even more difficult for them to be able to accomplish that. Hope you strongly reconsider thanks. From coreyasmith.1969 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:04:09 2020 From: coreyasmith.1969 at gmail.com (Corey Smith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:04:09 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As an owner of a registered domain, I am against this amendment. It represents nothing but a cash grab. This will harm small business owners. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mdminhazulhaque at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:03:48 2020 From: mdminhazulhaque at gmail.com (Md Minhazul Haque) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:03:48 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Verisign From Messing up With .COM TLD Message-ID: Damn! -- *Md. Minhazul Haque*DevOps Engineer, Intelligent Money Sdn. Bhd. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia https://mdminhazulhaque.io -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff at adaptise.com Tue Feb 11 02:04:20 2020 From: jeff at adaptise.com (Jeff Soukotta) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:04:20 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern I have been made aware that there is a potential change to the way .com domain registrations are going to be handled going forward. In particular, how Verisign will be able to increase prices to .com domains in the coming years. The change will significantly impact small businesses such as my own, who rely on cost effective methods of having a presence online. This change goes against ICANN's own motto of "One World. One Internet". With a higher barrier to entry in purchasing or owning a .COM domain name, it?will create inequality, with small startups, particularly in less "advantageous" countries and circumstances, being even more disadvantaged. As such, I strongly urge you to reconsider. Best regards, Jeff Soukotta Adaptise Wellington, New Zealand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hanadul at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:04:32 2020 From: hanadul at gmail.com (Young Joe) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:04:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree Message-ID: Disagree. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From swiftillusion at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:04:33 2020 From: swiftillusion at gmail.com (Michael Gray) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:04:33 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider Amendment 3 and its impact vs who will benefit most Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to oppose the Proposed Amendment 3, which will simply at the cost of the public interest you should be protecting, give Verisign even more capability to monopolize and ruin the accessibility and freedom that should be at the heart of the internet. The current costs are more than enough and should not be able to continuously influenced by a company with no interest in the need of regular individuals or small businesses needing this kind of domain to be presentable. Michael Gray, Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danial at tribeboro.com.au Tue Feb 11 02:04:22 2020 From: danial at tribeboro.com.au (Danial Speck) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:34:22 +1030 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] domains for all Message-ID: Hello ICANN, Please do not allow the .com registry to have price caps removed as well as giving control of a significant portion of the .com tld to a single party as the internet that I know was built upon decentralized access and everyone being able to affordably have a place on the net. Change is good and something to be embraced but change for the worst for those at the end of the line who only furthers create a separation and isolation when the internet is the sole element that is unifying our life on this planet. Please do everything to ensure that the best version of the internet and its management continues to happen that is in the interest for all those that use it. Kind regards Internet Citizen Danial Speck From ronnie.sinclair.alias at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 02:04:32 2020 From: ronnie.sinclair.alias at outlook.com (Ronnie Sinclair) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:04:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against this amendment Message-ID: My issue is that this agreement will be made without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. This will negatively impact the internet. Best regards, Ronnie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From reubenjn at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:04:18 2020 From: reubenjn at gmail.com (Reuben Niewenhuis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:04:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com prices Message-ID: Hello, I want to say that I don't want to have to pay more money to buy and/or renew .com TLDs. Thus, I oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Thanks, Reuben -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karl.hinze at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:04:41 2020 From: karl.hinze at gmail.com (Karl Hinze) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:04:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. - Karl Hinze [1] For example, Alphabet, a highly successful player in a very high-margin industry, has an operating margin of around 25%. Verisign's operating margin is over 2.75 times that. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susan.ripley at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:05:26 2020 From: susan.ripley at gmail.com (Susan Ripley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:05:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN new rules are not ok!!! Message-ID: I object to this new ruling by icann.org This is not good business for most people. This will make it next to impossible for some people to be able to create new websites and businesses online. This is not ok. Susan -- *Susan Ripley* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tteach at protonmail.ch Tue Feb 11 02:05:21 2020 From: tteach at protonmail.ch (Thomas Teach) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:05:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreemen Message-ID: This is not how the founders of the Internet wanted one of our civilisation's greatest inventions to be used. Please do not move forward with this decision. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From loganf2143 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:05:33 2020 From: loganf2143 at gmail.com (Logan Forsyth) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:05:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition Against the New Verisign, Inc. Contract Message-ID: I'm in opposition against raising .com domain prices over the next decade. 'Monopoly' type deals like this should not be allowed to be made behind closed doors without some type of vote from the public beforehand. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rjtrickett at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:05:42 2020 From: rjtrickett at gmail.com (Rhett Trickett) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:05:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. Rhett -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at asheida.com Tue Feb 11 02:05:39 2020 From: info at asheida.com (Asheida) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:05:39 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern, This matter concerns everyone who uses the internet especially business owners who own .com?s. The decision to make these proposed amendments without the voice of other parties, namely, the customers, business owners and such, is not only hugely detrimental to ecommerce as a whole but does not act in accordance with democratic principles. We, among other domain owners, state that this be reconsidered and annulled. Sincerely, St. Admin From bruce at leban.us Tue Feb 11 02:06:08 2020 From: bruce at leban.us (Bruce Leban) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:06:08 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: OPPOSED Allowing the existing operator to lock in such dramatic price increases smacks of a sweetheart deal which is highly inappropriate. This contract is a legal monopoly and should be subject to strict justification for rate increases. A 31% price increase every four years is equivalent to 4.6% every year and this potentially outpaces inflation or any cost increases the vendor might incur. It's just extra profit. The contract should be opened to competitive bidding. There may very well be another company that can do this and keep its price more under control. The contract could also allow for increases pegged to a recognized inflation rate. Also, is it possible that the system can be modified so there can be more than one company that manages the .com registry? Then those registries can compete for the wholesale business. I realize that's a lot of work, but that doesn't mean it can't be done. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From immdraselkhan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:06:46 2020 From: immdraselkhan at gmail.com (Md Rasel Khan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:06:46 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain price don't increase Message-ID: Hello, I hope you are well. We are really grateful for your service. But recently we have got a news that .com domain price will be increased. That really saddens me. I request you don't increase the price. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From usahernanmb at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:06:58 2020 From: usahernanmb at hotmail.com (Hernan MB) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:06:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't want ICANN's initiative with verisign, this is not proper initiative Message-ID: Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ingecalvo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:07:05 2020 From: ingecalvo at gmail.com (Julian Calvo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:07:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com domain price increase Message-ID: It is a hard blow to democracy. They have the opportunity to continue making the Internet more democratic or to privatize it. No to the increase of dominions, yes to freedom and democracy. -- *Julian Calvo* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jerry at plagtech.com Tue Feb 11 02:06:57 2020 From: jerry at plagtech.com (Jerry Plagge, Jr) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:06:57 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not approve Message-ID: <5ab9dcbb-d5ae-e342-2215-3995a8cd2b23@plagtech.com> As a small business owner I provide many .com sites and this would significantly impact my business ad the customers that would also have to absorb the price increases that I would have to pass along. From nm.cm.rm at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:06:52 2020 From: nm.cm.rm at gmail.com (naveen chandra m) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:36:52 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: Please don't increase the price of .com domain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peterhuber at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:07:34 2020 From: peterhuber at gmail.com (Peter Huber) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:07:34 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop the price increase for .com domains Message-ID: Hi About 20 years ago I registered Peterbox.com to use as my email address for the next hundred years, even when I switch between email service providers. In those days it was common to use .com for that purpose. With your proposed contract with Verisign, you want to allow steady price increases for the years to come. I feel this is just not fair, because it might force me to change to another domain, which defeats the purpose of having the same email address for a long time. Regards, Peter Huber, Singapore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From activistlore at silvr.com Tue Feb 11 02:07:20 2020 From: activistlore at silvr.com (Activist Lore) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:07:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <032c097c-6a7d-9326-84c0-d89b3e6e4de7@silvr.com> I am writing to object to the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement.? As an information professional working in memory institutions and guided by the core principles of librarianship (see American Library Association at http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/corevalues), I am distressed? over the impact on accessibility this change has.? The domain names people are most comfortable and familiar with are those that end in .com.? This makes them the most accessible domains, and by increasing the cost of a .com domain name, you limit who can afford to own one.? This further redistributes accessibility, and with it power, into the hands of the already wealthy and powerful, depriving the common person of the powerful tool the Internet has been.? It relegates them to the margins, where their voice is minimized or unheard. Moreover, I am concerned about the conflict of interest inherit in Verisign operating as a domain registrar, especially with the influence Verisign has over domain registration pricing.? These are untenable propositions, and I urge you to reject this proposed amendment. Sincerely, Mahogany Lore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From onebumknee at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:07:23 2020 From: onebumknee at gmail.com (onebumknee at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:07:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: If you raise my .com rates through backroom deals I will change my 28 websites to another domain ending. Dawn Bird qualitytowncar.com seatowncar.com xxxoxo.com thisisnottheend.com justforshiggles.com lifehub.com dawnbird.com earlybird.com protowncarseattle.com protowncaratlanta.com pdxtowncars.com atltowncar.com And on and on -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From metimdog at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:07:53 2020 From: metimdog at gmail.com (Timothy Carlson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:07:53 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Stop!!! Message-ID: <7CBE83CB-3CDF-40A5-A891-C71FA5DFE382@gmail.com> Please stop increasing the prices of .com domain names! I?ll have to start dropping domains (I have lots of them) because I can?t afford to keep them all. I?ll keep dropping them if the price continues to go up. From chancesp716 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:07:55 2020 From: chancesp716 at gmail.com (Chance Solem-Pfeifer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:07:55 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price gouging on domain names! Message-ID: Prioritize user experience and customer integrity over secretive corporate profits! No rate hikes on .com domain fees! -Chance -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From liuyunq at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 02:08:08 2020 From: liuyunq at yahoo.com (Yunqiang LIU) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:08:08 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increase to .COM domains. References: <961907402.867276.1581386888642.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <961907402.867276.1581386888642@mail.yahoo.com> I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.It is not fair to allow Verisign to have open reign in raising prices for .com registrations. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jahangeer.khan.979 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:08:27 2020 From: jahangeer.khan.979 at gmail.com (Jahangeer Khan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:08:27 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection for raising .Com fees Message-ID: Hi Please cinsider this communication as objection for raising the fee for subject domains. Are you seriously destroying the web community? It is requested that fee changes may please be avoided. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rcallison at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:08:47 2020 From: rcallison at hotmail.com (Ron Allison) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:08:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Comments Message-ID: I do not support the agreement made between ICANN and Verisign. This seems to be all about money for both parties and very little about the .com registry or all of the people that rely on it. Both the money going to ICANN and the proposed increases by Verisign seem very unreasonable to me. Also the whole agreement seems to have been done out of the publics eye, ostensibly because ICANN and Verisign knew it would look bad, and it does. Please stop this money grab by both parties now and think about what is good for the average person instead of your big business. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ggamel at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:09:04 2020 From: ggamel at gmail.com (Greg Gamel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:09:04 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment regarding Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <5025AB9E-8099-4A55-B987-A1883CFE35BA@gmail.com> Regarding Proposed Amendment 3: Respectfully, please do not allow .COM price increases. Verisign expects at least $1.125 billion revenue in 2020 even without price increases. Thanks to the significant upgrades in web technology and database management, both the .COM and .NET registries could be profitably managed for less than half the cost. The leadership of ICANN should reject any measures that harm small businesses and entrepreneurs. Under the proposed changes, within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current price of $7.85. This is neither consumer nor business friendly. Reject this amendment. From republicofcatherine at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:08:39 2020 From: republicofcatherine at gmail.com (Catherine Alleva) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:08:39 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I have been informed that last month, ICANN announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 year. I've been told that this will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. If there is truth to this, I want to share that I strongly discourage an agreement that allows for this drastic increase in price for .com users. Small businesses have a difficult enough time maintaining websites for advertising and commerce purposes. Thank you for your time, Catherine Alleva -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From MartinTackleMfg at charter.net Tue Feb 11 02:09:24 2020 From: MartinTackleMfg at charter.net (Martin Tackle Mfg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:09:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT allow increase in price Message-ID: As a small business owner who performs all of my sales online, this is just one more thing that will hurt my business. If you increase the price of the .com domains, it will force those of us who have a domain in this area to seek other domain name extensions, causing confusion for our customers. Even if you were to provide a free forwarding service, all the work that has gone into becoming established and trusted under the .com domain will go out the window once I and others are forced to seek cheaper domain name extensions. Customers will wonder if they are really at the right landing page and this will not promote customer confidence. My pre-printed business cards will be useless as well as my stationery. All affiliate links and other supporting advertising will be broken. Making this change will cost more than just your increase in price to every .com business person out there and will also hit the free market economy in a very bad way. Racheal Rosio Martin Tackle Manufacturing Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davidchenfitzgerald at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 02:09:24 2020 From: davidchenfitzgerald at outlook.com (davidchenfitzgerald at outlook.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:09:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I do not agree with the bribery exhibited in this article towards companies, in order to monopolize markets of the .com domain system. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From John.Riedhart at jacobs.com Tue Feb 11 02:09:30 2020 From: John.Riedhart at jacobs.com (Riedhart, John/SJC) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:09:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement COMMENT Message-ID: All Concerned, I must applaud your money grab! Well Done. Make the deal behind closed door Negotiations then (like last time) make the appearance of a comment period that's likely disregarded. I would not support this in any form or fashion with unending rising fees and ZERO accounting for the increased fees collected. I will request/ demand a much smaller total increase (with a cap) of course smaller increments. This must as well be accompanied with an open accounting of who, where and for what this money would be used for. Certainly not a blanket equipment/ service upgrade statement. I have a .com for business and personal use. As with me the market will hold you accountable for your spending. Think again and do this wisely. John Riedhart jr at johnriedhart.com ________________________________ NOTICE - This communication may contain confidential and privileged information that is for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any viewing, copying or distribution of, or reliance on this message by unintended recipients is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdie at birdieswann.com Tue Feb 11 02:09:40 2020 From: birdie at birdieswann.com (Blooming Crone) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:09:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I have a small web business, and increasing the cost of .com domains would deal a harsh blow to my bottom line. ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users.? This is NOT as it should be. Please do the right thing.? Say NO to this Agreement. Cynthia Pagel From sannair96 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:10:21 2020 From: sannair96 at gmail.com (Sandeep A Nair) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:40:21 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding ICANN Proposal allowing for price increase Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, This amendment should never have existed. This would affect the world in many ways. Verisign being allowed to increase prices and also being allowed to register domains means the could be Anti competitive practices that might come up. Please do not go ahead with the proposal. Thanks and Regards, Sandeep A Nair -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jol.whittaker at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:10:02 2020 From: jol.whittaker at gmail.com (Joleen W) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:10:02 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Charging Us So Much Message-ID: I find the recent information come to light regarding ICANN to be devious and deceptive. It is terrible to raise the prices that much over the next decade, making the cost of domains unattainable for many. Please reconsider. Regards Jol -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mulhern.j at husky.neu.edu Tue Feb 11 02:10:31 2020 From: mulhern.j at husky.neu.edu (Joseph Mulhern) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:10:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain name increase Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Verisign is has a monopoly on .com registrations. It is an unfair abuse of power for the price to go up so much when the actual cost of providing the service continues to decline. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vasdoma at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 02:11:01 2020 From: vasdoma at icloud.com (Vasily Domashev) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:11:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am not agree for pricing increase!! Message-ID: <7695ADE4-213D-4112-952D-75AC9E017CF7@icloud.com> Hello there, I am not agree for payment increase for domain registrations. I run a very small business and I can not afford to pay any more than what I already agreed to pay. Best Regards, Vasily D. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From saaqi.grw at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:10:52 2020 From: saaqi.grw at gmail.com (Saqib Islam) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:10:52 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase prices Message-ID: Please don't increase the prices like this. This will hurt the internet. First they got rid of net neutrality now you guus are hiking prices this completely unfair. Saqib Islam +923006412193 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donnamulvenna at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:10:46 2020 From: donnamulvenna at hotmail.com (Donna Mulvenna) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:10:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear Mr. Namazi, I don?t believe there is any justification for a price increase. Any approval of Verisign price increases will represent the complete failure of ICANN to fulfil its mandate with regards to .COM. Regards, Donna Mulvenna -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brodt at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 02:10:58 2020 From: brodt at icloud.com (Michael Brodt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:10:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Deny VeriSign Deal Message-ID: <4FB83FF6-C39C-46EE-92AB-D7752605B7A3@icloud.com> Greetings, I have been using the internet basically since its introduction to the public. The value it has brought is through the democratization of knowledge, information, and more. If there is one thing that history has taught us is that the moment one person, one company, one organization, to claim too much control, too much power, that democratization is, at best, put in jeopardy. By enabling VeriSign to have such control... and the ability to increase prices as they see fit... they become a limiting factor to those of us who which to have a site with a .COM domain. I have such a site. I don?t make money from it, but it is a way for me to share my work, my passion, my dreams, with others. Unlike in the old days, we have to by a number of domains just to protect ourselves and our identity. If such prices were enacted, I could be priced out of owning some or all of those domains. Controls that limit such actions must be implemented. This deal should not happen. ICANN has a responsibility to all of us in keeping the Internet open and accessible to everyone who wants to have a website. In this case, by not making this deal, and by putting protections in place to prevent such deals and such moves to gain unfair control over the Internet. Regards, Michael Brodt From scott at montebellopark.com Tue Feb 11 02:11:03 2020 From: scott at montebellopark.com (Scott Cook) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:11:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As a small business owner that provides web hosting among my services I am opposed to this amendment. This kind of agreement made in secrecy to allow for dramatic price increases by a monopoly holder is reprehensible. This is now how a free and open Internet should be run. Regards, Scott Cook Montebello Park https://www.montebellopark.com | portfolio: https://portfolio.montebellopark.com | https://kb5uzb.radio Dropbox: I use it more everyday! https://db.tt/B5ALzOm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From y.alhyar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:11:17 2020 From: y.alhyar at gmail.com (Younes AL HYAR) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:11:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] OUTRAGEOUS move for the community ! STOP THE NEW DEAL Message-ID: Hello, I just learned that ICANN concluded a new deal that will spike the .COM domains prices in next weeks. I hereby protest against this policy and support the cancellation of this new deal. Internet should be accessible and affordable for new and growing entrepreneurs no matter where they are. Please hear our voices, and be reasonable, we want Internet to be a free and safe place, not a business held by a little minority. Thank you ! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jayson_tkl97 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:11:11 2020 From: jayson_tkl97 at hotmail.com (Tan Jayson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:11:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Appealing to Drop The Decision to Raise Domain Prices Message-ID: Please don?t raise the price of domain names. It is so expensive already Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david at davcor.co Tue Feb 11 02:11:23 2020 From: david at davcor.co (David Corbin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:11:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please take your job seriously Message-ID: <8A8B099A-FFED-47FB-99A7-18B7F6E089E2@davcor.co> There is no real reason to raise the price of .com TLDs. Please do the internet the favor and respect the rest of the citizens of the internet. Thanks, David -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 833 bytes Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP URL: From timohr01 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:11:56 2020 From: timohr01 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Timoth=C3=A9e_Mohr?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:11:56 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This change will result to unfair price for domains Message-ID: I think this proposal goes into to wrong way because it will end in an increase of fees to the registrars and then to the customers. Some statistics show it might increase cost to up to 70% in the next 10 years. .com is a great way to make the internet safer as it a great solution to spot serious domains and websites. Almost every big company is using a .com which means more security and less scams. If the fee increase, more and more people will start using less common extensions and this will make the web unsafe because scammers will be harder to spot and unfair because big companies will still own .com domains and small companies will look unsafe because they made a choice based on this wrond decision. Icann does a great job and need money to run its operations but this is not a great way to do it. Keep .Com low so you will keep the web Fair and secure. I don't believe I could afford. Com domains anymore if it raise too much and I don't think I'm the only one. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gayantk at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:12:22 2020 From: gayantk at gmail.com (Gayan Totamuna) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:42:22 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase of .com domain fee Message-ID: Hi, This is unacceptable and which impacts to our business. We might move to others domain names if this happens. 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URL: From gerobazant at live.com Tue Feb 11 02:12:41 2020 From: gerobazant at live.com (Gero Bazant) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:12:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: I would like to voice my OPPOSITION to the proposed amendment. Thank you, Gero Bazant -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From glenda at organizedphotosliveon.com Tue Feb 11 02:13:01 2020 From: glenda at organizedphotosliveon.com (Glenda Evans) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:13:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase of annual fee Message-ID: <48440701-100E-4415-A836-C8AF17DB7F61@organizedphotosliveon.com> Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain to will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Glenda Evans Glenda Evans Certified Photo Organizer P 408-477-2623? M 408-425-9095? E glenda at organizedphotosliveon.com? W organizedphotosliveon.com? "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." - Confucius. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From muchskeptical at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:12:37 2020 From: muchskeptical at gmail.com (Joshua) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:12:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The registration costs of .COM domains are already significant enough. In order to maintain a free and open internet, where any person can afford a domain, prices should not be raised any higher than they are already. Additionally, no suitable justification was given as to the reasoning behind the ICANN-Verisign deal, leading me to believe that this was another cash-grab attempt. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ubuwren at aol.com Tue Feb 11 02:12:57 2020 From: ubuwren at aol.com (Cleveland Wall) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:12:57 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't. References: <1126587460.1089540.1581387177267.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1126587460.1089540.1581387177267@mail.yahoo.com> Please do not give over our digital commons to the highest bidder. Reconsider. Cleveland Wallhttps://www.clevelandwall.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daltondirecttile at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:13:17 2020 From: daltondirecttile at gmail.com (Dalton Direct Tile) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:13:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Hey assholes, There are plenty of new tdl domains. If you start rent seeking I will go to .co and you can kiss my ass. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From airtel101.com at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:13:20 2020 From: airtel101.com at gmail.com (Airtel com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:43:20 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase the domain prices Message-ID: Hello Increasing .com domain prices would put the industry under a lot of pressure. The most problems would be faced by small companies and publishers. Hindi News Sites and job sites will face a lot of problems. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maxceem at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:13:07 2020 From: maxceem at gmail.com (Maksym Mykhailenko) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:13:07 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi The new proposition looks like missed the "bottom up" principle of ICANN, it comes from nowhere while may bring significant change in the pricing of .COM domains. The only beneficiary of such an agreement is ?Verisign? - a commercial company. If there are any need of money for improving some parts of the internet like DNS, it can be discussed publicly first, with the broad community. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From clmaxwell at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 02:13:16 2020 From: clmaxwell at outlook.com (Catherine M.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:13:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain name regulations Message-ID: Please do not increase the cost of domain names. There is no stopping it once this happens and it will become expensive those those of us who renew multiple domain names per year. Catherine Maxwell Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From linda.hsieh.ma at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:13:51 2020 From: linda.hsieh.ma at gmail.com (Linda Hsieh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:13:51 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise prices on .com Message-ID: <7B9A785C-EB20-49CC-99CE-F7A990C7B653@gmail.com> Hi there, I am a small business owner of 2 companies and rely on low overhead to survive and support my family. Please do not change the cost of .com websites. Thank you for considering the public and small business owners like me. Owning a business is risky enough without these potential rising costs. Warm regards, Linda Hsieh (720) 429-3047 From jialongz2 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:13:31 2020 From: jialongz2 at hotmail.com (wong jia long) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:13:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I against the increase of price Message-ID: I against the increase of price of .com I have a lot of domains using .com Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dals4real at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 02:13:28 2020 From: dals4real at yahoo.com (CHIKAODILI IKECHUKWU) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:13:28 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases References: Message-ID: I?d like to register my concern at what seems to be a backhanded attempt at raising the cost of domain registration following the fiasco with the attempted sale of the .org TLD to private equity firms. As a resident of a country with limited internet penetration this whole affair smacks of elitism and gatekeeping From tuseefrazatkd at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:14:07 2020 From: tuseefrazatkd at gmail.com (Captain Tuts) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:14:07 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why u increasing the fees for dot com Message-ID: Dear as your new agreement its too harsh for we all online marketers and business holder . There are only some who is running good business what will for the students and from where people who have very small business will afford these prises so please think that again -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From supreus at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:14:08 2020 From: supreus at gmail.com (Chris) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:14:08 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection for Amendment 3 Message-ID: For the record, I would like to state my objection for amendment 3 due the following reasons: 1. 7% yearly increase does NOT align with adjustment to cost due to inflation 2. private for-profit company should not be in charge of pricing changes for public services such as the .com domain name registration While I fully support community-initiated and approved cost based price adjustment, however, I cannot agree to the current amendment 3. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Chris Chen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From atelierwolfe at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 02:14:07 2020 From: atelierwolfe at icloud.com (Rachel Wolfe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:14:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Maintain the fees Message-ID: Hello, As an artist working as a business, I rely on the internet so much for my work. I really need to keep the fees low, as customers always expect a competitive rate for prices on my work and products. Increasing the domain/ICANN fees, means my prices will have to go up. The price increase will seriously turn off my customers and clients. All the time the customers are being asked to pay more and have more responsibilities. This puts a lot of stress on the economy and individuals, making the world more hostile. I want to make sure my services and products are available to as many people as possible. Therefore, I request the fees remain the same. Thank you for listening. Sincerely, Rachel Wolfe +47 400 56 846, Norway +1 310 905 9763, USA Website | Instagram | EyeEm | Behance The contents of this email from atelierwolfe at icloud.com are protected by Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights. Images and Ideas contained or attached to this email are not to be circulate by individuals or organisations without direct written permission, license, or agreement given by Rachel Wolfe. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From keith at thesilgards.com Tue Feb 11 02:14:27 2020 From: keith at thesilgards.com (Keith Silgard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:14:27 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?SXTigJlzIG9rYXkgaWYg?= =?utf-8?q?domain_registrations_are_inexpensive?= Message-ID: <4C2EE05B-2073-4C93-AD3D-3E871574E965@thesilgards.com> Hello, I am a strong proponent of a free and open internet. Recent moves to monetize domain registry serve nothing but greed, and the world already has more than enough of that. Similar to pharmaceutical companies exploiting their monopoly-like position to massively inflate pricing of necessary goods, I worry that allowing profit driven entities to control pricing for domain registry will only serve to inflate prices with absolutely no investment in quality to justify it. Further, accepting a sizeable donation in exchange for allowing this reeks of corruption, and only serves to further undermine our collective trust in ICANN?s ability to be an effective steward of essential infrastructure. There is more to this world than profit. You are making short-sighted decisions that have the potential to be destructive and harmful. Please reassess the value of funding your initiatives vs the very real possibility that you?re needlessly harming the greatest thing about domain names?almost anyone can afford to buy one and use it to achieve awesome things. Keith From hacphan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:14:09 2020 From: hacphan at gmail.com (Hac Phan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:14:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi - As an owner of multiple .com domains, I disagree with the direction ICANN is taking with Verisign. Ultimately, my disagreement centers around two points: 1. Verisign should *not* be able to operate as its own Domain Registrar - Even though Verisign will not be able to sell .com domains directly, should Verisign choose to partner with a specific registrar, that partner would get preferential pricing/treatment - As the controller of .com domain prices, Verisign should not be anywhere near the market of selling these domain names 2. The rate of price increases far exceed standard inflation rates. There's really no reason to increase the price of a digital good. Since any operating costs of Verisign to operate the .com domains may increase along with inflation, I don't see why the 7% annual rate is the chosen number. This is not to mention that, as technology improves, one would expect operating costs of Verisign to decrease as well I hope that ICANN will not ignore my comments to this proposed amendment. >From the outsider, this looks like collusion between ICANN and Verisign. Verisign is getting preferential treatment and additional freedoms in exchange for a one time payment of $20M. Thanks, -- Hac Phan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fathyaly2015 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:14:12 2020 From: fathyaly2015 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?2YXYudix2YHYqSDZg9mEINmK2YjZhQ==?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:14:12 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increas the price Of domain Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adilriaz91 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:14:45 2020 From: adilriaz91 at gmail.com (Adil Riaz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:14:45 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please don't increase the prices for .com domains. It'll heavily effect our clientage. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From paulo.faria.rl at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 02:15:24 2020 From: paulo.faria.rl at icloud.com (Paulo Faria) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:15:24 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose this sh*t Message-ID: <713AC635-AA1F-49A2-933C-B626A555AF0D@icloud.com> Think beyond your own belly button. Greediness is an awful awful sin against humankind. Don't be a part of what destroys us. Sincerely, Paulo Faria From uber1 at lmcda.com Tue Feb 11 02:15:30 2020 From: uber1 at lmcda.com (Uber1) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:15:30 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increases Message-ID: <1703207b419.ae1e9bb768776.7427293972677818503@lmcda.com> I am against it. These are digital products that should see price decreases over time ao it makes no sense you're raising prices.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From r.cruz888 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:15:27 2020 From: r.cruz888 at gmail.com (Rich) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:15:27 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Keep the old .com prices. Am not in favor of the increase as it is an unfair move as we have contracted the old prices years ago. Had you offered the higher prices before, people would have had a chance to choose and build an alternate domain but are now locked with the dot Com TLD. Please be fair to the consumers. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paracastillo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:15:31 2020 From: paracastillo at gmail.com (Mauricio Castillo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:15:31 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep .com domains affordable! Message-ID: As small enterprises we count on the liberty .com domains offer. Thanks! -- *Mauricio Castillo Arredondo* T: +521 (55) 40 585 585 IN: linkedin.com/in/mauriciocastilloa/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nico at 8mmclip.com Tue Feb 11 01:32:22 2020 From: nico at 8mmclip.com (nico at 8mmclip.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:32:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment Message-ID: <43FA2161-C660-474A-9E2C-925382E449AE@8mmclip.com> I am emailing to voice my concern of the upcoming ICANN changes. As a website developer, designer, and .COM domain registree, I feel these changes will impact my business. These changes are truly unnecessary and only benefit the greed of ICANN. Please do something about this. Regards, nico at 8mmclip.COM From prashant at futurebourn.com Tue Feb 11 02:15:39 2020 From: prashant at futurebourn.com (Prashant Pillai) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:45:39 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not happy with the recent raical decision In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9ede5740-f96e-46c7-bdb1-a1279b135590@Spark> Hi, This is to share my opinion about the recent radical agreement between ICANN and Verisign. I?m aware of it?s impact in cost amongst other issues that are abound to crop up with this agreement. And I?m upset with this decision of yours. I request you to void the contract and go back to the way things were. ~ Prashant -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vashi.356 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:59 2020 From: vashi.356 at gmail.com (Siva Sankar) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:53:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is ridiculous Message-ID: Increasing the price continually for next couple of years without any reason or how you spend the data is not right. Its public money and you have to answer why you need the money. -- Thanks and Regards Siva Sankar Gunda 818 914 1660 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From callmeatthisaddress at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:16:42 2020 From: callmeatthisaddress at hotmail.com (gayle arnold) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:16:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Agreement changes Message-ID: This message is in response to the call for public comments on the amendments made to the .COM Registry Agreement. This is a very sneaky, unnecessary move. Not only was there zero consultation but the period to comment is too SHORT. People who own their own businesses already have enough extras to pay for. This wont effect large business, this is a direct threat to SMALL business owners. How long until you charge whatever you want, whenever you feel like it? You already own 40% of the internet domains, how much money is going to be enough??? This is a terrible idea and its GOD AWFUL customer service. Sincerely, GA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kingssolo2 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:16:56 2020 From: kingssolo2 at gmail.com (kings solo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:16:56 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: It's Cowardic and unfair by enforcing increasment of .com price secretly on internet users, this decisions must stop, please be considerate -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nlonghung at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:17:01 2020 From: nlonghung at hotmail.com (Long Hung Nguyen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:17:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My comment: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Increasing the price of domain names at this rate certainly will inhibit the business of me personally, of many business startups in my country and in other developing countries. Increasing domain name costs will lead to increased hosting costs, bandwidth costs are out of the influence? The price increase was mentioned just in time when the whole world was afraid of the danger of 2019-nCOV virus spreading. It will certainly cause many economies to suffer the most, especially in Asia, which is the region with the top internet development. I and many of my clients have shared with us about the difficulties when all everyone stopped working for 2 weeks and continued at home for at least the next 1 to 2 weeks. In my opinion, the author of the price increase initiative should replace this decision with any other initiative that will more positively affect the regional and global economic situation, helping the community to overcome this problem early in the time to come. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karthik.vijayakumar at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 02:17:26 2020 From: karthik.vijayakumar at yahoo.com (Karthik Vijayakumar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:47:26 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is unacceptable References: <83DCE2F0-BAB2-4EB3-BEA3-A82693B73042.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <83DCE2F0-BAB2-4EB3-BEA3-A82693B73042@yahoo.com> I have been a consumer and creator on the internet for over two decades. The internet has only become more open and accommodating to people over these years. Getting a domain name for a business is the first step for any business to register its online presence. Many of these businesses are small. A good number of them are reluctant to get online, but agree to do it after seeing how it?s helping other businesses. Increasing the prices of .COM domain names, which are the fundamental domain name for businesses, takes internet back by many years. It will make the internet less attractive because many cannot afford these high costs. As a leading authority in the internet, ICANN is setting a wrong example for other internet-enabling companies to follow suit and increase prices. Please stop this. Don?t take internet back to the dark ages. From meg.kiley.smith at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:17:44 2020 From: meg.kiley.smith at gmail.com (Meg Smith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:17:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increase Message-ID: <71FCA5DC-AA4B-4BBB-AD59-9AB2633946C8@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Meg Smith New York City, NY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffersonmarshall5 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:17:39 2020 From: jeffersonmarshall5 at gmail.com (Jeff Marshall) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:17:39 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Oppose .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Why were the terms for the .COM agreement negotiated in private? The price increases for this TLD can significantly hurt my small business, especially in this economic climate where I would be pressured out of business by larger ones. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bryansusilo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:17:54 2020 From: bryansusilo at gmail.com (Bryan Susilo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:17:54 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .com's affordable Message-ID: .com's are the back bone to the entire internet. It should be affordable and cheap for all users to join in. So no to the proposed ammendments and yes to keeping .coms affordable -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mjpcann at seqx.com Tue Feb 11 02:01:05 2020 From: mjpcann at seqx.com (Michael Price) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:01:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0139488e-c16b-d05d-3bb5-a42fd9278d24@seqx.com> I have registered several .com domain names. I oppose the proposed price increase for .COM domains as being unjustified, monopolistic extortion. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.? The Internet registries should not be managed as cash cows for exploitation. ICANN should negotiate in public. If Verisign wants to increase prices dramatically, ICANN should find alternative registrars, or authorize more than one .com registrar. Michael Price Santa Clara, California United States From cepedakm at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:17:55 2020 From: cepedakm at gmail.com (Kristina Mari Cepeda) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:17:55 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise prices on .coms Message-ID: If prices go up, the consumer will obviously be hit with increases, which just prices us less well-off people right out of such services. It isn't fair to do this to consumers, so stop. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From anand.dhariya at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:18:00 2020 From: anand.dhariya at gmail.com (Anand Dhariya) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:48:00 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please don't execute the deal with Verisign that would take. com domain prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rezacks at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:18:02 2020 From: rezacks at gmail.com (Zack Shih (YuLun)) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:18:02 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pricing of .COM Message-ID: The price of .COM shouldn't be marked up without collecting enough of users/resellers' feedback. Please keep the internet open and transparent as always! Zack -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From hvance at mac.com Tue Feb 11 02:18:26 2020 From: hvance at mac.com (Harry Vance) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:18:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prices Message-ID: <1893AC77-8AB3-4DAF-8FB0-21BBA01A527A@mac.com> You are killing the goose that laid the golden egg. Wake up, don?t increase prices just because you can. It will backfire. From bavenell522 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:18:22 2020 From: bavenell522 at gmail.com (Ben Avenell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:18:22 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com Price Changes Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, I am a registrant of a number of .com domains. I would like to publicly state that I believe the potential proposed price increase on .com domain names to be unjustified and immoral. If such a move were to go ahead, there?s a strong possibility that I would not renew nor register new .com domain names because of it. That?s not a threat; I am a registrant of many other top level domains and have no strong preference for .com that would override a price disparity such as is proposed. Thank you for reading and I do hope you do the right thing. Kind regards, Benjamin Avenell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zellwk at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:18:34 2020 From: zellwk at gmail.com (Zell Liew) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:18:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Hi, Please do not increase fees for .com domains and other domains. There are many hobbyists and small businesses out there who do not have the extra cash to pay for expensive domain names. Thank you for understanding. Stay awesome, Zell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From henry.yonathan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:18:24 2020 From: henry.yonathan at gmail.com (Henry Yonathan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:18:24 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I object to the agreement that would allow .COM domain price can increased anytime within next 10 years. I surely will not continue to use .COM domain if the agremeent isnt canceled. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mercyanu14 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:18:43 2020 From: mercyanu14 at gmail.com (Anu Akintoye) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:18:43 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I say a BIG NO to .COM domain fee hike Message-ID: I say a BIG NO to .COM domain fee hike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From home at timkampa.com Tue Feb 11 02:18:52 2020 From: home at timkampa.com (Tim Kampa) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:18:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Form Post from Firefox Message-ID: <3071a5a2-7fc3-1d0d-2404-406458897511@timkampa.com> I believe this amendment should not be adopted. Such a change should never be made unilaterally and in secret. This amendment would hurt small businesses and individuals disproportionately hard. Please do not adopt it. Sincerely, Tim Kampa utf8=? authenticity_token=GqIzS3YWey1OOnnkzsYda3hrI1eXl9JuzMTDMqOosxZiRJpUBgzZEkO+Jqj40xnLU9cgibnT8kCAcWFHMwwaDw== terms_of_services=yes commit=Continue From bucknerds at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 02:18:56 2020 From: bucknerds at outlook.com (David Buckner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:18:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Strongly opposed to the increases in costs for .com domains. While I might be a small user of said domains, it will definitely affect myself if the increases indicated are allowed to increase. I am sure there are other ways to raise funds if they are really needed. Thank you. Sincerely, David Buckner 1207 N Minnesota Ave Shawnee, OK 74801 405-788-5259 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From silverflux.design at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:19:36 2020 From: silverflux.design at gmail.com (April) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:19:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Enough corporate greed Message-ID: That is all. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kalebpask at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:19:36 2020 From: kalebpask at gmail.com (Kaleb Pask) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:19:36 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fight for fair prices Message-ID: I believe that fair prices should be set for .com domains. Please fight to ensure that individuals and small business owners can continue to maintain.com addresses going forward. -- Kaleb M. Pask mobile: 817.313.4007 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avantol13 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:19:14 2020 From: avantol13 at gmail.com (Alexander VanTol) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:19:14 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: " to preserve and enhance the security and stability of the Internet" " the domain name marketplace had grown more dynamic and concluded that it was in the public interest that, among other things, Verisign and ICANN may agree to amend the .COM Registry Agreement to permit an increase to the price for .COM registry services" It's strange how it seems like the public (re: see all the comments submitted) seem to think that it's NOT in our interest as domain name holders for ICANN to agree to allow the monopoly Verisign has to profit even more. I do NOT agree with this amendment. By increasing the price of .COM you are making it harder for less-privileged individuals to obtain a domain name and creating a strain on the public. This is not in the public interest. This does not enhance the stability of the internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danlawson23 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:19:42 2020 From: danlawson23 at gmail.com (Daniel Lawson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:19:42 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?allow_these_prices_increases!?= Message-ID: Hello Please stop the price increases for the .com TLD! -- Kind regards, Daniel. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From scott.m.olmsted at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:21:59 2020 From: scott.m.olmsted at gmail.com (Scott Olmsted) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:21:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to Special Treatment of Verisign Message-ID: Sirs, This is my objection to the arrangement planned with Verisign to increase .COM wholesale prices and rebate $20 million to ICANN. I also object to allowing Verisign to operate as a Domain Registrar. Scott Olmsted 21275 Sandal Foot Dr Venice, Florida -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aarshpatel99 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:22:14 2020 From: aarshpatel99 at gmail.com (Aarsh Patel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:52:14 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] . Com price increase comment Message-ID: Hello, Already pricing of..com tld is near 10$-12$ and i believe you slould not increase the price of..com tld. Students also uses..com domain for blogs and in poor countries like india and other countries students cannot spend more than this much amount at once. So i am against this amendment. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xavier at techpost.us Tue Feb 11 02:22:19 2020 From: xavier at techpost.us (Xavier Rodriguez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:22:19 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please add my stance against this amendment to the .com registry agreement. Regards, Roman Rodriguez From mail at gauravmehta.com Tue Feb 11 02:22:38 2020 From: mail at gauravmehta.com (Gaurav Mehta) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:22:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increasing the rates for .COM Message-ID: <0bCyMhtpgXSR19u6zxAEFSw_HscW3nRw5vhNMBfVtnmcV4_3TUFXLTYmokFNw1VQb5bV7n8LFkVKllaNS6pJ8s6NtJU1sEhX_8l70o3dZOw=@gauravmehta.com> Don't increase the .COM domain prices. It's not required at all. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 839 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From diyitguys at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:22:40 2020 From: diyitguys at gmail.com (Shane Ferrell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:22:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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ICANN receiving $20m from this contract does a significant amount of damage to ICANN's reputation. Thanks, Matt Beamish Matt Beamish Applications Administrator Great Southern Grammar T: +61 8 9844 0306 | M: +61 477477115 E: matt.beamish at gsg.wa.edu.au Street: 244 Nanarup Road, Albany WA Postal: PO Box 1151, Albany WA 6331 gsg.wa.edu.au This email message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressed recipient(s). If you have received this communication in error, please reply to this email to notify the sender of its incorrect delivery and then delete it and your reply. Great Southern Grammar cannot accept liability for any statements made which are clearly the sender's own and not expressly made by an authorised representative of the School. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I demand transparency, honesty, and communication from you. I demand a crystal clear business plan for the money, including the long term plan, details, and how it?ll positively impact our world and make it a better place to live. If the money will not support a healthy change that will benefit the internet and its users trash this proposal. We don?t need it. Or you for that matter. A concerned citizen From essaystudynotes at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:24:21 2020 From: essaystudynotes at gmail.com (Michael P) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:24:21 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep the prices unchanged if possible? Message-ID: Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From contact at yannisvoyatzis.com Tue Feb 11 02:23:48 2020 From: contact at yannisvoyatzis.com (Yannis Voyatzis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:23:48 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <170320f4ccf.cceaea1698453.2632404826149836612@yannisvoyatzis.com> ?Dear ICANN Representative, It is highly important to sustain the current pricing on the .com TLD's. Increasing the pricing can impact how internet works for years to come. Businesses will have to increase budget for domain costs and this will lead many of them to move in other TLD's. As a multiple .COM TLD owner myself i kindly ask all of you, to carefully consider this decision. Kind Regards, Yannis Voyatzis / Jr. System Administrator http://www.yannisvoyatzis.com This e-mail message may contain confidential or legally privileged information and is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). Any unauthorized disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the information herein is prohibited. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, or contain viruses. Anyone who communicates with me by e-mail is deemed to have accepted these risks. Yannis Voyatzis is not responsible for errors or omissions in this message and denies any responsibility for any damage arising from the use of e-mail. Any opinion and other statement contained in this message and any attachment are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent Yannis Voyatzis. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at rameshganapathy.com Tue Feb 11 02:24:46 2020 From: me at rameshganapathy.com (Ramesh Ganapathy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:54:46 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop trying to kill the internet. Stop increasing prices for .com domain names. Message-ID: Team, I heard that you are looking to get into an agreement with VeriSign that will likely increase the prices of .com domain names considerably over the next decade. I think this will impact the adoption and growth of the internet and make it less accessible for people who want to go online. It will also prevent a lot of people from renewing domains they own for existing websites because of increased costs. In other words, it will kill a large part of the internet, which none of us want. So stop getting into this deal with VeriSign and do the right thing. Regards, Ramesh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thomaspoa at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:24:40 2020 From: thomaspoa at gmail.com (SB THOMAS) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:24:40 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no price increase Message-ID: We all know that this price increase will raise the cost of doing business for everyone who owns a .com website, and it will only serve to build more mansions for the profiteering class. Do not do this. Sean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From firefancywriter at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:25:00 2020 From: firefancywriter at gmail.com (Flora H. V. Adams) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:25:00 -0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dear ICANN: This Change Will Hurt New Indies Message-ID: H e l l o , I h o p e y o u r e h a v i n g a g o o d d a y , M y n a m e i s F l o r a A d a m s a n d I l e a r n e d a b o u t h o w t o s t a r t m y o n l i n e p r e s e n c e i n 2 0 1 2 . I w a s i n m y e a r l y 2 0 s a t t h e t i m e , a n d I w a s b r i g h t - e y e d a n d b u s h y t a i l e d . I u s e d t o l i v e i n a l o w - i n c o m e h o m e a n d w e d i d n t h a v e i n t e r n e t . I g r e w u p w i t h b i g d r e a m s , w i s h i n g I c o u l d w r i t e b o o k s t o s h a r e w i t h o t h e r k i d s m y a g e . I l o v e d t e l l i n g s t o r i e s . B u t I n e v e r k n e w h o w . W h e n m y f a m i l y m o v e d i n 2 0 1 1 a n d w e g o t i n t e r n e t f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e , I s l o w l y s t a r t e d l e a r n i n g a n d e x p l o r i n g m o r e a b o u t t h e i n t e r n e t . I d i s c o v e r e d h o w w r i t e r s g o t t r a d i t i o n a l l y p u b l i s h e d , a n d t h i s w a s r i g h t a r o u n d t h e t i m e t h a t i n d i e p u b l i s h i n g a n d s e l f p u b l i s h i n g w a s b e c o m i n g p o p u l a r o n l i n e . I r e s e a r c h e d o n w e b s i t e s t h a t w e r e s t a r t u p a n d i n d i e t h r o u g h a n d t h r o u g h ; m a n y p e o p l e h a d t h e i r o w n p e r s o n a l . C O M d o m a i n s . I l e a r n e d f r o m t h e s e p e o p l e a n d i f t h e y h a d n t h a d t h e i r o w n w e b p r e s e n c e , I w o u l d n t b e w h e r e I a m t o d a y . H a v i n g a n i n t e r n e t p r e s e n c e w a s i m p o r t a n t b a c k t h e n . H a v i n g a b l o g , w r i t i n g r e g u l a r l y a n d b e i n g a b l e t o h a v e a p l a c e w h e r e r e a d e r s c o u l d v i s i t w a s v e r y i m p o r t a n t . N o w a d a y s t h a t b u s i n e s s m o d e l ( h a v i n g a b l o g w i t h a n a c t i v e p o s t i n g s c h e d u l e ) i s n t a s v i a b l e , a s p e o p l e i n t h e i n d i e p u b l i s h i n g i n d u s t r y h a v e m o v e d o n t o p o d c a s t s a n d y o u t u b e v i d e o s . B u t t h e i n t e g r i t y o f o w n i n g y o u r o w n . C O M d o m a i n n a m e i s s t i l l i m p o r t a n t t o a l o t o f s t a r t u p b u s i n e s s e s . 6 0 % o f m y o w n l o c a l b u s i n e s s e s h e r e i n A n c h o r a g e A l a s k a u s e . C O M d o m a i n s , a n d i t i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t f o r g r o w t h h e r e t o h a v e a n o n l i n e p r e s e n c e . G r o w t h a n d d i v e r s i t y i n e c o m m e r c e a n d l o c a l s m a l l b u s i n e s s e s i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t f o r f u t u r e d e v e l o p m e n t i n A l a s k a . A s a y o u n g e n t r e p r e n e u r , I m f r u s t r a t e d w i t h t h e l a c k o f i n n o v a t i o n a n d t h e s t u b b o r n l a c k t o m o v e f o r w a r d h e r e i n A l a s k a . I f t h e c o s t s o f t h e . C O M d o m a i n i n c r e a s e s , t h e n t h a t s t u b b o r n n e s s t o c h a n g e w i l l g e t w o r s e , a n d t h e c o s t s o f a l r e a d y e x i s t i n g d o m a i n s f o r e x i s t i n g b u s i n e s s e s w i l l s h u t d o w n a l o t o f w e b s i t e s , c a u s i n g m a r k e t i n g m o v e m e n t s t o g o b a c k t o t v c o m m e r c i a l s o r n e w s p a p e r s . T h i s c h a n g e w i l l h u r t s m a l l l o c a l b u s i n e s s e s , i n d e p e n d e n t a r t i s t s a n d w r i t e r s , a n d h u r t t h e g r o w t h a n d i n n o v a t i o n o f s m a l l c i t i e s i n t h e l o n g r u n . P l e a s e r e c o n s i d e r . S e n t f r o m M a i l f o r W i n d o w s 1 0 From ajgottli at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:25:20 2020 From: ajgottli at gmail.com (Alma Gottlieb) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:25:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: Hello, Please reconsider your decision to raise /.com/ domain name prices consistently and significantly over the next seven years. The Internet was meant to be a democratizing space, giving access to knowledge not only to elites but, more importantly, to people who otherwise lack any means to educate themselves.? The "digital divide" has already given the lie to that hope.? This move will only further expand the digital divide, enlarging the gap between the "haves" (who can afford the proposed price increases) and the "have nots" (who will be unable to afford those increases). Capitalism works best when it supports a community, and fails worst when it simply enriches CEOs and shareholders. Please think about the social impact of your proposed changes. It's not too late to walk them back and "be a hero." Sincerely, -- Alma Gottlieb ajgottli at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david at enjoycreativity.com Tue Feb 11 02:24:53 2020 From: david at enjoycreativity.com (David Needham) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:24:53 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose proposed amendment 3 Message-ID: I oppose proposed amendment 3 between ICANN and Verisign. Please reconsider. David Needham Enjoy Creativity enjoycreativity.com ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kexianbin at diyism.com Tue Feb 11 02:25:20 2020 From: kexianbin at diyism.com (KeXianbin(http://diyism.com)) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:25:20 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep price at $7.85 or else Blockchain DNS will replace you Message-ID: Keep price at $7.85 or else Blockchain DNS will replace you From jon.olds85 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:25:22 2020 From: jon.olds85 at gmail.com (Jon Olds) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:25:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] . Com Message-ID: Dude I'm a small business I don't want or need my domain name to go up even more every year Taxi insurance already dose that putting many Taxi companies out of business the income is smaller every year but our websites are what keep many of the smaller companies afloat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From minh at kiuglobal.com Tue Feb 11 02:27:18 2020 From: minh at kiuglobal.com (Minh Nguyen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:27:18 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase domain price please Message-ID: <010901d5e082$ca2f3780$5e8da680$@kiuglobal.com> Please keep domain price even lower! -- Minh Nguyen Head of Development, Kiu Global +84 936 646468 (0936 MINHNT) www.kiuglobal.com | Skype: smartriver 55 Road 1, F361, 32 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maxhm10 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:25:35 2020 From: maxhm10 at gmail.com (Max Holzheu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:25:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e42101e4aeb614ab0000001@polymail.io> The internet is too precious. In the name of all internet users, please ensure that the internet remains a level playing field for all. I trust you all to make the right decision. Best, Max Holzheu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From asjwyatt at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:26:03 2020 From: asjwyatt at gmail.com (Alex Wyatt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:26:03 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strong Objection to unjustified .COM price increase Message-ID: <008401d5e082$9c53b700$d4fb2500$@gmail.com> I am a registrant of several .com domain names and am strongly against the proposed price increase. The current rate is already excessive for the minimal service provided and it is corporate greed on the part of Verisign (only) to want to increase .COM prices for their own benefit (only). No justification has been provided for a price increase and ICANN should not be entertaining such an unsupported money grab. ICANN should continue to govern the domain name system in the public interest and not pander to commercial interests. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sukhjotbasi at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:26:34 2020 From: sukhjotbasi at gmail.com (Sukhjot Basi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:56:34 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase price Message-ID: As a small business a price increase will hurt me. From contact.philiprowley at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:26:56 2020 From: contact.philiprowley at gmail.com (Philip Rowley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:26:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I find this really annoying, as being someone looking for a job prices are going to increase. Not fair Sent from my iPhone From louis at high-tech.com Tue Feb 11 02:26:39 2020 From: louis at high-tech.com (Louis Siadous) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:26:39 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Increase Message-ID: We are a hosting company and are not happy about the opaque proposed .com fee structure. Please reconsider and include other industry members in the conversation not just one vendor. Open meetings to discuss a changes which affects so many domains is necessary. Thanks, Louis High Tech Solutions, Inc. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From interpfister at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:26:52 2020 From: interpfister at gmail.com (Ryan Pfister) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:26:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Object to .com price increase Message-ID: Hi - I'm a regular .com purchaser. .coms are already the most expensive domain and this policy chance will only make them more expensive. Please hold the line on affordable prices. -Ryan Pfister -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tasman at tasmanleach.com Tue Feb 11 02:26:36 2020 From: tasman at tasmanleach.com (Tasman Leach) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:26:36 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am a small developer who also runs a bunch of small websites like www.radiantguild.com. I am studying software development and because of this study, I can only just hold onto what I have now as I don't make anything from my websites as it is all passion projects... I am writing this email to express my concerns and how this will not just negatively affect me, but also others like me, who don't have the money that big companies would have. If this amendment came into effect, over time the price for .COM domains can and will increase and people like myself will find it harder to buy these domains and keep them because we are running our small business or small passion projects using the bottom of the barrel, leftover money that we have. For me, I started the Radiant Guild as a site for a bunch of friends who I care about, and while I am not the one paying for it, one of my friends is. They are like me and have other more important things to pay for like college fees. I also have a domain for myself, for my portfolio website when I make it eventually... And by jacking up the price of the .COM domain, it becomes more expensive for me to even have a portfolio. It may not seem like a lot... 7%, sure... But when you add that 7% up, It gets expensive over time. As someone else in their comment said, ~$8 turns into ~$24 (195% increase by 2041) and the benefit we get from it is nothing... There is nothing new being added to the .COM domain that gives us a reason to justify paying more. It's just more money, in their pockets, for nothing more than they are doing now... Now sure, it could be 1% or 0.5% increases... But let's be real, that's not what is going to happen, this is a big company that holds the internet in their hands. If you give them a way to make an extra ~$16 per domain, they will push that as far as they can go, they won't increase to make an extra $1 per domain (~$100+ Million more per year) they will push it the whole way (~$16+ Billion more per year) for no extra work. (If this happens, I am sure that .COM will cost $40 a year in 2080) I hope you consider not giving them the power to make this price increase as it will hurt all the small people like me. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From csweeney at ifcincinnati.com Tue Feb 11 02:26:43 2020 From: csweeney at ifcincinnati.com (Chris Sweeney) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:26:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] How dare you make such a deal with Verisign to build in price increased for 8 of the next 10 years! Message-ID: How dare you make such a deal with Verisign to build in price increased for 8 of the next 10 years, just to line your pockets with an additional 20 million. Your decisions like this are killing the good will of the internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nikalesto at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 02:27:55 2020 From: nikalesto at icloud.com (Nicol stolar-peterson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:27:55 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: <414C1BD2-6AE0-4D8A-9E0E-7E72D038FE80@icloud.com> Raising prices ? Seriously. As if it?s not expensive enough running your own business. Show integrity. Do not raise the prices. Nicol Stolar-Peterson, LCSW, CCE 310-422-4575 Nicol at stolarcounselingandconsultation.com Nicol at kc-cc.org Sent from my iPhone From tedyoung at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:28:12 2020 From: tedyoung at gmail.com (Ted M. Young [@jitterted]) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:28:12 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment against allowing ICANN to increase prices Message-ID: I'm a small business owner and millions of people and businesses like mine rely on reasonable pricing for domain names. Allowing for 7% annual increases is unreasonable and is not required for continued effective operation of the .COM top-level domain. In fact, over time, given the increasing power of hardware and software, prices should actually be going down. Prices for .COM should be capped at $7.85, with no increases for at least 20 years. Sincerely, Ted M. Young Spiral Learning, LLC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jithins123 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:28:19 2020 From: jithins123 at gmail.com (Jithin S) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:58:19 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Inaccessible resources Message-ID: Hi, I started calling myself a travel blogger from 2014. Thanks to the free WordPress services. Then slowly i upgraded to self hosted domain, thanks to affordable domain name services and hosting. Over the years i haven't made any big money from blogging. It is just my passion to share that keeps me going. But when the .com domain prices go up each year, the affordability of a blog that runs purely on passion is in question. I'm sure I'm not alone in this regard. Also it hinders newbie creative souls to enter and try their luck with digital world as .com is the most popular and most desirable domain extension. So please consider people like us to before hiking up the prices for .com domains in the future. 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URL: From kclaes at rouse.com Tue Feb 11 02:28:18 2020 From: kclaes at rouse.com (Koen Claes) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:28:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, We oppose this amendment as it will increase prices for .COM domains, without anything in return. Regards, Koen Claes Group Development Manager [ROUSE] Rouse & Co. International (Overseas) Limited 18th Floor | Golden Centre | 188 Des Voeux Road Central | Hong Kong | www.rouse.com Fax +852 27366266 | kclaes at rouse.com Disclaimer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email message has been scanned for viruses by Mimecast. Mimecast delivers a complete managed email solution from a single web based platform. 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Let the common man keep a few dollars in his pocket!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From agelman at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:28:49 2020 From: agelman at gmail.com (A Gelman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:28:49 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices on .COM Message-ID: Don't raise the prices, it is already a lot for simply maintaining a registry. It's bad enough what's happening with .ORG right now. Thank you. ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pkwong at gmx.com Tue Feb 11 02:29:10 2020 From: pkwong at gmx.com (Phil Kwong) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:29:10 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Do Not Raise Prices Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From koen.claes at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:29:34 2020 From: koen.claes at gmail.com (koen claes) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:29:34 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment for .COM Message-ID: this amendment should *not be accepted*, as it is a deal made behind closed doors, that only benefits the 2 parties signing it, not the millions of users. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aria64mm at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:29:47 2020 From: aria64mm at gmail.com (Aria Nakhforoush) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:29:47 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: As a student an aspiring small business owner I have seen how demanding and difficult it can be to get your business started and growing. The price increases that are to come of these new changes will directly be affecting small business owners who are already struggling to compete with the big companies who can afford to pay any price without taking a financial it. I also find it unfair and unacceptable that Verisign can choose to abruptly raise up prices in this market strictly just to make more profit. This is a great example of reform that is taking more power from the people and giving to big companies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jefferis at petersonsales.net Tue Feb 11 02:29:38 2020 From: jefferis at petersonsales.net (jefferis peterson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:29:38 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against this increase Message-ID: I have many clients who are small budgets, and increasing the fees for .com registrations will put my business at risk for a loss of clients. Peterson Design Studio www.PetersonSales.net 2251 Windmill Run Wimberley, TX 78676 724-301-0783 512-377-6034 (landline) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tintelj at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:29:54 2020 From: tintelj at gmail.com (Jason Tintelnot) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:29:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICCAN needs oversight Message-ID: ICCAN needs to gradually increase prices instead of a huge jump. And need to show in detail why the price increases are needed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From damon.couper at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:29:55 2020 From: damon.couper at gmail.com (damon.couper at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:29:55 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Uncompetitive practices are not in the interest of the public Message-ID: <006901d5e083$2b957390$82c05ab0$@gmail.com> Hello, I am writing to express my dismay with the price increases being proposed under the new contractual arrangement with Verisign. ICANN is a not-for-profit entity setup with the view to acting in the public interest. I fail to see how the public interest includes increasing the fees being charged so that Verisign can increase its prices many fold more than the additional licensing fees they will be paying to ICANN. Have ICANN included additional measures to ensure a competitive tension is maintained within the current arrangements? The absence of these pressures will lead to gouging by suppliers and increase the spectre of impropriety. Regards, Damon. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From westsacfarmer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:30:11 2020 From: westsacfarmer at gmail.com (Dan Gannon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:30:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases on .com domains Message-ID: I'm a small business owner and rely on the inexpensive requirement for registering my .com domain so that I can put more resources into finding creative ways to drive potential customers to my .com website. I understand there is an administrative cost but I'm sure it will not increase dramatically. I can also understand a desire to drive more users to the various other .xyz domains and reserve .com domains for sites that serve serious commercial activities, but I'm sure there are better ways to accomplish a more widespread acceptance. Thank you for your consideration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tcondict321 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:30:09 2020 From: tcondict321 at gmail.com (Theresa C.) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:30:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Damaging to small businesses and individuals Message-ID: <5e4211c0.1c69fb81.18378.8433@mx.google.com> While these price increases may not be significant for larger corporations, they will be damaging to individuals and small businesses that rely on their website to drive traffic and sell products. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From philip.kwong at gmx.com Tue Feb 11 02:30:59 2020 From: philip.kwong at gmx.com (Philip Kwong) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:30:59 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erdem.ua at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:31:45 2020 From: erdem.ua at gmail.com (Erdem U. Altinyurt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:31:45 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Form Post from Nightly Message-ID: <651bda5da849f98488b5bb7c1a1c296f9f317651.camel@gmail.com> utf8=? authenticity_token=KKjUcHczqcqrzH2Jf/7qdQc5jl4k+6k3bPX80NoFbVaqYucZRNZB Exx82M5EhALQ8znzYYNpnuL/Z6lIvg2qaQ== commit=Continue Don't do it dudes. Please do NOT try to generate money from thin air. From no-reply at stridecomputers.com Tue Feb 11 02:31:43 2020 From: no-reply at stridecomputers.com (Postmaster (No-Reply)) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:31:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments to the proposed amendment to the .COM registry agreement. I own seven .com domain names either for personal use or for the use of a non-profit. The proposed price increases are deeply concerning to me. Verisign earned nearly $1.2 billion in revenue from .com registrations in 2018. If they exercised the 7% increase, that represents increased annual revenues for .com registrations of another $82.4 million. While I understand the desire to increase revenues from a corporate perspective, this increase is obscene, and exists without commensurate increase in value to the customers. Yes, it is true that the registration fee has been fixed since 2012, and I would concede that costs do raise with inflation. It is my recommendation that any annual price increase be fixed with the rate of inflation, and limited to no more than one percentage point over the rate of inflation. For example in 2019, the rate of inflation was 1.7%, the allowable increase should be limited to no more than 1 point over that, or 2.7%. This accounts for increased costs associated with inflation, and more than adequately addresses any other increased costs associated with providing the registry services for the .com TLD. 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URL: From stehan1 at me.com Tue Feb 11 02:31:59 2020 From: stehan1 at me.com (Steven Hansen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:31:59 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not in favor or raising prices more than necessary Message-ID: Hi, I hear prices to register .com names will go up. Certainly some increase can be expected?but not much. After all, most technology prices keep going down. Hard drives, computers, monitors, and more keep getting better and the price remains the same or even goes down. Why should .com go up? It is not technology, it is a period followed by three letters. Certainly serving up that to the associated IP address and keeping it all flowing has its cost, but again those costs keep going down. Inflation? Perhaps. But anything over 2-3% a year is not acceptable. The proposed 7% is greed, pure and simple. It needs to be stopped. I will do what I can to fight it because it is wrong. Yours, Stew Hannaford Chicago, IL. From miarond at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:32:13 2020 From: miarond at gmail.com (Aron Donaldson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:32:13 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed contract changes by Verisign on .COM domains Message-ID: I was recently made aware of the recent contract changes agreed upon between Verisign and ICANN, regarding the potential for pricing increases of .COM domains. I am firmly against the continued privatization and financial fleecing of our free and fair Internet, and I am against any closed-door negotiations between your two parties which seeks to shut out the voice of citizens. I urge you to listen to the objections of your customers and allow for open and transparent business practices. Private industry has encroached on our freedoms and rights for far too long; this slow degradation must stop. Please do not move forward with these contract changes without the consent of the people. 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If you need details on why we oppose, please let us know so we can detail the reasons why. Regards, David A Bertolini COO Novohit From prosperpublishing at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:33:17 2020 From: prosperpublishing at gmail.com (Prosper Publishing) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:33:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain name fees Message-ID: Hello, Please do not raise the fees for domain names for everyone. If you do many may be dropped because of these fees. I have about 5 domains and I may be forced to drop these. For those that have purchased numerous domain names to resell, there could be a fee raised if they own more than a certain amount. These domains then can be released back into the system so that they can be live instead of parked. Thank you! Verona Blessing Sent from my iPhone From johnwbridges at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:33:09 2020 From: johnwbridges at gmail.com (John B) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:33:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed Message-ID: I have registered a .COM domain and am opposed to the recent deal ICANN and Verisign made to increase the price of .COM domain registration fees. Such agreements should only be entered into after at least giving users a chance to voice their opinion during a public comment period. It would also be appreciated if those comments were considered before making any decisions that will affect us. John Bridges -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In business, whenever there?s price increase, the rise should be minimum and spread across all types of domains to minimise the effect and NOT heavily imposed on just one area of product only. Does the increase in prices offers any additional value to us end users or consumers to justify the price increase? Unreasonable unrealistic inflation if not hyper inflation of price is not acceptable. If something have to increase, VeriSign should instead Look at Premium Domains and charge Tax (tariffs like) charges on such premium domains for them unreasonable domain hoarding action and profit tiering when they simply purchase the domain at the original Low-entry price. Why should average users like us trying to make something work in online be punished for doing nothing wrong? Dot com domain hoarders (domain premium resellers are those whom should be reeled in). Their hoarding activity restricts productive businesses from buying their own domains. Do the right thing, domain hoarding are the black sheep, might as well Tax or get benefits from those high prices instead. Don?t look at entry dot com domains, look at Premium reseller dot com domains and the Bulk Premium Resellers instead. There?s more money to be made there since they already clearly jack up the price so high, VeriSign can kill two birds with one stone (1 single action). #1: Bring justice to end users trying to buy our own domains #2: VeriSign can increase profits without affecting be public (only those unprofessional overlooked Premium Domain Resellers). I hope you like the suggestion. Thank you. Ryan From yashrajkarthikey at LIVE.IN Tue Feb 11 02:33:41 2020 From: yashrajkarthikey at LIVE.IN (Yash Raj Karthikey) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:33:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding .COM Price Increase Message-ID: Dear ICANN, It is difficult for me to understand the reasons behind remarkable increase in the prices for .COM, planned over next decade. I just want to express my concern over the easy access of domains to new website builders over the forthcoming years. I am also a website developer and I am very concerned about such developments. Therefore, this is in response to the Proposed Amendment 3 for .COM domains Registry Agreement. Yash Raj Karthikey Web Developer Mob: +9-7004117355 Email: yashrajkarthikey at live.in -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Doug at Dnkdesigns.net Tue Feb 11 02:34:07 2020 From: Doug at Dnkdesigns.net (Doug Springer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:34:07 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am very opposed to the new allowable price increases Message-ID: <6f7a9274-a331-6233-bf3b-7ea7287551e2@Dnkdesigns.net> Dear sir or madam, I am writing today to express my concern over the increased price of the .com TLD. I, like many others use this for personal use and do not make money off the use of the name. Already the price of my domains have increased 50% over the last few years and I am considering dropping some of those domains. Now you are considering increasing that even more. Some of the domains I own I am fairly certain are not usable by a business, and once the price gets to a certain level, I will drop those .com domains. So even though you increase the price, I believe the overall effect will be for individuals like myself to stop using the most expensive TLD and it may actually result in a reduced revenue stream, not more. Kind Regards, Doug Springer From rinanote at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:34:43 2020 From: rinanote at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?0J/QkNCd0JTQkCDQvdCwINCS0JXQoNCQ0J3QlNCVIC9yaW5hIGs=?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:34:43 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Too high too soon Message-ID: Too high too soon. Protect our prices. Don't ruin it! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lakith.k at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 02:34:42 2020 From: lakith.k at icloud.com (Lakith Karunaratne) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:04:42 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <91FC7E9F-F2D3-4236-B5F3-6F4EB2CAE0AD@icloud.com> I am an end user of .com domain living in an third world country. The price I pay as an individual is already a premium for where I live. It?s vital that I have access to affordable TLD name for either personal and business use. To highlight sentiments shared by me and others who are reaching out to ICANN. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. If cost is of concern then Verisign should innovate or restructure the company. If companies are taking monopolistic actions then you have the power to break it up or allow other companies to operate in the same space. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not lobby on behalf of select companies. Regards, Lakith Colombo - Sri Lanka -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Diaco) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:35:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com registry agreement Message-ID: The internet is a public library for people around the world, and .com is the cornerstone for that library. Please keep it accessible and affordable to the public. Samuel Diaco, PhD Educational Leadership, USLS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drvporter at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:35:42 2020 From: drvporter at gmail.com (Valencia Porter) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:35:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. As a small business owner, looking at a rate increase of 30%+ is distressing! alencia Porter Carlsbad, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From general at itpsg.com Tue Feb 11 02:36:03 2020 From: general at itpsg.com (JB) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:36:03 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: <936cef24-5669-c051-9e43-e2875973bce1@itpsg.com> ICANN was once a noble and honorable institution. Are you going to listen to public comments this time? DO NOT ALLOW PRICE INCREASES. From jason at woelfel.pro Tue Feb 11 02:32:19 2020 From: jason at woelfel.pro (Jason Woelfel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:32:19 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <871ec33b-f437-484a-a151-5e01e9f68c4d@Canary> A single publicly traded corporation should not be given the authority to determine wholesale prices of .com domains and be allowed to increase those fees at a rate well beyond inflation for many years to come. Verisign deserves a reasonable fee for its job in maintaining the .com registry and related tasks, but it should not be allowed to extort profits from the public while fulfilling its role as a public servant. Unlike the prices set by registrars and domain name investors, any .com fee hikes that Verisign might impose would NOT be influenced by market forces or competition, and would undermine the tenets of our free enterprise system. Giving Verisign the option to increase wholesale prices of .com domains will adversely affect a vast number of people and companies simply trying to conduct business and earn a living. Why should Verisign be allowed to set the prices arbitrarily? Since we do not enjoy (at the moment) a de-centralized .com registry that would foster competition and help keep prices in check, Verisign would essentially have a monopoly on .com domain names, the most sought-after name space on the Internet today. And, that is wrong. ?Jason -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If anything, technology costs are decreasing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From priit at marbellapropertycare.com Tue Feb 11 02:37:11 2020 From: priit at marbellapropertycare.com (Priit Stankevits) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:37:11 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unjustified price increase Message-ID: <914BEA0D-3869-459C-BC50-7EB1570E8110@marbellapropertycare.com> Hi, What is the reason of this price increase??? I find it quite ridiculous that a pice increase of this magnitude is even considered, surely there must be laws in place that protect your clients rights and prevent from outrageous price increases. I do tend to look into this, this is just not right. Best Regards Priit Stankevits Marbella Property Care Tel: +34 666265559 Este mensaje es solamente para la persona a la que va dirigido. Puede contener informaci?n confidencial o legalmente protegida. 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Can you please let us know what new service or improvement you will be providing? If nothing, kindly do not take this unilateral decision. Regards Sent from my iPhone From omkar at infiweb.in Tue Feb 11 02:38:49 2020 From: omkar at infiweb.in (Omkar Patel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:08:49 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Don't Increase Prices Message-ID: <170321d0c50.e78187c569193.7866375261414507502@infiweb.in> Internet is for everyone. Internet should be accessible by everyone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emily at shoresofsouthhaven.com Tue Feb 11 02:39:26 2020 From: emily at shoresofsouthhaven.com (Emily Anderson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:39:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments Message-ID: Hi, Please don?t allow for this amendment, which seems to be proposed in a hush-hush way. Allowing prices to rise will hurt business owners ? especially those just starting out. 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Do you thing of anything else except money?! That?s more than absurd, it?s an outrage! From tim at timdixoncreative.com Tue Feb 11 02:41:12 2020 From: tim at timdixoncreative.com (Tim Dixon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:41:12 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN: public comment on Amendment 3 In-Reply-To: <26d9629f-da25-4e5e-a245-ff627bd43c9a@Spark> References: <26d9629f-da25-4e5e-a245-ff627bd43c9a@Spark> Message-ID: Hello, As a small business owner, I?m concerned with costs. The Amendment to raise registration rates on .com addresses will add more unnecessary expense by increasing my advertising and promotion costs, while lining the pockets of companies far richer than mine. Please help keep small business alive, the sector of the economy shown to promote the most growth. Do the right thing. _______________________ Tim Dixon Owner & Grand Imperial Poobah Tim Dixon Creative 778.269.5333 | timdixoncreative.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From melivargas at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 02:40:58 2020 From: melivargas at icloud.com (Melissa Vargas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:40:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding verisign Message-ID: It?s important to note that your possible deal could affect many small businesses and people trying to create something significant. This deal must not go through and anything that can help the ?little people? should be done. This is not what your consumer wants or agrees with. Sent from my iPhone From homulilly at tuta.io Tue Feb 11 02:41:01 2020 From: homulilly at tuta.io (Rachel H) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:41:01 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not let shortsighted greed ruin the internet Message-ID: As both a professional and a dedicated hobbyist in the online space, this shortsighted attempt at a bribe will have incredibly negative consequences to the internet for everyoen who uses it. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abhi.srinu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:41:14 2020 From: abhi.srinu at gmail.com (abhi srinu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:11:14 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: This email is for you guys to know that contract changes with verisign was unilateral and was done without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. I completely oppose this Abhi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From support at ecomchief.com Tue Feb 11 02:41:30 2020 From: support at ecomchief.com (Ani Nandi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:11:30 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair Message-ID: Recently we read about the new changes in the dotcom registry. As a website developer we use .com very regularly. would like you to know that it is unfair and unjust to increase the price of dotcom making it in accessible for the average common man. We strongly oppose this price hike and request you not to increase the price. Thank you Ani Nandi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From singhgunjotinfo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:42:17 2020 From: singhgunjotinfo at gmail.com (Gunjot Singh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:12:17 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why?? Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From beau at dentedreality.com.au Tue Feb 11 02:42:25 2020 From: beau at dentedreality.com.au (Beau Lebens) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:42:25 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise domain costs Message-ID: Now more than ever, an open and distributed web is critical to democracy, and decency. Raising domain costs is a direct threat to that, because it reduces the availability of domains to normal consumers, which in turn consolidates power around fewer online properties. I think we've all seen where that has lead with consolidation of personal online presences around Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Without the ability for people to present themselves in their own, personally-controlled spaces, we are all bound to play by the rules of big companies, who are driven by profit motives over all else. Please keep the web as accessible to all as possible. Beau Lebens -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tavwongxy at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:42:16 2020 From: tavwongxy at hotmail.com (Tavia Wong) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:42:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Best, Tae Wong Singapore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From info at icafeweb.com Tue Feb 11 02:43:01 2020 From: info at icafeweb.com (iCafe WISP) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:43:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com amendment Message-ID: <0020316c-471d-d429-4787-0dff31cc8ab0@icafeweb.com> We are against this, please do not increase .com prices. From mailinbocs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:44:14 2020 From: mailinbocs at gmail.com (Sumit Pandey) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:14:14 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unnecessary price raised || I might not be able to pay anymore. Message-ID: It's really stupid activity, increasing such a huge price. Most businesses are in their startup mode for ffirst 4 years when they buy their first doma. You should decrease the price not increase it. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From phil at integrityfm.com.au Tue Feb 11 02:44:13 2020 From: phil at integrityfm.com.au (Phil Wright) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:44:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Voice is heard Message-ID: Hi ICANN, This emails is to let ICANN know how we feel about their recent decision on the: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. We are not happy. Regards Philip Wright -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lapinart1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:44:40 2020 From: lapinart1 at gmail.com (Steve Lapin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:44:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad policy, bad decision Message-ID: The price of .com sites is already too much. You?re making decisions without input or consultation with the community. This is not how democracy works. Who are you anyways? Sent from my iPhone From schn2143 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:44:41 2020 From: schn2143 at gmail.com (schn2143) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:44:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increases Message-ID: Well, The trust we allowed you when the Internet was young has been lost. You are no better than POTUS and his cronies. You can BE replaced. And with cause. The End Gerry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carlitoa at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:44:57 2020 From: carlitoa at gmail.com (Carlito Alo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:44:57 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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URL: From penmagic247 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:45:22 2020 From: penmagic247 at gmail.com (Pen Magic) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:45:22 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Increase Attempt of .com Domain Message-ID: Please, don't increase the price of (.com) domain. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From infotame at inlink.com Tue Feb 11 02:45:03 2020 From: infotame at inlink.com (Mike Berger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:45:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose proposed Amendment 3 price increase for .COM domains Message-ID: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am a web developer and owner of dozens of .COM domains. I oppose the proposed price increase that Amendment 3 would authorize. The global DNS registration system should be run for the benefit of the public, not private interests. ICANN is chartered to preserve the public interest, not to increase the profits of a private company that has a monopoly on the most valued domain extension. This proposed amendment will impact millions of small, independent businesses and developers. Please DO NOT adopt this proposed amendment. Consider the financial impact on the millions of small businesses that this price increase will hit the hardest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jacbizer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:45:30 2020 From: jacbizer at gmail.com (Jake) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:45:30 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domains price Message-ID: <5e42154f.1c69fb81.70855.5f59@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rminton at mintonmagic.com Tue Feb 11 02:45:34 2020 From: rminton at mintonmagic.com (Roger Minton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:45:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a current owner and registrant of several .COM TLD domains. I am against the proposed price increase for the most common TLD. The current rate is more than enough and much more would be price gouging at the expense of the people that support this TLD. No one wants this increase. Verisign is the only one that wants the increase and is simply being a Money Hungry Corporation. Verisign has no business dictating prices. ICANN, that's you in case you forgot, is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public's, that's US in case you forgot, interest. You are selling out to a high bidder and that is definitely not in the public's interest. 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URL: From weimann at bellsouth.net Tue Feb 11 02:15:14 2020 From: weimann at bellsouth.net (Viljar Weimann) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:15:14 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raise of the fees References: Message-ID: Hello, Our organization has been using your services for the domain last 6 years. And we have been satisfied customers. Now e are hearing that you are planning significantly raise - and keep raising - the yearly fee. This will put a large burden to our Small organization which will make us question our participation with you.. We want to express our strong dissatisfaction and unhappiness with this move. Please reconsider. From nickcage at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 02:46:19 2020 From: nickcage at icloud.com (Bruce Friedman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:46:19 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain prices Message-ID: This proposal is terrible for small companies like mine. You really need to reconsider this. Bruce Friedman US Number - (925) 265-8535 Thai Mobile - 66 (0) 819046680 US Mobile - (925) 922-2976 (Active for US trips only) Skype - nickcage49 ICQ - 279147464 Sent from my iPhone From info at lebanondoctorcomputer.com Tue Feb 11 01:32:16 2020 From: info at lebanondoctorcomputer.com (Lebanon Doctor Computer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:32:16 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] why prices of .com goes to increase? Message-ID: Dear sir, Have a nice day I am trying to send you my voice about the info spread of .com domains increasing prices We do serve our customers In hard way and cheap prices at web development section and support. Increasing the prices will affect all of our relations with customers and force us to increase our sell prices for services. Hope your are doing well for our career future Thank you for interest Best Reagrds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020. You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form. From matt at hey-networks.com Tue Feb 11 02:47:59 2020 From: matt at hey-networks.com (Matt Gerasolo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:47:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns with Verisign .com deal Message-ID: <5BFAC1AA-85EE-4846-8838-024BFD4F45E5@hey-networks.com> Hi, As a domain name holder of almost 25 years, I am concerned with what I am hearing about the new deal with Verisign regarding the .com TLD. These changes hurt small businesses and start ups the hardest. As technology improves, the efficiency should be increasing offsetting most if not all growth related costs. Please reconsider this deal and do what is best for small business, start-ups, and individuals by not allowing significant increases on domain names. Thanks, Matt Gerasolo From eric at ericmart.in Tue Feb 11 02:48:01 2020 From: eric at ericmart.in (Eric Martin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:48:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .COM prices Message-ID: Hi, .COM is the gold standard of TLD's, not because of any intrinsic value but because of it's name recognition. Increasing the prices of .COM will make online credibility more expensive and available to fewer, but will increase any form of credibility or prestige associated with .COM. It seems to me this change only hurts people and businesses, so I'm against it. -Eric Martin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jessica Adelmann Sterling, Virginia United States Jessica Joy From 9f3a1lne514aw19k at irazor.com Tue Feb 11 02:46:54 2020 From: 9f3a1lne514aw19k at irazor.com (9f3a1lne514aw19k at irazor.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:46:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on proposed changes. Message-ID: <8a8830cda331350c1dbe226cf934eaef@irazor.com> The proposed changes to the contract are harmful to the world and should not proceed. As a former employee of Verisign, there is no good that comes from that entity. From my experience and personal beliefs, I do not consider Verisigns intentions to be truthful or honest. While I worked for Verisign, I witness many actions taken by senior management that I felt were highly unethical to say the least. This proposal should be rejected. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It is dangerous to give so much power to a single company, given the importance of the .COM TLD to the internet as a whole. This move will not benefit consumers and should be seriously reconsidered. ICANN should not consider stability and security to be the entirety of its mission, but accessibility and accountability as well. Thank you for considering my comment. Best regards, Jack McLellan Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marcoscodas at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:51:33 2020 From: marcoscodas at gmail.com (Marcos Codas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:51:33 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Totally against! Message-ID: The proposed changes are not only a travesty in terms of cost, but also in how they undermine continued efforts to prevent technological monopolies. How can the entity in charge of domains be a registrar itself? How can you increase the price of domains without any external input? How can you receive further funding from verisign without explaining properly why, or what it'll be used for? This is a complete and utter misuse and abuse of the power monopoly you hold over TLDs and it will have tremendous impact on millions, particularly those of US in developing economies. You are not above considering external feedback. You are not above considering the impact of your decision. You are not above being held accountable for receiving funds seemingly in exchange for preferential treatment. The proposed changes and their unilaterally convenience go against the very core beliefs that started the world wide web. You are increasing your monopoly instead of ensuring accessibility. It's disgraceful. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gjlopeman at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:51:35 2020 From: gjlopeman at gmail.com (Gregory Lopeman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:51:35 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase? Message-ID: The US should never have made you autonomous. It was only a matter of time before your globals shake down of the world started. I think it's rediculas that something you don't need any money to maintain is now having its price increased. I'm writing every congressman and senator in the US to demain they userp your authority and take control back. DO NOT RAISE PRICES!!! Greg -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Rocky.gamebiz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:51:53 2020 From: Rocky.gamebiz at gmail.com (Rocky - Gamebiz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:51:53 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] If the goal is to reduce .com usage, this will work Message-ID: .com is overrated. 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URL: From eric.freund at graydoggroup.com Tue Feb 11 02:52:58 2020 From: eric.freund at graydoggroup.com (Eric Freund) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:52:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] we are opposed to the proposed new contract with Verisign Message-ID: Hello people at ICANN, Hopefully you will not ignore our complaints and concerns, as you have done in the past, and you will listen to us this time. We are the people and companies most effected by the contract changes that you are proposing between you and Verisign. Your proposed new contract will result in higher prices over many years, plus it will hurt competition in the domain registrar space. Please listen to us this time, and do not go through with the proposed contract. Thank you. Eric Freund StrictlyBusinessOnline Graydog Group LLC 224-715-4944 eric.freund at GraydogGroup.com Skype eric.freund Go.StrictlyBusinessOnline.com [cid:image001.png at 01D5E052.FD9EF1D0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 10582 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From pramodsk at swismail.com Tue Feb 11 02:53:15 2020 From: pramodsk at swismail.com (pramodsk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:53:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop the rate increase on .com domains Message-ID: Please stop the rate increase on .com domains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ali at khademi.com Tue Feb 11 02:52:52 2020 From: ali at khademi.com (Ali Khademi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:52:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Completely unacceptable Amendment Message-ID: <016801d5e086$5b6eb880$124c2980$@khademi.com> Dear ICANN, Your organization is supposed to be finding solutions to protect small businesses and individuals while finding initiatives to expand and protect. By the information I have received from my domain registrant NameCheap, looks like your organization is taking a totally different path, something we have witnessed in other sectors as well. There is no objection to new partnerships or marketing strategies but I think when it comes to decision making, the whole community and individuals should be considered first. Regards, Ali Khademi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hellomojahid at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:53:54 2020 From: hellomojahid at gmail.com (Mojahidul Islam) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:53:54 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hello ICANN, Dont increase dot com domain price. In whole internet about 40% domain is dot com domain. If you increase it. It will make a bad effect for gloval internet. WE people will be glade if domain price will not increas.Thank you. Message-ID: <9g1i8c-u7lxgx-qv8a7un3o8kg3eelfen0em75idqhp9-mnk9ofawiji1lx3naz56ves0xos7l6-emfhcd1kpwakalkffb88qdih-flefi35db4sx-vx3yry-1orxuu-6rzyfv-5vnoj0-hosh8a-eysznd.1581389349208@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thomasmack at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:53:47 2020 From: thomasmack at gmail.com (Thomas Mack) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:53:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on amendment Message-ID: There is nothing that will be positive for this amendment aside from the richer getting richer. Please consider those who run websites with low budgets. We already have to deal with companies slurping up prime domain names. Now you want to increase the prices?? Maybe it's time ICANN gives control back to the people! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rahmatalimalik5 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:53:55 2020 From: rahmatalimalik5 at gmail.com (Rahmat Ali) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:53:55 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e421746.1c69fb81.dcf12.335a@mx.google.com> Hi Support, I like to add my comment about the amendment. The price increase will effectively effects me. I have .COM domains and I do not want an increase in the prices. Please stop the price increase to help domain prices easily paid by simple users. Thanks, Best, Rahmat Ali -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From admin at davidgay.org Tue Feb 11 02:54:50 2020 From: admin at davidgay.org (David Gay) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:54:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Message-ID: <2C245479-CE0E-40B7-A4CB-2C98C6B73E73@davidgay.org> I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is meant to govern the domain name system in the public interest, and raising the price will hurt the public, and the Internet as a whole. There is no excuse for raising the price of domain names, other than greed, which is a poor excuse. David Gay New York, USA From daniel_klop at msn.com Tue Feb 11 02:54:32 2020 From: daniel_klop at msn.com (Daniel J. Klop) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:54:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed changes Message-ID: Increasing the fees for .com domains is an atrocious abuse. The cost is minimal, yet due to corporate greed and a self driven initiative, you intend to change that. This will make it difficult for many people around the world to continue affording their chosen domains. Leave the .com alone. From jade at naaman.info Tue Feb 11 02:54:19 2020 From: jade at naaman.info (Jade Naaman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:54:19 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rule and contract changes for .COM Registry and domains Message-ID: It is wrong and unfair for any sort of monopoly, including a monopoly over who gets to participate in negotiations regarding the .COM domain name. The internet community requires more transparency in how money is spent on infrastructure, and the .COM domain name costs should stay stable and not increase without transparent reasons that are subject to the community?s review and scrutiny. Thank you, Jade Naaman Austin, TX -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sincerely, Nina Weissman From hopkinsjj4 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:55:23 2020 From: hopkinsjj4 at gmail.com (Hopkins Lawn & Landscape) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:55:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Message-ID: Please let the public in and vote on these decisions Sent from my iPhone From synchromic at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:56:01 2020 From: synchromic at gmail.com (Amy S) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:56:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose increase in .com and other domains Message-ID: The internet was created to be free. The cost of technology and managing these kinds of mechanisms are decreasing. It is unfair to exploit the masses for more and more - when many of these URLs can cost as much as $50 each. If anything these domains should be decreasing in cost. I oppose the increase in cost of domains for these reasons. Amy Seidman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meetsimkhada at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:56:06 2020 From: meetsimkhada at gmail.com (sandip simkhada) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:41:06 +0545 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBpbmNyZWFz?= =?utf-8?q?e_price?= Message-ID: <112DD127-FFC5-4CB5-8569-993844FE56FF@gmail.com> You should not increase price it harm the internet worker like me Best Regards, Sandip Simkhada Cell: 9841160148 From moyersbrian at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:56:45 2020 From: moyersbrian at gmail.com (Brian Moyers) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:56:45 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not cool Message-ID: <7DDAC0AE-F01C-4FA5-8AB3-F5F9EE9B4821@gmail.com> It?s floating dangerously close to being considered extortion. I?d advise against Sent from my iPhone From nexusrpg at me.com Tue Feb 11 02:56:31 2020 From: nexusrpg at me.com (Carl Anderson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:56:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBpbmNyZWFz?= =?utf-8?q?e_=2Ecom_prices?= Message-ID: <28F1ABC3-E080-42C7-BBFD-8334A6AC73AA@me.com> Now is not the time to increase prices for the single most important TLD. Certainly don?t give Verisign free reign to increase prices. My industry depends upon .com domains being available and very low cost. And this has worked extremely well for many industries. I?m urging extreme caution in these decisions. Carl From ranjeev.hs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:56:41 2020 From: ranjeev.hs at gmail.com (Ranjeev Hari Nair) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:56:41 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase unwarranted Message-ID: Hi, I disagree with the price increase. Please find alternate solutions that helps the internet domains supply demand. Thanks, Ranjeev -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Admin at sysdev.co Tue Feb 11 02:56:47 2020 From: Admin at sysdev.co (Admin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:56:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] mailto:comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org?body= Message-ID: <9KbMBTYmXtclO3TnefHrvPghK_nmCFx5dhH5kc2Ow2zy1FBDc2m6eF4VFVoI_cpRCCKoJ-jNERqRHqJtPhGoa9S2bZhsHyOZHAKrRpkApKg=@sysdev.co> I disagree with the proposed changes. This is basically begging for the original .com name to be tainted by pay walls. The current pricing I feel is very fair. if ICann needs more money there is other revenue streams. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ionlyexistnme at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:56:51 2020 From: ionlyexistnme at gmail.com (LaDon C) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:56:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Icann increase proposal Message-ID: I am highly dissatisfied with this price increase proposal. I think it is outrageous to monopolize for selfish reasons, the exploitation of the .com. I surely hope that you reconsider this action immediately. I am sure that it will have catastrophic implications if these unfair practices continue. This appears to be an effort to weed out the small players, and I am not sure that it will be easy to convince others that this is not in the effort of monopolizing industries. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From openairinfotech at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:57:09 2020 From: openairinfotech at gmail.com (Openair Infotech) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:27:09 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing the price increase Message-ID: Respected hom so ever it may concern This is forced and unacceptable decision. We request you to cancel this offer or deal and continue with regular price Thanks Regards Ahmed Hasanfatta -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blood486 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:57:10 2020 From: blood486 at gmail.com (Mark B) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:57:10 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: They're is no valid reason for a price increase. It's already to expensive for something so simple. Leave it alone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryan.scarbery at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:57:24 2020 From: ryan.scarbery at gmail.com (Ryan Scarbery) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:57:24 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I will change my domain to ANY other top level Message-ID: And will not look back. -- Ryan Scarbery -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark at lavi.us Tue Feb 11 02:57:33 2020 From: mark at lavi.us (Mark Lavi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:57:33 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I read https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en. I believe there is a fundamental flaw in the proposal that shows a simple motivation on ICANN and Verisign to prevent competition and to introduce arbitrary price increases through vague, undefined terms. Firstly, the design of a well operating DNS and domain registry system should not have any single point of failure. By restricting this multi-year proposal to a single vendor, ICANN has shown a clear bias in not allowing any competition. VeriSign surely is a competent vendor, but there is no reason why the incumbent should proceed without any justification. ICANN should take this opportunity to improve domain registry management by clearly laying out what the current and future needs are for a vendor to perform, what service level agreements and penalties should be in place, and finally require cooperation or delegation of domain registration management of top level domains such as .COM across multiple vendors. There is no technical barrier to this requirement to open competition. Secondly, because ICANN is not defining the responsibilities in terms of performance SLAs, penalties, and features, there cannot be a cost associated with a reasonable vendor response to the proposal. This makes every cost arbitrary and unjustified, something ever well run business defines in a contract. Any vendor could squander irresponsibly their management costs, blame it on security, and raise prices the maximum amount because they can like a monopoly. There is no barrier to conducting a vendor selection requirements proposal gathering process, evaluation, and decision made in an open, transparent fashion: this is how the marketplace is defined and won. ICANN should adopt proper accumen in pursuing open competition for services and vendor selection, but this proposal shows little interest in providing the best possible outcome from the marketplace of vendor or the very constituents customers of the .COM TLD. Please consider revising, defining needs, and opening this proposal to marketplace competition and shared responsibility across vendors to promote robustness in cost and reliability. -- Cheers, --Mark mailto:mark at lavi.us [ mobile:+1-650-400-2100 ] http://mlavi.github.io/about/ From chris at cjfranklin.com Tue Feb 11 02:58:07 2020 From: chris at cjfranklin.com (Chris Franklin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:58:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The .com domain is super-important, and we're all a captive audience Message-ID: The .com domain is the most well-known top-level domain. Many of its users are, admittedly, big companies that can afford price increases, but there are also many of us, like me, that have purchased a domain just so we?d have a permanent email address without having to worry about the whims of whatever email provider we happen to sign up with. These type of changes to the ICANN contract again subject us to the whims of a private company, the very thing I hoped to avoid by buying my own domain. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From micah.goodman at balsafoundation.org Tue Feb 11 02:58:31 2020 From: micah.goodman at balsafoundation.org (Micah Goodman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:58:31 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <35D129B9-A198-430A-B0B7-ECA668F5E5F4@gmail.com> I do not support the proposed change to the .com registry agreement. From christianolson292 at LIVE.COM Tue Feb 11 02:58:20 2020 From: christianolson292 at LIVE.COM (Christian Olson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:58:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM wholesale domain prices Message-ID: ".COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade." I see no logical reason to increase prices by that much. It honestly sounds like a covert way to nickel and dime the world to death and make a fortune price gouging everyone on something that has for the most part remained the same price for years. My friend at the FTC would love to hear about this. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carter.jessie.m at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:58:30 2020 From: carter.jessie.m at gmail.com (Jessie Carter) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:58:30 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Do Not Support Message-ID: I do not support the changes made by ICANN on January 3, 2020 in it's contract with Verisign. I do not support the monopoly Verisign will have over .COM domains, nor the ridiculous price increases that could be made over the next 10 years. Please listen to the community and rethink this. - Jessie Carter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kundu.dev91 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:58:31 2020 From: kundu.dev91 at gmail.com (Debabrata Kundu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:28:31 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't support ".Com" price increase. Message-ID: I do not support the price increase of .com domain. And I think it is not right to increase the price without giving any notice to the all internet users. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From u.umangvarma at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:58:27 2020 From: u.umangvarma at gmail.com (Umang Varma) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:58:27 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to express strong concern about the proposed amendment that would allow Verisign to increase registration fees for .COM domains. Allowing these changes would make .COM domains more inaccessible for personal websites and I strongly urge you to revert/reject these changes. Best, Umang -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blagovest at blockchain.bg Tue Feb 11 02:58:19 2020 From: blagovest at blockchain.bg (Blagovest Belev) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:58:19 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increase in dotcom domains Message-ID: <1FC8E77E-C3FE-43E2-9E6B-3544017ED197@blockchain.bg> A price increase will drive people away from .com to other domains. Also you are a monopoly, find out how to make a market based price discovery instead of deciding autocratically on the price. Bobby From christoemayo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:58:51 2020 From: christoemayo at gmail.com (Christo Mayo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:58:51 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Extortion Message-ID: This is extortion in play here guys, pull your heads in a behave. Sent from my iPhone From badli.husaini at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:58:59 2020 From: badli.husaini at gmail.com (Badli) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:58:59 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi ICANN, In respect of your upgrade initiative, please maintain the .com price, we object any decision taken that lead increase .com price. Thanks Brgds Badli -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From criter at riter.com Tue Feb 11 01:26:36 2020 From: criter at riter.com (Craig Riter) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:26:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increase for .COM domain Message-ID: I don't support raising the prices for the .COM domain or allowing Verisign to do this for unclear and unspecified justification by ICANN. Craig Riter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cliente at audioiluminacionvideo.com Tue Feb 11 02:21:48 2020 From: cliente at audioiluminacionvideo.com (LCC Enrique Salazar) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:21:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I just wan clear an accurate information. Message-ID: How, what and where you will spend the money? Regarding of you unilateral increase prices. -- Cordialmente / Best regards, Atenci?n a clientes. *Kozz Deim Enterprises* AudioIluminacionVideo.com +52 (556) 245-7849 Soluciones integrales desde 2007. / Integral solutions since 2007. Sea amable y cort?s, por favor confirme recepci?n de este mensaje. / Be kind and courteous, please confirm reception of this message. Es su responsabilidad leer tambi?n los link incluidos en este mensaje. / It is your responsibility to also read the links included in this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gregghs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 02:59:56 2020 From: gregghs at gmail.com (Gregg Salisbury) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:59:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] not ok. Message-ID: not ok, and not fair. a small increase could maybe be justified, but this has to be considered monopolisitic. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joseph.e.ball at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:00:31 2020 From: joseph.e.ball at gmail.com (Joseph Ball) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:00:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I wish to raise my voice in opposition to the proposed amendment. The internet is the new frontier for Business and Entrepreneurs. To increase costs will not support new business startups. Also, with any TAX, there should be a SERVICE. I see no SERVICE increase, which would justify a Cost increase. I am opposed to this amendment. Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From baris at bariskayar.com Tue Feb 11 03:01:12 2020 From: baris at bariskayar.com (Baris Kayar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:01:12 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increases of .com Domain prices Message-ID: <59048D9D-CEE9-4827-B656-66DE26A09A03@bariskayar.com> I condemn your dirty games about domain prices. with what right do you try to increase domain prices? people will not use "com" domains and you will go away. The feature of the browsers automatically converting the domain name to dot com is removed and you will see your midwife's cunt in reverse. you are despicable, dishonest and thief. Sent from my iPhone From becca.puckly at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:02:02 2020 From: becca.puckly at gmail.com (Becca Puckly) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:02:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Raise Message-ID: Please do not start raising the price of .com websites. This will impact small businesses greatly. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nguyendinhthanght at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:02:08 2020 From: nguyendinhthanght at gmail.com (Thang Nguyen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:02:08 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Complaint about price change Message-ID: Keep price low, stop increase it. You're already make a lot of money now. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sunil.v.pillai at live.in Tue Feb 11 03:02:35 2020 From: sunil.v.pillai at live.in (Sunil V Pillai) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:02:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .com price Message-ID: Hello, I came to know the change in price for.com domains through namecheap through whom I have purchased couple of domains. Like what they mentioned without prior notice or intimation if prices are increased everyone are getting affected. Please reconsider the decision. FreshMarqt.com & etherealindia.com are the domains. Thanks, Sunil Sent from my Windows 10 device -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From patel.mahesh034 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:02:26 2020 From: patel.mahesh034 at gmail.com (Mahesh Patel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:32:26 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fees increased for.COM level is not a good idea Message-ID: Why do you need to increase the fees. You are making all pure profits still why do you need to increase prices. Just to maken yourself more rich?? Internet should be accessible to everyone and everyone by default know..com, you price increase suggest that you want to bank on it. Just do not increase the prices please. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From v.sabananthan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:02:35 2020 From: v.sabananthan at gmail.com (Sabananthan V) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:02:35 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Charge should not increased Message-ID: Hi, Small business owner like me have tough situation in focusing busing growth and to get profit. Increasing charge .com will impact my business and no other option except closing domain and go with free domain. So request to make amendment to charges less to look for small business domains. Thanks, Saba -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rdgme2 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:03:09 2020 From: rdgme2 at gmail.com (Richard Graham) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:03:09 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain registration fee increases Message-ID: <9d6e8d20-d6ea-4cc1-16a4-ed6fa8c6158d@gmail.com> To ICANN Representatives, I am opposed to your .COM domain registration fee increase proposals.? You may feel that this is "Free Enterprise" at it's finest!?? Making secret decisions with the monopoly between your organization (ICANN) and Verisign, is not in the interest of .COM domain registered uses on the internet.? Price increases of 7% per year over an 8-10 year period is what I call price gouging!? I can understand the need for increasing prices to some degree, but the increases that you are proposing is a ripoff to the 40% of domain name registers on the internet. ? As our good Swedish environmental activist friend Greta Thunberg would say, "HOW DARE YOU!!? Decision makers in your organization should rethink your price increase proposals. Regards, Richard Graham One of the many .COM domain registered users -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeleebeam at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:03:20 2020 From: jeleebeam at gmail.com (Jerusha Lee) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:03:20 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, I was recently notified of your upcoming agreement to raise the prices of domain names registered by 7% annually. Having been an avid customer, purchasing three domain names within the span of ten days, I would advise you to adhere to your own mission, which until now you have upheld diligently, in the words of your founder and philanthropist, Ms. Esther Dyson: ?It is a nonprofit public benefit corporation organized under the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for charitable and public purposes.? With such an influential business and .COM provider built upon the basic principles of Corporate Ethics, ICANN should continue to endure as a highly commended and respected embodiment of the values envisioned by your founder: in your own admirable words, and more importantly, your resulting actions. Cheers, Jerusha -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oolutiontech at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:03:30 2020 From: oolutiontech at gmail.com (Jason Kulhanek) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:03:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I was recently informed by namecheap.com (my domain registrar) that ICANN made changes in secret with Verisign, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users that effects the .com domain pricing. As a small business owner that operates on very low margins this has an impact on my business. I would like to know exactly why these price increases are being put in place and what benefit, as a small business owner, it will have to me. I'm sure the general "the cost to run these services goes up every year" will be one of the reasons, but I would think in the face of ever decreasing prices in technology, this doesn't justify the significant increase in pricing that appears to have been put in place. I can see a 10% increase which would be a significant revenue increase considering how many .com domains there are. But....according to namecheap.com the price could increase by as much as 70% over the next 10 years. That, to me, is just way too much. Jason Kulhanek Owner of Oolution Technologies -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From evan.s.erickson at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:03:46 2020 From: evan.s.erickson at gmail.com (Evan Erickson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:03:46 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New proposed change for .com registries Message-ID: <1A10CDAB-F054-4570-98F5-95731A8BFBD9@gmail.com> Hello, I would like to gain more information about the change. It appears that prices will rise if you go through with it. What is the reasoning behind the change? From amitab at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:03:57 2020 From: amitab at gmail.com (Amitab Mukerjee) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:03:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT Increase .COM fee. Message-ID: As somehow who owns several .com domains for my own personal use, I am concerned by the cash-grab that is being attempted here. There is no pressing justification that I can see to warrant the increase in price, other than to increase profit. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samuel.roeca at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:04:04 2020 From: samuel.roeca at gmail.com (Samuel Roeca) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:04:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly disagree with proposed amendment 3 Message-ID: This amendment seems, to me, to be a thinly-veiled money grab with a short-sighted cash injection for ICANN at the expense of all holders of .COM domains. Your justification for this move is shrouded in complicated language that fails to convince me of its necessity or importance (beyond your desire, presumably, to obtain $20 million dollars per year essentially from all domain name holders). "work together on additional initiatives related to enhancing the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System (DNS)"? Sorry, but I see nothing tangible in this vague generalization. I've noticed that almost all terrible things for the open world are shrouded in arguments of "security" and "stability". Guess what? Innovation is often at odds with those concepts, and it's hard for me to see how this is going to increase creator participation on the internet. I sincerely disagree with this amendment and hope you don't force me to move my blog to another domain. Best, Samuel Roeca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alex.roederer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:04:12 2020 From: alex.roederer at gmail.com (Alexander Roederer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:04:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: To whom it may concern: I have registered several .com domain names, and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The proposed dramatic price increases will significantly negatively impact small business owners; large corporations, of course, will not mind the change. I am against Verisign's involvement in paying ICANN significant sums of money without any clarity as to how ICANN can use the money. I am against Verisign being given the ability to increase the wholesale prices of .COM domains to registrars every year for the next 8 out of 10 years, without any clarity as to what conditions it is right or proper for them to do so. Verisign has also not made a convincing case as to why increasing prices for domain management, given that management costs (absent of actual hosting etc) should only be administrative, should scale roughly linearly with the number of domains registered, and does not require significant innovation; if anything, as the internet matures, these prices should be _going down._ Increases to prices will only make domain name squatting, a poisonous trade that stifles internet innovation, an even more lucrative market. Additionally, I am against ICANN making these kind of changes in secret, without consulting feedback from the internet. The internet as it exists today is primarily the result of group action and good-faith consensus building; ICANN's actions in this space recently have eroded the trust that make the internet function. ICANN has been granted the broad powers it has with the understanding that it will operate in the public interest; but recent ICANN behaviors seem a lot like capture by large, wealthy, incumbent corporations and groups. Take note: behavior like this price change, were it to go through, will have me writing letters to my Federal representatives about ICANN's suitability in being trusted to manage the DNS. Regards, Alexander Roederer Cambridge Massachusetts USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I beg you to reconsider your decision as this will affect my ability to continue to operate my small business. I can't afford to pay to rent a business location as inflation, taxes gasoline and food prices have increased dramatically in the last few years. The increase in price cost for TLDs will exacerbate my ability to provide the affordable service I give my clients. It's just too many price increases from all directions. Please support small businesses like mine and keep free enterprise affordable for us and those starting their own businesses. I don't really want to close my doors and depend on government stipends. I prefer to work hard and pay taxes to support our economy. Best regards, Martin Acosta Web Design Consultant -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From welkerpatrick at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:02:43 2020 From: welkerpatrick at gmail.com (Patrick Welker) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:02:43 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is not fair, short sighted and greedy Message-ID: <393A1E7C-1B4F-4885-B3B1-30FF25716A4F@gmail.com> The internet should stay affordable for its users. Any charge in the infrastructure, e. g. changing .COM domain prices feels like an assault on the users. From phil at demros.com Tue Feb 11 03:05:24 2020 From: phil at demros.com (Phillip Demro) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:05:24 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I own multiple .COM domains. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -- Phillip Demro phil at demros.com From carey at dessaix.com Tue Feb 11 03:06:07 2020 From: carey at dessaix.com (Carey Dessaix) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:36:07 +1030 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Re proposed amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, My comments on the proposed .COM amendments: The proposed amendments allow too high of an increase in price. Especially because there is no other option for small family domains like mine who have invested into their domain names, and cannot afford the time and money to switch. The huge economies of scale of domain names combined with the increased computer power and efficiency advances of newer computer hardware, should mean only lower costs, more profit and a better product for Verisign. If Verisign are requiring such higher increases to provide better security and other improvements then that is their own problem. They are being too wasteful, so why should the world have to pay for Verisign inefficiencies? Regards, Carey. From mr.matt.carey at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:06:09 2020 From: mr.matt.carey at gmail.com (Matt C) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:06:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise .com fees Message-ID: Small businesses hurt the most because keeping overhead low is very important. Lining pockets and shielding the public from your spending is wrong. Thank you, Matt Carey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kibriahasan2 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:06:23 2020 From: kibriahasan2 at gmail.com (Kibria Hasan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:06:23 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Increase .COM pricing Message-ID: Hi, There are billions of users of .COM. If you increase it's pricing we will be affected badly. So Please don't do this. 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This is how we will resist. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From seejohnleung at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:07:28 2020 From: seejohnleung at gmail.com (John Leung) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:07:28 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly opposed to price increases Message-ID: <-x5yjp81ma0m-e8jbwyyekf8q-ouh821-cb8nrg-e3cc30-nd00gdn4h46q-2kqs65-k72138i47g0w-xcli1t-vup5wi-a8vual3u9jj39gyay1-3rvawq-k56oyc-dapwxv3flpaelcqdy450s534-t1ssb2.1581390448121@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim at trimpak.com Tue Feb 11 03:07:28 2020 From: jim at trimpak.com (Jim Elsmore) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:07:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please keep the costs the same for our domains. It would be wrong to see our fees raised out of control for years. Thanks, Jim Elsmore Nevada Trimpak Inc www.trimpak.com From mr.tranquocdai at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 03:07:39 2020 From: mr.tranquocdai at outlook.com (=?utf-8?B?UXXhu5FjIMSQ4bqhaQ==?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:07:39 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Please stop .COM Price Increases Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From invitedtolife at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:08:12 2020 From: invitedtolife at gmail.com (Dave Michaels) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:08:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM proposal... Message-ID: Hello, Do not raise the wholesale cost of the .com TLD's. Thank you, Dave Michaels -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gregdyra at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:08:05 2020 From: gregdyra at gmail.com (Greg Dyra) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:08:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What justification for 7% annual increases when inflation is running below 2% per year?!?! Message-ID: Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karina.kudryavtseva at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:07:13 2020 From: karina.kudryavtseva at gmail.com (Karina) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:07:13 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not allow increasing .com prices Message-ID: To whom it may concern, Among others, I would like to add my comment against increasing.com domains prices. For obvious reasons. Our businesses are based on .com domains. If yearly increases are allowed, I would personally abandon .com completely as it's not fair. We already pay every year for the same domain. Uncontrolled price increases are unacceptable. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thakkarsagar12 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:08:38 2020 From: thakkarsagar12 at gmail.com (thakkar sagar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:38:38 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please don't increase the prices!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nofacepress at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:09:04 2020 From: nofacepress at gmail.com (Thomas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:09:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am opposed to biased price increases targeting .com domains. If any price increase takes place, it should apply to all domains equally and with significant justification. This is a public service and should not be allowed to profit. The only reason it exists today is based on that understanding. Had I had known back then that the monopoly would be allowed to set arbitrary prices, I would have done my level best to prevent it. Thanks, Thomas Davis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arafatul86 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:09:27 2020 From: arafatul86 at gmail.com (Arafatul Hasan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:09:27 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This will harm economy of internet business. Please consider the growth of internet business. Warm wishes, Arafatul Hasan Cloud Computing Consultant Mobile: +358445002317 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joe.gold at occo1.com Tue Feb 11 03:09:21 2020 From: joe.gold at occo1.com (Joe Gold) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:09:21 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I also object to Amendment 3. This is an extremely large price increase that will surely hurt 100?s of millions of individuals and small businesses. Joe Gold Business Consulting Director OCCO - Online Consulting Company W:occo1.com E:Joe.Gold at occo1.com P:702-518-0044 - Ext. 700 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sohrab372 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:09:37 2020 From: sohrab372 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?U29ocmFiICAtICDYs9mH2LHYp9io?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:09:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unwanted changes: ICANN and Verisign contract Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I have been recently made aware that ICANN and Verisign made changes without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. As an owner and user, I can admantly say that the changes proposed in their contract are outrageous and will have a massive negative impact on the Internet as a whole. For starters, the ten year annual 7% price increase is absurd. Moreover, the contract allows for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations. This is completely unacceptable, as this has the potential to skyrocket the price. This lack of regulation, places too much power in the hands of these two parties, with no real benefit to the community or Internet users around the world. Moving on, the contract also references Verisign agreeing to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. Why is Verisign doing this? How will ICANN spend the all this money? And who will ensure that the funds are properly spent? Again, this is completely unregulated and it needs to be corrected to the negative impact this will create. This nex tpoint is about how the new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names. But to circumvent this, Verisign is allowed to act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. Effectively, the company that controls 80% of domain names will also compete with domain registers and maximizing their control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. This might result in lower prices to consumers, but having fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign?s registrar could also use its position to charge higher prices to consumers, and at the same time raise registrar prices. Once again, this needs to be regulated before the industry is monopolized. Lastly, as detailed on "Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check" and "pricecaps.org," over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. This unethical behavior behavior is in direct retaliation of those looking to keep the price caps, which only further evidences the need to regulate the actions of this party. The changes in the contract between ICANN and Verisign is appalling and insulting to the entire internet community. This agreement is completely out of line and needs to be corrected. Otherwise, this will cause harm to the Internet as a whole. Regards, Sohrab -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From software at infosquid.com Mon Feb 10 21:32:27 2020 From: software at infosquid.com (SquidWare) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:32:27 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject Amendment 3! Message-ID: <6ed80135-aee9-14cd-cd94-569e42dda15d@infosquid.com> I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry and it has no business dictating the price. Please reject Proposed Amendment 3, or alternatively limit the price increases to 2% per year. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this constitute a clear conflict?not to mention an abnegation of the public trust?and are an abdication of that mandate; short-sighted profit chasing at the expense of the greater good. T. Watanabe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nmoore8763 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:10:47 2020 From: nmoore8763 at gmail.com (Nathaniel Moore) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:10:47 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] what the fudge Message-ID: Don?t do this. I understand adding a little of a few years to make up for price increases but 70% over 8 years. That ridiculous. From patriothenry at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:10:30 2020 From: patriothenry at hotmail.com (Tyson Gibby) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:10:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] against amendment 3 - limiting freedom and human rights Message-ID: Currently the internet is one of the greatest advances in the progressing the freedom and human rights of the world. One of the main reasons for this is that the internet is a bastion of the freedom commerce of information and commercial goods. This is happening because the internet has a very low entry price. Inexpensive domain names are a key part of this. Increasing these prices will increase this cost of entry and make it more difficult, if not impossible, for many to participate in this great expression of freedom and human rights. Thank you for your consideration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ygettins at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:10:57 2020 From: ygettins at gmail.com (Yvonne Gettins) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:10:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: You must not do this! Small businesses like mine will suffer! Sincerely, Yvonne Gettins From dcarter at wowway.com Tue Feb 11 03:10:55 2020 From: dcarter at wowway.com (Derek) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:10:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Decision Message-ID: <05dc01d5e088$e0203980$a060ac80$@wowway.com> I am not happy as a consumer that your company along with Verisign have decided to increase domain name costs as much as you want the next 10 years. That s terrible service to customers around the country. Thanks, Derek -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donniedemers at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:11:02 2020 From: donniedemers at gmail.com (Donnie D) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:11:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increase to .COM domains Message-ID: I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. A price increase unfairly and disproportionately targets small businesses like myself who usually have multiple domains compared to large corporations who have much fewer domains. -- *"There is no drought in the river of goodness ... drink from it plentifully."** D?* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abanghazrul at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:11:23 2020 From: abanghazrul at gmail.com (Hazrul Azhar Jamari) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:11:23 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Consumers will suffer most from these price increases Message-ID: The internet used to be safe from the causes of inflation in the real world. With this amendment, and a terribly poor economy as a result of trade wars and disease outbreak, consumers who depend on online commerce require ever more to keep costs low. A price increase of 7% will hurt consumers terribly. I am opposed to this price increase and hope the agreement is reversed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From techspeedy.bing at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 03:11:29 2020 From: techspeedy.bing at outlook.com (Anthony Profita) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:11:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ankit Puri New Delhi Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kwok.lane at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:11:59 2020 From: kwok.lane at gmail.com (Elaine Kwok) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:11:59 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transparency Message-ID: <494269B6-823B-47EE-AFE6-40D4BCEAA141@gmail.com> Hi there, It would be great if you can allow transparency through discussions with the public and other sale agents regarding the purchases and worth + prices of domain names and how the system works. Discussion behind closed doors to jack the prices up of .COM domains seems an extremely money hungry strategic move (knowing they are the most common) to benefit your growth and earnings rather than the overall benefit of basically the world. It?s an age where we all rely on the internet, to get things done, to be heard, and also nowadays for safety and our wellbeing. Having everyone pay for that extra mile to write a .COM in what is basically their house/home on the World Wide Web is ridiculous. What if an elderly only remembers websites to have .COM but a business/organisation had to change it due to costs, and they suffer a negative effect from that? I can keep going on with scenarios but let?s not waste time. Let it be discussed not just implemented. It effects the bigger picture for many individuals more than you realise. Stop the $$ sign eyes and ignorance. I?m sure a public forum and also a smaller one with privatised wholesalers can ensure a much more agreeable terms. Thank you. Elaine From cbalajii at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:12:26 2020 From: cbalajii at gmail.com (Balajii Chandarasikharan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:42:26 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The behind closed doors deals for such a critical backbone of this world is not fair. To keep up with the spirit of an open internet, these changes needs to be discussed, debated and then implemented. please make necessary changes to make this discussion a matter of public debate. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joyngq at 163.com Tue Feb 11 03:12:11 2020 From: joyngq at 163.com (JOY) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:12:11 +0800 (GMT+08:00) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is completely unethical and not expected from a body like ICANN. Shameful!! Message-ID: This is completely unethical and not expected from a body like ICANN. Shameful!! | | JOY | | joyngq at 163.com | ??????????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From freedomline1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:13:32 2020 From: freedomline1 at gmail.com (freedomline1 at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:13:32 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: <002a01d5e089$3e48fdd0$badaf970$@gmail.com> Hi, This is what happens when a monopoly is in force. You never get enough. I think its time to go to congress with this greed issue. And if we can get some action from congress, it will avoid having to babysit you and prevent things like $250K without public reason. I hope you will avoid this unethical plan. The results would be catastrophic if carried out. If you do carry out this plan of increase, millions of Internet users will be forced to not only delete their ownership of tens of millions of domains but will have no choice but to fight your greed in the public arena. The approval for you to police the Internet needs to be strongly reviewed. I am in hopes that with the greed and irresponsibility you have displayed to the public behind closed doors will soon change to a responsible organization. Sincerely, Robert Ingham -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brandon at brandonbianchi.com Tue Feb 11 03:14:06 2020 From: brandon at brandonbianchi.com (Brandon Bianchi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:14:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Needs more oversight Message-ID: <7C9F605F-E1A5-4A06-93DE-A8D33436B59A@brandonbianchi.com> Simply changing your terms with Verisign in secret thus giving them even more power to control the domain market is shady. I say this because you essentially give them free will to increase .com pricing for the next 8 of 10 years. There?s no incentive for them not to try to get as much out of them as they can? Why, well because first this deters people from squatting on domains. Why do people squat? Well like me maybe they had an idea but just haven?t had the time to put it to use. Perhaps they think it?s a cash cow? However, in reality it just means it opens verisign up to more of the gray practices. Like the registrar reserving ?popular? names and charging premiums. However, this is all 100% contradictory to the internet. The internet is supposed to be an open global economy. Where anyone and everyone is essentially on an equal playing field. Just like net neutrality, giving registrars more Ways to turn the screws means that?s just what they will do. They will see this as a business opportunity and milk their customer (all .com owners) for more and more money. I know our global DNS infrastructure is complex and expensive. However as everyone gets more greedy with time the quality of the internet and the openness it once represented continue to vanish. Everyone wants to push people to paid services. When they can?t they just do this, increase the fees they can. What is ICANN going to do with this money? How is this contribution from .com going to solve any problems that charging hundreds of thousands to make your own TLD and then registry fees from? This is two companies trying to do a symbiotic cash grab and going after the largest cash cow of all... .com. Why not impose a flat fee first like we did with .net? I?ll gladly drop all of my personal .com?s in favor of a number of other TLDs. I?m sure many more would too. How does that help improve anything? ? Thanks, Brandon From design at sandwichboards.com Tue Feb 11 03:14:05 2020 From: design at sandwichboards.com (Stefanie Goodrick) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:14:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comments on amendment Message-ID: <7EC959C1-202D-4C20-AB22-33616A25D217@sandwichboards.com> To whom it may concern, I own and operate a small business and living in Vancouver one of the most expensive cities in the world makes making ends meet extremely difficult. If raising the cost of domains is added to the struggle then I foresee this having detrimental effects on me and many small businesses. Please reconsider this or at least think about all of us who could be taken down by such a large increase in costs for us. Thank you, Stefanie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: MailSig.17.2.png Type: image/png Size: 6592 bytes Desc: not available URL: From marlenemoorecellos at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:14:07 2020 From: marlenemoorecellos at gmail.com (Marlene Moore) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:14:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to ICANN's proposed .com price increases Message-ID: Hello, I am a small business owner and I am opposing the .com price increases to domain names. Internet presence should be accessible to all, not just the rich. Having escalating prices to keep my internet presence would greatly affect me. Having higher prices will cut out the smaller business folks. Sincerely, Ms Moore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From murtaz.dude at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:14:37 2020 From: murtaz.dude at gmail.com (Murtaza Hunaid) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:14:37 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increase to .COM domains Message-ID: Hi, I feel that giving price control to a single company of such a critical aspect of today's world is outright unethical & solely motivated by a profiteering mindset. I would like to appeal to your ethos & values to stop this from happening. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please get better informed and make an actual sensible educated decision. Rudy Gomez .com domain holder since 1996 M aster O f T he T otally O bvious -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ustaadkhan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:15:21 2020 From: ustaadkhan at gmail.com (Masood Khan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:15:21 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against this price increase of .com domains Message-ID: <6B33ABF8-DDB1-4FC4-9194-278C324A8B5D@gmail.com> Hi, I am a registrant of many .com domain names for personal and business use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. There is no reason to having an ever increasing domain name price that is way greater then inflation. Please help stop these unjustifiable price increases, & support the average hard working customer! Thanks, Masood Ahmad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From r.arifur.bd at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:15:49 2020 From: r.arifur.bd at gmail.com (Arifur Rahman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:15:49 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prevent .COM Price Increase Message-ID: <8db877a1-f4c9-1e09-5965-8f4414ab2015@gmail.com> Hello, The current move looks scummy and ICANN should have consulted with the community. Please do not just go ahead and approve these changes. It will hurt a lot of users as .com is the most popular and sought out domain extensions. Thanks From chen_kevin at aliyun.com Tue Feb 11 03:15:59 2020 From: chen_kevin at aliyun.com (chen_kevin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:15:59 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Proposed_Amendment_3?= =?utf-8?q?_to_the_=2ECOM_Registry_Agreement?= Message-ID: <7116d5f1-021b-4665-b655-64cf003a504b.chen_kevin@aliyun.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kevin Chen Changshu City, Jiangsu, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From massaman1 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:16:04 2020 From: massaman1 at hotmail.com (soze jensor) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:16:04 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop it, Message-ID: It smells like corruption! Sendt fra Mail til Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From int3.dev at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:16:18 2020 From: int3.dev at gmail.com (Karthik Varma) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:46:18 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Pricing Message-ID: Hello, I feel, increasing prices while making such agreements with companies like verisign is not a step in the right direction. We already have a lot of issues regarding domain purchases, domain registrars are already cheating customers by reserving commonly used words in almost all TLDs, to resale at a higher price. As an organisation, you should focus on how to stop these things, but this step further encourages companies to be profit driven than service driven. Finances are an important part for any non-profit or profit making organizations, i understand being an owner of one, but these steps are not an ethical way to move forward. Let the Domain registrations be managed by people who truly love and work for betterment of internet and not just to make profits. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Subha06 at live.co.uk Tue Feb 11 03:16:34 2020 From: Subha06 at live.co.uk (Subhankar Das Adhikary) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:16:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Price Change .com Message-ID: Why .com price will be so changing. We are regularly using .com for my business.Please don?t change price of .com. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hellolasantha at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:17:01 2020 From: hellolasantha at gmail.com (Lasantha Indrajith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:47:01 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I own many .com domains. Those gave me a broad area to communicate with the world. I used them to do my business and just share the information with the world. Price was the main factor to achieve that and ICANN is doing a social service to the world. Increasing may cause indirect influences to these domains in the future. Cost is going to be high and high. just think about it. not just me, BILLIONS of domains. -- Thank You, Lasantha Indrajith -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From topcitykitty at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 03:16:57 2020 From: topcitykitty at yahoo.com (Kitty Cat) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:16:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?allow_prices_to_increase?= References: <6D5F0680-2AA6-4ECF-804B-1D49D5F02C98.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <6D5F0680-2AA6-4ECF-804B-1D49D5F02C98@yahoo.com> I would like to keep my domain names without the threat of prices rising 70% over the next 10 years. Please don?t allow this to go forward. Thanks Cat Nadeau Sent from my iPhone From matosim13 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:17:22 2020 From: matosim13 at gmail.com (Michelle Matos Imbert) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:17:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to new changes Message-ID: I don't agree with the changes proposed. Everyone has a right to have access at an affordable fixed rate if not free. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From inthecircle21 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:17:15 2020 From: inthecircle21 at hotmail.com (Ajay Christopher) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:17:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What is ICANN doing Message-ID: Hello, I heard the prices were going to increase for the. Com registrations, do consider everyone's else's option on this too. This will be rather unfair to make these sudden changes behind closed doors and then presenting to us like law. Regards, AJ Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kgretchengreene at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:17:45 2020 From: kgretchengreene at gmail.com (K. Gretchen Greene) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:17:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: I run two very small businesses and have .com domains that I use as portfolios to show work samples. I need the continuity of keeping the same domain because old clients or prospective clients (that take years to become clients) have the old address but even small price increases are a big deal because I?m not making much or sometimes losing money trying to get the businesses going. Please keep prices down. Sent from my iPhone From flps.fitness at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:17:49 2020 From: flps.fitness at gmail.com (Florence Scheepers) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:17:49 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase of .com domains Message-ID: <6FB475AF-D08F-403F-B20C-18D511C316F2@gmail.com> Hello, I received an email from Namecheap.com (where I purchase my domains) that ICANN made contract changes with Verisign, allowing Verisign to operate as it's own registrar for non .com domains and to increase the wholesale price for .com domains. This concerns me as it's gives more power to Verisign over other domain registrars as well as increasing the price of domains for companies like Namecheap. Of course, having a cheap domain is nice, but it?s important as a consumer to shop in a fair and competitive market. If Verisign can increase wholesale prices of .com domains to companies, fine, but to learn that Verisign will also be a registrar as well, sounds unethical. I certainly wouldn?t buy from Verisign (even for a cheaper non .com domain) if it?s simultaneously screwing over other companies. Although it sounds like the deal is done, I hope you consider limiting Verisign?s power over registrars or at least be transparent of ICANN's motives and reasons for the change in contract. Thank you -- Florence Scheepers- Personal and Group Training B.A. Psychology (hons) Certified Personal Trainer (CSEP) Nutrition Coach (Pn1) RYT-200 Yoga Teacher Functional Aging Specialist Agatsu Kettle bell Level 1 CPR Level C Contact: (306) 262-4589 From yourprosperity123 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:18:12 2020 From: yourprosperity123 at gmail.com (Julia Paterson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:18:12 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair Price Increases Message-ID: Good Day, I am writing to register my disagreement with the proposed increases to domain prices. The fact that these changes were made IN SECRET WITH ONE COMPANY speaks volumes to the lack of honesty and integrity with the whole process - especially when it affects MILLIONS of users - those who are trying to make a living online - ensuring their families are taken care of. With jobs disappearing pretty much every day due to automation, etc., many are turning to the internet to literally feed their families and keep a roof over their heads. By increasing prices so drastically over so many years, you have basically decided to take food out of children's mouths and clothes off their backs. How noble of you - NOT!! Would you like that done to your loved ones? I doubt it!! It is hard enough to start and grow any kind of business - and building a successful online business requires a LOT of training and knowledge - as well as YEARS of hard work!! I think it appropriate for you to cancel this very unfair agreement that not only lines ICANN's pockets, but also VeriSign's - thereby allowing budding entrepreneurs a CHANCE at success without undue and unfair pressure right from the initial launch of their business. Think again about how YOU would like to be "penalized" year after year with such high increases. ~Julia Paterson~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve.gubbins at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 03:18:03 2020 From: steve.gubbins at icloud.com (Stephen Gubbins) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:18:03 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep '.com' pricing affordablr Message-ID: <481C229A-203F-4366-B25A-005B12F7ABD6@icloud.com> Dear Sir / Madam, The potential for price hikes in your new legislation has the potential to Jack up the cost of a com domain to the $70-80 range. This puts it out of the price of ordinary people, meaning only big players / Corporations will be able to afford to purchase them. Many small businesses will end up losing domain names (& their online branding) when renewal prices start increasing exponentially. Please ensure the pricing is kept affordable, so it doesn't destroy online entrepreneurship. Regards, Steve Gubbins Sent from my iPhone From chris at improbable.org Tue Feb 11 03:18:34 2020 From: chris at improbable.org (Chris Adams) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:18:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please delay the .com price increase Message-ID: The proposed price increases for .com are significant and while the stated purposes sound plausible, the justification is weak. I would like to see a more detailed explanation for why these costs are necessary and cannot be funded out of the already significant revenues raised before such a large increase is approved. Additionally, having Verisign in such a position with uneven competition should call for a detailed oversight plan. Chris From addubinski at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:18:45 2020 From: addubinski at gmail.com (addubinski at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:18:45 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <5e421d1b.1c69fb81.9c3bb.54cf@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From velkin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:19:07 2020 From: velkin at gmail.com (Vadim Elkin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:19:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <3D954F9C-04FE-405B-ABBA-243010C57E3E@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I see nothing in the proposal to make me believe the price increases will bring anything in return to registrants or the public in general. It's a lopsided benefit. 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References: <479089773.1290587.1581388710929.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <479089773.1290587.1581388710929@mail.yahoo.com> We are more than unhappy with the new potential increases for our domain.? Some companies like mine are small, we do not profit from our website. It leads people to our sales, and let them know where they are and what we are selling..Such an increase would mean that we could mean loss of business for us, and not being able to keep a website.? Thank you? Two Sisters Estate Liquidations Mary -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From desarrolloinfo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:19:43 2020 From: desarrolloinfo at gmail.com (Desarrollo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:19:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Agree Message-ID: I strongly oppose the agreement. Not only was it made in secret, but it would drastically impact many individuals who did not have a say in this. 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Why are you all trying to hike prices for no reason????? Please stop. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jerry at rocketbots.io Tue Feb 11 03:21:09 2020 From: jerry at rocketbots.io (Gerardo Salandra) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:21:09 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP this madness Message-ID: Our company is completely against the proposed changes to the .com contract changes. ICANN should not stand behind corporate interest, this isn't what the internet was founded for. Be truthful to you principles and STOP this madness. Gerardo Salandra (Jerry) Chief Executive Officer E: jerry at rocketbots.io W: www.rocketbots.io -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maggieluklau at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:21:32 2020 From: maggieluklau at gmail.com (maggie luk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:21:32 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on the amendment 3 on .com Message-ID: Hello there, I wanna voice my opinion on the increase prices for the .com registry. I understand how the increase would benefit the company, however a lot of us are using it for personal use such as blogs or portfolios or small business and every cent counts. A lot of us own more that 1 domain and expenses do add up. If prices were to increase as mentioned at least don?t make it 7%. I know it?s the max but let?s be honest that?s probably what the price increase will be if they can make a lot more money from milking us. Hope you?ll hear and consider all of our petitions against such high price increases. Thanks, Maggie From mischc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:21:03 2020 From: mischc at gmail.com (Mike Cappelli) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:21:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased Domain Pricing Message-ID: With the increase in pricing there is less ability for people to continue their ability to establish a domain and to have a voice. We are already seeing the fall out from not have net neutrality and this is yet another way to stifle the small voices. Please do not pass this amendment. Thank you Mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From timscrowd at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:22:14 2020 From: timscrowd at gmail.com (Tim MacKenzie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:22:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Changes to .com costs Message-ID: Shame on you for making such a unilateral and non-transparent decision affecting the internet community worldwide. It looks like a money grab with no clear accountability. DO the right thing and cancel your unjust actions and try the more honest and collaborative approach with all of the stake holders consulted fairly. SIncerely, William T. MacKenzie Namecheap client (over 15 years of incredible service). 11 February, 2020 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bamainamata at maibeta.com Tue Feb 11 03:07:24 2020 From: bamainamata at maibeta.com (Bamai Namata) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:07:24 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on .Com Domain Price Increases Message-ID: <170323739a8.12224061c69925.7842113749560585198@maibeta.com> Dear ICANN Team, I am writing to express my displeasure with your proposed increase in .com domain prices in collaboration with commercial organization Verisign Inc. The internet is a beautiful place that is responsible for bringing some of the poorest people out of poverty with the use of easily accessible domains.? This move by your organization will only serve to prevent social mobility and promote further inequality. Please do well to revise this decision. Keeping the internet open and accessible to everyone is paramount.? Regards, Bamai Namata ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Founder & Managing Director ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Tel: +237 678352269 Maibeta Inc. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Email: bamainamata at maibeta.com Fondation Nki Building ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Web: www.maibeta.com Suite 5, 1st Floor ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? South West Region Bonduma, Buea ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? Cameroon ? ?? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:22:54 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <528F77A9-AD8B-4133-A9EA-5B3CD5E7259A.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <528F77A9-AD8B-4133-A9EA-5B3CD5E7259A@yahoo.com> STOP THIS PROPOSAL Manuel M. Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at charles.ch Tue Feb 11 03:22:42 2020 From: info at charles.ch (Charles Rahm) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:22:42 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disagree with these changes Message-ID: <7855dd43-7534-3e59-3936-01edb0211d35@charles.ch> Dear all, Ultimately these changes will lead to higher prices without any benefit for the .com holders. I disagree with these changes and urge you to handle this matter with more modesty. Thank you and best regards Charles Rahm From freeload101 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 03:23:44 2020 From: freeload101 at yahoo.com (robert mccurdy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:23:44 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <2116935219.877134.1581391424668.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2116935219.877134.1581391424668@mail.yahoo.com> I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff at lookahead.io Tue Feb 11 03:23:39 2020 From: jeff at lookahead.io (Jeff Reifman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:23:39 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Horrible abuse of .com owners Message-ID: <0C185B11-6A15-44E4-83CB-2AC8D0E938D2@lookahead.io> I purchased a number of website domains and run sites there on the basis of price stability... verisign?s abusive contractual change would destroy my investments and harm individuals and small businesses. Reject these changes. From narayananh at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 03:24:17 2020 From: narayananh at icloud.com (Narayanan Hariharan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:54:17 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase prices of .COM domains Message-ID: I own a few .com domains I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. It?s far too high. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Narayanan Hariharan Chennai, India. Sent from my iPhone From smann004 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 03:24:43 2020 From: smann004 at yahoo.com (Steve Mann) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:24:43 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase agreement made with verisgn References: <1388111234.1336162.1581391483574.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1388111234.1336162.1581391483574@mail.yahoo.com> I have come to understand that you have reached an agreement with verisign that allows the price of the .com domain to be increased without clear description of what benefit the holders of .com domains will receive in return. I am writing to say that I think the terms of this agreement do not sound like they benefit the general public. It also sounds like the terms were reached without input from the public at large which is a huge mistake. As an owner of a few small high school sports websites that are funded by donation I can tell you that I would switch the domain names in a heartbeat and notify my users by email of the change. I can guarantee that no one else would want these domain names. -Steve Mann -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rainchai4240 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:24:34 2020 From: rainchai4240 at gmail.com (Rain Chai) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:24:34 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price in .com Message-ID: dont please donttttttt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From purushoth at arios.in Tue Feb 11 03:25:22 2020 From: purushoth at arios.in (Purushothaman J) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:55:22 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not Supporting the ICANN's move without consulting the community Message-ID: <1703247aa02.1a5a94dd1884503877.-2284320076336469850@zoho.com> Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptable to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 20 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka start-ups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Purushothaman J - - - Thank you. Warm Regards, Purushothaman J Web Developer Contact No.: +91 82202 85007 Email: purushoth at arios.in Address: No. 4/311C, 4th Street, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Sipcot, Ranipet, Vellore district ? 632403. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: FEF4FA1A38214E66BBD9ED521174671F[50567605].png Type: image/png Size: 12984 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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At the current rate of $7.85, this means that Verisign is already raking in $1.13 billion a year just for issuing domain names. Given the infrastructure required to maintain such a system, this is tantamount to printing money. While domain registration is a relatively small cost in the grand scheme of things, it already has plenty of profit built in, and frankly, given the improvements in infrastructure over the past eight years, the price of a .COM registration should be less, not more, than it was in 2012. Regards, Tim Clevenger -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barlow.irvin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:25:31 2020 From: barlow.irvin at gmail.com (Charles Irvin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:25:31 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] contract changes for .com domain names Message-ID: i oppose the contract changes for .com domain names. I dont want the price of my domain to go up. keep the internet affordable and accessible! -- Charles Irvin charlesirvin.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marsaeus at aol.com Tue Feb 11 03:26:11 2020 From: marsaeus at aol.com (Marsaeus) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:26:11 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Atrocious behaviour References: <970995634.1332003.1581391571698.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <970995634.1332003.1581391571698@mail.yahoo.com> To Whom It May Concern, First of all, please for give me for not knowing enough to write a complete intelligent response about this issue. I just want you to know that as a domain customer, I am both very worried and very unhappy. Sure, I can start using other domains, and that is probably what I will have to do. But your agreement does not appear to have the consumer in mind at all. Your making this agreement behind closed doors points to the correctness of my assumption. Emails like this one rarely do much good, but I am hoping enough people will complain that at the very least it backfires and costs you more customers than you have anticipated. If this deal does go through, without changes, I do know that you will have lost one. I am not a huge customer, but I can certainly make sure that my purchases do not contribute any more (if at all) to your business. Marsaeus Marine, Gamer, Joker, Entertainer? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From apasternak at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:26:31 2020 From: apasternak at gmail.com (Alex Pasternak) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:26:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased Domain Fees Message-ID: I wanted to let you know that as a multiple domain holder I am strongly OPPOSED to increases in .COM fee structure that you're proposing. The Internet is a public good, and you're using Verisign's investment as an an opportunity to make additional money, without providing anything of value in return to us as users. Please abandon this plan, and be more reasonable in your financial and infrastructure plans. Thank you, ? Alex Pasternak -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aawilson.iz.ssha at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:26:23 2020 From: aawilson.iz.ssha at gmail.com (A Wilson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:26:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proceedings that affect the entire Internet should not happen behind close doors Message-ID: The proposed agreement to give Verisign a windfall, with no accountability and developed without community oversight, is unconscionable. As an entity in monopoly position over one of the fundamental technologies of the web, it behooves you to derive your policies from a mandate from *all* of that community's stakeholders, not behind closed doors, without a clear statement of need and with no oversight of what the funds will be used for after such a policy is enacted, beyond padding Verisign profits. Regards, Aaron -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stellarpropertyhub at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:26:28 2020 From: stellarpropertyhub at gmail.com (Charlotte Prado) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:26:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair Rate increases and not giving fair notice! Message-ID: It's under handed to change prices without a public notice and getting input from consumers! I don't want to see a price increase!! Going forward, transparency and a warning to consumers is much preferred! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From turtle at strider21.com Tue Feb 11 03:07:29 2020 From: turtle at strider21.com (Strider Hiryu) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:07:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not happy Message-ID: Involvement of Verisign, a for profit corporation, is unacceptable.? Like any other commercial endevour, this will result into corporate tyranny and censorship.? Will Verisign allow domains such as "verisign-crimes.com"?? Will they stop people from getting domain names simply because they disagree with them?? Of course they will.? Look at what every commercial tech company does.? Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc. all de-platform people and commit massive acts of censorship. Furthermore, they can increase costs overnight and without the ability of a small business or individual to ever influence them. It creates a monopoly around Verisign.? Large corporations couldn't care one bit about the costs of domains because to them, there is no difference between $300,000 and $30.? For me, I can no longer compete when I start getting domain names in excess of $10.? Our entire business model is centered on offering smaller websites for a few dollars and Verisign's price hikes will make me charge as much as larger companies like GoDaddy, which offer inferior services at higher prices.? I realize that people will say that it's only a few dollars increase.? But, the problem is that every aspect of my business is increasing and every single one of these increases is killing my business. Technologically speaking, domain services are not rocket science.? Domains shouldn't really cost more than $0.01 when the cost is divided amongst all the players.? Instead of prices going down, they now are going up! Keanu Lazar From lakefist at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 03:26:44 2020 From: lakefist at outlook.com (lekan banjo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:26:44 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Totally Unacceptable! Message-ID: Any 7% increase on .COM domain is totally unacceptable especially for start ups and small business owners. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leebonchiang at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:27:05 2020 From: leebonchiang at hotmail.com (BON CHIANG LEE) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:27:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Objection Message-ID: Hi iCANN, I am Rocher from Malaysia, I am an entrepreneur startup one year ago, I am 24 years old currently. I am IT expert, working with web technology and mobile technology is my life. Domain name is the most important element for my business, I am still struggling with the business grow, the cost of the domain is effected my life and business extremely. I hope that ICANN can consider to not increase the price for .COM Thanks for your hearing to my comment, hope you have a good day! [Logo] Rocher Lee | Director a: Soonhe Technology Solution | Singapore, Malaysia e: rocher.lee at soonhe.io | w: soonhe.io m: +60189513373 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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References: <26A85EB7-39B0-42EB-A505-D888D0C8B2AD.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <26A85EB7-39B0-42EB-A505-D888D0C8B2AD@yahoo.com> As a small business owner, it?s important to keep an eye on the various expenses with running a business. This includes running a website, which is a vital part of my business. I am in favor of price caps to help keep domain fees in check. Small business owners don?t need the surprise of a bill that keeps going up in price each year. You will be doing a disservice to the many businesses that have a .com presence in our country, people who are trying to make a living and adding to the economy. Increasing prices will force businesses to get creative with their online presence, which could mean letting go of their websites and finding other, cheaper alternatives. Everyone, including ICANN and Verisign, would lose out then. Sent from my iPhone From Giles.Kirby at unisa.edu.au Tue Feb 11 03:27:09 2020 From: Giles.Kirby at unisa.edu.au (Giles Kirby) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:27:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: There appears to have been a lack of consultation and clarity on this change. I urge you to reconsider the huge impact this will have on small businesses. Regards, Giles Dr Giles Kirby Research Fellow -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brian at ingwersen.ca Tue Feb 11 03:27:14 2020 From: brian at ingwersen.ca (brian at ingwersen.ca) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:27:14 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: <002401d5e08b$2836e5a0$78a4b0e0$@ingwersen.ca> Maybe its time to stop all the back door deals and be upfront and honest with your amendments. These increases are nothing more then a back hand deal where ICANN, once again, sells out the .COM registers in favour of corporate profits. If you can't act in the best interest of the community that you claim to serve, then its time to hand over the responsibility of managing the internet to another association. Brian Ingwersen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rlgrove2640 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:27:47 2020 From: rlgrove2640 at gmail.com (Rod Grove) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:27:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Verisign dictating prices Message-ID: I'm a registrant of a few .com domain names. I'm against the proposed price increases to the .com domains. This is going to make owing a .com domain out of reach for ordinary people. Where is ICANN best interest? It should be in for the public's best interest. Unbelievable. Rodney Grove PA , USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From itesla.solutions at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:28:07 2020 From: itesla.solutions at gmail.com (Filip) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:28:07 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Masonic Laws Message-ID: <5e421f48.1c69fb81.b0b2f.32d3@mx.google.com> Hello, I will tell you a secret, I knew it will happen as soon as I registered some special domain names, the purpose of this laws are to prevent me to keep paying for the domains so I drop them or not be able to buy new and renew them so it becomes expensive to keep them, shame on you for doing this! I will not add anything more you Jewish Masonic organization, you know very good what I mean, imagine how much my domains will cost after humanity will find the truth that you keep so secretly. And I don?t care if you don?t post my comment most important I have send the message to you, those who control from behind the curtains. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oriav7 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 03:27:55 2020 From: oriav7 at outlook.com (Roi Av) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:27:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My response for the intention of .COM domain price increases Message-ID: Hello, If you are going to increase the price of .com domains, then I will not renew them ? I will just buy .net or other type and change all my links to point to the new domains. This is the way to react to greediness. Regards, Royi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nkenyor at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:28:24 2020 From: nkenyor at gmail.com (Kenyor Ntem) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:28:24 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad Idea Message-ID: People all around the World use the Internet... Rich countries and poor countries like ours... Increasing prices of any domain extension eg .com, may make many people unable to participate or work on the Internet... i know how many years I saved for and how many calculations and conversions I did before I was able to buy a .com domain. Pls don't increase any price ooo.. Thank u. N. Kenyor K. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vinaykaradagi26 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:28:23 2020 From: vinaykaradagi26 at gmail.com (Vinay Karadagi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:58:23 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM increased price Message-ID: Hi Please don't increase the price of .COM as it affects whole internet world. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gripfastistech at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:28:37 2020 From: gripfastistech at gmail.com (Chris Lessley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:28:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP .com price increases Message-ID: Please reconsider unilateral price increases of domain registrations, eg, .com, .org, and other domain registrations with the ICANN agreement with Verisign. Verisign for years has had an unhealthy relationship between the free internet and SSL encryption and is poised as a potential abuser in raising domain registration fees in a closed-door manner as explained by Namecheap here: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money by Richard Kirkendall (url: https://www.namecheap.com/blog/icann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-money) As an independent web developer and small host re-seller this type of action harms the private entrepreneur and ultimately the consumer aka "the little guy" and only continues the monopolistic trend in outrageous attempts at controlling the Internet by the likes of Google, Amazon, Comcast and others with no real reason beyond profits and surveillance programs. These actions further harm the future of a free and independent Internet as power consolidates into a few large corporations with no oversight and fewer moral reserves. No one should control the Internet and no one entity should control large portions of the DNS, domain and other core technologies behind the Internet, including pricing. The free market should complete for pricing of domain names and raising pricing in the ways described by Namecheap is alarming of the first nature. Please stop this action and consult the EFF.org and DenadProgress.org in ways solutions can be created without further damaging consumer wallets at best and the freedom of the Internet at worst. Sincerely, and most concerned. From fkorzenny at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:28:07 2020 From: fkorzenny at gmail.com (Felipe Korzenny) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:28:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases on domain names will hurt the public interest Message-ID: Felipe Korzenny, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, FSU Phone: 850-583-0378 or 650-274-3700 See more HERE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tap.and4 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 03:28:46 2020 From: tap.and4 at yahoo.com (Terri Anderson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:28:46 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com References: <9CB674D2-57AD-4873-9FDB-CC422343CB18.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <9CB674D2-57AD-4873-9FDB-CC422343CB18@yahoo.com> I?m disappointed to hear about the possible rise in price for .com domains. I?m registering my displeasure and vote against doing this, and I will be passing this on to everyone I know. Terri P Anderson From landry.cody at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 03:30:33 2020 From: landry.cody at outlook.com (Cody Landry) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:30:33 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Change to .COM TLD Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: I do not support the initiative to allow any increase to the TLD .COM. This deal with Verisign is unethical. As a general member of the internet community I do not agree with the terms included in the deal. Thank you, Cody Landry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From micheal.pacheco at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:30:57 2020 From: micheal.pacheco at gmail.com (Micheal Pacheco) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:30:57 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise .com pricing Message-ID: Hey guys, Heard about the shadowy deal with Verisign. Lame. Please know that we don't want the prices of .coms to raise eight of the next 10 years. -- Micheal Pacheco -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lylmb at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 03:31:28 2020 From: lylmb at icloud.com (Layla Muchnik Benali) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:31:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <13D8F25C-BCDC-4CD9-A6D5-99EE2DEA04AA@icloud.com> Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Sincerely, LMB From matthew at rentmyweb.com Tue Feb 11 03:31:49 2020 From: matthew at rentmyweb.com (Matthew Schultz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:31:49 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). RentMyWeb.com I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Matthew Schultz ROCKFORD Matthew Schultz Matthew at RentMyWeb.com (815)721-5791 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drjgeorgia at earthlink.net Tue Feb 11 03:31:44 2020 From: drjgeorgia at earthlink.net (drjgeorgia at earthlink.net) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:31:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: <002001d5e08b$c8dc89b0$5a959d10$@earthlink.net> Dear ICANN, It has never seemed reasonable that some bureaucratic system can charge me money every year for a domain name I created myself. How ICANN and VERISIGN got the right to sell domain names to domain registrars and users has never been clear, but it seems like a license to print money. I suppose I can understand nominal fees for administration, but the new proposed price increases for very obscure reasons is questionable at best. \ Do not raise domain prices. The internet should not be made any more inaccessible to people of limited means than it already is. Jennifer Georgia Multi-domain owner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maxeem at maxeem.com Tue Feb 11 03:31:47 2020 From: maxeem at maxeem.com (maxeem) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:31:47 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please help keep popular domains cheaper Message-ID: <51899bf3-9567-da49-82b0-d038c5b4480c@maxeem.com> ICANN group, Hello. Please help protect free speech and do not increase the prices too highly of domains, for the sake of us independent artists. Business names are one thing, perhaps EVEN ".com" addresses would be reasonable to charge more of businesses. But please consider our positions as artists, reporters and other important cultural creatives that contribute to society's deeper explorations of our understanding of life. My significant other and myself both run several sites in order to maintain our freedom of creation. We make new and popular artforms on several .coms of our own ownership. It is the safest way to protect and control our own information which is our right and also to the benefit of our audience, who appreciates when we are not censored. Since YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Google and the alternatives that offer space (*under their selfish terms*) to domain ownership can and do censor our artwork (and those of our peers) for completely nebulous reasons, it is not fair to also make the only alternative (personal domain ownership) even more expensive and unavailable to the average person than it already is. If you want to become more like China, then I guess that is the path you may be on. And perhaps you cannot help that due to political and monetary pressures. But if you go this route, know that it is a surrender of that which remains of the free world's highest ideals of freedom of thought, expression and speech. And that seems like a terrible mistake for humanity! Please reconsider this decision lest those who pressure you to make it can get away with even more such attacks on society and its well earned freedoms. Warm regards, Maxeem From kazaleski at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:32:11 2020 From: kazaleski at gmail.com (Kevin Zaleski) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:32:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] unfair proposal Message-ID: The proposed Amendment 3 is not a reasonable increase in fees. There is no reason to permit such an egregious increase when there is no substantial cost of service to justify it. I vehemently oppose it and unfair and monopolistic, it should not be permitted. I pay for dozens of domains names and the potential rate increase is unreasonable, unwarranted, and unacceptable. -- Kevin ???+1-706-897-4743 From kyleforgeron4 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:32:19 2020 From: kyleforgeron4 at gmail.com (Kyle Forgeron) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:32:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise .com prices without clear explanation of the benefits Message-ID: Businesses rely on the availability of .com domains to test new products and ultimately launch new ventures. Please don't make these domains more expensive and less accessible without a clearly communicated explanation that is subject to the oversight of a public forum. Sincerely, Kyle Forgeron -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From awele.osuka at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:32:21 2020 From: awele.osuka at gmail.com (Awele Osuka) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:32:21 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not do this!! Message-ID: Please do not do this!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From therimskyproject at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:32:46 2020 From: therimskyproject at gmail.com (Rimsha) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:32:46 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase Message-ID: I run a small blog website and can't afford to pay anymore than I already do for my .COM domain. I would urge you to reconsider this decision and work with stakeholders on a more acceptable solution. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zvi at zvis.com Tue Feb 11 03:33:26 2020 From: zvi at zvis.com (Zvi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:33:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain price increase Message-ID: <48fa56a0-d71e-0d7b-3135-51855c392a71@zvis.com> To Whom It May Concern. ??? I'd like to express my strong opposition to the recent price increase proposal on .com domains. ICAAN made those changes in secret, without any input or discussion with community and internet users. Verisign's agreement to pay ICAAN 20 million over 5 years of support with potential profit for closer to 400million out of our pockets doesn't inspire any confidence in anyone's best intentions here. -- Thanks, Zvi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ekward-oudomsavanh at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:33:28 2020 From: ekward-oudomsavanh at hotmail.com (ekward oudomsavanh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:33:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price for domain .com Message-ID: I am a student from developing countries. and I studying at Computer Science and Engineering, for do side project, I need to pay everything on my own and including hosting, server? So the domain name is one of part my project to do and need to pay, you know? Even the current price now is still high for me, but! The price is everyone paying now. So I may not complain with that. And I need to work hard to find money more to pay for this. Please support us, like a student as me. Thank you Regards, Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron at aaronfenzi.com Tue Feb 11 03:33:31 2020 From: aaron at aaronfenzi.com (Aaron Fenzi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:33:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: <1902BA8A-2074-4346-952B-DC1A27F232A2@aaronfenzi.com> Seriously? You people are absolutely insane. Leave the prices alone. AF From precords at live.com Tue Feb 11 03:33:35 2020 From: precords at live.com (Personal Records) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:33:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increases Message-ID: I am opposed to any and all price increases for domain names. Raising prices on domain names and specifically .coms is unnecessary and simply lines the pockets of a few corrupt individuals at our expense. This is the kind of corruption we witness in Ukraine on a daily basis. Sincerely Calvin Jones +1.970.430.6360 (USA) +380.680.744113 (Ukraine) www.calvinjones.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alex at silverswatch.com Tue Feb 11 03:34:34 2020 From: alex at silverswatch.com (Alex Silverman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:34:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise the price on .coms Message-ID: Hi! As a concerned citizen of the web, I feel being able to grab a .com domain is a crucial part of being able to solidify your identity on the web. Please don't allow .coms to be pushed up in price. Thanks, Alex -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From angel2015 at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 03:34:45 2020 From: angel2015 at icloud.com (Angel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:34:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <12170396-B5DD-4419-A815-87DBBB27ABDC@icloud.com> Hello.. I am writing to express my opposition to the proposed price increases. Money should not be a barrier to open and free expression via the use of domains. Thank you, Angel William From christianokwena at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:34:34 2020 From: christianokwena at gmail.com (Christiano Kwena) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:34:34 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .COM prices blindly Message-ID: Many critical businesses and small ventures are relying on an acceptable transparent working environment. Raising domain costs is not bad, but it should be in an open and transparent way to allow for planning, consolidation, and protection of consumers. Please do not let Verisign raise prices at will. -- Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tipra34 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:35:00 2020 From: tipra34 at gmail.com (arpit pandey) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:05:00 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This is highly unacceptable. We don't want you to make decisions without consulting other stakeholders. There is no reason why I should pay extra for the same domain name. Please rollback this, else it would go down as one of the biggest con in internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kmarcisz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:35:18 2020 From: kmarcisz at gmail.com (Kacper Marcisz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:35:18 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com price increase Message-ID: I wo ld like to know what is the justification for .com price hike and how will the extra money be spent -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From incomeexploder at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:35:29 2020 From: incomeexploder at gmail.com (Lee Baiiley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:35:29 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increase Message-ID: <25C4647F-9409-45C8-9565-01C83676AED2@gmail.com> Hello, I do not agree with the price increase especially if there is no transparency regarding how the additional revenue will be spend. If it is going towards domain infrastructure then show how this revenue will benefit users and that is it not for personal gains only. I have many domains for my business and need to keep my costs low. This increase will not allow me to do so. I am curious how this increase is justified. Kind regards, //Lee From whiplashn60 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:35:41 2020 From: whiplashn60 at gmail.com (Tumbledee e) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:05:41 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop tyr ammendment Message-ID: I oppose this decision. It will destroy the internet -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dimitri at vasdekis.com.au Tue Feb 11 03:35:54 2020 From: dimitri at vasdekis.com.au (Dimitri Vasdekis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:35:54 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prices are decreasing with scale. This process depicts a corrupt institution that should be shuttered. Message-ID: <9550DB76-FCFF-4DF5-AB72-B0A5C106CCBE@vasdekis.com.au> There is no reason that these prices should be increasing. Highly opposed to these increases and the close door/dual party process under which it's being proposed. Prices should be decreasing with scale. Kind Regards, Dimitri Vasdekis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From olivierbreton at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 03:36:08 2020 From: olivierbreton at icloud.com (Olivier Breton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:36:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Olivier Breton New York, NY From mhny25 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:36:16 2020 From: mhny25 at gmail.com (M Holtzman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:36:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Amendment 3-03 Message-ID: As a small business owner with multiple domains, I cannot afford to see increases on my properties. Verisign has no competition for its fees, unlike domain and registrar companies, and is merely a technical service provider. It should not have a say or influence in their pricing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Cheers, Dan Purkey 206-973-6586 Podcast: www.CommunicateLikeThis.com Consulting: www.TheOpenDoorGroup.com Author of Uncommon Sense Management and the detective novel Trackers (click on the book covers to preview/order) seahawk logo (also available on Kindle eBooks) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image005.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2396 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image006.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2426 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Is it every large companies desire to kill off all small businesses? I have had my domain name for my business for almost twenty one years. I still maintain a basic contact website for my business. I am a small 2 person business providing services to low to middle income families and seniors. Very little of my business is with businesses. We cater on a personal level. The constant increases in everything to market my business - usually without any increase in income - is a drain for any small business. If you want to charge more for new companies I can understand it but not for long existing businesses who helped create the internet as it is today. And to get into bed with a company for continued increases for the next 7-10 years is outrageous. So perhaps it is that your way of cleaning up the internet is to make the expense too much for small businesses. Is this the case? 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URL: From argashii at yahoo.com.hk Tue Feb 11 03:37:28 2020 From: argashii at yahoo.com.hk (XD Babo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:37:28 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20 Archives References: <5E7DA428-89DC-4A08-A8AE-49F5D91BDAF7.ref@yahoo.com.hk> Message-ID: <5E7DA428-89DC-4A08-A8AE-49F5D91BDAF7@yahoo.com.hk> The internet is for all but no a place to make profit! Say NO to the greedy company! From jamez2043290 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:37:10 2020 From: jamez2043290 at gmail.com (Jamez Martinez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:37:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont Message-ID: Dont do it please -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lisalongway at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:37:59 2020 From: lisalongway at gmail.com (Lisa Longway) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:37:59 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad deal Message-ID: Please stop the internet .com looting. Keep the internet low cost for all. Lisa Longway -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From noc at gbhinc.com Tue Feb 11 03:38:21 2020 From: noc at gbhinc.com (Network Operations) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:38:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We are AGAINST allowing Verisign to increase prices Message-ID: <88fb88eb-2813-4c62-a324-ff70119ed83f@gbhinc.com> There is no reason to allow Verisign to increase wholesale registration prices on .COM domains. The current pricing is more than adequate to support Verisign. From kweku at gocreatestudio.com Tue Feb 11 03:38:24 2020 From: kweku at gocreatestudio.com (kweku at gocreatestudio.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:38:24 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Amendment Message-ID: <013d01d5e08c$b869c380$293d4a80$@gocreatestudio.com> I am not in support of the proposed amendment. Kindly drop this as it's going to make business and things more expensive than it's already is. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ms.bidarmanesh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:38:47 2020 From: ms.bidarmanesh at gmail.com (ms.bidarmanesh at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:38:47 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase.com price Message-ID: <56A73F7E-DB6E-4B7A-82A0-D6523227E10F@gmail.com> Please dont harm small business and developers Do not increase .com price You dont have a reasonable situation for do this From pykrett at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:38:45 2020 From: pykrett at gmail.com (Cats Meow) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:38:45 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I understand why but... this is hard to take. Message-ID: I went thru the hassle of letting Windows have access to my Gmail account just so that I could participate in this discussion. Then, once I knew which email to sent, I disconnected. Btw, it's: comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20 at icann.org Anyway, I didn?t want to at first, because hassle, but then I realized that if I let this hassle deter me, it means my desire for convenience scored a victory for you, because that?s what you?re hoping for, right? That the hassle of switching to other dot extensions would be too inconvenient and most of us would just pay more. It's a pretty good strategy. But, anyway, I won?t be one of the ?most?, even if I could afford the increases comfortably. Instead, with every dollar increase, I will use it as impetus to increase my capacity to deal with ?hassles?. See, 30% of my dot coms are just redirect domains and domains maybe I will use properly in the future. With every dollar increase, I will? minimize (as in minimalism) and get rid of some of them. Once, I?ve culled the 30% (with your encouragement), I will use further increases to? diversify to other dot extensions. Or heck, just switch everything to Facebook or Instagram. Social media is gobbling up most of the traffic anyway. Besides, smartphone screens are so small that people can?t even see if the site has a dot com, and well ? considering the extremely limited character space, it?s probably prudent to go with dot extensions which forms the last bit of the website?s name. Ex. Instead of Amazon.com, it?s just Ama.zon . Minimalism applies to domains as well, don?t you think? And hassles and inconveniences can be turned into opportunities for self-betterment. From djarcadia at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 03:38:45 2020 From: djarcadia at yahoo.com (Dj Arcadia) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:38:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I have .com domains that are running my business assets online. I am against the proposed increase of price to .COM domains ? only Verisign wants this increase, and being merely a manager of the .COM registry has no business dictating price. Given the vast volume of registrations the current rate is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not that of corporations. This is an attempt for a governing body to make an increased profit rather than use the funds properly to maintain a safe and reliable internet surfing environment. David Matlock -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nep at hopstudios.com Tue Feb 11 03:39:22 2020 From: nep at hopstudios.com (Travis Smith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:39:22 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise the price of .com domain Message-ID: Hi. I run a web shop in Canada. Many of my clients are small fish in the big internet sea ? they need a domain for their new business, or for their organization, or for their pet project. They don't have much money, and the price of a domain can be a real detriment to their pocketbook. I don't see why the price of a domain needs to climb so quickly, or why this process is happening behind closed doors. Please reconsider your price increase agreement with Verisign. Thank you. Thanks ? Travis Smith President *Hop Studios* o. 604-408-5722 <1(604)408-5722> c. 604-616-6065 <1(604)6166065> w. hopstudios.com skype:TravisSmith twitter:@nep -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From debrablack at 2tim47.com Tue Feb 11 03:39:29 2020 From: debrablack at 2tim47.com (debrablack at 2tim47.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:39:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to amendment 35! Message-ID: <039c01d5e08c$de06f9a0$9a14ece0$@2tim47.com> I won't go into detail. You already know it. This needs to stop. Do not raise our costs. Do not conduct your activities in private and then give us only a short public response time. Do not pretend these things will benefit the public and society. Raising costs renders this inapproachable to a large population around the world. Many are looking to ecommerce for economic survival. Stop amendment 35! Debra Black Post Office Box 684 Bellingham, WA 98227 Owner of 2tim47.com and thefaceofgraceproject.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brandon.teska at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:40:03 2020 From: brandon.teska at gmail.com (Brandon Teska) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:40:03 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, As a small business owner, I oppose Amendment 3 as this will result in an increase in cost of .com domains over the next decade. This will stifle innovation and development especially for small, new companies. Also, there is no clarity on how ICANN plans to spend the funds that Verisign has agreed to pay. As internet citizens, we need to be informed of these plans. 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New domains are created daily with plenty of profit, there?s no need to hurt small business owners and people hosting blogs. Hosting prices are high enough and they actually provide a service. Once a domain is purchased, the service provided is complete, and the DNS handles the remainder of the work. Our politicians are doing enough to try and control our internet, don?t become the opposition. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevenson.sharp at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:40:43 2020 From: stevenson.sharp at gmail.com (Steve Sharp) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:40:43 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose raising prices and oppose this amendment Message-ID: I oppose raising prices and I oppose this amendment. This amendment is bad and should be banished for eternity! ~Stevenson Sharp -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From detlef at 321weg.com Tue Feb 11 02:29:37 2020 From: detlef at 321weg.com (detlef at 321weg.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:29:37 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not justified Message-ID: <298F8D0D-F11F-45C2-AF75-BAF1EF4C4AE5@321weg.com> I am a registrant of .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Detlef Beyer Bangkok -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rick at hinojos.me Tue Feb 11 03:40:45 2020 From: rick at hinojos.me (Rick Hinojos) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:40:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please stop fleecing working class people who are trying to make their way in the internet age. Domains should be affordable and accessible to all people in the internet age, not just the elite. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel.p.bank at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:40:59 2020 From: daniel.p.bank at gmail.com (Daniel Bank) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:40:59 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't do it Message-ID: Please no -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kittananj at live.com Tue Feb 11 03:41:01 2020 From: kittananj at live.com (Kittanan Jamnongrit) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:41:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment against the decision of changing .COM's operator Message-ID: Dear committees of ICANN, My name is Kittanan Jamnongrit from Thailand, and I am writing the email for commenting against the change in .COM?s operator to Verisign. First of all, this decision was made between two organizations closed-door, without doing public hearing before making this change. It was unacceptable and heartbreaking when I heard this decision. Even though Verisign is one of a trustworthy organization in the industry, however this deal is more harm than good. As a .COM domain user myself, the current price point is fair and competitive. However, with this deal, we could not able to expect the price changes that would be happened within next 10 years or so. Today, many organization who would like to start new business with domain registration knew that .COM domain is the most well-known domain alias in the world, and most of people always looks for .COM domain at first when they would like to learn more about the product that just heard of. And with the competitive pricing, there is more chance that new products and service will be announced to the world. Although, the decision that the ICANN made might have goodwill, like spam protection. However, there is a brunch of ways to combat against this problem, like addressing purpose of domain registration. Finally, I would like the ICANN to be more transparent about on-going decisions, so the community will be able to discuss and suggest what is right or wrong alongside the organization. I hope that the organization will consider my points and adjust the agreement accordingly. Best Regards, Kittanan Jamnongrit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hutch7995 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:41:19 2020 From: hutch7995 at gmail.com (Joseph Hutchinson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:41:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Raise Prices Message-ID: <8F7B819D-8A46-42E9-B9D5-397D00C76063@gmail.com> Don?t raise prices for domain names. Doing so will stifle small business and individuals who want to have their place on the internet. The internet should be accessible to all. Best, Joe Hutchinson From mlp at midwest-laser.com Tue Feb 11 03:42:12 2020 From: mlp at midwest-laser.com (Midwest Laser Products LLC) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:42:12 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed fee increase Message-ID: <000001d5e08d$3f246ce0$bd6d46a0$@midwest-laser.com> Please stop the proposed fee increase for .com domain names. Thank you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shellie.zhang at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:42:29 2020 From: shellie.zhang at gmail.com (Shellie Zhang) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:42:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com price increases Message-ID: -- ______________________________ *Shellie Zhang* (she/her) *Events & Exhibitions* *Division of Labour | *Art Gallery of Burlington | Burlington | January 10 ? March 29, 2020 *Abundance * | Artspace | Peterborough | March 6 ? April 18, 2020 *Email* | shellie.zhang at gmail.com *Website *| www.shelliezhang.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at thegolgiclinic.com Tue Feb 11 03:43:10 2020 From: info at thegolgiclinic.com (The Golgi Clinic | Experts In Natural Medicine) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:43:10 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Vote against increasing prices on .COM registries. Message-ID: Please vote NO on increased prices on .COM registries. Thank you. Warmly, Dr. Teresita Martinez The Golgi Clinic | Experts in Natural Medicine From tonycstech at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:43:50 2020 From: tonycstech at gmail.com (Tony Nameless) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:43:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comment Message-ID: I recently bought a name with .com If price was any higher then it was, i many others would not buy it, driving already cheap hosting services out of business. Is that what you want ? No competition ? 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URL: From yasoo008 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 03:42:36 2020 From: yasoo008 at yahoo.com (Yasoo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:42:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Joe Abdou refuse the increase References: <6AD70D83-8DAF-4E3F-AD29-5129F926AFAF.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <6AD70D83-8DAF-4E3F-AD29-5129F926AFAF@yahoo.com> "I am a registrant of a .com domain name. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Joe Abdou Sterling VA Best Regards Best Regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dsnunga at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:45:02 2020 From: dsnunga at gmail.com (David Nunga) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:45:02 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm a small-time freelancer Message-ID: Please do not make it harder for small time businesses like me to maintain a .COM address. We, the internet users would like more transparency about this agreement with Verisign. Sincerely, David -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamesc.keller at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:45:08 2020 From: jamesc.keller at gmail.com (James Keller) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:45:08 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Contract Message-ID: ICANN's primary principles of operation have been described as helping preserve the operational stability of the Internet; to promote competition; to achieve broad representation of the global Internet community; and to develop policies appropriate to its mission through bottom-up, consensus-based processes. https://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/mou-jpa/icann-mou-25nov98-en.htm To whom it may concern; I received an email from my registrar Namechaep.com in regard to the Verisign contract and I would like to say that I do not agree with it. From my research it seems that my voice will not be heard anyway by ICANN, but still felt it was important to state my views. It states on Wikipedia that ICANN ?It is a nonprofit public benefit corporation organized under the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for charitable and public purposes." It does not appear that the contract between ICANN and Verisign.inc is for the ?Public Benefit?. Increased prices will eventually paid by that very Public that you represent. It also states, ?ICANN's primary principles of operation have been described as helping preserve the operational stability of the Internet; to promote competition; to achieve broad representation of the global Internet community; and to develop policies appropriate to its mission through bottom-up, consensus-based processes.? This contract also does not appear to fit ICANN?s own Philosophy. I don?t believe it will ?promote competition? it seems it will put the control of the most widely used TLD .com in the hands of Verisign.inc. As far as a ?bottom-up consensus-based processes? I read through many of the already posted comments and did not read one that was for the contract, which to me would mean that the contract would not go through. I can only hope that ICANN can uphold its Motto of ?One World. One Internet? and do what?s best for the people that they represent rather than make decisions for the profit and interest of few. Sincerely, James Keller -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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While most of this activity goes nowhere, this still leads to ideas that do spurn innovation and business expansion. We're already treated to significantly higher costs for the so-called vanity or boutique TLDs, please don't ruin the foundation of the Internet but raising the cost of ordinary domains. Don't go down this route. The consequences will not be good for the entire planet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From noc at 50x50.com Tue Feb 11 03:45:30 2020 From: noc at 50x50.com (Network Operations) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:45:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We are AGAINST allowing Verisign to increase prices Message-ID: <002201d5e08d$b4e69ac0$1eb3d040$@50x50.com> There is no reason to allow Verisign to increase wholesale registration prices on .COM domains. The current pricing is more than adequate to support Verisign. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From haileywheelis at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:46:10 2020 From: haileywheelis at gmail.com (haileywheelis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:46:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <8ssxx6ryfwqqmf4tnh7eokfc.1581392770322@email.android.com> I oppose the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement!!!!I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices.The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified.Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price.ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.This proposal would cause a significant change to our economy and our be a detriment to the future generations' growth. By drastically hiking up prices, this is limiting what resources would be available online. It would not only affect the exponential evolution as a society we have achieved through the approachable sharing of information through the internet, but it also will recanvas the type of businesses online that could afford to stay online. This encourages an wildly unhealthy shift in the economy and threatens the very evolution we have worked so hard to gain through the greatest means of communication we have to this day.Hailey ArsenaultSpokane, Washington United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From viraj4patil at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:46:14 2020 From: viraj4patil at gmail.com (Viraj Patil) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:16:14 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pk155 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 03:46:22 2020 From: pk155 at yahoo.com (Paul Kim) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:46:22 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign deal References: <51706A46-7A4A-4E1B-82B6-36C78AB1BA6B.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <51706A46-7A4A-4E1B-82B6-36C78AB1BA6B@yahoo.com> Yet another backroom deal made in the shadows, and execs at ICANN get a nice fat bonus while us consumers get price increased to death. This deal needs to be subject to government oversight as a public utility. Repeal the deal. Sent on the run From seanlzq at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:46:45 2020 From: seanlzq at gmail.com (Sean Looi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:46:45 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <3D5CDFFA-B4FE-49E4-A1A8-2612EA6018D1@gmail.com> Please maintain the current prices of .com domains? From oyolagunju at lautech.edu.ng Tue Feb 11 03:46:45 2020 From: oyolagunju at lautech.edu.ng (OLATUNDE YINKA Olagunju) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:46:45 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on .COM Message-ID: <5AA95F1F-2A38-4715-8F89-B5AACA2A3D54@lautech.edu.ng> Decisions taking without prior consultations especially with the stakeholders and end users may create bottleneck which may eventually kill businesses. Several .COM users may eventually forgo the domain if prices are outrageous over the years. Engr. O.Y. Olagunju LAUTECH ICT Sent from my iPhone *Work hard in silence, let success be your noise... From austinaddscolor at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:46:35 2020 From: austinaddscolor at gmail.com (Austin Kaldrovics) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:46:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am vehemently opposed to the planned cost increases! @???!? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From PinkFloydEffect at Aol.com Tue Feb 11 03:45:18 2020 From: PinkFloydEffect at Aol.com (PinkFloydEffect at Aol.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:45:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prices Changes References: <003201d5e08d$ae2aaaa0$0a7fffe0$.ref@Aol.com> Message-ID: <003201d5e08d$ae2aaaa0$0a7fffe0$@Aol.com> I understand prices have to change with the economy, but this is a monopoly! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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But life is not a distant sky, without a cloud, without rain? - Flying free by Don Besig -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m at mcathcart.com Tue Feb 11 03:47:28 2020 From: m at mcathcart.com (Melissa Cathcart) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:47:28 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN fee Message-ID: ICANN has no reason to raise its fees. The fees paid now are already high and there are new domains sold every day. Raising fees on domains is a way of restricting access to the internet for poor people, working class people, and small business owners. This is unconscionable and against the principles of a democracy. Melissa Cathcart 3018 38 Ave S. Minneapolis MN 55406 *The text in this email is large so that I can see it and hopefully you can see it too. *m. cathcart, L.Ac., manual therapist, corrective exercise specialist www.dynamicfunctionalhealing.com 612.735.9993 ?Emotional healing requires more than simply changing how you feel. Your emotions are merely symptoms of the problem - not the problem itself. Even when they hurt.? * ? Jessica Moore * ?The road to health is paved with good intestines!? ? Sherry A. Rogers ?Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.? ? Novalis The information contained in this transmission may contain privileged and confidential information, including patient information protected by federal and state privacy laws. It is intended only for the use of the person(s) named above. This E-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521.If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution, or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benjaminsigidi at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 03:48:27 2020 From: benjaminsigidi at icloud.com (Benjamin Sigidi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:48:27 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment.com Message-ID: <7C119D43-B656-4783-88E4-929007D97856@icloud.com> I do not agree with the amendment. Already .com domains are expensive why do you want to charge us even more. Benjamin From adrian.toh.successfrontiers at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:48:23 2020 From: adrian.toh.successfrontiers at gmail.com (Success Frontiers) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:48:23 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You are killing SME /start ups Message-ID: I read with dismay with regards to the possible change in the increase in pricing. Such unidirectional decision will affect sme and start up who is working hard to make a living. For SME and start ups, every dollar counts as it is matter of survival. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From glen2005 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 03:48:36 2020 From: glen2005 at yahoo.com (Glen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:48:36 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign agreement References: <1905349362.1326103.1581392916215.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1905349362.1326103.1581392916215@mail.yahoo.com> Verisign agreement is a scam. PLEASE DO NOT DO IT. YOUR COMMENT WEBSITE IS BROKEN. IS IT ON PURPOSE??? GLEN GENC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rayncathy at infomadeeasy.com Tue Feb 11 03:49:01 2020 From: rayncathy at infomadeeasy.com (Ray and Cathy Posner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:49:01 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Increase In Fees Message-ID: <000001d5e08e$34e88850$9eb998f0$@infomadeeasy.com> I do not support the proposed increase in fees. They are too open ended without any proper regulation. Dot com domains make up a large percentage of all domains and I feel the proposed increases will effect smaller website owners to the point that they may have to curtail their operations or increase prices, which may result in loss of sales and income. Many websites are run by bloggers and others who run them as information only sites for the benefit of others and these increases may result in people having to shut down their sites due to cost increases. Finally, I don't think it is appropriate that these increases have been inflicted without proper industry consultation. Regards Ray Posner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From evan.burford at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:49:17 2020 From: evan.burford at gmail.com (Evan Burford) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:49:17 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to proposed .com price increases Message-ID: I wish to voice my objection to the proposed .com price increases The amount of the increase and the frequency which it can be applied over the next 10 years is unreasonable. The changes should be revised to be more in sync with inflation in general. As there is no improvement or change to the service provided, the level and frequency of increase proposed is completely unjustified. Sincerely, Evan Burford -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jasmin.kirkwood at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:49:43 2020 From: jasmin.kirkwood at gmail.com (Jasmin Kirkwood) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:49:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price Increase Message-ID: First off, it's really disappointing to hear about the shadiness associated with this new deal.. Shady business is not the kind of business I want to associate with at all. I would take on a ".anythingelse" with "NameCheap" in a heartbeat, if it meant lower costs and disassociation with a shady company. I recommend NameCheap to all of my clients, as I work with many entrepreneurs who are just starting up and already have many start up costs, without having to be concerned with higher monthly rates just to have a live space online with their own domain name. If ".coms" become too pricey, ".somethingelse" will just become the next best thing and eventually make it more acceptable to not have a ".com". Please keep things as they are! Jasmin From steven.gray2 at cox.net Tue Feb 11 03:49:55 2020 From: steven.gray2 at cox.net (Steve Gray) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:49:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not approve amendment 3 Message-ID: I do not support amendment 3 and do not believe that such agreements promote an open, competitive free-market. But rather simply cause rates to increase for end users, serving no other purpose other than to force end users to pay more in profit to companies (verisign in this case) who are largely disengaged from the end user. How long has verisign held this monopolistic position for now? Over 20 years? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From murage at statetrainingoffice.net Tue Feb 11 03:50:33 2020 From: murage at statetrainingoffice.net (murage) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:50:33 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] com fee increases Message-ID: <27acd9d8-560d-1c99-1b14-efdb7dff5f32@statetrainingoffice.net> Hello, I am definitely opposed to these fee increases. I own several .com domains and they are already expense as it is. It is not clear what you are going to be doing with the new fees except gouging the domain owners. M From manny.alvarez at corelinx.com Tue Feb 11 03:50:38 2020 From: manny.alvarez at corelinx.com (manny.alvarez at corelinx.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:50:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feedback Message-ID: <01b801d5e08e$6cf23c50$46d6b4f0$@corelinx.com> I just want to say that I'm totally against your new contract deal with verisign without any public consultations. Manny Alva -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From taribsiddiqi21 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:51:22 2020 From: taribsiddiqi21 at gmail.com (Sami Khan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:51:22 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increase should NOT be Allowed Message-ID: I am a lower middle class individual registrant of many .com domain names. All of these are my personal websites. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of around $9 is already far more than justified. Especially for individuals and very small lower middle class business owners like me. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interests. Proposed price increase should NOT be allowed. Samiullah Khan Pakistan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kleinbottle at kleinbottle.com Tue Feb 11 03:51:24 2020 From: kleinbottle at kleinbottle.com (Cliff Stoll - Chief Bottle Washer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:51:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The cost increase of .com domains will hurt little businesses Message-ID: Dear ICANN people: My little business makes mathematical shapes, called Klein bottles. To provide these to mathematicians and students, I use my domain, kleinbottle.com The proposed increase in cost for this domain will hurt my business, as well as many other tiny organizations. Please do not allow this to happen. Best wishes, -Cliff Stoll Acme Klein Bottles kleinbottle at kleinbottle.com www.kleinbottle.com 6270 Colby Street Oakland, CA 94618 USA From rika.ko102 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:51:57 2020 From: rika.ko102 at gmail.com (Rika Ko) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:51:57 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DON'T INCREASE .COM PRICES Message-ID: Hello, I'm writing to ask that you don't increase prices of .com domains. I love my domain, which is a personal portfolio of mine, and with each year that I renew, it becomes harder and harder to feel confident in that choice. I want to continue to support this website economy but I want to stress how important it is to keep the playing field even. Please don't increase the prices of .com domains. Thank you, Rika -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From contenthoodservices at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:52:08 2020 From: contenthoodservices at gmail.com (Content Hood) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:52:08 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please, Reconsider .COM price Hike Message-ID: Hi, I don't know if you're going to see my comments or even read not to talk of responding to it. I just got a mail this morning from Namecheap about a possible hike in the price of the .com tld name. You see, I'm worried about the possible impact this move would have on small businesses like mine. I'm from Nigeria and over here we are under a scorching bundle of unemployment and underemployment. Running an internet-based business has been the saviour or must of us. By increasing the annual domain name, you're literally taking the only source of hope away from millions of people whose only hope of earning pursuing their dreams is through online businesses. Of course, you may have had your reasons for the increment, but can you please, try to sample the opinions of vendors like NameCheap? That way, our concerns can also be carried along in the decision making process. Thank you for your time. -- Sam Steve Chief Content Marketing Officer Emira Digital Publishing p: +234-08137328279 m: +234-9081761016 a: 41, Ilori Street, Off Agbalumo Junction Oreyeo, Ikorodu, Lagos State. Nigeria W: B: samsteve.com e: sam at samsteve.com smartentrepreneurblog.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spammail882 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:52:19 2020 From: spammail882 at gmail.com (spammail) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:52:19 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] umm no thanks? Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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After a two year freeze, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year freeze. This cycle will continue. * I'm a micro business owner (writing coach and author). To help me run the various aspects of my business, I have a number of domain names. It's already hard for me to to find room in my budget to keep all my domain names afloat. I've been having to let go of some of them already, even without this series of price increases. That means I've had to let go of entire websites. This negatively affects my livelihood. Please keep domain names affordable for the many of us who don't have huge budgets to support our businesses. Thank You, Milli Thornton (505) 234-4156 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From domains at tumalu.com Tue Feb 11 03:54:03 2020 From: domains at tumalu.com (Domain Master) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:54:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Paul Garcia Livingston TX -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonagard at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:54:45 2020 From: jonagard at gmail.com (Jonathan Gardner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:54:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment for Price Cap on Dot Com Domain Message-ID: <607848d6-e847-8fc0-ecb7-0e1d7b29c41c@gmail.com> Hello, As someone with .com addresses registered, I wanted to record my comment that I do not support your current proposed move with Verisign. It makes me worry about the future of the internet.? I support price controls.? I am also deeply concerned about the shady circumstances surrounding a company such as Verisign giving you money in exchange for more control.? I support you retaining your independence from this kind of corruption. Thank you, Jonathan Gardner From firenze_v at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:54:55 2020 From: firenze_v at hotmail.com (Flor Vallejo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:54:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .COM price increases Message-ID: ________________________________ I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Florencia Vallejo Argentina -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yolswan10 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:55:20 2020 From: yolswan10 at gmail.com (Yol Swan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:55:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I OPPOSE proposed changes with Verisign!!! Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, I am appalled at your attempt to make significant changes to your contract with Verisign, Inc. in regards to .COM domains without consulting internet users or the ICANN community of domain registrars. These changes would significantly increase wholesale prices in the future, which in turn would greatly affect customers like myself who rely on various domains to run a business. The Internet has become an integral aspect of modern life, which means that many people, like me, will renew their domains for many years to come. These proposed changes would make .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Furthermore, Verisign already controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names, so allowing it to operate its own registrar or as a reseller would compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other registrars. Fewer registrars would harm competition, choice, and domain name services. I strongly OPPOSE any changes to your contract with Verisign, and hope you will not ignore the unified outrage of the internet community, like you've done in the past, out of arrogance and greed. Sincerely, Yol Swan -- Signature-YS * * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dh at doronyoga.com Tue Feb 11 03:55:02 2020 From: dh at doronyoga.com (Doron Hanoch) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:55:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop and be kind! Message-ID: <646A4FF7-0046-458A-92AC-968028CE7290@doronyoga.com> Please think of all the humans you will affect. Move from a place of care and want to be of service. I appreciate all you do, and would appreciate if prices stayed the same. Thank You, Doron -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From johnyjimmy at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 03:55:32 2020 From: johnyjimmy at outlook.com (John Kelly) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:55:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN proposed fee increases Message-ID: In view of access to the internet being a public good , I disagree that verisign can push for fee increases without disclosure of costs , because they are developing an anti-competitive business model, and excessive profitmaking, seeing that ICANN is a non-profit corporation to bring maximum freedom of the internet. sincerely John Kelly Sent from Outlook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brian at fractalmouse.com Tue Feb 11 03:55:56 2020 From: brian at fractalmouse.com (Brian Heston) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:55:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The internet must remain a resource for the people by the people Message-ID: The internet is built on open standards and protocols, of which DNS is one of the original and most basic. There is no place for private back room deals in a service like this. It?s understandable that a service this old needs some updates and maybe even a larger overall, but this must stay open and in the public, not behind closed-door deals. This should be considered akin to a monopoly as a single company has control over the most popular top-level domain. Obviously and technical advances for any top-level domain should apply to all TLDs, so there is no valid reason Verisign and .com domains should be any different than others. Do not support this amendment. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tommyent at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:56:05 2020 From: tommyent at gmail.com (Tom Sullivan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:56:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. Message-ID: Just say no! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johnwillyr at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:56:03 2020 From: johnwillyr at hotmail.com (Willy Hanza-Ru) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:56:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against this Amendment Message-ID: It is already overpriced fee to make a new domain and by given a lot of power to Verisign you are working against the principle of free market. These increases are unjustified and there isn?t any plan for how the extra money will be used to make the internet safe or even fair for new business. While there considerations aren?t addressed on this amend, I?m opposite of it. Regards, John Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abhijeet.chipade11 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:56:12 2020 From: abhijeet.chipade11 at gmail.com (Abhijeet Chipade) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:26:12 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I fully oppose to the changes made to the .com registry. And there are millions of people like me who are against the changes/agreement made by you people. We request you to revert the changes made -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ed at edcintron.com Tue Feb 11 03:56:30 2020 From: ed at edcintron.com (Ed Cintron) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:56:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM CHANGES BY ICANN Message-ID: <52C62F77-4FD5-4ACB-A73A-613DC0857FCE@edcintron.com> To whom it may concern, I learned recently that last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). I also learned that ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action. I am vehemently against price increases that will harm me as a customer (and the Internet as a whole). I would like to state that in the interest of keeping the internet affordable to all I am opposed to Amendment 3! Ed Cintron -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nick.tapalansky at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:58:23 2020 From: nick.tapalansky at gmail.com (Nick Tapalansky) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:58:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to upcoming changes Message-ID: <67B824D4-FC86-4D7C-B0C9-A8DEE4E66FC9@gmail.com> Not only is the scale, and lack of ceiling on the price hikes for .com domains absurd, the fact that Verisign can now act as a reseller of these domains, and happens to be paying ICANN $20 million in relation to these upcoming changes, feels like the beginning of the end of a free and open internet (not to mention a deeply concerning bit of insider dealing). Unclear business dealings aside, increasing domain costs will significantly impact registrars for approximately 40% of the internet, potentially reducing the number of registrars able to operate and, therefore, begin culling Verisign?s competition. Increasing cost will also create a higher barrier of entry for content creators around the world when the remaining registrars are forced to pass costs on to their customers. In short, I?m deeply opposed to the proposed changes, and very uneasy about the lack of transparency in the dealings that have brought the changes forward. Best, Nick ?? NICK TAPALANSKY Freelance Writer & Editor NickTapalansky.com | @NickTapalansky -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From supergearcodes3671 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 03:58:28 2020 From: supergearcodes3671 at gmail.com (SGC3671) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:58:28 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increasing of .com domains Message-ID: .com domains are about 40-50% of all Domains and changing it would cause a ruckus and troubles to some people and I do not really suppprt that. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I hold almost 100 .com domains, and the new amendment could lead to a 70% price increase for my domains in only 10 years and with no apparent added value. Domains should be getting cheaper, not more expensive! It's also insulting that this was no brought to the Internet community far in advance. It really gives the impression that ICANN and Verisign have conspired to increase their own profits and create a monopoly over the domain market. Please, for the good of the Internet, do not go through with this amendment! Faithfully, Daniel J. Lewis Speaker, consultant, and award-winning host, The Audacity to Podcast? Get your international podcast reviews emailed to you automatically with My Podcast Reviews?! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Wal-Mart is an example of that , but that will be in the near future. all I can say about this that you are doing to us may hopefully get regulated as some of us begin to lobby to the government that this likely is a monopoly and therefore subject to legislative control. that is my hope. but I personally have no hooks in me like the hundreds of millions of registered .coms that you will inevitably fuck senseless, I can drop my .coms they don?t mean enough to me that would allow me to be fucked like that! so you give in to your dark side, take the bait and hope it doesn?t bite you in your own ass! ciao! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryan at rkvals.com Tue Feb 11 04:01:05 2020 From: ryan at rkvals.com (Ryan Kinahan, ASA) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:01:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1a6e01d5e08f$e2ad21c0$a8076540$@rkvals.com> I am a small business owner and registrant of a .com domain name that is vital to my small businesses success. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The internet is supposed to be a place to allow people to come together and democratize voices, not filter out voices to only those that can afford the luxury. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. In our modern society, the public interest is regular being railed against by corporations, lobbyists, and special interest groups. Please stand up and support the public interest (fulfill your role and protect against corporate greed). Ryan Richmond, Virginia United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From subprimerecords at me.com Tue Feb 11 04:01:20 2020 From: subprimerecords at me.com (Dan Velasco) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:01:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition against .com price increases Message-ID: I would like to voice my opinion, I strongly oppose the price hike of .com for the next 10 years that iCANN and verisign have agreed on. This does not benefit the consumer. It hurts the consumer, and it hurts the internet. This price hike is unnecessary. Costs have not gone up, thus there?s no reason to raise prices. The internet belongs to our society, to the people, and it should be accessible. When you increase the price of .com this will snowball into price increases with everything linked to the internet because .com is a big part of the internet. This will hurt and decrease accessibility to the internet by the consumer. And the internet is of and for the people. Plus iCANN has received 20 million dollars from verisign and they have not disclosed what it?s for. It?s only a sign that there is some undisclosed business that will hurt the consumer and only benefit iCANN and Verisign. Please put a stop NOW to this proposed rate hike of 10 projected years. Please save accessibility to the internet. Thank you. From chuckj42 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:01:46 2020 From: chuckj42 at gmail.com (Chuck) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:01:46 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Domain Price Increases Message-ID: <5e42272a.1c69fb81.ebb0d.690a@mx.google.com> To Whom it May Concern Regarding apparent price increases without a full and transparent needs justification is totally unacceptable. As a domain holder/buyer, I demand a full, public justification of any price increases over and above a reasonable and customary inflationary increase. Mr. Charles JOnes Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jaymohotienoh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:01:55 2020 From: jaymohotienoh at gmail.com (James Otieno) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:01:55 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment comments Message-ID: Hi, Been informed of your proposed changes by my domain name registrar. My domain is an academic one that just has my research work and CV. This is not like a business domain that earns money. Such hikes are bound to hurt me thoroughly, also considering that I don't earn anything meaningful in academia. Please make such considerations before making drastic changes. Thanks. James -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From support at updatednet.com Tue Feb 11 04:00:23 2020 From: support at updatednet.com (Updatednet Support) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:00:23 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases Message-ID: ICANN This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Regards, Support -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lessaenterprises at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:01:57 2020 From: lessaenterprises at gmail.com (Alexander Lessa) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:01:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT PASS THIS Message-ID: <8FCEAADE-476A-4522-AE13-448738E25B0D@gmail.com> I do not support the rise of .com prices. That is interfering with free trade and will disrupt a huge industry. From sachour96 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:02:22 2020 From: sachour96 at gmail.com (Samy Achour) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:02:22 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the price hike Message-ID: <8EED0479-5235-43BE-9E9A-6CA41A9DE889@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. SIgned, Samy Achour -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lostczech at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:02:30 2020 From: lostczech at gmail.com (Michael Banet) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:02:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop letting Verisign line your pockets Message-ID: This .com price increase is so obviously bad for the internet, but real great for your bottom line. Keep Verisign out -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please keep .COM addresses affordable for everyone, making the internet available to everyone. Lauree Ostrofsky, CPC, PCC Author | Founder | Hugger Simply Leap, LLC Hudson Valley Women in Business SimplyLeap.com | HVWiB.com 914-548-3592 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From valantine.n.nyenty at istconsulting-cam.com Tue Feb 11 04:03:43 2020 From: valantine.n.nyenty at istconsulting-cam.com (valantine.n.nyenty at istconsulting-cam.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:03:43 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As I have received information from my mail hosting service provider, I am particularly disappointed at this action between ICANN and Verisign and I find it an unethical business practice. I am based in Africa and financial resources in this part of the world is hard to come by and internet access and other activities linked to the internet will be impacted greatly. I do not want to pay more than I am currently paying.. Thanks Valantine Nchemty Nyenty Business Executive Manager & Consultant ( GRCP, GRCA, CISSP, CISA, CISM, COBIT 5, CNSS INFOSEC Professional) IST CONSULTING SARL B.P. 24112 Douala - Cameroon Tel: +237-651780947 +237-656319410 Email:valantine.n.nyenty at istconsulting-cam.com LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valnyenty -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From erika at littlebeardesign.com Tue Feb 11 04:03:50 2020 From: erika at littlebeardesign.com (Erika) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:03:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN increase Message-ID: <6BDF086F-5508-420B-9671-C2B5F5B5BABF@littlebeardesign.com> This is unacceptable and I will have to shut down all my personal websites as well as my small business site of these increases go through as it is already a financial burden for anyone below the middle class who can?t even afford to list their wares on Etsy. From peter.f.palumbo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:04:04 2020 From: peter.f.palumbo at gmail.com (Peter Palumbo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:04:04 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: Please do not approve Amendment 3 allowing an increase of 24% over the last 4 years of each 6 year period. Though I understand increasing costs of services, there is no reason for that increase to be greater than the rate of inflation. That would be at most an increase of 3.5% over the last 4 years. Please do not do this. Creators and small businesses need the ability to access fair price domains for increased innovation. Thank you for your consideration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From akaserg at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:04:29 2020 From: akaserg at gmail.com (Serg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:04:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. FIg Lee Los Angeles -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kylie.s.wallace at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:04:53 2020 From: kylie.s.wallace at gmail.com (Kylie Wallace) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:04:53 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3ce83bcb-03b1-415b-a7fa-496a2b8ad8dd@Spark> To whom it may concern I was shocked to hear that the proposed amendments to the .com Registry Agreement were discussed only between ICANN and Verisign. This lack of consultation smacks of corruption and is clearly not in the best interests of internet users. Please review any need to go ahead with such a strange and unfair process without involving a much greater number of stakeholders. Yours sincerely Kylie Wallace -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It will affect not only me, but so many in my community that are working hard to create a living and income through online consulting. Mind, Body, Heart Connection Yvonne Mughal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From piers at duruz.com Tue Feb 11 04:06:09 2020 From: piers at duruz.com (Piers) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:06:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why the secret deals with Verisign? Message-ID: <7C4DEFB1-B5D1-4050-B764-37E898E7D9A9@duruz.com> Yet again you're signaling the need for legislation around how ICANN and the business of top level domains is carried out. The way these secret deals with Verisign just keep happening despite public and industry opposition is disgusting. This is the last straw. Push ahead of this and we will be organizing action among all of our lists to lobby at the US federal and international level to have legislation around domain names tightened to prevent this continual racketeering. Push ahead with this and you'll just be fueling our campaign with further evidence to motivate each of our subscribers to place heavier pressure on their legislators. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alvin.henrick at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:06:45 2020 From: alvin.henrick at gmail.com (Alvin Henrick) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:06:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Humble request to not increase the pricing for non commercial usage Message-ID: <02179D88-8E1E-400F-8F90-C7AF1ECC781E@aol.com> Hello , I run my personal blog and website to share my knowledge and get feedback and learn from the folks . Increase in price makes it difficult for individual developers and engineers. It will be great if you could consider fixing the price for commercial vs non commercial users so folks like me can survive . Thanks! Warm Regards , Alvin. From headnorthdigital at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:06:35 2020 From: headnorthdigital at gmail.com (Sivakumar Kannan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:36:35 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop raising .com domain prices Message-ID: Hi, Business via internet is a boon to the human race. Everyone, from rich to financially weaker, can use internet to make their living. By raising prices, you are making it unreachable to a section of the people. You are making doing business via internet even more unviable. Stop this. Thank you for hearing our cry. Best Regards, Sivakumar Kannan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From youssef.lbhar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:06:42 2020 From: youssef.lbhar at gmail.com (Labhar Youssef) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:06:42 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I cant paid a high price for .com Message-ID: I cant paid a high price for .com if the company change the price i go to other company -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at onlinerockershub.com Tue Feb 11 04:06:55 2020 From: admin at onlinerockershub.com (Nirmal Kumar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:36:55 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .COM domain prices? Message-ID: <170326db3ca.b98d0ce571250.2336065684183135288@onlinerockershub.com> Hey Team, I recently got to know that the prices of .COM domain will increase by more than 70% in the upcoming years. I request you to consider this decision, as this might affect many new beginners from buying .COM domains. Warm Regards, Nirmal Kumar, OnlineRockersHub. (Why Not? Share your views on my Facebook Group) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kennscar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:06:55 2020 From: kennscar at gmail.com (Kenneth Scarborough) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:06:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Increase Message-ID: <59745353-D79A-4A6E-AB92-92EF3FAED567@gmail.com> Don?t increase the web domains. This is coming from the little guy not some big company that makes a lot of money. Help the small business owner like myself afford thing like cheap web domains. Thank you, Kenneth A. Scarborough 210-535-5254 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From rrezabek at rochester.rr.com Tue Feb 11 04:07:44 2020 From: rrezabek at rochester.rr.com (Randy rezabek) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:07:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Impact on non-profit educational sites Message-ID: <1369F532-4569-4286-8688-F8057B982A82@rochester.rr.com> I created and administer a non-profit education orientated historical web site www.ticomarchive.com. I have created this site in the spirit of public service, not profit. If I have to keep paying increasing fees, then I will no longer bother. The internet was created at the taxpayers expense and shouldn?t be a source of profit for corporations. Sent from my iPad From hadolphs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:07:50 2020 From: hadolphs at gmail.com (Hellmut Adolphs) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:07:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <27f11bb8-15c8-4714-8423-ba672b58f44f@Spark> Dear Sir / Madam, As a tech entrepreneur and husband of an aspiring writer who publishes online I feel compelled to write to you regarding this amendment. This amendment will hinder small publishers, small businesses and early stage companies who depend on their existing domains and had the fortune of being able to find them when they found them at the price they found them. ?An increase as proposed would make certain domains inaccessible to these same kind of people in the near future creating an unfair advantage for much bigger businesses. We have to protect aspiring businesses and prevent removal of protection against annual price increases. I oppose this amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement. Thanks, Hellmut -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kidzcool at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:08:01 2020 From: kidzcool at gmail.com (Tim Ritter) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:08:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 public comment In-Reply-To: <2382ea39-ea82-49a7-aa25-d525208b3932@Spark> References: <2382ea39-ea82-49a7-aa25-d525208b3932@Spark> Message-ID: RE: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement I believe the proposal?s price increase scheme places an undue burden on many smaller businesses that rely on web URL?s for their livelihood while providing no additional ROI for those customers of the service. The increased demand naturally creates a growing profit base for ICANN and Verisign both without forced increases. Without market competition, these increases are arbitrary at best, and appear more to be a profit scheme to benefit only the larger players in both the regulatory and consumer markets. Driving a further wedge between end-user trust on the internet and a multitude of sites is the likely outcome of this cost-shifting, which will drive more sites to alternate TLDs and reduce confidence in many reputable sites. Thanks, Tim Ritter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From okothpfz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:08:00 2020 From: okothpfz at gmail.com (Peter Okoth) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:08:00 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] UNWARRANTED .COM PRICE INCREASE Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I want to add my voice over the above matter as an Internet business company. We understand that companies occasionally increase their charge rates for their goods and services, such price increases should be done for justified reasons and should not impact the business economy negatively. Please kindly work with the wholesalers of the .COM domain resellers and agree on the best approach and prices. For me only two modest increases in 10 years would be justifiable with the increased amount not going beyond 20%. I so submit. Sincerely yours, Dr. Peter OKOTH Zingoplus.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cinlung at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:08:07 2020 From: cinlung at gmail.com (Cin Lung Chen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:08:07 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing the increase of .com domain price. Amendement 3 Message-ID: Dear ICANN I am one of the reseller who purchase mostly .com domain because .com domain has an impact and it is easier to be remembered. With the recent amendement 3 that talks about increase in .com domain price, it will certainly land a big blow to our small business. Therefore, with this email, I would like to oppose the idea of price hiking for .com domain since it does not cost you more money, capital, or effort to maintain.com domain more than any other domain and increasing the price will certainly cause negative impact to many businesses, especially in the middle of the current world wide economic crisis. I hope you realized that .com is used world wide and not all parts of the world has the same economic standard as US where even 1usd in many places in the world would mean a lot. I hope you reconsider your plan for price hiking and please listen to our voices as internet is supposed to be the the place of freedom. Please don't give into being the slave of corporate greed. Thank you Cin Lung -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Larson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:09:36 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreemen Message-ID: I think that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. - Dave -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david at symetrikdesign.com Tue Feb 11 04:09:48 2020 From: david at symetrikdesign.com (david at symetrikdesign.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:09:48 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase the price of .com domains Message-ID: I understand that Verisign has agreed to pay ICANN $20 million USD so that they can increase the price of .com domains. I do not agree with this increase especially since there is no budgeted plan or oversight as to how ICANN will spend the money. Warm Regards, David Killingsworth A concerned Internet user. From natiouswright at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:10:42 2020 From: natiouswright at gmail.com (Nathan Wright) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:10:42 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Poor idea Message-ID: Hello, I want to express my dissatisfaction with Amendment 3. In particular, I believe that allowing Verisign to operate it's own registrar will negatively impact consumers due to their position and influence over .COM pricing. Thank you, Nathan Wright St. Louis, MO 63118 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jf2paragon at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:12:10 2020 From: jf2paragon at gmail.com (Julius Paragon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:12:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am an internet user and own several domains. I have come across the changes being made to the contract with Verisign, Inc. (i.e., Proposed Amendment 3 to .COM Registry Agreement). Various changes are happening. I am not in favor of the changes given that many answers are not answered. While stated that the changes would preserve and enhance the security and stability of the Internet or the .COM TLD no explanation has been given how and in what way. Nor has any explanation been given regarding the growth of the .COM wholesale domain prices by over 70% over and above the current prices within the next decade. Such an increase appears to be inline with increased profits. The .COM domains will become less accessible and more expensive. Similar to other domains that have a much higher price (e.g., .IO). Moreover, along with the contract changes, Verisign agrees to pay ICANN an additional 20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s domain name system initiatives. There is no clarity as to how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure properly allocating the funds for domain infrastructure. Clarity and transparency are lacking from the changes to the contract with Verisign, and the changes do not appear to benefit the public but are rather behind closed door agreements. Why are these changes being made? Why is the increase in price so significantly? Why were these changes made only by ICANN and Verisign without proper input and consideration from the public? What benefits are the public expected to see with the changes? How do ICANN and Verisign benefite? As a user and customer online, I do not agree with the contract changes (Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement) or increase in fees and prices that will ensue over the coming years. I am against the contract changes and do not wish for the changes to be approved. Please reconsider, Julius -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jordanlau at gexaa.com Tue Feb 11 04:11:57 2020 From: jordanlau at gexaa.com (Jordan Lau) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:11:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagreement of the Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN Team, I hope you are well. My company received the notification regarding there will be an increment of the domain registration fee. I would like to express my disagreement on this matter as the following reasons: 1. My company and my clients are mostly small-medium businesses, the increment of the fee will create a burden for us and our clients. 2. Knowing that your company is controlling all the extensions of the domain names (such as .com, .io, .net and many more). Despite there is an agreement between Verisign and ICANN, as your customers, we think it is necessary we should be first informed about the detail of at least: - why it is increased - how the fund will be spent and for what type of benefiting improvements that will be made - the scale or percentage of increase It is appreciated ICANN could consider renegotiating the deal with Verisign or extending the effective date of the price increment at a reasonable range. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you very much. Regards, *Jordan Lau* *Gexaa Technologies* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I help these organizations by building and maintaining websites based primarily on .COM and .ORG TLD's. Securing a domain on these TLD's has historically been a very easy and affordable part of building an organization's online presence. However, it seems that the organizations that should be looking out for the best interests of the Internet community to continue that ease and affordability are giving in to greed that will make it difficult for small businesses. First, it was discouraging to learn of the Internet Society's (ISOC) proposed sale of the Public Interest Registry (PIR), including management of the .ORG TLD, to private equity firm Ethos Capital, and of ICAAN's tepid response to protests to the sale. This action could cause real harm to the multitude of nonprofit organizations doing great good in the world. Then to learn of ICAAN's contract changes with Verisign impacting the .COM domain on the heels of this demonstrates a disturbing trend among the governing bodies of the Internet that seems to be motivated by pure greed. The fact that Verisign will be allowed to increase prices as much as 70% over the next ten years, will also be allowed to operate as a registrar itself, and that they have agreed to pay ICAAN an extra $20 million dollars over the next five years seems like a major conflict of interest from both parties. These changes do not benefit the hundreds of thousands of small businesses that depend on .COM domains. Before sealing this deal, I hope ICAAN will consider the ethics of such an arrangement and remember the community that it serves. Sincerely Dave Webb -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scross04 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:12:56 2020 From: scross04 at gmail.com (Sheem) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:12:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Do not increase the price!!!!! Sent from my iPhone From stellarhomeserviceskc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:13:05 2020 From: stellarhomeserviceskc at gmail.com (Michael Greiner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:13:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Name Price Increase Message-ID: <780845E2-792A-465E-AC98-3CF555055A5F@gmail.com> I think that it is quite unfair that you have chosen to go behind many people and organization?s backs to raise prices on domain names. Please reconsider your actions. Is it necessary to make Verisign pay out to you $20 million over the next 5 years? Michael Greiner 816-895-2757 stellarhomeservices.com info.stellarhomeservices.com Satisfied with our service? Leave us a review on Google! https://g.page/stellarhomeservicesLLC/review?gm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tim at alexandertechniquenow.com Tue Feb 11 03:28:12 2020 From: tim at alexandertechniquenow.com (Timothy Tucker, Alexander Technique Now, LLC) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:28:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to Proposed Amendment 3 and .com price increases Message-ID: Hello, As a small business owner, I write in opposition to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com Registry Agreement. The very rapid price increases that are at the core of this proposal will, if enacted, be harmful to small businesses like my own. Harming small businesses so that a large and powerful company like Verisign can collect 7% per year price increases can hardly be deemed in the public interest. Moreover, the Proposed Amendment 3 provides ICANN with $20 million. Whether this large sum is called a down payment on the monies Verisign will earn through the 7% fee hikes, or whether it is called a kickback, there is no mechanism for small business owners like myself to know that this money is being spent appropriately. Appropriately means for the benefit of small businesses and other Internet users who are not large corporates -- i.e., verifiable, transparent and appropriately documented expenditures on infrastructure, software and other aspects of the technical underpinnings of the domain name system that small users rely upon. ICANN is supposed to be a nonprofit entity, but it does not appear to be acting like one. It is 100% behind hiking prices aggressively and cutting corporate deals without adequate public input to the detriment of all small entities like my company. This hardly seems aligned with a charitable purpose, and I doubt it squares with the organization's elaborate "accountability" studies. Please do not proceed with this Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement. It is not in the public interest, it will harm small businesses, and it does not reflect well on ICANN as a nonprofit organization. Sincerely, Tim Tucker -- Timothy Tucker, M.AmSAT Member, Alexander Technique Now, LLC tim at alexandertechniquenow.com www.alexandertechniquenow.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ahfaris at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:13:52 2020 From: ahfaris at gmail.com (Ahmed Faris) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:13:52 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Upset from raising prices news Message-ID: Really i am very upset from raising prices news, i request to stop any agreements that will benefit only icann and verisign and harm customers. Stop raising prices -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ismail at tabtabai.org Tue Feb 11 04:14:03 2020 From: ismail at tabtabai.org (Ismail Tabtabai) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:14:03 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable if rises the price. Message-ID: This amendment is unacceptable and boils down to the fact that ICANN is soliciting funds to account for its inefficiency in running itself as an organization that should get its funds from the people and not corporates that are bodies funded by profits. From sameer.ahmed at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:14:12 2020 From: sameer.ahmed at gmail.com (Sameer Ahmed) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:14:12 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable! Message-ID: Hi ICANN, I do not support the price hike ICANN has incorporated in it's new contract with Verisign. These changes do not protect domain owners and are negatively affecting the Internet as a whole. That's probably why these changes are kept secret and implemented behind closed doors. Regards, Sameer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jensen.joshua at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:14:35 2020 From: jensen.joshua at gmail.com (Joshua Jensen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:14:35 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose increased fees on .com domain names Message-ID: I fee like the subject line says it all. It?s bad for small business and the world when ICANN and Verisign make secret agreements to allow for price increases. Josh Jensen Sierra Vista, AZ Sent from my iPhone From jackdalrymple at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:14:37 2020 From: jackdalrymple at gmail.com (Jack Dalrymple) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:14:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBkbyB0aGF0?= Message-ID: <5A46EB93-5725-4301-A7B2-F630AA0A5D10@gmail.com> Come on guys... don?t be raising .com prices like crazy. Offensive. thx jack! twitter: @jackterror skype: jack-dalrymple linked: in/jackdalrymple JackDalrymple.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From phillengel at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:14:44 2020 From: phillengel at gmail.com (Phil Engel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:14:44 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT CHANGE THE PRICE INCREASE Message-ID: You are not a monopoly and do not have just reason to change the .COM price increase for the ENTIRE WORLD. That is incredibly unfair!!!! *Phil Engel* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jackson at jacksonrayhamilton.com Tue Feb 11 04:15:35 2020 From: jackson at jacksonrayhamilton.com (Jackson Ray Hamilton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:15:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to amendment Message-ID: <55d98269-038f-7c5b-d693-2a0e0f16aaf4@jacksonrayhamilton.com> > According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase > the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 > out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. > > This will mean that*.COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than > 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract > also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up > further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more > expensive for everybody. > I am voicing my opposition to this amendment because it is likely to increase my domain renewal costs over the years.? I want to contribute to the worldwide online community, but I also must keep a budget for my real-world costs, and the latter will come first for me. Attempts to increase the costs of domains will not net more profits for you, rather they will cause me to constrict my domain holdings and, in general, exercise more caution before committing to new domain stewardship ? CUTTING into your profits. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paradocx at lenandlisamills.com Tue Feb 11 04:15:30 2020 From: paradocx at lenandlisamills.com (Len and Lisa Mills) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:15:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] prohibit the sale Message-ID: To all whom it concerns : Public ownership of the Internet and its addresses is essential to vigorous health of our democratic society. The service providing web addresses, similar to those providing street addresses for postal service, must remain a minimal cost service. Such a service must not shut-out citizens communications and commerce because of the cost of a publically functioning address (known as a Domain). This service must not be placed in the hands of those who operate on the principle of "the highest price that will produce the maximum profits". Please re-examine the custody of Domain names and place them firmly in the public trust. Sincerely, Len Mills -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skpabc at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:15:50 2020 From: skpabc at protonmail.com (skpabc at protonmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:15:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases? Message-ID: These price increases seem excessive, and unfair to the little guy who's trying to start or maintain a business. Please come up with a better way to do what you need to do. Maintaining a website is costly enough already, and we need new businesses to succeed in this economy! 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URL: From matt at mattgroves.com Tue Feb 11 04:16:25 2020 From: matt at mattgroves.com (Matt Groves) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:16:25 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against Message-ID: <7372B564-F4B9-46DE-A1CB-B24457D255D0@mattgroves.com> I do not support the proposal! From hbg at BabingtonDesign.com Tue Feb 11 04:16:30 2020 From: hbg at BabingtonDesign.com (Babington Design) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:16:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?be_greedy!?= Message-ID: <0E4F30E0-3D1A-44F9-A64E-C08314393806@BabingtonDesign.com> I have had quite a number of very small-scale, creative endeavor, solopreneurial domains for over 10 years each. I truly can?t afford the proposed price hikes on .com or any other domain registrations. Please don?t stifle my and others? creative freedoms by any such greedy changes. Why would you take such harmful advantage of the hard-earned and often measly funds of low-income people? Please don?t increase the .com or any other consumer costs. Please care. Regards, Helena Babington Guiles BabingtonDesign.com BabingtonIllustration.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vietnx67 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:16:33 2020 From: vietnx67 at gmail.com (Viet Nguyen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:16:33 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Hi there, *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Please don't do that. Thanks, Viet Nguyen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From vidhyanshujain97 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:16:57 2020 From: vidhyanshujain97 at gmail.com (Vidhyanshu Jain) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:46:57 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagreement with the new amendment proposal Message-ID: Dear Sir/Ma`am, I believe that people like me who are trying to make their presence on the internet and trying to sharing our knowledge without putting a price on it will be very much affected by the new amendment. I believe this will affect a lot of individuals who are just trying to share their experience on the internet without any strings attached. I also believe that this is going to have an adverse effect on small businesses. My cousin owns a website and she sells baking recipes as ebooks on her website and she doesn't have enough earning as it is and this will increase the cost of her website. She uses the money earned from her website for daily use. I understand that big companies will not have any problems but small individuals like her are going to face big problems. best. vidhyanshu jain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From swiftyeeee at me.com Tue Feb 11 04:17:48 2020 From: swiftyeeee at me.com (Matthew Gates) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:17:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Message-ID: <890FE874-5FC5-427B-80FC-B5DF7E84E003@me.com> Don?t make this change Sent from my iPhone From admin at webstasolutions.com Tue Feb 11 04:18:18 2020 From: admin at webstasolutions.com (chrispine okoth) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:18:18 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: We have been fine so far without these add-ons you're trying to shove down our throats. How about making them add-ons one can add into their carts when purchasing .com domain instead -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From woodman.hanna at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:18:20 2020 From: woodman.hanna at gmail.com (Woody Hanna) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:18:20 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Vote NO Message-ID: I oppose the .COM amendment. The amendment will lead to exorbitant price increases. Mark W. Hanna -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shriram at rootguard.xyz Tue Feb 11 04:18:36 2020 From: shriram at rootguard.xyz (shriram at rootguard.xyz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:18:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't allow the price hike of .com domain Message-ID: Hello, .com is a very popular domain and I am using it for more than 10 of my personal sites. The Price increase will hamper a lot of potential customers from low poverty countries such as India where I belong. .com is a great and most popular tld. A lot of new businesses wants to have the .com domain but this price increase will hamper them a lot. You are the people who has control over these things. You do a lot of good work. Please don't let this happen and tarnish your image. This is a disrespect to all the customers and proves that only money matters to corporations. Thanks Sent via Migadu.com, world's easiest email hosting From woutersligter at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:19:52 2020 From: woutersligter at gmail.com (Wouter S. Sligter) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:19:52 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the domain name price increase Message-ID: I?m not paying for your luxury offices, cars and houses with my money!! You are a public service provider with worldwide importance. Have some decency. Wish you the wisdom to revert this idiotic decision. With (still) kind regards, Wouter Sligter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john at ecosensory.com Tue Feb 11 04:19:55 2020 From: john at ecosensory.com (John Griessen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:19:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep .com prices low. Message-ID: -- John Griessen -- building lab gear for biologists Ecosensory Austin TX blog.kitmatic.com From horst-sittensen at gmx.de Tue Feb 11 04:06:59 2020 From: horst-sittensen at gmx.de (Horst Sittensen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:06:59 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tom.capote at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 04:20:05 2020 From: tom.capote at icloud.com (Thomas Capote) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:20:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <780F10F2-56BB-4306-A70A-6BBA99A9B3F1@icloud.com> This change should be reviewed with all registrars, not just Verisign. Please do not approve this Amendment 3, lack of competition will allow for unfettered price increases and does not propose fair competition. Leaving the .com domains less affordable. Please do not pass this unfair amendment. Tom Capote Sent from my iPad From stevehodges at live.com Tue Feb 11 04:20:15 2020 From: stevehodges at live.com (Steve Hodges) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:20:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .com domains Message-ID: Steve Hodges // @SteveHodgesNJ (267) 998-9800 // stevehodges.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From doitsu.sndp at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:22:00 2020 From: doitsu.sndp at gmail.com (Sandeep Karmacharya) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:22:00 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad for small business owner Message-ID: This can be very bad for many small business owner. Not good. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please do not go forward with your proposed .com domain increases. *.*.*.-_-_-David Pippin-_-__.*.*.* From lviher at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 04:22:42 2020 From: lviher at yahoo.com (Lisa Viher) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:22:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Shady Secret Meetings, Monopolies, Fixed Pricing, Repetitive Rate Increases Over the Next 10 years!!! References: Message-ID: What in tarnation are you greedy little bastards doing over there? We?ve heard about your underhanded dealings and this must stop! If you can?t find a way to conduct business legitimately and on the up and up, you need to step aside and allow the community to find somebody that will. There is entirely too much shit going on in the world on a much larger and more serious scan that people don?t have the time or money to fill your filthy rich greedy pockets while making sure President Rump doesn?t run his mouth getting us all obliterated. Now knock your shit off. Immedia mente hente! Lisa ???Sharing Positive Vibes ??? From max at adverster.com Tue Feb 11 04:22:45 2020 From: max at adverster.com (Max Dudchenko) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:22:45 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <474eb5c3-c133-883d-bd9b-20da37f94177@adverster.com> Hello team , i was informed by my registrar Namecheap about your secret agreement with Verisign which will increase .com domain prices significantly over the course of next years.? I would like to note my deep regret about this decision and personally think it will harm internet community a lot and push many website owners to other cheaper domain options while decrease overall appreciation of most-recognised TLD in a history . Please count my feedback when you evaluate the impact of such? disappointing moves in internet history Hope it is not final and you can amend those changes for the better internet thank you -- ? 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Vague assertions that the changes will ensure the "security, stability and resiliency of the Domain Name System (DNS)" don't follow from the proposal. I see no connection between the stability of the internet and the pricing of the .com domain. If, for some unstated reason, ICANN and all the registrars need more money to manage the internet, then I would prefer to have the price increase spread over all domains, and not just applied to the .com domain. Better still, I think the US Department of Commerce should have the sole authority to set the wholesale domain price. To reiterate, I reject the proposed .com RA amendment. Regards, Ray Franklin Big Leaf LLC 705 Eastdale Dr Fort Collins CO 80524 USA 970.449.3369 green at rohswell.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jon at jonstacey.com Tue Feb 11 04:23:56 2020 From: jon at jonstacey.com (Jon Stacey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:23:56 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No more fee rises Message-ID: I am against fee rises on .com. There is no concrete justification for need of increasing these charges. Jon From mointech91 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:24:02 2020 From: mointech91 at gmail.com (Mointech Systems) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:54:02 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Fee Message-ID: Hi, I am not in favour of increasing the domain fee. Please dont increase the domain fee. Regards, Moinur Rehman mointech.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From horizoncircuit at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 04:24:15 2020 From: horizoncircuit at yahoo.com (Horizon Circuit) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:54:15 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not support increase References: <1E1790A4-8E45-4A82-8379-04CE197CB662.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1E1790A4-8E45-4A82-8379-04CE197CB662@yahoo.com> Hi, While it is understood that prices are going to be increased, it is to be remembered that now people have many options as well. Increasing .com will lead to non renewals. In addition to non-renewals, you should also expect steady decline in new leads! Hope you understand and reconsider your decision. Runa From biz at kevinspriggs.com Tue Feb 11 03:43:12 2020 From: biz at kevinspriggs.com (Kevin Spriggs) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:43:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <00a501d5e08d$63422ef0$29c68cd0$@kevinspriggs.com> To All Who Should Be Concerned: To you, it may seem a small thing to arbitrarily put a monetary stranglehold on the greatest economic force in the history of mankind. But to small operators like me, ICANN's ambitious .com enrichment amounts to a sequestration of opportunity for the benefit of big business and ICANN. I implore you, do not extort the lifeline of your monopoly. If you had competition that would be a different situation, but as things stand, your proposed rate hikes is a plan to enrich yourselves at the expense of millions who have .com integration in their small businesses. Kevin Spriggs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davidkem25 at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 04:25:13 2020 From: davidkem25 at icloud.com (David Kemsley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:25:13 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment to .COM agreement Message-ID: <3EDAC5A3-A675-4CE7-88C0-71153D32DC92@icloud.com> This looks like a bullying price-increasing move by a profiteering monopoliser There should be more transparency, and more dialogue with customers (both direct and end-user) including the opportunity for QUESTIONS that will be answered in full Yours, David Kemsley From patrick.kulikowski at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:24:56 2020 From: patrick.kulikowski at gmail.com (Patrick Kulikowski) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:24:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not allow Verisign to massively increase the price of Domain Names Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern I am a customer of the .COM domain system, which I use to host my personal portfolio. Please don't allow Verisign to massively increase the costs of the wholesale .COM domain name price. To encourage an open internet, the cost of domain names should be DECREASING, not increasing, and it should be made available to more people. ICANN should reconsider this decision. -- Sincerely, Patrick Kulikowski -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sajin.srdjan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:25:27 2020 From: sajin.srdjan at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?U3LEkWFuIMWgYWppbg==?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:25:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com increase Message-ID: Stop doing this -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anie at schafergirls.com Tue Feb 11 04:25:15 2020 From: anie at schafergirls.com (Anie S) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:25:15 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ridiculous Message-ID: <87E48B14-D579-4988-8258-0A52AAD3FCBB@schafergirls.com> Please be more transparent about possible deals that will cause such a HUGE increase in fees for so many users. I realize that money talks, but to do this without input from your base of users seems pretty insipid. Anie Schafer From joshuamoes at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:25:38 2020 From: joshuamoes at gmail.com (Joshua Moes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:25:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: <60C126F5-DE36-4078-88A1-178919E0ACB9@gmail.com> I do not agree with this change, it is pure corruption. The overhead of managing a registration server has gone down. The only reason that this change should exist is to line the pockets a verisgn. Sent from my iPhone From hantonr at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:25:15 2020 From: hantonr at gmail.com (Rick Hanton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:25:15 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com domain price increase Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name just like millions of others around the world. I am very against the proposed price increase to .COM domains because what does it achieve? Perhaps we should setup another network with more reasonable authorities than ICANN. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Obviously huge companies don't care much about their domain costs, but for single users like myself, major increases to domain prices could price me out of the market. Domains are the last place we need stratification in society today. Verisign just manages domain registry lookups for you, but ICANN should set a price reasonable for ALL. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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Sent from my iPhone From mathew at mckelvey.co Tue Feb 11 04:25:35 2020 From: mathew at mckelvey.co (Mathew McKelvey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:25:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .COM Comments Message-ID: To whom it may concern: My name is Mathew, and I am a longtime citizen of the Internet. The earliest days of the Internet are full of stories of ambiguous ownership of domains, benign pranks, and creative expressions of ideas. This has been possible thanks to the accessibility and ubiquity of the .com domain. Please preserve this spirit, and don't allow Verisign to turn this staple of the Internet into a cash cow. Respectfully, Mathew -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nimmala.reddy at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:26:12 2020 From: nimmala.reddy at gmail.com (Naveen R. Nimmala) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:56:12 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop this please Message-ID: This is unacceptable. The revenue from domain sales and renewals is already high. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From technonazmul at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:26:24 2020 From: technonazmul at gmail.com (Md Nazmul Khalid) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:26:24 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Domain Price Increase Message-ID: Please don't increase.com domain price. Regards Nazmul -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From i at derekwei.com Tue Feb 11 04:26:15 2020 From: i at derekwei.com (Derek) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:26:15 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The price should not be increased Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Derek Wei China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jatin2302 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:26:40 2020 From: jatin2302 at gmail.com (Jatin Bhutani) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:56:40 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against price hike. Message-ID: I am against price hike. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deanlind71 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:27:16 2020 From: deanlind71 at gmail.com (Dean Lind) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:27:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <95ea5c7f-31e7-4942-28b8-721972fb19cf@gmail.com> I want to briefly write and say that I am vehemently opposed the the .com registration rate increases you are proposing. As a small business owner who registers domains on a regular basis this will have a very negative impact upon ongoing growth. It could even lead to the demise of many businesses. At the very least such increases will have to be passed on to my customers. I'm already operating on a thin margin and this could cripple even that. Please reconsider this draconian proposal. Thank You -- Sent from Postbox -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ebfeeley at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:26:36 2020 From: ebfeeley at gmail.com (Dwayne Feeley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:26:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com rate Message-ID: <06D636CB-3540-4B20-B189-5BBEB36F8B2E@gmail.com> Please do not raise the price to 70% in a few years? please do this over 10 or more years need more years with smaller increments if you must raise the .com sincerely Dwayne From drcc at thedarkrealms.com Tue Feb 11 04:27:23 2020 From: drcc at thedarkrealms.com (Computer Consulting) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:27:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Changes to the internet whether it be TLD, DNS, or protocols should never be done behind closed doors and without community oversight. All changes should be properly documented and with complete accountability.? Without this the internet will degrade and eventually be destroyed as an open platform. Brian From i at yaz.in Tue Feb 11 04:27:36 2020 From: i at yaz.in (Yazin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:27:36 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Refusal of price increase Message-ID: We would like to voice our opinion AGAiNST an increase in the wholesale prices of .COM registration/renewals. From leon.yeap at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:27:56 2020 From: leon.yeap at gmail.com (Leon Yeap) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:27:56 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?allow_=2Ecom_price_increases?= Message-ID: <9ECC42D9-1AB6-40FD-86C4-2CC4EA0824AA@gmail.com> Hi, Please stop the change to allow verisign to increase .com prices by up to 70% over 10 years. Thanks Leon Sent from my iPhone From administrator at axiomatica.com Tue Feb 11 04:27:37 2020 From: administrator at axiomatica.com (Roger Neate) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:27:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to .COM Registry Agreement proposed changes Message-ID: <005001d5e093$9802eac0$c808c040$@axiomatica.com> To whom it may concern, I am submitting these comments as an objection to the proposed changes concerning management of the .com top-level domain. The process by which the changes to the .COM Registry Agreement were debated and agreed to is opaque. I have no insight into the justification for the potentially onerous fee increases that Verisign will be permitted to make under the proposed agreement. In addition, there is a lack of clarity about the $20 million dollar payment to be made by Verisign to ICANN, how that money will be spent, and how to ensure accountability to the people affected by these changes. 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URL: From Teyfik at terzioglu.nl Tue Feb 11 04:28:35 2020 From: Teyfik at terzioglu.nl (Teyfik Terzioglu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:28:35 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree with proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello,I do not agree with the proposed amendment.These changes are not necessary and will create a price surge in the registration fee of .com domains.No one except ICANN and Verisign will benefit from this amendment.Instead of making the internet more accessible for everyone you are trying to create more obstacles for the consumer.Where does this end??This amendment is exactly what a commercial organisation would do. And your organisation should supposed to be a non profit organisation??Are you sure about that or is the wikipedia page not updated?Verzonden vanaf mijn Samsung Galaxy-smartphone. **************************************************************************** No legal consequences can be derived from the contents of this e-mail neither is sender committed to these. The content of this e-mail is exclusively intended for addressee(s) and information purposes. Should you receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this message is strictly prohibited. Sender accepts no liability for any damage resulting from the use and/or acceptation of the content of this e-mail. Always scan attachements before opening them. **************************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Not listening in any but lip-service fashion, allowing Verisign to continue expanding greed. Wondering if ANYONE at ICANN is seriously considering the downside of yet another raise, after so many other TLD's have gone up D Cohen Brooklyn, New York United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emily.hutnik at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:29:30 2020 From: emily.hutnik at gmail.com (Emily Hutnik) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:29:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price hikes Message-ID: Price hikes behind closed doors and $20M with no oversight as to how it will be spent. This is a betrayal and a clear cash grab. This will hurt small businesses and professionals the most which is absurd. Thank you, Emily Hutnik -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From lundfam at jamadots.com Tue Feb 11 04:31:43 2020 From: lundfam at jamadots.com (lundfam at jamadots.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:31:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Possible .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <222BA9AB-F633-41B3-B32D-3BECF593F24F@jamadots.com> Hi there! As a small ecommerce business that counts every dollar, I appreciate how cost-effective it is to keep our .com and hope it stays that way. Thanks for considering my opinion! Andrew From ellenfountain at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:32:31 2020 From: ellenfountain at gmail.com (ellenfountain at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:32:31 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for .com Message-ID: <007b01d5e094$46b4bfd0$d41e3f70$@gmail.com> I am terribly concerned about this recent decision on your part to allow price increases for .com registrations. I am a visual artist with a personal website, and also have a domain registration for my digital photo restoration services. I already pay a lot for my websites for my art and photo restoration services, as well as for another website that is totally dedicated to watercolor instruction for FREE to users. I can't afford for my domain name registration costs to increase annually for ???? Please reconsider this decision. It affects a LOT of small business owners just like me. Thank you, Ellen Fountain Fountain Studio and Digital Photo Restoration Tucson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kapida at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:31:51 2020 From: kapida at gmail.com (a a) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:31:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AGAINST Message-ID: I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ad43224 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:33:58 2020 From: ad43224 at gmail.com (Atanu Halder) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:03:58 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com fee increase Message-ID: I am not happy with the decision -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kabbep at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:34:38 2020 From: kabbep at gmail.com (Kasper) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:34:38 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increase Message-ID: Me as a small scale entrepreneur is heavily affected by increase in price of dot Com. Stop this! From art.rooks at rct.name Tue Feb 11 04:34:38 2020 From: art.rooks at rct.name (Arthur Rooks) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:34:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Higher ICANN prices Message-ID: This is preposterous to inflate such minute cost for domain names. Is it about improving the infrastructure or padding your pockets. Coming up with .extension that are not even recognized by email servers but yet charging just the same cost. How about fixing problems that are needing attention instead of creating more outrageous issues about padding your pockets. The .name domain name is not recognized as a fully unified domain name. This is just one out of the many. Ok guys, let's get it together, quite sitting behind desks and making life harder for small companies than it has to be. Your are not Walmart and never will be. Be content in customer service instead of lip service and raising cost. Kindest Regards, Rooks Computer Technologies Arthur Rooks 466 John Henry Lee Road Lumberton, North Carolina 28358 V: 910.258.1943 F: 817.977.4959 Text: 910.258.1943 "Jesus Is Lord" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abu_bakkar37 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:34:43 2020 From: abu_bakkar37 at hotmail.com (Abu Bakkar Siddique) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:34:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase the price Message-ID: Hi, I am a web developer since 2000. Please do not increase the price as it will lose people's interest. nobody will buy expensive domain. Best Regards Abu Bakkar Siddique -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rickymay at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:34:30 2020 From: rickymay at gmail.com (Ricky May) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:34:30 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please think long-term economy Message-ID: Just notified of potential price increases for .com domain, and want to urge you to consider the long-term effects of price-gouging a primary market, and how that may impact the operation and local laws of commerce. My guess is that the .com market is the most lucrative and therefore most likely to agree to price increases, as it would only increase the value of their online brand; however, it is sensible to consider how this will affect competition and increase barriers to entry of small and new businesses. Is there no potential for costly litigation resulting from backlash of intense price increases? At least, it would be careless and naive for any authority to not consider this. 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URL: From vxzcyu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:35:31 2020 From: vxzcyu at gmail.com (Keng Lee) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:35:31 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Keng Lee Guangzhou, Guangdong, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From felipe.manuel at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:36:03 2020 From: felipe.manuel at gmail.com (Felipe Manuel Ortega) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:36:03 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Annual Price Increases Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danielscrugham at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:36:31 2020 From: danielscrugham at gmail.com (Daniel Scrugham) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:36:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Letter to ICANN and Mrs. Namazi Message-ID: Dear Mrs. Namazi and ICANN, My name is Daniel Scrugham and I live in Knoxville, TN. I am writing to provide my thoughts about the new .COM Amendment (Amendment 3) that is being considered. As a seventeen-year-old podcaster, it is difficult to get regular internet traffic. However, I have been successful in driving traffic to my podcast website, earlyinvestingpodcast.com. As you know, .COMs are by far the most widely used address, and unless you are a nonprofit, you must have a .COM in order for people to visit your website. I was able to start my podcast cheaply due to the low price of the .COM. This has allowed me to deliver great podcasts and build my audience. Unfortunately, adopting the new Amendment 3 will result in my annual renewal price will be driven up dramatically. This will be especially devastating for me as a seventeen-year-old who runs a free podcast. I use my website to serve people and I have not made much money from it (I have overall lost money). If this amendment is adopted, it will be far more difficult to justify operating this website, plus others I have plans for with different domains. I know ICANN will benefit from this amendment and gain $20 million dollars over the next five years, and I am sure you all will use that money well and it would be a great benefit to you and your organization. However, it will come at the expense of tens of thousands of regular people like me who own domains and try to do good to the world with our domains. The majority of internet content today is created for free, and this new amendment will sharply decrease creativity and the magic that goes into making the internet so special. I urge you to not allow this amendment to pass, for the sake of not only the hard-working content creators but the billions of viewers who greatly benefit from free content online. Sincerely, *Daniel Scrugham, Host of Early Investing Podcast* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joe at jsms.ws Tue Feb 11 04:36:44 2020 From: joe at jsms.ws (Joe Sanchez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:36:44 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <8b840a10deb7745c99b9cb69d73f737a@jsms.ws> I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Joe Sanchez San Antonio TX -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david_pineiro at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 04:37:17 2020 From: david_pineiro at icloud.com (Julio Pineiro) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:37:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Issues with website Message-ID: It sounds like you want to increase the price of .COM domains slowly over the years so nobody notices but holy crap is that soulless. I only bought one domain from namecheap but even I can tell that what you are doing is low. From alanpjaffe at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:37:20 2020 From: alanpjaffe at gmail.com (Alan Jaffe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:37:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing .com price increases Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I strongly oppose the *.com* price increases. There is no reason that these prices should increase at more than double the rate of inflation, and the financial support given by Verisign to ICANN in connection with this change makes me very suspicious of the true motivations here. In conjunction with the similar fiasco regarding *.org* price increases, ICANN has lost a great deal of credibility recently and I highly suggest that it start acting like an organization that works for the benefit of the entire internet rather than just its own bottom line. I'm sure there are plenty of governments that would be happy to take over ICANN's duties if it is no longer taking them seriously. Sincerely, Alan Jaffe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I've registered and maintained this domain as a personal domain for at least 15 years and look forward to doing so in the foreseeable future UNLESS prices force me to make changes, meaning you will lose me (and many other .COM registrants) which will cause YOU to lose money. Reasonable increases I can understand but this is well beyond reasonable, especially being done in secret and without input from customers or anyone. ??? I urge you to reconsider or stop this secret agreement to increase .COM registration prices beyond unreasonable. Johnny From makhsudov.sh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:37:56 2020 From: makhsudov.sh at gmail.com (Shukhrat Makhsudov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:37:56 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Yearly fees per every .com domain name Message-ID: It is very disgusting, that you're making such decisions without asking the community, only by yourself. And I as an active member of this community am very against these changes! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Stormcrow60 at Xmission.com Tue Feb 11 04:37:48 2020 From: Stormcrow60 at Xmission.com (Jon Hager) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:37:48 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Price Gouging For .COM Registry Message-ID: <5a3b5d08-2656-65d7-0dfe-f05fea1feb4b@Xmission.com> To Whom It May Concern, ??? I have several websites that I use for my book selling and other purposes. Maintaining a website is a lot of work and the cost of domains has always been fairly priced. But it seems as of late, ICANN has been making back room deals out of the public eye and driving up prices for domain registration. This will hurt small businesses that attempt to have a presence on the internet. With the prior action of the .ORG fiasco, and now this same travesty with .COM, it appears ICANN is trying make the internet a place where only large, wealthy corporate interests can make their brand known. This is an outrage and as a customer and holder of several domains, .ORG. NET and .COM I and a host of others, united in voice demand ICANN to scrap their backroom deal and come to an amicable fee for domain registry. Thank You, Jon K. Hager Riverton, Utah -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k.vreeland at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:38:47 2020 From: k.vreeland at gmail.com (Kevin Vreeland) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:38:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please think of the consumer Message-ID: I own 2 .com domains. I keep my name .com renewing for my personal business and livelihood. Please do not allow the domain renewal price to increase beyond the existing agreements. We [consumers] already pay hosting fees for sites in addition to this annual fee. Thank you for your consideration, Kevin V. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arshadullahbangash at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:39:10 2020 From: arshadullahbangash at gmail.com (Arshad Ullah) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:39:10 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please don't increase the price of .com domains. We are struggling blogger and belongs to poor family. We can't afford this increase in price. Regards Arshad Bangash -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Therefore please consider your deal with verisign and the results from it. I'm sure that there are alternatives. Regards Haim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nazalex at mail.ru Tue Feb 11 04:40:05 2020 From: nazalex at mail.ru (=?UTF-8?B?TmF6YXJvdiBBbGV4ZXk=?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:40:05 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <1581396005.495481116@f110.i.mail.ru> Hello, I'm end user and real businesses owner on few .com domains. You will impact badly on my business, and world economy as a whole by increasing the prices. Do not do that.? Thank you -- Sent from Mail.ru app for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Tnanks MfG / BR / L P From anya.jrt at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:40:43 2020 From: anya.jrt at gmail.com (Anya Roberts-Toney) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:40:43 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN domain increases Message-ID: I?m writing to share my comments regarding the price increases that will occur due to the ICANN contract changes with VeriSign. As a fine artist, I have a .com website that I use to publicize my paintings. My income from my painting career is limited, however the time I put into this career path is immense, and my website is one of my main ways of communicating my work to potential viewers, gallerists, and peers. It?s my way of maintaining a conversation with other artists and sharing the work that I do. The kind of price increases that are guaranteed to occur because of this revised contract have me severely worried, because a major increase to the cost of my domain would force me out and inhibit my ability to communicate with my peers and to grow my career. I strongly urge icann to reconsider these changes and to think about domain users like me with limited funds but extensive cultural impact. Thank you for your time. Best regards, Anya Roberts Toney -- Anya Roberts-Toney www.anyarobertstoney.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From melvin at melvincilie.com Tue Feb 11 03:41:56 2020 From: melvin at melvincilie.com (melvin at melvincilie.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:41:56 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing .com Message-ID: Hi, I'm not happy to hear that .com is going to get more expensive. You are forcing people to switch over on cheaper domains. It's good to know this, because my next domain will not be .com I do hope you can reconsider. Regards, Melvin. Sent from my Huawei Mobile From bhilmers at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:41:10 2020 From: bhilmers at gmail.com (Brian Hilmers) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:41:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please adopt price controls on .COM and other original TDLs Message-ID: <823911fb-4415-f2a0-3e62-f7c25dfa8937@gmail.com> ICANN, Please adopt price controls on .COM and other original TDLs. I run a small web development & hosting company part-time and many of the sites I build are for disadvantaged and/or low-income persons who are using their domains to promote small business efforts. These are yoga instructors, independent contractors, seniors, students, artists and musicians -- all of whom enjoy the legitimacy of having a dedicated space on the Internet to promote themselves and their contributions to society. I enjoy giving them something to be proud of. I often treat my web development company like a charity and eat a lot of the costs, specifically, I maintain ownership of the domains so my tech-illiterate clients don't have to be bothered with the burden of keeping them registered (for example, a friend lost her domain name and it took three years to get it back). Some of these domains I've had for nearly 20 years, a long time since I received payment for the web site they still use. The slow creep of prices is making it difficult to continue what I think is a valuable service to my community. This year is the first time I have released domain names because I can't afford it. These domains, if my clients allow them to expire, will be basically gone forever, swallowed up by domain squatters and ransomed off. Please help me continue to make the Internet a place for everyone, not just giant corporations. Please adopt price controls on common TLDs. Thank you, Brian Hilmers From justin.s.gray at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:41:38 2020 From: justin.s.gray at gmail.com (Justin Gray) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:41:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I dissagree with the proposal for changes to the billing for .com addresses Message-ID: I disagree with the proposal for changes to the billing for .com addresses, because there is no restriction on how the new money from verisign will be spent. Please consider revising the proposal to clearly indicate how the new money will be used to re-invest in the domain infrastructure Justin Gray -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashish.mscs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:41:36 2020 From: ashish.mscs at gmail.com (Ashish Prajapati) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:11:36 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is against the public interest Message-ID: The .com domain price is a huge share of the current internet. We public are against this agreement. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dewolfe.amy at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:42:17 2020 From: dewolfe.amy at gmail.com (Amy De Wolfe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:42:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .com fees publicly accessible Message-ID: I do not agree with the pricing changes/funding/lack of transparency of the Verisign deal. Please do not proceed with this closed-door deal that will affect so many customers, small businesses, artists, and more. Please restrain increases on wholesale pricing, or limit the mark up dealers can add to domains, or skip the middle men altogether and allow people to buy domains directly from you at wholesale pricing. With thanks, Amy From hannah at thehaircut.co Tue Feb 11 04:09:59 2020 From: hannah at thehaircut.co (hannah@thehaircut.co hannah@thehaircut.co) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:09:59 -0600 (CST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] don't raise prices Message-ID: <1718463274.47237.1581394199010@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yohanabey at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:42:54 2020 From: yohanabey at hotmail.com (Yohan Abeyesekera) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:42:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madan We hope the said proposal, which we believe will go ahead, will only be looked at from the eyes of the end user and not of business gain. Our line of though is if a system or process works well, then don?t change it. Yet if change is necessary then it has to be for the greater good of all not just a few organizations. A static price is good to ensure prices are not inflated to meet business targets but protect end user interests. If it means increased security at no added costs, then all the better. You will benefit by attracting more satisfied end users. We hope no matter what is decided, controlling organization will look at the best interests of SME?s that hold a greater share to that of large corporations. Rgds Yohan Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dbrocki at gmx.de Tue Feb 11 04:01:32 2020 From: dbrocki at gmx.de (Dierk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:01:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From logan.rogers-follis at tntnetworx.net Mon Feb 10 21:44:10 2020 From: logan.rogers-follis at tntnetworx.net (Logan Rogers-Folis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:44:10 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't sell out freedom for money Message-ID: Please don't sell out the freedom the .com has brought to rich and poor alike, by selling out the controls to the .com for a pile of money.? Please remember what the ICANN was made for and keep to the values. -- Logan Rogers-Follis - logan at tntnetworx.net Try New Technology in your Networks - www.tntnetworx.net From parviz at tahirov.com Tue Feb 11 04:44:01 2020 From: parviz at tahirov.com (Parviz Tahirov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:44:01 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No raise of price Message-ID: Hi, I would definitely cancel my .com domain if price will increase. Nowadays, social media and other platforms are more popular and by increasing price of .com domain, you will only get reductions of volumes and less profit in longer term. And plus this is absolutely against principles of free internet and democracy. Regards, Parviz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From girlbandgeek at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:45:03 2020 From: girlbandgeek at gmail.com (Daniel Oxenhandler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:45:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increases for .com domains is too high Message-ID: Dear ICANN representative, I am writing in regards to the proposal to give Verisign Corp. exclusive rights to .com domain registry from a wholesale perspective. In addition, the proposal is to allow Verisign to raise the wholesale price more than 70% over the next decade. I think this increase is too high, and will be expensive for small scale, hobbyist web developers such as myself. I have 3 .com domains now, and this will be a significant cost increase for me. It is not easy to change to a cheaper TLD, when I already have an investment in the .com space. I don't see that the price increase is commensurate with the cost of providing the service. Please reconsider this very steep price increase, and either keep it at the current levels, or significantly reduce the rate of increase, to promote participation by regular folks like me. Sincerely, Daniel Oxenhandler 1055 Rebecca Drive Boulder Creek, CA, 95006 ph. 831-272-4789 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gentooligan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:45:09 2020 From: gentooligan at gmail.com (Fernando Reyes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:45:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT DO IT Message-ID: this is NOT right and you will harm the business and users will go find alternative root certificates -- Thank you, Fernand Cell: 3479275477 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. 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URL: From gourishankerbelide at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:45:30 2020 From: gourishankerbelide at gmail.com (shanker b) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:45:30 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding .COM Price increase Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, but as an individual who would like their own domain name or who want to be a domainer. However, please see that small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. As an individual and soon going to be a startup, i want to keep my costs low. If you start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals like me to lose their domains. If it's there from the start, it would not have caused much issue now. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to at least individuals, startups and small businesses. Regards, Gourishanker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gonzalo at chez.com Tue Feb 11 04:45:11 2020 From: gonzalo at chez.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Gonzalo_Hern=C3=A1ndez_Araujo?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:45:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against .COM price increases Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am against the price increase on .COM domain names. Increasing prices will promote another digital divide between those who can afford to pay and those who can't. You've got to bring prices down, not the opposite! -- Sincerely, Gonzalo Hern?ndez Araujo San Luis Potos?, M?xico ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` "I hope we will use the Net to cross barriers and connect cultures." Tim Berners-Lee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From akashrajum7 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:46:02 2020 From: akashrajum7 at gmail.com (Akash Raju M) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:16:02 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increase of .com domains Message-ID: The prices of the .com domains are high as it is and I would like to oppose the changes that will increase the prices much more. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mmoody at aisr.org Tue Feb 11 04:46:12 2020 From: mmoody at aisr.org (Mike Moody) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:46:12 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] icann price increase objection Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -- Michael Moody *MS STEM Teacher* American International School - Riyadh Box 990, Riyadh 11421, KSA Tel: +966-11-459-7500 Fax: +966-11-459-7755 This email message is intended for the person(s) entitled as indicated in the ?To? field of the email. E-mail messages to recipients of the American International School - Riyadh may contain information that is confidential and legally privileged. Please do not copy or forward this message. If you have received this email in error, please delete it from your system without copying/forwarding and notify the sender immediately, so that our records can be corrected. All American International School - Riyadh email correspondence honors AIS-R?s Partnership for Success expectations -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nayemcadman at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:46:10 2020 From: nayemcadman at hotmail.com (Mustafijur Rahman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:46:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Respected Team ICANN This is Mustafijur Rahman a start up company owner who is trying hard to develop the company. I am doing online business and selling Domain Hosting. Recently you have taken a decision to increase the price of .com domain which will effect on my business as well as the others. Please consider this email and let us grow our business by selling the top level domains. Best Regards Mustafijur Rahman Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevedevuk at live.co.uk Tue Feb 11 04:46:15 2020 From: stevedevuk at live.co.uk (Steven Harris) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:46:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Thoughts on price increases Message-ID: Nobody likes to hear prices are going up. However, after reading some of the other comments I notice a lot of domainers are opposing this, and frankly if people are holding domain names simply to make money then I do not have a lot of sympathy for their case. On the other hand, home businesses that need a website will find the increasing yearly cost a pain. Not a large pain but everything adds up. I notice that already a lot of local businesses simply use Facebook pages rather than having a dedicated web site. It seems to me that for people who need a domain and want to keep it then the price should be locked or discounted. So that if someone buys for 5 years they get a much lower price than someone who renews annually. This 5 years discount should of course be non-transferable and non-refundable. Basically protect those who need a name for their business versus those who buy and sell domains for a profit. I have already started allowing my domain names to relapse. I had several for different business ideas and although the names were good and suitable I already felt that paying for domain names that I wasn?t using much was an expense I did not need. So I am pruning back. If the price of .com domains rises too high I might drop the .com domains completely and simply use .co.uk or other alternatives. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From timw at sunnylink.com Tue Feb 11 04:46:46 2020 From: timw at sunnylink.com (Tim Whiteside) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:46:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement Message-ID: <99a63c1ab9a84140b81a86fbc6f4c04a@sunnylink.com> To whom it may concern. I am completely against this proposed amendment. It will bring significant price increases and only serve to hurt us (the consumers). ICANN was put in place to protect us, not hurt us. I ask that you not go through with this amendment. Thank you, Tim Whiteside -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jose42086 at live.com Tue Feb 11 04:46:53 2020 From: jose42086 at live.com (Jose Gonzalez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:46:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Provide a good reason Message-ID: Why the increase of 7% per year? Is Verisign failing? Are they in huge need of more money? Why is ICANN getting $20 million for this? Let?s see who benefits from this change: * Verisign * ICANN Let?s see who does not benefit from this change: * Everyone else Let?s see how ICANN and Verisign will use this new revenue (since no reason is provided): * Greed Yeah, I?m completely AGAINST this amendment. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From collector at steamod.com Tue Feb 11 04:46:57 2020 From: collector at steamod.com (=?UTF-8?B?Q29sbGVjdG9yIFN0ZWFtb2Rjb20=?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:46:57 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Proposed_Amendment_3?= =?utf-8?q?_to_the_=2ECOM_Registry_Agreement?= Message-ID: <1581396417.721349068@f320.i.mail.ru> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. zouyuan Suizhou, Hubei China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From theyear20162017 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:47:16 2020 From: theyear20162017 at gmail.com (Arun Kakade) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:17:16 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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Thank you Sent from my iPhone From ken.truman at frontier.com Tue Feb 11 04:51:40 2020 From: ken.truman at frontier.com (Ken Truman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:51:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices - keep internet open and freely available to all Message-ID: <05f901d5e096$f34cf1c0$d9e6d540$@frontier.com> Please look for revenue in other avenues. Keep the internet open to all by keeping prices low and access freely available to all. Don't look to the open internet to make corporate gains. Don't let greed take over. Build your business model in other ways. The internet was built because of low cost open access - and all the business that operates because of it was the result of low cost open access. Thanks, Ken Truman ken.truman at frontier.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From efski2k at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:49:20 2020 From: efski2k at gmail.com (Efe Bilgin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:49:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not make this change Message-ID: <883CBCEB-43C1-407F-91EC-6BF0BBC9A8E7@gmail.com> Sent from my iPhone From rajatgupta7 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 04:49:16 2020 From: rajatgupta7 at outlook.com (Rajat Gupta) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:49:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not Acceptable Message-ID: Hi, This is so wrong, without taking into account millions of users and deciding for yourself for your own gain! Millions of people start there business small or large and depend on internet for many things. Not everyone have their pockets filled to pay for such huge increase. So this should be stopped for betterment of humankind. Regards Rajat Gupta India. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From james.r.addison at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:49:50 2020 From: james.r.addison at gmail.com (Matt Addison) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:49:50 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Could you not Message-ID: I am a small business owner that is desperately trying to get a business off the ground. I maintain over 5 domains. Don't increase the price of .com domain names. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mxsk8gabo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:50:01 2020 From: mxsk8gabo at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Gabriel_Quinza=C3=B1os?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:50:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is unacceptable Message-ID: This changes will result in .com being expensive and an increase will result in people switching to other cheaper tld alternatives that look bad. You need to keep it as is. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samuelfhall at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 04:50:09 2020 From: samuelfhall at icloud.com (Sam Hall) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:50:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keeping Fees Low Message-ID: <4456044E-73C4-43E2-B94A-C546148B2DF4@icloud.com> Hello ICANN Team, The ?.com? internet and web address is powerful and key to the freedom of the internet. The freedom of speech is a right in America, and higher fees to access this freedom makes it really no longer free. I urge you to reconsider changing the fees for ?.com? registration. - Sam Hall c: (513) 646-5732 e: samuelfhall at icloud.com ig: @SamGoingWest Adventure Photo & Video www.samuelfhall.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From minisantha at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:50:23 2020 From: minisantha at hotmail.com (Mini Santhamma) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:50:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hope the price won't inrease Message-ID: Hope the name cheap price won't increase for.com domain Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From iahmbm at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:50:57 2020 From: iahmbm at gmail.com (Iah Buenacosa) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:50:57 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: I'm from a low income field and I can't afford any price hike. Reconsidering this would be a great help. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spavelf at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:51:49 2020 From: spavelf at gmail.com (Pavel Feldman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:51:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shchaudhuri2017 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:51:59 2020 From: shchaudhuri2017 at gmail.com (Sayantan Chaudhuri) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:21:59 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sayantan Chaudhuri New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christoball13 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:52:01 2020 From: christoball13 at hotmail.com (christoball13 at hotmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:52:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Outraged by what you all have pulled Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robinfarlow at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 04:52:32 2020 From: robinfarlow at icloud.com (Robin Farlow) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:52:32 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to price increase!! Message-ID: <4591C710-AB30-4CE4-9FB0-1A3D632747F3@icloud.com> Incremental price increases like these are killing small business by death of a thousand cuts. Please stop these increases and lower prices as there?s no reason to increase prices whatsoever in this era of low price technology. Sent from my iPhone From kirankn at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:52:44 2020 From: kirankn at gmail.com (Kiran Nagaraj) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:22:44 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose .com price increase proposal Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. I further suggest that Verisign should be removed as the authority for the .com domain and such a control should be handed over to a NON-PROFIT concern, if ICANN doesn't want to handle it itself. 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New businesses will have their startup costs dramatically increased. best regards, Joseph Brabet 0405 196 637 brabetphoto.com/ Instagram instagram.com/brabetphoto Facebook facebook.com/brabetphoto Tumblr tumblr.com/brabetphoto Twitter twitter.com/brabetphoto Vimeo vimeo.com/brabetphoto -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From krunal at vasudev.com Tue Feb 11 04:53:54 2020 From: krunal at vasudev.com (Krunal Ghelani) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:53:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Krunal Ghelani Message-ID: Dig the history and you will know, Monopolies are dangerous for the businesses and consumers, That always brings the revolution. What ICANN is doing is something like that. Finding things costly, people will start looking for a better alternate and a day come where you have to decrease the price again to be in competition, but till than you will have lost your monopoly state. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zeveigamacedo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:54:12 2020 From: zeveigamacedo at gmail.com (F A) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:54:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not agree with your increase prices Message-ID: Hi, Its a shame what. Greedy world we live one, you follow the same path here "ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*." and "Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure." Some how, someone will, break you business with a another way to use another type of domain. You are playing a game that you can not win, keep it low and fair. Good luck ? Regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nrzenguitar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:54:23 2020 From: nrzenguitar at gmail.com (nrzenguitar at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:54:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase -- UNACCEPTABLE Message-ID: The price increase on .com domains you are imposing are absolutely UNACCEPTABLE!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hajigomez at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:54:25 2020 From: hajigomez at gmail.com (Benjamin Adams) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:54:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns with Verisign/ ICANN agreement Message-ID: I'm writing to Express concerns with the Verisign/ ICANN deal. There seems to be a lack of transparency and oversight about the $20M being paid by Verisign to ICANN. It's also concerning that ICANN will allow Verisign to operate as a registrar. Allowing them to have more control and the ability to further raise prices. 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URL: From unodostresmarketing at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:54:42 2020 From: unodostresmarketing at gmail.com (Uno Dos Tres) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:54:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop price increases Message-ID: I oppose this indiscriminate increase of prices for .com tlds. I have several domains registered and are being gauged by money hungry resellers who have no interest other than making more and more money. They already make more than enough from charging exorbitant prices for so called "premium" domains which are nothing but domain hogging by the same people who are supposed to be out of the process of domain registration and ideas. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From electroid.lab at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:54:58 2020 From: electroid.lab at gmail.com (Dmitry Ipatov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:24:58 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello! I do not agreed with new changes. It will affect domain COM prices a lot. Com domain is most favorite for everyone and with new changes it will become more cost. Altought there's no problem with enterprice companies using com domain (they have a lot of expences), that change may affect users who uses their com domain for communties, forums, personal project and education. I think that com domain name should be available to everyone and not to become commercialized. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stu at stuartstirling.com Tue Feb 11 04:54:53 2020 From: stu at stuartstirling.com (Stuart Stirling) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:54:53 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disapproval of .COM domain price increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I recently received an email from Namecheap.com about the agreement you made with Verisign where it will be likely you'll increase .com domain name prices. I do, and I think everyone in the internet business community would, strongly disapprove of any intention your group may have in this agreement to increase the prices. Without releasing a public explanation or reasoning behind this new agreement, it seems like an extremely selfish and greedy move. I, along with the whole small internet business community plead with you to keep the price of .com domains to a minimum, ideally to keep them at the price they have been for the last 15 years, since I've been purchasing domain names. Sincerely, Stuart Stirling -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gabosgab at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:55:17 2020 From: gabosgab at gmail.com (Gabe Brown) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:55:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Don=E2=80=99t_do_it?= Message-ID: <17771480-1C29-4C7B-8AEA-687E7A858B76@gmail.com> Don?t allow us to be charged more for domains, please leave pricing information in there so verisign cannot raise prices. Gabe From robertnakano at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:55:17 2020 From: robertnakano at gmail.com (Robert Nakano) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:55:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I strongly oppose price increases to the .com domain name. Please, don't do it. Sincerely, Robert Nakano -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From talk2jabe at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:55:36 2020 From: talk2jabe at gmail.com (Emmanuel Jonathan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:55:36 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PLEASE DON'T KILL IT Message-ID: Increase in the Pricing of .com domain name will have several negative effects, it may even affect the Customer base... Please, don't kill the .com domain name. I beg you... Please. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at abcura.de Tue Feb 11 04:55:49 2020 From: info at abcura.de (Peter Gutsmuths) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:55:49 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain with .com Message-ID: Dear ICann, I?m totally understand that you want to increase your price policy. We all face increase prices in our daily life and especially in the business environment. Please have in mind for you price plan, that you tase care of all product user you already have. How easy it will be for them to change from your service to an other one if you increase your prices to much. I would like to recommend you to make a list with all benefits and disadvantages your facing if you increase prices in your planed way. And I?m absolutely sure you will find a way that will help your circumstances and also treat your customer in a good way to continue with the longterm relationship to all your parties. Thank you for your attention & time to read this letter! Best Regards Peter Gutsmuths Sales Trainer From arjunkhode at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:56:15 2020 From: arjunkhode at gmail.com (arjun khode) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:26:15 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase the .com prices Message-ID: I want to contribute to a vote against the .com price surge. 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URL: From admin at melipropertyservices.com Tue Feb 11 04:57:28 2020 From: admin at melipropertyservices.com (Admin (MPS Ltd) ) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:57:28 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase prices Message-ID: We do not agree with increasing the prices of .com websites Warm regards, Melissa Marie Lowndes (BSC, MSc Hons, RICS, NARPM) Director & Founder, MELI PROPERTY SERVICES LTD Expert Professional Property Management Paphos, Cyprus Mobile: +357 96 434 515 Email: admin at melipropertyservices.com www.MeliPropertyServices.com Skype: melipropertyservices FaceTime, WhatsApp, Viber, WeChat FB page https://m.facebook.com/paphospropertymanagement/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-marie-lowndes-624780b2/ Instagram @melipropertyservices Twitter @MPaphosProperty PInterest melipropertyservices YouTube Meli Property Services -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Carina From tony.dennis at hotmail.co.uk Tue Feb 11 04:59:38 2020 From: tony.dennis at hotmail.co.uk (Tony Dennis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:59:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: To Whom This May Concerns, This should NOT be allowed to pass and is outrageous. Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. This is not acceptable AT ALL and needs a full and THOROUGH outlay of all details of costs and plans to upgrade domain infrastructure. Once again large companies using power! And look who suffers... people who are trying to make a living. Think about the effects of people everywhere before lining your own pockets. Tony Dennis Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sstracy at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:00:04 2020 From: sstracy at gmail.com (Scott Tracy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please cap your .com pricing Message-ID: Please cap your .com pricing for years to come and make it fair and affordable for all. -Scott From rich.kono at rimaterra.com Tue Feb 11 04:59:48 2020 From: rich.kono at rimaterra.com (Rich Kono) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:59:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Richard Kono Lima, Lima Peru From cedarmora at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 04:44:10 2020 From: cedarmora at gmail.com (Cedar Mora) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:44:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What the hell? Message-ID: <90713A73-E377-4AEE-AFE0-FEA858AB9719@gmail.com> From arifarafat888 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:01:36 2020 From: arifarafat888 at gmail.com (Ariff Arafat) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:01:36 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e4234e2.1c69fb81.aa706.4179@mx.google.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Arif Dhaka, Dhaka Division Bangladesh Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you and Regards Sandeep Goyal Founder [Logo-chiriawala]Consultancy Services Reg. Office: 207, Street no. 9, Bhola Nath Nagar, Shahdara, Delhi - 110032 [fb] [tw] [G] [in] Phone: +91-9811944408 Email: ceo at chiriawala.com Web: www.chiriawala.com Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! CONFIDENTIALITY INFORMATION AND DISCLAIMER "This e-mail message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be accessed by anyone who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. 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For small business website's costs arnt a small matter. Respectfully Tali. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From modasserbd at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:02:00 2020 From: modasserbd at gmail.com (modasser hossain) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:02:00 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increasing stop Message-ID: <5e423549.1c69fb81.efa84.7399@mx.google.com> Please don?t increase the .com domain. We are taking the domain fee as a marginal rate form client where they will not pay more. It will effect on small service provider. Thanks for not increasing the rate of .com domain. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From techmarchese at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:03:24 2020 From: techmarchese at gmail.com (Nick Prints) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:03:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments about proposed deal. Message-ID: I believe everyone should be financially prosperous. From big corporations to small business owners. And a big medium for income is the internet. More importantly businesses using the ?.com? TLD. It?s the most widely used TLD and has been a staple for businesses and individuals for years. Invoking a deal which causes a price hike over the next 8-10 years would ultimately smother the flame of individuals who are looking to grow their businesses or online presence through common internet platforms. Please consider what would be affected in the long-term when making a decision on the new proposed deal. Thank you for your time. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicholas.h.chiang at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:03:29 2020 From: nicholas.h.chiang at gmail.com (Nicholas Chiang) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:03:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase the prices on .COM domain names! Message-ID: Hi, Why are you allowing Verisign to increase the prices of .COM domain names? What is the ICANN going to do with the additional funding from Verisign? Why are you able to make these changes without consent from the Internet community? Please revert the changes made (behind closed doors) to ICANN's agreement with Verisign. Nobody on the Internet wants these prices to increase. Just stop it. Please. - Nicholas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karlvieth79 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:03:43 2020 From: karlvieth79 at gmail.com (karlvieth79 at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:03:43 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases! Message-ID: <62748277-3a2d-0f84-1f91-192a579be511@gmail.com> I hereby submit my comment: no price increases! This should have been done in dialogue with your customers and service providers, without whom you would not be in business. thank you, Karl Vieth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ceo at chiriawala.com Tue Feb 11 05:03:08 2020 From: ceo at chiriawala.com (Chiriawala) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:33:08 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] stop increase in .com price Message-ID: <005d01d5e098$8e880f70$ab982e50$@com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. If anything, technology costs are decreasing. Thank you and Regards Sandeep Goyal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mallory.sunny at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:03:43 2020 From: mallory.sunny at gmail.com (Mallory Sunny) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:03:43 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What Message-ID: Don't raise prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rehanoo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:04:00 2020 From: rehanoo at gmail.com (Rehan Farooq) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:04:00 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] In reference to .com price changes Message-ID: Hopefully this will go to the right peraon. The said increase in the prices of .com domains is unfair and an unwanted decision. Please revert these amendments and only proceed when the whole community is on one stance. 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URL: From domas at jokubauskis.lt Tue Feb 11 05:04:29 2020 From: domas at jokubauskis.lt (Domas Jokubauskis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:04:29 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain Price Increase Message-ID: <27858EE1-C6E4-4D37-ACC7-ECF341001DAA@jokubauskis.lt> Hello, I would like to express my dissapoinment that .COM domain price is bound to increase without eplaination of additional expenses for ICANN. This price hike would make it difficult for Lithuanians and other citizens of poorer countries to be part of internet community and provide services for global consumption. I believe that price regulation for public and essential services like DNS should be transparent and based on expenses rather than arbitrary numbers. I hope you will reconsider pricing .COM higher. -- Pagarbiai Domas Jokubauskis From shubhamapadia at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:04:42 2020 From: shubhamapadia at gmail.com (Shubham Padia) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:04:42 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please revert this amendment Message-ID: ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. This should be reverted. Regards, Shubham. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From luisrasa11 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:04:57 2020 From: luisrasa11 at gmail.com (Luis Hernandez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:04:57 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed amendment 3 on .com domains Message-ID: I am a small business owner and come from a family very involved in the IT world for many decades now. For me, this proposed increase in pricing for .com domains and its subsequent handing of a huge control over the domain registries in the internet to Verisign hurts more than it could ever benefit the average internet user. The .com domains have taken an increasing role of importance in the development of the internet as we know it, and this has also been helped by it been as fairly priced as it is right now. By increasing .com registry prices in an aggressive way as it has been proposed, you are providing small businesses like mine with a big blow to their bottom line, disrupting the economic growth of the nation as a whole and potentially having huge repercussions in the way the internet in itself works. We, as internet users and domain registers ask ICANN to intercede for what?s right and do not allow a company to have such power to monopolize one of the most important assets in the internet. 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URL: From marcel.quintas at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:06:03 2020 From: marcel.quintas at gmail.com (Marcel Quintas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:06:03 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern. >From an outsiders view these changes to the agreement in question seem to only benefit Icann and Verizon financially with the ability for both companies to further create a monopoly with no direct explanation and what benefits it would do for the process of renting and registering .com domains. I would like to see reports and why a price increase is needed? Are both companies struggling to make their operations a viable business with the current agreement? Or is this change simple to creat financial increase to ICANN and Verisign. You don?t have to answer that because if it were true you would say it outright. However your new agreement clearly says that by itself Nothing about these changes seem to benefit any other parties. The services offered here effect the entire world. From my understating at its core 2 main companies seem to be in control of the core pricing of these domains. Therefore we as the users of these services have the right to know what such agreements are made. Marcel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wiljohnston1999 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:06:14 2020 From: wiljohnston1999 at gmail.com (Wil Johnston) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:06:14 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBkbyBpdCBJ?= =?utf-8?q?CANN?= Message-ID: Please Don?t raise the dot com prices!! We need them to surivive!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tom at richardhughesauthor.com Tue Feb 11 05:07:36 2020 From: tom at richardhughesauthor.com (tom at richardhughesauthor.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:07:36 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Internet is a utility vital for many people - keep prices of .com down Message-ID: <000001d5e099$2dddb3e0$89991ba0$@richardhughesauthor.com> Dear ICANN I have heard that you have agreed with Verisign that there can be huge increases in prices for .com domains. I keep quite a few of them, mostly to protect copyrights (for instance both my late grandfathers, Richard Hughes and RJ Minney, were authors) but I have also built a small global consulting business that relies on a .com domain and I spent 2 years trying and succeeding to recapture the .com name (munkination.com) my son had developed as a teenager but allowed to lapse, and only now age 27 he is starting to build it as a global creative brand, inspired by his teenage vision. Increasing the prices of .com domains would hurt me and my family and my business and damage our abilities to own our own brands and develop our lives and businesses, which is the requirement in the age where there are so many fewer formal sector jobs available. The price increase will be disproportionately and particularly badly felt in developing currencies where USD is already a big problem and the Internet is providing a great tool towards equality and self-advancement for millions of entrepreneurs. I urge you to peg price increases to a maximum that is in line with global inflation - treat the Internet like a utility such as water that we all need to survive. I am also alarmed by the accountability of the alleged payment to ICANN and wonder what precedent that sets as we saw ICANN as the non-profit guardian of the netizens - that kind of development money can easily be raised elsewhere without affecting so many million people. 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URL: From mikeyg at mac.com Tue Feb 11 05:08:09 2020 From: mikeyg at mac.com (Mike Gentile) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:08:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to .com price increases Message-ID: I oppose this action and the increased costs it will bring to millions of consumers. -- Mike Gentile Please pardon my spelling and grammar, sent from my iPhone From info at alarabtravelers.com Tue Feb 11 05:07:50 2020 From: info at alarabtravelers.com (khalid) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:07:50 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Hi Don?t increase the price of .com Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shola.aribido at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:07:47 2020 From: shola.aribido at gmail.com (Shola O. Aribido) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:07:47 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase A Wrong move for the Industry Message-ID: Dear Sir No justification for price Increase and as such the move must be reverted. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tareqtms at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 05:08:16 2020 From: tareqtms at yahoo.com (Tareq Mahmood) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:08:16 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please help startups and small businesses References: <7D20D14A-C695-4BBC-9D58-D0643661A5DA.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <7D20D14A-C695-4BBC-9D58-D0643661A5DA@yahoo.com> Hi, It will be hard for new small businesses to take small initiatives if domain name becomes higher. Please don?t take any initiative which will impact all the entrepreneurs of the world. Thanks, Tareq Mahmood From smiletimeafrica at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:08:22 2020 From: smiletimeafrica at gmail.com (smiletimeafrica at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:08:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Greed on play here. Message-ID: I think it?s greedy to increase the .com registration fee. If it?s increased People like me that look forward to having a website one day will not have that capacity as an African that earn less than a dollar a day. From netdude33 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:08:41 2020 From: netdude33 at gmail.com (Roger Williams) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:08:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not support Message-ID: Do not raise prices of the cost of .com domains as it will only cause people to cancel .com domains and choose another domain extension. I do not support raising the price of .com domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From blissacademyla at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:09:19 2020 From: blissacademyla at gmail.com (Bliss Academy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:09:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please please please stop any plans for .com price increase! ???????????????????????? Thank You so much in advance!!!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From awaistariq at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:09:26 2020 From: awaistariq at gmail.com (Muhammad Awais) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:09:26 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain prices Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Awais -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaafarmclub at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:09:32 2020 From: aaafarmclub at gmail.com (Tom Cruce) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:09:32 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: I think these 7% increases are out of line. Well above inflation and I suspect, well above your costs. So, stop trying to gouge us, and be reasonable. Thanks, TC From post at iclinic.no Tue Feb 11 05:10:20 2020 From: post at iclinic.no (iClinic.no) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:10:20 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why you do this? You can not! Message-ID: <26563870-19D4-441B-8B81-D5F4DD7B6C4F@iclinic.no> What is ICANN doing? This is not fair! Please don?t shit on your customers, you will regret! Mark my words! Best Regards, Amir Farman gsx.iClinic.no WhatsApp / TeleGram: +47 94 404040 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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And also I need to wait if there is a people who want to buy my Items or not. So I hope the price of domain name will not increase because it make us pay much money for a small profit I get. Hopefully, your business is running success. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lawrencestewart1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:12:21 2020 From: lawrencestewart1 at gmail.com (Lawrence Stewart) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:12:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep domain prices cheap Message-ID: Please keep domain prices cheap. Without cheap domains it is very unlikely I would have gotten started as a web developer. Keep the barriers to entry low. Lawrence -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nathan at pachikafu.com Tue Feb 11 05:12:10 2020 From: nathan at pachikafu.com (Nathan Tendai Shava) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:12:10 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COMMENT: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Having read the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, as a Service Provider and IT Specialist I would like to express my deepest concerns and provide strong disagreement regarding this proposal. ICANN and Verisign made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users which will affect the way business is conducted and prejudice a lot of clients and internet users. With non-consensual price increases to services comes consequences such as a decline in usage and growth, negative feedback from market stakeholders which will lead to higher dis-popularity with the TLD .COM domains. These have been the main revenue generator in the TLD space making up 40%+ of all internet domains and going through with the proposed amendments can lead to a 50% drop in those numbers should users feel betrayed and manipulated without having been afforded the opportunity to have their voices heard. The Way Forward It is ICANN and Verisign's responsibility to ultimately bring all stakeholders to the table in deciding whether or not to go through with the proposed amendment through a voting system as well as agree or disagree on the proposed rates of increase on an annual basis. I, however, am against this proposal bearing in mind that domain registration fees are not really the ultimate cost one incurs in this space but all other subsequent hosting and service fees would render business in this space useless. *Regards,* Nathan Shava Chief Technology Officer WhatsApp - +263 78 458 1273 Email Address - nathan at pachikafu.com Website - https://pachikafu.com SEARCH FOR QUALITY LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hi at technofizi.com Tue Feb 11 05:13:07 2020 From: hi at technofizi.com (Dharmesh Goyal) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:43:07 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not Increase the .com Price Message-ID: Hi Please do not increase the price for .com From arun.kalchofner at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 05:13:12 2020 From: arun.kalchofner at icloud.com (Arun Kalchofner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:13:12 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against any raise Message-ID: <6566D832-9CE9-4ACB-A6BE-434EBE014F30@icloud.com> It is very wrong the way ICANN and VERISIGN do these things behind closed doors. THEY ARE NOTHING WITHOUT US. I am completely against those raises as these companies make fortunes already. For sure the people will search for alternatives. DONT LET THESE RAISES HAPPEN. STAND UP AGAINST ROBBERY.!!! Arun Switzerland Von meinem iPhone gesendet From kimsia at oppoin.com Tue Feb 11 05:13:13 2020 From: kimsia at oppoin.com (KimSia Sim) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:13:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on ICANN amendment Message-ID: Hi there,? As a company of one that operates on the internet economy, purchasing domains to test new ideas and subsequently using them is very much part of my operations. I see that the recent amendment as highly harmful to my business and millions who operate in the internet economy. The amendments are akin to rent seeking while holding back innovation. I understand if price increases are required for investment in infrastructure. Without a clear explanation as to how and what the price increments are meant to invest in, I cannot agree to this. There are 4 main issues with the current amendment and I have quoted them verbatim from my preferred domain registrar namecheap. My comments are in blue ------------------ 1. Price Increases ------------------ Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 ? and the sky is the limit. It is not clear how much of these price increases registrars will pass along to consumers, but it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants. The contract does allow for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations, so it is possible prices could increase more than anticipated.? *Is this true? Will there be a 7% increment every year from the wholesaler Verisign without any indication how the increment will benefit investment into the infrastructure?* *If the increment plan is true, and yet no clear specifics are provided as to how the investments are going to ultimately benefit the members of the internet economy, I'm afraid I cannot support this amendment.* ------------------------------------------- 2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million? ------------------------------------------- With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent.? *Is this true? Can ICANN go into details how the 20 million is spent and invested?* *If the above is true and ICANN cannot give details about how the 20 million is to be spent and invested in a way that ultimately benefits the domain owners, then this looks like the kind of corruption that third world governments engage in.* *And I'm afraid I cannot agree to the amendment.* --------------------------------------------- 3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar --------------------------------------------- ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services.? Verisign?s registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices.? *Is this true??* *I welcome competition as a consumer who purchases domains for business and hobbies.* *So can ICANN explain how it intends to prevent monopolistic practices by Verisign to raise prices on the consumers unnecessarily? If ICANN cannot adequately explain, I cannot support the amendments.* ---------------------------------- 4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments ---------------------------------- As detailed on?Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check ( https://www.namecheap.com/blog/ensuring-icann-keep-domain-prices-in-check/ )?and?pricecaps.org ( http://pricecaps.org/ ) , over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman.? ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data.? *Is this true?? * *This sounds like the kind of biased research and lazy administration that incompetent organizations tend to do. And I'm quite sure ICANN does not aim to be that sort of organization.* *I can understand well-grounded research that backs up unpopular moves such as price increment but it needs to be transparent and well-grounded. I have not seen that, so once again, I cannot support the amendment.* *Thank you* KimSia?kimsia at oppoin.com?https://simkimsia.com ( https://simkimsia.com/ ) P.S. What I'm doing now:?https://simkimsia.com/now -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bill_schulz at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 05:13:18 2020 From: bill_schulz at yahoo.com (Bill Schulz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:13:18 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Consider the impact on the user base References: <23ef01d5e099$f96854c0$ec38fe40$.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <23ef01d5e099$f96854c0$ec38fe40$@yahoo.com> Sir/Madame: Your decision, made behind closed doors, to raise prices immediately on the dot.com domains and into the future without involving the ICANN community and Internet users is akin to "taxation without representation" and you should know where that goes. As a domain owner, I am against your move to raise prices. William E. Schulz www.marbils.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Kevin Lo Everett, Washington United States Sent from my iPhone From mohamed_abdelhay at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:13:32 2020 From: mohamed_abdelhay at hotmail.com (mohamed abdelhay) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:13:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBpbmNyZWFz?= =?utf-8?q?e_the_prices?= Message-ID: Don?t increase the prices of .com please ? Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From direccion at tuhost.mx Tue Feb 11 05:13:45 2020 From: direccion at tuhost.mx (Luis Lara) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:13:45 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] stop .com increase Message-ID: <773c2b9e-da7c-4542-3a76-08d356f3d2a1@tuhost.mx> Stop .com increase. -- Director General www.tuhost.mx - ?Hospedaje Web al mejor costo! Tel.: 55 41 70 80 43 From arun.kalchofner at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 05:14:17 2020 From: arun.kalchofner at icloud.com (Arun Kalchofner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:14:17 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Raise. No robbery Message-ID: Illegal robbery Von meinem iPhone gesendet From mseiler at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:14:32 2020 From: mseiler at gmail.com (Marc Seiler) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:14:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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URL: From indigo23 at sbcglobal.net Tue Feb 11 04:33:59 2020 From: indigo23 at sbcglobal.net (Shelley V) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:33:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The raising of .com pricing References: <9A00EE1A-264D-46AA-BEC9-002DC6B2079E.ref@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <9A00EE1A-264D-46AA-BEC9-002DC6B2079E@sbcglobal.net> We are living in a time where everything is increasing s rapidly that tiny businesses like mine are becoming increasingly more rare. All these costs add up. A website is like a business card it?s almost a requirement, driving up the cost will only hurt small businesses. From derek1985 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:15:36 2020 From: derek1985 at hotmail.com (Derek K) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:15:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please dont increase prices Message-ID: Please dont increase prices and affect businesses all over the world -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m at mahigan.com Tue Feb 11 05:14:57 2020 From: m at mahigan.com (Mahigan Lepage) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:14:57 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .COM domain price hike Message-ID: <85797BD9-B493-4FAB-8F2D-B88E7787A346@mahigan.com> To Whom it May Concern, I am very worried about the possibility of a .COM domain name price hike. We, like many other .COM owners, are a small business and we cannot afford to see a significant price hike in our .COM domain name fees. Initially the Web was supposed to be a more democratic, open-to-everyone space. Do not make it a privileged place by hiking up the .COM domain name prices. Regards, Mahigan Lepage .COM domain owner From aymanmosully at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:15:56 2020 From: aymanmosully at gmail.com (Simon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:15:56 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e42388e.1c69fb81.7ff07.455e@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at sudstud.biz Tue Feb 11 05:15:52 2020 From: info at sudstud.biz (Tyler Carpenter) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:15:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase Message-ID: Do not allow for unmetered increases in .com fees! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lguillermo.rq at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:15:49 2020 From: lguillermo.rq at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Guillermo_Rodr=C3=ADguez?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:15:49 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. *ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. * -- Guillermo Rodr?guez Lic. en Ciencias Computacionales Ingenier?a de Software +52 1 81 1899 4686 <8118994686> General Escobedo, Nuevo Le?n, M?xico [image: linkedin] [image: instagram] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lal.sunil at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 05:16:52 2020 From: lal.sunil at icloud.com (Sunil Lal) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:16:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns on .COM price increase Message-ID: <0FEB6D93-BDE8-46FA-A48F-1AE9B03EDF0C@icloud.com> Hi, I do NOT support the agreement which paves the way for price increase of .COM domains. Basically Verisign will give $20M to ICANN ?to support ICANN?s initiative to preserve and enhance the security, stability and resiliency of DNS? and walks away with the ability to hike the price and hold on to it for perpetuity. The agreement clearly has commercial motivations. If ICANN requires funding to support its initiative can it not fund them through some temporary levies and have full ownership of the process. .COM is one of the original domain on the Internet, and should be accessible to all people of the planet at a reasonable price. Regards Sunil From perry.hdd at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:17:13 2020 From: perry.hdd at gmail.com (perry) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:47:13 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <95ef09bf-a8d2-6cef-596a-8202150b0546@gmail.com> The greater good and the property of mankind should sometimes guide you, and not pure financial gains. Please don't allow the price of .com domains to increase, it will especially hurt people in developing countries. The world is almost united and we all need and want the same things, unfortunately wealth is not equally divided as well. From vishwakperera at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:17:28 2020 From: vishwakperera at gmail.com (Vishwa Perera) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:47:28 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a .com domain holder and I am against the proposed price increase to commercial(.COM) domains. Since the current rate is also high enough for a commercial(.COM) domains. Best Regards, *Vishwa Perera, CC, ALB* Computer Science Undergraduate* @ **Informatics Institute of Technology * | M: +94 77 9852 194 | L: +94 11 2616 269 | -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From abdulrafayrty at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:18:08 2020 From: abdulrafayrty at gmail.com (Abdul Rafay) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:18:08 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please dont increase the price of.com domains internet should be an easy access for all not expensive. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danielle2.lake at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:18:37 2020 From: danielle2.lake at gmail.com (Danielle Lake) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:18:37 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN increase of .COM prices Message-ID: <63F33D2A-F323-4938-868E-F234CB52FF03@gmail.com> I find the increase of .COM prices outrageous and ridiculous. This proposal will make it harder for small businesses to be able to reach global audiences or even make ends meet as not every one is able to afford any sort of increase. I own 2 sites myself and any increase in prices will affect my ability to keep those sites as I will be quitting full-time job to become a stay-at-home mum in a few months time. Which means I will be bringing in less money to sustain my livelihood. Thanks. Kind Regards, Danielle Lake From chudymgbikeh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:16:37 2020 From: chudymgbikeh at gmail.com (Chudy Mgbikeh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:16:37 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment on. COM Message-ID: Greetings from Ejiblog, First, let me begin by appreciating all you have done for me and for the world at large. You have made it easy and convenient for the world to access the Net, run businesses and many more. But on the contrary, if the. COM prize policy is changed from how it is to another, it will greatly affect all you are doing for me and the world at large. Many small businesses especially, uses the. COM, find it quite difficult to keep up with their businesses in terms of funding it, not to mention, when the. COM prize is increased. Considering the fact that most of those small businesses are. COM users, if you proceed with your plan, they will suffer. So, on behalf of ejiblog and the .COM users, I do hope you will consider the implications changing the prize policy would cause. Thanks for understanding and I do hope you will consider our plead. Chudy, Ejiblog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lucas.revolutiontech at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:19:33 2020 From: lucas.revolutiontech at gmail.com (Lucas Connors) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:19:33 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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It is difficult enough to run a small business as it is and fear that the price increases will force us to have to change our domain name, leading to loss of revenue in addition to difficulty with new customer acquisition. The ripple of ICANN's proposed changes will be detrimental to many small businesses across the United States, including my own. We strongly oppose any price increases to .COM domains and disapprove of ICANN's handling of this issue without consulting internet users. Regards, Meredith Louden 925-997-8612 meredithlouden at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richclingman at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:20:51 2020 From: richclingman at gmail.com (Rich Clingman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:20:51 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop price increases Message-ID: Stop the price increases. Stop secret negotiations. Thanks Rich Clingman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffpertane at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:20:45 2020 From: jeffpertane at gmail.com (Jeff Pertane) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:20:45 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] don't be greedy ICANN! Message-ID: I was informed about your intention to jack up .COM pricing ? if you do this, you're going to create a groundswell of those who will begin looking for other top level domains to register under ? that's what I intend to do if pricing becomes unreasonable ? don't get greedy! -? I'm sure you've heard this story: "The Goose and the Golden Egg" ? tread wisely ? don't let your greed kill an already good thing ? http://read.gov/aesop/091.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aniket3167 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:20:47 2020 From: aniket3167 at gmail.com (aniket gupta) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:50:47 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I oppose this amendment -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From raivis.kampenuss at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:20:54 2020 From: raivis.kampenuss at gmail.com (Raivis Kampenuss) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:20:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is ridiculous Message-ID: I think this is a corrupt move behind closed doors and we all .com users will have to pay for this for the next decades to come. I am 100% against this agreement and will join the team to fight against .com price increases. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From disposableemail33333 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:21:14 2020 From: disposableemail33333 at gmail.com (Minecraft Earth) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:21:14 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DON'T Pass this. Don't. Message-ID: This is an outrageous new rule that will allow Verisign to charge customers a whole lot more for domain names, at the cost of absolutely no improvement to the infrastructure or service. Wholly unacceptable. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wnmuroki at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:21:03 2020 From: wnmuroki at gmail.com (wnmuroki at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:21:03 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <7345019D-953A-43CE-8580-EA082D2FC949@gmail.com> Hi, I?m writing to raise my concerns about the increase in price of the .com domain as suggested. My first issue is that you did not even seek the participation of current registrars to share their views in the recommended price increases you propose. This indicates that there is something you do not want the public to know about this dealing and the fact that you will be receiving an extra $20,000,000 from Verisign, just makes this whole deal smell very fishy. Second, have you taken any thought on how many businesses and individuals you will affect all over the world with your price increases. This will make it hard for registrars and the end users to keep up with the fluctuating prices every year an in turn I can almost predict with vindication that there will be a drop in the number of .com domains registered. I urge you to rethinking your price increase and let us support more domain registrations which will in effect get you the outcome you require for your increased revenue. Wilson Muroki. Nairobi, Kenya. Sent from my iPhone From mattkparsons at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:24:05 2020 From: mattkparsons at gmail.com (matthew parsons) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:24:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Just Stop Message-ID: <5e4239e6.1c69fb81.f390f.62e2@mx.google.com> Do you guys really feel the need to be so money hungry that you raise rates on .com domains even more? .com domains are price inelastic and more and more people are willing to purchase other endings for their sites because of you. Good riddance ? we hate you Verisign. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From controllermidi at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:21:32 2020 From: controllermidi at gmail.com (Midi Controller) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:21:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no price increase Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meetupwithshane at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:21:48 2020 From: meetupwithshane at gmail.com (Shane Anciso) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:21:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Am against paying more for my domains Message-ID: Mr Shane Anciso +15125927623 Inbox at ShaneAnciso.com 2110 W Slaughter Ln #160-113 Austin, TX 78748 Secret Simple Computer Repair Exorcist & Anciso Investments LLC www.secretsimple.me -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jag at smdot.com Tue Feb 11 05:21:53 2020 From: jag at smdot.com (John Garner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:21:53 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Removal of price caps on .com domains Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I own multiple .com domains and I find that the proposed removal of price caps is, like with the .org initiative a clear move to use your position of monopoly and abuse your position of monopoly to make more money. This whole process seems to be a facade, as you were provided with comments against the .org price cap changes and received an avalanche of comments against it and did nothing. It also seems completely abhorrent to allow Verisign to become a registrar this a complete abuse of position by you and for them. It mainly looks like you are using your position to use us domain owners to finance yourselves rather than renogiate the contract with other companies than Verisign to gain the revenue you expect from this deal with Verisign. Why not put this out to tender so that this doesn't impact the end users? Regards, John Garner Apt 1903, Hiliana Tower, Dubai, UAE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From linedsawrang at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 05:23:08 2020 From: linedsawrang at icloud.com (Linda Wang) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:23:08 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What do we get for paying more to register a .com domain? Message-ID: This agreement practically allows Verisign to become a monopoly controlling .com registration price increases while ICANN receives a kickback. What benefits do domain registrants get for paying more? Maybe because in this case, most of us are captive market customers, we don't deserve much consideration, right? From bryanmarty at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:23:28 2020 From: bryanmarty at gmail.com (Bryan Marty) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:23:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not allow Verisign to remove price caps. You should be representing the good of the public, not your own greed. Message-ID: Please do not allow Verisign to increase the price of .COM domain names. ICANN should be supporting and protecting consumers. You are letting these price increases happen in exchange for a cut of the profits, when you should be supporting an open internet. You unilaterally decided to remove price caps on .org and .biz domain names, despite public comments express the contrary. You clearly no longer represent what's good for the American public, just yourselves. Shame on you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From frednikgohar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:22:50 2020 From: frednikgohar at gmail.com (Fred Nikgohar) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:22:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP RAISING PRICES Message-ID: <335B49B3-728E-403A-96B4-81ADF9C958B3@gmail.com> This is WAY too much leeway to increase prices. Stop this! /F From jai7raj at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:23:50 2020 From: jai7raj at gmail.com (Jairaj Prasad) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:53:50 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the Price increase in .COM Domain names under Verisign Message-ID: Dear ICANN Representative, I would like to state that allowing Verisign to increase .COM domain prices cannot be justified. As you know, the TLD .COM is the most popular choice ever since the dawn of public internet. It is like the necessary raw material to build and work on the internet. And like many other such issues like Net neutrality, this centralisation of power will not go well with the rest of the internet, i.e., the individuals and small businesses that make the internet useful and diverse. It is the first time in the history of communication that the world can connect easily with each other. The Internet liberalised doing business and expressing oneself. It needs to be this only, a medium of free and open communication. And the .COM is the heart of the internet, the most recognizable and go-to choice for all kinds of people and businesses, big or small. And .COM is not a product which can be improved or modified to charge higher prices. A company needs to keep improving the product if they want to increase the prices or come up with new products to sell. Sure, I admit ICANN and Verisign have to maintain infrastructure for running all this. You can just simply charge us for that. We already pay ICANN fees directly. Just make sure it is reasonable and justified for all the abovesaid reasons Thanks & regards Jairaj Prasad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It?s looking more like your organization is becoming greedy and corrupt. Sent from my iPhone From aashiq.d at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:25:54 2020 From: aashiq.d at gmail.com (Aashiq) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:25:54 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the proposed fee hike Message-ID: ICANN's proposed fee hike is in bad faith. It was done in secret without incorporating feedback from the community. It seems to be an exercise of monopolistic power in exchange for a $20M payment from Verisign. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sammyskills at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:26:05 2020 From: sammyskills at gmail.com (Samuel Asor) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:26:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The price for .com and other extensions should not be increased. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at pcgwebdev.com Tue Feb 11 05:25:53 2020 From: info at pcgwebdev.com (info at pcgwebdev.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:25:53 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Morning, It has come to my knowledge that the price of .com domains will increase exponentially with the new (secret) deal with verisign. I run a small web development company and if this happens I will struggle to offer my clients a good service as probably most of them will opt to choose a different domain name without .com at the end. Also the SEO strategies will be highly compromised if this happens. I would really appreciate if this could be solved accordingly taking into account the users of those domains without increasing the prices rapidly. Regards, PCGWebDev. From amiralbtal at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:26:18 2020 From: amiralbtal at gmail.com (amir albatal) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:26:18 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My comment on amendment 3 Message-ID: ------------------------------ Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. 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URL: From sb at seanbonsell.com Tue Feb 11 05:29:06 2020 From: sb at seanbonsell.com (Sean Bonsell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:29:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment about recent decision Message-ID: <51EAE359-A0DE-4105-8480-8B58CB21FD75@seanbonsell.com> Hello, I disagree with the change to wholesale pricing for .com domains and believe that it?s important to keep domain fees where they are at, or with a more reasonable increase, rather than the proposed increase. The price increase will mostly hurt individuals and those who have smaller budgets to work with for Internet expenses. This hurts accessibility for folks just getting started online. Please reconsider this decision. Sincerely, Sean Bonsell From richard.bradley at europe.com Tue Feb 11 05:17:32 2020 From: richard.bradley at europe.com (RichardBradley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:17:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bandits Message-ID: <9A68A0CF-CF23-4D61-83A2-BDC8D72FEAA8@europe.com> Absolute greed re changes to .com pricing Richard Bradley From iamraghuc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:30:22 2020 From: iamraghuc at gmail.com (Raghu Chinnannan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:00:22 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Chances of price hike is a serious concern Message-ID: To whoever it may concern, There are provisions in this proposal that lets Verisign hike the prices (of .com domains) for years to come and in addition to that the Domain registrars will add their margins which will increase the price significantly which is a very serious concern. To be fair, the *.com *domain prices are already at a high level and given that more than 1/3 of the active sites uses *.com *TLD's make it even more concerning. Personal bloggers like me who don't do any monetization will be severely affected. Please take necessary actions to make sure the prices are not increased. Thanks, Raghu Chinnannan https://raghuspeaks.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kscholl at prgs.edu Tue Feb 11 05:30:14 2020 From: kscholl at prgs.edu (Scholl, Keller) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:30:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Approval Message-ID: Charging more for .coms in exchange for more money seems reasonable to me, and I trust you to know what you're doing. Ignore the campaigns by various small providers, and keep on making the right decisions for the internet. Keller Scholl (He/Him) Ph.D. Candidate at the Pardee RAND Graduate School Assistant Policy Researcher at RAND KScholl at rand.org 310-393-0411 x8265 __________________________________________________________________________ This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is sensitive, proprietary, and/or privileged. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dralaaelhusiny at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:30:38 2020 From: dralaaelhusiny at gmail.com (dralaaelhusiny at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:30:38 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why this increasing Message-ID: <92761491-9EC5-4D16-BC64-6766414262DF@gmail.com> Hi sir We hope to hear another words regarding this increasing the price of .com And you want to increase it by 40% !! How it comes!!! Plz stop that Many businesses around the world may affect with this issue so please think again with this Sent from my iPhone From arman.adhitama at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:31:01 2020 From: arman.adhitama at gmail.com (Arman Adhitama Prawirasasra) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:31:01 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <3607810D-BFE2-4B47-B5E2-4045F5D6433F@gmail.com> It?s a big NO! From one.hotmin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:31:15 2020 From: one.hotmin at gmail.com (Claudia Chan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:31:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against proposed price increase Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Claudia Chan Toronto, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sangelo1 at cox.net Tue Feb 11 05:31:23 2020 From: sangelo1 at cox.net (Sandra Angelo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:31:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair to randomly raise URL prices and ignore the majority opinion. Message-ID: Hello, I am the owner of a small business that heavily depends on using URLS to direct traffic to various websites. I feel it's unfair for ICANN to randomly raise prices, despite massive support for price controls. And it's unfair to negotiate behind closed doors without consulting the ICANN community and ignore the majority opinion. As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org, over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. * Only six comments supported removing price controls. * ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. * ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. Please return the use of price controls to protect America's businesses. Thanks. I love making your art dreams come true. When you succeed, so do I! Sandra Angelo Art Coach for Masters in Training Take your art from amateur to AMAZING... FAST! www.LearnToDrawFAST.com EASY Art Lessons for Beginners and Beyond Click here to sign up for Sandra's newsletter Click here to friend Sandra on Facebook 858-578-6005 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: application/octet-stream Size: 8632 bytes Desc: not available URL: From chris.burley at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:31:36 2020 From: chris.burley at gmail.com (Chris Burley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:31:36 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Thank you, I do not support domain price increases Message-ID: Please do not increase the cost of domain names. This is already a silly yearly expense and should be something that is allowed to pay a lifetime amount. Price increases will only further serve to benefit the domain holders,and not the end consumers. I do not support this and will fight tooth and nail to stop this. Thank you, Chris, owner of over 15 domain names. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hello at cheryllium.com Tue Feb 11 05:31:54 2020 From: hello at cheryllium.com (C. Yang) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:31:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable Message-ID: <17032bb818e.fa82472f115064.1813734506556450983@cheryllium.com> I believe the internet must serve the public. ICANN should serve public interests, not the interests of the few on top. I am against the price raise proposal unless it is proven absolutely necessary, because .COM domains make up such a large part of the internet, and it is small business owners without rich funding who will get hit the hardest. I am also against this unless there can be more transparency and clarity about where the funds are going, so we can ensure the money goes into necessary domain infrastructure and back to public benefit, rather than lining someone's pockets up top. ICANN, please listen to the public and to your own community, and involve us in this discussion. - C. Yang -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sengar3.141 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:32:16 2020 From: sengar3.141 at gmail.com (vishal sengar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:02:16 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding New Deal Message-ID: I Totally disagree and in great disappointment of the way you are making deal to raise the money of .com domains. It is ridiculous and should not be done. Hope you guys come back to senses. With sincere prayer Vishal Sengar From vali_225 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 05:32:29 2020 From: vali_225 at yahoo.com (V J) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:32:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Price increase on .com domains is outrages. STOP increasing the .com price. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From akhileshbc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:32:46 2020 From: akhileshbc at gmail.com (Akhilesh B Chandran) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:02:46 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New amendment Message-ID: Hi, I came to know about this new amendment via Namecheap's newsletter. Tried giving the feedback via the online form in your website, but it doesn't seem to be working when clicking the button. That's why am sending this as an email Kindly do not impose any amendments that would increase the price of the dot COM domains. And I won't even know about this if namecheap hasn't send this is in their newsletter. There was no news or anything. And the recent license hike of cPanel has already affected people like me where the hosting fees has went high drastically. So, please do not propose any new amendments that increases the pricing of the domains also! Thank you Regards, - *Akhilesh. B. Chandran* * Freelance Developer* Trivandrum, Kerala, India * www.akhileshbc.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From metricdive at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:32:49 2020 From: metricdive at gmail.com (freewind Colony) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:32:49 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please maintain the price status quo Message-ID: For the sake of fairness please ICANN maintain the status quo on domain pricing, or conduct an extensive consultation with the relevant stakeholders in the industry. from a concerned Netizen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jason at awardemblem.com Tue Feb 11 05:33:17 2020 From: jason at awardemblem.com (R. Jason Klein) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:33:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?I_Oppose_the_?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=99Proposed_Amendment_3_to_the_=2ECOM_Registry_Agreement?= =?utf-8?b?4oCZ?= Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern, I oppose the ?Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement?. Last month, ICANN, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc., without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. This secret deal will lead to increases that will harm the Internet as a whole. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. This is a sweetheart deal for ICANN. Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. The Internet is a publicly used network that needs to be made affordable to all users, and this deal will harm Internet users and will only benefit ICANN. It is for these reasons that I firmly oppose the ?Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement?. Regards, R. Jason Klein President & CEO Award Emblem Mfg. Co., Inc. 179 E. South Frontage Road Bolingbrook, IL 60440-3512 630.739.8226 Phone 630.739.6877 Fax 630.235.5212 Mobile Sent from my iPad (Dictated, but not Read) From aminutesale4 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:33:33 2020 From: aminutesale4 at gmail.com (Augustine Mwathi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:33:33 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Hello, I came across an article concerning the drastic decision iccan is making in regards to increase prices to .com domains. My plea is, some of us who own such domains, don't earn much from our business and that means we will lose our business and be rendered jobless. As that is the only source of our income. Also that will mean your sales will decrease since majority of buyers are low income earners. So, I would strongly object your drastic decision since is inconsiderate. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paulomogie at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 05:33:33 2020 From: paulomogie at outlook.com (Paul Omogie) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:33:33 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] There's No Need For the Price Increase Message-ID: We should be talking about price slash to support more businesses online not trying to increase prices and shut most businesses down Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yinrising at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:34:47 2020 From: yinrising at protonmail.com (yinrising) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:34:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comment on ICANN Amendment to raise .COM prices Message-ID: <4sqwLGwFFLO5B5U8XquhOsbP0xpJUc5QSKxATTYqiVXzvieMEk-3juT3tkAuNo7Av3aauyS8FkXNlAHhONMZ7ta1AO2FvDIBAP8lTobrglk=@protonmail.com> There is a lot of gall here to say that it is in the public interest to raise the prices of dot coms. It is in the interest of domain hoarders, who are thieves of business opportunity, parasites on legitimate public interest. It is not in any way in the public interest. As a person trying to do business online, like everyone else, this hurts us badly and you will pay for trying to do this. SO HELL NO, you will NOT increase the dot.com prices with public consent. And we will take this to our rep, we will take it up legally, and begin to crack down on your private little fiefdom. You operate with no legitimacy. Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ganindudananja at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:35:04 2020 From: ganindudananja at gmail.com (Ganindu Dhananja) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:05:04 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment about TLD price increase Message-ID: <5e423d0c.1c69fb81.d981.7396@mx.google.com> Dear ICANN community, Usually, TLDs are about businesses and related co-operate activities and such. In my experience, not everything on TLDs are about businesses, where as there might be educational purposes, researches, non-profit projects and etc.. Also it?s time to mention about small start-up businesses in this era. A lot of improvements and developments have been took place with ?small start-ups? that will have a huge impact on the local communities up to every human on earth who have an electronic devices. Those small start-ups usually starts ?small?. I?m also an entrepreneur with such ideas and I?m currently using one of the .com TLDs. So, in my experience, managing a TLD was a huge deal for me (not to mention managing emails, dns, etc..) but later on this might get harder with each day. So, this decision to increase price for .com domains is unfair with my point of view as an entrepreneur since, it highly limits the ?small start-up? community and you are doing a harm for the community. Also with the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. So, please re-consider to decrease prices as soon as possible or give valid reasons for the increases. Thank you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From preitz3 at twcny.rr.com Tue Feb 11 05:35:04 2020 From: preitz3 at twcny.rr.com (Philip Reitz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:35:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases hurt small business Message-ID: <7B276E57-9E3E-4A89-8D90-E2F496F11858@twcny.rr.com> This decision is being made without feedback from the community. You are going to hurt small business. This is a corrupt and ridiculous action. Phil From nasif.kamal at ibadahinternational.com Tue Feb 11 05:35:40 2020 From: nasif.kamal at ibadahinternational.com (nasif.kamal at ibadahinternational.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:35:40 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding increasing price of domain Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Info at deutscheshaus-willingen.com Tue Feb 11 05:35:32 2020 From: Info at deutscheshaus-willingen.com (info@deutscheshaus-willingen.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:35:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase prices Message-ID: <722AC50A-3A56-430D-BF28-4BA1A7BF5A4F@deutscheshaus-willingen.com> Dear people of Ivan, Consider good when you increase prices of .com Domain i consider to leave. Kind regards, Ynes Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone From bmq123456 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:35:57 2020 From: bmq123456 at gmail.com (yusuf bai) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:35:57 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant?I have a .xyz domain so later I may want to register a .com domain. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ??? Beijing, Beijing, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sandeep at theremotelab.com Tue Feb 11 05:35:55 2020 From: sandeep at theremotelab.com (Sandeep Sharma) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:35:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transparency? Message-ID: Hi, Could you pls not go ahead with the proposed price increases. Can you kindly publish why is these changes taking place? Thanks. Regards, Sandeep. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pariser at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:36:21 2020 From: pariser at gmail.com (Andrew Pariser) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:36:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain name price increases Message-ID: I strongly discourage ICANN from accepting amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement as written today. A compounding 7% increase in .com fees each year for four out of every six years is enormous! Letting this be the norm is unacceptable to the average buyer of domain names. It?s yet another way to reduce the democratization if the Internet. And all so Verisign can make more money. Shame. Some ways to mitigate how egregious this is: - agree on this allowed price increase rule but only for the current 6 year agreement (not indefinitely) - create a corresponding cap for the total maximum increase allowed between 2020 and 2030 that is sizably lower than 71% (that?s 7% per year for 8 of the next 10 years! yuck) - reduce the 7% annual maximum increase to 2% - perform multiple of the above recommendations Thanks - Andrew -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bobvaneck at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:36:49 2020 From: bobvaneck at gmail.com (B Veck) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:36:49 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com changes Message-ID: Please register my vote against this change. Kr, -- *Cheers,* *Bob van Eck* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chriswakeford at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:37:00 2020 From: chriswakeford at gmail.com (Chris Wakeford) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:37:00 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I represent around 22500 small business owners in Australia NZ and the UK Message-ID: In summary any changes to the ICANN must be done via consultation and time to consider. What we see here is NOTHING more than gouging with zero additional value to new and existing customers. Reality is- there will be backlash.... Im sure which will come shortly if your people wont/ don't listen. Trust me on that one......... Thanks for the opp to offer up some advice. [image: photo] ChrisWakeford -End Game Coimplementor Corporate Adviser, Pulse Markets.-Tribal Founder 2020 Projects A Level 24.1 Farrier Place.Sydney.NSW.2000.Australia. M +61(0) 402 743 743 <+61(0) 402 743 743> E ChrisWakeford at gmail.com W Pulsemarkets.com.au-TribalFounders.com Slogan Enterprise endgames lock in way more time-It's Time Skype ewealth <#> Ps. I am 'reply fast' using mobile devices such as iphone to be efficient so forgive me if this message is too blunt, too short or predictive text-affected.....You can text me rather than call in saving TIME. It's Time. Get your own email signature -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From valamorpalo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:38:19 2020 From: valamorpalo at gmail.com (Val Amor C. Palo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:38:19 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to Price Increass Message-ID: Please help us minimum wagers maintain our domain names. With the planned price increase we are afraid of losing our domain names. Please -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alex.nkusi at outbox.co.ug Tue Feb 11 05:39:55 2020 From: alex.nkusi at outbox.co.ug (Alex Nkusi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:39:55 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .com domain fees Message-ID: The internet shouldn?t be more expensive to take advantage of because some people can?t exhaust their endless appetite for money. Keep the prices the way they are From brandon.george at ithands.com Tue Feb 11 05:41:16 2020 From: brandon.george at ithands.com (Brandon George) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:11:16 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Maybe this decision is the right thing to do, but it was made without consulting all the affected parties. Please pause the implementation of this and get input from all the groups affected. You will be glad you did in the long run. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From heatmeister at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:41:26 2020 From: heatmeister at gmail.com (Ib Knutsen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:41:26 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Still don't understand price hike Message-ID: <338FB981-C2EC-4F7E-875A-4F8558ED2B56@gmail.com> Hello, Having briefly read the background documents, I still don't understand the price hike for internet domains. I have had my domain, ibsite.com, since it became available to me in the mid 00's, and I have greatly appreciated it's convenience as well as simplicity and affordability. Now I use the domain primarily as my email, but should the price significantly increase, I may well have to stop this, with all annoying consequences that has for my contacts who have, over 15 years, become used to being able to contact me at the same. I can only urge you not to monopolize your advantage of controlling the world's most simple internet domain. Sincerely, Ib Knutsen Norway Ibsite.com https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en/mail_form -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soundhealthdoc1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:42:11 2020 From: soundhealthdoc1 at gmail.com (Nagato Uzumaki) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:42:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Please we don't want any increase in .com or any other domain, if you dont have a good reason for it. Please don't make it harder for our online presence -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Muhammad.6232756 at talmeez.pk Tue Feb 11 05:25:45 2020 From: Muhammad.6232756 at talmeez.pk (Muhammad Usman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:25:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We Love .com even if we cant scale big business over internet .this act is brutal and kill 90 percent of small businesses. it saturates money in the hands of big players. promote inequality and kill justice for small scale intrapreneurs. plz stop Message-ID: Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tunaynovruz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:42:56 2020 From: tunaynovruz at gmail.com (Tunay Novruz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:42:56 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. 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In order to supplement my income, I decided to do some online work ? something I could monitor on with my health. I went to Name cheap.com because it was reasonable, it went in compliance to my income And it was easy to follow. I am not that learned in Internet items and engines, but I am learning slowly. Because of this notification and my concerns for my income, I will be pulling my name off the list I?m not dealing with cheap names.com until you guys resolve this situation. I understand the companies want to make more money but as always you seem to always take it out of the pockets of the people who are trying to just get by. From florenciafrancob at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:42:58 2020 From: florenciafrancob at gmail.com (Florencia Franco) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:42:58 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I WANT TO Avoid .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Please don't do it!!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From priteshgudge at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 05:43:20 2020 From: priteshgudge at yahoo.com (Pritesh Gudge) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:43:20 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment - Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1616571152.1018176.1581399800715.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1616571152.1018176.1581399800715@mail.yahoo.com> Internet is supposed to be an infrastructure free of mafia-like control, inclusive and should invite participation. This move by ICANN goes against the fundamental philosophy of internet making it unavailable for users with lesser financial means, especially from lower-income countries from participating in the internet movement. I urge you to reconsider this discriminatory move. Pritesh Gudge -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From youssef.shaaban.ali at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:43:10 2020 From: youssef.shaaban.ali at gmail.com (Youssef Shaaban) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:43:10 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I SAY NO TO YOUR PRICES INCREASE! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gillesbouvier at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:44:04 2020 From: gillesbouvier at gmail.com (Gilles BOUVIER) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:44:04 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: <2f4e87f3-4650-43d9-bd80-557da47fa79b@Spark> References: <2f4e87f3-4650-43d9-bd80-557da47fa79b@Spark> Message-ID: <5710b425-2340-4fea-bc93-e9311c85e06b@Spark> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Best regards, Gilles B. Sunnyvale, CA - USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fawad666 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:44:33 2020 From: fawad666 at gmail.com (Fawad Azam) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:44:33 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We reject the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi I have read out the recent amendments to be made and suggest you to not to apply such decision. This will reduce tge image of tld There are still varioua options you can choose. I personally reject this. Best wishes Fawad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lawrence at metrolighting.com Tue Feb 11 05:44:25 2020 From: lawrence at metrolighting.com (Lawrence Grown) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:44:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep the internet affordable Message-ID: PLEASE keep the internet affordable! The current proposed changes will impact our ability to start new ventures and event to maintain existing ones. DO NOT make moves that will raise prices year after year! Thank you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rakesh.m.jadhav at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 05:44:45 2020 From: rakesh.m.jadhav at icloud.com (Rakesh Jadhav) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:14:45 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <2FE1AFA0-B76D-46C1-BF05-AA8E0D52AC69@icloud.com> Hello, I feel the hike in price on .com domains every year is not a good idea since we internet marketers buy several domains every year and cannot afford a lot on the domain prices. I request you to consider all the comments and kindly oblige. Regards, Rakesh From xklusive3d at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:45:05 2020 From: xklusive3d at gmail.com (Okechukwu Solomon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:45:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot COM Domain Price Is Not A Good Idea Message-ID: Sir, I don't feel good about this decision. dot.COM domain price should not be increased. It will make many blogs and websites to fail in the future. Please don't increase it this time. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spammerescroto at live.com Tue Feb 11 05:44:54 2020 From: spammerescroto at live.com (Eduardo Ferraz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:44:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop this crap! Message-ID: Totally against your action. #thumbsdownicann -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geffjens at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:44:57 2020 From: geffjens at hotmail.com (Jens Geffken) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:44:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: I dont want Price increases by ican or any other affiliate Jens Geffken Papyrusweg 21 22117 Hamburg Tele: 01636301572 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From woopledoer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:45:26 2020 From: woopledoer at gmail.com (Louie) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:45:26 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO on Amendment! Message-ID: <5e423f7d.1c69fb81.c15d9.77c6@mx.google.com> Please do not go through with this amendment as the price increases will impact my business negatively.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From madmatts87 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:45:55 2020 From: madmatts87 at hotmail.com (Matt Davis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:45:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep prices fair and keep the internet open to all Message-ID: I'm writing to voice my opinion regarding .com agreement changes. Internet access is now a fundamental human right: it's impossible to function economically, socially, governmentally, and vocationally in society without it. For this reason, any plans to increase prices to domains should be minimized, as costs funnel down and will always impact the most vulnerable people the most. It will also contribute to disruption in the quality and availability of online services. You're in a position to be a shepherd of a fundamental societal tool, so please do not take advantage of this for your own financial gain. A strong and viable online community will help grow the internet, so keep this access open to all. 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URL: From parlyb10 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:44:35 2020 From: parlyb10 at gmail.com (Uduakobong Sampson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:44:35 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO Message-ID: Don't, It'll really affect the internet users.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Rob at ThingsForGeeks.com Tue Feb 11 05:46:31 2020 From: Rob at ThingsForGeeks.com (Rob Barbieri) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:46:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase Message-ID: I am registrant of several .com domain names. Verisign just wants to jack prices for no benefit other than their own. The current rate of $7.85 is fine and does not need to be changed. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Regards, Robert Barbieri -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arturorey.es at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:46:52 2020 From: arturorey.es at hotmail.com (Arturo Reyes Jr.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:46:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: This is so bad for customers of .COM domains but so good for business. Hear the voice of the people, WE DON'T SUPPORT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT 3. Atentamente, Arturo Reyes Jr. Ingeniero en Inform?tica. arturorey.es at hotmail.com (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/FCB11FAE-E90A-4A5A-BC20-B58AF63DF1B7 at getmailspring.com/0?redirect=mailto%3Aarturorey.es%40hotmail.com&recipient=Y29tbWVudHMtY29tLWFtZW5kbWVudC0zLTAzamFuMjBAaWNhbm4ub3Jn)+57 3177138328 (tel:+57%203177138328) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sprl.mx at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:48:05 2020 From: sprl.mx at gmail.com (Alejandro Torres) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:48:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increase to domains Message-ID: I read about the increasing prices of .com domains.... I hope you are actually considering consumer feedback and stop this initiative... I'm not happy with ICANN making this changes not considering users around the globe.. This will limit the adquisici?n of domains for people I different countries where 10 USD represents a weekly salary. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From itmanager at mindsuae.com Tue Feb 11 05:33:53 2020 From: itmanager at mindsuae.com (Manager | MINDS) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:33:53 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] domain name charges shouldn't be raised Message-ID: <0A963218-F97D-4BC1-8FFB-14BA2EAB2002@mindsuae.com> Hi, I am very surprised to come to know from my domain registrar (namecheap.com) that you are increasing charges of domain name registration. Why? It should be stopped, instead of reducing charges to make internet accessible for everyone you are increasing charges. Please reconsider your decision and revert it. -- Regards, Fawad Irfan Sheikh Manager | MINDS W: www.mindsuae.com FB: facebook.com/mindsuae -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jayhatens at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:46:57 2020 From: jayhatens at gmail.com (Chris Hatens) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:46:57 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ammendments opinion Message-ID: <8w4h7y-mi63l6eq886c-6wgc4y-izw6ki-ks931oa59qyo-qtd8zaflzaq5-gnbejqhnvtkd-860q2fi2w0h1ko9rtxm6tl3z-3nho1mbvoaeu-c1e82u-y21kdehizhnh-nvp5cx-7aqt9t-svxpkwbzlfw6.1581400017929@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wogleee at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:47:21 2020 From: wogleee at gmail.com (Bellamy Yu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:47:21 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] a user who may be affected negatively financially Message-ID: Dear ICANN, The increasing prices to registrars for .COM domains are great disturbance and a heavy burden to small enterprise owners. It would be great that you could revoke the decision. Sincerely yours, -- chien-ju -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tino at businessfirsttv.com Tue Feb 11 05:47:28 2020 From: tino at businessfirsttv.com (Tino Da Silva) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:47:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed price increases for .com domain names Message-ID: <03F02B79-2796-4D61-9E00-142C5858D461@contoso.com> Dear sirs, I would like to add my name to list of the many who are objecting to the suggested price increases by Verisign. Domain name prices need to be kept at price that everyone can afford not just the few. Best wishes. [https://businessfirsttv.com/signatures/aoIfH7U.png] [ttps://businessfirsttv.com/signatures/RuFFbV1.png] [ttps://businessfirsttv.com/signatures/YoGckh6.png] [ttps://businessfirsttv.com/signatures/0d7vnz7.png] Tino Da Silva Business First TV The Old School, Stane Street North Heath, Pulborough RH20 1DJ M: 07920 488 450 W:www.businessfirsttv.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cmateke at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:48:41 2020 From: cmateke at gmail.com (Clare Mateke) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:48:41 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e42403c.1c69fb81.d76f2.4451@mx.google.com> I object to this proposed price increase for .com. The proposal is unfair and unreasonable, especially for those of us who are using domains for non-profit purposes and live in third-world countries. Such price increases for basic internet use leads to unequal opportunities for people around the world and is a form of discrimination. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dmpc at dmpcwebdesigns.com Mon Feb 10 21:57:37 2020 From: dmpc at dmpcwebdesigns.com (Jody) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases On .com Message-ID: <4dbae818-6d05-a7eb-ffdb-57d6aff59e79@dmpcwebdesigns.com> Doing these proceeding behind closed doors and not letting anyone have a say in it is just not the right way to do business. These price increases will cause a lot of small businesses to go under. There is no need to have price increases for these .com domains. This is just ridiculous to have any price increase at all. It is a name that is it there is no cost to you to even see why these even have price increases other than corporate greed. -- -- Thanks, Jody Note: All bills owed are billed at the first of the month Thanks DM PC Web Designs We Build Search Engine Friendly Websites That Work & Get The Job Done! DM PC Web Designs http://www.dmpcwebdesigns.com *Main Number* (704-880-2029 <#>) *Cell Numbers* Jody (704-880-2029 <#>) Pam (704-880-4148 <#>) *We hope you have a Blessed Jesus Filled Day. For God so loved the world That he gave his only begotten Son That whosoever believeth in him should not perish But have everlasting life. John 3:16 **How To Get To Heaven * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: dmpclogo.png Type: image/png Size: 41807 bytes Desc: not available URL: From yachadm at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:49:17 2020 From: yachadm at gmail.com (YachadM) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:49:17 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Behind closed doors? Message-ID: <000001d5e09f$031be7c0$0953b740$@com> Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. If you're not transparent, then you're corrupt, and have no mandate to execute your function. WE the citizens have the right to know EXACTLY what you're doing with our money, and who in your organization is being personally enriched by this. Stop this disrespectful and greedy behavior. M Yachad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dell.anderson at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:49:09 2020 From: dell.anderson at gmail.com (Dell Anderson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:49:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Verizon deal over .com name registry Message-ID: There is no need to increase .com annual fees above that charged in 2012 as alleged. If anything, technology improvements should reduce the cost of domain name registry. Furthermore what I read of the proposed ICANN deal, it has all the trappings of a sweetheart backroom bribery deal where Verizon agrees to split done of their increased rate increases with ICANN. Any rate increases are outrageous, and rate increases without significant rational need are even more outrageous. I stand with NameCheap and all other intelligent, independent, internet domain name registrars in opposing any rate increases whatsoever. Thank you. Dell Anderson Fairfield, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nmasharani at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:48:48 2020 From: nmasharani at gmail.com (Nisha Masharani) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:48:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment re: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern - I am writing regarding the proposed price increases for domains including .com domains. I as an individual, and many small businesses, rely on the web for work, and increasing the cost of domains makes the web increasingly inaccessible to everyone. The goal of the web is to democratize knowledge and information, and increasing barriers to that democratization is fundamentally against the nature of the web. I hope you will reconsider Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I do not think this amendment should pass. Thank you very much, Nisha Masharani -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kwcavanaugh at live.com Tue Feb 11 05:49:17 2020 From: kwcavanaugh at live.com (Keith Cavanaugh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:49:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: I am against the proposed .COM wholesale domain price increases! Keith Cavanaugh Boca Raton, FL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paritoshpandey966 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:49:36 2020 From: paritoshpandey966 at gmail.com (outlook_A7CC18C3D7475761@outlook.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:19:36 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding .com price increasing. Message-ID: <5e424071.1c69fb81.f354e.688f@mx.google.com> Hello, Greetings! As a customer we do not have any options to face such huge hike for .com prices, we cannot effort. Please try not to increase the prices. Thank you. Regards Poor customers Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sharno3 at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 05:49:47 2020 From: sharno3 at icloud.com (Mohamed Elsharnouby) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:49:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?increase_domain_prices?= Message-ID: <6E6DB849-D703-42EB-9314-11ED4E3F03C4@icloud.com> I grew up in a poor country where my father earned a few dollars a day. Buying a domain for a business that I wanted to start was a big investment that I needed to consider a lot before doing. I believe that expensive domains limit unfortunate people?s capabilities to be effective and have online presence or get out of poverty though opening a business, given that online business is easy to start than other business opportunities. Please don?t increase domains prices until poverty line of the world becomes a domain price in a day From info at seacrestpk.com Tue Feb 11 04:29:23 2020 From: info at seacrestpk.com (info at seacrestpk.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:29:23 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prices increased will effect our business Message-ID: Dear sir, I'm an entrepreneur and doing struggled for my business. Currently have no employee and doing it on my own. If prices increased I couldn't sustain my business as we already face business crunch in current situation. So please make it on old prices other wise we will shift to other. Regards, Atif zeshan Sent from my Huawei Mobile From bo2010 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:49:29 2020 From: bo2010 at hotmail.com (Bohyun Yoon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:49:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: Hello, I support that domain names prices to remain at current level. Bohyun Yoon From zameelamjed at live.com Tue Feb 11 05:49:45 2020 From: zameelamjed at live.com (Zameel Amjed) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:49:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increase for .com Message-ID: For whom may it concern, I am against the price change for .com domain name change as; 1.we are running our business in South Asian countries and price increase is unbearable for slow growing businesses 2.public used to .com and there is more chance the website will not reach its audience if .com is changed However, if there is a method to increase the price based on the traffic and revenue a website generates i would support this change. Thanks, Zameel Amjed Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david.kute at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 05:49:51 2020 From: david.kute at icloud.com (David Kute) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:49:51 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes are an abuse Message-ID: The current plan to changes to the domain name system are a scam and abuse. It also will handicap the ability of the internet to be a free place. I strongly disagree with any changes being enacted. From rbhuawei2019 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:50:11 2020 From: rbhuawei2019 at gmail.com (Rabby Shah) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:50:11 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please dont Increase .com Message-ID: <-fpj15d-zbojs7-mhs9gvt2x8sg-3dk0phoe6uk67ov9w6c16e64-l1hw1l-ni1m97rjtrwj-wxlcpx-q98pqv7dosvx-vfi5kb79zolaoyda-v17u5hz7e8en-fkcrcm-e421u2nxg55v-mtyqdrvgucj.1581400211454@email.android.com> Please sir don't increase the top level .com domain value. Sent from my Huawei Mobile From shaanshivanandan at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:49:56 2020 From: shaanshivanandan at protonmail.com (Shaan Shivanandan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:49:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir/Ma'am, Many of us own several domains which may or may not be commercial purposes. I purchase domains to protect my name and domains for my family members. An increase in price may or may not mean much to large corporations but for individual domain owners and enthusiasts, this is a huge deterrent. We should be encouraging and empowering more individuals to use the internet and secure a domain for a fun new project they may be working on. It should not feel like a financial burden. Thanks, Shaan Shivanandan Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aleksandra.krysiak at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:50:05 2020 From: aleksandra.krysiak at hotmail.com (Aleksandra Krysiak) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:50:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase prices Message-ID: Please don't increase prices -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From owaizkhan96 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:51:38 2020 From: owaizkhan96 at gmail.com (alshell 7) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:21:38 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the decision Message-ID: Just found out this decision about the the prices that are going to be hiked for end consumer who wants to buy the .COM domains. Being a generic internet geek and technology lead of the company, I'd rather suggest, to look about for future, let us make internet an easy place that we flourish together for a better outcome, rather than restricting the whole world to consider the financial constraints. Please take back the decisions, it is not a good move for the generation coming up. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anonymousamor777 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:51:52 2020 From: anonymousamor777 at gmail.com (Amor Ghosh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:51:52 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e4240f8.1c69fb81.791e8.65aa@mx.google.com> Stop Doing That. This will hamper us. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xahedinfo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:52:04 2020 From: xahedinfo at gmail.com (xahed) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:52:04 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment for .com domain Message-ID: Hi, please don't pass this proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement. It will create difficulties for the people to create their presence in the web. And also it will increase the price for current users. So please hold this amendment. Thanks Zahed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davelanderson1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:52:10 2020 From: davelanderson1 at gmail.com (David Anderson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:52:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Icann Price increases Message-ID: With the proposed price increases individual domain owners , such as myself , Will be forced out of owning our own Domains. In many cases the Domain names serve Hobby or Open source development projects. In many cases the projects generate little to no revenue. Creating a financial burden for small domain owners is not an appropriate way to gather revenue for expenses. Large corporations can surely afford an increase since they must also protect their Brands. They can and will pay more. but the majority of small developers will not be able to pay the burden. Please reconsider the fee structure you are proposing in ligh of the small owner community Sincerely David Anderson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ian at bradleys.net Tue Feb 11 05:52:50 2020 From: ian at bradleys.net (ian at bradleys.net) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:52:50 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Need more explanation of why the proposed price rises are necessary and how the increased income will be used Message-ID: <033d01d5e09f$80791b20$816b5160$@bradleys.net> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From irshadanver at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:54:03 2020 From: irshadanver at hotmail.com (Irshad Anver) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:54:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not Increase .com Price Message-ID: Dear Sir, Please do not Increase .com Price. Thanks & regards, Irshad Anver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From w1bi at live.com Tue Feb 11 05:54:05 2020 From: w1bi at live.com (Rahadian Wibisono) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:54:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN more like ICANNOT BELIEVE U INCREASE .COM PRICE Message-ID: Bruh smh my head -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexandrufrigioiu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:54:24 2020 From: alexandrufrigioiu at gmail.com (Frigioiu Alexandru) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:54:24 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am very concerned that ICANN appears to be rubber-stamping a major rise in .com prices. There does not appear to be any justification for raising prices. No economic study has been undertaken by ICANN to demonstrate that Verisign needs any more money or that there is some other public interest in raising prices. The price increase appears to be purely a money-grab by an already handsomely paid company. That means only its shareholders stand to benefit from the increased price, not the public. Please be more transparent when decisions like this are made. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From g.karan.sinna at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:55:29 2020 From: g.karan.sinna at gmail.com (Gowriekaran Sinnadurai) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:55:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com domain price increase Message-ID: Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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It is funny today I still come across things I have typed or coded that have been made available to all people. Years ago I had skills and talents in UNIX, FORTRAN, PASCHAL, and COBAL, unfortunately today I am disabled and even have trouble reading, but I do enjoy having some domains that allow a web presence to share useful information and ideas. Please help keep the internet affordable. I have been paying for the same domains for many years, and unfortunately as I have earned less and less I have lost many domains due to technical difficulty (like the Register Fly fiasco), and quite frankly high costs. Some domains I was able to get back through paying extortion prices along with providing reams of paperwork to prove my identity, others have been lost forever to companies that are very good at making profit on the web. Please remember the little people out there. It was hard enough to pay for web hosting let alone the high price of each domain registration. Your assistance is appreciated in keeping thought relatively free and readily available. Please come to an equitable pricing agreement using more input from the many interested parties. Thank you for you time. Best wishes, Dustan Bilte -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alex at itsalexjones.com Tue Feb 11 05:56:07 2020 From: alex at itsalexjones.com (Alex Jones) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:56:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Changes Message-ID: <2DCA05B5-422C-4C9D-BE77-AAD32EDB4108@itsalexjones.com> Hi, I?d like to make clear that I do not support the proposed changes to the agreement with Verisign specifically in relation to pricing changes. The best thing about the web is that it doesn?t matter who you are or how much money you have, you can buy a domain name just the same as everyone else. Allow such drastic price increases would put .com domains out of the price range for the normal person. It may not seem trivial now. But setting the precedent that entire, established tlds can be placed out of the price range of the normal person would be a sad day for the domain name system and for ICANN Regards, Alex Jones Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone From jaredvolpe at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:55:58 2020 From: jaredvolpe at gmail.com (Jared Volpe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:55:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed to raising prices Message-ID: Please keep the internet open and don't raise prices on .com domains. Please do better: Taking money from Verisign and not having oversight or transparency about how the funds will get used and who will oversee proper use is bad. Verisign should not be allow to resell domains. It is a conflict of interest. Do better. Finally... you ignored comments in the past. Don't do that. Do better. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From onur at baserler.com Tue Feb 11 05:50:48 2020 From: onur at baserler.com (Onur =?utf-8?Q?Ba=C5=9Fer?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:50:48 +0300 (EET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <488102926.25983.1581400248396.JavaMail.zimbra@baserler.com> I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Due to technological advances, cost of maintaining a TDL should be down by each year. This price inrease is unjustified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest internationally. Please stop this increase and take measurements to prevent a monopoly to dictate prices against public interest. Thank you. Onur Baser, Aksaray, Republic of Turkey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rajatkhare619 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:56:49 2020 From: rajatkhare619 at gmail.com (Rajat Khare) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:26:49 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increase of .com domains Message-ID: Hi, I have been an active internet user for the past decade. I have bought multiple .com domains and would have continued to do so but this decision of allowing Verisign to hike the prices would deter me from buying more. I read that the current maintenance costs do not justify this change. Hence, I urge you to reconsider your decision and maintain a cap on the price. Yours sincerely, Rajat From simon at mustoearthur.plus.com Tue Feb 11 05:56:42 2020 From: simon at mustoearthur.plus.com (Simon Mustoe-Arthur) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:56:42 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <003901d5e0a0$0bea47b0$23bed710$@mustoearthur.plus.com> Please note that I am against the planned changes above. I understand that according to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years and that alongside these contract changes, Verisign has agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. I am entirely against such an open ended commitment without any apparent checks and balances and urge you to reconsider your plans Yours Simon Mustoe - Arthur -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ericmacknight at mac.com Tue Feb 11 05:57:45 2020 From: ericmacknight at mac.com (Eric MacKnight) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:57:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No! Message-ID: <467BB2B4-611B-48DD-A2B0-CA52AE1C1723@mac.com> I object strenuously to any proposal that would allow wholesale .com domain registration fees to rise. --------------------------------- Eric T. MacKnight Teacher & Writer http://www.EricMacKnight.com/ Twitter: @ericmacknight Skype: erictmacknight at gmail.com From al3b8ri656 at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 05:57:33 2020 From: al3b8ri656 at icloud.com (=?utf-8?B?2LnYqNiv2KfZhNi52LLZitiyINin2YTZhNmH2YrYqNmK?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:57:33 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: <4EE2060D-B275-4D4E-B2C6-4D5A308FB52E@icloud.com> Dear ICANN, How dare you do this to us? Please respect yourself and us. Best wishes, Abdulaziz Allhybi Sent from my iPhone From james at bundy6pak.com Tue Feb 11 05:58:18 2020 From: james at bundy6pak.com (James Bundy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:58:18 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases Message-ID: <17032d3ad11.c1631c97122574.1201208917208143590@bundy6pak.com> I am not okay with price increases especially when they are shrouded in secret deals done without full transparency to the public that such transactions end up affecting. I respectfully request that .com prices do not increase. There is plenty of money to be made without exploiting the general public. Thanks, James Bundy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lauri.falck at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 05:58:11 2020 From: lauri.falck at hotmail.com (Lauri Falck) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:58:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to Amendment 3 Message-ID: Dear recipient, I would like to inform you of my opposition to the planned Amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement. Best regards, Lauri Falck Sent from my iPhone From mail at ascariya.com Tue Feb 11 05:58:22 2020 From: mail at ascariya.com (Abhilash Scariya) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:28:22 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider: TLD price increase Message-ID: Dear Sirs, I have greatly benefitted from the existing rates for TLD pricing. As a single individual working in a software company, I use a personalized email address to boost my professional image. I can understand a marginal increase in price (say 5% every 5 years). But the new proposal for price increases will make owning a TLD expensive for me in the coming years. The same inconvenience would apply to my freelancer friends who rely on affordable pricing so that they can earn their livelihood. Please reconsider the price increase so that individuals like us do not find it difficult. Thanks, Abhilash mail at ascariya.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at thenutritionsalon.com Tue Feb 11 05:58:15 2020 From: admin at thenutritionsalon.com (The Nutrition Salon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:58:15 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <001001d5e0a0$41bde1d0$c539a570$@thenutritionsalon.com> Unfair. Unethical. 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Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:00:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree by the increase in the price of .COM domains Message-ID: <002101d5e0a0$a295e7a0$e7c1b6e0$@aress.pe> Dear I disagree about the increase in prices for .COM domains; not only for me, but for the hundreds of people and companies that use these domains for our companies, doing this will make less accessible to 80% of small and medium-sized companies do not have their own domain, on the contrary they should focus their efforts and together with wholesale companies that sell domains, try to reach hundreds of companies in all countries to have a website, that would help increase their income and not only with a price increase that will generate fewer people wanting to acquire a domain. Saludos Cordiales Brochure Aress Brochure Sopladores -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Don?t move forward with this! Sent from my iPhone From flaggmiller at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:00:55 2020 From: flaggmiller at gmail.com (Flagg M) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:00:55 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 to .com Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2A137183-A5B0-433A-813B-ED6BA6A8784E@gmail.com> To Whom It May Concern, I urge ICANN to rescind its bid to increase rates on .com domains. Users like myself, a professor at a public university, depend on .com domain sites in order to disseminate our work to audiences. A true democracy depends on an informed electorate, and the results from research funded by American taxpayers are of value to the public good. Public universities struggling to meet the demands of a growing population cannot foot the bill for this effort alone. Corporations in positions of preserving and disseminating public knowledge have a responsibility to operate through due process; in this case ICANN?s clients and partners were not consulted adequately. Thank you. Regards, Flagg Professor of Religious Studies University of California, Davis One Shields Ave Davis, CA 95616 tel: +27 66-073-3315 +01-530-574-3758 ?Terrorist Violence and the?Enrollment of Psychology in?Predicting Muslim Extremism,??Critical Studies on Terrorism?(2018) The Audacious Ascetic: What the?bin Laden Tapes Reveal about Al-Qa`ida The Moral Resonance of Arab?Media: Audiocassette Poetry and?Culture in Yemen http://religiongradgroup.ucdavis.edu/people/profile/239 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: The new policy proposal of allowing verisign to continually increase .COM renewal process 8 out of 10 years is cost-prohibitive for young business and a very confusing and misleading practice. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samirayubkhan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:07:15 2020 From: samirayubkhan at gmail.com (Samir Khan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:07:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This amendment will make .com domains less accessible for people and creators around the world. The internet was meant to be a domain for the free sharing of ideas and content - let's keep it that way! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I think it is time ICANN be dissolved and the service lead by a more effective group and/or automated technology. I'm against the new "Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement" Georgi Todorov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From onlyonewayjohn14.6 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:04:28 2020 From: onlyonewayjohn14.6 at gmail.com (James K. Johnson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:04:28 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] RATE INCREASES Message-ID: Greetings: Please do not raise rates for the consumers that use the Internet. Thank you for your services you offer Americans. James K. Johnson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sh at sourcecode.de Tue Feb 11 06:04:31 2020 From: sh at sourcecode.de (Stephan Ruegamer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:04:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Stephan R?gamer Berlin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wshngstr at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:04:31 2020 From: wshngstr at gmail.com (Tomika) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:04:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: I have a website that is a .com. I do not earn money from it, nor do I want to. It is a website for my personal needs. A simple blog that talks about my father, a victim of a horrible crime. I swore to him his story would be told and remembered on his website. He was lucky enough to see it and has since passed away. The site has been open since 2016. He passed in 2017. He is a victim without a voice. Through me, he has words. By raising prices on all sites, you deprive people, like me, of being able to simply have a voice. Cyberspace isnt just for personal profit. Its a voice. My dads site will never rank one on google. It won't make money. But it is something that I feel has a right to be affordable and available. Please reconsider charging more for all. Thank you. Tomika Endelderlyabuse.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Internet is public domain, or are we in China? If it's true what I read, your decision can bring me 70% price increase for each of my domains. And for what? The money you receive, who is going to monitor that those gains are going to support domain infrastructure instead of landing into your Executives' pockets or being overspent? Stop breeding corruption and open this to public. Arkai Pasternak -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From farhan.ishfaq at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:05:35 2020 From: farhan.ishfaq at gmail.com (Farhan Sidiqui) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:05:35 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] TLD.com Price Raise Message-ID: <5e42442d.1c69fb81.bc3ba.5784@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This amendment will clearly benefit ICANN, Verisign, and large corporations and copmanies for whom the price increase will have no impact, while dramatically hurting and impacting individuals, small businesses charities, non-profits, and other life saving and essential services and programs. ICANN was set up, in part, to create competition between domain name registrars, but ICANN is now at the center of the problem, without considering any input from Internet users on these critical decisions and subverting their voices. These increased prices will absolutely be passed on to the consumer. To think any differently is to be ignorant of the reality we live in. Verisign is getting a real sweetheart of a deal here that will result not only in them practically being able to write their own profit sharing checks, but will destroy any competition among registrars that currently exists, since the new contract would allow Verisign to operate as a registrar, with loopholes for them to also sell .COMs through another registrar. ICANN has ignored thousands of comments, input, and disparate cries from the public, worldwide to not force this money-grabbing, freedom destroying proposal through. 95% of the work I do as a web developer and graphic designer is pro bono work for non-profits, charities, and other amazing organizations doing amazing work. I work for these very worth causes for free because I know how tight there budgets are and how little extra there is for overhead, like a custom website with e-commerce functionality. These price increases will have a dramatic and chilling affect on these charities and non-profits, who already operate on shoe string budgets. Additionally, this will have a chilling affect on individuals and small businesses who run on tight budgets or operate websites as a hobby or special interest. Millions of people around the world have the amazing opportunity to impact their communities, friends, family, and regions because buying a domain name and setting up a website is within their reach. ICANN and Verisign are on a path to scorched earth for all of these people, small businesses, and charities and non-profits that rely on ICANN to do the RIGHT thing for the public for which is was created to benefit, support, and enrich. But this proposed amendment 3 has been created and is intending to be rammed through to enrich and line the pockets of ICANN, Verisign, and large corporations and industries with literally no thought for everyone else or the good of the world. 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With third-party resellers, domain squatters, and especially since the introduction of new TLDs, we have seen that without healthy controls, wholesale domain registrars and resellers have no qualms about raising domain costs per TLD to untenable "market rates" which effectively freeze out smaller players and which ultimately will quash the innovation and egalitarianism that have been the internet's hallmark and the driving force that has placed ICANN in its vaunted position. Were this releasing of the hounds of unfettered, greedy, capitalistic impulses a singular instance, it might remain unremarkable. However, given several recent, troubling moves by ICANN to remove restrictions on traditionally well-controlled markets (as with the whole .org debacle), it is no longer reasonable to expect or to trust that ICANN or its designees will "do the right thing" for the health and welfare of the internet. Therefore, I implore you to consider the historical forces that have brought us to this point, and to not bend to the disgusting prostitution in which the media suggests ICANN is participating. Honor the internet's true strength?the hundreds of thousands of small voices that have made and continue to make it what it is today?a great global marketplace of ideas and information. Thank you, m@ -- Matthew Rasnake Science-Fiction Writer For All Ages P.S. If you like sci-fi, get two short stories for free ! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From eugenebox16 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:08:07 2020 From: eugenebox16 at gmail.com (Eugene Oboh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:08:07 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: Do not increase the price of .Com please -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashutoshpaliwal.cs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:08:12 2020 From: ashutoshpaliwal.cs at gmail.com (ashutoshpaliwal.cs at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:08:12 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com changes Message-ID: <817AB5DF-82D5-4BDA-A4C2-F115156FE38F@gmail.com> These changes are not good. You should be a responsible organization. Sent from my iPhone From edwardramirez210 at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 06:08:42 2020 From: edwardramirez210 at icloud.com (Edward Ramirez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:08:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Verisign Agreement Message-ID: Last month, ICANN, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. This cannot continue, it is outrageous! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amas2000 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:08:45 2020 From: amas2000 at gmail.com (A.M.A.S) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:08:45 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Overprice domain registration Message-ID: Don't increase domain registration prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From igebriel at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:09:12 2020 From: igebriel at gmail.com (islam Gebriel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:09:12 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding .com domains Message-ID: Please don't raise the price of .com domains as it will effect the whole community of web site owners over the whole world . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From patrick.mckay at wfp.org Tue Feb 11 06:09:42 2020 From: patrick.mckay at wfp.org (Patrick MCKAY) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:09:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Low cost domain names foster innovation Message-ID: Good day, I've just read that domain name prices will be increasing significantly over the next few years. Having low cost domain names fosters innovation. It allows us to experiment with the creation of websites, some of which may add great value in future. I would like ICANN to reconsider their motives in this aspect. 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URL: From contact at proudpixel.ltd Tue Feb 11 06:09:50 2020 From: contact at proudpixel.ltd (=?utf-8?Q?PROUDPIXEL_O=C3=9C_CONTACT?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:09:50 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please no .com price increases Message-ID: <30403C7D-221C-4AFA-8696-B09E021D3E5B@proudpixel.ltd> Dear Sirs, We kindly ask you to reconsider the price increases you have planned for .com domains. These increases will make .com domains less accessible and more expensive to everybody. Best regards, Alexander Ioannidis-Austin PROUDPIXEL O? Sepapaja 6, 15551 Tallinn, EE Email: contact at proudpixel.ltd Phone: +372 5445 9542 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 833 bytes Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP URL: From dmaroul at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:09:56 2020 From: dmaroul at gmail.com (D Maroul) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:09:56 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing .COM prices BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Message-ID: It's very concerning that you are selling out .COM users without a public notice or forum concerning your behind doors deal with Verisign and your 20 MILLION DOLLAR money grab at your customers expense. It's truly shameful in my opinion .COM prices are already too expensive and need to remain in check for the small independent business owner. I am also contacting my state and federal govt representatives. Good day. David Maroul -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sumitk at sumitk.net Tue Feb 11 06:10:07 2020 From: sumitk at sumitk.net (Sumit Kataria) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:40:07 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not hike prices of .com Message-ID: This is most important domain name for small businesses. Please do not increase price of this. -- *Sumit Kataria* (415) 830-6313 | Skype: sumit.kataria1 LinkedIn Blog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From youngallyally at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:10:55 2020 From: youngallyally at gmail.com (Allyson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:10:55 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increase in prices Message-ID: <5e424564.1c69fb81.90904.7a2e@mx.google.com> I am upset to read that icann wishes to increase substantially the cost of domain prices. This will have bad consequences for the small ecommerce business owner. 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URL: From ryanmhunt at hotmail.co.uk Tue Feb 11 06:10:54 2020 From: ryanmhunt at hotmail.co.uk (Ryan Hunt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:10:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No To Cange Message-ID: People who own domains for personal reasons and not for intent to create a income will not be able to afford or warrant these price increases. I own a domain so I can have a custom image uploader and have a small portfolio of gaming achievements. If prices increase trying to pay for a domain and a basic shared hosting will become harder. I don?t agree to these changes. Kind Regards, Ryan Sent from my iPhone From danielmickoh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:11:09 2020 From: danielmickoh at gmail.com (Daniel Mickoh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:11:09 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Another Case of Corporate Greed Message-ID: Why even allow such things to happen, this affects alot of resellers and new entrants especially in countries that are just developing. 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From Roy at royzonneveld.nl Tue Feb 11 06:11:20 2020 From: Roy at royzonneveld.nl (Roy Zonneveld) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:11:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dont increase .com prices From info at solve.co.uk Tue Feb 11 06:12:09 2020 From: info at solve.co.uk (=?UTF-8?Q?Solve=C2=AE?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:12:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase .com domain prices Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I have a web design agency helping 100s of small businesses. A price increase would impact these companies from thriving. Kind regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hydrowindandsolar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:12:40 2020 From: hydrowindandsolar at gmail.com (Devon Askew) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:12:40 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Not in Public Interest Message-ID: <19c1376c-795f-465c-f32f-63553dc984e4@gmail.com> Based on the research I have done, and with my current level of understanding; I do not believe that Proposed Amendment 3 (to the .com registry agreement) would be in the best interests of the general public. Thanks for your consideration of all public input. From trudolph at hispeed.ch Tue Feb 11 06:12:55 2020 From: trudolph at hispeed.ch (Teodora) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:12:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I object Message-ID: <7436b4a9-c413-aa65-5883-7d1b4cc1dd5f@hispeed.ch> Hi I object to the price increase, this is a business-killer. I chose this provider, because it is affordable. Regards Teodora Rudolph From saulamsal at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:13:30 2020 From: saulamsal at gmail.com (Saurav Lamsal) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:13:30 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] . Com domain price Message-ID: <-wwyvf372417jd1qjad-x52vrc-8tk4cp-6m6s73-r02u0e-pb2dzu6owhfqdt71hu-wig14g-j8gpwn-3wocbt-j5ygnj-70j88k-iz7nap-l6leed3emonhm3phc-qim0btz442d0-v9cpl1-xla7e9he7gmd.1581401610255@email.android.com> This is unfair to millions of internet users in favor of some random specific companies. Please don't do this. From damnitrahul at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:13:41 2020 From: damnitrahul at gmail.com (Rahul Raj) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:43:41 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing the domain prices is absurd Message-ID: Increasing the domain prices is absurd, It's already expensive enough for 3rd world countries to afford a domain and pay ~12$-15$ each year for renewals. Increasing the domain prices will affect small business and new independent bloggers/developers who wish to step into the world of blogging/devlopment. Moreover it will affect small businesses to take their business online because it will be expensive more than ever. Please understand that there are a lot of areas in this world which already can't afford to pay for domains every year, by increasing the prices you are killing their dreams. Please stop this price increase. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexandermartin2018 at u.northwestern.edu Tue Feb 11 06:14:18 2020 From: alexandermartin2018 at u.northwestern.edu (Alexander Martin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:14:18 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Recommend against adoption of Amendment 3 Message-ID: <5e42463b.1c69fb81.f8a6f.7b5d@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From derek.orme at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:13:46 2020 From: derek.orme at gmail.com (Derek Orme) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:13:46 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please consult with Internet Users Message-ID: ICANN, Please consult and incorporate the feedback from the ICANN community and Internet users in your changes to your contract with VeriSign, Inc. I am a small business owner and the lower startup fees for me to create an internet presence created a lower barrier for me to start my business. Please consider the ramifications of these decisions on the small business owners and bring greater accountability to this contract change. Sincerely, *Derek Orme* 760-402-0049 | derek.orme at gmail.com [image: View Derek Orme's Profile on LinkedIn] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From basicpototo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:14:29 2020 From: basicpototo at gmail.com (Basic Pototo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:44:29 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Domain Price Increase Message-ID: Increasing the domain prices is absurd, It's already expensive enough for 3rd world countries to afford a domain and pay ~12$-15$ each year for renewals. Increasing the domain prices will affect small business and new independent bloggers/developers who wish to step into the world of blogging/devlopment. Moreover it will affect small businesses to take their business online because it will be expensive more than ever. Please understand that there are a lot of areas in this world which already can't afford to pay for domains every year, by increasing the prices you are killing their dreams. Please stop this price increase. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rofan55ahmed at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:14:29 2020 From: rofan55ahmed at gmail.com (Amal Hassan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:14:29 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This decision is very bad and should finish it -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vinters94 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:15:08 2020 From: vinters94 at gmail.com (K V) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:15:08 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Hi there! The decision you made regarding .com price increase would affect everyone, I fell that you should?ve let the community allow to have it?s say in this matter as well. From a.khayrullaev at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:16:14 2020 From: a.khayrullaev at gmail.com (And K) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:16:14 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] actions agains internet community Message-ID: <9C45E6B2-CEE8-49CD-A5A7-C010752BF364@gmail.com> no to .com price increase,which is against internet community Sent from my iPhone From airblue306 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:16:09 2020 From: airblue306 at gmail.com (air blue) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:16:09 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] increase price and we will switch to another top domain level Message-ID: Hello, I'm a business owner of multiple websites, I promise you that I will switch all of my domain names to other extensions if you increase the price of .com domain. Regards. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From craig at craighaywood.com Tue Feb 11 06:16:14 2020 From: craig at craighaywood.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Craig_Haywood?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:16:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise the price Message-ID: <7a9c5edf-0f13-4706-98c2-e883348f7c8c@smtp-relay.sendinblue.com> This is just another increase based on greed. When is enough enough? Craig -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From afonyina505 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:18:34 2020 From: afonyina505 at gmail.com (Andrews Frimpong Onyina) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:18:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase domain names Message-ID: Please don't raise domain prices. People from third world contries like us can't continue to afford it when you do please. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amit.hannover at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:16:47 2020 From: amit.hannover at gmail.com (Amit Tyagi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:16:47 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price increase Message-ID: Hi ICANN, I hereby request you to not get into a deal with Verisign which significantly increases the .com prices. This will affect people like who owns private/personal .com domain. Or please make a distinction between personal and private domains. Thanks. - Amit -- *--* *Amit Tyagi* *Senior Data Scientist, * *Continental AG* *Licensee/Curator,* *TEDx**Hannover, Germany* Email: amit.hannover at gmail.com *Website | LinkedIn | Twitter **| **Xing * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sircco at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:17:02 2020 From: sircco at gmail.com (Damir) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:17:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increase Message-ID: Dear Ican, As end user reading proposed changes I can't see way to justify price increase. Please reconsider rgds, Damir Jurina -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pooyaa83 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:17:10 2020 From: pooyaa83 at gmail.com (Pooya) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:47:10 +0330 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase price of dot com domain Message-ID: Why???? Sent from my iPhone From himanshujain3005 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:17:12 2020 From: himanshujain3005 at gmail.com (Himanshu Jain) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:47:12 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not in support. Message-ID: Hello there. We are not in support of any change which is not transparent. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From romabilibov at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:17:45 2020 From: romabilibov at gmail.com (roma bilibov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:17:45 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase prices Message-ID: Hi, I heard that ICANN and Verisign were made some changes without notifying us, the clients. How you can increase the prices without asking people? Why are you making decisions that will involve customers but without telling them? I am not agree with the prices increases -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From platinalfred at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 06:17:54 2020 From: platinalfred at icloud.com (Alfred Platin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:17:54 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Completely opposed to proposed changes in .com prices Message-ID: In the recent days cost of internet, has tremendously reduced. These proposed changes will severely affect the cost of the internet so as domain registrars. This completely not need and as domain owner and registrar I do not support this. Its selfish and unwarranted Alfred Platin Mugasa Kampala - Uganda From laurianedan at sbcglobal.net Tue Feb 11 05:57:45 2020 From: laurianedan at sbcglobal.net (Laurian Edan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:57:45 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase References: <77f65ee0-a273-7369-d8be-72408924d854.ref@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <77f65ee0-a273-7369-d8be-72408924d854@sbcglobal.net> I oppose ICANN's proposed price increase which will make it more expensive for websites with a .COM domain. Any price increases of hosting or domain names will have a chilling effect on on-line commerce. Laurian Edan From humpheryokechukwu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:19:32 2020 From: humpheryokechukwu at gmail.com (Humphery) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:19:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain proposed increase Message-ID: Please, do not take any action that would result in the increase of .com domain price. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fizashekh2005 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 06:17:39 2020 From: fizashekh2005 at yahoo.com (fizashekh2005 at yahoo.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:17:39 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com price increase References: <1856218550.1033766.1581401859455.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1856218550.1033766.1581401859455@mail.yahoo.com> Do not increase the prices of .com domain names? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eseoch at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:20:02 2020 From: eseoch at gmail.com (Ese Ochuko) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:20:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I stand against increasing the .com domain price Message-ID: Please I stand against increasing the .com domain as this will affect the internet for a very long time, as .com domain makes more than. 40% of the internet Please reconsider -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at aamepa.com Tue Feb 11 06:20:09 2020 From: info at aamepa.com (Gabriel Ani (Founder)) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:20:09 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Arbitrary Increase Message-ID: Arbitrary increase in the price of .com domains will only make people to resort to regional domain extensions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joemek at sbcglobal.net Tue Feb 11 05:49:53 2020 From: joemek at sbcglobal.net (joemek at sbcglobal.net) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:49:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increase for .COM domain names References: Message-ID: Enough is enough, I am a little hut, I operate about a dozen small websites for free, with no income from others, the increase is hurting me Please do not raise prices of .COM domain names Joe Mekina, USA From collin.dick at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:21:37 2020 From: collin.dick at gmail.com (Collin Dick) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:21:37 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Accountability with price increases Message-ID: <58EF6933-EBD5-4A3D-8918-6758EF7398E0@gmail.com> This is a public good, you need to demonstrate that you are going to provide value to justify a price increase that is possibly so big. Sent from my iPhone From pbayer8 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:21:11 2020 From: pbayer8 at gmail.com (Philip Bayer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:21:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM proposal comments Message-ID: ICANN, I disapprove of any changes in price to the .com domains. We need to keep the web accessible to everyone. These price-hikes will push people who have the most room to grow using the internet, away from doing so. -Philip Bayer ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dplang23 at comcast.net Tue Feb 11 06:21:44 2020 From: dplang23 at comcast.net (Dan Lang) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:21:44 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] verisign contract regarding .com domains Message-ID: <5fe75301-0401-5129-ed96-e73af966bb4e@comcast.net> I feel let down by ICANN's recent decision regarding it's contract with Verisign. Raising the rates on .com domains is going to make things harder for a lot of people. I feel like the vast majority of domains are very low traffic or don't even point to a website. This is going to make it tougher for low income entrepreneurs like myself to eek out a living. I appears to be a huge money-grab by big business. Shame on you for selling out. Daniel Lang St. Paul, MN USA From chioma.exe20 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:22:37 2020 From: chioma.exe20 at gmail.com (Chioma Eze) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:22:37 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't Message-ID: The internet gives us the opportunity to break through and have a better life. Increasing the prices means taking away that opportunity from me and my friends. I am from Nigeria and the internet is how I make my living. So, how I'm I expected to keep my business if the domain name keeps increases Every dollar increase is a lot for me. Please don't do this! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bilalahmed.78 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:22:45 2020 From: bilalahmed.78 at gmail.com (Bilal Ahmed) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:22:45 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment-3-03jan20 may bring an increase in .COM prices Message-ID: Hi, As a person who runs his business on the Internet, I feel that there should be more transparency in the contract going forward between Verisign and ICANN on which this amendment is based. What worries me is that there is expected to be a considerable rise in the .COM wholesale prices in the coming years. A review of this ongoing amendment will be highly appreciated. Thank you. Regards, Ahmed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marco.kramer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:23:00 2020 From: marco.kramer at gmail.com (kramerremarks) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:23:00 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fraudulous agreement. Message-ID: <7202C662-5778-4871-B3AA-D6DAF7615C0C@gmail.com> A public affecting agreement made bilaterally. It stinks big time. What will you do with the money? Is it even allowed by law? Marco From paul at marbleheaddigital.com Tue Feb 11 06:22:53 2020 From: paul at marbleheaddigital.com (Paul Gregory) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:22:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I do not think you should raise prices or make these plans in secret -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From florian.habermacher at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:23:02 2020 From: florian.habermacher at gmail.com (Florian Habermacher) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:23:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM contract change/price increases Message-ID: It seems very bad what you are planning to do, please dont allow such price rises! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From nitinkrsing at live.com Tue Feb 11 06:23:11 2020 From: nitinkrsing at live.com (Nitin Singh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:23:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do your job and serve the public, not Verisign Message-ID: I oppose this proposed price increase for Verisign. Increase in .COM TLD will affect many individuals or small businesses who are just planning for their online presence. It will have a huge effect on developing countries like India. Also, it will also affect the open-source community and non-commercial websites. Please do your job and serve the public, not Verisign. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tlamineba at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:23:49 2020 From: tlamineba at gmail.com (Lamine Ba) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:23:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection Message-ID: I disagree with amendment. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hangalen7 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:24:03 2020 From: hangalen7 at gmail.com (Han Winogrond) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:24:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: I am opposed to these price increases. They will have significant impacts to me, my business and to users across the entire internet. I am also opposed to Verisign conducting price structuring negotiations in private with no transparency or public input. Thank you, Han Winogrond -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jussi.hirvi at greenspot.fi Tue Feb 11 06:23:51 2020 From: jussi.hirvi at greenspot.fi (Jussi Hirvi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:23:51 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About .com domain wholesale price increase Message-ID: <8c428d4c-badf-c51b-f97d-982d5cb96198@greenspot.fi> Dear ICANN, As a webhotel owner and IT consultant I find it unacceptable that you have given VeriSign the right to increase .com domain wholesale prices in the next 10 years, for even more than 70 percent in total. This can be in no relation to Verisign's real cost. This is what happens with natural monopoly. I will spread this story, and I urge you to back up with these plans, for the benefit of the whole internet infrastructure, business, and users throughout the world. Best, Jussi Hirvi Green Spot webhotel Helsinki, Finland -- Jussi Hirvi * Green Spot Aadolfinkatu 7 A 25 * 00500 Helsinki +358 40 771 2098 * jussi.hirvi at greenspot.fi http://www.greenspot.fi From catherine at catherinekrueger.com Tue Feb 11 06:24:00 2020 From: catherine at catherinekrueger.com (Catherine Krueger) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:24:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increase to .com users Message-ID: <5A20663E-0A6C-4592-81A1-3926FFF49BCB@catherinekrueger.com> Instead of being grateful for the customers who are using your system I hear that the plan is to significantly increase the price of all .com domains and it is not fair and not a good practice. A lot of us depend on our website for our business and this would put a significant burden to the point that domains will not be renewed. Please refrain from increasing the prices of .com domains. Best regards, Catherine From daniel at newlightdigital.com Tue Feb 11 06:24:27 2020 From: daniel at newlightdigital.com (Daniel Todercan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:24:27 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Shame on you! Message-ID: <20DA9461-5B79-4CCB-AB23-F175660344B1@newlightdigital.com> What a complete scam in raising prices against consumer interests! You should be ashamed of yourselves! Sent from my iPhone From contact at prabhashlk.com Tue Feb 11 06:24:08 2020 From: contact at prabhashlk.com (Prabhash Jayaweera) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:54:08 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding the new chargers on domain names. In-Reply-To: <2594861581398480@sas2-ace8bd7a4730.qloud-c.yandex.net> Message-ID: <3039661581402248@vla1-a6eaa355d163.qloud-c.yandex.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maurob at spellkeeper.com Tue Feb 11 06:24:16 2020 From: maurob at spellkeeper.com (Mauro Bongiovanni) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:24:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no price increases Message-ID: <012c01d5e0a3$e2d30930$a8791b90$@spellkeeper.com> Mauro Bongiovanni 514-272-1984 NEW EMAIL maurob at spellkeeper.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marlene.rupp at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:24:55 2020 From: marlene.rupp at gmail.com (Marlene Rupp) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:24:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed Message-ID: <1193C869-BE00-40CE-8FD5-8D858E609241@gmail.com> Sometimes, it?s necessary to adjust prices. But I?d appreciate if such discussions are carried out transparently. Otherwise it seems as if there are personal interests at play, rather than an economic necessity. Thus, I oppose. Regards, Marlene From rst1989 at me.com Tue Feb 11 06:25:27 2020 From: rst1989 at me.com (Russell Taylor) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:25:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ammendment 3 Message-ID: <56e774ac-50a0-9974-e73c-a9908d23c0a1@me.com> Hi There, I'd like to comment that I think the price increases for wholesale .coms is somewhat diproportionate and unfair and the position in which Verisign (who have a long track record of anti-consumer practices) finds itself is likely to be anti-consumer at best and potentially detrimental to the internet. Because they will have such a strangehold on pricing they can essentially create their own monopoly by having a favoured resseller whom they work with. I think this should be avoided at all costs. It would also be great to hear some plans of what ICANN will be doing with the extra funding. Thanks for reading and I urge you to reconsider Regards From deepak at opdlift.com Tue Feb 11 06:25:09 2020 From: deepak at opdlift.com (Deepak Gandotra) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:55:09 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes to .COM pricing Message-ID: Hi there, I came to know about the proposed hike in .COM pricing and just wanted to share that this will affect millions of startups who would start operating in dark or switch to some other domain name that won't be beneficial to their business. Specifically in countries such as India, this is a great time to start your own business and this step will not help in any way. Best regards, Deepak Gandotra CEO, OPDlift +91 9811 636287 https://www.linkedin.com/in/gandotradeepak/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From embassyakpan4 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:25:31 2020 From: embassyakpan4 at gmail.com (Embassy Marshal) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:25:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The idea of increasing the fee, is not good. You are forcing people to start getting into research of a way to host their sites and platforms without your domain names. And you will fold up if this happens. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jedi_jones at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:25:55 2020 From: jedi_jones at hotmail.com (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Thomas_M=FCller?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:25:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My concerns with this change Message-ID: Der Ladies and Gentleman, we own a two small buisnisses and two .com Domains. The com Domain is worldwide acknowledged and known. With the desired price increase, it would become way too expensive for normal users compared to other TLD domain endings. The biggest positive Thing about the Internet is it's accessibility. Not only for small buisnisses like ours, but even more for regular users like bloggers etc. Such a drastic price increase would drive people away from the com Domain to other, cheaper domains. We would also have to think about a swap to another cheaper Domain should this planned change go through as we are not willing to be a playball to create revenue out of. I hope you reconsider your planned price increase and Stop it. The com Domain would not where it is today with your newly planned prices and it will certainly lose a lot of accessibility and importance to regular users who want to register a TLD. Kind regards from Germany Thomas, Andreas and Anna -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From linus at magnic.com Tue Feb 11 06:25:56 2020 From: linus at magnic.com (linus at magnic.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:25:56 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern regarding monopoly position misuse Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fagbamigbeoluseye55 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:27:34 2020 From: fagbamigbeoluseye55 at gmail.com (Fagbamigbe Oluseye) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:27:34 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop. Com charges increase Message-ID: Please , stop the increase for the sake of the customers. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sales at goresons.com Tue Feb 11 05:47:57 2020 From: sales at goresons.com (sales) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:17:57 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposition for doing ammendement in.com Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brandon at localsearchnerds.com Tue Feb 11 06:27:29 2020 From: brandon at localsearchnerds.com (Brandon Stevens) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:27:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] OPPOSED to .COM TLD Price Increases! Message-ID: My organization, clients, and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains through the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Verisign currently makes a profit in excess of the operating needs of the .COM registry. Raising the rates now is passing undue costs on to the registrants. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not work to line their own pockets. Sincerely, Brandon M. Stevens www.localsearchnerds.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lloyd at writersglen.com Tue Feb 11 06:28:05 2020 From: lloyd at writersglen.com (Lloyd R. Prentice) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:28:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com and .org price increases Message-ID: As an indie software developer and novelist, I find the notion of exploiting domain name registration for profit extortionate rent-taking. Domain names are are like toll-roads?website owners have little choice but to travel the road if they wish readers, viewers, and users to find their sites on the web. Allowing monopolistic control over domain extensions serves no useful purpose other than to line greedy pockets. Yes, there is a cost to provide the service. And yes, that cost should be covered by registration fees. But the fees should not be allowed to escalate year after year when digital storage, cpu cycles, and network bandwidth are in general decreasing year after year. Rent-taking profit should not be a consideration nor burden on those who provide genuine value through web content and services. Lloyd R. Prentice Writersglen Publications Sent from my iPad From joelasaro at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:28:21 2020 From: joelasaro at gmail.com (Joel Asaro) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:28:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing costs of .com is bad for the internet Message-ID: I strongly oppose this amendment. Joel Asaro (707) 812-1562 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rdomain at qq.com Tue Feb 11 06:29:29 2020 From: rdomain at qq.com (=?ISO-8859-1?B?RGljaw==?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:29:29 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. zeng peirui Shenzhen, Guangdong, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael.robtoy at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:43:04 2020 From: michael.robtoy at gmail.com (Michael) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:43:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e4249cd.1c69fb81.de88a.93f9@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yroowalar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:29:33 2020 From: yroowalar at gmail.com (Yousef Roowala) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:59:33 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Support against the price increases in .COM domains Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am writing this to show my support against the price increases in the .COM domain names. The actions that are being taken by ICANN will harm the public involvement to buy domains and grow an idea. This action will also harm the diversity and discourage marginal groups to go through with the their vision of the future. This will also create an unfair monopoly among domain registrars, thus harming the competition resulting in unfair consumer practices. It is my sincere request to you to rethink the price increases and take in to account the downsides of moving forward with this decision. Kind regards, Yousef Roowala -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sysadmin at lekkihost.com Tue Feb 11 06:30:17 2020 From: sysadmin at lekkihost.com (sysadmin at lekkihost.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:30:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <292546f1b39ed64f4a7d25048f026346@lekkihost.com> Dear ICANN, As regards the proposed amendment 3 to the pricing of the .com domains in the registry agreement; as a Hosting Company, this is a welcome development. I am in total support because I would want an internet business environment for the serious-minded people. There are too many issues to be addressed but this particular proposal is very welcome. People with great positive ideas and resources should be allowed to influence the world around them, and not the business criminals buying domains in the name of reselling at very high cost. Domains should be allowed to be used by those who are ready to make use of them positively. Regards, John Ad MD/CEO, LekkiHost From andrei.nic2012 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:30:42 2020 From: andrei.nic2012 at gmail.com (Andrei Nicolescu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:30:42 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We want no Domain Inflation! Message-ID: Dear admins! We do not care about VeriSign (Inc.) wanting to stock up their income! We want .com domains to stay as affordable as till now to give everyone a chance for running his website with a .com TLD. One of the biggest arguments against that would be, that people might change their domain names for their websites from .com, to something else, and that would be a shame! We are watching every movement you do, and we will not be quiet! Angry regards, Andrei -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edukmary at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:30:44 2020 From: edukmary at gmail.com (Charles Egwuagu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:30:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] There is no need to increase .com prices Message-ID: Hi, I am Charles Egwuagu, a web developer in Nigeria. I want to use this medium to ask that the price increase for .com will cause so much headache for us here in Nigeria. We are already facing so much pressure from unstable economy and bad government policies, we do not need further complication by having to deal with further price hike. If Nigerian youths have any hope for a better tomorrow, the internet has to be part of it, do make it harder for us. Thanks for your understanding. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jacasadia at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:31:08 2020 From: jacasadia at gmail.com (James Casadia) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:31:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop increasing prices Message-ID: Please keep the internet affordable for the poor. Stop increasing prices for Domaine Names. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaronproman at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 06:31:04 2020 From: aaronproman at yahoo.com (Aaron Proman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:31:04 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <2138176840.1377263.1581402664492.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2138176840.1377263.1581402664492@mail.yahoo.com> Please invite competition for operation of the .COM TLD to bid for the role.? Granting automatic price increases to a monopoly is the WRONG policy, and provides zero incentive for Verisign to improve. Respectfully,Aaron Proman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ric at desertdwarf.com Tue Feb 11 06:31:12 2020 From: ric at desertdwarf.com (Ric Fischer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:31:12 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: cHi, I run a small friends-and-family email and web server. I'm small potatoes compared to your average domain customer. One of my clients is a friend that is a brand-new author with a book recently published. It doesn't earn her very much money yet. I don't ask her to pay...I wait for her to pay what she can. Another is a retiree living in a retirement village in Arizona. He's part of a computer group that's hosted and run by the village. I host his site and the group's site ? the same for them. I let them pay me when they can. I am reasonably sure there are millions and millions of "small potatoes" guys like me that would have to make other choices if our .com domains became too expensive. A modest increase would be excellent, but having a single company in charge of all .com prices. Well, I smell the possibility of government-imposed deregulation on the horizon. Like the railroads, airlines, telephone companies, etc. As it is structured now, it seems like one single company is in charge of imposing a price change on anybody that buys the product. This price control would be the very definition of a monopoly. I am hopeful you will apply a measure of restraint and common sense in future decision-making processes. Very respectfully, Ric Fischer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbouda at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:31:22 2020 From: mbouda at gmail.com (Martin Bouda) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:31:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign contract terms Message-ID: <1A743EE5-1DEE-4865-9D2B-E23CA55BE7EE@gmail.com> Pricing increases beyond inflation of .com domain names should not be allowed. Registration should be equally accessible to all businesses, both small and large. Unreasonable pricing will further accelerate the loss of recognition of .com as the #1 domain for business that is already happening. From scott at halofx.com Tue Feb 11 06:31:44 2020 From: scott at halofx.com (Scott Wilkinson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:31:44 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3 Message-ID: Greetings, I am writing to voice my opposition to the proposed amendment that would allow Verisign the ability to further abuse consumers, and generally cause harm to the Internet naming system. I am a web consultant, and developer. I routinely purchase domains for clients, and manage quite a few domains on clients behalf. Allowing Verisign to implement rampant price increases over such a long period of time has the potential to cause chaos, and harm to businesses that have diligently built brands around names that they purchased with the expectation that they would be able to keep those names as long as they maintained registration at a predictable, and stable price. Such a precedent has been set over the course of multiple decades now. Verisign has proven not to be a worthy custodian of consumers interest, and only interested in what is good for themselves. This is a dangerous position when they control the literal life of navigation on the Internet, a global entity. I urge ICANN to please reconsider this possibility, and allow the voices of the global community to be heard and considered on this matter. Thank you, Scott Wilkinson Consultant and Problem Solver HaloFX Media LLC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roger at takumisueess.com Tue Feb 11 06:31:31 2020 From: roger at takumisueess.com (Roger) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:31:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Affordability Act Message-ID: <6EC0C692-E5D4-47E6-9556-2F669F512FE4@takumisueess.com> Dear ICANN, I find it rather disturbing how an organization dedicated to the management and well-being of the internet can negotiate such self-serving terms. Having done so in isolation, ignoring general feedback and doing such unilaterally is a threat to the affordability of the internet and its so important .com domain. Given those domains have for so many built the backbone of the internet, you?ll find not just large cooperations in possession of them but also smallest businesses and even private households. If you want to do right, you must not only be transparent with regards to how those additional funds are used but also drastically limit the cost increases. This e.g. by limiting the amount of increase to 10% over the next 10 years and demanding old domains are protected even further than new ones. With that you allow the founding participants in building the internet to be protected from unsustainable increases, which in essence was one of the core duties of ICANN to regulate and protect the internet and its structure. Sincerely, Roger From ahmadalibaloch at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:31:30 2020 From: ahmadalibaloch at gmail.com (Ahmad Ali) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:31:30 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Plz do not do .com price increase Message-ID: Plz do not do .com price increase -- Ahmad Ali about.me/ahmadalibaloch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lars.fabiunke at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:31:35 2020 From: lars.fabiunke at gmail.com (Lars Fabiunke) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:31:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am in favour of price control and against the 7% increase in domain fees. I would also like to see some transparency as to the $20 million for "security and stability" of the domain name system. Whose security and what is exactly being stabilized? I am against Verisign becoming a domain registrar. This would result in reduction of domain registrars and allow Verisign to dominate the market at once and push through changes, rules and price hikes hurting consumers. Please do not ignore the comments from the public. -Lars Fabiunke Consumer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marko.havu at mediavec.com Tue Feb 11 06:32:11 2020 From: marko.havu at mediavec.com (Marko Havu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:32:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM proposal Message-ID: <7A2EBC91-402A-4C36-8638-88E1F0D2CF08@mediavec.com> Dear ICANN, we object the increase of .COM wholesale domain prices. This would make .COM domains, which are currently the most accessible domains, significantly less accessible. Kind regards, Marko Havu Mediavec Ky -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hajjikram at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:32:23 2020 From: hajjikram at gmail.com (Ikramuddin Zwane) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:32:23 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This is an injustice. How can prices be hiked up like this all of a sudden. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nikmarkwell at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:32:34 2020 From: nikmarkwell at gmail.com (Bryan Markwell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:32:34 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Amendment Message-ID: <5e424a84.1c69fb81.fe606.6c1f@mx.google.com> Dear ICANN, I highly appreciated ICANN taking over the domain registry from Network Solutions. Please, continue to provide the same domain services around the world for a fair price to the consumer. I currently own around 20 domains that have provided me with many different opportunities. However, due to search algorithms and the sheer amount of work involved, it?s often more efficient and cost effective to use other resources to obtain customers. I spend around $300 a year on domain service. It would be highly unfortunate if using the internet to promote businesses became a much less effective, more expensive, and less productive way to reach customers than purchasing data. 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URL: From coldweather4560 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 06:32:27 2020 From: coldweather4560 at yahoo.com (Ron) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:32:27 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign and Icann Areement References: <37024bfa-80a5-f073-82c7-997074c0f97f.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <37024bfa-80a5-f073-82c7-997074c0f97f@yahoo.com> I am opposed to this agreement, and if takes place I would request that the US Department of Justice and the European Union investigate this for collusion to violate antitrust laws by giving control of .com domains wholesale pricing to only one company for a payment of $20 million that will result in repeated price increases with no competition. From matt at mattbearman.com Tue Feb 11 06:32:16 2020 From: matt at mattbearman.com (Matt Bearman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:32:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As a long time owner of multiple .com domain names, I am completely against the proposed amendment. There is no valid justification for the proposed price increase. US inflation since 2012 is 11%, so this proposed raise of 30% is nearly 3 times inflation. Further, the real costs of operating a network service will have actually decreased in that time, due to improved technology and economies of scale, therefore this proposal is completely unjustifiable and must not go ahead. No to amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aidanharticons at btinternet.com Tue Feb 11 06:32:49 2020 From: aidanharticons at btinternet.com (Aidan Hart) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:32:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: I strongly a oppose the new agreement that will allow Verisign to increase its wholesale charges by 70% for .com over the next decade. Thins must be stopped and a more fair and less greedy agreement put in place. Aidan Hart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mohalobaidi17 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:33:18 2020 From: mohalobaidi17 at gmail.com (Mohammed Alobaidi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:33:18 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely the manager of the .COM Registry; it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 9itoday at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:33:25 2020 From: 9itoday at gmail.com (Omoniyi Oni) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:33:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com pricing Message-ID: <-w45o139yts3pmb9q99e1trpk-up1m4yovtrqi-fo6xzd-mrvn1k73mk9ehgqvwsehgu8-3ctuhysa1rhb-p6ndxfniq79p-le221o-2lkawe-dib92znw6wsrnefdng-ym2ogkb19cxj-rlmkpdyxmzs0.1581402805872@email.android.com> Please dont increase the pricing of the .com TLD. Kindly consider those who's exchange rate to the USD is high. Regards Sent from my Huawei Mobile From mustcvideo2522 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:33:46 2020 From: mustcvideo2522 at gmail.com (WLOU RADIO Dean Stidham) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:33:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: We look forward to justifying the increase in raising .Com prices We will be advising Our LISTENERS and of course invite You to explain why the increase and the way it is and has been done Thanks loudmouthdean.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jovialket at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:34:05 2020 From: jovialket at gmail.com (Adam Kumah Kaeti) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:34:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir, This amendment is nothing more than a money grab. Is a no vote for me. As ridiculous as it sounds. Majority of the domain holders run a very small business and we can not afford to pay any more than what we already agreed to pay. Regards, Adam Kumah Kaeti Managing Director [image: Logo] T: +233 20 949 5566 M: +233 24 174 9998 adam at enostech.co - www.enostech.co P. O. Box CS 8889, Comm. 7 -Tema, Ghana [image: Facebook icon] [image: LinkedIn icon] [image: Twitter icon] [image: Instagram icon] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geoff at cs.hmc.edu Tue Feb 11 06:34:13 2020 From: geoff at cs.hmc.edu (Geoff Kuenning) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:34:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increases on .com Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am the owner of a number of .com domains, including one that dates back to the origins of the Internet (it is in the top 50 oldest continuously held domain names). Thus, I am thoroughly familiar with the history of the Domain Name System, ICANN, and domain pricing. The current proposal to increase .com prices is unsupported by either history or economics. It is also unsupported by any director indirect customer of domain wholesalers. Furthermore, the amount of the increase is utterly unreasonable. Inflation is currently running at around 1.5-2% per year, and has been at that low level for the past several years. Thus, it is absurd to suggest annual increases of 7%, far above the inflation rate. ICANN and Verisign have offered zero evidence to suggest that their per-domain costs have increased at all, let alone at such an inflated rate. Verisign has a monopoly on the .com top-level domain. If unrestrained, it will unquestionably use its monopoly power to raise prices arbitarily. It is ICANN's job to prevent such monopolistic behavior; if ICANN fails in its duty, it is certain that the government will eventually step in. Verisign's contract should be renegotiated so that price increases are limited to more than the general inflation rate. Domain names are a public good, and should be treated as such. -- Geoff Kuenning geoff at cs.hmc.edu http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ From redactedmusicgroup at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:35:10 2020 From: redactedmusicgroup at gmail.com (Tumi Lengoasa) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:35:10 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This will starve startups! Message-ID: Good morning, I find it appalling that none of us in the startup and internet community were consulted about these price changes and new deal with Verisign. Young companies across the globe depend on the .com TLD to access international markets and legitimize their businesses. We are not seeing the same traction and prestige with other TLDs, and therefore .com is the only choice for properly positioning our businesses. Such price increases may seem small in your context, but already the domains are expensive to users across the globe. If you convert the price to Indian rupees, South African Rands or Kenyan Shillings, you?ll find that this price increase will put strain on young entrepreneurs trying to establish themselves. Entrepreneurship is the backbone of this globalized economy, and your plans will harm that. I would not have been able to start and grow my first two businesses at age 23 without affordable access to .com TLDs, and I am certain that a price increase will hamstring young entrepreneurs with very few resources like myself. I urge you to reconsider this change and to implement a process for discussion with all companies, stakeholders and users in the domain service sphere. Best regards, Tumi Lengoasa -- --- * Tu**mi Lengoasa* CEO, [redacted] music group -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matthew.j.saleh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:35:22 2020 From: matthew.j.saleh at gmail.com (Matt Saleh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:35:22 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feedback on proposal Message-ID: Dear ICAAN, On the outside looking in, this deal looks dirty. Large amounts of money changing hands, discussions behind closed doors, a company siding with big business and a willingness to disregard its own founding principles. Whichever way you try and spin this, it is a proposal which in no way can be seen as a positive for either ICAAN or the global community. It supports an attempt to monopolise the .COM business at the expense of both those who use it and of your reputation. Reducing transparency, hoodwinking their customers and prioritising the bottom line did not work well for Volkswagen. Simply put, implementing this proposal will go against everything you stand for. It's difficult to understand how you can, on one hand, preach transparency and fairness and, on the other, not only practice the opposite but also genuinely attempt to justify it. There's still time to make the right decsion. Yours in disbelief and disappointment, Matt Saleh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brad at realcode.co.uk Tue Feb 11 06:35:35 2020 From: brad at realcode.co.uk (Brad McAllister) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:35:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Don't be so greedy, you will cause so much damage -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From contact at esdy.io Tue Feb 11 06:36:11 2020 From: contact at esdy.io (Eskil Dybvik) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:36:11 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't allow major price increases for .com domains Message-ID: <1130573993.135066.1581402971683@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joel at yarmon.com Tue Feb 11 06:35:58 2020 From: joel at yarmon.com (Joel Yarmon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:35:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] stop raising .com pricing Message-ID: <76c8f1a906bc44ad8b8c5a8afbd55d3d@S05-MBX03-19.S05.local> Should be going the other way. Whomever got paid off deserves a cell next to Madoff, holmes, and Neumann. Joel Yarmon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jch336 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:36:32 2020 From: jch336 at gmail.com (Ja. Hu.) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:36:32 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e424b72.1c69fb81.8d922.7aec@mx.google.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I will be forced to sell-off many of my domains if a price-hike were to take place. Jake Eugene, Oregon United States Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mikkel at rostock.biz Tue Feb 11 06:20:28 2020 From: mikkel at rostock.biz (Mikkel Rostock) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:20:28 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: <5B16D482-5A31-4AFA-875E-B17EB6BCA7A0@rostock.biz> Hello there, I am very much against increasing .com prices, as a matter of fact I think it would be a much more welcome initiative to do something against domain speculators and people buying random domains that will never be used. Why not look at rules to prevent people from holding on to domains that are not being used for 6, 12 or 18 months? Mvh Mikkel Rostock From tjexoxo at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 06:36:21 2020 From: tjexoxo at yahoo.com (tati ence) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:36:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont increase prices References: <416CF439-B1AF-47D8-AD08-C109C3A3DFCB.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <416CF439-B1AF-47D8-AD08-C109C3A3DFCB@yahoo.com> Dont do it! -Tatiana E -Tatiana Ensslin tatianaensslin at gmail.com C: (518) 956-3563 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffrey at hochwart.info Tue Feb 11 06:36:41 2020 From: jeffrey at hochwart.info (Jeffrey Hochwart) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:36:41 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com Price Message-ID: Hello, I just found out that ICANN is planning to offer Verisign a way to increase the price of .com Domain up to 70% For what does ICANN need 20 Million USD to accept this kind of deal with Verisign? Please think again over this dramatic change you allow Verisign todo here. Thank you from Germany. Kind Regards Jeffrey Hochwart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mydesignfactor at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:36:53 2020 From: mydesignfactor at gmail.com (mydesignfactor at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:36:53 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed to these proposals Message-ID: <5e424b86.1c69fb81.42b1f.7134@mx.google.com> I am opposed to these proposed changes as they will affect many small and medium business and startups. Domain names should be free and not left to the exclusive manipulation and profiteering of a few. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hello at geroldbrunner.com Tue Feb 11 06:36:52 2020 From: hello at geroldbrunner.com (Gerold Brunner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:36:52 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domains Message-ID: Please don't raise the price. This would especially impact small businesses. thanks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tech at rmstrg.com Tue Feb 11 06:37:26 2020 From: tech at rmstrg.com (tech at rmstrg.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:37:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <130301d5e0a5$bae20d20$30a62760$@rmstrg.com> Um, no thank you. Why do you need this increase? How will this money be used? By increasing fees without purpose we can only assume it is for greed. The only purpose is to keep people from owning a domain. This is not what the internet should be. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From markschmid at gmx.ch Tue Feb 11 06:23:38 2020 From: markschmid at gmx.ch (Mark Schmid) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:23:38 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase for COM Domains Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From financialadvisordaily at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:38:02 2020 From: financialadvisordaily at gmail.com (arome onuh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:38:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I SAY NO TO .COM PRICE INCREASE. Message-ID: I say no to .com price increase.the propose price increase will never work. It Will Never See The Light Of The Day. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ronnieshamir at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:38:17 2020 From: ronnieshamir at gmail.com (Ronnie Shamir) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:38:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Response to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The proposed amendment to allow for the increase of .COM registration prices is not in the interest of the public nor the health of the domain name registration system. The increased prices would hurt individual .COM domain owners and small businesses, creating a barrier and reducing their valued and longstanding internet presences. This amendment would reduce the trust that the public has placed in the domain name system and could potentially lead to the fracturing of the system and the creation of competing systems. Thank you for your consideration. Best regards, Ronnie Shamir From miquel.fornas at xarsim.com Tue Feb 11 06:37:46 2020 From: miquel.fornas at xarsim.com (Miquel Fornas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:37:46 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price change on wholesale Message-ID: Dears, I am writing to let you know my opposition to the intended price increase on wholesale domains. It has not been given a clear explanation about it will benefit the Internet as a community the fact of removing price cap on wholesale. Please reconsider this decision and work together with the Internet user groups to find a better suited solution. Kind regards, Miquel Fornas Xars Handels Gmbh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adrian.brudaru at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:38:52 2020 From: adrian.brudaru at gmail.com (Adrian Brudaru) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:38:52 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Corruption Message-ID: This move smells of corruption. Otherwise why the secrecy and closed doors? The internet belongs to mankind, please do not usurp it for personal gain. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dankdomains at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:39:06 2020 From: dankdomains at gmail.com (j h) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:39:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I would be forced to sell off many of my domains if a price hike were to occur. Jake Eugene, Oregon United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m.samahy at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 06:39:23 2020 From: m.samahy at icloud.com (mostafa samahy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:39:23 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why increasing domains prices Message-ID: <4DE1D7BE-4674-4460-8A22-3547FAE75099@icloud.com> As everyone know the domains its so important to everyone in this world to start new business etc Please don?t increase the prices because its already high and over cost for half of the world Thank you . Regards , Eng.Mostafa Elsamahy CEO ELHELB GROUP. Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kendrickamos13 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:40:12 2020 From: kendrickamos13 at gmail.com (Kendrick Amos) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:40:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] INCREASE IN .COM PRICES AS A RESULT OF AMENDMENTS Message-ID: This increase, however small it may seem, will affect countries in Africa twice because of the little value their currencies possess. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sisthond at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:40:02 2020 From: sisthond at gmail.com (SA Burning) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:40:02 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: In some countries this would be seen as fraudulent. If you want to increase prices drastically, please be ready to buy back .com registrations. If this is a ploy to cancel .com alltogther in the future, just come out and say it. If it is to make people aware of other TLDs, do not increase prices of renewals. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From giridhar.duggirala at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:40:14 2020 From: giridhar.duggirala at gmail.com (Giridhar Duggirala) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:10:14 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the price increase of .com domains Message-ID: When the prices of the whole technology Eco system are coming down, the increase in the pricing is not making sense to me If ICANN would like to put this money in some productive way then it should first come up with the road plan and the budget. Did anyone provide any breakup for $7.25 ? Giridhar Duggirala INDIA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ilgityildirim at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:40:56 2020 From: ilgityildirim at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?SWxnxLF0IFnEsWxkxLFyxLFt?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:40:56 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Do Not Raise .COM Domain Prices Message-ID: Hello ICANN, Internet must be affordable by everyone around the world. It is expensive as it is for people in different part of the world, raising the price more would only assure it won't be accessible product by many. Please do not raise .COM domain prices. Best, Ilgit. ------- Senior Full Stack Software Developer *Web:* https://triplebits.com *Phone:* +48 537 555 423 *Social:* Twitter *|* LinkedIn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thorsten at limnell.se Tue Feb 11 06:41:06 2020 From: thorsten at limnell.se (Thorsten Limnell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:41:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?iso-8859-1?q?Nej_till_pris?= =?iso-8859-1?q?=F6kning?= Message-ID: En pris?kning p? .com dom?ner inneb?r att vi m?ste l?mna dem och registrera andra dom?ner med andra namn. Vi som arbetar ideellt med att hj?lpa andra m?nniskor till ett b?ttre liv i en s?mre v?rld, vill helst kunna anv?nda .com dom?ner, men med den pris?kning som aviserats kommer vi att l?mna dem. Med v?nliga h?lsningar Thorsten Limnell Skickades fr?n E-post f?r Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johnny2029 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:41:16 2020 From: johnny2029 at gmail.com (Johnny) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:11:16 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not do this! Message-ID: I am against the price increase. -Johnny -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mkruse33 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:41:16 2020 From: mkruse33 at hotmail.com (Mike Kruse) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:41:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] very concerned Message-ID: Hello, Frankly, I am very worrisome of the direction ICANN is going in lieu of the recent backdoor deals they are making with Verisign, Inc. How can domain owners like myself be sure that prices will not rise significantly higher than the market?s actual demand in the coming years? In the least, deals with Verisign could remain transparent from the get go. If domain owners like myself are truly rendered powerless when it comes to domain prices established between ICANN and Verisign, it?s impossible for me to support such companies when their appears to be a lack of free market competition at play. I wish I had other options to offer my business but remain hopeful that a moral course of action will be carried out by ICANN and Verisign, Inc. Sincerely, Michael Kruse Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cyrus at metafusion.net Tue Feb 11 06:41:32 2020 From: cyrus at metafusion.net (Cyrus) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:41:32 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fwd: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We all understand the pressure of money and having to survive economic realities that we continue to inflict on ourselves. But if you do as NameCheap has summarized, you will be shooting yourselves in the foot, and harming all of us in the process. I am in favor of domain price decreases, not increases, and I think you can find an alternative model of supporting the services you provide rather than this backward step that will brand you negatively and compel people to plan around you rather than including you. Definitely no on .COM price increases and NO on concealed decision making that affects the internet at this level that can impact participation and free speech. No. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Namecheap Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 2:16 PM Subject: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases To: Cyrus Hazari We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? View in browser [image: Namecheap] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020.* You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form . Find Out More 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA Copyright ? 2020 Namecheap.com [image: ICANN] We are an ICANN accredited registrar. Serving customers since 2001. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mike1 at mikewfarris.com Tue Feb 11 06:41:25 2020 From: mike1 at mikewfarris.com (Michael Farris) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:41:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: <42F753BD-69A3-4E6C-92A5-9CE5CA1F5BB2@mikewfarris.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am totally against the proposed price increase to the .COM domains. Only Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate is already is alredy justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry, it has no business changing the price, besides this look suspicious and seams like ICANN is more interested in money than looking after domain names. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Mike Farris Santa Barbara, CA USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kanyeceejay at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 06:41:31 2020 From: kanyeceejay at icloud.com (Kanye Akbr) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:41:31 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pricing of .com domains Message-ID: Hello, I am part of a family run web hosting business in Uganda. Websites are just being embraced by businesses here today and we are excited to be getting into this space. I am against this plan to increase the prices. It would make getting online even harder for many of the local businesses here. It is also unjustified, considering how the cost of running servers has fallen in recent years. Please help us keep domain names affordable, as it will help make the world a better place. Kanyesigye Akbr, Kampala, Uganda From q20180910 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:41:52 2020 From: q20180910 at gmail.com (fred A) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:41:52 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I strongly oppose allowing Verisign's .COM prices to rise Message-ID: My reasons are as follows 1. Verisign, as the domain name controller, controls 80% of the domain name pricing. It may initially attract consumers to buy with prices. After most consumers buy from them, it will monopolize the domain name price so that the domain name price is as high as they want. 2. Verisign agrees to pay ICANN an additional $ 20 million over five years to support ICANN's plan for the security and stability of the domain name system. Does Verisign explain why this is the case? VeriSign only manages 2 of the world's 13 root servers. Why is Verisign paying to ICANN? Not other companies? 3.ICANN accepts $ 20 million from Verisign, but only explains the purpose, and does not disclose any plans to use the money transparently. How should the money be used? How to ensure that it is really used in this way. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From harisgulbox at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:42:27 2020 From: harisgulbox at hotmail.com (Haris Memon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:42:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Haris Memon Pakistan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tarathralls at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:42:48 2020 From: tarathralls at gmail.com (Tara Thralls) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:42:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: <373377BC-DA53-4444-BF06-D9AE38721314@gmail.com> Hello ~ I am opposed to your new plans to raise prices. This will tip the scales in favor of wealthier companies and could greatly impact my ability to maintain my websites. I am saddened to see that you made a deal to use my money (without my consent) to pay off your $20 million agreement. Please be more responsive than you have in the past, regarding the opinions of YOUR CUSTOMERS, without whom you would have no income. Sincerely, Tara Thralls From 713steve at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:42:45 2020 From: 713steve at gmail.com (Steven Stephens) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:42:45 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against the rising proce of .COM domains Message-ID: If the value of websites are dropping due to heavy app use and easier app creation (Generation Y & Z strongly prefer apps over websites), how does it make any sense that people would agree to pay higher prices for .COM domains? I strongly disagree with higher costs. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bchetrit at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 06:42:33 2020 From: bchetrit at yahoo.com (bchetrit at yahoo.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:42:33 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO PRICE INCREASE References: <40D08D68-7668-4BE9-A82C-696D0A4C0D6C.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <40D08D68-7668-4BE9-A82C-696D0A4C0D6C@yahoo.com> NO PRICE INCREASE Sent from my iPhone From tobias011 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:43:11 2020 From: tobias011 at gmail.com (Tobias Thiel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:43:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. 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Absolute best regards, Hampus From hasbara at hotmail.co.nz Tue Feb 11 06:43:09 2020 From: hasbara at hotmail.co.nz (Ali Blahblah) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:43:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposal to make .com domains much more expensive Message-ID: The proposed increases in the price of .com domains will inevitably be to the disadvantage of small, private users of the internet. In other words, the increases will (a) Lead to the exclusion of many such users, and (b) Serve only the interests of the elite, for whom the increases will be immaterial. I strongly urge you to remember that the opportunities of the internet are supposed to be fully open to everyone, not just the rich. Alan Ireland PO Box 2052 Palmerston North 4440 New Zealand Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tutuola42 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:43:27 2020 From: tutuola42 at gmail.com (Adekayero Tutuola) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:43:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NOT ADVISABLE Message-ID: This will impact the internet economy negatively, and can also cause many to ignore online business as time goes on. This agreement should be dropped. An increase in price for this domain might discourage people venturing to establish their online business presence. I hope you guys have a rethink. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From grahamkempster63 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:43:39 2020 From: grahamkempster63 at gmail.com (Graham) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:43:39 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair price increases Message-ID: If these extremely high price increases, as expected, on .com take place I will have no choice but to change to .info or .org. Kind Regards Graham Kempster From buchanora at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:43:46 2020 From: buchanora at gmail.com (Buchi Michael) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:43:46 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Displeased with New Verisign and ICANN Contract Message-ID: <5ADE4FE1-7FDC-4F79-8EEA-C0469242748D@gmail.com> I?m really disappointed that the organisations we trust to safe guard the internet (Our only trusted democratic platform) choose to be shady in their dealings. The internet is a global public service, and decisions involving it should be made democratically and with more transparency. From nickjameshipol at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:43:50 2020 From: nickjameshipol at gmail.com (Nick James Hipol) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:43:50 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Why make .com more inaccessible if some domains are already too expensive (.com). The internet as a whole wouldn't welcome this much. And I can see now how website creation with .com will decline because it absolutely makes no sense. I myself have been on .com domains for more than 5 years and this is just hilarious. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From haseebkhilji at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:44:00 2020 From: haseebkhilji at gmail.com (Haseeb Khilji) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:44:00 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair Price Increase Message-ID: Please do not increase the prices of .com domains. Atleast not without the proper consent of the public first. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at adster.nl Tue Feb 11 06:44:31 2020 From: info at adster.nl (Adster) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:44:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Complaint Message-ID: The price increase is too high and should not be done, especially without consulting the community first. Greetings, Dennis Kroon Adster From afropopcorn at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 06:44:20 2020 From: afropopcorn at icloud.com (WangKoji) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:44:20 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?5oiR5Y+N5bCN5bCHLkNP?= =?utf-8?b?TeWfn+WQjeaPkOWDueeahOaPkOitsA==?= Message-ID: <49F18A5A-D3EB-4134-8EA1-BC95565CB97B@icloud.com> ??.com??????? ????.COM???????? KOJI FEARLESStw.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anoopak at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 06:44:27 2020 From: anoopak at icloud.com (Anoop A K) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:14:27 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I vote against the .COM price increase Message-ID: <265A2241-7B53-481E-AFB1-142FF86CC4E8@icloud.com> I don?t think increasing the rates help for the greater good of the internet community. I vote against the rise in prices. From smorvan at msn.com Tue Feb 11 06:44:31 2020 From: smorvan at msn.com (Stephane Morvan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:44:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hello, I am writing in regards to the proposed pricing and attribution changes for .com domains. There are literally no business model on the market which guarantees price increases of over 70%, including in the medical and in the energy sector. Hav... Message-ID: St?phane Morvan, Ph.D. smorvan at msn.com Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From crinu.andanut at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:45:42 2020 From: crinu.andanut at gmail.com (Crinu Andanut) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:45:42 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Protest Message-ID: <62AA3761-9424-4B4F-9736-F85EF75444BA@gmail.com> I am an intensive user of internet. I appreciate the efforts so far to develop this marvel of the modern world. But when somebody, and I mean just anybody starts thinking to make additional money or big business out of the modern technology for the people, I will PROTEST !!! Crinu ANDANUT PhD Supervisory Board SIF 3 Transilvania From hailey0101gillespie at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:45:34 2020 From: hailey0101gillespie at gmail.com (Hailey Gillespie) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:45:34 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Reject! Message-ID: Allowing .com domains to have their prices raised so significantly for such unclear and potentially unethical reasons puts the authority and reputation of ICANN at great risk. This amendment would greatly harm public opinion on ICANN, as .com domains are incredibly wide spread, and millions of people would be forced to pay more. A large public rejection of this deal will likely not hit until it?s clearly negatively effecting people all around the world. It?s simply making it even harder to access resources on the internet. The internet is not a private bank, it is a public space that should not cost large amounts of money to participate in. The unclear, and possibly greed influenced motives behind this amendment, if it is passed, would shine a very clear light on where ICANN lies as far as integrity is concerned. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marius.k10987 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:45:47 2020 From: marius.k10987 at gmail.com (marius.k10987 at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:45:47 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <02f501d5e0a6$e51c0770$af541650$@gmail.com> Dear ICANN: I am strongly opposed to the above mentioned proposed amendment, which will, among others, allow Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for eight out of the next ten years. You should not have made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. I am sending this email to let you know that I feel very NEGATIVELY about your recent decision. Regards, MK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From manishbhargava01 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:46:04 2020 From: manishbhargava01 at gmail.com (Manish Bhargava) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:46:04 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com price increases Message-ID: <2A652E9D-4AF2-4001-BB19-42BA52772323@gmail.com> I am a .com domain owner and I am completely against this large price increase over the next several years. I am also at a loss as to why this is being done in the benefit of Verisign and ignoring the millions of small customers impacted. Large businesses may be able to absorb the cost without flinching but its an impact to others that provide services through their domains with low returns. From donsrleone at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:41:03 2020 From: donsrleone at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Sr=C4=91an_Radulovi=C4=87?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:41:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why??? Message-ID: <5e424d9f.1c69fb81.722bd.4a3a@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From DebiLee01 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:46:41 2020 From: DebiLee01 at hotmail.com (Debi Lee) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:46:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I want to take the opportunity to submit a comment opposing this plan. And at least make 3 brief points. First, I think it?s unacceptable that these decisions were made in such a unilateral fashion and in secret on top of that. Second, it is inappropriate for Verisign to be allowed to function as a registrar. It?s a blatant conflict of interest. Last but not least, there will be many far-reaching effects that I implore you to consider. Accessibility is one. Use of the internet and ownership/use of domains should remain accessible for all. Instituting unlimited (even if over a long term) price increases will make it accessible to less people over time. Additionally, though I?m not sure of numbers, it?s logical to me that millions of .COM domains are owned by entrepreneurs and small businesses. It?s pretty much a necessity nowadays to have an online presence in order to succeed in business. So there will be economic consequences to your decisions as well. And you may want to consider the possibility that you?ll make less money overall because people, like myself, who own many domains will be less likely to do so when faced with consistently increasing prices. Thank you for accepting my comment. Debi Auger -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gr8siddharth at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:48:00 2020 From: gr8siddharth at gmail.com (Siddharth Misra) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:18:00 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please refrain from such action affecting public Message-ID: Hello, I was notified by my domain registrar that due to your amendment related to .COM domains, I will be affected with potentially much higher pricing for the domains I hold. Please refrain from doing such action which affects common public and small businesses. Best regards, Siddharth Misra -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From imohsinkhan at ymail.com Tue Feb 11 06:48:20 2020 From: imohsinkhan at ymail.com (Mohsin Khan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:18:20 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PLEASE REVISE THE PRICE AMENDMENT OF DOT COM Message-ID: Dear Sir/ Ma'am, ICANN We are operating a small website for our office through namecheap.com. Recently I came to know that ICANN announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the.COM top-level-domain (TLD). I am from India and as you know we are not a very rich businessman like US or UK. The Internet is helping us coming out of poverty and join the mainstream. $10 is a very small amount for you but for us, but 10 usd is a 3-month telephone/ internet bill. You can guess how it will affect us and even a small change in prices will create a domino effect and millions will have to compromise with their dreams. We request you to please keep the internet available for all of us and especially please keep .com affordable. Big businesses can find a customized TLD but we don't have any option except the dot com. Thanks and Regards MK Khan Rajasthan, India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From manojpr4 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:48:41 2020 From: manojpr4 at gmail.com (Manoj Pravakar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:48:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .COM amendement Message-ID: Dear Concern: I came to know about the new contract between ICANN and Verisign about .com domains from my domain registrar. I would like to express that to maintain the openness of the internet and the world-wide web, such decisions should be taken with the community on board. I appeal to ICANN to amend this decision and keep the .com pricing decisions into the hands of non-profit seeking organization(s). 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Kind regards, Victor Atanassov a concerned internet user and domain names owner From stanw32 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:49:01 2020 From: stanw32 at gmail.com (StanW32) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:49:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase the prices of. COM Message-ID: Easy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gichukigofficial at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:49:24 2020 From: gichukigofficial at gmail.com (Gichuki Gichuki) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:49:24 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop hiking .com prices Message-ID: Stop hiking domain .com prices most of the time we can't even afford the current fee. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jitendra Surat, Gujarat India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marius.colacioiu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:49:22 2020 From: marius.colacioiu at gmail.com (Marius Colacioiu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:49:22 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] If this comes into effect I will close my .com domains Message-ID: Hi, I am outraged about this situation. If this comes into effect I will close my .com domains. Kind regards. Marius Colacioiu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From sam42.contact at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:51:10 2020 From: sam42.contact at gmail.com (Sam) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:51:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, as a tenant of several dot com domains, I have to tell you that this amendment is unnacceptable. Regards, Sam Duhkeler. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From claudiu.adrian.pelmus at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:51:29 2020 From: claudiu.adrian.pelmus at gmail.com (Claudiu Pelmus) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:51:29 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Inquiry on the newest changes of the .com pricing! Message-ID: As a developer and a concerned internet citizen, who has the right to a free and fair market, I demand that you listen to the ICANN community's voice and disclose the full deal with Verisign and stop "toxic" behavior that would drive the price up on the .com domains as this will harm the entire community. This isn't just bad for business, it's foul play against all the businesses and developer worldwide that believes the internet is a free and fair tool to get access to information. STOP! Claudiu Adrian Pelmu? Full Stack Web Developer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zktk009 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:51:48 2020 From: zktk009 at gmail.com (Type Z) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:51:48 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against increasing prices of .COM Message-ID: Am john owner of https://www.useotools.com and am here to record my voice that am against increasing prices of .COM domains . Sent from my iPhone From barjinder2014 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:51:47 2020 From: barjinder2014 at gmail.com (Bir Singh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:21:47 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase .COM domains prices! Message-ID: Hi there, Please don't increase prices of .COM domains and it's already expensive as compared to other domains. Thanks & Regards, Bir -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amy.rose.robins at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:52:02 2020 From: amy.rose.robins at gmail.com (Amy Robins) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:52:02 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Propose Amendment 3 to .COM registry agreement Message-ID: This amendment will make the internet less democratic and and both you and your customers will suffer as a consequence; they are looking to take control and 20 million is nothing to them. Please don't give in. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hussainm at ecrescent.pk Tue Feb 11 06:52:46 2020 From: hussainm at ecrescent.pk (Muhammad Hussain-IE) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:52:46 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] High Prices for. Com domains Message-ID: Dear team member, I and many of my fellows started websites few years ago to be part of the internet community to serve people through it by sharing knowledge and experience and we got. Com sites registered. Now it came to our knowledge that prices for. Com sites is proposed to be increased much higher than current prices. It will cause us to think again to remain part of Internet with our. Com sites and may result in negative as we are not commercial or industrial so higher cost will not be feasible for us. You are requested to plz avoid rise in price for. Com sites so millions of people like us remain part of. Com community. Regards M. 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URL: From ARoussakoff at conclusion.nl Tue Feb 11 06:53:27 2020 From: ARoussakoff at conclusion.nl (Andre Roussakoff) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:53:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com domains prices Message-ID: Hello, I have heard that you are planning to start increasing the .com domain fees per year. .com domains are already one of the most expensive domains. Therefore, for .com domain owners like me it will most unfortunate. Please, do not do it! Keep Internet accessible as much as possible, also for newcomers. Best regards, Andre Roussakoff Owner of two .com domains Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ganor.itay at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:54:03 2020 From: ganor.itay at gmail.com (Itay Ganor) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:54:03 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Free the Internet Message-ID: Increasing .com prices will only make the web unaccessible for new developers who do not sink in money. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From herrjog_83 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:54:00 2020 From: herrjog_83 at hotmail.com (jonathan oropeza gonzalez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:54:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com payment Message-ID: To whom it may concerns, The decision regarding the new .com domain payment is not considered the most appropriate due to the negative impact it is going to cause to myself. I wasn't notified at all about this "new strategy" not even my opinion was required to be heard and it seems to be an imposition without any feedback requested. It would be great to keep the fees and payments like they are already. Sincerely, Jonathan Oropeza Obtener Outlook para Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mqklin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:54:24 2020 From: mqklin at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?0JzQsNC60YHQuNC8INCa0YPQutC70LjQvQ==?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:54:24 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I feel VERY bad about your decision Message-ID: Please, don't increase the prices! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From grosstotals at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:54:27 2020 From: grosstotals at gmail.com (Waqas Saeed) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:54:27 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This price increase is not a good step forward. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jdirags at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 06:54:47 2020 From: jdirags at icloud.com (Joshua Iragunima) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:54:47 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .COM pricing Message-ID: <4D6D02C0-7A59-4AC5-871F-36A7C67D906B@icloud.com> Hello, May I lend my voice to the growing opposition of the intended hike in domain prices. This will have a negative effect on business and personal users. Kindly reconsider, please. Joshua I.I From mrrobby18 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:55:38 2020 From: mrrobby18 at gmail.com (Robby Cassilly) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:55:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <5e424fea.1c69fb81.fda2e.7e84@mx.google.com> You?re a piece of fucking shit if you decide to make everyone pay more for a .com domain. Fuck you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From groundmouse18 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:55:32 2020 From: groundmouse18 at gmail.com (Ground Mouse) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:55:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable Message-ID: This is simply unethical and have to be reviewed. How will startups and other businesses cope? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 4484032 at alu.murciaeduca.es Tue Feb 11 06:55:30 2020 From: 4484032 at alu.murciaeduca.es (=?UTF-8?Q?SERGIO_CASTELL_MART=C3=8DNEZ?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:55:30 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop increasing the prices! Message-ID: The ICANN should be, in fact, an organisation that provides easy and reasonable access for everyone to domain names, but with changes like this you are making it harder. Stop being greedy! via Newton Mail [https://cloudmagic.com/k/d/mailapp?ct=pa&cv=10.0.25&pv=10&source=email_footer_2] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From solobo11235 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:55:50 2020 From: solobo11235 at gmail.com (solo bo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:55:50 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Terrible! Stop being corrupt! Message-ID: Please stop this bullshit now. I have 3 .com domains and I'll hate to see the prices goes up. You're hurting businesses and individuals. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charlesvictorconner at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:55:55 2020 From: charlesvictorconner at gmail.com (Victor Conner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:55:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont do this Message-ID: Why would you do this? Keep the internet free and domains affordable for everyone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thanqminh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:55:57 2020 From: thanqminh at gmail.com (Than Quang Minh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:55:57 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign is bribing ICANN Message-ID: This is unacceptable. Minh Than >From Vietnam. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paiboonpa at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:56:29 2020 From: paiboonpa at gmail.com (Paiboon Panusbordee) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:56:29 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Need to clarify .com domain income by verisign. Message-ID: Need to clarify .com domain income by verisign. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ben at bentographics.com Tue Feb 11 06:56:36 2020 From: ben at bentographics.com (Benjamin Thomas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:56:36 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?ICANN_Allows_=2ECOM_?= =?utf-8?q?Price_Increases=2C_Gets_More_Money_=EF=BB=BF?= Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, We find the upcoming contract changes absolutely unethical and would like to voice our strongest opposition! We are referring to the information in this article: https://www.namecheap.com/blog/icann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-money/ .com Domains have become expensive already over the past few years and we don't see any justification for these price increases. Do not allow these contract changes to go through! Sincerely, Ben -- Benjamin Thomas Director Bento Graphics Inc. Identity | Web | Graphics http://bentographics.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neil.waybright at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:57:03 2020 From: neil.waybright at gmail.com (Neil Waybright) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:57:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing centralization of power has never improved any political system Message-ID: The technology system of the internet controls has always had its own politics that helped balance the needs of the various constituents. Allowing Verisign to be both a registrar and the TLD manager for the largest and arguably most important gTLD is unwarranted and dangerous. Under a number of US laws that Verisign operates under, it can be legally defended for taking actions that unfairly impact competitors, and in fact, can be construed as legally required to do so. Remove this conflict of interest from the proposals before implementation. Neil Waybright about.me/neilwaybright -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From henry.ejemuta at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:58:04 2020 From: henry.ejemuta at gmail.com (Henry Ejemuta) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:58:04 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Review Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I'm Henry Ejemuta and being a software developer with constant use of the .COM TLD and after reviewing the the proposed amendments, I must say this would place the end users at the mercy of Verisign, which I think is totally unfair for the public. Also, following the amendments made October 30, 2016 as highlighted below I also think these proposed amendments are quite to sudden and the intent should be reviewed considering the impact on the general public as the .COM TLD is one of the most used of all TLD. Amendments to Agreement. Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, (a) Section 4.1 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following new Section 4.1: ?Section 4.1 Term. The term of this Agreement shall expire on November 30, 2024, as extended by any renewal terms (the ?Expiration Date?).? #I_say_no_to_dot_com_tld_increament -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.phillips at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 06:58:46 2020 From: mark.phillips at gmail.com (Mark Phillips) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:58:46 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose price increases. Message-ID: <682F1A8F-1691-4115-8B47-D78A071CBB77@gmail.com> Mark -Sent from my iPhone, sorry for ayn typos. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dereck at demezquita.com Tue Feb 11 06:59:09 2020 From: dereck at demezquita.com (=?utf-8?Q?Dereck_de_M=C3=A9zquita?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:59:09 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prices Message-ID: <291FDD54-5382-4C34-B046-E32651EC35AD@demezquita.com> Don?t increase .com domain prices, small businesses such as myself cannot afford this change. From mail at weezeewig.com Tue Feb 11 06:59:18 2020 From: mail at weezeewig.com (Joe Bloggs) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:59:18 +1100 (AEDT) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <20200211065922.805C019C00E7@hs.niknah.com> Hello, DNS takes hardly any bandwidth / CPU, what's the money going to be spent on? Sorry, I am against this proposal. Regards. Joe From sebastian.mangels at freiheit.com Tue Feb 11 06:59:53 2020 From: sebastian.mangels at freiheit.com (Sebastian Mangels) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:59:53 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <980fd3b8-5f40-9c80-b6a2-a74a975230f2@freiheit.com> Good Morning, :-) we certainly do not agree with a 7 percent annual increase in fees. This is way above inflation and the need for this must be explained in understandable terms. Currently we do not see any improvement for the registrars nor do we see the need for improvement. So as of today we do not see the annual increase of 7% justified. Best, Sebastian Mangels. -- Sebastian Mangels Head of Site Reliability freiheit.com technologies gmbh Budapester Stra?e 45 20359 Hamburg / Germany fon +49 40 / 890584-296 Hamburg HRB 70814 +++ Hamburg/ Germany + Lisbon/ Portugal +++ https://www.freiheit.com https://www.facebook.com/freiheitcom/ 2006 C219 D9EA 71D4 D863 1F73 757F 8A0F 1C35 8A29 Gesch?ftsf?hrer: Claudia Dietze, Stefan Richter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From moran.milshtein at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:00:22 2020 From: moran.milshtein at gmail.com (moran milshtein) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:00:22 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increased price Message-ID: I want you to know that your decision to increase.com prices is an outrageous and stupid. You damage only yourself doing that by driving away the public to alternative TLDs. You better stop doing that without letting the public know what are you doing. The time of corporates doing what?s on their mind is over! We will fight to get a proper arrangement. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From patriciavickers7 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:00:56 2020 From: patriciavickers7 at gmail.com (patricia vickers) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:00:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a very small business that counts every penny right now. Please consider all of us that are living check to check. Don't increase our expense of our domain. Respectfully yours, Patricia Vickers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I?m afraid that .COM domains will become too expensive for small website owners. Paul-Antoine Bittner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ebitech4real at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:02:46 2020 From: ebitech4real at gmail.com (Ebenezer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:02:46 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Withdraw Your Current Plan on .Com Domains Message-ID: Please let the .com status quo be maintained so that the domain will not be taken out of the reach of the common man. The internet if for everyone and .com is the symbol. Please don't touch it. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danclimasevschi at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 07:03:00 2020 From: danclimasevschi at icloud.com (Dan Climasevschi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:03:00 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable Message-ID: <1DE60AAE-7D66-4B57-9D56-8167C7E78CB6@icloud.com> Hello, In my opinion, this proposal is abusive and not justified. Sent from my iPhone From nivekbr at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:03:22 2020 From: nivekbr at gmail.com (Kevin Breidenbach) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:03:22 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern, It has come to my attention that there may be upcoming changes to the agreement between ICANN and Verisign that may result in price increases for .COM domain names. As an operator of a small music-related business which relies on a website using such a domain, I find this troubling. I hope you will reconsider the conditions of this deal in favor of consumers and small businesses, as opposed to the monopolistic entity Verisign, Inc. Thanks, Kevin Breidenbach Colorado, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johnwhelchel at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:03:50 2020 From: johnwhelchel at gmail.com (John Whelchel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:03:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop selling out please Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. ICANN does not and should not exist to make huge profits. Nor should it be enabling others to extort them either. Domains are digital real estate. Imagine if only one company could sell land in NYC. You?re creating oligopolies and monopolies, discouraging competition, slowing growth, and hurting the internet. First the .org debacle, and now this. Candidly, it's scandalous. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. John -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From onyangoand at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 07:04:14 2020 From: onyangoand at icloud.com (Dennis Rolland) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:04:14 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop this fraud relating to domain price increase Message-ID: We are so disturbed to learn that some corrupt individuals in two comanpinies verisign and ICAAN are trying to increase prices of domains behind the backs of millions of internet users. This needs to stop ?? Sent from my iPhone From ya.weiler at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:04:47 2020 From: ya.weiler at gmail.com (Yannick Weiler) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:04:47 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for .com are Message-ID: The internet is wonderful tool - in large part due to the fact that it has empowered almost anybody to afford to become a publisher. Domain prices play a vital role in this and .com is still the benchmark of trust in the internet. In my opinion, raising .com prices would further contribute to the gentrification of the internet. Respectfully, Yannick Weiler -- Sent from mobile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kimberlynoir at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:05:12 2020 From: kimberlynoir at gmail.com (Kimberly) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:05:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed price increase Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kimberly Montreal, Canada From simaka at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:05:53 2020 From: simaka at gmail.com (Simeon Valentinov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:05:53 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] unjustifiable price increase Message-ID: As a registrant of a .com domain name for personal use, I am completely against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This price increase is not tied to inflation and makes the .com domains prices unpredictable (but sure to grow a lot). Also, there is no transparency how the additional money that ICANN will receive from Verisign will be spent. Please help stop these unjustifiable price increases and rethink your strategy to make more money! 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Thanks I know you will not even read this. -- Misir Jafarov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marcin.styszewski at herogaming.com Tue Feb 11 07:06:56 2020 From: marcin.styszewski at herogaming.com (Marcin Styszewski) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:06:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the increase of the price for .com domains. Message-ID: I am against the increase of the price for .com domains. I believe that the possibility of sharing thoughts and ideas is far more valuable. As Verisign will be able to increase the price almost on demand it will most like eliminate significant amount of small business/personal websites from the Internet. Such consequences should be unacceptable. From pierre.sottas at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:07:29 2020 From: pierre.sottas at gmail.com (Pierre Sottas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:07:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am very concerned that ICANN appears to be rubber-stamping a major rise in .com prices.? There does not appear to be any justification for raising prices. No economic study has been undertaken by ICANN to demonstrate that Verisign needs any more money or that there is some other public interest in raising prices. The price increase appears to be purely a money-grab by an already handsomely paid company. That means only its shareholders stand to benefit from the increased price, not the public. Moreover, the $20 million that Verisign is paying ICANN in exchange for a price increase worth billions is embarrassing. Not only is it a paltry sum compared to the windfall that ICANN is bestowing upon Verisign, but it appears to be a quid pro quo despite protestations otherwise. Such conduct makes ICANN look very bad and raises serious questions about whether ICANN can be trusted to look after the public interest. Sincerely, --? Pierre Sottas Ch. des Chenevi?res 18 CH-1071 Chexbres Switzerland pierre.sottas at gmail.com +41 76 679 70 35 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sayed at leanium.io Tue Feb 11 07:08:49 2020 From: sayed at leanium.io (Sayed Ali) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:08:49 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no for .com price increases Message-ID: Dears, We are not happy with your decision with Verisign to increase the prices of .com domains, please don't do it. Regards, Sayed Ali Al Moosawi *Leanium Technologies * p: +973 33008785 +973 17006193 a: Office 23, Building 2728, Road 3649, Block 436, Seef District w: w:www.leanium.io e: info at leanium.io -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dicky at flowjakarta.com Tue Feb 11 07:09:03 2020 From: dicky at flowjakarta.com (Dicky Agustiady) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:09:03 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO TO GREED Message-ID: <7F77EF98-2070-479E-9DD6-6F02FFF42AAE@flowjakarta.com> Basically this proposal isn?t based on economy or merit. it?s just greed. The economic climate isn?t conducive for this kind of move. As a small business owner, please reconsider. Thank you From kennedy at clientsvalley.com Tue Feb 11 06:44:36 2020 From: kennedy at clientsvalley.com (Kennedy Cee) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:44:36 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We Absolutely Reject The Increase in .COM Domain Prices Message-ID: Dear ICANN, Increasing the prices on .COM domains will affect a lot of people negatively. We?ve been paying an average of $10 per .COM domain name registered and it?s been helping a lot of struggling people to find a cost effective way to build a business online. This has helped so many people of which I am one of them. We absolutely reject the idea of increasing the prices of .COM domain and propose that you review your intentions. This will affect a lot of live negatively in the long run. Kindly review your decisions and reconsider. Kind regards, Kennedy Cee On behalf of internet marketers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Bruton) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:11:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain fee increase Message-ID: Hi I have been a registrar of domain for over 10 years and increases fees like this without proper consideration of the implications to those who will be paying for it is mean, cruel and not good business ethics. Where has morality gone when it comes to your business. What are the reasons of the increase in domain fees like this? Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashwin.ramdas12 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:11:32 2020 From: ashwin.ramdas12 at gmail.com (Ashwin Ramdas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:11:32 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please don't do this and increase the price of domains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kj.shuvo1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:11:49 2020 From: kj.shuvo1 at gmail.com (Khairujjaman Shuvo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:11:49 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com price Message-ID: Please don't increase the price. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mgorkem.erdogan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:12:44 2020 From: mgorkem.erdogan at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?R8O2cmtlbSBFcmRvxJ9hbg==?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:12:44 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: In Turkey, we have an exchange rate of 6.00 TL/USD. Even with this prices we are struggling to pay our fees for domains. Please consider other countries and entrepreneurs before doing anything. Thanks, G?rkem -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aseverson at ateupwithmotor.com Tue Feb 11 07:13:17 2020 From: aseverson at ateupwithmotor.com (Aaron Severson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:13:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment in re: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <011301d5e0aa$bc57caf0$350760d0$@ateupwithmotor.com> As a website owner, I regard the proposed Amendment 3 with considerable alarm. There has been an ongoing global movement to make the web less accessible, ranging from attacks on net neutrality and the imposition of onerous regulations. Now, ICANN proposes to exacerbate that problem with a substantial price increase on the most commonly used commercial domain while asserting that this usurious increase is somehow "in the public interest." That assertion runs directly contrary to any common sense; the net effect of the change would be to further squeeze small businesses and small operators, who are already at the greatest risk of loss in the present web climate. I take further issue with the assertion that by structuring the increases to encourage registrants to register or renew for multi-year periods constitutes "registrant protection," given that the entities from which registrants need such protection are the very ones proposing the rate hike. That is a remarkably cynical framing of what mainly seems like an effort to drive an increase in short-term revenues. That may be in ICANN's interest, but it's certainly not in the interests of registrants or the public. Many small operators, including myself, cannot afford to purchase a decade's worth of services in advance to secure some discounted rate; the costs of poverty are a well-known economic reality. It is not that people or businesses of modest interest don't recognize the opportunity for savings, it's that they are simply out of reach. The amendment alludes to ICANN's concerns about security and stability, which are of course worthy goals. If ICANN could demonstrate that certain price increases would be necessary to achieve specific technical or regulatory compliance goals, I and the rest of the online community might regard the proposal with greater sympathy. Instead, the proposed text buries vague promises in noncommittal language: We are told Verisign and ICANN will "work in good faith" and "define . requirements" for potential future improvements. The way this reads to the layman is that the parties are determined to raise rates now and will take their time in coming up with reasons to justify it, with no promises that the substantial increased costs will yield any tangible benefit. Moreover, the emphasis on encouraging registrants to renew for multiple years suggests that we can look forward to future rate hikes, again with only the haziest promise that it will yield any benefits to the security, stability, or integrity of the web. I think it would be appropriate for ICANN to consider carefully its role and responsibility in the modern online world. For example, does ICANN believe it is in the public interest to preserve the accessibility of the web as well as its technical stability? Does ICANN wish to forestall the danger of the Internet being steadily reduced to a handful of channels controlled by a few large corporations, like cable television? If so, you should reconsider this amendment and the proposed rate increases, because they work directly against those ends - and against the public interest. ________________________________________________ This message was sent by or on behalf of Aaron Severson dba Ate Up With Motor ( https://ateupwithmotor.com), 11100 National Bl. #3, Los Angeles, CA 90064. If you do not wish to receive future email messages, please reply with the word "REMOVE" in the subject line or click here: admin at ateupwithmotor.com?subject=REMOVE. To view the Ate Up With Motor Privacy Policy, click here: https://ateupwithmotor.com/privacy-policy/. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It seems clear here that ICANN and Verisign stand on the same side, and this makes it hard to treat those communications as negotiations. There is not even an attempt to hide the $20M kickback. The entire proposal reads like a litany of excuses for why increasing the wholesale price of .com domains isn't a big deal, and is very, very short on the real benefits of the deal?aside from a guaranteed 7% year-on-year increase in revenue to Verisign's .com business. ICANN has not explained which projects it believe need 4 million dollars a year in funding, or what it is in position to accomplish aside from creating new rules for gTLDs. This proposal is unacceptable in this form and should be rejected. From aterkait at me.com Tue Feb 11 07:14:59 2020 From: aterkait at me.com (Adel alTerkait) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:14:59 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5C414DFA-C10A-4AFB-99AE-6D54549A2377@me.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Adel alTerkait Kuwait From perezjoshua57 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:15:12 2020 From: perezjoshua57 at gmail.com (Joshua Perez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:15:12 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Message-ID: <76F0C578-07FD-4555-B693-20CEEB147E3A@gmail.com> The internet is a universal community for all. Not one that should be taxed due to a site being .com or not. There is no benefit to the majority of the online community with .com the act of .com being taxed in fact only repercussions. .Com owners will struggle to keep their site alive. From usmanriaz.ae at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:15:02 2020 From: usmanriaz.ae at gmail.com (Usman Riaz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:15:02 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You are Making internet Unaccessible Message-ID: The recent agreement to increase.com price will make the internet unaccessible for a lot of people. Some amazing small bloggers will be taken away from the internet. And a lot more. Instead of decreasing the price, You are increasing it. It's such a shame. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at peycho.com Tue Feb 11 07:15:13 2020 From: admin at peycho.com (Peycho Dimitrov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:15:13 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <44cc3b16-c45c-d574-7599-9923b64b2124@peycho.com> Hello ICANN guys. Seriously, I hope there will be an investigation by the U.S. Government into this if it happens and that the douche bags involved end up spending lengthy terms in prison. It all looks to me like some of you are trying to take advantage of a loophole you?ve discovered and try to make as many millions as possible without having to justify how it?s spent so your executives can get even larger bonuses, probably paid out under the table as well. I?d like to know what's the justification for this? What possible reason you have to increase the cost of already pricey domain extensions. Sounds like sheer GREED to me! From lgg.wettmann at circle.dance Tue Feb 11 07:15:16 2020 From: lgg.wettmann at circle.dance (=?utf-8?Q?Lars_Wettmann_=7C_CIRCLE_Dance?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:15:16 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to ICANN and Verisign In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0de2e3b7-0fb2-40db-8684-ad52e2078d05@Spark> Dear ICANN, I think the internet should be a free and affordable space for everyone - which includes starting business owners and everyone out there who has a big message for the world - but not a big budget. .Com domains are one way to spread your message and deliver much more trust than any other domain. We are aware of your new deals with Verisign and wish you?d keep a) Prices in check - don?t let them allow to raise the prices. This is basically a monopoly and you would allow them to take advantage of it. b) Transparent about how you will use the money from Verisign. c) Verisign from becoming a domain registrar via a daughter company. This just screams that they can take advantage of it and it?s a very bad deal for the whole world. Why would you allow something like that? d) Listening to us! The internet is such an important place and we encourage you to listen to your moral standards and to all the people out there - just like me - who want to change the world for a better place. Don?t obstruct us but support us! You have the means to and a huge responsibility. We thank you for your time and hope that you reconsider your deals with Verisign. Kind Regards, Lars Wettmann Artistic Director CIRCLE Dance t.(085) 8888 330 Website Email Discover our upcoming classes and workshops:CIRCLE Agenda What's CIRCLE Dance? Learn about what we from CIRCLE Dance do to make your life as dance professional a little bit better every day. Visit us at www.circle.dance by CIRCLE Dance | 2014-08-26 | 610 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cosmincatalin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:15:25 2020 From: cosmincatalin at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Cosmin_C=C4=83t=C4=83lin_Sanda?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:15:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domains Message-ID: I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. If anything, technology costs are decreasing. ------------------------------------ *Cosmin Catalin SANDA* Data Scientist & Engineer Phone: +45.27.30.60.35 Web: https://cosminsanda.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards Boela du Plooy 4 The Gallery, 1026 Ripple Turn, Little Falls, Gauteng -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bharat.davindia at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:16:58 2020 From: bharat.davindia at gmail.com (Bharat in Germany!) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:16:58 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increase! Message-ID: I would request you to not to increase your price. A lot of small business owners will be affected by this! -- Greetings from Hamburg! [image: Bharat in Germany!] Bharat Chaudhary Bharat in Germany! w: bharatingermany.com e: bharat at bharatingermany.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you, Bruce Bergman Fat City Software San Diego, CA From shouravrcc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:17:27 2020 From: shouravrcc at gmail.com (Sheikh Shourav) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:47:27 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for .COM domain Message-ID: Hello With regards to recent decision of ICANN price increase of .Com domain , I believe the organization should have consulted with the community. Internet is an open place and organization like ICANN exist because of people?s trust embedded within the organization. An open organization can?t make a close deal with Corporate company for price increase. Corporate greed has no place in an open organization like ICANN. I strongly condemn this and request ICANN to review this decision and have a structured policy on how to instigate changes in future that is beneficial for people and internet overall. 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We rely on affordable pricing for things we need. But if it?s not affordable we will be forced to change our domains to keep it affordable. Thank you, Kayla Lightfoot Sent from my iPhone From andreinegrau at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:18:48 2020 From: andreinegrau at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Andrei_Negr=C3=A3u?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:18:48 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .COM Price Increase Message-ID: <0BD6EDA6-9190-4F16-9AD2-530DE3418B09@gmail.com> I am strictly against increasing the price of .COM domains. Sent from my iPhone From alen.andelic at tvz.hr Tue Feb 11 07:18:36 2020 From: alen.andelic at tvz.hr (=?iso-8859-2?Q?Alen_An=F0eli=E6_=28aandelic=29?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:18:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: I do not support the increase in the .com prices Misija Tehni?kog veleu?ili?ta u Zagrebu je promicanje umije?a in?enjerstva, izobrazba vrhunskih in?enjera, ?irenje i primjena in?enjerskog znanja te poticanje inovativnosti i izvrsnosti za dobrobit zajednice. The mission of the Zagreb University of Applied Sciences is to promote the art of engineering, educate high-quality engineers, disseminate and apply engineering knowledge and advance innovation and excellence for the benefit of society. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From miaoxue.china at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 07:19:34 2020 From: miaoxue.china at icloud.com (Miao XUE) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:19:34 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .com price down Message-ID: <5E20E0F2-01AA-4AFE-B757-53031FF3009E@icloud.com> I vote against price increase. Don?t trade public benefits for corporate donations. Sent from iPhone From knkaiser at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:19:35 2020 From: knkaiser at gmail.com (Karl Kaiser) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:19:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com pricing policy Message-ID: <5e425588.1c69fb81.c15d9.892a@mx.google.com> Dear ICANN, As a small business owner I use a few .com domains to protect my company and similar names. However, I am worried that the new pricing structure will make it very expensive to keep my domain names. Please reconsider the new pricing policy. Thanks, Karl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From legitmp3net at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:19:40 2020 From: legitmp3net at gmail.com (balogun sylva) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:19:40 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: We don't want the amendment that will increase domain fees, so let the amendment be the one that will reduce domain fee other than that we do not want -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From uli.schroeder at gmx.net Tue Feb 11 07:14:12 2020 From: uli.schroeder at gmx.net (Uli Schroeder) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:14:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN: Do not allow Verisign to raise .com pricing! Message-ID: <6ad6e113-c1ad-419c-8698-3a309239853b@www.fastmail.com> *Hello ICANN,** ** * *We, the millions of .com domain name registrants all over the world, stand to lose the most from a .com price increase, and we DEMAND THAT ICANN REFUSE ANY .COM PRICE INCREASE!** * * * *I'm one of those registrants and your shocking misuse of the trust you've been granted for years is beyond words.* *Regards,* *Uli* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From studio at josefsamuel.com Tue Feb 11 07:19:58 2020 From: studio at josefsamuel.com (Josef Samuel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:19:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disturbing News Message-ID: <6C3DC77F-8ED0-4FD4-956D-66E16C835330@josefsamuel.com> I understand that the prices for .com are going to increase substantially and perpetually because of a closed door deal made between ICANN and Verisign. It seems to me that Verisign is going to have too much control and I cannot support this. We are keeping an eye on this and I am spreading the word to us small guys. We all know what happens when there is taxation without representation. Best, Joe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From phoeniss at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 07:20:19 2020 From: phoeniss at yahoo.com (JC Coleman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:20:19 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Proposal References: <1485951804.1400622.1581405619334.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1485951804.1400622.1581405619334@mail.yahoo.com> In my opinion this is too rapid of a price increase. I can understand and agree with the need to increase prices for domain registration, but in my opinion ion this proposal is too much too soon. A slower increase over time would be more acceptable to registrants. This would maintain profitability to registrars while allowing ? registrants to be more accepting of the increased cost or hav e more time to consider other options. Thank you, ---------------- --J.C. Coleman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mstancecreationz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:20:32 2020 From: mstancecreationz at gmail.com (Michael S. Williams) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:20:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't change the ICANN policy Message-ID: I'm a small company operator with a dotcom domain name. Our Company is still struggling to take off. The current registrar price may look small and insignificant but it goes a long way to ease a small company owner like me from Africa trying to bootstrap my way to launching of my Company. Your policy so far has been very helpful Please let it remain as it is. Thanks a lot. Michael -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From manageditguy at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:20:26 2020 From: manageditguy at gmail.com (Tim Montes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:20:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rate increases Message-ID: We are not in favor of the price increases and will not support further increases which will harm our ability to enrich our lives while providing jobs to others. This money grab will only hurt over the long haul and will affect our ability to do business as a whole. Ex: Marketing, pay increases etc. etc. etc. -- Tim Montes Oak Park, CA 91377 3 <(877)%20777-7149>10-971-7494 Office *www.manageditguy.com * Let's Connect! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimmy at teir.fi Tue Feb 11 07:20:10 2020 From: jimmy at teir.fi (Jimmy Teir) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:20:10 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on .com price increase Message-ID: <6971C3CD-B16A-4675-8CEC-9F0583BA0194@teir.fi> Hello, It is my firm belief that in 2020 prices of domains should stay put where they are or, if anything, decrease. My sentiments in relation to this center around two thoughts: All IT-related maintenance is becoming more affordable and more automated, requiring less resources to be extracted from end users If people will continue to find reason to use domain names for smaller entities (instead of doing business and private on big platforms) prices need to be competitive That is all I had to say, thank you for your time, Jimmy T. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nikhole at mac.com Tue Feb 11 07:21:01 2020 From: nikhole at mac.com (Nik Hole) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:21:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Verisign wholesale fees agreement Message-ID: Verisign makes high margins from domains. They should not require or be allowed to make wholesale price rises much above inflation. The proposals should definitely be open to multi-party scrutiny. Nicholas Hole From julius.johansson at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:21:28 2020 From: julius.johansson at gmail.com (Julius Johansson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:21:28 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, Making deals behind closed doors on a subject that affects up to 144 million users is hurtful in these times where an open internet is already under threat. I hope you reconsider this amendment as there is no evidence this deal would lead to investments in the infrastructure nor any positive effects for the end-user. All the best Julius Johansson From myemail at kaylanz.com Tue Feb 11 07:21:29 2020 From: myemail at kaylanz.com (Owen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:21:29 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .Com Message-ID: <1058951f-e109-b810-244b-751d28f4510a@kaylanz.com> Please do not increase the price of .com addresses. This type of behavior appears as pure money grabbing and destroys the reputation and efforts you have established already. Regards Owen From johnchisholm1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:21:48 2020 From: johnchisholm1 at gmail.com (John Chisholm) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:21:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases .COM domains Message-ID: I write to express disgust at the agreement signed between ICANN and Verisign to allow annual prices increases for the registration of .COM domain names. Verisign already holds a near monopoly on the sale of high-level domain names to registrars and I do not believe that ICANN should be operating to conduct back-door-deals with Verisign to further line its coffers. If price increases are necessary for reasons other than pure profit, put these reasons out there before providing contractual guarantees to Verisign and let them stand the test of public scrutiny. Further, the whole domain registration process is farcical and unfair to many users. It is now almost impossible to find a .COM name that is not already registered, a great many issued to parties that have no intention of ever using them that only want to make others to pay exorbitant fees to obtain them. I believe that ICANN should enforce the release of high-level domain names that have not been actively used by a registrant within a specified number of years ? 3, 4, or 5 years. I believe that a great many of these sleeping domain names must be registered by the registrars, themselves, or their proxies, as this would result in significant financial loss if they were to be paying the same fees as third parties. Faithfully yours, John Chisholm, PhD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From azeem at purplehats.com Tue Feb 11 07:23:55 2020 From: azeem at purplehats.com (Azeem Hassan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:23:55 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <17033205a58.71a82f26-224672201.4669194009664505486@zoho.com> This increment of prices is not acceptable Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drossney at hudsonlink.org Mon Feb 10 22:00:42 2020 From: drossney at hudsonlink.org (Damian Rossney) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:00:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Removal of Price Caps for .COM Registries Message-ID: I submit this comment in opposition to the proposed changes to the ICANN agreement with Verisign. I believe that the price increases allowed under this agreement are unnecessary, discriminatory, and will result in decreased access to the internet worldwide. These proposed increases severely diminish the internet's impact as a global equalizer that levels the playing field for information and communication around the world. Please do not remove the price caps. Damian C. Rossney | Project Manager (914) 941-0794 x114 (Main) | (914) 487-1101 (Fax) drossney at hudsonlink.org Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison P.O. Box 862 | Ossining, NY 10562 (914) 941-0794 (Main) | www.hudsonlink.org Think Green. Please consider the environment before you print this message. Thank you. [cid:image006.jpg at 01CD1DFB.6DEE4120] [cid:image007.jpg at 01CD1DFB.6DEE4120] [cid:image008.jpg at 01CD1DFB.6DEE4120] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 946 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From axel.facius at thinkq2.com Tue Feb 11 07:22:45 2020 From: axel.facius at thinkq2.com (Axel Facius) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:22:45 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop gambling Message-ID: <129F7B00-5E91-4C1F-AA67-2129EF07DC5E@thinkq2.com> I grew up in times where the internet was just a newborn baby. It was invented by scientists to be used by the public. Over the years, companies were using this public resource to make incredible profits. This is great and totally ok as long as it doesn?t limit the open and public nature of this resource as such. However, I?m deeply concerned that your planned changes have substantially negative impact on the freedom, democracy and the whole principles and philosophy. Price increases and reduced concurrency will reduce the freedom and strongly affect who can still afford to use this public good. Stop gambling with this and leave the internet a free place as much as possible. 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As the internet expands to more people and more have websites, any changes with the verisign contract will mean all businesses online will have to spend even more on website costs.?Removing price caps, and allowing Verisign to increase costs up to 7% each year for 8 years over the next 10 years will lead to drastically increased costs for domain names of .com.?I will also say that Verisign nor any other TLD operator should be allowed to be a registrar, or own or have any stake in any registrar. That will only increase costs to consumers.?Anyone with a website on cPanel/WHM just had massive price increases as a new pricing model was released. This drives up already expensive web hosting costs, and any changes with .com TLDs will only put more strains on small businesses and individual people with website.?I highly encourage you to not change anything with the Verisign contract.?Thank you,Kurt NessOwner, Kurt Ness Support, LLCSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From santilpzate at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:23:29 2020 From: santilpzate at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?U2FudGkgTMOzcGV6?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:23:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop this Message-ID: This attempts against the will of the bast majority of internet users and attacks the organizations and people that represent most of internet users and favours a few privileged and greedy people. STOP THIS! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fuxx.net at gmx.de Tue Feb 11 06:10:55 2020 From: fuxx.net at gmx.de (fuxx.net at gmx.de) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:10:55 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Devaluation of dotcom addresses Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dasatmadeep at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 07:24:12 2020 From: dasatmadeep at icloud.com (Atmadeep Das) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:24:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the price increase Message-ID: <67955534-6EB6-42B5-B4DB-69DA509E9509@icloud.com> Hello, I do not support this move for increasing price without consenting with the internet users. Please think of the mass user. Thank you Atmadeep From zaaskey at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:24:16 2020 From: zaaskey at gmail.com (Daniel Okoto) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:24:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increment in prices of Domains will not help Message-ID: <5e4256a3.1c69fb81.2afbb.23ed@mx.google.com> Price increment for .com domain will course clients including myself to close our sites and may result to native webapps where we will use other domain extensions or even IP addresses. This will affect other users and general lead to over price of services to people I develop for. Please reconsider the idea of increasing the price for .com domain extension. Thank you. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gouthamravella at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:25:27 2020 From: gouthamravella at gmail.com (goutham ravella) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:55:27 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing ICANN's decision on price increase Message-ID: Hi, As a small business owner I am strongly opposing the ICANNs decision about the periodical price increase every year. This will be a big blow to who want to start an online business and making them to think twice and thus discouraging and pacifying the new startups too. Regards, Goutham Ravella, MIGO India Consultancy Pvt LTD, India. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tjsulaymon at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:25:26 2020 From: tjsulaymon at gmail.com (tjtechi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:25:26 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Hike in .com domain Message-ID: Hi, Please do not increase the .com domain name price. This will affect a lot of businesses and functionalities of our financial infrastructures. BR, regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pellarr at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:43 2020 From: pellarr at icloud.com (Oluwapelumi Adetola) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:56:43 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is bad Message-ID: <8C59D36E-1AD1-4DA3-95FE-2D6BEBC72135@icloud.com> Pls we do not want amendments . Stop it please From sunny at chancellor.net Tue Feb 11 07:25:52 2020 From: sunny at chancellor.net (Sunny Chancellor) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:25:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase hurts small businesses Message-ID: Price increases like this can only hurt a small people/business like mine. I see no value increase only cost increase. This will lead to more commodification and less diversity in the domain space. Please reconsider giving complete monopoly control to a single entity such as this. -- *Sunny Chancellor* Artist / Designer ______________ sunny at chancellor.net cell:707.357.6595 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mationmac at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 07:25:50 2020 From: mationmac at outlook.com (Marcus Christiansen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:25:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: I?d prefer if you didn?t, thanks. Marcus Christiansen, signed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brionycullin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:26:38 2020 From: brionycullin at gmail.com (Briony Cullin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:26:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .com domains affordable Message-ID: <5D0F7718-368C-4CC1-B9B6-FFD248A1C7B1@gmail.com> The internet should be affordable and accessible for all. From admin at myruaa.com Tue Feb 11 07:26:03 2020 From: admin at myruaa.com (admin@myruaa.com admin@myruaa.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:26:03 +0300 (AST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase of .COM Prices Message-ID: <865698663.130187.1581405963532@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 125604 bytes Desc: not available URL: From jjoregon7733 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:27:33 2020 From: jjoregon7733 at gmail.com (J) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:27:33 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price raise Message-ID: I am opposed to this price range, this will only hurt both consumers and small businesses. Small businesses already have the difficulty of starting up but this just adds insult to injury. It may also make .com domains less desirable as a whole due to the influx in prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at briansgagne.com Tue Feb 11 07:28:19 2020 From: me at briansgagne.com (Brian Gagne) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:28:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM registrations Message-ID: Small business owners can't afford another increase, I know I can't. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From private at webconsultingandmarketing.com Tue Feb 11 07:28:58 2020 From: private at webconsultingandmarketing.com (Justin - Web Consulting) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:28:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <27DABEE4-9E7F-47A0-A0E4-ECDDD9A6AB37@webconsultingandmarketing.com> I?ve been in the internet world of design and marketing for over 10 years. This community employs and provides significant value to society. Domain names, websites, and the democratization of info and tech are essential to continue moving society forward. An open and financially friendly environment helps allow everyone a shot at having an online presence and contributing to humanity and the world wide web. Your proposed amendment and price increases threaten this community and the very fabric that the internet represents and provides for all of humanity. I urge you to strongly consider and not make this decision purely on profit. We all contribute, and raising prices will only create a greater barrier to entry to the very doorway to knowledge and information for our free world. Regards, Justin Johnson From adriansuciu88 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:29:15 2020 From: adriansuciu88 at gmail.com (Adrian Suciu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:29:15 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for .com domains Message-ID: Hello, My name is Adrian Suciu and I have rented a .com domain from an authorized registrar. I have just found out that prices for this type of domain will increase for the next 8-10 years with a annual fee. I represent a small business and for us, as a small company every money spent can have a significant impact on the our budget (which is not the biggest considering that we are doing all with the money we earned). So, in order to support growing companies like the one I represent, I kindly request you to reconsider these prices increases. Looking forward to hearing from you, Adrian Suciu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From david at amedia.com Tue Feb 11 07:29:29 2020 From: david at amedia.com (David Lesprit) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:29:29 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increased price Message-ID: I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. Some online entrepreneurs like us work with 40-50+ domain names using .com. Raising significantly the prices over the next years as this amendment allows will severly damage our operating costs. The .com domain names MUST remain acessible. This amendment is gonna damage a lot of online business. David Lesprit IT Digital Marketing [image: Amedia Group] *Amedia Management Ltd* 33 Canton Road Hong Kong | Tsimshatsui - Kowloon website | email Global presence in 13 countries Member of: [image: Member of: The Swiss Institute of Internal Auditors, The International Bar Association, The International Fiscal Association] This message and all attachments are for the exclusive benefit of the intended recipients and are confidential. 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There is no disclosure of what these increase in fees are for, why they are necessary nor how that money will be spent. Thank you for your time. Deanna Rios Professional Organizer, Organized By Deanna Mobile: (714) 482-3635 Email: deanna at organizedbydeanna.com Website: www.organizedbydeanna.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pascal.coste at businessfrance.fr Tue Feb 11 07:30:13 2020 From: pascal.coste at businessfrance.fr (COSTE,Pascal) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:30:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reaction Message-ID: If the .COM price increases, I'll change to .FR That's easy. Pascal Coste. pascal.coste at outlook.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tedpennings at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:31:06 2020 From: tedpennings at gmail.com (Ted Pennings) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:31:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for .com domains Message-ID: Hi, I am writing to lobby against amendment 3 and the opportunity for .com price increases. I'm a front-end software engineer who relies on the affordability of .com domains every day. The internet relies on access to information and the ability to publish new information. We shouldn't hamper new ideas and new businesses with higher fees. Thank you, Ted Portland, OR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. From roman at softaria.com Tue Feb 11 07:31:53 2020 From: roman at softaria.com (Roman Kuzmin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:31:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: It makes me feel sad. Looks like using a monopoly to set arbitrary price for a good, required by all -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meshamiul at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:31:57 2020 From: meshamiul at gmail.com (Shamiul Alam) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:31:57 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am opposed to the price increase plan for .COM domains. Best Regards, *Shamiul Alam* Lalmonirhat, BD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ohmygoodguide at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:32:24 2020 From: ohmygoodguide at gmail.com (Oh My Good Guide .) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:32:24 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not a good idea Message-ID: Please change your mind. It's really unfair and it will only increase the prices with no real difference of the service -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tashiv.s at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:32:48 2020 From: tashiv.s at hotmail.com (Tashiv Sewpersad) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:32:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Disagree with the Amendment Message-ID: Greetings, The proposed changes could have serious implications in developing countries like mine. I am an emerging Computer Scientist from South Africa and the Rand to Dollar exchange already makes domains very pricey. Allowing for .com domains to potentially increase by 70% in cost in the next ten years will make them less accessible and this is against the spirit of the internet. Kind regards, Tashiv -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From heartchrome at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 07:33:29 2020 From: heartchrome at outlook.com (Lapis Lazuli) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:33:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, ICCAN I just learned about .COM domain proposal of raise prices every year. I don't think this is good news for most part users. If Verisign raises its prices unilaterally, it will inevitably drive the trend of rising prices of others top-level domain. This series of reactions will make the cost of setting up a website, especially for personal blog sites. This is likely to cause many websites to shut down due to the heavy burden of domain names. What is more frightening is that the price increase will increase the number of speculators and disrupt the market order. This is not what we want to see, we hope to see a more accessible registration price. With the increasing popularity of the Internet today, we should lower the threshold for website building, not raise him. Naturally, the .COM domain name as a representative shouldn't increase prices. We respect this proposal, but in today's environment, this proposal seems inappropriate. I hope ICCAN will take a closer look at the current background and the applicability of this document. Thank you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maximyaskov at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:34:23 2020 From: maximyaskov at gmail.com (Maxim Yaskov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:34:23 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP DESTROYING THE INTERNET !!! Message-ID: STOP DESTROYING THE INTERNET !!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sergiu.mihalache at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:36:46 2020 From: sergiu.mihalache at gmail.com (Sergiu Mihalache) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:36:46 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: This is a shameless attempt at ripping off users, both corporate (who might mostly not be very affected, as others noted) and private. ICANN is supposed to be a non-profit organization, but this sudden and substantial price increase agreement does not bode in any way with a non-profit policy. ICANN's price policy should be focused on the benefit of users, not increasing the profits of one reseller (I wonder who and how much they had to bribe in order to get this permission to rip us off). Sergiu Mihalache -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From martarioscampillo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:35:00 2020 From: martarioscampillo at gmail.com (Marta Rios) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:35:00 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to the price increase of the .com Message-ID: The price increase you want to make to the .com domains makes no sense. It seems to be something to profit at the expense of people, without any scruple. This is a robbery. I'm very upset, I think this is not fair. We will find a way to report this abusive practice to the competent authorities. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonnyniv at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:35:06 2020 From: jonnyniv at gmail.com (Jonathan Niven) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:35:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The impact of these changes far outweighs any perceived profits by the owning companies. Be altruistic for once -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel.islandman at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:35:26 2020 From: daniel.islandman at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Daniel_=C3=96hman?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:35:26 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in Domain Prices Message-ID: <2274A08E-6333-46E9-ABD4-80F617267B8B@gmail.com> ?Hello, as a student and entrepreneur I find it very troubling that you wish to increase the .com domain. In ensuring your businesses success you need a viable internet presence. Without this you will most likely have a much harder time. This combined with studies is intolerable and will result in higher stress than necessary. The stress, according to studies (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579396/) could severely damage the body. I hope you carefully consider this before acting. This change can affect thousands of student entrepreneurs who come up with tomorrows future. 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URL: From nikolaybotevb at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:35:54 2020 From: nikolaybotevb at gmail.com (Nikolay Botev) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:35:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please STOP Message-ID: <637CE1AE-9A39-41DF-AAA9-2B2C1F0E1169@gmail.com> Stop this amendment! Keep prices the same. Sent from my iPhone From oliver.happy at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:36:22 2020 From: oliver.happy at gmail.com (Oliver Happy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:36:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable Message-ID: To whom it may concern, The proposed changes to the VeriSign and .com commercial arrangement, specifically the radical increases proposed in "8 out of 10 years" are completely unacceptable. .com domains were a symbol of the internet generation - a way to build business online. Increasing the prices this much is undemocratic and will lead to a rush to other domains, ultimately hurting your revenues. This is foolish and I suggest against it. 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Sincerely, Mohammed Zaghloul -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cosmicmind at sina.com Tue Feb 11 07:37:32 2020 From: cosmicmind at sina.com (cosmicmind at sina.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:37:32 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <20200211073732.803525D000AA@webmail.sinamail.sina.com.cn> Dear ICCANI'm a registrant of a .com domain name.I'm against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices.The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified.Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price.ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Wenfang ZhangBeijing, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From szymon.zawadzki2 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:37:31 2020 From: szymon.zawadzki2 at gmail.com (Szymon Zawadzki) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:37:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This is a scam move. Please don't behave as drug dealer who have control over our life and make prices higher each year. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tbaik.amine at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:39:27 2020 From: tbaik.amine at gmail.com (Amine Tbaik) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:39:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: <4ECD890E-97C9-4F70-8A60-F2A1890032B8@gmail.com> This should be illegal and whoever made this deal should be sued Domain names belong to the public and there should be a small fee to register them Not a commercial price in exchange for them The price increase is unlawful From faruqomolabi at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:39:32 2020 From: faruqomolabi at gmail.com (Owomide Balogun) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:39:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: It's a bad idea. Please don't increase the pricing of. COM as this will discourage a lot of people -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neo.blackcap at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:40:26 2020 From: neo.blackcap at gmail.com (Neo Ko) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:40:26 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to rise wholesale price for .com domain Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. - Neo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arthurokonkwo007 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:40:55 2020 From: arthurokonkwo007 at gmail.com (Arthur Okonkwo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:40:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep .com prices down low Message-ID: <5e425a85.1c69fb81.775d1.7bec@mx.google.com> I run a web development agency. We design and host websites for our clients. I completely oppose this raise. This will automatically scare SME?s away from taking their businesses online here in Nigeria and Africa. Technology cost are decreasing and this helps to win more people, organization, businesses and firms onboard. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From outlook_975C351092A8CB67 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 07:42:06 2020 From: outlook_975C351092A8CB67 at outlook.com (Adrian McKeon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:42:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Price Increases Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam, The internet is a public utility not a private money bank. Increasing prices of .com domains will have an adverse affect on the great majority who can afford it least and limit their access to global economic and social opportunities. Poor people in developed and non developed economies should not be penalised in this way. If ICANN proceeds in this regrettable manner there will eventually be legislation to curb its power. This damage its credibility and impact returns to shareholders. It is feasible ICANN responsibilities may even be transferred elsewhere. Taxation of global internet giants indicate such global action by authorities is not just a vague threat. 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URL: From daniel.fstefan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:43:08 2020 From: daniel.fstefan at gmail.com (Daniel Stefan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:43:08 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain names Message-ID: <1695CD7C-4469-4FE8-8C06-8AB45FBDA7B8@gmail.com> I understand that the .COM market is saturated, but there are many more opportunities out there. People are already getting used to using different domain names like .shop .academy ?.etc. Why increase prices for .COM, when instead they should be decreasing? I agree with one of the other comments I saw about the people that are registering domains without using them, only to sell them at a completely unreasonable price. I assume you guys are getting a huge commission as well, but I think we live in an era where you have more to gain if you are getting along with the crowd, instead of being against it. Again, with so many other offerings out there, I think the times are changing and we have to adapt with them. ? Daniel Stefan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cory at palmtek.com Tue Feb 11 07:42:55 2020 From: cory at palmtek.com (Cory L. Curtis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:42:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop sucking everything Message-ID: More than 1.1 billion dollars a year and you and Verisign can't operate on that; gotta have more? And that is just for dot coms only. Where does all that money go? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lacika at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:43:15 2020 From: lacika at gmail.com (laci) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:43:15 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I think this price increase in abusive and unjustified! Message-ID: -- Varga L?szl? ------------------ http://chefdepaprika.com/ Foodie blog with a twist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geeksambhu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:44:14 2020 From: geeksambhu at gmail.com (Shiva Gaire) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:29:14 +0545 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7D4C5EE0-2860-477C-80FF-A8262716E002@getmailspring.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Shiva Jawalakhel, Central Region Nepal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From morten.s.nordheim at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:44:18 2020 From: morten.s.nordheim at gmail.com (Morten242 .) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:44:18 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Message-ID: <5e425b55.1c69fb81.a1127.4ba4@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anshul at apexol.com Tue Feb 11 07:44:52 2020 From: anshul at apexol.com (Anshul Sojatia) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:14:52 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Amendment Message-ID: <140b01d5e0af$26b2d350$741879f0$@apexol.com> I respectfully reject the proposal to increase .COM prices. This only hurts Internet in the long run. ICANN should rather be equal to every Internet user rather than being biased to Verisign or any other organization for that matter. The current prices of $12.00 are already more than what they should be. Best Regards, Anshul Sojatia MD, Sojatia Infocrafts Pvt. Ltd. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jacobnnye at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:45:05 2020 From: jacobnnye at gmail.com (Jacob Nye) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:45:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e425b81.1c69fb81.507b8.a9d1@mx.google.com> I am a small business owner that owns several .com domains for my business. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Jacob Nye New York, New York United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 13thneozeus at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:44:43 2020 From: 13thneozeus at gmail.com (Mayank) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:14:43 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dear ICANN... don't be greedy Message-ID: Thats it -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pavanjadhavking at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:45:21 2020 From: pavanjadhavking at gmail.com (Pavan Jadhav) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:15:21 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pls do not increase the pricing of .COM domain. Message-ID: Pls do not increase the pricing of .COM domain. -- http://about.me/pavan061994 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From philip at atninfo.com Tue Feb 11 07:45:45 2020 From: philip at atninfo.com (Philip) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:45:45 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed to .com price increase Message-ID: <000001d5e0af$451d1490$cf573db0$@com> Hello, We are opposed to .com price increase, it will only lead to us booking lesser domains, and is bad for the ?free? net as a whole. ? ?Thanks & Regards, Philip YW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ubaeloho3 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:44:33 2020 From: ubaeloho3 at gmail.com (Uba Eloho Godswill) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:44:33 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Concerned citizens and users of your services have noticed that there's is a likelihood of increase in domain name and .com. Please we appeal that you consider the majority of us who are not monetizing their sites and probably don't have so much money for renewal and updating. Please consider how bad it would be for someone to lose his site just because of a new policy. On behalf of millions of other users of your services, we look forward to hearing a positive response. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From scottbranden at iinet.net.au Tue Feb 11 07:46:35 2020 From: scottbranden at iinet.net.au (Atlantis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:46:35 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <93F69CC0-4215-422B-9AB7-896CC98C9C99@iinet.net.au> Please don?t make my art blog site more expensive, or any other .com site more expensive. My site is here at www.scottbranden.com It would be appreciated if you could not make things worse for low budget bloggers and artists who have a .com domain. Thank you for your consideration. Kind regards Scott Branden BSc. Envn. Des. Industrial Designern, Vistal Artist www.scottbranden.com From philip at atninfo.com Tue Feb 11 07:46:59 2020 From: philip at atninfo.com (Philip) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:46:59 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed to .com domain price increase Message-ID: <000e01d5e0af$713931d0$53ab9570$@com> Hello, We are opposed to .com domain price increase, it will lead us to registering fewer domains, and is bad for the net as a whole. Hope you would consider. ? ?Thanks & Regards, Philip YW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sebas1 at hotmail.de Tue Feb 11 07:47:07 2020 From: sebas1 at hotmail.de (Sebas Barros) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:47:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hey. So... What the hell is going on. Why are you doing this? You know it's completely wrong, yet you still do it. With this email, I'm asking (more like demanding), to not make the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement a thing. I don't want it. At all. Also, I demand to keep the prices as they are, and for ICANN to not recieve an extra 4 million. As if you really needed those. But who doesn't mind some extra cash right? Ain't happening. Seb -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wallacewcox at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:47:18 2020 From: wallacewcox at gmail.com (Wallace Cox) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:47:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sincerely, *Wallace W. Cox* *919-442-8335* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brock.yates at brockly.org Tue Feb 11 07:47:24 2020 From: brock.yates at brockly.org (Brock Yates) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:47:24 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Good Morning, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. *Brock Yates* Director of Operations brock.yates at brockly.org *Website *?*LinkedIn * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sandra at seville-traveller.com Tue Feb 11 07:47:56 2020 From: sandra at seville-traveller.com (Sandra Vallaure) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:47:56 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please review agreement with Verisign Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am writing this comment to express my disapproval of the agreement you signed with Verisign. You never asked for the ICANN community opinion and you are asking us to assume an outrageous price increase that most of us, small entrepreneurs, cannot afford. I beg you to reconsider this decision and to review the conditions of this agreement. All the best, Sandra Vallaure www.seville-traveller.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From michele.patrassi at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:48:38 2020 From: michele.patrassi at gmail.com (Michele Patrassi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:48:38 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain price increase In-Reply-To: <60fab9bd-931d-491c-842c-321f818e6765@Spark> References: <60fab9bd-931d-491c-842c-321f818e6765@Spark> Message-ID: <1c700636-2ac8-4d48-aedf-37b74397596a@Spark> I?m strongly against the proposed agreement 3: it simply damages lots of small businesses which relies on .com domains to make a living. Worst of all, looks like there is no clarity about how ICANN will spend the money given by this increase. Kind regards, Michele Patrassi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fozenagency at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:48:50 2020 From: fozenagency at gmail.com (Fozen Agency) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:48:50 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Changes Feedback Message-ID: With reference to the subjest quoted above. I personally feel this is not a good idea and will cause a lot of .COM users including myself whose been a .COM user for the past 5 years find it hard to keep up with the price increase that will go on for a decade and obviously beyond. ICANN and Verisign made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. It would have been very helpful if consultation and engagement of users was put into consideration before settling for such an imperative decision. I hope the two parties can seat down and reconsider this decision. Also considering the fact that .COM consists of 40% of domains registered on the internet. That tells how many businesses will be affected in the coming years. It will also be fair enough to explain to us the users how the $20 million dollars will be will be spent and who will ensure that the funds are well spent. Regards, Kennedy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicholas at atheum.net Tue Feb 11 07:51:57 2020 From: nicholas at atheum.net (Nicholas Boland) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:51:57 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Nick B -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blake at robinstonetech.com Tue Feb 11 07:49:19 2020 From: blake at robinstonetech.com (Blake Versiga) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:49:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: It is ridiculous to approve a price increase of 70% over 10 years. What necessitates the price increase? Thank you -- Blake Versiga Director of IT [NordicPure.com] 2500 N Louisiana Dr Celina, TX 75009 Corporate 800-590-0339 Office 972-382-2355 Fax 972-382-2357 Cell 214-755-1772 This electronic mail message and its contents are intended only for the use of the addressed recipient (s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not an intended recipient, or the agent responsible for delivering this email to the intended recipient (s), you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. 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This is not ideal especially as the entire deal is being made secretly. Sent from my iPhone From contact at manishmotwani.com Tue Feb 11 07:49:49 2020 From: contact at manishmotwani.com (Manish Motwani) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:19:49 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We do not support this ammendment Message-ID: This is unnecessary. This will affect the internet industry. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From delena.malan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:50:25 2020 From: delena.malan at gmail.com (Delena Malan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:50:25 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Domain names are already very expensive, especially for individuals from less wealthy countries around the world. Delena Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at newebizonline.com Tue Feb 11 07:21:21 2020 From: admin at newebizonline.com (admin at newebizonline.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:21:21 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] shame on you! Message-ID: <7aabf6dc-b5dd-0585-c975-4641c69d49ba@newebizonline.com> This is completely unethical and not expected from a body like ICANN. Shameful!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hostingdaddy at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 07:50:52 2020 From: hostingdaddy at outlook.com (Host Mails) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:50:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is insane Message-ID: I am totally against raise in prices of .com domains. Its has already been increased a lot in past 2 decades. This? should be cheaper so that more people and business can come online and you are making it a commercial stuff and corporate thing. Shame! From taiwodare at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:50:28 2020 From: taiwodare at gmail.com (Damilare D. Taiwo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:50:28 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase Unacceptable Message-ID: We all know how challenging it is to run a business. There are just so many expenses/bills to pay. Some monthly and others yearly. Buying a .COM domain name at its current price is high enough for someone who is trying to run a small online business. Why on earth would ICANN choose to increase it without thinking about the negative effects it will have on internet users? Greed is a terrible thing and I can tell you ICANN, you're building a bad reputation for yourselves, a terrible reputation that might stand against you for hundreds of years. The bad rap about the corrupted governments around the world is enough for our shoulders, we choose to come online and have peace of mind at least, now, ICANN is trying to kick us out with high priced .COM domain names. Please be selfless. We will all die one day and no $20million will follow us to our graves. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richard.donnerstag at ln1limited.co.uk Tue Feb 11 07:50:54 2020 From: richard.donnerstag at ln1limited.co.uk (Richard Donnerstag) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:50:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I understand that last month ICANN announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign and that these changes were made in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Why wasn?t the wider community consulted? I?m informed that Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years and that the contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Is this true? I also understand that alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. How will this be spent Regards Richard Donnerstag LN1 Ltd M: 07774 251200 _______________________________ Registered in England & Wales The information contained in this e-mail message and any files transmitted with it is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the addressee and others authorised to receive it. 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URL: From banu.kutlu at yandex.ru Tue Feb 11 07:51:12 2020 From: banu.kutlu at yandex.ru (Banu Kutlu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:51:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't agree with the way it's happening Message-ID: <83858cd4-f565-45e4-9b90-95217ddb52b9@getmailbird.com> Hello, This sounds like its a done deal and these are the formalities that we're doing now.? I don't agree the way you do it, public needs more time to understand what's going on.? What exactly is going to be done with the funds from Verisign? Does icann really need these funds? Or are we all just overpaying and guaranteeing icann staff's and future unnecessary recruitments' salaries? Why wouldnt' you increase icann charge 2 cents more from all registrations? You would well get along with that. Banu Kutlu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ndstad81 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:52:13 2020 From: ndstad81 at gmail.com (ndstad81 at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:52:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No .com price increase Message-ID: <506C7D52-81B9-4501-852E-4E2F6184912F@gmail.com> This is our lively hood. Sent from my iPad From krista.krista at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 07:52:27 2020 From: krista.krista at outlook.com (Krista -) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:52:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains Message-ID: No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. From kenxeus at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:52:43 2020 From: kenxeus at gmail.com (Reno) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:52:43 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You are making a mistake that will negatively damage the market and lower your yearly earnings as well harm domain registers. Message-ID: I have multiple domains and this will affect me and many people. Especially those of us that own a dozen of Domains. This mean you will lose a lot more money that what you will earn with the price increase. Personally I own around 12 domains and after this going to have to rid on 9 of them and stay with 2-3 only. This will seriously affect small business owners and decrease your market dramatically since many people will not be willing to pay multiple domain names. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cheryljlh at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 07:53:36 2020 From: cheryljlh at icloud.com (Cheryl Lyon-Hislop) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:53:36 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases dot com Message-ID: <6695F47E-D5E9-4996-A770-5F72470596D3@icloud.com> The problem is, most people will choose the nearest non dot com available site address. If prices are set to increase by up to 70%, there needs to be a corresponding value associated with that, a lifetime lock-in available for current addresses, or buy 2 get 1 free. I don?t increase my products and services by 70% because my clients and customers have a choice, with ICANN, we don?t. It is monopolistic activity that should be lobbied against. Sent from my iPad From jaeebarefeye at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:53:47 2020 From: jaeebarefeye at gmail.com (Joy Ebarefeye) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:53:47 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing the increment of .com prices Message-ID: I strongly oppose to the increment of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. Tech is for all, and not for a selected few! If anything, technology costs are decreasing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neggelandia at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:53:53 2020 From: neggelandia at gmail.com (Sam Stenvall) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:53:53 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise the prices of .com Message-ID: Just don't do it, it's not worth it. From nebojsa.durmanovic at fush.rs Tue Feb 11 07:53:25 2020 From: nebojsa.durmanovic at fush.rs (nebojsa durmanovic) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:53:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <4ffce6c5-b805-3b79-7326-a70661e38cb0@fush.rs> Verisign and ICANN, I am not surprised at your decision because that is what cynical, overly-rich billionaires do, take even more money so that their umpteenth generation will be ensured to have a lavish life. It goes to show how incredibly corrupt human nature is. And the sad thing is that your kind will be the only ones remaining alive, once your kind drives humanity to extinction. Each time something like this happens, I pray for a comet erasing us all. Verisgn and ICANN C-suit bastards, I honestly hope that you all get the most aggressive form of cancer that no money in the world can cure nor reduce the pain from. That is what your kind deserves. Nothing more, nothing less. You are literally the stain of human kind and the world would be a better place if such scum never existed. Worst regards, Neboj?a From matthew.gent at bronzemountain.com Tue Feb 11 07:54:12 2020 From: matthew.gent at bronzemountain.com (Matthew Gent) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:54:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unjust Message-ID: A rose of that percentage every year is totally unjustifiable. Inflation is no way near that number and without any extenuating circumstances it is simply not justified. Regards, Matthew Gent -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mhassan at augmentcare.com Tue Feb 11 07:54:30 2020 From: mhassan at augmentcare.com (Hassan Siddique) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:54:30 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against prices increase in .com domains Message-ID: I have registered some .com domains. And I am against the proposed price increase in .com domain. No one other than Verisign interested in increase of the prices. Verisignn is your manager of .com Registry but it has no business dictating the price. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nmarchand06 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:55:11 2020 From: nmarchand06 at gmail.com (Nathan Marchand) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:55:11 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Please don't increase .com domain prices. Please keep them accessible at their current price point. Thank you, Nathan Marchand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amansour at simplerapps.com Tue Feb 11 07:55:12 2020 From: amansour at simplerapps.com (Adel Mansour) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:55:12 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Risk of Potential increase in .COM prices Message-ID: Dear Madam/Sir, We are a small 5-person company operating a service operation over the internet. The Risk of Potential increase in the annual fee for .COM domains is worrying us a lot. World economy is so volatile that any additional costs threatens shortage of cash flow and increase risks if forcing potential closure of our operations. Please be considerate and sensitive to the needs of SME surviving on very slim margins. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tg.segui at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:55:24 2020 From: tg.segui at gmail.com (Tony Graham Segui) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:55:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unilateral Decision to Increase in Charges. Message-ID: The decision planning to increase charges will impact small businesses the worst. This has been done unilaterally without any consultation about the consequences to small businesses, as well as the level of increases themselves which are very significantly high, in some cases potentially up to a whopping 70%! This is hardly seen in any other industry. PLEASE reconsider and revise these increases in charges which will hit us small business the worst, especially those of us who hold several domains. Thank you. Sincerely yours, Tony Graham Segu? www.PaintballWales.com Tel. 00 44 (0)1248 340000 Mob. 00 44 (0)7557 340000 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leo247lucky at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:55:29 2020 From: leo247lucky at gmail.com (Leonard Lucky) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:55:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment to The .COM Domain Price Increase Message-ID: I've been a bonafide user of the .COM domain name extension and I love it whenever I use it for either my personal projects and for client's. I write to disagree with the current amendment that the ICANN organization is about to make to affect the price of the of .COM for the next coming decades, probably. I love the services that ICANN organization has offered and still offering over the years but then, increasing the price at the edge of internet breakthrough at the beginning of a new decade is just something that sounds uncalled for. In my opinion, I suggest that the price remains the same, and then give room for more internet users and developers. Sincerely, Leonard Ojojo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From teddygraphics at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:56:02 2020 From: teddygraphics at gmail.com (Piotr Wilk (TeddyGraphics)) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:56:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Internet is an OPEN space Message-ID: I strongly disapprove what you guys at ICANN and Verisign are doing behind our back. I demand to keep Internet public and the .com prices as they were. Increasing those prices will narrow the FREE aspect of the internet where every human being can participate in. Make Internet as is of even more broadly accessible. NOT THE OPPOSITE! Kind regards Piotr from Poland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexander at adminor.net Tue Feb 11 07:55:51 2020 From: alexander at adminor.net (Alexander Norman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:55:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This change is horrible. Stop making secret deals! Message-ID: Give .com back to the public, and allow an open stewardship of the top-domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paul at wifzack.com Tue Feb 11 07:56:17 2020 From: paul at wifzack.com (paul at wifzack.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:56:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am writing to vehemently oppose the proposed changes you want to make to the .COM Registry Agreement, as these are unfair and will have a lot of negative knock-on effects for businesses and non-profit organisations. For example, we work with many start-ups where big budgets for their web presence are not available and any major price increases will for sure affect whether they take a website or just concentrate on a social media presence, which more and more small businesses are already doing. The proposed increases will also directly affect our business and many others in the advertising & marketing agency sector from a negative profit point of view. I respectfully request that you reconsider your decision for these large increases and just keep them in line with inflation, which still helps with your own profit situation while also ensuring the registration of new domains will continue. Best regards. Paul Brady Der Inhalt dieser elektronischen Nachricht ist vertraulich und ausschlie?lich f?r den/die angegebenen Empf?nger bestimmt. Wenn Sie nicht der beabsichtigte Empf?nger sind, bitten wir Sie, diese Nachricht und evtl. Dateianh?nge zu l?schen und den Absender mittels Antwort-E-Mail zu informieren. This email and any attachments is confidential and intended for the addressee(s) only. Reading, copying, disclosure or use by anybody else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message and any attachments and advise the sender by return email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: You sold org and now raising prices. Shame on you! Unprofit my a... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lee at lasters.co.il Tue Feb 11 07:58:55 2020 From: lee at lasters.co.il (Lee Laster (Lasters)) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:58:55 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I would like further details Message-ID: Hello ICANN I fear that this change would increase prices in an uncontrolled way. I would very much like to learn how this decision was made and to what purpose the Added funds are going to be used. This surprise action warrants an investigation. Lee Laster -- Kind regards, Lee Laster lee at lasters.co.il -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mhashamulhaq at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:59:19 2020 From: mhashamulhaq at gmail.com (Muhammad Hasham ul haq) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:59:19 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed .COM price increase Message-ID: <2a4038e1-b1c2-60de-3506-8d79d07c5d94@gmail.com> there should be a process for this which include voice of every effecting parties, Raising prices at a regular rate will take registrations out of the hands of ordinary people I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. -- Thank you. Regards, Muhammad Hasham ul haq Information contained in this e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee only, is confidential and may be legally privileged. Any further dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this communication without prior permission of the sender is strictly prohibited. The contents of any attachments to this e-mail may contain software viruses, which could cause damage to your own computer system. Whilst every reasonable precaution has been taken to minimise this risk, we cannot accept liability for any damage, which you sustain as a result of software viruses. You should therefore carry out your own virus checks before opening the attachment From nina at gencor.capital Tue Feb 11 07:59:05 2020 From: nina at gencor.capital (Nina Hustad) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:59:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Our business is a .com registrant and we manage a number of .com domains on behalf of our clients, many of whom are new start-up companies. The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to allow freedom of speech and innovation on the internet, and to allow individuals and small businesses to maintain a presence on the internet. Monopolies stifle freedom and innovation. Allowing Verisign to have such a large control is worrying. Verisign should not be able to dictate the price. We believe ICANN should govern the domain name system in the public interest, not in the interest of big business only interested in profit. Therefore, we wish to advise that we are against the proposed price increase to.com domains. Nina Marie Hustad Perth, Western Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hurnaus.f1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:59:27 2020 From: hurnaus.f1 at gmail.com (Fabian Hurnaus) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:59:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Changr Message-ID: I?m demonstrating against the mentioned price change! I will, if the price change comes, try to avoid buying .com domains as much as possible. From S.Bunker at tbanda.com Tue Feb 11 07:59:17 2020 From: S.Bunker at tbanda.com (Simon Bunker) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:59:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com registration and renewals Message-ID: <57540E7E4A3F484C99DD81C44D1CF6D20343436BCC@MBX02.tba.local> I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rates are already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. What are they offering to justify a price increase, IT is getting cheaper and easier to manage prices should be falling not increasing Regards, Simon Bunker For Troup Bywaters + Anders | Bringing buildings to life 183 Eversholt Street | London | NW1 1BU D: 020 7504 1541 | T: 0207 504 1400 | M: 07429 002 106 Belfast | Cardiff | Edinburgh | Glasgow | Leeds | London | Manchester | Reading tbanda.com|linkedin |twitter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From theonetruered at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:59:35 2020 From: theonetruered at gmail.com (Red Morris) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:59:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com price increases Message-ID: Hi I'm just a guy with a domain who has had it since back when the internet was barely a thing. I'm upset that the body governing domains has made such a corrupt decision to take Verisign money in favour of pushing out the individuals from the .com market. 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This is not acceptable to make such a far reaching decisions behind closed doors without prior consultation with the community at large. There must be a better solution to ICANN financial needs in order to manage the system effectively. Best regards, Mariusz Nowostawski Associate Professor From S.Lamb at wlv.ac.uk Tue Feb 11 08:00:42 2020 From: S.Lamb at wlv.ac.uk (Lamb, Steven) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:00:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase is a disgrace Message-ID: Without consultation or any rational, the price increase you are proposing is a disgrace. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <5E61BFB3-06A8-4AE5-8FC2-E9AB0C74339F@gmail.com> I have a webpage, I'm not a big company, just someone sharing some thoughts to the world. Don?t make the .com an exclusive thing by increasing the prices. From info at tetramed.com.au Tue Feb 11 08:02:17 2020 From: info at tetramed.com.au (Tetramed Ltd) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:02:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: We are against the proposed price increase to.com domains. Our business is a .COM registrant and we manage the .COM domains on behalf of our subsidiaries (x5). The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to allow freedom of speech and innovation on the internet, and to allow individuals and small businesses to maintain a presence on the internet. We believe monopolies stifle innovation. Allowing Verisign to dictate the price is concerning. 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URL: From mircea.miron at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:08:12 2020 From: mircea.miron at gmail.com (Mircea Miron) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:08:12 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .COM price increases Message-ID: <18ea4117-3512-c0f6-866a-1f080f32d03c@corezero.net> Hello, ICANN should open up .COM to competitive pricing instead of granting a monopoly to Verisign. I am very much against allowing price increases for .COMs, given that the current prices are already much higher than the operating costs plus a modest profit. The technology costs for operating a registry are continually going down so it doesn't justify price increases, instead prices should be decreasing. From metucker056 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:08:19 2020 From: metucker056 at gmail.com (mike tucker) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:08:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment Message-ID: It is extraordinary that you abuse a monopoly position. If you are to charge more, we should know why and what additional benefits we can expect to receive. Shameful. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bigana1973 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:08:38 2020 From: bigana1973 at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Ana_G=C3=B3mez?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:08:38 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment to be submitted Message-ID: <7B3673F7-FB2E-4468-A885-AC7723461B6F@gmail.com> Dear ICANN and Verisign, After reading the information received by Namecheap, I need to share with you my negative response to an action like the one you?re about to taken. We?re living in a world where everything is changing to try to be fair and respectful and we?re trying to avoid inequality over the whole population. By doing an action like this one you?re just proving that you only put the focus on your growth and benefits and not in the common good and a bigger purpose. This email is to support those who are against your decision and to try to make you think twice when deciding such an impactful action. Please reconsider. Best, Ana From mlgprida at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:09:26 2020 From: mlgprida at gmail.com (Maria Prida) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:09:26 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The .COM domains Message-ID: The .COM domains are the soul of online entrepreneurship, if prices rise unilaterally they are preventing access to many people who are starting with their business and this circumstance will eventually go against the expansion of .COM domains as alternatives will be sought cheaper. The effect they seek, which is none other than to earn more money, will turn against you. I would think about it before making this very enjoyable decision for final consumers. regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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(I know that precisely that importance and the huge interest involved is actually the main reason for the year-to-year increases in the pricing, whereas no substantial reason can justify the increases, nor their rates over time.) Changes in prices cannot be masked as regulatory and security measures. Attempts in that direction will affect many in their free initiative on the market as fair traders. The end users will be affected mostly, since the costs of using sites that deliver useful content for different audiences will ultimately increase, the admins/owners of the sites will be forced to set-up fees, or increase them. This is leading to restrictions of the access to useful and needed information in fields such as education, humanitaries, earth sciences, etc., especially in regions where even cents matter. Please re-think, reconsider. Some things do not cost money. Their costs are lives, their costs are dreams, their cost is prosperity. 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This is extremely close to extortion: ICANN knows that users will?be forced to pay in order to maintain their business associated with their domain names.--- Regards, Alexey Anshakov webRunes Founder and CEO, WRIO Ltd. https://wr.io skype: alexey_anshakov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From badekost at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:10:49 2020 From: badekost at gmail.com (Konstantinos Bantelis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:10:49 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Minimise the costs Message-ID: Hello icann, I am sending you this message regarding your change of your billing. Please don't raise the costs for the .com domains. A lot of businesses will have to raise the costs and in such a result the e-commerce Industry will be eliminated for the small business owners. In such a result we are losing the freedom for everyone to have affordable prices. Thank you for your understanding. 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It is Vital for us to keep our operating costs at a manageable level. I Appreciate your Time and Consideration with this Urgent matter. Sincerely, John Rodriguez. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jan.rojek at mac.com Tue Feb 11 08:11:32 2020 From: jan.rojek at mac.com (jan.rojek at mac.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:11:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <008d01d5e0b2$e02eed70$a08cc850$@mac.com> I run an ad agency and the price increase would significantly affect me as it gives me a competitive disadvantage compared to cooperate businesses. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Increasing prices negatively impacts affordability for SMEs, young and disadvantaged entrepreneurs, all of whom we should encourage to partake in online economy. Kenneth Tan ----------------- Kenneth Tan cjtan at sardinasystems.com | +44 798 941 7838 London | Moscow | Bucharest www.sardinasystems.com | @sardinasystems | https://www.linkedin.com/company/sardina-systems -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: PastedGraphic-1.tiff Type: image/tiff Size: 6692 bytes Desc: not available URL: From chenludeer2 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:14:21 2020 From: chenludeer2 at hotmail.com (Phoenix Chen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:14:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .com price Message-ID: Do not increase .com price Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From philip at brickblock.io Tue Feb 11 08:16:00 2020 From: philip at brickblock.io (Philip Paetz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:16:00 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <0D10CD2D-356C-40D1-8C63-E9BCB1881C3B@brickblock.io> Just wanted to say that I find the announced .COM price increases totally out of proportion and unjustified. If ICANN follows through on this, I will cancel the majority of my .COM domains and move to less greedily priced domains. ? Philip Paetz Philip Paetz | CTO Brickblock Digital Services GmbH www.brickblock.io Prinzessinnenstra?e 8-14, 10969 Berlin DE philip at brickblock.io Twitter | LinkedIn Commercial register: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg Commercial register number: HRB 194322 B EU VAT ID: DE317623147 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From daltonyi at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:19:58 2020 From: daltonyi at hotmail.com (Dalton Tan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:19:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose to Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: .com domains are already very expensive in non-US country. Price increase will make the online economy less accessible. Regards, Dalton Tan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From support at scotsconnection.com Tue Feb 11 08:20:34 2020 From: support at scotsconnection.com (support at scotsconnection.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:20:34 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <014b01d5e0b4$22bf5fc0$683e1f40$@scotsconnection.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Andrew Cockburn Huntly, Aberdeenshire -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From trevor.allen at ikon-europubs.com Tue Feb 11 08:20:57 2020 From: trevor.allen at ikon-europubs.com (Trevor Allen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:20:57 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Play Fair Message-ID: All key changes to your position of responsibility needs to be made in public and in the interest of all .com stakeholders. Sent from my iPhone From edwardkindred at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:20:54 2020 From: edwardkindred at gmail.com (Edward Kindred) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:20:54 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: It has not been made clear what improvements the changes will make for the greater good of the internet. Raising prices does not improve access for creators and thus makes the internet a less diverse community. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamie at morgans.ca Tue Feb 11 08:21:36 2020 From: jamie at morgans.ca (Jamie Morgan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:21:36 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Object to major price increases for my small business writewithjanet.com Message-ID: <86668B7A-95F5-4FD1-A2B8-FA82961AF5B7@morgans.ca> I am a self-employed, retired school teacher with a small business I run every year for children. The expenses will impact my business. -- Jamie Morgan (415) 225-0190 Jamie at Morgans.CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zmotiv at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:22:11 2020 From: zmotiv at gmail.com (Zo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:22:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase cost for dns Message-ID: <619BF2D9-5905-4185-9FF2-755CDCEC4FDD@gmail.com> Increasing the yearly cost for maintaining a DNS registered name, with the ability to increase the costs each year at will, Will severely undermine the diversity and healthy representation of online communities, tools and persons. There is a beautiful origin use of online access to information not being commerce based. There are many ways people have built I. To charge to be online but please do not increase barrier to one of the most fundamental first steps of registering your place in this virtual space. 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Thanks in anticipation Sent from my iPhone From meyer.remi at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:22:00 2020 From: meyer.remi at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?R=C3=A9mi_Meyer?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:22:00 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase Message-ID: Hi, How is it legal to increase prices up to 70% on .com? This is outrageous claims and should not be accepted. Thanks, Remi From varun at rajamane.me Tue Feb 11 08:22:33 2020 From: varun at rajamane.me (Varun) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:52:33 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I would like to know how ICANN will be using my money Message-ID: <0fe192e0-2249-b81c-a14b-f406c2ac56d8@rajamane.me> Hi, What will the extra money raised from Verisign be used for? Thank you, Varun Rajamane Bangalore, India From cleophas.clg at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:23:05 2020 From: cleophas.clg at gmail.com (Kees Cleophas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:23:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase price .com domains Message-ID: Hello, I don't agree the increase of the price I pay for my domain. My domainname is my own birth name so the tariff for using my own name is at this moment more than reasonable. Yours sincerely Kees Cleophas mail: cleophas.clg at gmail.com Domainname: Keescleophas.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From londam2405 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:23:11 2020 From: londam2405 at gmail.com (Damir Loncaric) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:23:11 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Damir Lon?ari?, Croatia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lasse.soltvedt at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:23:12 2020 From: lasse.soltvedt at gmail.com (Lasse Folkestad Soltvedt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:23:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: No, just no. Seriously guys, no -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rmajdki at yahoo.co.uk Tue Feb 11 08:21:45 2020 From: rmajdki at yahoo.co.uk (Redouane El-Majdki) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:21:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to amendment References: <452DD19A-0BD4-4EFA-94AA-83BEDBA9CFA4.ref@yahoo.co.uk> Message-ID: <452DD19A-0BD4-4EFA-94AA-83BEDBA9CFA4@yahoo.co.uk> Hello, I don?t agree with the amendment nor think it will benefit the .COM domain industry. I see it as an increase of control of VeriSign which will put the domain users, seller and wholesale market at a disadvantage. Kind regards, Redouane From become.glory at yandex.ru Tue Feb 11 08:23:29 2020 From: become.glory at yandex.ru (Stanislav Petriakov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:23:29 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <4346081581409409@vla1-a1bfe7298e26.qloud-c.yandex.net> ICANN in its own style. The community should have been to come up some way to share or to take power from this monopolist a long time ago. ICANN do not do this! --? Best Regards, Stanislav Petriakov https://srprsm.com From escapeola at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:24:04 2020 From: escapeola at gmail.com (Olamas Owusu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:24:04 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What the Hell is going on...? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We the Africans can't even renew some of our domain names because the dollar is too huge here.....(specifically Ghana). And now what I'm hearing is that you guys are going to increase the price? Damn this is totally going kill the interest of the www introduction to my clients. Why I thought you guys is going to reduce the price with time rather increase it? Please lets put a stop to this before is too late for us..... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From chinkypink99 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:24:30 2020 From: chinkypink99 at gmail.com (Hilda Terauchi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:24:30 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a .com domain user. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Hilda Terauchi Kawasaki, Japan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From huey.yeng.mmu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:24:46 2020 From: huey.yeng.mmu at gmail.com (Huey Yeng) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:24:46 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. With the weakening of purchasing power for 3rd world nation, any increase by Verisign is purely profit and not helping to promote the growth of self-hosting sites in developing countries Huey Yeng Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From malganis22 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:24:38 2020 From: malganis22 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Iv=C3=A1n_Herrero?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:24:38 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment against the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello. I'd like to let you know I'm against the Internet being centralized and controlled by institutions like ICANN and Verisign. I don't know much about how the ICANN or their agreement with Verisign works, but, from what I've read, I'd like to show I'm not in favour of increasing .com domain prices and making the Internet less accessible to everyone. 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URL: From saulyza at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 08:25:12 2020 From: saulyza at yahoo.com (Saulius Cepkauskas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:25:12 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection References: <1280162153.1215576.1581409512793.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1280162153.1215576.1581409512793@mail.yahoo.com> To whom it may concern, Just to note, that I am against of amendment as this would harm internet society nad small businesses around the whole world! Kind Regards,Saulius Small online business owner. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From modeneisnl at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:25:33 2020 From: modeneisnl at gmail.com (Modeneis Limited) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:25:33 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The price increase on .com domains is unacceptable Message-ID: Its very sad that Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, resulting on a .COM domain prices increase by 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. I disagree with such changes, I think its unethical and doing it behind closed doors is unacceptable. From normanwalterinfo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:27:25 2020 From: normanwalterinfo at gmail.com (norman walter) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:27:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear ICANN team, I heard your decisions about the increasing prices for .com domain from my hosting provider Namecheap, and if the information is correct, I want you to know, that I?m not fine with that. It should always be possible to get a .com domain for a good and not expensive price on the market. With your decision, it can be possible that you build a huge border, for everyone like me, they won?t buy a com domain anymore. Please let the prices as they are. That are very fair prices on the market, stop uncontrolled money making. The internet is for everybody and should not meant to fill your pockets with money. Thank you for reading this mail. Kind regards Norman Walter -- Viele Gr??e Norman Walter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zerocrack991 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:26:09 2020 From: zerocrack991 at gmail.com (zero crack) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:26:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Increasing .com tld Message-ID: Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, James Alat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From denatus at denatus.com Tue Feb 11 08:26:14 2020 From: denatus at denatus.com (Michael Ellnebrand) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:26:14 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments about Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello ICANN I have grave concerns about the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement. It's understandable that price sometimes goes up due to salary increases but over time prices for IT services goes down due to advancements in technology. Setting a fixed price increase removes incentives to innovate and improve the service. A domain registry is a vital service in today's modern society. Web sites, email and other services all rely on domain names. Every business from a single person company to multi billion dollar enterprises need a presence on the world wide web. Therefore it's essential that this service is affordable to all. Also, the price should match the service. The information that is kept for a domain registry is very small and storage is cheap. The information is rarely changed. If you compare what you get with other services for the same price. Some provide at least a few gigabytes of data, multiple copies of the information (revision history), backup, restore, mobile apps and very high security. Regards, Michael Ellnebrand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We as clients will always find a way but your reputation will fail forever. Thank you. Amir Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mikecampo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:29:29 2020 From: mikecampo at gmail.com (Michael Campagnaro) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:29:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is a terrible idea Message-ID: It's also greedy. And you make the Internet less accessible to those that want to own a domain but have a lack of funds. Keep the price as is and focus on actual problems. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennisth76 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:29:17 2020 From: dennisth76 at gmail.com (Dennis T.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:29:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] FRAUD Message-ID: FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Kind regards, Hanna Sent from my Huawei Mobile From tevanichinmay at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:30:26 2020 From: tevanichinmay at gmail.com (Chinmay Tevani) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:00:26 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About .com price hike Message-ID: Hi I am against .com price hike deal which you have done. Please roll it back. Hope to see this decision revoked soon. Thanks & Regards, Tevani Chinmay -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mengu1988 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:30:43 2020 From: mengu1988 at gmail.com (Mengu Ucokkureli) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:30:43 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain pricing policy Message-ID: Hi, Please don't increase of the price for .COM Registry Service. Currently there are more than 144 million .COM domains registered. Impact on the economy can be huge. Best Regards, Mengu Ucokkureli -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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No idea why I?m even writing this email, it looks like the deal is already done. From Savio at 247it.services Tue Feb 11 08:32:45 2020 From: Savio at 247it.services (Savio Silva) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:32:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase to .com domain Message-ID: I currently hold hundreds .com domain and a price increase would not only affect my clients but also my business No to price increase Savio Silva 247 IT Services t. 0118 455 0500 m. 0789 430 2301 247it.services Enabling global organisations to keep on doing business PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is confidential to the sender and intended recipient and may contain information legally privileged and/or protected by copyright. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not act on, copy or show the email to anyone. If you have received an email in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete the email. 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It is certainly not good business practice! Please redo this procedure, and involve interested parties this time. Thank You, Sam. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From uakdemir at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:33:13 2020 From: uakdemir at gmail.com (umut akdem) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:33:13 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Outrageous Message-ID: This deal behind the closed doors to increase cost of .com domains is simply outrageous. There is certainly no issues with current infrastructure and there is no observable performance effect technically with the speed of websites. Ambiguous 20M$ over 5 years is just another form of bribery being reflected to end-users in my eyes. ICANN's main goal should be democratizing internet access which is already fully commercialized to the extent of having many domains parked without an ability to use them due to fees. Rather than increasing cost of domains making it harder for startups a better solution is to simply remove ability to renew domains after 5 years of non-usage which would help public for a better internet experience. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chevnova454 at live.com Tue Feb 11 08:33:28 2020 From: chevnova454 at live.com (Robert Hunter) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:33:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Price Increas Message-ID: Price gouging will only case a loss or change in my current standings using the internet! R Hunter Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada's largest network. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards, Ahmed *P Please don't print this Email unless you really need to - this will preserve trees on planet earth.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mushfique at textiletoday.com.bd Tue Feb 11 08:34:48 2020 From: mushfique at textiletoday.com.bd (Abu Fatimah) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:34:48 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please consider about the third world and do not increase domain name fee. Message-ID: <3f18e41b-f430-5664-9ee2-ca225c734cda@textiletoday.com.bd> Please consider about the third world and do not increase domain name fee. You know in third world when it's a challenge to maintain or obtain a website since living is the foremost challenge. In this situation if you increase the domain name fee or costing then surely it will effect many of us in terms of business and living. Please consider and discard the price increment program. Thanks and regards, Mushfique Bangladesh From blaxbla123 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:36:11 2020 From: blaxbla123 at gmail.com (Jason Lim) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:36:11 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: The result of the price increases to .com will tarnish it's reputation as being the entry point to an online presence. The first impressions to future potential business owners down the road to the new prices will cause them to pivot to other tld's. Although not an overnight change, these will stack up as we will see more mainstream marketed domains using other more "modern" tld's, such as ".io" or ".party". This is especially dangerous as more internet savvy demographics shift into consuming and creating the internet. With their already existant extra experiences with domains that don't end with .com, examples like "discord.gg" or "scribl.io", they won't have much issue with shifting to those kinds of tld's. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From omoruyi385 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:34:32 2020 From: omoruyi385 at gmail.com (Timothy Omoruyi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:34:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: It should be seriously considered.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ichiou9 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:36:46 2020 From: ichiou9 at gmail.com (ichiou) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:36:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] new ICANN contract with Verisign Message-ID: <8D566EC7-9B9B-4B71-B8CF-7C59DEA5DAE5@gmail.com> To members of ICANN, I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the new ICANN contract with Version which, from my understanding, will allow Verisign " to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and?This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody." I also understand that ICANN will receive 20 million from Verisign over the next 5 years in exchange for allowing Verisign to raise fees in drastic measure mentioned above. Being the sole governing body with policies and decisions that will ultimately impact what consumers will have to pay for the domain services, I am concerned about the actual details that justify this contract. I even wonder if there is any improper or illegal reason for granting Verisign to impose rate hike in such extraordinarily manner? I fear that ICANN becomes the new FDA and Verisign becomes the new pharmaceutical industries, and that we the consumers become the victim of unreasonable price hike! I am here to ask ICANN to provide more details and transparency regarding this contract, and to reconsider whether ICANN has put consumers at the mercy of Verisign?s pricing power in order to receive funding from it. 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From cktan346 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:38:06 2020 From: cktan346 at gmail.com (CK Tan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:38:06 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases of .com Message-ID: Dear Team ICANN, I hereby ask for your serious consideration of increasing prices. A small rise, say 10% is reasonable. However, any rise in the range 30% or more is unthinkable, and will kill many busineses, especially those who want to start out new. Hence, do consider carefully the small rise instead. Thank you. CK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nesrait at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:38:35 2020 From: nesrait at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Davide_Marqu=C3=AAs?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:38:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerned holder of .com domains Message-ID: Prices increases should be tied to increases in delivered value. Please don't mess around with prices just to increase revenue. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tony.addison at free-rein.net Tue Feb 11 08:38:20 2020 From: tony.addison at free-rein.net (Tony Addison) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:38:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Verisign 10 year agreement Message-ID: Good morning I would like to register our opposition to the agreement with Verisign. Domain name rule and price changes affect businesses in every country in the world and as such any agreement should be transparent, fair and aimed at promoting use of the Internet. Closed agreements work directly against this. In this case the work is being sub-contracted (we would have hoped ICAN had the resources and skills to manage this key role themselves) which automatically brings additional costs to the end users. This agreement will see an increase in .COM domain costs to end users of at least 60% over the ten years, assuming registrars opt to just pass on the Verisign rises. To then allow Verisign to operate its own registrar (virtual and reseller) will diminish the competition as other registrars, particularly smaller ones, cannot compete. This flies directly in the face of the whole reason ICANN and the system was set up in the first place. In the UK we have already seen a reduction in registrars as one particular US company acquires smaller UK businesses and I must admit that the customer service since then in those companies has plummeted. Keeping competition alive, prices down and consistent and avoiding out-sourcing to organisations looking to profit as much as possible from a captive audience is a raison d'etre of ICANN, but this move is contrary to that aim. Please, if not yet signed, reconsider, build the resources and skills in ICANN itself and cut out the profiteering of a commercial middleman. Thanks you for reading Kind regards Tony Addison [cid:image001.jpg at 01D5E0B6.9C3757C0] Tony Addison Free Rein Limited E tony.addison at free-rein.net W www.free-rein.net T 01473 810002 M 07789 076361 P Hadleigh Enterprise Park, Crockatt Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 6RJ [cid:image002.jpg at 01D5E0B6.9C3757C0] Suppliers to Public Sector through G-Cloud. Free Rein supports the Hadleigh Porch Project - helping develop young people - www.porchproject.co.uk Registered Office 10 Hadleigh Enterprise Park, Crockatt Road, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 6RJ Registered in England 05236270 This email transmission is private and confidential, and is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you believe you have received this email in error please destroy it. The views and opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Free Rein Ltd. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3363 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3780 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From agiusthomas at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:38:30 2020 From: agiusthomas at gmail.com (Thomas Agius) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:38:30 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment to 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, As a computer science graduate I've grown up in the time that Internet was still emerging as a new means for people to connect together. A means that is accessible by everyone no matter their financial situation.. this is so to allow education to people which don't afford it and a fighting chance for people of less privileged countries to make it in today's market. Selling out the .com TLD goes against all the freedom. I do understand that there are ever increasing expenses but by giving it to a 3rd party there is no control over prices by government bodies after the mentioned 8-10 year period passed. If the .com tld is sold we'd be selling a substantial part of the Internet. Stopping this will help future generations keep building better technologies without having to rely on large corporations My proposal is for ICANN to keep full control of the TLDs and regulate them as it has done in the past. Thank you for your time. Best Regards Thomas Agius -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Increase in prices will make com domain less accessible to all Internet users. ICANN must understand that they do not own the Internet or the decision makers will face criminal persecution. I believe ICANN should be now subject to thorough anti-monopoly investigation to discover the true motives of the decision makers of that action. ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting the Internet community or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such actions, this time ICANN managers have gone too far. Your sincerely, Tomasz Bodinski -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anthony.eastwood at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 08:41:44 2020 From: anthony.eastwood at icloud.com (Anthony Eastwood) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:41:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <09290F3D-5FE1-42DF-9C43-983B697EE5CD@icloud.com> Any proposed price increase for .com domains should be in line with inflation and no more, otherwise the original price freeze makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Furthermore there are rumours that the information you provide regarding the price hike on icann.org is inaccurate and that .com prices could increase substantially more than you are saying they will. The reason for the price hike is not clearly justified and neither is the substantial payment made by Verisign to ICANN for this agreement. Sent from my iPhone From aaron at kayak.com Tue Feb 11 08:42:06 2020 From: aaron at kayak.com (Aaron Eckert) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:42:06 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Amendment 3 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It is abundantly clear that ICANN will ignore this message, since it has shown it does not care what anyone thinks anymore; nonetheless, I wish to lodge my personal complaint against Amendment 3. In addition to transparently funneling money from domain holders into the pockets of ICANN board members, Amendment 3 largely consolidates domain registry under a single entity, Verisign, who is then free to engage in monopolistic behavior. There is absolutely nothing about this amendment that benefits the internet community at large. ICANN was founded in 1998 to promote internet stability, market competition, broad representation, and consensus. In the last year, ICANN has proven that these are no longer the principles by which it is guided. 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Hopefully people will register local tld's instead of .com' Fiach Sent from my iPhone From purushartha.saini at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:44:04 2020 From: purushartha.saini at gmail.com (Purushartha Saini) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:14:04 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Purushartha Saini, Mumbai , India When you?re in a posture of surrender, what is yours to receive, you will receive - Maharishikaa Maiyaa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We are a social enterprise and donate 1p in every ?1 to charity and we may not be able to continue doing that if the cost goes up too much. There should be a cap on price rises Thank you for your understanding.? Kind regards, Zoe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dylan at fampiera.nl Tue Feb 11 08:46:24 2020 From: dylan at fampiera.nl (Dylan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:46:24 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Message-ID: <5e4269e1.1c69fb81.aa881.40c7@mx.google.com> Dear reader, .COM domains are the most common and therefore should be the most accessible for everyone to use, including students like me who can?t afford to spend a lot of money, but still want to have a representable domain. I?d like to make my voice be heard, and hope you will reconsider this amendment. Kind Regard, Dylan Piera. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tochukwunat at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:46:21 2020 From: tochukwunat at gmail.com (Nat Tochukwu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:46:21 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This is to air my opinion and sadness forwards this new agreement that will directly have an adverse effect on our business. Please reconsider this decision and do the right thing. Yours in value Tochukwu Nwabuo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sivigna at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:46:32 2020 From: sivigna at gmail.com (Softstein) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:46:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] @ .com price increase Message-ID: <690BEAF8-1548-4921-B807-CAA2322CB578@gmail.com> ICANN, changing contracts in SECRECY just to greedily drain more money for you while making .com less accessible is is nothing short of an UNFRIENDLY move. It does no service to anyone except for yourselves. This is despicable, hope it will be investigated. S. Vigna From ivan.bacher at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:46:32 2020 From: ivan.bacher at gmail.com (Ivan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:46:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I believe that the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Best, Ivan Bacher -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christian.sommer at uni-tuebingen.de Tue Feb 11 08:46:24 2020 From: christian.sommer at uni-tuebingen.de (Christian Sommer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:46:24 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Verisign price increase Message-ID: <1f94b080-32b7-39fc-75f3-23e8a27ac4e9@uni-tuebingen.de> Dear Sir or Madam, Since ICANN is intended to be a non-profit organization, ICANN's taking advantage of the .com price increase by Verisign is a breach of trust. Instead of creating competition between registrars, a quasi-monopoly is created here. So you have missed two of your core tasks. I hope that in this case you will follow your intention to accept public criticism "in a bottom up, consensus driven, democratic manner", in contrast to your previous decisions on .org, .info and .biz domains. ICANN can only play the role it is playing on the basis of general acceptance. If this acceptance is undermined, as by your actions above, the global community will have to find ways to participate more democratically without the ICANN organisation. Personally, I will first express my criticism to the German representative of the Governmental Advisory Committee of the and European Commission. Yours, Christian Sommer -- Christian Sommer, M.Sc. University of T?bingen Department of Geosciences / Faculty of Science Geoinformatics Group R?melinstr. 19-23 72070 T?bingen / Germany Mail: christian.sommer at uni-tuebingen.de Phone: +49-(0)7071-29-77505 From peter2olumide at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:44:29 2020 From: peter2olumide at gmail.com (peter Olumide) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:44:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help let the price remain as it's.. Message-ID: Please help us to review this price increment because this is going to have a huge negative impact on my website and customer. Please let the price remain as it is for me to continue adding value and greed access to my product online for my customer thanks.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bigmoneyhump at live.com Tue Feb 11 08:47:27 2020 From: bigmoneyhump at live.com (William Humphreys) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:47:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases reminds me of the Fraudsters. Message-ID: Fraudsters and todays Spammers send out email saying your domain name is expiring and you should renew now. Sending you a invoice out asking for price from 79.00 to 120.00 for 1 year renew. As you pay for it and when your domain does expire you find out they had nothing to do with the renew of your website. Money gone and in some cases so is the website. It reminds me of years ago of companies over charging calling themselves hosting companies who were resellers over charging till information about ICANN came about. ICANN helped to educate the consumer and seam to regularate the business. Now raising prices 70% in the next decade with out justification seems more like a Fraudster or Spammer just to be greedy to hurt the business. Many have done this in other industry, one to look at is how after long terms controlling a industry it has create competition and the competitition ends up Putting the controlling source out of business. Or hurting the source. I believe this Is what will happen in the case of raising prices with the .com services. Greed has destroyed many of good organizations to where they end up looking for help and joining other forces because there struggle to maintaintain such greed becomes to great. William Humphreys Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spegispecial at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 08:47:26 2020 From: spegispecial at yahoo.com (Francis Leye) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:47:26 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) References: <1857471019.1405700.1581410846904.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1857471019.1405700.1581410846904@mail.yahoo.com> Websites presence is one key way for small businesses to be validated. Any increase in prices will affected small businesses ability to stay afloat online. Note that small to medium size businesses make a huge chunk of websites. As a web developer with over 1000 clients, I am not in support of the new policy Thanks, Francis Leye Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ar.foulidis at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:48:13 2020 From: ar.foulidis at gmail.com (Arthur Foulidis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:48:13 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please No new fees Message-ID: I think these new fees should be cancelled. Best regards, Arthur. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aguapictures at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:44:54 2020 From: aguapictures at gmail.com (AguaPictures Productions) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:44:54 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AGAINST .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Dear ICANN.org, we are against this increase in the secret price of what's noted below. THis is unfair and we totally disagree with the prices increasing... Yours sincerely, Lawrence Wu THis is in reference to: What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From i.boychev at nebosystems.eu Tue Feb 11 08:49:53 2020 From: i.boychev at nebosystems.eu (Ivan Boychev) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:49:53 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ivan Boychev at Nebosystems LTD Message-ID: <066401d5e0b8$3b2e44f0$b18aced0$@nebosystems.eu> I am an IT Professional and I strongly suggest to my customers to by domain names in order to expand their business. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I don't see a problem with the current domain price. Yes I do agree that a small change like 1-2 percent on per year basis is normal, but the current proposed scenario is not ok. Verisign is merely a manager of the .COM Registry - I don't see why it has to involve itself with the pricing. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public - not corporate greed or profit. Regards, Ivan Boychev NeboSystems LTD i.boychev at nebosystems.eu Please print thoughtfully -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hallo at plue.es Tue Feb 11 08:49:58 2020 From: hallo at plue.es (Benjamin Scherer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:49:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We are what we do Message-ID: Freedom has no price, neither has our future ;) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From haydenseen1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:50:51 2020 From: haydenseen1 at gmail.com (Hayden Seen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:50:51 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM registry agreement Message-ID: <8c31b7d0-ab5b-44ce-f1d9-c9fc84499b60@gmail.com> Please don't uncap the prices, the .com domain is a staple of the internet, my website uses it along with many others who this would affect and I really do like my domain name, it's personal to me. Please don't do it. Regards, Hayden From Ghalambor at live.com Tue Feb 11 08:50:53 2020 From: Ghalambor at live.com (Morteza Ghalambor) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:50:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stuart at northernbadger.co.uk Tue Feb 11 08:50:40 2020 From: stuart at northernbadger.co.uk (Stuart Nelson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:50:40 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PLease dont increase the prices Message-ID: The web should be open and accessible for all. I haven't seen a conclusive case for why .com domains should be increased by *70%!!!* -- Frontend Web Developer Stuart Nelson northernbadger.co.uk UK: +44 7780 687070 Bath, England -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From taouili at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:51:14 2020 From: taouili at gmail.com (ABDELAZIZ TAOUILI) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:51:14 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not OK for increasing the price for .COM Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From halaszdaniel at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:50:49 2020 From: halaszdaniel at gmail.com (Daniel Halasz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:50:49 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Message-ID: thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim at mywiggins.com Tue Feb 11 08:50:41 2020 From: jim at mywiggins.com (Jim Wiggins) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:50:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to price increases and Verisign registrar Message-ID: <561c23a9-44c4-4dcc-a204-d4e76f95abda@www.fastmail.com> We find it very concerning that Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, and further after that. This rate of increase makes no sense and will harm the accessibility of .COM domains by the less affluent, as the price increases will naturally be passed on in full to the customers of the registrars. And we demand to know where this extra money is going to be spent. That this decision was made behind closed doors with Verisign is concerning. That the new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar smells of illegal collusion. It violates the ICANN multistakeholder model. 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Raising .com domain prices is sending the wrong signal and is inviting other tld registrars to raise their prices too. Although I am not personally operating a .com-Domain, I still feel this will be a significant issue to every internet user. Yours truly -- Daniel Heiniger, Zurich, Switzerland ----------------------------------------------- Homepage privat: http://heiniger-net.ch Blogs & Website Hosting: http://blog-net.ch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From utkarshchheda at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 08:52:02 2020 From: utkarshchheda at icloud.com (utkash chheda) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:22:02 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is WRONG .com is a global right to liberty Message-ID: <2B5EFE0B-B35B-43B1-AEA1-BDEC60A027E7@icloud.com> This is bullying, you can't attack .com domails like this. We need low prices for small business and bloggers who use .com domains. Protect not just big corp but also the small man Sent from my iPhone From matt at bluecollamusic.com Tue Feb 11 08:52:19 2020 From: matt at bluecollamusic.com (matt at bluecollamusic.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:52:19 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3 Message-ID: <002601d5e0b8$91795570$b46c0050$@bluecollamusic.com> Dear ICANN I am a registrant of .com domains and I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. I quote for the ICANN website: 'Policy to ensure that the deliberations and decisions of ICANN are made in the interest of the global Internet community.' The proposed arrangement between ICANN and Verisign is an abdication of ICANN's mandate. ICANN is responsible for governing the domain name system in the public interest. Verisign is merely your appointed manager of the .COM Registry. By allowing Versign to dictate pricing for .com domains with an agreed price increase every year for the next 8 out of 10 years, ICANN is effectively selling off its responsibilities to Verisign. In return, Versign will be paying ICANN $20m over that period with no clear mandate as to how these funds will be invested for the great good of the DNS system or the Internet as a whole. No matter how this amendment is worded or marketed, it is a poorly, ill devised scheme that has no clear benefits for the global DNS system. I trust ICANN will listen to its community and scrap the Proposed Amendment 3. Best regards Mathew Jacobs London, UK From sarah.ferdinande at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 08:52:45 2020 From: sarah.ferdinande at icloud.com (Sarah Antonia Lydia Ferdinande) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:52:45 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, it has come to my attention that you are proposing an amendment to the .com registry agreement, which will entail/make possible significant increases in price for the registration of .com domains. I strongly oppose to this. Such a price hike will have very significant consequences to registrants in, e.g., third and second world countries. For companies and individuals in these countries, these hikes in price may prove prohibitive, effectively barring them from registering or holding on to .com domains. .com domains are the most widely recognised, and therefore, all should have equal access to them. The internet should remain a free and open space to all. I urge you to reconsider this move, and consider hiking prices for other extensions instead. Yours sincerely, Sarah Antonia Lydia Ferdinande +45 4225 4769 From Dave.Slocombe at thetrainline.com Tue Feb 11 08:52:27 2020 From: Dave.Slocombe at thetrainline.com (Dave Slocombe) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:52:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <96439F8C-41BC-4D13-B8A3-3C596F7145FE@thetrainline.com> Dear sir/madam Please ensure not only the wealthy can afford a domain name and do not turn it into more of a trading system than it is already. 7% is excessive for the operation of that organisation Kind regards David Slocombe Al60nu United kingdom Sent from my iPhone From samorano4 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:52:25 2020 From: samorano4 at gmail.com (Samuel Omotosho) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:52:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The price of .Com domains should not be uncrease Message-ID: I stand against the increasing the price of .com domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From presencedesk at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:52:28 2020 From: presencedesk at gmail.com (PRESENCE desk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:22:28 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate is already far more than justified. Given that Verisign does not provide any new service. It's a free milk cow for Verisign. Verisign built the software off registration fee so technically ICANN owns the Verisign software to manage domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. PRESENCE deskMumbai, India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From fergalmonaghan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:53:48 2020 From: fergalmonaghan at gmail.com (Fergal Monaghan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:53:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please do not go forward with this amendment. It will be harmful for the internet, Yours sincerely, Fergal Monaghan, Ireland. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benedikt.koeppel at locatee.ch Tue Feb 11 08:53:45 2020 From: benedikt.koeppel at locatee.ch (=?UTF-8?Q?Benedikt_K=C3=B6ppel?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:53:45 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad idea! Message-ID: Dear Icann The .com amendment is a bad idea, I would recommend to vote NO in this matter. Best Regards, Benedikt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fabricio at nomads-digital.com Tue Feb 11 08:53:41 2020 From: fabricio at nomads-digital.com (Fabricio Prado de Lucca) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:53:41 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domains Price Increase Message-ID: <287353116.361508.1581411221479@webmail.strato.com> Good morning. I am writing to you to express my dissatisfaction regarding your recent agreement with Verisign in the value of $20 million dollars. Your lack of transparency regarding the decisions made recently can only suggest a shady operation meant to give Verisign full power over the .COM domains. I strongly advice the adoption of a proper price cap to avoid harming the already 144 million (and growing) .COM domain names registered and any future registrants that will most likely think twice before making that decision after the changes that you agreed upon. May the users opinions be heard in this matter and any future subject that arise. 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URL: From reza at dan.com Tue Feb 11 08:53:44 2020 From: reza at dan.com (Reza Sardeha) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:53:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <964CAC42-40FC-478F-B6F7-01B6C97299DF@gmail.com> Dear Icann, I am associated with DAN.COM and we are against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest but is only serving registries and registrars. It?s time for ICANN to start servicing the entire domain industry, including end-users by changing its coarse to only facilitate registrars and registries. Kind regards, Reza Sardeha DAN.COM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arturomoncadatorres at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:53:51 2020 From: arturomoncadatorres at gmail.com (Arturo Moncada Torres) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:53:51 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DEMAND THAT ICANN REFUSE ANY .COM PRICE INCREASE Message-ID: <5fcf094e-a9fe-ed67-deb7-66ba4e406ec6@gmail.com> The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recentlyannounced that it would ?permi[t] Verisign to pursue with ICANN an up to 7% increase in the prices for .com domain names?, but it*does not*of course, compel ICANN to agree to any such increases. Any such decision regarding .com pricing remains with ICANN. Demand that ICANN REFUSE a potential price increase on .COM domains! Verisign is entitled to a reasonable fee for running the registry on behalf of ICANN. Verisign currently charges*$7.85 per .com domain name per year. *The cost to operate the registry, after taking into account the expensive infrastructure necessary to provide reliable and secure operations and high overhead, has been estimated at*$1.00 ?to$3.50 ?per domain name per year.* If the proposed fee increases go into effect, by the end of the six-year agreement term, the fee for each .com domain name will increase to $10.29 per year,a 30% jump from current levels .? Even conservatively assuming that in six years? time there are only 140 million .com domain name registrants instead of the current 138 million, that increase of $2.44 per year, per domain name, would result in*$341,000,000*more revenue for Verisign per year. That money would come out of the pockets of .com registrants like you. Higher fees for Verisign are not justified, as demonstrated by the following four key points: 1.??Verisign is a provider of technical registry services, it does not own the .com name space; 2.??Unlike Verisign's fees, the prices set by registrars and domain name investors are held in check by competition; 3.??Verisign is already well-paid for its services, as evidenced by its substantial profits; and 4.?? ICANN need not approve fee hikes; on the contrary, ICANN ought to assert its right to set reasonable fee levels for its hired registry manager. Make your voice heard and join us by signing the petition to REFUSE any attempted price increase by Verisign! *We, the millions of .com domain name registrants all over the world, stand to lose the most from a .com price increase, and we DEMAND THAT ICANN REFUSE ANY .COM PRICE INCREASE.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From oil at sgincorp.com Tue Feb 11 08:53:53 2020 From: oil at sgincorp.com (SGI Oil Trading) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:53:53 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PLEASE DO NOT INCREASE .COM PRICE Message-ID: Dear Esteemed ICANN, According to reports from our domain registrar, we have been informed of your decision to increase the price on .COM domains. This email is in petition to plead with ICANN executives not to do such for the sakes of upcoming SME and LLC startup from developing countries as support and fight against poverty in Africa and the world in general through innovations and having access to .COM as it has always been. Thank you so much for your cooperation and understanding. Regards, Stephen O. Oluwadare Group Managing Director(GMD) Steveraton Group Incorporated(www.sgincorp.com) Corporate office 78B Bode Thomas Street, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. WhatsApp/Call: +234 703 531 0665, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eoin at focusbusinesscoaching.com Tue Feb 11 08:45:17 2020 From: eoin at focusbusinesscoaching.com (Eoin O'Leary) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:45:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam, I have been in business since the Internet started to be used by business. I started back in 1994, teaching people how to use email, then I build web pages for them using nothing but HTML code, so I have seen everything from a business point of view. The cost of a domain name has never been a major factor, but it is a factor, as we have to explain that it has to be paid every year. Given the changes online, starting in 2018, it is becoming more & more obvious that a business no longer needs a domain name. Now, having a Facebook Page, Instagram Account, LinkedIn Account is more important than having a website, as being where your target market is, is far more lucrative. A 2017 CNBC survey found that 45% of small businesses in the USA have no website, so if I have to go to a business to get them online and I say that your domain name costs us$20 now but I don't know what it will cost next year, or the year after, they will second guess the decision. Existing .com owners will be thing the same, why bother with a .com? The generations growing up now are already expecting to see a business on Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn, a website is a second thought when they are shopping. Does ICANN want to go down in history as the ones that killed the .com? Eoin O'Leary FocusBusienssCoaching.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Internet today is such a common thing, it should become cheaper every day, not more expensive, to make a website. From at.kovacs at gmx.at Tue Feb 11 08:51:05 2020 From: at.kovacs at gmx.at (Attila Kovacs) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:51:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why would you want to increase prices? Message-ID: I am a registrant of more .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at arkadias.com Tue Feb 11 08:56:24 2020 From: admin at arkadias.com (Admin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:56:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: The deal between ICANN and Verisign sounds like more crony capitalism to me. Just because you can has always been a poor excuse. Please don?t. Best regards, -Glen Ihrig arkadias.com arkadia-systems.com arkadia?s-choice.com grids-on-line.com natural-healthy-eating.com intend-to-prosper.com expansion-network.com and others. From admin at wangqiliang.com Tue Feb 11 08:56:59 2020 From: admin at wangqiliang.com (=?utf-8?B?V2FuZyBRaWxpYW5n?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:56:59 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern, ICANN, I am a registrant of a .com domain name, wangqiliang.com, as you can see. From my perspective, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. As you can see, no one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices, and the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Also, in my opinion, since you, ICANN, is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, I suppose that you should reject their unreasonable price increases. I am looking forward to your reply. Sincerely, Qiliang Wang from Shanghai, China From brian.ondari at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:57:46 2020 From: brian.ondari at gmail.com (Brian Ondari) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:57:46 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase. Message-ID: I do not support this. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soccershine1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:57:46 2020 From: soccershine1 at gmail.com (Soccer Shine) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:57:46 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Hello! Please consider our fate, before you increase .com domains, prices. We are requesting to listened before you take action. All we want the prices NOT to go higher. Our best regards!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dima.bespalov at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:58:05 2020 From: dima.bespalov at gmail.com (Dmitry Bespalov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:58:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Good day, I am against of raising prices for the .com segment and would not like to see this agreement proceed as it is. The Internet is now a public good and domain names are part of it. In my opinion, the changes proposed in the Amendment 3 are not in concert with the community decision and serve the interests of just two major parties - ICANN and Verisign. Please make this process transparent and involve the community. Best regards, Dmitry Bespalov Software Engineer. From tobwilk at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:58:06 2020 From: tobwilk at gmail.com (Toby Wilkins) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:58:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price increases Message-ID: Hi, I would like to voice my concerns with the proposed changes to the price increases of .com registration. Increasing the cost will put a vast majority of people at a disadvantage. it will push, and lock out many people who would like to buy a .com domain name. Especially for people who don't have much money, and would like to start a new venture to better themselves. Instead, it will benefit and make the divide between this community and the bigger, more wealthy establishments bigger. This seems unjust. Regards, -- Toby Wilkins tobwilk at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lord.lucan at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 08:57:59 2020 From: lord.lucan at icloud.com (Stephen Annett) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:57:59 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed .com price increases Message-ID: <4200FE02-A6A7-417D-883E-D57E488FDA18@icloud.com> Dear ICANN, I wish to register my extreme disapproval of the proposed price increases over the next ten years and beyond of the .com domain and also the proposal to allow Versign to dominate the .com domain market, thus removing the healthy competitiveness from that market. I am one among many thousands of would-be internet entrepreneurs who are working on a very tight budget as we strive for success in a very competitive environment. Many of us use the .com domain as the basis for our businesses. Many of us run at a loss for the first few months or years. The incremental raising of the price of .com domains over the next ten years, plus who knows how much more at the end of that period, will hit us all financially and may put many of us out of business. I urge you to rethink your proposals. Increase the price of registering a .com domain if you must but let?s keep that price rise fair to everyone. Also, please rethink the move that will give Versign so much power over the .com domain. Competition is healthy and keeps us all honest. Let?s keep the .com market competitive. Thank you for reading to my thoughts on this issue. Kind regards, Stephen Annett shihtzuandyou.com seosteamroller.com Sent from my iPhone From heanjo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 08:58:32 2020 From: heanjo at gmail.com (Heather Johnson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:58:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to .COM registry Message-ID: Please be mindful of all the small businesses that rely on domains to function. Putting prices up annually will ultimately put such businesses out of business when already jobs in corporations are being lost by failing large businesses forcing people to becoming self-sufficient by starting their own online businesses. To increase costs will further increase poverty when people have lost all options to earn a living through such decisions -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sara at saradyson.com Tue Feb 11 08:59:09 2020 From: sara at saradyson.com (Sara Dyson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:59:09 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Changes Message-ID: <425FBC90-C692-4EF9-8DCC-4A1448FA2F32@contoso.com> If prices of domains are going to increase, I ask for full transparency of why the cost would be increased. Those of us whom own domains should understand exactly what is going on. At the end of the day, domains are arbitrary addresses with little overhead to manage so increasing their cost drastically seems unnecessary and driven only by greed. To prove I?m wrong, please be transparent in all changes made. Regards, Sara -- SD Web Development -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From homevacationisrael1 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 09:00:10 2020 From: homevacationisrael1 at outlook.com (Ayelet Dekel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:00:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prices of the dot com Message-ID: To open the prices for change when there is improvement of technology and the costs are getting lower and lower, Please act in full transparenty and let the public know about the costs per domain maintenance. David Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Elliott Mozley London, United Kingdom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From harry.a.twyford at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:00:48 2020 From: harry.a.twyford at gmail.com (Harry Twyford) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:00:48 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Shutting out small content producers Message-ID: <24CEFC78-A203-4035-866E-C930A868B396@gmail.com> Hello, I?m writing about the proposed amendment 3 to the .COM Registry. I understand this amendment will permit Verisign to significantly raise prices on the sale of .COM domains. I am concerned that this move reflects the trend of small/independent Web producers being unable to compete with large firms. This moves raises prices for small producers and continues this shut-out process. I am disappointed that this amendment is being proposed and I urge ICANN to drop it. Best, Harry Twyford From opompetti at optusnet.com.au Tue Feb 11 09:01:01 2020 From: opompetti at optusnet.com.au (Oreste Pompetti) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:01:01 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not happy about your decision ICANN and Verisign - leads to excessive .COM price increases Message-ID: <046A98C8-72C7-4579-BE38-B45D0AEA230E@optusnet.com.au> This decision will mean I pay more for my domain name costs and you profit through a quiet deal with each other - ICANN and Verisign. Not happy. We know what you?re up too. Stop it and put people before selfish profiteering. Oreste Pompetti -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From janscheiper95 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:01:57 2020 From: janscheiper95 at gmail.com (Jan Scheiper) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:01:57 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My opinion on the amendment Message-ID: <669666ef-b36c-b5bb-c108-0b0785bde053@gmail.com> Hello, as a Computer Science student and owner of several .com domain, I am not in favor of this planned amendment. Since it allows a price hike for domains, which might render them unaffordable for students like me, I'd prefer to keep the rules as they are and figure out another way to improve security and the infrastructure, without massively increasing the prices. I hope my and other people's comment can sway the decision process away from the current form of this amendment, especially the article allowing an increase of the price. Regards, Jan Scheiper From drmitch at designwithnature.us Tue Feb 11 09:02:30 2020 From: drmitch at designwithnature.us (Mitch Kennedy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:02:30 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com rate increase Message-ID: Transparency. Its what is needed here. Please be clear with supporters about how the funds frommverisgn will be used to improve our , your customers, experience. And why the rate increases are so large. Thank you Mitch Kennedy ND, CEM, LEED-AP,6SigmaBB From k00nq2+9vl7srqckdarw at guerrillamail.com Tue Feb 11 09:02:49 2020 From: k00nq2+9vl7srqckdarw at guerrillamail.com (k00nq2+9vl7srqckdarw at guerrillamail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:02:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep price reasonable versus rising popularity of alternatives Message-ID: <80ff10a119b45226d4162cbb952da6aaea68@guerrillamail.com> Dear ICANN, Verisign, I am against the proposed price inflation of the TLD .COM. In short: keep .COM price inflation reasonable for all parties, especially for your customers. Read the many good arguments in all the threads posted. If there is any reason to raise prices, such reasons need to be clarified towards customers and again, needs to be reasonable. However, keeping price inflation in check concerning the .COM TLD (or any gTLD and ccTLD for that matter) is also in your, the provider's, best interest. The more discontent customers get, to more reason you give them to create and use alternatives, which could be a serious threat to your business model in the long run. Alternatives already exist, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_DNS_root and more are being researched, e.g. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8291986 . Thank you for your consideration, Ben Hup --------------------- In reaction to: What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. ---- Sent using Guerrillamail.com Block or report abuse: https://www.guerrillamail.com//abuse/?a=Qk55CAgOV6dYiwG5vX8SdxrDQM%2BexpoDivQRdt74WVQeUGS8zo1g7gsG From lxknvlk at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:03:31 2020 From: lxknvlk at gmail.com (Alex) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:03:31 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dear icann Message-ID: <393ddef8-d272-f6af-a886-2ca6cdc1bed3@gmail.com> eat shit and die From jitendra.shah90 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:03:22 2020 From: jitendra.shah90 at gmail.com (jitendra shah) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:33:22 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Abolish ICANN and Break it to distributed non-centralized orgs throughout world. Message-ID: Addition to my former mail. I strongly believe that ICANN is failing to respect and maintain the freedom of internet, I would prefer an alternate Distributed authority which has no centralized control with any government, All distributed nodes must be ran by non-profit anonymous donation backed organizations with strong community driven hierarchy. So none can directly influence his/her position directly in organization by money, lobbying or government support. **************ICANN Should be broken and Monopoly must not exist.************ I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. Surat, Gujarat India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As many other said: not all .coms are billion dollar businesses, a good portion are self-employed and small businesses. And its even more questionable to do this in secret without letting your already registered users and buyers know about - I heard today the first time and in 3 days the comment section will be closed!! So you want to keep us quiet, right? FORGET ABOUT!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mgraph2010 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:04:05 2020 From: mgraph2010 at gmail.com (mustapha ait el haj) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:04:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree Message-ID: This increase is not fair, the re-seller are already buying all available .com domains and Now they have an extra reason to increase the prices over and over again -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ciaran at hostireland.com Tue Feb 11 09:05:49 2020 From: ciaran at hostireland.com (Ciaran Kendellen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:05:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0e7645fc-66cc-b431-207e-b354826b38a1@hostireland.com> I would like to register my opposition to this amendment, a more robust and publicly scrutinizible process should be implemented instead. -- Ciar?n Kendellen Chief Technology Officer Host Ireland Business Broadband | 6-9 Trinity Street, Dublin 2 | +353 1 8219350 www.hostireland.com *Business at the speed of light * Host Ireland Business Broadband, founded in 1998, offers exceptional enterprise grade wireless and fibre broadband services to Irish Businesses. Next day installation, enterprise grade SLA & broadband speeds of 1gbps are all part of our outstanding level of service. We genuinely care about our customers ? should you need anything at all we are here for you 24/7/365. Why not call our Dublin based team on + 353 1 8219350 and see how we can help you. Host Ireland Business Broadband ? Business at the speed of light -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ycpang at smihost.com Tue Feb 11 09:06:55 2020 From: ycpang at smihost.com (Yc Pang) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:06:55 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Message-ID: <5e426eb0.1c69fb81.9e91a.7ec8@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at t3concept.de Tue Feb 11 09:07:32 2020 From: info at t3concept.de (info at t3concept.de) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:07:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Are you aware of the interests of millions of com domain owners! Message-ID: Hello, I'm a com domain owner from Germany and got the news that ICANN forces increasing the price for com domains during the next ten years. I had the idea that ICANN is an organization to support the whole community of domain owners especially the com domain owners. I know there are many of com domain owners who are very angry about this and so am I. I beg you please to consider not let com domain prices increase in this way. That wouldn't be good in any way for a free and open web for everybody. Best regards Thomas B?gel T3CONCEPT web-solutions Thomas B?gel Ludwigstr. 120 70197 Stuttgart Germany fon +49.711.639119 fax +49.711.639126 eMail info at t3concept.de www.t3concept.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From egorgromyko at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:08:23 2020 From: egorgromyko at gmail.com (Egor Gromyko) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:08:23 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <107EB3BE-C5FB-4CE0-88F8-9C2716226D1C@gmail.com> Dear ICANN, This should not have happened. If there is something about the domain infrastructure that needs urgent maintenance, there is nothing that prevents you from at least clarifying the details of why the price increase is so urgent. Do not make it look like a money laundry. Roll back the deal, do the right thing. Kind regards, - EG From nickhutchins at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:08:50 2020 From: nickhutchins at protonmail.com (NIck Hutchins) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:08:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do you understand .org? Message-ID: As a .org and arguably the group that should be most aware of its purpose, I am extremely disappointed, that you are not only willing to accept what is basically a bribe, but will in turn pass this cost on to everyone else. It supposed to be for the people, and as a public body / NFP, this should be bloody obvious. Collaborating with a for profit company, even if they already control the TLD is sick. 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Benjamin Lord Godspeed Marketing - Founder Mobile: 716-Network Int'l Mobile: 727-369-6991 Skype: Benjamin.lord9091 iPhone. iTypos. iApologize. From harrymochi at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:09:28 2020 From: harrymochi at gmail.com (harry mochi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:09:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I am against .COM Price Increases. Owning domains became the de facto standard nowadays, so it should be easy and economical to access to owning domains for even low income people. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at reeceneumann.me Tue Feb 11 09:09:44 2020 From: me at reeceneumann.me (Reece Neumann) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:09:44 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com is a backbone of the internet - prices need to be kept at a minimum Message-ID: <7d0bb622-73be-fd73-9bad-ce675d19e47d@reeceneumann.me> The .com TLD is the most well known domain name and to many is the only domain name that they will have heard of making .com and the internet synonymous with each other. As such .com can be considered a backbone of the internet and therefore must be safeguarded in the interest of all users. The price of the .com should be kept as low as possible in order to allow as many individuals as possible to continue to innovate and keep the internet as free flowing as possible. A significant increase in the price of .com could result in individuals choosing not to buy a domain where they otherwise would have took the chance, and therefore not contribute their project to world wide web. As such this has a real potential to lower innovation across the internet and thus ultimately contribute towards stifling competition. This goes against the nature of the internet as a whole and must be avoided. Therefore I would suggest that the price of the .com domain name be made as low as is possible as to allow it to function and no more. Profits should not be the main factor in running this important internet backbone component. As .com can be considered crucial to a thriving current day internet, it should be the primary domain that is protected from price rises and in doing so will help all those who wish to use, innovate and advance the internet further. Kind regards, Reece Neumann -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ideamaneric at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:10:59 2020 From: ideamaneric at gmail.com (Eric Park) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:10:59 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Remove amendment 3 Message-ID: ICANN, please allow the Internet to continue to function as an open platform. The suggested changes through amendment 3 is going to be disastrous for new domain purchasers and old domain holders alike. Price increases would mean having a domain may no longer be feasible for some. Please do not go through with amendment 3 and help the Internet stay as an open platform. Thank you! ?- Eric From opentrail at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:11:31 2020 From: opentrail at gmail.com (Jonathan Greenwood) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:11:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ridiculous Message-ID: Hi, Just heard about the icann's relationship and new deal with Verisign. Sounds like monopoly maffia. Internet is for everyone, not the few who can afford it. Make your proposals open and discuss with other parties who may be in a better position to offer help and even take over Verisign's current position. Regards, Jonathan Greenwood m: +44 7507324014 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jihade.bzargui at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:11:37 2020 From: jihade.bzargui at gmail.com (bzargui jihade) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:11:37 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise the proce of TLD Message-ID: Hello we have heard that icann is about to raise the price of TLD we hope that you not raise the price think about all the populations in the world. The price of tld is already high please stop this action -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m.k.lilley at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:11:44 2020 From: m.k.lilley at gmail.com (Matthew Lilley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:11:44 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, >From what I understand the proposed changes will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Alongside these contract changes, I understand that Verisign has agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. Overall, it doesn't sound like a good deal for consumers but instead a good deal for Verisign and ICANN. Yours faithfully, Matthew Lilley ------------------------------ *My PGP Public Key Identity* pub 2048R/*76552385* 2018-03-20 [expires: 2020-07-31] Key fingerprint = *1EB5 F55E 6C5E 5A90 7732 8EBB 5E72 058C 7655 2385* uid Matthew Lilley sub 2048R/0C7A597A 2018-03-20 Public key available to download from here ------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chad at fullertonmedia.com Tue Feb 11 09:11:27 2020 From: chad at fullertonmedia.com (Chad Fullerton) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:11:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN stakeholders, I own many .com domain names and I am against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement in its current form. While I am not opposed to a price increase every 3-6 years in order to cover increased costs due to maintaining infrastructure, a 7% increase cap is too high. 28% cost increase every six years is unreasonable. It should be lowered to something more reasonable between 2-3% every few years (unless Verisign can justify otherwise needing the funds). Any increases need to be substantiated with costs detailed specifically for the public to see why such an increase is taking place. How did Verisign come to conclude that this level of increase is acceptable to the .com owners without consulting the public first? What specifically are the "security, stability and resiliency enhancements" that Verisign claims the increase is necessary for? In the ICANN press release dated January 3, 2020, you state that "ICANN is not a price regulator", and that you defer to the Department of Commerce for the "regulation of pricing for .COM registry services", yet this Proposed Amendment appears to be strictly about pricing. It is strange to me that you're making a decision about price changes while also stating you don't regulate pricing. If you don't deal with pricing changes, then shouldn't ICANN dismiss this amendment request and instead have the Department of Commerce make the final decision and consult the public in their own process? It is also being reported that ICANN is receiving $20 million dollars over five years from Verisign with no explanation why they are all of a sudden giving this money to ICANN or what it is to be used for. If this is true, the optics of the situation look really bad to the public. It makes it appear Verisign paid to get rules passed through ICANN that only benefited themselves. Verisign has a monopoly over .COM wholesale pricing, they give ICANN $20 million and at the same time try to push through an amendment to let them increase prices upwards of 28% every 6 years. It comes across as a corrupt system. The timing is very suspect. Price increases are a big deal to the average individual and small business owner. The .COM TLD is universally recognized. It isn't one that is purely used by commercial entities. Individuals purchase .COM domains for personal use as well. Small increases in the cost may not seem like a lot to large companies, but for individuals and small businesses - especially if they have many .COM domains to secure and renew each year - every increase is compounded and adds up to be a lot. Please find a common ground and fair balance between the demands of Verisign, and what the owners of .COM domains are voicing opinions about this proposed change. I hope when making this very important decision about the .COM TLD that you read all comments and take them seriously into consideration. Thank you, Regards, Chad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adwheroes at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:12:06 2020 From: adwheroes at gmail.com (Adw Heroes) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:12:06 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop ruin .com domains Message-ID: <4458CEC5-7E8D-4498-A8B5-3EE0F4024335@getmailspring.com> Hi! Stop ruin .com domains! I completely agree with the points in this post https://www.namecheap.com/blog/icann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-money/ (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/4458CEC5-7E8D-4498-A8B5-3EE0F4024335 at getmailspring.com/0?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.namecheap.com%2Fblog%2Ficann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-money%2F&recipient=Y29tbWVudHMtY29tLWFtZW5kbWVudC0zLTAzamFuMjBAaWNhbm4ub3Jn) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ray1978 at mail.com Tue Feb 11 09:07:25 2020 From: ray1978 at mail.com (Rajko Radovic) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:07:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unnecessary price increases Message-ID: <0897D85F-EA2C-4132-9A48-64480F0C66AC@mail.com> To whom it may concern, I do not feel that the steps being taken are crucial or warrant the inevitable price increase they will add to domain renewals. I propose the decision be reconsidered. Rajko Radovic From ashwin at mobileacid.com Tue Feb 11 09:12:23 2020 From: ashwin at mobileacid.com (Ashwin Shahapurkar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:42:23 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ashwin shahapurkar India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Dan Bolser Hinxton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Silver.Kuklase at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:13:29 2020 From: Silver.Kuklase at hotmail.com (Silver Kuklase) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:13:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I oppose the changes. There is no value being added, just price increase for reasons of greed to take more money for the same service. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mfdeatherage at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:13:56 2020 From: mfdeatherage at protonmail.com (Michael Deatherage) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:13:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I do NOT support this closed door deal to increase prices, which will further consolidate the power of the internet in fewer hands. This maneuver is at odds with the spirit of the internet. A consequence of this action might be regulatory oversight because if you won't listen, maybe our representatives will. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 217 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From joe at cantbarsed.com Tue Feb 11 09:14:15 2020 From: joe at cantbarsed.com (Joe Adams) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:14:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <05E0F8E7-6236-4163-AD37-CAA72ED58CA7@cantbarsed.com> Hi, I accept that sometimes prices have to increase but unless you can justify the proposed increases it feels totally unreasonable. Explain why and the long term plans for any extra cash generated and think again. Regards, Joe at cantbarsed.com From jacobkal18 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:14:20 2020 From: jacobkal18 at gmail.com (jake kali) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:14:20 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Prices Message-ID: Hi- Please dont destroy cheap domain priced. Thanks, Jake -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laurilllepik at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:14:33 2020 From: laurilllepik at gmail.com (Lauri L) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:14:33 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is not supported by the majority of the public Message-ID: People will not be happy If this passes and you should listen to the consumers. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From babarali124 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:14:27 2020 From: babarali124 at hotmail.com (Babar Ali) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:14:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop it Message-ID: Totally dissapointed to see this bad news. Dont kill internet with your greed. If you increase the .com domain prices you will eventually let people say bye to the internet. Specially small marketers and bloggers like me. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From heiko.narrog at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 09:14:28 2020 From: heiko.narrog at outlook.com (Heiko Narrog) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:14:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The internet is for users - don't increase the .com price Message-ID: A price increase affects the whole community of internet users, especially those who create and provide content. Increasing prices on the .com domain punishes the plurality of small users and content providers who publish on a budget. This is not a decision to be made behind closed doors with the commercial interest of just one or two companies. Please include actually affected parties in the decision making process, and keep prices low, to maintain plurality of voices on the internet. Heiko Narrog Sendai, Japan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alpgarcia at bitergia.com Tue Feb 11 09:15:30 2020 From: alpgarcia at bitergia.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Alberto_P=c3=a9rez_Garc=c3=ada-Plaza?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:15:30 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Making .com domains less accessible Message-ID: This amendment sounds to me like a new step on making .com domains less accessible for individuals. Raising up prices up to 70% or more, if we have into account the past, is vaguely justified. Are salaries going to raise up the same way? Please don't make deals that will end with a less accessible Internet, unless you want an Internet of corporations rather than individuals. Thanks for your attention, Alberto. From daminufe.ti at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:15:23 2020 From: daminufe.ti at gmail.com (David Ferreira) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:15:23 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: Hello, I am here to manifest my disagreement with the price raise for the .com domains. Instead, I believe you should make the .com domains more restrictive to buyers, by disallowing for instance parked domains or unused domains (unless there is a global trademark involved ofc). Thanks David Ferreira +31644014117 (Whatsapp ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ericvtang at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:15:47 2020 From: ericvtang at gmail.com (Eric Tang) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:15:47 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Please avoid .COM price increases. There is no reasonable explanation for it. Eric Tang From lou-cattoire at hotmail.fr Tue Feb 11 09:15:41 2020 From: lou-cattoire at hotmail.fr (Lou Cattoire) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:15:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: Hi, I heard that ICANN is wanting to increase prices for .com domains in accordance with verisign. How is it prices are always rising even though you are going to receive millions of dollars? Why is it always the little paying for the big? The internet is one of the few ways one little entrepreneur is able to make his business known and earn something. How is this going to be possible if the prices increase until the point only the big enterprises will be able to buy a .com domain? We are fed up. We hope you are reading our comments after all and take the right decision, Regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jan at leefjougeloof.com Tue Feb 11 09:15:43 2020 From: jan at leefjougeloof.com (jan at leefjougeloof.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:15:43 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <20200211101543.Horde.nVDDbQM0FpMrgjprbczwvHz@wwwnl1-lr5.supercp.com> I strongly object to the removal of limitations in the price increase of .com domains, however ICANN will probably ignore objections like they did in the past despite overwhelming objections from internet property owners. So lets face it, ICANN is no longer there to protect the interests of internet property owners; ICANN is now merely a puppet of American technology corporations. This is classic politics, but it is also the declaration of an economic cyber war if the amendment is passed despite objections. At least ICANN is open about the fact that they now except bribes from Verisign to screw internet property owners. OBJECTIONS 1. Price Increases - If Verisign cannot do the job at the previously agreed price, get a company who will. Dot.com prices increased drastically over the past years for internet property owners in other parts of the world as result of exchange rate fluctuations, despite the USD price being pinned. 2. How can Verisign Operate as a Domain Registrar without gaining an unfair advantage over other registrars? Many countries and even the US have legislation against such practices where companies can push their opposition out of the market based on privileges they have. This does not differ from other white collar crimes, especially in stock market trading. 3. And that brings us to the $20 Million bribe paid by Verisign to ICANN. You can motivate it whichever way you want, it is bribery, corruption and criminal. If Verisign want to donate the amount, let them do it but then they should not have any role in .com TLD registrations other than that of a regular registrar. If this amendment goes through despite objections, be prepared for the backlash. From markwilde29 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:16:01 2020 From: markwilde29 at gmail.com (mark wilde) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:16:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices Message-ID: Please dont raise .com domain prices. Thank you Mark Wilde -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From micky.donnelly at yahoo.co.uk Tue Feb 11 09:16:01 2020 From: micky.donnelly at yahoo.co.uk (Michael Donnelly) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:16:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the increase without reasons. References: Message-ID: To levy a charge as significant as that discussed to such a magnitude of customers without clear clarification of the reasons signals arrogance. The internet is not yours to be arrogant with. Regards Michael Donnelly Sent from my iPhone From hosannasheeley at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 09:16:04 2020 From: hosannasheeley at icloud.com (Hosanna Sheeley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:16:04 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .COM prices Message-ID: Though I don?t work as a professional web designer, I do often start many website ventures and I oppose whole-heartedly this proposed amendment increase prices for .COM domains. - Hosanna Sheeley From pornput.suriyamongkol at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:16:05 2020 From: pornput.suriyamongkol at gmail.com (Pornput Suriyamongkol) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:16:05 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Message-ID: You will make .com less accessible and put more burden on all small business owners. Pornput -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From babajide_odulaja at gigasecintl.com Tue Feb 11 09:17:04 2020 From: babajide_odulaja at gigasecintl.com (Babajide Odulaja) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:17:04 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase in .com Message-ID: Dear ICANN, We appreciate your management and control over .com registry. I have been informed of a proposed increase in price of this item. This is not the way to go. Reason being that; every internet presence today uses this resource and the usage keeps souring higher by the day. This will fleece users off resources and kill the motivation to get a web presence especially from the developing countries. Why not create another package and offer to those interested while the general .com gets cheaper. My pennyworth. Best Regards, Babajide Odulaja | Executive Director [gigasec_new_logo_2_4-01] 46 Ordinance Road, Off Trans Amadi Industrial Layout, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Skype: ahmed.odulaja | T: +234 7064183475 | Intl.: +1 210 588 9941 www.hobarkintl.com | http://www.gigasecintl.com | http://www.gigazone.com.ng | www.giganest.com | www.gigagett.com ...dedicated to professionalism -------------------------------- This transmission may contain confidential information. Any use of this information by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately reply to the sender and delete this information from your system. Use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this transmission by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be unlawful. ---------------------------------------- [cid:image002.jpg at 01D04A15.25238D80]Think Green! Are you sure you need this printed? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Yours faithfully B D Segal -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barru.sunny at me.com Tue Feb 11 09:17:59 2020 From: barru.sunny at me.com (H. M. Barru Sunny) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:17:59 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We are against price increase Message-ID: <41FD5043-B7C0-4349-A549-7FD1B77D2D96@me.com> Dear Concern, I am from Bangladesh. We heard about price increased and shocked. We are third world ICT firm and struggle to earn profit. This will impact us long term. Thanks. Sunny From jake at gamebench.net Tue Feb 11 09:18:50 2020 From: jake at gamebench.net (Jake Daynes) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:18:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop. Message-ID: Seriously, this shit is ridiculous - there are already domains costing in the 100s of 1000s of dollars and now you fuckers want to open up regular domains to this shit? Stop gouging you cunts! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richard at aylward.co.uk Tue Feb 11 09:18:52 2020 From: richard at aylward.co.uk (Richard Aylward) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:18:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am under no illusion as to the reason for this deal. Pure and simple - GREED. I also know that any public opposition will be completely ignored and probably the most that will happen is that ICANN will issue a statement explaining the excellent, (non-profit), reasons for the need to increase. These of course will be poppycock and of more interest will be the bank statements of the Directors along with lists of any other investment holdings they have. Simply put; they see an opportunity to make more money and believe that everyone will just pay. No doubt their calculations will allow for a percentage loss of registrations, (of which I will be one), but the long term objective of more money will be achieved. In essence, they're no different from a pimp or drug baron. Create a need and market, then hike the prices. At the very least, I would want to see accounts detailing exactly where the money has been invested, (besides 1st class travel everywhere for them). If you've read this far, I'll be very surprised as I really don't think you care what people think. Best regards Richard Richard Aylward Mob: 0(+44)7753 836033 Email: richard at aylward.co.uk It?s not the destinations along the way, but the whole journey that is the experience -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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These proposed cost increases make it very hard to keep a business which is currently quiet alive until the next project. Helena Meyer-Knapp Peacemaker Press From mickenorlen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:19:22 2020 From: mickenorlen at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Mikael_Norl=C3=A9n?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:19:22 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not your decision to make Message-ID: The internet isn't only a private business. Please regulate yourselves... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kristin at australianwellnessco.com Tue Feb 11 08:48:41 2020 From: kristin at australianwellnessco.com (Kristin Cavicchiolo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:48:41 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price hike on .com domains Message-ID: This is completely unacceptable and the fact that it has been approved without public consult is both devious and signifies a dishonest agenda. Where will the accumulated funds really be spent? Why 8 out of the next 10 years to have price increases? Such changes need to go under public scrutiny and be justified. Merely announcing such a change without first seeking stakeholder (customers, public, etc) feedback is unconscionable. Thank you, Kristin .com domain holder Gothenburg, Sweden From mehmetfurkan.aydin at brightflaghq.com Tue Feb 11 09:19:50 2020 From: mehmetfurkan.aydin at brightflaghq.com (Mehmet Furkan Aydin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:19:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO .com price increase Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. MEHMET FURKAN AYDIN DUBLIN/IRELAND -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From janardanmane79 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 09:20:09 2020 From: janardanmane79 at yahoo.com (janardan Mane) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:50:09 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptable to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka start-up?s) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Best Regards, Owner of: https://www.ganeshmane.com https://www.servicesreseller.com https://www.gmanegeni.us https://www.linkedin.com/in/best-digital-marketing-expert https://instagram.com/best_digital_marketing_expert https://www.facebook.com/Ganesh.Janardan.Mane/ https://www.seoptia.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dlccorps at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:20:29 2020 From: dlccorps at gmail.com (Danny Ching) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:20:29 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Additional Funds for icann.org Message-ID: Should icann.org wish to receive $20M from Verisign at the probable expense to .com users, the least you could do it democratize the process and implement more transparency in the way the funds will be spent. It is only right that if you stand to gain from your users, then you have an accountability to them as well. And that things should not be changed without informing all the stakeholders. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at task.gr Tue Feb 11 09:20:21 2020 From: info at task.gr (Task.gr) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:20:21 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase prices in .com Message-ID: Dear sir, we are strongly opposed to any type of price increase in .com registrations. As a small company, this will be catastrophic to our business. Here in Greece we operate with a 8% ?10% profit. The pressure is constant for lower prices in hosting and in domain name registrations. As a result there is a significant increase in .eu registrations and national .gr domains. Please do not increase prices in .com registrations. 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URL: From mi.neveroff at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:22:58 2020 From: mi.neveroff at gmail.com (mi.neveroff at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:22:58 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Agreement request for information Message-ID: <013001d5e0bc$d9fd3060$8df79120$@gmail.com> Greetings, My name is Mikhail and I own about 5 .com domains and over 15 on other TLDs The recent change in agreement with Verisign worries me, especially the lack of clarity regarding the deal details and what ICANN plans to do with $20 million that it is to receive from Verisign as the part of the deal that can allow the latter to drive prices as high as 70% over the current prices over the next decade. I strongly believe that driving prices up for the .com TLDs will ultimately hurt the internet and it's development, as well as make it more difficult for companies to get commercial domains with no real expenses added to the Verisign. If anything, domains becoming easier and easier to manage and allocate in this new decade, and increasing prices only artificially increases the value and might drive more customers away, reducing the relevance of .com TLD I would like to ask ICANN committee to reconsider their decision and provide more transparency into the deal as the starting point. --- Kind regards, Mikhail Neverov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From akanzen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:23:18 2020 From: akanzen at gmail.com (akanzen at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:23:18 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to Price Rises Message-ID: <009d01d5e0bc$e5edd460$b1c97d20$@gmail.com> I object to any unjustified price rises regarding .com use -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steven.schibli at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:23:25 2020 From: steven.schibli at gmail.com (Steven Schibli) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:23:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am/have been/will be a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no businessdictating the price.ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Steven Schibli Basel - CH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anuj.sahakari at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:24:01 2020 From: anuj.sahakari at gmail.com (Anuj Sahakari) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:54:01 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No hike in fees Message-ID: I do not support the hole in free proposed by joint decision of icann and verisign -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rems_go at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:24:32 2020 From: rems_go at hotmail.com (Rems Go) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:24:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: This increase in price is not justified and will lead to a greater difficulty for small businesses and individuals to own a .com domain. The current price that is charged by Verisign is already prohibitive for a mere domain registration. These changes definitely are a bad idea and I am against them. R?mi Vincent Montr?al, Canada From lek300kamb at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:25:35 2020 From: lek300kamb at gmail.com (Lek Lim) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:25:35 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com Price Hike Message-ID: Hi guys Pls be reasonable for .com pricing , it has move up quite a bit past 10 years.. Now cpanel increase its price, .com want to follow suite , Come on , guys, Pls be reasonable and try maintain its current pricing regime as much as possible else you may see a significant drop in .com sales which end up to be a Lose Lose situation for everyone... 1st , domain register will push alternative domain supplies 2nd, domainer will stop accumulating & start disposing his .com portfolio 3rd, digital agency and multiple biz website owner will start reducing their exposure and increase client pricing 4rd SMB / SME will fell the impact of price hike and buy less .... & the list and consequences go on..... Regards Lim Lim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lemonadeflirt at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:25:51 2020 From: lemonadeflirt at gmail.com (Wajahat Ahmad) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:25:51 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Request to Reconsider the Increase in the .COM Prices Message-ID: Hi, This is Wajahat Ahmad Khan from InnoRative. I use to run different websites with .com extension and I?m running a small business which generates income for me and my employees for living. I heard the news that ICANN is going to increase the prices of .com domains which will directly effect our lives and business severely as we are barely meeting the current rates of domains and any further increase in prices will ruin our lives and it will also effect millions of people over the world who are trying to establish their websites under the .com domains as it is recognized worldwide. I request you on the behalf of many people that I know and the people I don?t know but care about that please reconsider the raise in the price. Thanks Regards, Wajahat Ahmad Khan InnoRative.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From acqstar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:26:16 2020 From: acqstar at gmail.com (Acqstar Innovations) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:26:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase prices of domains Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, As a small business owner and user of domains I plead with you not to raise the prices of these domains (.Com in particular). Already the prices are quite high, and I've just managed to get it in order so that I am not taking a loss on my domain. Please please please do not go forward with this plan that could potentially increase the base price by 70% in the next 10 years. As a small business and budding entrepreneur, I'm not sure I'll be able to afford that which would in turn limit my business and in turn prevent me from feeding my family. Kindly reconsider and let's keep the prices down and friendly so that the internet remains accessible to everyone trying to do something positive online and take care of their families. Thanks. Best regards, Sean Acquaah Sent from my iPhone From galzons at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:26:26 2020 From: galzons at gmail.com (Galzons) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:26:26 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep the annual fee very low Message-ID: Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Edgars Galzons -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From info at rockyandroxy.com Tue Feb 11 09:07:05 2020 From: info at rockyandroxy.com (RockyandRoxy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:07:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase of .com Message-ID: <89D4BFAC-EBB1-45A0-AE90-95E1077ACF9C@rockyandroxy.com> I hear you are putting up the prices of .com domains This is not fair to us small businesses who already pay out a lot for marketing etc of our sites This will also discourage people from getting .com address and will look for alternatives If so then a change like that will affect our websites enormously if we have to change our domain names This is very sneaky and unfair I must object to this Also what will you be doing with all the extra money ???? Regards Donna Orme This email may contain confidential and legally privileged information. You must keep such information confidential, and must not disclose such information without our prior written consent. 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URL: From jazibiqtidar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:28:37 2020 From: jazibiqtidar at gmail.com (Jazib Iqtidar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:28:37 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase Message-ID: I reject the increase in price as proposed by ICANN. It is requested to provide justification for such increases. This is unfair to the majority of internet users. With Best Regards, Jazib Iqtidar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From atpdejong at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:28:56 2020 From: atpdejong at gmail.com (Alexander de Jong) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:28:56 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep the internet accessible and open for everyone to contribute. Message-ID: Pricing increases will create more barriers for people to take part in the web. Please don't increase the prices so that people can voice their opinions, contribute, share and create even if their wallet isn't as big as a corporate or first-world individual! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nick at happypengu.in Tue Feb 11 09:29:31 2020 From: nick at happypengu.in (Nick Hammond) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:29:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com price increases Message-ID: I feel the need to register my complete disagreement with ICANN's decision to allow VeriSign to drastically increase the price of .com domain registrations. Not only are the cap increases massively above inflation, which by itself should negate the plan, the deal has been concluded in secrecy with a company that has paid millions of dollars to ICANN, giving the appearance of a bribe. Furthermore the .org domain sale debacle has shown ICANN to be totally on the side of the registrars rather than consumers. By rejecting the VeriSign price increase allowances, ICANN can go some way to restoring the faith in the organisation that occupies a central pillar in the internet world. I trust you will read and act upon my worries, along with, I'm sure, the rest of the internet community. Please see to it that us consumers are protected, rather than the interests of the few individuals who stand to reap from abnormal profits. Kind regards, Nick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From moheuddinsehab0 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:29:54 2020 From: moheuddinsehab0 at gmail.com (Moheuddin Sehab) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:29:54 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: What you are doing is wrong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From stegerpa at me.com Tue Feb 11 09:30:37 2020 From: stegerpa at me.com (Patrick Steger) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:30:37 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont ruin the internet Message-ID: Stop making secret descisions and make the internet more expensive. The technology of domains is old and hardware is getting cheaper and more powerful. Theres no way a 70% price increase is something you need to do, its just because you cant get anough! Stop that! From fuomag at mailbox.org Tue Feb 11 09:31:41 2020 From: fuomag at mailbox.org (fuomag) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:31:41 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase the .com domain price Message-ID: Increasing the .com domain price is bad for the competition, only advantages the people who are richer, as everyone should have access to the possibility to buy a domain at a fair price and doing this in secret ruins the open internet reputation. Please revert this decision. From ivayloiivanoff at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:32:29 2020 From: ivayloiivanoff at gmail.com (Ivaylo Ivanoff) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:32:29 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase prices Message-ID: Hello, I'm so sad about news about increasing prices. This is my favourite domain name, but if prices will be increased i'll think about to view another domains... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From reginapezone at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:32:43 2020 From: reginapezone at gmail.com (Regina Pezone) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:32:43 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid increasing price .com In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I' m writing to help you to avoid the price incresed of domain .com It'se not Fair for us and I hope you'll consider this Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamiermiles at me.com Tue Feb 11 09:34:01 2020 From: jamiermiles at me.com (Jamie Miles) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:34:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to express my opposition to the proposed price increases to the .COM top-level domain. The internet is a right for everyone, and increasing the prices for the .COM domain will make it less accessible to those wanting to create something online ? businesses, ventures, blogs, tell stories, provide education to people, push forward a social initiative, and other things we can't even imagine. The .COM domain is most favoured in search algorithms, and we all know that if you aren't findable via search, you don't exist. The idea that all the other domains provide an alternative is thus not valid. .COM is the default, and for that you can't let prices be allowed to increase for 8 of the next 10 years. 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URL: From vavadev at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 09:34:47 2020 From: vavadev at outlook.com (Messaoud Khennouche) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:34:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep Message-ID: Please keep the internet open and transparent as always! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kwadwoagyaponntra at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:34:41 2020 From: kwadwoagyaponntra at gmail.com (Kwadwo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:34:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Maintain price freeze Message-ID: Much as we understand that things are changing, the stability we have today gives many of us who make a living through the internet a sense of security. Please do not take this away from us. Maintain the price freeze. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From judson.bartels at mysoundchurch.com Tue Feb 11 09:34:53 2020 From: judson.bartels at mysoundchurch.com (Judson Bartels) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:34:53 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased fees? Message-ID: We want to let you know we do not like the secret deals made to increase fees for the .com domains in the deal with Verisign. These fee increases are unnecessary and hurt the online community. There is already plenty of margin in the pricing. Make the increases fair and only when necessary. Judson Bartels Lead Pastor www.SoundChurch.tv 425-835-2267 http://about.me/judsonb Sent from my iPhone From benoitellisclement at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:35:35 2020 From: benoitellisclement at gmail.com (Benoit Clement PMI-PMP; ISA-CA; ISSP-SA) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:35:35 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pricing Reconsideration Message-ID: *Please reconsider your decisions. * *The consequences of this decision will impact the entire Internet for many years, and registrars need to ensure that our customers are not harmed by the unilateral decisions made by ICANN staff.* -- - Beno?t Cl?ment *+1 (541) 973 - 6453* *Environmental Operations Manager & Consultant * *~ Integration, change optimization, and regeneration.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From musiccomposersg at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:35:53 2020 From: musiccomposersg at gmail.com (Music Composer Singapore) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:35:53 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] don't raise .com prices Message-ID: hello, understand icann and verisign have signed a deal that could result in .com prices going up. pls don't do this. i'm a small business owner and such decisions will greatly affect my sustainability. appreciate your care to keep the standard consistent to what it currently is so businesses like myself can keep operating. -- Musical regards, Rupak (+6596341469) Music Composer Singapore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From magleona at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:36:23 2020 From: magleona at gmail.com (Leona Wellington) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:36:23 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern Message-ID: I'm concerned about your decision to raise prices on ______.COM domains and feel that many people have personal domains or authority sites and don't perceive any financial gain from these sites. If you raise prices it could push a lot of people away from having a website at all. If ____.COM domain owners generated money from their domain, it might be more justifiable, but if not, we already pay a lot of costs just keeping the domain and often have to pay tech help to keep the domain functional and up to date. We do this willingly for our own presence and branding image. Most important, in many cases, such as mine, we use our sites to provide useful blogs, lesson plans, and information to the general public at no cost, so please consider this before increasing prices for ______.COM domains. I for one, have the aim of unifying people worldwide in order to have one strong global language with which to communicate. Strong accurate communication in our time is vital for future progress and the unified efforts for survival of the planet and human race through cooperation and communication. Thank you for your consideration. Changing the Way the World Communicates www.leonawellington.com +61 4 77077600 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danielshir at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:36:48 2020 From: danielshir at gmail.com (Daniel Shir) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:36:48 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -Daniel, NY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at organicandyourhealth.com Tue Feb 11 09:36:31 2020 From: info at organicandyourhealth.com (info) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:36:31 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We Object! Why .com domains price Hanna change? Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, We really don?t understand why the .com domains price will increase. We are not happy and would like to object this unfair decision. I hope our objection can help the generations in future that need to suffer from such wrong decisions at present time. The people that would try to have a website to show their abilities to show off and find their opportunities to get seen. Thanks for this opportunity. Regards, A man that built all his life from a cheap.com domain. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pompeystan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:38:01 2020 From: pompeystan at gmail.com (Martin Stanley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:38:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Namecheap Message-ID: <5e4275fa.1c69fb81.598df.c753@mx.google.com> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 The Horizon User Group has been using Namecheap for our website for several years. We are a registered charity and cannot afford price increases. Keep the pricing low and you will get more response. Regards Martin Stanley Treasurer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gariesh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:40:09 2020 From: gariesh at gmail.com (GARIESH SHARMA) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:40:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: I think the information on your website about this issue is poor and not easy to understand for many people. You need to use plain English if you really want to engage with people. ICANN needs to take responsibility for the price increase. This is a monopoly and ICANN needs to be seen to be looking out for the consumer. There is not enough information about value. "The price for .COM Registry Services has been static at $7.85 since 2012." This is not an argument for a price increase. ICANN needs to explain the amount of money it raises via this "tax" and give a breakdown of expenditure. It needs to let us know about planned expenditure such that any price increase can be justified by better service. 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Nazim Aghabayov Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha Czechia From faiz.ictml at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:38:31 2020 From: faiz.ictml at gmail.com (faiz mazumder) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:38:31 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for .com Message-ID: <5e427623.1c69fb81.8ff9b.84d9@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chrisbeveridge at ymail.com Tue Feb 11 09:38:53 2020 From: chrisbeveridge at ymail.com (Chris Beveridge) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:38:53 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed increases for .com References: <750625439.2128216.1581413933847.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <750625439.2128216.1581413933847@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Sir or Madam, I am a small business owner who uses a .com I am against these proposed increases, there should be a cap. Your sincerely Chris Beveridge Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevin at reviewsignal.com Tue Feb 11 09:38:57 2020 From: kevin at reviewsignal.com (Kevin Ohashi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:38:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN captured by registry interests Message-ID: I strongly oppose the price increase proposed. There is simply no justification for the price increase. ICANN is taking essentially a 20 million dollar bribe to allow VeriSign to capture many multiples more than that in increased profit. 20 million dollars over 5 years is nothing. If ICANN desperately needs this funding, it is sitting on ~450 million dollars from the last 990 I could find (2018 - https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/fy18-irs-tax-form-990-return-organization-exempt-income-tax-27may19-en.pdf ). If this is essential, it can be pulled out of the budget, it shouldn't be taking VeriSign's money in a quid-pro-quo arrangement to allow VeriSign to raise prices on a monopoly product with wildly healthy margins - "*The operating margin for 2019 was 65.5 percent compared to 63.2 percent in 2018.*" (Quote from VeriSign quarterly report https://investor.verisign.com/static-files/4a30ffcc-5b47-464d-bf43-11637bdf5510 ). VeriSign has a monopoly over .COM which has an extremely disproportionate power over internet commerce. The cost of operating domain registries has gone down (as seen by competitive bids to operate registries and in VeriSign's operating margin). ICANN pretending it shouldn't be a price regulator is a new line which seems to be ICANN abdicating it's responsibility towards internet users and only representing the interest of registry operators. Removing price caps on .ORG has lead to the catastrophe we see today. Letting VeriSign continually increase prices on .COM has an even larger impact considering it's stronger monopoly and it being an order of magnitude larger than .ORG. If ICANN really cared about competition, it wouldn't be giving contracts to run the registry in perpetuity and open them up to competitive bidding every so often. This selective interpretation of how markets should and shouldn't be free is designed to hurt consumers and line the pockets of registries, which seem to have a revolving door with the ICANN folks. I fully expect ICANN to ignore the overwhelming opposition to these price caps as they did with .ORG ( https://reviewsignal.com/blog/2019/07/01/icann-fails-the-internet-community-allows-an-unlimited-non-profit-tax/ ). I will be amazed if we even see the board make a decision or if they simply hand it off to staff and pretend this is unimportant. ICANN's multi stakeholder model is a failed project in governance and I'm sure this comment period will simply be the latest supporting evidence. Kevin Ohashi -- Kevin Ohashi Founder, Review Signal *Providing Honest Web Hosting Reviews* Follow us on Twitter: @ReviewSignal Like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ReviewSignal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dialex.nunes at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:40:10 2020 From: dialex.nunes at gmail.com (Diogo Nunes) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:40:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] youCANN be less shady and greedy Message-ID: I strongly oppose the agreement. Not only was it made in secret, but it would drastically impact many individuals who did not have a say in this. Please reconsider the proposal. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. -- *Diogo Nunes* *diogonunes.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dbug333 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:40:24 2020 From: dbug333 at gmail.com (Farid Tejani) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:40:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICAAN changes - I do not approve Message-ID: <92038F25-5EC1-4BA4-86A8-88415FEBA80C@gmail.com> Unacceptable exploitation of a monopoly position. I do not approve of such changes Sent from my iPhone From anneodeh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:40:45 2020 From: anneodeh at gmail.com (Anne Odeh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:40:45 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AVOID .COM DOMAIN PRICE INCREASES Message-ID: Dear sir, Following the recent news about your intention to increase .Com domain names prices, I hereby clearly state that: THESE PROPOSED INCREASES LACK CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY AND ARE THEREFORE TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE by me and numerous other .com users. Thanks. Anne -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neil at progressconcepts.com Tue Feb 11 09:40:35 2020 From: neil at progressconcepts.com (Neil Morton) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:40:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am dismayed to read the latest Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. The very idea that prices can increase by 7% per year in 4 year blocks is preposterous, and quite frankly is akin to extortion. I am also extremely interested to understand the purpose of the extra $20 million payment to ICANN over 5 years is for, as I cannot see anywhere where this is detailed. What are ICANN doing for the betterment of web property or the web as a whole? Indeed, I would like to understand how this is not the signs of an organised cartel? Regards, Neil Morton From bygpinc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:41:04 2020 From: bygpinc at gmail.com (Eugene Bos) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:41:04 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: do not make any changes that will make domains more expensive. if u will do - fuck u, u will get a group lawsuit for that! -- Eugene Bos skype: eugenebos.com http://makedreamprofits.ru ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From egfarkas at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:41:36 2020 From: egfarkas at gmail.com (Eva Gabriella Farkas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:41:36 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN Organization, The domain registrar company Namecheap informed me about your propose to change the contract you have with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). Since this action can cause relevant increase of the .com domains? future price without having any additional benefit for the .com domain owners I?m fully against it. Additionally there is an ethical issue with this changes negotiated in secret since ICANN is a non-profit private organization which has taken over from the U.S. government various administrative duties associated with running the Internet in 1998 and expanded to a global organization with "multistakeholder model?. Please reconsider your intention to change this contract! Thanks! Best regards, Evi Farkas one of the .com domain owners. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicsdavid at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:41:44 2020 From: nicsdavid at gmail.com (nicholas kioko) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:41:44 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Disagree with The Changes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It is with deep sad news that I am not pleased with the changes on the .COM Otherwise I will pull off from being a client and will call for many to preach the same. Let you stop it. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From frank at asterion.pro Tue Feb 11 09:41:21 2020 From: frank at asterion.pro (Frank@Asterion) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:41:21 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to new pricing agreement Message-ID: <31f5e5546085f0a560d21b3e1918494e@asterion.pro> Dear Sir or Madam, You are proposing an amendment to the pricing structure but fail to explain who aside from your own organization and Verisign would benefit. Domain owners will definitely be the ones who will pay this price increase without receiving a better product or service in exchange. That you are planning to grant Verisign the right to increase domain prices and getting in exchange a $20 million dollar injection, is establishing a co-dependency that is opposing the goals of the ICANN organization. People are happy to pay more if they know why they pay more. If you cannot deliver that answer in a transparent way then you are failing your community. Due to the raised concerns, I recommend to not amend the existing contract. ICANN is risking to lose any credibility and independence by trying to solve potential issues this way. Best Regards -- Frank Nowak | Managing Director Asterion B.V. Nieuwe Gracht 11 | 2011LN Haarlem | Netherlands Tax-ID number: NL5695672323 From guilherme at guitmz.com Tue Feb 11 09:41:34 2020 From: guilherme at guitmz.com (Guilherme Thomazi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:41:34 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .com prices Message-ID: <0fef7ed5-9f03-4101-b43b-80c9005a9385@www.fastmail.com> Just stop being greedy, find something else better to do, help some poor children for instance -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ddowney101 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:41:47 2020 From: ddowney101 at gmail.com (ddowney101) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:41:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment to .com registry agreement Message-ID: Hi I object to the proposed changes to the .com registry. This secretive deal is going to lead to price increases. This was not deliberated in the presence of domain name providers and without industry input. This is not in the best interest of internet users and only serves ICANNs financial interests. Regards Dermot Downey Ireland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From icrypt.tech at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:41:27 2020 From: icrypt.tech at gmail.com (Imafidon Isaac) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:41:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please do not increase it. Let it be as it have always be. An increase in price of domain having .com, will really affect a lot of people and business. Especially those who don't have enouch money to renew their own. Please everybody is okay with the old price and I think it should remain like that. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at karlniehus.com Tue Feb 11 09:42:20 2020 From: mail at karlniehus.com (Karl Niehus) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:42:20 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Letter about the com amendment Message-ID: Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Karl Niehus Sent from my iPhone From walbridge.james at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:41:00 2020 From: walbridge.james at gmail.com (James Walbridge) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:41:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase of .COM pricing with Verisign Message-ID: I am strongly against the arbitrary increase in pricing with no valid reason that I have read so far. Hopefully we don't need the government to step in and regulate this too. Be better. -- James Walbridge -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chris at leeupoort.com Tue Feb 11 09:42:54 2020 From: chris at leeupoort.com (chris at leeupoort.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:42:54 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <20200211104254.Horde.pkorSkEnAwmhsx_0gyanx5q@wwwnl1-lr5.supercp.com> I strongly object to the amendment for .com domains: 1. Price Increases - If Verisign cannot do it at the present price, get a company who will. There are many who will eagerly take over from Verisign. 2. Verisign cannot operate as a domain registrar from it's present position without gaining an unfair advantage. Give the responsibility over another company if Verisign is so keen to become a registrar. 3. It is not a donation of $20 Million to ICANN when Verisign gains unfair privileges over other registrars, it is bribery. Is ICANN really prepared to stoop this low? It is amazing to see how "respected" people can expose their criminal minds without even considering the fact that people are not stupid and see exactly what is going on. From keith_yates at btinternet.com Tue Feb 11 09:43:55 2020 From: keith_yates at btinternet.com (Keith Yates) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:43:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICAN proposed amendment 3 Message-ID: <329017fe-fe05-1d67-b4b8-9791959a3cb4@btinternet.com> The apparent cost increases associated with this proposal are completely unacceptable. There is no transparency of the uses to which the increased revenue will be put so I assume this is sheer greed on behalf of those concerned with this unnecessary change. I am merely a private user and such a move may force me to close down my website. *Keith - G3XGW* http://www.tibblestone.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pamela at ecawake.com Tue Feb 11 09:44:28 2020 From: pamela at ecawake.com (Pamela Whitaker) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:44:28 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't take advantage Message-ID: This is a comment regarding the ICANN decision to raise rates...seemingly without limits and to taking advantage of their position within the Domain Name registration world. The internet is one way that new entrepreneurs can get started. Our funds are limited and I personally will have to drop several domain names if these rate increases occur. I would ask you to consider attempting to get funds from those who grabbed exclusive names just in order to resell them as an alternate source of funds. I don't think pushing our current rates higher will benefit you in the long run. Please reconsider this. 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It is extremely worrying for ICANN to attempt to raise these prices so covertly. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milen at ini.bg Tue Feb 11 09:46:00 2020 From: milen at ini.bg (Milen Grigorov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:46:00 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase .com domains Message-ID: <912495F9-E8AF-4F6C-A71B-8258A96AE4BD@ini.bg> I do not agree with the price increase of the .com domain names From arseneoaa at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:46:26 2020 From: arseneoaa at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ars=C3=A8ne_Arnaud_Ouedraogo?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:46:26 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tania at twoigloos.com Tue Feb 11 09:46:26 2020 From: tania at twoigloos.com (Tania Ferreira) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:46:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2B3F1354-FB99-4358-B780-86815F4656AB@twoigloos.com> To whom it may concern, The proposal to increase prices on .COM accounts will have huge impact on small and start up businesses. .COM becoming unaffordable will mean only the richest companies can afford to run domains ending in .COM and contribute to a 2 tier internet with the advantage going to large, wealthier players versus new start ups and small businesses. As the founder of a small business - I strongly urge you to consider the impact on startups across the world who today have a .COM and think about the impact this will have in future on innovation and competition. 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As a small business owner, I will be forced to take my business off .COM and solely on social media. This will make the internet inaccessible for so many individuals and representation will be lacking online leading to increased fascism within the system. I'm completely against this deal! Meghan Norean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From niko21977 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:48:13 2020 From: niko21977 at gmail.com (nikoll) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:48:13 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <5e42785f.1c69fb81.9bbbc.4e0d@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From patrick at patricklauruol.com Tue Feb 11 09:48:11 2020 From: patrick at patricklauruol.com (Patrick) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:48:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment against price increases of .com domain names Message-ID: <5E42785B.8050904@patricklauruol.com> I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Patrick Lancaster, UK From senba.sanguine at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:50:00 2020 From: senba.sanguine at gmail.com (Sen (Sen)) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:20:00 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ban the increase in fees for .com domains! Message-ID: <5A8039D7-8796-4B3C-8739-9539DA7EC877@gmail.com> To whomsoever this may concern, .com domain should not attract a higher fee than current prices. Stop hiking prices and reverse this agreement / policy change! I do not support the policy changes made. Regards, Senbagam From kathryn_rickard at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 09:50:32 2020 From: kathryn_rickard at outlook.com (Kathryn Rickard) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:50:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes Message-ID: Hello I believe we should keep domain pricing accessible to all. I help a couple of charities as well as a fledgling business in Nepal all of which rely on cheap internet windows for their services. The proposed changes make this a problem. Please reconsider. Regards Kathryn Rickard Sent from my iPhone From hatem.mahdy at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:50:45 2020 From: hatem.mahdy at gmail.com (Hatem Mahdy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:50:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on amendment 3 Message-ID: This amendment will harm my business and other businesses that are currently using .COM domains. It harms the trust we have in ICANN I strongly oppose it Regards, Hatem Mahdy From info at alexgoldingmusic.com Tue Feb 11 08:54:31 2020 From: info at alexgoldingmusic.com (Info@alexgoldingmusic.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:54:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] RIP off Message-ID: <61EB4173-0072-4318-8DD0-B3CBFD17CBB5@alexgoldingmusic.com> Stop ripping off the world with increased .com rates. You think you can. Just greedy. The internet is free and your reputation for plundering it?s users is going to suffer. I strongly object to the arbitrary hikes in price with zero accountability Alex Golding http://www.alexgoldingmusic.com/ Sent via mobile phone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wynand at expertbox.com Tue Feb 11 09:50:57 2020 From: wynand at expertbox.com (Wynand Vermeulen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:50:57 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Registration Cost Increases Message-ID: <3BA812FE-4CDC-4CAD-A379-785C2475BFCB@expertbox.com> As an operator of multiple websites and app, I have lots of hosting costs to cover to ensure I can deliver the service to my customers. Most of the costs of services I use are based on the resource costs of what I and my visitors consume, with the exception of DNS Registrations, which are fixed annual costs, one size fits all... It is clear to me that the actual registration of the domain is not something that should not be growing in cost, in fact should be getting cheaper all the time due to automation. Thus any cost increase should be due to underlying infrastructure to service DNS Lookups due to web traffic. Considering that internet traffic continues to grow, I can understand that the general trend is more DNS Lookups, and thus that more infrastructure is needed to service it, thus an increase in cost. All my websites are relatively low in traffic, and I feel that paying for other people?s DNS lookups indirectly via increased DNS Registration costs is ridiculous. I?m pretty sure with the current model, the majority of DNS lookups are for mega sites like Google, Facebook, YouTube?. why should I be paying for their DNS Lookups? In fact I resent it since I already pay these parties for their services, or they get paid in terms of advertising fees. Let the cost be bourne by those who cause it, not the community as a whole. I suggest ICANN gets on the Cloud computing train and charge domain owners based on the existing DNS Registration, and then add additional charges based on the number of Lookups. It would also make sense for each user to have a universal portal account at ICANN where all domains I own can be managed independant of the intermediate (wholesale) registrants. Sale is one thing, service is another. Sincerely, Wynand Vermeulen Managing Director The Expert Box B.V. From ablgr at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 09:52:03 2020 From: ablgr at icloud.com (Austin Bollinger) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:52:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase com pricing Message-ID: <8B1C5095-91B7-44D4-AECE-1E83DCBCB6C8@icloud.com> As an ICANN NextGen member, I ask that you refrain from hiking .com pricing - do you remember your core values? I do. Sent from my iPhone From henniel3439 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:52:25 2020 From: henniel3439 at gmail.com (henniel3439) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:52:25 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain increase Message-ID: <5e42795e.1c69fb81.ad25.49bd@mx.google.com> To whom it may concernTo increase the cost of the .com domains will harm a lot of internet users. For one there are many countries using the .com domain and not all of them are first world countries, and already paid a lot in US$ where there local currency is very weak against the US$.PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND.Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From parandeh at urbytus.es Tue Feb 11 09:15:54 2020 From: parandeh at urbytus.es (Ali Parandeh Zandpour - Urbytus ) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:15:54 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] prices for .COM comment from smaller businesses Message-ID: <021101d5e0bb$dd27d8e0$97778aa0$@urbytus.es> Dear Icann team, Having received and read the report on price increases, I would like you to consider the following. A huge majority of the businesses are small entrepreneurs that earn just enough to cover costs. Increasing prices is acceptable, but it becomes unacceptable when the fee is not controlled. For a company with 10 domains, it is affordable, for a company with 100 domains, it is a considerable cost difference. Most SMEs hold around 50 to 100 domains and it could result easily in shedding of a lot of domains, un renewed business for you and the smaller business which make up the majority. We already get several clients every year who drop their personal domain and hosting as cost saving measures. This can only increase if we have to increase our prices. We hope that this will make a difference in you considering the bigger picture of cancelations to come VS revenue earned from the increase. With thanks With Best Regards Ali Parandeh, Bsc, MIAP, PhD Founder of Urbytus? & The Presidents Club? Description: cid:image002.gif at 01CBB19E.CAC26E00 urbytus ? Avenida Alcalde Clemente D?az Ru?z 14 ? 29640 Fuengirola, M?laga ? SPAIN ? +34 952.591.071 CONFIDENTIALITY. This message and any attached files are confidential and intended only for the named recipients. If you are not one of them, notify us this fact and do not disclose its contents to another person or take any copies. Este mensaje va exclusivamente dirigido al destinatario indicado, siendo la informaci?n contenida en el mismo de car?cter restringido o confidencial. 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URL: From mark at markbird.co.uk Tue Feb 11 09:54:42 2020 From: mark at markbird.co.uk (mark at markbird.co.uk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:54:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <01ECBC40-A69D-4973-AD53-0EDEF92CB0F1@markbird.co.uk> Dear Sirs I would just like to say that these proposed increases represent yet another pressure on all online business, especially the smaller companies as my own. I would ask you to consider us and the effect on the internet as a whole. I would ask that you please re-think this initiative Mark Bird Web Designer From bijayraizn at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:55:05 2020 From: bijayraizn at gmail.com (Bijay Rai) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:40:05 +0545 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Affect of increase on .com Message-ID: <2CF2BE03-EB2F-4676-9CFF-8F88F005A96B@gmail.com> I am writing this email with a concern in increase in the .com prices. .com are primary domains that are accessed by most of the users; increase in such level domains are going to hamper each and every one of us who are trying to work with it. There are many small companies as well as freelancers, business house who are using it; Please reconsider it and try to keep up with previous price. These things can create a wave around everything over the internet; which will demotivate lots of beginners like us. Thank you. Regards, Bijay Concerned Person From hyocca at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:54:59 2020 From: hyocca at hotmail.com (P a u l) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:54:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disagree with the increase Message-ID: Dear Icann, Please do not increase the fees/price The economy has been a challenge for most of us. Trade war / Wuhan cirus. Please. Just stop the increase. Please. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eric.herman at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:55:31 2020 From: eric.herman at gmail.com (Eric Herman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:55:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase transparency, listen to the community, don't hand Verisign more power Message-ID: <66c2a3bf-8162-ab68-b40b-8c02e7aaf53e@gmail.com> Verisign already has too much control and influence for a for-profit organization to have in their space. The lack of transparency allows for quite damning statements like this one: https://www.namecheap.com/blog/icann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-money/ ICANN must increase the transparency of these all of its processes. Please publish recordings or at least minutes of meetings. When major influx of cash is in play, please be very clear about how it might impact the "Operating Plan and Budget and Five-Year Operating Plan". -- Eric Herman - mobile: +31 620719662 From jason at leschnik.me Tue Feb 11 09:55:41 2020 From: jason at leschnik.me (Jason Leschnik) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:55:41 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the amendment Message-ID: I'm opposed to the amendment. Reasons: * Verisign in 2010 has demonstrated that it cannot handle security breaches of scale and covered up wrong doings during that period * Verisign in this agreement comes out extremely well off with possibly $1bn to be made * I cannot see Verisign putting 100% of these $1bn profits into their efforts to improve the system (unless they can explicitly prove with financials they will be doing so) so why should domain owners foot this bill? * If there is a payment from Verisign -> ICANN, I believe companies should have the chance to bid if the contract is open to such changes, hold a proper open RFP * Are there any clauses in this agreement which stipulate non-performance from verisign and what penalties they will face if propose mechanisms are not in place? * If .com continue to rise I'll take my business to one of the other gTLDs This all doesn't sit well with me, to me it sounds like benefit shareholders and members of ICANN over those users of the dot coms. 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URL: From grant at cylo.net Tue Feb 11 10:00:58 2020 From: grant at cylo.net (Grant Millar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:00:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <069E319D-41F3-41C0-9285-CB882C6B188A@cylo.net> Dear ICANN, I would like to comment on "Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement?. As a small business owner, I strongly disagree with the proposed amendment, and am quite frankly shocked and disgraced that ICANN?s behaviour over the past few years. It seems that corporate greed has taken hold over what was once a bastion of independent governance. Something so important such as .COM and .ORG should be treated impartially and with the greatest benefit to the public. The proposed amendment is not in the public interest and only benefits Verisign and the corruption which seems to be infesting ICANN currently. I implore you to not go ahead with the amendment and additionally carry our a full investigation into how such an agreement can be taken seriously when it?s definitely not in the public interest. Best regards, Grant Millar CEO, Cylo Ltd www.cylo.io Ph: +44 7540 844 968 Registered at Cardiff, UK company registration number : 07450968. VAT number: GB 131 3717 44. Registered office : 10-12 Mulberry Green, Old Harlow, Essex, UK, CM17 0ET. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Cylo final.png Type: image/png Size: 3116 bytes Desc: not available URL: From martin.mcnestry at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 10:01:28 2020 From: martin.mcnestry at icloud.com (Martin McNestry) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:01:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain price rises -too high! Message-ID: <088A8745-5661-49DD-B767-6B29046759FC@icloud.com> The proposed price rises in amendment 3 are way above inflation rates and will adversely affect multiple domain name users like myself. Please reduce the proposed rises to reflect reasonable inflation Levels that the rest of us are subject to in our markets. Regards Martin McNestry Sent from my iPhone From duki at orin-it.com Tue Feb 11 09:59:48 2020 From: duki at orin-it.com (Uros Dukanac) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:59:48 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No .COM price raise! Message-ID: I am strongly against price increase of .COM domains, because the current prices are fair enough for all sides. I don't want Verisign to mess around with .COM price increase, for it's just a side-helper organisation and not someone who should define TLD prices. Thank you. -- Uro? Dukanac From sergio.fraile.izquierdo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:03:03 2020 From: sergio.fraile.izquierdo at gmail.com (Sergio Fraile) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:03:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disgusting .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Prices should NOT be increased, internet should be for EVERYONE. You, people from ICANN and VeriSign already make enough money. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From petercharalambos at btinternet.com Tue Feb 11 10:02:57 2020 From: petercharalambos at btinternet.com (petercharalambos at btinternet.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:02:57 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increases Message-ID: <04da01d5e0c2$6fe16f60$4fa44e20$@btinternet.com> My company has been in the online world since 2006 and has bought 100's of domains for ourselves and client since then. As we see it (and it's already happening) more local businesses will avoid having a website and will be happy with Facebook page. We, as an organisation are now buying localised domains and using sub domains to reduce the costs for ourselves and our clients. Peter Charalambos iMarkets-Group.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From office at top5hosting.co.uk Tue Feb 11 10:03:41 2020 From: office at top5hosting.co.uk (Top5Hosting) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:03:41 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please explain how is this price increase justified? Message-ID: <5797c595-17c2-8159-d5d7-088973e47da4@top5hosting.co.uk> Hello, I read the article at namecheap and it says you will be getting additional 20 million a year. How is this price increase justified and what are the money going to be spend on? ICANN is a nonprofit organization and it should have transparency in its policy. Also, in the long run, the price will affect a lot of our small business clients who we help get web hosting and domain information. Please be more transparent in your decisions. Regards, Anton Todorov, Manager Top5hosting - Best web hosting in the UK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emanuele.trovato at skyteam.com Tue Feb 11 10:05:57 2020 From: emanuele.trovato at skyteam.com (Emanuele Trovato) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:05:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposal to raise .com prices Message-ID: I would like to express my opinion against the proposal to raise the price of the .com domains. 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Joshua Charlton Cornelius 213.835.8909 Digital Cinematography & Film Production Major Sent from my iPhone 11 Pro From saasopenion at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:06:40 2020 From: saasopenion at gmail.com (SaasOpenion.com , Team) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:36:40 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e427cb2.1c69fb81.6dc7f.8b2a@mx.google.com> Stop .com price increase. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cloughlinphotos at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 10:07:17 2020 From: cloughlinphotos at icloud.com (chris loughlin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:07:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Blatant opportunistic price increases Message-ID: The possibility of unrestricted price increases on .com domaines has already made me look for alternatives This threat to a business cannot be ignored Regards C Loughlin Sent from my iPhone From sascha.forster at hotmail.ch Tue Feb 11 10:07:13 2020 From: sascha.forster at hotmail.ch (Sascha Forster) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:07:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Grave Mistake Message-ID: I think it would be a grave mistake to let this amendment increase .com domain prices, as low domain prices encourage young businesses to establish their online presence early. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lks at live.co.uk Tue Feb 11 10:07:16 2020 From: lks at live.co.uk (Laurence Summers) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:07:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com price increases Message-ID: Hello, I am writing regarding the consultation on the proposed changes to the .com TLD pricing structure. .com is a TLD of particular cultural significance and represents the best value TLD by far. It?s iconic status and reasonable pricing has made it the most popular domain and losing that over needless profiteering seems disappointingly myopic. I therefore urge you to abandon any plans to increase the prices of .com TLDs. Laurence Summers Sent from my iPhone From andrew at scorchsoft.com Tue Feb 11 10:07:57 2020 From: andrew at scorchsoft.com (Andrew Ward) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:07:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi there, I'm contacting to let you know that myself and our team oppose the new Amendments 3, which would enable price growth to own .com domains by 70% over the decade. We aren't against price increases, especially if those increases are kept in line with inflation, however, I don't feel the current proposals do not achieve the right balance. I also think this sets a dangerous precedent, where domain registrars can follow-suit and massively inflate rates changed with no ability for the consumer to do anything about it. -- Thanks, Andrew Andrew Ward *Managing Director* *Scorchsoft* - Making Complex App Projects Simple p: 0121 724 0447 w: scorchsoft.com w: andrewleeward.com e: andrew at scorchsoft.com [image: ????] Listen to Andrew speak on the Modern CTO Podcast > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From progltan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:08:17 2020 From: progltan at gmail.com (Gian-Luen Tan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:08:17 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Monopolization_Behin?= =?utf-8?q?d_Close_Doors=2E_NOT_COOL!_=F0=9F=98=A1?= Message-ID: <951CD233-E103-451B-82FF-F863C29EAA1C@gmail.com> Doing business in an honorable way is the core value of any respected Company. Striking one sided deals like these means you treat your customers like dirt. Not worth your time to build a lasting relationship are you!! This MUST STOP. We have a voice too... Sent fm GL's iP6S+ From shaygadam at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:08:20 2020 From: shaygadam at gmail.com (shay goldstein) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:08:20 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e427d17.1c69fb81.df5d2.d5e0@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From icann at internetmarketinggalore.com Tue Feb 11 10:07:57 2020 From: icann at internetmarketinggalore.com (icann at internetmarketinggalore.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:07:57 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Message-ID: <20200211110757.Horde.PjjepxN7XBzEDUMEfHj4KzG@wwwnl1-lr5.supercp.com> OBJECTIONS It is no joke, but since when did ICANN become an agent for the Zimbabwean or South African governments by trying to force people from their "internet" estate with ever increasing "taxes"? Today Carl Marx is laughing in his grave. The funny part is that ICANN is rather open about the bribe they are receiving to screw us. I object to: 1. Lifting the pinned price for .com registrations. 2. The bribe excepted by ICANN to unfairly provide Verisign with elevated privileges. If Verisign wants to donate, let them, but without any strings attached. 3. The .com TLD must never be controlled by a participating registrar. From mikeitegboje at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:08:34 2020 From: mikeitegboje at gmail.com (Michael Itegboje) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:08:34 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New amendment Message-ID: We are against any increase that is not transparently done. There should be no increase without carrying along the stakeholders From freedomphenix at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:09:25 2020 From: freedomphenix at gmail.com (Samantha Phenix) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:09:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Absolute GREED Message-ID: I personally own several website, and have businesses with 10+. It sounds like ICANN needs some internal cutbacks and wage decreases, Merging of positions and other ways to cut their own cost. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at hosting-marketers.com Tue Feb 11 10:09:35 2020 From: admin at hosting-marketers.com (Paulo Santos) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:09:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] domain price for dot com Message-ID: <2c59f864-74e9-6d85-2bc2-18b80b626647@hosting-marketers.com> I think is just too much , we should lower the domains and let even the poor have a web site, it is very unfortunate that you thinking of raising it. -- Warm regards, Paul Santos CEO Hosting Marketers We Stream. Facebook | LinkedIn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From djurdjevicu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:12:02 2020 From: djurdjevicu at gmail.com (Uros Durdevic) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:12:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern to Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Dear Madam, or Sir, As an individual and a startup founder, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement, because it will affect, not just me, but any individual who would like their own domain name. I am quite certain that none of the corporations will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptable to them. However, there is a big amount of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Additionally, as an example, some of us have multiple domain names, for personal, commercial as well as charity. For each additional increase the amount that could go to charity would be cut out just to keep the domain which I don't see very helpful, especially in todays time where we should focus on helping the Planet instead. This is why, in the spirit of entrepreneurship and environment, please You to keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you! Best regards, Uros Durdevic -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cyrlene71 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:13:38 2020 From: cyrlene71 at gmail.com (Cyrlene Braithwaite) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:13:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Proposed Amendent 3 to the .com rmRegistry Agreement. Message-ID: To who is responsible for this We are really disappointed with the steps ICAAN are taking and disregard the voices of the people that are ultimately their customers. I feel it is unfair not to have a price cap i the domains. I pay a fee to you and I have not had any information in regards to your proposed plans. I feel I have been sold out for 20 million dollars!! I'm concerned about the impact this will have on the internet on a whole!! Lets hope some young entrepreneur comes up with something where we can change and have nothing to do with you!! A disgusted customer!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jfqueralt at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:13:55 2020 From: jfqueralt at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Jean_Fran=C3=A7ois_Queralt?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:13:55 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on the Amendment n.3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear all, I speak on a personal capacity when I express that The proposed changes are utter nonsense and will do nothing but damage an already fragile ecosystem of domains. Prices can't just keep going up at rates that are irrational. So much has been spoken of inclusivity at large and the importance of bringing in the "next billion" users and it seems like we'll be receiving them with registration prices that will effectively create a new divide. I oppose completely to the Amendment and would ask for a more transparent, rational management of the domains. Thank you. Jean Fran?ois Qu?ralt Email: JFQueralt at Gmail.com Tel & Telegram: +60 105 33 56 99 [https://telegram.org/] We?ll start dreading it, we?ll get used to it and when finished we?ll miss it. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dawnxm at live.com Tue Feb 11 10:15:58 2020 From: dawnxm at live.com (=?iso-2022-jp?B?GyRCTzcbKEIgGyRCRVkbKEI=?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:15:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment to .COM registry agreement3 Message-ID: I oppose the proposed revision 3 of the .COM registry agreement. The increase in the price of a domain name is too difficult to accept. Besides Verisign, other registrars can also provide cheap services. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I personally have 1 that i use for mail purposes and domics at home 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Hennie harink -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Turning TLD registration into a money-making scheme, especially .COM which has a long history of neutrality online (being one of the earliest and clearly the most recognizable) is extremely anti-consumer. The reasoning given for this change: *"In recognition that ccTLDs, new gTLDs, and the use of social **media have created a more dynamic DNS marketplace"* is plain and simple completely ridiculous and disingenuous. Yes, more people are buying domains these days, which is great because more people are sharing their projects with the world - but to now decide to capitalize on that, being an organisation that is supposed to provide these services with neutrality and transparency - is a dangerous precedent to set. The fact that more domains are being sold should be enough, as I'm sure there is plenty of additional capital being generated from that, far exceeding the server costs required to provide that service. Domain names are already an unfortunate required step for small businesses and individuals to share their projects with the world- it often involves much deliberation and time because of squatters and now an additional risk of extortionate pricing based on literally no value add! The bottom line: You are trying to turn a *vital global service* which should be *neutral, transparent and provided in good-will to the public* into a source of capitalistic greed. Please do not go forward with this amendment. Show us that you are an organisation with integrity and one we can trust to provide us with such a vital public service in a fair and open manner. Sincerely, Paul Myburgh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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However small I contribute to the .com use on the internet, I don't support an increment since developing and web designing is part of my business. To some extent I'll be compromised and kicked out of business due to scarcity and fare Upraisals. I've always been fighting to. Convince my clients that the internet is a safe and trade place to be but how would I be the same person confronting them to pay a new generated sum since I won't have to pay it from my side. Hence to my perspective we are likely to bleach loose ends.. Where we are likely gonna have subscriptions for 1 year and clients abandon renewal due to the Unestimated stop on the infractions. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wtf at ingamelobby.com Tue Feb 11 10:21:44 2020 From: wtf at ingamelobby.com (wtf at ingamelobby.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:21:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <20200211112144.Horde.j3wheKAjfYCqMkLrqsRPKYS@wwwnl1-lr5.supercp.com> ICANN wtf did us gamers do to you to be screwed like this? The proposed removal of the present price pin on .com domains suck, the bribe paid by Verisign to screw us sucks, and then you want to provide them with additional privileges? Man you suck !! Get it ??? From nikhil at auditbase.io Tue Feb 11 10:22:10 2020 From: nikhil at auditbase.io (Nikhil Kurhe) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:52:10 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Shameful way to do things Message-ID: The internet as a collective expects ICANN to uphold core values like honesty and integrity. Why not communicate before making the decision and ask for comments later? Makes little sense. 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URL: From robert at spielconsulting.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:01 2020 From: robert at spielconsulting.com (Bob Spiel, MBA) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:49:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Your proposed price increase Message-ID: <25392517-50BC-466E-9D86-9B9BDAD70F75@contoso.com> Dear Icann, In a day and age when the cost of technology continues to become less and less expensive as economies of scale are realized, it seems very odd that you would propose raising your own fees for the work you do in the Internet. Fee increases only fatten pockets while decreasing innovation. It?s a lose-lose in the end. Please keep things competitive for those who use your services every day. It?s the right thing to do, now and in the long run. [signature_1304327505] President ? Spiel & Associates, Inc. Bob at SpielConsulting.com Practice Coach, Speaker, Leadership Author Spielconsulting.com and FlipYourFocusBook.com [signature_1016800615] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 4040 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 15021 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From charlesf2 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 10:24:15 2020 From: charlesf2 at outlook.com (Charles Foster) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:24:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am against the proposed change that will allow the .COM domains to increase for those of us who purchase through resellers like NameCheap. Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 ? and the sky is the limit. This is a money-grab for ICANN since Verisign is agreeing to pay $20million over 5 years under this agreement. The control granted to Verisign over the .COM domain under the proposed agreement creates a near-monopoly on the .COM domain since Verisign will control 80% of the pricing for domains -- which allows Verisign to price-fix against consumers. From spaceengineerAllen at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 10:25:08 2020 From: spaceengineerAllen at outlook.com (Allen A) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:25:08 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Make .com cheaper please Message-ID: I can't afford price increase I am not amazon or Facebook Allen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at thameera.com Tue Feb 11 10:25:30 2020 From: me at thameera.com (Thameera Senanayaka) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:25:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, Just a quick note to let you know that most of us internet users are against this initiative to increase the prices of .com domains for pure profit. To make the internet more open, the prices should go down rather than up. If funding is an issue, there are other ways to get donations, etc. Please don?t go ahead with this amendment. 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URL: From slimx91 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:25:25 2020 From: slimx91 at gmail.com (Slim K) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:25:25 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise the prices of .com domains Message-ID: Hi there, I would like to protest ICANN's decision to allow verisign to increase the prices of .com wholesale fees / prices (however worded). I own roughly 45 domains, a sudden increase would effect my business dramatically. I'm sure I'm not alone. I can't imagine the impact it's going to have on registrars. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abullas at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:26:15 2020 From: abullas at hotmail.com (Andrew Bullas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:26:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain name price increases Message-ID: Dear Icann As a small, UK business based in the UK, I have been very grateful to deal with Namecheap due to their reasonable charges. While one appreciates that costs do rise over time and need to be passed on, down the line, the idea of a predermined series of annual inceases followed by a two year freeze does not ring true! No one has that good a crystal ball! Please do not damage the integrity or reputation of your organisation by adopting such an inflexible system of automatic charges. Ironically being ethical may raise your profile in the market place. Customer good will and loyalty could sustain your growth and bottom line much more strongly in the long term. Your faithfully Andrew Bullas Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mark at creativetags.com Tue Feb 11 10:28:40 2020 From: mark at creativetags.com (Mark Robinson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:28:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign contract Message-ID: I oppose the changes ICANN is wanting to make to the Verisign contract to operate the .COM domain. I believe Verisign should not be allowed to increase prices as this will hurt many smaller internet operators. Price changes like this disproportionately affect poorer people who rely on operating websites for their income. I object to the lack of oversight ICANN will provide spending additional money from Verisign. Verisign should not be allowed to operate as a domain registrar as if it does it will use its dominant position to abuse the market. M a r k R o b i n s o n ??????????????????????? Web & App Design 07816 768289 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ronan.cashell at it-iss.com Tue Feb 11 10:29:03 2020 From: ronan.cashell at it-iss.com (Ronan Cashell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:29:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: <587C8C63-D7EC-451C-8D52-4910AC3B5529@it-iss.com> Hi, I just want to state that I don?t necessarily disagree with a price increase, however, what I do disagree with is the amount in which the prices will "potentially" increase. Please make sure that the increases are measured and are justifiable and not just about making huge profits. Regards Ronan Cashell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 9julkar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:29:19 2020 From: 9julkar at gmail.com (julkar nain) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:29:19 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not to increase prices Message-ID: Please help our small businesses stand. 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URL: From wolfgang at classicnet.co.za Tue Feb 11 10:28:38 2020 From: wolfgang at classicnet.co.za (Wolfgang Kirsch (CN)) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:28:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Totally against the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN and Verisign is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and it should not be in the business of dictating the price. Looking at the computing cloud services industry (like Amazon, dropbox, etc) prices has not gone up or have stay steady and even in some cases the prices has dropped or stayed the same price but the service offering has grown to mega offerings. To which I am asking, how is ICANN or Verisign giving us more value? This is just another form of monopoly of big business and just another type of "tax" on the small businesses and individuals. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified in the light of cloud services offerings out there. If you really consider it, it is essentially one transaction(work load) per year with cloud storage. It costs nearly to nothing to store that record for a year and to process once a year. Wolfgang Kirsch Pretoria, South Africa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From contactalyssianair at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:29:39 2020 From: contactalyssianair at gmail.com (Alyssia Nair) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:29:39 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to .COM price increase Message-ID: I am writing regarding the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I strongly oppose this proposition by ICANN. Many people will be in my position of ill-affording such non-transparent price hikes. ICANN and its partners stand to make a lot of money through this proposal, but there is very little being said on how exactly those new funds will be spent. Also, there seems to be no cap on price increases due to take place over the next eight or ten years. The internet is a tool that affects the lives and livelihoods of many millions; one organisation should not have the power to financially punish people all over the world. If ICANN insists on going through with such price hikes, then I believe it only fair that they be completely transparent with exactly why such price hikes are necessary, and where and how these extra funds will be spent. Alyssia Nair From mohamed at injaztech.com Tue Feb 11 10:29:00 2020 From: mohamed at injaztech.com (Mohamed ElDesoky) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:29:00 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the greedy decision Message-ID: <000001d5e0c6$245e1670$6d1a4350$@injaztech.com> We, the internet community, demand that you stop your greedy actions -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ocampbelldavys at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:30:47 2020 From: ocampbelldavys at gmail.com (Octavia Campbell-Davys) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:30:47 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e428257.1c69fb81.3878f.58a7@mx.google.com> I am against the proposed changes. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From frankney001 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:30:43 2020 From: frankney001 at gmail.com (Francis Sidney) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:30:43 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: It is bad to increese d fee and a lot of people will be affected and some will have to move to other extension stop they agreement -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tasinishmam at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:30:18 2020 From: tasinishmam at gmail.com (Tasin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:30:18 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Protest against changes Message-ID: I am appalled by these changes and plans for forced price increases in .COM domains. Best Regards, Tasin Ishmam B.Sc Computer Science & Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology https://tasinishmam.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From graham at fabricatedesign.com Tue Feb 11 10:30:58 2020 From: graham at fabricatedesign.com (Graham Viljoen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:30:58 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on .com amendment Message-ID: I would like to make it known, as a .com domain owner that I disagree with the changes being made to the ICANN/Verisign agreement. The .com top level domain is the most well known and well used on the internet and changes to the pricing structure now and increasingly in the future will have an adverse impact on especially newer and smaller entrants into the market. I would also like to see transparency in how any additional funds that have been negotiated will be controlled and spent. Regards Graham Viljoen From rajesh_d_patel at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:31:08 2020 From: rajesh_d_patel at hotmail.com (Rajesh Patel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:31:08 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases through ICANN and Verisign agreement Message-ID: Good Morning All. I would like to make this comment in relation to the above as I believe this is unjuist and unfair. I have a .com address registered through Namcheap and believe that the deal made between ICANN and Verisign has not included consultation with user and the ICANN comminity and not considerated their feedback. The price increases that will subsequently follow as result of this deal will harm consumers and the Internet as a whole given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years which will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. The deal does not detail any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. These changes will have significant a impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. Kind Regards Rajesh Patel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From forevervipasha at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:31:48 2020 From: forevervipasha at gmail.com (Vipasha) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:01:48 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing .com domain fee not good Message-ID: Increasing .com domain fee not good fee is not good. It will not only affect me but the entire online community. I personally on the behalf of whole online community do not want ICANN to increase the fee. Namecheap I am with you. Thanks Vipasha -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From osmar at travelmarketing.mx Tue Feb 11 10:31:55 2020 From: osmar at travelmarketing.mx (Osmar Fraga) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:31:55 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7B295F7C-954A-46E2-9DD5-79D0CB0703D5@travelmarketing.mx> Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Osmar Fraga Marketing Consultant Travel Marketing MX m: +52 (624) 109-8123 w: travelmarketing.mx OBTAIN A FREE WEBSITE AUDIT! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From FOUADsoft at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:34:40 2020 From: FOUADsoft at hotmail.com (Mohamed Fouad) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:34:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Decline the changes Message-ID: Please don't change anything like this. I will cancel my domains if price increased. You just organize the distributing and we don't get any benefit from you to take a money! Best Regards, Mohamed Fouad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From caringangel4me at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:35:52 2020 From: caringangel4me at gmail.com (Chidi Nwaiwu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:35:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not Increase dot com prices Message-ID: <345D682C-046E-40D5-A40C-3F33B21815FD@gmail.com> This is not a reasonable decision as it would affect millions negatively. Sent from my iPhone From aronisstav at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:36:23 2020 From: aronisstav at gmail.com (Stavros Aronis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:36:23 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Last month, ICANN announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action. However, this is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. Wholesale registries charge registrars a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. I state my strong opposition to these changes. Stavros Aronis From nomad.lw at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:37:37 2020 From: nomad.lw at gmail.com (Samast Khanna) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:07:37 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] higher registration costs Message-ID: Hello. The cost of managing massive domain registrations goes down with time and more enabling technologies. So please don't try hiking up prices for the stuff that's already managed mostly in an automated fashion, and is only going up in quantity. -- Thank you, Samast From med.idrisside at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:37:50 2020 From: med.idrisside at gmail.com (Mohamed lamghari) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:37:50 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Message-ID: hi, I am a .com user and I disagree with this change. please reconsider. thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimmie at neisep.com Tue Feb 11 10:33:23 2020 From: jimmie at neisep.com (jimmie at neisep.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:33:23 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dear Icann Message-ID: <98bed68c63cea3773ed33407dfdfa700@neisep.com> Hello Icann i really disagree to this agreement i am one of few that actually uses .com domain and there is probobly a lot more people doing that. I am a normal person i have no profit from my domain name i have it so my friends and family can contact me or businesses when i buy something from the inter web. But since your about to change everything and makes it 70% more expensive too own a domain name specially .com you might ruined it for me to run my own domain. I really hope you do not make this change because it will hurt all the small people in the world! And only make .com available for companies that is not fair! There for i strongly disagree with this ! Best regards Jimmie From bo3lter at bo3lter.com Tue Feb 11 10:37:52 2020 From: bo3lter at bo3lter.com (e.BOELTER) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:37:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposition to Amendment 3 proposal Message-ID: <37ADD1E1-6D99-46B7-9263-71D606C65308@bo3lter.com> To whom it may concern: I strongly oppose the in the dark, behind the scenes dealmaking that seeks to push through a 70% increase in .coms over the decade. I can understand how Verisign?s $20 million extra worth of ?encouragement" has likely "greased the skids", but it looks very sleazy to me, and I fail to see how this benefits anyone other than Verisign and ICANN. On behalf of the millions of .com owners, I hope your review will result in an open and honest reevaluation of this contract extension. Regards, Erik Boelter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Many questions are raised about the management and governance of ICANN as a whole, which given its current inefficient use of funds, opens new questions on the morality of the company and the integrity of its management, as their actions are against the interest of their end users and the prosperity of the Internet community. I myself would cast a vote of no confidence in the decisions of ICANN on the matter, and would request that the decision is reconsidered. ICANN does not seem to need any more money to operate the DNS infrastructure, and can certainly solve their internal financial matters through better management decisions. Regards, Christos Constantinou -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cs at schlic.com Tue Feb 11 10:38:48 2020 From: cs at schlic.com (John) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:38:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed ICANN fee increases Message-ID: Dear sirs, Arbitrary decisions with such profound effects on many millions of members of the website using family smacks of a cash grab by a small number of people who know they have a stranglehold on an industry. Imposing such potentially large increases in fees without input from end users, those who will have to pay the increased fees, frankly shows contempt for those you serve. John Smith Gloucester UK From vidur at monkeychai.com Tue Feb 11 10:23:33 2020 From: vidur at monkeychai.com (Vidur Murali) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:53:33 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: ICANN should be governing the domain name system in the public best interest - and allowing Verisign to dictate the price does not achieve that goal at all. Verisign seems to be the only one who wants this price increase - and their justification for why is vague at best and downright shadowy at worst. Please either prepare a more transparent proposal for why this cost increase is necessary, or keep the prices where they are or cheaper From arewalanre at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:39:11 2020 From: arewalanre at gmail.com (Arewa) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:39:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT INCREASE .COM PRICES Message-ID: <5e428450.1c69fb81.f1942.d6dd@mx.google.com> We are not in support of your plans to destroy the internet for us the users! Don?t increase the .com cost! Please desist from do that okay! Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sergiu.calborean at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:38:35 2020 From: sergiu.calborean at gmail.com (Sergiu Calborean) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:38:35 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise .com prices Message-ID: It would be incredibly difficult for creators to put their work out there if you raise the prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david.ionesi.mail at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:39:26 2020 From: david.ionesi.mail at gmail.com (David Ionesi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:39:26 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppiniom about the new plans for .COM Message-ID: Hi, My name is David. I will express my oppinion about the possible new changes regarding .COM domains. I understood from a certain source that ICANN wants to open a contract that will permit price increases for .COM domains in the following years. I'm almost 26 years now and a professional freelancer. Even if the price is doubled or tripled, asside from a discomfort I would be able to pay. Still, when I was 16 years old, buying a domain wasn't easy for me even then, I'm from Romania. They didn't even allow teenagers under 18 to own a debit card so I borrowed my father's card. The money needed to buy a domain name then would've kept me entertained for 2 weeks but I still woul've opted for a domain name. Thanks to those beautiful experiences, the dozens of sites that I built then made me who I am today. I now buy domaims every month for the sites that I build for my clients. If the prices would've been too high then there would't be a freelancer named David that buys almost 100 domains every year. So please, from the bottom of my heart, find another avenue that will also benefit people if money is your goal and let domains, especially .COMs be accesible to everyone. Thank you for reading so far. I wish you all the best, David -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From djeglin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:39:59 2020 From: djeglin at gmail.com (David Eglin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:39:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to the proposed amendment to contract with Verisign In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1885dbf9-cb1a-436b-be73-c2a53159a867@Spark> Dear Sirs / Madams, I have read today that you are proposing to change your contract with Verisign to allow them to increase wholesale prices on .com domains, as well as allow Verisign to compete as a domain name registrar. These proposed changes are extremely troubling to me. My role today as a senior member of McCann?s technology team makes me acutely aware of the impact this may have on business costs, but that isn?t my primary opposition here ? I remember being a young developer, creating numerous projects to further my skills and reputation, to try things out and experiment. Allowing wholesale price increases (which will inevitably be passed on to consumers - in this case those buying the domains) will impact the young developers and entrepreneurs of today and tomorrow the most. It is absolutely essential to foster an environment of creativity and entrepreneurship on the internet if we are to keep things open and moving forward. Easy access to .com domains is a key part in a great many plans and side-projects started by young individuals looking to start a business, or simply to make a name for themselves. By allowing these price hikes you put at risk the very spirit at the core of what the internet is meant to be. Increasing prices makes things less equal ? It puts more of the buying power in the hands of corporations and less in the hands of individuals and, considering the current trends back towards walled gardens and away from a free and open internet, this isn?t a direction that you, as stewards of 40% of registered domain names, should be heading in. I urge you, emplore you, to reconsider this rash course of action. The internet should be for everyone, and that includes access to purchase domain names. We shouldn?t discriminate based on economic power, and that is what this move enables. I thank you for your time and attention Sincerely, ___ David Eglin Creative Technology Director McCann Worldgroup Birmingham, UK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrew at amxl.com Tue Feb 11 10:40:08 2020 From: andrew at amxl.com (Andrew Miller) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:40:08 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <8540ed18-6e6a-4601-3fa6-4152ceda4584@amxl.com> Dear ICANN staff, The amendment to section 7.3(d) of the agreement is not reasonable or in the public interest because: * .com is the largest TLD by volume, and plays a key role in the dissemination of information on the Internet and in commerce. It is such a well established TLD that many people and companies have no reasonable alternative to 'vote with their feet', and so ICANN plays a key role in ensuring that Verisign does not abuse its position as registry. * When similar changes have been made to other registries, for example to .org, this has been rapidly exploited by registries for profit (for example, by selling of the registry to a company that undoubtedly intends to maximise profit unfairly at the expense of registrants). * New section 7.3(d)(ii) allows for 8 price increases of 7% in the next 10 years due to the backdated start date, even in the absence of any legitimate increase in expenses. This amounts to a maximum increase of a massive 71.8% ((1.07^8 - 1)*100%) even in the absence of any increase in costs. For comparison, inflation in the US over the last 10 years was 22.3%. Allowing for completely discretionary increases on the part of Verisign significantly above inflation is not reasonable, nor is it fair to registrants or the broader Internet community. Kind regards, Andrew -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leonardoopitz at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 10:38:48 2020 From: leonardoopitz at icloud.com (Leonardo Opitz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:38:48 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disgrace Message-ID: <8AD3FB91-7CF9-4401-AF51-6F25A765DC82@icloud.com> It is a disgrace what you are doing with the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. As a owner of several .com domains, I am profoundly disappointed. Leonardo Opitz From mvillagra0 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:40:36 2020 From: mvillagra0 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Mart=C3=ADn_Villagra?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:40:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't agree Message-ID: I do not agree with the price increase on the .COM domains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cechktan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:41:11 2020 From: cechktan at gmail.com (Dan Tang) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:41:11 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Re increase of price of .com domains Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I read with shock that you are considering to raise price for .com domains. If you really have to, kindly consider so ONLY FOR new domains that are to be registered AFTER a particular date, say 29th Feb 2020. Existing domain owners shall still renew at existing prices. New domain owners are your target, i believe. It should not adversely impact existing owners like us. Thank you for your serious consideration. Warm regards. Dan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From denis.isaev at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:41:40 2020 From: denis.isaev at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?0JTQtdC90LjRgSDQmNGB0LDQtdCy?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:41:40 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I find the upcoming changes in the new deal between Verisign and ICANN is wrong. Message-ID: I find the upcoming changes in the new deal between Verisign and ICANN is wrong. Important big decisions like this which will affect millions of internet users should not be down to only two companies to decide. The internet consumers, both users and the industry as a whole should be listened to in big important deals like this. In many countries there are competition rules that wouldn't allow near monopolies like this being created. Please listen and respect the rest of us users and keep important deals like this transparent and open for inputs from all users of the net. We are one world. Lets work together and. Lets not let greed rule. From siriussoftwaresltd at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:41:47 2020 From: siriussoftwaresltd at gmail.com (Sirius Softwares) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:11:47 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the new law Message-ID: This is unfair. Please don't let it happen. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamesgeorgemeek at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:41:54 2020 From: jamesgeorgemeek at gmail.com (James Meek) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:41:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This amendment stifles entrepreneurs Message-ID: <5e4284f3.1c69fb81.a4ee8.dfb0@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lyremday at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:42:10 2020 From: lyremday at hotmail.com (layla Skye) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:42:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] subida domino .com Message-ID: No estoy de acuerdo en que sub?is los precios de dominio .COM y crecer en m?s de un 70% por encima de los precios actuales en la pr?xima d?cada. Por favor replant?enselo. Un saludo Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emsixteen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:42:37 2020 From: emsixteen at gmail.com (Aaron Gregg) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:42:37 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Owner of several .com domains, and several on other TLDs, used for business, community, and personal purposes. The current rate on .com is already inflated, and would be benefit from competition outside of Verisign. If ICANN allow Verisign to further squeeze their customers who're subject to their monopoly, then they're no longer representative of public interest. Large companies will of course find no issue with the extra expenditure, but the Internet and those who have .com domains is a lot more expansive than those large companies. Aaron Gregg Coleraine, Northern Ireland / Harstad, Norway -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From trybetech18 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:43:31 2020 From: trybetech18 at gmail.com (trybetech18 at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:43:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <509E0A44-7450-41F9-961C-10EE508E355E@gmail.com> Dear ICANN & Verizon, My message will be brief and direct. Net neutrality failed and so will your selfish motives on the subject matter. Perplexed Engineer, Tega Evwerhamre Sent from my iPhone From nelusio at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:42:14 2020 From: nelusio at hotmail.com (Emanuele Trovato) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:42:14 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposal to raise .com price In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I would like to express my opinion against the proposal to raise the price of the .com domains. Kind regards, Emanuele Trovato -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andyretic at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:43:46 2020 From: andyretic at gmail.com (Andy Martin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:43:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Team, As an internet user and .com owner, I am deeply disturbed by this proposal. The fact that ICANN will enter into an arrangement under which, a second party will be given permission to increase prices whenever they want for the .COM domain and ICANN will receive $20m from that party is scandalous and smacks deeply of corporate corruption. The fact that two companies get to decide this outcome is a disgrace. In my opinion, this should be decided by an independent review body with time for public consultation after the review bodies recommendations, through an organisation like Change.org or similar. At least that way, hundreds of millions of internet users both private and business would have some say in the outcome. Non Profit organisations should not be making a profit from public good, this looks deeply unethical from ICANN. From the outset you have argued that DNS is a public service for good. Lastly, why do you need a third party in all of this? Why cannot ICANN receive these payments directly and transparently, if you need to raise funds? This feels a bit like your .COM users are being used as cash cows without any say in the matter, in effect a stealth tax! Perhaps it's time to review how you plan to do this in a more balanced and less dictatorial way. Kind regards Andy Martin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amine8776 at hotmail.fr Tue Feb 11 10:43:54 2020 From: amine8776 at hotmail.fr (best funny) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:43:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase the cost of domain names Message-ID: Please do not increase the cost of domain names. There is no stopping it once this happens and it will become expensive those those of us who renew multiple domain names per year Provenance : Courrier pour Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ricsi.toth at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:43:58 2020 From: ricsi.toth at gmail.com (Richard Toth) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:43:58 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pricing of .com domains Message-ID: ------------------------------ I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. An increase in .com prices would detrimentally hurt my business. Richard Toth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amoedo at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 10:47:09 2020 From: amoedo at outlook.com (Marco Amoedo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:47:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments to the proposed amendment to the .COM registry agreement. I am the registrant of a few .COM domains and I provide consultancy on the online services and software space. Considering the origin of the price increases that have made their way into many registry agreements, I'm opposing any potential price increases, especially for .COM. The increases were originally allowed due an out of court settlement between ICANN and Verisign, that was decided without any community input and should have been time limited. Being quite technical myself, I do not see any obvious reason for the cost to run the registry and the DNS servers to increase. Technology gets cheaper in scale and the number of registrations is still increasing. Many other potential operators have made credible statements(and bids) that show that the registry can be run at a lower price. Thus, the rate should remain fixed at $7.85, or even be lowered. As a public company, Verisign's biggest obligation is to their shareholders, which means they need to increase their profit as much as possible. This does not align with the interest of the community and stakeholders in the ICANN process. ICANN's goal is to keep the internet technically stable, this is not done by granting arbitrary price increases. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please do not increase fees for these domains. Thanks. -- Alex -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at karthi-keyan.com Tue Feb 11 10:49:24 2020 From: me at karthi-keyan.com (Karthi Keyan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:19:24 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reg - the amendment Message-ID: Dear ICANN The change seems not well thought out and this will have a significant impact. It is unfair to Verisign finalize the price and increase the price. I hope you will think through this completely before act on it. Regards Karthikeyan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gustavofunee at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:49:38 2020 From: gustavofunee at gmail.com (Gus Fune) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:49:38 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not change .com prices Message-ID: I am against it. You should check with the public before making these changes -------- Gus Fune -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at andrewgriffithsonline.com Tue Feb 11 10:47:30 2020 From: mail at andrewgriffithsonline.com (Andrew Griffiths) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:47:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <9541C453-B9DB-4F2C-89F2-FC92E009FC30@andrewgriffithsonline.com> I'm against the move to increase the price of .com domains. From ai at esoulution.com Tue Feb 11 10:51:44 2020 From: ai at esoulution.com (Aigars Matulis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:51:44 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi there, Your are making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Stop it. Kind regards, Aigars Matulis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From moui at poomjit.com Tue Feb 11 10:52:13 2020 From: moui at poomjit.com (Poomjit Sirawongprasert) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:52:13 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: FYI, I'm from the developing country all increasing price impacts to our cost of living, makes it more struggle to survive. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Poomjit Sirawongprasert Bangkok, Thailand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enribuz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:54:33 2020 From: enribuz at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Enrique_Buz=c3=b3n?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:54:33 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pirates Message-ID: <644c37b3-bb3c-e0c8-e6bb-8188b12f0b13@gmail.com> ICANN and Verisign are pirates From josephmervin.g at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:54:38 2020 From: josephmervin.g at gmail.com (Mervin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:54:38 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e4287f2.1c69fb81.bffdc.a0fb@mx.google.com> Hello, Am against any price increase for .COM domains. For the following reasons; First, the proposed changes are repressive and oppressive especially coming in an era where internet has become a driving force for the next industrial revolution. All stakeholders should first and foremost be consulted including us and our opinions taken into consideration. We all thought and are of the opinion that .COM domain prices should remain relatively available and cheap as this makes it more competitive. Comparing it with .NET and .ORG, these TLDs are very competitive and are used by great brands including me. Increasing the price of one will force the prices of the others to go up and this will make it more expensive to invest in internet by users and the public. As a developer and operating an IT company dealing with hosting, domains etc, this will hurt and affect our business negatively. It?s better and has always worked when there?s bulk selling rather than just making a few sales with expensive prices. Since your target market is business, give them and us the opportunity to keep our expenses low. Raising the price will not only increase our expenses but will adversely affect the buying of .COM domains and in turn the money you are seeking to raise will be NOT be found. People will seek alternatives and will definitely leave .COM to those who can afford which will not have served your purpose and vision for both ICANN and Verisign. Stop harming the internet both us and the users. We kindly ask you to forego the agreement and let the internet and .COM remain accessible and easier for all of us. Am sure, ICANN can raise that money through other means including donors and voluntary contributions rather than targeting THE MOST IMPORTANT AND USED .COM DOMAIN. There are so many other cctlds and gltds that ICANN can look into raising that amount of money. Regards, Mervin G. TEL: +254 707 043 488 Email: mervin at alphawonders.com Website: https://alphawonders.com Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leantechcreative at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:55:31 2020 From: leantechcreative at gmail.com (LeanTech Creative) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:55:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop the .com price increase. Message-ID: <94D0AACA-9CCC-4D01-B843-3B5F37AC7DEE@gmail.com> Sent from my iPhone From purpledro44 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 10:55:48 2020 From: purpledro44 at yahoo.com (Enofe Enabulele) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:55:48 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Gesendet von Mail f?r Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ds.fwd_emails at ymail.com Tue Feb 11 10:56:03 2020 From: ds.fwd_emails at ymail.com (DS Fwd emails) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:56:03 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The current price is high enough! References: <1056083574.2231893.1581418563737.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1056083574.2231893.1581418563737@mail.yahoo.com> Maybe to you people, the price for .COM domain names is not high enough, but to us down here (Nigeria), $12 USD is like =N=4800 (Nigeria Naira), & that's not something small & not something we would like you to add to. Regards,? Sam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevin at kevinsaylor.me Tue Feb 11 10:56:48 2020 From: kevin at kevinsaylor.me (Kevin Saylor) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:56:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Changes Message-ID: <5b26fd0b-2b65-5385-5618-807866c98ba7@kevinsaylor.me> To whom it may concern, It is becoming increasingly troubling that ICANN continues to make and allow changes to core TLDs like .com and .org which do not appear to be in the best interests of either consumers or operators. Both TLDs are bedrocks of the current domain infrastructure and changes to them, that will drive prices up, will only serve to weaken their position--and end up decreasing their worth to operators who have invested time and effort into making sure that their web properties are well presented. I understand the delicate that ICANN may find itself in due to monetary pressures, but perhaps it will be time for us to begin supporting government intervention in this arena. It would be a shame to ruin the independence that currently exists, but perhaps that will be the only way to ensure protections from price increases for domain owners. Please reconsider your position in the interests of all net citizens. Sincerely, -- Kevin Saylor, Jr. kevin at kevinsaylor.me (336) 701-2897 From kenneth.e.fields at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:56:54 2020 From: kenneth.e.fields at gmail.com (Kenneth Fields) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:56:54 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Increasing .com domain prices will both negatively impact existing businesses as well as new ones. Making .com domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody doesn?t make good business sense -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shear.mohammed at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:57:11 2020 From: shear.mohammed at gmail.com (Shear Mohammed) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:57:11 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly against this Message-ID: <28DB3539-9850-4B1E-BE37-4DFD460D5464@gmail.com> You shouldn?t do the price increase on .com. The entire internet community is against this. We need the internet to be cheap and accessible!! Sent from my iPhone From amboggeri at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:56:26 2020 From: amboggeri at gmail.com (Andrew Boggeri) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:56:26 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small Business Owner Comment - Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN Board of Directors, Thank you for your continued service and work to support a free and open internet. ICANN is a large part of why the internet is today a massive engine for global commerce and information sharing, which has helped to lift millions out of poverty. The role of the BoD at ICANN shares in the responsibility for this great achievement. I'm writing to you today to share my thoughts on the proposed Amendment 3 of the .COM Registry Agreement which will directly affect the continued success of ICANN and the internet as an engine of global growth. In short, I am concerned about the magnitude of the price increases allowed to Verisign as well as the conflicts of interest that will arrive when Verisign is allowed to operate as a Registrar. I hope that you will take time from your busy schedules to consider my comment. I am roughly the same age as the public internet. I've seen it grow from a novelty piggybacking on traditional media (remember AOL discs?) to the dominant mode of information-sharing and communication in the world today. In the same time period, untold amounts of wealth have been created by some of the most unlikely people thanks to free or low-cost access to the internet and associated tools to create a website on it. As a personal user of the internet, I enjoy the immense amount of websites and information created by passionate users of the internet. These are all available to me for free thanks to the ease and low-cost of registering an internet domain name. I also operate a few websites, one of which is primarily internet-based and aimed at revenue generation. As a person with a start-up internet business, the low cost of registering and maintaining a .COM domain has been a key factor in my pursuit of this business. It is not unreasonable for Verisign to increase prices as their ongoing operating costs may change. However, their role in the .COM infrastructure does not in my opinion warrant the increases in the Proposed Amendment 3. These price increases are in fact likely to have an extremely deleterious effect and could very likely lead to static or decreased revenue for Verisign: if the price increases in the amendment are implemented .COM registrations will drop precipitously. Not only will this potentially affect Verisign, but the industry of registrars and companies who provide value-added services would see a major drop. I urge you to also consider the implications for global development; many low- and middle-income countries are projected to "come online" within the next 10 years. With the centrality of ICT to the development plans of the UN SDGs and these countries, actions like major price increases could delay the development of ICT industries across the globe. As a second point, I would like the BoD to consider the conflict of interest in allowing Verisign to operate as a registrar. Without proper constraints and auditing, what is to prevent Verisign from acting in a way that is contrary to the best interests of a vibrant and diverse internet registration and service economy? Enabling Verisign to operate as a monopoly not only violates the founding principles of the internet, but would likely lead to legal challenges from various countries. Finally, I would urge the board to take seriously the comments from people like me. We are highly engaged in the daily operation of the internet as a platform for global communication and trade and want to see the internet continue to grow. I think that many of us think that some level of price increases are reasonable, but what is currently proposed is excessive. We also want to engage constructively with ICANN and other stakeholders in this process. We hope to see transparency from Verisign, ICANN, and others in the negotiations as well as the compensation for changes in the structure of the internet. Thank you for your time and consideration. Andrew ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From h.bowley at me.com Tue Feb 11 10:59:00 2020 From: h.bowley at me.com (Haydn Bowley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:59:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <76587E5D-F4F4-469B-8964-ED01111EBD3D@me.com> Dear Sirs, Since starting my web company aged 14 from bedroom in the UK, having being inspired by founder and visionaries of the web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, I?ve always loved the freedom and accessibility the web has given to everyone. Going ahead with the proposed amendment is likely to reduce the affordability and accessibility of domain names, which would be a great shame to the next-generation who are looking up to big organisations like yourself, to do what?s right and fair to all. Your sincerely, Haydn Bowley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hansolo111 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 10:59:15 2020 From: hansolo111 at yahoo.com (Han Solo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:59:15 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Opposition References: <573403253.1214839.1581418755226.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <573403253.1214839.1581418755226@mail.yahoo.com> Dear ICANN, My registrar has made me aware of your planned Amendment 3, which is an agreement between ICANN and Verisign to effectively increase .COM domain prices each year for the next eight years.? This agreement is the second occasion where ICANN has ignored consultation with all stakeholders for finanical gain. I agree with my registrar that such changes should involve the input of all stakeholders; especially since there are also supposedly unrelated inward investment from Verisign that has all the hallmarks of corruption.? As such, I oppse the amendment. 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From tuhamworld at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:01:50 2020 From: tuhamworld at gmail.com (Tunde Sanusi (Tuham)) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:01:50 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I voice against the biased increasement in .Com prices -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tara.iranii at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:02:01 2020 From: tara.iranii at gmail.com (Tara Fatehi Irani) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:02:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name which I use for art and culture purposes. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Giving one company the power to dictate the price for a vast number of people is unjust. This price change will increase corruption and lead to many individuals and small companies working hard on cultural, social and environmental causes to loose their platform for communication and disappear from the internet. Many won't be able to afford the proposed upcoming prices. Please defend the rights of people not the greedy corporations. The monopoly that is being offered to a single company out of the pocket of many individuals is dangerous and offensive. Tara Fatehi London, UK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mechsuji at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:02:15 2020 From: mechsuji at gmail.com (Mr. Sunny) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:02:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I do not agree to the price hikes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From merlin.roe at hotmail.co.uk Tue Feb 11 11:02:58 2020 From: merlin.roe at hotmail.co.uk (Merlin Roe) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:02:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Verisign managing an raises prices of .com addresses Message-ID: I am a .com registrant and am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry, it has no business dictating the price - and already makes profits at current price levels in excess of the operating needs to maintain a registry. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to foster innovation on the internet and allow the individuals to maintain a presence on the web. Merlin Roe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scookbrooks at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:02:52 2020 From: scookbrooks at gmail.com (Shirley Brooks) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:02:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I'm protesting your recent changes in contract you've made in secret with Verisign, Inc. regarding the .COM top-level-dimain (TLD) that will cause huge price increases to all those who have a .COM address. These were made without consulting any of the public or those of us who have a .COM address and is completely devoid of any integrity, not to mention transparency. You are supposed to protect the public from deals such as this. You are a regulatory body, but this deal was conducted in secret. This should be illegal. Why was this 'deal' that affects millions made in secret, instead of involving the internet community? All I can think of is because you are greedy and indeed want to take advantage of a basically no regulated industry. I for one will work to try to stop the price increases that be will indeed implemented because of your secret deal, and contact will those responsible to oppose this and look into this much closer and expose your actions. I will also now look into changing my .COM to another address and rally others to do the same. Sincerely, Shirley Brooks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maximilianhinze94 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:04:48 2020 From: maximilianhinze94 at gmail.com (MH official) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:04:48 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This will Drive many Small businesses of the radars of customers Message-ID: Dear Comments Manager, I would like to keep my Webpage for a small local photographer in the internet to be able to attract users that are using mobile devices it is the only chance to get new customers. I am already paying a good amount for my domain and if the price increases I would not be able to hold on to my .com Domain. Without a .com domain I would not be visible on the international market the way I am now. Please think of the small people before you make a decision that will take away from the ones that are struggling anyway. Thank you in advance. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From phm127 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 11:05:11 2020 From: phm127 at yahoo.com (peter malone) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:05:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Changes References: Message-ID: These proposed changes will hurt small startup businesses who have limited capital. Please reconsider these changes and work towards making domain registrations affordable for the underserved communities of the world. Thanks, Peter Malone Sent from my iPhone From holder.uk at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:05:12 2020 From: holder.uk at gmail.com (John Holder) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:05:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: I disagree with increasing the price beyond the rate of US inflation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davidw4481 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:06:12 2020 From: davidw4481 at gmail.com (Apt Applications) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:06:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Camments for amendment period Message-ID: Hi, my name is David and I want to join the petiition against the .com domain increase. I am a small business owner Normally when these talks and agreements happen the public has little to no say. They happen behind closed doors almost like an aristocracy. Unfortunately, that leaves prices more expensive for everyone and it just never ends. The .com wholesale price could go over 70% over the next decade which can make it way harder for a consumer or a small business owner to afford domains. I know it's easy to take look at a 20M dollar check from a partnered company and get excited but please consider how this will affect everyone (not just in the usa). I know people in Mexico that can barely afford the domain prices as they are. Please consider the public opinion and needs on this matter. I for one think you should not move forward with this .com price increase Sincerely, David -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m at khamis.info Tue Feb 11 11:05:59 2020 From: m at khamis.info (Mohammad Khamis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:05:59 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN nw .com policy is not accepted. Message-ID: <5823411581419159@sas1-5ec0e8206abb.qloud-c.yandex.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From devochkina at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:07:01 2020 From: devochkina at gmail.com (=?utf-8?B?0J7QutGB0LDQvdCwINCU0LXQstC+0YfQutC40L3QsA==?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:07:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] don't increase the prices Message-ID: Hi, i don?t want u to increase the prices on .com because for an eastern block it?s already too high and i?ll better just switch to .hu/.ru or others. Thank you Regards, Oksana Devochkina, the artist devochkina.com curator of Kunstfuck Art Residency +36202139176 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: foto.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 8528 bytes Desc: not available URL: From debstgeorge at comcast.net Tue Feb 11 11:07:03 2020 From: debstgeorge at comcast.net (DEBBIE ST GEORGE) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:07:03 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Please_do_not_increa?= =?utf-8?q?se_the_price_of_=2Ecom=27s=C2=A0?= Message-ID: <1028991299.554779.1581419223475@connect.xfinity.com> Please do not increase the price of .com's As a senior citizen the income I receive is fixed. I have a lot of .com's and it will be hard for seniors to keep up with the rising costs of living as it is. Thanks, Deb St. George debstgeorge at comcast.net On January 3, 2020, ICANN announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. to operate the top-level domain .COM. ICANN and Verisign made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action https://www.namecheap.com/blog/ensuring-icann-keep-domain-prices-in-check/ , Namecheap will continue to lead the fight against price increases that will harm our customers and the Internet as a whole. (For more information about Namecheap?s efforts to maintain domain name price controls, visit http://pricecaps.org/ .) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tino.myllyselka at teamit.fi Tue Feb 11 11:07:25 2020 From: tino.myllyselka at teamit.fi (=?utf-8?B?VGlubyBNeWxseXNlbGvDpA==?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:07:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <3E9516F5-3024-44F1-B972-5A887F4D10C4@teamit.fi> I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Tino Myllyselk? Helsinki, Uusimaa Finland From kreation1976 at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 11:07:29 2020 From: kreation1976 at icloud.com (CynthiaFernandes) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:07:29 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Really?? Message-ID: Hi! I am absolutely mortified to hear about this unfair change to the prices of .com domains, especially, without any input from us customers in this day and age of full access to consumers via multiple technological platforms. I would urge you to reconsider this decision that can hurt many of us and do the right thing. Thank you, Cynthia From simon at theappleyard.com Tue Feb 11 11:08:38 2020 From: simon at theappleyard.com (Simon from The Apple Yard) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:08:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am contacting you to object to the proposed changed to the .COM Registry Agreement. Firstly, I believe that there has been insufficient consultation on these changes. Secondly, I don't believe there has been enough transparency about the relationship with Verisign and how that affects these changes. There needs to be more clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. Thirdly, I believe these changes will drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody - which flies in the face of the founding principle of the web. 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URL: From andrewblevine at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 11:09:34 2020 From: andrewblevine at yahoo.com (Andrew Levine) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:09:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prevent .COM Price Increases References: <531B91FD-9838-4DEE-AAEE-660668212402.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <531B91FD-9838-4DEE-AAEE-660668212402@yahoo.com> Your practices detailed in the email below are despicable to say the least. Behind closed doors aren?t cool. Operate in the public eye and stop conducting business in a shady manner. Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020. You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form . Find Out More Regards, Andrew Levine This message is intended only for the addressees listed. This message may contain PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL information. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, you are notified that use, dissemination or publication of this message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please delete all electronic copies, destroy all hard copies and notify the sender immediately. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benjamin13ruyere at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 11:10:22 2020 From: benjamin13ruyere at icloud.com (=?utf-8?Q?Benjamin_Bruy=C3=A8re?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:10:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com domains prices Message-ID: <1454B152-2C4E-4F67-BE6D-B5C8B98C8E6B@icloud.com> Hi, My name is Benjamin. I am writing you to denounce this action made behind Canadians back. We are demanding justice. .Com domains are what makes internet accessible and therefore needs to stay accessible! Don't increase the prices! Otherwise the market will take a huge hit, leading it into a change of direction towards Monopoly businesses and probably loosing a lot of people to other solutions for their businesses etc.. Please consider this, do not take decisions without consulting the public! This is not a Democracy! Benjamin Bruy?re Gatineau, Qu?bec, Canada From dana.sabah at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 11:11:32 2020 From: dana.sabah at outlook.com (Dana Sabah) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:11:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase cost of domains Message-ID: In return, see how you can help internet more. Increasing prices only push consumers to other tlds and then what next? Increase their price too? Pushing toward that direction will create new opportunities for alternatives like having country level tlds that mostly operated by governments therefore taking part in reducing privacy and consumer rights. Please think on our behalf and don?t disappoint us. Best, Dana From housecallshop at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 11:11:33 2020 From: housecallshop at outlook.com (shop housecall carpets) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:11:33 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New increase in .com domains Message-ID: Hi to whom it may concern I am a bit unhappy to hear that you have done a deal with Verisign to increase .com domains The security system is already awash with complicated overcharging and this can only make matters worse. You should be concentrating on working a security solution with governments who have a vested interest in our safety These companies are only out to take market share and make more money almost any Tom Dick or Harry can become an authorised security certificate provider all with the same money making interests that includes Verisign and will not improve anything other than your bank balances at a cost to the small website owner whom are already swamped with IT issues and struggles to run a legitimate business . The recent upgrades made by google Microsoft and safari etc caused my legitimate website to be taken down which had purchased certificates. I am sick of this behind closed doors attitude to SCREW the small business mans interest by clowns who do not have a clue how difficult all this is as they are part of the big IT picture and get paid MORE to cause problems. My website should be mine and I should be able to purchase it outright also the security certificates should be linked to a licenced government register of IT businesses, nobody should be able to redirect or close my site down without government agreement. As a business man of 40 years standing I understand the need for profit however I also understand when systems are deliberately being made complicate to screw money out of us . Where I believe in the freedom of the internet I will continue to push for more government control of these systems so as to establish a proper legitimate safety system that is robust and open for all and this new move between yourselves and Verisign is a classic example of abuse behind the scenes Also being forced to agree policies that allow IT infrastructure AND SOFTWARE to watch and eavesdrop on us so we can be target with emails that cut out proper competition leading to overpricing and monopolising is an affront to both democracy and free markets alike. Kind regards Patrick Holleran Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppcmarketingteam at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:11:27 2020 From: ppcmarketingteam at gmail.com (The Engine Iceland) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:11:27 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Internet should be affordable! Message-ID: Dear sirs: I received the notice that you are planning to increase .com prices and I would like the reasons behind such decision. Internet should be cheap by definition and is you work to make this happen. Instead of making the system more affordable you are doing the opposite. Kublai. Regards, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brendan at erwwen.co.uk Tue Feb 11 11:13:42 2020 From: brendan at erwwen.co.uk (Brendan Blake) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:13:42 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider proposed increases in charges for .com domains. Message-ID: <002101d5e0cc$52197d10$f64c7730$@co.uk> Dear ICANN, As an IT consultant and small business owner, I was very disturbed to hear about the proposals for large price increases to the charge for .com domains that are being proposed. I understand that .COM wholesale domain prices could grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The whole world uses .com domains, including our own business and many businesses that we support. I can see no justification for an increase on this scale. It would appear to be a stitch up between yourselves and Verisign to enrich both organisations, no doubt to pay even higher executive salaries. The internet is a vital tool for the world, not just USA, and price increases on this scale will be damaging. I ask you to reconsider. Yours sincerely Dr W B J Blake 88 Mount Ararat Road, Richmond, SURREY. TW10 6PN UK. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please, do not do that -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cotsioscard at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:17:21 2020 From: cotsioscard at gmail.com (Constantinos Gregoriades) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:17:21 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prices Message-ID: <5e428d41.1c69fb81.7179.5e7f@mx.google.com> Dear Rep, I hope you are doing Well! Sorry but these changes of domain name should not be proceed since the price will dramatically increase without a reasonable reason. Take action to save this opportunity and let people been able to purchase the domains that they want too. I hope this email help the situation and keep in to consideration without taking any negative impact to the human beings I hope you do understand my concerns! Kind Regards Constantinos Gregoriades Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caringangel4me at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:18:13 2020 From: caringangel4me at gmail.com (Chidi Nwaiwu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:18:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not Increase dot com prices Message-ID: <3B57C89D-21D9-404D-8EA4-DBAD448F37E5@gmail.com> This is not a reasonable decision as it would affect millions negatively. Sent from my iPhone From doug at capitolwebdesign.com Tue Feb 11 11:18:13 2020 From: doug at capitolwebdesign.com (Doug Farnes) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:18:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment against proposed amendment Message-ID: <695EE407-3DAC-4627-A3D4-BC8136CE4A8A@capitolwebdesign.com> As an internet user since the early 90s, I am writing to express my opposition to the proposed amendment. Thanks so much, Doug Farnes From thomas at it-surmann.com Tue Feb 11 11:21:34 2020 From: thomas at it-surmann.com (thomas at it-surmann.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:21:34 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop price increases Message-ID: <7okrfnrmsel07a1io0tegq4g.1581420094500@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arne at diracting.com Tue Feb 11 11:19:35 2020 From: arne at diracting.com (Arne Nostitz-Rieneck) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:19:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: I am a registrant of Multiple .com domains. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. 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URL: From stanislav.svitsa at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:20:17 2020 From: stanislav.svitsa at gmail.com (Stan Svitsa) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:20:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns about price rising Message-ID: As a customer and owner of .com domains, I would like to express my opposition to the price raising of .com domains. You hold a monopoly in this segment and these actions are not ecological in the slightest. Good business practices require more transparency and better exchange of information with the whole community, not making deals behind closed doors. Stanis?aw Swica Content Producer | Marketing Consultant | Owner at PERCEPTION.AGENCY +48884363202 stanislav.svitsa at gmail.com www.perception.agency -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drseed1 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:20:30 2020 From: drseed1 at hotmail.com (zakariye abdirahman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:20:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] KEEP PRICE OF .COM DOMAIN AS ITS TODAY Message-ID: Hi I am one of millions who choose to use .com from other thousand?s of domain name, the reason is very simple .com very cheap and whats make it popular. Please keep the price of .com domain as its today Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mitchellton at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:22:00 2020 From: mitchellton at gmail.com (Mitchell Ton) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:22:00 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You are betraying your original mission. Message-ID: Dear Sirs, I am the registrant of multiple .com domain names. I wish to oppose the proposed price increase to .COM domains as the current price is sufficient to cover the cost of keeping the system running. Increasing it without proper justification would be against the open nature of the internet. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry it has no business dictating the price. Don't put commercial interests ahead of the public good. Kind regards, Mitchell Ton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marc at 3jdesign.com Tue Feb 11 11:22:07 2020 From: marc at 3jdesign.com (marc at 3jdesign.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:22:07 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I oppose this amendment. The fee structure for .com domains should remain the same to keep it as accessible as possible for individuals and small businesses. Sent via iPhone From gencermeister at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:22:08 2020 From: gencermeister at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Mehmet_Gen=C3=A7er?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:22:08 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. mehmet gencer Antalya, Antalya Turkey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From T.Grandjean at warwick.ac.uk Tue Feb 11 11:22:05 2020 From: T.Grandjean at warwick.ac.uk (Grandjean, Thomas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:22:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Why is ICANN making these changes in secret? It should consult and incorporate feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. The new agreement allowing Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years is just greedy and unethical. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. With regard to Verisign agreeing to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, there should be clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure.. Best regards, Tom How can you do the most good? Using evidence and reason to help others as much as possible - Effective Altruism -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I own a few domains of such kind and they all are non-profit. We count each dollar on our organisation expense. I suppose, there are a lot of people like me. Hidden deals on .COM domains look like there is a purpose to ruin the free opened Internet. We already see how Internet giants ruin smaller and medium projects. Internet is not monopoly, nor are .COM domains. Please keep them open and available to everyone. From maildogranos at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:23:30 2020 From: maildogranos at gmail.com (Gracinda Santos) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:23:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Message-ID: I am opposed to any increase without free and impartial input from the .com community. Please record my protest. GRANOS Espa?o Vegetariano -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From philipgegan01 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:25:07 2020 From: philipgegan01 at gmail.com (Philip Gegan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sirs, I am concerned to learn that yourselves and Verisign are contemplating the signing of an agreement that will result in substantially higher fees for .com domains. It seems that you did a similar thing with regard to .org, .info and .biz domains, and without any proper form of consultation. Is it true that you have agreed with Verisign for the wholesale price of .com domain names to increase by 7% each year from 2020 to 2023? And then again, by a similar percentage each year from 2026 to 2029? Will you really be receiving an extra $20 million over the next five years to "support your initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system"? Where is this money coming from, exactly, and what is it to be spent on? Should not any price increases over the years reflect the actual increase in running costs for organisations such as yours? Have you taken into account the fact that nearly all .com domain names are owned by commercial enterprises, most of them small and vulnerable to price increases for items that are indispensable for the running of their business? I await hearing from you. Philip Gegan philipgegan01 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tim at bravr.com Tue Feb 11 11:25:22 2020 From: tim at bravr.com (Tim Costello) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:22 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] regarding the price rise Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kind Regards, *Tim Costello* *e:* tim at bravr.com *w:* www.bravr.com [image: bravr-logo-email-sig] This email (and any attachments) is only for the personal use of the intended recipient and may contain information that is confidential to bravr ltd or the intended recipient. If you have received this message by mistake, bravr does not authorise you to act on it and asks you to notify us immediately (at the email address shown above) and delete the message from your system. bravr ltd does not accept responsibility for any loss or damage caused by a computer virus, trojan horse, worm or similar program that may have attached itself to this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 10995 bytes Desc: not available URL: From jp.silva.francisco at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:25:00 2020 From: jp.silva.francisco at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Jo=C3=A3o_Francisco?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:25:00 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases for .COM domains or any other domains References: Message-ID: <27d3a564-b883-4ecd-9722-817f22f6f86e@Spark> If you have a minimum of respect for people all around the world, you know that it is not fair what you are doing. You already have the monopoly and with such privilege, you should have twice the responsibility. So just put your profits aside on this and make sure you keep delivering value to people?s lives by providing affordable and fair prices to everyone in the world. Remember that JUST one dollar might be life-changing money to some people in many countries all over the planet. Be responsible. Grow up. Subscrevo-me respeitosamente, Yours sincerely, Jo?o Francisco -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fame.razak at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:26:27 2020 From: fame.razak at gmail.com (Fame Razak) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:26:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed dot com domain price increases Message-ID: These price increases are unfair and should be avoided until clear transparent plans have been released which show how the revenues generated will be used and a benefit to the community Fame Razak From tomi.ruusala at prospectum.fi Tue Feb 11 07:51:31 2020 From: tomi.ruusala at prospectum.fi (Tomi Ruusala) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:51:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM prices Message-ID: Hi I feel extremely offended by the changes in costs. Usually there is a reason for increasing product costs, e.g. increased costs, better service / product. As of now it seems costs haven't been increasing and I don't see anything new that we as customers will receive with this money. Huge amounts of money are already collected from .COM domains and this is just greed nothing else. -- Br Tomi Ruusala -------------------------------- Software developer Prospectum Oy https://prospectum.fi/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nitros.dev at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:27:52 2020 From: nitros.dev at gmail.com (Stas Nitros) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:27:52 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't support your initiative Message-ID: I don't support your initiative. Your decision will affect the end consumer and they will have to pay much more. And it's bad practice to make decisions behind closed doors. If you don't feel empowered to be open, then give your authority to other managers or corporations who will be more open in making decisions and thinking about the end consumer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jodydan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:27:33 2020 From: jodydan at gmail.com (Jody Daniels) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:27:33 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Any proposed price increases will result in a dramatic migration away from .com to other domains. dont let your greed blind you to screwing people over on one of the last few places on this planet where we have some kind of freedom of expression. dont ruin the internet for all of us just because you are chasing extra cash in your back pocket. Message-ID: Best regards, Jody -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From it at abc-mallorca.com Tue Feb 11 11:27:32 2020 From: it at abc-mallorca.com (Kaloyan Pavlov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:27:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <182D3522-B671-4F3D-BEB5-ACB2E050EC74@abc-mallorca.com> Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Best Regards Kaloyan Pavlov abcMallorca Giving you the best experience of Mallorca Sant Jaume 17 07012 Palma de Mallorca Tel: +34 971 708 888 www.abc-mallorca.com www.helencummins.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! www.facebook.com/abcmallorca www.facebook.com/LifestyleHelenCummins FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! www.instagram.com/abcmallorca www.instagram.com/helen_cummins Informaci?n sobre protecci?n de datos:El responsable del tratamiento de los datos personales del destinatario es el remitente de la presente comunicaci?n. Dichos datos son tratados para la satisfacci?n de nuestro inter?s leg?timopara la gesti?n de contactos y el mantenimiento de comunicaciones rec?procas por cuestiones derivadas de nuestra actividad. 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URL: From alexgoodall.email at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:31:54 2020 From: alexgoodall.email at gmail.com (Alex Goodall) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:31:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and Verisign : new proposals Message-ID: I am *very concerned *about the new proposals concerning the relationship between ICANN and Verisign, announced on 3rd January. Of most concern is the *autocratic approach *being taken. It appears that, once again, *ICANN is ignoring market feedback*, as it in mid-2019. Furthermore, as I understand it, these new changes have been *proposed in secret*, without any consultation with the ICANN community and Internet users. ICANN's mission should be *to best serve the needs of its customers* - and that can only be achieved* via consultations and actions based feedback*. Also, the idea of *Verisign becoming a domain registrar*, either directly or indirectly is *shockingly wrong*. That this concession by ICANN is accompanied by an additional *$20 million funding from Versign* over five years - with no clearly identified purpose for the funds - as far as I am aware - raises all sorts of *nefarious possibilities*. Whatever the reality, at the very least, *the optics look damned awful*. *PLEASE be more open and listen to the ICANN community!* *We have no alternatives*, so it is absolutely essential that you *listen, listen, listen* - and act accordingly. Thanks for your attention. Alex Goodall -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shuk88 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 11:31:48 2020 From: shuk88 at outlook.com (Shahid Hussain) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:31:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendments Message-ID: I don?t think the proposed amendments are healthy for the market and should be amended, especially o curb the price increase. Also, there should be more transparency of the process. 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URL: From wendell at printspy.com Tue Feb 11 11:33:07 2020 From: wendell at printspy.com (Wendell Rios) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:33:07 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About the price increase of .com domain Message-ID: <8a7bfb8dd8500056177cadc131a69f7e@printspy.com> Hi, As a small business owner in Brazil, I'd like to ask you to not increase the price of .com domains. Despite operating in Brazil we intend to expand our user base globally so the business can live and prosper, but today is very hard to make ends meet. Any increase in costs endanger the operation and the future of our small company. Thank you very much, -- Cordialmente, Wendell Rios wendellrios 11 3522-9450 http://printspy.info [1]PrintSpy N?o deixe o desperd?cio com impress?o reduzir seu potencial para crescer. 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URL: From zucaritas at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:35:36 2020 From: zucaritas at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Mariano_Vall=C3=A9s?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:35:36 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I'd like to express my disagreement with the amendments proposed to the .com registry agreement which would raise the current price of .com domains by around 40%. This agreement with Verizon does not represent a route towards an open internet, more accessible and even more when this translates directly to economic discrimination. Best regards, Mariano -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From seth.d.leonard at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:36:50 2020 From: seth.d.leonard at gmail.com (Seth Leonard) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:36:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN org secret deals Message-ID: ICANN has been an Internet pillar for decades. In today's political climate, it is sad to see more backroom closed-door deals by big tech. This $20-million deal with no details on how monies will be appropriated by an organization that control over 40% of internet domains...something does not smell right here. This feels like anti-trust/monopoly behavior given the large percentage of the internet affected by this deal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From afuous at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:37:25 2020 From: afuous at protonmail.com (Ben Heller) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:37:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .com prices Message-ID: The internet is a public good and it should be administrated for the sake of public good, not for maximizing profits no matter what. You are abusing the centralized nature of the domain name system for profit at the expense of the internet itself. Don't do it. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alfie.carlisle at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 11:37:33 2020 From: alfie.carlisle at icloud.com (Alfie Carlisle) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:37:33 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to increase in wholesale .com price Message-ID: <8F85F79D-773B-4567-9C21-B30E90B7ED8D@icloud.com> I am a registrant of several .com domain names. Nobody other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest - this unilateral decision goes against the grain of that mantra. Regards, Alfie Carlisle England, UK. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From farharley at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:38:34 2020 From: farharley at gmail.com (john farley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:38:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern, The costs of registering a domain are expensive enough and the costs that you incur can?t be worthy of the price increases you are proposing. Sincerely, John Farley -- John Farley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aguila3000 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:39:03 2020 From: aguila3000 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Luis_Del_=c3=81guila?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:39:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM, Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public, and they SHOULD be run for the public. Profiting at the expense of all else, it means that freedom doesn't exist for us. Please do not adopt this proposal. From jfish101 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:40:01 2020 From: jfish101 at gmail.com (Jason Fisher) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:40:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment regarding .COM price increases Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern, I am very concerned about the news that ICANN is considering approval to raise the cost of annual .COM domain registrations. Many small businesses like mine rely on our website to serve as our primary means of advertising and marketing. The Internet is vast and can be confusing. Just like a phone number or street address, a web domain is an essential way for new and existing customers to find a business, and for that business to demonstrate stability. But for many small companies like myself we cannot afford high costs to maintain a website. If costs to keep my .COM domain name were raised significantly, I would not be able to afford it. This would be very detrimental to my business not only because I would lose my website address but also because I would lose my email addresses. This would be very disruptive and extremely unfair to small businesses like mine. While I acknowledge that there are many huge companies that could likely easily afford cost increases to maintaining their .COM domain names I appeal to ICANN to not approve any significant increases in cost that would impact the enormous number of small business like mine out there that rely on their stable web presence. At a minimum, any increases should be based on company revenue or web traffic etc. It would run counter to ICANN?s original mission if you were to restrict access to these domains only to those who could afford large payments. Thank you, Jason Fisher Solar Technical Consulting LLC Charlottesville Virginia, USA From nmudesk at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:43:03 2020 From: nmudesk at gmail.com (Niranjan Upadhyaya) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:13:03 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Agreement (Price change) Message-ID: Hi, I am hereby requesting not to increase the renewal prices for .COM as this will badly affect small bloggers. Regards, Niranjan *bloggerwin.com **The content of this email is confidential and intended for the recipient specified in message only. It is strictly forbidden to share any part of this message with any third party, without a written consent of the sender. If you received this message by mistake, please reply to this message and follow with its deletion, so that we can ensure such a mistake does not occur in the future.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rio_rioneld at abv.bg Tue Feb 11 11:40:41 2020 From: rio_rioneld at abv.bg (Rio Rioneld) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:40:41 +0200 (EET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <790750899.588025.1581421241555@nm73.abv.bg> This is wrong guys, STOP this agreement ASAP! Agreements "behind the curtain" that will (most likely) lead to price increase of .COM domains are bad for all of us and rise many questions. From zullyhernandez at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 11:41:04 2020 From: zullyhernandez at icloud.com (Zulaika Hernandez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:41:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 Message-ID: <63267838-AD12-405D-9930-A3182FEC7A85@icloud.com> Please do not go forward with these changes as it will affect so many and is not fair to domain owners. This is not something we will just ?deal with? or ?ignore?. Many of our livelihoods depend on our domains staying at reasonable pricing. Zulaika Hernandez From readyforchange at gmx.com Tue Feb 11 11:27:44 2020 From: readyforchange at gmx.com (Jason Black) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:27:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No justification at all to .COM price hikes - price MUST come down with competition Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From willenajeane at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:41:23 2020 From: willenajeane at gmail.com (Willena Belden) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:41:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: Please keep the .com prices at an affordable rate for all of us little businesses. My name is my .com and it doesn't seem fair that I would have to pay for the privilege of using it. I don't know how internet works but I know you have expenses as do we all. I am just.now starting to build my business I am on a shoestring, I am not able at 70 + years to pay for a big increase in costs for something as important as my online presence. This country is becoming so greedy in business it is no longer a small business economy where you can't even afford a storefront or workspace so, many people work from home. Please don't make things harder for us by raising the prices on our .com sites. Sincerely, Willena Belden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leosaraceni at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:41:29 2020 From: leosaraceni at gmail.com (Leonardo Saraceni) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:41:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increases Message-ID: I reject this deal and the price increases it will trigger. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards Adrian Tatum MD Effective Business Growth Ltd Tele 01844 690010 Skype adrian.tatum [cid:image001.jpg at 01D5E0AA.1D55EBD0] PS Also check out my Lead Generation book on Amazon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/More-Leads-Guide-Online-Marketing-ebook/dp/B076TFJ88T/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1516106193&sr=8-2&keywords=adrian+tatum [Get More Leads The Real Guide To Online Marketing : The Real Guide To Online Marketing (2018 Edition) by [Tatum, Adrian]] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 7434 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I will also be writing to my congressmen and senators to urge them to investigate this deal. -- Mike Brask mbrask at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mhalchuk at draper.com Tue Feb 11 11:41:51 2020 From: mhalchuk at draper.com (Halchuk, Michael J.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:41:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed increase Message-ID: Do not increase anything, if you make an attempt I will ask my senators and congressional rep for the United states to take over the domain and registration process of the internet. Also to put you guys out of business. Michael Halchuk ________________________________ Notice: This email and any attachments may contain proprietary (Draper non-public) and/or export-controlled information of Draper. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please immediately notify the sender by replying to this email and immediately destroy all copies of this email. ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marianocordoba at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:42:10 2020 From: marianocordoba at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Mariano_C=C3=B3rdoba?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:42:10 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain increase Message-ID: I am against seeing the price of .COM domains increase. The current pricing provides more than enough profit margin for maintenance of existing registrations and an ability to support any future registrations. *Mariano Cordoba.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dhjones at bonbon.io Tue Feb 11 11:42:49 2020 From: dhjones at bonbon.io (Darryl Haydn Jones) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:42:49 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com pricing Message-ID: the .com is pretty much a monopoly, and domains are now one of the key utilities of the internet - but I do not think its fair for business to absorb further price hikes when there is no alternative provider. If you want the freedom to increase prices - we should have freedom to choose providers other than ICANN for the .com domains. You cannot just force such a sweeping change on the internet. -- Regards, Darryl Haydn Jones Managing Director | Bonbon Group Ltd -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mhalchuk at draper.com Tue Feb 11 11:42:43 2020 From: mhalchuk at draper.com (Halchuk, Michael J.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:42:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] increase in domain names Message-ID: Do not increase anything, if you make an attempt I will ask my senators and congressional rep for the United states to take over the domain and registration process of the internet. Also to put you guys out of business. Michael Halchuk Michael Halchuk Senior Quality Inspector Draper Labs ________________________________ Notice: This email and any attachments may contain proprietary (Draper non-public) and/or export-controlled information of Draper. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please immediately notify the sender by replying to this email and immediately destroy all copies of this email. ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From seizeliving at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:35:06 2020 From: seizeliving at gmail.com (Seize Living) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:35:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price up Message-ID: Hello,My name is Paige Moore and I live in Las Vegas,Nv.I am totally against the desicon that was made on the .com domain prices to be raised.Domain names aren't something that should be compared to taxes going up.I wonder what other secret stuff the two companies involved in this has going on in their business.Im sure this isn't the only secret of messed up stuff they have hidden within -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at istvanfodor.com Tue Feb 11 11:43:50 2020 From: info at istvanfodor.com (Istvan Fodor) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:43:50 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is terrible Message-ID: Looks like a corrupt pay for play scheme to jack up prices for free money. This can?t go through, or if it does should be investigated. Istvan Fodor From smihaltan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:43:53 2020 From: smihaltan at gmail.com (Sorin Mihaltan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:43:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against this amendment Message-ID: Hello, I am against this amendment, as I do not want to see the price of .COM domains raise as significantly as they would if this amendment passed. Thank you, Sorin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eytan at kccollege.co.il Tue Feb 11 11:44:07 2020 From: eytan at kccollege.co.il (=?utf-8?B?15DXmdeq158g15LXmdeg15XXodeo?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:44:07 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e429387.1c69fb81.4fde8.6998@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ???? ?????????? '????' ???? Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sabrina.vandecotte at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:45:02 2020 From: sabrina.vandecotte at gmail.com (Sabrina Vande Cotte) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:45:02 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns about the new ICANN/Verisign deal Message-ID: To whom it may concern: I'm concerned about the deal ICANN has made with Verisign and how it will impact us, the end users. Specifically in terms of increasing prices and eliminating healthy competition. It sounds like ICANN is getting a large investment and for it Verisign is getting a lot of new benefits. Is it possible to share more details on the strategy how the funds will be used and the strategy going forward? How will you protect the end user that prices will not sky rocket in a few years? Thanks for your time and would love to hear more. Best regards, Sabrina Vande Cotte -- Sabrina Vande Cotte Email: sabrina.vandecotte at gmail.com Mobile: +353 86 870 02 48 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From etch1489 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:46:08 2020 From: etch1489 at gmail.com (Will) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:46:08 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4922D856-13A0-440D-A9A3-41A0B9F0FD34@gmail.com> You guys really lost it when you chose to privatise the web. The web has always been better open source. Always self-policed and grew into a beautiful community of ideas - where identity was irrelevant. We do not need governments or Telecommunications companies dictating to us how we use our computers or censoring content through lobbying. You didn?t like Stop SOPA because it exposed you as the draconian creeps you really are. Then you got Aaron Swartz killed. You lot are sickening. May all your endeavours end in a blazing inferno. - Will -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hlbmab at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 11:46:21 2020 From: hlbmab at yahoo.com (Speed Bump) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:46:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for domain names Message-ID: I am contacting my representatives about regulating the domain name registrars out of fear that the current organization?s will follow the gouging practices of the drug companies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From getlisbon at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:47:37 2020 From: getlisbon at gmail.com (getLISBON) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:47:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Message-ID: I am opposed to any increase without free and impartial input from the .com community. Please record my protest. getLISBON Gracinda Gomes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From holla360blog at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:48:23 2020 From: holla360blog at gmail.com (Halla360 Blog) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:48:23 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: We all know how the internet is taking the center stage as the day goes by and more people, companies and organizations are embracing it as well as facing much more competitions. As much as the internet has become more important and accessible to the public. The challenges have equally increased most especially to the start ups and individuals who are looking to make a living from the internet with each day needing so many factors to succeed which equally consume lots of resources. With that said, I think that the new increase is totally unfair to the end consumer and must have been done without due consideration and should please be abolished for the interest of everyone's growth. I plead with ICANN and everyone involved to have a re-think as the price increase is absolutely unacceptable. Thank you. Best regards, Vincent. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bessig at creatingdigital.com Tue Feb 11 11:48:43 2020 From: bessig at creatingdigital.com (Brian Essig - Creating Digital) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:48:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Comments Message-ID: <13e51f3a-b67e-56ad-a980-b95550972ca7@creatingdigital.com> To whom it may concern, I remember buying a subdomain from someone when I was 13 years old for $20 with a check to a po box, because a domain name registration was $150.? Shortly after, we democratized domains and made them affordable for people trying to start businesses and hobbies online.? Ever since then, I have been making a living online and helping other companies and individuals from mom and pops to fortune 500's realize their vision. We should be looking at removing barriers to entry, not adding them.? This price increase is unjustified and is happening too soon after the .org arrangement.? We should be using the .org arrangement as a test ground and see what happens over the next 5 years.? We should learn from it - was it a good deal?? Did it result in unjustified price hikes?? Was spending justified and transparent? Instead it seems that instead of reviewing that model, ICANN would rather jump the gun and provide un-tethered control to a third party company that is motivated by profits. I am against the proposed changes. Thank you, Brian Essig Creating Digital LLC http://www.creatingdigital.com bessig at creatingdigital.com 201-475-1288 (p) 201-616-7077 (f) From pallasspirits at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:49:01 2020 From: pallasspirits at hotmail.com (Anastasios Tzortzis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:49:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domains price upcoming changes Message-ID: Hi, I just a read a blog by NameCheap, help keep domain prices in check. Please do not remove price limitations Kind regards Anastasios Tzortzis ???????? ??? ??? ???????????? ??? Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donopiyo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:50:08 2020 From: donopiyo at gmail.com (Donald O) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:50:08 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <57769027-D035-4CFE-9474-13AC8BF22BF0@getmailspring.com> The price increase is unjustified. Its affects will be absouletly unfair and improper to all who use .COM domains. Whos is it supposed to serve? I am totally against such a move. Donald O.Sent from Mailspring, the best free email app for work -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stunito at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:50:36 2020 From: stunito at gmail.com (Stanislav Dimitrov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:50:36 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <510d7470-486a-fe40-e6bb-5e68a323e2fa@gmail.com> I'm having a hard time to justify the pricing of domains as they are, let alone accept a potential jump in prices. The only thing such a measure will achieve is force our company to buy and maintain less domains. From haggaghussein at yahoo.co.uk Tue Feb 11 11:50:50 2020 From: haggaghussein at yahoo.co.uk (Haggag) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:50:50 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment regarding the price increase . Com domains References: <1080816772.2282717.1581421850829.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1080816772.2282717.1581421850829@mail.yahoo.com> Hi, I don't think it is neither logic or fair to increase the prices of the.Com domains, while the histing companies are charging a small fortune for hosting the websites.? This decision will affect millions of domain holders around the world, please consider not to proceed.? Thank you?Haggag Hussein? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cgrummitt at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:51:57 2020 From: cgrummitt at gmail.com (Charles Grummitt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:51:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment on: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern, These proposed changes sound crazy! It sends they were drafted with little/no consultation and represent a significant departure from previous operational norms. There also appears to be very little oversight of the ability to increase prices. This is a terrible idea, please do not do it. Many thanks, Charles -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaelplotke at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:52:00 2020 From: michaelplotke at gmail.com (Michael Plotke) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:52:00 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Don't Message-ID: I don't run a business. I'm a private citizen holding several .com domains for personal purposes. This amendment will harm me and countless others to indulge the avarice of a billion dollar corporation. Don't do this to us, please. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From odijieblessed at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:52:54 2020 From: odijieblessed at gmail.com (lovem tv) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:52:54 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is terrible, to increase .com domain name is in human Message-ID: As a developer it's already hard to pay the extra 0.18usd on all domains name nobody is questioning what you people are using the money for, now because nobody is questioning you people, you just wake up and said that you want to increase .com domain name, without the knowledge of your customers, or even to understand how it will effect people's business, all in the name of making more money, This is wickedness, this in human, you people don't care about small business that can belly afford domain name, because you see that .com domain name is everywhere you will just force people to pay for something that is not what the price. I believe with the way you people are going about things it will be better when government will step in to create policy that will regulate your pricing, Since all you people do is to set around and just increase the already over high price of domain names, without thinking of the effect it has on customers If the creator of the internet, created it to make profits am not sure you people will have any business today, Yes think about that. The already over high price of domain name today makes it hard to convince people to buy one talkless of increasing the price of what is already over price. You are already making billions of dollars from all domains name, yearly, what do you still need to increase the price for if not for greedy, wickedness, witch of a people you are. You people are breaking what the internet was generally meant for, for all. Seriously if you people increase the already over high price, you will create an avenue for government of each nation's to create policy for it, and by then it will be bad for you, when you start paying taxes in different countries I believe that is what you people want, I have said my own, it's left for you to take it or leave it, but know this don't say I didn't say it. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shop at smashgamez.com Tue Feb 11 11:54:57 2020 From: shop at smashgamez.com (shop at smashgamez.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:54:57 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New amendment Message-ID: <6c28b83a7ce950a4de4472471ccf6572@smashgamez.com> Hello, I am against this new amendment. Kind regards, Darius Lewandowski From unimail80 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 11:54:58 2020 From: unimail80 at yahoo.com (Unimail80) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:54:58 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is not good References: Message-ID: Hello, Why do you increase domain prices all the time? I understand small corrections from time to time, but raising prices every year is very bad for us who has many domains. From lisa_shimizu at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:55:06 2020 From: lisa_shimizu at hotmail.com (lisa shimizu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:55:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against ".com prices increase" Message-ID: I want to manifest my position against the increase in ?.com prices?. It will impact negativelly many small busynesses. Regards, Lisa Shimizu Enviado do Correio para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 35901 bytes Desc: not available URL: From yesgore at yahoo.co.in Tue Feb 11 12:02:01 2020 From: yesgore at yahoo.co.in (satishchandra gore) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:32:01 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] about dot com charges Message-ID: I feel increase in dot com charges needs more clarity Thanks Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From P214170 at prioryacademies.co.uk Tue Feb 11 12:02:36 2020 From: P214170 at prioryacademies.co.uk (Timo Pask) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:02:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagreement with .COM Amendments Message-ID: <99C5EB53-EA0F-4BCE-84D0-3A9B2119F08F@prioryacademies.co.uk> Hello, I own approximately 100 .COM domains and my clients absolutely love them. After being notified of your possible changes, I was disgusted at how little effort was made to communicate this to people in advance. Obviously, if I see increases in domain prices, all of my clients will be notified and perhaps upset at such sudden unnecessary changes. Many will opt to phase out of the .COM TLD and move to more appropriate, and cheaper, alternatives. All I am saying is that in the first couple of years the deal may look great for whatever you agreed, however after maybe 3 or 4 pass you will see a large drop in sales for the COM TLD as people cancel subscriptions for them now they have relocated to another TLD. Regards, Neko PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE PRINTING THIS EMAIL. The Priory Federation of Academies? registered office address: 23 Cross O?Cliff Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN5 8PW. Company registration number: 06462935, registered in England and Wales. VAT number: 113028564. This message, and any files transmitted with it, is sent in confidence for the named addressee only. The contents are not to be disclosed to anyone other than the intended recipient. 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For more information about The Priory Federation of Academies please visit www.prioryacademies.co.uk From topster419 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:02:58 2020 From: topster419 at gmail.com (Topster GL) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:02:58 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The amendment is not really helpful for most of us. Please, no price should be increased -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From d.demetre at sympatico.ca Tue Feb 11 12:02:51 2020 From: d.demetre at sympatico.ca (d.demetre at sympatico.ca) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:02:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. David From scottwstrickland at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:03:24 2020 From: scottwstrickland at gmail.com (Scott Strickland) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:03:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am strongly against this price increase, as it will directly affect my income as an internet marketer. Please keep domain prices where they are at, so I can continue to make a decent living. Thank you. Scott Strickland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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These terms get thrown around as buzzwords so much, and it?s very clear by looking around that most people don?t understand what they mean. Very literally understand this: People trade you money for the value you create by solving their problem quicker, easier & better than the next guy. Whether you're selling shoes, tires, sunglasses or pet rocks....you are here to solve a customer's problem. The better, easier and more effectively you solve a problem...the more value you create...the more success you will see. That's it. It's that simple. Working from within an organization is no different. You are an entrepreneur of your own brand which is YOU. An ?Intrapreneur? so to speak... The better, easier and more effectively you solve a problem for your company...the more value you create...the more success you will see IF you are in an organization that has positive upside for your career. If you aren't...you are wasting your time and energy staying there even one more day. Quit thinking in terms of "how can I trick the customer" or "how can I trick the boss" or "how can I do the least amount and still get paid" and start thinking in terms of: HOW CAN I BE BETTER? HOW CAN I HELP BETTER? HOW CAN I SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BETTER? HOW CAN I MAKE THE CUSTOMER HAPPIER? HOW CAN I BE MORE VALUABLE? There is only one way to EARN money over the long haul and that's to create outstanding value and solve problems BETTER than the next guy. ?Andy Read this post on my website Subscribe to the Real AF Podcast Most Importantly: Share this message with someone who needs to hear it today ... I wrote this email to help you, but if the truth hurts and you absolutely hate it you can Unsubscribe :( 44Seven Media 9779 Green Park Industrial Dr Saint Louis, MO 63123 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From rpc at dorsetwest.com Tue Feb 11 12:06:14 2020 From: rpc at dorsetwest.com (Robert Patt-Corner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:06:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Writing to Oppose Amendment 3 Message-ID: I'm writing to oppose Amendment 3 which allows for *additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, in .com registry fees in future without without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ajay013 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:06:21 2020 From: ajay013 at gmail.com (Ajay Singh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:36:21 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Down with ICANN!!! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Down with ICANN!!! ICANN should change their domain to ICANN.com as you have become a for profit commercial company, selling away all the interests of public to a private company. You are destroying the .com internet by making it unaffordable to the people from developing nations. Sorry to say, but ICANN and Verisign need to be banned to do any business related to .com and internet. Both need to be fined heavily for price fixing act. Thankyou Ajay -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alladagbinjudicael at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:06:12 2020 From: alladagbinjudicael at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?ALLADAGBIN_Gb=C3=A8toho_Judicael?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:06:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Indignation_relative?= =?utf-8?q?_=C3=A0_la_proposition_de_modification_3_au_registre_=2E?= =?utf-8?q?com?= Message-ID: Je suis Judica?l, un webmaster de formation. J'ai d?cid? de r?agir comme tout professionnel du web ou de l'Internet suite ? votre proposition de modification 3 au registre que je juge discriminatoire ? l'?gard des Stuart up et ? l'?mergence de nouvelle economie. Je suis conscient que les services du domaine doivent r?pondre aux exigences de leur mais pas pour exclure par des co?t plus ?lev?s. N'oubliez pas que la force de l'Internet r?side dans son caract?re de globalisation du monde. Au nom des professionnels du web, et au nom des Stuart up ? revenus maigre, nous vous demandons de revoir la copie pour le bien ?tre du grand groupe. Vive l'Internet, Vive globalisation digitale -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marcusloinplenty at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:06:53 2020 From: marcusloinplenty at protonmail.com (Marcusloinplenty) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:06:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Drop the price increase Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. - Marcus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samjmacgregor at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:07:30 2020 From: samjmacgregor at gmail.com (Sam MacGregor) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:07:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments - ICANN .com Price Increase Message-ID: I have registered and own a number of .com domains and other domains for both business and personal use. I am against the increase in price of .com domains. I believe that the increase in price will create a higher barrier to entry for the average person who would want to buy a domain name for their business or for personal use. I hope that you acknowledge the sentiment of both my comment and those left before mine and reconsider this decision in spite of it?s financial benefits to yourselves. Thank you for taking the time to consider our opinions. Sam MacGregor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From langboost at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:07:23 2020 From: langboost at gmail.com (Jeff R) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:37:23 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Concern_over_domain_?= =?utf-8?q?price_hikes_and_Verisign=E2=80=99s_unclear_deal?= Message-ID: To whom it may concern: I have concerns over upcoming domain price hikes and Verisign?s unclear deal for supporting domain name infrastructure. I urge you to involve the community in these decisions, and also consider how these prices could affect small business owners like myself. Jeff -- Thanks, Jeff -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jack at jack-williams.co.uk Tue Feb 11 12:07:41 2020 From: jack at jack-williams.co.uk (jack at jack-williams.co.uk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:07:41 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] unnecessary price increases Message-ID: <006701d5e0d3$dc618ec0$9524ac40$@jack-williams.co.uk> Hi, By allowing the increase of prices, it is clearly an attempt to line directors pockets but will price people out of having .com domains and reduces the variety on the internet Jack -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From james.hg.sharkey at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:07:55 2020 From: james.hg.sharkey at gmail.com (James Sharkey) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:07:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?SeKCrEFOTg==?= Message-ID: This goes against everything I thought you stood for. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samchidionline at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:08:59 2020 From: samchidionline at gmail.com (Samchidiebere) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:08:59 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] THE INTENDED PRICE HIKE OF .COM DOMAIN. Message-ID: I have participated in arguments for and against the intended price hike (amendment) for the .com domain by ICANN.org through VERISIGN Inco. and found both sides of the argument very interesting. I know that anyone who is in business has profit as the ultimate goal. However, if that profit is to be achieved at the detriment of those who patronize one's business, then that ultimate goal is either ill-intended or not well thought of. My argument over this issue has remained that the price hike is good if only it is for the developed countries (super-powers) and the grade A companies in those countries. If it is uniformly applied, what happens to the third world countries who use the internet and the .com domain for their businesses. Unless this price hike is intended to push the third world countries out of the internet world system, I don't see how this will benefit them. I therefore don't support it as it will turn out to be an evil wind that blows no one any good. Chidi Sam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From faiz.ictml at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 09:38:31 2020 From: faiz.ictml at gmail.com (faiz mazumder) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:38:31 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for .com Message-ID: <5e42992b.1c69fb81.efa84.abdb@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alladagbinjudicael at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:08:35 2020 From: alladagbinjudicael at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?ALLADAGBIN_Gb=C3=A8toho_Judicael?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:08:35 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Indignation relating to the proposed modification 3 to the .com registry Message-ID: I am *Judica?l, a webmaster by training. * I decided to react like any professional of the web or the Internet following your proposal for modification 3 to the register which *I consider discriminatory with regard to Stuart up and the emergence of new economy.* I am aware that the services of the domain must meet their requirements but not to exclude by higher costs. Do not forget that the strength of the Internet lies in its character of globalization of the world. On behalf of the web professionals, and on behalf of the Lean Income Stuart Up, we ask you to review the copy for the good of the large group. Long live the Internet, Long live digital globalization -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garydavidcopeland at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:08:47 2020 From: garydavidcopeland at gmail.com (Gary Copeland) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:08:47 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: <7432944A-0951-4913-9FF1-F58EAB2FAFEB@gmail.com> To the decision makers, With great power comes great responsibility. Because you are in a position of immense control, I urge you to broaden the sources of information behind any decision about price increases and to be forthcoming and transparent about the new millions will be spent. There are at least two stories for you to consider: The little turtle named Mack in Yertle the Turtle, by Dr. Seuss; the king of Israel, Rehoboam, who increased taxes, heeding his young counsellors, rejecting the sage advice of the older men. (This account is in the Bible, in 1 Kings 12.) Respectfully, A guy who leases multiple domain names, Gary Copeland Harvest, AL USA 256.508.1125 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From saintkaylaphotography at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:08:58 2020 From: saintkaylaphotography at gmail.com (saintkaylaphotography) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:08:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't do this. Message-ID: <5e42995b.1c69fb81.f83d4.c83e@mx.google.com> Please don't do this. I thought the whole point of having the name, namecheap was for it to be actually cheap and fair.Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sherrod at allcity.net Tue Feb 11 12:09:18 2020 From: sherrod at allcity.net (Bob Sherrod) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:09:18 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What you are doing is not right Message-ID: <8490d68b-43d8-edc0-9e91-594ee7b14571@allcity.net> Raising prices like this is not right. Clearly it is just for your own profit and adds nothing to small business owners who work on a small budget. From mikkorantanen at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 12:09:30 2020 From: mikkorantanen at yahoo.com (Mikko Rantanen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:09:30 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot com fees References: <1563144391.959541.1581422970515.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1563144391.959541.1581422970515@mail.yahoo.com> Hello. I think this proposal is taking the Internet we love to the wrong direction. Greetings from Finland! Mikko Rantanen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abdussamadbello4real at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:09:23 2020 From: abdussamadbello4real at gmail.com (Abdussamad Bello) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:09:23 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: Please lets keep the price the same or even less for .com domain. Cheers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abaranwagner at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:09:51 2020 From: abaranwagner at gmail.com (Andrew Wagner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:09:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of some .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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URL: From fabrizio at guzmanguzman.com Tue Feb 11 12:12:28 2020 From: fabrizio at guzmanguzman.com (=?utf-8?Q?Fabrizio_Guzm=C3=A1n?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:12:28 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee for .com domains Message-ID: <3B484270-C5CD-4A9C-96DE-C18CCC02F276@guzmanguzman.com> I read about increase on fee for .com domains I do not agree on this high level increase be use my guzman guzman.com domain is not intended for commercial porpoises, is only for family names e-mail. I have uses this domain for e-mail comunicaci?n with banks, create accounts that uses e-mail account as a user. This mean, in case of high increase I will be forced to cancel guzman guzman.com and will be affected because need to cancel all my family activity on the net. Wife, daughters and relatives. Witch is not fair I will appreciate your considerations Best regards Please do not do so Enviado de mi IPhone From mkovaxx at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:12:23 2020 From: mkovaxx at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?TcOhdMOpIEtvdsOhY3M=?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:12:23 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Price Increase Message-ID: Dear ICANN Team, I'm writing in regards to the planned price increases to .COM domain names. As a software engineer, I have several .COM domain names registered to showcase my work. I strongly disagree with the amendment. It will negatively impact not only small businesses that operate websites, but also developers who distribute software, often free of charge. Please do not raise the prices of domain names, and consider reversing the amendment. Thank you, Mate Kovacs From tibor.udvari at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 12:12:58 2020 From: tibor.udvari at icloud.com (Tibor Udvari) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:12:58 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Negative feedback Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From idigvijay at me.com Tue Feb 11 12:13:17 2020 From: idigvijay at me.com (Digvijay Chauhan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:13:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ridiculous Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of about USD 7-8 is already far more than justified. Given that Verisign does not provide any value added service - it is essentially a free cash cow for Verisign. Verisign built the software off of registration fee so technically ICANN owns the Verisign software to manage domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and I would further propose that each living person should be entitled to a a domain name for life. Infrastructure takes a lot of money to build but it takes peanuts to maintain in comparison. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tmp20.ejm at sigridco.com Tue Feb 11 12:13:03 2020 From: tmp20.ejm at sigridco.com (tmp20.ejm at sigridco.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:13:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose Amendment 3 Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Eric J. Marang From theoturner25 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:13:31 2020 From: theoturner25 at gmail.com (Theo Turner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:13:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I oppose the amendment. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jakob at karljakoblarsson.com Tue Feb 11 12:14:27 2020 From: jakob at karljakoblarsson.com (Jakob Larsson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:14:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't rais .com prices! Message-ID: You already know that this new agreement is unethical. Stop being stupid. Disregard your own greed. Save the internet! Regards Jakob --- Jakob Larsson 0700 49 80 28 karljakoblarsson.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wouter.acke at brusselsairport.be Tue Feb 11 12:14:48 2020 From: wouter.acke at brusselsairport.be (Wouter Acke) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:14:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] feedback Message-ID: The potential price increases are excessive. They should be limited to the rate of inflation. Growth should come from domain growth, not from raising the prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaelshewett at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 12:14:57 2020 From: michaelshewett at yahoo.com (Michael Hewett) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:14:57 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on price increase References: Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest Sent from my iPhone From digitalkev at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 12:15:22 2020 From: digitalkev at icloud.com (Kevin Martin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:15:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreemen Message-ID: <991BE83E-3C3D-4107-A76D-F5342A123C6F@icloud.com> Please do not continue with a deal that will affect the price of millions of domains. Thank you. Sent from my iPhone From bagciozgur94 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:16:58 2020 From: bagciozgur94 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?w5Z6Z8O8ciBCYcSfY8Sx?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:16:58 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] SUCKS Message-ID: <33b38d03-ed76-403d-b02d-a0d3267728b5@gmail.com> Your deal with Verisign sucks bad. ?Get BlueMail for Android ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From miketremblayjr at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:16:47 2020 From: miketremblayjr at gmail.com (Mike Tremblay) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:16:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases. Message-ID: We strongly oppose these price increases as we purchase many domains every year. This will have a major negative impact on our business. Please reconsider. Thank you, Mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wiltova at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 12:17:24 2020 From: wiltova at icloud.com (William Toledo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:17:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases W Enviado desde mi iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From iammalkav at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:17:48 2020 From: iammalkav at gmail.com (Malkav) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:17:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Secret deal and artificially high prices Message-ID: Stop making secret deals that are bad for consumers. It is plain to see your organization is getting kickbacks and not for ICANN or the Internet's betterment. Selling off the .org TLD was particularly bad. I hope you get caught and sanctioned if not jailed. Malkav -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From alistair at broadgateavenue.com Tue Feb 11 12:17:59 2020 From: alistair at broadgateavenue.com (Alistair Shaw) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:17:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement Message-ID: <33A5EE7F-AE28-4975-8D95-5F485880B147@broadgateavenue.com> To whom it may concern, As a small business owner who has been setting up .com domains on behalf of my clients for over 2 decades, I am very concerned that this amendment, allowing Verisign to push significant price increases for .COM will end up driving customers to alternative TLDs, and create an elitism around the ownership of traditionally global .COM domain names. Please consider listening to the community on this matter. Regards, Alistair Shaw. From thendrluca at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:17:32 2020 From: thendrluca at gmail.com (Andrew Luca) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:17:32 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. This is common technology trend to decrease infrastructure services. Let VeriSign to improve their infrastructure. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Andrew Luca Moldova -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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To do otherwise destroys the overarching principles the internet was founded upon. Price increases diminish the equitable access and societal benefits the internet offers and should therefore be avoided at all costs. Note that this is not SPAM. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rm at russellmeier.com Tue Feb 11 11:38:06 2020 From: rm at russellmeier.com (Russell Meier) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:38:06 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases to .com domain registration References: <919550766.1220588.1581421086684.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <919550766.1220588.1581421086684@mail.yahoo.com> Greetings,I have a personal .com domain. Price increases to the anual registration fee would make owning such a domain unresonable. This would take the internet out of the hands of individuals and make it only affordable to the wealthy and coperations. 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URL: From tom at tomofsweden.com Tue Feb 11 12:20:17 2020 From: tom at tomofsweden.com (Tom Kershaw) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:20:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Profit chasing is not a good move for public relations Message-ID: Profit chasing by corporate giants leaves the masses feeling used, helpless and exploited. It is always reasonable for price increases that are justified and necessary but when the limit is removed and the price raise has no increased value of a service or product it becomes a hard pill to swallow. Also, with the alternatives to .com constantly growing with competitive price options for the consumer to turn to, aggressively raising the price will encourage the users to consider turning to cheaper and more accurate domain names. ".COM" has always been such a great symbol unifying WWW in a way that makes it easy for all to use and navigate. It seems that Verisign is not interested in their customer base, again, and not considering the long term consequences of their decisions. Thomas Kershaw tom at tomofsweden.com Sweden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mr.dbouk at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:20:43 2020 From: mr.dbouk at gmail.com (Hasan Dbouk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:20:43 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't you have enough money already? Message-ID: Stop trying to reach down people's pockets for profit. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lucas at utk.edu Tue Feb 11 12:21:11 2020 From: lucas at utk.edu (Nicely, Lucas Dakota) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:21:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment No. 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I do not support this proposed amendment No. 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement (Amendment 3). There is an extreme lack of oversight for this initiative, which may seem like it offers value, but in truth only offers value to ICANN org and Verisign, Inc. Who will regulate the possibility of price increase after the freeze period? Who will ensure that the revenue received from these increases will be used to 'work together on additional initiatives'? As an owner of multiple .com domain names, I do not support this amendment and I do not support the possibility for an increase in .com registrant prices. Technology costs are constantly decreasing as new efficient mechanisms, procedures, and other various improvements are made each day. "Security, stability, and resiliency" of the Domain Name System can be improved by utilizing better talent, not at the unnecessary expense of domain name owners. Overall, $7.85 already exceeds the value offered by the DNS service. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards, Roman Lutz Sent from my iPhone From rishabh.kumar at resonate.com Tue Feb 11 12:21:43 2020 From: rishabh.kumar at resonate.com (Rishabh Kumar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:21:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Rishabh Kumar Machine Learning Engineer, Resonate Networks, Reston, VA 20172 Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ricardosanz1b at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:22:09 2020 From: ricardosanz1b at gmail.com (Ricardo Sanz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:22:09 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My opinion on the Verisign contract changes Message-ID: <3B95F64F-692E-4A6B-A039-75AE0B5A5D23@gmail.com> Hi, As a current .com domain owner I want to express that I am not happy with the recent changes on the contract with the .COM TLD with Verisign Inc. It?s not clear from the current situation why these changes are taking place and they seem like a quick money grab undercover. ICANN as an organisation should not take part in these stupid business antics and should just act as a keeper of the open internet. Ricardo From odijieblessed at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:20:28 2020 From: odijieblessed at gmail.com (lovem tv) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:20:28 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is terrible, to increase .com domain name is in human In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It was because for corruption not to enter the internet that's why in On July 1st, 1997, U.S. President Bill Clinton removed you people from the government, but right now he is wrong for doing that cause you people have forgotten the reason for that, all you are after now is money like the Nigeria government that is greedy without considering the people, You people are now becoming too greedy and I believe other international body's will have to step in, to regulate your actions. And believe me the already high price for domain names is too much now you want to add to it. Seriously On Tue, Feb 11, 2020, 12:52 PM lovem tv wrote: > As a developer it's already hard to pay the extra 0.18usd on all domains > name nobody is questioning what you people are using the money for, now > because nobody is questioning you people, you just wake up and said that > you want to increase .com domain name, without the knowledge of your > customers, or even to understand how it will effect people's business, all > in the name of making more money, > This is wickedness, this in human, you people don't care about small > business that can belly afford domain name, because you see that .com > domain name is everywhere you will just force people to pay for something > that is not what the price. > I believe with the way you people are going about things it will be better > when government will step in to create policy that will regulate your > pricing, > Since all you people do is to set around and just increase the already > over high price of domain names, without thinking of the effect it has on > customers > If the creator of the internet, created it to make profits am not sure you > people will have any business today, Yes think about that. > The already over high price of domain name today makes it hard to convince > people to buy one talkless of increasing the price of what is already over > price. > > You are already making billions of dollars from all domains name, yearly, > what do you still need to increase the price for if not for greedy, > wickedness, witch of a people you are. > You people are breaking what the internet was generally meant for, for all. > Seriously if you people increase the already over high price, you will > create an avenue for government of each nation's to create policy for it, > and by then it will be bad for you, when you start paying taxes in > different countries I believe that is what you people want, > I have said my own, it's left for you to take it or leave it, but know > this don't say I didn't say it. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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More and more, it looks like a real alternative to current governance is the only path forward that can be expected to work to the benefit of internet users, rather than that of a well-connected company with a documented history of abusing both the market and the privacy of millions of individuals. Miguel Cruz Amsterdam 11 February 2020 From ukimariuki at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 12:25:30 2020 From: ukimariuki at outlook.com (ukimariuki at outlook.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:25:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increase Message-ID: Do not increase prices leave them as is Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nikgupta.pro at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:25:09 2020 From: nikgupta.pro at gmail.com (Nik Gupta) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:25:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The Unwarranted Hike in .com Prices Message-ID: Hello, I have been made aware by Namecheap about the impending price increases on .com domains over the next decade. As a small business owner, I do not wish to see a further expense levied that will apply pressure to my day-to-day workings. It is entirely unethical to have implemented a deal that sees end users forking out more than they need in order to own one of if not the oldest TLD in internet history. The price of .com domains should be decreasing, not increasing as the maintenance costs of better technology become cheaper. I will be sharing this with local business owners in the UK. Should the deal go through it is likely we will boycott .com domains. We will not tolerate profiteering at small business's expense and very survival. 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Greetings, Carlos Hernandez From laurent01.01renovation at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:26:51 2020 From: laurent01.01renovation at gmail.com (laurent) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:26:51 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] pls keep it affordable for everyone - do not increase the costs Message-ID: Paraphrasing another user I have the same concerns: I'm not a big company, just someone sharing some thoughts to the world. Don?t make the .com an exclusive thing by increasing the prices. From ejay010 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:27:10 2020 From: ejay010 at gmail.com (Eulond Kelly III) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:27:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBkbyBpdCBp?= =?utf-8?q?t=E2=80=99s_a_bad_idea?= Message-ID: Don?t do it it?s a bad idea unless you can tell me what that 20 million gets you. Sent from my iPhone From opryshok at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:27:02 2020 From: opryshok at gmail.com (Ihor Stefurak) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:27:02 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About up to 70% surge of annual prices Message-ID: Hello there. As the owner of multiple .com domain names, I would like to let you know I disagree with your recent steps toward getting extra $20M by signing a deal with Verisign. You can't make this without a discussion with the internet community. Please think twice before you do it behind closed doors. Thanks. Sincerely, Ihor Stefurak -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From nick.lambe at gordalex.com Tue Feb 11 12:13:14 2020 From: nick.lambe at gordalex.com (Nick Lambe) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:13:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN price increase agreement Message-ID: TWIMC, I can see no justification either for the significant price rises agreed nor for the absence of true consultation with the online community that depend on your MONOPOLY position to provide and maintain our domains. Whilst I can?t predict the future, I would speculate that Legal action originating in the USA under antitrust legislation would cause much more damage than the apparent gain of $20m revenue per annum. I request you consider the commercial moral and legal impact on your customer community of this apparently precipitous decision. 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This TLD has been the top choice of nearly half the webpages on the web. That speaks of its popularity, and how much importance it holds. One of the key traits is its accessibility and affordability, especially compared to most other TLDs. Individuals have been able to make use of their .COM websites and open up their content to the world much more easily than other lesser known domains, and the newer, more expensive, custom domains (like .DANCE, .XYZ, etc). With the proposed changes, you'll be killing the easy access that public has enjoyed, throwing in a lot of confusion, all over just another business deal. We consider ICANN to be more than just another corporation out to make profits off of people's compulsion. Please do the right thing and nip this price hike plan in the bud. Thank you, A personal .COM user -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From osman at okumus.nl Tue Feb 11 12:30:48 2020 From: osman at okumus.nl (Osman O) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:30:48 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear reader, How about we don?t give one company monopoly of such an important tld. This will drive traffic to other tld and gets business more in trouble Sent from my iPhone From cperry621 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 12:30:50 2020 From: cperry621 at yahoo.com (Cory Perry) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:30:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing.com domaine rates References: <07DBC170-7FE0-4371-9554-ECB2A7DEC7D1.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <07DBC170-7FE0-4371-9554-ECB2A7DEC7D1@yahoo.com> Hi my name is Cory Perry and I own a small business. I am opposed to rate increases. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. 303-521-8799 Perrysbodywork at gmail.com Sent from my iPhone From ThinkLateral at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:31:06 2020 From: ThinkLateral at hotmail.com (Andrew K Fletcher) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:31:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Always an excuse to hike up prices. Given all other domain extensions the dot com bubble is about to burst Message-ID: I strongly protest about your intentions to hike up prices for doing absolutely nothing in return! It is imperative to be open and forthcoming about all future changes and to let those of us who own / rent domain names so that we can express our opinions and I?m grateful for being notified by Namecheap about this underhanded move of yours. Shame on both companies for trying to hoodwink us into allowing your hands in our already far too deep pockets! 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URL: From ritesh_juit at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:32:40 2020 From: ritesh_juit at hotmail.com (ritesh kumar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:32:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ritesh kumar singh Ranchi Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rlbuckmaster at rlbuckmaster.com Tue Feb 11 12:09:09 2020 From: rlbuckmaster at rlbuckmaster.com (Richard Buckmaster) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:09:09 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <563919a5-5d47-eb90-90df-153418be82bb@rlbuckmaster.com> I am opposed to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement between ICANN and Verisign Inc. I currently hold registrations for three (3) .COM domain names; homebuilt-lan.com (since 1998), rlbuckmaster.com (since 2010), and jobhuntgps.com (since 2015). Over the past 20 years I have held registrations for numerous other .COM domain names. Therefore, I have a deep vested interest in any changes to pricing related to .COM domain name registration. I am opposed specifically because there can be no valid justification to allow .COM domain registration prices to increase annually at more than twice the forecast global inflation rate. This is especially true when the cost of technology required to support TLD name services has decreased rapidly over the last 10 years. It is claimed that ICANN and Verisign Inc. negotiated these changes without input from other parties. This is a direct violation of the ICANN charter to operate with transparency and in the public interest. If the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement between ICANN and Verisign Inc. is adopted as is, I will contact my U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senators requesting they open an investigation to determine if ICANN has violated its charter to operate in the public interest when secretly negotiating with Verisign Inc. Specifically, if any payments promised by Verisign Inc to ICANN in exchange for the Proposed Amendment 3 are a violation of the ICANN charter and/or U.S. law. Respectfully, Richard L. Buckmaster From tom.hlavenka at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:32:51 2020 From: tom.hlavenka at gmail.com (Tom Hlavenka) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:32:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Your proposed amendment states that it is in the public interest to raise prices on .com registration but fails to explain how that serves the public interest. I disagree that this price increase serves the public at all, especially in light of the $20 million kickback from Verisign to ICANN. Sincerely, Thomas Hlavenka -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aleksey.gorovoy at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:34:34 2020 From: aleksey.gorovoy at gmail.com (Aleksey Gorovoy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:34:34 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: With all the respect to the ICANN organisation that greatly impacted the Internet development, I don?t see any economical or legal reasons for the .COM zone domains prices grow up. From yoryer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:34:57 2020 From: yoryer at gmail.com (Jorge Noguera) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:34:57 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to the .com price hikes Message-ID: The normal effect of technology spreading is lower prices and more reachability, that?s why this make absolutely no sense. If the company in charge can?t stand his commitments then probably you need to look for another company as a new TLD. I said NO to the .com price hikes. -- Jorge Noguera D?valos *Analista de Sistemas Inform?ticos* Asunci?n, Paraguay -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arch.a.agha at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:34:48 2020 From: arch.a.agha at gmail.com (Ahmad M. Agha) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:34:48 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase the rate Message-ID: Please do increase the rate Most of the service we include free domain with it any change will affect us directly in the future -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donnakfitch.dkf at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:34:47 2020 From: donnakfitch.dkf at gmail.com (Donna K. Fitch) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:34:47 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes Message-ID: The rise in prices proposed for .COM domain names will have a devastating effect on me and my business interests. As a frequent purchaser of domain names, I will be much less likely to try new ventures if the price continues to go up and up unchecked. I currently own about 10 .COM domain names for various projects, from graduate school to freelance jobs to personal portfolios. The prices as they currently are make it easy for me to purchase one, try out the project, and maintain or discard as suits my needs and those of my potential clients. This proposed action hurts freelancers and small business owners at the expense of large corporations. I respectfully ask you to reexamine these price changes for .COM domain names and consider the good of the internet as a whole rather than short term gains. Thank you, Sincerely, Donna K. Fitch donnakfitch.com, aetherexcursions.com, dkfitchportfolio.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marcelahede at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 12:34:47 2020 From: marcelahede at yahoo.com (Yahoo Marcela) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:34:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair market advantage and pricing for domains References: Message-ID: Good morning, as a .com domain user I find the price increases proposed and worked with Verisign to be in detriment of users like me who mainly blog, put out content for many people to improve and support their daily lives. On the other hand I would like you to show me who within the regular American population receives a increase of a 7% annually in their paycheck for 4 year straight? Sound ludicrous to me more so, when the increases will continue after a two year freeze for another 3 years. On the other hand what is ICANN doing specifically with the extra 20$ million dollars received for this agreement that benefits the users in terms of the security and stability of the domain name systems? The most significant change is that Version can operate as a domain registrar which will place Verisign in a very advantageous position since this company controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for the domain names that will compete directly with all domain registrars. Clearly an unfair market advantage harming competition. I do not want this to happen because many .com owners will be harmed with this unilateral decisions for many years to come. Thanks Marcela Hede From marco at marcalanparsons.com Tue Feb 11 12:35:11 2020 From: marco at marcalanparsons.com (Marc Parsons) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:35:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM cost increases Message-ID: <9C3CF01D-048D-463E-8375-C3C46ED0A967@marcalanparsons.com> I am writing to voice my concern at the proposed changes and potential cost increases in .com registrations for domain users. I would ask that there be full disclosure as to what the $20M increase in payment to ICANN is to be used for, and why the annual cost increases in existing domain prices are required? It would see a public comment period and full disclosure is warranted for what is arguable the management of the ?public domain?. Thank you, Marc Parsons What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge providers a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to supportICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. ... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edmond.sze at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:35:03 2020 From: edmond.sze at gmail.com (Edmond Sze) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:35:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase. Message-ID: Why? Please stop the greed. Sent from my iPhone From chrismcarey at comcast.net Tue Feb 11 12:35:32 2020 From: chrismcarey at comcast.net (Christopher Carey) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:35:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] TLD Price Cap Changes Message-ID: <1867460142.537960.1581424533071@connect.xfinity.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I do hope that you will listen to the people whose livelihood this will affect the most. *Vivi Dailly* *Creative Director* ___________________________ www.thegraduatemag.com @thegraduate_mag The Graduate Mag Ltd. The Graduate is an online magazine championing art and design graduates across the UK. If you would like to be featured please get in touch. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From outlook_449650228973E3CB at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 12:36:52 2020 From: outlook_449650228973E3CB at outlook.com (George Oakley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:36:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases-LEAVE THE PRICES ALONE!!! Message-ID: Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rburns.mail at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:37:22 2020 From: rburns.mail at gmail.com (Robert Burns) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:37:22 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comments Message-ID: <01DCADB0-33B6-47C2-A7E9-07A8287C7019@gmail.com> If the information I have received is accurate, ICANN and Verisign have agreed to significant changes to the contract that governs your relationship, changes which will have dramatic consequences for internet users by allowing Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, I nevertheless hereby register my objection to your deal. Verisign agreeing to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives (with no clarity about how ICANN will spend the money or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure) is no justification for the important effect you are forcing on internet users. Sincerely, Robert Burns -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at whomanoj.com Tue Feb 11 12:37:22 2020 From: me at whomanoj.com (Manoj Oswal) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:07:22 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable and unilateral decision Message-ID: The decision to make. Com expensive which is a major tld is unacceptable. Over the years the cost of it infrastructure has crumbled. The cost of maintenance is much lower. The reason for the increase is unexplained. I strongly suggest that the increase in price is scrapped. 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URL: From enorita1967 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 12:38:26 2020 From: enorita1967 at yahoo.com (enorita1967) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:38:26 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am not on agreement with the changes to .com prices Message-ID: Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawrensen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:38:25 2020 From: blawrensen at gmail.com (Barry Lawrensen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:38:25 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 comments Message-ID: I am concerned about the content of Amendment 3, with the repercussions of restricting the freedom of speech on the Internet, with the potential increases in costs of .com top level domains. Corporations will only take more control of the Internet with their ability to pay higher domain registration fees. Please reconsider the far-reaching implications of this amendment, and allow the registration of .com domains to be available for a reasonable price. I am also concerned about the potential conflict of interest that Verisign would put itself into as a registrar, even indirectly. Internet security is already challenging, and by keeping their services separate from registration, there is additional protection that would be lost with their expansion to becoming a registrar. Thank you. Barry Lawrensen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gobnu at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 12:38:36 2020 From: gobnu at outlook.com (Paul Dammers) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:38:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing .com pricing Message-ID: Please do not increase the .com pricing Respectfully, Paul Dammers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jtrue221 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:39:12 2020 From: jtrue221 at gmail.com (Celestial Finesse) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:39:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] To whom it may concern.... Message-ID: <5e42a072.1c69fb81.1994d.72bf@mx.google.com> According to my current knowledge, the .COM TLD is the TLD of choice for most business owners given it is yet the most familiar among internet users. Among other things, and albeit subtle, it assists in building trust between online businesses and their customers. Internet businesses take on and maintain a plethora of business expenses in order to retain a professional online presence. Price increases to TLD's (especially .COM), incrementally or otherwise, places that much more of a strain upon small businesses and other modest (but legitimate) enterprises that seek to explore the worth of capitalism over the world wide web. While many of the details and responsibilities of the parties involved may yet elude my awareness and comprehension, as a small business owner, I request that if at all possible, the .COM TLD does not undergo an initial or renewal price increase (incrementally or otherwise). Thank you for your service and consideration. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mansoorjadoon4 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:38:44 2020 From: mansoorjadoon4 at gmail.com (Mansoor Jadoon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:38:44 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The price increase is unjustified Message-ID: This is not a community decision and should not be implemented as it exploits the internet users' right. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nludick at mweb.co.za Tue Feb 11 12:38:14 2020 From: nludick at mweb.co.za (nludick at mweb.co.za) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:38:14 +0200 (SAST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain increases Message-ID: <793012785.53568019.1581424694136.JavaMail.zimbra@mweb.co.za> Good day I do not understand the reason for a 7% increase per annum over 8 of the next 10 years. Surely inflation in the markets where you operate is around 2%. So this increase is more than 3 times what should be reasonable. It is really tough to run an online business and run away expenses makes it all much more difficult. I suppose you want to take this online opportunity and do it with what the USA did with insulin. You know insulin was donated by its founder, so except for the production cost there should be no exceptional markups on the cost of the product. Like with insulin, if you get on this wagon, in 30 years only the rich will be able to own or run an online business. Surely the internet was meant for everybody. Absolutely cover your costs, but please don't destroy small businesses with greedy increases. Regards Noline Ludick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mabrooralavi at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:39:26 2020 From: mabrooralavi at hotmail.com (Mabroor Alavi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:39:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christopher.suttenfield at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 11:42:56 2020 From: christopher.suttenfield at gmail.com (Christopher Suttenfield) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:42:56 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opinions on the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Message-ID: I wish to register my opinions on the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I'm opposed to price increases at they do not incentivise online economic growth and make top level domains further inaccessible to people from developing and emerging economies. Furthermore, allowing Verisign to operate as its own registrar is anti competitive and further positions it towards having a monopoly stake in domain control. I urge you to abandon these proposals and work towards making top level domains more accessible to a wider audience. Yours. Christopher Suttenfield. __________________ Christopher Suttenfield Rio de Janeiro +55 21 979 118 946 __________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From outlook_816F62CB9A95081F at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 12:39:42 2020 From: outlook_816F62CB9A95081F at outlook.com (Kevin Heenan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:39:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: Nothing good ever comes from secret mettings and agreements where there is no limitation set to what percentage increases can occur or what timeframe exists for said increases. This is a misquided amendment and it should not be ratified. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sinequanonwellness at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:40:20 2020 From: sinequanonwellness at gmail.com (Elisa Fu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:40:20 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - Vote against Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johan at eliasson.us Tue Feb 11 12:41:30 2020 From: johan at eliasson.us (J. Eliasson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:41:30 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Message-ID: ICANN, what do you think you are doing? Stop it! From nick at schiwy.tech Tue Feb 11 12:39:59 2020 From: nick at schiwy.tech (Nick Schiwy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:39:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad Proposal Message-ID: Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain, among others. I am opposed to this increase in the .com domain registration cost. This is much more than a modest increase and amounts to no more than a money grab. ICANN is meant to work in the interest of the public. This is not in anyone's interest but Verisign and ICANN. Nick Schiwy Maryland, US -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rairtts at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:41:56 2020 From: rairtts at gmail.com (Anderson Rairt Timana Solier) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:41:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase of .COM domains Message-ID: It's ridiculous that your organization, called a "non-profit organization" makes a deal with Verisign to increase the price of the .COM domains to receive money. I don't know if you remember what the purpose of your "non-profit organization" was but even a blind could see this is no one of them. You're limiting the freedom of internet by making .COM domains restricted for a certain group that will pay for them. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zac at uselessforums.com Tue Feb 11 12:43:24 2020 From: zac at uselessforums.com (Zac Diesel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:43:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Come on ICANN Message-ID: This change reeks of dirty politics. Please be better than this. We have enough of this stuff in the world already. Kill this amendment! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashley at nosegraze.com Tue Feb 11 12:43:55 2020 From: ashley at nosegraze.com (Ashley - Nose Graze) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:43:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase prices Message-ID: Please don't increase .COM prices. Keep .COM accessible and affordable to all. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Tim_Kuechler at cpr.ca Tue Feb 11 12:44:15 2020 From: Tim_Kuechler at cpr.ca (Tim Kuechler) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:44:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN January 3, 2020 Verisign contract terms change announcement Message-ID: <69ee5b9b511348a3ac34e8c32244395d@WXCHPOG06.cpr.ca> Dear ICANN, As an owner of .com domains I do not agree with ICANN's decision to allow Verisign the wholesale price increase schedule for .com domains as announced January 3, 2020. Furthermore, I question what the $20M payment from Verisign to ICANN will be used for and how that will be monitored and made public. I consider the changes announced to be harmful to Internet .com domain stakeholders such as myself, and I would like these changes to be reversed, and a public consultation to be held and a formal review process where alternative contract terms that are not harmful to Internet stakeholders such as myself can be considered and implemented Tim Kuechler, P. 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URL: From bossmobilegames at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:45:02 2020 From: bossmobilegames at gmail.com (Boss MobileGames) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:45:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment comments Message-ID: Dear ICANN, as a consumer the main issue with the amendment is the 7% price increase for 4 out of 6 years (coincidentally the upcoming 8 years), this seems so far above any type of inflation rate. Combined that there is no detailed explanation on the necessity or allocated spending on infrastructure upgrades that warrants such increases. Not only does this seem bad for a consumer like myself, but all in all for the overal market I am unsure if this is the way to go, the internet is still upcoming in many parts of the world and keeping the accessibility as best as possible can only mean good things overal. Anyway, you do you, but if there are many worried reaction I hope you would reconsider and go over all amendment points very critically. Regards, Arno Bos -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kristingreene02 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:45:22 2020 From: kristingreene02 at gmail.com (Kristin Greene) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:45:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment to Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern: I am writing to express my concern to the amendment of the Registry Agreement. I understand that this change may not affect large companies so much as they have the wherewithal to weather such changes. However, I am new female startup. I believe this change will affect women going into entrepreneurship and hamper new women owned businesses. A fellow signee posted an analysis: 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) The current prices are more than fair and no one is interested in an increase except for Verisign. In addition to affecting businesses, this will hamper people who invest in domain names for their own personal reasons ? perhaps to blog, journal their adventures, or even protect themselves from someone else getting it and hurting their reputation. I would hope that you wouldn?t want the domain names to become another thing that divides those who have the resources and those that don?t. I?m not saying to not make money, but it would be great if we could enable as much access as possible. Thanks for the consideration of keeping the annual fee as is. 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An increase in .com prices would detrimentally hurt my business. -Ben -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mispalabrasconletras at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:46:30 2020 From: mispalabrasconletras at gmail.com (Mis Palabras Con Letras) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:46:30 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no increase request Message-ID: Good Morning, I am against the increases they plan to apply to domains. Some pages, like mine, are small and have no income, so any price increase is a major problem, which may have an impact on the existence or not of the web. Please think carefully about these changes that can affect many people who have no profits. Thanks for listening. Greetings, *Mar?a Jos? Guill?n* *Mis Palabras con Letras* *Twitter: @misPconL* *Instagram: @mispalabrasconletras * *mispalabrasconletras.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shivansh.singh000 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:46:42 2020 From: shivansh.singh000 at gmail.com (Shivansh Singh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:16:42 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please don't do that, we can't afford that type of home in domain names -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pjarosak at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:46:38 2020 From: pjarosak at gmail.com (Peter Jarosak) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:46:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment changes Message-ID: <191DEECC-63D0-4850-973F-07CFCEC03EC1@gmail.com> The proposed changes will allow prices to double in 15 years from 2026. With the clause that major DNS attacks can allow a price increase even in years that it was not going to raise, you only need to hire a firm at 7% cost of next year?s price increase to break even and not get caught. This seems like it is written for businesses and no longer considers those that could barely afford to own a single domain name to start a business or communicate about the world around them in an environment that is theirs to control and not owned by a business with 50 page privacy policy. How many small businesses or people in poorer countries will be restricted from ever compete in the .com domain? You should not allow exceptions to years that there will not be a price increase, especially terms where business could take the short term loss to create in order to have higher profits moving forward. The terms in should be more like 1% every 3 years or something similarly low so that you are not creating a domain extension that is economically out of reach for 1/2 the world. Sent from my iPhone From michaelmarosi at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:47:08 2020 From: michaelmarosi at gmail.com (Michael Marosi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:47:08 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <5e42a24d.1c69fb81.bd562.9ae4@mx.google.com> Please do not increase the .com price as it will adversely affect current registered clients and reduce profit margins for businesses like mine that are fully dependent on such services for our commercial viability as an entity. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alpha.contact.pro90 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:47:13 2020 From: alpha.contact.pro90 at gmail.com (Celebrities Are Our Homies) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:47:13 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <6A0B5FF5-FCA1-4053-9D60-21348ACEAEF7@gmail.com> Hello, As one of ICANN Community I definitely refuse increasing the price of the .COM domain name, it will appreciated if hear from ICANN Community and Internet Users. Thank you so much From esogari at bellalife.co Tue Feb 11 12:47:19 2020 From: esogari at bellalife.co (Bellalife. Enrico Sogari) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:47:19 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: What you are trying to do is disgusting, I?m utterly disappointed. That?s what evil ppl do in a monopoly position. Best Enrico Sogari -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From listas.vhs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:47:34 2020 From: listas.vhs at gmail.com (Victor Hugo dos Santos) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:47:34 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't do it Message-ID: We only have a few domains .COM, but increasing the price is ridiculous today when the tendencies in the industry is decrease the prices. -- -- Victor Hugo dos Santos http://www.vhsantos.net Linux Counter #224399 From katengelman at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:48:26 2020 From: katengelman at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Kathleen_=E2=80=9CKatie=E2=80=9D_Engelman?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:48:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the Verizon agreement Message-ID: <55E7F4BA-9E13-47C2-9652-078E21E9C3FB@gmail.com> As a non-profit, your selected leaders have an obligation to share what the plans are for the $20 million agreement with Verizon. It appears no thought was given to transparency with the public. Shame on you. Stop this agreement and the outrageous price increases that are being planned. > Kathleen "Katie" Engelman, Esq., GRI > Engelman Law Firm, P.A. / Luxury & Beach Realty > engelmanlaw.com / katiesellsflorida.com > 727-688-3044 > katengelman at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tjkdavin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:48:16 2020 From: tjkdavin at gmail.com (tom davin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:48:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN changes Message-ID: This change is wrong. The domain space is undergoing changes, and I believe a policy that increases prices with inflation is fair. But why not add a fee to the resale of domain names, not their original purpose? Don?t discourage the growth of the market, discourage domain squatters. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rogerdottin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:49:29 2020 From: rogerdottin at gmail.com (Roger Dottin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:49:29 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] A troubling development. Message-ID: The fact that this "agreement" was made in secret, without proper consultation is cause for great concern, aside from the abhorrent contents. I for one am not in agreement, as are most of those affected. This agreement needs to be shredded, and the process restarted in a transparent manner, with proper consultation. Thank you for your attention. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pete at sorted.org Tue Feb 11 12:49:53 2020 From: pete at sorted.org (Pete Bentley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:49:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Peter Bentley London -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeensgreenconstruction at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:50:19 2020 From: skeensgreenconstruction at gmail.com (Roy Skeen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:50:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] More over site, fewer costs increases. Message-ID: <5e42a30b.1c69fb81.91c71.d2f9@mx.google.com> Greetings, My name is Roy Skeen and I am a business owner in Baltimore, MD with a .com website for my construction services. Keeping .com access affordable has allowed me a space in the global marketplace in a way that would not be possible if the price increases every year for the next 8 of 10 years. We would ask that you: 1. Make all funds and contracts to Verisign transparent and public, as they are serving a public good. 2. Restrict price increases per year and with the number of years. As a business owner, we need to be able to price these expectations into our prices. 3. Please reconsider this proposed deal for the good of all businesses, rather than just one. Thank you for your time and consideration. Roy Skeen 319 E. 27th St. Baltimore, MD 21218 admin at 55builders.com www.55builders.com Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dwm260 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:50:49 2020 From: dwm260 at gmail.com (Dan Mort) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:50:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment Problems Message-ID: Hello, It is sad to see that the very organization in charge of overseeing domain names is making decisions without informing the public, behind closed doors. Domain names are essential to businesses trying to start up, sometimes with so little money that they can barely afford hosting to go along with the domain names. Increasing the price, or even ALLOWING the increase of price of .com domain names 8 out of 10 years is plain ludicrous considering .coms are already at the top of the list as far as pricing is concerned. While I do understand the need to make money and the spam associated with having domain names for cheap, that is just the cost of doing business. What I don't understand is why can we not make some of the hundreds of new TLDs released over the last few years equivalent in price to the .com domains. This would solve a lot, and I mean A LOT of spam issues that people are facing, and you would still see an increase in profits if that is what your ultimate goal is. You should be here to protect your users, not your sellers. This isn't about YOU, this is about US. The dreamers and every day believers that are trying to make something of our lives and start a business in this already tough business landscape filled with regulations and dream crushing corporations. Of all things to worry about, we should not be worried about paying more just to keep our website address. If you'd like to see additional profits, why don't we fix the "premium domain parking," increasing only new TLD pricing, or focus on creating a new way to measure/issue domain authority to good, law-abiding users. There's PLENTY of other things you can be focusing on. In no way is this warranted or fair to the every day user. The internet is not something that should be controlled by agencies like yours in the first place... this abuse of power in charging more and more is an example of how money hungry, inconsiderate corporations operate and think only for their own selfish benefit now today. I truly hope you read this and consider other alternatives. Something like allowing price increases serves no benefit to the consumers you serve. But unfortunately it doesn't seem like you're not in the position to care because you will benefit either way. Well hear this loud and clear, WE CARE, and this is UNJUST. Thank you for your time and consideration. Dan Mort -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From castle at fortresses.com Tue Feb 11 12:51:13 2020 From: castle at fortresses.com (Castle Holdings) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:51:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Voting against .com increases Message-ID: You've clearly hired Ajit Pai because your delusional tripe of an organization has pulled a dirty trick right out of the FCC playbook. I do not support price increases for com biz org or any other TLD for that matter. It's time to disband ICANN. First you create gTLD rush that no one asked for to line your coffers, then you become addicted to cash flow and want bribes from Verisign against all prior arrangements over the past 30 years. ICANN must go. We will be donating to any candidate who leads the cheer against you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From craigerd at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:51:36 2020 From: craigerd at gmail.com (Craig Duncan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:51:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No .com price increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I disagree with your decision to increase .com pricing. This decision will not only make it more difficult for a small business to keep it's overhead down, it will make it more difficult to start a small business. If you make this platform inaccessible it will only expand the gap between wealthy established businesses and their budget conscious new competitors. The decision to raise .com pricing will, in the end only have a negative effect on all consumers and the world economy. Please reconsider your decision. Best regards, Craig Duncan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john at the-anti-marketer.com Tue Feb 11 12:51:25 2020 From: john at the-anti-marketer.com (John Dionysiou) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:51:25 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase proposition Message-ID: <0b2a25df-3710-ec74-dba3-4617425d12c6@the-anti-marketer.com> Dear Sir / Madam I want to respond to what I am hearing about the suggested 70% increase in domain name pricing over the next 10 years. I want to express my agitation at this unfairness.? What is the reason for such increases? I believe in the freedom of business and the right to make money, and the internet is one of the last places where there is easy access to people to do this. I also believe that you should be able to adjust your prices but why so much? Please receive this as a complaint and a huge thumbs down John Dionysiou From max at powerpointvorlagen.at Tue Feb 11 12:52:15 2020 From: max at powerpointvorlagen.at (Max Spiess) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:52:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase the price Message-ID: Hi,.com is the most used tld in the world. Many people use them because of the acceptable price.So many people need their domain to make great projects. You could send out a contest which is the best .com website. This would be great publicity and you don't have to increase the prices.You are a very big company, you don't need that but people need their domain!Thanks________Max SpiessDesign ExecutivePowerPointVorlagen.atGroisbach 85AT-2534 Alland, Nieder?sterreichwww.powerpointvorlagen.atmax at powerpointvorlagen.atMobil: +43 681 813 64 524Wir erstellen Ihr individuelles Angebot f?r einen Auftrag mit PowerPoint! Von einfachen Pr?sentationen ?ber Werbefilmen bis zu interaktiven Inhalten - lassen Sie sich kostenlos beraten und kontaktieren Sie uns: support at powerpointvorlagen.at -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at upcountrycommunications.com Tue Feb 11 12:51:14 2020 From: gary at upcountrycommunications.com (gary at upcountrycommunications.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:51:14 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes Message-ID: <002c01d5e0d9$f30c43d0$d924cb70$@upcountrycommunications.com> It has come to my attention that there is an intended change to the pricing of the .com address. I do not believe this is necessary or productive and will be harmful to small business as a result. If this takes place it will no doubt force small business owners to rethink and change. This all costs time and money better spent on advancement than lining pockets of the already have. 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URL: From mahmoud at mmabrouk.me Tue Feb 11 12:52:29 2020 From: mahmoud at mmabrouk.me (Mahmoud Mabrouk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:52:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: Dear ICANN Board, I am writing you to express my objection to the changes contract you have with Verisign, Inc. to operate the top-level domain .COM. These changes in the contract will result in a price increase of the .com domains. As an African student in a third world country, I believe that such an increase will be felt mostly by the already disadvantaged people of developing nations. People in third world countries still lack an equal and free access to the internet. Increasing the prices of the most used domain (.COM) will be a step back in the democratization of the internet in the world. I hope my comment will make you reconsider the changes to the contract with Verisign to not allow any increase in the prices of the .com domains in the forseable future. Best regard, Mahmoud Mabrouk A Tunisian Student -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From valdes.adk at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:53:08 2020 From: valdes.adk at gmail.com (ibanez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:53:08 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <4f18ce1a-36e2-f6c8-4ff6-926e4ee7061b@gmail.com> The increase in the price of .com domains leads us to think about other alternatives and other locations (countries) where we feel safer and at fairer prices. We regret this situation. From dncmedia at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 12:53:25 2020 From: dncmedia at outlook.com (Deanna Cleary) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:53:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Reject Amendment 3 Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am a small business owner and registrant of many .com domains. I strongly urge you to reject the Verisign increase to the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains. Price increases without reasonable justification will dramatically increase the value of .com domains, drive up business operating costs, and potentially make even having a website cost prohibitive for many small business owners such as myself. Please keep .COMs affordable and stop unjust price hike. Sincerely, Deanna Cleary DNC.media -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From niels at roenik.com Tue Feb 11 12:37:09 2020 From: niels at roenik.com (Niels Nankler) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:37:09 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding amendment 3 Message-ID: <2A185FF6-86B5-4971-869F-DE9A603E00AD@roenik.com> ?Please don?t don?t do this. The internet has, over a very short period of time, gone from being something free and hopebringing, to transform into what it is today - an Orwellian Big Brother-machine for some three tops companies. I seriously don?t see how this amendment helps in looking out for individuals all over the world. Best regards. /Niels From max.mokeyev at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:53:31 2020 From: max.mokeyev at gmail.com (max.mokeyev at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:53:31 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Price Increase! Message-ID: Small businesses and web enthusiasts will be negatively affected by any increase in the price of domains. This will have a negative impact on innovation and web security as enthusiasts will be forced to use less secure, obscure top-level domains! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gadskypapa at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:54:51 2020 From: gadskypapa at gmail.com (Andrey Khlebutin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:54:51 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I prefer ICANN is to find another way to raise budget and don't solve the problem at the expense of only registrants of a .com domain name. https://domainnamewire.com/2020/01/03/com-prices-are-going-up-after-verisign-pays-off-icann/ Andrey Khlebutin Perm, Perm Krai Russia From nikos.kantarakias at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:55:13 2020 From: nikos.kantarakias at gmail.com (Nikos Kantarakias) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:55:13 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern This email is about expressing my opposition for the planned .COM price increase. I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Nikos Kantarakias Athens, Attica Greece -- ________________________________________________________________ signature text: Nikos K. Kantarakias photography: http://www.nikoskantarakias.com/ http://about.me/nikos.kantarakias ???? ??? ??????? ?????? ________________________________________________________________ From mechanique at wmol.com Tue Feb 11 12:55:19 2020 From: mechanique at wmol.com (mechanique at wmol.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:55:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: I wish to state my absolute opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 and to any agreement that allows an increase in registration fees of any top level domain that exceeds inflation. According to the Memorandum of Understanding, mid 1998, between the U.S. Department of Commerce and ICANN, ICANN was to be a non-profit entity with a primary focus to maintain the DNS system in the public's best interest and "promote ... development ... of mechanisms to solicit public input..." I am having difficulty understanding how the deal quietly negotiated between ICANN and Verisign, which allows .com registration costs to increase 70% in the next ten years, is consistent with this mandate? Or how the exchange of $20 million from an entity with such a vested interest to that with oversight of that interest avoids a strong taint of impropriety. Chuck Gustafson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aekotas at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:55:32 2020 From: aekotas at gmail.com (Amy Kotas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:55:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO on Amendment 3 Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I disagree with the proposed amendment 3, which would increase the cost of .COM domains over a period of time. Without a doubt .COM is the most valuable and trusted domain level, and by making it less affordable you are reducing competition. Tech prices typically go down with scale, and there is no justifiable reason to increase the prices. Sincerely, Amy Kotas Brattleboro, VT, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From engineerpalmer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:56:15 2020 From: engineerpalmer at gmail.com (Andy P) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:56:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] OBJECTION Message-ID: <171C94F9-329D-41F0-B42C-D3F2B861FF51@gmail.com> The proposed price increase in unacceptable and damaging to the spirit of the internet. This is simply unacceptable and should be cancelled on the grounds of basic morality being breached here. Kind regards, Andy Palmer Kind regards, Andy Palmer From hoodlma at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:56:36 2020 From: hoodlma at gmail.com (Logan Hood) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:56:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose this amendment Message-ID: I oppose this amendment. Verisign is being given a monopolistic privilege to arbitrarily set prices. This amendment has no sound technical or economic basis. Logan M Hood Herndon, Virginia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nikolayenko.andrew at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:56:43 2020 From: nikolayenko.andrew at gmail.com (Andrii Nikolaienko) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:56:43 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir and Madam, I am writing this letter to show my opposition against price increase on .com domain name. I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I don't see a reason for the price to change. Is it going to help individuals who want to have their website on .com or a big company Verisign to get more money out of their business? ICANN should regulate the domain name system in the public interest. Best regards, Andrii Nikolaienko Kyiv, Ukraine. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at mitchellfreitas.com Tue Feb 11 12:57:19 2020 From: info at mitchellfreitas.com (Mitchell Freitas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:57:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comments concerning Amendment 3 Message-ID: It is entirely disappointing to continuously see attempts of major corporations attempt to bypass the opinion and consent of its major users for monetary benefit. I strongly oppose amendment 3 and strongly condemn ICANN officials for taking such steps to pass an agreement that would be detrimental towards the progression of human society by means of the internet and domains. The TLD .COM has for decades been a means for individuals to change their own lives, and shape the direction of society, through what they create. By passing this amendment, and inadvertently allowing the price hikes to registrations of .COMs you are stifling innovation and stifling the dreams of global citizens who use this address as a means of hope for a better life. Do not pass this amendment. Do not move forward with this deal with Verisign. Remember that you serve the global public first, before any shareholder or government. All the best, -- *Mitchell Freitas* *Your Orlando Realtor?* info at mitchellfreitas.com [image: Logo] 7726 W Sand Lake Rd Orlando FL 32819 Phone +1.407.986.1386 Mobile +1.617.460.4065 www.MitchellFreitas.com Orlando Living? now on Alexa or Web ! [image: Facebook icon] [image: LinkedIn icon] [image: Twitter icon] [image: Instagram icon] [image: Banner] The content of this email is confidential and intended for the recipient specified in message only. It is strictly forbidden to share any part of this message with any third party, without a written consent of the sender. If you received this message by mistake, please reply to this message and follow with its deletion, so that we can ensure such a mistake does not occur in the future. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danielle at dannigoodman.com Tue Feb 11 12:57:14 2020 From: danielle at dannigoodman.com (Danielle Goodman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:57:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Price Increase Message-ID: <02DA20A4-6A35-420F-AE67-388578AF91F3@dannigoodman.com> This is an unrealistic price increase for a small businesses. I have had my registered .com for over decade, and it is my livelihood. I am against the .com price increase. Please take time to think about the smaller businesses you will be effecting with this price increase. Thanks, Danielle Goodman DGoodman Studios 407.367.8532 dannigoodman.com danielle at dannigoodman.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: that's is unacceptable, please don't raise the price of .com domains out of nowhere. *William Rufino* Founder *@* DSDB Tel: 55 31 88753143 http://dsdb.com.br/ | http://www.williamrufino.com.br/ [image: Facebook] [image: Twitter] [image: LinkedIn] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pat at malone.com Tue Feb 11 12:58:30 2020 From: pat at malone.com (Patrick Malone) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:58:30 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment comment Message-ID: <621E5C89-3A9D-4434-A54F-D1BD0A4EDDBF@malone.com> I?m not happy about the price increases. I will may the number of domain names that I keep if the price increases beyond current levels. Would like more transparency into what the money is used for. From abdulrehman3725 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:58:58 2020 From: abdulrehman3725 at gmail.com (Abdul Rehman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:58:58 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e42a514.1c69fb81.bf150.9f8b@mx.google.com> Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alygraphy at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 12:59:07 2020 From: alygraphy at gmail.com (Alyssa Maac) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:59:07 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My comment on the contract between ICANN and Verisign Message-ID: <5e42a51d.1c69fb81.67a31.b01c@mx.google.com> I believe that the internet is for everyone. And that it is necessary now. It?s almost a commodity. If a lot of people cannot afford education, they only find the internet as the cheapest accessible place. What would happen if that is taken away too? A lot of websites wouldn?t be able to sustain their content and in the end, shut down. I hope you consider this. Don?t exchange a single huge gain for a long-term loss, as less and less people would get .COM domain. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From keremsah at sarialtin.com Tue Feb 11 12:58:56 2020 From: keremsah at sarialtin.com (Keremsah) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:58:56 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please be more clear and do mathematical explanation for increasing $ for domain registration. Message-ID: <6ce68301-2e21-aa0b-71a6-d745c55a7a9b@sarialtin.com> I dont agree to pay anything for closed box of how money will spend. From jon at cultmethod.com Tue Feb 11 12:59:34 2020 From: jon at cultmethod.com (Jon Persson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:59:34 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com amendment In-Reply-To: <3d9a3c20-831e-401b-b4ce-5f2416ff6736@Spark> References: <3d9a3c20-831e-401b-b4ce-5f2416ff6736@Spark> Message-ID: <5a974901-5ff6-4261-9313-6c746ce420aa@Spark> Your proposed changes are ludicrous and will cripple millions of small businesses and hobbyist websites?particularly in developing economies. Please reconsider! Jon Persson Brand designer, CultMethod e: jon at cultmethod.com Get on my calendar?|?Website | Twitter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Website running costs are already a large portion of my business and to have these changes forced on us could have a significant impact on my business I find it alarming that this proposal has been conducted behind closed doors without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. In this day and age the price of domains should be becoming cheaper not being forced higher by a monopoly Kind regards Michael Watch -- *36 Hertz Mastering* - www.36hertzmastering.com Digital mastering specialists - *Mastering from ?10* *Find us on:* Facebook / Instagram -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aj at hoffer.fm Tue Feb 11 13:00:35 2020 From: aj at hoffer.fm (AJ) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:00:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM prices Message-ID: Please dot not pass Proposed Amendment 3. I am against the potential increase in domain names, and would also like more transparency in the process. AJ Hoffer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hartiberlin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:00:32 2020 From: hartiberlin at gmail.com (Stefan Hartmann) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:00:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price rise ! Message-ID: Stop the price rise ! Your actions are fraudulent ! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From support at milmediagroup.com Tue Feb 11 13:00:42 2020 From: support at milmediagroup.com (milMedia Support) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:00:42 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases on .COM and transparency Message-ID: <31dbff1c-2805-2082-28b9-0258861706da@milmediagroup.com> Greetings, I run a small web design and hosting business in Killeen Texas, USA and am concerned about potential price increase for .COM. Web design and hosting has become such a low margin activity in this day and age even slight increases puts at risk the clients desire to outsource or keep in house to keep costs low. Small incremental increases to keep up with costs is one thing but the information I have read appears that you can charge up to 70% higher in under 10 years seems astronomical. I request that you work with the internet users, not just those who can enrich themselves, and be very transparent. Please have an equal blaance between the operator Verisign, ICANN, and the community, with equal voices for all. Thank you. Dan Elder -- //dan Dan Elder, CTO milMedia Group Support Desk: (254) 853-4410 A service-disabled veteran-owned small business Use our Support desk at : http://milmediagroup.com/help-desk/ From grisha219 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:01:06 2020 From: grisha219 at gmail.com (Angie Drach) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:01:06 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair price increases Message-ID: <69ECEFA4-1030-4A37-B0B9-D64E56312C62@gmail.com> These price increases that are planned with out a democratic audience seem a bit out of place in today?s society. It also seems like greed and arrogance are in the way. This isn?t supply and demand, this is 2 business being assholes because they can. Domains should be for all to weigh in on. It isn?t ICANN or Verisign?s invention that was copyrighted and trademarked to sell, no it?s a digital means that the entire population has buy in on. The domains need better structure and support, leading the rest of the World Wide Web into a great cyber future. Regulating prices and how they are governed is a far better solution that will advantageously impact the Internet for years to come. This unregulated price increase needs to be rethought to reflect the users. Just a user, Angie Drach Grisha219 at gmail.com From karl.horky at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:01:03 2020 From: karl.horky at gmail.com (Karl Horky) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:01:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Upcoming .COM Amendment Message-ID: Hello, I would like to comment that I, along with many other owners of domain names who I know both in Europe and in Canada, oppose this decision to increase the pricing of .COM domain names that would come as a result of your planned amendment. Please do not go forward with this change. Cheers, Karl Horky Founder, Teacher @ UpLeveled (https://upleveled.io) https://twitter.com/karlhorky -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sushant.gargya at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:01:23 2020 From: sushant.gargya at gmail.com (Sushant Gargya) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:01:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Closed door contract with Verisign Message-ID: It is unacceptable for ICANN to sign contracts with Verisign behind closed doors that affect Internet/.COM domain users. It is not in the best interest of the public when decisions are made in private that affect the general public. I humbly request that the vera sign contract details be made public. Also, if ICANN Can provide additional details about the extra $20 million that Verisign will give to ICANN in terms of the purpose of the extra funds and how it will be used by ICANN to improve the infrastructure. Thank you. -- Thanks! -sushant Mobile device/Please excuse brevity. ?The earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is infinite " - G. Flaubert "Balance is sort of a ridiculous concept. It's not like you find balance and you're done. You're always trying to find it. " -B. Larson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erhnsn at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 13:01:37 2020 From: erhnsn at outlook.com (Elon Hansford) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:01:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please refrain from this amendment Message-ID: This deal looks really shady and corrupt, please refrain from this. It will make it more expensive for people with startup ideas like myself to get started. Best regards Elon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kassem_ezz at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:03:43 2020 From: kassem_ezz at hotmail.com (Kassem Ezzeddine) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:03:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Amendment 3 Message-ID: The claim is that money will be spent on enhancing the technology available, that I understand, but isn?t the money coming now enough for doing whatever enhancements and upgrades. Yes I?m sure the big companies won?t mind a price increase, but for the average guy or small business, whom you should be supporting and thinking of first, this is a deal breaker. People and small businesses do take these small fees into consideration when planning an online venture. Don?t be greedy and keep the web more accessible to the masses rather than working to make it less accessible. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From andrej.mohar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 10:24:23 2020 From: andrej.mohar at gmail.com (Andrej Mohar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:24:23 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e42a685.1c69fb81.c8742.00c7@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paul.haughney at googlemail.com Tue Feb 11 13:05:27 2020 From: paul.haughney at googlemail.com (Paul - Gmail) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:05:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <36c7ea11-558c-4cc5-53c5-7af718211651@gmail.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Paul Haughney Ireland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From willjr at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:05:12 2020 From: willjr at gmail.com (William P. C. Jr.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:05:12 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. William C?mara Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at domainhostproxy.com Tue Feb 11 13:05:36 2020 From: mail at domainhostproxy.com (mail at domainhostproxy.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:05:36 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feedback: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <72F01EBF-D73D-4AE3-998A-A48AB60D161F@domainhostproxy.com> Dear ICANN, It?s very short-sighted to raise prices of the .com domains and we strongly disagree with this move. As a customer with so many domains across many registers, we have to strongly agree with NameCheap.com and we support the position NameCheap.com has taken, higher prices affects everyone and especially people that less well off and poor, if anything we say reduce the price of the .com and provide more support and margins for domain registers so that they have room to offer discounts to clients. Higher prices will have a strong and significant impact on the growth of the .com domains and make it less affordable to the end-user. We hope you take this feedback into account especially keeping in mind small business owners and start-ups. Thank you. Sincerely, DHP Team -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From henryagain at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:06:13 2020 From: henryagain at gmail.com (Henry -The Talkshow Host) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:06:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement Message-ID: Thi is not people/customer centric in any way. Please stop this amendment that ultimately leads to an increase in the prices that will be paid by us the customers. Verisign has already made so much money and if they want to be generous with 20million, they can and do not need us the customers to pay for that too. That is just selfish. That is not being generous or thinking about us. It is very greedy and unfair. From varunp at backbase.com Tue Feb 11 13:06:48 2020 From: varunp at backbase.com (Varun Adiyeri Parambath) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:06:48 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on .COM price increase Message-ID: <17B55657-4BF1-4567-A0B5-B0D104925606@backbase.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Do not handover the rights to Verisign. I hope this email is taken into consideration. Varun Amsterdam, Netherlands From ugo.o.ogle at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:06:24 2020 From: ugo.o.ogle at gmail.com (Ugo dF) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:06:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the increase! Message-ID: I read this and I don't think it's fair to increase .com prices so much -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elmars.kehris at finieris.lv Tue Feb 11 13:06:45 2020 From: elmars.kehris at finieris.lv (=?windows-1257?Q?Elm=E2rs_Kehris?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:06:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Wrongdoing with .COM Price Increase Message-ID: Hello! Please, remember consulting or get incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Don?t pretend being the smartest ? this position fails you. Elmars Kehris +371 29141762 elmars.kehris at finieris.lv [LF Logo] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattfitzwater at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:09:32 2020 From: mattfitzwater at gmail.com (Matt Fitzwater) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:09:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am opposed the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: I am a .com registrant. I am strongly opposed the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign a profit driven corporation, plagued with controversy is the only entity that would benefit from the price increase. The current price is already far more than justified. In order for the world (which includes the poor) to be innovative, we need reasonably priced domain registrations. -- Matt Fitzwater -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevenbrown91 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:09:35 2020 From: stevenbrown91 at gmail.com (Steve Brown) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:09:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not approve. Message-ID: Cancel this deal! Keep .com sites cheap and affordable for all! Steven Brown -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christine44770 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 13:10:18 2020 From: christine44770 at yahoo.com (Christine Woryn) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:10:18 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price increase on .COM References: <297020200.1254837.1581426618389.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <297020200.1254837.1581426618389@mail.yahoo.com> Please stop the massive price increases on registered .com domain names!? This increase affects so many of us small businesses.? We don't want to take on increases costs or delegate the cost to customers.? This is harmful to the community of users.? Choose an alternative for your gain. Kind Regads, Christine Woryn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From toddbernhard at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 13:10:13 2020 From: toddbernhard at yahoo.com (Todd Bernhard) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:10:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Seven percent solution? References: Message-ID: Seven percent every year is a lot. It?s more than inflation and in an industry where technology gets CHEAPER every year this comes off as a money grab. Sent from my iPhone From steve at sailing-fast.com Tue Feb 11 13:10:40 2020 From: steve at sailing-fast.com (Stephen Jarman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:10:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: Hello, I find the level of price increases laid out in this amendment to be wildly out of line with reality. Can you justify the need for the increases, or is it just a money-grabbing exercise? Best regards, Stephen Jarman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mendel.konikov at wsj.com Tue Feb 11 13:12:34 2020 From: mendel.konikov at wsj.com (Mendel Konikov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:12:34 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price Changes Message-ID: I'm very disappointed to hear about these price changes. I hope this change will not go into effect. Best, M Sent from my iPhone From avileavitt at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:12:17 2020 From: avileavitt at gmail.com (Avi Leavitt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:12:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain costs Message-ID: Please do not allow Verisign to raise costs of the .com domain registration. Raising prices will stifle innovation and lead to overall less usage of the domain. Thanks, Avi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kclo1663 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:12:45 2020 From: kclo1663 at gmail.com (Lo KC , Shelton- Gmail) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:12:45 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samwathegreat at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:14:04 2020 From: samwathegreat at gmail.com (Sean Campbell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:14:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ammendment Message-ID: I wish to comment regarding your proposed amendment to increase .com prices. I hereby express my disapproval of your secretive, closed-door negotiations to increase our prices. You are being deceptive, accepting a "bribe" from verisign in exchange for increasing prices. Furthermore, you have not disclosed how you plan to use this "bribe money" in order improve the domain system. It is clear that you plan to simply pocket the bribe money, increase our prices, and fill your own pockets. It's disgusting. I strongly urge you to re-consider your planned deceptive, evil, bribed ammendment and leave our .com prices alone. If you need money you can work for it like the rest of it. Thank for considering my comments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sellstuffla at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:14:28 2020 From: sellstuffla at gmail.com (sell stuff) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:14:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why doe this sound like a move only a monopoly could make? Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From alberto at vialimite.com Tue Feb 11 13:15:21 2020 From: alberto at vialimite.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Alberto_Mat=C3=A9?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:15:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3 Message-ID: I want to express my total opposition to this Amendment 3. Although it surely makes a lot of sense ($$$) for those who will benefit with this change, to increase the price on something that doesn't increase its value is simply unfair and unethical, and it should even be officially considered a crime, especially taking into account that we are talking about a global interest, something that matters to billions. Please don't. Thanks, Alberto Mat?.- Holbrook, Massachusetts. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevenrohan9 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:16:02 2020 From: stevenrohan9 at gmail.com (Steven Malip) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:16:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This is unfair ICANN.... Very very bad.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Romero_R_L at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:16:50 2020 From: Romero_R_L at hotmail.com (Lisbet Romero) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:16:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't monopolize the web Message-ID: I recently received an email from my domain host bringing to attention the sudden increase in prices for .COM sites done with little regard to customers who pay to have .COM sites running. Price increases might be fine for companies that receive a lot of income but for small one person hosts, increases can add up quickly. If you consider doing things like this, the least that can be done is to consult the people that will be truly affected by this change and allow them to have a choice/voice in the matter. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eriasudreamstore at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:17:07 2020 From: eriasudreamstore at gmail.com (Dream Store) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:17:07 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont increase .com price Message-ID: Hello as a consumer we are totally against this decision to increase price on .com Who are you to decide that, we refuse to accept this decision thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It is necessary that this discussion and agreement is paused so that representatives from all parties involved are heard. Large price increases in .com domains would impact millions of small and medium companies an thus these changes need to be done as part of a large public discussion. Thanks, Julio Arauz Ohio University jarauz at alumni.pitt.edu 740 249 9240 Athens, OH USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garybrandy at columbus.rr.com Tue Feb 11 13:16:19 2020 From: garybrandy at columbus.rr.com (Brandy & Gary Daniels) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:16:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <001b01d5e0dd$7342ce90$59c86bb0$@columbus.rr.com> I would like to express my strong vote against increasing prices for .COM domains. ICANN should govern in the public interesting and keep domain name prices as low as possible. 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URL: From mauricio at vixedit.com Tue Feb 11 13:17:01 2020 From: mauricio at vixedit.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Mauricio_Bustamante_Jim=C3=A9nez?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:17:01 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Paren_de_forrarse_en?= =?utf-8?b?IGTDs2xhcmVz?= Message-ID: Internet debe ser un lugar libre, debemos pagar los costos de operaci?n, pero no la usura de quienes tienen una posici?n monop?lica. Si quieren m?s dinero, trabajen! y agreguen m?s valor a los usuarios o clientes, como lo hacemos tod at s. Mauricio Bustamante Jim?nez Vixedit Edici?n de video y motion graphics 100% online mauricio at vixedit.com +56962000891 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From friarzen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:18:00 2020 From: friarzen at gmail.com (Friar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:18:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As a non-profit organization, ICANN should NOT be allowing Top Level Domain operators to also be Domain Registrars. This is a clear Conflict of Interest and should never be allowed to occur. As such, the new contract with yearly rate-cap increases should also not be allowed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emilysbs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:18:14 2020 From: emilysbs at gmail.com (emily sbs) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:18:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSB0?= =?utf-8?q?he_price!?= Message-ID: <2007A553-E248-4578-9DC3-009F951998AA@gmail.com> I understand the need to keep p with inflation but I urge you to cap the increases to only 1 or 2% per year to keep up with inflation. Anything more than that is being greedy by a select few people and unfair to the community at large. Don?t be greedy. From musiquecbl at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:17:25 2020 From: musiquecbl at gmail.com (music cbl) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:17:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The price of.com are already too high at each year renewal. You dont need to change these. You will make internet access Just for rich People. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From pwarhola at visa.com Tue Feb 11 13:18:40 2020 From: pwarhola at visa.com (Warhola, Pablo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:18:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Negative response to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5fdec72ff56f41b993c53dd7ba23b6d7@SW550EXP006.visa.com> ICANN, Please consider the millions of .com users who will have less ability to register .com domain names in the future if this proposed amendment 3 is implemented. Why is making the .com TLD more expensive and less accessible to the general public a good thing for anybody other than ICANN? Please keep .com affordable for all. Thank you, Pablo N. Warhola | Systems Analyst CyberSource Settlement and Reporting (SRAS) | Visa, Inc. Phone: 303-389-2865 / 6(750)2865 | Email: pwarhola at visa.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mvandermeer47 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:19:46 2020 From: mvandermeer47 at hotmail.com (Maarten Van der Meer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:19:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] this is not right Message-ID: Hi, you are making terrible abuse of your position. Why would you raise these prices? There is no reason except your own greed. Please consider being fair to the community, because that is what Internet is really about. Regards, Maarten Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mitchellhl77 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:20:08 2020 From: mitchellhl77 at hotmail.com (Heather Mitchell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:20:08 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Hi, Even though prices for .com websites will increase, this does not guarantee that more profit will be made by increasing the price for .com websites. Most websites must rely on email list to gain customers. If a brand has loyal customers, and the bran losses its .com status, the new owners of the website address do not automatically have access to email list that was gathered by the previous user. Also, the new website user does not automatically have access to social media feeds which may be associated with a website that has a popular or well known brand name. These facts may make it more difficult to sell many .com web addressed to new users. Heather Mitchell Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sdjerrell at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:20:17 2020 From: sdjerrell at gmail.com (Susan Jerrell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:20:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am writing to express my displeasure with your proposed agreement affecting .Com users and smaller domain companies. The proposed price increase over the next several years will have a negative impact on many website owners who are mainly people who blog and have other small websites as hobbies. It will also lesson the competition over time which could greatly increase price. I urge this not to happen. S Jerrell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel at friendlyhuman.com Tue Feb 11 13:19:58 2020 From: daniel at friendlyhuman.com (Daniel Roberts) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:19:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Thank You Message-ID: I own a number of domains myself, yet believe current domain prices support mass squatting practices. Any increase in domain prices will support a healthier domain ecosystem for the future. Thank you for beginning this process by allowing for price increases. -- Daniel Roberts CEO // "Admiral of Altruism // Friendly Human M: 404.983.5417 // W: friendlyhuman.com A: 659 Auburn Ave NE, STE 252, Atlanta, GA 30312 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adam.chin at dwarven.holdings Tue Feb 11 13:20:27 2020 From: adam.chin at dwarven.holdings (Adam Chin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:20:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cheaper Domain Names Makes Sense Message-ID: It inspires entrepreneurial activity, takes one less stress point away from small businesses, and allows TLD creativity. Keep domains priced as they are. It's the right move. Adam Chin Creative Collaborator | Business Development Dwarven Holdings, LLC Main: +1 (540) 216-2643 Mobile: +1 (415) 361-9740 adam.chin at dwarven.holdings https://dwarven.holdings/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dholt at newtoncomputing.com Tue Feb 11 13:21:59 2020 From: dholt at newtoncomputing.com (dholt at newtoncomputing.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:21:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Amendment Message-ID: <20200211082156.EEE2.E2E78006@newtoncomputing.com> I would like to register my protest against any changes that will allow for rapid dialing up of domain name costs for small business. It is challenging enough for a us to establish visibility on the tilted playing field created by the internet titans. Why do we have to be further gouged in order to get on that playing field in the first place? Doug Holt small business owner -- Doug Holt <dholt at newtoncomputing.com> Newton Computing Corporation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fabiodcs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:21:01 2020 From: fabiodcs at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?F=C3=A1bio_Dias?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:21:01 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed .COM price increase Message-ID: I am a developer and my work is to help companies to lauch successfull online business. I'm totally against the proposed price increase to .COM domains, it will not help us to make Internet better. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Thank you, F. Dias -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff.micou at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 13:21:19 2020 From: jeff.micou at icloud.com (Jeff Micou) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:21:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <001D1C1D-7760-4D94-AA5F-CBFBE0504D7A@icloud.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Jeffrey Micou Miami, Florida United States Sent from my iPhone From info at oatmealdesign.com Tue Feb 11 13:21:17 2020 From: info at oatmealdesign.com (Wil G. | Oatmeal Design) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:21:17 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price Increase (Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement) Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am strongly opposed to the proposed .com price increase contained within the "Proposed Amendment 3 or the .COM Registry Agreement.". ICANN sets the price for .COM domains. Verisign is the sole-source supplier of .COM domain names at the wholesale level, giving them an effective monopoly. Verisign charges $7.85 per year to register or renew a .COM domain name each year. Verisign?s costs are estimated at between $2.50 to $2.90 per domain name per year. Everything above that is pure profit. Verisign already enjoys one of the highest profit margins of any company in the world. A further price increase is not justified. Yet ICANN staff want Verisign to increase prices on .COM registrants by 7% per year from the current $7.85 to $10.26 after four years. This will impose hundreds of millions of dollars of added expense on .COM registrants ? simply to benefit Verisign. ICANN is supposed to act in the public interest and to be responsive to public comment. Wil G. *Oatmeal Design* (902) 403.4817 P.O. Box 797 Pictou, NS B0K 1H0 *Approvals by email assume you have reviewed your art and are satisfied with the copy and artwork. Oatmeal Simple Graphic Design will not be held responsible for changes or errors on a proof approved by e-mail.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In an era of digital ingenuity, innovation and resourcefulness increasing the cost to the consumer for a .COM domain name will undoubtedly, in time, reduce any value associated with .COM domains. -- *Jack Krubnik* Real Estate Salesperson Keller Williams Neighbourhood Realty 647-774-0809 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From plotkin at ejournalpress.com Tue Feb 11 13:19:18 2020 From: plotkin at ejournalpress.com (Joel Plotkin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:19:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN changes to the contract it has with Verisign Message-ID: <07DC42D5-1D7A-40CD-AD72-314B089939CD@ejournalpress.com> ?Hi, You should NOT allow any price increases in the Verisign contract or in the .com wholesale pricing. You should NOT allow Verisign to be domain name registrar. You should expand the number of TLD .com providers to at least 10 different companies three of which should be nonprofit to force competition and drive down prices. Joel Plotkin From bob at brightcloudstudio.com Tue Feb 11 13:22:09 2020 From: bob at brightcloudstudio.com (Bob Burch) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:22:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: <95C59519-8346-4159-B6D9-57CE665D5DDE@brightcloudstudio.com> Price increases to domain names will have an effect on my business. The great part about the web is that you can do a lot without having to spend a lot of money, just time and learning. I have a many domain names registered for my clients and a price increase will effect my business. I also understand that prices have been the same for a long time. I think a more modest price increase would be better. The web should be remain a place where anyone can learn and build and contribute to make it better. 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URL: From gayze.starr at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:26:22 2020 From: gayze.starr at gmail.com (Gayle N) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:26:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing .com price increases Message-ID: <53949eb2-66b2-e711-67c4-11e987fae858@gmail.com> I am a private citizen opposed to the proposed increases in the cost of .com domains, which would eventually put owning these domains out of reach of many small business and private website owners. --Gayle Nastasi Middleburgh, NY From saxindustries at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:26:18 2020 From: saxindustries at gmail.com (John Regan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:26:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't allow Verisign to increase prices indefinitely Message-ID: My favorite feature of the internet is that it levels the playing field. Once online, a single person can create a web presence that rivals even the biggest corporation's web presence, and for fairly cheaply. This presents all kinds of opportunities for people - with enough effort, a person can get onto the internet and build something interesting. A crucial part of this is having a memorable domain name, and the .com domain is easily the most popular and easy to remember. Allowing this new price-increase plan will shut out entrepreneurs. A lot of the newer generic gTLDs are prohibitively expensive, shutting out people who may not have a lot of money but have a great idea. Having a .com domain to point to is crucial for anybody starting a new business venture. Please keep the .com domain inexpensive, and don't allow Verisign to shut out new businesses. -John Regan Jr From borskaegel at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:26:04 2020 From: borskaegel at gmail.com (Kevin Gardner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:26:04 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep the .com registrar as it is Message-ID: My name is Kevin Gardner. As an owner of over 10 .com domains, I am petitioning that the board *not* assign permissions to oversee .com domains to Verisign. Thank you, -- ~ Kevin G. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arcaraz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:27:42 2020 From: arcaraz at gmail.com (Ricardo Arcaraz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:27:42 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No se pasen de reata Message-ID: No se pasen de reata incrementando el precio de los .com en un 70% no es justo !!! -- Ricardo Arcaraz www.arcaraz.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From worktowardsthedream at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:27:25 2020 From: worktowardsthedream at protonmail.com (Work Towards the Dream) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:27:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment No. 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement (Amendment 3) Message-ID: Good Morning, How are you all today? I hope you're doing well! I'm emailing because of proposed amendment No. 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement (Amendment 3). As you all know, the ".com" domain makes up about 70%+ of all domain names. If what is proposed is true, and .com domain prices increase, then this would mean an approximate 70% increase in cost to these domains over the course of these agreements. These changes will have a significant impact on the Internet for years to come! Not only will it effect small businesses and entrepreneurs, but it could also deter any one from wanting to start a business, or getting their idea off of the ground, in the first place. Please don't let this happen! The American dream is to start a business and to make it! So please do your part in making sure that it will be more affordable for individuals who do not have the means to do so, to be able to live the American dream! To make .com domains more affordable! Thanks for your time! ? AK Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jitinkumar11 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:27:43 2020 From: jitinkumar11 at gmail.com (Jitin Kumar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:27:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase of .com Domain Cost Message-ID: Hello, This proposal of increasing the domain name cost is not ideal for most of the registrars (including me) as the gradual price hike already made it costly in last few years. Now, increasing the cost in 8 out of 10 years is not acceptable. It will force users to think twice before paying that much price. Ideally a gradual increase can be done in 2 to 3 years, but regular increase does not make any sense. My appeal is to not to disturb the current price structure. Regards, Jitin [Jitin Kumar - Chat @ Spike](https://spikenow.com/r/a/?ref=spike-organic-signature&_ts=disf9) [disf9] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eric at douglaspc.com Tue Feb 11 13:28:05 2020 From: eric at douglaspc.com (Eric Douglas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:28:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed to amendment Message-ID: <5e42abe9.1c69fb81.14f69.8306@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From qaisarkhans at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 13:28:30 2020 From: qaisarkhans at yahoo.com (Qaisar Khan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:28:30 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The internet is a place of good References: Message-ID: I just heard about the secret contract ICANN has with verisign behind closed doors whereby verisign is going to support your initiatives but no one knows what those initiatives are. I as a internet user who owns multiple .com domains on my clients behalf will be impacted by the increase in price. I would happily support your initiatives provided that their long term outcome is worth the high price. However, finding myself in circumstances where I don't know what those initiatives are, I am highly sceptical of that. Therefore, I hereby leave a comment against such increase in prices and I will never opt for secret initiatives or closed door contracts where the opinion of the majority is ignored. Regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From njishant6666 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:28:53 2020 From: njishant6666 at gmail.com (Nishant Jha) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:58:53 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please don't increase the price of .com domains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From darcatron at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:29:36 2020 From: darcatron at gmail.com (Mathurshan V) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:29:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: "ICANN is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation." Allowing Verisign to increase the price of .COM domains is not for the benefit of the public. This is clearly a deal to help only ICANN. Be better. -- Mathurshan Vimalesvaran *(he, him, his)* *Software Engineer* m: (847) 445-6365 w: matush.me e: darcatron at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From web at blazinghoops.com Tue Feb 11 13:29:36 2020 From: web at blazinghoops.com (Chris Brown) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:29:36 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Chris Brown Madison, Wisconsin United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jr at overheadbridge.com Tue Feb 11 12:26:44 2020 From: jr at overheadbridge.com (jr at overheadbridge.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:26:44 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose Message-ID: <009201d5e0d6$875f71a0$961e54e0$@overheadbridge.com> This change will force many "mom and pop" .com domain holders to abandon their domains. I for one will lapse several that I keep for personal reasons, however this increase will outweigh the reasons for keeping. Jessie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From henwin at henrywinokur.com Tue Feb 11 13:29:40 2020 From: henwin at henrywinokur.com (Henry S. Winokur) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:29:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Message-ID: <000001d5e0df$50dc6e90$f2954bb0$@henrywinokur.com> I'm a stake-holder as a registered .com site-owner, so I would like my small say in what you charge for my site, which is personal and makes no money. I can, sort of, understand the need to raise rates at times. But how much do you need to make? Everyone wants to be on the 'net. I can't therefore, understand how you folks aren't making enough money under the current rules? I'm against your proposal. It basically says "screw you" to all of your millions of users. But then that's what big business is all about, isn't it? Seeing how much money they can make and everyone else can be damned. Henry S. Winokur One of the little non-profits of the world.. www.henrywinokur.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From service at firststoptech.com Tue Feb 11 13:29:43 2020 From: service at firststoptech.com (First Stop Tech) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:29:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I've been informed that ICANN is slated to accept $20 million additional dollars from Versign to continue service registrations. This could lead to 70% higher fees and such potential for mass expense to teh public requires disclosure of the purpose of the additional funding. Absent such explanations, it may be necessary to pursue regulation through the FTC, FCC or other authorities to ensure that public access to what amounts to public space is not exploited without oversight. Until now, this has been deemed unnecessary, but the most recent change proposal opens possibilities to consumer exploitation and restriction of trade. This will not be well received among honest governance bodies and may lead to unwelcome administrative costs to Verisgn, ICANN, and vendors increasing expenses that benefit no one at all. These costs should not be weighed positively against the current system, so I implore Verisign and ICANN to tighten the parameters of the contract to head off potential misuse and looking to domain registrations as a lucrative source of profit. The backlash will be fierce. The internet is a place where bad press can be abundant and swift. Mark Twain was quoted, " Never pick a fight with a man who buys ink by the barrel and paper by the ton.? It seems yet wiser not to pick fights with people who wield pixels that are magnitudes cheaper yet. For every domain registered there is a webmaster with ICANN fees as an expense. It is as if every domain can pick up a phone to a Congressman. --Bill Jacobs First Stop Tech Corporate Web Site Development Vendor (and computer repair) On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 4:09 PM Namecheap wrote: > We have important information to share with you that will affect the price > of your .COM domains. > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > View in browser > > [image: Namecheap] > > Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases > > Hi there! > > We have important information to share with you that will affect the price > of your .COM domains. > > What's happening? > > Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced > significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate > the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). > > ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating > feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a > history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring > unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight > against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a > whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM > domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. > > What does this change mean? > > Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. > According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the > wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the > next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. > > This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than > 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract > also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, > ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for > everybody. > > Why is ICANN doing this? > > Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an > additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain > name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the > money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain > infrastructure. > > So, what can you do to help? > > These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to > come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If > you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel > about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period > > is open until February 14, 2020.* > > You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form > > . > Find Out More > > > 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA > > Copyright ? 2020 Namecheap.com > > [image: ICANN] > > We are an ICANN accredited registrar. > > Serving customers since 2001. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jlm939 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:31:11 2020 From: jlm939 at hotmail.com (Justin M) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:31:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign .com contract and price increases Message-ID: I am appalled that Verisign may be granted the ability to dramatically increase .com registration/renewal prices as part of its new ICANN contract. This TLD is simply too important and affects too many people to bear such increases. I registered my first domain ? a .com domain, of course ? when the web was still new, over 25 years ago. Many other people, including moms and working-class individuals, have registered their own domains over that time period. The .com TLD is part of our collective heritage, one that should not be saddled with these onerous and unwarranted price increases. Please remove these price increase provisions from the ICANN contract. Sincerely, Justin Mayer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stephen.bakercv at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:31:30 2020 From: stephen.bakercv at gmail.com (Stephen Baker) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:31:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Com Amendment Message-ID: To whom it may concern, The technology that underpins the WWW has been given to us for free by its inventor. Your actions are undermining this by over charging for it's most recognisable domain. Your business would not exist if this approach were taken by the people who deserve the winfall that you will recieve should you take this perfidious action. Kind Regards, Stephen Baker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicole at nichepressworks.com Tue Feb 11 13:31:09 2020 From: nicole at nichepressworks.com (Nicole Gebhardt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:31:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small business - .com Message-ID: Small business is the backbone of the US economy...and a competitive edge for us globally. I urge you to work diligently to keep costs low for .COM domain purchases and renewals to support small businesses like mine. Thanks, - Nicole [image: photo] *Nicole Gebhardt* CEO Niche Pressworks, Marketing Strategist (765) 427-2130 Skype: nicolegebhardt2 <#> | http://NichePressworks.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shiner357hero at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:31:35 2020 From: shiner357hero at gmail.com (Jae Caldwell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:31:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Hikes On Domain Names Message-ID: Please don't price hike the cost of a domain name. I'm an entrepreneur, and if the prices get jacked up that's gonna out a nail in how well I can do my job. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From forsdick at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 13:31:50 2020 From: forsdick at icloud.com (Harry Forsdick) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:31:50 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raise is prices for .COM domains Message-ID: <03F76A78-5C2E-42D4-941A-D0DCC38415DB@icloud.com> I don?t understand why, when the size of the Internet continues to grow, and the number of .COM grows similarly grows, the price of these domains should increase. Shouldn?t it decrease as volume increases? Is this monopoly pricing??? ? Harry Forsdick Sent from my iPhone From sanandrea8080 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:33:02 2020 From: sanandrea8080 at gmail.com (Andi Palo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:33:02 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <5B1B87F6-D874-48A7-B323-90582C65EAAD@gmail.com> This increase in the price is not fair for non commercial private entities. Sent from my iPhone From skylarbowker at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:33:20 2020 From: skylarbowker at gmail.com (Bowker, Skylar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:33:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fwd: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This is ridiculous - stop trying to gouge people. Taking money in order to let third parties leach off is pure corruption. This is rent-seeking behavior, plain and simple Learn to work within your budget. If you're not able to do that, quit and move on to another job. Someone else who is competent will take your place. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Namecheap Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 2:17 PM Subject: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases To: Skylar Bowker We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? View in browser [image: Namecheap] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020.* You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form . Find Out More 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA Copyright ? 2020 Namecheap.com [image: ICANN] We are an ICANN accredited registrar. Serving customers since 2001. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From travislacoss at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 13:34:25 2020 From: travislacoss at yahoo.com (Travis LaCoss) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:34:25 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 References: <5DCDB9D6-D1D7-4F78-AA00-6B657ECD38A0.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5DCDB9D6-D1D7-4F78-AA00-6B657ECD38A0@yahoo.com> This amendment is a money grab! How dare you propose this, if you decide to do this there will be massive lawsuits filed against you. Travis From khanjahanzaib27 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 13:35:24 2020 From: khanjahanzaib27 at yahoo.com (jahanzaib khan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:35:24 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Very Disappointed with the decisions of increasing the prices of .com domain prices, please keep it the same, we don?t want to see the increased prices of dot com domain prices. Regards. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dewald.dj at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:35:29 2020 From: dewald.dj at hotmail.com (Dewald de Jager) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:35:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am opposed to the proposed amendment. It benefits VeriSign and ICANN more than the greater public and the World Wide Web should be a matter of the public. Kind Regards, Dewald de Jager -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chpeterson at comcast.net Tue Feb 11 13:35:46 2020 From: chpeterson at comcast.net (chpeterson at comcast.net) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:35:46 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please do not raise the prices of .COM domains! Many people that use them are small businesses that are just trying to participate on a level playing field. They don't have the money big business do like Coca Cola or Home Depot. We already have plenty of stuff against us like the astronomical expense of shorter domains or acronyms of our business name. If we can't afford to own .COM's and reap the benefits TLD's enjoy in search results then that's just one more nail in the coffin of the little guy. We are also begging you to not allow Verisign operate as a registrar. Please continue to be one of the last forces in place that protect the little guy. These proposed changes are measures that just continue to chip away at the ability of anyone but the elite to participate. PLEASE leave .COM's pricing alone! Chris Peterson Bryant, AR USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From martin.damaske at patrimo.de Mon Feb 10 22:58:27 2020 From: martin.damaske at patrimo.de (Martin Damaske) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:58:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] verisign deal Message-ID: Stop this - it is outreagous Martin Damaske Patrimo & Comp GmbH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eyalec at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:38:18 2020 From: eyalec at hotmail.com (eyal e) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:38:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, This is outrageous! Please think of all those who own a .COM Domain, that are trapped in your agreement. Had I known about this possibility o would not have purchased .COM domain. Regards Eyal A concerning citizen. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From crazydevila at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:38:34 2020 From: crazydevila at gmail.com (Peter Georgiev) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:38:34 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Price Increase is NOT the Right Decision! Message-ID: Many small companies, organizations or individuals will suffer seriously from this price increase. Such an important decision must be widely discussed and agreed with the internet community and the domain name registrars. I hope that ICANN is a rational company and it will make the right decision for the most internet users! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edgardoceballos at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:40:02 2020 From: edgardoceballos at gmail.com (Edgardo Ceballos) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:40:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Non.COM price increase Message-ID: Affordable access to domain names is a key element of the democratizaci?n of the technology. Generating a price increase here will affect many startups. Please don?t. Bad idea Best, Edgardo Ceballos Sent from my iPhone From scott.geiger at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:39:32 2020 From: scott.geiger at gmail.com (Scott Geiger) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:39:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to Amendment 3 Message-ID: I recently learned about a proposed Amendment 3 that would significantly impact .COM domains. I am writing to voice my *opposition* to the proposal. First, a proposed increase of 7% each of 8 out of 10 years is over and above the rate of inflation and completely unreasonable. If a price increase is necessary it should be tied to the inflation rate; a more rational and reasonable increase. Furthermore, ICANN and/or Verisign should provide a justification for the need to increase prices. Second, the report that ICANN will receive a $20 million payment from Verisign is concerning. There has been no explanation of why this payment is being made (sounds a lot like a bribe) or how the additional revenue will be used by ICANN. ICANN is mandated to operate "in the public interest"; this seems only to be in the interest of ICANN and Verisign. Third, allowing Verisign to act as a domain registrar is a conflict of interest since they are an operator of a TLD. Verisign should either be an operator or a registrar. To allow the company to function in both sectors sets up the significant possibility of abuse of power and the potential for a monopoly or near monopoly. This is counter to the mandate of ICANN to govern the domain name system "in the public interest". I urge ICANN to put "the public interest" first and reject this proposal. Scott Geiger -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From webmaster at contenti.com Tue Feb 11 13:40:56 2020 From: webmaster at contenti.com (webmaster) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:40:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] backroom dealing Message-ID: Your organization should be ashamed of itself for making backroom deals with Verizon. Giving them the go-ahead to increase pricing on .com TLD's in exchange for money invested in ICANN is reprehensible. As a web developer whose clients will be negatively impacted by your agreement, I am appalled. You should be focused on serving the end-user, not on the profits of a huge corporation. Shame on you! Peter Nassoit From hachimihamza at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 13:41:16 2020 From: hachimihamza at outlook.com (Hamza Hachimi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:41:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with this proposal Message-ID: Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From whataboutmychimney at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:41:18 2020 From: whataboutmychimney at gmail.com (David Taylor) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:41:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e42af00.1c69fb81.607f.b3fb@mx.google.com> As a business owner, I understand that it is important to be able to stay in business and charge a reasonable rate for the services that we offer. While I can understand raising rates, the amount the rate rises is my concern. It has been stated that you?ll be able to raise rates as much as 70%. Now, if I was going to be getting SOMETHING for that extra 70% then maybe, but that?s not the case here. Are we getting upgraded services, better security, stronger infrastructure, anything? I sincerely doubt it. If I was to increase my costs by 70% to my customers, I?d be out of business pretty quickly. I hope the same occurs for you if you decided to move forward with this. Also, I hope someone runs your greedy ass over and then backs up and runs you over again, and then does it 70 more times. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dalindsey at sbgtv.com Tue Feb 11 13:41:22 2020 From: dalindsey at sbgtv.com (Auriette Lindsey) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:41:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: I'm very concerned that proposed amendment 3 includes language that could lead to sharp price increases for domain registration. My husband and I both own the .com domains for our names. I would hate to see the cost of keeping those names rise beyond our ability to pay. We are not all corporations or investors (squatters). Some domain owners are ordinary people who don't deserve to be priced out of a website. Thank you, Auriette Lindsey Pensacola, Fla. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paul at cheesecakeenergy.com Tue Feb 11 12:49:17 2020 From: paul at cheesecakeenergy.com (Paul Codd) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:49:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dotcom price increases Message-ID: <081483D4-5431-4680-ADE4-79E92FE37CD2@cheesecakeenergy.com> Dear ICANN, As an entrepreneur and owner of several .com domains I was very disappointed to hear that ICANN has secretly agreed to a contract change which could see prices rising by as much as 70% over the next decade. This will stifle the earliest and rawest kind of start-up innovation which has made the internet the dynamic and vibrant place it is today. By placing barriers to poorer and disadvantaged people from staking claim to the domain names they feel represent their new idea or start-up business is not in anybody?s long term interests, including ICANN?s. Furthermore the lack of transparency regarding what the proceeds of any funds from Verisign will be used for is deeply worrying and smacks of poor integrity or outright corruption. Thanks, Paul Codd -- Paul Codd Co-founder, Commercial Director Cheesecake Energy +44 (0)7719 222 192 | www.cheesecakeenergy.com Cheesecake Energy Ltd is registered in England and Wales. Company number 10317962. Registered address: Ingenuity Centre, Triumph Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 2TU. VAT number 329047793. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Lowryder_ch at msn.com Tue Feb 11 13:42:57 2020 From: Lowryder_ch at msn.com (Pascal K) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:42:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I?m against the proposed "Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement" Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure From thecoloryes at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:43:12 2020 From: thecoloryes at gmail.com (Lucy Unger) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:43:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, It was recently brought to my attention that Amendment 3 is being proposed. On a close reading of this amendment, I am truly alarmed. While I understand that ICANN and VeriSign are coming together expressly to address security threats and the resiliency of DNS, none of the information provided to the public has reassured me that ICANN will appropriately spend the $4,000,000 annual payments from VeriSign. Furthermore, the allowances for price increases for .COM Registry Services set a dangerous precedent. While it is true that the price increase is capped annually, the maximum "cap" for the period covered by this amendment -- that is to say, while ICANN is still receiving its payments from VeriSign -- is a whopping 30%. As an independent artist who uses a custom domain to manage my brand, a 30% increase in costs across the board would put me out of business. Additionally, since this amendment explicitly *allows* a price increase past the stated $10.26 "cap" as early as 2027, which conveniently coincides with the end of ICANN's receiving payments from VeriSign, I am extremely worried about the effect this price increase will have on small business owners such as myself who rely on .COM Registry Services as a core part of our marketing. As such, I strongly reject the amendment as proposed, which includes no protections for consumers such as myself and clearly targets the support large corporations for whom the $2.41 difference in the cost of .COM Registry Services is negligible. Thank you, Lucia Unger -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Smith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:41:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop ICANN .com price increases Message-ID: <0D020F86-ADBD-46AB-876A-BAE94F6F032E@elfdata.com> Hi... I don't believe that there is a good reason to be increasing the .com prices, other than corporate greed. In fact I know there isn't. Also, these sort of deals work against the spirit of the Internet, which originally was about openness... a time when prices of domains was very much cheaper and technical specifications for everything were open. Now we have secret deals made affecting everyone, done behind closed doors. How did that happen? From swingfit4life at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 13:47:03 2020 From: swingfit4life at outlook.com (Dee Price) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:47:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: The behind closed doors deal that has apparently been made is unfair, which I?m sure is the reason that it was made behind closed doors. Unfortunately, my understand of this will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices are now able to grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. I?m sure that unknown to the little ones like us this contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. With the way that people are realizing that the regular 9 to 5 system that is in place is crumbling around their feet, there is already an avalance of people looking to purchase .COM domains. I believe it is unfair for this amendment to be put into place especially at such a high cost to the public. Shame on those who have done this! I?m asking to please reconsider that decision. Respectfully, Darnell Price Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jerickgutierrez1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:47:22 2020 From: jerickgutierrez1 at gmail.com (Jerick Gutierrez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:47:22 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The way I think about internet Message-ID: At first, I thought the internet and all organizations behind it, like ietf and ICANN are the most inspiring organization in the world. They just made things possible with the internet community always involved. Community has huge input in every decisions made. I thought internet can be compared to how inspiring International Space Station was made. If this. Com registry pursues, it might change the way I look at it. Or maybe other people too. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From genewiser at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:47:42 2020 From: genewiser at gmail.com (Gene Madison) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:47:42 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the.COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e42b07f.1c69fb81.74ccc.b94b@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oberlee at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:47:24 2020 From: oberlee at gmail.com (Kendra Oberhauser) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:47:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I?m the owner of a few .com domain names, and I am very much against the proposed price increase. I am not a big business; I have a few small business that make me a nice supplementary amount each year, and even as it is, the domain prices are difficult sometimes. My income isn't stable because of my profession, so keeping an online presence for my side businesses is absolutely key. Please support small and growing businesses by halting this crazy price inflation of 70% over time. Thank you for your time, Kendra -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dmenfield at mac.com Tue Feb 11 13:47:54 2020 From: dmenfield at mac.com (D. Michael Enfield) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:47:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Outrageous Message-ID: Your deal with Verisign is outrageous. I am directing my Congressman to initiate an inquiry. D. Michael Enfield 526 Westgate Drive Napa, CA 94558 415-341-5880 Tel 810-561-6240 Fax -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From duguet at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:48:13 2020 From: duguet at gmail.com (Cristian) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:48:13 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose to the 3rd .COM ammendment proposal Message-ID: I find it unfair that the .COM property prices increase. This will lead to an even more unequal internet, where domain inflation will push content creation of individuals out an ever more centralized internet. -- Cristian E. Duguet -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jburrill19 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:47:57 2020 From: jburrill19 at gmail.com (Joe Burrill) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:47:57 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't go ahead please!! Message-ID: *This amendment is a bad idea, Increasing prices of .coms by 70% over 10 years is a joke and is clearly a money grab. Don't go ahead!* I agree with all of the points Namecheap have highlighted in their article: There are four main concerns with ICANN?s decision: 1. Price Increases Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 ? and the sky is the limit. It is not clear how much of these price increases registrars will pass along to consumers, but it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants. The contract does allow for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations, so it is possible prices could increase more than anticipated. 2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. 3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign?s registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices. 4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org, over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. Cheers Joe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anthonyvcodispoti at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:48:47 2020 From: anthonyvcodispoti at gmail.com (Anthony Codispoti) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:48:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop raising rates Message-ID: This is a cash grab at the expense of EVERYONE who uses the internet. Your costs aren?t increasing that much. So please stop making the Internet more expensive for everyone else to use. Think about all of the small businesses, and independent contractors. Every extra dollar in your pocket comes out of someone else?s pocket who is struggling to make ends meet. __________________ Anthony V. Codispoti -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nlederer at dyndrite.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:11 2020 From: nlederer at dyndrite.com (Nicholas Lederer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:08:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, I find it hard to believe that wholesale domain name need to increase. Why is Verisign demanding the ability to increase prices on wholesale domain names? The proposed rate of 7% per year is excessive. -- Nicholas Lederer CIO, Dyndrite Corporation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A common man, who is using .com domain names to share his knowledge with world & to help people. Most of the world & people are not that rich who can afford such prices already. Barely, they can pay the prices are now. But if you guys increase the prices. It will be impossible to be online with legal & right names. It will be tough for us to help people & make difference in lives. Hope you guys understand our problems, & Stop this increase in price. Regards, EasyHacksForYou.com Zubair Ashraf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brittmarie.norris at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 13:49:02 2020 From: brittmarie.norris at yahoo.com (Brittany Norris) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:49:02 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .COMs Accessible and Affordable References: <1113713460.1505474.1581428942030.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1113713460.1505474.1581428942030@mail.yahoo.com> Please keep .Com's affordable and accessible. The steps you're taking limit creativity and participation on the internet. Not to mention it seems like y'all did this below radar. Not cool. --- Brittany Norris Graphic Designer & Digital Director -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevinwilson1661 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:48:42 2020 From: kevinwilson1661 at gmail.com (Kevin Wilson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:48:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increase Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kevin Wilson Toronto, ON, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From j.a.ebbers at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:50:00 2020 From: j.a.ebbers at gmail.com (Johnathan Ebbers) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:50:00 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com rates Message-ID: Hello, I'm writing to you today to express my dissatisfaction with the recent proposed changes to .com rates in the coming years in exchange for funds from Verisign. I think that this will only serve to further social inequities. I do believe that widespread perceptions are more "sticky" than prices, and as much as it is tempting to believe that hiking the prices of .com domains up to nearly double will simply and solely result in them becoming half as popular and desirable, I do not believe this to be the case. Most ppl are unaware of how much domain names cost, they are unaware of how these prices are determined, and they do not know that the most popular TLD is owned by Verisign. So, I think ppl will continue to view websites with a .com domain with higher legitimacy and yet, it will become a larger barrier to entry for new upstarts and, for the vast majority of domain possessors, represents another way in which wealth is transferred from those who have less of it to those who have much of it. I strongly discourage you from moving forward with this "deal," and I hope that you ultimately choose to serve the public interest. ICANN has continued as a largely unregulated and unmonitored body for quite some time, but there's no reason that could not change in the future ? Johnathan Ebbers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bubencode at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:50:13 2020 From: bubencode at gmail.com (Buben Code) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:50:13 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. *Buben Code* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lt79107 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 13:50:42 2020 From: lt79107 at yahoo.com (Luis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:50:42 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Increase Domain Prices References: Message-ID: Hello, I own a small business and have purchased several domains over the years. I would like to voice my opinion on increasing prices for domains. Please do not increase prices. Domains are expensive enough already as it is and increasing prices would deter people from starting businesses and or Avoiding avoiding having an online presence. Thank you for Reading this email. Luis Talamantes From liljdw at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:50:48 2020 From: liljdw at hotmail.com (Jessica Warren) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:50:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: I do not support this change. This is another example of big business making things harder for the average American working people. This makes owning and operating a small business even harder. America is supposed to be the land of dreams, but it is becoming harder each year to become an entrepreneur. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roballegretti at zudy.com Tue Feb 11 13:51:12 2020 From: roballegretti at zudy.com (Rob Allegretti) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:51:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding ICANN Treatment of .COM Domains Message-ID: Please do not amend the .COM Registry Agreement as planned. The changes proposed are not a fair and equitable treatment of new and existing .COM domain owners, and appears without more explanation to be an abuse of ICANN's position in the domain name registry market. Increasing prices to increase profits with no driving increase in cost or expense on ICANN's part is little more than abusing a monopoly over an international commodity. ICANN should operate as a non-partisan, non-profit organization aiming to regulate domain naming with as much transparency and accountability to those it is providing services to as possible. Arbitrary and profit-seeking price hikes for ANY top-level domain should not be permitted, and doing so should result in ICANN's loss of the ability to manage commodity TLDs. 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URL: From alvin at dnstrategies.com Tue Feb 11 13:51:42 2020 From: alvin at dnstrategies.com (Alvin Brown) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:51:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I wholeheartedly don't believe in .COM price adjustments based on the following grounds/reasonings: * I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). * I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. * No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. * The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. * Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. * ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Regards, Alvin Brown Domain Strategist and Investor P: 512-814-9177 DN Strategies, LLC | Your Trusted Domain Name Acquisition and Divestiture Firm DNStrategies.com | KickstartCommerce.com | DNAdverts.com | DNCloser.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tdhickerson at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:52:43 2020 From: tdhickerson at gmail.com (TD Hickerson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:52:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not do this deal, do not raise prices Message-ID: <6C3A9ECD-4908-4861-9CA7-822696EDC9F6@gmail.com> It seems that you are materially benefitting and raising prices to satisfy your vendor Verisign. Prices don?t have to keep going up for everything. I am opposed to this deal and this increase. From mannyxg at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:52:46 2020 From: mannyxg at gmail.com (Manuel Granados) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:52:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN must serve as our non-profit guardian...please don't do this Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. What is the purpose of having ICANN AT LARGE when public interests are not considered in the decision making? Manuel Granados 904-610-1567 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From keithkeffer at rcn.com Tue Feb 11 13:53:28 2020 From: keithkeffer at rcn.com (Keith Keffer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:53:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <61196e60-e880-3809-04fa-91149e15a988@rcn.com> Hi, The url that we associate with our online presence, whether it is a personal website or a business website, represents a significant investment of time and money to develop brand recognition.? In many ways it is like a phone number on steroids. While we expect there to be costs increases over time as services change, these changes should be controlled and modest, justified by an increase in expenses incurred by the service provider. The proposed changes to allow Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, does not seem to be supported by an increase in expenses, but by a desire for a corporation to take advantage of the fact that many people and business are locked into a specific domain name as it represent their online identity.? The fact that ICANN will receive an additional $20 million as a result of this deal which was done in secret does not help the situation.? All appearances are both groups plan to take advantage of the users in their market. It's not as if we have an alternate vendor we can go to. I hope that you reconsider the changes that you are making until such time as full justification and transparency can be provided to support the need for such a change. Thank you, Keith Keffer From mmmthings55 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:54:20 2020 From: mmmthings55 at gmail.com (L. Stewart) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:54:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do what you can to keep .com price low Message-ID: <5e42b20e.1c69fb81.503a4.a34a@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roland at greentree.systems Tue Feb 11 13:53:34 2020 From: roland at greentree.systems (Roland Giesler) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:53:34 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prices must go down, not up! Message-ID: Volumes of domain sales are up, services benefit hugely from economies of scale, yet somehow you think it's ok to increase prices and quite dramatically so. Well, it's not ok! Firstly, since you are running a de-facto monopoly for .com domains, you must be fully transparent in all you actions. There is no tolerance for underhanded secret deals, so man up and share all the details. Secondly, because domain users are pretty much bound by the addresses they use, it is imperative that you show respect and do not engage in abuse of your clients' situation. No one is denying you an income, but becoming greedy will be the downfall of any organisation that engages in such practice. I urge you to reconsider your course of action and am looking forward to you feedback. thank you Roland Giesler -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skylerdillman at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:54:43 2020 From: skylerdillman at gmail.com (Skyler D) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:54:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Horrible Decision Message-ID: The recent changes to your Verisign contract without any feedback is a sad state of affairs. Allowing wholesale price increases in 8 out of 10 years is way too aggressive. This will hurt small business's such as myself as one more overhead cost that will impede risk and growth. If new ideas cost hundreds of dollars more just to set up the middle class will be squeezed out of the online marketplace. This is a bad idea and should be re-examined with actual input from users. Also whoever is involved with the Verisign deal should be examined as this feels and appears like bribery considering Verisign has paid ICANN 20million over 5 years with no clarity on why or how these funds will be spent... The internet started as an idea to bring people together, everything has a cost and it must be paid. But shady backroom deals for profit will work against your organization and the very people that the internet was intended for. Skyler Dillman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carnoffp at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:55:02 2020 From: carnoffp at gmail.com (Prodero Arnoff Claudia) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:55:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] increase to purchase and maintained .com names? Message-ID: To whom it may concern, As the owner of a small business, we watch our every single penny, even a small increase in order to maintain ours.COM over the period of a few years it will be harmful to our business. Furthermore, how would this increase benefit us? where would the extra cash go? Shouldn't we have a say? I'm happy to discuss further. -Claudia Arnoff Owner of Ceramica Paint Studio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at insana.net Tue Feb 11 13:55:02 2020 From: info at insana.net (Dr Giuseppe Insana) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:55:02 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Giuseppe Insana Schio, Vicenza, Italy From thomaswilkinson789 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:56:54 2020 From: thomaswilkinson789 at gmail.com (Thomas Wilkinson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:56:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verasign contract Message-ID: This is unacceptable. We all know that .com's should remain the same affordable price. You are hurting the internet by making this deal. You are hurting individual freedom with this deal from the boring blogger to the small business owners. Where is this $20 million dollars going to go exactly? I can guarantee it's not going to be put back into the public domain like it belongs. If you go through with this deal your hurting the very people that built your success. Not a very smart business move if you ask me. I oppose this deal as do many others. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tom at willglen.com Tue Feb 11 13:57:31 2020 From: tom at willglen.com (Tom Thackrey) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:57:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases and Verisign role change Message-ID: <883f4f21-e935-4000-992b-540a93dc6ccb@www.fastmail.com> I read about the proposed changes to the .COM fees and allowing Verisign to act as a domain registrar. I object to the magnitude of the fee increase. I register about 70 domain names, most of which are .COM. 7%/year for the wholesale price is way too high. Given the current rate of inflation, I suggest 1% is more reasonable. The end-user price will be even higher. It may be trivial if you only register 1 or 2 domain names, but for those of use who have a large number of domain names, the increase in cost will be significant. Allowing Verisign to compete with other domain registrars is unfair on the face of it. Verisign should not be the operator of the .COM TLD and a registrar. Regards, Tom Thackrey Willow Glen Productions (408) 623-8829 -- Tom Thackrey tom at willglen.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sangmin86 at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 14:04:09 2020 From: sangmin86 at icloud.com (Sang Min Sin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:04:09 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not agreed with the .com price increase. Message-ID: for me its already hard to maintain my domains with the current fee of domain renewals. i am an investor on domain names and websites administrator. Am not an big player, indeed, a small one. totally disagree with the price increase of .com From hudsnlink at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:58:25 2020 From: hudsnlink at gmail.com (D Hudson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:58:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Some_price_increase_?= =?utf-8?q?is_reasonable=E2=80=A6?= Message-ID: Good morning, I?m writing in opposition to the "Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement.? I understand the need to adjust one?s pricing from timer to time. It is not only reasonable, but expected. I also appreciate that an argument could be made that current prices have not kept up with costs or inflation. However, the potential increases outlined in this new agreement far exceed any semblance of reasonable increases. I know the temptation is always to ?get what the market will bear? and raise prices as much as possible. That said, internet domains are not like regular, consumer products and services. While they may not be the kind of public good one first thinks of, I would argue that they are and I believe most of the internet would agree. As an entrepreneur I have a vested interest in this price increase and am opposed to it as outlined in Amendment 3. While I am not against price changes in general, I know a bad deal when I see one. - David Hudson From andy at ajdesignco.com Tue Feb 11 13:58:21 2020 From: andy at ajdesignco.com (Andy Johnston) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:58:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <170348b2d88.12424230e200215.6460599039123899000@ajdesignco.com> Good day, As a marketing professional, I believe there is great value in having a short, memorable, brand-consistent .com domain name. However, search engines are focusing more and more on content and user intent. These days, it seems that the "address bar" is becoming something understood by only the techno-elite. That's not an understatement. Most people have no idea what a URL is or where they should enter it to go to a specific location. Why does this matter to the question at hand? As much as I value the .com, it's a mere detail. It has to be priced as such. If the rates for .com go up significantly, the market will respond and abandon it in favor of other TLDs that don't cost as much. I urge you to keep .com cost competitive and therefore relevant. Thank you for considering my opinion. Warm regards, -- Andy Johnston, Designer AJ Design and Marketing, LLC email:?mailto:andy at ajdesignco.com phone: (864) 554-5061 Please note: I am in the habit of checking my email twice a day so I can provide excellent service and so I can be present with my family. If you have an urgent need where a 24-hour response horizon is not satisfactory, please call or text. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mwauzomakimwaa at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 13:59:47 2020 From: mwauzomakimwaa at icloud.com (Mohammed ALSRRAF) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:59:47 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Rises Message-ID: Hi My name is Mohammed I?m a web design and an architecture student trying my best to evolve in life and hopping that everything I need is in the prices that I can pay. Rising the (.com) prices will effect a lot of you people and make them rethink their options just like me. So hope you don?t do that guys :) Peace -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevin.bullis at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:00:01 2020 From: kevin.bullis at gmail.com (Kevin Bullis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:00:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com fee increases Message-ID: <9FEB844E-DE4A-4C28-9771-DF442225FD33@gmail.com> Please do not allow increased .com fees. The fact that there is no clear indication of what the money will be spent on reeks of someone lining their pockets at the expense of businesses that rely on .com. Kevin Bullis From theedcoach1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:00:01 2020 From: theedcoach1 at gmail.com (Julia Corbett) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:00:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increases Message-ID: To whom it may concern, Last month, you announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). You made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. You have a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action. Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay you an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. This is a greedy and unnecessary action that will continue and increase discrimination against small companies and start-ups trying to get a foothold in competitive industries. It is being done in bad faith. In so-doing, you are contributing to a less fair and a less equitable world in which those who have money can make much more money, while those who don't have money have a much more difficult time staying afloat and surviving. I urge ICANN to reconsider this move and improve their business ethics. Best regards, Julia Corbett -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fazlulkarimweb at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 13:59:57 2020 From: fazlulkarimweb at outlook.com (Md. Fazlul Karim) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:59:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase prices. Message-ID: If I say you, I bought my last dot com domain saving my day to day expenses. In this part of world, 10 dollar is not a joke. Internet is all about openness, don?t shackle it. Please. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pvanhalm00 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:00:11 2020 From: pvanhalm00 at gmail.com (Patrick van Halm) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:00:11 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Just stop... Message-ID: Hey there, I have my .com domains and I'm very happy with them so I would like you to stop... If you do keep on doing this I will cancel my .com domains. Kind regards, A small company -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davidgaye at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:01:20 2020 From: davidgaye at gmail.com (David Gaye) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:01:20 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree Message-ID: Hello, I totally disagree .COM Price Increases. I paid a .com domain for a certain price, It's normal to not change it. Regards -- David Gaye -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tyler at entropics.design Tue Feb 11 14:01:57 2020 From: tyler at entropics.design (Tyler Koltz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:01:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is garbage Message-ID: Stop being garbage. If I have to say more. Your moral compass is made of bile and wood. Thanks! Tyler Koltz - Entropics Design https://entropics.design -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From conor at pazaklecker.com Tue Feb 11 14:02:01 2020 From: conor at pazaklecker.com (Conor Klecker) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:02:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am/have been/will be a registrant of a .com domain name for a non-commercial purpose. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. 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URL: From PB at ortracon.com Tue Feb 11 14:02:39 2020 From: PB at ortracon.com (Phuong) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:02:39 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please keep the .COM TLD fair and cheap for everyone.? It is not far that you are giving an monopoly to VeriSign but now you are allowing them to raise prices, not to mention that you will be getting a very large kick-back for this.? This is the definition of monopoly and conspiracy.? I know it does not take much to maintain a TLD and your organization only provides rules and policies with no infrastructure and little overhead costs. I am imploring you as a web developer with many small business clients to keep the .COM TLD fair, easily available, and open to everyone. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Phuong* /email:/ PB at OrTraCon.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From driniyan87 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:03:33 2020 From: driniyan87 at gmail.com (Iniyan Selvamani) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:33:33 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Iniyan Selvamani Chennai, Tamil Nadu India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jessie.holland at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 14:04:02 2020 From: jessie.holland at yahoo.com (Jessie Holland) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:04:02 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Farmer with a .com References: <77029610.999641.1581429842447.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <77029610.999641.1581429842447@mail.yahoo.com> To whom it may concern: ? I am a small time farmer in Ohio who has built a website which I utilize as a powerful networking and marketing tool. Please don't increase the price of domains as this would really hinder progress from small businesses and farms that wouldn't be able to pay annually for this increase. Our profit margins are already so small, this would really affect our business. Thank you for your time and consideration. 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Go fuck yourself ICAAN, and leave the internet free and unfettered as it's supposed to be. Regards, Ivan Srsen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From waelmwahby at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:05:29 2020 From: waelmwahby at gmail.com (Wael Wahby) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:05:29 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM new deals Message-ID: <01F9EF55-B86D-49FD-BD44-6C61273828E6@gmail.com> Dear Sir/Madam, I heard that there was a new deal between Verisign & ICANN Regarding the .COM domains. I hope that this doesn?t affect the prices of domain names. Thank you and best regards, Wael Wahby -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From kyogesh91 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 14:06:46 2020 From: kyogesh91 at yahoo.com (kyogesh91) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:06:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Best, Yogesh K From dasadeniran at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:07:18 2020 From: dasadeniran at gmail.com (Adebunmi Adeniran) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:07:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Your (ICANN) planned .COM Price increase, taking money from Verisign and failure to consult your customers Message-ID: <5e42b516.1c69fb81.5ddb6.a9ff@mx.google.com> Dear Sir / Madam This is to ask you to review your closed door agreement with VERISIGN in connection with planned price increase as this does not look good to us the general public of .com owners and Internet users. It has come to light that VERISIGN pledged you ICANN, the sum of $20 million dollars over the next 5 years. This in my opinion does not look good as it implies something completely different that it can even be interpreted as bribery? For how can you a regulator, take money from one of the companies you are supposed to regulate? I am hereby asking you to do the following, that our (that is, us the public) faith in you may be restored 1. The public be consulted over this matter 2. Transparent system of operation 3. That you, ICANN to incorporate feedback from the ICANN community and Internet users 4. Accountability becomes a priority 5. No more deals behind closed doors 6. And that you take our public opinion seriously and stop ignoring our unified opposition against your action Above all, please respect the office and trust you have been given. I have decided to write you as I believe in the word of Martin Luther King Jnr. that ?it?s not the deeds of the evil one, but the silent majority?. I have chosen not to e silent on this matter. Yours sincerely Dasola Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Keep prices down and keep the worldwide web and ecommerce accessible for all! Respectfully, JoAne Baptiste-Cummins hs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Maxime.Morlet at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 14:09:01 2020 From: Maxime.Morlet at outlook.com (Maxime Morlet) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:09:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition Message-ID: Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I believe that the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cwwith9 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:09:33 2020 From: cwwith9 at gmail.com (Curt Wall) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:09:33 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: This letter is to voice my disapproval of ICANN's proposal to increase .COM domains in the near future. This action has not taken into account the opinions of the ICANN or internet community and will subject these users to significant and unnecessary price increases, making domains less accessible and unable to maintain for the average user. As well, full disclosure as to how these extra funds will be specifically used has not been made aware. Considering this, I ask that this needless increase be scrapped. Curtis Wall -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From indianar at nova.edu Tue Feb 11 14:09:51 2020 From: indianar at nova.edu (Indiana Robinson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:09:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN PROPOSED AMEMDMENT Message-ID: I disagree with the ICANN proposed increase in charges. They are too extreme for individuals such as myself who is just trying to get a presence on the web. What I am paying now is already too him just for a domain name. Hosting is extra and costly too. What are you trying to do? Make individual domains obsolete? Shameful. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johnc at searchen.com Tue Feb 11 14:09:17 2020 From: johnc at searchen.com (John Colascione) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:09:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment Message-ID: *I write in to oppose the Amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement which would allow price increases in .com domain names. I am an owner of .com domain names and provide affiliated registry services as well as register domain .com names for clients. I believe ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.* *With that said, those evaluating the proposed price increase or removal of price caps need only ask themselves, what public good is achieved by allowing the only provider of .com domain registrations and renewals to increase prices?* *The only thing that is achieved is consumers will pay more for the same registration and use rights. What public good does this serve when the company wishing to have these price increases is already overwhelmingly profitable from what it already does as is.* John Colascione *Chief Executive OfficerInternet Marketing Services Inc. 515 North Flagler Drive, Suite P-300 West Palm Beach, FL 33401United States of Americahttps://www.searchen.com Part of SEARCHEN NETWORKS? 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URL: From admin at futuramax.com Tue Feb 11 14:10:11 2020 From: admin at futuramax.com (Futuramax) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:10:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Contract with Verisign & potential price increases Message-ID: <2100b26c-76c1-4809-adc8-e2de8c9fe1bc@futuramax.com> Dear Madam/Sir we heard about your deal with Verisign and that you now wish to incorporate some sort of "dynamic rent increase" on .com domain renewals. While I understand you surely have to make a profit to run your business I would urge you to use care in determining how much the increase will be. .com domains traditionally have a good performance for their owners and you as the authority looking after them surely did a great job. Don't risk the reputation and trust gained in your domains just to make the "fast & easy $$$" at all your customer's expense. Be reasonable. Regards Christian Laekamp (futuramax.com) From mimmo at shammaki.com Tue Feb 11 13:15:26 2020 From: mimmo at shammaki.com (Mohammed) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:15:26 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price for .com domain Message-ID: <69A1ED8C-0B7B-4CCB-88CD-82EC7E51635C@shammaki.com> Regarding the agreement we are a digital agency in middle east we have seen many costomer they prefer to take .uae or .sa just to get out of extra cost , so i will encourage you to take alook in the extra price regrading the .com Best regards Mimmo Shammaki Digital -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alex.stanin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:10:31 2020 From: alex.stanin at gmail.com (Alex Stanin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:10:31 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't rase the prise of .com Message-ID: Don't rase the prise of .com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paula at 2020insight.net Tue Feb 11 14:11:16 2020 From: paula at 2020insight.net (Paula) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:11:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <013101d5e0e5$209eac60$61dc0520$@2020insight.net> I heartily disagree with the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement. There appears to be no accountability to the public and certainly no accountability for the funds Versign is paying ICANN. No accountability whatsoever? I'm outraged! This will adversely affect the general public and small business owners the most. Paula Schlauch Would you like to offer surveys to your clients, but don't want to set them up yourself? We can do it for you. We offer a done-for-you service where we take care of the administration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 54827 bytes Desc: not available URL: From vacari at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:11:42 2020 From: vacari at gmail.com (Andre Vacari) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:11:42 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We reject the abusive and obscure increase provided for in the contract with Verisign Inc. Message-ID: ICANN is changing the contract with Verisign to allow for increases of 70% (7% per year) or more on ".com" domains for years to come. This sounds like collusion for corruption, as the fate of this money is uncertain and unclear. Few are aware of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), which is responsible for managing and coordinating the DNS and distributing IP addresses. It looks like alphabet soup, but this organization directly affects every connection to the Internet, from Servers of sites like Facebook, Google, etc., to all cell phones and computers in the world. All internet services will suffer in some way from this abusive and unjustified increase. If you want to help pressure ICANN to withdraw this abusive increase from the Verisign contract, please sign this manifest or send an email to comments-com-ameditation-3-03jan20 at icann.org with the following text: We, users of the domain registration system and the Internet, repudiate the abusive and obscure increase provided for in the contract with Verisign Inc., and ask the California State authorities, the Basel Institute ( baselgovernance.org) to investigate and control the legitimacy of the actions and destination of the amounts collected, avoiding the illicit enrichment that any party with funds collected globally. *Andr? Lu?s Vacari | *vacari at gmail.com +55 11 9.8480.7272 +55 11 9.8480.7171 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron at litiks.com Tue Feb 11 14:11:45 2020 From: aaron at litiks.com (Aaron Mader) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:11:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] $20m bribe Message-ID: Don't be greedy ICANN. -- Aaron Mader Software Developer litiks.com 289.812.3835 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From valerie.r.shive at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:11:47 2020 From: valerie.r.shive at gmail.com (Valerie Shive) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:11:47 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain "fees" Message-ID: Government, please leave our fees alone. You are regulating more and more of our lives. Stick to the income tax. Try to be better stewards of what you take from us. We're all required to make ends meet. You as fellow Americans, should also do what's needed to make ends meet, without taking more from us. No more regulations need to be put down on internet commerce and organization. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From renari at arimil.com Tue Feb 11 14:11:51 2020 From: renari at arimil.com (Arie Miller) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:11:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: I'm opposed to these changes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcmailface at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:12:17 2020 From: mcmailface at protonmail.com (mcmailface) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:12:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I condemn ICANN's terrible policies regarding domains .COM and also recently .ORG. ICANN or people concerned with it have been making decisions favouring parties with vested interests - perhaps through offers from these parties - monetary or otherwise to ICANN or their concerned management. ICANN should work for the public. I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdunn at seabreezehomebuyers.com Tue Feb 11 14:12:06 2020 From: jdunn at seabreezehomebuyers.com (Johnathan Dunn) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:12:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price hike! Message-ID: Do not raide prices, ridiculous! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From connect at pixelshrink.com Tue Feb 11 14:11:47 2020 From: connect at pixelshrink.com (Gary Morgan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:11:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am a web designer based in the UK and I would like to object to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I am concerned about the possible price rises, especially given you ignored concerns about the changes you made to .org domains. I understand a reasonable price rise may be appropriate, in line with inflation for example, but 7% every year for four years with a freeze for two years is excessive, and threatens the accessibility of .com domains to all. I'm also concerned about the relationship you have with Verisign, given that they can operate as a domain registrar as well as being a TLD, whereas other companies cannot. I urge you to be transparent about the nature of your relationship with Verisign and any money that changes hands between you. kind regards Gary Morgan * web design and maintenance*Gary Morgan www.pixelshrink.com connect at pixelshrink.com Tel: 03303 500 720 <+443303500720> Mobile: 07477 141 757 <+447477141757> *The information contained in this email is confidential and intended solely for the addressee(s). If you have received it in error, please notify pixelshrink immediately and then delete the message. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this email. * *We have taken precautions to minimise the risk of transmitting software viruses, but we advise that you carry out your own virus checks. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yasin at tglservices.me Tue Feb 11 14:09:36 2020 From: yasin at tglservices.me (Yasin TGL) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:09:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] unjustified Message-ID: It should not be this complicated. Unjustified price hikes are appalling and I would stop using .com altogether and advise against it to all clients. From timegraham at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:12:56 2020 From: timegraham at gmail.com (Tim Evans) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:12:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transparent funding Message-ID: I run a breakfast restaurant, where we charge $3 for a $.60 cup of coffee so that we can afford to charge $3 for a sausage patty that costs us nearly $2. I would rather live in a world where coffee is $1.50, and sausage is $5. 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Thank you Cynthia Vaccaro Sent from my iPhone From warrenpetersen at oakgroveschool.org Tue Feb 11 14:13:26 2020 From: warrenpetersen at oakgroveschool.org (Warren Petersen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:13:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increases Message-ID: <49BC3F96-CCAB-439A-8576-A55801C7D24E@oakgroveschool.org> Dear Sir/Madam, I'd like to express that I am personally and professionally concerned about ICANN's recent proposal to significantly increase prices on dot-com domains. Let it be know that I, and my colleagues oppose this decision. Thank you for considering. Sincerely, Warren Petersen Director of Outreach Development Associate warrenpetersen at oakgroveschool.org 805-648-3182 oakgroveschool.org 220 W. Lomita Ave | Ojai CA 93023 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From andy at titanav.com Tue Feb 11 14:14:23 2020 From: andy at titanav.com (Andy Skogrand) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:14:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices on dot coms Message-ID: <38E3E96D-25E8-4318-B0B4-8DE9D106533A@titanav.com> Keep dot coms affordable! Increasing the prices of a dot com will seriously hurt my business! From mtja at hush.com Tue Feb 11 14:14:09 2020 From: mtja at hush.com (mtja at hush.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:14:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Price Increases Message-ID: <20200211141409.AAA6AA010C@smtp.hushmail.com> I want to protest at the behavior of ICANN in setting up .COM domains for extensive price hikes for the foreseeable future. The fact that this was done in secret indicates that you were well aware of the protests it would elicit, and for good reason. You have a monopoly on .COM domains, similarly to your appalling behavior with .ORG domains being sold off to ex-employees to exploit as they wish (made worse by the fact that .ORG is usually owned by charitable or political organizations), there is no other provider for them which would lead users to expect a level of responsibility to your clients that goes well beyond allowing projected price rices to registrars for .COM domains of 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Strong price capping is vital to maintaining equatable access, preventing runaway trading and sharp practice and keeping prices affordable for the vast number of users who are already opted into using a .COM domain WITH THE UNDERSTANDING that they had always been carefully capped and responsibly managed for the good of internet users and website owners, not given free reign to keep increasing prices willy-nilly to bleed users for more and more money year after year. In my view ICANN has made itself appear like a fly-by-night, cheap and untrustworthy domain trader with these moves, done undercover and designed to increases prices to users over and over and over in subsequent years, not the responsible guardian of the most well-known domain name in the world. My confidence and trust in ICANN is rapidly decreasing and if these outrageous changes go ahead I will certainly decrease the number .COMs I own and will eventually turn to using alternative domains. Mark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From angel.rolon1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:14:21 2020 From: angel.rolon1 at gmail.com (Kiko Jones) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:14:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. 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URL: From clundoff at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:16:21 2020 From: clundoff at gmail.com (Catherine Lundoff) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:16:21 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small business impact of .com domain price increase Message-ID: <474886B4-7B9F-49F3-82DE-9006B4441AF7@gmail.com> Hello. I am writing to express my concern as a small business owner. The projected rate increases for my .com businesses will make it much more difficult for me to operate my business and sell my products on the internet. It will put a number of other small business owners out of business completely. I urge you to reconsider this increase. Catherine From mike at sitebymike.com Tue Feb 11 14:16:16 2020 From: mike at sitebymike.com (Mike Rende) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:16:16 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <000e01d5e0e5$d2d53b60$787fb220$@sitebymike.com> I have been doing website design and development for small and medium businesses since 1999. In that time, I have helped many organizations reach a larger audience than they had with older traditional media. While I understand price increases are a part of life, the proposed changes could potentially hurt my clients who watch every dollar spent on their business. Potentially raising .com prices by 70% or more over the next ten years sounds like adding an unreasonable burden to small businesses. Prices for domain name registrations and renewals should be controlled to allow businesses of all sizes to remain competitive in the market that is increasingly being controlled by larger corporations. Mike Rende sitebyMIKE, inc. 847-608-1995 mike at sitebymike.com www.sitebymike.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From devin at kofskyweinger.com Tue Feb 11 14:16:57 2020 From: devin at kofskyweinger.com (Devin Kofsky) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:16:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Change Message-ID: I'm not happy about the changes to .com. It should NOT be a monopoly that can be controlled by Verisign. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Respectfully, Brandon Myers Client Support Specialist 800-262-6285 x310 CMS/General Support: support at cusolutionsgroup.com Policy Manual Support: policysupport at cusolutionsgroup.com Complaints/Compliments/Comments: diane.knudson at cusolutionsgroup.com [CUSG] Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 5214 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From teymur.oqtayoglu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:18:51 2020 From: teymur.oqtayoglu at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Teymur_M=C9=99rd=C9=99liyev?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:18:51 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase prices. Message-ID: Hello, As I am a developer and entrepreneur, it was always nice that I could start some small internet business within a small budget and earn money, many times I made websites only for society (non-commercial). Even today I have many websites that are non-commercial, they help people. I believe, today many people can start their small business via the internet, they can buy .com domain names and buy some cheap hosts and start to earn money or educate society. I hope, you won't increase prices. Best regards, Teymur -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From acleme17 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:19:33 2020 From: acleme17 at gmail.com (Anna Frances) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:19:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Comment Message-ID: Hello, Please stop the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement. As consumers we don?t want to pay exorbitantly rising prices forever. Also to propose these changes in secret makes your greed that much more obvious. Be fair and make decisions with everyone involved with the .com business. ICANN was created in part to introduce competition between domain name registrars, but now ICANN itself is at the heart of the problem, without considering any input from Internet users on this critical decision. Stop these secretive shenanigans now. Thank you, Anna -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hello at savagecorp.com Tue Feb 11 14:21:01 2020 From: hello at savagecorp.com (Hello) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:21:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e42b80421696e2734000003@polymail.io> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Brett M NY, NY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It would make sense that it could follow Price inflation however, a limit should be present. I understand that has a company you wish to make more money, but you Will just chase users to other domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pschang at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:22:14 2020 From: pschang at gmail.com (Pi Sheng Chang) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:22:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't support the price increse Message-ID: The proposed annual price increase of 7% is well above the inflation rate. I don't support this price increase. ICANN needs to be more transparent on how these decisions are made. Please reach out to the internet community and the press and explain this decision if you want support for the proposal. Pi Sheng -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From aclindsa at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:24:10 2020 From: aclindsa at gmail.com (Aaron Lindsay) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:24:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transparency Message-ID: I disagree with how closed the process surrounding this amendment has been. Decisions affecting such an important shared resource such as all .com domains should not be made in secret without input from the global Internet community. Please consider postponing this amendment until after you disclose further details (such as how ICANN will spend the $20 million from Verisign, and more certainty about future price increases). I am concerned that significantly increasing prices will make it less accessible for those who cannot afford it - accessibility for *all* is the true beauty of the Internet. Thank you for considering my opinion! -Aaron Lindsay From dsrundio at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:24:21 2020 From: dsrundio at gmail.com (Dan Rundio) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:24:21 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] VeriSign contract comment Message-ID: This new proposed agreement with VeriSign is nothing but a monopolistic money grab. If the .com agreement was competitive the wholesale price would drop to $1 to $3, possibly even less. The idea that the price could increase is only possible in a monopoly, and ICANN is proposing to just hand millions of dollars to VeriSign in an incredibly corrupt agreement. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From David.Schofield at bhemail.com Tue Feb 11 14:25:34 2020 From: David.Schofield at bhemail.com (Schofield, David) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:25:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN's Backroom Deals with Verisign are Unacceptable. Message-ID: Dear ICANN, First, I am writing on my own behalf, and not on behalf of my employer, even though it impacts all of us. As I read and considered the implications of the sad news that you are considering accepting (or have accepted, really) what's essentially a back-room, private benefit deal with VeriSign for ~$20,000,000 USD, my heart sank. VeriSign and its owners, has deeply profited over the years from a unique position within the Internet. And it is an organization who-if not for such a unique position-would have long ago collapsed under the weight of its own hubris, poor service, high costs, and inefficiency. ICANN claims to be a "...not-for-profit public-benefit corporation..." and this move is anything but a public benefit. I have worked with non-profits before, and understand that money for organizations like ICANN is scarce, scrapping for resources and territory is rampant, and the deal with VeriSign is very... tempting. ICANN claims that "the idea is that Internet governance should mimic the structure of the Internet itself- borderless and open to all"-but especially without greater transparency and essential (and very public) protections and boundaries in place in deals like this-especially .COM TLD price increase limitations... creates an environment that is NOT open to all. And this deal was NOT in the open, its details clearly NOT open to all, so this is a violation of the trust which we have given to-and our public charter with-ICANN. I, for one, have had enough. Administration of the .COM TLD is already a license to print money, and that cost is already far too great! But VeriSign's (and apparently, ICANN's) greed is insatiable! I'm "small potatoes" (as we say in the USA,) with only 10 or so .COM URLs, and over time, the .COM cost is already far too great-even though I utilize a low-cost registrar! However, should this continue, I will be forced to move my remaining TLD's to non-.COM TLD's, and the business impact be damned! The value of .COM is already slipping, and over the next few years, if this continues, it will simply fade in importance even faster. I sincerely hope you will change your mind. Kind Regards, David Schofield -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tinywritesnh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:25:28 2020 From: tinywritesnh at gmail.com (C Burnet) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:25:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment on ICANN's secret deal with Verisign Message-ID: Hello, ICANN needs to keep .com names affordable, and instead your company is putting money before your customers. Your organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). Your changes were made in secret so you keep more money from consumers who have no choice but to pay more to keep their domains. These changes will have a significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. These harmful changes will promote censorship, as only people with wads of money will be able to purchase .com names as if they were plots of land. This is unfair, and every consumer should know the ramifications caused by your organization. Everyone on the Internet will be touched by these changes, so together ICANN should not be able to do this. Sincerely, Carol Burnet -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kekoaponolani at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:26:07 2020 From: kekoaponolani at gmail.com (Kekoaponolani Iobst) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:26:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please do not increase the prices of .COM domains. The only one who stands to benefit from this decision is Verisign, and it will make it more difficult for the public, including small business owners to buy and maintain domains for themselves. ICANN, please think about the ramifications and reconsider the adoption of this proposal. -- Email: kekoaponolani at gmail.com Mobile: 610-216-2296 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eran at eransheriff.com Tue Feb 11 14:26:57 2020 From: eran at eransheriff.com (Eran Sheriff) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:26:57 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] changes to .com domain costs Message-ID: Dear Madam/Sir, I'm writing in response to a letter I received from Namescheap.com regarding expected .com domain cost hikes in the coming years. I believe that maintaining the internet accessible to all is an essential part of preserving the rights of everyone to fully benefit from this resource, which in my humble opinion is one of the greatest contributors to mankind's progress in modern history. Maintaining domain pricing low plays an important part in achieving that end. I therefore ask that you carefully consider future change in domain pricing to make sure that they're kept as low as possible, and that funds obtained through that source are carefully appropriated to preserve the internet alive and accessible to all. 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I own and manage multiple domains under the .com TLD and I am very against the new agreement as I see the deal between Verisign and you hurtful for customers like us (and my clients trusting .com as their to go domain TLD), and of course, it seems shady to make a deal like that and receive a big amount of money without public information of how it will spend ("DNS management" can be administrative and nothing technical so with something like that you can't be trusted) Thanks, Jose Daniel Dur?n Bayona -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.tenbrinke2 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:27:17 2020 From: s.tenbrinke2 at gmail.com (Sander ten Brinke) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:27:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sander Groningen, Groningen Netherlands -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jenluong01 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:27:21 2020 From: jenluong01 at gmail.com (Jen Luong) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:27:21 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Why such greed? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mflorezm at techchip.com Tue Feb 11 14:27:37 2020 From: mflorezm at techchip.com (Mauricio Florez - SmartChip S.A.S.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:27:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm not agree to what you did with Verisign Message-ID: <50fc6333-07ed-09a9-499a-4ac010d5adae@techchip.com> Dear people from ICANN: I want to let you know that I'm not agree to what you did with Verisign. Your proposal to increase the .COM domains price? by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and again by 7% annually during 2026-2029, show your dark instensions. Internet domains are over your compnay, so, you can not give extra privileges to Verisign just becuase they are going to pay you $20 MM USD. Please, heard the user voice, and review and change the proposal that you sign with Verisign. Thanks, -- Email Signature Mauricio Jos? Fl?rez Moncayo SMARTCHIP S.A.S. Pbx: +57(4) 2040737 ext. 603 Movil: +57 3002843632 mflorezm at techchip.com Carrera 67 # 1b - 6 Medell?n - Colombia www.techchip.com Facebook icon Twitter icon Youtube icon Visita tambi?n www.ingresoenlinea.com Control de Acceso y Horarios por mensualidades!!! Visita tambi?n www.recaudointeligente.com Monedero Electr?nico con Tarjeta Inteligente en la nube!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kiarrajulien at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 14:28:11 2020 From: kiarrajulien at yahoo.com (Kiarra Julien) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:28:11 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I have a problem with this Amendment References: <1638810697.1313416.1581431291781.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1638810697.1313416.1581431291781@mail.yahoo.com> I own over 13 domains, and there's no WAY I'd be okay with it skyrocketing to over 70% more time the amount that it currently is. If you guys did not make this information a PUBLIC matter for everyone involved to know about, then that is WRONG, and you should be ashamed of yourselves. You need to take a public opinion before you make a huge change like this! --- Kiarra JulienWeb & Graphic DesignerMarketing & Advertisinghttp://kjdesigns.netFind me on LinkedIn "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." 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As a small business owner and sole proprietor, I have very limited financial resources. Significant increases in .COM pricing would negatively impact my ability to grow my business and to maintain a strong web presence. I hope that you will reconsider the increases. Sincerely, *Melissa Vining* *Founder, Director, and Music Educator* Mind Body Music Academy | www.mbmusicacademy.com mbmusicacademy at gmail.com | 617.453.8337 (c) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jameslb03 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 14:30:08 2020 From: jameslb03 at yahoo.com (James Bryen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:30:08 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <639314931.1304767.1581431408648.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <639314931.1304767.1581431408648@mail.yahoo.com> I do not think that the proposed price increases would be of benefit. In fact I think that additional price increases will stifle creativity, productivity and the entrepreneurial spirit. Adding additional burden to an already stressful process.?? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From unakriti at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:30:53 2020 From: unakriti at gmail.com (Unakriti Channel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:00:53 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Saying No to Dot Com Price Rise Message-ID: Please do not raise dot com prices! Kind regards Unakriti -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fahadbd at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:30:54 2020 From: fahadbd at gmail.com (M.Fahad Farhan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:30:54 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase .com price Message-ID: I am from Bangladesh. People pay for the .com but if you increase the price some people can not continue... As all the .com domain is not using for commercial purpose. Please consider the situation. Regards, Fahad Farhan Domain reseller -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.wilbur at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 14:30:48 2020 From: john.wilbur at outlook.com (John Wilbur) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:30:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Clandestine Price increases Message-ID: Just more monopolistic arrogance. Keep it up until Revolution swings the pendulum [too far] the other way. Off with their heads! A concerned domain owner, Sent from my iPhone From ingo.schebesta at hs-emden-leer.de Tue Feb 11 14:30:48 2020 From: ingo.schebesta at hs-emden-leer.de (Ingo Schebesta) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:30:48 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection against .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <6ba7b87e-39ac-9c9b-5262-6ca7088b0f9b@hs-emden-leer.de> Dear Sirs, I hereby object all your contract changes which lead to an increase to the prices of .COM domains. As a customer of namecheap.com I was informed about you and the Verisign deal and take the opportunity to let you know that these kind of transactions may be good for you or Verisign but not in accordance with the interests of the public. Please rethink your decisions! Kind regards Prof. Dr. Ingo Schebesta -- Signatur *Prof. Dr. Ingo Schebesta* Abteilung Elektrotechnik + Informatik *Hochschule Emden/Leer* Raum P 101 Constantiaplatz 4 26723 Emden Tel.: +49 4921 807-1827 Fax: +49 4921 807-1847 E-Mail: ingo.schebesta at hs-emden-leer.de Internet:?www.hs-emden-leer.de Logo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: logo.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 5925 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From kr7908 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:31:40 2020 From: kr7908 at gmail.com (Kons Rez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:31:40 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Price increase Message-ID: Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I believe that the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sdrinkwater at fb.com Tue Feb 11 14:33:00 2020 From: sdrinkwater at fb.com (Scott Drinkwater) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:33:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Very Disappointing Message-ID: Very disappointing to see this deal being done behind closed doors and with upto 70% price rise over the next 10 years. I hope you will look into changing this, all you will do is force people not use domain names or move to something new. Closing off people that could access the services. Kind Regards Scott Drinkwater London -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nick at nmajor.com Tue Feb 11 14:32:28 2020 From: nick at nmajor.com (Nicholas Major) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:32:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign Contract Changes Message-ID: I was disappointed to learn that under the new contract changes with Verisign that they would be allowed to increase the price on .com domains. I am just a regular internet user, but I have many .com domains. .com domains are still the most common and best TLD to own. Allowing this increase could increase the hold that large corporations already have on the internet. It creates a barrier of entry for small organizations, businesses, and individuals to be able to own one of the most powerful domains. This decreases the democratization of the internet which is important to maintain and hold. Please revise the new contract with Verisign to restrict price changes for .com domains to keep the internet accessible and democratic for as many people as possible. 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If you have received this transmission in error, please destroy it and notify this law office immediately. From karim.nappo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:32:49 2020 From: karim.nappo at gmail.com (Karim F. Nappo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:32:49 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM price increase Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anish.mandal13 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:33:16 2020 From: anish.mandal13 at gmail.com (Anish M.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:03:16 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] "Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement" is monopoly Message-ID: The TLD using for a person or personal use get impacted as the decision-makers have back support with corporate and without concern of the Users taking decisions is like creating a monopoly. The proposal should have a lock with Giving full clearance change in charges as per the Agreement period and with voting it should have agreed by every TDL users about the price increase as per the agreement period. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athena at geoodyssey.com Tue Feb 11 14:33:44 2020 From: athena at geoodyssey.com (athena) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:33:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <003901d5e0e8$43bd1f80$cb375e80$@geoodyssey.com> Regarding Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement My opposition to this amendment is pretty simple. I manage several domains and it is a constant challenge to keep clients from clicking on fake, overpriced, domain registration emails taking advantage of their ignorance about how things work. The high price has been the biggest reveal. Climbing prices for the real thing only contributes to an internet environment riddled with suspicion & distrust. It has been restorative to deal with real businesses offering the real fees; but the worst thing about no cap on raising the fees is how it will exclude many legitimate small businesses, already strapped by a variety of monthly fees, from participating in the web. Athena Holtey TopKayaker / GeoOdyssey LLC "Promoting safe and skilled kayaking from sea to shining sea." 1805 Route 16 Center Ossipee, NH 03814 603-733-7736 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steckelfx at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:34:36 2020 From: steckelfx at gmail.com (K. Steckel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:34:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against this amendment regarding .com price increases Message-ID: Good morning. I am a freelance artist/small business owner of SteckelFX LLC, whose website is steckelfx.com. My website is very important to my business, as it acts as both a resume, and a point of reference for my customers. I am very much against the proposed amendment regarding .com pricing. The suggested change that an increase of 7% each year for 4 years, a 2 year freeze, and then a repeat of the cycle with no end or cap in sight is both terrifying and disappointing to me. Terrifying because many freelancer's fiscal situation is tenuous at best, and the prospect of one necessary component (among many other necessary parts) of our livelihood skyrocketing to astronomical and unnecessary proportions fills me with dread, and that makes me disappointed. It disappoints me that the internet, possibly the greatest human invention ever, that thing which connects the world, is having a large portion of it put into a stranglehold. A stranglehold that is the first step to this wonderful source of information being smothered and controlled by only those with the pocketbooks to do so. I understand that a price increase on a simple domain name may be small, but it is a small step towards the giant leap of the fall of the original idea of the internet. The internet has already been twisted by greed and corruption, whose repercussions are difficult for the common user to avoid (case in point, I'm sending this from a google account). I implore you to not aid in this. The complete lack of transparency of why you are receiving 20 MILLION dollars, and furthermore how that money will be spent by you, is worrisome. Please take a moment to put yourself in our shoes, and see how this looks. It looks like a bribe by a powerful corporate entity. It looks like you can be bought. I'm not accusing you of this, but I ask that you think about how it looks. I am disheartened by these actions that you have taken, and it does not paint a good picture of the future. I have taken the time to write you these comments, even though I doubt that you will take them into consideration. As was shown when the price-caps were removed from .org, .info, and .biz Top Level Domains. When over 3500 people in your community are against an action-- when less than .001% of them support the price cap removal-- it is hard to believe that you have an interest in what we the people have to say when you appear to ignore our voice. It wounds us that you removed those pricecaps based primarily on a *biased preliminary* analysis that did not reference any data. Where is the sense or logic in that? Once again I implore you to reconsider this amendment, for your own image if not for the ethical and moral well-being of the internet. Sincerely, Steckel Bleier -- SteckelFX LLC -- Your client and a member of the ICANN community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shisus.04 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:33:38 2020 From: shisus.04 at gmail.com (Jesus Ruppel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:33:38 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not ok with this! Message-ID: Why did you make this deal behind closed doors when you know it can affect 40% of websites worldwide?? I hope you have a good explanation for this and of course I leave this comment to let you know that I am "against" this! -- Jes?s A. Ruppel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jose.kni at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:35:01 2020 From: jose.kni at gmail.com (Jose Luis Canizales) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:35:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against domain price increase Message-ID: I have a few .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Please maintain the price. | Ingeniero de Sistemas y Computaci?n. | Jlcanizales.com | joc.kni | +57 312 896 33 41 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From appy.beemer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:35:19 2020 From: appy.beemer at gmail.com (appy beemer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:35:19 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: <01B87C9C-F3B8-4EE5-A3E7-ABCFC362B6B1@gmail.com> Your price increases will make it harder for people to start businesses. I work with people who are tiny businesses just starting out. They are budgeting to the penny to get those businesses off the ground, and even small increases will harm their ability to do that. Appy Beemer From daniel at bitsolar.co Tue Feb 11 14:35:32 2020 From: daniel at bitsolar.co (Daniel Martinez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:35:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Hola, vengo de un pa?s en donde la corrupci?n se ve por todos lados... Y me parece que lo que est?n haciendo con la firma de este nuevo acuerdo es a todas luces una muestra de oportunismo financiero de su parte.... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From design.sense6 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:36:09 2020 From: design.sense6 at gmail.com (design.sense6) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:36:09 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please do not increase .COM domains prices Message-ID: <5e42bbdf.1c69fb81.c1910.b401@mx.google.com> Please do not increase .COM domains price. it will effect badly on our blogs. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From pinhas at ravinskiy.com Tue Feb 11 14:36:59 2020 From: pinhas at ravinskiy.com (Pinhas Ravinskiy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:36:59 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi. There are no reasons to make Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement happen. It?s leads to uncontrolled prices rise. But domain registry support and maintainance is going to be cheaper and cheaper. So there are profits rise for domain registry included already. Why I need to pay for extra meters length of Verisign shareholders yachts and ICANN?s nomenklatura extra perks? I see it as ICANN and Verisign unlimited greed and I don?t agree to pay for it. Pinhas From seiflein at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:37:16 2020 From: seiflein at hotmail.com (Phillip seiflein) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:37:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Verisign agreement Message-ID: This is reference to the uncontrolled arms-length contractual arrangements between ICANN and Verisign. The unsupervised activities of these two organization have worldwide ramifications on Internet use and traffic. As these are now vital arteries of communication throughout worldwide society any misuse will have a great recoil of detrimental effects. As a tech familiar with domains and storage I am aware of the costs of new technology and storage. As a seasoned businessman and individual I know that the costs associated with storing a few bits of information in the form of a Domain name and sending out automated information about it once a year isn't even pennies, let alone dollars which you currently charge for a "domain name". By initial review you should be making thousands of percents over costs over facility equipment and personnel. And now, you want to increase those huge percentages by 7% a year? This is either pure greed, or foolishness. In either case, you need a strictly business supervisor to keep watch over you from an outside agency. The conclusion which will be apparent to ANY government/public agency is that there is tremendous waste, extravagant spending, and gouging of the innocent public by two arms-length monopolies controlling the use of part of the internet. In as much as your careless and unregulated actions are detrimental to the economy, harm innocent users, and reflect substantial personal gain through use of government channels, I will support and endeavor to have any further misuse of your mutual organizations removed from these critical public social and business channels and put into the protective hands of a conservancy. They require a Finance Officer who can say "No" to wasteful expense, and they need to establish a competitive bidding system which will keep the prices down, instead of up, as this "friendly" arrangement will provide for. Sincerely, Philip Seiflein cc: Congressional Representative Julia Brownley In Re: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases, Gets More Money ? Richard Kirkendall | February 10, 2020 79 5 min read On January 3, 2020, ICANN announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. to operate the top-level domain .COM. ICANN and Verisign made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, Namecheap will continue to lead the fight against price increases that will harm our customers and the Internet as a whole. (For more information about Namecheap?s efforts to maintain domain name price controls, visit pricecaps.org.) The changes to the .COM agreement will have a much bigger impact on the Internet than the previous action for .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ domains, due to the dominance of .COM. There are 359.8 million total domain names, of which 144 million are .COM ? that?s 40% of all domain names. With 161.8 million country-specific TLDs (ccTLDs), there are 198 million generic TLDs (gTLDs). That means that .COM makes up 73% of all gTLD domain names. ICANN was created in part to introduce competition between domain name registrars, but now ICANN itself is at the heart of the problem, without considering any input from Internet users on these critical decisions. There are four main concerns with ICANN?s decision: 1. Price Increases Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 ? and the sky is the limit. It is not clear how much of these price increases registrars will pass along to consumers, but it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants. The contract does allow for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations, so it is possible prices could increase more than anticipated. 2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. 3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign?s registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daveontheroad at gmx.com Tue Feb 11 14:36:46 2020 From: daveontheroad at gmx.com (Dave on the Road) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:21:46 +0545 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] amendment-3 Message-ID: No just no. Verisign and ICANN deal is wrong for those of us running small businesses or personal sites. Go after domain squatters! The mere fact you made these comments so difficult to submit and or read is obtuse! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drruido at comcast.net Tue Feb 11 14:37:35 2020 From: drruido at comcast.net (Steve Moore) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:37:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comments Message-ID: <1581B71910DD439B832B8D841FC5B9CD@SonOfHemingway> To whom it may concern: Price increases will adversely affect private entrepreneurs like me. My website is already the major PR and marketing cost center for my book business. I know there?s a trend in the US to destroy small business owners right now, driven by greed and power, but you don?t have to contribute to it...and shouldn?t. America and the world depends on small businesses to form the base of the economic pyramid. Destroy that base and the whole structure will come tumbling down. r/Steve Moore Steven M. Moore Author of four series and many other sci-fi, mystery, and thriller novels, including the mystery/thriller novel Rembrandt's Angel (Penmore Press) and the post-apocalyptic thriller The Last Humans (Black Opal Books) And from A. B. Carolan and Carrick Publishing: the YA sci-fi mystery Mind Games And new from Penmore Press: the mystery/thriller Son of Thunder Website: https://stevenmmoore.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorStevenMMoore Twitter: @StevenMMoore4 Around the world and to the stars! In libris libertas! Steve is a member of International Thriller Writers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From josh.krikke at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:37:52 2020 From: josh.krikke at gmail.com (Josh Krikke) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:37:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and Verisign closed room deal - No Good Message-ID: This sweetheart deal between ICANN and Verisign should NOT be approved. In fact, the manner and type of deal created should be enough to remove Verisign from the .com registry completely (except as a reseller), and further restrictions be put on ICANN to reduce the likelihood of deals like this. Josh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From codi.huston540 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:37:54 2020 From: codi.huston540 at gmail.com (Code) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:37:54 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .COM domain prices the way they are Message-ID: Increasing these prices can damage to the entrepreneurial atmosphere. From our end, this price hike seems unnecessary, especially if the funds aren't going to anything to improve the future of the internet. I understand that increasing the wholesale price is probably intended to affect the wholesalers only, perhaps even designed to prevent the wholesalers from profiteering on the domains that they've purchased in order to artificially raise the price of said domains, but being realistic, the consumers will probably take the largest hit from this change no matter how you hash it. Not only does this limit access to those who wish to have a stake in the web world, it is detrimental to the integrity of business on the internet as a whole. If this truly is an attempt to "widen" the market, in that, more domain registries were to open up as a result of this change, where the existing registrars can no longer afford near as many domains in bulk in which to profit off of, my fear as specified is that the consumer is impacted the most. There are many small/medium sized businesses who own many domains for each of their own products who will be affected in ways disproportionate to the existing registrars. The businesses targeted by this motive would still come out on top... It is as if a utility bill were suddenly and perpetually raised, while its funds were not used to improve its infrastructure. Please keep this in mind. Thanks, -Codi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stinasays at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 14:37:46 2020 From: stinasays at yahoo.com (Kristina Swesey) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:37:46 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increase! References: <33C2F543-E49B-4A6E-B0DC-2F5555AF1D0A.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <33C2F543-E49B-4A6E-B0DC-2F5555AF1D0A@yahoo.com> To who it may concern, I find the upcoming changes in the new deal between Verisign and ICANN is wrong. A big decision like this, which will affect millions of internet users- including small businesses and non-profits, should not be up to only two companies to decide. The internet consumers, both users and the industry as a whole, should be considered in important deals like this. In many countries there are competion rules that wouldnt allow near monopolies like this being created. Please listen and respect the rest of us users and keep important deals like this transparent and open for input from all users of the net. We are one world. Lets work together and. Lets not let greed rule. Thanks for reading, Kristina -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ahaas at hopemason.org Tue Feb 11 14:38:01 2020 From: ahaas at hopemason.org (Andy Haas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:38:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Dear Mr. Marby, et al. I've been purchasing .com domain names since before I could drive. I have a lot invested in domain names, and I'm concerned about this proposed change. This is a slippery slope, which could very well end in ICANN's losing oversight, given the already mounting controversy. Remember that in the end the customer is boss. When organizations lose sight of that they fail. Andy Haas Communications Director Hope Church | Mason, OH | 513.459.0800 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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And now .com is about to get more expensive! Please, if there's any possibility try to reconsider this change. All the best, Andrei -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From muzia.karagrace at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:39:27 2020 From: muzia.karagrace at gmail.com (Kara Grace Muzia) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:39:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com price increase Message-ID: Hello, As a small business owner, I firmly oppose the increase in the .com purchase price. Building a business can use up quite a bit of resources, and purchasing URLs should not contribute to this cost any more than they currently do. Thanks Kara Muzia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From evan at carlin.com Tue Feb 11 14:40:01 2020 From: evan at carlin.com (Evan Carlin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:40:01 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3 Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I write to you in opposition of Amendment 3 to the .com Registry Agreement. Allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years will be a detriment to the internet community. It will hurt small players and discourage users from creating the wild a quirky internet content we all enjoy. With a 50% net margin (compared to ex Facebook's 26%) I doesn't seem to me that the increase is necessary. Verasign has had a strong return and does not need to further tighten their grip on the internet for the sake of their shareholders Thanks for your consideration, Evan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lauraheninger at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 14:40:12 2020 From: lauraheninger at icloud.com (Laura Heninger) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:40:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Changes Message-ID: <91336E8C-BC3D-4DBA-96E3-3356AB4C5003@icloud.com> Allowing Verisign to increase the fee for .com domains nearly 70% over 10 years is terrible for the internet at large. I operate a number of .com domains for various purposes and those increases will make it unsustainable to operate the domains I use. I believe price increases should be allowed, but only at a fraction of what has been proposed. -- Laura Heninger From evan at radiasoft.net Tue Feb 11 14:39:42 2020 From: evan at radiasoft.net (Evan Carlin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:39:42 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3 Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I write to you in opposition of Amendment 3 to the .com Registry Agreement. Allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years will be a detriment to the internet community. It will hurt small players and discourage users from creating the wild a quirky internet content we all enjoy. With a 50% net margin (compared to ex Facebook's 26%) I doesn't seem to me that the increase is necessary. Verasign has had a strong return and does not need to further tighten their grip on the internet for the sake of their shareholders Thanks for you consideration, Evan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jarikajohnson at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:41:20 2020 From: jarikajohnson at gmail.com (Jarika Johnson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:41:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Your choices affect us all Message-ID: Hello, I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I would like to express great discontentment about the recent backdoor deals ICANN made with Verisign to remove the cap for .com domains registrations. As the owner of several .com domains and as a small business owner, I can attest that the choices you make affect us all. What you settled for with Verisign is no more than a bribe. I truly hope that there is no filtering software or big data logistics tools "reading" this. These comments deserve human attention, because that is who your choices are hurting-- humans and small business owners all over the world. This is shameful. Please return to the service that you've sworn to and discontinue accepting bribes from companies. We cannot afford your avarice. Sincerely, Jarika Johnson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dan at sparkcode.co.uk Tue Feb 11 14:41:56 2020 From: dan at sparkcode.co.uk (Dan Harris) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:41:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prise rises Message-ID: <56D146EC-7875-4C63-878C-6A37DC7F9EF5@sparkcode.co.uk> As an owner of more than a few .com domains, I object to the further monetisation of this long-standing TLD. The openness & freedoms of the Internet are being eroded from numerous directions already and ICANN should consider the effects further price hikes on .com domains will have on this. Accept this email as a clear objection to a rise in .com domain charges. ? Dan Harris. From hayesgav at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:42:30 2020 From: hayesgav at gmail.com (Gavin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:42:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Hello, I oppose amendment 3, it seems totally unnecessary to the continued usage of .com and especially with the lack of details, only exists to enrich Verisign. The cost would certainly be felt by other web tinkers like me and would likely result in many small websites with their own small piece of internet history going off-line as the owner may not be able to justify the new costs. If .COM is changing to be enforced for commercial usage, I ask that at a MINIMUM the existing .COM domains are grandfathered into the old pricing. However for the lowest barrier to entry to enter the internet and create websites in a time where large corporations control a large part of the internet I believe the pricing should NOT change. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From will at thornewyness.co.uk Tue Feb 11 14:42:40 2020 From: will at thornewyness.co.uk (Will Thorne) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:42:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on proposed price increase Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, I do not wish to see 70% price increases for .com domains. Prices increasing in line with inflation is acceptable, but the proposed large price increases are unjustified as there is no indication that it will improve the service provided to me. There is no reason to change anything about the way .com domains are currently managed as the present system works smoothly and efficiently. Regards, Will Thorne willthorne.com From ohad188 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:42:33 2020 From: ohad188 at gmail.com (Ohad Schneider) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:42:33 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fwd: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Please prevent these price increases! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Namecheap Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 11:13 PM Subject: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases To: Ohad Schneider We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? View in browser [image: Namecheap] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020.* You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form . Find Out More 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA Copyright ? 2020 Namecheap.com [image: ICANN] We are an ICANN accredited registrar. Serving customers since 2001. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Bob.Mayo at SDS-FL.com Tue Feb 11 14:41:21 2020 From: Bob.Mayo at SDS-FL.com (Bob Mayo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:41:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <03a301d5e0e9$549d1480$fdd73d80$@SDS-FL.com> I am writing to express my concern with the proposed price increases to .com domain names. As a small business owner I need to closely watch my expenses, as I operate on slim margins. An increase in the price I pay for my domain name will most definitely have a negative impact on my business. I'm sure many other small businesses are in the same position. I ask that you reconsider the proposed price increase. Thank you. Bob Mayo Specialized Dealer Solutions 6245 North Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 (Office) 877-669-1464, ext. 1001 954-237-8541 (Cell) 954-614-8525 www.specializeddealersolutions.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards, Shannon Grothaus shangro at gmail.com From glbgroup at xmission.com Tue Feb 11 14:44:26 2020 From: glbgroup at xmission.com (glbgroup at xmission.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:44:26 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and Verisign backroom business Message-ID: <001701d5e0e9$c3aa5720$4aff0560$@xmission.com> To Whom It May Concern, Conducting business without the regard or input of the client hurts everyone, show some integrity and through transparency share your proposed change in services or legitimate expenses with those who trust you (your customers) to conduct business with integrity. Just because you can exploit millions secretly overnight doesn't make it right, and opens the door for alternatives with integrity. Another domain user living on a budget. g -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeremy at flywalker.com Tue Feb 11 14:44:41 2020 From: jeremy at flywalker.com (Jeremy Walker) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:44:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments regarding Amendment 3 Message-ID: I am, personally and through several businesses, a registrant of multiple .com domain names. When does the corporate greed end? With ICANN being the only provider for their services - we, the public, are beholden to them much like a monopoly. I would like to see where price increases are going - what services are being improved and generally, what is the justification for continuous incremental price hikes? I do not see how Verisign has any business dictating prices anyway - they provide no value in the domain registration process - they are simply a manager of the .COM registry. It is the ultimate example of corporate bureaucracy - inserting a middleman where none is needed - simply to generate money. 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Message-ID: I am a small business owner and have several .com sites, why are they going up 40% ??? Keeping our websites current costs enough, please do not increase the price 40% for no reason! -Krista -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zharekhinb at vcu.edu Tue Feb 11 14:45:33 2020 From: zharekhinb at vcu.edu (Boris Zharekhin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:45:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increases for .com domains Message-ID: After reading several online news sources, I'm concerned that the proposed price increases of .com domains will compromise the accessible nature of the internet, especially in developing countries. Please reconsider your price hike. Best, Boris -- *Boris Zharekhin* Web Developer: VCUarts 804.827.0572 <(804)+827-0572> | zharekhinb at vcu.edu 325 N Harrison Street, Room 227 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <6bd98195-5b02-4444-42f9-8b1bf58fc170@adnanashraf.com> Please don't raise prices on .com domains as it could harm my new kids' book company. -- Adnan Ashraf Writer, English Teacher & Editor http://www.adnanashraf.com From jaylene at finishagent.com Tue Feb 11 14:46:29 2020 From: jaylene at finishagent.com (Jaylene Gonyea) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:46:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .com domain name prices. Message-ID: This deal is horrible and will purposefully affect millions of people and businesses worldwide. The consequences of this decision will impact the entire Internet for many year. Don't monopolize the domain name market and all of us small business people who are dependant on our domain names for business. Sincerely, Jaylene Gonyea,CEO Business Assist info at businessassistme.com www.businessassistme.com Helping coaches, consultants and businesses streamline systems and get-the-work-done online. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sungilahn1232 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:46:37 2020 From: sungilahn1232 at gmail.com (Sungil Ahn) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:46:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: <51fe24b9-6580-4563-bdf7-0ca1cc6e7316@Spark> References: <51fe24b9-6580-4563-bdf7-0ca1cc6e7316@Spark> Message-ID: <3b3b4841-e8fa-4ce2-a7fb-f646bb23f633@Spark> Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I believe that the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chris at bluearctic.com Tue Feb 11 14:47:16 2020 From: chris at bluearctic.com (Christopher Neuman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:47:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I disagree with the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. From cecilia at ceciliaschiller.com Tue Feb 11 14:47:05 2020 From: cecilia at ceciliaschiller.com (Cecilia Schiller) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:47:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain price increases Message-ID: <28F6EAA3-4BF2-4374-BCAE-0EAEDE4FC5CC@ceciliaschiller.com> Hello I am an independent artist and I depend on my website to share and sell my work and make a living. It is a modest living but a living none the less. And I believe I contribute in my small way to making the world a better place through my artwork. It?s important to me to keep .com domain prices low. Gradual increases could put me out of business and make the internet a pay to play environment. Think about all us small folks and what will happen to the internet if our creative voices are silenced. Please! Do NOT increase .com domain prices! Sincerely, Cecilia Cecilia Schiller www.ceciliaschiller.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I PROTEST THAT: Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don't stop there. I PROTEST THAT: Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. We should start an initiative to find out who it is in ICANN that is wanting to funnel more money to Verisign and clear out the ICANN swamp. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From fonzhende1 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 14:48:14 2020 From: fonzhende1 at yahoo.com (Winston Henderson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:48:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No more increases please References: Message-ID: Hello, everything is being increased on a regular basis making it extremely difficult for the small business or individual website owner to be able to keep a site on the net so please no more? Thank you, regards, Mike. From chris at cb1inc.com Tue Feb 11 14:48:43 2020 From: chris at cb1inc.com (Chris Barber) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:48:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Any price increase to .COM pricing is a financial burden on me. I have several personal domains and since they have or had email, I have to keep the domain essentially forever. I'm absolutely distraught over the pricing of "premiere domains", so often I end up getting a .COM domain and if those prices go up, then I have to get a .XYZ domain because it'll be the only TLD that I can afford. You must not permit Amendment 3 to pass. You are selling your soul to corporate greed. Thank you. Sincerely, Chris Barber From kamaldomains at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:49:03 2020 From: kamaldomains at gmail.com (Kamal V.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:19:03 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN shouldn't allow price hike for dot com domains Message-ID: Sir, I have got the news that very soon the dot com domain price will be increased soon and it will keep on increasing for several years on regular basis. Dot com domain price is already on higher side. Requesting you not to allow such price hike for the benefit of the end users. Regards *Kamal* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please don't add yet another challenge to entrepreneurs and startups by adopting this ammendment and allowing .com domain name pricing increases. Corey Wright Rural Entrepreneur & Business Owner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From valdemar at ekoterra.lt Tue Feb 11 14:51:10 2020 From: valdemar at ekoterra.lt (Ekoterra | Valdemar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:51:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comments Message-ID: Dear ICANN, Your decision will affect many users in the world. That kind of greedy and unilateral decision are dirty capitalist game, increasing hate, inequality and capitalism in its worst form. If this decision will be made, I will personally close my xxx.com websites and convert them to other domains, and I am sure many would follow. [https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/Pt2q-5bUQQg9GlBACLA7Yj2lGZN9EySgURLrTs9h6MJjnnoe4PGRYLUOQyoGYAIUoxxh1FjWFAgjythNnyiOn-jN=s0-d-e1-ft#http://ekoterra.lt/sites/default/files/logo.png] Best regards, Valdemar Kratkovski Project manager +370 699 14119 valdemar at ekoterra.lt UAB Terra recycling Draugyst?s g. 4A, LT-13220 Val?i?n? km., Vilniaus r. sav www.ekoterra.lt | www.metalukainos.lt Atliekas paverskime ?aliavomis kartu! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rf.ward1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:51:29 2020 From: rf.ward1 at gmail.com (Richard Ward) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:51:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The Wealthy grow richer, and the poor poorer, and so the divide continues Message-ID: The Wealth grow richer, and the poor poorer, and so the divide continues -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vane.andonov at megantic.net.au Tue Feb 11 14:51:29 2020 From: vane.andonov at megantic.net.au (Vane Andonov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:51:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not Cool Message-ID: Not cool man. -- *Vane Andonov* *Web Developer *at MEGANTIC PTY LTD. L2, 5 Raglan Street. South Melbourne, VIC 3205. *P:*(+61) 3 9001 9997 *G**o**o**g**l**e***Partner Check out some of our *Clients Reviews * **Website | LinkedIn | Google+ | Megantic Google Partner *Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail!* DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are solely intended for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential and, or, privileged. If you receive this email in error, please advise us by return email immediately. Please also disregard the contents of the email, delete it and destroy any copies immediately. Megantic Pty. Ltd. do not accept liability for the views expressed in this email or for the consequences of any computer viruses that may be transmitted with this email. This email is also subject to copyright. No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or transmitted without the written consent of the copyright owner. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katievernoy at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:47:08 2020 From: katievernoy at gmail.com (Katie Vernoy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:47:08 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising prices with so little oversight is wrong Message-ID: Please don't allow verisign to so Drama raise .com praises without enough oversight. Giving them additional money and opportunities to become a near monopoly seems reckless and wrong. Please reconsider these changes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cscherf1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:52:29 2020 From: cscherf1 at gmail.com (Chris Scherf) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:52:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I object Message-ID: I object to the proposed contract changes that are going to lead to price increases in .com registry. What is on offer to the end user for paying more? There is *no need* besides artificially increasing your own profits for these changes. You're behaving without integrity. I object. Chris Scherf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From szetor at umich.edu Tue Feb 11 14:52:35 2020 From: szetor at umich.edu (Ryan Szeto) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:52:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -- *Ryan Szeto* *Graduate Student Research Assistant, Michigan Corso Group * *University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Computer Science and Engineering PhD* *Website: ryanszeto.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thebeadoir at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:53:17 2020 From: thebeadoir at hotmail.com (KayHudson Yoga) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:53:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment Message-ID: This is disgusting and sounds like another greedy corporation grabbing more money than it needs! I struggle as it is to promote my small business online without a possible 70% price rise in domain name charges, the internet should be a place for community and support it saddens me that a few elite individuals make these sneaky decisions to line their own pockets. Shame on them Mrs K Hudson UK resident From mshahzaibaslam at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 14:53:14 2020 From: mshahzaibaslam at icloud.com (Muhammad Shahzaib) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:53:14 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4743B615-E6B5-43EB-B840-18DCBF49E8B4@icloud.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Muhammad Shahzaib Islamabad, Islamabad Pakistan Sent from my iPhone From mjwsoons at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:53:46 2020 From: mjwsoons at gmail.com (Mark Soons) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:53:46 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New charges .com Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I would like to comment on the plans to charge significantly more for .com domain names in the near future. As a longtime user of .com domains I think it is my obligation to object against the structural price increases. This will be a great influence of the web structure in the years to come, not in a positive way! Hereby I would like to oppose against any form of price increase higher than inflation corrections. Best Regards,, Mark Soons Teldershof 10 5652 VG Eindhoven The Netherlands Tel. 06-41470541 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This message is both NOT SPAM and also without equivocation against the proposed changes to the domain registration system. +1 my team. How many ACTUAL people are on yours? Jason Silverman Product Design (718) 637 3796 jasonallthetime.com @jasonallthetime -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bryanbennett at mail.com Tue Feb 11 14:55:00 2020 From: bryanbennett at mail.com (Bryan Bennett) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:55:00 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From izgraey at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:55:02 2020 From: izgraey at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?SVogR1LDhlk=?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:55:02 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com and beyond Message-ID: No closed door deals. Decentralize the internet instead of privatizing it. Improve access instead of hindering it. 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Or a scheme should be developed for multiple companies to manage .com TLDs, thereby creating competition. -Karl D From johnkacz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:55:44 2020 From: johnkacz at gmail.com (John Kaczmarek) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:55:44 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed Amendment 3 to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Furthermore serious changes need to made into how future agreements are made. Peace, john k -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From sjalander at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:56:45 2020 From: sjalander at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Magnus_Sj=C3=A4lander?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:56:45 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, It is apparent that ICANN does not want to have a transparent process in its decision process and only consider the interests of its own leaders instead of the general interest of the public. This is clearly shown by the management of the .ORG as well as the newly released information regarding .COM domains. Interests from for-profit organizations are currently setting the agenda and make the decisions that will have ramifications of significant portions of the Internet. If ICANN cannot do a better job, then it should be removed and the stewardship of the Internet should be handed over to a new organization, e.g., the United Nations. 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From fingertipz at telefonica.net Tue Feb 11 14:58:59 2020 From: fingertipz at telefonica.net (Amanda) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:58:59 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increases Message-ID: <008201d5e0eb$cc906850$65b138f0$@net> Dear Sir/Madam, I own a .com domain and operate a small business which has a limited budget. I cant see any good reason to increase .com domain prices which will only result in the wealthy having more access to .coms whilst the less wealthy suffer. Please reconsider the proposals and keep .com domains within the reach of the ordinary guy. Sincerely, Gary Partington -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From smichael9 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 14:59:50 2020 From: smichael9 at yahoo.com (Stanley Smith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:59:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <9198874D-2F4F-49E5-9481-99E9298643BD.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <9198874D-2F4F-49E5-9481-99E9298643BD@yahoo.com> Diear Sirs or Madame; The proposed increase in charges for domain registry will be a burden on the millions of older citizens who regularly use a domain. Many of us try to supplement our incomes with small, ecom domains that help bring in extra income. Most of these do not generate significant income but enough to help us cover month to month expenses. Increasing the cost of domain registration would represent a burden on these people to the point that they might have to close they're domains down. Please reconsider this proposed action. Stanley M Smith From jbibi1296 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:00:07 2020 From: jbibi1296 at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Jack_=E2=80=9CReuben=E2=80=9D_Bibi?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:00:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject the amendment Message-ID: <7EAF54CA-C61C-49F1-B263-7BAAF6167017@gmail.com> Keep the price of .com domains locked at the current price!!!! Sent from my iPhone From antuangonzalezb at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 14:59:40 2020 From: antuangonzalezb at gmail.com (Antonio Gonzalez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:59:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop Amendment 3 to the .com Registry Agreement - It's not in the interst of the world and humanity. Message-ID: Taking the words from a friend who explain exactly my position: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. Thanks a lot. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From notibienes at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:00:06 2020 From: notibienes at gmail.com (NOTIBIENES. COM) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:00:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO ESTOY DE ACUERDO CON LOS AUMENTOS Message-ID: C?mo propietaria del dominio Notibienes.com solicito que eval?en el tema de los aumentos debido a que se convertir?a en una gasto fijo m?s de mucho peso para quienes queremos construir empresa. Sandra Milena ?lvarez Guti?rrez Gerencia NOTIBIENES.COM Cel: (+57) 301 439 22 47 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jedwards at mysolarsun.com Tue Feb 11 15:00:46 2020 From: jedwards at mysolarsun.com (Joe Edwards) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:00:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not support this movement Message-ID: Hello Verisign and ICANN, Today, I am providing commentary for the recently proposed changes that are set forth to come for the .com domain name, and ultimately all domain names. These domain names have been a lifeblood for many freelancers and families for years. Already, many of the best domain names are being sold third to fourth party for hundreds of thousands of dollars to begin with, which already provides a hefty enough limitation for those of us starting ourselves up. In my many years of being a web developer, I always found value in the fact that I could trust my name and security to both organizations for a reasonable fee, and trust that my business would have a real shot at becoming something more than just one of the many thousands of domains like mine out there. This challenge, this overabundance of names, has been a blessing, a curse, and a necessary balance that provides an equal playing field for many people to go from nothing to something. What you have provided the world with is incredible, and your structure works! Please do not attempt to fix what is not broken. I do believe that ICANN and Verisign could do things to prevent fraudulent activity, however, I do not believe the increase in price will be something anyone can truly benefit from. I urge you to reevaluate your plans, and consider a method that can provide all parties their necessities, without eliminating the hard working lower class who want to make more of themselves. I have been designing websites, started out with free TLDs, and earned my way to just barely affording one domain, then two, and now twenty and higher, and the monetary value has the means of achieving higher, but with an increase set up, I fear you will eliminate a larger portion of who your most loyal and active customers are, as well as cutting off a string of economic value to the greater worlds society, that can eliminate the creation of jobs, the spreading of common wealth, and would drive the suffocation of creativity as we see it only just surviving today. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I believe the relevant details in this article: https://www.namecheap.com/blog/icann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-money/ Best, Lyndon Roeller Technical Director Project 13 Inc. 917-825-0857 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rt9633001 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:01:28 2020 From: rt9633001 at gmail.com (RT) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:01:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing Increase in .com domains Message-ID: Business is already hard enough. I oppose the price increase. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bdiaby at skidmore.edu Tue Feb 11 15:01:34 2020 From: bdiaby at skidmore.edu (Bakary Diaby) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:01:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition References: <2da9fa38-b35d-456e-b6fd-6f13db4ef0c4@Spark> Message-ID: I oppose this price increase, since it is not in the public interest. This profits only Verisign and makes the internet less hospitable to small businesses and individual users. The current price is more than justified. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garyc at tekman.cc Tue Feb 11 15:02:24 2020 From: garyc at tekman.cc (Gary C) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:02:24 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The new Verisign deal looks is another broken idea to screw us, the actual consumers who constantly pay more Message-ID: <00e401d5e0ec$45713b50$d053b1f0$@tekman.cc> I can't tell you how much this whole new Verisign deal reeks of insider deals, closed door meetings and bribed officials. Where is the oversite? Where is the accountability? Did anyone actually do any research to see how this is going to SCREW the industry? Your services are based on an infrastructure developed by the government and educational institutions and yet there is ZERO accountability. I am a small business and you are about to drive myself and hundreds of others out of business by increasing our costs dramatically. This is clearly unacceptable. Tek Management Gary Cartagena Solutions & Digital Marketing Consultant * Work: GaryC at TekMan.cc * Home: Mr.Gary.Cartagena at gmail.com * Voice: (612) 524-8784 Visit My Personal Blog: Caleb Strong The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cleanandsafeenergy at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:03:13 2020 From: cleanandsafeenergy at gmail.com (Clean and Safe Energy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:03:13 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. They are way beyond what is needed and for profit only. -- Linda Kurtz Owner, Clean and Safe Energy Phone: 734-769-4241 *Filters for dirty electricity, health protection, surge suppression, and energy savings* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mailtoanand at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:04:06 2020 From: mailtoanand at gmail.com (Sumeet Anand) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:04:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price change Message-ID: Hi There, We have more than 10 domains registered. And similar number of domains I have registered and then returned back. If the price will be increased, my .com domain ownership count will drastically reduce as I may not be able to afford them. Also, from general public perspective, we'll make it less accessible to them due to increased price and it will remain as a tool for players already in the market. Kindly request you to disapprove this change. Regards, Sumeet Anand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 3kgven at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:04:22 2020 From: 3kgven at gmail.com (3kgven) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:04:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello, my name is Erick and I'm from M?xico. I've noticed the changes related to the domain names price according to an agreement with verisign. One of the ICANN's mission is to help "*unify global Internet*", and *"promotes competition". *Then with these changes how can you do that? Many countries are affected by the rate change in its local currency. So with these changes american people are less affected than: - Lationamerica countries (M?xico, Brasil, Argentina, Chile, etc.) - Russia - India - Even countries like canada, australia, china or japan are more affected than american people by these changes. To a lesser extent but more affected. So, how can you talk about "*promote competition*" and "*unify global Internet*" if these changes will affect people that will need more to obtain a domain name. The companies around the world maybe absorb the cost, but there are many people that have a domain name and have non-commercial objectives. I'm agree with an increment of the price according to inflation and another economic movements related. But not with an increase of the price every year only because the monopoly company (verisign) has decided it. I know that the argue is increase the price in order to have more security, and stability, but hey!, you can achieve that with an agree more acceptable. If verisign want to collect more money maybe one idea is to increase the domain name price of the giants in internet, like amazon, google, etc. They can pay a little bit more than small size companies, organizations and individuals like me. I think the price should be related to the brand value. It's only an idea. I don't know how, but I believe that ICANN can find another better agreement. Have a nice day. *???? **??????* "*?Acaso se necesita una razon para luchar? En este mundo existen aquellos que no tienen metas, pero aun asi luchan, incluso m?s que aquellos que si tienen*" "*La ambici?n es la ?nica potencia que puede luchar contra el amor"* ---------- Forwarded message --------- De: Namecheap Date: lun., 10 de feb. de 2020 a la(s) 17:19 Subject: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases To: Kaz Murdock <3kgven at gmail.com> We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? View in browser [image: Namecheap] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020.* You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form . Find Out More 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA Copyright ? 2020 Namecheap.com [image: ICANN] We are an ICANN accredited registrar. Serving customers since 2001. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steven.bednarek at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:04:51 2020 From: steven.bednarek at gmail.com (Steven Bednarek) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:04:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. If anything, I believe technology costs are decreasing. Increasing the cost of .com registrations creates a wholly unnecessary barrier to entry with regards to individuals having an online presence and it is my opinion this is bad for an open and accessible internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From james.kenninger at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:04:44 2020 From: james.kenninger at gmail.com (James Kenninger) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:04:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Price Increase Please. Thanks Message-ID: No Price Increase Please. Thanks No Price Increase Please. Thanks -- Best Regards, James Kenninger *gluSTIK Multimedia*My Email: james at glustik.com Phone: (216) 339-0320 Office Hours: 9am-5pm www.gluSTIK.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richlinku at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:04:21 2020 From: richlinku at gmail.com (Rich A) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:04:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Oversight - Who Has Our Backs? Message-ID: ICANN executives should be ashamed of themselves. The Robber barons of the late 19th century are back in a different form, sneaking money from our pockets over time. There is a wrong way and a right way to do things. Organizations must be open to scrutiny, especially when they control how and where we conduct commerce. This form of highway robbery must not be allowed. Small unwarranted "toll" increases add up over time. *The term robber baron derives from the Raubritter (robber knights), the medieval German lords who charged nominally illegal tolls (unauthorized by the Holy Roman Emperor) on the primitive roads crossing their lands[1] or larger tolls along the Rhine river.* *The metaphor appeared as early as February 9, 1859, when The New York Times used it to characterize the business practices of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Historian T.J. Stiles says the metaphor "conjures up visions of titanic monopolists who crushed competitors, rigged markets, and corrupted government. In their greed and power, legend has it, they held sway over a helpless democracy."[2]* Wikipedia 2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist) -- Regards, Rich -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Arvind Reddy Hyderabad, Telangana India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lewisdwheeler at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:06:05 2020 From: lewisdwheeler at gmail.com (Lewis D. Wheeler) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:06:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain pricing Message-ID: <51BC8577-25E1-401E-9099-0DBC8FDF2B69@gmail.com> Please DO NOT raise domain name pricing! We need affordable websites! Thank you, Lewis Wheeler Boston, MA, USA Sent from my recent past From danaks at abbeyroadassociates.com Tue Feb 11 14:24:05 2020 From: danaks at abbeyroadassociates.com (Daniel Aks) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:24:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop increasing prices Message-ID: In my business, we drive for productivity and stable pricing. I see price increases without any product enhancements. Tired of it. Please stop, or show meaningful product benefits to the customers. From mcfr at pm.me Tue Feb 11 15:06:24 2020 From: mcfr at pm.me (MCF) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:06:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no price increases! Message-ID: <9573FFD2-7BFD-41FF-B8CE-06AE312AF5BB@pm.me> hello, as a frequent user of the internet, I am commenting on the ICANN | Verisign TLD price changes. price increases and large sums of $ are always daunting things to the public. and the internet is as much a marketplace/commodity as it is a living, evolving, organism. I stand on the side of maintaining the latter over milking the former. everyone deserves affordable access to the internet, and price increases are just the beginning of that access being restricted to those who don?t have the funds to keep up. don't increase .COM prices. regards, M From tim.olvera at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:06:29 2020 From: tim.olvera at gmail.com (tim.olvera at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:06:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am AGAINST the proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement Message-ID: <023301d5e0ec$d70d62a0$852827e0$@Gmail.com> I am the registrant of dozens of domain names that I utilize for professional, philanthropic and personal reasons. I am absolutely against the proposed amendment 3 of the .COM registry agreement allowing Verisign to raise prices without justification. The internet is a free and open space. Raising the domain registry prices will only inhibit those who cannot afford to participate and dissuade those who wish to venture into this environment, perhaps trying to step out and start a business or publish research, software, data, art, literature and more. This will force people who cannot afford higher prices to rely on third party companies as a conduit and is absolutely not in alignment with the free and open spirit of America's greatest contribution to the world. There's no need for these price increases and this whole amendment feels underhanded and disingenuous, reeking of fat cat politics and establishment bullying tactics. I urge ICANN to reject this amendment for the good of all people who share this planet lest ICANN wish to transform their reputation from that of a respected regulation authority to that of a bloated establishment agency working against the will of the people. 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I urge you NOT to move forward with this proposal and start listening to the people you claim to be working for. These motions are commonly made behind closed doors and are strategically hidden from the public's eyes until it is too late. Since you would be nothing without the support of the public, it is time you listened to us before you jeopardize our relationship any further. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alan at cns.business Tue Feb 11 15:07:35 2020 From: alan at cns.business (Alan K. Sean) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:07:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Message-ID: I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Alan K. Sean Computer Network Solutions, Inc. e. Alan at CNS.Business 136 Grove Avenue ? Prescott, AZ 86301 ? p.928.777.8324 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbrown510 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:08:01 2020 From: jbrown510 at gmail.com (Jon Brown) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:08:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] An outrageous money grab Message-ID: This is an outrageous money grab. In a technology market where most product decrease in cost over time due to increased efficiency this is going the wrong direction. We now have dozens of TLDs to choose from which should have increased competition and lowered prices, yet they?re all even more expensive than .com. This unfortunately isn?t just about .com, such an extreme price increase would set a precedent for .org and others to sky rocket their pricing. From kevin at threedogink.com Tue Feb 11 15:08:40 2020 From: kevin at threedogink.com (Kevin Groat) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:08:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prices Message-ID: <48D249B0-E6EA-451A-8C56-7C088E447253@threedogink.com> Hi, Humans already have to pay to own a piece of earth, so we can?t simply exist with basic human rights, we must pay. So why increase the price of .COMs? This will hurt the developing economy. Don?t be a contributor to the rising costs JUST BECAUSE. If this keeps up, soon we will pay for every click we make on the internet. Kevin Groat From alan at cns.business Tue Feb 11 15:08:56 2020 From: alan at cns.business (Alan K. Sean) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:08:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Message-ID: <4A8F6A81-55FF-462D-97C6-E811411974DF@contoso.com> Prices should decrease, not increase. Instead of making changes to the fee structure, more work should be down to prevent domain name squatting and stealing. Alan K. Sean Computer Network Solutions, Inc. e. Alan at CNS.Business 136 Grove Avenue ? Prescott, AZ 86301 ? p.928.777.8324 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chipmassey at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 15:08:41 2020 From: chipmassey at outlook.com (Chip Massey) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:08:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 comments Message-ID: I am alarmed a the rate increases I am already seeing from Go Daddy and others. I have recently transferred a domain due to the price increase. I do not understand, especially with the continued growth and reach of the internet, why it is necessary to increase .com (and other) domain extensions (other than greed). I know more and more businesses are adding on domains as well as more and more countries and rural areas are coming online. How is it justifiable to increase rates at 7% per year, year after year? Again, you do not have a stagnant amount of business that you need to increase prices for. You continue to have growth by expansion organically. Leave it alone. I guess this is something I need to make my congressman aware of because it seems like abuse to me. Thanks, Chip Massey Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Internet itself was created by the US government for the People and for research and development, and while commerce has bloomed, this should not be now just for the sole exploitation by private companies to gouge and make more money off our backs. "Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 " This is crazy, heavy handed, greedy, totally uncalled for, and UNACCEPTABLE! "ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. " Can you say MONOPOLY???? We'll be forced to call on politicians to get involved, and they'll LOVE the opportunity.? You won't be able to hide behind the Trump Administration forever. ?"As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org, over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman.?ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. " HOW DARE YOU IGNORE NEGATIVE COMMENTS!!! HOW DARE YOU!!!! Stop it. Just stop it NOW! If this happens you'll face grass roots and political involvement so deep that your collective heads will spin.Don't believe it? Okay. You'll have to find out the hard way, unless you come to your senses and stop gouging or looking to create a virtual monopoly on the Internet domain name space. Tom Connelly ==== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jer at jerryhammack.com Tue Feb 11 13:48:08 2020 From: jer at jerryhammack.com (Jerry Hammack) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:48:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign and ICANN deal is a bum deal for me Message-ID: To whom it may concern, Last month, you announced significant changes to the contract you have with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). These changes were made in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. It appears these changes will harm our consumers given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. Allowing Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years means that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. These costs will have to be borne by consumers in the end. That means me. And for what? The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. It is alarming that alongside these contract changes, Verisign will pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. These changes will have significant impact on the Internet and my small business for years to come. You have not consulted your .COM customers at all prior to making this deal, which will have a huge, negative impact on numerous businesses. Please reconsider this deal, the price increases that are bound to be passed to consumers, and do the right thing for the Internet community by striking a balance between profit and service. Don't be greedy and don't allow Verisign to be either. Sincerely, Jerry Hammack -- +++-------------------------+++ Jerry Hammack a: 25 The Esplanade, Suite 1704 Toronto, ON, Canada M5E 1W5 p: 416-977-8503 c: 416-400-7630 e: jer at jerryhammack.com From keithconner22 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:10:17 2020 From: keithconner22 at gmail.com (Keith Conner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:10:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Sleazy price increase Message-ID: <298p1cy7e02uig1u4cpenu51.1581433817664@email.android.com> The proposed price increase is very sleazy. Sincerely Keith Conner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Increasing the wholesale rate for .com domain name registrations from the current rate of $7.85 is not in the public's best interest and not necessary for ICANN to pursue its mission. The proposed amendment to allow annual price increases of 7% has no reasonable basis and is not associated with anticipated cost increases on the part of Verisign. While the current rate of $7.85 has been frozen since 2012, the costs of domain name registry operators and domain name registrars has been decreasing. If anything, the freeze should be made into a permanent rate cap and the rate should DECREASE.? By all appearances, Verisign will be paying $20M USD to ICANN as a bribe to persuade ICANN to allow Verisign to significantly increase the wholesale .com rate and, thereby, significantly increase Verisign's profits. Over the years, I have served as a board member on multiple nonprofit boards. If this amendment is approved, ICANN's board of directors should be ashamed of themselves. Sadly, ICANN's relationship with Verisign and other registry operators appears to be a classic case of "regulatory capture", where the organization (or government agency) that is supposed to regulate an industry ends up being "captured" by that industry and serving the interests of the industry rather than the public interest. If ICANN and its Board of Directors truly cared about the public interest, ICANN should take a close look at its relationship with Verisign and evaluate whether Verisign is the best organization to continue serving as the .com domain name registry operator. I would be shocked if a competitive RFP process did not result in identifying another, reputable organization that would commit to providing a better level of service than Verisign at a lower .com wholesale rate. In fact, if ICANN is seeking additional capital (under the belief that ICANN needs additional funding to pursue its mission), I expect the organization identified in such an RFP process would even agree to make ongoing financial contributions to ICANN that exceed the $20M payment Verisign would be making under the proposed amendment. Sincerely,Andrew Hanna Commonwealth of VirginiaUnited States of America -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at jasrawlinson.com Mon Feb 10 21:59:28 2020 From: info at jasrawlinson.com (Jas Rawlinson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:59:28 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to domain price raise Message-ID: Hello I am writing to object to your proposed price raise for .com domains. Such a significant raise will impact negatively on many small businesses such as myself, and will also force many to migrate away from .com sites. I would like to ask you to reject this proposal. Kind regards, J Rawlinson From elizabethcuencapa at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:59:30 2020 From: elizabethcuencapa at gmail.com (Elizabeth Cuenca) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:59:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to .com Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern, I was informed of the Proposed Amendment 3 to .com Registry Agreement via NameCheap. I own various domains at the moment and am a small business owner. It is my understanding that the proposed amendment will increase pricing on the domains I own. As a small business, I do worry that the consistent price increases could become cost prohibitive in the future. I kindly request that you reconsider such price increases because of the damage you will inflict on small businesses as a result. Thank you. Kind Regards, Elizabeth Cuenca, Esq. *Elizabeth Cuenca, P.A.* *Immigration Attorney* *Business:* 1910 N. Ola Ave., Tampa, FL 33602 *Mailing:* 4520 W. Oakellar Ave., No. 13465, Tampa, FL 33611 Phone: (813) 693-2094 Email: elizabeth at cuencalaw.com Website: *https://elizabethcuenca.com * *CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication is intended only for the persons or entities listed as addressees. This communication may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you have received this communication in error, please reply confirming that you are not the intended recipient and then immediately delete this communication. Copying, forwarding, or sharing this communication or its contents in any way with anyone else is strictly prohibited. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I don?t make money off any of them - I maintain the sites purely for fun. I will allow these to all expire if the prices are raised as outlined. Shameful! Jimmie Lightner From clay.dana at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:59:28 2020 From: clay.dana at icloud.com (Clay Dana) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:59:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not want increases on domains! Message-ID: <1DD58B8D-B9FA-46A7-A7D9-58BBE7F76EB9@icloud.com> ICANN you suck! This is going to make it more expensive. No one wants this. Clay (Please excuse typos. On iPhone) From derekantrican at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:59:55 2020 From: derekantrican at gmail.com (Derek Antrican) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:59:55 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase Message-ID: Please do not increase the price of .COM domains. The current price makes them very accessible - Derek Antrican Software Dev. & Mech. 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $12USD is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Hugo Molina Puno, Per? Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diegoandres_cortes at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 22:01:23 2020 From: diegoandres_cortes at outlook.com (=?utf-8?B?RGllZ28gQW5kcsOpcyBDb3J0w6lz?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:01:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not approve those changes Message-ID: It will affect small business and I will have to bang myself because if I?m poor there?s no reason to live. From jocelyn at twc.com Mon Feb 10 22:01:26 2020 From: jocelyn at twc.com (Jocelyn Traher) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:01:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising .com prices hurts small businesses Message-ID: <00b601d5e05d$a45a7670$ed0f6350$@twc.com> Raising .com prices hurts small businesses. Please do not do this, it is rather shitty to do so behind closed doors. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emanuelmarlopes at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:01:22 2020 From: emanuelmarlopes at gmail.com (Emanuel Lopes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:01:22 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am voicing my disagreement with he proposed amendment that does not clarify how the increased revenue from the hike of domain registration prices would be spent, making it impossible to know how reasonable these changes would be. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel.salas at saltedskies.com Mon Feb 10 22:01:53 2020 From: daniel.salas at saltedskies.com (Daniel Salas Rodriguez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:01:53 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <379ab077-6dcc-3d09-9cbd-b5cbafeab090@saltedskies.com> 70% increase to the price over 10 years is outrageous, I don't mind a price increase, but this kind of price gouging is not okay. It is even worse considering that ICANN will only be receiving 20 million USD over 5 years, that is 4 million a year, that's nothing for the amount of money this increase will generate, it will only benefit VeriSign and no one else. 100% against this, please do not move forward with this. From daniel at desandoval.net Mon Feb 10 21:55:41 2020 From: daniel at desandoval.net (Daniel Sandoval) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:55:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for domain names are not the way to stay afloat Message-ID: <0AA7B2F7-D35C-4045-A3DC-00B9DD6BEACB@getmailspring.com> ICANN, This proposal will allow for .com prices to increase by more than 70% in the next decade, decreasing access to important technology. Information deserves a free an open platform to be disseminated and it takes the hard-earned dollars of individuals to ensure a diverse internet of ideas. By allowing for a price increase, you'll be limiting the access to publishing on a trusted domain name to those who have access to capital. If, instead, internet giants like Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google contributed their profits to ICANN (and other internet backbone services), we could maintain the cost of providing domain services without penalizing those who do not have the means to contribute more than a few bucks a month toward a website. Thank you for considering my comment, Daniel E. Sandoval Calendar (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/0AA7B2F7-D35C-4045-A3DC-00B9DD6BEACB at getmailspring.com/0?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.desandoval.net%2Fcalendar&recipient=Y29tbWVudHMtY29tLWFtZW5kbWVudC0zLTAzamFuMjBAaWNhbm4ub3Jn) | DEsandoval.net (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/0AA7B2F7-D35C-4045-A3DC-00B9DD6BEACB at getmailspring.com/1?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.desandoval.net%2F&recipient=Y29tbWVudHMtY29tLWFtZW5kbWVudC0zLTAzamFuMjBAaWNhbm4ub3Jn) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamesellis at hotmail.co.uk Mon Feb 10 22:03:09 2020 From: jamesellis at hotmail.co.uk (James Lindley-Ellis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:03:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increases Message-ID: I am wholeheartedly against removing price caps on .com domains and feel this will harm small businesses and individuals across the globe that rely on an online presence. These price increases only put more cost pressure on small business and families that have a family domain. I am strongly against increasing prices so sharply and quickly. James Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eiskafee at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:03:26 2020 From: eiskafee at gmail.com (Aftab A.) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:03:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] don't increase .com prices Message-ID: don't increase the prices for com domains please -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dave.vanee at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:03:44 2020 From: dave.vanee at gmail.com (Dave VanEe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:03:44 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name, which is not used in a manner that generates sufficient income to support excessive cost. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains, as I can only justify holding onto this domain if the price remains low. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. They are merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? they has no business dictating the price. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, and this is clearly outside that mandate. Regards, David Van Ee Vancouver, BC, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chrisrfineart at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:04:11 2020 From: chrisrfineart at gmail.com (Chris Reed) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:04:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Keep .com Rates from Increasing Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern: The cost of maintaining a website is only made more challenging by the potential price increase of .com. I am ugently asking you to keep the prices at the level that makes it affordable for all small businesses including self-employed artists as myself. Revenue generated by limiting price increases will only help small business to thrive and the economy to be more productive. Sincerely, Chris Reed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeremiah.job at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:04:45 2020 From: jeremiah.job at gmail.com (Jeremiah Job) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:04:45 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to price increase Message-ID: Please don't increase domain prices. Domain names are not realestate. Anyone can and will set up an underground network causing www to fork. Then the value of domain names will drop. So that's a lose lose scenario. The internet becomes fragmented and verisign's investment is devalued. How is this beneficial to anyone? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dar.royalty at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:04:35 2020 From: dar.royalty at gmail.com (Debbie Royalty) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:04:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. Message-ID: ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online and needed input into these changes. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. This is unacceptable. As I participant with a .com domain I request you reverse course on these changes, go back to the negotiation table and invite .com participants to that table. Thank you, Deborah Royalty debbie at nature-heartcounseling.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dfreeman1115 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:05:00 2020 From: dfreeman1115 at yahoo.com (don freeman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:05:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cost Increase to providers References: Message-ID: Many of us are small start up businesses that must count every penny, therefore, I am against the proposed increase in fees to .com providers. These fees are direct increases to us, the end user simply passes any increased cost to us therefor the provider offsets the increases. Consider the bottom line who is being affected by these increases. From dianewalker0206 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:05:55 2020 From: dianewalker0206 at gmail.com (dianewalker0206 at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:05:55 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No on Amendment 3 Message-ID: <5e41d3c4.1c69fb81.41edf.11a9@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dkincaid000 at centurytel.net Mon Feb 10 22:09:11 2020 From: dkincaid000 at centurytel.net (David Kincaid) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:09:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Rip Off .Com Domain Owners Message-ID: Hi, I own several .com domains and feel it would be unwise and unfair to raise .com prices by 70% or more over the next several years. This will stifle enterprise and hurt small domain owners like me. Thank you, David Kincaid -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donald.kaiser at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:09:36 2020 From: donald.kaiser at gmail.com (Don) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:09:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My concern about Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am deeply concerned that ICANn is considering significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign. It is unconscionable that such changes might occur without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. I sincerely hope that this amendment will be tabled if not abandoned at least until all affected members can provide appropriate input this is a worldwide decision and should not be made in secret or an isolation for the benefit of of a select few who stand to benefit financially with no regard to the public welfare. Sincerely, Donald N.Kaiser, Ph.D. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eleda.triplemountain at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:09:56 2020 From: eleda.triplemountain at gmail.com (Eleda Towle) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:09:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] new contract - price increases Message-ID: <5e41d4b5.1c69fb81.56c0d.69e5@mx.google.com> Greetings, As a small, single-person business since 2001, I am concerned about the new contract with Verisign which could allow them to raise prices nearly every year going forward. While one may not think that .com registration is a very big part of any business?s budget, pennies count for small businesses everywhere. I would like to urge you to constrict this agreement more tightly to protect all of the small businesses that are already fighting against the behemoths. Thank you, Eleda Towle Hiram, ME www.TripleMountain.com Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elyezermr at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:10:08 2020 From: elyezermr at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ely=C3=A9zer_Rezende?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:10:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. -- Ely?zer Rezende http://elyezer.com From davidmberten at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:10:22 2020 From: davidmberten at gmail.com (David Berten) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:10:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to a price increase Message-ID: This is a monopolistic. The burden of a price increase will fall on business and private individuals. Verisign will line their already full pockets with the windfall. Verisign is merely the manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. I am a registrant of many .com domain names I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. David Berten -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dey007 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:11:33 2020 From: dey007 at hotmail.com (ould dey ahmed) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:11:33 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com domains price Message-ID: Don't increase .com domains price please. This will put lots of pressure and barriers on internet from and accessibility to all. From jgdannemiller at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:11:33 2020 From: jgdannemiller at gmail.com (Justin Dannemiller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:11:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not Happy Going behind closed doors Message-ID: Not one entity controls the internet, and ICANN and Verisign should not be the only two who should be allowed to make decisions that have the potential to affect many internet users and increase cost of owning a website domain name. From hinkletc at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:11:53 2020 From: hinkletc at yahoo.com (Travis Hinkle) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:11:53 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] KEEP price caps for .coms References: Message-ID: I?m opposed to the lifting of price caps for .com TLDs. I believe that the internet is an open marketplace that should be as affordable as possible for everyone to use. By raising prices on domain registrations and making it difficult for smaller business and individuals to afford to maintain an online presence, you would effectively be hurting the global market, as well as many small business owners? bottom line. Thanks, Travis From emile at van-reenen.com Mon Feb 10 22:12:12 2020 From: emile at van-reenen.com (emile at van-reenen.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:12:12 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT SUPPORT .COM PRICE INCREASE : Used as part of a family domain for 19 years Message-ID: <003f01d5e05f$27787ba0$766972e0$@van-reenen.com> Hi there. I do NOT support any attempt to increase the price of .com domains. As you can see I use mine as part of a family domain, not a business and am essentially locked in because to change my family domain - which I've had for 19 years - would be extremely inconvenient / would essentially break my online identity, and that of my family. Having read through the proposed amendment there does not seem to be anything concrete to explain the planned price increases. The "security and stability improvements" have no details. Have a good day. Emile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dli417 at superusr.com Mon Feb 10 22:12:44 2020 From: dli417 at superusr.com (Daniel Li) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:12:44 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Can you not Message-ID: Please do not go ahead with decisions that will decrease interest in .com domains for those that cannot afford it. Kind regards, Daniel Li From edic18 at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:12:31 2020 From: edic18 at icloud.com (=?utf-8?Q?Edgar_Ipi=C3=B1a?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:12:31 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagreeing the price increase Message-ID: In total disagreement of the rise in prices to the .com domain without first making a statement to the many users of that domain on the web. Currently the .com domain is one of the most used in the cyber market and as part of that community I reject the rally and negotiations by ICANN with Verisig. The right thing is to have the participation and approval of the owners and users of that domain to make these types of increases that ultimately affect us. From jack_kotler at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:12:49 2020 From: jack_kotler at hotmail.com (Jack Kotler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:12:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Price Increase & Reveal ICANN-Verisign Contract to Public Message-ID: Hi, The TLD pricing has always been increasing no matter what contract ICANN-Verisign has. Now, making ICANN a promise of $20 million dollars implies an extra cost will be levied to the end users. This is against the Free Internet policy and should be stopped. Further, the entire contract along with a summarized version should be released to the public in order to understand why does ICANN a non-profit organization requires $20 million? Thanks! Jack -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best regards Daniel Martins Daniel Martins From dinosimotas at charter.net Mon Feb 10 21:33:58 2020 From: dinosimotas at charter.net (Dino Simotas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:33:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rate increases Message-ID: A rate increase without clear intentions of what the money will be covering that affects the entire global economy from small business to enterprise is an affront to good business principle. There should be significant discussion as to how money is spent and raised. -Dino Simotas From drew at drewpendergrass.com Mon Feb 10 22:14:58 2020 From: drew at drewpendergrass.com (Drew Pendergrass) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:14:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding .COM TLD changes Message-ID: <647207d3-5b10-4b3c-0724-1fb580f99dc7@drewpendergrass.com> Dear sir or madam, My name is Drew Pendergrass, and like many owners of a .COM domain name I am alarmed by the betrayal to the fundamental values of the internet that ICANN is considering. The web was designed to allow people around the world to share knowledge and communicate better with one another -- a fundamentally democratic dream, created by idealists in a physics laboratory. That dream has never been fully realized, and, with the centralization of the internet, the original vision of a dispersed free web may be falling away. You are adding fuel to the fire. Corporations won't mind a price increase, but individuals and artists and academics and the weirdos who make the internet great will be stifled, pushed off of their sites and into boring conformity. There is no changing that the .COM TLD is the lingua franca of the internet. It isn't for companies, anymore; it is for everyone. This proposed change adds absolutely no value to the web or its ability to foster communication. It is a vile form of rent-seeking, growing fat off of increased rates. Verisign provides nothing in exchange. This proposal is shameful, and if I had my way every official at ICANN who participated in this scheme would be removed. Perhaps people who actually care about the web could replace them, not thieves like yourselves. All best, Drew Pendergrass From derek.piper at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:15:44 2020 From: derek.piper at gmail.com (Derek Piper) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:15:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Shameless money-grab Message-ID: It's sad to see ICANN, which is supposed to be for ALL internet users, bow down for money to Verizon and selling out in this way. It's disgusting how unelected bureaucrats only seek to enrich themselves at the expense of others. You wouldn't even listen to dissenting views. You disgust me and I hope you suffer for it. -- Derek Piper - derek.piper at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If ICANN is supposed to operate for the public benefit then how exactly does this policy help to promote public benefit when a major multi-billion dollar corporation is solely benefited? There is no financial justification to raise the price, it's the upkeep of a simple database the price increase is simply because they can as proven advancements in technology are driving the cost of operating a registry down, yet domain prices keep going up for registrants. Verisign is merely the manager, not the owner, of the .COM Registry. It is allowed to operate the extension by contract and should have no role in setting the price. There is no "public benefit" justification to these changes. It is simply a handout to a company with a de facto monopoly at the expense of registrants. This is on the heels of the .ORG contract debacle where ICANN ignored the overwhelming public sentiment against it, and moved forward in removing price caps. Now we also have the pending .ORG sale to a private equity company which involves several former ICANN leaders and connected parties. This deal is currently being investigated by the California Attorney General. ICANN is facing a crisis in credibility. Is ICANN actually working in the public interest or not? I have seen some reports that claim that ICANN is pocketing $20 million dollars over 5 years from Verisign as a part of this deal, in most sectors of business this is called bribery and should violate most code of ethics policies, regardless of how it's being branded as a support for ICANN's future initiatives because there is no specifics around how the money must be spent. I would be ok with this if I 100% knew it wasn't ending up in personal pockets. Thanks, Darrel S -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jeffreytay at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:56:16 2020 From: jeffreytay at gmail.com (Jeffrey Tay) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:56:16 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Why_you_shouldn?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=99t_raise_=2Ecom_prices?= Message-ID: The internet is the only way millions of people around the world can break through poverty. Don?t deny them of this last opportunity. Thanks. -- *Best Regards,* *Jeffrey Tay* MOBILE: (+65) 9176 7858 EMAIL: jeffreytay at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daveb at closetomyheart.com Tue Feb 11 00:00:55 2020 From: daveb at closetomyheart.com (Dave Bastian) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <093d678df41748fdb403c900bfa55025@cor-ex-prd-40.ctmh.com> To Whom It May Concern, I am a registrant of a .com domain name (several, actually). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate is already far more than justified. Many individuals, like myself, maintain multiple .com domain names if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website not affiliated with us. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest; please do so. Please keep the annual fee low, or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM TLD that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. David Bastian Orem, Utah USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dlreinking at aol.com Tue Feb 11 00:48:54 2020 From: dlreinking at aol.com (Dan Reinking) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:48:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment References: Message-ID: I oppose proposed changes enabling price increases for .com domain registration. Price increases will be a hardship for many people. 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URL: From jcherston at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:20 2020 From: jcherston at gmail.com (Jonathan Herston) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:18:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: I am wholeheartedly against the agreement in which Version will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .com domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. Jonathan Herston -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ejg at ellier.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:23 2020 From: ejg at ellier.com (Ellier) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:18:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBkbyB0aGlz?= =?utf-8?q?_please?= Message-ID: Do not agree to raise prices. Ellier Sent from my iPhone From drmdw at live.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:22 2020 From: drmdw at live.com (Dr. M. Whitfield) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:18:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO MORE INCREASES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHERE IS THE OVERSIGHT???????????? Message-ID: What ICANN and Verisign have done is outrageous - a No-Bid Contract to apply additional fees as they see fit. ?ICANN is supposed to be a Government structured and monitored body, while Verisign is a 100% for profit corporation which has made Billions, each and every year over the past three decades. They are now both enriching themselves by manipulating a sheer monopoly which should fall foul of many laws and governmental oversight.? Does this behind-the-curtain deal smell even slightly untainted to anyone??? Every level of the internet - from registrars to owner/users will be adversely affected by this exclusive arrangement and none of us should allow ourselves to be fleeced in this manner. ?Domain charges are already higher than they should be. ?Fees have increased over the years and we accepted it just because "it must have been justified." No more. ?Bring out the Guillotine. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From contact at jessicasterling.com Mon Feb 10 22:19:16 2020 From: contact at jessicasterling.com (Jessica Sterling) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:19:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com pricing changes Message-ID: Hello there, Small businesses depend on .com to have a presence on the web. Having your own website and not just something on social media adds legitimacy and allows you to have your own voice? independent and on-message. In a way, it is an issue of free speech. Please do not allow these proposed increases to occur and be prohibitive to small business. Thank you! From erebusman at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:59 2020 From: erebusman at gmail.com (Carl Kidwell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:18:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com price amendments Message-ID: Hello, I am an entrepreneur and software engineer. Over the past decade I have engaged in several small start up businesses and engaged in purchasing and maintaining .com domains to run my businesses. As with any start up I have operated at a loss . The cost of obtaining a domain is just one component required for an online business and increasing the price will reduce the likelihood that I will launch a new business website, or maintain ones that I own now. As you know our modern economy relies on a robust technology based startup culture- I feel allowing prices for domains to skyrocket as just one of the small components would stifle businesses and innovation and ask that you do not allow this or greatly restrict the rate at which costs can grow. The proposed 7% rate is far above inflation and the actual costs to maintain these names is already highly profitable. From dustinjcooper at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:19:05 2020 From: dustinjcooper at gmail.com (Dustin Cooper) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:19:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against Amendment 3 Message-ID: To whom this may concern, Raising the cost of .com domains, especially as laid out by proposed Amendment 3, is unacceptable. In a world where inequality is out of control, the last thing we need to do is charge more for access to technology that profoundly affects free speech. And those that are affected the most are the poor among us. So its a big no unless you want to offer free .com domains to those below the poverty level. If this amendment passes, then it will be time to raise up and fight back. Lets avoid more fighting and deny this amendment's time of day. Good day and do the right thing - Dustin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: There?s no reason to increase the prices of the .COM domain - my vote and support is to keep the same prices as is, or even decrease them. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From conlon.nov at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:57 2020 From: conlon.nov at gmail.com (Conlon Novak) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:21:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain and I oppose this price increase. Without additional meaningful services provided to customers, current prices are already more than justified. Please reconsider this policy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From domains at activesrc.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:10 2020 From: domains at activesrc.com (ASI Domains) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:22:10 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <8d3b97c4-5f62-69a7-d175-c34b2a3088a4@activesrc.com> ICANN should not grant Verisign wholesale .COM domain name price increases. As a small, internet-base, business, annual registration of my domain names is an unavoidable cost of doing business.? I rely on ICANN to play their role of a non-profit entity with responsibility for fair domain name management. By granting Verisign the right to virtually print money with annual price raises having no basis in need to cover growing costs, service expansion, or other relevant costs, ICANN is not fulfilling its role.? Verisign, and any other business, needs to be profitable, but with known low costs, current profitability, and no valid reason for higher pricing on .COM domain names, the cost to registrants like myself should not increase. If ICANN is receiving money from Verisign to push through new pricing and more lax regulation on them, I would like to know how that can not be called a bribe.? With the past 6 months' events in the USA, I would think the term "quid pro quo" should be discussed and considered at ICANN before selling out all us registrants that rely on simple domain name registrations for survival of our businesses. Paul Kautz, Active Source, Inc. From cubicdesign at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:12 2020 From: cubicdesign at gmail.com (Cubic) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:22:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] bad idea Message-ID: -- Speak less. Think more. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeheen at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:31 2020 From: jeheen at outlook.com (Jeheen Mahmood Zaman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:22:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't do this! Message-ID: Please don't increase the price for .com domains. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffery.forrester at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:26 2020 From: jeffery.forrester at gmail.com (Jeff Forrester) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:22:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unilateral decision Message-ID: This decision is being made without consulting the majority of people who will be affected by it. It sounds like big business is taking advantage of the rest of us. This should not be allowed to happen. 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From hirossan007 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:22:20 2020 From: hirossan007 at gmail.com (hassan ennaji) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:22:20 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I do not agree with these changes as they will impact every user in the world in a very bad way. No one will be able to use .com domains if they are expensive. Please reconsider these decisions -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cottonfields44 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:15 2020 From: cottonfields44 at gmail.com (Tammy Prosper) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:23:15 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose increase for domain name Message-ID: Please. Do not increase domain name annual prices. Our sharing on the inter-webs does not always create revenue for *we the humans*, however, open communications at this time are fairly vital for us to create a new reality for how to sanely exist/create on this planet. Since I'm certain *you* are still human yourself and not merely a corporate hive minded delegate, you can feel why a rate increase wouldn't be for the highest good of all and elect to oppose an increase in annual domain name prices. Thanks for your thoughtful consideration ??? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ge0rges at ge0rges.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:26 2020 From: ge0rges at ge0rges.com (Georges Kanaan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:23:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns Message-ID: Hello, As the owner of a .com domain I am concerned by the proposed amendments. By allowing wholesale price registrars to increase the price for 8 out of the 10 next years you make the internet less accessible. The internet is meant to be an open place to everyone. Having more expensive domains means fewer reachable websites and that hurts everyone. Thank you, Georges Kanaan Sent from my iPhone From jhuet at biscui.tech Mon Feb 10 22:23:37 2020 From: jhuet at biscui.tech (=?utf-8?B?SmVhbi1Dw6lkcmljIEh1ZXQ=?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:23:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase of .COM References: Message-ID: <04ae07aa-d2a7-4926-b123-2a9d9b479732@Spark> To whom it may concern, The announced price increase will directly affect my business. I am a small business owner who operates a few dozens websites. During initial projects onboarding, it is common to purchase the domain before the contract is signed or the first payment goes through. This ensures availability but also let's us setup email for our future clients. A price increase means jeopardizing these procedures. It can happen that a project never come to light, thus making any preemptive purchases even more risky. It is directly affecting my bottomline. I urge you to reconsider these actions for the sake of Small business owners. [BiscuiTech] Jean-C?dric Huet Web Developer | BiscuiTech P: (438) 492-3565 E: jhuet at biscui.tech www.biscui.tech [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BiscuiTech/email-signature/master/facebook.png] [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BiscuiTech/email-signature/master/twitter.png] [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BiscuiTech/email-signature/master/github.png] [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BiscuiTech/email-signature/master/linkedin.png] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jaytee.foster at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:22 2020 From: jaytee.foster at gmail.com (JT Foster) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:24:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not implement changes that will price individuals and small businesses out of .coms Message-ID: Please do not implement changes that will price individuals and small businesses out of .coms. This will hurt my own business and others like me. Keep the internet egalitarian and accessible, not beholden to the highest bidder. Sent from my iPhone From ecbarrett at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:19 2020 From: ecbarrett at gmail.com (Lisa Barrett) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:24:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not okay with the recent price increase deal made in secret Message-ID: Dear Sirs/Madams, I am writing to formally complain about the significant changes recently made in the contract with Verisign. These changes were made in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, this is not okay. I am writing to publicly denounce the price increases that will harm internet users and are anti-democratic. Cancel this decision immediately. 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URL: From cconelly at teamexos.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:23 2020 From: cconelly at teamexos.com (Catherine Conelly) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:24:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No prices increases please Message-ID: <7A1CF599-0508-4106-9DD1-E7FE88EE1FDD@teamexos.com> .COM should remain an affordable tool for everyone to exercise their freedom of speech and promote their small businesses. -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:? The information in this communication, including any attachments, is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged material.? If you are not the addressee or if you received this communication in error, you are hereby notified that any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking or any action in reliance upon, this information is prohibited.? If you did receive this communication in error, please destroy it, all copies and any attachments, and notify the sender as soon as possible.? The individual sender of this e-mail is responsible for its content, and EXOS does not assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, product, or process disclosed.? Further, any comments, statements or opinions expressed by the author in this communication do not necessarily reflect those of EXOS. From hayssam.hoballah at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:44 2020 From: hayssam.hoballah at gmail.com (Hayssam Hoballah) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:24:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am not happy with this deal made with Verisign under the radar. Please amend it and keep prices affordable. Regards, Hayssam Hoballah -- +33685782756 https://www.hayssamhoballah.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From emartineziphone at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:22 2020 From: emartineziphone at gmail.com (Enrique Martinez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:25:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Absolute non-sense Message-ID: <417379CB-0BD1-4B04-96D1-A0EE497EA073@gmail.com> Come on. Allowing this stuff to go through will just harm the consumers. Prices will go up on all .com domain names because Verisign is money hungry to begin with. Sent from my iPhone From eizil at eizil.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:11 2020 From: eizil at eizil.com (Mohd Hadihaizil) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:25:11 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Totally disagree of price increase Message-ID: <812d81ee-fdba-1729-6c15-8d4177a69bde@eizil.com> As a registrant of hundreds of .com domain, i totally disagree with the price increase. the current rate is more than suitable for the .com registry to manage the domain. no increase of the .com domain needed, period! From info at medywellness.com Mon Feb 10 21:22:50 2020 From: info at medywellness.com (Medy Wellness) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:22:50 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Not fair for startups. Especially us in developing nations. Regards,?Edith from Medy Wellness. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From doulosg at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:42 2020 From: doulosg at gmail.com (mike dwyer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:25:42 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We do not support amendment 3 Message-ID: I feel that ICANN has not used an open process to adopt this amendment. I am suspicious that the additional money to be paid to ICANN by Verisign is intended for uses that are not clearly identified. I fear that costs will increase inordinately for small operations like mine to keep a .COM domain name registered, and that there will be no recognizable benefit to me or to the broad, global Internet community. Please rescind this action until it has broad support across the Internet communities. Yours, Mike Dwyer Fort Collins, CO USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jcegordon at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:26:09 2020 From: jcegordon at gmail.com (Jen Gordon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:26:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices!! Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cwruck at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:26:07 2020 From: cwruck at gmail.com (Chris Wruck) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:26:07 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com Amendment Message-ID: <12ecee97-9e7e-4b5b-98df-6ae6bc79b051@gmail.com> Hello, I am writing to you reference the increase in pricing for the .com domain. This price increase would negatively impact small business owners and many others. It is unfair to make secret deals. It is also efforts like this that will eventually lead to more government control, that none of us truly want to happen.? It is unreasonable to increase prices to this degree. It is unreasonable to make secret deals when there are millions affected. I strongly urge you to retract this proposal and price increase. If it's .com this time around, what's next? This type of agreement goes against the very principal that the Internet is to represent. I am disappointed that it has even gotten this far and I am clearly not alone in this opposition. 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URL: From jim.nostedt at seefar-valuation.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:26 2020 From: jim.nostedt at seefar-valuation.com (Jim Nostedt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:27:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Price Increases Message-ID: <486EE8BD-B287-465F-BA7D-803F195F44E1@seefar-valuation.com> Your price increases are ridiculous. When you and Verisign have a monopoly it is easy to raise prices. As business owners we have to live within our means. You should do the same Jim Nostedt From chrisjlott at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:49 2020 From: chrisjlott at yahoo.com (Chris Lott) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:27:49 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Disagree References: <1967177575.1036493.1581373669625.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1967177575.1036493.1581373669625@mail.yahoo.com> Sir/Madam, I personally strongly disagree with your proposed changes with Verisign.? These changes are unfair and will only increase the cost for hosts and endusers. 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Please do not sell out to special interests just to make a quick buck. The internet is already becoming more restricted every day. Please don't add yet another hurdle to those who want to utilize the internet for good. Respectfully, -John Tracy CucumberSeed.com CucumberSeeds.com CucumberShop.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From crepworld at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:07 2020 From: crepworld at gmail.com (crepworld at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:29:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBpbmNyZWFz?= =?utf-8?q?e_prices_you_crooks!?= Message-ID: <94302EA4-9E46-43F5-9991-7ABC9460A029@gmail.com> Sent from my iPhone From esfandiar at convage.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:07 2020 From: esfandiar at convage.com (Esfandiar Zolghadr) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:32:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price hick is yet another miserable Trump era policy that demonstrates how desparately we need to overhaul the out dated and corrupt bodies such as ICANN Message-ID: <00ba01d5e061$ed80d2f0$c88278d0$@convage.com> .com price hick fits perfectly in with other failed Trump-era policy that demonstrates how desperately we need to overhaul the outdated and corrupt bodies such as ICANN Esfandiar Zolghadr Convage Corporation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dalibor2424 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:14 2020 From: dalibor2424 at hotmail.com (Dalibor Taticek) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:29:14 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I own several .com domains. I strongly oppose the decision of this price increase. This not very smart and extremely selfish decision will affect and put in bad situation all small businesses and millions of individuals that use and own .com domains. From dswbkz at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:21 2020 From: dswbkz at gmail.com (Blake K) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:29:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Message-ID: <3115DC3F-09DE-41D7-9B4B-8C8912F8CA22@gmail.com> Hello, Please don?t increase .COM prices as the internet is one of the few things accessible to most people, and this makes it harder for domain providers to give easy access. Thank you, B From jmorecraft at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:51 2020 From: jmorecraft at gmail.com (Jason Morecraft) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:29:51 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price increase Message-ID: <5DDFEC3D-883A-441E-B8D6-DB9ADE8F9020@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dominicfarrington at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:57 2020 From: dominicfarrington at gmail.com (Dominic Farrington) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:29:57 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Name Price Increaes Message-ID: To whom it may concern, .com domain names are considered particularly reputable by end users, a drop in accessibility caused by a price increase will affect the ability for small teams and individuals to enjoy the benefits of the .com domain's recognition. The above would serve to produce an even more uneven playing field which works against the original goals of the web. I appose the suggested changes to the com domain pricing model. Regards Dominic Farrington -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From contact at shreveportlegacydental.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:51 2020 From: contact at shreveportlegacydental.com (outlook_E9738DBA72132A3B@outlook.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:29:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptable to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Many people have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Samantha Gray -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eyeofdali-wpedit2 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:37 2020 From: eyeofdali-wpedit2 at yahoo.com (wp edit 2) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:30:37 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Another red flag towards GREED References: <2112655540.807726.1581373837638.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2112655540.807726.1581373837638@mail.yahoo.com> Costs change?generally upward> Everyone can agree on this. What NEEDS to change is transparency AND justice.? Greed, and what you are doing, is NOT aligned with these values.?YOUR greed hurts people?and people pay your bills. Stop the madness! ?one of many concerned citizens. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ceecil at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:38 2020 From: ceecil at hotmail.com (Cecil D'Souza) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:30:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PLEASE STOP THE INCREASE in PRICE of .COM domains Message-ID: I am a .com registrant and am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price - and already makes profits at current price levels in excess of the operating needs to maintain a registry. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to foster innovation on the internet and allow the individuals to maintain a presence on the web. Cecil D'Souza Cary, NC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jdenslinger at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:06 2020 From: jdenslinger at gmail.com (Jeremy Denslinger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:31:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price raising! Message-ID: <5e41d9ab.1c69fb81.69bfb.3aa9@mx.google.com> I do not appreciate the back room dealing to allow a possible 70% increase in cost over the next decade. This is unacceptable without specific reasoning. Jeremy Denslinger jdenslinger at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jekagm at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:11 2020 From: jekagm at gmail.com (Jeka G) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:31:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't agree Message-ID: Don't agree -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danishbilal2k13uet at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:05 2020 From: danishbilal2k13uet at gmail.com (Danish Bilal) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:31:05 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New Pricing Amendment Unacceptable Message-ID: <5e41d9aa.1c69fb81.49241.38a0@mx.google.com> Hello I?m small business owner and developer from developing world. I hardly meet my expenses, you new rate policy will highly effect billion of poor tech lovers from under world. Big business would love to pay you extra bucks but we can?t. This step will only push down the lower class in tech world while favoring the big business who really don?t want competition. Please consider my voice. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan at danicholls.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:11 2020 From: dan at danicholls.com (Dan Nicholls) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:31:11 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Arbitrary price increases are unfair and discrediting Message-ID: To get close to doubling the wholesale price of a domain name within six years (as indicated in the summary) without specific and demonstrated need (a registry is a registry! and cloud storage and computing prices are plummeting, as are those of security solutions) is damaging to individuals as well as startup and small businesses, who will need to think harder about whether to spend twice the cost per year of staking out and trying new ideas, as well as being frankly exasperating in the current economic climate and considering their being the sole authority for this kind of domain. Allowing people to register domain names 10 years in advance at that price is not a solution, except for those with ready cash instead of a budgeted line item. I hasten to add that whatever inconvenience and harm it may bring to those in relative economic security, it could be disastrous to those closer to the margin, who need their domain name before anything else of value can be attached to it, and so could be prevented from entering the market or forced from it. It will not only impoverish them, but impoverish the web, which thrives on the easy exchange not only of business but of passion projects and so on, relatively in the reach of anyone. To increase price so rapidly in so short a time is disastrous for the culture and nature of the web. It also smacks of pay for nothing, again, without a real, demonstrated (and not surmised) increase in cost, and reasonable cost at that. Please reconsider and further establish, restrict, or simply abolish the planned price increases. Thank you, Dan Nicholls -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From drhectorsandoval at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:32 2020 From: drhectorsandoval at gmail.com (Hector Sandoval) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:31:32 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject the price increase in .com domain names! Message-ID: I?m sending this email to demand and explanation about why you consider it correct for the increase in price in .com domain names. The freedom and equality that the internet offers regular people is hindered by unexplained and unreasonable price increases such as the ones you would like to make. I completely reject the proposed increases. Believe me when I tell you that your children will never be grateful for the money you steal in the name of love and a better future for them. Hector Sandoval -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ckaplan at ferrythecat.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:20 2020 From: ckaplan at ferrythecat.com (Charles Kaplan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:32:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns relative to amendment 3 and price increases Message-ID: Like so many others who have made similar comments, these costs and the near certainty of them increasing year over year is concerning to me. Yes infrastructure costs money, but these charges are already well into the making money vs. breaking even level and giving tacit approval for further increases is not necessary. I have been doing this a long time. So long in fact that when I started domain registration was free. My concern is that those, like me, who have a domain name for their family, their side hustle, the business they plan to start some day, etc.. I currently have 5 or 6 domains I am responsible for, none of which are commercial, and all of which add up to a real amount of money for an individual. And this cost change does nothing to stop domain squatters or other Internet trolls. If you want to allow VRSN to run things, that is fine, but they should have to justify why when actual costs are going down they need/want more money each year. I am opposed to the amendments as they currently stand. Charles Kaplan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jaym25 at 3ptech.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:32 2020 From: jaym25 at 3ptech.com (Jay McGee) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:32:32 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise our .com prices Message-ID: <135201d5e061$fcde8a30$f69b9e90$@3ptech.com> Please don't raise our .com prices. Best Regards, Jay McGee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From grandfamilyplanning at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:13 2020 From: grandfamilyplanning at gmail.com (Tracey Lawrence) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:33:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <3F40AA40-CE00-4DA7-8317-0EBBE87EC912@gmail.com> I think it?s tremendously unfair that two entities, Verisign and ICANN, have sole power to establish the cost of registration for .com domains. Domain registrants should know exactly what they?re paying for and for how long. Running a business is hard enough without having to withstand increases based on the whims of two entities. From claudiasansoucie at mac.com Mon Feb 10 22:34:07 2020 From: claudiasansoucie at mac.com (Claudia Sansoucie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:34:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I don?t believe it is in the interest of the ICANN community or internet users, that Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. .com domains are the most popular and widespread domains. The expense to .com domain holders will increase significantly and cause a cascade of other price increases making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. It is unclear who will in the end benefit from the increased revenue and the payout to ICANN of 20 million. It is unclear how these changes are going to benefit the infrastructure as a whole or the future of the internet. These changes could have a negative impact and unless the benefits are justifiable and made clear to the public, I oppose them. Claudia Sansoucie Baltimore Maryland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From delpheye at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:34:14 2020 From: delpheye at gmail.com (M) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:34:14 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN fee increase Message-ID: <4C8A39D2-F64B-460A-BD64-362CA25146D5@gmail.com> Further monetization of a heavily used zone is a money grab. If you want to generate registration revenue, start bundling registration with domain security services. From jel at nventure.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:56 2020 From: jel at nventure.com (James Eric Lawson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:33:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <3813f728-3b4d-f7d1-41df-d4788755f609@nventure.com> Remember AT&T? An anti-trust argument is begging to be made against price increases by ICANN as spelled out in the Verisign .COM Registry Agreement Amendment 3. Reject the amendment. From david at bit15.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:34 2020 From: david at bit15.com (David Acosta Juan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:33:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As everything coming from the State, ICANN is a corrupt monopoly dedicated to control and steal from productive individuals. Not only you don't have any right to increase already disputable fees, but you should not exist at all. From info at ajdg.solutions Mon Feb 10 22:34:12 2020 From: info at ajdg.solutions (AJdG Solutions) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:34:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont raise .com prices or make other nonsensible changes. Message-ID: <10601437-50FF-4F8D-B163-8D1B8C4095F2@ajdg.solutions> Hello, Dont raise .com prices or make other nonsensible changes. I?ll change my domains away from .com if you do. Regards, Arnan de Gans Freelance Developer https://ajdg.solutions/ Monetise your website with AdRotate Pro! Follow me: Twitter | LinkedIn Please use proper email etiquette and format, it?s much appreciated. Thanks! If my answer comes of as short or terse, that?s not my intention. It?s simply me trying to help as many users as fast as I can to keep the internet going. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From d.carroll at qosmoschools.edu.my Mon Feb 10 22:34:34 2020 From: d.carroll at qosmoschools.edu.my (Dennis Carroll) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:34:34 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .COM PRICE INCREASE Message-ID: Dear ICANN, As a web developer, I must say that I would not support the price increases. Instead, I would look for alternative extensions to use, with such increases it would make other, already more expensive, domain names more suitable. Or I would start using cheaper URL extensions that were currently undervalued. I do not support this idea for the world to keep increasing its prices on things while it becomes more difficult for us in the tech industry to remain competitive and to be able to survive. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emilycatherineillustration at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:35:11 2020 From: emilycatherineillustration at gmail.com (Emily Catherine Illustration) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:35:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot Com Message-ID: Please reconsider your proposal to increase the cost of .coms. Not only will regulation of this set a precedence for companies to gain control over the public sphere without the public?s democratic and independent say, but, in many cases it will create a rich/poor divide for the first time in internet history. Please be responsible pioneers and forefathers of our future internet use. Emily Catherine Illustration From dan at significantlysuccessful.com Mon Feb 10 22:35:11 2020 From: dan at significantlysuccessful.com (Dan Littman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:35:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider your changes to the Verisign contract! Message-ID: <004e01d5e062$5b883e50$1298baf0$@SignificantlySuccessful.com> Hi, as a small business owner where every penny counts, and relying on the internet as our marketplace, increasing the cost of domain names will have far reaching effects. I just ask that both you and Verisign be more transparent and fair in what you're putting together. In an age of dwindling accountability and transparency by the government, the people are looking for companies and leaders that give us the respect to do the right thing, even when nobody's looking. My concerns specifically are: 1. Large price increases over the next 10 years. 2. What the $20 million from Verisign will be used for. 3. Why you're breaking your own rules or allowing for a loophole to allow Verisign, an operator of a TLD, to act as a registrar. 4. The fact that you ignored previous comments that overwhelmingly favored not removing the price controls on other TLD's, and removed the price caps based on an analysis by an economics professor that didn't reference any data. I hope someone takes the time to read this and actually cares enough to rethink this strategy, as it will not be a good PR move for ICANN or Verisign if it goes into effect in its current form, as it wreaks of abuse of power at the expense of nearly everyone. 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URL: From csimanansa at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:36:20 2020 From: csimanansa at gmail.com (Clive Simanansa) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:36:20 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You can not increase the price Message-ID: This is not only irresponsible. We can not allow ICANN to do this. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From curiousian at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:35:56 2020 From: curiousian at gmail.com (Ian) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:35:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Verisign Amendment 3 Comment Message-ID: I understand ICANN and Verisign along with third party organizations may want to review their position in a market but: On the receiving end the user sees a proposed increase of 7%, inflationary activity is currently evaluated at 2.3%, for a service they renew every year (reoccurring?revenue) and no value?added. Some registrants have many domains. An sudden increase such as this is challenging for smaller businesses, which really represent the majority of businesses. Reading through the proposed amendment provisions, which really publicizes an?agreement between two organizations and third party agencies, but does not really state the conditions and weight or power of the agreement for the user. A number of questions come to mind: * How does one imagine and understand the grounds for price increases of .com domains, above and beyond?current market inflationary activity. What is a price freezes, such as the one in 2012, if one seeks a significant price increase. It makes it look like there is intent to strategically?hedge for the moratorium period? * It is very hard to identify evidence of structured initiatives that require additional financial resources - hence the increase.?Increase in security is something any sustainable organization is invested in every day. It's part of the overhead of providing any kind of service on the internet. Businesses are constantly on the lookout to improve their practices. Yet they don't?pass that on to their clients, it's inherent to the business model and the service offered. * "Stability of the internet", which no one or a small group of organizations are tasked with. Internet stability is vague and a loaded concept that deserves to be unpacked to be fully understood by all parties. The stability of the internet, aside from infrastructure, relies above all on users, registrants and people that browse the internet. * The only initiative to which was attached a dollar figure is the "Per-Registrar Transactions Report to record the usage of the "Consolidate/Sync Service" offered by Verisign as transactions." Although, the $0.25??"Consolidate/Sync Service"?initiative is not something I'm aware of nor use, and so doesn't really serve our purposes. It is very difficult to conceive and justify the increase based on the evidence presented. Perhaps, ICANN and Verisign could consider a pricing for newly registered .com domains in the future. This would not affect current users but still support both organizations in their initiatives assuming we can track the dollar back to the service improvement. Ian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jester16 at san.rr.com Mon Feb 10 22:36:04 2020 From: jester16 at san.rr.com (Joe Sczempka) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:36:04 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign Contract Amemdment Message-ID: I'm not thrilled about this. Who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davidsulc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:36:25 2020 From: davidsulc at gmail.com (David Sulc) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:36:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: Please reconsider your .com domain pricing. The internet is an incredible resource, and .com dimains are a big part of that. Gating them behind higher fees reduces their accessibility, a net negative for the web ecosystem. Please be the stewards of internet domains that we need. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dns at ontkanin.com Mon Feb 10 22:36:20 2020 From: dns at ontkanin.com (DNS Ontkanin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:36:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7A8F01A1-50F0-4B36-928F-82EADA74FDCD@ontkanin.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ontkanin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada From contactme at courtneyaura.com Mon Feb 10 22:37:13 2020 From: contactme at courtneyaura.com (Courtney Freeman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:37:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Submission Message-ID: Hello, I am strongly opposed to ICANN raising the cost of .com domains or any TLDs for that matter. This is not actual real estate - it's virtual. I pay for hosting and to secure the location of my data - far more than what is actually needed in terms of costs to maintain. With several domains, this is becoming more and more costly to maintain and is unnecessarily expensive. I also didn?t need to pay extra for a ?secure? domain since I don?t take money on my site. Please stop putting the squeeze on us to serve your own revenue interests. Reduce costs instead of increasing the costs. Thank you, Courtney Freeman From jim at malliard.com Mon Feb 10 22:34:52 2020 From: jim at malliard.com (Jim Malliard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:34:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please leave my .com fees alone. As a small podcast host. I need every nickel I can for my family not greed. Jim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They make it possible to continue my business and hire employees. I am strongly against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Of course, Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. What business doesn't want more fees?! Wanting more money is not a good enough justification. The current rate of $7.85 is already more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the prices. ICANN is supposed to "govern the domain name system in the public interest". Please do that! Fred Porter Pembroke Pines, Florida United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drew.gilpin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:38:50 2020 From: drew.gilpin at gmail.com (Drew Gilpin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:38:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] :( Message-ID: :( -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From doggyplayhousestore at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:39:05 2020 From: doggyplayhousestore at gmail.com (Matheu Workum) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:39:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Domains Message-ID: Hi ICANN, The following is a comment regarding your proposal to increase .com domain prices for the next 8 out of 10 years: As an owner of two .com domains, it is frustrating to see domain prices potentially rise over 70% the current price tags. Many users use these domains for their website to express their thoughts and talents, or run their dream business. As costs rise, it constantly becomes more difficult for users to turn a profit. This comment is designed to demonstrate the confusion and frustration users possess over the rise of domain prices. Please consider keeping these prices down at a reasonable level for us all to enjoy. Thank you. From jayson at phoenixonlinemedia.com Mon Feb 10 22:40:37 2020 From: jayson at phoenixonlinemedia.com (Jayson Gibson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:40:37 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN & Verisign Threaten the Entire Internet With Shady Deal Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern, ICANN has for years been respected by many webmasters, industry professionals and millions of people to maintain standards within the industry and act as good stewards of the Internet. We discover now that this was a mistake and that ICANN has and never will have the Internet and users of this incredible "co-built community" best interest in mind. Do you really, truly think that this backhand shady deal that will ultimately piss-off millions will not result in you being slapped silly for the move? I don't speak of anything I know and I'm not threatening you in any way, but you know the world, you know people online and you know the power of change. Destroy the Internet, a replacement will come extremely quickly, and you'll end up with nothing except tarnished names. Continue acting as good stewards and trustful individuals, and I don't think your downfall will be so harsh. Either way, I'm formally just one person letting you know that it's a mistake to do things in the dark, especially when I'm sure you all have so much that will come to light. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donsrleone at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:41:03 2020 From: donsrleone at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Sr=C4=91an_Radulovi=C4=87?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:41:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why??? Message-ID: <5e41dc00.1c69fb81.c0266.328b@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From clint.lenard at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:41:24 2020 From: clint.lenard at gmail.com (Clint Lenard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:41:24 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No... Message-ID: It's tiring to see prices being raised constantly, but the pricing being raised by the amount suggested is disturbing and ridiculous. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daffy at intelligencia.com Mon Feb 10 22:41:44 2020 From: daffy at intelligencia.com (Sebastian Di Mateo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:41:44 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment No 3: no go Message-ID: I oppose this amendment. The internet is mainly a public space with tremendous potential over the entire human race. .com domains are one of the most used worldwide and promote the free trade and flow of information. This amendment will only raise costs involved in this process giving only a few companies advantage over millons of others. It's a no. --Sebasti?n Di Mateo Rosario, Argentina -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jesseljones at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:06 2020 From: jesseljones at gmail.com (Jess Jones) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:42:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose this amendment Message-ID: As a personal holder of three .COM domains, and the responsible party for a fourth on behalf of a small business (three employees with minimal profits, he operates as much as a public service as he does as a business), I vehemently oppose this quid pro quo cash grab. 1. ICANN was created to operate in the PUBLIC interest. This "amendment" serves no one but ICANN and Verisign, who do not collectively constitute "the public". 2. Barring any extenuating circumstances, the entire point of an AGREEMENT is for both parties to be held to it; freely and privately amending it on a whim violates the spirit of an agreement. 3. The .COM TLD was not enforced as a commercial-only TLD, and as a consequence many individuals have registered and built sites upon .COM domains for their own personal or professional purposes prior to the proliferation and popularization of other TLDs. If it *were* enforced as a commercial-only TLD I could see the interest in raising prices as larger commercial entities do often profit wildly off their domains, and using such activity to help maintain the domain infrastructure could be considered in the public interest. This is not the case though, and as such price increases disproportionately affect individuals and small businesses. 4. The amendment does not specify how the payment to ICANN is to be spent, leaving the looming specter of largess and misuse. Had the amendment laid out strict guidelines for how the money would be used IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, I might almost be able to forgive it; but it doesn't. If the .COM domain price structure were shifted to a tiered status, where individuals and small businesses paid a lesser fee for their domains while larger corporate entities who are profiting significantly off their domains paid more, I could appreciate this more; it would reinforce the concept that the fees are for the maintenance and improvement of the domain infrastructure since the larger entities of course put a greater load on the system in terms of DNS queries and such. Even better, base the tiers simply on root domain traffic; domains that have less than X queries to the root servers per year (a reasonable amount to be determined by ICANN based on current traffic) qualify the following year for "small user" status, and either lump everyone else into a "large user" group, or create further tiers (10*X, 1000*X, etc) to keep domains affordable for smaller businesses while larger businesses pay their fair share to maintain the infrastructure they profit from. Even if the agreement were better structured, such that the increases would be limited and reasonable, I could perhaps forgive this. Instead, the agreement gives Verisign broad leeway to pump prices as they see fit, giving ICANN a percentage of the forecasted profits in return. This is utterly unacceptable and completely AGAINST public interest, and must be stopped. Sincerely, Jessica Lee Jones Massachusetts, United States From dominic_cabot at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:36 2020 From: dominic_cabot at hotmail.com (Dominic Cabot) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:42:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Thoughts on the .COM registry agreement changes Message-ID: Hello, As the holder of a .COM address and a small freelance photographer, I find it rather galling that such changes would be proposed and agreed without any sort of consultation process or period. The internet is supposed to be a democratic spaced used by and for all. Steps like this undermine that. I hope you will reconsider. Thanks, Dominic Cabot From irishbeard at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:59 2020 From: irishbeard at gmail.com (Sean) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:42:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 comments Message-ID: Dear ICANN, Please do not enact the proposed amendment to the .COM registry agreement. The internet is an important part of our society and is a collective benefit. Allowing Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registers for .COM domains will limit the accessibility and democratization of the internet for the sole purpose of increasing Verisigns profits. I do not support this amendment and ask that you do not allow the increase of wholesale registrars. Best regards, Sean Michael -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Over the ~25 years I've been registering .com and .org domain names, the prices as I have seen them haven't particularly changed, and while the amortized costs associated with any given domain can't possibly be large, they also can't still be the same as they were in the 1990s. But 7% per year seems exorbitant.? If there is some way to justify these increases I would be interested in seeing it, but without further information I can't imagine what it might be.? The rate of inflation these days is closer to 2% in the US, where Verisign is headquartered.? Servers, hosting, internet connectivity, and tools are constantly getting cheaper and more effective.? The costs guaranteed to increase over time are people, but unless Verisign is offering a platinum health plan, people don't increase by 7% per year, every single year. As things stand, I have to hope that this gets renegotiated down to an actually reasonable rate of increase over time. -- Joel Lord Sr. Systems Architect Advanced Information Management From churchmic202 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:43:37 2020 From: churchmic202 at gmail.com (Michael David) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:43:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increase Message-ID: Please increasing the price of domain name registration for .com domains are not good at all. Please reconsider this step. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Drjmh at sbcglobal.net Mon Feb 10 22:12:38 2020 From: Drjmh at sbcglobal.net (john) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:12:38 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increases References: <000001d5e05f$369cac50$a3d604f0$.ref@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <000001d5e05f$369cac50$a3d604f0$@sbcglobal.net> NO to the price increases without accountability. Where is the money going? Why so high an increase? Looking like gouging to me. May this day bring joy to you! Dr. John M. Haase 6225 University Ave #114 Madison, WI 53705-1090 Ph 608-444-0817 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eggs2apples at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:43:57 2020 From: eggs2apples at yahoo.com (Mel Gilbertson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:43:57 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment References: <710124372.793998.1581374637644.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <710124372.793998.1581374637644@mail.yahoo.com> Please do not raise the prices of .com domains. I currently have a .com domain and can comfortably pay the cost to keep it, but if the price were to be raised, that may no longer be the case. The ability to buy and run a .com domain should not be only in the hands of people with disposable income; it should be kept low to allow people of modest means to have a website as well. Raising the cost of .com domains makes the internet as a whole less democratic, and the world a little less fair. Don't be a**holes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Why is any rate hike justified? Verisign is realizing the benefits of economies of scale on a growing base of domain names.? On top of a perpetual contract to operate the .com registry -- which excludes all forms of competition at the registry level. Competition ultimately benefits consumers -- and when ICANN is going in the opposite direction and allowing Verisign to increase its prices by 31% over the next 4 years -- it will result in a windfall of additional profits for Verisign -- without any justification. ICANN - what is your justification for price increases? -D From jehr at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:46:03 2020 From: jehr at icloud.com (Jessica Radtke) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:46:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagreement with Changes Message-ID: <142638CB-F359-46D8-8BB4-C6C5DA3F6EC4@icloud.com> I disagree with this change and think it will have negative impact. Jessica Radtke From davidchavezr at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:46:11 2020 From: davidchavezr at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?David_Ch=C3=A1vez?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:46:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise the prices! Message-ID: Hey guys. Just heard about that .com domains will increase hugely over the years. Please don't do that. It's already a por ir money that small business owners have to put a year on online presence and increasing this will hurt everyone's economy. Hope you can hear us out and don't increase prices at all. Thanks, David. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Truly, I ask you to reconsider your decision of increasing pricing. Thank you for your time. God bless. Shalom. Christopher M. Perceptions ? C.M.P. CMPerceptions LLC. u. (+1) 414-810-7189 ?s. (+27) 660032564 e. CMP at CMPerceptions.com ?w. www.CMPerceptions.com This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. 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Sincerely, Chad Mohler From email6789 at notredame1.com Mon Feb 10 22:47:24 2020 From: email6789 at notredame1.com (Mr. Bob) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:47:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <00a901d5e064$10894280$319bc780$@notredame1.com> I am the registrant of a few .com domain name's and I am confused. Wasn't ICANN created to govern the domain name system in the public interest? I don't believe the currently proposed price increases to .COM names is in the public interest. Respectfully, Bob Nelson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeremy at frontpointds.com Mon Feb 10 22:47:35 2020 From: jeremy at frontpointds.com (Jeremy Wright) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:47:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AGAINST DOMAIN PRICE INCREASES Message-ID: I am against the increase in price of .com domains. There are already plenty of domains that are priced too high due to squatters and those with no intention of using the domains. Keep the internet open and away from private interests. Jeremy Wright -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daveradile at comcast.net Mon Feb 10 22:47:50 2020 From: daveradile at comcast.net (David Radile) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:47:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN report Message-ID: <000f01d5e064$201cafc0$60560f40$@comcast.net> I can see no reason for ICANN to propose changes that can lead to at-will price increases. For all the legalese here, what is hidden is more significant than the "reasoning" provided. David M. Radile Connective Managing, LLC Madison Heights, VA 24572 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This would have a negative effect on my business and STRONGLY oppose this move. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Other GTLDS have been able to lower costs. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Anthony DeCrescenzo New York, NY USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dancinggoat23 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:48:09 2020 From: dancinggoat23 at gmail.com (David Menefee) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:48:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to the Verisign fee change agreement Message-ID: I am vehemently opposed to your closed-door negotiation with Verisign that will allow them unfettered fee increases for .com domains. You?ve been bribed, we are watching, and believe it or not, Trump-like corruption WILL be punished. Dave Menefee From hypoglosus at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:07 2020 From: hypoglosus at gmail.com (hypoglosus at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:49:07 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against any price increase on the .COM proposal Message-ID: <001501d5e064$4e3d76a0$eab863e0$@gmail.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From craig at design-kink.com Mon Feb 10 22:48:06 2020 From: craig at design-kink.com (Craig Brown) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:48:06 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You are not fit for purpose Message-ID: I don?t understand why ICANN can be in charge of .com domain names where they can keep increasing prices when they can?t do the job of regulating the domain names ? I have told ICANN numerous times about criminal .com websites. Here?s an example from last November yet the criminal websites are still there. https://twitter.com/FoxieWebDesign/status/1199903345772646401 Craig Brown Designer 0409818316 Design-Kink design-kink.com Foxie Web Design foxiewebdesign.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jfangconsulting at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:48:45 2020 From: jfangconsulting at gmail.com (JFang Consulting) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:48:45 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose the price increase Message-ID: As a growing digital marketing business owner, I oppose the increase in .com rates. Rotimi Kehinde Chicago -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ericmonse at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:01 2020 From: ericmonse at gmail.com (ericmonse at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:49:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase the price of .com domains Message-ID: <01a801d5e064$4a33d540$de9b7fc0$@gmail.com> This will hurt new businesses. Thanks, Eric Monse -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eladnava at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:36 2020 From: eladnava at gmail.com (Elad Nava) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:49:36 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please don't increase the prices :) Instead, please find a way to mitigate domain squatters taking up .coms from people and startups that actually need them. Best, Elad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From grace45241 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:46 2020 From: grace45241 at yahoo.com (Rebecca Hackett) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:49:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] stop .com fee raises References: <4579842C-D16D-4CC9-B52B-BDFB7391DDFC.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4579842C-D16D-4CC9-B52B-BDFB7391DDFC@yahoo.com> Raising .com prices on those of us who have had their websites for years is outrageous. can?t you grandfather us in to existing rates until we sell? Or just not hit us with a huge raise suddenly out of the blue? Sent from my iPhone From historytodd at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:17 2020 From: historytodd at gmail.com (Todd Smith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:50:17 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - comment Message-ID: <372C8E96-EA42-44B9-90BF-A638B7CFB72C@gmail.com> Hello, I have several .com domains that I host websites and mail through.? The proposed Amendment 3 is completely unnecessary and simply a way for Verisign to increase their revenue stream. The marginal costs to continue to serve DNS for .com is nil, and we all know that.? This proposal is clearly just a money grab by all involved in this process. It is ICANN's responsibility to govern the internet system for the good of the public and not to increase profits for the few. Thank you, Todd Smith United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From day2light2 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:59 2020 From: day2light2 at gmail.com (Jennifer Flower) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:49:59 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price-fixing Message-ID: <53729FCD-0299-47F0-8DC5-0AD4EC1451D9@gmail.com> I have heard about the process for establishing the prices for TLD .com domains and it seems to me that it?s price-fixing, nothing more. Please open the process to enable a fairer procedure for pricing these domains. Jennifer Flower From jmails2013 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:26 2020 From: jmails2013 at gmail.com (Joe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:50:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <016101d5e064$7cbd4d70$7637e850$@gmail.com> I am writing to comment about the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, as my domain provider (NameCheap.com) gave me notice of the upcoming possible changes. I believe it is outrageous and not appropriate for an organization to require and probably charge increases (according to my provider - NameCheap.com) of up to 70% and over the next decade. Why? Because the current system is basically a one entity monopoly and for various reasons I understand, am fine with that. HOWEVER, for ICCAN to request large amounts of money ($20MM) without a formulated budget and projection for what and where this money is spent to ensure a sufficient and profitable business for ICCAN is unacceptable. I understand that ICANN needs money to operate, needs money to grow, needs money for software or hardware changes, and am fine with it all. But to ask for this type of increase WITHOUT stating or showing where, how and why this money is needed or planned to be used is unacceptable. ICCAN should be run like a business not a quasi-governmental operation where it can spend money like a drunken sailor and not be accountable to at LEAST a justifiable review process. This is why I object to this proposed amendment as it stands. Modify it for a budget / review / projection of needs process (by an INDEPENDENT review body) and I am totally fine with whatever money ICCAN will need to continue to deliver their business proposition with excellence. Thank you. 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Sent from my iPhone From dngaly at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:35 2020 From: dngaly at icloud.com (David Galy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:51:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Stop Message-ID: Please do not increase the cost for dot com domains. From daniel at dcn.io Mon Feb 10 22:51:13 2020 From: daniel at dcn.io (Daniel Nelson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:51:13 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not allow price rises Message-ID: <7CF3DCA0-BFAF-4DC9-A2AB-A9408229BC29@dcn.io> The current inexpensive rate for a .com registration is one of the things that continues to allow ideas to be shared on the Internet by people with limited means. Allowing the price rises outlined in this amendment will make the internet less accessible, and advantage large companies with deep pockets. Please do not implement this amendment. Daniel Nelson From d.h.ogilvie at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:17 2020 From: d.h.ogilvie at icloud.com (Duncan Ogilvie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:51:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com TLD price increase Message-ID: <58902C7A-6CFD-4A6E-8FBB-88298287C547@icloud.com> Dear reader, Today I read in an email from Namecheap that the price of .com domains might drastically increase over the coming years. I think it will be in the best interest of everyone that the price of TLDs should decrease, because more people can have independent websites. Could you reconsider your abilities to increase prices for the good of the individual, something your country was built on. Looking forward to hearing from you, Duncan From dinosam320 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:15 2020 From: dinosam320 at gmail.com (Sam Friedman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:51:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: .COM Prices must remain affordable and available to all. With the enormous prevalence of the internet, it is imperative that everyone has access to these domains. Verisign seeks to take advantage of users to make more money, rather than to improve anything about .COM domains. Please ensure that they cannot raise prices. Sam Friedman United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From craig at hartz.co.uk Mon Feb 10 22:51:21 2020 From: craig at hartz.co.uk (Craig Hartzel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:51:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed increase Message-ID: <26969E40-7B8A-4194-B15D-D802569884A5@hartz.co.uk> I think it is unethical for two companies to have such a monopolist say on a global entity such as the internet. If anything .com should be a not for profit entity not dictated by only two companies. From ericiyayi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:32 2020 From: ericiyayi at gmail.com (Eric Osagie Iyayi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:51:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP THIS!!! Message-ID: This is entirely criminal and insensitive and we stand against it -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gphillips at fellowshiponline.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:27 2020 From: gphillips at fellowshiponline.com (Geoff Phillips) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:51:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not pass Amendment 3 Message-ID: Please do not pass Amendment 3. Increasing .com registration prices will burden non-profit organizations like the one I work for. I personally own a .com, and this would hurt me as well. Geoffrey Phillips I.T. Director 501-823-1354 gphillips at fellowshiponline.com [cid:image001.png at 01D5E032.2CE13140] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From jeff at webcitypages.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:13 2020 From: jeff at webcitypages.com (Jeff) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:53:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases will thin out the web and fatten the kings Message-ID: <2248fa64-dd90-d96c-6214-05a924537589@webcitypages.com> Me and my company object to significant price increases for obtaining new and/or renewing domain names from registrars. Many of our clients start with very little capital and startups are already financially risky. It does not help matters to add extra costs to new and growing companies. Social media sites seem to have taken majority of the traffic and there's already less visitors to small business sites. These small businesses have to invest more money already, competing with the bigger companies while search engines are making constant changes and requirements to how the web should be, thus requiring more investment in developers. Further taxes/fees on domain ownership is not a good strategy for enterprising the world wide web for the masses of business owners and even smaller individuals with their personal portals, paying out of pocket, with no intent on financial gains. -- Jeff Bastan (510) 449-3089 webcitypages.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davevanz at me.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:36 2020 From: davevanz at me.com (David Vanz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:53:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increases to ICANN FEE! Message-ID: Do not move forward with increasing the cost for our domains! Say no to the increase!!!! From daniel at newbirddesign.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:42 2020 From: daniel at newbirddesign.com (Daniel Bell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:53:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Are you joking? Message-ID: You?re going to increase .com domain costs by up to 70% over the next decade. This sounds like criminal activity to me. From chrisdavech at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:55 2020 From: chrisdavech at gmail.com (Chris Chamberlain) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:53:55 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increase Message-ID: <1B924AB1-C962-4056-8989-18356611268C@gmail.com> As a small business owner, I am against the increase on .com domains. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 1403 bytes Desc: not available URL: From danarouqc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:54:21 2020 From: danarouqc at gmail.com (Dan One) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:54:21 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am completely against the price increase of .com domains! Message-ID: Most of the domains aren't commercial and don't generate a ton of money and we pay already a lot for them! Dan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Lewis Jr Diversified Real Estate Investor Group Director of Marketing, Social Media, and Technology "Millennial Real Estate Investor" https://AgentLewis.com [image: Facebook] [image: Twitter] [image: Instagram] [image: LinkedIn] [image: YouTube] Check Out My YouTube Videos! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jma at freedomcircle.com Mon Feb 10 22:54:29 2020 From: jma at freedomcircle.com (Joe Abbate) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:54:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: On what basis are the proposed price increases to be allowed? Do the .COM domains incur higher administrative costs? Will Verisign provide better service to domain registrars? Based on recent consumer price inflation of about 2% per year, a 7% yearly increase in wholesale domain prices can only be seen as a means to extract more revenue from the ultimate domain consumers, i.e., the website owners, without adding *any* value for registrars or domain owners, but simply to add 7% per year to Verisign's bottom line. I understand that, under the proposal, the new contract between ICANN and Verisign will entail the former will receive an extra $20 million over five years from the latter. This sounds as scandalous as a utility regulator receving a bribe from a utility company in order to induce the regulator to approve a rate increase. I oppose the proposed amendment. I also wonder why is Verisign allowed to act as a .COM wholesale domain provider, while still acting as a domain registrar. It is analogous to the FCC granting special privileges to some company to act as wholesale radio-TV or other spectrum "provider", while still being allowed to compete with the other companies not granted that privilege, i.e., on an unequal basis. Sincerely, Joe Abbate FreedomCircle.com webmaster From christy at teachmy.com Mon Feb 10 22:54:48 2020 From: christy at teachmy.com (Christy Cook) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:54:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .com domain names Message-ID: <54a43638c37edc824c6026e3217f0972@mail.gmail.com> Please do not increase the price of the .com wholesale domain names. [image: http://teachmy.com/assets/imgs/teach-my-logo-transparent.png] *Christy Cook* Founder & CEO Email christy at teachmy.com Office 1-800-379-5304 Website teachmy.com [image: Facebook] [image: Twitter] [image: YouTube] [image: Instagram] [image: Pinterest] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Allowing a for-profit company to unilaterally decide when and by how much to raise prices is a recipe for disaster. Coupled with the secret negotiations between ICANN and Verisign, the commissions that ICANN receives on each registration, and the extra $20 million in earmarked but unenforceable funds casts strong doubt on the public benefit of this deal and casts both players as corrupt organizations pillaging from the global population. Thank you, Brett -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diegosalazargm at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:18 2020 From: diegosalazargm at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Diego_Alejandro_Salazar_S=C3=A1nchez?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:57:18 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About .com domains price increase Message-ID: Hi, that's isn't fair -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffl1nen at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:54:50 2020 From: jeffl1nen at gmail.com (jeff lien) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:54:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO PRICE INCREASE Message-ID: <5C9A07F6-7D8D-48B4-9469-F35905642165@gmail.com> What is the point of increasing prices? Don?t let greed be the reason. Jeff From dpaolone at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:55:03 2020 From: dpaolone at icloud.com (Daniela Paolone) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:55:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase on .com domains Message-ID: <6F2C2894-2411-4AD3-96A6-0D2EAC6FE2E0@icloud.com> Please do not change the structure and fees involved for those who have websites that end in .com. I am a small business owner with multiple domains all ending in .com. I work as a mental health therapist and advocate for those with trauma and chronic illness and I wear all the hats when it comes to managing my business. I don?t make a ton of money and being charged more each year for the next 10 years for my domains will put me and many other small businesses out of business. Please let us continue having options to get what is best for our business needs. This agreement between Verisign and ICANN will destroy entrepreneurs like myself forcing me to shut my doors and not be able to provide mental health services to those in need. So many consumers will be affected. Please do not go forward in changing the pricing terms for those who use .com domains. Thank you, Daniela Paolone Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist License #90752 818 599-3048 Sent from my iPhone From chris at christophermckinney.net Mon Feb 10 22:55:11 2020 From: chris at christophermckinney.net (chris at christophermckinney.net) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:55:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feedback On Amendment 3 Message-ID: <002201d5e065$2792f9c0$76b8ed40$@christophermckinney.net> To Whom It Concerns: I'm very concerned about the pricing changes being proposed for .COM domains. I started as a web developer in my teenage years and easily affordable .COM domain registrations were instrumental in building my career skills and learning development. For this reason, I'm asking ICANN to abandon their plans concerning price changes, and continue making these domains affordable, and thereby accessible, to the next generation. 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If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then discard any paper copies, and delete all electronic files of this e-mail. Please do not read, retain, print, forward, copy or otherwise disseminate this e-mail or any part of it. Thank you for your cooperation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 7587 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From isikandac at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:55:49 2020 From: isikandac at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?QW5kYcOnIEnFn8Sxaw==?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:55:49 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: I am an internet user. .com domains are public value and the heart of the internet. It's unaccaptable that possibilty of increase on price of the .com domain regarding the contract between you and Verisign. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From develop at ahmedmounir.com Mon Feb 10 22:55:42 2020 From: develop at ahmedmounir.com (Ahmed Mounir) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:55:42 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against dotCOM Price Increase Message-ID: <-rtjkly88zewofxot46-n4l5nmnxybneaprmqqty34j7-4w40a5-cjiv7v-me7akk-nbit4o8w238ts1hf7a1ye46-5hk5bdyp8nikkfk8p9-e9nyg4-95nm6l3qtnpr5abnv8-18o9gp-iw9mbh-2n4k98.1581375342285@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cristophe1973 at yandex.ru Mon Feb 10 22:55:42 2020 From: cristophe1973 at yandex.ru (Angenson Cristophe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:55:42 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <2227091581375342@vla1-78135a9f092e.qloud-c.yandex.net> He. I am not agree with you !!! I dont want it !!! From dmiller at amfes.com Mon Feb 10 22:56:08 2020 From: dmiller at amfes.com (Daniel Miller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:56:08 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: What is the reason for the proposed price increases for .COM registrations? Given that Internet domain names are utilities it is not appropriate for profit to be the sole motivation. If there are legitimate costs that are not presently covered by existing registration pricing structure then such should be disclosed to the community and handled appropriately. Companies are welcome to charge market rates for commodity services - but as trustees of public utilities ICANN and any affiliates have a moral obligation to avoid burdens on the basic services of the Internet. Thank you. --- Daniel L. Miller, SET VP - Engineering AM Fire & Electronic Services, Inc. 3330 Wynn Road, Suite A Las Vegas, NV 89102 (702) 312-5276 (702) 312-5279 fax dmiller at amfes.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chrisadams0324 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:56:55 2020 From: chrisadams0324 at gmail.com (Chris Adams) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:56:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: I don't think the price should be raised because so many people are using .com that there is profits being made and the only reason for a price increase is greed! If the price is raised then there needs to be a lot perks added, like a higher price will include hosting also etc. What you get right now for the price is not worth paying more and if the price increase happens then hopefully everyone will use something other than .com! There is no reason for a price increase for this service. 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URL: From jheape at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:28 2020 From: jheape at gmail.com (Jack Heape) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:57:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on >com Proposal with Verisign Message-ID: Don't know if this comment will have any effect on ICAAN decision making, since ICAAN completely ignored the comments on the .org fiasco when 98% of the comments were negative in regards to their actions. This decision to raise prices 7% a year to basically line the pockets of one company is ridiculous. A $1billion dollar revenue increase to up one company's bottom line and ICAAN only gets $20mill out of it? Pretty shady. -- Jack Heape -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emre at codesign.studio Mon Feb 10 22:54:09 2020 From: emre at codesign.studio (Necdet Emre) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:54:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments about planned price increase Message-ID: <2d63f137-c97c-4932-bc1d-0141e1865d3d@codesign.studio> Hi, I just heard the news about the possible price increase for the .com domains and wanted to share my views about this matter. I'm a web developer and I deal with customer domain registrations and even at the current rates customers always find prices to high, I resale for only ?15 a year, making about ?5 profit year due to competition and they even find that too much possible price increase will cause me to loose clients or cause them to move away from .com. Web industry consists of many different costs, server, domain, mails, ssl, website infrastructure plugins and etc. And increasing prices always have negative effects. Therefore, I request not to go ahead with the possible price increase. 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Sincerely, Mo She App Group Limited -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From doodlingdragons at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:42 2020 From: doodlingdragons at gmail.com (Aya Borucki) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:57:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com prices Message-ID: <7836BBF1-2959-4A75-8E9E-517C6260DD8E@gmail.com> Hello, I am not happy about ICANN?s plans to possibly raise the price of .com domains each year. please do not go forward with this decision From davidbarkhordari at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:42 2020 From: davidbarkhordari at gmail.com (David Barkhordari) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:57:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment on Amendment 3 Message-ID: Dear ICANN, Don't abuse your monopoly status. Prices in the technology sphere should go down over time, not up. You may think no one will notice, but we are watching. DON'T DO IT! Regards, David Barkhordari Los Angeles, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chuckmoidel at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:34 2020 From: chuckmoidel at hotmail.com (Chuck Moidel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:57:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] stop price increases Message-ID: Please keep .com prices low and under control. Don't allow Verisign to raise prices. -Charles Moidel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elizondoperea at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:56 2020 From: elizondoperea at gmail.com (Alejandro Perea) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:56 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Totally against .com price increase Message-ID: This seems like a very dumb way to make more money. This might represent a small expenditure to most people in the first world, but this could represent something to emerging ideas in other places in the world. 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URL: From davidhblair43 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:24 2020 From: davidhblair43 at gmail.com (David Blair) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:00:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price changes Message-ID: <39B3399B-692C-40DE-91F8-89C50C2C39E5@gmail.com> Do not increase the cost of a .com site. I will not renew if you do Sent from my iPhone From evansaysblah at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:15 2020 From: evansaysblah at gmail.com (Evan Clark) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:01:15 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and Domain Name Issue Message-ID: I obviously oppose this move by Verisign. I don't want my companies prices to increase for no other reason than greed. We need our elected officials to act like adults and do something. We need our regulatory bodies to stop with this bullshit. We can do better. We must do better. 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Raising prices locks out individuals from having a personal website and participating in the internet Jeff Conn From francesco at francescojazz.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:43 2020 From: francesco at francescojazz.com (Francesco Crosara) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:01:43 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment against proposed .COM price increase Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I understand that due to a pending agreement with Verisign, a contract renegotiation will allow for fee increases that domain registrars such as myself will have to bear for years to come. I feel that a decision of this sort would be unfair and is unwarranted. I am just a private domain registrar operating a small business, and similarly to millions of other registrars, we enjoy the global exposure that comes with the internet. Therefore, I urge you to please reconsider any action that would be detrimental to the majority of small owners such as myself. Thank you for listening to my voice. 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I hope you will reconsider making changes like this without widespread industry agreement. Sincerely, Barbara Carter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From damian.van.den.berg at protonmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:01 2020 From: damian.van.den.berg at protonmail.com (Damian van den Berg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:04:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] mailto:comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org?body= Message-ID: In this day and age there is no place for a monopolized internet. Free Open Source initiatives are the backbone of countless protocols used with everything we do online. Giving Verizon a benefit like this will be bad for all TLD's in the long run. This is a bad change. Please reconsider it, or scrap it as a whole. If ICANN needs more money then start a GoFundMe. There are plenty of orgs and individuals that are willing to support you if you give them a reason to do so. The new change with Verizon gives them a reason to not do so. Kinds regards, Damian Verzonden met ProtonMail Mobile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david at chip.studio Mon Feb 10 23:04:24 2020 From: david at chip.studio (David Chippendale) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:04:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small businesses depend on ICANN being transparent and fair! Message-ID: We are a small business that depends on .COM domains to properly represent our digital properties. Many of these addresses are exploratory, and an up to 70% increase in registration prices will stifle our ability to explore new opportunities and innovate. Too much has been said about the lack of transparency ICANN has demonstrated throughout this renegotiation process - and it is worrisome that an organization that claims to align itself with the pillars of a free and open internet, would pursue such changes in private. Your choices represent a further commercialization of the internet, and it is a damn shame an organization such an ICANN joins the ranks of big tech with this decision today. ICANN should represent public good not corporate greed! Be transparent! Be fair! Sincerely, The Chip Studio Team Signed David Chippendale, CEO -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From designbyaimee at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:27 2020 From: designbyaimee at hotmail.com (Aimee Young) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:04:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increase on .com Message-ID: Against unfair and excessive price increases to .com registrars. While a small price increase to keep up with inflation and help fund further infrastructure is understandable, 70% is unnecessary and unreasonable. From china at seipp.us Mon Feb 10 23:04:13 2020 From: china at seipp.us (china at seipp.us) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:04:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair increases to .com fees Message-ID: It is improper for you to have created secret deals to secure price increases that will drive .Com prices unreasonably high over the next decade. To secure price increases over a majority of the next decade gives you unfair pricing that affects existing users and drives the price for owners of. Com domains above what is reasonable. You are destroying public trust in what is supposed to be a non profit. china at seipp.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dimitriya at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:05:12 2020 From: dimitriya at gmail.com (Dimitriy A) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:05:12 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against proposed amendment Message-ID: Hello, I'm against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. This will not benefit individuals or small businesses using their own domains on the internet. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deanperry8 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:05:18 2020 From: deanperry8 at gmail.com (Dean Perry) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:05:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider Message-ID: <2B253EF1-69EB-400C-8965-C13128195283@gmail.com> The public has been gouged for money enough over the past few years, do we really need to add another one? This cash-incentivized decision runs against freedoms everyone should have online. I?m disappointed I even have to write this letter. Please do what?s best. Thanks. From Eng.hisham at live.com Mon Feb 10 23:05:23 2020 From: Eng.hisham at live.com (Hesham Elkouha) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:05:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please don't change the prices Message-ID: please don't change the prices Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david.wible at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 23:05:55 2020 From: david.wible at outlook.com (David Wible) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:05:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed Message-ID: To whom it may concern, It is widely viewed and is my personal opinion that this amendment is not in the best interest of the consumers and is in the best interest of a few private corporations. This amendment should, at the very least have more input from the companies and users before it is implemented. 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I am strongly against it until the monopoly is busted and natural market forces can establish prices, or the organization is subjected to controls that are more in the public interest, like a public utility. Jeff Jourard Los Angeles, Calif. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chrismacdonald at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:06:58 2020 From: chrismacdonald at hotmail.com (Chris Macdonald) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:06:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increases Message-ID: I would ask that you would take another look at agreement you see about to sign with Verisign. Keeping the internet, and top level domains inexpensive, should be a top priority for all involved. As the frontline distributor, this responsibility falls directly on you. Please prevent the needless corporatization of the industry. Thank you, Chris Macdonald Get Outlook for Android From dw3productions at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:29 2020 From: dw3productions at gmail.com (DW3 Productions) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:07:29 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Price increases Message-ID: The price increases proposed seem like a money grab, without justifiable reasoning for such a dramatic increase. Please reconsider. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hulagirlhands at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:31 2020 From: hulagirlhands at gmail.com (Honolulu-Massage-Therapy.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:07:31 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Loss of transparency & Increasing corruption Message-ID: The internet is based on access to free information. Recent dealings with Verisign done behind closed door without any input from other industry members shows that decisions are being made at the expense of the people, and exposing the increasing corruption. Please keep the decision making process translucent and open, and stop increasing the prices of TLDs without any checks and balances. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ciscocyberterror at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:27 2020 From: ciscocyberterror at gmail.com (cyber terror) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:07:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain proposed increase in prices Message-ID: Please and please I beg for this not to be finalized!!! This would be a great tragedy!!! Won't have a choice but to let .com domain be -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erubinoff at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:55 2020 From: erubinoff at gmail.com (Eric Rubinoff) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:08:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com Registry agreement In-Reply-To: <0CB72CF4-008F-4547-B364-F1BA7E2A35D5@aysweb.com> References: <0CB72CF4-008F-4547-B364-F1BA7E2A35D5@aysweb.com> Message-ID: <79BB3D70-2C40-4AEC-AE92-73773488191D@gmail.com> Dear ICANN & Verisign, My understanding is that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade under this amendment. I also understand that this contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. 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URL: From danmsanii at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:12:26 2020 From: danmsanii at gmail.com (Daniel Msanii) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:12:26 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Prices Increases Not Acceptable Message-ID: This hasn't had enough consultations with all the involved parties. It isn't acceptable. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jchr.misc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:12:38 2020 From: jchr.misc at gmail.com (John) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:12:38 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Silent Price Hikes? Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am a small online business owner with multiple .com domains, this price hike is very detrimental. It also also allows for unfettered price hikes in the future for all other related domains. How can you allow this to occur without consulting the public? Regards, John -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From hayobammy at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:11:50 2020 From: hayobammy at yahoo.com (Hayobammy Johnny) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:11:50 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PLEASE DON'T INCREASE Message-ID: Increasing the .com fee will just affect the masses. It will sure affect the public negatively. It will affect so many small businesses and individuals. Please try and have a rethink Thanks Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davidweek at cal.berkeley.edu Mon Feb 10 23:14:06 2020 From: davidweek at cal.berkeley.edu (David Week) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:14:06 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This could be seen as corrupt Message-ID: Hi folks This could be seen as corrupt We often think of corruption as under-the-table payments in brown paper bags. However, corruption is defined more broadly than that. It?s the use of public goods for private gain. ?Private gain? includes not-for-profit corporations, which despite being NFP, can gain from certain arrangements. Not all corruption is illegal. This is a matter not of law, but of ethics. ICANN has, since inception, argued for the DNS as a public good as justification for its monopoly control. It?s therefore disturbing to see ICANN entering into an arrangement under which the other party will be given permission to increase prices for the .COM domain, and ICANN will receive $20m from that party.? An alternative, more transparent and accountable way for ICANN to raise funds is to increase the fees we, the users, pay ICANN directly.? This would allow ICANN to exercise its governance responsibilities without conflict of interest. Best David Week -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From doug at vonferber.com Mon Feb 10 23:14:16 2020 From: doug at vonferber.com (Doug von Ferber) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:14:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments for ICANN Message-ID: <60ff27ca-da53-6776-5363-f4f19dd00f8d@vonferber.com> I believe the changes you did in secret are devious, making deals behind closed doors and ignoring the opposition against such actions should be illegal. I adamantly believe you should change your policy. Along with clarifying how you will be spending the funds so they are properly spent on domain infrastructure. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davidkwilson at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:15:35 2020 From: davidkwilson at gmail.com (David K. Wilson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:15:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increases to .com wholesale prices Message-ID: Hello, I'm writing to object to the proposed changes to allow Verisign to increase wholesale prices on .com domains over the next ten years. These increases will invariably be passed along to domain owners and purchasers. We do not agree with this agreement being reached without the input of those affected. Regards, David Wilson 760-815-5858 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cecilywiggins at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:14:58 2020 From: cecilywiggins at gmail.com (Cecily Wiggins) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:14:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No on the price change! Message-ID: If these increases are approved many people will not be able to afford websites, myself included. I've had to pay twice as much for a domain and I can't imagine having to pay these exorbitant prices for domains! 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URL: From diejgc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:19 2020 From: diejgc at gmail.com (Diego Granja) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:30:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with the increasing of .com domains Message-ID: I don?t agree with the increasing in price of the .com domains. Please, make your work to keep internet accessible for everyone. DIEGO GRANJA CUENCA, ECUADOR. Enviado desde mi iPhone From dshkipin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:15:32 2020 From: dshkipin at gmail.com (Dmitry Shkipin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:15:32 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment ICANN vs Verisign Message-ID: It appears that ICANN and Verisign are treating their relationship as a monopoly, or a public utility, without any checks and balances when making new agreements on how the prices for domains are structured. ICANN must address all matters of payment to a third and an independent party that has an obligation to protect consumers, such as FTC or DOJ. ICANN and Verisign should never enter into any private agreements due to limitations laid out in the Section 1 of the Sherman Act in the United States. If wholesale prices for domains cannot be set by market forces, they must be set by a public utility - there is no third option. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erdeg1995 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:16:32 2020 From: erdeg1995 at hotmail.com (James Erdeg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:16:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN to ICANT Message-ID: To raise the prices for 8 out of the next 10 years is to advocate for the rich instead of making it accessible to budding internet entrepreneurs who are just making their way in the world. The higher the cost to just register a domain name means it is less likely to pursue a career online. The domain costs shouldn?t be a factor in getting started and that keeping it low will continue to encourage the future generations to follow their passions and their dreams. Don?t let a money-grab destroy the future of our children?s ability to pursue online hobbies and/or businesses. Things such as blogs, landing pages or even just IP protection etc where people such as myself register the domain names for our credibility and appearance. Sometimes even to register for an aspiring business down the line. These types of changes can greatly hinder the desire to pursue them and it just wouldn?t be fair. If you?re going to raise the prices regardless, tax it on the bandwidth used. Use a model that allows entry early for the first 2 years and than using the data to raise the price accordingly. High traffic websites will barely notice the cost especially with their multi-million dollar revenue. From crull.benjamin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:17:10 2020 From: crull.benjamin at gmail.com (Benjamin Crull) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:17:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Price Increases Message-ID: <49A6C1EB-2F31-4067-B214-9FC2599613F6@gmail.com> I wanted to voice my disagreement with the proposed pricing increases for .com domains. I believe doing so will stifle creativity and place an u due burden on startups and creatives. Ben Crull Sent from my iPhone From elsokun2000 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:17:17 2020 From: elsokun2000 at gmail.com (Tito Tio) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:17:17 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Increase For .com Domains Message-ID: <848EB964-7F83-46C3-91AF-0FF7B2B6B6C9@gmail.com> Dear ICANN, I received an email stating that you want to increase the price of .com domains as soon as possible. I?d like to express my dissatisfaction with the increment. There are millions of people with startups who may not afford the perceived price which makes me think of what their future would be. Kindly reconsider your decision on this as such would subject many startups and freelancers to untold hardship. Thanks for your anticipated positive response. Best regards. Isaac Ezeoke. From exceptional35 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:17:38 2020 From: exceptional35 at gmail.com (Jill K) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:17:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increase Message-ID: Please do not increase the price of my websites! I am a small business that depends upon my websites to communicate with my customers. Sincerely, Jill King -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From colton.ponto at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:18:30 2020 From: colton.ponto at gmail.com (Colton Ponto) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:18:30 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com price increase Message-ID: I am against .com price increases especially since no one was consulted or asked about a deal outside of one entity, especially since it will affect the whole internet. Sincerely, Colton From jennifer at mosswebworks.com Mon Feb 10 23:17:11 2020 From: jennifer at mosswebworks.com (Jennifer Moss) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:17:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO RIDICULOUS PRICE INCREASES for .COM DOMAINS Message-ID: <1C5E2CBF-BABE-4D16-A193-C769E5EB339F@mosswebworks.com> As a web developer and a site owner, I?m opposed to the sudden and substantial price increases for .COM domains. Jennifer Moss Moss Web Works From jeremy.starr at rbe.sk.ca Mon Feb 10 23:18:24 2020 From: jeremy.starr at rbe.sk.ca (Jeremy Starr) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:18:24 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Stop ripping off consumers and wholesale registrars. This is not the way forward. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From citizen at citizenkepler.com Mon Feb 10 23:19:19 2020 From: citizen at citizenkepler.com (Citizen Kepler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:19:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Preserve the dot com price structure Message-ID: Please preserve the cost of the dot com domains, so current dot com users like myself do not get priced out of our domain real estate. Thanks, Citizen Kepler 301.792.6357 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dommgr at cuppels.com Mon Feb 10 23:19:16 2020 From: dommgr at cuppels.com (Domain Manager) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:19:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Price Increases Message-ID: <3c87e27e-d6cd-e1fa-47cf-a0a5a190929d@cuppels.com> I just learned of the under-the-table "you-pat-my-hand and I'll pat yours" deal that's in process between ICANN & Verisign. Quite intriguing. Both parties benefit and the .com users get stuck with the bill. Looks like a little hanky-panky is going on between bed buddies. Verisign donates money that it extorts from .com users, with ICANN's approval, to ICANN. Sure has the ring of illegality to me. We'll be seeing you in court folks. Count on that. CC From dominicpouzin at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:20:18 2020 From: dominicpouzin at hotmail.com (Dominic Pouzin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:20:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Raise .COM prices Message-ID: This does not look like a change which will benefit internet users nor small businesses. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennwallace at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:20:48 2020 From: dennwallace at gmail.com (Dennis Wallace) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:20:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases. Message-ID: <2ABCF2A9-71E6-4849-BCFD-4604E1C51999@gmail.com> Absolutely no price increases! This is a bad deal for everyone all around except ICANN and Verisign. We do not want price increases!!! Sent from my iPhone From coekm at comcast.net Mon Feb 10 23:20:56 2020 From: coekm at comcast.net (Coekm) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:20:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com comment Message-ID: <5E9146D2-89EC-44C7-B386-8F2937758E3B@comcast.net> How dare you make unilateral changes that are self serving, and claim to represent the .com domain name community. How dare you enter into business relationships with Verisign that appear to have significant conflict of interest. Ken From dave at youplusemr.com Mon Feb 10 23:21:32 2020 From: dave at youplusemr.com (David Grosser) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:21:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com registry agreement Message-ID: This new deal with Verisign looks very shady. In the past, I respect ICANN as a neutral regulator of domain registry, but with the closed door deal with Verisign which allows Verisign to raise prices with little accountability and directs investment in ICANN, this smalls very problematic. It also harms my business. Dave Grosser You+EMR Your innovation made practical, with provider reality dave at youplusemr.com 612.516.6648 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ddepew27 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:22:20 2020 From: ddepew27 at gmail.com (Dave D) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:22:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, This change more then likely has no direct impact on you "high up executives" in any form other than beefing up your salaries to "go with the flow" of what the person paying you is asking for. Well for us "normal" people who live paycheck to paycheck this change that you decided to go forward with without asking any icann community members which is beyond bad business practices sure as hell impacts us. This increase is in an area you really have no business being in because we are the owners of the. Com domains we purchased. That's the problem with executive and politicians they always stick their nose where it doesn't belong and force people to make changes and live in ways they are exempt from. For once in your lives out yourself in another person's shoes and quit thinking with your wallet. People are affected. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From espnut32 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:23:19 2020 From: espnut32 at gmail.com (Bill L) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:23:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Potential rate hikes for .com Message-ID: <5e41e5e9.1c69fb81.46c5d.749b@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamesmax at byu.edu Mon Feb 10 23:24:01 2020 From: jamesmax at byu.edu (James Christensen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:24:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] More transparency and keep .com prices low Message-ID: Thanks for what you all do for the internet. More transparency about this would be good: Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. Also, please keep domain prices low. A lot of small business need that. Thanks, James -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davidnieto at prismamexico.com Mon Feb 10 23:22:42 2020 From: davidnieto at prismamexico.com (david Nieto) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:22:42 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] irrational fee increase Message-ID: <001c01d5e068$ff314fa0$fd93eee0$@prismamexico.com> We all own the internet and NO we are not going to agree on irrational increase on .com domain registry. Stop this. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From javiearn14 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:25:29 2020 From: javiearn14 at gmail.com (Javier Hernandez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:25:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Against Price Increase Message-ID: I am against the .com registry price increase. Verisign is only supposed to massage the .COM Registry with the public's interests in mind; they should not be dictating the price. 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URL: From djernan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:26:25 2020 From: djernan at gmail.com (Ernan HKR) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:26:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increase Message-ID: i'm writing to disapprove of these verisign fee increases that were done in secret and feel that they are completely unfair, these will have a huge impact on people that can barely afford the current fee's along with all the others! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From duffyflove at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:27:10 2020 From: duffyflove at gmail.com (Lauren Cheney) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:27:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Domain Increase Price Message-ID: <918B70CF-7EF2-4A7A-BE1E-4375C98360FD@gmail.com> Stop this! Do not increase prices View in browser Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020. You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form. Find Out More 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA Copyright ? 2020 Namecheap.com We are an ICANN accredited registrar. Serving customers since 2001. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jackborn at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:27:29 2020 From: jackborn at gmail.com (Jack Born) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:27:29 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment re contract with Verisign Message-ID: I'm concerned the new contact will lead to a large price increase in .com domain names. Not only will this have a direct impact on my business but it will likely decrease innovation and hurt startups. Please make your contract agreement with Verisign transparent and keep the prices of domain names at the current level. [image: photo] *Jack Born* Software Entrepreneur http://jackborn.com | Skype: jack.born <#> 303B Anastasia Blvd, #163, St. Augustine, FL 32080 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From email at ashwinsridhar.com Mon Feb 10 23:28:06 2020 From: email at ashwinsridhar.com (Ashwin Sridhar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:28:06 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes to .com pricing and Verisign contract Message-ID: Hi, I?m writing to express my views on the proposed changes in the contract between Verisign and ICAAN. - There appears to be no transparency in the process - Prices of .com domains are going to go up 8 of the 10 years - There is no clarity on how ICAAN intends to spend $20m in additional funds that it will receive from Verisign over the next 5 years The price increase proposed are outragious and not inline with inflation or increase in real wages (both of which have been stubbornly low). Ashwin From fraklah at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:28:23 2020 From: fraklah at gmail.com (Francis Klah) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:28:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't support the increase in .com prices Message-ID: I don't support the increase in .com prices -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dossy at panoptic.com Mon Feb 10 23:28:29 2020 From: dossy at panoptic.com (Dossy Shiobara) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:28:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As a consumer of domain registration services, can recall the days where Network Solutions held a monopoly and charged USD $35 per year per domain. Compute and bandwidth costs have only come down in price over time.? Given that registrars are not providing any additional value, it is unfair to consumers who have no real choice in any reasonable alternatives because of ICANN's monopoly, to increase prices, especially in light of the fact that costs should only continue to decline as compute and bandwidth costs continue to decrease over time. -- Dossy Shiobara | "He realized the fastest way to change dossy at panoptic.com | is to laugh at your own folly -- then you http://panoptic.com/ | can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70) * WordPress * jQuery * MySQL * Security * Business Continuity * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fraklah at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:29:13 2020 From: fraklah at gmail.com (Francis Klah) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:29:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I don't support the increase in .com prices -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dkirshbaum1 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:29:22 2020 From: dkirshbaum1 at gmail.com (David Kirshbaum) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:29:22 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to new Verisign deal Message-ID: Hi ICANN, I am writing to express my opposition to the new .com deal with Verisign announced last month. This deal will place an undue burden on small business owners and give Verisign an unfair advantage in the market relative to other domain registrars. As Verisign has a monopoly regarding the usage of .com domain names, their pricing must be kept in check. 7% per year is too much of an increase, far outpacing inflation. Please revise or kill this deal. Thank you, David Kirshbaum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at productivenetwork.com Mon Feb 10 23:29:07 2020 From: info at productivenetwork.com (productiveNetwork) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:29:07 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] public eye on the Verisign deal Message-ID: <7447a9a3-af16-acf6-5c5f-488931e025da@productivenetwork.com> Hi Please think twice before increasing the price of .com domains. We are hundreds of thousends small and medium sized companies who will make that public. Sincerely Adrian, founder of productiveNetwork -- productiveNetwork LLC customer service +41 58 502 74 50 From jd.osterman at hallden.com Mon Feb 10 23:29:36 2020 From: jd.osterman at hallden.com (JD Osterman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:29:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Ladies and Gentlemen : It has come to our attention that the above referenced amendment as proposed and regarding .com registry terms going forward, was formulated and drafted in secret and without consulting and feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Given that the .com registry is essentially a monopolistic arrangement, we consider this to be an abuse of the public trust and register our strong view that these changes should be postponed until such ICANN community and Internet users? views can be consulted and incorporated. Please do not ignore this and similar petitions you may receive regarding this situation. We appreciate this opportunity to have submitted this comment and thank you for attention. JD OSTERMAN | Systems Engineer | jd.osterman at hallden.com USA +1 860 283 6802 | ?? +86 186 8137 7169 HALLDEN OF AMERICA INC | hallden.com 290 Reynolds Bridge Road Thomaston CT 06787 USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diynerds976 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:30:23 2020 From: diynerds976 at gmail.com (Matt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:30:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 is a money grab Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are Verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Matt Mosley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ckevhead at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:30:26 2020 From: ckevhead at gmail.com (Kevin Head) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:30:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to amendment 3 for .com registry Message-ID: Hi, I don't have time to get into the details, but I simply want to say NO! No to anything that would Increase the price for .com domain registration. Kevin Head. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eshalomiru at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:30:27 2020 From: eshalomiru at gmail.com (RaShaun Eshalomi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:30:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am completely opposed to the Proposed Amendment 3. Only Verisign will benefit from this outrageous amendment. This will have a huge negative impact on the millions of small businesses already struggling to keep up, or the individuals with domains for personal use. ICANN is supposed to be governing this system in the interest of the public not corporations trying to make more money. This is flat out greed. Please do not implement this amendment. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jm at gopack.org Mon Feb 10 23:31:04 2020 From: jm at gopack.org (B Talbot) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:31:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com price agreement Message-ID: <631d1edb42102f4c94d1f6c2f7befb428cdc5faa.camel@gopack.org> I am a domain owner and I oppose the increase in .com price. If ICANN is going to relinquish it's role in pricing oversite, the management of .com should be bid out and not assigned to a single entity with no competitive pricing. In addition, the $20m kickback to fund undisclosed ICANN programs establish a poor practice of "pay to play" when dealing with ICANN. ICANN should be working in a transparent manner in the public interest and not looking to fund itself while allowing a private company to monopolize the registration process and prices. From dcrum0 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:31:15 2020 From: dcrum0 at hotmail.com (Danny Crum) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:31:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I would like to express my concern about the proposed price increase of .com domains. As a small business owner even the smallest price increases add up. I would appreciate your consideration in keeping prices where they are. Thank you Danny Crum Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drew at sothr.com Mon Feb 10 23:31:37 2020 From: drew at sothr.com (Drew Short) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:31:37 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <862961F8-1C91-491C-B6AA-E5F07AAA0657@sothr.com> As an entrepreneur and avid user of the internet I protest the deal brokered behind closed doors to increase the prices of .COM over the next decade. The barrier to entry is high enough, don?t make deals to allow for the inflation of prices on the core TLD. Increasing prices will just solidify power in those who currently rent domains and will reduce the innovation from young individuals with limited budgets. .IO pricing is already out of control, don?t let .COM be the next mistake. ??????????? Drew Short Software Engineer e: drew at sothr.com p: +1 (651) 285-4565 ??????????? From jjqlam at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:31:19 2020 From: jjqlam at gmail.com (Joseph J. Lam) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:31:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase prices for .COM domains!! Message-ID: Dear ICANN, Please keep prices where they are for these domains to make it as accessible as possible for the rest of the world. Domains are what allow individuals to create their passion projects, have a presence online, and shape their future. Keeping prices low understandably will not be in favor of your bottom line, but is that what you're waking up every day for? The cause you're standing for, that inspires you to get out of bed every morning, is ultimately to give the people the ability to work on their dreams and create a better world for us all. Thank you for considering. With gratitude, Joe *--* *Joseph J. Lam* joejlam.com | @joejlam 415-828-7357 | LinkedIn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. Keep the prices reasonable so business can continue and take your actions out of the back room into the light. Specializing in Recreation Law Schedule an Appointment Jim Moss Attorney & Counselor at Law PO Box 16743 Golden, CO 80402 720 334 8529 www.recreation-law.com Recreation.law at gmail.com jim at rec.law.us http://summitmagicpublishing.com/book/ http://summitmagicpublishing.com/book/ www.recreation-law.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/recreationlaw https://www.facebook.com/Rec.Law.Now https://twitter.com/RecreationLaw -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best, Chiara From dhadfer1 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:35:20 2020 From: dhadfer1 at hotmail.com (ferek divic) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:35:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stole Message-ID: It seems to me a robbery that the prices of .com domains increase. They must take into account our opinion as customers, it really does not benefit us and you just want to cheat us. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dragianx at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:36:14 2020 From: dragianx at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Ian_=E2=80=9CDragianX=E2=80=9D_Andrew?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:36:14 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase on .com Message-ID: I think this price adjustment is a bad idea, I will wrap ally quit using .com as a small business owner. I am hoping all do the same. There are plenty of top level domains, if this price goes into affect, I hope all stop using it entirely. Andrew From danthegoodman at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:36:20 2020 From: danthegoodman at icloud.com (Dan Goodman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:36:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSAu?= =?utf-8?q?com_prices?= Message-ID: <4610BDBF-FF5B-4646-83A2-924859C5567F@icloud.com> Just don?t, nobody wants it. From davidbradley at thebbg.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:17 2020 From: davidbradley at thebbg.com (David Bradley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:02:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: While I personally don't mind paying more, an increase would have a dramatic negative impact on startup and small business who watch every dollar. It may seem inconsequential, but the economic impact of this may be exponential. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please consider reviewing your choices as this is not to the interest us, your end consumers. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jenny90hudson at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:38:36 2020 From: jenny90hudson at gmail.com (Jenny) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:38:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP THE PRICE INCREASE Message-ID: STOP THE PRICE INCREASE!!!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dionyz.lazar at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:39:05 2020 From: dionyz.lazar at gmail.com (Dionyz Lazar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:39:05 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price hike from verisign Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dcrellen at me.com Mon Feb 10 23:39:13 2020 From: dcrellen at me.com (David Crellen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:39:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Resent Verisign TLD Contract Message-ID: <7D9956B7-3BD2-41ED-85F6-E5AAE93624DB@me.com> I am a very small user of .com domains but require several .com domain names to point to my main website. As, I am sure, many users such as me do not earn a living with our sites, we do require an internet presence. If the cost of a .com domain can not be predicted, and the price continues to increase without restraint, it will put a huge strain on our finances. My belief since the onset of ICANN was that this organization was created to assure a controlled internet connectivity where the interests of ALL involved would be addressed. To protect the interests of the domain name buyers, I feel that the TLD operators should not be allowed to adjust (increase) domain prices without a publicly-fielded justification. Please do not allow Verisign the ability to increase their prices without first presenting this intention for public comment. Thank you, ?David Crellen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From chriskirknielsen at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:40:18 2020 From: chriskirknielsen at gmail.com (Christopher Kirk-Nielsen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:40:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am writing today to voice my strong opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. An incredible amount of websites make use of .com domains, not just commercial sites. Raising prices on such an ubiquitous domain will not hurt large corporations, but individual people. The web is first and foremost a place for people to share. This is what makes the web great. An enthusiastic 12 year-old can have their own domain these days, and share what they love with an accessible domain. Raising prices adds barriers for each and every one of us that would like to share with others on the internet. With an arbitrary price increase, it is not an Internet for the people that I foresee, but for businesses with large amounts of money to spare. That is not right. *Please, do not adopt this proposal.* Best, Christopher Kirk-Nielsen ?The original idea of the web was that it should be a collaborative space where you can communicate through *sharing information*.? ? Tim Berners-Lee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From domains at wulfrunweb.com Mon Feb 10 23:22:21 2020 From: domains at wulfrunweb.com (Domains) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:22:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain name price increases Message-ID: I read with dismay that .com domain name prices are subject to significant price increases in the coming years. This is not acceptable and it's also considered to be an clear demonstration of exploitation. DO NOT ABUSE YOUR POSITION OF TRUST! Signed, Christoper Silverthorne. From faisal.baig1995 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:42:42 2020 From: faisal.baig1995 at hotmail.com (Faisal Baig) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:42:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Keep Prices Same Message-ID: Please don?t increase .com prices. Thank you. From jfowlie at hsjlawyers.com Mon Feb 10 23:42:47 2020 From: jfowlie at hsjlawyers.com (James D. Fowlie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:42:47 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on .com TLD changes Message-ID: <00e6ba10-c56d-b3c9-e275-c6f22edd2b79@hsjlawyers.com> I am profoundly concerned about the news around contract terms in relation to Verisign's management of the .com TLD. A potentially 70% increase in wholesale costs seems entirely unreasonable, especially once that cost has been adjusted for retail. The lack of transparency surrounding this and other ICANN decisions, make it seem as though the organization is quickly becoming corrupt. Should ICANN wish to make a public argument for why these changes should proceed, then they could begin a grassroots explanatory campaign, and resubmit the request in modified form at a future date. But this looks like an arbitrary cash grab, multiplied by Verisign's financial interests, with no clear plan set out. I strongly protest this contractual rearrangement and encourage ICANN to withdraw these proposed changes. Sincerely, --James Fowlie -- HSJ Lawyers Logo *James D. Fowlie* Administrator *HSJ Lawyers LLP* 204 ? 1302 Seventh Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 3P1 d. 250.565.8028 https://www.hsjlawyers.com ** t. 250.565.8000 f. 250.565.8001 tf. 866.565.8777 DISCLAIMER: You have received this e-mail message from the law firm of HSJ Lawyers LLP. This message is intended only for the use of the individuals or entities to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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Thank you, Darin -- Legal Disclaimer: The information in this communication is confidential and intended only for the exclusive use of the addressee. The copying, distribution, or other use of this communication by the addressee or any other person or entity is prohibited. If you have received this communication by mistake, notify the sender immediately and destroy all forms of this communication (electronic or paper). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From earthskeeper2 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:43:20 2020 From: earthskeeper2 at gmail.com (karl coffield) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:43:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not agree with these price increases Message-ID: It is totally unacceptable for icann to go behind the backs of customers and in private make a deal that affects everyone. It deserves at least public debate and negotiations. I as a small business owner cant afford hefty price increases when i am just starting out and have to income to pay these increases. A periodic increase is one thing but being able to do that over a decade i unacceptable. Sincerely Karl Coffield Https://mydrmlife.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From contact at enochko.com Mon Feb 10 23:42:59 2020 From: contact at enochko.com (Enoch Ko) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:42:59 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise price of .com Message-ID: Please don't sign the new deal with Verisign and cause price of .com domains to increase. Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <531ca76a-a7dc-eff5-435c-9d20ce676958@ccss.com> The domain name system should be considered as part of our social commons.? Allowing a for-profit company like Verisign to strangle small businesses is unconscionable. ICANN stands to receive $12M from this transaction.? For what?? To "support ICANN's initiatives" for domain name security and stability?? What does that mean?? How am I, as a domain owner, going to benefit from these price increases?? Unclear and unknown.? I suspect I will not benefit at all for the increasing fees that will be extorted from me. This deal stifles competition.? It smells of corporate raiders seeking higher rents. ICANN should protect internet users and content providers, not offer them up as a sacrifice to corporate greed.? Just say no to corporate greed. If the current pricing structure does not suit Verisign's profit goals, find an administrator who can manage registrars within the current pricing structure. Hugh Daschbach From craigwharding at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:43:58 2020 From: craigwharding at gmail.com (Craig Harding) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:43:58 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Increase to .com domains Message-ID: Hi - as a .com domain owner, this increase has been dictated by you and Verison and with no input from the public or other domain registrars. The internet is supposed to be a (semi)free place and giving Verison this much control over pricing is ridiculous.. Giving them control of pricing every year up to 7% is just asking for trouble! Why was this kind of arrangement made? They will dictate all .com pricing and also letting them sell their .com registered names under Verison registrar is letting them control the marketplace and leaving no room for competitiveness.. Craig Harding Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Erin Marshall, Nashville, TN -- Erin Marshall Creativity. Integrity. Curiosity. Collaboration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dscranton at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:49:21 2020 From: dscranton at gmail.com (Dana Scranton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:49:21 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Do Not Support ICANN Price Increase! Message-ID: <6393B94B-DB64-40EA-A247-C3DDDDEC83EA@gmail.com> To Whom It May Concern: I do not support the massive fee increase ICANN is planning. This has the same greedy overtones to it as the recent SSL certificate SCAM proliferated across the industry by Google?s ?not secure? warning for websites. If ICANN proceeds with this unprecedented fee hike, I and other website owners will undoubtedly rally to create alternatives to ICANN: the technology exists, as does the momentum of millions of website owners. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Dana Scranton From info at invektor.com Mon Feb 10 23:49:36 2020 From: info at invektor.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Carlos_Andr=C3=A9s_de_Invektor?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:49:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About the increase of the .com domain Message-ID: Hello Icann Organization you shouldnt increase the prices of the .com domains that way! -- Carlos Andr?s Bonilla Grupo Invektor.com M?vil / Wtsapp. (57) 311 4428304 Armenia - Colombia. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Michaelis, Vice President, representing ACN.ONE , and (atlanticcablenetwork.com ), is opposed to the proposed dealing between ICANN and Verisign coming up after February 14th, 2020. I believe this will more than double the cost to consumers in the next decade and I believe most of this us unnecessary. Respectfully, Don H. Michaelis. West Coast Operational Vice President, ACN Marysvile, CA. 95901 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cwatts2002 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:51:14 2020 From: cwatts2002 at hotmail.com (camron watts) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:51:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Don=E2=80=99t_do_it?= Message-ID: Don?t make the change please From don at ethos.nz Mon Feb 10 23:52:13 2020 From: don at ethos.nz (don at ethos.nz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:52:13 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <052f01d5e06d$201100e0$603302a0$@ethos.nz> Dear ICANN, I am informed that you are doing a deal with Verisign allowing a succession of annual registration price increases in exchange for a 20 million funds injection. This deal will also allow Verisign to compete as a public domain registrar. Naturally, as a registrant I opposed unreasonable price increases. It is reported that this agreement could double the cost of domain registration over the next 10 years. I understand there are around 100 million registered .COM domains. The current ICANN levy is about 18 cents. If ICANN needs to increase funding why wouldn't you increase the levy by 5 cents. That will increase your annual income by more than 5 million. The cost to Verisign of running the .COM registry bears little relation to the number of domains registered. If anything domain registration costs should be reducing as scale amortizes fixed costs. Why would ICANN be taking money from Verisign in exchange for ratifying an agreement to let Verisign expand and profiteer? Are there conflicts of interest? Do ICANN Board Members, or associates, hold stock or options in Verisign? Please DO NOT SELL OUT the public of the world to greedy corporate interests. I would be interested to look more deeply into the ICANN board challenges and considerations. Could you please send me links to Board and Committee minutes where the Verisign agreement is discussed. Could you please send me costings and projections that have been formulated relating to this proposed agreement. Thank you for your work, Kind regards, Don Anderson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From irokachimaobi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:53:43 2020 From: irokachimaobi at gmail.com (Iroka Chimaobi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:53:43 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Please don't increasesm the fee for the sake of new businesses -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From graffcarl at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:54:35 2020 From: graffcarl at gmail.com (seagraph) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:54:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] One vendor lock in is not good for the open internet Message-ID: <78e4d98e-9ca7-94fe-754b-836600eab0a5@gmail.com> This in essence allows a single vendor Verisign to control the cost of usage for the entire internet. You should have at least two vendors and better yet three competing for any proposal. You also have one point of failure using just Vendor Verisign (choke-point) - shouldn't you have at least two with redundancy between them. The internet has evolved to be be sole of open source and world communications. Don't rock the boat - it might tip over - and then we will need a new one. From jessie.jemison at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:55:02 2020 From: jessie.jemison at gmail.com (Jessie Jemison) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:55:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Allowing these price increases will push more and more smaller and personal sites away. While theoretically price increases should make squatters think twice about holding a large portfolio, the history of these individuals and businesses show they are willing to take long term losses for the potential of a extortion level payoff from a startup or corporation (just look at the proportion of unused domains registered in the 90s and 00s that can easily sell for lower prices but are simply retained as part of a portfolio in case a 6 figure deal comes along). Yes there are other TLDs but people inherently trust and rely on the recognition of .COM to drive traffic. Compromising a free and open internet in service of increasing Versign's bottom line runs counter to ICANN's purpose. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daudi at techglued.com Mon Feb 10 23:55:46 2020 From: daudi at techglued.com (Techglued) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:55:46 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please dont increase the prices Message-ID: <89ED3B22-70E7-4467-BCB2-5DBFFD9B3214@techglued.com> Hey. Please dont increase the prices. It will become really hard to buy a .com domain and maintain it. Might loose a lot in sales. Sent from my iPhone 22/2 From info at marcshamus.com Mon Feb 10 23:55:39 2020 From: info at marcshamus.com (Marc Shamus) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:55:39 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Do Not Agree with Price Changes of Amendment 3 Message-ID: <1a878bb3-f4e0-9630-43e3-11a2c64d0e89@marcshamus.com> *Re: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement* I strongly oppose the agreement and am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The main power of affordable domains pricing is to keep voices from people around the world heard Ideas stifle and the people are digitally trampled on when price becomes an obstacle especially in financially challenged zones. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices as this change would be a direct benefit to their fiscal bottom line. Keeping the status quo with pricing is positive for all domain owners and people who visit them. It would be a horrible mistake to disregard the will of the people to choose corporate greed and limit human expression. * All the Best, Marc Shamus * *(909) 743-6530 Marc Shamus * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From contact at samerdiab.net Mon Feb 10 23:55:56 2020 From: contact at samerdiab.net (contact at samerdiab.net) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:55:56 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to prices increase! Message-ID: The price of a .com should be lower rather than higher to enable kore people to get online! No to the prices increase. Thank you. Regards. From clint at digitaleer.com Mon Feb 10 23:57:47 2020 From: clint at digitaleer.com (Clint Butler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:47 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM TLD Pricing Message-ID: While I understand that money and business generated from that money increases the value of certain things over a period of time I find it silly that ICANN would enter into an agreement without setting in controls that would limit price increases. ? .com has long been the standard TLD and raising the prices to levels that are inline with other TLD?s like .io for instance would be insane and nothing more than price gouging. ?If this deal goes through I would probably file a complaint with the FTC and the justice department for price fixing between a small number of TLD owners and ICANN. Clint Butler ?Digital Strategist Phone: ?(253) 592-4476 Email: ?info at digitaleer.com Skype: ?clint.a.butler Website: ?https://www.digitaleer.com IMPORTANT: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies thereof. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From coordinator at foodsharenetwork.ca Mon Feb 10 23:58:00 2020 From: coordinator at foodsharenetwork.ca (Food Share Network Coordinator) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:58:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to .com framework Message-ID: While I understand the importance of supporting website security, and we all are interested in having secure networks and platforms, I have some concerns about proposed changes to the .com structure. As a user of a .com website, I have concerns about the potential increases in cost, without any limits on how long these price increases could continue. There are already a number of costs involved in website maintenance, and for a small company, additional costs start to add up. Also, there are non-profit organizations and small community organizations that could be negatively impacted by these price increases. I think a structure for cost increases with smaller and more measured increases, if necessary to support website security, would be preferable. Or perhaps another structure (although more complicated) that has larger organizations paying more, and not having smaller organizations and companies feeling the brunt of these changes. Thank you, Sonja -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From crider.jonathan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:58:44 2020 From: crider.jonathan at gmail.com (Jonathan Crider) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:58:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO on amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, Allowing for such high registration rate increases will negatively impact the internet as a whole. The potential rate increase for .com domains could rise to cost-prohibitive levels over the next several years. 7%/Year is highly unreasonable. Especially enacting these changes in relative secrecy is surely not in the public best interest. Thank you for your time and consideration. Jonathan Crider From contacttfinow at comcast.net Mon Feb 10 23:58:58 2020 From: contacttfinow at comcast.net (contacttfinow at comcast.net) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:58:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com Price Increase Allowances for Verisign Message-ID: <012901d5e06e$1223ad10$366b0730$@comcast.net> To ICANN owners and management, The closed-door agreement with ICANN and Verisign is unfair to consumers but profitable for both ICANN and Verisign. The 7% annual price increases over 10 years can result in a 70% price increase in .com domain names for no good reason whatsoever other than collusion between ICANN and Verisign. Both of you profit at the expense of the consumer with no logical reasoning to support the increases other than increased profits for both Corporations. This increase would add 70% to the current $7.85 price, which would bring it above $13.40 per domain. What is your justification for these increases, other than increased profitability for yourself and Verisign? Informed consumers would like to know. We understand that it will increase your income by $20 million at the expense of the consumer over only 5 years. Why? A copy of this email has been forwarded to my Congressional Representative - Donald Norcross as well. Sincerely, Terence F. Ingram - Bellmawr, NJ 08031 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From design.reyesdelmar at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:59:41 2020 From: design.reyesdelmar at gmail.com (Reyes del Mar) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:59:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Good afternoon, Your decision to change .COm agreement unilaterally with Verisign and no other input, seems like a money grab. The prices of .COM domains will go up due to your agreement. This is not right. The internet is for all and by all. Allow input from other companies in the industry to make a consensus decision. Good day, Gustavo Roman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From djanthonymaffei at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:02:27 2020 From: djanthonymaffei at gmail.com (Anthony Maffei) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:02:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Owner of 3 sites Message-ID: Hi, I own 3 sites and the imposed taxes (better called sanctions or tariffs at this point) would put my small business and family at risk. I urge ICANN to consider the repercussions of entrepreneurs growing through this generation instead lining the pockets of older generations. We need the internet to survive, don?t make it harder than it needs to be. Respectfully Anthony Maffei 862-703-0503 Sent from my iPhone From drkamilfaizi at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:04:17 2020 From: drkamilfaizi at gmail.com (drkamilfaizi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:04:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do The Right Thing Message-ID: <5e41ef84.1c69fb81.7d146.5f9f@mx.google.com> Do not increase .com prices. This will hurt the internet community. .Com's make up 40% of total domains globally.Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbnet10 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:09:47 2020 From: jbnet10 at gmail.com (Jb) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:09:47 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com considerations. Message-ID: <36EB8645-B450-497E-9732-6D5586ECDCA2@gmail.com> Please be mindful of the potential for price increases with the upcoming verisign deal. As a small business, cost is always a consideration and a primary driver in decisions. In a day where owning a website is challenged by presence on multiple social media platforms a website .com expense is further challenged if costs increases. Thank you, Jason Bahr. From jeremy at jeremysmithdesign.com Tue Feb 11 00:09:21 2020 From: jeremy at jeremysmithdesign.com (Jeremy Smith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:09:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM amendment Message-ID: <17031943368.27aa.c73583ceb5ceea22508fe248400dad63@jeremysmithdesign.com> I'm writing to request that any .COM amendments be presented to the ICANN community and Internet users for feedback and consideration before details are finalized and implemented. Additionally, I think it would be sound judgement for there to be requirements on how ICANN spends the additional $20 million over 5 years. Domain infrastructure would be a good place to spend it, and a third party verifying appropriate spending and progress of work being done would be a good idea, too. I get it. Stuff constantly gets more expensive to run and maintain. It's reasonable for ICANN to be able to cover the cost of fufilling it's various roles, and that consumers would adopt an appropriate proportion of necessary increases, but this sort of back room, secret agreement business isn't good for the overall community and it certainly breeds distrust. Please operate with honesty and integrity. A lot of us depend on you and the services you provide. Thanks. Jeremy Smith From david.l.vaught at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:09:56 2020 From: david.l.vaught at gmail.com (David Vaught) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:09:56 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What a terrible decision Message-ID: The recent agreement ICANN made with Verisign, Inc. Regarding price increase for .CON domain names 8 out of the next 10 years is terrible for consumers!! Not okay, ICANN Sent from my iPhone From info at mvprivateholdings.com Tue Feb 11 00:09:51 2020 From: info at mvprivateholdings.com (Manuel Vega) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:09:51 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on .com Proposal Message-ID: Another example of corporate greed! Why increase prices other than to make VeriSign rich with no intention to improve the .com space -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From domainmgr at roadrunner.com Tue Feb 11 00:09:43 2020 From: domainmgr at roadrunner.com (Domain Manager) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:09:43 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement: OPPOSED Message-ID: I?m fully OPPOSED to this amendment. These kinds of backroom deals and price increases just makes citizens continue to lose faith in capitalism, bureaucracies, and corporate America. Please reconsider this decision. Byron Levy From duane.friesen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:13:01 2020 From: duane.friesen at gmail.com (Duane Friesen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:13:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Raise COM Prices Message-ID: Please do not initiate the .com price increases. I work with many small businesses and this will really make it hard for them. Duane Friesen From d at nielorozco.com Tue Feb 11 00:12:49 2020 From: d at nielorozco.com (Daniel Orozco) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:12:49 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to proposed amendment 3 Message-ID: <91C0FBB8-B570-40E8-98F2-7ED65F846C40@nielorozco.com> I?m alarmed and saddened by Amendment 3 being approved without any input from people like me who hold IP addresses and pay annual fees for them. If I hadn?t been contacted by namecheap.com, I never would have know about this action, and I would have missed the deadline for comment. Don?t you guys inform us about this important stuff? Transparency?? Please reconsider this contract change with Verisign. Keep the internet affordable! I?m alarmed and saddened but I?m not furious, yet! Stop the Amendment. Thank you. Daniel Orozco d at nielorozco.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dwc091 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:13:18 2020 From: dwc091 at gmail.com (David Card) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:13:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Disagreement Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, I disagree with the proposed changes in amendment 3, due to the likely effects they will have on internet users, specifically increased pricing which would result in higher costs for those wishing to start their own websites for small businesses, and other entrepreneurial ventures. Thank you for considering others, David -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are Verisign itself, at the expense of the public. -- -------------------------------------------------- Ken Chen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gedwardhamilton at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:18:55 2020 From: gedwardhamilton at gmail.com (George Hamilton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:18:55 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <3C41BA44-EEA7-4CCA-8F34-3E325FB4D2A0@gmail.com> I oppose the corrupt deal you?re considering to allow VeriSigm to operate as a registrar and raise prices for registration to all other registrars. George Hamilton Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ebenavidezjr at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:19:34 2020 From: ebenavidezjr at gmail.com (Ernie Bev) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:19:34 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases make it difficult Message-ID: <573CB415-7205-4A65-925F-F128A8E8681F@gmail.com> The internet is and should be accessible to anyone around the world. By increasing fees, you are hurting the majority of people from around the world who don?t have wages as high as people in the USA. Dot COM websites are the go to websites that started the web. Not everyone is a corporation bringing in billions of dollars like Google and Amazon. You are only hurting the regular person who is trying to make their life on the web. Please do NOT increase prices. This is outrageous. Ernesto Benavidez From jcampbell8 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:19:26 2020 From: jcampbell8 at gmail.com (JLC) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:19:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: Disappointed that as a company you think it?s fair to increase prices every year. I think of this as another example of corporate greed. And how large corporations make it harder and harder every year for small business to thrive or even exist. Shame on you ICANN for this policy of greed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danielm at weredev.com Tue Feb 11 00:19:30 2020 From: danielm at weredev.com (Daniel M) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:19:30 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Message-ID: <346a5dc3-c09e-40b5-87cb-fe29d5748a33@www.fastmail.com> What is the justification for the rate increases? Why is it limited to the .com domain? This seems like it's a money grab by Verisign for which you are obviously getting a kickback for. There's not justification for this and if it goes through, I'll simply start moving clients to other domain names. Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dr.oman at ymail.com Tue Feb 11 00:19:22 2020 From: dr.oman at ymail.com (dr.oman at ymail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:19:22 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It is unfair to increase prices of domains References: Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From conniesongs at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:55 2020 From: conniesongs at gmail.com (Constance Nassios) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:04:55 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign Prices Message-ID: <04986014-60EA-4AAE-ABBC-6B22B13559D5@gmail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniellempansera at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:21:39 2020 From: daniellempansera at gmail.com (Danielle Pansera) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:21:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I vote against these changes. Message-ID: Times change, business operations change, and undeniably costs change; but ethics, however, should guide these changes. I don't expect as the little guy, aka the consumer, to matter much to the big guys, but some discernment gains far more respect and appreciation then deception. It's pretty simple. Ultimately, it has, and always will be the big guys who win battles such as these, but the little guys deserve to be aware of a war, not blind sided by defeat hearing a declaration of victory. Regards, One of the little guys... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sawaya) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:22:51 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop that! Message-ID: Hello Gents, Hope my email finds you well. Please stop this increase for whatever reason!!! Thanks in advance. Regards, Elie From jkbf at null.net Tue Feb 11 00:18:20 2020 From: jkbf at null.net (John) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:18:20 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider this Message-ID: <0MePHd-1irbvt1rln-00QF9r@mail.gmx.com> This change is such a step back for the internet as a whole towards being accessible to anyone. As someone who owns multiple personal domains that don?t generate revenue, this is a slap in the face. Sincerely, John -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Millions of people and organizations, small and large, depend on them to conduct their day to day business. I find it grossly disgusting for you to be taking advantage of your stewardship of this resource simply because a large corporation offered you money. I hope that you will take your responsibilities seriously and not trade the accessibilty of the web for a few million dollars. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edwin.h.morris at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:27:39 2020 From: edwin.h.morris at gmail.com (Edwin Morris) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:27:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] A comment against increased .com prices Message-ID: <6CE07D2A-B022-48E7-9647-EF216D1313F9@gmail.com> I?m against this change. I don?t believe the price for .coms should be increased simply for the enrichment of ICANN. Keeping websites and the internet cheap and accessible to all is key for a healthy web. From jackienoelke at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:28:32 2020 From: jackienoelke at gmail.com (Jackie Noelke) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:28:32 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase.com prices Message-ID: You will be hurting small business and therefore the economy Jackie Noelke, M.A., EdD Co-founder of ND Community https://www.ndcommunity.com From jayfrazer at hotmail.co.uk Tue Feb 11 00:28:23 2020 From: jayfrazer at hotmail.co.uk (John Frazer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:28:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I will never use .com again if this goes ahead Message-ID: If you proceed with this, I will never buy another .com domain. There are so many alternatives now it would make no sense to do so under these ridiculous proposals. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From chipware at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:30:00 2020 From: chipware at gmail.com (Chip Paswater) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:30:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't allow Verizon to increase .com fees Message-ID: <8F8CDCA0-219E-4739-82E2-C9238F2144F9@gmail.com> Please don't allow Verizon to increase .com fees From combes.romain at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 00:30:07 2020 From: combes.romain at icloud.com (Romain Combes) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:30:07 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSBw?= =?utf-8?q?rices?= Message-ID: <572A07E1-93DC-40F2-9C60-DB9879B70154@icloud.com> Hello, Please keep domain prices the same. We are not cows that you can milk and we will find other ways to avoid spending too much money. Don?t be like the french governement who don?t listen to its people and will soon be fired as a consequence. Be responsible. Envoy? de mon iPhone From elobdell at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:31:14 2020 From: elobdell at gmail.com (Eric Lobdell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:31:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I oppose the increase in .com price increases resulting from the contract change with Verisign. The cost increases will certainly be passed on to domain name owners, increasing costs for large and small businesses alike. These costs will be passed on to consumers. The way the contract is structured assures that there will be increases annually for 8 of the next ten years. That is unacceptable, particularly in light of the fact that these changes were made in secret without input from the ICANN community or Internet users. I urge you to reconsider the contract. Eric Lobdell Washington State USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jessiemerriman.jm at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:31:36 2020 From: jessiemerriman.jm at gmail.com (Jessie Merriman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:31:36 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Think of the internet - NOT your profit Message-ID: Hi ICANN, I think it?s ridiculous to make such huge decisions that affect all internet users without consenting the public, or anyone publicly for that matter. We see you scheming around, irresponsibility hiding details and giving us no clarity on the future policy changes or where your money is going. DON?T make websites inaccessible to anyone but the wealthy. DON?T raise prices. From coloniallandsolutions at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:32:21 2020 From: coloniallandsolutions at gmail.com (Laura) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:32:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increases Message-ID: Please do not raise prices for domain names that will make mandatory % increases per year. This will affect my small business along with other small businesses. Please do not pass this type of legislation. We have so many business expenses that we were happy to pay reasonable prices for domain names. Thank you. -- *Sincerely,* *Laura Cicholski* *Owner & Land Investor* *www.coloniallandsolutions.com * *616-403-2983* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jaylmj95 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:31:43 2020 From: jaylmj95 at gmail.com (Vito Lau) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:31:43 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From changjh3 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:33:59 2020 From: changjh3 at gmail.com (Donna Chang) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:33:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increasing fees Message-ID: To whom it may concern, We are small business owners and having the website fees increase would be a huge burden for us. Please don't increase it. Ju-Han Chang -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dwithnall at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:35:59 2020 From: dwithnall at gmail.com (David Withnall) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:35:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I would like to voice my disagreement with the proposed increases in costs for the .com domains. While major corporates may have the funds to pay for ever increasing prices to protect their branding; my self and most of my clients, are small businesses who do not have this luxury. There are no justifications for the proposed increases within the Brief apart from the price hasn't gone up since 2012. ICANNs is supposed to govern the domain name system for the public interest. What is the reasoning behind providing additional funds to a private entity? Dave Withnall From ckmush at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:36:29 2020 From: ckmush at gmail.com (Chaitanya Musham) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:36:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AMENDMENT 3 comment Message-ID: <122cfc95-03e6-e0f7-0334-d77786eebbc5@gmail.com> Hello I as an avid technology as well as medical professional, would like to request you to not increase the prices. Kindly let consumers benefit. Thank you Chaitanya Musham MD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From crocha09.09 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:35:58 2020 From: crocha09.09 at gmail.com (carlos) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:35:58 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: What they are promoting is armed robbery. Please do not do this is bad for the world. -- att. Carlos Rocha -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cutsie at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:37:04 2020 From: cutsie at gmail.com (Jen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:37:04 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. -Jen [1] For example, Alphabet, a highly successful player in a very high-margin industry, has an operating margin of around 25%. Verisign's operating margin is more than 2.75 times that. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gp.sam3 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:37:43 2020 From: gp.sam3 at gmail.com (G P Sam) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:07:43 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain charges Message-ID: Dear Sir The increase proposed for the . Com domain charges are quite unjustifiable to the internet community. Not all websites in the . Com domain is held by wealthy business houses or e commerce businesses. Request you to kindly consider halting this price increase. Warm regards Gigy Sam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From evanabarr at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:35:50 2020 From: evanabarr at gmail.com (Evan Barr) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:35:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign as Domain Registrar Message-ID: I strongly disagree with your plan to allow Verisign to become a domain registrar and to allow them to increase prices on .com domains. First, the majority of the management of the domain registry is automated. As a result, the cost of this management is going down. Verisign should be allowed to benefit from improvements in efficiency but any increase in the current prices amounts to gouging. Second, prohibiting Verisign from selling .com domains but not prohibiting them from acting as a reseller of .com domains through another registrar still amounts to an unfair advantage. Allowing Verisign to compete with their customers while also controlling the price of the product gives them an unfair advantage. As the owner of multiple domains going back to 1998, I recognize that this change could result in a short-term reduction in renewal fees. But as other registrars get knocked out of the market, there is nothing to keep the prices down and less reason for any registrar to innovate. It is not true that .com will be affected by competition from other TLDs. Not owning the .com version of your business name means being OK with phishing attacks against your customers. In many markets, customers expect and assume that your domain is a .com. Also, the marketing cost of changing your domain name tends to be prohibitively large. Please do not go forward with this plan to allow Verisign to increase .com prices or to become a domain registrar. Evan Barr CTO: Project InVision (ebarr at projectinvision.com, ebarr at wellcycle.com) CTO: Brooklyn Minds (evan.barr at brooklynminds.com) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christina at cnroberts.com Mon Feb 10 23:28:50 2020 From: christina at cnroberts.com (Christina Roberts) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:28:50 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Hello, I do not agree with this amendment. I pay for a few .com domains and would view this very negatively. Thank you. Christina Roberts From doug at dooglio.net Tue Feb 11 00:39:04 2020 From: doug at dooglio.net (Doug Barbieri) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:39:04 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I want to go on record opposing the amendment. Doug Barbieri PS: Of course, maybe it's a good thing you're doing with this. If you drive prices up really high, that will open up the door to competing options, such as a blockchain based solution to domain name registration. We need to get away from this centralization of something vital to the internet ecosystem, and put ICANN on the chopping block. From contact at efugulin.com Tue Feb 11 00:39:43 2020 From: contact at efugulin.com (Emile Fugulin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:39:43 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to amendment 3 Message-ID: <74ec65c0-dec1-aa39-760d-1be8a2bb538d@efugulin.com> I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. Emile [1] For example, Alphabet, a highly successful player in a very high-margin industry, has an operating margin of around 25%. Verisign's operating margin is over 2.75 times that. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From emyr at me.com Tue Feb 11 00:40:48 2020 From: emyr at me.com (Emyr Williams) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:40:48 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <66E65ED6-7BAE-4FFE-820C-F57D80EA2CD6@me.com> Dear ICANN, Your recent proposal to increase .com prices has come as a shock and will impact my ability to operate a website as a freelancer. Not only is this move to charge more being done without consultation it seems to be driven solely by greed and profit, something which is at odds with the way the internet has been since it?s inception. I?m sure 70% increase will easily be absorbed by many large businesses but I and many others will have to seriously consider having a website is viable and move their online presence solely to social media to reduce overheads. Please reverse this decision, not only will it be perceived solely as a money-grabbing exercise it will totally undermine your organisation? credibility and move the internet community to find alternative solutions to the problem and curb the activities of ICANN. For the benefit of everyone ? don?t do this, it?s self-destructive and undemocratic. Emyr Williams From dea.gloria at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:41:19 2020 From: dea.gloria at gmail.com (Gloria Liang) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:41:19 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I oppose these changes. This is an unethical and greedy move allowing Verisign to benefit extraordinarily at the expense of users. A 7% increase a year means that by the end of 10 years I'll be paying at *least* 70% more than current prices for my domains. Price increases may be necessary over time to remain competitive, but that's an absurd inflation rate based on pure greed. On your own website you claim: "ICANN is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. Through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet." This move will demonstrate that you are not, in fact, a "public-benefit" corporation that "promotes competition". Please visit your own website https://www.icann.org/get-started to remind yourselves what your mission is because you seem to have lost your way. If ICANN moves ahead with this, it will prove that it is *NOT* a reputable or trustworthy organisation and that it has failed in its mission to the public and its role in stewardship of the internet with accountability and transparency. 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URL: From coolstepperz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:43:22 2020 From: coolstepperz at gmail.com (Andrew Miracle) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:43:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO TO HIDDEN AGENDAS Message-ID: <20C0936D-263C-4952-8285-CC7010F33759@gmail.com> The internet is the livelihood of Entrepreneurs, Causing this increase to take place is like suppressing oxygen. Internet growth is bound to wither with this new amendment M M From dennis at netsysinteractive.com Tue Feb 11 00:43:12 2020 From: dennis at netsysinteractive.com (Dennis Altshuler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:43:12 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4b81302e-0ef1-61b4-fcbb-357eea1992f9@netsysinteractive.com> As a hosting provider and custom programming company, we believe these increases will have unfair and detrimental effects on small businesses. Big corporations will have no problem absorbing increases, but most small businesses we work with are getting squeezed from all sides. We've seen many just give up being in business altogether because their already low margins can't absorb more costs. Please do not make the Internet even more hostile to small businesses and individuals.? Otherwise we are going to see most of them disappear and only the big players like Amazon, Ebay, etc. will be the winners and the consumers will be the losers. -- Dennis Altshuler President NetSys Interactive Inc. https://netsysinteractive.com 137 E. Elliot Rd. #787 GILBERT, AZ 85299 480 - 539 - 9640 Please Note: NetSys Interactive Inc., never sends requests asking to verify personal, financial or log in information by Email. You should not respond to this type of message from any source whether it's related or unrelated to NetSys Interactive Inc., or any of our other divisions. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: dennis.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 563 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dreyguy at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:43:30 2020 From: dreyguy at gmail.com (Mark) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:43:30 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price increases Message-ID: This will hurt the internet and damage small business's ability to compete. 7% is way too much. We know Verisign is paying ICANN 20 million dollars as part of this deal. There is no reason why price increases should outpace inflation. -Mark Dreyer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim.edlin at webmond.com Tue Feb 11 00:44:07 2020 From: jim.edlin at webmond.com (Jim Edlin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:44:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New Verisign deal for .com Message-ID: I urge ICANN to retract its proposed new contract with Verisign providing for a series of annual wholesale price increases. As a digital good, one might well expect the price of domain registration to decline over time rather than to rise continuously. An important role of the internet is as a public commons, and it should be a goal of those who enable the foundational structure of the internet to maximize the opportunity for participation rather than erect increasingly higher economic barriers. Domain name registration should be treated as a public utility rather than as a profit center, operated with the minimum expense needed to achieve its goals, and providing a utility-like return on whatever invested capital it requires. The proposed changes in ICANN's relationship with Verisign seem contrary to this perspective. Jim Edlin jim.edlin at webmond.com | 415-810-1425 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dcitarella at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:44:38 2020 From: dcitarella at gmail.com (Don Citarella) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:44:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Public Comment Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam, I overwhelmingly oppose the suggested amendment to the .com registry to increase the cost of .com wholesale domains by more than 70% over and above current prices. It is my belief -- and the belief of the majority of .com registrants and website owners, that the .com registry is a utility that must only suffer increases if inflation or operating costs dictate so. Such and egregious increase without justification of one (or both) of these factors is an affront to the freedom of the internet and the liberties we find within it. 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Tafoya* *Digital Marketing Consultant* *www.clearmarketinganalytics.com * *LinkedIn Profile * *(916) 710-3306* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From debra at latter-dayvillage.com Tue Feb 11 00:47:21 2020 From: debra at latter-dayvillage.com (Debra Woods) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:47:21 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases of .com domain names Message-ID: I recently read about a price increase that will take place over the next several years for registration/renewal of .com domain names. This is very alarming to me, as a small business owner who works out of my home, with several .com domains. My business expenses are already a significant tax on my revenue and I am concerned about this change. There is little to no information about what this increase is for and what will be done with the funds collected. Making a blanket increase regardless of the size of the business or the revenue is unfair. It makes the internet an exclusive business opportunity for big companies. Couldn't you use some sliding scale that protects small businesses? Transparency calls for this basic service to explain what is going on to all involved. Sincerely, Debra Woods LDV Founder debra at latter-dayvillage.com http://latterdayvillage.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eric at karlseninc.com Tue Feb 11 00:48:20 2020 From: eric at karlseninc.com (Eric Karlsen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:48:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not approve Message-ID: I do not support the price increases. If anything, prices should be going down, not up. Eric Eric Karlsen Karlsen & Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 945, Amherst, NY 14226-0945 Phone: (716) 689-4798 Fax: 866-273-1921 Email: eric at karlseninc.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dnsadmin at mhuyck.com Tue Feb 11 00:51:48 2020 From: dnsadmin at mhuyck.com (Matt Huyck) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:51:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increases are unjustified and unwarranted Message-ID: <0100017031bb120e-3c3e1f75-21c1-4286-b7fb-8fb3208e7a3d-000000@email.amazonses.com> Verisign needs to explain publicly exactly how the current fee structure is being used and the extent to which any fee increase will be used to deliver upon any proposed changes. The cost of providing telecommunication services has historically declined over time, so I am highly skeptical of the need for any increase. From jimkleen2018 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:53:10 2020 From: jimkleen2018 at gmail.com (James Kleen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:53:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Increase .COM Prices Message-ID: <4ED7ABEE-1B3E-444C-ADAD-FE9014F68E47@gmail.com> First, it's extremely disappointing to learn of the increases to the .COM domains. An increase of 70% over the next decade is outrageous given the combined increases. I fully intend on supporting any class action lawsuit for price gauging. Second, it's also distressing to learn Verisign can operate as a domain registrar. There's a reason it has been a conflict of interest, and this business agreement should be abandoned. Sincerely, James Kleen From jeromy at lukenbaugh.com Tue Feb 11 00:55:43 2020 From: jeromy at lukenbaugh.com (Jeromy Lukenbaugh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:55:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <1581382543.3636.0@lukenbaugh.com> Hello, I'd like to formalize my objection to the increase in price of the .com domain. This is purely a cash grab by ICANN and Verisign. You ignored the comments opposed to the .org, .biz and .info price increases and said they were just space, trust me this is not spam. This is from the .com domain that I've had registered since 2001 and will continue to do so for as long as it's affordable. Once you increase the price past that I will move on to another domain, most likely one of the free or cheaper domains allowing that money to go elsewhere. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From direct2erin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:56:30 2020 From: direct2erin at gmail.com (Erin Murphy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:56:30 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please avoid the hardships Message-ID: <16488463-C756-4700-AD23-83D217474733@gmail.com> I have been self employed for nearly 20 years. Last year, I was forced to return to the employment sector and this year, I am back at opening my business. It is extremely hard for small businesses to keep track of all of the ?tiny? fee?s that pile up. Even as a volunteer for non profits, I find it difficult to get smaller companies to get connected on-line. For example, I volunteer for a thrift shop that donates all of their income to community events. Its been a struggle to get them to understand why paying for a domain and a web site is important for future growth of the company. Having access to a web site is vital for any business. We already see how google has taken away small business to funnel attention to third parties that charge high fee?s for ?new clients?. One such gimmick had masked a web site to look and act like mine. When my patients called to book their appointments, they were lead to believe I had hired a new reception. Turns out, this company expected me to pay them to book my own clients by lying to my clients. As a small business, I am constantly struggling to keep up with a constant changes in technology. Another example, someone took away one of my business names and asked me to pay 250.00 for my own web site back. I told them to kiss my ass. I had another fellow do that with my first business. He actually tried to hold my web site hostage to force me to pay him more money. I also told that guy to kiss my ass. I tell alot of people that try to bully me to kiss my ass and I refuse to partake. Please, dont be like the other bullies that try and steal web sites away from small companies and force them to pay high fee?s to keep what they have already purchased. Thank you Dr. Erin T. Murphy DAOM LAc. LMT~CLT Google Voice: 970-329-1618 Web: www.LocalHealingHouse.com Facebook pages: ?Local Healing?House?. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jaybriel.jona at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:56:51 2020 From: jaybriel.jona at gmail.com (Jonathan Gabriel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:56:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Hi.! The reason for this email is because of the increase in value of .COM domains I don't think it's fair for a society to make decisions alone. You may have thought about those of us with small businesses. What will happen.?? We will close. I have a small business, with the new cost I cannot pay. Like me there are millions of cases. I think you should opt for another solution and applying the law of the consumer, the idea is to help us, we are the ones who acquire them. Think what you would do in our case. I hope you change your mind. Greetings. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamesgibeson at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 00:57:48 2020 From: jamesgibeson at yahoo.com (James Gibeson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the .com rate change References: <3D1A5E37-B73B-4E0F-AD72-3C77499BF32D.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <3D1A5E37-B73B-4E0F-AD72-3C77499BF32D@yahoo.com> To whom it may concern, I oppose the increase of .com top level domain. The Internet should be free and open to everybody and raising the prices only makes it harder for people around the world to participate in the online community. There is no reason to increase the price other than for greed. Thank you, James Gibeson From indusariel at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:59:14 2020 From: indusariel at gmail.com (INDUSTRIAS ARIEL) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:59:14 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont charge more costs Message-ID: Enviado desde mi iPhone From erik.paul at gavasystems.com Tue Feb 11 00:58:57 2020 From: erik.paul at gavasystems.com (Erik Paul) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:58:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Increasing_the_cost_?= =?utf-8?q?of_=2Ecom=E2=80=99s_will_hurt_small_businesses!!?= Message-ID: <5F76CDC9-356D-411B-9A29-2674AA6FC0E2@gavasystems.com> ICANN, As a small business person, every penny counts. Increases that are the result of backdoor deals not only hurt me but ultimately hurt all consumers. I urge you to think prior to selling out with closed-door deals with Verisign! Thanks, Erik From dtstone at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:59:47 2020 From: dtstone at gmail.com (Dave Stone) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:59:47 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the proposed Ammendment 3 to the .com registry agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am a .com domain registrant and I oppose the proposed change that enables VeriSign to increase prices 4 of the next 6 years. Please put the contract out for bid and have market forces compete for the registration profit. --Dave Stone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dwolfman at dudek.com Tue Feb 11 01:00:36 2020 From: dwolfman at dudek.com (David Wolfman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:00:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I wholeheartedly disagree with Verisign being allowed to increase the wholesale price on .COM domains! Message-ID: I wholeheartedly disagree with ICANN's agreement with Verisign to allow large price-bumps on the wholesale price of .COM domains over the next several years. I also do not appreciate that ICANN has made these new agreements with Verisign without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. The decisions made by ICANN in secret with Verisign, go against the idea of a free and open internet without monopolization, and these decisions clearly manipulate and increase the control and power of specific organizations (ICANN and Verisign), leaving consumers with no other alternatives when buying .COM domain names except to accept the increased price-burdens. Please tell me where there is an undo burden of increased costs and management of .COM domains on ICANN or Verisigns behalf. This is purely a money grab and I'm sure that eventually some department of the government will put a stop of these types of random and secretive and sudden price-hikes. David Wolfman IT Infrastructure Engineer DUDEK ENGINEERING + ENVIRONMENTAL 605 3rd Street Encinitas, CALIFORNIA 92024 T 760.479.4236 F 760.479.1042 WWW.DUDEK.COM Here to serve you, call Dudek IT at X4357 (HELP) Or call 760-479-4220 from outside the office Click here to create a ticket or email ITHelp at dudek.com PLEASE NOTE: Dudek uses an email filter to clean viruses and filter Spam. Please take the time to verify receipt of any important or time-sensitive email sent to us. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Judy A McNutt, ignitingyourwriting.com Sent via the tiny Steve Jobs inside my iPhone From chryscollier at student.purdueglobal.edu Tue Feb 11 01:02:03 2020 From: chryscollier at student.purdueglobal.edu (Chrystyan Collier) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:02:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I oppose this decision. .COM prices should not increase. This is a greedy decision which has no substantial purpose beyond revenue generation. Please do not allow this increase to occur. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chris.frisz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:02:30 2020 From: chris.frisz at gmail.com (Chris Frisz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:02:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't go through with Amendment 3 of the .COM Registry Agreement! Message-ID: <31F6E3CC-39DA-4217-8CC4-1BA48080FF6E@gmail.com> The amendment as proposed will almost definitely make it more expensive to operate a website, which undermines the creative entrepreneurship that makes the Internet one of the greatest inventions and tools in human history. This decision smacks of greed and a focus on short-term gain over responsible stewardship over an important piece of the Internet. Please let reason and the voices of the people who use the Internet guide how ICANN makes this choice instead of benefiting the privileged few. Sincerely, Chris Frisz From eveysroom at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:02:47 2020 From: eveysroom at gmail.com (Eveysroom) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:02:47 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No rate increases Message-ID: This is detrimental to those of us middle Americans who are struggling to get small businesses up and running. From doug at jdfowler.com Tue Feb 11 01:02:35 2020 From: doug at jdfowler.com (Doug Fowler) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:02:35 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Amendment Message-ID: Add my vote to those against this amendment! From d.kuruklis at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 01:04:54 2020 From: d.kuruklis at outlook.com (Denny Kuruklis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:04:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com changes Message-ID: I am voicing my opinion in which I do not support the amendment being brought by ICANN and Verisign. Thanks, Denny Kuruklis Sent from my iPhone From graham at highlinebrewing.com Tue Feb 11 01:03:36 2020 From: graham at highlinebrewing.com (Graham) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:03:36 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: Please don?t. We are a struggling small business and 70% increase over 10 years is not sustainable for us. Thank you, High Line Brewing Sent from my Smartphone From cjdonovanbooks at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:05:20 2020 From: cjdonovanbooks at gmail.com (geoffrey roush) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:05:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the change Message-ID: <07C90398-1F8A-457D-8DFE-F99F54F36FA5@gmail.com> Sent from my iPhone From erich.boileau at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:05:04 2020 From: erich.boileau at gmail.com (Erich) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:05:04 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I'm unhappy with the changes that will result in higher .com prices over the coming years. I would much rather see changes that prevent cyber squatting *without *increasing prices for legitimate domain purchasers. - Erich -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From cyoungmann at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:11:49 2020 From: cyoungmann at gmail.com (Carl Youngmann) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:11:49 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Comment Message-ID: <17A0ED19-73ED-4875-A71F-619A73352254@gmail.com> Dear ICANN, I am concerned about the amendments to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptable to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses, such as mine, that would see this as an increased burden. Further there are many individual users that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Some of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. The .com TLD should remain affordable and available to a wide range of users. Carl Youngmann, Proprietor The North Press, Port Townsend, Washington thenorthpress.com, thenorthpress.net, thenorthpress.website cyoungmann.com, elliemathews.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cian_conway at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 01:12:38 2020 From: cian_conway at icloud.com (iCloud) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:12:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domains References: Message-ID: <68112738-2d3d-4b6f-9486-6bb7b0d13f37@Spark> I would be very disappointed if .com domain prices were increased every year for the next decade. It is ridiculous. Kind regards, Cian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From devin at roarkeventures.com Tue Feb 11 01:15:58 2020 From: devin at roarkeventures.com (Devin McMillan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:15:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise the price of .com Message-ID: <4b3dfd23-0861-10b9-c16d-9b2835954d16@roarkeventures.com> The fact that you are even considering the possibility of raising the cost of .com domains by as much as 70% over the next decade is absurd. It sounds more like a 20 million dollar bribe. DON'T DO IT! From dsfspam at earthlink.net Tue Feb 11 01:16:12 2020 From: dsfspam at earthlink.net (dsfspam at earthlink.net) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:16:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Changes Are Unacceptable Message-ID: <003001d5e078$d9ab7ed0$8d027c70$@earthlink.net> The amendment three proposals are unacceptable. They were not negotiated transparently. The structure going forward is not financially justified and there is no set of enforceable guidelines going forward to ensure the money is spent wisely in a prudent manner. From joshua at atlaswebdev.com Tue Feb 11 15:11:11 2020 From: joshua at atlaswebdev.com (Joshua Zader) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:11:11 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices Message-ID: This back-room deal between ICANN and Verio to raise prices is bad for consumers. As an industry professional, I stand firmly opposed. Joshua Zader -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dsmith7622 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 15:16:03 2020 From: dsmith7622 at yahoo.com (Don Smith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:16:03 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Everyone needs to look at Verisign's Financials - its numbers are extraordinary - only one that a monopoly can achieve. Verisign's financials sourced by S1 filings. Absolutely absurd as there is zero justification for any price increase! References: <1589963572.1534940.1581434163135.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1589963572.1534940.1581434163135@mail.yahoo.com> Base of .com domain names: 2009 -- 86.0 million 2010 -- 93.7 million 2011 -- 101.6 million 2012 -- 108.5 million 2013 -- 114.3 million 2014 -- 119.0 million 2015 -- 126.6 million 2016 -- 131.3 million 2017 -- 135.0 million 2018 -- 142.0 million 2019 -- 145.4 million Verisign's price it charges per .com domain per year (keep in mind historically, Verisign has increased its prices at every opportunity permitted): 2009 - $6.42 2010 - $6.68 2011 - $7.34 2012 - $7.85 2013 - $7.85 2014 - $7.85 2015 - $7.85 2016 - $7.85 2017 - $7.85 2018 - $7.85 2019 - $7.85 Verisign's revenues: 2009 - $615,947,000 2010 - $680,578,000 2011 - $771,978,000 2012 - $873,592,000 2013 - $965,087,000 2014 - $1,010,117,000 2015 - $1,059,366,000 2016 - $1,142,167,000 2017 - $1,165,095,000 2018 - $1,214,969,000 2019 - $1,231,661,000 Verisign's costs to operate the registry: 2009 -- ($455,989,000) 2010 -- ($448,295,000) 2011 -- ($442,589,000) 2012 -- ($416,265,000) 2013 -- ($436,855,000) 2014 -- ($445,690,000) 2015 -- ($453,420,000) 2016 -- ($455,595,000) 2017 -- ($457,373,000) 2018 -- ($447,577,000) 2019 -- ($425,534,000) While wholesale .com prices have been capped at $7.85 since 2012 for consumer protection, Verisign's operating income has soared: 2009 - $159,958,000 2010 - $232,283,000 2011 - $329,389,000 2012 - $457,327,000 2013 - $528,232,000 2014 - $564,427,000 2015 - $605,946,000 2016 - $686,572,000 2017 - $707,722,000 2018 - $767,392,000 2019 - $806,127,000 Verisign's Net Income: 2009 - $87,931,000 2010 - $58,152,000 2011 - $141,141,000 2012 - $322,728,000 2013 - $323,953,000 2014 - $355,347,000 2015 - $374,241,000 2016 - $441,185,000 2017 - $457,760,000 2018 - $582,619,000 2019 - $612,489,000 Verisign employees fewer employees than ever before: 2009 - 1,100 2010 - 1,048 2011 - 1,009 2012 - 1,099 2013 - 1,079 2014 - 1,061 2015 - 1,019 2016 - 990 2017 - 952 2018 - 900 2019 - 872 Operating Margin: 2009 -- 26.0% 2010 -- 34.1% 2011 -- 42.7% 2012 -- 52.4% 2013 -- 54.7% 2014 -- 55.9% 2015 -- 57.2% 2016 -- 60.1% 2017 -- 60.7% 2018 -- 63.2% 2019 -- 65.5% With 69.6% non-GAAP operating margins and 65.5% GAAP operating margin in 2019 -- Verisign's financials are remarkable.? Why is any rate hike justified? Verisign is realizing the benefits of economies of scale on a growing base of domain names.? On top of a perpetual contract to operate the .com registry -- which excludes all forms of competition at the registry level. Competition ultimately benefits consumers -- and when ICANN is going in the opposite direction and allowing Verisign to increase its prices by 31% over the next 4 years -- it will result in a windfall of additional profits for Verisign -- without any justification. ICANN - what is your justification for price increases? -D -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rleyte7 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:17:52 2020 From: rleyte7 at gmail.com (Raul Leyte) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:17:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree with the changes Message-ID: ICANN, Amendment 3 only serves for the benefit of Verisign and ICANN itself and not to the benefit of .com owners. The proposed changes will make domains less accessible and the change is not acceptable. ICANN will allow Verisign to increase prices for the next 8 years. It is suspect that ICANN is allowing and proposing this change following a 20 million capital infusion from VeriSign. Please cancel this amendment and make an amendment that owners need to vote for any future changes to the rules and regulations. Sent from my iPhone From coboarmin at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 15:18:14 2020 From: coboarmin at yahoo.com (Armin Cobo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:18:14 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM price increase References: <1799575A-288F-4C6F-ABB6-ACF2338329B2.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1799575A-288F-4C6F-ABB6-ACF2338329B2@yahoo.com> Dear Sir or Madam, The price increases put additional strain on the creative expression of the online community. Please reconsider if there is a better or more stable way. Thank you and have a nice day. Best regards, Armin Cobo From brandmoore at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 15:18:39 2020 From: brandmoore at icloud.com (Rodney Moore) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:18:39 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Message-ID: <0A102181-39D0-4C27-BFDD-559B632558AD@icloud.com> Please do not raise rates for .com domains because it impacts self-employed individuals and small businesses who need .com domains. Thank you, Rod M. Sent from my iPhone From robando at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:18:40 2020 From: robando at gmail.com (Robert Obando) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:18:40 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm opposed to the deal Message-ID: I don?t agree with the deal, the costs of actually processing the domains is getting lower, and the deal only wants to benefit a monopoly and get a piece of pie for ICANN, just because the current rules were set by another administration is not a valid reason, that?s a vendetta, ICANN should keep as non profit and protect the internet, not their pockets or a company operating in monopoly. Kind regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you, Brian Jaynes From cfort.cr0ss at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:20:20 2020 From: cfort.cr0ss at gmail.com (Michael Cross) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:20:20 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Message-ID: <5e42c637.1c69fb81.839cf.76bc@mx.google.com> Price increases won?t make you happy. -- Mikhail Shkarupo http://taplink.cc/lumicosm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sales at graphicrelief.com Tue Feb 11 15:22:06 2020 From: sales at graphicrelief.com (Graphic Relief) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:22:06 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise prices on .Com domains Message-ID: Dear ICANN, Please support small and micro businesses by NOT raising prices on .Com domains. Thank you, ________________________ Tony Rubasch Graphic Relief, LLC 612-518-3754 sales at graphicrelief.com http://www.graphicrelief.com *Includes Graphic Relief?s Terms of Service. 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URL: From georgi.georgiev at smartfrog.com Tue Feb 11 15:22:16 2020 From: georgi.georgiev at smartfrog.com (Georgi Georgiev) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:22:16 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Hello, I find that the price increase of the .COM domains should be something decided transparently and publicly as it affects everyone on the internet. I hereby express the opinion that the increase should not happen, unless it is supported by the public. Regards, Georgi From lfolco at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:22:27 2020 From: lfolco at gmail.com (laura folco) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:22:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <9A13EAE5-2C66-4544-BFC5-817478F82373@gmail.com> Can you guys stop allowing corporate interests to overshadow those of individuals? Versign will have a hold over the entire market if this change goes into effect. I know you'll probably ignore this email and all the comments opposing this buckroom deal, just like you did the last time, but whatever. Laura Folco From nitiresources at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:22:51 2020 From: nitiresources at gmail.com (Niti Resources) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:22:51 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop hindering African technology growth Message-ID: I read about your plans to increase the price of .com domain over this decade that may go as high as 70% on the current price. This increase will hurt the African technology growth. We are against it especially as there is no convincing reason for this increment. On behalf of the startups in Africa with a global goal, I join my voice to demand that I CAN step down on the price increase. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From xsuarez at datatohost.com Tue Feb 11 15:23:31 2020 From: xsuarez at datatohost.com (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Xavier_Su=E1rez_Vodopivec?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:23:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: HI, I Think that increasing the Price is a abuse from icann stop this I million dollar nonprofit company wants more money? Saludos, Xavier Su?rez Vodopivec www.datatohost.com Soluciones de webhosting, correos corporativos, sitios web, soluciones tecnol?gicas y soporte inform?tico. Direcci?n: Edif. City Office Piso 7 Oficina 719, Avenida Benjam?n Carri?n y Dr. Emilio Romero Men?ndez (Alborada). Tel?fono: +593-995344318 - +593 4-5050017 Skype: xaviersuarezv -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jason at heydigital.com Tue Feb 11 15:22:59 2020 From: jason at heydigital.com (Jason Rasmussen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:22:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise .com prices Message-ID: Do not raise .com prices. I'm just an individual. I don't run any business and purchased my .com domains decades ago to have my name in the ubiquitous .com I do not want to give up my .com names because you want to raise prices. -- Jason -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim.h.sanchez at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:24:26 2020 From: jim.h.sanchez at gmail.com (Jim Sanchez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:24:26 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What is the justification for the price increase Message-ID: <202b1b4e-86b7-b49f-277f-0623ee259444@JimSanchez.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wandaaustin7227 at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 15:24:17 2020 From: wandaaustin7227 at icloud.com (Wanda Austin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:24:17 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment .com Message-ID: Hi, I would like to keep my .com , please make sure we who have one can keep it please. Thank you, Wanda Austin Sent from my iPhone From petern at ameritech.net Tue Feb 11 15:03:56 2020 From: petern at ameritech.net (Peter) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:03:56 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1075134405.1332031.1581433436075.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1075134405.1332031.1581433436075@mail.yahoo.com> Proposed price increases by?ICANN will?drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. It does not serve user interes. Please reconsider making internet less affordable?that impedes?its openness and?further development. ThanksPeter? Necklaws -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peter at marcano.io Tue Feb 11 15:25:20 2020 From: peter at marcano.io (Peter Marcano) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:25:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0805D250-81FE-4B06-9F01-9C89D33EF72D@marcano.io> I own, and have owned many different .com domain names. Considering these domain names are the first step introducing new business and innovations, it's important (for the sake of basic economic growth) that they are as accessible and affordable as possible. I strongly appose this rent-seeking behavior of increasing the prices of .com domain registrations. Allowing Verisign to arbitrarily increase a price of .com domains introduces a monopolistic precedent for foundational internet technologies like DNS. It should be stopped at all costs. Regards, Peter Marcano Jersey City, NJ, USA From md.zainali786 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:24:52 2020 From: md.zainali786 at gmail.com (Mo Ali) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:54:52 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not happy with your new price amendment Message-ID: Please don?t increase .com domain prices because many of the new startups won?t afford it. Personally I?m not making any profit from my website yet -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JYu at slnysarc.org Tue Feb 11 15:25:15 2020 From: JYu at slnysarc.org (Jennifer Yu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:25:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About you proposed Amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement Message-ID: <98E2576C270ADD4CB0F232BA7BCC48C7E6FF5D8C@SLNYSARC-EXCH01.slnysarc.local> To whom it may concern: Our agency, The Arc Jefferson - St. Lawrence, is a non-profit organization. We have a .com domain for our local business. We will have more potential on-line business by using the .com domain. It is hard to promo the on-line market. Our on-line store has operated more than two years and still has a negative income. Any increasing pricing from domain, web host, and credit card transition fee will waver in our faith to do on-line business. Please help us, not push us down. Thank you! Jenny Yu Graphic Web Designer The Arc Jefferson - St. Lawrence (315)386-3529 jyu at slnysarc.org [Arc_JeffSL] * * * * * * * * This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended addressee nor authorized to receive for the intended addressee, you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose or distribute to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3414 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From rogerpihl at optonline.net Tue Feb 11 15:26:07 2020 From: rogerpihl at optonline.net (pihl) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:26:07 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising prices on domain names Message-ID: <204311612.91076.1581434767158@mymail.optimum.net> You big corporations are always finding new ways to rip off the general public with political greed and corruption. Do not raise the prices of the domain names they are expensive enough without your greedy tactics. All you corporations are owned by billionaires who destroy good industries with low pay and unemployment. This has to stop! Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nitallica at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:26:05 2020 From: nitallica at gmail.com (Nicki Faulk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:26:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to recent changes Message-ID: It?s bad enough you guys make changes in secret, without letting the rest of us know what?s going on, but now with price increases and letting Verisign operate as a Domain Registrar ? have y?all lost your ever-loving minds? What happened to the ICANN I?ve known and loved all these years? When did you become for sale? Nicki Faulk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From timtrent at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:26:30 2020 From: timtrent at hotmail.com (Tim Trent) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:26:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Ammendment 3 Message-ID: ICANN I am opposed to Amendment 3. Tim Trent 816-695-5765 From mfigrs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:27:13 2020 From: mfigrs at gmail.com (Michael Figurski) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:27:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments Message-ID: Hello, I am quite concerned about the news I hear about proposed changes to contract between Verisign and ICANN. The price increases and relaxing requirements on operating registrars in exchange for funding, and previous track record of ignoring public comments to policy changes by ICANN - all that makes me quite worried. This sounds like a scheme of monopolists that fear no scrutiny, because "what can you do to us?". This is true, at least in part - there isn't much I can do about it. I am therefore submitting my comment that I am totally opposed to all proposed changes. If such policies would ever be enacted, they absolutely must be preceded by opening up the monopoly of ICANN and Verisign. Regards, -- Michal Figurski From azhoffman at aol.com Tue Feb 11 15:27:10 2020 From: azhoffman at aol.com (Lynn Hoffman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:27:10 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <2y3gwwr74a-1@ppa3.lax.icann.org> Domain names are held by many individuals for personal use. Please do not make their price unaffordable to the individual. Lynn Hoffman Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jessiejcuss at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 15:27:12 2020 From: jessiejcuss at icloud.com (Jessica Brown) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:27:12 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <18B57B8D-D662-4EA8-940B-E857089792C8@icloud.com> Everything shouldn?t always be driven by making the most money in no regards to the people at the bottom. Think of the world your shaping. From tarique at stsbd.com Tue Feb 11 15:27:07 2020 From: tarique at stsbd.com (Tarique Imam) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:27:07 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Donr increase the .com domain price Please Message-ID: <5e42c7d3.1c69fb81.9dd8b.b08f@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chkzulu at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 15:27:29 2020 From: chkzulu at icloud.com (Charles Conn) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:27:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose .com price increase Message-ID: <9ED3D984-46A5-415E-ACA7-7C33A80953CB@icloud.com> To whom it concerns, As someone who is new to having an internet presence through my own website, I find it appalling that you?re considering rules that would allow an up to 70% price increase for registering .com domains over the coming years. This would block people like me from being able to create personal websites. Therefore, I oppose the proposed moves being considered. This goes against helping the consumer on the individual user-end just to line the pockets of shareholders. I hope you do the right thing. C.C. From john at appmagic.com Tue Feb 11 15:28:08 2020 From: john at appmagic.com (John Anderson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:28:08 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] wholesale domain pricing Message-ID: <1329EA8E-6F34-464D-AB99-9690BEEAF47B@appmagic.com> Hi: I?d like to voice my opposition to the new proposal that will allow prices of domains to increase. Please keep the rate of price increase to as close to inflation as possible! Thanks, John Anderson From shanedbutler at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:28:54 2020 From: shanedbutler at gmail.com (Shane Butler) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:28:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep price low for dot coms Message-ID: Small businesses owners rely on their websites despite fading traffic to their sites. Price increases will not be sustainable for many. Please keep prices low! Thanks Shane Butler -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From outlook_BBD61BF1E641DDC2 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 15:29:15 2020 From: outlook_BBD61BF1E641DDC2 at outlook.com (Noel Bray) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:29:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase the prices of the .com domains, I'm a small business web developer and I can't afford price increases for .com domains or any other domains. Please don't do it. Message-ID: Please do not increase the prices of the .com domains, I'm a small business web developer and I can't afford price increases for .com domains or any other domains. Please don't do it. If you increase the prices, it could result in me not getting any businesses to hire me to build them a website. Please don?t hurt us by increasing the prices for .com domains. With hope, Noel. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please do not sell out the fundamentals of the WWW as you seem to be doing with .org and now .com. Sincerely, Tarek Alakmeh From jan at blackvelvetassociates.com Tue Feb 11 15:30:24 2020 From: jan at blackvelvetassociates.com (Jan Kiermasz, Black Velvet Associates) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:30:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain names Message-ID: I have just been informed about your proposal to allow increases in the price of the TLD .COM This is going to have a huge impact on the SME market who are already extremely price sensitive. It will put an unnecessary cost burden on may smaller business and I can?t believe that you thought it a good idea to implement these price hikes without the proper consultation. When a governing body don?t go through due process it makes me wonder if they really have their customers in mind or are just about the money. Sounds to me like ICANN are just about the money and not about customer service or satisfaction. I would love to see some clear justification why you are allowing ridiculous (up to 70%) price increases over the coming years without proper consultation with the Domain Registrars or the wider audience. . Jan Kiermasz Director Black Velvet Associates Ltd 07986 290 974 Black Velvet Associates Ltd. Registered in England and Wales. Registration Number 04894308. Registered Address: 17 Bramwell Avenue, Prenton CH43 0RG -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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It will especially hurt small website operators like myself - and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future. However, right now, Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. Mike..... [1] For example, Alphabet, a highly successful player in a very high-margin industry, has an operating margin of around 25%. Verisign's operating margin is over 2.75 times that. http://michaelscepaniak.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jsingh.subscribe at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:32:33 2020 From: jsingh.subscribe at gmail.com (Jaswinder Singh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:32:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of USD7.85 is already far more than justified. -- Jaswinder Singh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yularowen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:33:20 2020 From: yularowen at gmail.com (Yuliya Rowen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:33:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain rate increase Message-ID: As a web designer, I purchase multiple domains per year for projects and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate is more than fair. This proposed change has corporate greed written all over it and does not support regular consumer. Verisign has no business dictating .com prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jag3773 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:33:26 2020 From: jag3773 at gmail.com (Jesse Griffin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:33:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Stifle Innovation Message-ID: It's no secret that innovation comes "from the edges" and the proposed price increases by this amendment are an attempt to cut the edges off. ICANN should consider reading The Master Switch by Tim Wu to get a better understanding of how these changes will negatively effect global innovation. I am opposed to price increases for domain name registration and renewal. Thank you, Jesse Griffin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It?s also disappointing to see that ICANN would be receiving several million dollars in exchange for it?s support of these proposed changes. This feels much like the actions that politicians in the US take with backroom deals, that aren?t for the benefit of mass of users, but a select few. I don?t support this initiative, without some adjustments and additional clarity of how the funds will be used. AARON VAN GORP Managing?Director LucentDigital.co (417) 459-4491 x700 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donaldprue at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:33:23 2020 From: donaldprue at gmail.com (Don Prue) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:33:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price change Message-ID: <5e42c945.1c69fb81.49b27.83bc@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I hope that ICANN will reevaluate this decision and look reconsider it after discussion with the public. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alfa1marina at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:34:34 2020 From: alfa1marina at gmail.com (Marina Pavlova) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:34:34 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I vote against the price increase for .com registration. As if my vote means to you anything./ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wraith.dj at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:35:05 2020 From: wraith.dj at gmail.com (Jeremy Schneider) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:35:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Douche Baggery Message-ID: Stop being so greedy. Your back room deals worth millions are hurting those of us trying to just barely make it with our small family businesses. Evil doesn't work in mysterious ways, it operates blatantly. Stop the price increase practices immediately. Local Senators and Representatives are the next communication avenue to be voicing our concerns. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thomasdehod at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:35:58 2020 From: thomasdehod at gmail.com (Thomas Dehod) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:35:58 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Your Unethical Behaviour Message-ID: Please do not change pricing and policies on .com domains without public input. This is an obvious conflict of interest, and I marvel at your organization's lack of professionalism. Best, t -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jacktonge at ymail.com Tue Feb 11 15:36:10 2020 From: jacktonge at ymail.com (Jack Tonge) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:36:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ridiculous! References: Message-ID: This is outrageous! From ryan at gunnship.com Tue Feb 11 15:36:45 2020 From: ryan at gunnship.com (Ryan Gunn) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:36:45 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 disapproval References: <1223899890.1333519.1581435405703.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1223899890.1333519.1581435405703@mail.yahoo.com> The amendment, the process behind it, the potential impacts to the internet community as a whole, the usage of funds and funds accountability all need to be transparent. At this point they're not. Until that time, I disapprove this proposal.Ryan Gunn @gunnship.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deividsondamasio at yahoo.com.br Tue Feb 11 15:36:44 2020 From: deividsondamasio at yahoo.com.br (Deividson Damasio) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:36:44 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases References: <972250856.1354814.1581435404440.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <972250856.1354814.1581435404440@mail.yahoo.com> Hi ICANN. What? .COM Price Increases? Oh bad news! Why did you make changes to the contract without asking the community? From caudle.doug at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:28:33 2020 From: caudle.doug at gmail.com (D C) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:28:33 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: I am opposed to taking away any sort of price increase. This appears to be nothing more than a take over a first step in a take over of the internet system. This letter is a vote totally opposing what you are doing here! Sincerely An Internet user From jacob.haemmerle at eckquarters.com Tue Feb 11 15:37:52 2020 From: jacob.haemmerle at eckquarters.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Jacob_H=C3=A4mmerle?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:37:52 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] BAD for US Message-ID: Love the Internet and its creators!!! [image: logo] *Dr. med. Jacob H?mmerle*| Mail: jh at eckquarters.com | Mobile: +43 6767 11111 0 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caleb at asqhomecare.com Tue Feb 11 15:38:56 2020 From: caleb at asqhomecare.com (Caleb Roseme) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:38:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Disagree With The Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: This proposal should have been presented to the ICANN community and Internet users for incorporating feedback. *Caleb Roseme, * *Chief Operating Officer* *Assured Quality Homecare* Educating professional caregivers and families. *Office:* (860) 373-0428 | *Fax: *(860) 909-0013 *Email: *caleb at asqhomecare.com *Web: *www.asqhomecare.com LinkedIn | Facebook | Connect With Me | Rate Us On Google! Nationally Recognized Best of Homecare? 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I also see a lack of transparency on how these funds will be used. Please reconsider the negative impact this will have on thousands of domain owners, for the benefits of a few. Many thanks, Laurent -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pmurwin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:38:53 2020 From: pmurwin at gmail.com (Phil Murwin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:38:53 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The proposed amendment to allow for the increase of .COM registration prices is not in the interest of the public nor the health of the domain name registration system. The increased prices would hurt individual .COM domain owners and small businesses, creating a barrier and reducing their valued and longstanding internet presences. This amendment would reduce the trust that the public has placed in the domain name system and could potentially lead to the fracturing of the system and the creation of competing systems. Thank you for your consideration. Best regards, Phillip Murwin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevin.kiejko at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:11:52 2020 From: kevin.kiejko at gmail.com (Kevin Kiejko) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:11:52 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain name increase Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Verisign is has a monopoly on .com registrations. It is an unfair abuse of power for the price to go up so much when the actual cost of providing the service continues to decline. 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It may put more money in the pockets of a few executives to increase the price, but that will subsequently put further strain on countless average people who are already trying their best to make a living and not be price gouged everywhere we go! Best, Tyler From ghaithha at eim.ae Tue Feb 11 15:13:04 2020 From: ghaithha at eim.ae (Hisham A. Ghaith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:13:04 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases in .com domains Message-ID: Dear Sir's ??? It is amazing that you wish to increase the prices so drastically by capitalizing on the monopoly created between ICAAN and Verisign. ??? These price increases are neither justified nor correct. No one should be allowed to have such a monopoly on anything, let alone being allowed to apply drastic unjustified price increases. ??? We hope you never succeed in this endavour, and maybe some day soon your monopoly will be broken Hisham? Ghaith From shawn at srfitzgerald.com Tue Feb 11 15:13:32 2020 From: shawn at srfitzgerald.com (Shawn R. FitzGerald) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:13:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increases Message-ID: If there were competition among operators of the same TLD space, the market would regulate pricing and the Internet would be safe from wild and varied price changes. But that's not what we have. Instead, Verisign has been granted a monopoly on the .COM TLD space, and so competition cannot temper prices. With this proposal, Verisign will be able to increase pricing, unchecked, to levels that will have noteworthy impact on both small business and enterprise. It cannot be allowed. In the absence of competition, costs must be kept as low as possible. Allowing this increase would be abuse. -- Shawn R. FitzGerald shawn at srfitzgerald.com 412-921-2468 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From timvenezia at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:14:55 2020 From: timvenezia at gmail.com (Timothy Venezia) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:14:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns about Verisign contract changes Message-ID: <191401CA-88B8-4B77-A9EA-B58C4F3CCCCB@gmail.com> Hello, I find the proposed changes to your contract with Verisign extremely alarming. There is potentially some very valid reasons for price increases to domains, such as freeing up domains bought up in bulk with the propose of reselling with a markup. However, there is much to be worried about in terms of general accessibility and the specifics of these changes. In particular, there is at the very last the appearance of some major conflict of interest. Some of these concerns were demonstrated to me by my domain registrar, NameCheap: 1. Price Increases Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 ? and the sky is the limit. It is not clear how much of these price increases registrars will pass along to consumers, but it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants. The contract does allow for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations, so it is possible prices could increase more than anticipated. 2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. 3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign?s registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices. 4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org , over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From contact at thexocolatebar.com Tue Feb 11 15:40:50 2020 From: contact at thexocolatebar.com (Clive Brown) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:40:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed dotcom price increases Message-ID: <6F12D7F1-2B59-4541-9E0B-E705C1092DE0@yahoo.com> We believe the internet to be a communal space. Yes it costs money to run it but no private company or corporation should be able to hold users to ransom, in effect, by controlling the price of their usage. Settle on an independently arbitrated rate and stick to it, with possible 5 or 10 year readjustments due to inflation, if neccessary Yours Clive Brown Richmond CA From serina.m.williams at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:41:02 2020 From: serina.m.williams at gmail.com (serina williams) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:41:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Hike Message-ID: <434A0CF7-4475-41D4-BABA-A05294A43CC5@gmail.com> To Whom it May Concern: Small business owners cannot afford additional costs to how we conduct business. Every penny counts. Please do not raise prices for hosting websites. Kindest regards, Serina Williams From dugagjin.s at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:41:06 2020 From: dugagjin.s at gmail.com (Dugi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:41:06 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3 Message-ID: <483F674F-6364-4082-844C-AAE19BF63A25@gmail.com> Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I can't afford to pay exorbitant prices for my domains each year - I can barely afford them as is. I've already been forced to let several of my domains expire. This will hurt the internet as we know it and will result in a less diverse, money-fueled trade. I don?t believe we want this for the internet ? Please don?t taint it for the sake of money and greed. Please, think of the struggling entrepreneurs like me who can't afford this - you'll be taking away their business fronts. Nobody benefits from this except Verisign. Best regards, Dugaxhin Surdulli From michaelnegele at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 15:41:26 2020 From: michaelnegele at icloud.com (Michael Negele) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:41:26 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against raise!!! Message-ID: <51CD1671-7B91-4BA5-A481-8443B4B1458D@icloud.com> Hello, We need stable and fair prices as the people of this planet. Technology is supposed to make the lives easier and cheaper - not more expensive. Please do not raise our domain prices! With best regards, Michael Negele Sent from my iPhone From buckland.karl at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:41:27 2020 From: buckland.karl at gmail.com (Karl Buckland) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:41:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICAAN & Verisign Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to formally complain regarding the changes made to the contract between ICANN and Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). To my understanding, these changes were made behind closed doors without any public consultation and without an open tender to other businesses. The possible price increases to .com domain names could see prices increase dramatically. I request that this decision is reviewed and adjusted accordingly. Either it should be opened up to competition, or further control should be put into place to prevent the current changes. The proposed changes should not go ahead as-is. 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This is not how a non-profit, essentially a public trust, should be run. The resolution of your long-standing and costly litigation with VeriSign is not our responsibility and the cost should not be imposed on us. Should ICANN's non-profit status be revoked and the administering of these services be considered a public utility? Stop this foolishness and set a price cap. Ensure that the internet remains a level playing field. Sincerely, John Aucoin Montreal, Canada Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enovak at fandm.edu Tue Feb 11 15:43:54 2020 From: enovak at fandm.edu (Ed Novak) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:43:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Raise Prices for Registration of TLDs Message-ID: I have a Ph.D in computer science and I am currently an assistant professor at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. I am writing to urge ICANN and Verisign NOT to raise the prices of the top level domain ".com" Doing so directly hurts a variety of small enterprises and individuals and therefore is harmful to the web in general. When .com domains (by far the most popular TLD) become more expensive it discourages small businesses, individuals, startups, and other similar small / new enterprises from creating their own websites. They will likely turn to alternative "walled gardens" to publish content on the web such as social media platforms. Instead of being able to act independently and build their brand on a neutral, equal opportunity platform they are pushed to grow and reinforce the already massive social media companies. They are also then subject to the rules, policies, and procedures of these companies. Additionally, for many organizations that already hold a .com TLD there is entrenchment. They have built a business and a brand on their TLD website. These price changes are going to extract money from these companies, forcing them to pay more for the same service being provided. This is unfair to those organizations and consolidates large sums of money to an already powerful organization (Verisign). Cheap .com domains help enable innovation, new ideas, original content, and startup businesses. They keep the web an open and free place, and they encourage exploration and independence. A marketplace with more independent actors is more divergent, exciting, and creative. -- -Professor Novak -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From rayellegarrick at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:44:43 2020 From: rayellegarrick at gmail.com (Rayelle Garrick) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:44:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Changes Message-ID: To whom it may concern, These changes will impact my business significantly for the next 10 years due to my being in the digital marketing space and I would prefer if these changes do not happen. With everything increasing, we need to be conservative with pricing and this is not helping anyone in our industry on my level. This is all about money, shame on you. From ufomaduh1000686 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:45:06 2020 From: ufomaduh1000686 at gmail.com (Riatan Ufomaduh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:45:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on amendment Message-ID: This contract allows for other price increases, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Please we do not want this. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Mang at greenpropertyltd.com Tue Feb 11 15:45:07 2020 From: Mang at greenpropertyltd.com (Michelle Ang) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:45:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing to the price hike Message-ID: <1CF74B58CF30F64E8DAA5784B50FFA62E34B0F58@GPexch10.greenpropertyplc.com> Hi We write to express our concern of the price hike and we oppose of such plan. Michelle Ang MSc BSc (Hons) MSCSI MRICS Green Property REIT Ventures DAC 32 Molesworth Street, Dublin, D02 Y512 T +353 1 241 8400 DD + 353 1 241 8411 M +353 87 916 9902 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From casey at caseyfenton.com Tue Feb 11 15:46:47 2020 From: casey at caseyfenton.com (Casey Fenton) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:46:47 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase .com domain costs! Message-ID: Thank you!!! -- caseyfenton.com Bio: https://docs.upstock.io/bio Book: https://docs.upstock.io/book WhatsApp: +1-415-786-4546 Slush Helsinki Talk: https://youtu.be/33gw9AKI43o TEDxTALK: https://youtu.be/Tjc5WYLu4mU -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From redfern at ellephant.org Tue Feb 11 15:47:15 2020 From: redfern at ellephant.org (Christine Redfern) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:47:15 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We are against the proposed increases iCANN !! Message-ID: <1315995665.58289.1581436035025@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alex.vance at hoverstate.com Tue Feb 11 15:47:58 2020 From: alex.vance at hoverstate.com (Alex Vance) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:47:58 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad Idea to Raise .com Prices Message-ID: I think raising the prices on the .com domains will raise the barrier to entry for those who want to create websites, which I think is a bad idea. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jpeachey at oval.com Tue Feb 11 15:47:39 2020 From: jpeachey at oval.com (John Peachey) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:47:39 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Wholesale price increases for .com names Message-ID: I am opposed to increases in wholesale charges for .com names. The .com names I use are for charities and .com is chosen because it is the most used and most memorable for the general public. Please reconsider and find another more equitable solution for any required funding. Thank you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From herbertvargas at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:48:14 2020 From: herbertvargas at gmail.com (Herbert Vargas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:48:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] . Com price increases: the implications in my local business Message-ID: As a user of ".com" domain I'm strongly disagree and very disappointed in the way you took a decision like the unjustified price increase without considering any input from Internet users on these critical decisions. In my case for example I'm an owner of a small local e-commerce in Colombia South America. All my customers doesn't have the same buying power as the ones in developed countries like USA. If I increase my prices reflecting your new policy, I won't be competitive in my market. For this reason I will have no choice than close my business and stop using my domain. I hope you understand and put a second thought into the repercussions of this new policy in small business around the world like the mine. Sincerely, Herbert vargas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fgc.mesquita at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:48:56 2020 From: fgc.mesquita at gmail.com (Frederico Mesquita) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:48:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Pricing agreement between ICANN and Verisign Message-ID: Dear Sirs, As a provider, Verisign has a monopoly over the attribution of the .COM domains. The agreement between ICANN and Verisign wasn't made openly and does not guarantee the freedom of use and the competitivity of the Internet for all users. The price of a domain matters when setting up a website and many small business owners or entrepreneurs who wish to set up an online business or presence, or the user who wants to create a new website to display or promote whatever he wishes to, will be prevented to do so if this agreement goes on. So, as an user of website domains, I ask you to not make that deal with Verisign and leave things as they are because it will ultimately impact very negatively the internet, its use and its freedom. Thank you for your time, Frederico Mesquita -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leehigbee at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:50:58 2020 From: leehigbee at gmail.com (Michael H) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:50:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: We will all switch away from dot com addresses if you increase the price too much. There are a million alternatives, and they are already starting to look more appealing. Don't shoot yourself in the foot with this decision. Michael Higbee King County PC Repair ?Get BlueMail for Android ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bpyount at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 15:51:18 2020 From: bpyount at icloud.com (Brian Yount) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:51:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Recent Decision Message-ID: <191964E7-0003-47B7-B10E-49CF53B3728E@icloud.com> Hello ICANN representative, As a consumer actively engaged within the online community the recent decision made by ICANN without consulting public opinion is outrageous and ignorant. The drastic changes you proposed affect consumers, businesses, and diverse communities. Corruption occurs when decisions are made behind close doors, with private interest and greed as the driving mechanisms for such decisions. The 21st-century should not be flagged as a continuous power trip but an ever changing landscape for democracy. I urge you to change the course of the ship you are charting. Sincerely, Marissa Fornaro From outlook_0B59E739C116C2FC at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 15:51:11 2020 From: outlook_0B59E739C116C2FC at outlook.com (heather Caves) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:51:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] public comment Message-ID: I am a .com owner and, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified and the average price of managing the infrastructure must certainly be diminishing over time... Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has ABSOLUTELY no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public - not corporate greed or profit. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cree.stephanie at utexas.edu Tue Feb 11 15:51:22 2020 From: cree.stephanie at utexas.edu (Stephanie K Cree) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:51:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Hello, I want to strongly discourage you from moving forward with Proposed Amendment 3. .COM makes up 73% of all gTLD domain names, and increasing prices for those domain names affects more people than any other. I personally use a .COM domain name, and while increasing prices may not have an impact on large companies, it very much hurts individuals and people with small businesses like myself. Having a .COM domain name makes small businesses seem more legitimate and appeals more to customers. This can often help them get off the ground compared to other domain names. With price increases, many small businesses will no longer be able to afford a .COM domain name. You are effectively limiting small businesses and individuals' ability to operate on the internet. Best, Stephanie Cree From rapan at aol.com Tue Feb 11 15:52:08 2020 From: rapan at aol.com (rapan at aol.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:52:08 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] How dare you continue on the road to this deal which will impact hundreds of thousands of small businesses?! References: <1688584356.1578021.1581436328330.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1688584356.1578021.1581436328330@mail.yahoo.com> The FCC should not let this change go forward. Rena Panush, small business owner with several domain names which i pay for annually. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wes at brownsforchrist.com Tue Feb 11 15:52:08 2020 From: wes at brownsforchrist.com (Wes Brown) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:52:08 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No no no Message-ID: Please do not do this. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From momobiz9 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:52:36 2020 From: momobiz9 at gmail.com (Momobiz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:52:36 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Object the Domain Price Increase Message-ID: I don't agree with the price increase in domain prices! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sicardstefan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:53:08 2020 From: sicardstefan at gmail.com (Stefan S) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:53:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases. Message-ID: <934B97C6-5271-41FC-8265-B1F2FB34305B@gmail.com> It would be irresponsible and unfair to make the internet less accessible to all. It?s a website not an apartment. From jamesthorstenson at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:00:11 2020 From: jamesthorstenson at hotmail.com (James) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:00:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM prices Message-ID: <5E42C17B.2010808@hotmail.com> Dear ICANN: How sad it is to willingly be a cause of inflation. The real world heats up due to efforts expended by adjusting prices for inflation. That reality seems never to be realized by the less productive elements of our world. Thank you, James Thorstenson jamesthorstenson at hotmail.com -- E#=K-c001n70-2347x6-Ho_Mai_2 From sicardstefan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:53:08 2020 From: sicardstefan at gmail.com (Stefan S) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:53:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases. Message-ID: <934B97C6-5271-41FC-8265-B1F2FB34305B@gmail.com> It would be irresponsible and unfair to make the internet less accessible to all. It?s a website not an apartment. From mntjn0 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:54:55 2020 From: mntjn0 at gmail.com (Amine TIJ) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:54:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I believe that the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jay at sixforces.com Tue Feb 11 15:54:41 2020 From: jay at sixforces.com (Jay Moulton) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:54:41 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain - ICANN - Verisign deal Message-ID: Your proposed deal with Verisign is a transparent attempt to gouge and prey upon consumers in your .com monopoly. With the strong growth that the domain name market has experienced over the past two decades, you should be ensuring that consumers are realizing lower prices, not higher prices. I have written four books on micro and macroeconomics and can assure you that your actions are indeed the predatory actions of a monopolistic organization that is not defending stakeholder interests. Jay Moulton Jay Moulton, President Phone: (514) 945-9543 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maxeyle at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:56:23 2020 From: maxeyle at gmail.com (Maximilian Eyle) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:56:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase domain purchase prices Message-ID: <5e42cea7.1c69fb81.28493.c483@mx.google.com> Accessibility to the internet is not just about visiting websites, it is also about easily publishing one?s own content. If prices rise, countless projects and initiatives that are already strained by budget limitations will disappear. It would be a mistake to exacerbate the price barrier to internet use. Please do not pass this measure. 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URL: From wwelper2000 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:57:46 2020 From: wwelper2000 at gmail.com (w welper) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:57:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increases Message-ID: I am opposed to these price increase on the grounds that it restricts entrepreneurs ability to enter the business world. This will be another hurtle that has to be overcome by those of lesser means. Wendell Welper www.ezbair.com What are you breathing? 248-437-4844 FREE hygrometer upon request -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fabian.ackeret at bluewin.ch Mon Feb 10 21:59:47 2020 From: fabian.ackeret at bluewin.ch (Fabian Ackeret) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:59:47 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <00dc01d5e05d$6926d2b0$3b747810$@bluewin.ch> I am a registrant of many .com domain name over last 10 years, all for mostly personal use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains and no one other than Verisign wants to increase .com prices! The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From herrimancoder at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:02:36 2020 From: herrimancoder at gmail.com (Nate Jensen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:02:36 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] do not raise .COM prices please Message-ID: <009101d5e05d$ce065700$6a130500$@gmail.com> do not raise .COM prices please -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jasna at zepp.rs Mon Feb 10 22:02:16 2020 From: jasna at zepp.rs (Jasna Z.) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:02:16 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I thought you were supposed to be a non-profit. Message-ID: ... but I guess not. You suck. > Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced > significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate > the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). > ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating > feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joshua at excessiron.org Mon Feb 10 22:03:06 2020 From: joshua at excessiron.org (Joshua Clayton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:03:06 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with Upcoming Verisign Deal for .com Domains Message-ID: Hi, I am writing in opposition to the proposed Verisign deal with respect to .com domains. I believe the current arrangement should be kept and strict price controls from ICANN should be preserved for .com domains. Verisign has no business exerting control or influence over ICANN, and the deal as proposed will be bad for consumers and anyone who holds a .com domain. Please do not proceed with the proposed changes. Thanks, Joshua Clayton, MD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gabby.guy18 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:03:41 2020 From: gabby.guy18 at gmail.com (G Guy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:03:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and Verisign Comment Message-ID: I know that you have to grow businesses and make new impacts but this decision will kill many people?s access to the same opportunity that you?re building for yourselves. Some of us are students, and very small business owners, who for years have relied on the system you were already operating within. It worked, it wasn?t broken and didn?t need fixing. I really hope you reconsider but if you don?t please remember that greed doesn?t fare well in the long run. I wish you the best as you consider your next business venture. -- Gabrielle *MA, BA (Hons) * www.gabrielle-guy.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jackvlazny at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:04:50 2020 From: jackvlazny at gmail.com (Jack Vlazny) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:04:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not make this deal Message-ID: <22269E12-718B-4DDE-AC8C-D600ED1A3B60@gmail.com> I realize the allure of 20 million dollars from Verisign sounds great, your executives can buy another yacht maybe. However, the rest of us are stuck footing the bill for a 70% hike in domain prices. Prove you?re not a fully corrupted organization and decline this amendment. From heather at hweaver.com Mon Feb 10 22:04:55 2020 From: heather at hweaver.com (Heather Weaver) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:04:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: <43d83004-f69b-44d0-904b-a121a45967f4@Spark> References: <43d83004-f69b-44d0-904b-a121a45967f4@Spark> Message-ID: <61bbd395-920c-4304-9ea3-e4abb9acb4e2@Spark> I would like to voice my concern regarding the proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement. These changes were made in secret, without incorporating feedback from either the ICANN community or internet users, which I think is incredibly egregious. Further, these price increase will make .COM domains less accessible, a poor state of affairs. I hope that you will allow the public to participate in this decision as well. Heather -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeanphilippecyr at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:05:11 2020 From: jeanphilippecyr at gmail.com (Jean-Philippe Cyr) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:05:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against amendment Message-ID: <416B2A3A-E743-453E-9D45-8B4C4D414B12@gmail.com> I?m against the amendment to the .com domain until it is clarified why and how the money receive my Verisign over the next years would be spend on. More money is not necessarily good, without a solid plan. For now, it looks like an unjustified plan. Increasing significantly the price of the main domain names may change the industry and how open and affordable is the Internet as a whole. It?s important to think about everyone here, in every country. Everyone should be able to have a .com domain name for a fare, and accessible price. --- JeanPhilippeCyr.com Strat?ge en exp?rience usager id?ation + conception + sc?narisation +1 (514) 756-6327 From fast4ads at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:06:12 2020 From: fast4ads at gmail.com (Lyrics Pop) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:06:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] what are you doing Message-ID: we need cheap domain name not expensive -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jason.yihong.lee at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:10:25 2020 From: jason.yihong.lee at gmail.com (Jason Lee) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:10:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern: As a small business owner, it is vial for my domain name costs to be kept low. Small business depend on cheap domain costs in order to stay in business to compete with large businesses. A price increase that you are proposing would make it difficult for new businesses to obtain a unique domain and branding for their business. Thank you, Jason Lee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jsh at doctorbeer.com Mon Feb 10 22:10:44 2020 From: jsh at doctorbeer.com (Jay Hersh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:10:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am opposed to ICANN's proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement Message-ID: <1581372657080.71ac07694455aaf4@doctorbeer.com> I am writing to voice my opposition to ICANN's proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement. As currently proposed the amendment is likely to force a raise in the costs of registration of .com addresses. As someone who has a small business which first registered its domain close to 20 years ago I have seen continued increases over this time but the current proposal is likely to raise costs more than in all that time combined. As such I feel that it is not in the best interests of the public. Jay Hersh 85 Old Farm Lane Hyde Park, VT 05655 From galew5515 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:12:53 2020 From: galew5515 at gmail.com (Gale Wolfenbarger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:12:53 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: One more example of what happens when a group does not have enough control on them by an outside agency.? When I worked for large corporations it always seemed like ICANN and Verisign were getting away with murder with what they charge for only keeping track of .com registries. But now I am retired and have a very simple website where I show pictures of my family and a few things I have written.? Now I am being told that the fee for my URL will be going up by up to 70% in the next 10 years. It is really criminal.? Companies are always complaining about too much government regulation.? This is a perfect example of why it is necessary. Shame on you. Gale Wolfenbarger From gerson.subscribe at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:13:39 2020 From: gerson.subscribe at gmail.com (Gerson Subscribe) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:13:39 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Outrageous price increase withoutconsulting public Message-ID: This is terrible, you shouldnt be conducting this behind closed doorbut instead make it public!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jwill259 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:14:48 2020 From: jwill259 at gmail.com (J Williams) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:14:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase comment Message-ID: <427B8E26-2E03-460E-924E-173942E2EFD5@gmail.com> I disapprove of the planned increases in .com registration fees. I, as a customer, am very happy with the way the prices are right now, and do not want prices to increase. Domain registration fees being low helps people of all income bands, but especially those on low incomes, to advertise their services and products in an affordable way. Dr. James Williams From jacquimcginn at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:16:55 2020 From: jacquimcginn at icloud.com (Jacqueline McGinn) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:16:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <0046C4B2-0B1F-4D7B-B2CD-3D9F34F6980B@icloud.com> Dear sir or madam I was alerted to the issue of .com fees being raised by my provider Namecheap. I see no logical reason why domain names should be charged at any higher rate than they currently are. The amount of website addresses globally must surely mean that revenue increases yearly in any case and is a highly sustainable business model in itself. Increasing the prices is a barrier to small businesses like myself and to non-profits organisations and charities. It serves no higher purpose to charge any more for domain names and is a disservice to people who rely on websites for their livelihood. I implore you to think with logic, compassion and emotional intelligence about the effects of this change on those who use .com websites. I also urge you to reflect on the true intentions for these changes. An increase in prices cannot be to improve functionality for users because the price has no bearing on that. Therefore, who does a price increase actually benefit? Selfish intentions always come with consequences. Yours faithfully Jacqueline McGinn Namecheap customer and small business owner From garg.shishir3 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:20:11 2020 From: garg.shishir3 at gmail.com (Shishir Garg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:20:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against amendment 3 Message-ID: As someone who owns a .com doman, I want to register my opposition to amendment 3. It does not mention how the funding amount will be spent. Thanks Shishir Garg -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From getgoleads at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:20:29 2020 From: getgoleads at gmail.com (GetGo Leads) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:20:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to proposed ICANN .com price increase Message-ID: This email confirms my strong opposition to the prosed .com price increases for domains. This is a huge drain for many businesses that use .com TLD exclusively. Open and fair internet without price gouging is essential. Samuel Constantine From james at jerw.ca Mon Feb 10 22:20:03 2020 From: james at jerw.ca (James Wilkinson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:20:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Undo it Message-ID: You didn?t consult anyone I?m and neither of you need the money. Shame on you people -- Cheers, James Wilkinson james at jerw.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joemillerq at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:20:27 2020 From: joemillerq at gmail.com (Joe Miller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:20:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No. No. No. Enough Already. Message-ID: More corporate bullying. And I already know that you dont care and that I can't do anything about this. However, I am contacting my Senator, Tim Scott, to see if he has any interest in your plans. Joe Miller -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jvl at stajl.at Mon Feb 10 22:22:33 2020 From: jvl at stajl.at (Jan van Leeuwen, Stajl IT Consulting) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:22:33 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] com domains Message-ID: <87ed15e3-7fd4-d1a5-d6c6-965f9ce41c65@stajl.at> Dear Madam, dear Sir, ICANN has a key-position considering domainnames and the way these are traded. It is unacceptable that ICANN can decide about the community of internet-users in an absolutely intransparent way disregarding the interests of that same community. You prove how wrong it is to leave ICANN as it was and not put in in the hands of the UNO. What you plan is giving Verison the possibility to act as a registrar for com-domains, seems not really fair and has nothing to do with a free market anymore. I do hope ICANN will reconsider because an increase of the price for com-domains will make non-americans choose for a different tld, like I already do. This is the second time some business, that I consider stinking, is going on at ICANN, what is wrong with your organisation? When even large american compagnies beg their users to protest, that should be a wake-up-call for ICANN. Regards, Jan van Leeuwen -- /STAJL/ Stajl IT - /Webdesign - Webprogrammierung - IT Consulting - Networking/ office at stajl.at | www.stajl.at Tel: 0043 7942-21474?|?Mobile: 0043 676 6745930 Fax - on request / nach Voranmeldung / op afspraak -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ginabovara at msn.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:00 2020 From: ginabovara at msn.com (Gina B) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:23:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No on price increases Message-ID: Hello, I buy a lot of domains and if your proposed changes with Verisign go through, I will be forced to buy significantly less domains. NO ON INCREASES. Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don't stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From goodmorningcmdr at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:08 2020 From: goodmorningcmdr at gmail.com (Allen Trivette) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:23:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names. And I am vehemently against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Nobody other than Verisign wants an increase in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already more than justified. Increasing it will only benefit Verisign and harm everyone else. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it should have no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. And the public interest is against such price increases. Thank you, Allen Trivette -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From firewalkprod at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:48 2020 From: firewalkprod at yahoo.com (Leslie Lello) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:21:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT RAISE THE PRICES ON .COM References: <9A01253F-D6B7-4722-B54B-A59C2C8848FB.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <9A01253F-D6B7-4722-B54B-A59C2C8848FB@yahoo.com> I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. If anything, technology costs are decreasing. Also, there is less competition than there was about 10 years ago because there are additional extensions now. The people that manage to find a proper .com domain should not be penalized for having them. It is absurd and just another governmental step toward stifling small business. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hello at holfolio.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:16 2020 From: hello at holfolio.com (Ben Kinnard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:24:16 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise .com prices! Message-ID: <507516582.128656.1581373456666@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gish.sk1 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:43 2020 From: gish.sk1 at gmail.com (Gish Sk) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:24:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price Increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern I am against the proposed .com Price increases and proposals. This is unfair as you hold a monopoly on this. It's not like one can choose to go elsewhere. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From inxhilianbeshi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:58 2020 From: inxhilianbeshi at gmail.com (inxhi Beshi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:24:58 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price change Message-ID: <8723CD9E-36A5-4D92-8834-74E5BB7AB3A6@gmail.com> Hello ! Im writing this e-mail because of the amendment 3 which will affect the .COM domain prices leading to an increase for all users . As a simple person & a consumer of this service i strongly advise & totally appreciate if you guys would consider to not pass this new agreement as it will do a big harm to all peoples who are trying to figure out they?re a way how to integrate theyr businesses online or just have a simple blog to share ideas and open conversation. So please may consider my word and others to as well . With all the respect . Sent from my iPhone From jamesrpatrick at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:42 2020 From: jamesrpatrick at yahoo.com (James Patrick) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:24:42 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I OPPOSE PRICE CHANGES References: <467221424.800141.1581373482415.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <467221424.800141.1581373482415@mail.yahoo.com> I am a small business owner and any price increase for my .COM domains will have a significant negative affect on the financial stability of my business. I strongly oppose any amendment that would increase costs for my domains. Sincerely,James PatrickOwner, PatrickLab LLC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From grayson.paynter at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:04 2020 From: grayson.paynter at gmail.com (Grayson Paynter) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:25:04 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose .com price increases Message-ID: Especially when deals are done in secret without community feedback. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamie.strawberry321 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:45 2020 From: jamie.strawberry321 at gmail.com (Jamie Lehman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:24:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment for Verisign Contract Message-ID: The ability for anyone on the internet to be free to go out and create their own website at an affordable price should be protected. The allowed increases by Verisign to the .COM top level domain prices pose a serious threat to this. ICANN clearly needs more money for system infrastructure, but allowing Verisign to provide this funding is not worth all of the strings attached. Increasing the 18 cent ICANN fee per domain to something more sustainable (like a few bucks instead) and asking dues from it's shareholders should be the way to raise money for more infrastructure, not letting Verisign have a largely unregulated Monopoly on internet domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jason.grim at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:16 2020 From: jason.grim at gmail.com (Jason Grim) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:27:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise .COM domain prices! Message-ID: <9E83CBBF-4904-40D0-A789-33D198F7C6D4@gmail.com> Hello, Please do not raise the prices for .COM domain names. Domain's are already becoming rare and expensive. This increased price will make only larger companies afford to do business online. Alternatively, people will simply stop using .COM domain names and create a new leader TLD which will create great confusion for the older person using the internet. Sincerely, Jason Grim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From juansit0 at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:30 2020 From: juansit0 at icloud.com (Juan Duverglas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:27:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price hike! Message-ID: <434A91E5-DBB8-4531-9965-A8B914B187F2@icloud.com> I?m an owner of multiple domain names. The current price for .com domains is already expensive and raising the price in my opinion would hurt the internet as a whole. The current price of 7.85 is fair enough. Nobody wants a price hike. Juan Duverglas New York, NY From gameesp at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:49 2020 From: gameesp at gmail.com (Smarty Forohardware) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:27:49 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why increase price? Message-ID: Why increase price?, Im not agree... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fazzer37 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:02 2020 From: fazzer37 at gmail.com (Mohd Sultan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:59:02 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sultan Hyderabad, Telangana India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From janeric.nyman at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:42 2020 From: janeric.nyman at gmail.com (Jan-Eric Nyman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:30:42 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad to increase com prices Message-ID: Bad idea to increase com price. -- Best regards, Jan-Eric Nyman Sent from Gmail Mobile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From godswillnzekwe at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:02 2020 From: godswillnzekwe at gmail.com (Nzekwe Godswill) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:31:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Pls don't increase .com domain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Jared at thetechtemple.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:54 2020 From: Jared at thetechtemple.com (Jared at The Tech Temple) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:30:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Increase Prices Message-ID: Hello, It is unfair that with this new agreement, .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade.COM domains are currently accessible to everyone. This proposal will do the opposite, making domains and more expensive for everybody.l, especially since .COMs make up 40% of all addresses. D Pleae Pleae -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gabrielheiler at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:35 2020 From: gabrielheiler at gmail.com (Gabriel Heiler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:32:35 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Can you please not make the internet less accesible for content creators? Message-ID: <0EA3FA0E-2FEC-4A97-A9FA-A9C1C95E38B0@gmail.com> Hi, Could you please not make the internet less accesible for content creators by increasing the prices of .com domains? Thanks, Gabriel From felix at felixleger.com Mon Feb 10 22:34:05 2020 From: felix at felixleger.com (felix at felixleger.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:34:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the proposal of raising prices for .com domains Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From imcurtispenner at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:35:00 2020 From: imcurtispenner at gmail.com (Curtis Penner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:35:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed increases in .COM domains Message-ID: Hello, My name is Curtis Penner. I?m a small business person who makes a modest living with my online properties. To read that the cost of operating my business is to rise significantly with this new agreement with Verisign is disturbing and upsetting. It?s baffling to me how this proposed increase can be justified. It appears from my point of view to be a cash grab and ask that you reconsider this agreement. Thank you, Curtis Penner From james_strend at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:34:51 2020 From: james_strend at hotmail.com (J. R. Castro) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:34:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unjustified price increase in .COM Message-ID: Hello. My friends and I are totally against the unjustified price increase in .COM domains, it would affect us terribly. J.C.R Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john at john-blake.com.au Mon Feb 10 22:35:55 2020 From: john at john-blake.com.au (John Blake) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:35:55 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <485FEB1C-E58F-4A4F-968A-EE3DE4464581@john-blake.com.au> I totally oppose the increase in .com prices Kind Regards John Blake John at John-Blake.com.au www.john-blake.com.au Ph 0418 699 332 From feyijimiemmanuel at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:36:18 2020 From: feyijimiemmanuel at gmail.com (Feyijimi Emmanuel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:36:18 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This is not fair. Increasing the price will harm SME from expanding their reach. No to increase in domain name. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeselvik at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:37:20 2020 From: joeselvik at gmail.com (Joe Selvik) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:37:20 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases will hurt small businesses, startups, hackers, and hobbyists Message-ID: Hey, Let's not do this, please. A 70% price increase of domain names will allow for less creative freedom. Big players with too much influence will gain more influence, shutting out those trying to find their corners of the world. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fawazpaul2014 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:40:15 2020 From: fawazpaul2014 at gmail.com (Fawaz Momoh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:40:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Don't Increase The Cost Of .COM Domains Message-ID: Hello, just reading about the increment that might take place. As a regular customer to the .com domain, I'd like to appeal that this price shouldn't go up. A lot of people have started and grown successful businesses online because they could get the funds to grow their business offline. They looked for a way out and the answer was purchasing .com domains for as little as they go for. This is something we are happy about and would love to continue. Thank you for your consideration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ivxsartz at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:40:19 2020 From: ivxsartz at gmail.com (Brian Darragh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:40:19 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase Message-ID: <2F4A5A8B-69C0-46F0-B83E-C73B716BE4E3@gmail.com> Another chance at corporate greed. 70% is insane considering the current price is already high over other tlds Sent from my iPhone From heidijazmin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:08 2020 From: heidijazmin at gmail.com (Heidi Jazmin Colmenero Ortiz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:42:08 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase to Domains Message-ID: I understand you have taken the decision to increase in more than one way the domains .com prices to a point where it will not be accessible to a great part of the population. It is my opinion that this can only mean you want to get richer and restrict possibilities for those who have less. I don't think it is a good measure. -- *Heidi Jazm?n Colmenero Ortiz* *E-mail:* heidijazmin at gmail.com *Skype:* heidi jazmin colmenero ortiz *Tel:* (+52) (279) 821 5055 *Cel: *(+52)* (*228) 824 6855 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From germoad at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:43:44 2020 From: germoad at yahoo.com (Gerardo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:43:44 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP .com increases References: <936902576.1201406.1581374624782.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <936902576.1201406.1581374624782@mail.yahoo.com> To whom it may concern, I am really upset about ICANN's closed door arrangement with Verisign to authorize Verisign to increase .com prices at their discretion. ICANN is doing the internet a disservice by entering this agreement with Verisign to increase .com registration fees and I urge ICANN to reverse course on this decision. 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URL: From joel at joeldare.com Mon Feb 10 22:45:44 2020 From: joel at joeldare.com (Joel Dare) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:45:44 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: I'm disappointed by your decision to allow Verisign to increase the price of .com TLD's in coming years. Joel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gorbydrum at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:46:58 2020 From: gorbydrum at hotmail.com (Adam West) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:46:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am really worried about and oppose the proposed Amendment 3. I am an individual who owns five .com addresses. I use two of them for direct business and the other three are for personal use. I recognize that the .com was intended for commerce. It has not played out that way over the years, however. The proposed amendment may be targeted at those using .com for commerce, but it is going to affect many more than just business owners and corporations. Please consider all of the affected parties and focus on the intent and goals of ICANN. I recognize ICANN needs funding to function. I worry, however, that the proposed amendment is not in the best interest of the public...and not a very transparent way to seek for additional funding. Given that about 40% of all registered domains are .com, the amendment is a significant proposal. Not one that can be privately negotiated between a for-profit company and ICANN. Please do not let the sparkling and shiny prospects of big increases in funding cloud good decision-making and sound judgement. Thank you, Adam R. West Kentucky, United States of America -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at wasserspender-hamburg.com Mon Feb 10 22:47:39 2020 From: info at wasserspender-hamburg.com (Wasserspender Hamburg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:47:39 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: Please dont kill all the small website owners, we cant afford price increases. Please.. -- Mit freundlichem Gru? M. Sabani Wasserspender Hamburg Logo * Wasserspender Hamburg Web: Wasserspender-Hamburg.com Mail: info at wasserspender-hamburg.com* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fastrac at gci.net Mon Feb 10 22:49:09 2020 From: fastrac at gci.net (Les Dennis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:49:09 -0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: <000001d5e064$4fdca7b0$ef95f710$@gci.net> Just let me go on the record as saying that the price increase will make small businesses that use .com unable to compete. I for one cannot support the raise, I would simply have to fold. Les Dennis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hankp at seanet.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:54 2020 From: hankp at seanet.com (Hank Palczewski) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:49:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <3a92eff4-03e1-625b-a1e0-077a3d3babd0@seanet.com> No secret deals with Verizon! Stop ripping off consumers to pad your own bottom line. Keep it up and we'll start pushing to dissolve ICANN and put in an entity that's responsive to user needs, not industry desires. From garpinc at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:06 2020 From: garpinc at yahoo.com (Keith Garry Boyce) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:50:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do no mess with the .com prices Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gk at amberdot.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:11 2020 From: gk at amberdot.com (Grazyna Krajewska) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:50:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain price increase Message-ID: <44110b38-a02e-eb04-c8f6-0e954792cc4d@amberdot.com> Please do not increase the price of .com domains. The price increase of .com domains would suggest that you want to have more of ."anything" domains instead. I see no reason for this. Regards Grazyna Krajewska -- AmberDot LLC Web Design and Development http://amberdot.com 858-523-0829 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jscherer26 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:55 2020 From: jscherer26 at gmail.com (James Scherer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:49:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why must you do the devils work? Message-ID: I'm just sitting here in tears. Why? Why must you punish the people who have loved and supported you throughout this incredible internet growth period? I don't think I'll ever understand this. I'll go to my grave utterly disappointed in the beasts that are to be our stewards in good faith. May God's great wrath descend upon you and your loved ones for a period of 8 years. There is still a chance for you and your descendants to enter the kingdom of heaven but you must repent! May God have mercy on your soul, Jim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jduke0522 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:00 2020 From: jduke0522 at gmail.com (Joel Duke) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:51:00 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <07922B25-3CEB-416B-B7D7-3AE83E6A4291@getmailspring.com> Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, but any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptable to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. 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I've had my .com since 2003 or 2004; I don't sell anything, I don't have any ads, and I have never made money from the domain. I've had it a long time, though, so I don't want to lose it because the price becomes too high to make keeping it reasonable. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jager0320 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:26 2020 From: jager0320 at gmail.com (jager0320) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:53:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am opposed to the new contract proposal b/t Verisign and ICANN Message-ID: I am opposed to the contract proposal b/t ICANN and Verisign that will allow for significant price increases for registering a .COM domain. This will impact a very large number of people who already incur significant costs for maintaining .COM registrations. We deserve more information as to the benefits and justifications for this new contract. This is truly a monopoly situation and we deserve to have this contract proposal made public and reviewed for fairness by the appropriate government agencies. Sincerely, Brian Olzinski -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jaredvanaalten at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:54:22 2020 From: jaredvanaalten at gmail.com (Jared van Aalten) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:54:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price caps Message-ID: Please go not increase prices on domains by as much as you are proposing. Please keep the price increases at more moderate levels so that so businesses, large and small, can make use of the internet and grow their businesses. Thank you, Jared van Aalten -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current price is more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not to use it?s position to enrich a corporation at the cost of all internet users. From hel_zone at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:25 2020 From: hel_zone at hotmail.com (Helen J) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:01:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition Message-ID: Hi We strongly oppose the price increase of .com domains as this is unfair for all internet users given that you guys are playing the monopoly game. From robvanzoelen at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 15:57:55 2020 From: robvanzoelen at outlook.com (Rob van Zoelen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:57:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed price increase to .com domains Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Rob van Zoelen Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gococksron at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:01 2020 From: gococksron at gmail.com (Ron Hamm) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:02:01 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: .It is most regretful that ICANN has chosen behind closed doors to proceed with a com price increase. I believe that this will be detrimental to the .com companies who comprise 40% of the business. Ronald L Hamm tiparthomedecor.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at electro-os.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:08 2020 From: info at electro-os.com (Jeff) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:02:08 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed amendment Message-ID: Bad for every one except the few corrupt people who sell us out and make millions out of it. Jeff Hadleigh-Lloyd From jchapel001 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:58 2020 From: jchapel001 at gmail.com (J Chapel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:02:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: ICANN and Verisign made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors and also of ignoring unified opposition against such actions. The changes to the .COM agreement will have a much bigger impact on the Internet than the previous action for .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ domains, due to the dominance of .COM. There are 359.8 million total domain names, of which 144 million are .COM ? that?s 40% of all domain names. With 161.8 million country-specific TLDs (ccTLDs), there are 198 million generic TLDs (gTLDs). That means that .COM makes up 73% of all gTLD domain names. ICANN was created in part to introduce competition between domain name registrars, but now ICANN itself is at the heart of the problem, without considering any input from Internet users on these critical decisions. At issue: Price increases of 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Then continuing in 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029. ICANN receives and extra $20 million from Verisign. No reasons why this happened. ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments - As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org, over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. This cannot stand. I have several .com domains and cannot afford 7% increases every year. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jubigloria at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:03:55 2020 From: jubigloria at gmail.com (Litmux World) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:03:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't hurt the Internet In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello icann.org The Internet as we know it has come a long way and has contributed greatly in all facets of life across the globe. The (.com) domain name and era has been pivotal in this growth and it's importance cannot be over emphasized. In Africa we have a saying that "you don't scare off the bird you intend to shoot". The (.com) price increment might create a 'scare' that will prevent your institution from seeing the bigger picture for further development in the Internet and web space. I believe by keeping the price for (.com) domains stable over a longer period we can all focus on development , innovation and collaboration within the domain name community. Simply put we don't have to sell the hen that lays the eggs. I hope my comment will be given some consideration. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From est-ce at koo-ds.com Mon Feb 10 23:06:47 2020 From: est-ce at koo-ds.com (Satoshi FURUKAWA) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:06:47 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] separate large corporate and small business Message-ID: <87E5E81B-9D5F-4DDB-B1FE-611E276C27BD@koo-ds.com> Dear Madame or Sir, I think there are so many ways to count how much access a site gets, and based on the access, .com registration fee can be decided. at this digital technology era, fairness is not applied the same thing to all. so please consider. or you should make something like aaa.scom (= small company) for small business and keep the fee as low as possible and .com for major corporations and you can charge whatever they can afford based on the its value (access count etc..) Anyway, that?s my opinion as a small business (actually solo-proprietor) owner. Thank you! Best Regards, satoshi ??????????????- Satoshi FURUKAWA koo design studio 20309 Gramercy Pl # F, Torrance, CA 90501 310-850-8211 est-ce at koo-ds.com koo-ds.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deondazy at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:28 2020 From: deondazy at gmail.com (Deon Dazy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:08:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: There is really no need for a price increase for .COM domains, it is already expensive for a lot of people, please reconsider! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gil at dayonemedia.ca Mon Feb 10 22:52:36 2020 From: gil at dayonemedia.ca (Gil Ngai) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:52:36 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] LImit fee hikes Message-ID: To ICANN, I understand your need to continue to make profits. Thats why we are all in business. But please limit your increases and spread them over longer period, such as a raise every 5 years at 10%. Million of small businesses that are the backbone of the nation rely on keeping our expenses to a minimum. We as a company barely make enough to still in person. We've had to lay off employees in the last 2 years. Please help us all stay in business for the good of the nation. Sincerely, *Gil Ngai* Chief Storyteller *We Tell Your Story.* *President, Calgary Professional Videographers Association* *Instructor, Video & Graphic Design, Mt. Royal University* ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? *www.dayonemedia.ca *| 403.277.9903 | *gilngai.branded.me * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you. - Jason From info at ringsforever.com Mon Feb 10 23:17:36 2020 From: info at ringsforever.com (Chris and Sandy Boothe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:17:36 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against new contract with Verisign Message-ID: <9C14F988-8310-4157-AAA0-C1705097F5ED@ringsforever.com> I am extremely opposed to the changes to the contract between ICANN and Verisign, particularly as it pertains to .com domains, of which our company has many. 7% increase per year is too high. Please explain exactly what ICANN will do with the extra $20 million ICANN will receive from these price increases. It is not fair for Verisign to operate its own registrar and what would prevent Verisign from reselling .com domains through another registrar? Please scrap the above parts of the new contract. Regards, Sandy Boothe Vice President, Exotica Jewelry, Inc. ---------------------------------- Exotica Jewelry info at RingsForever.com www.RingsForever.com (928) 634-5307 (800) 297-6707 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From giles.tamplin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:18:44 2020 From: giles.tamplin at gmail.com (Giles T) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:18:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot Com Prices Message-ID: Don't sell out and raise our prices, as a small business owner I depend on this. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From j.dennis at unbundledattorney.com Mon Feb 10 23:18:49 2020 From: j.dennis at unbundledattorney.com (John Dennis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:18:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I STRONGLY oppose increasing prices on .COMs Message-ID: <561C95FB-EC5F-4B88-8969-49DF8C194BA7@unbundledattorney.com> To whom it may concern, This email is to ICANN I am sending this email as a record of notice for public comment regarding your proposed price increases to .COM top-level domain prices, as well as allowing for Version to operate as a domain registrar. I STRONGLY oppose this Third Amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement as it would allow for a scenario where Versign, the company that controls 80% of registrar pricing for domain names, to compete with other domain registrars, which is 1.) unfair (provides an unfair advantage) and 2.) completely and utterly a conflict of interest. It is also grossly negligent and unethical. 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Similarly, low domain prices are required to allow ANYONE to be a part of the internet, as it has been since the beginning. I fear this move will cause ICANN to be seen as merely greedy, with no concern for the pillars the internet has been built on. Joshua Villwock System Administrator Corban University 503-375-7586 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From g.gouzounis at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:30:17 2020 From: g.gouzounis at gmail.com (George Gouzounis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:00:17 +1030 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The internet should be kept affordable and accessible even to as many people as possible. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Second is the rule change that would allow the ".com" TLD holder to participate in the domain registrar business. Not directly, but as a registrar with the ability to purchase generic TLD domain names from a partner this would open another revenue stream that profits from both sides of the sale of the product. This is not the type of arrangement any regulated industry player should be involved in, and not one that the regulator should take lightly given the market position of VeriSign operating the largest Certificate Authority and the wholesaler of 3/4 of generic domain names. Thank you for your time and consideration, Greg Malone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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You have an obligation and fiduciary responsibility to hear and consider how these changes will impact all parties involved. Sincerely, John John Teague Founder and CTO GEMServers LLC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From festa_2000 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:40:12 2020 From: festa_2000 at yahoo.com (FESTER) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:40:12 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 References: <1407252129.829409.1581378012191.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1407252129.829409.1581378012191@mail.yahoo.com> I am concerned with the unilateral decision taken by??ICANN?and Verisign to increase domain prices which, in my opinion, will distort the very nature of the internet by discriminating against the small business owner and? user in? of powerful corporations. The diversity of the internet is at stake by keeping domains accessible to everyone. Internet is not just about?milking as much money as you can but trying to create a universal record of human endeavour with lots of domains not registering any financial gain. ICANN is supposed to look out for the public interest not reach decisions in meetings with lobbies without including other stakeholders.Please do the right thing and keep the internet accessible to everyone for the sake of everyoneMario Borg the Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From itay at grudev.com Mon Feb 10 23:41:07 2020 From: itay at grudev.com (Itay Grudev) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:41:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICAN FEES .COM Message-ID: I strongly object the increase in the fees for the .COM space. We already have enough of this horrible domain monopoly going on. dot COM is one of our base and most popular (and pretty rare nowadays) domain name space. Whatever deal you Verisign is between you and must not impact us. You are a non-profit organization who should figure out how not to hurt the internet community and humanity in general. Instead work on ways to improve it. The increase is not justified in my opinion and I strongly advise you to not increase dot COM fees. -- Kind Regards, Itay Grudev @: itay at grudev.com W: https://itay.grudev.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john at jahowell.com Mon Feb 10 23:41:52 2020 From: john at jahowell.com (John A. Howell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:41:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose the new rate schedule Message-ID: I oppose the .COM wholesale domain prices can that are proposed to grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. This will negatively affect small businesses. John A. Howell Cell: 713.256.6605 john at jahowell.com| LinkedIn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jacobsimpsonwork at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:44:37 2020 From: jacobsimpsonwork at gmail.com (Jacob Simpson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:44:37 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the Greed Message-ID: I'm writing to let you know that I am against the increase. This is so ridiculous and breaks away from the idea of the internet for all. I know we all like money, but this should not be passed. I 100% oppose this idea. This seems like a greedy idea to me. I am also appalled that these changes were made in secret and without any feedback from the community. Isn't that what the internet is about? Let's make decisions together. Please say no to a price increase, don't punish those that make the internet great every day. Thank you for your time. -Jacob -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ivor.marks at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:47:18 2020 From: ivor.marks at gmail.com (Ivor Marks) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:47:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on proposed amendment No. 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement (Amendment 3) Message-ID: Hello, As a .COM owner and Internet user, I oppose Amendment 3 as: 1. The cost increase is substantial 2. Competition in the market place will drastically reduce as smaller .COM registrars will be unable to compete against a single larger competitor 3. The cost increase will affect small and medium businesses in both the developing and developed world 4. The agreement is being made by parties without input from the larger Internet community, who are the largest users and benefactors of the Internet Thank you for the opportunity to voice our concerns and comments. Sincerely, I. Marks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From james309 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:50:06 2020 From: james309 at gmail.com (Jim Brown) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:50:06 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] TLD propose changes to the internet Message-ID: These dot COM (TLD) changes will have a significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. I'm writing to respectfully request you all to reconsider your proposed changes to the internet "TLDs." If nothing else, please don't come to any conclusions until you're able to get a great deal more input. Your patience and cooperation are much appreciated concerning this matter. 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GO ahead, pull the trigger, I for one will then lead the charge of mass migration to alternates like: https://unstoppabledomains.com/ PS wishgranted.com was registered in 1997 and I personally KNOW EVERYONE IN THIS SPACE, AND MY TAKE IS YOU ARE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE WITH THIS MOVE IF YOU GO FORWARD WITH THIS CLADESTINE B.S. E.V. GOETSCH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hello at jaimyn.com.au Mon Feb 10 23:52:40 2020 From: hello at jaimyn.com.au (Jaimyn Mayer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:52:40 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I believe an accessible and open internet is absolutely necessary in this current day and age. I'm incredibly disappointed that the recent .COM amendment 3 was discussed behind closed doors and will drastically increase prices for many years to come. This reduces the ability for people without as many resources as bigger corporations, such as small businesses, startups, and individuals to create their presence on the web. Please reconsider this. *Warm regards, Jaimyn Mayer* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ethicaldesign at googlemail.com Mon Feb 10 23:53:14 2020 From: ethicaldesign at googlemail.com (John) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:53:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I am against the proposed price increases to .com domain names as I feel this will negatively impact individuals and emerging or small businesses, tipping the (once much more level) playing field towards established and larger entities and corporations (for whom such price increases are insignificant and helpfully serve to remove low level and first mover competition for them). This is quite sad since the web once provided an historically unusual diversity and equality of opportunity that I considered a significant? aspect of its underlying spirit (along with openness, freedom of speech/ideas, and co-operation). Something that slips away from us as it becomes increasingly centralised and under control of large commercial quasi-monopolies. I was under the impression that ICANN governed the domain name system in the public interest, and had become a central piece of the modern internet largely by being perceived as a well governed non-profit organization. It seems that by allowing the increase of prices beyond that which is necessary to fulfil the provision of .com, it will ultimately lose ICANN good will (or I should say a more good will, since people are still smarting from the way .org was managed recently). Amongst the more tech savvy there are already alternative decentralised systems emerging, so I guess there is that. It would seem unlikely that they will gain traction and overtake the current centralised and increasingly commercialised approaches, but then again - many said that about the free software movement and open source and look how that turned out online. The current rate of $7.85 already appears more than justified since other registries claim they can offer the same service for much less, estimating the management of the registry to cost between $2.50 to $2.90 per domain name per year. As processing power, storage and bandwidth increases dramatically and becomes cheaper with the passing years, prices for providing the service appear to be heading in the other direction at some pace. This seems contrary to what I would expect to happen in what is purported to be a capitalist system. It leads one to wonder why that is the case. Perhaps decentralisation and deregulation, the removal of ICANNs non-profit status, and increased competition in service provision is on the horizon. Or for an emerging alternative to take it's place. ICANNs recent handling of the .org domain and this recent .com proposal appears to be providing some fuel to the fire in the bellies of those trying to push in that direction. It will be interesting to see how things work out in the long run. Best wishes John Barker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From janalee at newpulsecounseling.com Mon Feb 10 23:54:54 2020 From: janalee at newpulsecounseling.com (JanaLee Wagner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:54:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: Raising prices for .com domain names will greatly impact small start-up businesses. The proposed rate of increase can be very debilitating to many. I personally am trying to be available to people in need and trying to keep costs down. It is important I have this option available to enable access to me and my business. Any amount of increase at the start of a business can be detrimental, but the rate proposed would certainly impact negatively. Thank you for considering the public view. Dr. JanaLee Wagner -- Dr. JanaLee Wagner, DSW, MSW, LICSW Clinical Social Worker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From inbox at annafoleysimmons.com Mon Feb 10 23:54:45 2020 From: inbox at annafoleysimmons.com (Anna Foley Simmons) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:54:45 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Higher prices, higher inequality Message-ID: Let's keep the net open to all. People of low means should be able to afford a .com domain and contribute as equals online. Keep the original dream of networked democracy alive by keeping .com domains accessible and affordable to all. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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KEEP THE INTERNET OPEN TO ALL. -jros From happenstancetheater at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:00:21 2020 From: happenstancetheater at gmail.com (Happenstance) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:00:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not change ICANN! Message-ID: Please keep .com URLs reasonably priced! Thanks! Best, Sabrina Mandell Sent with love From jackson.joshua09 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:00:25 2020 From: jackson.joshua09 at gmail.com (Josh Jackson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:00:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price increase Message-ID: Hi there, I would like to say that a .COM price increase is a terrible idea and will hurt so many entrepreneurs and aspiring small business leaders in the long run, possibly having a negative effect on our economy. When I was 14, I aspired to start several business, and had it not been for the affordability of .COM domains, I wouldn?t have had the luxury of taking the first step of pursing what might possibly be a dream job. Please consider not raising .COM prices and keeping them the same. Best, Josh Jackson From ethernut007 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:00:31 2020 From: ethernut007 at gmail.com (Rod Cordova) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:00:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Arlington, Virginia United States From fivellcs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:00:56 2020 From: fivellcs at gmail.com (Phyllis Elliott) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:00:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes Message-ID: <003401d5e06e$5690c410$03b24c30$@com> I understand there is a plan to make changes to the Verisign contract without public comment or competitive bidding. I urge you to provide full transparency and ensure that the concerns of all affected parties are addressed. If you bypass this responsibility, the public will be forced to take legislative and judicial steps. Thank you for your concern. Phyllis Elliott -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Joshua Hunt From esther at ignitelit.com Tue Feb 11 00:09:21 2020 From: esther at ignitelit.com (Esther Filbrun) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:09:21 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Do Not Allow .COM Price Increase Message-ID: <3BE69066-964C-427F-9EE3-DEDBDF1BFDFD@ignitelit.com> To whom it may concern: As a small blog owner on a .com domain, I have a very tight budget when it comes to managing my online presence, since my blog is supported by my work salary. It would be much more difficult to afford to keep the blog up if I have to pay more for my domain name?so either I would lose my search presence by going to a free domain, or I would lose my site completely. Either way, I would view having to move because of high price increases as going against my right to free speech. Please do not allow this proposal to go through. Thank you, Esther Filbrun -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeandavidroth at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:10:49 2020 From: jeandavidroth at gmail.com (Jean-David Roth) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:10:49 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please, do not raise the .com domain names. Message-ID: Hi everybody, I own several .com domain names, (around 30 I think) among several other ones with different extensions. Therefore if you increase your prices for .com, I may be in high difficulties to continue with my solo entrepreneur endeavors, which are already difficult. Also, I think that with the improvement of technology, domain names should not become more expensive over time, but on the contrary cheaper. The price of servers is decreasing year after year, for a given capabilities (if you compare servers with same bandwidth, memory, HD, etc. ) Therefore, even if there is more and more domain names to administer, I don't really think you need to increase the prices. You may in fact decrease them. I would therefore see any endeavors to increase the .com domain names prices as unfair, and, especially if you do not respond to this email to justify your point, I would be critical of the companies responsible for such increases. I have also seen some other extensions raising their prices, and i had for instance to get rid of several .space domain names I owned due to an increase in prices. And therefore I am a bit angry to the people at .space, because, being there at their very start, I helped them, but finally they did not help me. Price increases would hit the .com in my opinion and perhaps not make you richer, because it might end up in people discontinuing their .com .com might even lose a part of its historical comparative advantage over other extensions. In case I hear of .com real price increases, I may also try to obtain states intervention to try to ask you not to take this direction, because I would see it like being profiting from a monopoly position. If you do not increase your prices, on the other hand, I will keep a good image/feeling about Icann, Verisign, and all companies involved. I know my English writing is not perfect, since it is not my mother tongue, and I apologize for that. Nevertheless, I felt I should let you know how I feel about all this, and it wasn't easy for me to do. Please hand this email to your hierarchy, so that it reaches the decision makers about these matters. I think I represent well what other people may think about this, if they were aware of price increases risks for .com Have a nice day, and thanks for listening Jean-David Roth 17 chemin des Marais 1234 Vessy Switzerland. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ismael_tj at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:11:13 2020 From: ismael_tj at hotmail.com (ismael veras vasquez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:11:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price Message-ID: Hi dear. I am owner of four domain with the extension .COM pleases don?t increases the price. Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greatescapes at charter.net Tue Feb 11 00:13:27 2020 From: greatescapes at charter.net (greatescapes at charter.net) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:13:27 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 change comments. Message-ID: <88fa445c0e41df99d56dd1fc31c01c58f1e7a0d0@> To Whom It May Concern, This amendment must not be ratified. This places an even greater financial burden upon small businesses and possibly an onerous increase in fees. The fact that the meetings held regarding this was private and the money changing hands to ICAAN without oversight or directives of use, is appalling. There is zero accountability and clandestine meetings are not a way to instill confidence in an organization that should have clear and visible organization, direction and operations. Regards, Robert Hopwood -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jacque at vanauken.co Tue Feb 11 00:16:06 2020 From: jacque at vanauken.co (Jacqueline Van Auken) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:16:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern, I do not agree with domain registration cost increases associated with Amendment 3 From jshands at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:21:48 2020 From: jshands at gmail.com (Justin Shands) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:21:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain prices Message-ID: Please do not make these changes to the .COM domains, I own many such domains and the price increases will force me to close down several side businesses. Additionally, I am confused about why ICANN is apparently asking Verisign for a bribe of $20 million to allow them to start raising prices on their domains. This sort of behavior can only hurt the Internet, and ICANN is supposed to be the governing body for domain name registration, allowing this sort of change to the rules just because someone is willing to pay you enough money is terrible! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jacquelinewoody at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 00:19:23 2020 From: jacquelinewoody at icloud.com (Jacqueline Woody) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:19:23 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases! Message-ID: I do not agree with your domain price increases. The internet and websites should be accessible for anyone on any budget. To increase prices means to block certain people and businesses from affording their domains. Don?t silence our voices just to make a profit. Thank you. Jacqueline From Jason at brightadvice.com Tue Feb 11 00:20:26 2020 From: Jason at brightadvice.com (Jason Janes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:20:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Price Increases are ridiculous Message-ID: Please keep domain names affordable. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jason.a.sloan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:23:29 2020 From: jason.a.sloan at gmail.com (Jason Sloan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:23:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ammendment 3 is bad for business. Message-ID: Allowing unchecked price hikes to wholesale registrars will decrease competitive pricing and and likely facilitate creating a monopoly with verisign at the reigns. There has to be a better way that hamstringing wholesalers. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jaimmie at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:30:59 2020 From: jaimmie at hotmail.com (Jaimmie Riley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:30:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hey ICANN, I view this proposed increase as another way to keep domains and the internet in the hands of the wealthy. This absolutely stands against everything we want to believe the internet is - this great equalizer with a free flow of information. Students, kids, people in developing nations and the poor should all be able to afford in some capacity the cost (which can already be seen as prohibitive where it currently stands) Do not increase the cost of .com?s Sincerely, Jaimmie Riley From jvp at vpfamily.org Tue Feb 11 00:37:04 2020 From: jvp at vpfamily.org (Jim VanPeursem) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:37:04 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Justification? Message-ID: I learned of your intent to increase .com pricing, without any public input. I used to believe ICANN was a trustworthy entity, watching out for the greater good of the internet and its users, but this opaque decision making with commercial partners does not bode well for your reputation. I would ask that you reconsider your plan to raise .com prices and instead open up the plan for review and public comment, seeking inputs from all sides, before moving forward. Regards, ->jvp -- ______________________________ Jim VanPeursem, PhD us: +1 847 414 2759 (+ WhatsApp) -- skype: jimvanpeursem ?Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God.? -- Bob Pierce -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gary at gwpriester.com Mon Feb 10 23:57:17 2020 From: gary at gwpriester.com (Gary W. Priester) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:17 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose fee increase for .com domains Message-ID: <3b204be8-e972-0865-a1d8-424384736569@gwpriester.com> I am an independent web designer. All of my sites are .com I strongly oppose raising the fee on .com domains. If you must raise fees please do it for the more personal domain names. But not for .com domains. -- *Gary W. Priester* Placitas, New Mexico USA www.gwpriester.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jason at seekrette.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:36 2020 From: jason at seekrette.com (Jason Duong | Seekrette Media) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:53:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on the .COM proposal Message-ID: Hey there, Recently I had heard news about the proposed increases to the .com prices. With inflation and increasing .COM prices, this can only really impact the small business and personal domain investor. I hope to be one of many to voice their concerns over this increase and hope that there are regulations put in place that help protect the people in the future. To be clear, I do not support ICANNs changes. Thank you. Jason -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joshua.smith.1993 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 00:54:11 2020 From: joshua.smith.1993 at outlook.com (Joshua Smith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:54:11 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment comments Message-ID: I do not think that you should allow Verisign to operate as a registrar as it will decrease the competitiveness of the domain market because they already control so much of it. Additionally the maximum that you should allow the prices of domains to be increased is the amount of inflation each year (average the rate of inflation from the major developed markets: US, Europe, Canada, China, Australia, etc). This keeps the costs down to users that need it. You could try allowing a revenue based pricing scheme so that rich companies pay more for their trademarked names (Apple, Microsoft, Google, Toyota) if more revenue is really needed from somewhere. -- Cheers, Josh Smith -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gopikrishna.ashwin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:54:54 2020 From: gopikrishna.ashwin at gmail.com (Ashwin Gopi Krishna) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:24:54 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <5e41fb5e.1c69fb81.ac45d.4685@mx.google.com> As an active member of the start-up community, I am strongly against the changes being proposed by ICANN?s contract with Verisign, Inc. Increasing domain prices will make it harder for small businesses to setup their online presence. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I believe the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement is a step backwards in the wrong direction of modern age open-source accessible information technology tools and utilities, and I strongly oppose such approach I urge you to stay pro-human, pro-society, pro-free world, and pro-right to grow and advance Looking forward to hear you did the right thing, Faris Khasawneh, .com domain owner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hello at agalandbrand.com Tue Feb 11 01:01:34 2020 From: hello at agalandbrand.com (Agaland Brand) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:01:34 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Potential domain price increase Message-ID: Hello, Recent development and deal between ICANN and Verisign will change the future of internet. Increasing pricing without proper protocol and transparency is not only unethical, it is wrong and harmful to the business owners working hard to improve the economy for their families and their communities. Please share more information with stakeholders AND prevent pricing increases. *Concerned .com user, * *Aga Westfal-Conboy* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fil.laborde at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:02:33 2020 From: fil.laborde at gmail.com (Fil Laborde) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:02:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Changes Message-ID: I would like to voice my concern and strong objection to changes for the .com services we currently have. The reason it has been so successful is the transparency and the accessible price over many years. Your changes are NOT in the spirit of this domain and could damage the reputation (and drive users away like myself). Please consider NOT adopting these changes! Thank you! 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URL: From info at mattylansdown.com Tue Feb 11 01:17:01 2020 From: info at mattylansdown.com (Matty Lansdown) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:17:01 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price hike protest Message-ID: Hi there, I would like to submit my comments regarding the price hike on .COM websites, comments are aimed at the decision makers. Given that myself and all businesses have gone to great lengths to get hold of a .COM site and given that these are regarded as the gold standard for a web address in the midst of all of these new web addresses popping up I do not believe that it is fair in anyway, to punish those that put in the work and effort to ensure the .COM was available. So many small business die each year due to increases in expenses and outgoings that are not in their hands and this is yet another one of those corporate bullying tactics forcing the public to bow down or die. This price hike is far too great and as a small business owner, I believe it is unfair to do this to the .COM holders of the world - it is an abuse of corporate power and a violation of the defenseless humans that utilse and pay for such services. Reconsider who you're hurting with these price hikes - mostly, people feeding families. Regards, Matty *-- * *Scientist | Nutritional Therapist | Speaker* *P:* (+61) 0448 949 051 *E:* info at mattylansdown.com *W:* www.mattylansdown.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I would like to add: ICANN is risking their legitimacy and perceived legitimacy by concluding secret back room deals with Verisign. I would like to state that .com is a planetary name space, in use and used by all countries and all peoples of the planet - Maybe this is the plan or part of the longer term strategy? To force out the poor countries and exclude the third world under developed economies? Random price increases without providing additional service or services is just wrong. All reasonable people already know this, to charge more without delivering more, is just wrong. All people also know that if you increase .com prices you will hit that poor of the world the hardest as in South Africa for example : $1 = R15 Other parts of Africa will be even harder hit by any increases. So, a $1 price increase is a 15x price increase for .com registrants here. .com is well developed, mature and well supported: prices should be cut by at least 50% is that possible? Kind Regards Christine South African .com registrant -- R799 Web Design co.za domains from R59 per year Uncapped Business Hosting from R59 p/m Mailing list management / Bulk emails / SMS From andwiga08 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 07:54:25 2020 From: andwiga08 at gmail.com (Ann Ndwiga) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:54:25 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org Message-ID: Hello, In line with proposed price increase, my opinion is it will reduce uptake of new . com domains Price is one of factors contributing to acquisition of the .com domain You may use statistics from .org registry since they did a price change for better evaluation. Regards, Ann -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this Please don't do this. SINCERELY, EVERYBODY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From beckyjmf at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:58:43 2020 From: beckyjmf at gmail.com (Becky Marshall) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:58:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <216C77EF-6F9E-4FE5-86F0-F6F322D0DE6D@gmail.com> It?s vitally important that the internet remain a democratic environment open to all. Conducting meetings in secret in order to essentially create a monopoly with unlimited price increases and control limits the freedom of information and the ability for all to participate. Such exclusionary tactics are detrimental beyond scope. I realize when it comes to money and power, it is difficult to sway people to do the right thing for all rather than an elite few. There is enough money to be made off the internet, do not destroy it and limit its abilities by raising prices and centralizing control. I am opposed to these proposed changes. Thank you, Becky From duncan at rabs80.com Tue Feb 11 15:59:03 2020 From: duncan at rabs80.com (Duncan Robertson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:59:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <84b96c50-7b4f-54cb-f1a8-df7734d5435f@rabs80.com> Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to you, as an internet user since the early 1990's, to express my concern over the changes to the above. May I remind you of the purpose of ICANN, its importance to the internet and foundations upon which it stands? On ICANN's own website, there are words such as "multi-stakeholder model" explained as "This is a community-based consensus-driven approach to policy-making. The idea is that Internet governance should mimic the structure of the Internet itself- borderless and open to all." Are we to understand that these are just words or is ICANN flying in the face of what the internet exists for, and why? I am sure, having watched The Richard Dimbleby Lecture given by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, that he would not be an advocate of what is proposed; neither would Vint Cerf! I implore you: stand by the words on your website; build policy for a better internet, a more secure internet; lobby ISPs and registrars to adopt technologies such as DNSSEC and IPv6; embrace the community that is the internet. However, it must be done in the spirit and for the greater good of the internet, and for for corporate greed or self-gain. Yours sincerely, Duncan Robertson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From miyahec at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 15:59:10 2020 From: miyahec at icloud.com (Miya Cox) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:59:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases for .com domains Message-ID: <4E8C2BC7-90D6-4F83-AEDE-C2A612F1F3F4@icloud.com> To Whom it May Concern: I was disheartened to hear your company has chosen greed over providing a fair price for your .com services. This is a clear sign of collusion between two companies to bolster profits, and it will forever negatively affect the internet. I am asking along with millions of other people for you to reconsider your position on this matter. Thank you for your time! Sincerely, A concerned internet user Sent from my iPhone From blake.washer at onshore.com Tue Feb 11 15:59:31 2020 From: blake.washer at onshore.com (Blake Washer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:59:31 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not pass Amendment 3 Message-ID: This backroom deal was set up without oversight or consideration of the good of the Internet at large and should not be allowed. Coupled with the outrageous .ORG changes, ICANN is proving itself wholly unworthy of the power granted it. -- Blake Washer Security Analyst onShore Security Because Security Gives Us Freedom. 312.850.5200 x108 www.onShore.com From moishyv at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:59:41 2020 From: moishyv at gmail.com (moshe vogel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:59:41 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unjustified domain price hike Message-ID: Hi, I heard that you were planning on making changes the payment required for . Com domains. I have a few domains that I use for charitable causes, and decision taken without input from anyone else means that I will need to pay so much more for my non profit domains. Please reconsider this rash decision. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jooosh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:59:54 2020 From: jooosh at gmail.com (Josh West) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:59:54 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: I am wholly against ICANN's approach to amendment 3. The fact that they do this also behind closed doors knowing that it impacts the global internet community is outrageous. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at myhechar.com Tue Feb 11 15:52:25 2020 From: admin at myhechar.com (myhechar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:52:25 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Petition against .com pricing increase Message-ID: <17797cca-ce05-6cc7-542b-d082ec72fede@myhechar.com> Dear Icann, The use of internet has grown tremendously over the years because of affordable domain prices. the rumors we hear that you are planning to increase the domain prices, is not good for us.? Please stop this price increase. Ken From antondepalacios at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 15:59:54 2020 From: antondepalacios at gmail.com (Manuel Berlanga) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:59:54 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: ?Verisign, Inc.: An Internet Monopoly? Verisign is indeed some kind of legal monopoly, the company with the exclusive rights to issue Dot-com domains, they faces no viable competitive pressures to rein in costs, will likely then seek a price increase. The US Government has stepped in before to freeze Dot-com prices. It is time for it to do so again to protect Internet users. Best Regards! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexmcraysmith at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:00:20 2020 From: alexmcraysmith at gmail.com (Alexander Smith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:00:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern, I am writing in regards to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I am a software engineer with multiple registered domain names used for both personal and business purposes. I wholeheartedly OPPOSE this proposed change for the following reasons: 1. If this proposed change were to take it effect, within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85. The proposed increases do not align with the current rate of inflation and no justification has been given regarding the reasoning for these massive price increases. 2. Lack of accountability. As part of this proposed amendment, Verisign has greed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years. However, there are no stipulations in place regarding how this money will be used or any outside accountability mechanisms for ensuring all dealings are open and honest. 3. The proposed changes will put new registrars at a significant disadvantage. Existing registrars receive 6 months notice for impending price increases and have the opportunity to lock-in prices at a pre-increase rate for up to 10 years. However, new domain registrars will not be able to receive these discounts, giving incumbent registrars a distinct advantage and thus stifling innovation. I urge that the current proposal be abandoned and that a fairer and more transparent price increase model be adopted. Price increases should be consistent with the rate of inflation and not subject to arbitrary agreements made by companies whose interests might not align with the greater good of the internet. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Alex Smith, Travelers Rest, SC USA --------------------------------------- Alex Smith tradesmanhelix.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edekeratry at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:01:04 2020 From: edekeratry at gmail.com (Edward Dekeratry) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:01:04 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - No to price increase Message-ID: No to proposed price increases for .com domains. More transparency requested regarding Version?s contribution of U.S. $20 million dollars over five years, beginning on 1 January 2021, to support ICANN's initiatives to "preserve and enhance the security, stability and resiliency of the DNS, including root server system governance, mitigation of DNS security threats, promotion and/or facilitation of DNSSEC deployment, the mitigation of name collisions, and research into the operation of the DNS.?. How will this money be spent? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From no at hscal.in Tue Feb 11 16:00:53 2020 From: no at hscal.in (Noah Scalin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:00:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose amendment 3 to the Registry agreement with Verisign Message-ID: I oppose amendment 3 to the Registry agreement with Verisign. You should not make changes that ultimately hurt a large portion of the .com owners, many of whom, like me, do not make substantial (if any) income from their domain ownership. These increases ultimately create a less diverse and less accessible internet. Future plans should be made with transparency rather than secrecy. Thank you, Noah Scalin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From runji606 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:02:18 2020 From: runji606 at gmail.com (Jonathan Bentley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:02:18 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not what we want Message-ID: This change is not what users of the internet want. Making content creation less attractive on the internet would be a huge deterrent for a lot of creators today. Increasing pricing of .COM domains is hurting your consumers and your end goal. This wreck less behavior will lead to desertion of this TLD and would be catastrophic for our different modes of work. Sincerely, Jonathan B. Bentley From s.peters at dragonflysolar.com Tue Feb 11 16:01:52 2020 From: s.peters at dragonflysolar.com (Steven Peters) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:01:52 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Fee Increases Message-ID: Hello, I am sending this email to comment on the proposed new iCANN pricing changes. As a longtime user and low-level developer of web application alongside the three businesses I've started and own, I feel I have enough history to appreciate the depth and breadth of what iCANN's proposal means across a few different web user profiles. I just can't see how one organization, who's attempt to some degree is financially hijacking the system literally everyone has become so deeply embedded and dependent on is just wrong. When a company has virtually no competition, and has been an active participant-(of course alongside many organizations who stand to benefit from possible changes to the web) in promoting deeper and deeper involvement from everyone, and has free reign to take those rare conditions and run against the good to almost every American-(global citizen?), who can read and hold a phone, something has to change. There are reasons that tight rules and conditions are in place for other organizations that are in a similar situation where free-market conditions can come into play forcing competitors to provide the best solution at the best price-not any price. Companies like electric utility companies (which I know a little about), communication companies, etc... When similar kinds of controls are non-existent, and the competitive market forces to keep pricing in check are absent, can anyone blame a U.S. company for taking what they want, any way they want? By today's standards? 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I don't mind starting using another root server system with all those have happened in the past year about ICANN and domain providers Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From boshoffs at mymail.vcu.edu Tue Feb 11 16:04:44 2020 From: boshoffs at mymail.vcu.edu (Septimus Boshoff) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:04:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e42d09e.1c69fb81.705f3.ec8f@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sabens at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 16:05:01 2020 From: sabens at icloud.com (Greg and Cheryl Sabens) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:05:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am OPPOSED to Amendment 3 Message-ID: <6E0CF1E4-E01D-4AB0-9518-F6D4B4ABEBD1@icloud.com> I recently learned that ICANN recently chose to make changes to a contract with Verisign, Inc. in secret. These changes were done without consulting the ICANN community or Internet users. These changes will ultimately cause detrimental harm to the Internet as a whole by increasing .COM domain prices by 40% or more. This is a typical, elitist method of choking out something that is a right to all inhabitants of the world; an affordable Internet. I am sick and tired of the elites and 1-percenters taking advantage of the hardworking people of the world for their own benefit and pleasure. If working for the good of humanity is equal to making close-door deals, then those doing so are clearly working evil instead. I strongly oppose Admendment 3 and highly recommend that this amendment be scrap in every way. I also recommend that all proposals be clearly advertised to everyone that would be affected (usually the world, considering we are talking about the Internet) and given much more than a few weeks for public comment. No more secrets and closed-door deals. Greg Sabens From paul at terranational.com Tue Feb 11 16:05:19 2020 From: paul at terranational.com (Paul Brandich) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:05:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Greed is one of the seven deadly sins, and I'm not even religious. Please reconsider using your power and realize that constantly shifting wealth to the "top" will only lead to the downfall of society as we know it. Who wants class warfare when we all can live a decent life as the status quo. Signed, The hard working Middle Class (i.e. the Lifeblood of the Economy) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bambermt at me.com Tue Feb 11 16:06:32 2020 From: bambermt at me.com (Matthew Bamber) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:06:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Save Small Businesses Message-ID: <6F8BBECB-4C18-4423-9891-BC588B4A5D97@me.com> Please do not raise the prices or allow for raising the prices of web domains, it can cripple small business owners like myself who really need these services to get my business name out there. Raising prices on domain names can significantly hinder business from getting started. Thank You, Matt Bamber From chuck_newby at me.com Tue Feb 11 16:06:58 2020 From: chuck_newby at me.com (Charles Newby) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:06:58 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com TLD price increases... Message-ID: <59C3A7D7-A1F6-4CBB-9690-338B44D7E834@me.com> To Whom It May Concern, As a leaseholder of several top-level-domains, I very much oppose ICANN?s proposed new business arrangement with Verisign since, over time, the proposed arrangement is designed to increase TLD prices over time. Listen to your customers, the Internet Community: Keep the Internet non-profit! Charles F. Newby Evergreen, Colorado USA From Philip.Nartey at exertis.com Tue Feb 11 16:07:15 2020 From: Philip.Nartey at exertis.com (Philip Nartey) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:07:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price increase Message-ID: Afternoon, I am unhappy with the proposed price increase. Please revert this decision, Thanks Phil Disclaimer: IMPORTANT - CONFIDENTIAL: Recognising that in certain situations Exertis does not work directly with the end-user, all information will in such instances be solution assured by the reseller through the relevant manufacturer. In such instances Exertis accepts no liability. All sales are subject to Exertis standard terms and conditions, a copy of which is available on request or online at www.exertis.ie. Pricing is only valid on the day it is quoted and all quotes have to be re-confirmed ahead of placing order E&OE. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pravusmedia at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:07:14 2020 From: pravusmedia at gmail.com (Jamie Krautkremer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:07:14 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price Increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am writing to express my absolute disgust at the news of this backdoor deal to increase the price of .com wholesale prices. This increase will drastically hurt small web developers such as myself as well as other small businesses that need a website to drive their business. I could totally understand a small increase here or there as the cost of living increases. But to setup a deal that would allow a rate increase of up to 70% for 8 out of the next 10 years is absolutely asinine. All this will do is hurt the end user and all the business along the way. Please reconsider this deal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nronnei at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:07:16 2020 From: nronnei at gmail.com (Nick Ronnei) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:07:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM RA Message-ID: <1581437236.27117.0@gmail.com> Hello, I'm writing to express my concern regarding Proposed Amendment 3 (PA3). I do not think PA3 is good for the future of the internet despite what it may offer in the way of security improvements. There are other, better ways to achieve those goals without the dramatic price increases the amendment provides for. The internet is essentially a global public utility. It's not regulated as such (who would truly have the authority?), but it should be run as such. Since the original changes which froze pricing, it has. I understand the need of price increases. Running and maintaining DNS costs more money now than it did years ago. ICANN doesn't directly raise money through the sale of domain names, but operates on donations from companies who do. Those companies need to make more money to donate more money. All of that is fine. However, the amount and scheduling of increases is concerning. My main concerns are the increase percentage and the scheduling. Year-over-year for 4 years followed by only a two year freeze doesn't make sense for a utility. It /especially/ doesn't make sense considering that the same agreement applies following the total 6 year period. It allows for very significant price changes over the same period of time where, historically, we've seen /none/ and during which the internet has also matured and become essential in so many ways it never was before. That's what we're sacrificing with this strategy?the expansive growth and development we've seen over the last 8 years. Consider 5% every 3 years instead. It's more reasonable, it's more gradual, and it reflects increased costs in a more realistic way. The current schema is clearly a money grab and it's insulting. Thank you for reading, Nick Ronnei Web Developer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This change has the potential to prevent, halt or greatly slow business if we can't afford domain names. We need to know that changes in price will be small and reasonable as with inflation. Please think of the individuals and not the corporations in this change. Thank you, Miinkay Yu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brian.yerk at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:08:02 2020 From: brian.yerk at gmail.com (Brian Yerk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:08:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price increases Message-ID: These backroom, shady deals have to stop. This is NOT ok! Jacking up prices like this so Verisign and ICANN can have some mutually beneficial deal that enriches them without oversight, using the payment of 20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure is just bad, bad, bad! This must stop now! This is an obvious dirty deal for the public. Do NOT let this go through! Brian Yerk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From josephmoor4 at msn.com Tue Feb 11 16:08:29 2020 From: josephmoor4 at msn.com (Joseph Moore) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:08:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price rise Message-ID: I do not agree with your price rise Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at rickytankersley.com Tue Feb 11 16:08:37 2020 From: me at rickytankersley.com (Ricky Tankersley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:08:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Changes to Increase .COM Registration Fees Message-ID: <023801d5e0f5$84b76b00$8e264100$@rickytankersley.com> I would like to make my voice heard and let you know that I do not agree with the proposed changes to increase .COM registration fees. The increase to these fees are not clearly outlined to what the money will be used for. Ricky Tankersley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m4tt1muspr1m3 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:08:57 2020 From: m4tt1muspr1m3 at gmail.com (Matt Seigel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:08:57 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Closed door meetings and increase in .com pricing Message-ID: Please stop having closed door meetings without input from major players. Also, I oppose the new VeriSign deal which in effect means .com pricing can go up by 70% over the next few years. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mehtarp2001 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 16:09:03 2020 From: mehtarp2001 at yahoo.com (Rahul M) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:09:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the amendment References: <2650D7F9-DBF3-413C-98BD-30B1C2FBB2A1.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2650D7F9-DBF3-413C-98BD-30B1C2FBB2A1@yahoo.com> So many of us are small family businesses that depend on every cent. Do not make changes to the contract which will only increase .com prices. The only ones that will suffer are those that aren?t big corporations, but rather small businesses. Sincerely Rahul From jason.thuli at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:09:12 2020 From: jason.thuli at gmail.com (Jason Thuli) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:09:12 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the raising of .com pricing. Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sgoertzen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:09:58 2020 From: sgoertzen at gmail.com (Shawn Goertzen) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:09:58 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feedback Message-ID: I am writing to ask that you please limit the cost of .com domains. Keeping domains low cost allows individuals like myself to own and operate different websites. If you continue to let prices climb all domains will just be limited to companies, as they will be the only ones who can afford them. Thank you, Shawn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From malaquti at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:09:55 2020 From: malaquti at gmail.com (Javad Malaquti) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:09:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't make .com more expensive! Message-ID: Hi, hereby I object to your decision to make .com names more expensive. It's really shocking, instead of making it easier and more available to the public, you'll make it more exclusive. This decision doesn't comply with the "free" nature of the internet. I'll hope you reconsider your decision! Greetings -- Javad Malaquti -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From editor at dcadvocate.net Tue Feb 11 16:10:26 2020 From: editor at dcadvocate.net (Katherine McKinney) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:10:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Amendment 3 Message-ID: <21794988-5A1F-422B-A460-275777BFCDD1@dcadvocate.net> Price increases on .com domains will hurt small businesses like mine who are struggling as it is to keep our doors open and employees paid. Don?t do it! Katherine McKinney Editor, Dixie County Advocate From shamwhit at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:10:43 2020 From: shamwhit at gmail.com (shamwhit) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:10:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stewardship and Small Businesses - Opposed to Amendment 3 Message-ID: Dear ICANN Team, Greetings: I wish to submit an objection to the proposed Amendment 3. It is not clear to me why Verisign should be allowed a monopoly on the most important TLD in the internet, and why ICANN, as steward, should be removing a price cap that protects small business owners and individuals, both Domestically and Internationally. Please reconsider this decision in light of the more erudite commentary submitted by my fellow internet users. Sincerely, Internet User and Tax-Paying American Who Deserves Your Stewardship From ManningC at sacredheart.edu Tue Feb 11 16:11:20 2020 From: ManningC at sacredheart.edu (Manning, Prof. Christel J.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:11:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I control domain name price controls. I chair the Economic & Community Development group of our local neighborhood association in Fair Haven, CT. We are an all volunteer group that organizes neighborhood festivals, community dining out nights, and parks cleanups. We went with Namecheap for our website because it's affordable. There are many little groups like us. Please don't make any changes. Thank you. Christel Manning, PhD Professor Dept. of Philosophy & Religious Studies Sacred Heart University 5151 Park Avenue Fairfield, CT 06825 Phone: (203) 371-7733 Email: manningc at sacredheart.edu Web: https://www.sacredheart.edu/academics/collegeofartssciences/academicprograms/philosophytheologyreligiousstudies/theologyandreligiousstudies/facultystaff/christeljmanningphd/ Recent publications: Facing Death Without Religion - Harvard Divinity Bulletin "Meaning Making Narratives among Non-religious Individuals," in New Dimensions in Spirituality, Religion, and Aging https://www.routledge.com/New-Dimensions-in-Spirituality-Religion-and-Aging/Bengtson-Silverstein/p/book/9781138614819 Organized Secularism in the United States (https://www.degruyter.com/view/product/466728) Losing our Religion (https://nyupress.org/books/9781479883202/) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I plead that let the decision to increase the price be rescinded to help lots of people using it including me. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gaurav.hirlekar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:12:13 2020 From: gaurav.hirlekar at gmail.com (Gaurav Hirlekar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:42:13 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop .com domain price increases Message-ID: To whomsoever it may concern, Please reconsider the recent amendment allowing Verisign to charge more for wholesale domain registration. .com domains are extremely valuable for individuals and companies as an outlet for displaying their views online and by increasing the price of access, ICANN will be directly responsible for reducing access to free and unrestricted speed online. This goes against the original tenets of the Internet and will help usher in a more centralized and non-diverse internet different from the one we all have benefited from for the past few decades. I strongly urge you to reconsider your part in this undesirable change by passing this recent amendment and hope you will work to swiftly revert the decision. Warm regards, Gaurav Hirlekar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cliffkeith1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:12:17 2020 From: cliffkeith1 at gmail.com (Cliff Keith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:12:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN's domain name system initiatives Message-ID: ICANN, I am strongly against the new ICANN's domain name system initiatives. If you continue with the exobanent increase in costs as indicted in what ICANN is planning to do over the next 10 year. I will be forced to not renew my current 100+ domains. IMHO these types of economical moves will lead to a worldwide depression. Then you'll have nothing. Respectfully submitted, Cliff Keith CliffKeith1 at Gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hollowmyth at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:12:43 2020 From: hollowmyth at gmail.com (Rich Paul) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:12:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Higher barrier to entry is bad for the internet Message-ID: I admit the price of domain names has remained relatively cheap since they were opened up to individuals many years ago. However, I believe that increasing the price of domain names makes the barrier to entry too high and cause harm to the internet as a whole over the next 10 years. With more people turning to ?free? services instead of creating their own Web presence, they will be more beholden to the interests of the companies who build these networks on top of the Web. This will continue to give more power to companies who will increasingly dictate what is shared and with whom. Please keep domains affordable for all so the Web itself can continue to flourish. Rich Paul -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexey at iqm.com Tue Feb 11 16:13:14 2020 From: alexey at iqm.com (Alexey Rechkunov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:13:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for the .com domains Message-ID: Hello, As a domain owner, I'm concerned with this initiative as it will lead to the steep price increase for the .com domains. I'd like to keep the pricing undisrupted. Thank you. -- Alex?y Rechkun?v (347) 320-3488 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN, please maintain your integrity and serve your purpose. We say no to removal of price cap on .COM We say no to removal of price cap on .ORG We say no to removal of price cap on .INFO We say no to removal of price cap on .BIZ We say no to removal of price cap on all TLDs We say no to the sales of PIR to Ethos Capital by Internet Society. Thank you and best regards, Ebenezer Dare -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexei.novopashin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:14:46 2020 From: alexei.novopashin at gmail.com (Alexey Novopashin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:14:46 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feedback on Amendments Message-ID: ?Greetings, I am, as the owner of some ?.com? websites, want to vote against such amends. Right know price for .com domains is adequate; further increase isn?t appropriate. Best regards, Alexey Novopashin From jerroldgibson at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:14:44 2020 From: jerroldgibson at gmail.com (Jerrold Gibson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:14:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Raising the domain registration fees Message-ID: There is no need to raise .com registration fees. You have plenty money as it is just use it more efficiently and stop trying to line your pockets. And when you do backroom deals that is code we're doing some shady business that we don't want anyone to know about. Be transparent, Be trustworthy, Be Moral. Jerrold Gibson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From martincool89 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:07:17 2020 From: martincool89 at gmail.com (Martin Mitchell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:07:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Re New Rule Changes Message-ID: <5e42d318.1c69fb81.8a52c.ec51@mx.google.com> As the owner of several. COMs, I am very concerned about the rule changes and wants my opinion to be reflected. I oppose rule changes that will increase the cost of .com OPPOSE! Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From akinvision at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:19:00 2020 From: akinvision at gmail.com (Akin Visionier) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:19:00 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to the .Com Price Increase Message-ID: As a website owner and Internet user, I strongly object to the proposed increase of prices of .Com domains by Verisign. Over the next decade, the use of the Internet, expecially in developing countries, is expected to triple which will result in tremendous development in economic, educational, health, security and sectors of society. Hence, a price increase in domain names and other Internet services would mitigate development of developing countries. Please, review this agreement and let .Com domain prices remain stable, if not reduced. Thanks for your consideration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nightfuryan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:19:32 2020 From: nightfuryan at gmail.com (Raivis Booker) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:19:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price increases! Message-ID: <5e42d414.1c69fb81.811ee.7bb7@mx.google.com> Hello, There should be price caps for domains; you, as a monopoly, cannot decide to just increase prices. It?s going to have a terrible effect on the Internet as a whole, reducing the number of new domains for you, too. Don?t do this! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From kenzdozz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:20:05 2020 From: kenzdozz at gmail.com (Charles Kenneth Chidozie) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:20:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disagree Message-ID: I strongly oppose the decision of price increase of .COM domain registration. It'll adversely affect all small businesses and individuals holding .COM domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tim at gocreativelighting.com Tue Feb 11 16:19:54 2020 From: tim at gocreativelighting.com (Timothy Hemenway) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:19:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <357AD299-9D05-470C-BEAB-3FC9ACD2E3C7@gocreativelighting.com> Is there a detailed plan on how the funds raised by all of the price increases will be used and monitored? I am against this change unless there is a publicly published plan and public accountability for how the funds are used. This should be treated much like many of the utility surcharges are collected and used for future energy projects, open and transparent plan. Timothy Hemenway COO / Project Development 503-820-4131 WWW.GOCREATIVELIGHTING.COM 17700 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd. Suite 140 // Portland, OR 97224 OR CCB 202492 // WA L&I 603-411-400 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dania at aircall.io Tue Feb 11 16:20:40 2020 From: dania at aircall.io (Dania McDermott) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:20:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose this Message-ID: Keep .coms reasonably priced and stop trying to turn everything into millions of unnecessary profit. Gross. -- [image: Aircall] Dania McDermott Content Marketing Specialist 646-568-7825 dania at aircall.io aircall.io/blog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pietrociao at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:20:58 2020 From: pietrociao at gmail.com (Pietro Schito) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:20:58 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please =?utf-8?Q?don=E2=80=99t_?=raise the price of .com domains In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I just learned that this decision would cause the .com domain prices to raise and I want to express my concern about it. Pietro Schito Writer - Producer +52 333 170 9622 pietro at puertafilms.com ? Watch our reel:?http://bit.ly/pFilmsReel ? My YT channel:?YouTube.com/PietroSchito -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jasmineshoshanna at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:21:31 2020 From: jasmineshoshanna at gmail.com (Jasmine ShoShanna) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:21:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increase Message-ID: <5e42d48c.1c69fb81.86fe.8940@mx.google.com> We are grateful for the service you provide. Keeping prices low is good of you. I am sure the goodness returns to you ten fold. Jasmine ShoShanna Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrewjohnson at neartownchurch.org Tue Feb 11 16:21:02 2020 From: andrewjohnson at neartownchurch.org (Andrew Johnson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:21:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price gouging Message-ID: I am writing to state that the process you all are putting forth to raise the domain registries for every .COM user is absurd and greedy and request that you all reverse course immediately. Raising prices a small amount is understandable. Promising to raise them for 8 of the next 10 years without a commitment to leave them stable is greedy. As a church with multiple .COM addresses, this increased cost will adversely the mission of what we do. Please reverse course. If my understanding is one sided and I am missing the global benefit of this decision, please help me understand. If my understanding is likely right, then...reverse course. -- Andrew Johnson Associate Pastor at Neartown Church Houston, TX 77006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From damienpierce at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:21:35 2020 From: damienpierce at gmail.com (Damien Pierce) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:21:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with the ICANN Verisign deal Message-ID: The ICANN Verisign deal allows Verisign to raise .com registration prices. I oppose this deal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stever1961 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:22:16 2020 From: stever1961 at gmail.com (Stever1961@gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:22:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN change in pricing Message-ID: I buy a lot of Domains and consult with businesses and individuals. I suggest you do not increase the price or you will put a lot of individuals or businesses out of the market Some is better than something a mentor always tells me! Steve Ramona Office 408-642-6288 Mobile 408-205-9865 *Looking for a business opportunity?* http://steveramona.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From markudaniel at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:43 2020 From: markudaniel at gmail.com (Daniel Marku) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:25:43 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Message-ID: <5e41d863.1c69fb81.d2967.35ae@mx.google.com> Hello , I am a registrant of a .com domain name and streaming solution company. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. More than this price its not ferry , my proposal is you can lower the price from $7.85 to $7 not to increase. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not only to grow for themselfe, and make more money from our pocket. This is serious work we are not playing and you please don?t play with us. Daniel Marku IT Director to TV 7 & Radio 7, Direcotr of Global7.tv Streaming expert to Sednacast.com Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michellepolacinski at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:46 2020 From: michellepolacinski at gmail.com (Michelle Polacinski) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:25:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on proposed amendment Message-ID: This potential to increase domain wholesale prices makes the internet inaccessible for everyone. Domains are already very expensive and this could mean a slowing flow of information, a decrease in global education. As a domain owner, I am very concerned over these new proposed changes that do nothing positive other than put more money in ICANN's pockets. Please reconsider, for the sake of society, to enact these changes. Best, Michelle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From lindamorganproperties at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:37:54 2020 From: lindamorganproperties at gmail.com (Linda Morgan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:37:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increase Message-ID: <6C796253-935D-4FC1-8FBD-9194A18D74AC@gmail.com> I am a small business that is basically being gouged from all sides. I have to have a few domain names and it is going to be a hardship for me if these increases go in effect. Please don't allow the proposed increases! Thank you, Linda Morgan, REALTOR LLC, GRI 727-251-0494 cell Coldwell Banker 280 Beach Drive NE St. Petersburg, FL 33701 ***Wire Fraud is Real*** Don?t wire funds to any business or individual without first calling them on a known good phone number, and verifying routing and account numbers! Sent from my iPhone From jonathan at bymagellan.co Mon Feb 10 22:38:01 2020 From: jonathan at bymagellan.co (Jonathan Arbely) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:38:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <8D7931CC-CD1D-4796-B00A-691078EC9BBF@bymagellan.co> I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I'm against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. If the cost to maintain the .com registry is less than $3 per domain per year and consumers are already paying double that cost, I see no reason why consumers should pay an increased price to buy a .com. Especially if Verisign already enjoys exclusive rights without a competitor. Thank you for your time and I hope you reconsider the price hikes. Sincerely, Jonathan Arbely Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Catalina) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:59:02 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] As a small business owner Message-ID: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en/mail_form To whom it may concern, As a small business owner I strongly disagree with any increase plan on domains which favor large companies and not small business or individuals. Please add my comment, Lea Catalina -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jedidiahent at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:59:25 2020 From: jedidiahent at gmail.com (Atoyebi Olawale) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:59:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Increase in .com price would seriously affects business for we developers due to hike in cost of maintaining and renewal of package which could lead yo bringing down of many websites. In addition, .com domains will be useless if the price is tho high because many website owner would close down their websites while many new website owners would not go for domain with high cost. Kindly reconsider your decisions. Atoyebi Olawale Regards. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From masonjones at charnel.com Mon Feb 10 21:59:49 2020 From: masonjones at charnel.com (Mason Jones) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:59:49 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the proposed changes to .COM registration Message-ID: I am writing to call on ICANN to stop the proposed changes to the .COM registration. Given the lack of transparency, secretive dealings with Verisign, and the clear appearances of impropriety involved, it is clear that if ICANN wants to continue to be dealt with as an impartial organization it needs to stop the current process and start over with a broader coalition of participants and complete transparency during the discussions. If ICANN does not do this, and instead continues with its current plans, it will lose the respect of everyone who plays a role in today's internet, to its long-term detriment. Mason Jones masonjones at charnel.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fselker at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:59:48 2020 From: fselker at gmail.com (Frank Selker) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:59:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the price increases Message-ID: <02cd01d5e05d$69eabef0$3dc03cd0$@gmail.com> I oppose the proposed price increased for .com domains. I understand that ICANN has a financial incentive to allow Verisign to increase prices, but it is against the public and commercial interest outside of these entities. I encourage ICANN to scale back spending and "initiatives" and not approve such price increases. Sincerely, Frank Selker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kushner.jake at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:59:58 2020 From: kushner.jake at gmail.com (Jake Kushner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:59:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Amendment 3 Message-ID: <589cc059-74ea-44bf-ba18-39437ee7bc40@gmail.com> Why don?t you get of your lazy butts and work on solving some of the problems that existing in the domain registration space like trademark squatting, domain hoarding and extortion instead of jacking up prices, greedy jerks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joshlenz at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:24 2020 From: joshlenz at gmail.com (Josh Lenz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:00:24 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 comment Message-ID: .com's are fun for little guys and provide an opportunity for people that can not pay to play to actualize dreams of expressing ideas and thoughts to more people than can do from just their physical circle. A .com is legacy and the words expressed can go on beyond the life of the one who wrote them better than any other platform. In addition to the basic ability to broadcast words onto the interwebs, a .com is a way anyone can become an entrepreneur that has access to the internet. I would be sad to have the prices of .com's increase and remove one of the few places remaining that anyone can own an effective asset inexpensively. Josh Lenz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From junkfree2012 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:19 2020 From: junkfree2012 at gmail.com (junkFREE2012) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:00:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Against COM Price Increase Message-ID: <8D2C1D31-E197-4ED4-A1E2-59B4A503D433@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am totally against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Prices are already too expensive. Linda -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From khan at ideo.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:56 2020 From: khan at ideo.com (Kaye Han) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:00:56 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase Message-ID: In order to have a fair internet, we need fair and accessible pricing for domains. 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The consumers demand competitive prices for domain names to promote the free flow of information. This is essential to democracy. We reject the recent deal between ICANN and Verisign. -Jose Molero -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark at themarkwinegroup.com Mon Feb 10 22:01:53 2020 From: mark at themarkwinegroup.com (Mark Gmur, CWE) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:01:53 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justin.m.hayden at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:02:43 2020 From: justin.m.hayden at icloud.com (Justin Hayden) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:02:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding Verisign Contract Changes and Potential Price Increases Message-ID: Hello, This contract leaves open the door for significant increases in the cost of .COM domain ownership, something that is already prohibitive. If Verisign is willing to pay $20 million to be able to increase their prices, I can?t even imagine how much profit they?re projecting. This is clearly an attempt to increase profit margins from a service that is wholly monopolized and should be publicly funded and owned. Public funds researched, developed, and built the internet as we know it. This is an anti-competitive decision that undermines the accessibility to and affordability of the internet. Please do not hijack it further in order to make even more money for yourselves. Justin From ejg2putt at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:03:18 2020 From: ejg2putt at gmail.com (Ed Gross) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:03:18 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No reason for the prices to increase at all. Message-ID: <05E095FB-EA66-41C4-9DE5-CBFB4D0F3FDA@gmail.com> Economies of scale dictate that this should be getting cheaper over time, not more expensive. From kajogbol at rhrk.uni-kl.de Mon Feb 10 22:02:59 2020 From: kajogbol at rhrk.uni-kl.de (kajogbol at rhrk.uni-kl.de) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:02:59 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4adc0380-f002-4834-9fab-d87b639103f7@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From letsgetthisbillion at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:03:15 2020 From: letsgetthisbillion at icloud.com (Igor Miller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:03:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <52C075B7-50A9-4C48-A312-36378B830824@icloud.com> Not right to increase prices for just getting $20M USD. Instead a solution would be to seek funding from host providers and charge royalties over forever rather than sell priveledges for a short 5 years. Short term focus with problems for the future for your organization Sent from my iPhone From jt at johntarnoff.com Mon Feb 10 22:03:31 2020 From: jt at johntarnoff.com (John Tarnoff) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:03:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Object to proposed price changes Message-ID: I object to the proposed price changes for .com domain registration. As a small business owner and consultant with approximately 50 domains registered, these increases are unfair and unwarranted. They do not represent any reflection of inflation-related economics and seem to be arbitrary. This is simply price gouging that winds up impacting small businesses like mine with little recourse. I urge you to keep your current pricing, or move to increases that are based on cost-of-living data. John Tarnoff Reinvention Group LLC 4937 Loleta Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90041 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kristian.clerides at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:03:27 2020 From: kristian.clerides at gmail.com (Kristian Clerides) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:03:27 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We want transparency and a stop to price rises Message-ID: Keep the internet accessible to everyone. Dont price out small businesses and small users. They're the lifeblood of the internet. Kristian Clerides -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In short, please do not increase the .COM domain fees in such an extreme way - instead, a reasonable yearly increase would follow a COLA-type formula. And rules are needed to ensure all domain registration fees are spent to support domain infrastructure repair and expansion. Thank you, Kelly Bell (917) 446-1555 --------------- Gotham City Drupal @gothamdrupal | @Kelly From lynne at appleseedent.com Mon Feb 10 22:04:07 2020 From: lynne at appleseedent.com (Lynne Moses) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:04:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep the end users in mind! Message-ID: <2D6E08E4-1B20-4A57-8C3B-72D9F537D8DB@contoso.com> Dear Sirs/Madames, I don?t pretend to be up to speed on the complexities of the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. However, I do know that the internet has become vital to entrepreneurship in this age of ever decreasing financial security from traditional jobs. The ability to create and maintain an online business or support a brick and mortar operation on the web are critical to the livelihood of increasing numbers of people in the U.S. and the world, myself included. The potential for wholesale prices of the .com moniker is deeply concerning and I ask you to consider the impact on the powerless end users when finalizing the amendment. Sincerely, Lynne Moses -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 48997 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ksqueez at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:03:56 2020 From: ksqueez at gmail.com (K-Squeez Music) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:03:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Raise Prices Message-ID: Hello, I am writing you to ask that you do not raise .COM prices. I am against any price increases for domain names. 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From john at flomdesigns.com Mon Feb 10 22:06:10 2020 From: john at flomdesigns.com (John Law) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:06:10 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please dont change the fee's Message-ID: As a small business all these fees add up - we cant handle an expansion of more fees -- John Law Flom Designs and Photography http://www.flomdesigns.com 316 E Howard St Hibbing, MN 55746 john at flomdesigns.com 218-263-7771 218-260-1778 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at davesebek.com Mon Feb 10 22:06:36 2020 From: me at davesebek.com (Dave Sebek) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:06:36 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Make the right decision Message-ID: <8757176C-11B9-4C65-AD46-C6D37BF33A26@davesebek.com> The internet should be treated as a public utility, not a private monopoly. Private companies should not be given this kind of control. Private companies should not be able to buy their way into closed-room deals that affect the entire world, such as in the case. Do the right thing for the majority, not the minority, please. Thank you for your time and consideration. From mark at 808computers.com Mon Feb 10 22:06:48 2020 From: mark at 808computers.com (Mark Outcault) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:06:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The monopolization of .com domains is unacceptable and all TLD should not be able to operate a domain name registrar and also NOT be able to control and raise the prices .COM at the same time. The additional money that ICANN receives from Verisign with no transparency in terms of spending plans is also shady and questionable. Please leave the prices alone for .COM domains to ensure that creating an online presence is accessible for all who wish to have a .COM domain name. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mark.bahr at aggienetwork.com Mon Feb 10 22:07:21 2020 From: mark.bahr at aggienetwork.com (Mark Bahr) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:07:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com pricing increase Message-ID: <5152B625-9249-43FE-A83C-6D19077955B7@aggienetwork.com> Then new agreement with verisign will likely result in a price spike for domain registration of .com domains. This will likely make them inaccessible to many rank and file users. Please reconsider this. Sent from my iPhone From m.asaduallah at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:07:39 2020 From: m.asaduallah at gmail.com (Mohammed Asaduallah) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:07:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi there, I recognize that a business needs to increase its prices to ensure it's sustainable. However, I also believe any such increase should be reasonable and are financially accessible to as many people as possible. To raise your prices by more than 70% while paying $20 million to support "system initiatives" without any transparency seems suspicious and the lack of transparency brings into the ethics of this matter. My hope is that ICANN will rethink its approach to price increase and provide better transparency into its operations to create a fair, accessible internet. ? Mohammed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From go at fabiofava.com Mon Feb 10 21:52:24 2020 From: go at fabiofava.com (Fabio Fava) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:52:24 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com Price Rise Message-ID: <02BC31B7-EB6D-43D2-825C-863A4450EAAE@fabiofava.com> Dear Sirs and Madams, We, the internet community, are completely agains the price rise to be made. Millions of SMB?s and personal workers will have to pay this rise, while the big corporations will have absolutelly no impact on their budgets. So we kindly ask you to please reconsider this price rise, for the sake of the internet. Thank you very much, * I authorize the verification of my Personal Data According with PDGR Fabio Barretto Fava - Spain ___________________________________________ Fabio Fava - https://fabiofava.com - go at fabiofava.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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It is not in the public interest to increase the price for .COM registry services.Increasing prices serves the pecuniary interest of insiders who seek to take control of what is not only a public asset, but a unique public asset of the 21st century. At this time, civilisation is polarising with wealth conversion controlling public assets to move money from losers to winners. It is called elite capture. Look it up. This never ends well, as history shows. There is no good reason to increase the price to register a domain name because it ends in .COM. Indeed, Moore's Law says that technology makes static costs cheaper, and this is the case with .COM registries. As the cost of processing and storing registries declines, the automated functions of .COM registry should decline. Please reject Amendment 35. John Victor Auckland, New Zealand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It's also my understanding that the payment increase comes without any restrictions or guidelines for how the money will be used by ICANN. As a small business owner relying on my website domain, I vehemently protest this agreement. It will unfairly penalize small businesses who are often operating on a tight budget and need their websites in order to stay afloat - and who will take the biggest hit, proportionate to their revenue and budget, to these price increases. Thank you. ~ Grace Grace Judson ~ helping new managers become good leaders ~ www.gracejudson.com 760.521.5720 Measure your leadership communication skills - click here to take the brief assessment -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From letsroll4liberty at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:10:51 2020 From: letsroll4liberty at yahoo.com (J Mancini) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:10:51 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO DOTCOM PRICE INCREASES References: <1140580399.1165181.1581372651750.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1140580399.1165181.1581372651750@mail.yahoo.com> NO DOTCOM PRICE INCREASES I run many charity sites at my own expense and am on social security and do not want to pay more money for the domain names. From elliottjacobs96 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:10:45 2020 From: elliottjacobs96 at gmail.com (Elliott Jacobs) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:10:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I believe in an accessible web experience. Please don't implement price increases. These increase would make utilizing domains difficult for more people making the web a less interesting place. 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From leland at dexterapartners.com Mon Feb 10 22:12:33 2020 From: leland at dexterapartners.com (Leland Webster) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:12:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to Verisign contract changes References: <4d0a9dc0-b0af-431b-8543-0a5d98e27f4c@Spark> Message-ID: <6d95b1c2-2a4e-48aa-b060-2872ab58f2ef@Spark> To whom it may concern at ICANN: I am opposed to the changes that ICANN made to its contract with Verisign. ?The significant domain price increases that will result are a big mistake and will only serve to make .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. You should not be making decisions like this behind closed doors when it impacts so many people. Sincerely, Leland C. Webster, Ph.D., M.B.A. President Dextera Partners leland at dexterapartners.com (617) 519-8884 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From icann at springtimesoftware.com Mon Feb 10 22:12:54 2020 From: icann at springtimesoftware.com (David Spector) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:12:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment from David Spector Message-ID: To whom it may concern: I am a reasonably intelligent adult, having retired after a 40 year career in software and Web programming. I have worked in companies large and small, including owning my own consulting company. I have attempted to read "THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE .COM REGISTRY AGREEMENT" and find that it uses legal language to such a degree that it is difficult to understand its full effects. However, one thing is clear: it further moves ICANN into alignment with the for-profit objectives of VeriSign, Inc., a Delaware-based corporation well-known for its high prices and poor service. The management of domain names is, in essence, a simple process based on the Domain Name System, which uses a mixture of a few dedicated computers and a very large number of shared, private, and public computers to maintain a simple distributed database of Authoritative Zone records and DNS caches that define the association between IP addresses and human-readable domain names. This basic, low-cost system was extended to become a large system of Domain Name Registries who participate to further increase the cost of maintaining Zone records with very little added functionality beyond what could have been provided directly by ICANN through a public and secure automated interface. In addition, ICANN does nothing to prevent large blocks of IP addresses to be allocated to countries and individuals having criminal or malicious intent. I wish to raise my voice in protest to this Agreement, which appears to allow (and perhaps mandate) price increases of 7% per year for the next 8 years. Instead of prices increasing, they should drop dramatically, and management of the Domain Name System should be transferred to a public agency or other truly nonprofit and economically disinterested organization. Prices should be calculated based on the actual costs to maintain the TLD computers, their Internet connections, and the actual cost of an automated public interface and a small trained human staff for most activities associated with maintaining domain names. Regardless of whether reasonable proposals for reducing the price of domain name management, making the current insecure Domain Name System secure, and eliminating the wasteful Domain Name Registries are adopted, this THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE .COM REGISTRY AGREEMENT should be canceled in its entirety, thus protecting the Web from the self-interested greed and collusion of financial interest of both ICANN and VeriSign, Inc. If this Amendment does go into effect, opposing the interest of all Internet stakeholders including the general public, I hope that legal action will be taken against it. I would contribute what I can afford to such legal prosecution. /s/ David Spector 56 Yale St. Portland, ME 04103-3526 icann at springtimesoftware.com From kvshrao at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:13:16 2020 From: kvshrao at gmail.com (Ravi K) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:13:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase Message-ID: <5e41d580.1c69fb81.c18fb.6d9a@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lee at idyltec.com Mon Feb 10 22:13:19 2020 From: lee at idyltec.com (Lee McGovern) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:13:19 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pricing Change Message-ID: <30853C25-DB87-44FD-834D-DA9129DDAC58@idyltec.com> You should be promoting more take up by lowering the price, not raising it. I also am skeptical of the agnosticism of your organization coupled up to others Sent from my iPhone From manek.dhruv95 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:13:11 2020 From: manek.dhruv95 at gmail.com (Dhruv Manek) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:43:11 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please do not increase the price of domain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kellyb at mail.montclair.edu Mon Feb 10 22:13:43 2020 From: kellyb at mail.montclair.edu (Brian Kelly) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:13:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I do not believe that this agreement should move forward. Verisign is already a monopoly on .COM domain registrations and should no be given authority to expand that chokehold further. BK From kory.pomykal at sstreecare.com Mon Feb 10 22:14:06 2020 From: kory.pomykal at sstreecare.com (Kory Pomykal) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:14:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN losing its purpose? Message-ID: As a registrant of a .com domain name (and having been a representative assisting many others to register their own .com domains), I am against the radically proposed price increase(s) to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest as a not-for-profit partnership of and for people from all over the world. Please do that. Kory Pomykal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Greg Lugar From Matt at ahrenstein.com Mon Feb 10 22:16:05 2020 From: Matt at ahrenstein.com (Matthew Ahrenstein) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:16:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of several .com domain names for both private and commercial use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the prices of a global open market. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and permitting this would be the exact opposite. - Matthew Ahrenstein Jersey City, New Jersey United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jverduzc at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:16:52 2020 From: jverduzc at hotmail.com (Juan Roberto Verduzco M.) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:16:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price increases Message-ID: Stop the price increases for the .com domains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ft at freshcompliance.de Mon Feb 10 22:17:13 2020 From: ft at freshcompliance.de (Frank Trautwein) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:17:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to .com changes Message-ID: To whom it may concern: We and our company are against the proposed changes and increased .com prices, the whole process is intransparent and against the fundamentals of the free and open internet! Best Frank ____________ FRESH COMPLIANCE Frank Trautwein IT-Jurist | Lead Auditor ISO 27001 +49 151 41417960 ft at freshcompliance.de www.freshcompliance.de Fresh Compliance GmbH Schlesische Str. 26 10997 Berlin Vertreten durch: Frank Trautwein, Philipp Heindorff Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin Registergericht: Berlin Charlottenburg HRB: 192305 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaeldroste at mac.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:21 2020 From: michaeldroste at mac.com (Michael Droste) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:18:21 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise the prices on.com Message-ID: <0FDF58E7-898B-46F0-9375-8E3E70975C98@mac.com> ~Michael Droste Composer / Producer / Mixer / Mastering Windy Town 630-344-9292 This email communication and its attachments if any, may contain CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WHICH MAY ALSO BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED and is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) identified above. The unauthorized review, use, dissemination, distribution, downloading, or copying of this communication or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the listed sender by reply email and delete or otherwise destroy all copies of the communication and all attachments to the communication. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mihajlo at gearsaid.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:27 2020 From: mihajlo at gearsaid.com (Mihajlo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:18:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is not a way to make money Message-ID: <04b71b11-be23-dd6c-4100-6a6ec3ca13ca@gearsaid.com> monopoly**is not the way! ** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From fredrkr at me.com Mon Feb 10 22:19:03 2020 From: fredrkr at me.com (Fredrik Krokstad) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:19:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No taxation without representation! Message-ID: As an owner of several .com-domains, I feel it necessary to write to you in order to express my profound dissatisfaction with the proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement. Firstly, the fact that decisions which will affect the registrar- and consumer communities at large, are being made unilaterally and behind closed doors, is outrageous. Secondly, I fail to see how allowing Verisign Inc. to control the wholesale domain price in the coming years will benefit consumers. This proposal should be scrapped. Furthermore, representatives from the ICANN community and internet users should be appointed then allowed to participate in these decision-making processes in the future. 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Hoffmann) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:19:45 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO THANK YOU Message-ID: <37E00239-7706-4656-A03F-4307EF0A3273@gmail.com> Please don?t make sketchy deal behind closed doors. Do you realize how many people use the internet and how many people and small businesses own domains? They can be pricey enough, so please do not make this deal to raise .com prices! Thank you for listening. Chris From jamal.h.khan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:19:39 2020 From: jamal.h.khan at gmail.com (Jamal Khan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:19:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not allow Verisign to increase wholesale prices of .com domains. Message-ID: Please do not allow Verisign to increase wholesale prices of .com domains. ------- [image: Namecheap] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020.* You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form . ----- Jamal Khan (219) 241-1915 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Though I don't believe that price controls in general are beneficial, in a situation where there is a monopolistic ownership, such as the .COM domain, then they are necessary. In order to ease these controls there needs to be a method for competition of selling these names, which currently does not exist since Verisign has full control. Until such time as true competition can exist in .COM domain name sales, or top-level domains become less exclusive and costly, then continuing to control the pricing is necessary so that consumers are not taken advantage of by a monopolistic controller. Sincerely, Michael Cebulski MC Squared Computing, LLC 414-232-3336 [cid:image001.png at 01D5E025.161BF380] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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John-Michael Callaghy, M.A. Callaghy Investigations 4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd #226 Portland, OR 97214 www.CallaghyInvestigations.com 503-360-4273 <(503)%20360-4273> PSID# 46846 [he/him] *NOTICE: The information contained in this transmission is CONFIDENTIAL and may also be protected by ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE.* The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that unauthorized viewing, dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmission is in violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, as well as Domestic and International Laws and Treaties. If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission, please notify the sender immediately by telephone, and delete this message from your computer and e-mail account. 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URL: From jwstevenson2002 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:20:58 2020 From: jwstevenson2002 at gmail.com (John Stevenson Personal) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:20:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment to.com pricing Message-ID: <6B181DD1-CE7E-4AE9-B7D1-B0BFDC3099C2@gmail.com> To whom this may concern I wanted to voice my opinion concerning raising prices for .com domains. I am against this change and the price increases that will hurt small businesses and make it more difficult for those who want to on a.com property. Please reconsider your decision John Stevenson 702-274-4606 From eonainvest at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:27 2020 From: eonainvest at gmail.com (Eona Dot Com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:21:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My comments Message-ID: Pls ICANN do not increase the price of the .COM domain, cuz we the customers that purchase this .COM domain spend our hard earned money to purchase them and renew their purchases annually and this in turn affects our business cuz we have so many other things that saps our money in our businesses as you know taxes inclusive, so if this increase u want to implement takes effect we are not going to be finding it easy at all to keep our businesses afloat some of us might loose our businesses to insufficient funds, if we do then there wouldn't be money to purchase new domains or renew the ones we have purchased before and I know you don't want this to happen, so please reconsider your decision and pls don't increase the price of the .COM domain. Thank you ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kboxvegas at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:26 2020 From: kboxvegas at gmail.com (kboxvegas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:21:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: This is nothing but a money grab by Verisign and ICANN, I do not support this. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justin at thatsricci.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:31 2020 From: justin at thatsricci.com (Justin Ricci) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:21:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DONT RAISE .COM PRICES Message-ID: The Internet belongs to the people, not corporations. There is no right to increase pricing on anything regarding it's access or privilege. .COM prices should remain at their lowest viable cost and be continually maintained by a non-profit organization. ::: *Justin Ricci* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matt at cityunited.church Mon Feb 10 22:21:22 2020 From: matt at cityunited.church (Matt Eaton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:21:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com price increase References: <45424d51-7ee7-4fed-b8ee-9787b9f4f330@Spark> Message-ID: <8b97755b-6aad-43b1-a72d-88bb66533ad5@Spark> Please don't do this. It doesn't seem fair that you have made this decision without the knowledge of the people it will affect most. 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From macguire.rintoul at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:56 2020 From: macguire.rintoul at gmail.com (Macguire Rintoul) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:21:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise the price of .com domains Message-ID: People have small businesses who depend on these .com domains From levi.tijerina at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:04 2020 From: levi.tijerina at gmail.com (Levi Tijerina) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:21:04 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbrtoc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:42 2020 From: mbrtoc at gmail.com (Matias Birrell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:21:42 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Announced price increase on .COM domains Message-ID: As .COM domains are growing, economies of scale are the expected result of registering more domains with an infrastructure that would grow proportionately less in investment. I must say that something looks wrong with the increase. Mat?as Birrell From ketiko at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:58 2020 From: ketiko at gmail.com (Ryan Hansen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:21:58 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at kovah.de Mon Feb 10 22:22:09 2020 From: mail at kovah.de (Kevin Woblick) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:22:09 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am a registrant of several .com domain names and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Best regards, Kevin Woblick Kovah.de https://kovah.de mail at kovah.de Diese E-Mail enth?lt vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich gesch?tzte Informationen. 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URL: From homesweethomepdx at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:22 2020 From: homesweethomepdx at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Ren=C3=A9e_Stilson?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:22:22 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Protect the small business person! Message-ID: <38CF4B9F-3BA8-4C65-8006-6BA4758F4A04@gmail.com> ?I am a small business person and have several .com domain names. This would preclude me from being able to do business if the prices were to significantly increase. Please don?t make the deal with Verisign! Cheers, Ren?e Ren?e Stilson Homesweethomepdx at gmail.com (503) 310-7105 Please pardon typos, I am up to my ears in puppies and kitties ?? From kimberlyrjones at me.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:45 2020 From: kimberlyrjones at me.com (Kimberly Jones) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:22:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep Fee Low for the .COM top level domain Message-ID: <703F9176-2096-48B5-ABC7-06207549B12E@me.com> Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Kimberly R. Jones -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From markachi at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:05 2020 From: markachi at icloud.com (Bobby MaC) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:23:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I strongly oppose any increase in .com domain name price. I expect it to become cheaper, not more expensive. Thank you. Message-ID: <089632DD-739E-4518-833E-90A934DDCEBC@icloud.com> Bobby Abuchi From makena.walsh at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:54 2020 From: makena.walsh at gmail.com (Mak Walsh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:23:54 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to Price Increase Message-ID: I am opposed to this behind closed doors deal that would lead to a price increase on .com domains. -- Makena Walsh Copywriter and Marketing Consultant w: https://www.makenawalsh.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mary at newworldmachining.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:46 2020 From: mary at newworldmachining.com (Mary Guilbert) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:23:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose ICANN decision Message-ID: I oppose ICANN decision and changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. ICANN should have incorporated feedback from the community (Internet users). Why did Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives? What Initiatives? How is ICANN going to spend the 20 million dollars? Who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure? How much is going into the pockets of the board and top management? Why are we going to pay more? How are things going to improve? Mary Guilbert Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From markbarrett42 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:00 2020 From: markbarrett42 at hotmail.com (Mark Barrett) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:24:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Stop this Sent From My Samsung S9 Plus Powered By Three Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I completely disagree on all this even more considering that there is not a single notice or reason given for such increment. Please no to the price increment. From L.Antigreen at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:21 2020 From: L.Antigreen at hotmail.com (Antigreen L.) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:24:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against a price increase Message-ID: I am against a price increase -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kubevubin at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:22 2020 From: kubevubin at hotmail.com (Kevin Bender) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:24:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Registration Price Increases Message-ID: I?d like to express my concern and disapproval regarding the potential for .com domain names to increase in terms of registration cost. While I can understand the desire to increase the cost for registering .com domains, .com domains undoubtedly provide more potential visibility for smaller entities. If you want to encourage people to use other top-level domains, then you should do so by ensuring that the prices for those other top-level domains DECREASE to the point that .com domains are less attractive from a cost perspective. You SHOULD NOT increase the cost of .com domains to make them less accessible to smaller entities, however, as that only encourages abuse by larger entities with more resources by forcing smaller entities to compromise on visibility. I would, however, be in favor of .com price increases on the basis of how many .com domains a single entity owns to discourage domain squatters/scalpers from sitting on a bunch of domains for financial gain. Furthermore, I?d be in favor of .com price increases on the basis of total revenue so larger entities pay more for .com domain registrations while allowing smaller-scale companies and individuals to continue having access to the .com top-level domain. Kevin Bender Pacifica, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From markspritzler at perfectworldprogramming.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:21 2020 From: markspritzler at perfectworldprogramming.com (markspritzler at perfectworldprogramming.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:24:21 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Are you kidding me? Message-ID: This is a disgrace and not right. Mark From michaelmartin288 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:09 2020 From: michaelmartin288 at gmail.com (Michael Martin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:25:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Price Increase Message-ID: I think the domain prices are fair the way they are. An increase will discourage people from buying them. In other words, it could hurt sales. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kennedyturlough at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:01 2020 From: kennedyturlough at gmail.com (turlough kennedy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:25:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: As a .com customer and user I come under the customer contract agreement and that agreement states that as a customer I have a say and a right to know when it comes to deals as it will impact me. You have done none of the above. Not only have you broken this agreement you have also overlooked the laws set out by the UN. I do not agree to the increase to the .com prices and if you do this to me then you have just forced me into something against my will which is, at its core, a breach of human rights as outlined by the EU and UN. Under no circumstances do you have my permission or consent to set an increase on my domain. Do you understand this? Regards, Turlough Kennedy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matt123 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:45 2020 From: matt123 at gmail.com (Matt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:25:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment inadequacy Message-ID: I find this amendment very disconcerting and believe it will cause the .com TLD to lose popularity as more affordable solutions are available. Please reconsider enacting this amendment. Thank you. Matt S. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lukedeboer6 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:50 2020 From: lukedeboer6 at gmail.com (Luke DeBoer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:25:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider Message-ID: Hi there! I would like to express my disapproval of the recent changes to domain name pricing. Please reconsider this agreement and provide more specific reasons for why this change would be made. Thank you, *Luke DeBoer* lukedeboer6 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From masa.hrpro at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:40 2020 From: masa.hrpro at gmail.com (Matti Remes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:25:40 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO for this! Message-ID: This is just another example where money walk over what's good for the general cause. Set aside the greed, and focus on what good for the people. What you are doing is wrong. - Matti Remes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From lxhawala at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:26:07 2020 From: lxhawala at gmail.com (Alex Hawala) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:26:07 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Wrong move Message-ID: Considering the impact of the Internet in these trying times, this registry agreement will only further fuel global inequality, and will only serve to suppress international voice from lower income backgrounds, even further than it already is. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at boncardo.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:49 2020 From: info at boncardo.com (Nicholas Boncardo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:25:49 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase the prices Message-ID: There's a thriving economy in less wealthy countries that would be severely affected. Thank you, *nicholas boncardo* axel-springer-str. 39 - 10969 berlin +49 151 75136150? www | ig | fb | li -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at estebanrivera.com Mon Feb 10 22:26:04 2020 From: mail at estebanrivera.com (esteban rivera) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:26:04 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prices Message-ID: <04AFA816-CF0D-4985-AD54-AE7FEDD2ABBE@estebanrivera.com> We deserve participation on a decision that involves us as internet users. From mattpennetti at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:11 2020 From: mattpennetti at yahoo.com (Matt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:24:11 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose new changes References: <7D8FBF0C-5B3D-4E4D-8E42-A85E64B18F3D.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <7D8FBF0C-5B3D-4E4D-8E42-A85E64B18F3D@yahoo.com> I am in opposition of ICANN?s new proposed changes to raise the prices on .com websites. Sent from my iPhone From jsmauldin at msn.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:32 2020 From: jsmauldin at msn.com (John Mauldin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:27:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am totally against any price increases greater than the standard cost of living increase amount. The fee should be tied to the economy and a realistic increase, i.e. 2-5% Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joe_Bltn at live.com Mon Feb 10 22:28:06 2020 From: Joe_Bltn at live.com (Joel beltran) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:28:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Increase .COM prices Message-ID: I, A domain owner, urge ICANN to not fall for greed of money and continue with its current prices. Thank you Joel Beltran Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jakob at brilz.de Mon Feb 10 22:28:30 2020 From: jakob at brilz.de (Jakob Brilz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:28:30 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCYdCEhISE=?= Message-ID: Von meinem iPhone gesendet From kbkellyben at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:28:04 2020 From: kbkellyben at gmail.com (kelvin benjamin-addy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:28:04 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not happy about this Message-ID: This decision is going to affect millions of Internet users. A lot of sites will be pulled down due to this move. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leonid.gontaa at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:28:33 2020 From: leonid.gontaa at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Gon=C8=9Ba_leonid?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:28:33 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Leave the prices as they were. Message-ID: <4D0A5196-903C-483F-A4FB-F66A68FAA9A7@gmail.com> Hello, My name is Leonid. I am very angry of the prices increased for .com domains, and I want to ask you do not make any changes for the prices, they are affordable like they are at the moment. Sincerely, Leonid GONTA From karen at essdreamteam.com Mon Feb 10 22:28:28 2020 From: karen at essdreamteam.com (Karen Brunet) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:28:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to .COM price increases Message-ID: <96702300-74CC-4D51-98F1-FF1E720DEFC6@essdreamteam.com> It?s my understanding that according to a new agreement between ICANN and Verisign, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. This means that .COM prices can increase as much as 70% over the current prices over the next decade and will have a significant negative impact on businesses in the US, most of which make little to no profit each year. I believe there needs to be some price caps in place to protect the integrity of the domain name market and stability of small businesses and hobbiest using .COM domains. Thank you for considering my comments. Sincerely, Karen Brunet Brunet, Inc. From lionring7 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:28:53 2020 From: lionring7 at gmail.com (nickels) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:28:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase price for .com domains Message-ID: This behind close-doors-deal is extremely obvious, corrupt, and makes registering .com domains much less accessible to everyday people. This proposal to increase prices in order to receive $20 million dollars is obvious and short-sighted. It's not the smart or right move. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mail at omni1productions.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:20 2020 From: mail at omni1productions.com (mail at omni1productions.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:29:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise the domain prices Message-ID: <1CCEFDE6-87DD-4D51-A0C6-66CE230DC388@omni1productions.com> Please do not raise the domain prices. Small businesses like mine can barely state afloat now. We don?t need price increases. Thanks you Mario Palumbo OMNI 1 PRODUCTIONS www.omni1productions.com mail at omni1productions.com 410-247-4480 "The best compliment you can give me is a referral to your family and friends" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maximomenchaca at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:35 2020 From: maximomenchaca at gmail.com (Maximo Menchaca) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:29:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the Arbitrary Price Increases Message-ID: The war on the internet has got to stop! The attempts by large tech companies to erode privacy, net neutrality, and free access to information is despicable, and this yet another disappointing example of putting profits over people. This absurdly opaque decision was made without ANY input from the public, who use the internet DAILY. Verisign should be ashamed of itself for this selfish conduct. -Maximo Menchaca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattie at flamingbear.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:52 2020 From: mattie at flamingbear.com (Matt Savoie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:29:52 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Definitely against .com increases Message-ID: Don't let verisign ruin the internet for the small guys who have had domains for years. Matt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mgonzales71 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:26 2020 From: mgonzales71 at gmail.com (Mario L Gonzales) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:30:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I appose this Message-ID: Doubtful that you will even consider let alone listen to this apposition to changes but I don?t think the way this has been done behind the scenes and also with a company as untrustworthy as Verizon but I hope you choose to listen and not follow through. I?m sick of the government corruption that is rampant and this just is another example of that. Mario Gonzales From meglinemagazine at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:31 2020 From: meglinemagazine at gmail.com (MEGLINE MAGAZINE) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:30:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please we do not want increase in our .com domain Leave it the way it is Please or you will loose customers. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Kristen Smith Sent from my iPhone From luis at touwolf.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:45 2020 From: luis at touwolf.com (Luis Rojas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:31:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Dear Icann As I have read, there is no justification for increasing the prices of .com domains, for many people and small businesses, especially in developing countries, the prices that exist today are hardly viable to have an Internet presence or the registration of a personal brand. If this increase occurs without justification, the DNS domain name system could also be put at risk, leading to parallel systems being created and popularized, with the aim of avoiding Verisign's dependence and new prices, putting the Internet stability at risk. Please do not make this mistake. Regards, Luis Rojas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I understand that when expenses increase, prices must rise, also. But that is not the case in this situation. This appears to be a monopoly holder raising prices because it can, and lack sufficient competition to counter the move. Marshall Flax -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at stephenknox.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:12 2020 From: me at stephenknox.com (Stephen Knox) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:33:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against the change Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A transparent nonprofit foundation with government oversight should be put in charge of managing the infrastructure. https://Supa.design -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From latnerpeter at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:34:33 2020 From: latnerpeter at gmail.com (Peter Latner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:34:33 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: As a registrant of a .com name, I am opposed to the proposed price increase of .com domains. Only Verisign wants these increases, yet the current $7.85 rate is more than sufficient. And why should Verisign, which merely manages the .com registry, decide the price? I respectfully ask that ICANN consider the public interest as its main priority in governing the system for domain names. --Peter Latner Minneapolis, MN 612-751-4046 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.pirtle at raxrse.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:45 2020 From: john.pirtle at raxrse.com (jp) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:33:45 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <000001d5e062$281354b0$7839fe10$@raxrse.com> Hello ICANN, Thank you for reading this message. I am concerned that the proposed price increases will result in a higher barrier-of-entry for small business startups that will result in a negative effect for the economy. Also this paragraph, "The proposed LOI also provides that Verisign will contribute U.S. $20 million dollars over five years, beginning on 1 January 2021, to support ICANN's initiatives to preserve and enhance the security, stability and resiliency of the DNS, including root server system governance, mitigation of DNS security threats, promotion and/or facilitation of DNSSEC deployment, the mitigation of name collisions, and research into the operation of the DNS." I am concerned that this statement is vague on the general areas of initiatives and there is not someone to hold ICANN accountable to spend this money as promised. It sounds like Verisign is making a business decision to invest $20 million to get high returns on .COM price increase over the coming years, as opposed to donating for the wellbeing of the internet. Please reconsider the proposed Amendment for the long term benefit of internet users. Thank you, John Pirtle From kyle at intecmarketing.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:44 2020 From: kyle at intecmarketing.com (Kyle) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:33:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 to .COM Agreement Concerns Message-ID: It has come to my attention that it is being considered to increase the TLD (top-level-domain) prices with the passing of Amendment 3.I request that this Amendment being considered is either overturned or reproposed with more considerable restrictions and requirements comparative to Amendment 3 as it stands now.?Without reconsideration of Amendment 3, it's passing will assure the stifling and burdensome of many small businesses and recreational users of the like. The beginning process that makes up getting ones self or company is stablished under a .com domain is quite a series of steps and fees as it stands now. Why would we try to complicate and increase burden on the end user who in most cases is trying to contribute to the web and society as a whole with a small business or some sharable content.?Making this process harder and more expensive only stifles and shrinks the growth and the spectrum of the world wide web and businesses both small and large.?I persuade you to reconsider this amendment and implore you to seek out the public perspective on this matter as my stance is shared by the majority as can be seen on many platforms of stature where communication is prominent and free.?Additionally, I would like to invite you to a gathering we will be holding at the capital to point out the hypocrisy and I inconsideration that this amendment poses to the American public.?Each business will be sharing wisdom but more importantly detailing their process to get on the web under their own domain and how difficult (or easy) the process was to them and why this amendment particularly is a threat and a hinderance to the internet as a whole as well as the American and even international public alike.?Please give us a headcount if you'd like to come so we can account for your party as many vendors and businesses will be giving out items?l look forward to your response to each point that has been raised.?Best regards,Kyle | inTec Marketing -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Kevin O?Brien From jwilliams at uselmore.com Mon Feb 10 22:35:43 2020 From: jwilliams at uselmore.com (Joe Williams) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:35:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: Very concerned with reports I'm hearing about potential fee increases for .com domain registrations possibly in 8 out of the next 10 years, and with no bounds/limits? If true, it puts a lot of small businesses like mine at further risk - we face mounting labor costs, regulatory costs, city and state taxes - it really adds up and makes it very tough to stay in business. I STRONGLY encourage doing everything possible to keep domain costs at a low level. I'm also disturbed to hear that Verisign will pay ICANN $20M --- that seems a guarantee that domain fees will rise when they want their payback. That seems like a conflict of interest to ICANNs stated reason to exist... 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No ruling, no order. Increasing prices arbitrarily will back fire. Please keep things as is if you are not going to make them better. Respectfully Thank you Aymen From michael at churchlogogallery.com Mon Feb 10 22:38:55 2020 From: michael at churchlogogallery.com (Michael Kern - Church Logo Gallery) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:38:55 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases - opposed Message-ID: <7114145E-4DC7-449D-B622-25687AA09E9C@churchlogogallery.com> Dear ICANN, I just read about your proposed price increases for .com domain names. As a sole proprietor of an ecommerce website, I oppose the proposed changes which could increase the prices by as much as 70% over the next decade. If I only owned 1 domain name I could absorb the increase, but I own dozens, many that have been set aside for future use. This will have an adverse affect on my business. I ask you to reconsider your decision. Without transparency of justification for the increase, this comes across as greed. Just because you CANN doesn?t mean your should. Michael Kern Oceanside, CA From ingmarcosanabria at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:39:48 2020 From: ingmarcosanabria at gmail.com (Marco Sanabria) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:39:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prices Message-ID: This desition affects small development companies like us. We have worked for 2 two years and we spend a lot of money on domains. with this desition you will avoiding the grouth of companies like us. Thank for listen. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff.beaulieu at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:39:48 2020 From: jeff.beaulieu at gmail.com (Jeff Beaulieu) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:39:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] In disagreement with ICANN latest actions!!!! Message-ID: <2E18D036-3026-4005-B5EF-0AB7564A93EF@gmail.com> Hi, I have been made aware of a new agreement with Verisign which will make it so that Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This would result in .COM wholesale domain prices to grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. That contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. I don?t agree with such agreement and asking: 1) for its reversal 2) for consultation or incorporating of feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users Thank you. Jeffersen Beaulieu, Individual from the ICANN community Montreal, Quebec Canada Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mark at mhuss.com Mon Feb 10 22:40:03 2020 From: mark at mhuss.com (Mark Huss) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:40:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .COM Top-Level Domains Message-ID: <3d0778e2-f494-fb3f-b75c-f0f7cd31051b@mhuss.com> Hello, I am very concerned about the ICANN decision to sell off yet another top-level domain (the biggest). My main concerns: 1) Likely steep price increases - Veri$ign is not doing this to help the public good 2) Verisign can now act as a domain name registrar, again a profit motive 3) The suspicious $20M ICANN is getting in return - "just because," right? 4) ICANN seemed to pretty much ignore all the comments supporting price controls doe the ,ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs I'd like to think ICANN would support the public interest, but it has not acted that way of late. Please reconsider the .COM transaction. --mark ( @mhuss ) Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. (Philip K. Dick) From melanie at turtlessoup.com Mon Feb 10 22:40:04 2020 From: melanie at turtlessoup.com (Melanie (Turtle's Soup)) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:40:04 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small Business Big Cost Message-ID: Hi there, I was recently informed that iCANN has announced there will be significant changes with .coms involving a hike in costs. Not cool! Already small business owners have a lot of expenses and things only keep getting more costly while big corporate is able to absorb these costs like they're nothing. A 70% increase may not seem much to them but that's a LOT to your average small business just starting out. Keep the internet friendly to all and do NOT increase the costs! If the costs go up I will be switching my business's domain to a different type domain type and will be advising all other small business owners to do the same. 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As emails may be altered, Orange is not liable for messages that have been modified, changed or falsified. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marcel.pichardo at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:41:23 2020 From: marcel.pichardo at gmail.com (Marcel Pichardo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:41:23 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Increase Message-ID: I think that for the use of the internet and small businesses or startups to grow the costs must be maintained, the internet belongs to everyone and have affordable young prices with the interest of creating new things and contributing to the world can help us. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From markrheinlander at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:41:18 2020 From: markrheinlander at gmail.com (Mark Rheinlander) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:41:18 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to .COM TLD Message-ID: My objection is to the lack of community consultation. This is the most widely used TLD and affects millions of businesses worldwide. Unilateral decision making like this undermines the founding principles of the Internet. Sent from my iPhone From michael at homeodynamics.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:11 2020 From: michael at homeodynamics.com (Michael Leger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:42:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Amendment to .COM price increases Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern; I am a small business owner. I am writing to express my concern over the proposed allowance for price increases for .com domains. The cost of doing business on the Internet is already quite challenging for a small business owner. The proposed 7% annual increases for the next four years, then freeze for two, then increase for four, then freeze for two, etc, is essentially a guarantee that the cost of owning a .com domain will only be affordable for the most lucrative businesses in the not too distant future. The usage of these additional funds is not specified. Why is this increase necessary? The proposal also would allow Verisign to become a domain registrar, essentially creating a monopolistic business in one fell swoop. Why was the process for proposing changes done without public and industry input? As a business owner and consumer of various domains, I cannot see a problem for your proposed solution. I only see a policy that would allow one company to gouge all consumers of .com domains without recourse. Please relegate this change to it's appropriate place in the recycle bin. Sincerely, Michael Leger Homeodynamics.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kaufmann.nyc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:23 2020 From: kaufmann.nyc at gmail.com (Frank Kaufmann) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:42:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dot com increases Message-ID: Please do not raise dot com fees and levies This exploits entrepreneurs in both for profit and not for profit sectors It sorely disrupts fundamental channels for commerce and will create a widespread disdain for your role in the internet experience Until now your role and function was not know to average users, but if you raise dot com fees and levies, you will enter into the public consciousness as "the enemy." as greedy, voracious, and oppressive. Please find your money elsewhere and avoid this yet another of the million cuts as we constantly taxed in deceitful and underhanded ways. It is better to encourage productivity, imagination, and energy, rather than working to sap it based on petty money grubbing. 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URL: From jorge at perxona.com Mon Feb 10 22:43:13 2020 From: jorge at perxona.com (Jorge Mena Romoleroux) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:43:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose this decision Message-ID: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement This is wrong! If you want USD 20mm to finance your operations, then you ask the people for it NOT verisign or another private company!!! Because that money will not come cheap (if you know what I mean). You must launch a campaign in gofundme, kickstarter or one of the other funding sites and we will see what the "people" think of what you want to do with that money.... I am sure you could raise 3 times that amount with a klever strategy. *DO NOT PASS THIS ILLTHOUGHTOUT AMENDMENT* Regards, -- *Jorge Mena Romo-Leroux* Perxona Ecuador (593) 0995351678 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jvd1227 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:43:47 2020 From: jvd1227 at gmail.com (Jared Van Dyke) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:43:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 Message-ID: <101EC062-DB34-43A1-A3DF-3554B901388F@gmail.com> Allowing domain registrars to increase the cost of domains will hurt those of us that are new and/or struggling in business. The increases will scare people away from grabbing domains, which in the long run could impact you as well. I have purchased domain names for ideas that I?ve had, even though they didn?t come to fruition I invested in the domain because of its affordability. I will also hang onto those with the hopes of launching them in the future. If the prices go up I will end up letting those domains go and not renew them. I?m guessing that since they were available the likely hood of someone else grabbing the domain is slim. The bottom line is, I know you?re there to make money and I understand that, but is having people let domain names cancel going to lower your sales to the point where you would?ve made more money by keeping the prices competitive? Thank you for listening! Jared From kevin at phoenixrp.co.uk Mon Feb 10 22:28:29 2020 From: kevin at phoenixrp.co.uk (kevin at phoenixrp.co.uk) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:28:29 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Message-ID: <00a301d5e061$6c84f500$458edf00$@phoenixrp.co.uk> Please don't, thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lionger at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:44:23 2020 From: lionger at hotmail.com (G. van Leeuwen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:44:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Hello, Please ensure that increase of the fees on the .com domains will not be raised. It will not be good for a lot of business and will decrease globale accessibility towards .com domains. This will decrease the .com business and lower the interest towards this type of domains. For me personally I have about 80-100 .com domains at NameCheap, so please think about this. It will keep me in business, I hope my voice is heard, thanks! ?? Met vriendelijke groet, Ger van Leeuwen Van Leeuwen Consultancy 06-26 026 026 || mailme at gjvanleeuwen.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marwaha.mech at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:45:04 2020 From: marwaha.mech at gmail.com (Gautam Marwaha) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:45:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to proposed Amendment 3 (.COM Registry Agreement) Message-ID: <56C1A10C-D3EE-4E48-B2BB-98D1B312F977@gmail.com> Hi, I?m writing to voice my opposition to the proposed agreement. The gains from this amendment are unclear and while they may help an organization like Verisign, it increases the costs for many other entities, developers and enthusiasts like myself - effectively making the .com domain more difficult to access over time. Furthermore, there does not appear to be any description of how Verisign?s 20 million dollar contribution will be spent, the oversight and monitoring etc. Please do not adopt this amendment in its current form. Regards, Gautam From maryduffbuss at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:45:21 2020 From: maryduffbuss at gmail.com (Mary Duff) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:45:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] disagree with this Message-ID: I highly disagree with this action. My domain register has informed me of what is happening and it is not fair to all of us that have domains through the provider Namecheap they try to keep the prices for the .com sites a low as possible so that people like me can afford our domains. If you do what you are proposing in your changes it will hurt a lot of people. Please don't make a good company like Namecheap have to hurt all those who use them and be forced to move to others that don't have the reliability that they offer us. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kbrichford at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:45:39 2020 From: kbrichford at gmail.com (Kenning Brichford) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:45:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices Message-ID: To whom it concerns, I get that you want more money, but one of the great things about the internet is its accessibility. Please don't let your pursuit of profit come at the expense of those of us that like to build websites just for entertainment. At the very least I ask that you consider the impact raising .com prices would have on us little guys. Thank you for your consideration. 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URL: From kingsamuelronaldnwachukwu at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:45:47 2020 From: kingsamuelronaldnwachukwu at gmail.com (Kingsamuel Nwachukwu) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:45:47 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM DOMAIN INCREASE Message-ID: Hearing the plans on increasing the .Com domains price, has really left me bothered and I must say that from my end it won't be easy coping with the increase.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From josh at joshuachandra.com Mon Feb 10 22:45:39 2020 From: josh at joshuachandra.com (Josh Chandra) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:45:39 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Request to reduce inflation ceiling on .COM TLD's Message-ID: Hello, I was sent this article by my host, NameCheap: https://www.namecheap.com/blog/icann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-money/ Is this true? If so, a potential 70% increase in .COM costs over the next 10 years sounds astoundingly high. I strongly urge the imposition of a lower ceiling so that the inflation cannot total to more than +50% of today's costs within 10 years from now, or else this will drive out of business many websites whose owners are barely getting by, such as potentially myself. You may be losing my own business, and potentially thousands of others, if Verisign's annual 7% increases go through as they currently are. I really hope the linked article above gets some points wrong and is making the changes out to be worse for small businesses than they actually are. Please let me know, Josh (714) 900-2426 www.joshuachandra.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaelrossbuckman at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:46:40 2020 From: michaelrossbuckman at gmail.com (Mike) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:46:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Comment Message-ID: I strongly object to the proposed increases in fees for .com domain names. It is very difficult to understand the justification for such precipitous increases - particularly in the face of no transparency in the decision making, a process which only involves two entities and a situation that appears to financially benefit one of those entities in a substantial way. Sent from my iPad From kuan at zuraimarketing.com Mon Feb 10 22:47:29 2020 From: kuan at zuraimarketing.com (Kuan Yew Tan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:47:29 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Changes to Pricing .com Message-ID: <1703149430d.e33d387880035.833035516605934248@zuraimarketing.com> It's been brought to my attention by Richard of Namecheap that there are proposed changes that may result in increased prices for the .com domain name. The lack of transparency for the additional funding and the proposed price increases without any valid benefits to the end user is not something that as a customer, I would endorse. Should you continue this path, me, along with my peers will endorse a different TLD e.g. .org or an alternative. Kuan Yew Tan? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ken.littleton at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:47:06 2020 From: ken.littleton at gmail.com (Ken Littleton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:47:06 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN can not! Message-ID: I am completely opposed to ICAAN's proposed changes to the rules. ICAAN should not allow Verisign to unfairly compete as an independent domain registrar with the ability to increase the fees other registrars must pay. This $20M agreement is clearly a payoff to allow Verisign complete control of the market which will essentially damage fair competition in the domain market. ICAAN should be above such petty behavior. Thank you, Ken Littleton From matt at sotechsolutions.com Mon Feb 10 22:47:29 2020 From: matt at sotechsolutions.com (Matt Sotomayor) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:47:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kanwei at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:47:54 2020 From: kanwei at gmail.com (Kanwei Li) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:47:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase fees Message-ID: Please don't increase the fees on dot coms. This goes against the free nature of the Internet and giving the one monopoly Verisign more control would be detrimental to everyone. From john at stotlers.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:19 2020 From: john at stotlers.com (John Stotler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:49:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is abusing monopolistic powers, plain and simple. Message-ID: <2FE17F6D-13D6-4341-97A5-36CACCF9CBE7@stotlers.com> The price hike is insane, the sale itself is dubious and needs to be stopped. From ilifeleaders at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:31 2020 From: ilifeleaders at gmail.com (ilifeleaders) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:49:31 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the amendment to increase .com pricing Message-ID: <5e41ddfb.1c69fb81.4032b.391b@mx.google.com> I wish to register my protest against the amendment to increase .com domain pricing.?Please do not allow this amendment to be passed.?It will cause an unnecessary increase in expenses two domain owners who are already struggling with increased prices of other business fees and charges.?Kind regardsJayc Ryder?Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From matthew at vigilist.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:16 2020 From: matthew at vigilist.com (Matthew Geiger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:50:16 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <336388e5-4e5c-d6cb-8201-b5291676dd5e@vigilist.com> I appreciate this opportunity to provide comments to the proposed amendment to the .COM registry agreement. I am the registrant of .COM domains and expect to be affected by this decision. Considering the origin of the price increases that have made their way into many registry agreements, I'm opposing any potential price increases in this proposal. I do not see any reason to permit price increases. Declining costs for most of the associated technology and the rising number of registrations actually argues for a lower per-registration cost, rather than a higher one. Other potential operators have made credible statements (and bids) that show that the registry can be run at a lower price. As a public company, Verisign's biggest obligation is to their shareholders, which means they need to increase their profit as much as possible. This does not align with the interest of the community and stakeholders in the ICANN process. ICANN's goal is to keep the internet technically stable, this is not done by granting arbitrary price increases. Regards, Matthew Geiger Vigilist LLC From greg at freephile.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:42 2020 From: greg at freephile.com (Greg Rundlett (freephile)) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:50:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN sell-out Message-ID: It's just crony capitalism to accept $20 million in bribe money from Verisign in return for control over pricing of .com domains. ICANN has a duty to internet users to find and select the BEST wholesaler(s), not deal behind closed doors with a single party. 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URL: From equityinvest at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:59 2020 From: equityinvest at gmail.com (Milo Gmail) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:50:59 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT INCREASE COST FOR .com Domains. Message-ID: I am the owner of may domains as equityinvest.com, and others, Please, DO NOT INCREASE COST FOR .com Domains! Sincerely, Milo Georgieff -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ian at magnones.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:13 2020 From: ian at magnones.com (Ian Magnone) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:51:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <8C9A45BC-4615-4521-8B60-77823C844CD3@magnones.com> I am a domain name owner for personal and professional uses. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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URL: From maureenkeavy at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:23 2020 From: maureenkeavy at hotmail.com (Maureen Graham) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:51:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: To whom it may concern: I always disagree with deals made in secret and behind closed doors, but this is one that affects me personally. The new deal with Verisign can affect small businesses and working people more than anyone. Purchasing .com domain names is currently affordable for people and helps so much for having a space online to advertise, but increasing that cost could mean that many people never even bother with an online space or have it bought out from under them by someone with more money. Please consider how this affects the smaller entrepreneurs and creators. From gregorydavidlane at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:34 2020 From: gregorydavidlane at gmail.com (Greg Lane) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:51:34 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the price rise Message-ID: I'm against any rise in .com domain name wholesale prices. There is no logical reason for this and it appears to be a simple case of self enrichment by the ICANN board. Sincerely Greg Lane -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lelian.girard at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:45 2020 From: lelian.girard at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?L=C3=A9lian_Girard?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:51:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] against price increases on .com domains Message-ID: against price increases on .com domains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joe at dreggle.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:36 2020 From: joe at dreggle.com (Joe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:51:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: I dissent to the significant changes to ICANN policy reguarding its decision to sell out to a private company in order for ICANN to rake in millions of dollars at internet users and creators' expense. Stop raising .COM prices or I will no longer register such domains in my future ventures. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jpbrowser1 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:11 2020 From: jpbrowser1 at yahoo.com (James Steel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:52:11 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Increases Message-ID: As a long term owner of multiple domains, this is to register our disappointment in recent the proposed Amendment 3 agreement. We understand that price increases over time are inevitable over time. What concerns us is the manner in which this arrangement has been negotiated, the lack of accountability involved in the process. Because we end users have no alternative choices it is especially incumbent upon you to be transparent and forthright in your dealings and pricing. James Steel Visit Jim?s site at: StandingTrue.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From melo.laury at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:05 2020 From: melo.laury at gmail.com (Laury Melo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:52:05 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why are you guys dong this, how is this fair to the start up community and the economy trying to build something? Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m.kouwenhoven at binaryrun.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:41 2020 From: m.kouwenhoven at binaryrun.com (m.kouwenhoven at binaryrun.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:52:41 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposal Message-ID: <005a01d5e064$cdf69b60$69e3d220$@binaryrun.com> To whom this may concern, Please stop this proposal from going forward. The approved increment price-increases in the proposition are harmful for the accessibility of the internet. By allowing a continuous price increase over such an extended period of time, you?d be actively supporting the restriction of ownership of a domain name for those with a lesser income. Not only would this impact those who use a domain name for personal use, it also prohibits those, especially youth on a small budget, who use the internet to start their own small business. While I completely understand this is may not be your main concern, in many rural countries, such small businesses and entrepreneurship can prove vital to local communities. I plead with you to please reconsider the proposal as a whole or at the very least, restrict the annual price increase to no more then 2 to 3%, so that those who depend on the accessibility of both .com and the internet, have a better chance. Sincerely, Matte?s Kouwenhoven -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From max at moldmann.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:40 2020 From: max at moldmann.com (max at moldmann.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:18:40 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign contract change will lead to tremendous price changes for .COM domains Message-ID: <91D0CE0F-D1A9-4784-A811-060537DF9DB2@moldmann.com> Please make decisions focused on price stability for end users! Sincerely Max Moldmann Sent from my iPhone From kc at ortmanjr.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:32 2020 From: kc at ortmanjr.com (Kevin Ortman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:52:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. From jeff at elitetechnology.us Mon Feb 10 22:52:38 2020 From: jeff at elitetechnology.us (Jeff Malloy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:52:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <5CB8328C-A52E-4B72-9223-D84A9769AEA4@elitetechnology.us> ?Since my involvement developing and hosting websites since the 1990?s, the internet has championed itself as the vehicle of information and business for companies of all sizes. Startups to large companies have used its benefits. Let?s not increase the entry level costs for small businesses that are the backbone of our economy. Jeff Malloy From michelle at myomdesignstudio.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:14 2020 From: michelle at myomdesignstudio.com (Michelle Yom) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:53:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Icann amendment Message-ID: <33A56DD1-C718-4547-AD5F-4EF4A6FD193C@myomdesignstudio.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. This is common technology trend to decrease infrastructure services. Let VeriSign to improve their infrastructure. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Michelle Yom MICHELLE YOM DESIGN STUDIO Michelle Yom Michelle at myomdesignstudio.com +1 917 518 8400 Office: 61 9th Street, #B2, Brooklyn, NY, 11215 This email(and/or attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. Use or disclosure of it by anyone other than a designated addressee is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please delete this e-mail from the computer on which you received it. We thank you for notifying us immediately. P please consider the environment before printing this email -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kashka23 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:00 2020 From: kashka23 at gmail.com (Shimrit Elisar) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:53:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi there, I'd like to register my objection to the increase in .com prices. I am a small business owner and a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Any further increases make it more difficult for small business owners like myself to run our businesses. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Shimrit Elisar London -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattdahepic at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:14 2020 From: mattdahepic at gmail.com (MattDahEpic) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:53:14 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why do you keep doing this? Message-ID: Like really, You keep doing these changes without telling anyone and it needs to stop. Just leave it how it is. Do you realize how many 18 cent fees I've paid just to have you guys go and let people fuck up the .org domain and now the .com domain. Do we need to replace y'all with someone who will actually support the people who make the internet great rather than Verisign? Come on. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kyle.hakala at me.com Mon Feb 10 22:54:31 2020 From: kyle.hakala at me.com (Kyle Hakala) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:54:31 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please preserve accessibility of domain names Message-ID: <9B956A8C-B423-4D4E-9B37-CEACE7CCC4DE@me.com> Please work to keep .com prices as low as they are now. The accessibility of the low pricing of .com domains has allowed so much of the internet to become what it is today. Raising prices on the most common domains will make it less affordable for entry level internet content creators to build new and amazing websites, services, and applications. Please keep .com?s affordable and accessible for all of us out here who want to keep making epic things for the world to see without having to take out a personal loan. From jromine at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:54:45 2020 From: jromine at gmail.com (John Romine) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:54:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose .COM price increase Message-ID: I am a registrant of .COM domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. John Romine -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest which these proposals seemingly contradict. Regards, Joel Kenny -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at ianregister.com Mon Feb 10 22:56:22 2020 From: me at ianregister.com (Ian Register) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:56:22 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: <5e893f74-d6cb-4c1a-8b7f-d88b6a29eacf@Spark> References: <5e893f74-d6cb-4c1a-8b7f-d88b6a29eacf@Spark> Message-ID: <489c4a43-7745-4f39-b180-7f590c58aa65@Spark> To whom it may concern Everyone on the Internet will be touched by these changes, so as users of the internet we do not want this. Verisign?s registrar could use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices.?Fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives. Please explain how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. regards Ian Ian Register 0413336855 me at ianregister.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kcembrey at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:56:43 2020 From: kcembrey at gmail.com (KC Embrey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:56:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The cost of registering .com domain names needs to remain affordable for all or the internet loses its ability to meet its purpose to be accessible by all. The cost of maintaining the .COM registry does not rise linearly as the number of registered domains increase. Therefore, increasing the cost of each individual registration at a time when Verisign is making more money on registrations than ever does not make sense. This seems like solely a goal to make investors money, rather than maintain the purpose that ICANN was created for. Shame on ICANN if this deal is allowed to go through. I appreciate your accepting comments, even though I do expect this to be handled exactly as the FCC handled their comments on net neutrality. You've likely made your decision already, but if you still have one ounce of what you stood for at creation, you wouldn't even consider this deal. KC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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With price hikes up to 70% in the next decade, this will seriously affect the internet. Disgusting behaviour! From lrchint at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:26 2020 From: lrchint at gmail.com (Praying Mantis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Raising .com prices won't create a more accessible or open internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kit at kitkaufman.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:58 2020 From: kit at kitkaufman.com (kit kaufman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:57:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I strongly object to the actions you are seeking to take with Verisign which will increase costs for .com names. In addition, you should not have done it without notice and comment. Message-ID: Christopher Kaufman kit at kitkaufman.com 650-250-0030 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. From kpmelogy at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:58:21 2020 From: kpmelogy at gmail.com (J. Ryan Melogy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:58:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP THE .COM PRICE INCREASE Message-ID: THE ONLY THING I KNOW ABOUT ICANN IS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO RAISE THE PRICE OF MY DOMAIN AND GIVE THE MONEY TO A HUGE CORPORATION NAMED VERISIGN. PLEASE STOP THE PRICE INCREASE. JOHN RYAN -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mboga at matts.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:20 2020 From: mboga at matts.com (Matt Boga) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:57:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Vote against amendment No. 3. Message-ID: Vote against amendment No. 3. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaell at dazzit.com Mon Feb 10 22:58:55 2020 From: michaell at dazzit.com (Michael Lenaghan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:58:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns Message-ID: <69D0CA5D-2A83-40D5-BCF2-6452AA302C4D@dazzit.com> I?m concerned about the direction ICANN has been taking with .org and, now, .com. Those TLDs are sanctioned monopolies. Can consumers count on ICANN to protect their interests? From michaelusaforever at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:58:52 2020 From: michaelusaforever at gmail.com (Mike Cher) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:58:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSB0?= =?utf-8?q?he_price?= Message-ID: Don?t raise the price. Affordable low price for all people. Even for low and poor people who need website and want to start small online business -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From litedeveloper24 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:58:59 2020 From: litedeveloper24 at gmail.com (Lite Developers) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:58:59 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop the Verisign deal Message-ID: The Verisign deal is just an act of selfishness from ICAAN's end. You should always think of the masses. I do hope ICAAN have a change of mind. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From koconder at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:58:38 2020 From: koconder at icloud.com (Vincent Koc) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:58:38 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <0F055700-9CEC-4F14-AB6D-A36833A68CB1@icloud.com> I oppose the changes proposed as it creates additional fees for a large number of small businesses. From meckenrode at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:59:34 2020 From: meckenrode at gmail.com (Mark) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:59:34 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign deal Message-ID: <1A7B070A-9302-42C0-AC87-FCFDF9EE091B@gmail.com> The private deal between ICANN and Verisign was not made in public interest. Please revoke this agreement for the betterment of all. -- Mark Eckenrode From fk.khan0988 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:00 2020 From: fk.khan0988 at gmail.com (FaYzan kHan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in prices of. Com domains Message-ID: <3d8zcttv9faq-z7dmxn4n4237-m5u7gt9imrf3-iv6s7o-c3l1d3-n3oag1-gvkknkid7z8j-q4sokylxejj0-f4bw1d-nwvm5h2plzl0uc9m8s-ck7ap7-zc31g8h62611y2n3re9a15ibsjnzx-gwyj73.1581375600731@email.android.com> Respected Sir, Madam I am writing this email to request you to review your decision before making any changes because this can effect thousands of users using. Com domains. Most of the people are doing online trading and this will effect their profit because of increase in the operating costs of the website. Regards Faizan Khalil Sent from my Huawei Mobile From locke at jawesome.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:08 2020 From: locke at jawesome.com (Locke Bircher) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:00:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not pass amendment 3 to the .COM registry Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am opposed to amendment 3 to the .COM registry. The price increases are unwarranted, unjust, unfair, and undesirable from all points of view other than Verisign's or ICANN's. Corporate interests are not the domain name system's best interests. Please do not pass or approve it. Thanks, Locke -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From kaparelos at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:01 2020 From: kaparelos at icloud.com (Alexandros Filos Kaparelos) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:01:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disagree Message-ID: <9A2F966F-F176-43EF-A5A3-E77637D77C7A@icloud.com> Hi there, I completely disagree as this will make prices increase over the years and will lead people away from .com domains as alternatives will be much cheaper and more fashioned. Alexandros Filos Kaparelos Sent from my iPhone From lvilleda at fb.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:24 2020 From: lvilleda at fb.com (Luis Villeda) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:01:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price hikes Message-ID: <6B51DB7C-D447-420A-BDFD-839E4757A5ED@contoso.com> To whom it may concern I write to oppose the proposed increases in pricing for .com domains. With a monopolistic advantage, there is no incentive for Verisign (or any monopolistic company) to maintain or reduce prices for the individuals or small businesses who own those addresses. ICANN is a non-profit who has set these prices reasonably in the past with no degradation in service by their licensees. No to price hikes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meshackf1 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:25 2020 From: meshackf1 at gmail.com (Meshack Victor) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:01:25 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ammendment Message-ID: <8C32E87D-6CF8-4FF3-AC38-BDE610659FA5@getmailspring.com> The decision is not right and shouldnt be implemented. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From freesineup at me.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:28 2020 From: freesineup at me.com (Keven Farrow) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:01:28 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <71CA3F6B-5F93-4544-A7CF-61F7C82DAAA2@me.com> Hi I am emailing to express my extreme anger and discussed with the increasing of .com price. I definitely do not agree with this increase! Thank you for your time and you have a fantastic day! With great respect and appreciation Keven Farrow 813-45 Vimy Ave Halifax NS B3M 4C5 H 902-443-1839 C 902-430-0237 From joshbox at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:25 2020 From: joshbox at gmail.com (Joshua Guilbert) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:02:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Message-ID: Please don?t increase the costs of .com domains. I like buying novelty domains like nextlevelmustache.com and I can only do so because they are priced fairly. If the costs of .com domains increase, I will have a much more difficult time bringing my stupid sense of humor to the internet. Regards, JG From justin.l.crites at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:07 2020 From: justin.l.crites at gmail.com (Justin Crites) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:02:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] equality Message-ID: Hello there, In regards to inflating .com domain pricing I would like to implore you to think about equal rights between the rich and the poor. For the past 2 decades or so, the internet has provided opportunities for average people and small business? to grow and prosper in an economy/economies that favor(s) those with wealth over those without. I encourage you to see this as a light in total darkness rather than something to be exploited and capitalized upon. I understand that with the recent net-neutrality verdict it appears that that light is being extinguished as we speak, but I honestly think that we as a people should do everything we can to ensure that it doesn?t. We have a responsibility to ourselves, and to each other, to ensure equal opportunities are provided to every individual not just to those who can afford them. Thank you for your time, Justin From micahflock at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:12 2020 From: micahflock at gmail.com (Micah) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:02:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You greedymotherfuckers Message-ID: In light of our current political climate, a free and usable internet is one of the few things that could remain positive. increasing the cost of .com domains will only make it harder for small businesses and random people who want to be part of this great thing called The Internet. Your duty was to protect and conserve this great thing we've built together. Don't ruin it for fucking pennnies, you dipshits. Goddamn. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From iknow.ican.ucan2 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:56 2020 From: iknow.ican.ucan2 at gmail.com (Does my smile look fake?) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:02:56 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Milking The Internet Message-ID: Your recent actions seem to be for personal gain. You're messing with the lives of everyone who uses the internet. If you want to abuse a business and use it for personal gain, go screw over another industry like porn or something on the dark web. You are abusing your abilities and neglecting your responsibility to keep the internet useable by everyone. These actions have huge implications, and your frivolousness with the future of the internet is extremely irresistible and selfish. PLEASE STOP. Stop raising our prices, stop hiding your actions, stop doing things under the table. 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URL: From michaelduffy21 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:50 2020 From: michaelduffy21 at hotmail.com (Michael Duffy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:02:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increases Message-ID: Especially those made without consultation Sent from my iPhone From metallicgloss at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:03:00 2020 From: metallicgloss at gmail.com (William Phillips) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:03:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The proposed changes, which seem to be getting through purely because of a bribe from VeriSign to provide additional funding to ICANN is shocking and I have absolutely no clue how it isn't even under governmental review. .com powers the internet, it doesn't matter who you are, a student, a shop assistant or millionaire, we all share the same domain LTD for any website. Permitting increases of the wholesale price will end up having a much more of an impact on those who purchase from those sellers, making the internet a more expensive and restrictive place to host content on. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leadtourstravel at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:55 2020 From: leadtourstravel at gmail.com (Leadway tourstravel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Gge increase will turn out eay too expensive for the user. Please drop the plan to increase the tariffs. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mair.swartz at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:14 2020 From: mair.swartz at gmail.com (mair.swartz at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:04:14 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] common guys Message-ID: <003001d5e066$6c96dd10$45c49730$@gmail.com> As a new business owner who is counting every cent on his income with baited breath, the below is quite disturbing and not very nice. A Little less parasitic practices would be appreciated Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don't stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From linda at lindahesh.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:18 2020 From: linda at lindahesh.com (Linda Hesh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:04:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] icann changes with verisign Message-ID: <1058B681-1684-40F0-B791-DD596CF83233@lindahesh.com> I am a small business person and have several domain names. I depend on the prices that I pay now for domain names to stay in business. I don?t like how the internet is becoming increasingly monetized. An internet that was suppose to be inclusive and open and free. I don?t like that Icann and Verisign can make plans together and are not accountable. I am against this plan for 7% increases each year. I am against ICANN receiving $20 million with no accountablilty or reason for the money. I am against Verisign operating as a domain registrar. thank you-Linda Hesh From mail at francisli.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:02 2020 From: mail at francisli.com (Francis Li) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:04:02 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Poor justification for the price increase Message-ID: The price increase is described by a very vague statement that... "the domain name marketplace had grown more dynamic and concluded that it was in the public interest" ... which is hardly convincing. It's hard to see this as anything but a profit booster for Verisign, which spent over $800,000 in lobby money paid out to the White House and Dept of Commerce in 2018 https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2018&id=D000022307 https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/agencies?cycle=2018&id=D000022307 Sincerely, Francis Li From kthxyo at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:41 2020 From: kthxyo at gmail.com (kthxyo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:04:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increase! Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. It's unfair and is not really reasonable. Keith Kanboon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It is unfair that consumers (including myself) have not been consulted prior to your decision making. The extra $20 million that you are going to receive from Verisign - how do you propose to spend the money and how are the consumers going to benefit from that? Couldn't and shouldn't ICANN be sensible enough to sign a deal which prevents indefinite increase of price to domain names, upfront and out loud with Verisign? Please help. Best, Sheaufei (www.sheaufei.com) Sheaufei From kylecoburn_com at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:05:03 2020 From: kylecoburn_com at hotmail.com (Kyle Coburn) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:05:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep domain cost low Message-ID: I believe it is important to keep domain costs low, and with advancements in technology and costs reducing all of the time that costs should be going down not up! Please reconsider this deal. From mark at mark-martin.com Mon Feb 10 23:05:18 2020 From: mark at mark-martin.com (Mark Martin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:05:18 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <17031599018.c4de028991790.6427481569928422851@mark-martin.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. An increase in .com prices would detrimentally hurt my business. Mark Martin Round Lake Beach, Illinois United States of America -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kwantam at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:06:01 2020 From: kwantam at gmail.com (Riad S. Wahby) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:06:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please do not allow COM prices to go up Message-ID: My comment is simple: allowing COM prices to increase appears to be a pure money grab. There's no reason these prices should increase---the margins are already very high on domains and costs will be *decreasing*, not increasing, in the future. Taken together with recent (mis)behavior regarding ORG, it's hard to believe this is anything other than corrupt. Please don't do it. -- -=rsw From lynn.chiam at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:05:55 2020 From: lynn.chiam at gmail.com (Lynn C. Loi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:05:55 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please maintain price caps for .com domains Message-ID: ICANN was created in part to introduce competition between domain name registrars, and it has enabled everyday people like me to have a chance at creating a small impact on others in the world by sharing our resources and helping them get results. Not maintaining price caps will counter the flourishing of the creators on the internet, and drive more power into the hands of the few. Please reconsider this move and maintain price caps for .com domains. Thank you. Lynn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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That's carrying things to an extreme; essentially raising the price of a .com domain 40% within 6 years. -- From jacksincalgary at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:06:55 2020 From: jacksincalgary at gmail.com (JACKS inCalgary) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:06:55 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com pricing changes Message-ID: I understand these changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. The language around how money from Verisign to ICANN will be spent is nebulous at best. The necessity for such an increase is poorly addressed. I object to the decision as it lacks detail, transparency and benefit to users. Andrew Dewit Canada Not sent from an iPhone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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May be there would be a sense to move .COM domain control from Verisign to someone else who could do the job cheaper? Let me hope, that this my opinion will be taken on account. Best Regards, Dmitry Ryzhkov. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jeff.Manning at arbitech.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:36 2020 From: Jeff.Manning at arbitech.com (Jeff Manning) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:08:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 comment Message-ID: You guys already charge way too much for what is essentially a list of names you keep track of. Stop being greedy assholes. [cid:image001.gif at 01D5E023.F6271010] Jeff Manning | Systems Administrator 64 Fairbanks Irvine, CA 92618 T: (949) 936-2369 C: (714) 357-8478 Jeff.Manning at arbitech.com Arbitech.com This email is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only and may contain confidential or privileged information. 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Amit From mduo13 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:47 2020 From: mduo13 at gmail.com (Rome Reginelli) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:08:47 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't give Verisign free reign to increase .com prices Message-ID: <6c75af22-5449-7a3a-b0c0-20b65733c036@gmail.com> As someone who owns a few web domains, I am concerned by the recent proposal to change the .com administration contract with Verisign. I understand that freezing the prices of .com domains indefinitely is not reasonable, since inflation is a concern in the long term. However, the proposed terms do not simply index wholesale domain prices to inflation or anything along those lines. To me, it looks like a possibly corrupt move to let Verisign raise rent on internet users in exchange for Verisign shelling out an extra $20 million to ICANN. Please don't give a government-granted monopoly more freedom to raise prices without adequate oversight and reasonable cause. --Rome R. From genaldar at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:10:04 2020 From: genaldar at gmail.com (Craig Myers) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:10:04 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign deal Message-ID: <5e41e2af.1c69fb81.503a4.515d@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laurent at safepacific.com Mon Feb 10 23:09:35 2020 From: laurent at safepacific.com (Laurent Munier) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:09:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes in contract with Verisign Inc. to operate top-level domains Message-ID: Hi I am writing to voice my opposition to the proposed arrangement between ICANN and Verisign that will increase rates on the .com domains and decrease competition on companies who provide registrar services. I personally own 40+ domains for myself and my business and this will directly affect me. Certain registrars are already trying to raise prices on top level domain names without adding any more value - it just seems like a price gouge. If there are to be any changes to how domain names are priced, it should be an open process that incorporates more than just the 2 parties who stand to benefit most from the change - ICANN and Verisign. I also want to express my opposition to Verisign becoming a registrar and stifling competition in a space where they have been given a dominant position. Verisign has profited from this first-mover, dominant position for years and trying to get into an even more dominant position only serves them and not the public who relies on affordable domain name fees. 1. Do not increase wholesale domain registration rates 2. Do not allow Verisign to change it's position in the market to start competing with registrars who are currently their clients Thank you Laurent -- Laurent Munier Safe Pacific Financial Inc. 3rd Floor - 225 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1N3 O: (604) 628-9610 x 11 C: (604) 762-2787 E: laurent at safepacific.com Schedule a meeting time: http://safepacific.com/schedule Video: "Who We Are" [Video thumbnail. Click to watch.] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 21166 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From memedrift at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:09:33 2020 From: memedrift at gmail.com (meme drift) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:09:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Blatant Cash Grab. Message-ID: To whom it may concern, The internet is a vital part of our economy, a fact I'm sure you're well aware of. Secret deals made behind closed doors that result in a 75% increase in the cost of the most numerous type of domain registration? Hmmm, I wonder what is going on there? Surely if this were really necessary, you'd have asked us what we thought, you'd have brought it up publicly and explained in a reasonable way why this increase is needed. But you didn't. Instead you slunk in, at the last minute, like a dog having taken food off the table, head down, scuttling by, hoping to escape notice. Giving the least amount of time necessary for us to respond. It's shameful, although I know you are immune to that feeling. You have to have pride in what you do to feel shame in doing it poorly. Stop the process. Give us time to discuss it. If it's a real need, and not just a shady cash grab, then we'll understand, and while we might not like it, we'll go forward together. But you won't do that will you? You'll slink along, head held low, eyes downcast, because to you, your pride and honor don't mean anything, and cash does. You'll know this is a slimy move, and we'll know it, and only you will continue to pretend that you have any integrity, because even you don't like what you've become. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marc.steiner at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:09:35 2020 From: marc.steiner at gmail.com (Marc Steiner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:09:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Increases are bogus Message-ID: The internet is a land of profiteering as it is.? To impose fixed increases YOY with no material reason is monopolized effort for quick cash. I was born into the dot com world and without it,? I don't know where I would be.? Shame on you for making a quick buck at the expense of others.? Because you can does not make it right. I am proud to add ICANN to the list of organizations that are blatantly thief's.?? Please reconsider and do the right thing, Marc Sent via Superhuman ( https://sprh.mn/?vip=marc.steiner at gmail.com ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ldj at lisadeewrites.com Mon Feb 10 23:10:39 2020 From: ldj at lisadeewrites.com (Lisa Jensen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:10:39 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: By implementing indiscriminate price increases in a manner that is neither open nor transparent, ICANN will bleed businesses dry. Then where will the money come from? Everyone has their hand out when a business opens it's doors, whether it's a brick-and-mortar enterprise or strictly online. Both types need an Internet presence, but the cost for both is becoming prohibitive. Taxes, licenses, fees...it all adds up and makes the cost of doing business hardly worth it. Now here comes an ICANN price increase and businesses get to keep even less revenue to try to stay afloat. The ICANN manufactured processing arguments are meaningless. The cost of processing has gone up? Provide the figures and documentation to prove it. What's more, the Board needs to step up and not only take responsibility for making a decision that will impact so many on such a large, detrimental scale, but also do their due diligence and analyze the issue before implementing any increases, IF they're found to be warranted and reasonable. From lbrown at pathwayscsb.org Mon Feb 10 23:10:48 2020 From: lbrown at pathwayscsb.org (Larry Brown) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:10:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Icann prices Message-ID: <7062DEC4-2F1E-4A1B-83A2-064981848A0F@pathwayscsb.org> I do not agree with the prices of the .com domains being raised. Sent from my iPhone From markkithcart at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:11:26 2020 From: markkithcart at gmail.com (Mark Kithcart) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:11:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] To whom this concerns - NO INCREASE Please. Message-ID: Please do not increase the price of .COM domains This increase will be a burden that will ultimately ripple through to customers - which we are all customers in one way or another online. Thank you Mark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mdmanning at nc.rr.com Mon Feb 10 23:11:24 2020 From: mdmanning at nc.rr.com (Mark Manning) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:11:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to the Proposed Fee Increase Message-ID: <101E5FCF-B40E-4AFD-A962-E9EF7E8D0E8B@nc.rr.com> I oppose the increase of fees for .com domains. This is clearly being done by ICANN solely to obtain additional revenue. It is very distressing that this course of action is being taken with so little review, consultation, and opportunity for stakeholder comment. I oppose the fee increase. Sent from my iPad From goruanand at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:11:32 2020 From: goruanand at hotmail.com (Anand Goru) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:11:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase to dot com domain fees Message-ID: Many dot com owners are small businesses and the increase in fees should relate to benefits for users. Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From manistic at live.com Mon Feb 10 23:11:45 2020 From: manistic at live.com (Neo Jade) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:11:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed -com amendment Message-ID: Hello, I have been helping businesses and individuals since the beginning of the modern day .com based internet. And I and my clients and friends do not appreciate the proposed changes Verisign and ICANN have agreed to. The purpose of ICANN is to operate in the interests of the PUBLIC, not in the interests of the corporate. And this arrangement will ONLY benefit the corporate entity, Verisign and also ICANN, to the direct detriment of the public to which ICANN is supposed to be operating on behalf of. This is similar to the controversy of the .music or .author or .book or .writer TLDs potentially going to another major corporation such as Amazon, instead of protecting the artist community the TLDs are meant for. This is similar to the misguided AB5 bill that was passed into law in California, where it hurts the vast majority of the people it is pretending to protect. Please reconsider this proposal, and turn it down. In the interests of the public to which ICANN says they represent. 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The Internet has created enormous wealth and opportunity precisely because of its open structure and transparent communal management. From your own mission description: "At the heart of ICANN's policy-making is what is called a "multistakeholder model". This is a community-based consensus-driven approach to policy-making. The idea is that Internet governance should mimic the structure of the Internet itself- borderless and open to all." A consensus-driven approach requires open discussion among ALL stakeholders and unanimous support for major changes. Until you have engaged in an open, honest discussion with all affected parties, including end customers as well as domain-name wholesalers, you cannot claim consensus. This proposal should not go forward. M. Moser -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k at kerrickstaley.com Mon Feb 10 23:12:11 2020 From: k at kerrickstaley.com (Kerrick Staley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:12:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will *dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem*. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and *ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet* to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to *freeze wholesale .com prices* and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. - Kerrick [1] For example, Alphabet, a highly successful player in a very high-margin industry, has an operating margin of around 25%. Verisign's operating margin is over 2.75 times that. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From lauri at onkodoclinic.com Mon Feb 10 23:13:26 2020 From: lauri at onkodoclinic.com (Lauri Elizabeth) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:13:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposition to increase in .com costs Message-ID: I would like to register my complaint about the proposed changes to the contract with Verisign, Inc. which will increase the cost of .com domains over the next 10 years. I support price controls on domain registration so we can keep the internet affordable to small businesses. Sincerely, Lauri Elizabeth, LAc Acupuncture & Alexander Technique lauri at onkodoclinic.com 503.816.1443 Pronouns: she/her Schedule return visits online at: https://laurielizabeth.as.me/ Review me on social media: www.laurielizabeth.com/reviews This message and any attachments may contain confidential information meant only for the addressee and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or it has been addressed to you in error, please immediately notify me by email and then delete this email and any attachments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff at shanholtz.com Mon Feb 10 23:13:04 2020 From: jeff at shanholtz.com (Jeff Shanholtz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:13:04 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (No Subject) Message-ID: <1703160ae8e.10c0bc85288777.8944259038169895427@shanholtz.com> I'm an individual who owns a personal .com site and don't like the idea of enabling wholesale price increases. The cost of my domain name is high enough as it is! Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I don't want Verisign to be able to charge me more money each year for my .COM domains. Many of us run small businesses and can't afford to have domain prices skyrocket year after year. Since most of our customers and prospects search for .COM first we have built our businesses around our domain names with the expectation that they will remain reasonable costs. As a business owner, I didn't choose a high cost domain .COM name for a reason. By raising prices each year you will put many people out of business. If they can't afford the .COM name, people won't create online businesses if they have to use another domain. Why is Verisign paying ICANN $20 million dollars over 5 years? Why is that money not being used to keep .COM domain prices LOW for the CUSTOMERS you have now? You will lose customers if prices go up more than 70% over the next decade. Please keep .COM domain prices affordable so that entrepreneurs can stay in business and also create new businesses as they want to without being stopped by a high .COM price. It would also be nice to not have a monopoly created where only a few companies sell these domains as this also hurts all customers current and prospective. https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en/mail_for m Best Regards, Marlene Smith Marketing & Social Media Strategist Email: macsmith99 at gmail.com Let's Be Social: linkedin_004 facebook_004 instagram_004 twitter_004 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 3301 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Sincerely, Kohilan Mohanarajan From hd at rice.edu Mon Feb 10 23:14:30 2020 From: hd at rice.edu (Hubert Daugherty) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:14:30 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .COM wholesale domain prices sane Message-ID: <220cd093-6cf7-a071-4119-ecde4436be6a@rice.edu> Hello, Please keep the .COM domain prices reasonable. The ICANN domain name system initiatives should be structured to keep services reliable, but not at such a high bar that small businesses and individuals cannot afford the cost of a domain name. The agreements with Verisign should be an open agreement which includes limits on price increases, not an unfettered exponential price ramp. Thank you for your service. Hubert Daugherty -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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No doubt ICANN executives would like to receive $20 million dollars for quietly making this agreement, with no strings attached and no accountability. But ICANN should have the welfare of the internet in mind and not accept these bribes from large corporations which stand to benefit enormously from these changes by enacting huge price increases. - Marc Culler -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at beehivefloralco.com Mon Feb 10 23:15:12 2020 From: info at beehivefloralco.com (Jenevieve Hubbard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:15:12 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep domains accessible for all. Message-ID: Hey, not impressed with what sounds like a closed door meeting that lines the pockets of a few individuals to the detriment of the accessibility of the internet to us all. The internet and websites are the foundation of the American Dream, keeping small business a reachable reality for everyone. Do not increase pricing please. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hanglu.su at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:15:45 2020 From: hanglu.su at gmail.com (Hang Lu Su) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:15:45 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose amendment 3 Message-ID: <5CB86CAA-3A35-4A2C-A2E8-7F5BEB141B91@gmail.com> Hi, I?m writing to say I completely oppose the allowance the price increases to .com domains. Signed, Hang Lu Su Sent from my iPhone From masih.shah at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 23:16:53 2020 From: masih.shah at outlook.com (Masih Shah) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:16:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases: .COM Message-ID: Dear ICANN, As a person who grew up in the ?90s and has seen a lot change since then, the internet has been one of the few things that has allowed people to let their voices be heard, let people trade without borders, let families form through millions of connections. All through the internet, and 40% of those through a .COM domain in some form. Increasing prices may offer you temporary revenue increase, and allow you to hit your KPIs. But in the long-run, people will just shift on to other, more affordable domains. This is already pretty obvious in the startup scene where the .COM no longer is the king it once used to be. People use creativity to be able to use domains other than .COM. So increasing prices for .COM domains may just speed up this shift and in the end not benefit anyone. I am pretty sure this email will end up somewhere in the pile of thousands of other emails, and nobody will read it. But if for some miracle you do read it, I do hope that there is something we can do about it. Let?s not let greed get in the way of freedom and the best thing this generation has had, the internet made possible by the use of domain names, and in this case .COM domain names. Together we cann do it. You cann. We cann. ICANN. Thanks Masih From lobeam at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:16:51 2020 From: lobeam at gmail.com (Andrew Francis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:16:51 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] . Com purposed price increase Message-ID: There are many individuals and small businesses who will be greatly harmed in the purposed price increase. Many individuals such as myself don't generate income from the domain names that I own and as such there would be no use in my continued ownership of those domains which though I'm just one individual, there are many like minded people who share my situation. The end result will be the price driving small businesses and individuals who make up the greater part of the .COM owners to seek other options such as Facebook instead. Don't hurt the little people. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From lucerostrickland at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:19:08 2020 From: lucerostrickland at gmail.com (lucero strickland) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:19:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: No price increase on .com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marios.savva at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:20:00 2020 From: marios.savva at gmail.com (marios savva) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:20:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <67553531-A377-49CF-812D-ADFD834D328D@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. It is already over 60% profit margin. marios Arlington, Virginia United States Marios From hommedespere at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:20:27 2020 From: hommedespere at gmail.com (Mike Rose) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:20:27 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to Secret Price Increases Message-ID: <5e41e53a.1c69fb81.817a2.4403@mx.google.com> As a regular ICANN user, I am writing to voice strong objection to ICANN policy of increasing prices without consultation, And/or without authorized justification Michael Rose Auckland, NZ Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kimberly.waldrop at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:21:22 2020 From: kimberly.waldrop at gmail.com (Kimberly Waldrop) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:21:22 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBqYWNrIHVw?= =?utf-8?q?_the_prices?= Message-ID: <9063310A-9A32-4FC4-9E35-C23FA50FEBF0@gmail.com> Please don?t raise the prices on the .com websites. It?s hard enough having a business. Just say no! Thanks! Kimmy Sent from my iPhone From ilarion at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:22:30 2020 From: ilarion at hotmail.com (Larry Dumka) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:22:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam: I am writing to oppose Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Larry Dumka Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It is unreasonable and will cause an adverse affect on individuals and small businesses, like myself. I ask that you reconsider this strategy and not go forward with these price increases. Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Ruffing Next Life Band From lucas at mxroot.com Mon Feb 10 23:23:13 2020 From: lucas at mxroot.com (Guillermo Lucas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:23:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please_acknowledge_the_statement_below_and_click_Continue_to_start_the_email_for_your_comment Message-ID: I am a registrar of .com for personal and business use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Best Regards, Guillermo Lucas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geoffchatham at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:23:44 2020 From: geoffchatham at gmail.com (Geoff) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:23:44 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why Message-ID: <5e41e600.1c69fb81.ea7e1.3f0e@mx.google.com> If allowing .COM price increases (or any TLD price increases for that matter) are so important, I would love to see some reasoning for it. Solid facts. The advancement of technology and the internet structure as a whole should allow us to CUT prices, not raise them. How can ANY business in ANY industry be able to cut it?s prices when more of their products are ordered, but in this scenario it sounds like it?s the complete opposite? Pretty sure price rigging is illegal for a reason? Until there are solid facts as to why prices should be raised, I am AGAINST raising .COM prices. It will only prevent more people from purchasing them and to look at alternate options (and there?s plenty). -Geoff -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ian.middleton at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:25:39 2020 From: ian.middleton at gmail.com (Ian Middleton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:25:39 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: Price increases greater than the inflation rate should not be allow without very detailed information being given as to why the increase is needed and exactly what that money will be used for. Not just a vague ?infrastructure improvements? type description. Sent from my iPhone From matthew7wilson at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:25:41 2020 From: matthew7wilson at gmail.com (Matthew Wilson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:25:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Message-ID: <408DB1EE-E819-4D90-BCF5-4364503D21AD@gmail.com> Please accept this as formal request to consider as a formal complaint and demand for Reconsideration and review as provided for by Article IV, Section 2 of the Bylaws as I am a person or entity materially affected by the action of ICANN without consultation or transparency in raising its rates. Thank you Matthew Wilson Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lucas at netxq.com Mon Feb 10 23:26:27 2020 From: lucas at netxq.com (Guillermo Lucas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:26:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrar of .com for personal and business use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Regards, Guillermo Lucas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hola at codingcarlos.com Mon Feb 10 23:25:53 2020 From: hola at codingcarlos.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Carlos_Hern=C3=A1ndez?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:25:53 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Nonsense price increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern: As I've been reading, the amendment 3 will increase the domain's fees. I don't have to explain the impact it will have on the internet, specially in counties with low economies. While in the US or Europe is not a big deal, in so many places in the world even $1 USD is a HUGE difference in the price. Might mean to eat for three days or not. To buy a domain, or not. If this happens, it will be a stopper for people in those countries, and also to their economies. And that was one of the benefits that the Internet was giving them. So, please, think also in situations outside our economic environments, and the impact it will have in people's life. Thanks for your time. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Mc_Kiernan at Oeconomist.com Mon Feb 10 23:26:30 2020 From: Mc_Kiernan at Oeconomist.com (Mc Kiernan Daniel Kian) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:26:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I watch with alarm as various barriers-to-entry are being raised on the Internet. I can enumerate various of these if necessary, but I believe that they are fairly obvious. An increase in the wholesale price of registering a .COM domain, which increase will largely be passed-on to registrants, would be yet one more. As an economist, I look upon the present structure of registration as a product of bad economic theory. In real terms (that is to say, adjusting for more general changes in prices), the cost of wholesale provision ought to be declining even in the face of an increase in funding for ICANN. If Verisign's inflation-adjusted costs are increasing, those increases result from the X-inefficiency of a monopoly, which monopoly should be phased-out of existence. From justin at justindonne.com Mon Feb 10 23:26:37 2020 From: justin at justindonne.com (justin at justindonne.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:26:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prices Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: I absolutely object to the price increase and it is with alarm and distress that I learned of the closed door secret agreement methods used. Yours Truly, Justin Donne From iam at cinq.com Mon Feb 10 23:26:59 2020 From: iam at cinq.com (Martin Charette) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:26:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase not acceptable Message-ID: Deals that affect such a big part of the internet infrastructure should never be done behind closed doors without consulting the community at large. Allowing price increases as drastic as the one you allow seems very unfair for people like me that have very limited means. Please cancel this deal and create a new one after consulting the community at large. Martin Charette -- Martin Charette http://cinq.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mailtowilfried at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:27:03 2020 From: mailtowilfried at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Wilfried_Ou=C3=A9draogo?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:27:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please let our .com price Message-ID: Make contract clear, dont permit verisign increase our favorite domain extension. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marvin.nauman at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:27:09 2020 From: marvin.nauman at gmail.com (Marvin Nauman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:27:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <009401d5e069$9dec13a0$d9c43ae0$@gmail.com> I am against any price increase that is above the National inflation average of 1.7% (One Point Seven). I simply cannot afford it. I have several Domain's (several for non-profits) and cannot afford any price increase. Sincerely Marvin Nauman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From freddy at altonengineering.com Mon Feb 10 23:28:41 2020 From: freddy at altonengineering.com (AltonEngineering) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:28:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <312FE359-E4AC-4511-9210-852EB63EF564@altonengineering.com> I find it disingenuous that without any consultation you intend to increase year on year the costs of .com domains. This will have a significant negative effect on my business without any genuine benefits for customer users. I will be forced to look at Google or other free domains. Profiteering practices to line a few pockets of shareholders. Sent from my iPhone From harsh.singh at tamr.com Mon Feb 10 23:29:01 2020 From: harsh.singh at tamr.com (Harsh Singh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:29:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to the new contract changes that lead to increase in .com domain prices Message-ID: I'm concerned that the price increases in the .com domain and the contract with Verisign. "Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure." ~ Namecheap. Is this true? How is Verisign's money going to be spent and how much is actually needed? Who will ensure the funds are properly spent? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From linndavis at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:26:06 2020 From: linndavis at gmail.com (Linn Davis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:26:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increases harm small-time internet users Message-ID: Dear ICANN, One of the great things about the internet is the ability for almost anyone, with almost no money, to be able to buy a little dot-com and make something of it. I cannot start an oil company or an electronics company, but I can start an internet business for just a few dollars for hosting and a few dollars for a domain. (Not to mention that many, many not-for-profit organizations use dot-com domains, as well.) Allowing Verisign to massively increase dot-com prices will have a significant impact on the freedom of the internet. It appears, from the outside at least, that ICANN's decision-making is so separated from the voices of everyday internet users that you may not realize this. There may be tons of new TLDs, but do you think my mechanic is suddenly going to be able to switch over to another TLD? No. No one in the real world has ever heard of .biz, let alone .cars. These changes benefit one constituency: the internet-industrial complex. Not the user or the small-time entrepreneur. Dot-com is the internet, and will be for the foreseeable future. What's more, the anti-democratic nature of ICANN's decision-making processes run against the inherently democratic nature of the internet. To see the long-term impact that this will have on ICANN's legitimacy, one need look no further than the degradation of public trust in institutions that has occurred in democratic countries the world over in recent decades. You cannot make back-room deals and expect to remain relevant in the long-term. This is a really bad decision made in an even worse way. By the way: If you're looking for a model to increase the legitimacy of your decisions, might I suggest citizens' assemblies. You may have heard about the national citizens' assemblies on climate policy in France and the UK. These are tried and tested ways for a representative sample of everyday people to be genuinely involved in complex policy-making. They harness the wisdom of crowds in the most productive of ways -- the ideal of the internet IRL. They're better than elected representatives and a hell of a lot better than back-room deals. Full disclosure: I work for a democracy-reform NGO. I'm very happy to point you toward more resources if these are things you're thinking about internally. Best, Linn Davis Portland, Oregon, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From miah.nyc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:30:08 2020 From: miah.nyc at gmail.com (Miah Morshed) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:30:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please do not allow this increase. At this time, the transparency for how the VeriSign deal is not sufficient and specifics of how this amendment will help the public is unclear. Until a clear plan for how this amendment will benefit the public, its finances and spending is publicized in detail, please pause or stop this initiative. Miah Morshed Sr. Software Architect From mauricio at tractouchmobile.com Mon Feb 10 23:30:35 2020 From: mauricio at tractouchmobile.com (Mauricio Bendeck) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:30:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No back room negotiations between Verisihn and ICANN for TLDs - Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7B49E28A-066E-4E03-A35B-386C78011C90@tractouchmobile.com> ?Dear ICANN We oppose to your position to negotiate only with Verisign to control the TLDs and is much vehemently oppose behind the doors negotiations with Verisign without public comment. Thank you Mauricio Bendeck +1-305-484-1355 From michael at baugherlawfirm.com Mon Feb 10 23:31:14 2020 From: michael at baugherlawfirm.com (Michael Savage) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:31:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Increase Domain Costs Message-ID: <87834d538a424181eeeed76e6fb83651@mail.gmail.com> To Whom It May Concern, Please do not increase domain costs and allow Verisign to increase costs. As a small business it difficult keeping costs down and this would be a detriment to our business. Domain registration alone should not cost an arm and leg. Michael Savage Operations Manager / Paralegal *BAUGHER LAW FIRM** PLLC* 6912 220th Street SW, Suite 214 Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 Office: (425) 275-5000 ext. 104 Direct/Cell: (425) 329-3529 Fax: (888) 867-1922 *This email and attachments (if any) may contain material that is confidential, privileged and/or attorney work product for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, reliance or distribution by others or forwarding without express permission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. Thank you.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lucia at aevi.me Mon Feb 10 23:28:52 2020 From: lucia at aevi.me (Business (very new)) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:28:52 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marinko113 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:31:03 2020 From: marinko113 at yahoo.com (Marinko Garasevic) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:31:03 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm opposed References: <1609833925.1036586.1581377463484.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1609833925.1036586.1581377463484@mail.yahoo.com> I?m to opposed to any price increase! If it passes I will let all domains expire. ? -Marinko -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark at naturalcitrusingredients.com Mon Feb 10 23:30:55 2020 From: mark at naturalcitrusingredients.com (Mark Henry) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:30:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price increase Message-ID: As more and more people use .com, your costs should be going down. I would appreciate it if you would extend that discount to your customers. You are not going to end up making more money, companies will start switching to other domains, and as it becomes more and more websites start using non-.com registries, people will become accustomed to not going to .com sites and that will snowball in to the use of many registries. Registries will become almost as varied as websites. Best, Mark Henry Natural Citrus Ingredients 972-658-2157 1602 Mapleleaf Fall Dr. Allen, TX 75002 mark at naturalcitrusingredients.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 113 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From john at john.kitchen Mon Feb 10 23:30:47 2020 From: john at john.kitchen (John Kitchen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:30:47 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase amendment Message-ID: Hello, I am very disappointed to learn today that ICANN has made a secret deal with Verisign, to benefit both parties financially, to the detriment of internet users and in particular small businesses, worldwide. Small businesses rely on being able to utilize the .com TLD as a trusted way for their customers to reach them online. ICANN's self-serving deal with Verisign means that retaining .com domains, will be approximately 70% more cost prohibitive over the next 10 years. This deal makes .com domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. It is a bad deal for everyone except ICANN and Verisign. This secret deal is contrary to ICANN's remit, which in part is to maintain, not reduce competition in the domain marketplace. Please consider scrapping these planned changes. Kind regards, John Kitchen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kbuerman at live.com Mon Feb 10 23:31:32 2020 From: kbuerman at live.com (Kim Buerman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:31:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: I am writing to inform you that I am not in favor of the new proposed price increase of the .com domains. This increase will hurt millions of small businesses. This price increase would only benefit big corporations and those who can afford to purchase them for corrupt purposes, which will lead to additional problems and the safety of the public internet. From marktorpey at q.com Mon Feb 10 23:31:41 2020 From: marktorpey at q.com (Mark Torpey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:31:41 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed ICANN - Verisign Contract Changes Message-ID: <011301d5e06a$404bead0$c0e3c070$@com> As an Internet user and .COM domain holder, please be advised that I am extremely concerned about proposed ICANN changes to your contract with Verisign and how you can spend the .COM fees. These funds should specifically be allocated to domain infrastructure - Make it better, not more expensive. We do need to limit and better yet prevent these fee increases. The Internet is for the public "domain" providing a platform that prevent .COMs from becoming less available and more expensive for everybody. Access should not be a "free for all" money making proposition. Please do keep the Internet accessible to everyone. Mark Torpey 4740 E. Le Marche Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85032 602-992-6161 marktorpey at q.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mermunyc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:32:04 2020 From: mermunyc at gmail.com (Meredith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:32:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to Additional Pricing Structure of .COMs Message-ID: Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name (many .coms in fact.) I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. That means maintaining the domains at an affordable and widely accessible rate. What is the purpose of having ICANN AT LARGE when public interests are not considered in the decision making? The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Sincerely, M Lucio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevin at thekyel.com Mon Feb 10 23:32:37 2020 From: kevin at thekyel.com (kevin at thekyel.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:32:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Message-ID: <20200210233237.6qm3iur2kzypsbut@mail1.thekyel.com> I strongly oppose the obvious rent-seeking price hike for .com domains by Verisign. The current price for a .com domain is already outrageously high. Just because Verisign owns many of the ICANN board members (which should be investigated separately) does not give them the right to dictate price increases. Kevin Warden From joomlamerica at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:32:55 2020 From: joomlamerica at gmail.com (Rose Bowen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:32:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase domain name costs! Message-ID: <5e41e82a.1c69fb81.ac4b5.62a5@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m at rtijn.info Mon Feb 10 23:32:52 2020 From: m at rtijn.info (Martijn Wismeijer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:32:52 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] very unhappy about the new .com domain pricing proposal. Message-ID: I have been using .com domains for years and they are the most trustworthy domain extension available. Please keep .com accessible for all of us in the future by not accepting this new pricing proposal. Martijn Wismeijer Amsterdam, NL -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am the CTO of a small business who manages sites for more than 500 domain names. It is my opinion that the current Verisign rate of nearly $8 is already too high, and should not be increased further. Thank you for your consideration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matthew.howlett at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:34:43 2020 From: matthew.howlett at gmail.com (matthew howlett) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:34:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed Message-ID: <98B1992E-817F-4BB2-A6B9-2AD55830D5E7@gmail.com> this move will hamper small independent start ups globally and stifle economic progress and innovation. It also makes our global economic system less resilient and more prone to market collapses. not to mention undermining current business that are already struggling. transparency and consultation in such a major decision that effects the global marketplace is essential. this latest news is very disheartening. From michaelmale31 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:34:26 2020 From: michaelmale31 at gmail.com (Michael Male) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:34:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment regarding amendment 3 Message-ID: <5C617A25-3EAE-4FEF-8A3F-0E6CB94ED020@getmailspring.com> To whom it may concern: I am writing to register my opposition to the proposed amendment. The proposed amendment allows for .COM wholesale domain prices grow by more than 70% over current prices over the next ten years, also allowing for other price differences. This is an unacceptable way to handle the most popular domain name by far, and will lead to detrimental effects for many businesses. Your deal with VeriSign was made in secret and as an organisation overseeing domain names as a whole it is unacceptable to be so considerably opaque in your dealings. I am urging you to reconsider this amendment and balance the rights of Internet users over those of large corporations. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaelodogwu74 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:32:40 2020 From: michaelodogwu74 at gmail.com (michael Odogwu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:32:40 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase on .com domains Message-ID: Please increasing .com domains can cause many business a lot, a standard rate is mich appreciated by us, hope you'll see reason to keep or maintain the normal price of the .com domains Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonpf239 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:35:09 2020 From: jonpf239 at gmail.com (Jon Fox) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:35:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising .com prices? Message-ID: So I got this email from Namecheap, pointing out all the metrics as to what ICANN and Verisign are about to do to the world of domain owners, particularly .com owners. This seems so greedy and ruthless to remove caps on prices just cause there could be more money. If the prices keep going up on .com domains I think there are tons of people who blog that will have to rethink the value of what they have at their websites and I would have to remove all my sites because of the rising costs. It is just a shame that the freedom of choosing a domain name under .com is about to turn into an expensive undertaking, many many websites will cease to exist and those customers will be lost forever. Where you would get the rich to remain, tons of websites may shut down and you may loose huge numbers of paying customers, don't see the wisdom in that. As I am trying to learn to grow my eCommerce website into a nice eBay alternative where I could just sell from my own, I never even gave it any thought when buying the theme and plugins needed, that one day we won't believe how much it is going cost yearly for the name. This just saddens me, I have been writing to www.jonpfox.com for several years now and enjoy not a ton but some pretty good visitors, I would have to take years of work down because everything offered there is free. Now after reading about this information from Namecheap I am saddened, so sick of greediness in this world, just makes it harder and harder for an average site owner to want to continue. Please keep price caps and stop wanting to be trillionaires. Sincerely, Jon P Fox -- Listen to an episode of my Podcast the *'Make My Day eCommerce Podcast '* packed full of episodes to help in the start-up of an eCommerce business. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From kimdregan at sbcglobal.net Mon Feb 10 23:16:43 2020 From: kimdregan at sbcglobal.net (Kim) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:16:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Changes References: <2f460100-93f1-92a3-e50c-60f63d94e3d1.ref@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <2f460100-93f1-92a3-e50c-60f63d94e3d1@sbcglobal.net> I am opposed to any actions that would increase the price of registering a domain, COM especially. In a time where many are struggling to put food on the table reasonably priced domain names help many people pull themselves up into a better financial position. Through commerce, education and communication of specific needs to remain productive. Consider not supporting any changes that would harm this public good. Kim Regan From funnelgods at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:37:53 2020 From: funnelgods at gmail.com (Funnel Gods) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:37:53 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: Dot com domains should not be allowed to have there price raised. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From icann at syakyr.com Mon Feb 10 23:26:25 2020 From: icann at syakyr.com (Syakyr Surani) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:26:25 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] On the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <3CCFC9A9-EEC7-42B6-97A9-71CC689E75B3@syakyr.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Syakyr Surani Singapore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevin.t.bissell at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:38:25 2020 From: kevin.t.bissell at gmail.com (Kevin Bissell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:38:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid Increasing .COM prices without feedback! Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, I am a .com site owner & admin and want to express my concern about the idea of making changes in secret without the feedback of the users who will be affected by these changes. At best, it makes you look bad. Doing so will no doubt cause catastrophic changes to the way the internet is used by site and content creators. I encourage you to to reconsider this course of action before you cause a problem that will get the attention and ire of nearly all internet users. Sincerely, Kevin Bissell kevin.t.bissell at gmial.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From getfit at action-fitness.com Mon Feb 10 23:39:26 2020 From: getfit at action-fitness.com (Philippe T.) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:39:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No on raising .COM prices Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: Raising the .COM fees with the recent deal with Versign is unethical and per usual promotes the growth of the 1% and the demise of the 99% of us who try to make a living with our small businesses. Not sure if this is falling on blind eyes rather than deaf ears, but I was prompted to make my voice heard. So it is. Thank you kindly, Philippe Til From marc at officehub.dk Mon Feb 10 23:39:03 2020 From: marc at officehub.dk (Marc Falk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:39:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not let Verisign lobby this through! Message-ID: I am a .COM registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants to increase the .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Please, do not let Verisign lobby this through. Marc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joel at frankiesit.com.au Mon Feb 10 23:39:15 2020 From: joel at frankiesit.com.au (Joel Franks) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:39:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Change Comments Message-ID: Please keep .com domain names affordable. Help keep small business alive! Cheers Joel Franks IT PROFESSIONAL e: joel at frankiesit.com.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From illufikglow at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:40:10 2020 From: illufikglow at gmail.com (Chikezie Onwumere) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:40:10 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .Com Registration Agreement Message-ID: Dear Management, I have gone through the aforementioned subject matter with a painstaking effort. Being a blogger who currently registered with Namecheap, it would be outrageous to impose such 70% benchmark on annual renewal cum registration of blogs. This proposed initiative will two effects: 1) The high rate of registration fee for domain names and the likes would scare prospects away; and 2) There is possibility of most current bloggers developing cold feet in the business and, ultimately, pulling out. I urge you to nip this proposed initiative in the bud. Yours faithfully, Chikezie Onwumere, (Lawyer, artist, writer, blogger) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jfcardinal at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:40:22 2020 From: jfcardinal at gmail.com (John Cardinal) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:40:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ill-behaved Monopoly Message-ID: <038401d5e06b$767131f0$635395d0$@gmail.com> I protest the secret deal made by ICANN with VERISIGN. Both organizations do very little with regards to registering domain names and yet they want to raise prices. The monopolistic hold over TLDs is the only reason this can happen. One cure for monopolies is government regulation, a necessary evil that may be appropriate in this case. I will puruse that angle if these increases are enacted. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mariahmartinshein at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:41:41 2020 From: mariahmartinshein at gmail.com (Mariah Martin Shein) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:41:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - Comment Message-ID: <300DCB70-D7DD-4E2C-9527-8B0F675E60DF@gmail.com> The proposed amendment is an attack on the accessibility of the Internet. I strongly urge the ICANN Board of Directors to reconsider increasing the price of .COM registration. From leonardo.merino.c at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:42:18 2020 From: leonardo.merino.c at gmail.com (Leonardo Manuel Merino Cruz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:42:18 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep freedom afforable Message-ID: Please, help us to keep freedom of speech afforable for most of the people. Thanks, Leo. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kutnowski at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:42:03 2020 From: kutnowski at gmail.com (Shaya K.) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:42:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No accountability? Message-ID: Who will be held accountable for all the money you're being given. We don't want increases in .com prices. They're expensive enough as it is. The price should be lowering not raising over time. As technology is cheaper so too, should digital services be, which most are. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kaylee.nellie.nelson at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:43:05 2020 From: kaylee.nellie.nelson at gmail.com (Nellie Nelson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:43:05 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed Message-ID: This change is anti-consumer. The web is for everyone and is increasingly necessary for getting work, spreading information, and organizing. It needs to remain as accessible as possible. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lucaswassmer at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:43:12 2020 From: lucaswassmer at gmail.com (Lucas Wassmer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:43:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Obvious Money Grab Message-ID: <78DC412B-A144-402C-BBB1-FE9E1EF3C8F2@gmail.com> This is an obvious money grab and no explanation for what the $20 million is going toward. On behalf of average people paying for .com domains, reject this proposal! -Lucas From luiaeo at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:43:16 2020 From: luiaeo at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Alfredo_S=C3=A1nchez_L=C3=B3pez?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:43:16 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Message-ID: <93B8B854-344F-4E97-9E95-DE27DA217814@gmail.com> Bitches you don?t deserve to be the watchers of the domains, you?re such a revenue-first enterprise as any other From michtanger at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:43:23 2020 From: michtanger at hotmail.com (Michael Anger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:43:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Gouging for Domain Registrations and Management Message-ID: I am contacting you to voice my deep concerns related to your plans to allow Verisign to significantly increase the cost for .com domains over the next 10 years. These authorized cost increases are not warranted or justified and appear to simply be a money grab by Verisign and authorized by ICANN in exchange for a large payment from Verisign. I would hope that ICANN and Verisign would revisit this agreement in the interest of fairness and openness on the internet platform. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lovelythreadsco at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:43:30 2020 From: lovelythreadsco at gmail.com (Lovely Threads Co) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:43:30 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I completely disagree with this change, as it is a hindrance yet again from an authority that is only motivated by profits. The internet by default needs to be neutral, and there are many people who register these domains to incubate business ideas or personal/creative projects. I myself currently own about 12 domains but only 3 are being worked on. Hiking the price up for ANY of these domains will become very costly and ruin future plans for the domains. Icann and VeriSign have NOT asked for permission to go ahead and do this, and the majority of people I know will not be happy to be gouged in yet another area of their lives. Stop this madness. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kody at odgers.me Mon Feb 10 23:43:35 2020 From: kody at odgers.me (Kody Odgers) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:43:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Prices Message-ID: <4B903BBB-BB8D-4889-B93C-D525D22B0662@odgers.me> Keep the internet accessible for everyone. Don?t hike up prices on domain names. The internet should be open and free for all people around the world to be able to afford. From mbgilbo at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:45:36 2020 From: mbgilbo at gmail.com (Michele Boisgilbody) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:45:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICAAN Proposal Message-ID: It is very important in today's world to be as transparent as possible when making large decisions that impact so many people. Making quiet backroom deals just makes people not trust the involved organizations and angry with the outcomes. Be above board, be honest in your dealings and be forthcoming in your plans. I don't have any issue with companies making money but I do have a problem with sneaky behavior. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From info at cabramada.com Mon Feb 10 23:45:59 2020 From: info at cabramada.com (Cabramada) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:45:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <93BFD9B0-2E8D-4D77-B9A2-0AD46244E826@cabramada.com> ?Dear ICANN, As a small business I strongly oppose the recent contract changes between ICANN and Verisign which may result in an increase of more than 70% of wholesale domain prices in the next 10 years negatively impacting many businesses by adding cost to what is already a costly endeavor to maintain website and domains. My objection is based on the following: 1. Price Increases Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 ? and the sky is the limit. It is not clear how much of these price increases registrars will pass along to consumers, but it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants. The contract does allow for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations, so it is possible prices could increase more than anticipated. 2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. 3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign?s registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices. 4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org, over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. Danny Myint www.cabramada.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name registration system in the public's best interest. -Kaleb Fulgham Austin, TX, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.hersey at altran.com Mon Feb 10 23:49:29 2020 From: mark.hersey at altran.com (HERSEY Mark) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:49:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am user of 2 .com domains and I object to this amendment. ICANN Is supposed to work in the public interest and this amendment, even if it were to be necessary for reasons I am not aware of, has been undertaken in a manner that I object to. It is secretive and takes every opportunity to obstruct comment. It also makes the changes to the fees deeply obscured. If you are at all serious about public feedback you should not proceed with making these changes Mark Hersey Technical Director -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From floyd.taub.md at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:51:31 2020 From: floyd.taub.md at gmail.com (Floyd Taub, MD) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:51:31 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increase Message-ID: <10c501d5e06d$053e6550$0fbb2ff0$@gmail.com> Fees for initial registration of URLs should remain unchanged. To meet documented increases in costs fees for active sites might be increased, but only as needed to cover documented increased costs. Best, Floyd Floyd Taub, M.D. 303 249-9174 Fitzsimmons Bioscience Center Colorado Science and Technology Park 12635 E. Montview Blvd., Suite 100G Aurora, CO 80045 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jim Smitchger Vicksburg, Michigan 49097 From lklingman at bignerdranch.com Mon Feb 10 23:56:04 2020 From: lklingman at bignerdranch.com (Loren Klingman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:56:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Limit Price Increases Further Message-ID: Please limit the price increases further. Loren Klingman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaelwilliamjohnson777 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:56:24 2020 From: michaelwilliamjohnson777 at gmail.com (Michael W Johnson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:56:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This Price Hike is Wrong Message-ID: It doesn't take an expert to see that nearly doubling the price of web domains will hurt a lot of organizations needlessly. If anybody at ICANN cares, don't let this change come to pass. Keeping the internet open means making it financially accessible too! Sent from my Samsung -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lizttle at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:56:59 2020 From: lizttle at gmail.com (Liz L) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:56:59 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the increase in prices Message-ID: To whom this may concern, I read the amendment to allow for increase in prices which were made stagnate to make the internet more affordable for everyone. Put internet use for users above profit margins and make internet safe and affordable for all without the price hikes thanks. Regards, Liz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From iiridayn at skylords.com Mon Feb 10 23:57:05 2020 From: iiridayn at skylords.com (Iiridayn) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:05 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] A price hike doesn't benefit the marketplace Message-ID: A fixed price at $7.85 benefits the marketplace. It provides stability and certainty to smaller actors, whose money makes up a substantial portion of the market. It benefits larger actors as their finances are also more predictable, though I dislike squatters (one example of large actors, not the only). This won't remove squatters - they'll just pass the costs along to those they rip off. It possibly might dehost many sites though, which concerns me deeply. I've run skylords.com now since 2004 or so, and it's been online even longer. I host it as a passion project, and have very little money to put into it. Increasing costs could force me to delist, allowing a squatter to claim the domain. I got tons of purchase offers a decade ago, and I don't doubt a squatter would see the value in it, since I get misdirected email from various similarly named organizations. Increased technology should demonstrate reduced costs constantly, even in the face of inflation. Further - it is important to have a stable DNS root. Lack of public confidence in ICANN is likely to lead to DNS fragmentation as alternate roots proliferate once again. Eventually, ICANN could lose control of the DNS should public confidence be shaken too far. I feel this change is unnecessary and dangerous, and the means by which it was negotiated seem extremely questionable, shaking my and public confidence. I believe it would be wise of ICANN to try to live within a small budget instead of increasing their reach - or lining their pockets. Thank you. -- Iiridayn From film4kim at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:58:36 2020 From: film4kim at gmail.com (Kimberly A) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:58:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: We strongly disagree with your amendment 3 changes to .com and find it harmful to the public domain. We further find it a shameful practice to make such agreements and decisions in secret. Making such drastic changes in price increases passed on to the domain name registrants will have a harsh economic effect for us and eventually yourself. We respectfully plea for a revised agreement to be set than the current one. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lattisian at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:58:21 2020 From: lattisian at gmail.com (Lattisian System) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:58:21 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No sense in this agreement Message-ID: I disagree completely with this proposed changes to the agreement. We shouldn't be increasing prices, if any thing the prices for registering domains should be going down over time. Really sad state of affairs. Ian Lattis. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbeck69 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:00:36 2020 From: mbeck69 at hotmail.com (Michael Beck) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Shame on you Message-ID: Opaque, unilateral, unjustified price hikes tied to a $20m kickback. It has never been more clear that you are far from an impartial steward of the internet. Your self-dealing and corruption must be stopped. Shame on you. From leonidloiterstein at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 00:00:56 2020 From: leonidloiterstein at yahoo.com (Leonid Loiterstein) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:00:56 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not hold me hostage of my own domain References: <20200211010054.B13D.40A673D0.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20200211010054.B13D.40A673D0@yahoo.com> Hello, If I have to give up my website due to your new policy I will. You will not get my money, only my lack of respect for your business. Just thought I'd let you know. Leonid Loiterstein, abettertranslation.com -- <> From m.rampey at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 00:00:40 2020 From: m.rampey at icloud.com (Matthew Rampey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:00:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the .COM Price Increase Message-ID: <4DCF5DA6-CF58-4E36-A40D-024CB4C2CADE@icloud.com> Hello, Please stop the .com price increase based on the new deal that was made! Thank you! Sent from my iPhone Matt (A friendly neighborhood website owner) From mark at markcollard.com Mon Feb 10 23:19:16 2020 From: mark at markcollard.com (Mark Collard) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:19:16 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We need transparency Message-ID: I wish to submit my demand for greater transparency in regards to the latest agreement between ICANN and Verisign. As I understand, the price of .COM LDs is about to increase significantly, and while I do not object to small and necessary increases over time, what I do object to is the lack of transparency about these price hikes right now. I need to know more about why prices will be allowed to increase and how this extra money will be spent. I look forward to hearing from you, and a decision to rescind the proposed price hikes. Thank you, Mark Collard *Experiential Trainer & Author* www.playmeo.com +61 413 075 123 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kinyamcdowell at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:00:58 2020 From: kinyamcdowell at gmail.com (Kinya McDowell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:00:58 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?increase_the_fees_for_=2Ecom?= Message-ID: Domain name fees are costly enough. Every business requires a domain name. This should be a price that everyone can afford. If the fees increase over the next 10 years I may have to cancel my domain which will a loss of business. Thank you for your time. Regards Kinya McDowell -- Best, Kinya --- Sent from iPhone ?- 312.810.9606 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marymezzo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:01:14 2020 From: marymezzo at gmail.com (Mary C. Weaver) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:01:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increases Message-ID: I'm not in favor of allowing a series of price increases to .com domains. Doing so will have a chilling effect on small players and small business. Mary Weaver 1201 Sundew Rd Knoxville, TN 37914 -- --------------------- Mary C. Weaver marymezzo at gmail.com 865-437-8620 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Your proposal for price increases will stifle business growth and place additional economic burdens on small companies. Jon L. Gelman | Attorney at Law | jon at gelmans.com 19 Darlington Dr., Wayne, NJ 074740-2805 m. 973.723.2084 | f. 973.807.1811 From larrylwill at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:05:51 2020 From: larrylwill at gmail.com (larry williard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:05:51 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain charge Message-ID: <72bc7a11-ad9a-475c-3d01-1c70840e6fdc@gmail.com> Are you trying to make it much easier for large companies and corporations to own .com names. You re penalizing the small owner and shifting again away from people to corporations. Im against the increase in charges. From kim at jeremiahspromise.org Tue Feb 11 00:07:42 2020 From: kim at jeremiahspromise.org (Kim Golter) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:07:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain increases over the next decade Message-ID: <63A01A4E-C6C5-4781-B3BC-CF4B61FE9858@jeremiahspromise.org> To whom it may concern: I was troubled by the recent disclosure of an agreement made between ICANN and Verisign that allows an increase in the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. As a nonprofit leader, every dollar counts for us. Every, single dollar. It?s hard enough to raise the funds necessary to fulfill the mission we have. To add more burdens in something so basic and ubiquitous as .com domains - which we rely upon - is confounding and oh so frustrating. I hope your organization reconsiders. In fact, I urge it. Respectfully yours, Kim Kim Golter Founder/CEO Jeremiah?s Promise E: kim at jeremiahspromise.org P: 650.739.6038 W: https://www.jeremiahspromise.org Ready for the Next Step? https://www.jeremiahspromise.org/programs Nonprofit Support? https://www.jeremiahspromise.org/leadership-initiative -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fjrennie1 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 00:07:38 2020 From: fjrennie1 at outlook.com (Fraser Rennie) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:07:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] 70% increase Message-ID: I have a small website development company and deal with small businesses regularly. They depend on affordable domain names to allow themselves to present themselves on the internet which is a hugely vital role in marketing in the modern day. This price increase seems futile with little explanation. Fraser Rennie Saura Digital Media -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From freerangecreative.mh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:08:21 2020 From: freerangecreative.mh at gmail.com (Hutchins FreeRange Creative) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:08:21 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4E8D23D7-0C32-4426-B500-FA7ED7F5931B@gmail.com> I understand that on January 3, 2020, ICANN announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. to operate the top-level domain .COM. I also understand these changes were made in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Why do you want to harm competition, choice, and domain name services? I understand ICANN was created in part to introduce competition between domain name registrars, but now ICANN itself is at the heart of the problem, without considering any input from Internet users on these critical decisions. Well, here?s my input. 1. 7% price increases?and upwards?with no ceiling is unconscionable 2. Why should Verisign operate as a domain registrar when ICANN initial ruled that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar? Why would anyone be willing to pay exorbitant fees for this? 3. ICANN should not ignore public comment and feedback I run a business and I am always looking for services that support my business, not put it in peril. I urge you not to ignore public comment about this decision and rethink the changes in the contract. Marlene _________________________ M Hutchins ? Art Director Montana Corp. Office:406.721.2425 ? Regional Office:406.550.0349 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The cost of computing infrastructure drops every year. This cost increase is not simply passing on increased costs to the user, but instead it is an attempt to mine one momnopoly (.com names) in order to fund new initiatives in other areas outlined in the proposal. Because these other areas cannot fund themselves, we assume that is because they are not of value to the consumers. It is therefore inappropriate to take funds from the .COM names in order to do these other initiatives that nobody wants. A .COM address is a critical resource for small and medium sized businesses, and we should not unfairly burden this critical part of our economy. The cost of a .COM name, should reflect the cost of that function, and that cost has been going down in all the years since the ICANN was set up. -Keith Swenson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Also, please increase transparency of what this proposed price increase would do for the industry. Regards, Hanrui Li -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laura.antar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:11:17 2020 From: laura.antar at gmail.com (Laura Antar) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:11:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep prices down Message-ID: <114F6073-D932-455C-AC12-450C7F12513D@gmail.com> I would like you to know that I do not support increases in prices for .com websites. This is the beginning of making the internet less public and available. Prices should be low and left as a vehicle for exchange affordable to all. Laura Antar, MD, PhD, PLLC 224 N. Main St. New City, NY 10956 Phone: (845) 367-4800 Fax: (845) 367-4801 Emergency ONLY: (347) 249-9694 From matthenkelmann at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:11:14 2020 From: matthenkelmann at hotmail.com (matt henkelmann) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:11:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN - Verisign - Disapproval of increased .COM costs - Message-ID: To Icann: I received the following from NAMECHEAP - and if correct, wanted to express my disapproval of Verisign's ability to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains. I do not approve of ICANN making this change in secret and oppose such action with Verisign. "...Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody." Please abstain from these contract changes with Verisign as the current arrangement and pricing structure is beneficial to small businesses like mine. Sincerely, Matt Henkelmann Paratoxic Creations Jade Sky Inc. 323-304-8254 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gallagan at bellsouth.net Tue Feb 11 00:11:24 2020 From: gallagan at bellsouth.net (gallagan at bellsouth.net) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:11:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Secret meetings between ICANN and Verisign - Bribery/payoff Message-ID: <02be01d5e06f$ccb4a480$661ded80$@bellsouth.net> RE: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Secret meetings between ICANN and Verisign are not acceptable. I unilaterally demand that all changes impacting the .COM TLD be in the public. As such, I demand that the current contract amendment being considered be nullified and the process re-started in a transparent and public format. Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement is harmful to the public as it raises the costs associated with the use of the Internet. As I understand, Verisign is paying off ICANN with $20 million to push though it requested price hikes. Bribery, payoffs, and kickbacks are NOT acceptable business practices. Even the perception of bribery, payoffs, and kickbacks should be enough for ICANN to re-start the agreement negotiations in a public and transparent process - otherwise, one will only assume that, indeed, bribery, payoffs, and kickbacks are the norm within ICANN and as such, should immediately brought to a court of law through an exhaustive forensic investigative process. Deeply concerned internet user, Sean Gallagan, Ph.D. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As a software professional, I know how bandwidth and compute prices have been moving, and this increase of well beyond inflation strikes me as a money grab based on having a captive audience. Kevin From juancamilobuitrago at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:14:33 2020 From: juancamilobuitrago at gmail.com (Camilo Buitrago) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:14:33 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Need more transparency Message-ID: Hello, I just received a communication from my domain register and I could see that there's no transparency in this decision. I would like to know about this decision and how it will affect me as a domain buyer. Thanks Camilo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Increasing the cost for no reason listed besides financial gain is a waste of time and should have no been considered. ICANN was made to govern the domain name system for public interest. I would not want my domain price increased. -- Thanks, Jacob White ------------------ Computer Networking & Cyber Security Champlain College - Class of 2020 Key-ID: 173F5934 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 4074 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature URL: From jzuena at me.com Tue Feb 11 00:15:19 2020 From: jzuena at me.com (John Zuena) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:15:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <297657C7-0B57-4433-9DA9-B5C00731F746@me.com> We?ve learned a lot about the term quid pro quo recently. Agreeing to let Verisign renegotiate their contract and add price increases at the same time as they are giving you an extra $4M/year reeks of just that. The new agreement allows fees to nearly double in 10 years. I am against this new amendment. I will be harmed financially ? I have no business revenue and pay my registration out of pocket. I have had my domain long before the current glut of vanity domains were in existence and cannot easily find all locations where this .com is in use. -- John Zuena john at zuena.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From loganjohnson4 at me.com Tue Feb 11 00:15:43 2020 From: loganjohnson4 at me.com (Logan Johnson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:15:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices Message-ID: <7D13ACCA-162C-4810-847C-0EEA785BCB62@me.com> There is absolutely no valid reason to raise prices in .COM domains. This would be a huge blow to consumers and the freedom of the internet. Sent from my iPhone From login at ronaldleite.com Tue Feb 11 00:16:12 2020 From: login at ronaldleite.com (Ronald Leite) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:16:12 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] That's a SETBACK! Message-ID: You should be working to lower the prices not the opposite. By being increasing prices you are making the internet less democratic. At least it could be a lower increase. But that's not a surprise coming from a monopoly. As it would not be a surprise to hear about corruption coming from ICANN just like happened with FIFA. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kinsons at me.com Tue Feb 11 00:16:12 2020 From: kinsons at me.com (W Kinson Southwell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:16:12 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Removal of price caps for .com domains Message-ID: Dear ICANN Please do not move forward and allow Verisign to increase the wholesale prices it charges for .com domains. The price increases that would be allowed under your plan would be outrageous, would stifle new entrants, aren?t based on any demontrasted and auditable need by Verisign and are contrary to the principles the Internet was founded on. This kind of price increase would mean that I won?t be able to setup new businesses as easily and will likely discourage me from even trying. These kind of prices will limit the Internet to only those rich enough to buy their way in. Please don?t do this Kinson Southwell Kinsins at me.com Sent from my iPhone From jsalfen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:18:02 2020 From: jsalfen at gmail.com (Jeremy Salfen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:18:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Jeremy Salfen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mathwhiz1212 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:20:31 2020 From: mathwhiz1212 at gmail.com (Josh Mudge) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:20:31 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't let Verisign Hike Prices Message-ID: Hello, I am against the proposed changes. I'm not against Verisign raising prices somewhat, but what is being proposed would limit access to people who have less resources in the long term. I'm also against them limiting competition by Verisign having any kind of exclusive control over .COM domains through a single chosen reseller. Josh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jason at craictastic.com Tue Feb 11 00:21:17 2020 From: Jason at craictastic.com (Jason Maher) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:21:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am against any changes that will increase the cost of domain names. Verisign should NOT be allowed to increase .com prices just because they have given a "donation" to ICANN. This is clearly NOT a donation. This is a corrupt bribe. They are paying $20m and getting near $1B in return paid for by users. This is WRONG. The internet is not supposed to be corrupted by this type of pay for play. Why are you allowing them to make all this profit? Not supposed to be this way. Please block this! I read a defense of this ?ICANN org is not a price regulator and will defer to the expertise of relevant competition authorities. As such, ICANN has long-deferred to the DOC and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) for the regulation of pricing for .COM registry services,? the organization notes in a public comment period on the proposed agreement." This might be a valid argument if anyone actually believed that the US DOJ were not also now corrupt as of 2019/2020 which clearly the DOJ has become both political and corrupt. It seems 98 per cent of public comments were opposed to the cap-lifting. But yet ICANN approved controversial change s - which were subsequently labelled a "sham" - without giving any rationale or explanation. Regards, Jason Jason Maher Craictastic Founder / Owner Mobile: 831-999-3069 www.craictastic.com [image: https://www.know.ee/9a6cnOJSjut] Open this email on your cell phone and click email signature or image above to view my full digital business card and import vCard contact info into your cell phone contacts . [image: Namecheap] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020.* You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kylebassett at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:21:53 2020 From: kylebassett at gmail.com (Kyle Bassett) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:21:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree to the price increase of 7% Message-ID: Hello, The 7% annual increase is very high. I do not approve of this increase, and request that the increase is lower, year over year. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laceyloften at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:22:07 2020 From: laceyloften at gmail.com (DIVINELY LiBRA777) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:22:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I intend for ICANN to respect me Message-ID: ICANN, I intend for the whole governing body of your existence to have more respect for EVERYONE in my reality. I intend for you to understand the L.O.A. and the power of manifestation. I intend for you to COMPLETELY AND COMPASSIONATELY understand why it's so important to be kind, TRUTHFUL, emotionally warm and open and emotionally intelligent. I know you will always do the right thing and ALWAYS keep .com and ALL OTHER REGISTRIES at a low price point for myself and others. I know you enjoy for entrepreneurs to thrive and succeed outside of the box. I know you care about people and how we all don't fit into the typical "9-5" box. I know you understand that people deserve to make money easily and effortlessly online for low prices or for free ! I intend for you to find a better solution to easily and effortlessly generate money in a harmonious and balanced way. I intend for to understand that what you get is what you give. I'm so happy and grateful that you care about us and always do nice things FOR AND TO everyone, including me in my reality. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maratbn at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:22:59 2020 From: maratbn at gmail.com (Marat Nepomnyashy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:22:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, and also disapprove of ICANN's lack of transparency in scheming that and similar initiatives. Furthermore, I urge all members of the ICANN Board of Directors to resign. Marat Nepomnyashy From mega4174 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:22:50 2020 From: mega4174 at hotmail.com (Mario Ernesto Gonzalez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:22:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AGAINST! Message-ID: I am a dominator (I invest in domain names as a company) or I am associated with the secondary market, I am against the proposed price increase for .com domains. This will affect me a lot. The current rate of $ 7.85 is already much more than justified and the average price of managing the infrastructure must certainly be decreasing over time and not increasing ... Verisign is simply your .COM registry administrator; ABSOLUTELY has nothing to dictate the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in public, and it should not raise prices in an unqualified and unconscionable way to those who pay for these domains. With current prices, ICANN earnings are more than justified. Mario Gonzalez Delaware, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kmeighoo at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:57 2020 From: kmeighoo at gmail.com (Kirk Meighoo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:27:57 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e41f3f5.1c69fb81.ae4bd.421d@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gmg.08642 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:24:22 2020 From: gmg.08642 at gmail.com (Gustavo Mora) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:24:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I do not support raising the current wholesale price for .com registry. I think that the growth of the internet is a positive thing and this would provide a hindrance in the internet organic growth. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ian.muldoon at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:25:04 2020 From: ian.muldoon at gmail.com (ian.muldoon at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:25:04 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad decision Message-ID: I think this is a bad decision for the future of the internet. Domains should not be prohibitively expensive for start-ups and small business to buy, and I'm afraid that's exactly what will happen with the proposed changes. 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URL: From joinol.mitch at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:27:04 2020 From: joinol.mitch at gmail.com (joinol.mitch at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:27:04 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STRONGLY DISAGREE FOR INCREASE PRICE IN DOMAIN CHARGES Message-ID: STRONGLY DISAGREE FOR INCREASE PRICE IN DOMAIN CHARGES Sent from my iPhone From mhjsaldanha at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:27:30 2020 From: mhjsaldanha at gmail.com (Matheus Saldanha) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:27:30 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on the Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Greetings, *I oppose the amendment as it is.* The Amendment is overly vague and gives no guarantees that the supposed improvements will be indeed achieved. Also, ICANN is proving itself as a terribly non-transparent institution, which is absolutely unacceptable considering the public interest involved into what ICANN manages. I do not want to believe ICANN is trying to achieve profits to use for private purposes, but what you are doing to the .com domain clearly points to such a case being true Please make an amendment that is fair to all parties involved: Verisign, ICANN and the enormous number of people currently using the .com domain. Kind regards, Matheus H. J. Saldanha Institute of Mathematics and Computer Sciences University of S?o Paulo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at abiusx.com Tue Feb 11 00:27:42 2020 From: me at abiusx.com (AbiusX) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:27:42 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not cool Message-ID: Please dont make unilateral decisions. From kevin at wmxus.com Tue Feb 11 00:28:37 2020 From: kevin at wmxus.com (Kevin Collins) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:28:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Price increase Message-ID: It is my understanding that you've made a deal with Verisign that would allow them to raise prices on .COM domains over the next 10 years. This is not acceptable. The cost of technology gets cheaper every year and you want to raise the price? It should be lowered if anything! It will hurt many small business owners and is nothing more than a tax increase. It's decisions like this that get people in an uproar and you're going to find yourselves getting heavily regulated. I hope you see your way clear to reject this very bad idea. Best Regards, Kevin Collins President WebMarketingXperts.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jon at skn3.com Tue Feb 11 00:28:43 2020 From: jon at skn3.com (Jon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:28:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No! Message-ID: This change should not happen! You are just leeching from the internet now! Sent from my iPhone From jtsheu at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:28:46 2020 From: jtsheu at hotmail.com (John Sheu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:28:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feedback on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am concerned about allowing Verisign, which effectively has a monopoly on the .COM registry, to make significant price increases (7% per year, well above the rate of inflation), especially considering that the cost of computing and connectivity continues to decrease rapidly. I also do not see how Verisign will provide meaningful added value to customers, as a result of these price increases. Thank you for listening. Regards, John -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mdutt at seattlepacificcapital.com Mon Feb 10 23:35:30 2020 From: mdutt at seattlepacificcapital.com (Miki Dutt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:35:30 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?raise_=2Ecom_registration_prices!?= Message-ID: As a small business owner every cost hits hard, and raising .com registration prices disproportionately hits small businesses and everyday people much harder than the big multinational companies for whom this wouldn?t even be a drop in the bucket. In the long-term it leads to a less democratic internet that?s only for the big guys, crowding out all of the small and more interesting services and, well, everything else we all love about the internet. Please keep these thoughts in mind before making a secret deal with Verisign that I?m sure will mainly be to their benefit but to the detriment of literally everyone else in the world. Thank you for reading, Miki ________________________________________ Miki Dutt | Seattle Pacific Capital -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m.qasim.biz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:31:22 2020 From: m.qasim.biz at gmail.com (Muhammad Qasim) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:31:22 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not a Good Decesion Message-ID: I don't think that, it's a good decision. It will severely impact the whole internet community. Specially the third world countries and students. So, I request you to please don't increase the prices. Thanks! Muhammad Qasim Senior Software Engineer | Freelancer | Programmer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laurajeanchilds at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:32:11 2020 From: laurajeanchilds at gmail.com (Laura Childs) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:32:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You should be ashamed of yourselves. Message-ID: There is a difference between making a profit and raking everyone else over the coals. There is a difference between taking advantage of your connections and operating a business with some integrity. Sadly, this entire money grab is lacking of both of the latter. There is no need to gauge everyone by another 40%. No need. This is just registration! You're not even providing a service! If you actually DID something, perhaps an increase would be in order. Laura Childs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matias at matiasalmeida.com Tue Feb 11 00:32:34 2020 From: matias at matiasalmeida.com (Matias Almeida) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:32:34 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e41f625.1c69fb81.4f5a6.7e30@mx.google.com> I strongly oppose the agreement. This would drastically impact many individuals who did not have a say in this. Please reconsider the proposal for something more fair and just.--Matias AlmeidaMCSE - MCSA - MCT - MTCNA - MTCRE"Eis o meu segredo. ? muito simples: s? se v? bem com o cora??o. O essencial ? invis?vel aos olhos." Antoine de Saint-Exup?ry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lbayers at me.com Tue Feb 11 00:32:29 2020 From: lbayers at me.com (Lewis Bayers) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:32:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: <57C41B15-0D6E-4CAF-8CD2-9E944ABA429D@me.com> Please note my objection to your Verisign announcement. In addition to impact on pricing, Verisign itself has a history of consumer unfriendly and even unethical behavior. Lewis From juanra-ortiz at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:32:32 2020 From: juanra-ortiz at hotmail.com (Juan Ortiz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:32:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices Message-ID: I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. Technology costs are decreasing and .COM incresing? It makes absolutely no sense. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Juan Ortiz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kane.john at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:33:19 2020 From: kane.john at gmail.com (John Kane) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:33:19 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases for .COM domains Message-ID: <2d4fd315-6546-4fd4-8b14-49c525b4f881@localhost> Please reverse any decisions that will lead to .com price increases. Normal citizens will be forced out if domain ownership and corralled into the arms of big business. Please keep the internet a public good by keeping domain prices down. Thank you John Kane Gatineau Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Lots of webpages with .com domains still have a very thin profit (sometimes no profit at all) and increasing the prices will affect not only the webmasters, but also the readers and users who will most probably see those pages and information gone from the Internet. Please, you know you really don't need to raise the prices so much. Alfredo Carrion -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From list at secretagentaudio.com Tue Feb 11 00:36:34 2020 From: list at secretagentaudio.com (jamie hill) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:36:34 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed .com price increase Message-ID: Hi! What's going on with these proposed .com price increases? Negotiating this stuff behind closed doors, and having so little transparency about what the additional revenues are going to be used for, doesn't seem like the right way to go about this. If what you're doing is a handout, that's not cool. If it's something above-board that you honestly believe in, then do it out in the open. Thanks! -- jamie hill produce / mix / master https://deptofenergymgmt.com/work -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kristian.hareland at me.com Tue Feb 11 00:37:15 2020 From: kristian.hareland at me.com (Kristian Hareland) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:37:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the verisign for-profit agreement. Message-ID: <214876CF-852D-40E2-AB00-5989FA887975@me.com> When suggesting such a change, it is purely for the profit of verisign, not for the good of the users of the internet. There are no clear vision for how the payment icann will receive will be used, you receive $20million, and it?s a bribe. The general access to domain names should not be limited by allowing the increase of prices to reach up to 70% more than it is today. The internet is for everyone, and infrastructure costs are only dropping. Don?t corrupt the internet. Do not accept what most people will see as a bribe. I hereby oppose this, as a user of the internet. This is not a for profit, so don?t sell yourself out and loose all credibility over sum you can easily raise by other means. Kind regards Kristian Hareland T: +47 45 86 56 86 From lr_bester at yahoo.com.au Tue Feb 11 00:37:16 2020 From: lr_bester at yahoo.com.au (Linda Bester) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:37:16 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] FEEDBACK - Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1799554012.1238424.1581381436627.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1799554012.1238424.1581381436627@mail.yahoo.com> I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. While price hikes such as this won?t mean much to larger businesses, it will impact terribly on millions of individuals, families and small businesses that rely on .com affordability. It is merely an assumption that .com addresses are purely business-related addresses. This requirement was not defined and enforced during the advent of the internet, and applying it retrospectively is completely unreasonable. A huge number of people, who gain absolutely no profit from these domains, will have to forego their amazing websites that they?ve poured their heart and soul into, and the internet will be devoid of these richly diverse and interesting websites, causing the focus to turn more towards big business contributions instead. ? I am mother of two and an author, and I have personally set aside quite a number of Domains to cover: - various business ideas; - hobbies I would like to make websites about; and- my children, for when they are old enough and want to use their own personalised address. ? I can only just afford to pay the yearly amount for all of these as it is. I do not make a cent off any of these, as they are all parked. If the prices were to increase much more, I would have to forego a lot of these. I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there may be no increase - or a sub 7% increase some years - however, I have little faith that this will be the norm and I most certainly cannot plan on it being any less than the full 7%.The only way this might work is if price increases are not applied to individuals, and also if they are applied to businesses according to their financial earnings. It would be ideal if a more nominal amount could be introduced for Domain Name parking. ?The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal, but rather find an alternative option that does not hurt individuals, families, and small businesses on many levels, including financially. Regards, Linda Bester -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From latrydiafuller8 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:37:53 2020 From: latrydiafuller8 at gmail.com (Latrydia Fuller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:37:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Hello, Please do not raise the prices for the .com domains. As a small business owner it is very hard to keep the overhead low and keep the capital to run an economically sound business that will support growth. Our small business are needful and to be able to save money in this area would really be a huge help in taking steps to secure the future of small businesses online. Thank you, Latrydia Fuller -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. Josh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kmvan at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 00:39:16 2020 From: kmvan at outlook.com (Km Van) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:39:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NOT agree increase .com price. Message-ID: This will make more websites hard to coutinue, because they are free for vistor. Don't do that please. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It would stifle innovation and raise even more barriers for businesses to get off the ground. Thank you for your reconsideration. Respectfully, James Hafner From jstromberg256 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:44:17 2020 From: jstromberg256 at gmail.com (Jack Stromberg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:44:17 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase Message-ID: Hello, I'm writing to express concern around the new .com price increase. I run a personal blog every year that results in a net loss every year, but gives back to communities, just the way the internet used to be and was founded on (sharing knowledge). In addition, I have several domain names for hobbies that have helped me learn new technologies. In these cases, the domain increase further adds to that burden and prevents individuals like me from having a chance to free voice and further push my learning through the internet. I understand infrastructure is required to handle domain names, but technology has not only become more efficient but become cheaper. Increasing efficiency and driving down cost should not result in a higher priced product, rather it should result in a more adoptable product that allows others to succeed. Please reconsider this price increase - ICANN wasn't founded for profit, it was founded to make the internet and open place for people to learn, explore, and have a voice. Thank you, Jack -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matti at denlillemand.com Tue Feb 11 00:44:07 2020 From: matti at denlillemand.com (Matti Nielsen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:44:07 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .COM prices Message-ID: You likely shouldn't increase prices on .COM domains, the low prices are part of the open internet. It smells a lot like when ISPs wanted to give some packages priority over others. Kind regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kunmans at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:44:48 2020 From: kunmans at gmail.com (Kun Mans) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:14:48 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increase and this ammendment Message-ID: Against price increase and this ammendment. It will be very unfair. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From larstrash1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:46:10 2020 From: larstrash1 at gmail.com (Trash to Lars) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:46:10 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANNs new agreement is setting up Verisign to get ta monopoly. What pursuaded ICANN officers to accept it $$$$ Message-ID: <000d01d5e074$a83fa870$f8bef950$@gmail.com> I am surprised, and very disappointed with ICANN which I have believed be an organization which really looked after the functionality, fairness, etc as regards domain names. Now I see a "deal" was made, that allow Verisign to become register, increase prices, etc, etc, and they are now set up to take full control of the domain name registration, and market, and become a virtual monopoly. It makes one wonder, what "incentives" the ICANN officers have seen, in order to vote for this change. If ICANN want to be trusted and have be considered an organization that can be considered 'reliable, honest, and without corruption" it is important that this agreement is canceled, AND that everything is managed in a transparent way. Please change it and correct what you surely know is wrong. Lars -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jake at rldouglas.com Mon Feb 10 23:36:14 2020 From: jake at rldouglas.com (jake) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:36:14 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <63d911c6-74cc-2df1-45c7-121b1f190830@rldouglas.com> Stop the price increase!? Companies like you already receive billions selling NAMES only! Dam, those are just bits... bits... 0001010101, you sell air already and you increase price on it? Fuck you! From kate at typewell.com Tue Feb 11 00:50:24 2020 From: kate at typewell.com (Kate Ervin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:50:24 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .COM domains accessible Message-ID: I am the registrant of multiple .com domains because I am small business owner and entrepreneur. I oppose increasing the prices of .com domains. This proposal seems counter to ICANN's charitable purpose and to the public interest. It also seems counter to ICANN's core values and principles, which include promoting competition and ensuring broad representation of the global Internet community. Kate Ervin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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These price increases will make it very difficult for small business to maintain an internet presence and compete with larger business. Please reconsider and keep .COM domains affordable. Thanks, Frank Longo 13682 samhill dr Mount airy MD 21771 From kentmc at kc.rr.com Tue Feb 11 00:54:57 2020 From: kentmc at kc.rr.com (Kent McSpadden) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:54:57 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise price for domain names Message-ID: <009801d5e075$e21a2f60$a64e8e20$@kc.rr.com> To whom it may concern. We the users want to be given affordable pricing for domain names with .com Thank you for your service and I oppose price raising. Thank you, Marian McSpadden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From me at aditsachde.com Tue Feb 11 00:57:27 2020 From: me at aditsachde.com (Adit Sachde) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:57:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the .COM price hike Message-ID: <3ED8482E-051A-431D-AF09-CD512466C687@aditsachde.com> Verisign already has a monopoly and sky high profit margins. It is the duty of ICANN to ensure this monopoly is not abused. By allowing this price hike to occur, Verisign?s profits margins will continue to grow as their costs are fixed, and the burden will fall on website owners like myself. Please do not allow Amendment 3 to pass for the best of all internet users. - Adit Sachde From kamwithk at tuta.io Tue Feb 11 00:57:35 2020 From: kamwithk at tuta.io (kamwithk at tuta.io) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:57:35 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price hike's Message-ID: Please don't increase prices -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonathan.wigglesworth at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:58:05 2020 From: jonathan.wigglesworth at gmail.com (jonathan wigglesworth) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:58:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comments regarding amendment 3 Message-ID: <86234961-17e4-f642-f270-91d706309666@gmail.com> Please note my objection to amendment 3. I feel strongly that decisions like this should not be made behind closed doors: the process by which these agreements are reached should be public. Further, it's beyond distasteful that this agreement was made in exchange for a $20M payout to ICANN; it has every appearance of a bribe. From maryartis2 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:57:41 2020 From: maryartis2 at gmail.com (Mary Artis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:57:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases .com domains Message-ID: Upstarts and small businesses face challenges to manage costs and overhead to be viable long term. Increased prices for Internet presence places them at a disadvantage and adds to potential failure. It is unfair to increase pricing that can harm these businesses. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ivicabilic966 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:58:05 2020 From: ivicabilic966 at gmail.com (Ivica Bilic) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:58:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please think about small and micro companies and civil asociation Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. I know you are big and I wish you be bigger. But please allow to us, micro association from all world, from small and poor country, to fight against poverty with such great .COM domain. Hope you will understand and help. Bets regards from Serbia Ivica -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katherine.steele.1977 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:58:25 2020 From: katherine.steele.1977 at gmail.com (Katie Steele) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:58:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] unfair price increasing!! Message-ID: I have No idea if somebody will actually read any of these emails or not, So, I am going to try to leave this very short. I'm a single mother who already works two jobs, and some times three. Even with bringing home two paychecks what are the equivalence of possibly a full-time position, I still absolutely struggle to make ends meet. I'm trying to compensate and have a little bit more money in my pocket via the Internet. The price that it costs me right now, I can barely scrape it together as it is. For that price to be raised. Would make it completely unattainable and no longer an option. All I want is to provide a good life for my children. And around every corner someone is trying to raise prices and make everything cost more to make everything more difficult and it's making it virtually impossible for me to be able to do that for my children. There's no need to raise the prices for this.... That's nothing but being greedy. Katie Steele -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jstanley2233 at mac.com Tue Feb 11 01:01:59 2020 From: jstanley2233 at mac.com (Jennifer Stanley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:01:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN must operate with full transparency; Keep price caps for .Com Message-ID: <31A10A33-E80F-497F-A5BA-D01EFA41E427@mac.com> ICANN must operate with full transparency if you want to earn back the public?s trust. The Internet may be the very first global public trust and ICANN must manage it for the common good of global citizens. The power and creativity of the Internet was fueled by accessibility. If Verisign purchases the ability to become a domain registrar, directly or through an intermediary, Internet accessibility and creativity will be diminished. Keep caps on .com prices. Operate with full transparency. Seek and follow feedback from the public. Sincerely, Jennifer Stanley Arlington, VA From kalyankumar.lanka at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:03:19 2020 From: kalyankumar.lanka at gmail.com (Kalyan Lanka) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:03:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose price increase with verisign Message-ID: As an individual who has.com domains for personal use, I oppose the move by ICANN to increase the prices of .COM domain names. Verisign has a total monopoly has been able to make profits for the time of existence .COM names. ICANN is not working with the arrangement in the interest of the community of internet users and general public Don't increase the prices instead make the registrar like Verisign cut costs and they can easily identify cost savings of $20 Million and hand it over to ICANN. Thanks, Kalyan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From freedomwithdonna at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:03:09 2020 From: freedomwithdonna at gmail.com (Donna Gain) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:03:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The Price Increase Coming Message-ID: <5e41fd4f.1c69fb81.ed5f8.4fcd@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From iande678 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:03:16 2020 From: iande678 at gmail.com (iande678) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:03:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed to .com price increase Message-ID: <8971299A-CDC1-46D2-ACEE-1A29E1BA2BC4@gmail.com> ICANN, I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am strongly opposed to the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices?The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, and the proposed price increase is not in the public interest and should be dismissed. Isaac W. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We aren't going to just put up with it, I, and a lot of others are here to fight! We demand to know what you are doing with the money you propose to reap from us, aside from lining your pockets! Proveme wrong, give the internet community the clarity it deserves, and now demands! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From martinobaid6 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:08:02 2020 From: martinobaid6 at gmail.com (Martin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:08:02 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Letter of disagreement. Message-ID: Hi, I fully disagree along with others in regards to this proposed change. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From houtianze at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 01:08:13 2020 From: houtianze at yahoo.com (Tianze Hou) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:08:13 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objections References: Message-ID: - The new fee increment is too high. - In my opinion, the changes also lack transparency, i.e. What's the rational of this change? What's the actual usages and beneficiary of VeriSign's 20 millions deal? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john at spiritdesigns.life Tue Feb 11 01:10:01 2020 From: john at spiritdesigns.life (John Fridinger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:10:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pricing for .com TLD... Message-ID: <1D740069-FC2C-4E25-B874-7264313F5CC2@spiritdesigns.life> Very simple really? Raising prices can only serve to make the internet less accessible to diversity, and to the voices of regular people? Kind regards, John. From jumbobbq at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:11:10 2020 From: jumbobbq at gmail.com (Tom Haynes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:11:10 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No .com increases Message-ID: <2C93A244-9F74-4963-9C2C-F0FFE27C75B6@gmail.com> I?m writing to voice my opinion about your decision to raise registration prices on .com domains. I am concerned that they will increase to the point where I may have to let them expire if prices keep going up. Sent from Tom Haynes From kosi.innovations at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:11:13 2020 From: kosi.innovations at gmail.com (Kosi Innovations) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:41:13 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase the prices. Thanks. Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at danieldoyle.com Tue Feb 11 01:12:29 2020 From: me at danieldoyle.com (Dan Doyle) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:12:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Money grab Message-ID: I am extremely disappointed but not at all surprised given the rampant and unchecked greed and corruption in our government and bodies like it that there is a proposal to increase costs to consumers like me for some unspecified enhancements. The summary justification was bullshit too, things have become ?dynamic?? Please. If anything the amount of .coms has increased and the cost and effort to maintain has decreased. I hope this gets shut down but I?m sure it won?t with President Toddler in office and all his greedy company running things. From legalfields at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:12:51 2020 From: legalfields at hotmail.com (Denver F) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:12:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] amendment 3 Message-ID: As an online developer for 25 years, I strongly oppose the price increases that we as programmers and developers have no say in implimentation or payoff. The real work is in writing and upkeep of the code, NOT in developing and upkeep in the URL of the site(s). Naming and keeping of websites should stay affordable and stable for the artists who develop sites. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laurun01 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:14:01 2020 From: laurun01 at gmail.com (Lauren Medeiros) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:14:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] iCann contract with Verisign Message-ID: <5D58DA7D-13F2-4E6C-95BA-F0A21638AE84@gmail.com> I am commenting to say I do not support the agreement iCann made and the significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. that will increase .com prices in the coming years. This is poor business and unethical behavior that will hurt many consumers who purchase website domains. From matthew.torres at biqmind.com Tue Feb 11 01:15:55 2020 From: matthew.torres at biqmind.com (Matthew Torres) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:15:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to .COM registry agreement. Message-ID: Hi, please stop! From meg at megbeeler.com Tue Feb 11 01:15:59 2020 From: meg at megbeeler.com (meg at megbeeler.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:15:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] icann secret agreement Message-ID: <2F9B248F-C5AA-4CFC-8E96-E5E6830949E0@megbeeler.com> I am a small business owner, and have been for 36 years. Raising .com fees would have a significant impact on my bottom line. The internet has been a boon for small business, for community connection, and for general awareness (current fake news practices notwithstanding). Two companies making a secret agreement to the detriment of users and the economy is only in the interest of those two companies, no one else. This feels like a Republican-inspired let?s-screw-users-and-pretend-we are-helping-the-economy move. ICANN needs to be transparent, respoinsive to us 70% of users, and withdraw from this agreement. Sincerely, Meg Beeler Meg Beeler, Shamanic Guide, Mentor, Author Weave The Heart of the Universe into Your Life 707-933-6241 | meg at megbeeler.com | www.megbeeler.com Curious About Learning Shamanic Ways? Set up a Call -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: MB_email_signature.png Type: image/png Size: 45784 bytes Desc: not available URL: From mgtarriola at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:18:01 2020 From: mgtarriola at gmail.com (Miggy Arriola) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:18:01 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN deal with VeriSign Message-ID: Hello! I'm Michaela and I would like to ask why an additional $20 million that can possibly increase the price of .COM domains is necessary at this time? I've read on the topic and this is a deal that has no benefit for people using .COM domains. What benefits are there? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kari at aya.yale.edu Tue Feb 11 01:17:03 2020 From: kari at aya.yale.edu (Kari Steeves) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:17:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price raise for .com Message-ID: <3F6CCC17-0B04-4594-8188-1E3E17243F4E@aya.yale.edu> To whom it may concern, I oppose the changes now under consideration to raise prices for domain names ending in .com. It could potentially raise prices more than 70% over the next decade. Many owners of . Com domain names registered them years ago and cannot easily change website urls without significant inconvenience to their site visitors. This price raise targets longtime websites adversely. For this reason I am requesting you maintain prices at current rates with raises equal only to inflation. Sincerely, Kari Steeves New York, NY 10040 From info at bbs-safety.com Tue Feb 11 16:23:24 2020 From: info at bbs-safety.com (Ben Peng) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:23:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Message-ID: Please do not increase the price. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edwin.steen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:23:12 2020 From: edwin.steen at gmail.com (Edwin Steen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:23:12 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Price Increase Message-ID: <07A231C3-B21C-4C84-A766-9F832E00B405@gmail.com> A price increase with no explanation of how the additional funds are going to be used is simply unacceptable. I am strongly opposed to this. From jeffrey at topatoco.com Tue Feb 11 16:23:55 2020 From: jeffrey at topatoco.com (Jeffrey Rowland) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:23:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Don't Raise Prices Message-ID: <3f1fa840-e7fc-614d-f2a5-a8601ac61445@topatoco.com> Hello, Just want to add my name to the list of people who think raising the prices for .com is unnecessary and harmful, especially for those of us who own several .com domains and are struggling to make ends meet in the gig economy. A price increase for anything, especially something as intangible but necessary as this is outrageous. -- Jeffrey Rowland http://topatoco.com http://jjrowland.com From hello at luxagen.com Tue Feb 11 16:22:53 2020 From: hello at luxagen.com (luxagen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:22:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New Verisign contract: public comment Message-ID: <35035786-c515-4aeb-9b47-8df57c2c5e3d@www.fastmail.com> Hi there, There seems to be both a distinct lack of accountability and a worrying conflict of interest in the new Verisign contract that encourages profiteering in .com domains over the next ten years at the expense of domain leasees without any real justification in terms of real costs. The conflict of interest comes in the form of Verisign's significant payment to ICANN; the lack of accountability is in what this money will be used for and how other stakeholders (i.e. leasees) will be protected from negative consequences. This all comes across as extremely shady and likely bad for accessibility of Internet resources over the next decade. ICANN has a responsibility to all Internet users to make reasonable decisions in the management of the critical shared resources it controls. If the current situation results in needless expense of .com domains, I predict that the central role the .com TLD has enjoyed to date will fade away, and this can only hurt ICANN and other players in the long run. Please come up with a better solution that builds in some kind of protection to convince everyone that the tail isn't wagging the dog here. Special interests inevitably play a large part in the management of our shared Internet infrastructure, but that infrastructure should not be used as a cudgel to exploit Internet users with. best regards, Luxagen From agostiniworks at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:25:30 2020 From: agostiniworks at gmail.com (Andrew Agostini) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:25:30 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to your coming .COM price increases Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From passanya at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:26:17 2020 From: passanya at gmail.com (Sasha Papko) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:26:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose Amendment 3 Message-ID: This amendment is a terrible idea and, if approved, will lead to the marginalization of those struggling with financial wellbeing by pushing them off of a .com market and ownership. This proposal is great illustration of a careless corporate greed. Shame on ICANN From marcoviy at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:26:28 2020 From: marcoviy at hotmail.com (Marco Y) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:26:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I think the increase costs of .COM domains is not a Good decision, as it Will affect a lot of businesses. Could you please reconsider that decision so that we can continue with our Business as we?ve been doing so far? Thanks, Marco Yandun Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From web at iandev.net Tue Feb 11 16:26:05 2020 From: web at iandev.net (Ian Davies) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:26:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increases to domain names Message-ID: <000201d5e0f7$f6cb24f0$e4616ed0$@iandev.net> It is an absolute disgrace that this price increase is being pushed through behind closed doors. The internet must remain an open system where the bar to entry is low, and hiking the .com domain name fees year after year would be completely contrary to that. I oppose this decision. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From prb at skyhoundz.com Tue Feb 11 16:26:58 2020 From: prb at skyhoundz.com (Peter Bloeme) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:26:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5A373D4C-366C-4F20-9F38-C9CF78A6741C@skyhoundz.com> To Whom This May Concern: I am against Verisign being allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .com domains by 7% almost every year through 2029. And, I do not fee that permitting Verisign to operate as a Domain Registrar is in the best interests of the internet. Finally, I support price caps in order to keep Domain Prices in check and do NOT support the elimination of them. Sincerely, Peter Bloeme ? 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The large price hikes over the next four years Increasing wholesale prices 7% each year will cause .com domain prices to become prohibitive to a large segment of individual and small business domain owners. This should not be a money-grab, and ICANN should ensure that the for-profit companies they work with are not price-gouging customers. This looks exactly like a way to pad Verisign's bottom line numbers, to the tune of upwards of $800 million. Compared to the $20 million ICANN will get, this is a bargain for Verisign. As stewards for TLDs, ICANN should re-evaluate the rate hikes. 3. Allowing Verisign to act as both .com TLD operator and domain registrar. This is clearly a conflict of interest, and allows Verisign to effectively run in a monopoly-like fashion. This shouldn't be allowed. Period. I hope these comments are taken into account, and weighted accordingly. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From may at sevenassets.com Tue Feb 11 16:28:19 2020 From: may at sevenassets.com (May Lim) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:28:19 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com objection time price increases Message-ID: <404BFF04-04B6-431A-831B-29A5586B7BBB@sevenassets.com> The economy with the latest coronaV has affected businesses across the board in most countries & the aftermath will be suffered for indefinite period to come We appreciate that this is not done to force biz to switch domain TQ Sent from my iPhone From sarahcollinsstudio at mail.com Tue Feb 11 16:28:28 2020 From: sarahcollinsstudio at mail.com (Sarah Collins) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:28:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment Message-ID: <0LvVIL-1jRVMa1IyR-010Z55@mail.gmx.com> Hello, As a small business owner and owner of two .com domains, I was concerned to hear about the proposed amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement. I understand that the proposed changes could impact the cost of .COM registries, raising prices to a consumer like me by as much as 70% over time. That increase would very likely put my .COM ownership out of reach. I would very much oppose changes which would result in an excessive increase in .COM ownership fees and simply wanted to share my opinion as an owner on the matter. Thank you, Sarah Collins Oregon Small Business Owner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dsjoerg at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:28:45 2020 From: dsjoerg at gmail.com (David Joerg) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:28:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] 7% is too high Message-ID: Hello, 7% increases are not reasonable. Global inflation is at 3.4%. A 3 or 4% annual increase is tough but fair. Thank you, ?David Joerg -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neltnerb at mit.edu Tue Feb 11 16:29:13 2020 From: neltnerb at mit.edu (Brian Neltner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:29:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I recommend against allowing any price increases for domain registration. The cost of serving and registering gDNS domain names has gone down, not up. Verizon is making a transparent money grab and you are making yourselves appear complicit. I am very sincerely worried that if you go down this rabbit hole you will end up neutering ICANN entirely and force people to use alternate gTLD domain name service approaches that will dilute ICANN's authority and ultimately fragment the internet. This is bad for everyone, having a central authority to resolve disputes is very desirable but if you price everyone out I am confident people will work around you. This will further dilute our ability to disrupt foreign propaganda and keep the internet accessible to all, which directly aids authoritarian regimes. And the appearance is that this is just a money grab, which makes it even more embarrassing. I hope that this is not your intention. Please keep big telecom from further putting a tax on using communication tools despite their costs going down over time. We allowed them a monopoly and that conveys a responsibility to make prices commensurate with providing a public service. 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URL: From jeffpatten at pattenllc.com Tue Feb 11 16:17:27 2020 From: jeffpatten at pattenllc.com (Jeff Patten) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:17:27 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <00c301d5e0f6$c1a3c5d0$44eb5170$@pattenllc.com> I'm a small business owner and contrary to popular belief, I'm not loaded with money and need to control my costs where ever possible. I understand that there is an amendment to increase our rates, possibly every year over the next ten years. This is not acceptable when we're doing everything possible to just keep the doors open. I haven't heard any reason for why the increases are necessary but would like an explanation for this action. I ask that you please reconsider rate increases on small business domains. Sincerely, Jeff Patten 109 S. Minnesota Ave. Okabena, MN 56161 Ph: 507-853-4742 Cell: 605-254-5913 Fax: 507-853-4722 Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message, including any attachments, is for use by the intended recipient(s) only and contains information that may be legally privileged, confidential, trade secret, proprietary in nature or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are hereby formally notified that any use, disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this e-mail transmission, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. This e-mail transmission does not constitute a consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct marketing purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. If you are not the intended recipient(s), please promptly notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 13445 bytes Desc: not available URL: From preeti_chugani at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 16:30:23 2020 From: preeti_chugani at yahoo.com (Preeti Sharma) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:30:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] lack of price caps comes as a form of censorship References: Message-ID: I am disappointed to learn that PIR and ICANN are working together to ignore the public outcry against the significant price increase of .COM domains. As someone who operates two websites for small businesses, increasing these costs ultimately censors small businesses from operating .COM domains. I sincerely hope you will reconsider this decision. Best regards, Preeti Sharma AtlantaCustomTailors.com TeacupPublishing.com From mduperu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:30:51 2020 From: mduperu at gmail.com (MDU) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:30:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Estamos en desacuerdo con el incremento de precios de los dominios / We disagree with the increase in domain prices Message-ID: Buen d?a el incremento de precios no es justificado de manera t?cnica y afectar?a a pa?ses emergentes como el Per? y la industria emprendedora nacional de mi pa?s no estamos de acuerdo con los incrementos arbitrarios de empresas transnacional que buscar lucrar de Internet y detener la innovaci?n Good day the price increase is not technically justified and would affect emerging countries such as Peru and the national entrepreneurial industry of my country. 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Please find a better way to discuss, propose and implement any fee increases to .com?s where ALL parties concerned will be treated in a fair and balanced way. Thank You! Tammi Rider Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jnathanh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:31:29 2020 From: jnathanh at gmail.com (Nathan Hanna) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:31:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: Please don't raise .com pricing. Thanks, *James Hanna* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: Not sure what is going on besides Liberal greed just like the pharmaceutical companies. I have a few recreational sites left and love them. I am actually looking for a place to host them that has good support. It seems everyone is just trying to price themselves out of this world. A lot of people I know. some that had 600 to 1000 domains just started letting them expire. I know my friend and I had about 100 combined and we are down to less than 10 now since Namecheap increased their prices. So I imagine if this happens people will tighten things up and use the bare minimum and only hold on to just what they actually need. Just like taxing the shit out of corporations until they are forced to leave the country to service. There are other ways to incentivise so things grow instead of killing everything like Democrats do. BW -- Off The Jacks properties -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I would like to voice my concern over this, and think this could lead to unfair advantages for companies with deeper pockets than small startups and individuals. Having reasonably priced .com domains is beneficial to most everyone. Please consider not making this change. Sincerely, Nate Purscelley Projectus, Inc. 503-598-8968 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emoncayo at moncayoalmeida.com Tue Feb 11 16:34:13 2020 From: emoncayo at moncayoalmeida.com (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Abg._Elliott_Moncayo_C=F3rdova?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:34:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] All arround the world Message-ID: <003601d5e0f9$19f346f0$4dd9d4d0$@moncayoalmeida.com> To whoever corresponds ICANN, It has come to our attention that, once again, you?ve made a deal to further increase prices on .COM domains. Even when we searched the web for an explanation to it, we couldn?t find any. Due to the nature of your business, whatever decision you take regarding prices affects billions of users and resellers and therefore you cannot make such a decision without the consent of those affected. You need to stop this deal made irresponsible. Best regards, Abg. Elliott Moncayo C?rdova Socio Fundador M?vil: +593 9 8617 2814 Moncayo & Almeida Abogados https://www.moncayoalmeida.com Guayaquil ? Ecuador - Este correo electr?nico est? dirigido al destinatario indicado arriba exclusivamente. Puede contener informaci?n privilegiada, confidencial, o cualquier otra protegida de divulgaci?n. Cualquier revisi?n, difusi?n o uso de este correo electr?nico o de su contenido por personas diferentes al destinatario est? estrictamente prohibida. Si usted ha recibido este correo electr?nico por error, por favor notifique inmediatamente al remitente y elim?nelo. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN is supposed to be a protector of the public trust and fairly administer the domain name system. The changes to the contract would hand Verisign a virtual monopoly on .com domains. I, for one, will stop using my .com domains if this amendment goes through, and I will encourage others to switch to other high-level domans. Seth Wilpan Certainty is the father of violence. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pie.multimedia at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:35:23 2020 From: pie.multimedia at gmail.com (Eli Cohen - PIE Multimedia) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:35:23 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot com price change for no reason?! Message-ID: Hello I am sending this Email as a *protest *against your "secret" ANTI DEMOCRATIC decision to change dot com prices. The internet is a PUBLIC network and NOT a private one, and changing dos com prices without *any notification* to dot com owners is a an ANTI PUBLIC ANTI DEMOCRATIC decision! This change/s will affect ALL dot com owners and may lead to a MASS dot com domains release to market by owners causing a "black market" for dot com traders and might cause mass websites close downs by the "not rich" owners and sort of giving the internet to rich people only, bringing the internet to a none fair none equal to all position. *Therefore this act should NOT be done!* Unless it will be stopped by YOU! If you will perform this ANTI PUBLIC act, I really hope: 1. It will be stopped by congress, or any other authority, 2. All dot com owners will move to a NOT ICANN domains 3. leaving you with nothing in hand. E.C Some dot coms owner. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charles.sharpsteen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:35:27 2020 From: charles.sharpsteen at gmail.com (Charlie Sharpsteen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:35:27 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Amendment 3 Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I'm writing to voice my opposition to Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. As a consumer and developer of web-based services, I believe the DNS system should be treated as a utility that operates as close to cost as possible. An increase that exceeds the yearly inflation rate is unreasonable. An increase that benefits a single registrar that already has healthy operating margins is unjustified. Please, do not enact Amendment 3 of the .COM Registry Agreement. Thanks for your consideration, -Charlie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From josnielz at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 16:36:18 2020 From: josnielz at icloud.com (Yosniel Zambrano) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:36:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I strongly believe that it would be a shame to loose clients over an unnecessary rise of the .com domains. I say unnecessary because the level of .com domains clients with the current prices is always rising because of now a day technology demands but I might be wrong since I don?t have the numbers. From rpelletier at databolic.com Tue Feb 11 16:38:45 2020 From: rpelletier at databolic.com (Robert Pelletier) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:38:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Monopoly? Anti-Trust? Message-ID: Maybe you guys should be wondering what kind of liability you are accepting for the damages you can potentially cause to businesses like mine? My business depends on domain names I have owned for 25 years. What will my options be to shop for a better rate if your fees go up? Or will I be forced to make a simple choice between accepting the increased cost or losing my business? Isn't that the definition of a monopoly? Maybe it's time this infrastructure be moved into the public domain like utilities where due process and transparency are at least required. Robert Pelletier President Databolic Inc. 940 South Coast Drive, Suite 150 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 800-637-4175 Tel/Fax -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From galerieschiff at runbox.com Tue Feb 11 16:40:04 2020 From: galerieschiff at runbox.com (Stephen Schiff) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:40:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to usurious price increases Message-ID: <185ace4d-c84c-f7c2-4cc8-8c43a25eaff6@runbox.com> Sirs: It has come to my attention that you plan to increase prices for .com domain registration by 7% per annum over the next several years. This despite the low inflation rate that is being experienced in most countries.? I see this as a blatant exploitation of your virtual monopolistic position to raise profits at the expense of mostly small domain registrants like myself. I rely on my website to disseminate information about my small business and to facilitate sales.? Increasing the price of domain registration beyond the rates that are rational in accounting for inflation introduces hardships on small businesses like mine, because our customers will abandon us if we attempt to pass these unjustifiable increases on to them. I strongly oppose ICANN's proposed rate increases. Stephen Schiff -- Galerie Schiff (TM) Fine Art www.galerieschiff.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From civil at katasa.ca Tue Feb 11 16:40:35 2020 From: civil at katasa.ca (Civil | KATASA) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:40:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop the raise! 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Similar to the one outlined here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2017-02-27/Op-ed Drew Youngwerth Software Engineer - VersaBuilt Inc drewy at versabuilt.com (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/DC2CF35B-C895-4B54-ADA5-0617F7ED6696 at getmailspring.com/0?redirect=mailto%3Adrewy%40versabuilt.com&recipient=Y29tbWVudHMtY29tLWFtZW5kbWVudC0zLTAzamFuMjBAaWNhbm4ub3Jn) https://www.versabuilt.com (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/DC2CF35B-C895-4B54-ADA5-0617F7ED6696 at getmailspring.com/1?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.versabuilt.com&recipient=Y29tbWVudHMtY29tLWFtZW5kbWVudC0zLTAzamFuMjBAaWNhbm4ub3Jn) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oui at johnritchycivil.com Tue Feb 11 16:39:10 2020 From: oui at johnritchycivil.com (CIVIL) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:39:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?SeKAmW0gYWdhaW5zdCB0?= =?utf-8?q?he_raise?= Message-ID: Internet should be accessible for everyone CIVIL From luawhat at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:41:29 2020 From: luawhat at gmail.com (Jack MacDougall) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:41:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear ICANN, Are you insane? This will not only harm myself and my business but every other domain registrant who uses .COM and will be a detriment to the internet as a whole. Verisign should have no more power than it already has. Thank you, - Jack MacDougall (https://lua.wtf/) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thallasrihari at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:49:11 2020 From: thallasrihari at gmail.com (Srihari Thalla) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:49:11 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I hope ICANN considers my opinions on the proposed .com domain price increase by Verisign. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Best Regards, Srihari Thalla Munich, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enanmail at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:49:17 2020 From: enanmail at gmail.com (Enan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:49:17 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This hike will disproportionately affect low income people as well as artists and bloggers. Stop the greed. Enan Joe Heneghan Chicago -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dale.liszka at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:49:57 2020 From: dale.liszka at gmail.com (Dale) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:49:57 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Deny passing Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: The proposed amendment 3 should not be passed in current form. 1. While the pricing allowances are in line with Amendment 35, it is a loss to ICANN to take a $20M USD flat payment in this exchange. To create a stable source of funding for initiatives ICANN must consider a fixed rebate percentage tied to all wholesale domain transactions on .COM through registry operators. Decoupling the payment from the service serves only one party: the for-profit entity Verisign. 2. Verisign should NOT be able operate its own registrar or act as a reseller in which direct profits are obtained by line item domain registration. Combined with the price controls this is a severe conflict of interest. The language must specifically bar Verisign from engaging in domain registrar activities, directly or indirectly. -Dale Liszka -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joy at joyreynolds.com Tue Feb 11 16:49:29 2020 From: joy at joyreynolds.com (Joy Reynolds) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:49:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1a64f242-6f3e-c186-8dfb-bd327b867f78@joyreynolds.com> I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Domain names are simply text in a database. They should all cost the same, regardless of the sequence or combination of characters. Joy Reynolds Dallas, Texas United States From dave at balancepoint.com Tue Feb 11 16:50:06 2020 From: dave at balancepoint.com (David Hayes) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:50:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. David Hayes USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From galaczi at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 16:50:36 2020 From: galaczi at outlook.com (Jeno Galaczi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:50:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I would like to share my opinion regarding your recent announcement of a possible price increase for .com domain registration. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely the manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jeno Galaczi Budapest, Hungary -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nikhil2rjain at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:50:52 2020 From: nikhil2rjain at gmail.com (Nikhil Jain) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:20:52 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Nikhil Jain Mumbai, Maharashtra India Email: nikhil2rjain at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sails at azshade.com Tue Feb 11 16:50:53 2020 From: sails at azshade.com (Eric Schlitzer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:50:53 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <83D3C0EA-381C-44E0-826C-C9C3C19A0D74@azshade.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Kristine Schlitzer Phoenix, Arizona United States From bijopuli at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:51:12 2020 From: bijopuli at gmail.com (Bijo P) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:21:12 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Bijo Pulikkottil BANGALORE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From reed.petersen at ndsu.edu Tue Feb 11 16:51:06 2020 From: reed.petersen at ndsu.edu (Petersen, Reed) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:51:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DotCom Policy Ammendment Message-ID: Hello, Please don't go through with the price changes: I own several which I will have to cancel if the rates raise by very much (such as going up by 50%). >From a supply/demand aspect, it surely mighn't be beneficial for you, if fewer people buy domains as a result of the price increase. Thanks for hearing me, Reed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nettikasino.top at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:51:23 2020 From: nettikasino.top at gmail.com (netin parhaat kasinot) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:51:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. andy Miami, Florida United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at theatredigsbooker.com Tue Feb 11 16:52:01 2020 From: info at theatredigsbooker.com (Phil Barley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:52:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed increase Message-ID: <37D9FB83-2359-401D-A97F-19B9D5ACC780@theatredigsbooker.com> Increasing the cost of domain pricing to the extent suggested would seriously affect my business?s ability to operate and therefore jeopardise the livelihood of my 8 employees. PLease reconsider. Kind regards Phil Barley Founder From linuxteamvietnam123 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:52:00 2020 From: linuxteamvietnam123 at gmail.com (Nguyen Anh Kiet) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:52:00 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Nguyen Anh Kiet Hanoi, Hanoi Vietnam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bijopuli at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:51:58 2020 From: bijopuli at gmail.com (Bijo P) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:21:58 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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URL: From brent at fortifytechnologyservices.com Tue Feb 11 16:52:54 2020 From: brent at fortifytechnologyservices.com (Brent McGhee) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:52:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. As a Canadian, We already see price inequalities from most registrars. BRENT MCGHEE CANADA Brent McGhee Lead Software Engineer Phone: 604.546.2656 Mobile: 778.347.9939 Email: brent at fortifytechnologyservices.com #103 20230 64th Avenue, Langley, BC V2Y 1N3 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this e-mail message is CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended ONLY for the use of the individual or entity named herein. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone (604-546-2656) and permanently delete the original message. Thank you for your cooperation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <480E55FE-02FD-4A50-9213-1E7FCCEECDD2@icloud.com> I do not agree with changes of increasing domain name prices. This is unacceptable to small business owners and citizens worldwide. From bantishaw at inspecus.ca Tue Feb 11 16:54:28 2020 From: bantishaw at inspecus.ca (Banti Shaw) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:54:28 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: This is inane, it should be $1 base on numbers domain out there. Banti Shaw -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nathanhumphries at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:54:33 2020 From: nathanhumphries at gmail.com (Nathan Humphries) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:54:33 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Nathan Humphries Caerphilly, Wales United Kingdom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve at fourreasonslegal.com Tue Feb 11 16:54:24 2020 From: steve at fourreasonslegal.com (Steve Zemanick) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:54:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Allowed Price Increases for .COM Domains are Unjustified and Extreme Message-ID: I write to voice my disapproval of the significantly high "available" price increases for the .COM domains without any apparent justification. Where does the 7% per year come from? It is more than the standard accepted "inflation" rate. You are going to price .COMs out of reach of more and more small businesses without any justification. Steve Zemanick Four Reasons Legal 8074 E 34th Ave Denver, CO 80238 steve at fourreasonslegal.com 720.937.6599 CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION Communication from this firm normally contains confidential and privileged material, and is for the sole use of the intended recipient. Use or distribution by an unintended recipient is prohibited, and may be a violation of law. If you believe that you received this in error, please do not read it or any attachments. Please delete the communication and its attachments, and any copies that may exist, and inform the sender that you have done so. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zacharyklitten at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:42:30 2020 From: zacharyklitten at gmail.com (Zachary Litten) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:42:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Deep Disappointment Message-ID: Hello, I am deeply disappointed by backroom deals such as this. Raising prices like this with no indication as to why only serves those at the top with the power. The internet should be as open and accessible as possible so that everyone may prosper. Keeping domain names at a low price so that anyone may get their website found is a crucial step in this goal. Decisions like this hurt small business and individuals from participating. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at madebyamen.com Tue Feb 11 16:43:27 2020 From: me at madebyamen.com (madebyamen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:43:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Thanks <3 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at ecady.com Tue Feb 11 16:14:23 2020 From: me at ecady.com (Cady Wachsman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:14:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Verisign deal Message-ID: <7D33A3D1-04EC-433A-833D-7470814B407A@ecady.com> Hello, The recent closed door decision to let Verisign increase .com prices (in exchange for funding of ICAAN) seems extremely unethical. I firmly disagree with this proposal. Please reconsider. Thank you, Cady ...sent from my black mirror From mayotony123 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:43:18 2020 From: mayotony123 at gmail.com (Tony Mayo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:43:18 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Stop Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, It is unfair and inconsiderate of you to increase the cost of .com I am a struggling small business owner. Last year, I actually lost money on my business. As costs increase on various things it makes it more and more difficult for me to survive. PLEASE DO NOT increase prices! I imagine you are already making millions in profit each year while many of us struggle. Thank you for your consideration and having sensitivity to hard working people like myself Sincerely, Tony Mayo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bhannyc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:44:04 2020 From: bhannyc at gmail.com (Manick Bhan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:44:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fwd: Upcoming Price Hikes for .Com - Voice Your Opinion! References: Message-ID: What the hell!! That is totally unjustified. You guys have no reason to increase prices like this. > Begin forwarded message: > > From: NameBright Notifications > Subject: Upcoming Price Hikes for .Com - Voice Your Opinion! > Date: February 11, 2020 at 11:40:47 AM EST > To: bhannyc at gmail.com > Reply-To: notifications at namebright.com > > > > > Dear NameBright Customer, > > The organizations which oversee .com pricing, ICANN and Verisign, are considering a plan to dramatically increase the cost of owning domain names. > > If adopted, the price you pay for .COM domain names could increase 30% over the next 4 years, and even more thereafter. > > If you oppose paying more to register and renew domain names, it is important that you share your opinion now during the public comment period, which ends soon. > > Two easy ways to make sure your voice is heard are: > > The Internet Commerce Association has made submitting comments easy at https://www.internetcommerce.org/comment-com/ > Send an email directly to comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20 at icann.org with your thoughts on prices being raised. > > If we act now, we can steer ICANN away from these unjustified price hikes. Thank you for your attention to this very urgent matter. > > Regards, > > NameBright > > 2635 Walnut Street > Denver, CO 80205 > Unsubscribe? - Unsubscribe Preferences -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From outlook_2C3BCA629A6711F6 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 16:44:12 2020 From: outlook_2C3BCA629A6711F6 at outlook.com (Graeme Winship) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:44:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Aldershot, England United Kingdom Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Rick dC Vancouver, British Columbia Canada -- CONFIDENTIAL:?This email,?including attached files, may?contain confidential?information and is?intended?only?for the use of the?individual and/or entity to?which?it is addressed. If you?are not the?intended? recipient, disclosure, copying,?use, or distribution of the?information included in?this?email?is prohibited. From beasleydesignz at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:45:20 2020 From: beasleydesignz at gmail.com (Mitchell Beasley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:45:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSBw?= =?utf-8?q?rices?= Message-ID: <9B849F2E-B4C5-4924-83C8-FFF0115FD42B@gmail.com> Don?t raise prices. Sent from my iPhone From jeromecharlesjoseph at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:45:29 2020 From: jeromecharlesjoseph at gmail.com (Jerome Charles) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:15:29 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Jerome Chennai, Tamil Nadu India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mtorriero at thejourneygroup.com Tue Feb 11 16:45:26 2020 From: mtorriero at thejourneygroup.com (Mike Torriero) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:45:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Hi, I'm a small time, struggling entrepreneur with a long vision for the internet and future. I own a small portfolio of about 225 URL's ... I'm concerned on not just the purchase of a new domain, but also in the renewal cost which could cause considerable issues for sites that I run for non-profits, sports clubs, friends, and family.... and many URL's that I'm slowly developing. Thanks. mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From toddbenjamin at comcast.net Tue Feb 11 16:45:22 2020 From: toddbenjamin at comcast.net (Todd Benjamin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:45:22 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <05d901d5e0fa$a744afc0$f5ce0f40$@comcast.net> THESE PRICE HIKES ARE ABSOLUTELY UNJUSTIFIED, ESPECIALLY FOR A SANCTIONED MONOLOPY. INCREASING VOLUME AND DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES SHOULD RESULT IN PRICE DECREASES, NOT INCREASES! THIS IS A MONOPOLY LICENSE TO PRINT MONEY ALREADY!!! I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Todd Benjamin Denver, Colorado United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fwilliams at jthrud.com Tue Feb 11 16:45:48 2020 From: fwilliams at jthrud.com (Jthrud Group) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:45:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Flora Williams Birmingham, AL United States Sent from my iPhone From jharder856 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:46:12 2020 From: jharder856 at gmail.com (J Harder) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:46:12 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the amendment Message-ID: <5EFF8944-DDCC-4625-8E27-CFA0B114B6DB@gmail.com> I am appalled at the proposed amendment that would allow steadily increasing domain name prices. This is not good for small businesses or consumers. How does Verizon even come into the equation? They paid you to do this? Is that ethical?! I?m against the amendment proposal. Remember who you represent here.... Sent from my iPhone From gumyumgames at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:46:05 2020 From: gumyumgames at gmail.com (gumyum) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:46:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't make it difficult for small companies and start ups to maintain rights of their domain Message-ID: Please don't make it difficult for small companies and start ups to maintain rights of their domain I do not want verisign to be able to dictate how much my domain renewals will cost. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rwjax at me.com Tue Feb 11 16:46:40 2020 From: rwjax at me.com (Randall Jackson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:46:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. Unless there is an accompanying benefit, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Otherwise, I see no justification for the increase in costs to .com owners. The cost of maintaining my .com domain records is surely not increasing, and the revenue received by these organizations should be more than adequate to maintain the infrastructure profitably. Randall Jackson Morgantown, West Virginia United States From laughlina at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:45:25 2020 From: laughlina at gmail.com (laughlina) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:45:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep domains fair Message-ID: <5e42da84.1c69fb81.baa6d.b103@mx.google.com> It isn't fair to jack up prices for consumers. Find another way to make money.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ssequeira at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 16:47:03 2020 From: ssequeira at outlook.com (Stephen Sequeira) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:47:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern: I am writing to express my profound disapproval of the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. The proposed amendment allows for a possible 70% (or more) increase in wholesale .COM domain prices over the next 10 years. That is ridiculous and unconscionable, especially since there is no reason whatsoever for such a drastic price increase. Furthermore, the whole arrangement looks like straight up bribery. Verisign pays ICANN $20 million, and (surprise surprise) gets a ton of new benefits in return? Well that is the very definition of corruption. Do not enact this amendment. It is unnecessary, unreasonable, and immoral. 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URL: From phil at ultimateautomotive.net Tue Feb 11 16:47:23 2020 From: phil at ultimateautomotive.net (Phil) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:47:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <002c01d5e0fa$ef8c1ac0$cea45040$@ultimateautomotive.net> To whom it may concern, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I am a registrant of several .com domain names. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. Love, Phil Cole Cromwell, Connecticut United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan at lifelighttherapy.com Tue Feb 11 16:47:32 2020 From: dan at lifelighttherapy.com (dan at lifelighttherapy.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:47:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] VeriSign contract comment Message-ID: <20200211164732.Horde.jFAg9ECZH6ebF0PTKTvyx_b@webmail.lifelighttherapy.com> Dear ICANN, The idea that VeriSign could even consider raising prices reeks of corruption. The .com registry prices are already at least double what they would be if there was an open market. Even most registrars make less than $3 per domain, and they have to charge credit cards, maintain individual accounts, and provide customer service to end users. They also often include tools like URL forwarding. There is no way even the current $7.85 can be justified outside of a monopoly. Raising that further is out of the question. The discussion should be how much should VeriSign be forced to lower the price if they want to keep the contract. From cwalker at propicsphoto.com Tue Feb 11 16:47:56 2020 From: cwalker at propicsphoto.com (C Walker) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:47:56 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <54C1AFE4-4CCA-47CC-B97A-60466BCBAEAC@propicsphoto.com> Dear Sir/Madam: The internet has provided tremendous opportunity for small business and start-ups. The potential fee increases appears to be excessive. (I wish I could raise my prices 7+% per year with the blessing of the government!) These types of decisions might make the United States Post Office relevant again. Rein in the price increases on .com! Sincerely, C. Walker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mtorriero at thejourneygroup.com Tue Feb 11 16:47:36 2020 From: mtorriero at thejourneygroup.com (Mike Torriero) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:47:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, Please see below ... I agree with this in it's entirety. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Michael Torriero Detroit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thirdpotato at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:48:25 2020 From: thirdpotato at gmail.com (thirdpotato at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:48:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise the prices!!! For Small Businesses! Message-ID: <5e42dadb.1c69fb81.29534.ca2b@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gt at iydo.com Tue Feb 11 16:48:51 2020 From: gt at iydo.com (Gurkan Turemez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:48:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4BDB66C9-8EB2-4D2C-A39D-6734F011023E@iydo.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This is totally unfair. Gurkan New Castle, DE From travishutchins911 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:55:16 2020 From: travishutchins911 at gmail.com (Travis Hutchins) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:55:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Travis Hutchins Cumming, Georgia United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From service at boldeverything.com Tue Feb 11 16:55:27 2020 From: service at boldeverything.com (BoldEverything Accounts) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:55:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] An unnecessary blow to small business Message-ID: While I can understand that ICANN and Verisign have operating costs that cannot be directly billed through services provided, these proposed increases in domain registry costs unfairly weight the burden on a small percentage of domain registrations rather than distributing the increase evenly across all domain types. This adversely impacts particularly on small businesses who are expected to use .com domains in order to maintain reasonable market competitiveness. Additionally, it unfairly burdens smaller web services companies such as ours who provide domain management for our hosted clients. We ask that you reconsider your position and do not move forward with this proposed amendment. From frankie.lc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:55:13 2020 From: frankie.lc at gmail.com (Francisco Leite de Castro) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:55:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't capitalize on the internet backbone Message-ID: The Domain Name System is one of the central pieces of the internet as we know it. By raising prices you will effectively be pushing more citizens away from the Internet and into closed gardens like Facebook, etc. The free and open spirit of the internet as a bunch of small folk sharing and thriving is already threatened. This move will only add to it. Please rethink letting Verisign raise prices in this fashion. Yours Truly, Frankie ---- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lilium at lilium.net Tue Feb 11 16:54:52 2020 From: lilium at lilium.net (Lilium) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:54:52 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <42b654c3-1760-5483-ebc2-ff595daaa3d0@lilium.net> I am a registrant of a .com domain name (approx. 500 .com domains). The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Many other cctld registrars (like nic.it and nic.de) have lower rates. Andrea Fava Castiglione Olona, Lombardia Italy From cytopathology at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:55:47 2020 From: cytopathology at gmail.com (M. Talmage Moorehead) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:55:47 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't be criminals like everyone else with monopoly power. Message-ID: It's not fair to the public to act quietly behind closed doors to raise the prices of .com domains simply because you have the monopoly power to do it. What needs to happen here is for Congress to break up your monopoly, allow fair competition into this arena, and stop all private groups like yours (including the FED) from having monopoly power and abusing it. This is still America, if that matters to any of you. Pretend your organization has a conscience. Do the right thing. Surprise us all. Cheers, Morrill Talmage Moorehead, MD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From a_talbott at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:56:19 2020 From: a_talbott at hotmail.com (Amber Timmerman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:56:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No secretive fee increases without public input Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am writing to voice my concern that decisions are being made with Verisign without public input. This will impact fees for domain registrations and all stakeholders need to be heard before implementing a policy change. Please do what you can to hear the voice of the public in this matter and preserve transparency. I support keeping the internet affordable and accessible for all people. Thank you, Amber Timmerman Business Owner Poulsbo, WA, United States From kenkyw00 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:56:51 2020 From: kenkyw00 at gmail.com (Ken W) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:56:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am opposedICAAN .com price increases Message-ID: I pay for several .com domains that I uses for both personal and business. I am against a rise in costs as margins are already fierce. Ken Wong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richard.mistik at h4u.com Tue Feb 11 16:57:40 2020 From: richard.mistik at h4u.com (Richard Mistik) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:57:40 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. There are no dramatical increases in costs to justify any price increase. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Richard Mistik Bratislava From c_zell at msn.com Tue Feb 11 16:58:07 2020 From: c_zell at msn.com (Chris Zell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:58:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Message-ID: I understand that you have to keep up with inflation, but 70% in 10 years is way out of line don?t you think? It?s also to bring Verisign in and allow them to be a registrar and a reseller too. Not in favor of these rule changes and this massive price hike. Thanks Chris Zell Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael at robinson.me Tue Feb 11 16:58:04 2020 From: michael at robinson.me (michael at robinson.me) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:58:04 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Collusion and bribery Message-ID: <19EC0101F89376AB.2ae4217b-92bf-410a-80ed-d003222cceac@mail.outlook.com> Allowing Verisign to raise the wholesale costs on? .Com names and being their own registrar while forwarding 20 million dollars to?ICANN?gives the appearance of?Collusion and bribery. Since ICANN is nonprofit, I?would much rather see a small increase in ICANN fees charged directly to consumers, if necessary.? I personally own over 200 domain names for my own use (not for resell), and it would be a significant burden on me to bear unfettered increases in domain costs.? Verisign's dominant position allows them to strong arm its competitors and, in affect, function like a monopoly. It would be better for ICANN to accept their gifts without making concessions.? Please consider carefully your decisions regarding Verisign and how they may impact Consumer Protections. Thank you,?and Best Regards,? Michael Robinson https://SoulReacher.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adnan.tlkn at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 16:59:11 2020 From: adnan.tlkn at gmail.com (Adnan A M) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:29:11 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Change to . COM domain pricing Message-ID: The changes proposed by ICANN will effectively make the . Com domains inaccessible to most of the users. Currently . Com domains are the preferred domain name for most businesses and individuals. Making them expensive would cause a select few people to have access to it and cause honest fair individuals bear th brunt of it for not being able to afford a. Com domain effectively hurting their business and profile online. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From josh at cubicleninjas.com Tue Feb 11 16:59:48 2020 From: josh at cubicleninjas.com (Josh Farkas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:59:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Higher Dot Com Costs Harm Access Message-ID: Hello, Raising dot com costs to registrars hurts universal access to these critical domains. The value of TLDs is their ability to be purchased by all types of consumers, regardless of income level. The ability for fees to grow in 8 out of 10 years pushes domains farther away from average consumers, and make the web a less friendly place. If growing revenue from registrars is necessary, then transparency in this process is key. Thank you, - Josh [image: Photo of Josh Farkas] JOSH FARKAS Strategy Ninja [image: Cubicle Ninjas] [image: New Project] [image: 1-877-77-NINJA] <+16309406337> Get Insights See Work -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Lawrence LCMHC, LMFT, NCC Still Waters Christian Counseling 17830 Statesville Rd., Suite 235 Cornelius, NC 28031 Voicemail: 704-579-6263 Fax: 704-579-6264 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brandon at brandongalbraith.com Tue Feb 11 16:59:57 2020 From: brandon at brandongalbraith.com (Brandon Galbraith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:59:57 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. Brandon Galbraith [1] For example, Alphabet, a highly successful player in a very high-margin industry, has an operating margin of around 25%. Verisign's operating margin is over 2.75 times that. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rerowe at rerowe.com Tue Feb 11 16:50:24 2020 From: rerowe at rerowe.com (Randall Rowe) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:50:24 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <014141a9f050514df0a6fdb0234b699f.squirrel@rerowe.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. (as an aside to the folks that wrote the page where this came from, not everyone runs an email client :-) ) Randall Rowe Lincoln, Nebraska United States From gerald at legere.me Tue Feb 11 17:00:47 2020 From: gerald at legere.me (gerald at legere.me) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:00:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <010301d5e0fc$ce8d6110$6ba82330$@legere.me> I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Gerald Legere Winston-Salem, North Carolina United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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According to my understanding of this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and there could be more consequences which I would have to pay for, and my site in largely educational and funded solely by myself. Please reverse this decision. -- Richard Begel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shamanth.ramesh at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 17:01:28 2020 From: Shamanth.ramesh at outlook.com (Shamanth Ramesh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:01:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain price increase Message-ID: Hi, I oppose these changes that will lead to an increase in prices of .com domains Sent from my iPhone From cando at ymail.com Tue Feb 11 17:01:53 2020 From: cando at ymail.com (cando at ymail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:01:53 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <164319377.1058766.1581440513915.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <164319377.1058766.1581440513915@mail.yahoo.com> Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to the currentdraft of Proposed Amendment 3. The global DNS registration system is a public concern.This proposal benefits only Verisign, likely at public expense. If there is one rule of thumb in the online world it is thateverything gets more efficient and less expensive every year. Imagine the worldif you will, if Microsoft raised the wholesale price of Windows by up to %7 ayear. How about Google charging 7% more per click every year. With increasedvolume and improved efficiency, Verisign costs should be going DOWN, not UP!? Before proposing blind numbers that have nothing butgreed behind them, please demand full transparency to the revenue stream. What does it actually cost to maintain the registry? How much profit was taken? Who are the stakeholders?Only then can the .COM owner community willingly participate in the pricing model. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run forthe public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as thisare an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expenseof all else.? Please do not adopt this proposal. 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URL: From double200 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:02:33 2020 From: double200 at gmail.com (Double 2000) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:02:33 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment for COM ammendemet Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has nobusiness dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ignas Ivonis Lithuania -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zn at 0744.cn Tue Feb 11 17:02:45 2020 From: zn at 0744.cn (=?gb18030?B?197E/g==?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:02:45 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Zou Ning Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From film at kirkcarson.com Tue Feb 11 17:02:42 2020 From: film at kirkcarson.com (Kirk Carson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:02:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kirk Carson Berkeley, California United States Kirk Carson 740.945.3456 film at kirkcarson.com http://film.kirkcarson.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From holincolnly at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:03:27 2020 From: holincolnly at gmail.com (Lincoln Ho) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:03:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM prices increase Message-ID: <8CE82274-B90C-45C5-B4B3-8B0B74465D9E@gmail.com> Dear ICANN, As users of the internet, we enjoy the neutrality of such platform first and foremost. With a proposed price increase in .COM domains alongside what looks like a financial bribe, ICANN as an organisation is essentially abandoning their non-profit status in an attempt to benefit from the Internet, an invention that was created for the ease of information exchange. Furthermore, while there might be sufficient reasoning behind such a change, this decision will taint the reputation and authority of ICANN if the spending of the alleged $20 million dollars remains undisclosed. Personally, the Internet to me is a valuable place to freely express my thoughts and opinions, and I suppose same goes for billions of others too. Privatising this technology is equivalent to using fossil fuels, where the rich benefits from resources that should be shared by all mankind. I will leave you with a quote by Sir Tim Berners Lee himself - ?When something is such a creative medium as the web, the limits to it are our imagination.? I sincerely hope you will take my opinions into considerations when making the decision on the proposed amendment. Sincerely, Lincoln Ho From nickwillever at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:02:59 2020 From: nickwillever at gmail.com (Nick Willever) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:02:59 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No reason for the increase Message-ID: I read the amendment and there was no actual reason why the increase would occur; it doesn't say infrastructure is costing more or anything else, it just says the price was static. Give some real reasons on why prices need to increase. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eamonn.roarke at roarke.eu Tue Feb 11 17:03:27 2020 From: eamonn.roarke at roarke.eu (=?UTF-8?Q?=C3=89amonn_Roarke?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:03:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Eamonn Roarke Ireland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcworks at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:03:37 2020 From: mcworks at hotmail.com (Mc Kool) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:03:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Rgds, Mac. M Nairobi, Kenya -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bgriffith at sbdblaw.com Tue Feb 11 17:04:00 2020 From: bgriffith at sbdblaw.com (Bryan M. Griffith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:04:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases are unnecessary and will stifle innovation Message-ID: Verisign has not met their burden to show that price increases are necessary to protect the registry infrastructure or improve services. By all appearances, this is merely an effort to extract profits from a captive market. This will drive out innovators, and smaller companies who cannot compete at the higher prices. Please make every effort to keep registry pricing as low as possible. Thanks, Bryan M. Griffith, J.D. *Sanborn, Brandon, Duvall & Bobbitt Co., L.P.A.* 2515 West Granville Road Columbus, Ohio 43235 614/889-2531 ext. 140 614/889-1442 (fax) BGriffith at SBDBLaw.com www.sbdblaw.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jiminycracken at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:04:13 2020 From: jiminycracken at gmail.com (Rohin Galhotra) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:04:13 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Amendment 3 Message-ID: <5e42de90.1c69fb81.b3ea7.2bdd@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From apexmaiddxb at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:04:15 2020 From: apexmaiddxb at gmail.com (Apex Maid) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:04:15 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price - Not acceptable Message-ID: Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Mansoor P -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cthulhi at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 17:04:07 2020 From: cthulhi at outlook.com (T B) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:04:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I find the changes unacceptable. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jill at forwardstmarketing.com Tue Feb 11 17:11:50 2020 From: jill at forwardstmarketing.com (Jill Henning) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:11:50 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please do not increase the wholesale price of .Com domains every year, and ignore the unified opposition of such action. Price increases will hurt my business as well as my clients'. I would like more information on how ICANN and Verisign have come together to reach a decision without proper input from the public. Thank you, *Jill Henning* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From austen.dipalma at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:05:01 2020 From: austen.dipalma at gmail.com (Austen D.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:05:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0D394459-E5B4-44F6-A4F4-EF0016E95664@gmail.com> Hello, I am writing to say that I am opposed to the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement. As a small business owner and, these changes will create a significant impact in the ongoing operations to my and other businesses like mine. These increases kill entrepreneurism and the life-blood of the www. I implore you to put proposed Amendment 3 in the trash and delete it. 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URL: From cdoll27 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 17:05:17 2020 From: cdoll27 at yahoo.com (Cheryl Sternberg) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:05:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2y1nhe8wd6-1@ppa2.lax.icann.org> I am writing to voice my opposition to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I am a fledgling entrepreneur who is preparing to open her own business this year. As such, I have registered several ?.com? web domains for my new business. I am a one-woman online enterprise, and therefore need to keep my overhead costs low. While I would love for my business to eventually expand, it will always be a small one. It will therefore never be able to compete with the likes of the big name tech and retail giants, nor be able to afford to pay the same prices they can for branding and maintaining top-dollar domain name (i.e., ?.com?) registration. If the new, more expensive registration pricing were to take effect, I would likely have to buy new (non-.com) web domains, move my entire website, change all of my email addresses, and updated all of my printed and digital promotional materials accordingly, and so forth. Additionally, upon losing my original .com domain registrations, it would be open to other entities purchasing them and taking advantage of any brand recognition that I had already built under their names. This would likely lead to a lot of confusion and loss of customers, business contacts, revenue loss, etc. In the end, the only ones who gain from this situation are Verisign and/or ICANN. Small businesses will be disproportionately affected, while the biggest firms will likely go untouched. Please reconsider this proposal, as small businesses are the bread and butter of economies all around the world, and every penny counts greatly when keeping them in operation. Sincerely, Cheryl Sternberg -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arinconf at sice.com Tue Feb 11 17:05:21 2020 From: arinconf at sice.com (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Rincon_Fern=E1ndez-Pacheco=2C_=C1lvaro?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:05:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, My name is Alvaro Rincon and I would like to express my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Regards Alvaro Rincon Houston, TX 77054 ________________________________ ADVERTENCIA LEGAL Este mensaje va dirigido, de manera exclusiva, a su destinatario y contiene informaci?n confidencial y sujeta a secreto profesional, cuya divulgaci?n no est? permitida por la ley. 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URL: From mail at mdmkt.com Tue Feb 11 17:05:11 2020 From: mail at mdmkt.com (mail at mdmkt.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:05:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Price Increase Message-ID: <000601d5e0fd$6bf0d270$43d27750$@mdmkt.com> As the owner of many .com domains, I attest, any price increase per domain will place unnecessary hardship on my operations. If I am forced to decrease my holdings, the result will not benefit Verisign, as it will not benefit ICANN. If ICANN is established to govern the domain name system in the public interest, you cannot serve the public interest by succumbing to pressure by your contractors. I encourage you to stand against this threat. Let the current rate of $7.85 prevail. Michel DuBil Michel DuBil, Marketeer 153 Ashley Lane 22968 Ruckersville, VA USA 434.242.4092 mail at MDMKT.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marisa.young at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 17:05:44 2020 From: marisa.young at icloud.com (Marisa Young) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:05:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing Amendment 3 Message-ID: <2F1AE57B-4D84-4C27-A682-69F79CC8F830@icloud.com> I am writing in opposition to the proposed amendments. Making way for increased pricing on domains will severely hurt small business owners and individuals, while simultaneously allowing larger corporations to buy up domains that have become unaffordable to the regular citizen. This move does not have the public in best interest and I strongly believe domain and hosting costs need to remain low and affordable to the many. From tdt1617 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:05:57 2020 From: tdt1617 at gmail.com (Tony Turner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:05:57 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Message-ID: It is already difficult running a day to day business as it is. This additional burden should not be burdened by any business. It is completely absurd to even think about rate hikes and appears to be nothing short of a money grab. Keep things reasonable where anyone who wants to go into business is not presented with barriers from the very start. Tony -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From apostolis.cheliotis at taxydromiki.gr Tue Feb 11 17:06:02 2020 From: apostolis.cheliotis at taxydromiki.gr (Apostolis Cheliotis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:06:02 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Apostolos Cheliotis Agios I. 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Both of you profit at the expense of the consumer with no logical reasoning to support the increases other than increased profits for both Corporations. This increase would add 70% to the current $7.85 price, which would bring it above $13.40 per domain. What is your justification for these increases, other than increased profitability for yourself and Verisign? Informed consumers would like to know. We understand that it will increase your income by $20 million at the expense of the consumer over only 5 years. Why? A copy of this email has been forwarded to my Congressional Representative. David Rubene David Rubene Photography +1.612.368.4451 rubenephoto at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards, Andrew Dant -- This email, along with any attachments, may contain private, confidential, proprietary copyrighted, and/or legally privileged material. If you have received it in error, please contact the sender immediately by reply email and permanently delete this email and any attachments. The contents of this email should not be copied, distributed, or disclosed to any other person. Thank you for your cooperation. ???? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sumitasok at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:07:44 2020 From: sumitasok at gmail.com (Sumit Asok) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:37:44 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN-Verizon .com price increase Message-ID: <268B8618-0B7D-464B-8736-99CD4E7E369F@gmail.com> Not every .com domain is a business. I host my personal blog at .com with zero price benefit. This year on year increase will make me give up on this domain. Please help us retain the domain by keeping the price affordable. Cheers, Sumit From marty at marty.net Tue Feb 11 17:07:34 2020 From: marty at marty.net (Marty McCall) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:07:34 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Come on, this is a money grab, pure and simple. Marty McCall Alameda, California United States - Marty From swerzylicious at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 17:07:48 2020 From: swerzylicious at icloud.com (Pavel Smolonogin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:07:48 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1CC2B009-12AB-4CD9-AA18-9B5B3E5813AE@icloud.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Pavel Smolonogin St Petersburg, St.-Petersburg Russia From malikammarahmad at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 17:08:18 2020 From: malikammarahmad at outlook.com (Ammar Malik) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:08:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .com Message-ID: I?m not happy with the increasing price of the domain. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spthoang at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:08:21 2020 From: spthoang at gmail.com (Steven Hoang) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:08:21 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price Increase Message-ID: Hi, I would like to submit a complaint that the .com prices stay the same. -- * __________* S t e v e n H o a n g (optometrist) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From i.aiouaz at samsoni-usa.com Tue Feb 11 17:09:05 2020 From: i.aiouaz at samsoni-usa.com (ilyes aiouaz - samsoni) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:09:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ILYES AIOUAZ U.S.A, OGLETOWN ROAD NEWARK From bluedsrt at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:09:47 2020 From: bluedsrt at gmail.com (ERICA Monzon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:09:47 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?YXJ0aXN0cyBjYW7igJl0?= =?utf-8?q?_afford_to_have_domain_price_increase?= Message-ID: Hello, i am a local independent artist from San Antonio TX. i write, tour and compose music. I am writing to ask that you please reconsider this amendment to having the ability to increase prices on domain names. it?s already hard enough on our bottom line and having affordable means to keep a domain name is crucial as much other production costs comes out of our own pocket. thank you, erica (www.iloveilaminori.com) Sent from my iPhone From 007plate.com at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:09:50 2020 From: 007plate.com at gmail.com (SamTos) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:09:50 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] commentes on amedemtn 3 Message-ID: This increase in price to individuals is going to be huge especially when many like myself have 5 to 6 or more domain some of which we do not even use at the moment but do not want to let go of them because of sentimental value. On the other hand corporations make huge money on their domains and probably wont care about yet another price increase so in the end you will have more rich corporations owning all the domains and individual customers having less or none of them. Does that sound far to you? My question is when do customer win over corporations? This change among many others in the past prove never. I've said enough, probably wasting my breath in the first place. From elizabeth.a.steere at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:10:08 2020 From: elizabeth.a.steere at gmail.com (Elizabeth Steere) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:10:08 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the Verisign contract and price increases for .COM domains Message-ID: As a small blog owner, I am very concerned about the recent contract change with Verisign that would allow them to increase .COM domains over the next ten years. Should these changes go forward, many people like myself may not be able to keep their websites afloat. I am concerned that the internet is becoming less equal for users without high income, and I don't want to live in a world where only those who can afford it share information and ideas online. I ask that you please reconsider this change, and that you protect the free speech of internet users and content creators. Thank you, Elizabeth Steere -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From swissequiti at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:10:44 2020 From: swissequiti at gmail.com (Swiss Equiti) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:10:44 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: Dear Sir, I appeal to against jacking up the prices of .com domains because 1. Most businesses buying this domains are experimenting and do not have enough cash flow to support them and higher future prices 2.those in Africa will be hit had as this would lead them to pay much higher prices with poor local currency 3. Such prices serves no one's interest even you as more people will stop using this domain extension Please stop the deal with Verisign. It is self defeating Rgds SwissEquiti -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From DrRenee at rolleihs.com Tue Feb 11 17:10:35 2020 From: DrRenee at rolleihs.com (Renee Rolle-Whatley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:10:35 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement: Vote against Message-ID: Look, the internet is for small business and entrepreneurs. There are millions of us out there. These price increases affect the global economy of small business. It takes small players out of the game and leaves the field open only to those that can continue to support the infrastructure increases necessary to stay the course. I think we should consider volume of players over monetary increases. Such significant increases will definitely affect the size of the filed. Maybe that?s whats behind all of these increases. It doesn?t make the world more safe or more accessible. Just continues to concentrate wealth in the hands of a few. Please reconsider this amendment and vote against it. Thanks Renee Rolle-Whatley From kkline at wi.edu Tue Feb 11 17:11:28 2020 From: kkline at wi.edu (Kathleen Kline) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:11:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the new contract between ICANN and Verisign, Inc.! Message-ID: <2AD74EC6-2AA2-4D24-B7B5-3660D5F87413@wi.edu> To whom it may concern: Under the Trump Administration, Americans have been under one assault after another. The Internet is a public forum, and if this contract?drafted in secret?goes through, it will cause a DRASTIC NEGATIVE CHANGE to pubic access to information and businesses? and professionals? ability to advertise their services. I OBJECT STRONGLY TO THIS NEW CONTRACT! KATHLEEN KLINE Kathleen Kline, Director The Writing Center The Wright Institute 2728 Durant Avenue, Room #302 Berkeley, CA 94704 kkline at wi.edu (510) 339-1629 (off campus) For individual meetings, please reserve a time at: www.wi.edu/writing_center From ryanmice2 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:12:12 2020 From: ryanmice2 at gmail.com (rym ile) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:12:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DONT INCREASE .COM Message-ID: <1267B265-0812-4434-9E20-713F29D4FAD0@gmail.com> DONT INCREASE .COM From nick at nepeterson.com Tue Feb 11 17:12:32 2020 From: nick at nepeterson.com (Nick Peterson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:12:32 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM amendment Message-ID: <8d16a9a2-37dc-5ca3-e104-605fda59b9d0@nepeterson.com> To Whom it May Concern; How does the proposed amendment benefit customers (the ones who will be buying and renewing .com domains)? Why was it proposed and decided behind closed-doors? And why does it allow an undisclosed price increase up to 8 times in the next 10 years? This is a bad move all-around. Don't do it. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 4124 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature URL: From ollybode at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:12:55 2020 From: ollybode at gmail.com (adeolu olabode) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:12:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. OLABODE Sunday Lagos Nigeria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ferslash at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:13:17 2020 From: ferslash at hotmail.com (Fernando Martinez Dlt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:13:17 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please dont allow verisign to act as monopoly Message-ID: please dont allow verisign to act as monopoly, it harms competition... an the internet itself fernando martinez From enquiries at trendwatcham.com Tue Feb 11 17:13:45 2020 From: enquiries at trendwatcham.com (enquiries at trendwatcham.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:13:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <2y3gwwr8d9-1@ppa3.lax.icann.org> Frankly, this fee increase is scandalous. I have seen no justification for it from ICAAN itself. You are supposed to be a non-profit organization. There is no transparency as to why this increase is being made or what you intend to do with the money. It looks to me to be an abuse of monopoly power designed to enrich those in your organisation. I feel so strongly about this that, if you persist, I shall make representations to the Federal Trade Commission?s Bureau of Competition and to the Antitrust Law Section of California?s Attorney General?s Office. Robert Cullum CEO, TrendWatch Asset Management Ltd. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carlos.singleton at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:13:58 2020 From: carlos.singleton at gmail.com (Carlos Singleton - OD Medical) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:13:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I refuse the change Message-ID: As a small company owner, having the price of the domain name by 70% is outrageous. Maybe big companies don't mind, but I'm sure there are many small companies that will be affected by this. It stops small companies from being able to compete. Regards Carlos Singleton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From czautohits at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:14:36 2020 From: czautohits at gmail.com (VJ-czautohits) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:14:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?Rm9ybXVsw6HFmSBvZGVz?= =?utf-8?q?lan=C3=BD_z_aplikace_Firefox?= Message-ID: I as a .com domains owner and reseller do not agree Verisign to be able to raise prices of the .com domains at the proposed scale. The price increase should be maximum 2% yearly and maximum 20% total in 10 years. utf8=? authenticity_token=WzxLaKFvp9xV3Jb7C1vFgk7N7rEvpcVPjPB6zzZpZHbxPrJnr3W+IPmrdHOm4gjwTk8XZtCHi7+3hj+piRvxAg== terms_of_services=yes commit=Continue From chn16000 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:14:49 2020 From: chn16000 at gmail.com (Christophe NICOLAS) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:14:49 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e42e107.1c69fb81.b4532.e960@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. NICOLAS Lorient, Brittany France -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jwendel at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:14:53 2020 From: jwendel at gmail.com (Jason Wendel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:14:53 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This action will cause unfair hardship and place an undue burden on startups particularly those by marginalized and minority owned ones such as mine. Please reconsider this decision as it will affect a lot of internet businesses and people. This e-mail is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from any system. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure, distribution or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at danangell.com Tue Feb 11 17:15:38 2020 From: me at danangell.com (Daniel Angell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:15:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The price increase doesn't matter much to me, but... Message-ID: The price increase doesn't matter much to me, but I don't agree with the way the amendment system works. For such an important asset as the .com TLD, one company shouldn't be able to propose a change to pricing, send ICANN $20 Million and then get whatever change they want. The scope of .com is too big to allow Verisign and other major TLD operators to have as much control as they do. I appreciate that the public comment period is a way to query other stakeholders in this matter, but we're at a huge disadvantage. We aren't the ones proposing this amendment and I'm sure we never could propose one. - Daniel Angell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From nayef180 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:16:48 2020 From: nayef180 at gmail.com (nayef180 at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:16:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerned over .com price increases Message-ID: Hello, I?d like to voice my concern and extreme disappointment in ICANNs plan to increase .com prices, as a small business owner of several .com domains It affects me negatively. I urge you to reconsider - Nayef Sent from my iPhone From chris at brinkworth.email Tue Feb 11 17:16:20 2020 From: chris at brinkworth.email (Chris Brinkworth) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:16:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <9258A73C-EABA-42E6-81DA-AE62048CD10E@brinkworth.email> I was recently made aware of the arrangement between Verisign and ICANN regarding the ability for .COM price increases. I am concerned about the full potential of this new pricing ability and the lack of transparency around what these pricing increases might be needed for. I would like to see some disclosure about what initiatives these increases would be funding and some constraints on how far the increases can go. Please consider these points in your discussions. Thank you, Chris From afodder at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:16:53 2020 From: afodder at hotmail.com (scott bertrand) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:16:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Message-ID: ICANN, I oppose your new Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry. This will raise the price of .com domains for the consumer, and undermine fair competition. Last time you ignored comments from consumers and other domain registries. Please listen to our concerns this time. Azra Bertrand Sent from Outlook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Mike Sent from my iPhone From gvamen at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:02:26 2020 From: gvamen at gmail.com (Guillermo Valle Mendoza) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:02:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domains .com Message-ID: <22A894DB-AE23-4A97-9D7C-AE16C29FB0D2@gmail.com> It`s a bad idea increase the com domain price don?t do it please From hillary at longestshortesttime.com Mon Feb 10 22:02:46 2020 From: hillary at longestshortesttime.com (Hillary Frank) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:02:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] disappointed in rate increase Message-ID: I'm writing to express my disappointment and anger over the contract changes ICANN recently made with Verisign, which will result in major price increases for NameCheap customers. I run an independent business and I hold several domains with NameCheap. This change would have a significant impact on my ability to retain some of these domains. I urge you to reconsider the contract terms. Thank you, Hillary Frank -- Hillary Frank author + radio producer The Longest Shortest Time | the parenting show for everyone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hi at willowcheng.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:05 2020 From: hi at willowcheng.com (Willow Cheng) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:58:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Complaint_of_ICANN?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=99s_contract_with_Verisign?= Message-ID: <43931FB1-3388-4786-B919-8D7B24011D0D@willowcheng.com> Hi, I?m currently owner of willowcheng.com for my personal website, and I?ve seen the new agreement between ICANN and Verisign. I?m complaining that the deal is totally secret between only these two parties, and this leads more cost on domain owners while we don?t know how the money is spent. Sincerely, Willow From mark at markberger.com Mon Feb 10 22:05:23 2020 From: mark at markberger.com (Mark Berger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:05:23 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Verisign Message-ID: <83f1b0f2-e47b-a2cd-690c-0ff67d1a2dbc@markberger.com> Don't raise the prices on .COM doamins, ICANN! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hello at klaario.com Mon Feb 10 22:11:55 2020 From: hello at klaario.com (klaario) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:11:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendments without any public discourse Message-ID: <1558CF34-7FE3-4049-8A91-E194C2907124@klaario.com> To Whom it most definitely concerns: You need to acknowledge the need for public discourse regarding your sweeping and obviously self-benefitting pricing policies. Greed is not a good energy to use when much of the planet?s interaction relies upon your careful oversight. Do not let power corrupt you. With significant concern, Carl Carl + Angela Nicolson klaario 333 South State Street Suite V-275 Lake Oswego OR 97034 USA +1 (503) 635-7800 klaario.com hello at klaario.com @klaario In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen. ---------- Notice: Unless we agree otherwise, this email conversation is confidential. ---------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fmartin91 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:53:44 2020 From: fmartin91 at gmail.com (=?utf-8?B?TWFydMOtbiBGZXJuw6FuZGV6?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:53:44 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <510BDE06-ADD5-4165-BB41-2E2860EF53A8@gmail.com> To whom is concerned, I?m writing to complain about the pricing increase on the .COM TLD. Doesn?t make sense to take a decision that will just benefit VerySign and hurt the Internet community on the grand scheme. My understanding is that the ICANN should serve the public interest, not the corporation?s one. Please, re consider the decision. Best, Mart?n -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 833 bytes Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP URL: From max.gana93 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:14:31 2020 From: max.gana93 at gmail.com (Maksud) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:14:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e41d5c9.1c69fb81.aed88.cb26@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fnlnabcd at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:19:33 2020 From: fnlnabcd at gmail.com (FN LN) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:19:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep .COM prices down. Message-ID: It?s important that .com names remain affordable. For the free enterprise of the American people and citizens of the world. This is important to help the internet thrive and grow as a global economy. Please keep .com prices down. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From farhad at lvly.tv Mon Feb 10 22:23:08 2020 From: farhad at lvly.tv (Farhad Dhabhar) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:23:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com pricing increase Message-ID: I don't think it's in the best interest of the customers of the internet (i.e. the entire population of Earth) for you to increase pricing on .com domains. It seems like the price for these kinds of things should go down over time if anything. This will only serve to stifle businesses who enlist the Internet to grow themselves. From grigorov.stoyan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:15 2020 From: grigorov.stoyan at gmail.com (Stoyan Grigorov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:25:15 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Stop -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hnkohl at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:52 2020 From: hnkohl at gmail.com (Hayden Kohl) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:25:52 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am strongly against shady deals behind closed doors, with clear intention of making the only 2 present parties more money at the expense of millions of people around the world. .COM is the most used TLD, and in a way the face of the internet. Raising prices, and shady deals like this help to erode the freedom and openness of the internet. Keep the internet open and free by keeping domain prices low and accessable to all. 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JJ Halans From mikekench at aol.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:51 2020 From: mikekench at aol.com (Mike Kench) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:27:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com References: Message-ID: I am requesting that you keep the dot com registry prices at current levels. Thank you. Mike K California From hamzaasad53 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:28:20 2020 From: hamzaasad53 at gmail.com (Hamza Asad) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:28:20 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased .com prices Message-ID: I am an internet user who own multiple. Com domains and have bussiness associated with them. Your recent increase in prices which do not seem to be beneficial for anyone other than you will harm the internet and world economy as a whole so I humbly request to reconsider your decision. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From heather.miracle88 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:49 2020 From: heather.miracle88 at gmail.com (Heather Miracle) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:29:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From helperbeer at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:18 2020 From: helperbeer at gmail.com (A Anderson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:30:18 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee Increases Message-ID: <1922AFD5-D1ED-402D-838A-95727BC43B2F@gmail.com> Please don?t increase the fees associated with .COM domain prices. You will be unfairly creating a hurdle to all fields of entrepreneurship for regular people. I am not a corporation, I don?t have endless supplies of funds. If you increase the fees, there will be less business representation on the internet. -A Anderson From gwindes at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:36:57 2020 From: gwindes at gmail.com (Grant Winslow Windes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:36:57 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments - Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The internet was intended to share information and be accessible to everyone. By allowing private investment to increase prices of .COM registration you are limiting the accessibility the internet is supposed to provide. Do the right thing and don't allow Verisign to extort exorbitant .COM fees for their personal profit. -Grant -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kyle at kylefallon.com Mon Feb 10 22:38:14 2020 From: kyle at kylefallon.com (Kyle Fallon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:38:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Hello, I would like to express my concern and objection to the proposed .COM domain price increases under the new contract signed with Verisign. Raising prices at an accelerated pace will harm the internet; It will make it less accessible for all. I urge ICANN to carefully consider the impact of their actions and to determine whether they are being taken in the interest of everyone who uses the internet. The internet is the most democratic, accessible form of communication we have and is the lifeblood of modern society. Let's please keep it that way. Thank you, Kyle -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mjf737 at btinternet.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:41 2020 From: mjf737 at btinternet.com (Michael J Fedeczko) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:42:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disgraceful treatment Message-ID: <017963B4-BDFE-473E-A64B-BF6DB64D07A7@btinternet.com> My personal feelings about these decisions and proposed changes with escalating outcomes are a disgrace and an insult to the user community. These proposals should be reconsidered and modified. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hello at adhesivebrands.pt Mon Feb 10 22:43:19 2020 From: hello at adhesivebrands.pt (Adhesive / Brand+Digital Designers) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:43:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to the verisign agreement Message-ID: Given the no transparency surrounding this case and the speculation in the .com domain it will lead into, I do not agree with the verisign agreement. Also asking for transparency, and the sharing of all the documentation and extra information about all the stages surrounding this case. Atentamente, Best Regards, Pedro Santos Founder & Creative Director Av. da Rep?blica, n?9 E, 1? andar Quinta do Outeiro 2840-468 Seixal, Portugal (ver no mapa) www.adhesivebrands.pt t: (+351) 215 986 542 m: (+351) 961 387 146 m: (+351) 964 325 651 hello at adhesivebrands.pt Brand Strategy & Design, Design Gr?fico, Web & Interactive Design skype: pedro.santos.adhesive PT: A informa??o aqui contida destina-se unicamente ? pessoa/entidade a quem ? enviada e pode conter elementos confidenciais e/ou particulares. N?o ? permitido alter?-la, distribu?-la, retransmiti-la ou dar-lhe qualquer outro fim por pessoas/entidades que n?o sejam o destinat?rio. Se a receber por engano, por favor contacte o emissor e apague imediatamente a informa??o de qualquer sistema. Obrigado. / EN: The information transmitted is intended and addressed only to the person/entity to which is sent and may contain confidential and/or privileged data. Any review, dissemination, distribution, retransmission or any other use by persons/entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact us immediately and delete the information from any computer system. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hello at mashumashubox.com Mon Feb 10 22:44:48 2020 From: hello at mashumashubox.com (Mashu Mashu box) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:44:48 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase in .COM space will almost ruin our business Message-ID: <889A99CE-544C-4DA1-B40C-9873D07FCC12@mashumashubox.com> As stated in the subject, We are a small company trying to work in a global international space. Due to the domain sqottering we have to acuire and maintain about dozen or so domains in different name spaces and about quoter of them are in .COM zone. The increase in paymets for expiring domine names will place a segnificant burden on us. We as a business think that making closed under the curtain agreements that harms almost all players on the market is a bad habit close to mismanagement. We strongly disagree with such deals and are asking ICANN to revise it's decision regarding the deal(agreement) with Verisign and proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM registry Agreement. What should be done is a set of measures to free up sqoterred domain names that will bring them back to the market and generate significant new revenue to all paries such as registrators, ICANN and all businesses around the globe. Sensireosly yours, Ksenia Bussen Owner, Mashu Mashu box Israel -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From hesamd at evenset.com Mon Feb 10 22:48:46 2020 From: hesamd at evenset.com (Hesam Dadafarin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:48:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase the prices for .com Message-ID: Price increase affects our industry and domain name should be accessible to everyone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mikeoroks at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:15 2020 From: mikeoroks at gmail.com (Michael) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:50:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] . Com amendment Message-ID: <-jar9qidwpn5mwl82jh-vbfu2688zgh-vzoiaz-23ld36yllkk327nlc6-tmk1aj-zfduwhvvkvhwl7p94-axhr67gg0sxz-uhprv06sk1o0skopgyiaf4iy879u8a-omqjpi-qzdv3sn6jwhs8zxeqz.1581375015468@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ian.lawley at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:01 2020 From: ian.lawley at gmail.com (ian.lawley at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:52:01 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly disagree Message-ID: <016701d5e064$b576a260$2063e720$@gmail.com> This amendment will mean that .COM domain pricing end-users pay often with small fledgeling businesses ramp significantly. This is just blatant price gorging. I would like to protest about this in the strongest terms! Ian Lawley Cannesresidence.con 145 Morrell Avenue, Oxford, UK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hake at japanesecomplete.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:41 2020 From: hake at japanesecomplete.com (hake@japanesecomplete.com hake@japanesecomplete.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:51:41 -0700 (MST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please keep prices low Message-ID: <1271686989.128959.1581375101200@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From miquelescobarweb at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:59 2020 From: miquelescobarweb at gmail.com (MiQuel Escobar) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:53:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop please the domain price increase Message-ID: I have a small web design business that do custom websites and as part of my services I do domain registration on behalf of them with a canadian company but I am very concerned with the price increase you are planning to do... can you please stop it? Making domains affordable to my clients is top priority. I will appreciate if you dont proceed with this price increas to .COM domains. Regards, MiQuel Escobar Torobto, Ontario, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fabiananguiano at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:56:25 2020 From: fabiananguiano at gmail.com (Fabian Anguian) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:56:25 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Message-ID: Please do not increase prices on domains. The internet has to remain cheap for future generations. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From haldougherty at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:05 2020 From: haldougherty at gmail.com (Halden Dougherty) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment Message-ID: Don't be greedy and further reduce the potential of the middle class. Price increases for .com are not acceptable. The internet is one of the few things that can be enjoyed by all socioeconomic groups. Let's keep it that way. Thank you Hal Dougherty -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From linegeji at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:18 2020 From: linegeji at gmail.com (Eugene Popov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:00:18 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Potential price increase for .com Message-ID: I?m strongly against these changes since they obviously will drive prices up and that?s makes me as a student and young startup-guy very depressed since expenses for maintaining home grown projects will increase from year to year With best regards, Evgenii Popov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From millansingh at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:23 2020 From: millansingh at gmail.com (Millan Singh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:01:23 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing the .com changes Message-ID: Hi. I'm a registrant of a number of .com domains and someone very familiar with how monopolies work. As the .com TLD is the largest TLD and most recognizable by customers, it's imperative that there continue to be competition among registrars that offer .com domains. I heard about this change to the rules regarding .com domain names, and I want to strongly urge ICANN to discontinue this deal. Not only is it undemocratic, having been negotiated behind closed doors without any press, but the rules changes are potentially EXTREMELY bad for registrants. We already know there is an issue today with digital marketplaces finding ways to compete directly against the things they're selling, and since they're closer to the source with less middle-men involved, they can often bully the original makers out of the market. This happens on Amazon.com all the time and with other retailers as well. I bring this up, because the changes proposed over how Verisign will be allowed to operate smell an awful lot like this practice. Verisign, as effectively the digital wholesaler/platform, should not, under any circumstances, be allowed to create a registrar to compete directly with other registrars offering the .com domains. This is a MASSIVE conflict of interest. Further, while I understand the deal is likely very appealing to ICANN due to the $25M in funding attached to it, I strongly urge ICANN to consider the cost of that money. It's plainly a bribe to get ICANN to allow Verisign to increase their prices (without any real justification) and engage in monopolistic behavior. In conclusion, following through on this proposal would be incredibly harmful to the health of the internet and the ability for registrants like myself to freely and affordably register .com domains from the registrants of my choice. Please reject this proposal and find another way to gather additional funding for ICANN. Thanks you. -- Millan Singh, Polymath writer, designer, and developer. Webdev by day, practitioner of the hero's journey by night. My podcast: http://anchor.fm/spyfy My website: https://millansingh.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From galoxcom at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:27 2020 From: galoxcom at gmail.com (Godfrey Aloh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:01:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain increase Message-ID: <5e41e0eb.1c69fb81.63e3f.5a10@mx.google.com> This is just a bad idea to start annual increment of the .COM domain. Who do you think you are serving if cannot explain to the people what your problem is. Do remember that the world will one day have alternative. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bellmillproducts at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:18:40 2020 From: bellmillproducts at gmail.com (C B) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:18:40 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising prices Message-ID: Are you raising prices? Most of us are not making now... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mjeffe at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:36 2020 From: mjeffe at gmail.com (Matt Jeffery) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:02:36 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Do not stifle innovation! Currently, the barrier to entry of small businesses on-line is very low. This kind of price increase is precisely the kind of step that makes starting a business harder. Do NOT allow this Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. ---- Matt Jeffery -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From miquel at polseguera.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:14 2020 From: miquel at polseguera.com (Miquel Molina) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:04:14 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against .com price increases Message-ID: <20200211000414.6aa3a8f1.miquel@polseguera.com> Hello! The Internet is knowledge, and .com domain names should have affordable prices, which is why I am totally against the price increases you plan to make. Best regards, Miquel Molina From minameissri at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:35 2020 From: minameissri at gmail.com (Srikrishna Krishnarao Srinivasan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:07:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Anendment , please do not allow price increase Message-ID: I own two .COM domains, they don?t create any income yet. I?m planning to register atleast 2-3 more to trial different ideas. With no revenue from them it is very hard to maintain. .COM has been a hope for many entrepreneurs. Please don?t let price increase and reduce accessibility. Sent from my iPhone From gregzmail at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:01 2020 From: gregzmail at gmail.com (Cherie & Greg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:08:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: It is not fair to s small business. All the other TLD are more affordable. We would change our TLD but after a few years in business, that would be detrimental. I understand price increases happen, but at a rate significantly higher than inflation is not ethical. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mauritz.bg at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:09:08 2020 From: mauritz.bg at gmail.com (Mauritz Bambang Guritno) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:09:08 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2cdb3611-ea91-45a3-a600-bf70246c7f65@gmail.com> Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement ?Sent from BlueMail ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From henry4720 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:11:32 2020 From: henry4720 at gmail.com (Henry Reyes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:11:32 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to .com Message-ID: <293BA515-E323-468B-8C66-3CE9A67949C0@gmail.com> Please keep .com affordable and don?t push small businesses, non-profits or other websites out of their .com domain names. Sincerely, - Henry Reyes =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-= Deacon Henry O. Reyes =-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like Your heart. Amen. " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Jes?s, manso y humilde de coraz?n, haz que mi coraz?n sea como Tu coraz?n. Am?n." =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lspiercestudio at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:11:31 2020 From: lspiercestudio at gmail.com (Linda Pierce) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:11:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PlS. ICANN! Message-ID: We small businesses depend on the accessibility of .COM for our livelihood. An increase would impact us significantly. PLEASE find an alternative! Sincerely, Linda Pierce Illustration/Fine Art lspiercestudio at gmail.com Studio #(508)478-5989 Instagram @rockhillfarmstudio www.coroflot.com/lindapierce www.lspiercepictures.com www.rockhillfarmstudio.com www.gwenwaltersartrep.com From griffin.andyb at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:12:15 2020 From: griffin.andyb at gmail.com (Andy Griffin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:12:15 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed Message-ID: <2226A7ED-2303-439C-9715-6FB0FE46515A@gmail.com> These proposed increases to .com domains will do nothing but put the web further out of reach to common people. The beauty and success of the web is rooted in how accessible and democratic it is for everyone. Regular people need to be able to participate, publish, start businesses and otherwise contribute to the web. Gouging everyday folks flies in the face of everything that the web stands for. Don?t give the web to the rich. Leave it in the hands of people who are also creative, but don?t have the same deep pockets. That would be a huge mistake. Andy Griffin From giuseppe at upintheskies.com Mon Feb 10 23:13:46 2020 From: giuseppe at upintheskies.com (Giuseppe Persiani) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:13:46 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <374703142.36363.1581376426920@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hanafyma at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:13:55 2020 From: hanafyma at icloud.com (Mohmmad Hanafy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:13:55 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases to .COM domains Message-ID: <7E54BDE4-30FD-443B-AA06-480E47861FE3@icloud.com> Hi, I highly oppose the expected new increases to the .com domains. It may provide you with initial profits at the beginning, but on the long run it will be detrimental to everybody. Best Regards, Mohmmad Hanafy Sent from my iPhone From hello at marilynntaylor.com Mon Feb 10 23:15:43 2020 From: hello at marilynntaylor.com (The Taylored Home) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:15:43 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New contract with Verisign Message-ID: <7C52CACF-8401-46E4-8E9D-0E30F7262EBA@marilynntaylor.com> I am the owner of many .com domains and I have heard about the proposal between ICANN and Verisign. Running a business is already expensive enough, and with tax increases to small business owners, knowing that owning my domains could potentially increase in cost by up to 70% is really distressing. It seems that only ICANN and Verign?s benefit has been considered in this deal. Please reconsider how negatively this will impact those of us who depend on our .com domains. Thank you. 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URL: From fn-astt at bctip.com Mon Feb 10 23:25:18 2020 From: fn-astt at bctip.com (fn-astt at bctip.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:25:18 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment on Verisign contract changes re .com Message-ID: Under this proposal wholesale .com domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. And those increases do not include increases in exchange rates affecting users of the .com tld outside America. The proposed increases are excessive; if prices are to be increased the increase should be limited to levels corresponding to cost-of-living increases or inflation as measured in US$. The previous rule preventing the operator of .com from operating as a domain name registrar should be retained. Allowing a company that controls almost 85% of the registrar pricing for domain names to operate its own registry would be a bad move affecting consumers and competing registrars. Please pay attention to all the comments, and do not discount them in favour of any pre-decided conclusions you may have made. Frank Norman registrant at bctip.com From mitulxshah at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:26:54 2020 From: mitulxshah at gmail.com (Mitul Shah) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:26:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Don't raise prices, that's silly. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mikojunky at fastmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:27:03 2020 From: mikojunky at fastmail.com (Miko Junky) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:27:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please explain the reasons for the upcoming budget/price increase Message-ID: <8d15c5bb-3b60-41da-9421-36e55f8b29bf@www.fastmail.com> Please explain the reasons for the budget/price increase. Thank you, From mikesimson at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:29:47 2020 From: mikesimson at hotmail.com (Michael Simson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:29:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disapprove of the proposed ICANN deal with VeriSign Message-ID: To whom it may concern, The power of the internet is the numerous ways that people can connect and share information, tools, and resources with one another. Through the internet open source projects have become more abundant and easier to scale. This has resulted in more people benefitting from advances in technology without prohibitive costs associated with corporate offerings. At the heart of this ability to develop projects online is the ability to start domains affordably. This proposed deal to increase the prices of .COM TLDs by 7% for 8 out of 10 years will inevitably and eventually take a means for creating equality and accessibility out of the hands of millions of entrepreneurs, hobbyists, activists, and many others who are price sensitive. I would attest that the internet is the last bastion of freedom. At the heart of it is the domain itself. Since the overwhelming majority of domains end with .COM there is a need to preserve and protect the access to establishing a domain with this TLD. Bring this proposal to the public. Honor the millions upon millions who have used this TLD to make the internet what it is today. Have the courage to stand against the pressure of capitalistic onslaughts and say no to the price increases that threaten our very freedom the internet has provided. Respectfully, Mike Michael Simson CEO Unit Scientific Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The proposed rates are very dramatic and make it difficult for people with non-commercial uses to start or continue to use .COM domains. If Verisign wants to be allowed this rate increase I propose that Verisign give up a share of its control to ICANN itself or another entity. Thank you, Michael From mivevans at access2films.co.uk Mon Feb 10 23:35:15 2020 From: mivevans at access2films.co.uk (Miv Evans) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:35:15 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Over charging Message-ID: This is yet another way to inflict price increases on small businesses. ?Get BlueMail for Android ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Mike.Hendriksen at hughes.com Mon Feb 10 23:48:13 2020 From: Mike.Hendriksen at hughes.com (Hendriksen, Mike) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:48:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in fees over the next 5 years Message-ID: <8FC31F53-AC36-4F5C-82DB-3E6D2D7A14E2@hughes.com> Hello, I am he manager of multiple domains. This increase seems to be more than might possibly be needed. Since it was requested there has not been any indication given for the use of the increased funds this concerns me greatly. At the very least the entity collecting the funds should provide some kind of indication regarding the anticipated need for more funds, where the funds would go, and why the increases are needed. Simply adding to the bottom line with no indication that a specific need is there or where the additional funding will go is not acceptable to me. Thank you for giving me a change to make my voice be heard. Thank you, Mike Hendriksen, IT Manaager Hughes Network Systems American Fork Office 801-772-5419 Office 801-376-2531 Cell/Text -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kzkz.ozn at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:48:55 2020 From: kzkz.ozn at gmail.com (Kazuki Ozone) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:48:55 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: To those who it may concern, I oppose to the raising of .com prices. This decision makes the internet less accessible. Please reconsider the negative affect it may bring to the community such as hosts of .com pages and the viewers of the pages. Best, Kazuki Ozone Tokyo, Japan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gtardy at pilierpublic.com Mon Feb 10 23:50:07 2020 From: gtardy at pilierpublic.com (G Tardy | PilierPublic) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:50:07 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] increasing .COM prices will harm innovation Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam, The proposed changes to the contract between ICAAN and Verisign, where Verisign could increase the cost of .COM domains by 7% per year for 4 years out of 6, would result in a dramatic increase of the costs borne by small companies and individuals alike : +100% every 15 years. There is no good explanation to such a proposed price increase, considering that current prices already cover all the costs incurred by Verisign for their performance under the current contract. Under the current "zero inflation" economy, the only business capable of extracting from its customers an average 4,9% annual price increase for the foreseeable future (and in perpetuity ?) is most likely illegal. And this is not even taking into account the other price increases permitted "for certain under extraordinary situations". The 144 million .COM domains mean that the aforementioned proposed changes will not go unnoticed. The first 7% price hike alone will translate into an additional 79 million dollars rent. Surely such a huge number should make ICAAN pause and think twice before allowing said proposed changes to move forward without any thorough independent study and public debate. Best regards, Guilhem Tardy. From mjortiz116 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:56:58 2020 From: mjortiz116 at gmail.com (Matt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:56:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to .Com Domain Name Increase Message-ID: <181B1EA2-6DD2-4634-ADB1-8F1449256CB8@gmail.com> Hello, This email is to inform you of my opposition to amendment 3 with regards to the increased cost of wholesale .com domain names (herein ?domain names?. I believe that an increase to the cost of domain names on the wholesale side, will lead to an increase in price for customers, which will lead to a much less free and unique internet experience. This can also become a slippery slope where pricing increases astronomically over decades. Slowly this can lead to the weening out those who cannot afford the inflated costs. This can lead to a less free internet. Freedom of speech can be curbed. And small businesses my not be able to succeed or maintain a web presence. Keep the internet a free environment for everyone. Do not increase domain name pricing. Thank you Matthew Ortiz 6467760100 Mjortiz116 at gmail.com From mike at stelmat.net Mon Feb 10 23:57:29 2020 From: mike at stelmat.net (Stelmat, Michael) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:57:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Just say no to price increase Message-ID: <7323872dcf36403ead9795919176458f@WINHEXBEUS102.winus.mail> I object to ANY price increase for domain names. There is VERY little cost associated with monitoring domains and this looks like a money grab for other needs NOT associated with monitoring and releasing domains. If you want additional money for other things, then petition Congress or other government and private entities INCLUDING OTHER COUNTRIES to cover the cost. LEAVE THE PEOPLE ALONE. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mkartadi at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:01:10 2020 From: mkartadi at gmail.com (m k) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:01:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam, I heard that the price of .COM will increase significantly. Please reconsider hearing our voices not to increase that much. We are a small business that is already struggling. With this increase will affect our business bottom line and other million of people. I hope you will reconsider it again. 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Michael Phillips -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mizan078 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:04:05 2020 From: mizan078 at gmail.com (Mizanur Rahman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:04:05 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About domain price and contract with Verisign Message-ID: <57130CF2-02DF-42F0-9B53-9044086AEE54@gmail.com> I have had great respect for ICANN. But now looks like you are priority is making money not the consumer. I strongly oppose the decision to increase the domain price every year. Or you should change your motto to ?One World. One Internet. Dollar over Consumer? Thanks From mike at xlhelp.com Mon Feb 10 23:33:57 2020 From: mike at xlhelp.com (Mike@XLhelp.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:33:57 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <010e01d5e06a$912df100$b389d300$@com> Hi, Namecheap.com tells me that you are looking to raise domain renewal rates, possibly by 70% or more over the next ten years. They also tell me that Verisign agreed to pay you $20 million dollars so that they could raise prices as they desire. Something smells here I wonder if president Trump could do anything about this? Does the news know about this? Please DO NOT DO IT! The note from Namecheap is shown below. Thank you. Michael Kleypas www.XLHELP.com Namecheap Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020. You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form. Find Out More -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From heartbridge at tampabay.rr.com Tue Feb 11 00:20:51 2020 From: heartbridge at tampabay.rr.com (Jean Fitzgerald) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:20:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PLEASE DO NOT RAISE PRICES ON .COM DOMAINS Message-ID: <9d41f7b8-ca27-8498-48d3-64fc0ec4c734@tampabay.rr.com> PLEASE DO NOT RAISE PRICES ON .COM DOMAINS. Sincerely, Jean Fitzgerald Mulberry, FL From higleyrachel at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:21:30 2020 From: higleyrachel at gmail.com (Rachel Higley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:21:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: By choosing to allow for price increases on .com domain names, you are going to hurt the business of the world. I value highly my ability to begin a business with little startup cost and allows a minority like me to be able to follow dreams. The internet is special because it is a place where anyone can come and contribute their voice. By allowing for price increases you are going to price out a group of people that deserve to be heard. Rachel. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From goksel.tigli at msn.com Tue Feb 11 00:27:12 2020 From: goksel.tigli at msn.com (=?windows-1254?B?R/Zrc2VsIFT98Gz9?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:27:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] High Price Message-ID: We don?t want to high price for .com tlds. Please be a transparent. Please decide for us. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mitchellshelton at me.com Tue Feb 11 00:39:32 2020 From: mitchellshelton at me.com (Mitchell Shelton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:39:32 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increase proposal Message-ID: ?I assume, much like with the .org increases, this email will be considered ?spam? and disregarded. For two decades I have maintained multiple domains for both myself and friends. Typically, I pay the domain renewal fees for others. It is affordable and I?m happy to support others where I am able. With fees against .com domains opened up for increase, this will rapidly become an unsustainable financial burden for me and many like me. This sort of greed and corruption plagues all corners of our democracy. History will look back on the death of the .com domain era and remember the criminals that navigated us toward the end of freedom on the World Wide Web. This is class censorship and open support for the wealthy over the less fortunate. It is fascism disguised as capitalism intended only to line the pockets of those who hold the power. Without listening to the voice of the people you tear down everything that America once stood for. This spits in the face of the small business owner and the entrepreneur in the garage. No longer do we care about freedom, expression, and the true core of capitalism, innovation. Instead we crush it under the heel of fascism and greed. You have joined the ranks of others that have chosen to drive our nation toward destruction. Please, for the sake of liberty, for the preservation of capitalism and the power it brings to innovation, and for the freedom of all voices, stop these increases. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Mitchell Shelton From hinnderson2_0 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:46:56 2020 From: hinnderson2_0 at hotmail.com (hinnderson mateo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:46:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I totally disagree about the price increase of .COM, it would be somewhat abusive Message-ID: Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gch at gcharrison.com Tue Feb 11 00:50:15 2020 From: gch at gcharrison.com (Gary C Harrison) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:50:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <002301d5e075$3a0577d0$ae106770$@gcharrison.com> These proposed price increases for the .COM domain are unexplained in purpose and justification. This will restrain Internet growth and unnecessarily raise prices beyond what is fair. Please reassess your actions for a more fair proposition. 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It will price small business owners, such as myself, out of .com domains, making it harder for customers to find us. Reconsider this decision and allow all business fair access to .com domains, not just large corporations. Sincerely, Kenzie Jardina, owner of kenziekelly.com From jocondi at skbarchitects.com Tue Feb 11 01:00:09 2020 From: jocondi at skbarchitects.com (Judy Ocondi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:00:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please fight against price increases of .COM domains Message-ID: Please void the ICANN contract with Verisign last January 2020 that allow it to increase the wholesale price registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. This contract was done in secrecy without any social responsibility of the community it serves. This contract serves to dominate .COM domain market with predatory price hikes...this hurts the local economies. This secret contract also harms customers and the Internet as a whole. The local community needs affordable .COM domains to support small businesses and family-owned businesses. Collectively, the small businesses provide employment for the majority of the US residents and help the U.S. economy thrive. Please void and cancel the ICANN contract with Verisign that was entered last month! SkB ARCHITECTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STUDIO COORDINATOR Judy Ocondi 2333 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121 * SkBarchitects.com TEL 206 903 0575 FAX 206 903 1586 EMAIL jocondi at skbarchitects.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This will effectively limit access to .com domains for low income individuals and small businesses making a socioeconomic barrier to the most reputable TLD of all time. ICANN will be the recipient of a huge kickback from Verisign and amendment 3 does nothing to illustrate how these funds will be spent to benefit the global community. This will be seen as a shady deal performed in secret to the detriment of many and the benefit of very few. It's a shame that ICANN finds this publicity inconsequential and disregards what's best for the global community. If amendment 3 passes, I will do everything I can to educate all my customers about the reputation of .COM TLD's; that they have been twisted into a cash grab scheme and are no longer the go-to TLD for businesses. Please take this public comment period seriously as it will have long lasting consequences for everyone. Thank you, Dalton Witt. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Arne.Jensen at ruhr-uni-bochum.de Tue Feb 11 17:22:39 2020 From: Arne.Jensen at ruhr-uni-bochum.de (Arne Jensen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:22:39 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Arne Jensen Bochum, Germany ___________________________________________________ BrainRepair UG (haftungsbeschr?nkt) EMA/SME/357/15/R4 Brain-IT Technologies UG (haftungsbeschr?nkt) Prof. Dr. med. Arne Jensen, M.D. Ruhr-Universit?t Bochum Campus Klinik Gyn?kologie Universit?tsstr. 140 44799 Bochum, Germany Tel.: +49 234 588 196-0 Fax.: +49 234 588 196-19 Email: arne.jensen at brainrepair.eu Homepage: http://www.brainrepair.eu http://www.campus-klinik-bochum.de http://www.researchgate.net http://www.stop-cp.org From echucks19 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:23:38 2020 From: echucks19 at gmail.com (Emmanuel Chucks) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:23:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase domain price Message-ID: Heard about a proposal to increase .COM domain prices. That is just untenable. Put a stop to it immediately. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From nahomie.hann at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:02:25 2020 From: nahomie.hann at gmail.com (Nahomie Hann) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:02:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding the changes to .com domains Message-ID: Good evening, As a small entrepreneur and a mother I find this greatly off putting that prices to the name of my website could dramatically increase in the next ten years. We know in our day and age that websites are essential to survive in business, our names are hard enough to create and protect and .com offers a more global reach but we also often have to purchase additional domain extension names to protect a brand. It is costly and the loss of a name due to dramatic increase costs for a small business or a small family blog can be devastating after so much investment. I find that a projected 7% increase is dramatic and way above local inflation for many countries. This is the type of changes that creates division and off puts creative young minds from contributing to our rich cultural library that is the internet. www.epanouiewithin.com Maternity, Birth and Newborn photography From nathanrokusek at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:03:13 2020 From: nathanrokusek at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Nathan_Rokusek=E2=84=A2?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:03:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Response to Increasing Domain Prices Message-ID: As a working student, fire volunteer, and local web developer, increasing the prices of domain names is another way for companies to ruin the opportunities for hard working individuals. I own 3 domains, both for personal and professional reasons. While owning these domains is relatively inexpensive, the increase in price will affect my yearly expenses. I hope you can understand that raising domain prices is completely and utterly wrong to do to hard working citizens. 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We need overhead to remain inexpensive because of this. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nbachur at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:12:14 2020 From: nbachur at gmail.com (Nick) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:12:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase prices Message-ID: <45d85bee-6552-a286-4087-82e09d8e90ec@gmail.com> Do not increase prices of domains as you are proposing. Ways to avoid these unnecessary fees will be created under this pressure. ICANN will lose it's monopoly. Regards, Nick Bachur -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From murallez at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:01 2020 From: murallez at gmail.com (Vladimir Eric) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:18:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e41d5a9.1c69fb81.3b882.34c2@mx.google.com> I am joining the vote against the domain price increase. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mongolianmiller at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:14:26 2020 From: mongolianmiller at gmail.com (Michael Miller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:14:26 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider the Amendment 3 proposition. Message-ID: I own a circle of domain names for elderly folks. They can?t afford the potential threat of major increases that Amendment 3 cites. Please. Please reconsider. Namecheap Customer Michael -- *--* MICHAEL W. MILLER, Owner & Founder The PC Penguin - Rexburg Computer Repair 345 E. 1st N. *(Near Smith Park)* Rexburg, ID 83440 1-801-709-1521 mobile *www.thePCpenguin.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mohadesi at live.com Mon Feb 10 22:15:10 2020 From: mohadesi at live.com (Siamak Mohadesi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:15:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree Message-ID: Hello I read the Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement and It?s clear to me that is so unfair and I completely disagree, It?s a shame. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mmeckler at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:16:22 2020 From: mmeckler at gmail.com (Michael Meckler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:16:22 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <50329945-AD3A-44B6-A97F-78396DFF280F@gmail.com> I would register my disagreement with the proposed price increase for .com domain names. From nasrovsky at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:16:34 2020 From: nasrovsky at gmail.com (Nacer Lalaoui) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:16:34 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: The increase can seriously hurt our business. We are based in a third world country where the the minimum wage is 100 dollars per month. Please take our buying power in your consideration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ms.mccormick at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:16:27 2020 From: ms.mccormick at gmail.com (Michelle McCormick) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:16:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increase Message-ID: Hello, I?m writing today to express concern over the proposed fee increases for .COM domains every year for 8 of the next 10 years. As a business owner and advocate for all people to have their own websites, these cost increases will be yet another barrier for marginalized populations to buy domain names, and an extra added expense for many business owners (myself included). I urge you to please reconsider the terms of this agreement. Perhaps a cap of some kind could be a feasible middle ground. Thank you, Michelle McCormick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nickabusey at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:19:12 2020 From: nickabusey at gmail.com (Nick Busey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:19:12 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com changes Message-ID: The changes ICANN has announced around .com price increases and Verisign being allowed to operate a registrar are atrocious. There are many individuals such as myself who run a few dozen domain names. Allowing the prices to go up 70% over 10 years will make many of these smaller sites have to shut down out of financial necessity. This is another step towards the death of the distributed internet. -- Nick Busey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hellohoete at yahoo.co.nz Mon Feb 10 22:20:55 2020 From: hellohoete at yahoo.co.nz (Victoria Hoete-Dodd) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:20:55 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont do it References: <1991155829.1168718.1581373255132.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1991155829.1168718.1581373255132@mail.yahoo.com> Rude Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From msalmanbabillo at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:25 2020 From: msalmanbabillo at gmail.com (Muhammad Salman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:22:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feeling bad for .COM domain price increasing Message-ID: We are not happy for this bad news especially people like us with start us business. Many people cannot afford to buy if the price is too high. This will affect our small businesses or even drive us to fail especially start up business. Could you be so kind to leave price as it was! Please we are begging ICANN to not increase the .COM price. Please! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mrkmchau at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:51 2020 From: mrkmchau at gmail.com (Emil) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:22:51 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase the price so that more user can use internet. Message-ID: I would like to let you know. Please don't increase the price for internet domain. I hope every person can free to use internet. Regards, Emil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mwgiuffrida at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:22 2020 From: mwgiuffrida at gmail.com (Mark Giuffrida) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:23:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed changes regarding verisign Message-ID: I think you need to re-evaluate whether the changes you propose using verisign are for the good of the Internet versus the good of ICANN. All I see is a downside of .com prices increasing over time. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From nicolas.du.parc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:55 2020 From: nicolas.du.parc at gmail.com (Nicolas du Parc) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:25:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] verisign contract raise for the .com TLD Message-ID: <5EBE1BFC-4133-48B5-BEDA-E7E450D93E59@gmail.com> Hi, I just learned about the potential raise of the .com domains due to deal made between the ICANN and verisign without asking for the public and end customer opinion. There are no technical reason that .com domains exploitation should be more expensive. Due to the improvement in technologly performance, it should actually be the opposite. This action will punished millions of organizations that have an established .com brand, but not necessary the means to maintain those domains due to price increase. I?m thinking about NGOs, small businesses, individuals that wants to protect their name. I?m asking you with respect to reverse this decision that has no justifications but increasing the profit of versign, at the cost of billions of internet users. Best regards, Nicolas ---- Nicolas du Parc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mrx23dot at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:28:20 2020 From: mrx23dot at gmail.com (Arpad Toth) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:28:20 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I disagree. From mrneuter at comcast.net Mon Feb 10 22:29:26 2020 From: mrneuter at comcast.net (Eric Smith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:29:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com fee increases Message-ID: <9a647bc5-b59a-fb06-7e5b-dfad3569abc5@comcast.net> This seems arbitrary to me and not in the public interest.? As a businessperson and founder of nonprofits, I fully understand the costs associated with business.? But such an open-ended fee structure that upsets the apple cart for so many people, and seemingly without rational justification, is perceived as punitive and unwarranted.? I urge reconsideration of the proposed, behind-closed-doors rate increase proposed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicoleamani at me.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:54 2020 From: nicoleamani at me.com (Nicole Magabo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:30:54 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Potential price increase of .com domains Message-ID: <83C2823E-9E20-40B1-B5CD-9F4F3B16FC3A@me.com> Dear Officer, Happy New Year! I hope 2020 has started pleasantly for you and your loved ones. I wanted to share with you how a potential price increase will affect me. I own a .com domain. I am a very struggling and financially strapped filmmaker. It was luck and God that I was able to afford a renewal on my domain and email address. I still haven?t been able to afford making a website, but I can afford to save the domain name and use an email with my company?s name. That is a good thing. If I can no longer afford it, that?s a direct hit to how other potential partners view me and my films. Please reconsider increasing the price. Thank you, Nicole From nathan at parkerplants.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:24 2020 From: nathan at parkerplants.com (Nathan Parker) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:32:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <8CBF02B8-4953-4534-B643-B786EA8E434F@parkerplants.com> I am writing you today to protest the proposed price increase to .COM domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: Stop the change from increasing or allowing to increase .Com domain names. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mready at pchelpltd.com Mon Feb 10 22:36:49 2020 From: mready at pchelpltd.com (Marc Ready) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:36:49 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise the .com prices Message-ID: <009e01d5e062$96ec8f00$c4c5ad00$@pchelpltd.com> Hi, Please do not raise the .com prices and also please provide more transparency about how the funds from Verisign will be spent to improve the systems. The price increases will make .com domains less accessible for individuals and small business that already have .com domains and want to get started with a new .com domain name. Thanks Marc Ready -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you raise the price of something as basic as the .com domain, which is absolutely necessary to move around the internet, then many people will be left out, affecting and harming many people or entities that will be banned from the future, which goes through the mandatory presence on the internet. This is a protest email as a testimony to the opposition of price increases. I believe that the benefits of both entities have been valued more than the negative global impact that this agreement means for the internet in general. Sincerely Monica G.B. Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I, as are most, opposed to this move. From mldimitry at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:32 2020 From: mldimitry at gmail.com (Mark Dimitry) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:42:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com pricing agreement Message-ID: Giving .com management to a private company and giving them the allowance To raise prices is a bad idea from ICANN. Ever heard of highway 407 just north of Toronto? It was built by the government then sold off to a private company. That company has been raising prices, nickel and diminishing Canadians out of large sums of money for decades. Now the highway is so expensive only the elite can afford to use it. You will price small businesses and entrepreneurs out of .com domains if you give Verisign the option to raise prices. This is a bad idea. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Word of mouth always seems to be the icing on the cake for the most part. Technology is only a convenience in the end. Regards, Monte From nevenmazic at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:16 2020 From: nevenmazic at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?TmV2ZW4gTWF6acSH?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:52:16 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection against increasing .com prices Message-ID: Greetings, I am extremely opposed with you increasing .com prices, especially considering the agreement was made secretly behind closed doors. I use .com domains for my personal websites which I don't make money of off, and an increase in prices would really hurt me. Sincerely, Neven -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From moiz.nizamuddin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:59 2020 From: moiz.nizamuddin at gmail.com (Moiz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:50:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Message-ID: I am against the proposed increases. 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I politely ask you not to make a decision to do this and to leave the current pricing as is. Thanks, Matt Kornegay From moofie at moofie.xyz Mon Feb 10 22:59:31 2020 From: moofie at moofie.xyz (Moofie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:59:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is horrendous. Message-ID: <11B36828-0CFA-4050-A16D-9AE8AF3660ED@moofie.xyz> Up to 70% price increases over the next couple years. Cuz why the hell not? Please consider my message along with many others you will be receiving - DO NOT DO THIS. It will be horrible for the consumer, registrar, and internet in general. From n.indik at relay42.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:18 2020 From: n.indik at relay42.com (Nikita Indik) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:18 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Gradual rise of .COM prices Message-ID: Please don't let .COM prices to rise. This is a backbone of the internet and should be affordable to ordinary people like me. -- *Make 2020 the year of the customer! *Start by visualizing your customer journeys with our free tool.?? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mohammedelmennaouy at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:13 2020 From: mohammedelmennaouy at gmail.com (Mohammed Elmennaouy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:01:13 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <48B6E225-B53F-48D8-892D-C2BBE2F5C8C4@gmail.com> Hello, As internet user and freelancer, I assume that you already know that the .com tld is very important for the web in general. Any increase in the domain name prices will affect as directly specially that many of us use multiple .com domain names, please review this decision and respect our will. We will be so sad if we see that the freedom we have on the web will be controlled by others, we hope it will stay free and available for everyone, and not dominated by a few. From mlszdesign at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:52 2020 From: mlszdesign at gmail.com (Michal Laszcz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:02:52 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment against price increases Message-ID: ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. *Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. I do not want any of this to happen. Michal Laszcz Industrial Designer mlszdesign.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nick at nicktech.org Mon Feb 10 23:03:55 2020 From: nick at nicktech.org (Nick Peronti) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:03:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Vote NO - Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. In light of all this, I am thoroughly against the increase of .COM domain prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nick at njeyre.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:42 2020 From: nick at njeyre.com (Nick Eyre) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:04:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Price Increases Message-ID: Hello, I'm writing in opposition to the amendment to allow for price increases on .com domains. Part of what makes the internet such a great democratic platform is the accessibility - that anybody can get a domain, publish, and represent themselves. Please help maintain this by not allowing for price increases on .com domains! 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Sent by phone From ncatranis at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:10:43 2020 From: ncatranis at gmail.com (Nick Catranis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:10:43 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against this Message-ID: <37BF1704-8754-43C3-8173-0D44E8E705E9@gmail.com> Please do not raise .com domain prices further From Nashjc at uottawa.ca Mon Feb 10 23:13:24 2020 From: Nashjc at uottawa.ca (John Nash) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:13:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern about lack of transparency Message-ID: <0a8f9583-a116-bff0-f870-ba4e06dcecbe@uottawa.ca> Having been a very early participant in various parts of what became the internet, and a quite early registrant for a domain name (nashinfo.com -- where so many spam msgs arrive that the uottawa email is safer), I am concerned that the amended agreement between ICANN and Verisign could lead to increased prices without any improvement in security or service. I would be much happier if there were more transparency in the projected changes. John C. Nash From mobylat at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:15:16 2020 From: mobylat at gmail.com (Moby Man) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:15:16 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against this .com proposed price increase! Message-ID: I have many .com domain names for personal use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. There is no reason to having an ever increasing domain name price that is way greater then inflation. Please help stop these unjustifiable price increases, & support the average hard working customer! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mrg1_9 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:16:55 2020 From: mrg1_9 at yahoo.com (Michael Green) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:16:55 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBiZSBncmVl?= =?utf-8?q?dy_by_raising_the_=2Ecom_rates?= References: <58428A08-9BF1-4223-86CC-7C76C40144B9.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <58428A08-9BF1-4223-86CC-7C76C40144B9@yahoo.com> Don?t be greedy by raising the .com rates. This will create a negative impact and prevent me from building future websites. -Michael Green From mohanbharath at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:17:16 2020 From: mohanbharath at gmail.com (Bharath Mohan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:17:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 to .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: I would like to register my alarm and opposition to the amendment to the proposed amendment. While I understand that more funds may be needed to support and run ICANN, the amendment as it stands provides both insufficient information as to what purpose these funds are being raised, and insufficient information regarding how to ensure that there is not abuse or misappropriation of these selfsame funds. I also find it concerning that there was no public attempt to raise these funds before turning to a deal with a private entity that allows said entity to profit -- this seems more like an opportunity to allow Verisign to invest in a change that would allow it to further profit from a captive market rather than a serious attempt at raising necessary funds. Please reconsider. Thank you, Bharath Mohan Concerned Internet Citizen and Owner of .COM domains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This is appears to be a conflict of interest between Versign and ICANN of Section 1.2 Conflict of Interest Policy. The $20 million dollars paid to ICANN will get passed to the domain name community ? please don?t think that Versign is giving you free money. This is also an ethical conflict of interest as you claim that you want price competition but NameCheap states that you negotiated this deal in secret. No deal in history that was done in secret has ever resulted in price competition. I am sure that a better deal could be discovered if there was public input. However, I have seen various entities use public comments as public relations and have ignored the public?s concerns. Hopefully real public input would occur. No one entity should control the majority of top level domains such as Versign. NameCheap indicates that Verisign controls almost 80% of registrar pricing of domain names. This is a monopoly. Monopolies do not result in price competition. Monopolies result in price increases. The top level domains should be split between a dozen companies who are forbiden to act as registrars. Unfortunately, this appears to be a back room deal, if true that it was negotiated in secret, and one that will result in price increases. Why would it be in the public interest to have Verisign compete with the domain name registrars? I am sure that another method can be discovered to raise money for expenses that is fair. Thank you, Mike V. Durich, Jr. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mshermans8 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:24:17 2020 From: mshermans8 at gmail.com (Marlana) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:24:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed pricing changes to .com Message-ID: Hi, My name is Marlana and run a small business.? My website is one of the ways that people learn about my services.? Your proposed changes would make it harder for me to keep my website going. Larger companies will be able to absorb these price hikes but small business owners like me will not.? Please reconsider these pricing changes. Marlana Sherman From ncosovic at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:25:02 2020 From: ncosovic at gmail.com (=?utf-8?B?TmVtYW5qYSDEhm9zb3ZpxIc=?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:25:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online Message-ID: <7A2F9938-B3A8-46D1-BAA2-B0CCE4779B83@gmail.com> Hello, I don?t like the idea of increasing the .COM domain price to be 40% more expensive just because. ? Nemanja From nadiatkalhori at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:27:17 2020 From: nadiatkalhori at gmail.com (Nadia Kalhori) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:27:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DON'T UP THE PRICES Message-ID: <25ABD8E8-AE3D-48C8-BCAE-5DC97ED32B10@gmail.com> Small business owners like myself are the ones who pay them. From mpollari at mac.com Mon Feb 10 23:27:36 2020 From: mpollari at mac.com (Matt Pollari) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:27:36 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5D4CF013-6F71-42F5-9F5C-492CA2C691EF@mac.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Matt Pollari Saint Paul, Minnesota United States From nateouderkirk at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:30:13 2020 From: nateouderkirk at gmail.com (Nate Ouderkirk) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:30:13 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <7EA2F11A-848E-4FD4-9D36-7CF0E30C3DA3@gmail.com> Dear ICANN, One of the building blocks of internet businesses, my KitchenKnifeGuru.com site included, is low-cost entry and maintenance. When you put in place a plan to systematically raise the price of domain names for a sustained period of time, you undercut this low-cost entry model. And you make it harder for small businesses to compete with large corporate entities. Many of these small businesses, often designed for overlooked niches, benefit consumers more than larger corporations. Please reconsider your deal with Verisign plan to systematically raise wholesale domain prices over the next decade. Please benefit the consumer, by benefiting small businesses, and keep the price of domain names low. Thanks, Nate Ouderkirk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From moazam at isolution.org Mon Feb 10 23:30:31 2020 From: moazam at isolution.org (Moazam Nabi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:30:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop being greedy Message-ID: Let people live. Not everyone is making money from online business these days. So, please stop this! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mrsamyjarvis at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:32:45 2020 From: mrsamyjarvis at gmail.com (Amy Jarvis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:32:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Contract Changes Message-ID: I disagree with the changes you guys made in secret with Verisign. I do not want the .com prices to increase. From morhall at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:36:02 2020 From: morhall at gmail.com (Morgan Hall) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:36:02 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep fees in check Message-ID: I support a free market where services find a fee structure that aligns with their value. Granting a monopoly and allowing regular fee increases with no increase in service does not sit well with me. I run a few small scale websites for the general benefit of my community. I do this out of my own pocket with no revenue stream despite the .com domain. Ridiculous fees will only squash that kind of public generosity. Morgan Hall -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicolas.franky at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:36:50 2020 From: nicolas.franky at gmail.com (Franky Meza) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:36:50 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please dont. Message-ID: Respects people acces to internet as is, this will not be good. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From msmarketfinds at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:37:35 2020 From: msmarketfinds at gmail.com (Marissa Lee) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:37:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Do not let .com prices rise. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Mohammed_W_Ahmed at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:42:11 2020 From: Mohammed_W_Ahmed at hotmail.com (Mohammed Wasayuddin Ahmed) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:42:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reduce .com Message-ID: This is not good, we need to reduce .COM price instead of increase. Please reduce. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mkjaffiliates at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:44:23 2020 From: mkjaffiliates at gmail.com (Mitch Tarpley mkjaffiliates.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:44:23 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <5e41ead8.1c69fb81.14fc.2290@mx.google.com> To Whom it may concern: I am against any .com price increases. As I am just a small blog website that at this time is trying to grow. I also am not making any money with it as of yet. I am small and trying to get some traction to grow in followers and possibly make a little income. I am not alone, there are many millions of small website owners on the internet who are struggling to keep their site up and running. If you raise prices on the domain names, you will guarantee that a large number of these small site owners will be forced to shut down. As one of these small website owners, I know I have limited funds to continue up keep of a website and keep it viable. Increased costs will force me to shut down my site. For myself and millions of other small website owners, I ask that you leave things as they are. I ask that you do not increase domain registration costs. Sincerely, MKJ Affiliates Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From musab.bari at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:46:52 2020 From: musab.bari at gmail.com (Musab Bari) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:46:52 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Options to Increase Domain Registrations Message-ID: Musab Bari -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mrmiller500 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:48:09 2020 From: mrmiller500 at gmail.com (Michael Miller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:48:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to .com domain pricing Message-ID: <9C88668E-27F9-4C96-A04B-9302009455FD@gmail.com> Like many small businesses, I watch my cost closely. This unexpected change was not budgeted and will add to the burden of me and other small business people. Please hold prices level. Best regards, Mike MIller elifeagent.com 423-512-1245 Sent from my iPhone From mrigby777 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:51:37 2020 From: mrigby777 at gmail.com (mark rigby) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:51:37 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN contract Message-ID: Hi I am a small business owner, I have several small sites that each make up a small wage to provide for my family. Any large increases in fees for domains will kill my business. Surely any increase on such a scale must be moderated by a governing body as it affects a global community. A degree of accountability and responsibility must be shown to such a high volume of affected people. Regards Mark Rigby -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Any increases should follow cost-of-living rates (at the most). Matt -- Matt Pavlik Signature Matt Pavlik MA, LPCC-S Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - Supervisor Author of To Identity and Beyond: Play the Long Game, Advance God's Kingdom, Enjoy Abundant Life Confident Identity: Christian Strategies to Forget Who You Aren't and Discover Who You Really Are Marriage from Roots to Fruits: Understanding God's Design for Growing in the Good Soil Signup for Christian Concepts and Receive The Identity Manifesto Signup for Marriage Success and Receive 10 Concepts For Successful Communication 937-776-7290 mpavlik at newreflectionscounseling.com New Reflections Counseling, Inc. Illuminating A Path Forward NewReflectionsCounseling.com Learn about New Reflections Counseling (get PDF) Dayton/Centerville Office 267 Regency Ridge Dr. Dayton, Ohio 45459 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Vote no on this amendment, because 50% net profit is enough! Thanks, Rob -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From newlife102005 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:57:01 2020 From: newlife102005 at yahoo.com (L Taylor) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:01 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase of .com Message-ID: As single mother I have worked very hard to help others in the community through starting Healing Hearts Foundation Inc.com. We feed the homeless care for Widows and single mothers who have no one to assist with needs that arise. There was a time when people cared if someone was low on money or food but our society has forgotten humanity. Most of the money that we have used has come of our own pockets as we reached out and fed 100 hungry people for Thanksgiving 2019. Many that joined me were so touched by the many people that were so happy to get a home cooked meal that I was asked to feed people again for Christmas 2019. People came together and fed 150 as well as received cloths to be warm during the cold days that were occurring. So I am asking please do not raise the cost! These changes that you are attempting to make will make it difficult for us to help the 20,000 homeless that are on the streets of Arizona. We are praying and doing our best to network with other organizations to make a difference in the community by having compassion on the less fortunate. As prices for food, rents and gas climb to inhumane levels these are simply basic needs that we are doing our best to help make a difference by creating employment be it through networking with other business or food banks. We are asking for an opportunity to make a difference where it is so desperately needed. Healing Hearts Foundation Inc.com Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From moshe at microalps.com Tue Feb 11 00:10:35 2020 From: moshe at microalps.com (Moshe Alfih) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:10:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disapprove of Ammendment 3 Message-ID: While the internet is complex, mandating changes to the fundamental building block of the internet is a costly and difficult task. Simply reading the last page shows how out of touch this agreement is with realities. * Mandating a disclosure nobody will read and hackers will simply ignore will not make the internet safer. * Additionally, domain owners cannot necessarily control the content on their own site (e.g. social media, hosted subdomains like github) and certainly should not be penalized for unauthorized content without ample time to take down * Registrar operators are not aware of subdomains and cannot possibly police the misuse. * Browsers and search engines are already taking an active role in publishing malware sites with warnings blocking access. They are already crawling the internet and can take notice and act on a granular level rather than taking a sledgehammer to an entire domain. As such, I stand opposed to Amendment 3. Thanks, Moshe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nick at goodyearglassworks.com Tue Feb 11 00:10:27 2020 From: nick at goodyearglassworks.com (Nickolas Grijalva) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:10:27 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM TLD PRICE INCREASE Message-ID: <1703195376c.b3b7401a65563.2756645752429225309@goodyearglassworks.com> ?My name is Nickolas Grijalva and I am a member of the .com owner community. I have read the information about ICANN unilaterally deciding with Verisign to allow price increases for .com domains over the coming years and see this as nothing more than a simple bribe from a large company to the governing authority in order to give them advantages over their competition and make them more money. It comes complete with a $20 million 'kickback' for ICANN ?If there truly is an interest in the overall market's future and impact on .com TLD purchases, both from the consumer's perspective and from the many domain registrars' perspective, there should have been a longer and more open dialogue between all before any decisions were made. It seems clear that ICANN knew this would meet with resistance and therefore is making these decisions behind closed doors. ?I do not agree with the decision or the methods in which this decision was made and I question the motive behind them. There is no need for me to supply data that demonstrates the negative impact this will have on the market, as these figures can clearly be seen on various registrars' websites that are courageously exposing ICANN's actions. Let's not deceive ourselves into thinking that ICANN made this decision without already knowing and understanding this impact already. They simply are being called out for it now that they have been caught. But now is the time to make the right choice, listen to those who are speaking out against the actions and reverse the decision it made. Please read and consider my email along with the many others that I'm sure you are currently receiving and make the right choice. Sincerely, Nickolas Grijalva -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mr-oringi at oringi.org Tue Feb 11 00:13:41 2020 From: mr-oringi at oringi.org (Olusanya Ogungbemi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:13:41 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN PRICE INCREASES Message-ID: <7B156658-326F-4AA6-AFF7-CB708723ECA3@oringi.org> Good afternoon, It has been brought to my attention that there will be potential price increases to .COM domains in the near future. I am appalled that such a stance has been taken behind closed doors without any regard for the community of digital entrepreneurs whom seek to keep access to all domains an even and level playing-field. Furthermore, it is unfortunate that a deal of such magnitude was agreed upon without any input and suggestion given from the community which ICANN serves. It is my sincerest hope that an equitable decision benefitting all participants in the industry be made justly and swiftly. Thank you, OAO From nck.mcghie at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:23:38 2020 From: nck.mcghie at gmail.com (nick mcghie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:23:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Price Increase Message-ID: I am the owner of a number of domains and I'm afraid if we were to sustain an unreasonable and unnecessary price increase to this infrastructure it would affect by ability to host my websites and do business. I have very small streams of income from some of my domains and coupled with hosting costs it amounts to a substantial amount. We are in an era where technology is increasing rapidly and becoming more available. Why take a step backwards? Please reconsider this initiative at this time. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nazrul_23 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 00:25:43 2020 From: nazrul_23 at outlook.com (Nazrul Islam) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:25:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From moh.okasha at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:31:21 2020 From: moh.okasha at gmail.com (Mohamed Okasha) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:31:21 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Name Increase for. COM TLD Message-ID: Dear Sirs, With reference to above subject, we hereby do not agree about any price increase for .COM TLD domain registration. Plz. stop such things regarding this matter. B/Rgds, Mohamed Okasha -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ngxtri at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:34:00 2020 From: ngxtri at gmail.com (Tri Nguyen, Brian) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:34:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Thanks, Brian. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nate.arthur at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 00:39:43 2020 From: nate.arthur at icloud.com (Nathan Arthur) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:39:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise the .com rates Message-ID: Please do not raise the .com rates. 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Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:44:17 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The proposal to enable verisign to raise prices will do a lot of harm. Very much against it. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mystical.plumber at comcast.net Tue Feb 11 00:45:25 2020 From: mystical.plumber at comcast.net (Fred Werth) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:45:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for .com Message-ID: I am against the increase of cost for the .com and other registries. What is your purpose in doing this? Thank You Fred Werth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nagessner at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:02:57 2020 From: nagessner at gmail.com (Nate Gessner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:02:57 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Recent Changes to Verisign, Inc. Contract Message-ID: To whom it may concern: Please rethink the terms of the new agreement with Verisign, Inc. These new terms will allow Verisign to increase prices for domains, and this cost will be passed down to the consumers. This goes against the very nature of the internet. -A Concerned .COM Domain Owner of Modest Proportions Nate Gessner Audio Engineer, Producer, Musician nagessner.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From myemailum14 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:16:05 2020 From: myemailum14 at gmail.com (techsin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:16:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hi Message-ID: I completely oppose any price hike. Cost of tech is going down, prices should in fact decrease. Muhammad Umer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jklett at ucsc.edu Tue Feb 11 17:19:14 2020 From: jklett at ucsc.edu (Joseph Klett) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:19:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Leave .com alone Message-ID: <24f30e78-e7b4-ab97-8e5c-82be4b0a606e@ucsc.edu> To whom it may concern, I am aware of plans to squeeze internet business by raising costs on .com domains. Don't do it. This will ruin the internet we know, create a corporate garbage pile of worthless services, and drain your user base of very smart people who know when they're getting screwed by short sighted moneygrubbers. That would be you if you do what we all expect you to. Surprise us. Don't do it. Leave .com policies as they are and be content with whatever you have actually accomplished in this life. Joe From hankcooper at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:19:13 2020 From: hankcooper at gmail.com (Hank Cooper) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:19:13 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com proposal Message-ID: I disagree with almost all of the new proposals as they are more intrusive than the ones that are in place now. Instead of protecting the privacy of the individual and the freedom that goes with it the opposite is being proposed. The internet is going to be a double edged sword for the new generations coming up. Thanks Hank Cooper -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Terry Riley terrysworks.com Santa Fe, New Mexico USA From kiran at domaindracula.com Tue Feb 11 17:23:28 2020 From: kiran at domaindracula.com (Kiran Kumari) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:53:28 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) & I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. The proposed price rise to .com domains will adversely affect the global internet market & stakeholders will be the sufferers, which in turn will definitely affect the end users of .com names. Setting this as precedent is a very wrong step & this idea must be immediately dropped if we want to see global online market prospering in future. Verisign is merely manager of the .COM Registry & it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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I am fully against the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I am copying my MLA on this email to make her aware of this as well, and how it is harmful to small businesses. Thanks for you r attention on this, Tim Tucker Relationship Manager + Developer Collective Pitch Media Ltd. www.collectivepitchmedia.com tim at collectivepitchmedia.com 250.514.2611 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From feruchio599 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:24:18 2020 From: feruchio599 at gmail.com (Maverick) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:24:18 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't like .com domain price to increase Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I was just reminded of all of those futuristic sci-fi movies where the internet is controlled by all of the big corporations and the government. Thank you for your time. I forgot what ICANN stood for, so I looked it up, so I could remember: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a nonprofit organization responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces and numerical spaces of the Internet, ensuring the network's stable and secure operation. Wikipedia -Bill Mowl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nuts-n-bits at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 17:26:22 2020 From: nuts-n-bits at outlook.com (nuts and bits -.-) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:26:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to amendment 3 Message-ID: I oppose amendment 3. Keep the price at 7.25. Before any proposed increases, release detailed cost report on running a DNS database and justify that cost. Thank you. From dean.leszman at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:26:32 2020 From: dean.leszman at gmail.com (Dean Leszman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:26:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase Message-ID: Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I believe that the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. -- *Dean Leszman* *dean.leszman at gmail.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greg_yarrow at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:27:35 2020 From: greg_yarrow at hotmail.com (Greg Yarrow) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:27:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Greetings, What is ICANN another front for the corrupt IOC? Why the backroom deals? Why the lack of transparency? Why the lack of consultation. ? Who is pocketing this $20 million US? As a very small business we have to watch our costs with a microscope. Our .COM domain costs are an important part of our budget. After years of being gauged by other "registrars" we found Namecheps and thought we had found a good business partner. Now we hear that Verisign has bough (bribed) the right to register domains in competition with its clients like Namecheap. This proposed amendment is immoral and probably illegal. Please do not add this to ICANN's "constitution" or whatever governing document this amendment is amending. Please do the right thing. You don't have to be guided by the precedent of the truth-averse US Senate. Sincerely, Greg Yarrow Whiskeyjack-Books.Com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emothfc at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:27:46 2020 From: emothfc at hotmail.com (emil dontchev) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:27:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sirs, I strongly oppose the proposed changes. The changes will promote higher prices for users like me to raise capital for unknown purposes. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aumkarakhilesh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:28:06 2020 From: aumkarakhilesh at gmail.com (Aumkar Thakur) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:58:06 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding .com price increase Message-ID: Fuck you. Internet is open and let it stay that way. Regards, Aumkar Thakur -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kejizhifu at 163.com Tue Feb 11 17:27:28 2020 From: kejizhifu at 163.com (=?GBK?B?zfjVvtPyw/u53MDt1LE=?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:27:28 +0800 (CST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. WenJie Jia Nanyang, Henan, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diavarus at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:30:08 2020 From: diavarus at gmail.com (Hrant Kocharyan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:30:08 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase is unfair! Message-ID: As a 10 year .com domain buyer, I don't like this change! REVERSE IT! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kgwilson at kingsowl.com Tue Feb 11 17:30:06 2020 From: kgwilson at kingsowl.com (Kevin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:30:06 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <16a0caea-2dec-40bc-66a2-8a97f00be7f1@kingsowl.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 7% increases are more than double the rate of inflation over the past 5 years in the USA. Kevin Wilson Parker From buggy at buggysoftware.com Tue Feb 11 17:31:25 2020 From: buggy at buggysoftware.com (L Bruce Miller) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:31:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is why privatization sucks Message-ID: <1F2500A8-F410-4F4F-86B2-80A72570CEC5@buggysoftware.com> And why your board of evil-doers needs to be replaced. I don?t care how much backup and security you?re implementing, you are already charging too much per year to simply store a single record in a database, which is the bulk of your mandate. You don?t need to charge MORE money, because there are already a ton of businesses that would happily step in and do this for less money, and just as well. This is basically a grab at the cookie jar. Get your grubby little hands back in your pockets. ====================== Giving money and power to politicians is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. -- P. J. O'Rourke -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From galen at ozdachs.com Tue Feb 11 17:31:58 2020 From: galen at ozdachs.com (Galen Workman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:31:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <009501d5e101$2a2592a0$7e70b7e0$@ozdachs.com> I oppose parts of your proposed Amendment 3. Specially: * I believe the allowance of a 7% price increase annually is bad policy. There is no requirement that the increase matches any increases in cost. You are offering free money to Verizon. Compounding the annual increases over a 10-year period would greatly increase the costs of basic registration to many struggling businesses and individuals while providing an unearned windfall profits for Version. * Verizon should not allowed to be a registrar. Having a competitor run the system is a very stupid idea. Galen Workman Ozdachs Services 4066 23rd Street San Francisco, CA 94114-3214 Work: 415-647-8830 Cell: 415-271-8829 Website: www.ozdachs.biz Blog (biz): www.dangerouscommonsense.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nick.villarreal0 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:32:01 2020 From: nick.villarreal0 at gmail.com (Nicholas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:32:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Open now Message-ID: <2CBCF128-F3C1-4C8C-9CD8-7EA8B69800E9@gmail.com> Do not increase the prices. Do the right thing. From devipirts at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 17:32:20 2020 From: devipirts at icloud.com (Devi Pirts) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:32:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Save .com Message-ID: <8BC6911B-8AB7-47E5-B5CE-2BC20C02413A@icloud.com> Please don?t increase prices on .com domains! From laminack at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:32:48 2020 From: laminack at gmail.com (laminack at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:32:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rate increase on .com domains Message-ID: This .com cash grab increase is not ok. If you're not going to provide customers with more or better services, how can you justify raising the prices? Its ridiculous and you all should be ashamed of yourselves. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brendan at infinus.ca Tue Feb 11 17:30:34 2020 From: brendan at infinus.ca (Brendan Carr) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:30:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am concerned for all of the small businesses that we support, be it through just domain registration or through full-service web development and hosting. It will not only affect the bottom line for these small businesses that already don?t have a lot to spend on web sites, but also raise prices across the board for companies such as Squarespace and Wix, who are there for the people who can?t do everything themselves. We have already been subjected to a 300% increase in hosting fees due to cPanel changes in the past year, which has had to be passed onto clients, but to add domain registration fee increases too may spell the end for a lot of SMB sites with no marketing budget. I urge you to re-assess the increases in costs and lower the percentage cap for each decade considerably in order to allow them to hopefully absorb the costs. 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URL: From margo at goodkarmaflags.com Tue Feb 11 17:33:19 2020 From: margo at goodkarmaflags.com (Margo Stebbing) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:33:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price raises Message-ID: Hello, I am against raising prices for domain names and dot com. It would put my small business out of business. Margo Stebbing From sybil at sybiljohnson.com Tue Feb 11 17:33:17 2020 From: sybil at sybiljohnson.com (Sybil Johnson, Voice Talent) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:33:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Sole Proprietor Opposed to Domain Rule Change Message-ID: Public Comment My domain host recently alerted me to the decision by ICANN to raise rates on the .COM domains over the next 10 years. As a sole proprietor with a modest income, I find this to be outrageous. Along with the domain rate increase, I learned the new Verisign agreement includes other increases that will drive overall prices up further. Is your end goal to make .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody? This move sure appears that way. With 40% of all registered domain names online being .COM, and so many of them belonging to small businesses like mine, I implore you to reconsider this deal and re-evaluate the proposed rate increases that would have a significant impact on the Internet for years to come. Please protect the interests of individuals like myself and future entrepreneurs. Thank you, ~ Sybil Johnson Tampa, Florida, USA Sybil Johnson * www.sybiljohnson.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christiana at augenterprise.com Tue Feb 11 16:35:13 2020 From: christiana at augenterprise.com (christiana at augenterprise.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:35:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep Dot Com Domains Cost Attainable Message-ID: <139901d5e0f9$3ca19a80$b5e4cf80$@augenterprise.com> Dear ICAAN, Not every one who has a Dot Com domain name is a wealthy business or even a profit-making enterprise. Some of us are just hard-working, nerdy types doing what we love to do online because that's what makes the rest of life live-able. Please don't take that away from us by making the price of Dot Com domain names prohibitive and out of reach. Some of us have a Dot Com domain because that's all there was when we started - before it became a thing. Please don't force us out. Thanks. ~Christiana Augustine Website Development -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robertc at areyousecure.net Tue Feb 11 16:32:52 2020 From: robertc at areyousecure.net (Robert Cooper) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:32:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement is not a good idea Message-ID: <7c4f9b0d-c8cc-3f57-65d9-b765c607aae7@areyousecure.net> Hello, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hafisin at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 17:34:42 2020 From: hafisin at icloud.com (Hafis K) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:04:42 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com pricw Message-ID: I would appreciate if you can keep the price of .com low so that everyone can afford it. Sent from my iPhone From info at blakrise.com Tue Feb 11 17:34:33 2020 From: info at blakrise.com (info at blakrise.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:34:33 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP THE PRICE INCREASE!!! Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anikrealestate at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:34:27 2020 From: anikrealestate at gmail.com (Anik Mukheja) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:34:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. AKM Short Hills, New Jersey United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tofdomains at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:35:23 2020 From: tofdomains at gmail.com (Ismail T) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:35:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4E752D53-3B80-471E-9A19-BC2952371A16@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Ismail Phila, Pennsylvania United States From mische at mischeeddins.com Tue Feb 11 15:01:18 2020 From: mische at mischeeddins.com (mische at mischeeddins.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:01:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not change the rates Message-ID: <016501d5e0ec$22caaff0$68600fd0$@mischeeddins.com> Hi all. I've just been reading about your rate change plan. This feels incredibly underhanded and not at all in support of your customers. It's important to me, personally, to tell you that. Please do not take the action you're planning to take. It's not on the up-and-up .. if it were, you would have announced it openly yourselves. Instead, others are drawing attention to it to give us, .com users, the opportunity to make ourselves heard. Even the fact that this is an email to you rather than a forum on the page indicates secrecy. None of this is okay. It's important that you keep in mind that, though .com domains always come to mind first, they can always be replaced. Nothing lasts forever and not respecting those that have put their trust in you is the best way to find yourselves left behind entirely. Sincerely, Mische Eddins -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From a50r.bsa at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:36:04 2020 From: a50r.bsa at gmail.com (Michael) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:36:04 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ever Increasing Costs Message-ID: <5e42e605.1c69fb81.7164a.07e5@mx.google.com> Greetings, Just another voice asking that you should not add to the cost of doing work on the internet. It is like everything else in life. Rising prices and taxes are taking away means, liberties and livelihoods more and more every day. Thanks for listening, Michael Johnson Hillsboro, Oregon Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From slohdown at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:36:42 2020 From: slohdown at gmail.com (Steve Loh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:36:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Steve Loh Los Angeles, CA From niraj.prakash.jcips at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:36:50 2020 From: niraj.prakash.jcips at gmail.com (Niraj Prakash) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:36:50 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern on price rise Message-ID: For small businesses and individuals like myself , this is going to pinch my pocket. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Please register my voice against this regulation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hussainasghar97 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:38:02 2020 From: hussainasghar97 at gmail.com (Hussain Asghar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:38:02 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Please don't increase the prices of .com domains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k-d_lewis at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:39:20 2020 From: k-d_lewis at hotmail.com (k-d_lewis at hotmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:39:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. This change to allow .COM price increases every year will increase the .COM TLD out of the price range of the small business owner. Ken Lewis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kendra.allenby at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:39:06 2020 From: kendra.allenby at gmail.com (Kendra Allenby) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:39:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on the proposed changes to the .com registry agreement Message-ID: Hello, Please do not allow Verisign to raise the prices for .com domains, especially not to the degree that is outlined in the proposed changes. Small businesses and individuals need access to domains at reasonable prices to insure the diversity of the voices, businesses and products available on the internet (and thus in our larger society). Allowing companies to milk more and more out of consumers for basic internet needs (domains), is furthering the problem of who gets to be heard in our society. It should not just be those who can afford the ever increasing fees. It is a disservice to us all to give money to a few. Thank you, Kendra https://www.kendraallenby.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From armanda.baruti at bluewin.ch Tue Feb 11 17:39:41 2020 From: armanda.baruti at bluewin.ch (Armanda Baruti) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:39:41 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition Message-ID: I hereby declare my opposition to ICANN?s changes in its contracts which allow domain price increases, in particular for .com. Any such changes behind closed doors, without consulting Internet users, strain credibility of ICANN being a non-profit organization and will only harm the Internet as a whole. Sincerely Armanda Baruti -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aleksa.lekic at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:40:18 2020 From: aleksa.lekic at gmail.com (Alex .) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:40:18 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on proposal to raise .com prices Message-ID: Hello, I wish to submit my comment that I feel that the proposal to raise prices on .com domains is just another attempt at a money grab with no justification. You will make people go to the other 1000 extensions. Thank you for listening. Best regards Aleksa Lekic -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zoumpoulakis.pan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:41:01 2020 From: zoumpoulakis.pan at gmail.com (Panagiotis Zoumpoulakis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:41:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Panagiotis Zoumpoulakis Ampfing, Bavaria Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joevout at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:41:47 2020 From: joevout at gmail.com (Joe Voutour) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:41:47 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price increase each ear for as much as 8 out of 10 years Message-ID: Hi, Price increases will hurt me and help me. Hurt in that the price increases are too great for small fry like me. Help in that I for one will look for other ways to make my internet needs work. It seems possible, to me, that you have a captive market that you do exceptionally well with. It also seems to me that you have the possibility of losing the vast majority of us as there are a lot of exceptional people who will find another way. I trust that you will change your approach to your proposal and keep things as they are with regards to your .com business. Thank YOU, Joe Voutour JoeVout at gmail.com *A * *Smile For Your Day* *A teacher is one who must take a lot of live* *wires and see that they are grounded.* Silver Creek Herald -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joyoussong60 at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 17:42:29 2020 From: joyoussong60 at icloud.com (Carol MacPherson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:42:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Domain Name Price Increases Message-ID: <92C3D9D1-403B-40D6-AF4D-677EC3C34ED8@icloud.com> I am distressed to hear that ICANN is allowing Verisign to increase prices like this without even soliciting input from .com domain name owners. Many of us are small business owners. This will significantly affect and hurt our ability to survive with the possibility of increases up to 70%. I will not be able to afford this. I have a small voiceover business. It is tough enough to compete for fair prices in the marketplace without these companies taking even more from us without even explaining why. I am definitely against this. Thank you. Carol MacPherson hushedintensityvoiceover.com and carolmacpherson.com Sent from my iPhone From bob at vanguardmanagementgroup.com Tue Feb 11 17:42:13 2020 From: bob at vanguardmanagementgroup.com (Bob Moyer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:42:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Do It! Message-ID: Thank you for the opportunity to be of service! Bob Moyer, President The Vanguard Management Group, Inc. 9300 N. 16th St. Tampa, Fl 33612 813-930-8036 ext. 3080 813-955-5886 Direct Line www.vanguardmanagementgroup.com *1990 - Proudly Serving Associations Throughout Florida for over 30 Years!* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hisham.albeik at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:42:03 2020 From: hisham.albeik at gmail.com (Hisham Al-Beik) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:42:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom this may concern, The proposed amendment is a clear example of actions taken on by a monopoly to benefit only a single entity. This anti-consumer amendment is fraught with conflicts of interest. We need a better way to handle "domain investors". Hisham Al-Beik Owner of 4 .com domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From talk2walebakare at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:43:32 2020 From: talk2walebakare at gmail.com (Xhisto Whalle) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:43:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increment Message-ID: <0A41BFCE-8093-495D-A9D7-C77BDE61114C@gmail.com> Why?d you guys want to increase the price for the people that gets.com daily are way much if you increase the price you guys would go on loss cos we?ll look for a more better domain Sent from my iPhone From mahadi8457 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 17:43:40 2020 From: mahadi8457 at outlook.com (Safiqul Islam) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:43:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About price increase of the .COM domains Message-ID: Hi, You suddenly decided to increase your price on >com domains. I don?t know why you find that is a wise decision . if you did your market research properly you should know that .Com domains are there for a long time. That?s why many people cannot find available domains for their respected company. And they buy .xyz or others. And they are cheaper than yours. If you increase the price .xyz will be the next .com in the industry. Thanks Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sandra at dandelionpartners.com Tue Feb 11 17:43:41 2020 From: sandra at dandelionpartners.com (Sandra Oi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:43:41 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN's contract w VeriSign Message-ID: <008f01d5e102$cdd41470$697c3d50$@dandelionpartners.com> I was made aware that ICANN's contract w VeriSign was made without input from the broader ICANN community and in a vacuum, resulting in significant pricing increases over the next decade that will negative impact my small business. Further, the lack of transparency with how ICANN will spend the $20MM received from VeriSign is disconcerting. While increases in fees is part of doing business, the lack of clarity and management of domain fees is truly worrisome and should be addressed. Please take a step back and ensure your constituents are taken into account and your focus is on the right priorities. Thank you. Sandra Oi --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From harship85 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:44:08 2020 From: harship85 at gmail.com (Harshi Perera) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:14:08 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Perera Colombo, Western Province Sri Lanka -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From telroy4 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:44:53 2020 From: telroy4 at gmail.com (Tracy Elroy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:44:53 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5439E83F-F9AF-49E1-B77F-59368A231571@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Tracy Elroy Denver, Colorado United States Sent from my iPhone From rhondsmi at comcast.net Tue Feb 11 17:44:23 2020 From: rhondsmi at comcast.net (Rhonda Smith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:44:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Policy changes re .com domain names Message-ID: <4E005D2F-C22A-4FC6-AEC7-1D642F946C37@comcast.net> Your new proposed policy is price gouging and anti-consumer . Please salvage your reputation. Rhonda Smith Sent from my iPhone From hangbarna at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:44:45 2020 From: hangbarna at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Barnab=C3=A1s_Hang?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:44:45 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price caps Message-ID: Dear ICANN! I'm a developer from Hungary. I'm working on web applications most of the time. I'm writing you because recently I read about your plans on removing price caps. I think this is really a harmful for the internet and you should definitely not do that. Sincerely, Barnabs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From smith.cory at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:44:51 2020 From: smith.cory at gmail.com (Cory Smith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:44:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The Risk of ICANN to the Democracy of the Internet Message-ID: It looks like ICANN is intending to sell out the idea of a free and open internet to corporate profit interests. Since the $20 million pales in comparison to how much Verisign stands to make, it seems this deal not only lacks integrity, but also ambition. This amendment suggests that the sunsetting of ICANN is inevitable. Even if it doesn't trigger the switch to a more democratic alternative, it has set the precedent that ICANN is vulnerable to special interests, and at some point we'll want to use something else. Anyone concerned enough to read these comments can begin taking the steps necessary to make sure you can resolve OpenNIC top level domains, and begin migrating your infrastructure, while continuing to use ICANN only in a transition period. This seems like the best way to hedge against the risk that ICANN won't be able to structure their organization in a way that protects the idea of an internet that is free and open to all. Cory Smith Edge Computing @Intel Opinions are my own -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ln at spintra.net Tue Feb 11 17:45:28 2020 From: ln at spintra.net (Larry Nelson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:45:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN - Verisign .COM agreement opposition Message-ID: <09ab01d5e103$0ceedd70$26cc9850$@SPintra.net> Proposed changes in the administration and pricing of .COM domains should be withdrawn. The proposed agreement was negotiated in secret by ICANN and Verisign. Verisign gains the ability to raise prices far beyond reasonable limits and could even operate through a puppet registrar to gain an unfair advantage in domain sales. ICANN should not be swayed by the extra $20 million in revenue it will gain over the next five years. This has every appearance of a kickback. With full transparency, ICANN needs to explain the exact purpose and use of these new funds. .COM domains are a public benefit. Any changes to the administration of those domains should be negotiated in the light of day with input from all interested parties. This comment is written by a real human being at a real keyboard. Do not discount this comment as spam as ICANN did for many comments in the recent .ORG discussion. Larry Nelson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevegon3 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:45:31 2020 From: stevegon3 at gmail.com (Steve G) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:45:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Corrupt Message-ID: It is corrupt to add prices by 70%. You know the only reason you are doing this because it's a fragmented market of small to medium businesses and that you can bully. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laurarussell2 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:46:06 2020 From: laurarussell2 at gmail.com (Laura Russell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:46:06 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <53482212-77F6-424C-865A-595B2A1C7FF2@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Laura Richardson Russell Pensacola, FL Laura Russell President Santino's Pizza and Grinders 433 E Romana Street Suite A Pensacola, FL 32502 850-437-9355 www. santinospizza.com From frank at jacquette.com Tue Feb 11 17:45:42 2020 From: frank at jacquette.com (Frank Jacquette) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:45:42 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <359580840.14391089.1581443142969.JavaMail.zimbra@jacquette.com> I have several .com names registered. I am opposed to the proposed amendment. The purpose of the ICANN and Verisign arrangement is to ensure functioning domain name registration, but mission creep continues to drive justification for additional revenue passed back to ICANN. The proposed amendment is counter to your stated mission, drives up costs, and further enriches a private company (which had $806 million dollars in net profit in 2019 at margins of >65%) at the expense of the public. ICANN is a non-profit public benefit corporation and should not be receiving a proposed $20 million kickback from a for-profit corporation that it oversees. Frank Jacquette Former at-large member, ICANN -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JonoRivalland at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:46:11 2020 From: JonoRivalland at hotmail.com (Jono R) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:46:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price gouge Message-ID: This move will pass the cost onto business owners, purely so Verisign can get rich. 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Thanks. -- Att, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shaun at shaunbonk.com Tue Feb 11 17:47:00 2020 From: shaun at shaunbonk.com (Shaun Bonk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:47:00 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <18E530C8-CE79-4123-B42D-A6985D680CBA@shaunbonk.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Shaun Bonk Saratoga Springs, Utah United States From info at ninjadomain.com Tue Feb 11 17:46:28 2020 From: info at ninjadomain.com (info at ninjadomain.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:46:28 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot Com Price Increase Message-ID: <20200211104628.11b3b1ca5f478ae31c512fd2cd85271c.9dfd938aed.mailapi@email11.godaddy.com> Hi, We are against the 31 percent price increase and would hope for no more than 10 percent over the next few years or even less. Thanks and May the Lord Bless, Glenn Website: NinjaDomain.com Email: info at ninjadomain.com Skype: ninjadomain Phone: 1 304 532 6812 ChaiTea.com, delicious tea! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johnny.george at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 17:47:51 2020 From: johnny.george at icloud.com (Johnny George) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:47:51 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rate increases unfair Message-ID: <2FF8113A-FFF0-4CA3-B1D5-553EE17F75D9@icloud.com> I?ve been reading about these new price increases of 7%/yr up to 70%. I find this quite a bit unfair to the small businessman and personal websites. No discussion. No informational releases leading up to this action. Behind closed doors between the two entities. New increases will harm and raid the pockets of all users. If there are any new procedures to enact, it should be to make the Internet safer and not so open to hackers. Please reconsider. You will drive people to find ways to cheat or ways to offset your new gouging. Thank you for your consideration. Johnny George voice actor | producer anthem studios | arizona Studio: (623) 42-VOICE Cell: (317) 946-0048 eMail: JG at johnnygeorge.com Web: johnnygeorge.com **Currently attempting to communicate with one finger** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jctec at prtcnet.org Tue Feb 11 17:47:42 2020 From: jctec at prtcnet.org (Judy Schmitt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:47:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: <2y1nhe8wyj-1@ppa2.lax.icann.org> Why is it legal for the rich to have monopolies that raise prices more then necessary robbing the poor and middle class to get richer making the poor poorer. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jrutherfordmd at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 17:48:34 2020 From: jrutherfordmd at icloud.com (James Rutherford) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:48:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased fees Message-ID: I have a curated free internet directory with a network of 800+ separate domain names and active websites. We focus on global education and health care. The fee increase will make it more difficult to support and develop this open access project. Advancing technology usually brings the costs down rather the up. The only beneficiaries here seem to be Verisign and ICANN. There is a value to encouraging the open flow of information. Nobody in the deal represented the customer. Who represents the customer? No one. Jame Rutherford MD Connect Online Top20.com From caleb at calebcuster.com Tue Feb 11 17:48:23 2020 From: caleb at calebcuster.com (Caleb Custer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:48:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair increase Message-ID: There needs to be more data collected about what this change will cost users. This seems like a backroom money grab. -- Caleb Custer p. 919.414.4958 t. @calebcuster w. calebcuster.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at biblesnet.com Tue Feb 11 17:48:41 2020 From: info at biblesnet.com (Biblesnet.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:48:41 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] RE PRICE INCREASE FOR .COM's Message-ID: <2y3x1f8230-1@ppa4.dc.icann.org> I do have 25 .com?s and am against just a contract with Verisign, Inc. having just a wide open contract to increase .com?s so much over years. Brian Duncalfe Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adrianjoel.vazquez at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:48:58 2020 From: adrianjoel.vazquez at gmail.com (Adrian Vazquez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:48:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to amendment 3 Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 for the following reasons: The way this price hike solves any specific problem and the method by which it will is not clearly communicated. Perhaps a community-driven effort here could have mitigated this, but that was skipped. This decision was undemocratic in process, and doesn't have the democratic advantages of something undemocratically passed (an unpopular, unorthodox, but technically efficient way to protect common people without carveouts for special interests). Please retract the amendment and try to explain your solutions to the community in a more clear and honest way. Thank you. 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URL: From tjnoonie at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:50:05 2020 From: tjnoonie at gmail.com (Troy Noonan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:50:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. How can raising these prices be in the public interest? The ability to own a domain will be dramatically made more difficult which will result in less value for the public so that a private interest may profit. This is a horrible idea and should be vehemently opposed by everyone and anyone who uses the internet, which is nearly everyone alive on Earth. Troy Noonan American Canyon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From simon at iodev.org Tue Feb 11 17:51:31 2020 From: simon at iodev.org (Simon Elsbrock) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:51:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <81E7BBA4-BEB4-4E99-AF0B-0EFBD6EFCD97@iodev.org> I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Simon Elsbrock Mannheim, Baden-W?rttemberg Germany From cedrick.champagne.canada at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:51:09 2020 From: cedrick.champagne.canada at gmail.com (Cedrick Champagne) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:51:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition Message-ID: Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I believe that the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Cedrick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mhaliski at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:52:03 2020 From: mhaliski at gmail.com (Matt Haliski) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:52:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to Amendment 3 Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I would like to lodge my opposition to Amendment 3 and the eventual price increase to .com TLDs. Some things in life, no matter how they begin, end up transcending their origins. The .com domain names were/are the gateway to millions of ideas that simply require a couple of bucks a year to realize. No other TLD comes close in value. I understand that those in charge of the pricing feel as if they are entitled to a cut of that value. It's a simple business proposition and will result in who knows how much additional revenue. I, however, think it would be a mistake to choose revenue over raising the barrier to entry for future creators. I was once a kid who built websites before the internet became the behemoth it is today. Back then, for $10/year I could goof around and build something on a whim. I didn't have any money back then, yet this was the one space I could go up against anybody and compete. I hate to envision a world where a kid needs, say $50/year, to dabble with an idea. I know it won't be $50/year tomorrow, but slippery slopes are slippery. I hope this amendment is reconsidered. --- Matt Haliski mhaliski at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The 7% annual price increases over 10 years can compound to a 100% price increase in .com domain names, which is exorbitant. Please reconsider this amendment. Thanks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greg Schroeder greg at schroeder.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jyundt at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:53:39 2020 From: jyundt at gmail.com (Jacob Yundt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:53:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Price Hike Message-ID: Hello! I'm a nerd that likes to buy silly domian names and build hobby websites. Please do not allow ICANN/Verisign to increase .com prices! Buying .com domains should be available to everyone, not just the privilege of a wealthy few. -Jacob -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From wynne.michael at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:07 2020 From: wynne.michael at gmail.com (Michael Wynne) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:21:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: WHAT are you guys DOING!! The .com is becoming less and less relevant because of your competition -.org, .net, .top ect etc. And instead of becoming more competitive and relevant, some DUNDERHEAD is proposing a .com price increase!!! The lunatics are taking over the ICANN asylum-wake up and smell the coffee! Losing confidence in you guys, Michael Wynne -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zach at dactiv.llc Mon Feb 10 22:23:23 2020 From: zach at dactiv.llc (Zachary Wasserman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:23:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise .com pricing Message-ID: As a holder of a .com domain name, I oppose the proposed price increase. 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URL: From zeekillig at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:28:13 2020 From: zeekillig at gmail.com (Ezekiel Reyes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:28:13 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why Message-ID: Look this is stupid what we have works. I run a small business that?s 90% online. That?s how I make my living to provide for my wife and kid. If you increase the prices on the domain registration I will have to increase the prices of my product thus lowering my sales volume. That would make it much harder for me to earn my living and much harder provide for my family. Why are you doing this? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yvan.richer at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:01 2020 From: yvan.richer at gmail.com (Yvan Richer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:31:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thanks, Yvan Richer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yassersharaf at live.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:51 2020 From: yassersharaf at live.com (yasser sharaf) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:31:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against increasing .com domain prices Message-ID: Dears, I have multiple .com domain names and I?m against this increase of .com domains prices this is not fair. Yasser Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yuu at yuuproductions.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:00 2020 From: yuu at yuuproductions.com (yuu at yuuproductions.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:32:00 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to the amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir/Mdm,I strongly oppose to the amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement.I do not see any factual justification for permitting Verisign to raise the .COM prices, other than for own benefits via controlling the market.?Many further elaborated explanations are found in the same open comment section from around the world.?Thank you.?SincerelyYuu,?SG -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From zac at zacbowling.com Mon Feb 10 23:03:45 2020 From: zac at zacbowling.com (Zac Bowling) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:03:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign has been bad since they pulled the SiteFinder crap Message-ID: Few remember SiteFinder with the NXDomain catch all they introduced that literally broke the internet. This was bad for the internet just as is most of this agreement. Don't increase the .COM fees. Keep domains accessible. Find a new provider to administer the .com domain realm. Zac Bowling -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zouazou_2007 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:05:36 2020 From: zouazou_2007 at hotmail.com (Redouane Zouazou) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:05:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against this decision Message-ID: am a registrant of many .com domain name over last 20 years, all for mostly personal use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yenthanh.t7 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:42 2020 From: yenthanh.t7 at gmail.com (Yen-Thanh Le) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:08:42 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Hi, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Yen-Thanh Le, Vietnam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yitzifranklin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:14:06 2020 From: yitzifranklin at gmail.com (Yitzi Franklin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:14:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Not happy with the new changes. From zookeeper at thelocalbar.com Mon Feb 10 23:15:10 2020 From: zookeeper at thelocalbar.com (Joshua Howe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:15:10 -0600 (CST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment on Price increases for .COM registration/Price Controls/ Message-ID: <1581376510.96756657@apps.rackspace.com> Hello I am writing to express a few concerns regarding ICAAN's desire to increase pricing of wholesale .com domains. At this time there does not seem to be material justification to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains. With 7% increases, within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than they do now, and there is no operational or cost justification for this increase in cost. Last time you opened to public comment, there was an overwhelming support for price controls for .org .info and .biz TLDs. I believe something like 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls with a mere six comments supporting removing price controls. Can you explain the reasoning for allowing Verisign to operate as a Domain Registrar - the appear to be agency issues in this decisions given they company controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names and will compete directly with all domain registrars. Fewer registrars will harm competition and domain name services. The consequences of this pending decision will impact the Internet for many years, and ICAAN responsibility to make sure average everyday people are not harmed by the unilateral decisions that cause arbitrary price increases. Best Joshua Howe (m) +1.917.340.2414 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As a company, Verisign already enjoys the highest profit margins so The company maintains a monopoly on the .COM registry, and incredulously, is proposing a price increase as its costs of operation are actually going *down!* (This contention is bolstered by the many other registrars who maintain that, given an opportunity, they can run the .COM registry at much lower costs.) As if to add insult to injury, this is a company that is supposed to be operating in the public interest. All parties would agree, with the possible exception of Verisign themselves, that the burden of a .COM price increase at this time on individuals and small business would most decidedly NOT be in their best interests. For all the reasons noted above, I urge that the proposed amendment be rejected. Sincerely -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yjangwynter at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:56:18 2020 From: yjangwynter at gmail.com (Yjang Wynter) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:56:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM changes Message-ID: I don't know why this community entrusted a private company to manage this important service, but regardless this is an absolute tragedy I have to alerted about changes to my bottom line so your corporation can make a quick buck. Reverse your course of action ICANN -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zoe.h.gd at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:58:22 2020 From: zoe.h.gd at gmail.com (Zoe H.) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:58:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <13D391DD-9C7A-4F8C-9F8A-7779EB9994FC@gmail.com> You will ruin what is beautiful about the Internet. That everyone has a space. Please don?t ruin the Internet. Thanks Sent from my iPhone From yvestch at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 00:05:13 2020 From: yvestch at icloud.com (Yves Tcheutchoua) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:05:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <852492B4-4408-4464-94DA-E955C671FE2A@icloud.com> Hi, I recently purchased the domain for my small business that I launched after struggling to find employment. I am passionate about building live changing products & plan to do so for the 20+ yrs. of my career. However, the message below sent by Namecheap, seem to indicate that your actions might cause a price increase for my .COM domain. I would like to prevent that from happening please, as I am already enduring several early business operational expenses. > On Feb 10, 2020, at 2:16 PM, Namecheap wrote: > > View in browser > > Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases > > Hi there! > > We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. > > What's happening? > > Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). > > ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. > > What does this change mean? > > Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. > > This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. > > Why is ICANN doing this? > > Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. > > So, what can you do to help? > > These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020. > > You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form . > > Find Out More > 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix,?AZ?85034,?USA > Copyright ? 2020 Namecheap.com > > We are an ICANN accredited registrar. > Serving customers since 2001. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zapata.stefano at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:06:03 2020 From: zapata.stefano at gmail.com (Stefano Zapata) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:06:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Changes Message-ID: <799DACB2-42BC-41C2-9FB9-1D51A508F99B@gmail.com> Hello there I strongly disagree with all proposed changes regarding amendment 3 of the .com Registry Agreement This is a decision that should be made with more people and not just Verisign and ICANN. We should all advocate for consumer affordability and not corporate profits. Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zmyaro at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:10:49 2020 From: zmyaro at gmail.com (Zachary Yaro) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:10:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Like many others, I am concerned by Proposed Amendment 3, and I oppose opening the door to increasing the cost of .com domains?particularly for the effect it would have on start-ups, as well as the many individuals who have purchased .com domains for personal use. The current rate is already more than justified. Thank you, Zachary Yaro -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From zikolbyad1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:07:22 2020 From: zikolbyad1 at gmail.com (ziko lbyad) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:07:22 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We don't want .COM domains increasing Message-ID: Hello, as a internet user who use and deal with .COM domains, I can say besides all of other internet users that we don't want this deal to happen and this increasing, it seems like you just using your power to do what you want whenever you want without a single caring to what people want, and it seems that the deal that you got for $20m is one of the reasons you're doing this, so please stop as we don't want this to happen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From virgingirlmethod at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:55:05 2020 From: virgingirlmethod at gmail.com (Virgin Method) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:55:05 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT take USD 20, 000, 000 from Verisign to increase cost of dot com Message-ID: Hello, .com is the symbol of internet. Keep it affordable. Don't make any deals that will increase the price, Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From buzz at bbcak.com Tue Feb 11 17:55:19 2020 From: buzz at bbcak.com (Michael Buzinski) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:55:19 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com registrar increases Message-ID: I am not sure why or even how you think it is remotely ethical to impose 70% increases on .com registration over the next 10 years. Moany of these names are tied to micro and small businesses around the world who rely on their digital presence to put food on their families table, clothes on their backs, and roofs over their heads. From what I have seen so far, this impending increase is purely a money grab composed behind closed doors with the proceeds going to the lucky few in the privileged room. This kind of behavior will inevitably force the hands of governments to reach in and start meddling in what has to this point, the last frontier of free enterprise. Please don't ruin this for the millions of small business owners around the world. Be transparent and upfront with your intentions and/or negate the proposed rate increases altogether. Thank you for your time. Michael Buzinski *Anchorage 907.341.3300* *Springfield 217.685.3193* * * * * * * Schedule an Appointment Connect with me [image: Linkedin] *Sent with Shift * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From kirbybest at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:55:51 2020 From: kirbybest at gmail.com (Kirby Best) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:55:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment - Kirby Best Message-ID: To whom it may concern, According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the > wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the > next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. > What additional benefit to the public will coincide with these increases? Managing a public good like domain registration means that you have to act as a good caretaker. It would be one thing if there was some new benefit to the public that would justify years of cost increases. Instead it seems like you're using your near-monopoly to allow a private company to extract profits for no discernible reason. Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an > additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain > name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the > money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain > infrastructure. > I think the proposed changes will be a net negative. Thank you, Kirby Best -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From artem at boldariev.com Tue Feb 11 17:55:51 2020 From: artem at boldariev.com (Artem Boldariev) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:55:51 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Prevent Unlimited .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <264eec50-8493-96e4-40d0-63b74bd0111c@boldariev.com> Hello, Because *COM domains make up significant of all registered domain names*?online and taking into account that, in reality, any company which has been using a domain for a prolonged period is, in fact, a hostage of its domain name. It leads to the fact that any company will be forced to pay any price to stay in business. There are significant concerns for individual users, who rely on the COM domain names as well. Increasing their price might make using COM domain infeasible for individuals. For example, I do rely on a COM domain, it is a significant part of my Internet identity, I believe that this is the case for the other personal site owners as well. ** *Increasing prices on COM domain might change the face of the Internet in a bad way.* Please, reconsider your last decisions. All the facts regarding the issue, when put together, make the ICANN look like a supporter of a monopoly of Verisign, while the received 20 million dollars look like a bribe. I certainly do not want to see ICANN this way but have no other choice. Regards, Artem -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aj.hempenius at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:56:03 2020 From: aj.hempenius at gmail.com (Anne Jan Hempenius) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:56:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Hello, I would like to voice my opinion on the price increase. It shouldn't happen. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at blunts.com Tue Feb 11 17:54:31 2020 From: info at blunts.com (Hemp Blunts) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:54:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Matthew Progar Strongsville, Ohio United States Sent from my iPhone From szablah20 at amherst.edu Tue Feb 11 17:57:07 2020 From: szablah20 at amherst.edu (Shukry Zablah) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:57:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feedback Message-ID: Pls don't make things that will increase the price of my domain. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From good_praxis at pm.me Tue Feb 11 17:57:27 2020 From: good_praxis at pm.me (Praxis | Darian) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:57:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] mailto:comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org Message-ID: <6UVO5pBIiVogs7-cXPK4NY2990zp3rU5GDYNcvOIo2AeCkHgB-oPCn5N3B-btFuenc69wnY_KiRCbVdI51myF27sPYQ97aWac6DRkC5sEjM=@pm.me> Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I believe that the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Yours truly, Darian Reck -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sshaikh at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:57:17 2020 From: sshaikh at hotmail.com (Shakil Shaikh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:57:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a .com registrant and am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price - and already makes profits at current price levels in excess of the operating needs to maintain a registry. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to foster innovation on the internet and allow the individuals to maintain a presence on the web. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jordanettinger at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:57:24 2020 From: jordanettinger at gmail.com (Jordan Ettinger) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:57:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello Jordan, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please take this feedback into consideration. Thank you. 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Albert Surovik Caldwell,Texas United States Albert From erwin at erayan.com Tue Feb 11 17:58:36 2020 From: erwin at erayan.com (Erwin de Haan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:58:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Comments Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, As the holder of quite some domains for quite some time, I feel like letting those prices rise with the proposed rates is very detrimental to smaller parties and private parties. Making them unable to own (for now the .com domain, but many will follow) any of the more popular domain names. Essentially this proposal gives VeriSign free reign to become a complete monopoly on the .com domain at unreachable prices for anyone but the large enterprise. In the past the .com domain is the standard and this means some very old hobby projects will lose their domain since the they can no longer afford the price and we all know how important names are, changing a domain while retaining traffic is not easy. It sets a very bad precedent, and since .com is part of the ?core? of the domain namespace and many others are looking to what going to happen, I feel like there should be a lot of restraint from deviating from the status quo when it might have detrimental effects on the accessibility of .com domains. Since the effects will spread. Kind regards, Erwin de Haan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jricky31 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:59:07 2020 From: jricky31 at gmail.com (J R) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:59:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, JR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From apos at temple.edu Tue Feb 11 17:58:49 2020 From: apos at temple.edu (Andrew Posmontier) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:58:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on ICANN/Verisign .com Price Increases Message-ID: I am a student, programmer, software researcher and .com domain owner who relies on reasonably priced domains in order to get my work out into the world. Unilateral price increases like the ones proposed in the ICANN/Verisign deal will do serious harm to my ability to do business and document my work, as well as getting in the way of recreation and personal websites. I vigorously object to deals like this made without any concern for or consultation with users like me. Andrew Posmontier -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From akpupplo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:00:07 2020 From: akpupplo at gmail.com (Angel Pupplo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:00:07 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Price Changes Message-ID: <9D9023D4-508B-46DA-ADF9-96661FA53088@gmail.com> I am writing to let you know that I think it was sneaky to try to change in secret without hearing from those of us who use these .com addresses. There should be a cap so that everyone who wants a .com can afford them. There should not be any prices raises at all to these. Angel From mikepauljr at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:00:14 2020 From: mikepauljr at gmail.com (Mike Paul) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:00:14 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Mike Paul Louisville, Kentucky Sent from my iPhone From afzaal at afzaalace.com Tue Feb 11 18:00:35 2020 From: afzaal at afzaalace.com (Afzaal Ameer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:30:35 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I am from a developing nation and feel that this amendment will eventually make .com domains unaffordable to me and other people of my country. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Dennis.Brand at brand-marine.com Tue Feb 11 18:00:47 2020 From: Dennis.Brand at brand-marine.com (Dennis Brand) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:00:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Brand Dennis Bonn, North RhineHamburg-Westphalia Germany Dennis Brand brand MARINE CONSULTANTS GmbH +49 172 40 50 145 From bsmilty at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 18:01:15 2020 From: bsmilty at yahoo.com (Bob Miltenberger) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:01:15 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase References: <562377064.1643390.1581444075574.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <562377064.1643390.1581444075574@mail.yahoo.com> This is absolutely unjustified.? A .com name is inanimate and holds no service requirement other than records keeping.? There is nothing here but a desire to increase costs to owners with no value add. I vote no and expect anyone representing the .com owners to vote no to this idea as well. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From heyvik2003 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:01:51 2020 From: heyvik2003 at gmail.com (Sakthi Vignesh Radhakrishnan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:01:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is unreasonable Message-ID: Such a internet wide impact decision should not be taken by just two entities. This needs to be better regulated with more parties being able to pitch their voice. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tomnetv at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:02:15 2020 From: tomnetv at gmail.com (Tom Dov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:02:15 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Protest about raising dot com prices Message-ID: Hello, I'm having 2 sites which I'm having on dot com. I'm very against about raising the prices, not only for my own good (I'll be closing those sites if prices raise) , but for many good small sites i know about from friends that today exist and they won't keep up if prices go up. Please reconsider! Thanks, Tom Dov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rodney.wild at cybastevens.com Tue Feb 11 18:02:18 2020 From: rodney.wild at cybastevens.com (Wild, Rodney) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:02:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3-03 Message-ID: Amendment 3-03 seems like a money grab to me, off of everyone that owns a domain. It seems like there is a genuine lack of visibility as to why this is needed? I know by past indications where icann has allowed registrars to sell privacy for .com addresses when many other domain extensions offer it for free. It would seem to be that the gov should get involved. 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URL: From bobm at nearshorenetworks.com Tue Feb 11 18:10:23 2020 From: bobm at nearshorenetworks.com (Bob Miltenberger) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:10:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4d7dab0ca25295048d11cd0a91416152@mail.gmail.com> This is absolutely unjustified. A .com name is inanimate and holds no service requirement other than records keeping. There is nothing here but a desire to increase costs to owners with no value add. I vote no and expect anyone representing the .com owners to vote no to this idea as well. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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URL: From nate at mykolab.com Tue Feb 11 18:04:02 2020 From: nate at mykolab.com (Nate) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:04:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - Comment Message-ID: <5205155e-2770-b933-a51d-6af9f80bb4e6@mykolab.com> To ICANN, and to whom it may concern: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. My registrar, NameCheap, let me know that community input was not solicited as part of this initiative. Thank you for welcoming community input at this point. Sincerely, Nathan Shiff Michigan, USA From ramanjit81 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:04:54 2020 From: ramanjit81 at gmail.com (Ramanjit Singh Lamba) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:04:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the .Com Domain price increase Message-ID: <192514a0-747b-2fa6-10da-4eea95ed4cca@gmail.com> Dear Sir/Madam, As you're already well aware that over 40% of all registered domain names are .com, you would, I'm certain, fully appreciate the cascading increase in prices this agreement would result in. We therefore, oppose this amendment and urge you to kindly consider alternate revenue generation channels. With hope -- /*Ramanjit Singh Lamba Ph: +353(0)877959804*/ /*Email: ramanjit81 at gmail.com */ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dcmservices400 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:05:26 2020 From: dcmservices400 at gmail.com (DCM Services) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:05:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Please don't increase these prices. I can't stay in business Regards, DCM Services, Inc. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 5152benjamin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:06:37 2020 From: 5152benjamin at gmail.com (Benjamin Tomassen Nordahl) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:06:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against future .com increases Message-ID: To whom it may concern. The .com domain is a central part of the internet and should remain accessible for anyone to use, no matter what their socio-economic status is. With this price increase you run the risk of increasing the wealth disparity and inequality around the world. .com should therefore remain at a low and accessible price for everyone. Best regards, Benjamin T. Nordahl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oliviap.soccer at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:22 2020 From: oliviap.soccer at gmail.com (Olivia Perryman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:00:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Complain on the cost increase of .com domains Message-ID: Not all .com domains are registered by businesses, and increasing the costs for everyone is unfair to people using domains for non-commercial reasons. The web was not created to be owned and sold, it was created for sharing information. Increasing costs such a substantial amount is unfair and will lead to only large corporations having .com Forcing others to change their domain undermines any work they have put into it. Stop hurting the little guys just to make more money. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nuclearcat at nuclearcat.com Mon Feb 10 22:01:35 2020 From: nuclearcat at nuclearcat.com (Denys Fedoryshchenko) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:01:35 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Secretive decisions against users interests are not acceptable Message-ID: Hello, After reading upcoming changes i consider the behaviour of ICANN, especially as a public non-profit organization - unacceptable. If ICANN acts against the interests of the Internet community such way as it did, i am sure that ICANN reputation will be destroyed forever and the Internet community will begin to create alternatives, which will lead to chaos and fragmentation for a while. I demand an investigation into this apparently wrong decision, including, as reasons - possible corruption among ICANN leadership. From niklas at activehouse.com Mon Feb 10 22:02:35 2020 From: niklas at activehouse.com (Niklas Danielson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:02:35 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Poor man, rich man! The deal between ICANN and Verisign! Message-ID: <1703120256e.1100ecac4484605.4716900287104734933@activehouse.com> Hi, I think everybody regardless of income should be able to have a website to voice themselves. The world needs more voices and everybody should be heard, especially the poor with no platform. Please ditch this, the fees are unacceptable. BR Niklas Danielson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Nourhy at sbcglobal.net Mon Feb 10 22:10:47 2020 From: Nourhy at sbcglobal.net (N Chiriboga) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:10:47 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please don't increase prices for domain names! It's hurts people like me who don't make a lot of money! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Nishu.Sachdeva at esr.cri.nz Mon Feb 10 22:10:41 2020 From: Nishu.Sachdeva at esr.cri.nz (Nishu Sachdeva) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:10:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This is outrageous. How can you make .COM inaccessible for general public? The information contained in this message and/or attachments from ESR is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient, any review, disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited by ESR. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. ______________________________________________________________________________ This email has been filtered by SMX. For more information visit http://smxemail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oh.durham at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:16 2020 From: oh.durham at gmail.com (Trisha Durham) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:22:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments about .COM Message-ID: Hi, I strongly oppose any increase to .COM pricing. Also, no behind closed door deals with only ICANN and Version. There needs to be more clarity with how the $20 million ICANN is receiving will be spent and with proper oversight. I don?t want to see this become something like drug prices that continue to rise without any checks. Please slow down and consider how the consumer and public is being impacted. Do not raise, do not allow raises in .COM prices. Sincerely, Trisha Durham From nsbohn at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:22 2020 From: nsbohn at gmail.com (Nicholas Bohn) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:22:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Be careful Message-ID: Better be careful when changing how registrars business models work. This is not how you improve your revenue stream in an NGO. Rock the boat too much and the government will get involved and no one wants that. Ask Zuckerberg. Don't forget about the small business owners who run their own web presence. If you increase that cost, they may decide they don't need a TLD. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oanais at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:24 2020 From: oanais at icloud.com (Olivia Swayze) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:23:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBIaWtlIHRo?= =?utf-8?q?e_Price_of_=2Ecom_domain?= Message-ID: <89DCDED2-27AE-45C8-9BB7-0AB575962469@icloud.com> Hello, I am a teenage individual that owns a .com domain and I beg you to not raise the price of .com domains. For small businesses and individual pages the .com domain is very important for all professional endeavors. Raising the price of these will be very detrimental to our World Wide Web and the small pages will not be able to own domain which will ultimately cause catastrophic damage to our economy forcing the lower class?s livelihood to be diminished. From nzewiwilliam at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:26:12 2020 From: nzewiwilliam at gmail.com (William Nzewi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:26:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop this Greed Message-ID: Signing this devilish deal without contacting the whole community or stakeholders is not only an act of breed, it's also a disgrace. Please rescind that see decision. Else, history won't be kind to you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ogarsaviour at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:39 2020 From: ogarsaviour at gmail.com (saviour ogar emmanuel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:27:39 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amandmet for .COM Message-ID: Please let the price for .com as it is or reduce it don further increase people's suffering -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nimrod.cohen at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:54 2020 From: nimrod.cohen at gmail.com (nimrod.cohen at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:27:54 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendments which would yield in .COM price increases will perpetuate social inequality, please reconsider Message-ID: Dear, For many people worldwide, buying a domain is an opportunity, maybe their single chance at creating a business to sustain their families with dignity. You should strive to allow these people access to .com domains at reasonable cost, and make the world a better place for them. please remember that, ICANN can find other ways to fund itself, rather than imposing deals with Verisign as a single beneficiary, and the common folk as payers... thank you, Nimrod Cohen, Entrepreneur. -nimrod -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ollysho at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:35:52 2020 From: ollysho at gmail.com (Olly Sholotan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:35:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain Increase Message-ID: .com domains should absolutely NOT be increased price wise as they have no reason to. Thank you -- Ollysholotan.com Instagram.com/ollysho Twitter.com/AfricanGodling ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From office at modernmediacompany.com Mon Feb 10 22:38:28 2020 From: office at modernmediacompany.com (Office MMC) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:38:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to Amendment 3 Message-ID: <3E6C52CC-D152-4895-BBCD-EF149EFBE388@modernmediacompany.com> Our company opposes ICANN negotiating with Verisign without transparency regarding .com changes. The next step will be to petition local organizations and lawmakers to prevent such transaction being made without prior disclosure in the future. 528 Palisades Drive #141 Los Angeles, CA 90272 323.452.3240 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ninaoday at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:39:55 2020 From: ninaoday at gmail.com (Nina O. Day) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:39:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed .com pricing changes Message-ID: Dear Sirs/Madams, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, but any individual who would like his/her own domain name. This would impose a burden on a huge number of small businesses as well as individual users who have purchased domain names for personal use, not commercial use. Some have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. Please at least consider a regulation that would charge businesses more and small businesses or individuals less. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes. But this is not the case. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue. However, enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to. However, that doesn't eliminate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money and resources acquiring and building. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. 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URL: From nora at aysweb.com Mon Feb 10 22:41:01 2020 From: nora at aysweb.com (Nora Rubinoff) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:41:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com Registry agreement Message-ID: <0CB72CF4-008F-4547-B364-F1BA7E2A35D5@aysweb.com> Dear ICANN & Verisign, My understanding is that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade under this amendment. I also understand that this contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. This is not a fair and equitable proposition for users of the .COM TLD. Please do not enact this amendment. Sincerely, Nora Rubinoff -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ninaoday at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:41:17 2020 From: ninaoday at gmail.com (Nina O. Day) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:41:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fwd: proposed .com pricing changes References: Message-ID: <5808D442-8090-434F-9C0C-E103491CE937@gmail.com> PS. Please do NOT publish my contact information. You are NOT authorized to do so. Thank you. Nina O. Day > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "Nina O. Day" > Subject: proposed .com pricing changes > Date: February 10, 2020 at 5:39:55 PM EST > To: comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20 at icann.org > > Dear Sirs/Madams, > I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, but any individual who would like his/her own domain name. This would impose a burden on a huge number of small businesses as well as individual users who have purchased domain names for personal use, not commercial use. Some have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. > > Please at least consider a regulation that would charge businesses more and small businesses or individuals less. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. > > You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes. But this is not the case. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue. However, enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to. However, that doesn't eliminate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money and resources acquiring and building. > > Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. > > Thank you, > > Nina O. Day > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From omidontop at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:54:34 2020 From: omidontop at gmail.com (Omid Manikhi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:54:34 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection Message-ID: <9309D545-354A-4D31-AF87-555CE2763CDC@gmail.com> Dear Sir or Madam, I would hereby like to express my objection as an Internet user and a member of the ICANN community to the recent deal with Versign, Inc. leading to the wholesale price increase of the .COM domains. This is clearly a step backwards and I would very much like to see the decision reversed. Regards, Omid Manikhi From nlbailey at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:55:38 2020 From: nlbailey at gmail.com (Nick Bailey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:55:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 - .COM Registry Message-ID: I am a website developer who is a registrant of personal domain names as well as assistingmany companies and organizations in registering their own domains. I am against the proposed price increases to .com domains. Version has no right dictating pricing of domains as they are merely a manager of the registry. It is agains the public interest to impose these changes an ICANN is suppose to govern ?in the public interest?. I am voicing my displeasure with the proposed amendment that has been put forth. Nick Bailey Lima, OH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From norby.jared at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:18 2020 From: norby.jared at gmail.com (Jared Norby) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:08:18 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com domain name prices are already too high... Message-ID: ICANN, I'm a designer and animator who has grown up on the internet and who has registered a dozen domain names for personal projects over the years. Increasing the price of .COM domain names by 70% over the next decade (as you seem to be intending to do) will force me to abandon many of my websites ? which I currently keep up for the sake of letting people explore and enjoy these past personal art projects. Your proposed plan will force many creatives to make the same choice, and you'll be responsible for removing much of the web's history ? thereby making the internet a less diverse, interesting, and creative place. I'd ask you to please reconsider your plan to "increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years." Sincerely, Jared Norby jarednorby.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From noosphere at mailc.net Mon Feb 10 23:23:37 2020 From: noosphere at mailc.net (noosphere at mailc.net) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:23:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3 Message-ID: <87ftfit4au.fsf@mailc.net> To whom it may concern, I am strongly opposed to the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, due to the fact that it will raise the price for .COM Registry Services. Sincerey, Sergey Goldgaber From omgxgmo at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:30:07 2020 From: omgxgmo at gmail.com (Gill O) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:30:07 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: My comment is this: Your increase of .com prices is unjust, and it targets many people who are already vulnerable. Small business owners, freelancers, start ups - YOUNG PEOPLE! Dreamers! People who want to make a difference! That?s who this price increase hurts. And those are the exact people who are going to save the world, and change the world. As a 21 year old freelancer, my website is essential to my work. My business does not exist without my website. I do not have a livelihood without my website. A price hike over the next years would really effect my pocketbook, and it would do the same for everyone like me. Please reconsider. Thank you for your time. Sent from my iPhone From nine9six at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 00:22:36 2020 From: nine9six at icloud.com (Justin Talley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:22:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I LOVE ICANN! Message-ID: <8EC35D4C-2612-466B-99F7-4286DF331028@icloud.com> Just kidding. You guys suck. Eat a dick. Sent from my iPhone From nusbaumc at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 00:28:17 2020 From: nusbaumc at yahoo.com (Charles Nusbaum) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:28:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases References: Message-ID: I wholeheartedly oppose the new price increase arrangement with Verisign for .COM domains. Thank you. From olivercopy at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:29:23 2020 From: olivercopy at gmail.com (Oliver) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:29:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to proposed changes to .com pricing Message-ID: Please be advised that I am opposed to the proposed agreement made between ICANN and Verisign, and the price increases that will follow. I have purchased and held domain names for nearly 20 years, and feel I am a stakeholder in the internet and domain community. Decisions that affect me and other domain purchasers should not be made in secret and foisted upon us with no input from us, the customers who ultimately bear the burden of such changes. Please reconsider this agreement and include us in discussions for a more open and fair process. Thank you, Maria Oliver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains. I hope you reconsider this decision as 40% of users like myself will be directly affected and there is sure to be discontent to follow. Sincerely, Greg Koch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oana.macarie at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:16 2020 From: oana.macarie at yahoo.com (Oana) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:57:16 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No changes please References: Message-ID: Hi there, As long as it not enough transparency of what is going to happen with the $$$ at your end, as a user I find it innapropiate to change the status quo. Please consider our general request to keep the costs as they are, there is no reason to profit excesively on users needs. Regards Oana Macarie Sent from my iPhone From ohintikas at me.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:43 2020 From: ohintikas at me.com (Weeraphat Intikas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:02:43 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please dont increase the price of .com domains Message-ID: <6820F074-2594-4F31-B345-E031D5A4C118@me.com> I rely a lot of domains that are affordable increasing the price means we have to charge our clients more which will lead to them moving away from us please reconsider Weeraphat Intikas From nwibanaemmanuel at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:22 2020 From: nwibanaemmanuel at gmail.com (Emma Bana) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:04:22 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Don't raise the prices, its wickedness. Don't be greedy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nomaxpi at networking.expert Mon Feb 10 23:04:41 2020 From: nomaxpi at networking.expert (N. Max Pierson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:04:41 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price Increase Message-ID: <99FA30F0-CDE3-43E3-A154-C52960BA8464@networking.expert> Hi, Thank you for the comment period first off. I think, with the majority of people submitting comments, that the price increase of the .com TLD will cause more harm than good. With expanded branded domains, there?s finally a reason not to necessarily need a .com TLD for commerce sites. This means there will be less competition for names in the .com space due to many getting the name desired without having to pay someone squatting the name they may have wanted with absurd prices along with renewal fee?s on top of that. All this will do is hasten even more to flock to branded domains because the price increases being unreasonable for no apparent reason. It will ultimately make .com less attractive as time goes on. What?s new today will be old tomorrow and the same applies to this instance especially when it costs more. Regards, max From nprussen at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:10 2020 From: nprussen at gmail.com (Nicholas Prussen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:07:10 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase Message-ID: I'm a current registrant of a .COM domain name. I believe that the proposed increase in prices for .COM domains is outrageous. The current set price is already more than adequate. ICANN is supposed to protect the interest of the people, not fill corporate pockets. Nicholas Prussen, Student at Boise State University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sent from my iPhone From officialdevsteven at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:35:47 2020 From: officialdevsteven at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?U3RldmVuIERhdmlz?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:35:47 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?=2ECOM_TLD_-_Verisig?= =?utf-8?q?n_Domains?= Message-ID: <1581377747.691221131@f13.my.com> I do not believe prices should raise for .COM domains or any domains, this will cause a significant loss of costumers for hundreds of domains name services and cause more confusion for them. -- Steven Davis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From one23david at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:42:31 2020 From: one23david at gmail.com (David Bend) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:42:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO FEE HIKES Message-ID: Haven?t we had enough dirty politics in America? ICANN, remember who made you what you are today, and don?t stab us in the back! From nlmcfarland at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:49:59 2020 From: nlmcfarland at hotmail.com (Nancy McFarland) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:49:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Limiting Rights Message-ID: Access & Rights to utilize the internet for people all over the world is limited as costs increase. REALLY, to what end are costs being increased to purchase domains? I have not been made aware of a reason of either logic or global community consideration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nyarasha at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:58:41 2020 From: nyarasha at gmail.com (Karen Wickert) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:58:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: I am a registrant of numerous .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. This change is not in the public interest, it is a payout to ICANN which raises prices on everyone on .COM domains (a large portion of the internet). Karen Wickert Somerville, MA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From olabraham at dodo.com.au Tue Feb 11 00:07:49 2020 From: olabraham at dodo.com.au (Oswald Abraham) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:07:49 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <00a701d5e06f$4becf5f0$e3c6e1d0$@dodo.com.au> Hello, I am a user of .com website. With the current economic conditions staggering around the world, and business having negative growth, it is insane to think of price increases for .com websites. I wish to state my objection to any price increase now or into the future. Yours sincerely Oswald Abraham -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ogagasblogs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:32:58 2020 From: ogagasblogs at gmail.com (Sambisa TV) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:32:58 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Amendment Message-ID: If you increase the .com rate that would mean denying lots of African based bloggers and internet users the privilege of an affordable internet access. Put this into consideration. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From officailkimjaeha at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:42:17 2020 From: officailkimjaeha at gmail.com (Jae ha Kim) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:42:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No change Message-ID: The current Price should not be change -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nora at nora.codes Tue Feb 11 01:02:06 2020 From: nora at nora.codes (Leonora Tindall) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:02:06 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Raise the Price of .COM Domains Message-ID: <05ca9f5f-ad26-bc75-0a57-d6f03960b810@nora.codes> .COM domains, like all domains, are shared global infrastructure. Along with the recent gutting of protections regarding .ORG domains, moves like this are likely to lead to significant infrastructure issues and cause many hosts to either consolidate their web operations or cease operating entirely. That's unacceptable. From oleg.anashkin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:14:06 2020 From: oleg.anashkin at gmail.com (Oleg Anashkin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:14:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. -- Oleg [1] For example, Alphabet, a highly successful player in a very high-margin industry, has an operating margin of around 25%. Verisign's operating margin is over 2.75 times that. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ocritch at me.com Tue Feb 11 01:17:17 2020 From: ocritch at me.com (Owen Critchley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:17:17 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not force .com price rise Message-ID: <4F4F6296-BE4A-4BC4-851A-6BB988265992@me.com> Please do not create an environment where .com prices rise severely. Small business does not deserve this extra hurdle and the vitality is the economy relies on small business. This proposed price increase will help literally no one in the end. From dunwiddie.derek at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:06:55 2020 From: dunwiddie.derek at gmail.com (Derek Dunwiddie) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:06:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT Adopt Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I believe that the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are Verisign itself, at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. *Derek Dunwiddie* (c) 314.520.2288 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From prisonartware at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:07:09 2020 From: prisonartware at gmail.com (prisonartware) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:07:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2kw39alywiw0wh76t4u1vt4x.1581444429387@email.android.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. If prices are raised, it'll be the end of my business.?MIKE ALLISONChinoSent from my MetroPCS 4G LTE Android Device -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aboanerge7 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:07:15 2020 From: aboanerge7 at gmail.com (boanerge Bolu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:07:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to increment pleaae Message-ID: This increment is not so good for us at this point in time... We appreciate the great work you do in the background, But increasing purchase price at this point in time is not good for us... Will be glad if this can be reversed... Thanks... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I think it is a very safe bet that some folks at the top of both ICANN and Verisign are the only ones on that list. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kmaxat at fastmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:07:42 2020 From: kmaxat at fastmail.com (Maxat Ku) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:07:42 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase prices for .com domains Message-ID: <0bbed2ab-d264-42e0-99ed-b964c0f9f3b0@www.fastmail.com> Hello! Do not increase prices for .com domains. We do not need any more cost increases when it comes to owning and registering a domain. It's already way too expensive to host own .com domain. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Anthony From patrick at plaggenborg.nl Tue Feb 11 18:09:12 2020 From: patrick at plaggenborg.nl (Patrick Plaggenborg) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:09:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <581AF892-EAB0-4EB4-B9CA-265909349791@plaggenborg.nl> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Patrick Plaggenborg Amsterdam, North Holland Netherlands From dougparris at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:10:46 2020 From: dougparris at hotmail.com (Doug Parris) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:10:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep Prices Down for Domains and Stop Corrupt Monopolizing Message-ID: Accepting large amounts of money from the main benefactor of your policies (Verisign) is a conflict of interest and a form of corruption. We need competition and transparency! Thank you, Doug Parris -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaronharlow at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:12:16 2020 From: aaronharlow at gmail.com (Aaron Harlow) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:12:16 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on proposed contract it has with Verisign, Inc. Message-ID: I, and my company, oppose the proposed contract. As a holder and manager of over 100 domains, price increases and ambiguous changes represent a huge liability for me and my customers most of all. A new open and fair deal should be reached with the concerns and interests of customers and end users in mind. This current deal is unacceptable and we will do all we can to stand against it. Do the right thing and pursue modest and controlled price increases in accordance with increase in business expenses and inflation. Aaron Harlow -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nikolasmart92 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:55 2020 From: nikolasmart92 at hotmail.com (=?iso-8859-2?Q?Nikola_Ran=F0elovi=E6?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:58:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DONT DO THAT, DONT INCREASE PRICE!!! Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains because it is unnecessary and punitive for an essential service. Nikola Ran?elovi?, Serbia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From noah at coderanger.net Mon Feb 10 22:04:05 2020 From: noah at coderanger.net (Noah Kantrowitz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:04:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com TLD pricing changes Message-ID: <3a7668d9-0ed1-22f0-bfde-43b52fdf42c0@coderanger.net> By allowing Verisign to increase prices, you will disrupt innovation on the internet and exacerbate an already troublesome monopoly. I am against this change. --Noah Kantrowitz From nniles93 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:24 2020 From: nniles93 at gmail.com (Nataniel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:27:24 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <000901d5e061$45272320$cf756960$@gmail.com> I vote: NO, to price increase for.com Best Regards, Nataniel Niles -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From noah at designedbynoah.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:21 2020 From: noah at designedbynoah.com (Noah Solomon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:53:21 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?raise_prices?= Message-ID: I?m a high schooler running a web design business, and cheap ?.com? domains have allowed me to scale my business with no upfront capital. Raising the prices of ?.com? registrations will take away this opportunity from my business and other young entrepreneurs. Please act with integrity rather than ignorance. Best, Noah Solomon Designed By Noah https://designedbynoah.com From niting at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:45:29 2020 From: niting at gmail.com (Nitin Gupta) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:15:29 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Are you really a non-profit? Message-ID: If you are a non-profit why do you have to entertain a for-profit company, and your deal with Verisign will just kill the reasonable pricing for .com domains. At these times, let the faith of reasonable people be restored on reputed non-profit organisations such as ICANN. Plz reject the proposed amendment 3, specially the section 17 for increasing the price. Thanks, Nitin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nissadaali at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 00:51:49 2020 From: nissadaali at icloud.com (Anissa Daali) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:51:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?SSBkb27igJl0IHN1cHBv?= =?utf-8?q?rt?= Message-ID: <5B241256-056E-4B5A-87A3-CEDFD926645C@icloud.com> The domains should remain accessible for everyone. This will make things more difficult for small and upcoming business with little capital that already have other expenses Sent from my iPhone From law.fuller at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:13:04 2020 From: law.fuller at gmail.com (Jason) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:13:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Reject Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <005701d5e106$e80913a0$b81b3ae0$@gmail.com> ICANN: Objection: I object to Proposed Amendment 3?s allowance for Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, with the prospect of additional increases, as well. Reasons for Objection: There are two reasons for my objection. First, the proposed price increases would make .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. This runs contrary to the independent, equalizing fabric of the Internet?the greatest advancement of freedom in our time. Second, along with Proposed Amendment 3, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain-name system initiatives. But there is no clarity about how ICANN will spend the money or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. As this does not avoid the appearance of impropriety, it diminishes popular trust for ICANN and could subject ICANN to unnecessary governmental scrutiny. If ICANN just stays open, honest, and transparent, ICANN?s trust is less likely to erode and governments will be less likely to feel the need to intervene in ICANN affairs. Best wishes, Jason Fuller Confidentiality Notice: This email is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and is confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email or phone and then destroy all copies of the original message. When the passions become masters, they are vices. ~ Blaise Pascal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marklamb at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:13:32 2020 From: marklamb at hotmail.com (Marcus Lamb) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:13:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: You should be lowering registry prices; quit being greedy. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dankelly613 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:14:09 2020 From: dankelly613 at gmail.com (Dan Kelly) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:14:09 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely a manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Dan Kelly Parker, CO -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From doemyanmarpyithu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:14:11 2020 From: doemyanmarpyithu at gmail.com (Doe Pyi Thu) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:44:11 +0630 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain price change Message-ID: Hello sir, I'm from Myanmar (slow developing country). I love to buy .com domain from namecheap. please don't increase price. I cannot buy if price increase. please sell at current price. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From oruchepaschal at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 21:59:11 2020 From: oruchepaschal at icloud.com (Paschal Oruche) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:59:11 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why there should be no increase in .com prices Message-ID: <03A98878-A1CC-40A8-8D01-103B5119A548@icloud.com> Please this is the only recognisable world wide domain which is affordable, kindly leave the price as it is. Thank you From oshyan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:59:56 2020 From: oshyan at gmail.com (Oshyan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:59:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Writing in opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, my name is Oshyan Greene and I am writing in opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. This proposal disadvantages small businesses and lacks important specifics and safeguards to ensure that the resulting cost increases are actually justified by improvements in services, security, etc. The affordability of the .com TLD has been an enabling factor for many businesses and small organizations and this remains a vital part of the Internet's value to this day. Additionally, as many new TLDs are expensive, it is important to maintain the reasonable price of .com. Many domain registrars also sell .com at a significant markup, which will only be magnified with the proposed price increases. I urge you to reconsider this proposal in light of the important public-benefit work that ICANN does, and its duty to the wide range of customers it services through partners and affiliates. It is ICANN's responsibility to maintain a fair, accessible Internet without prohibitive price barriers. Best, Oshyan --- Oshyan.com ig: @ogreenius t: @OGreenius -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From patricia.togonon at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:30 2020 From: patricia.togonon at yahoo.com (Patricia Togonon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:00:30 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment References: <146631380.789982.1581372030363.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <146631380.789982.1581372030363@mail.yahoo.com> Hi, Please reconsider the increase in .COM charges. Some of us .COM domain name owners are only starting and we don't have funds for such a high increase in .COM. Please reconsider. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From orendainx at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:02:38 2020 From: orendainx at gmail.com (Edgar Orendain) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:02:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Way too much secrecy. Message-ID: Not outlining the use of the price increases, along with the incredibly suspicious increase to ICANN's revenue over the next few years spells absolute disaster/corruption in an industry that is to be leading the democratization of the internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paulconnolly at email.com Mon Feb 10 22:03:43 2020 From: paulconnolly at email.com (Paul Connolly) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:03:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Amendment Message-ID: <66D42C1D-9151-47BE-8D63-E316365F4AA4@email.com> I do not agree with price increases to .com domains! From padrejsb at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:04:29 2020 From: padrejsb at gmail.com (James Bromwich) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:04:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to Amendment Message-ID: The internet should be affordable, including acquisition of domains. I own several. Your proposed increases are dramatic and unreasonable. I believe they will discourage creative activity. I will be discussing this matter with my representatives in Congress. James S. Bromwich Fort Wayne, IN 46899 Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peter at peterjennings.me Mon Feb 10 22:07:25 2020 From: peter at peterjennings.me (Peter Jennings) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:07:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cost changes Message-ID: I am AGAINST the cash-grab increases being proposed for .com domains!!!! You are punishing millions of small, independent business people. Peter Jennings From pete at clovercode.com Mon Feb 10 22:08:32 2020 From: pete at clovercode.com (Peter Lavelle) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:08:32 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise .COM prices Message-ID: This will only stifle innovation, and make the Internet less accessible to low-income individuals. Please reconsider before causing harm. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pedromada at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:09:18 2020 From: pedromada at gmail.com (PEDRO MADALENO) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:09:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] disgusting Message-ID: <5e41d49c.1c69fb81.d71c8.c900@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From patrickdinehart at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:11:47 2020 From: patrickdinehart at gmail.com (Patrick Dinehart) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:11:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Increasing Prices ICANN Message-ID: Please stop trying to raise prices. There?s not need for this. I do not support this legislation. Domains help everyone share information and is should be accessible to all. Thank you for taking my comments into consideration. Sent from my iPhone From paul.romaine at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:12:46 2020 From: paul.romaine at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Paul_Kand=C5=8D_Romaine?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:12:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Proposed .COM amendment Message-ID: Dear ICANN, As a registrant of Namecheap and other registrars, I object strongly to the new proposed .COM amendments to ICANN's agreement with Verisign. First, the price increase leaves vulnerable small businesses and private contractors who rely on their personal websites for bringing business to them. I rely on a personal .com website (paulwromaine.com) for referrals for my small business editing and consulting, and my other personal website for person's interested in my field of books and libraries (bibliowonk.com). Many small artists in niche fields, rely on a personal domain as a brand. This suggested price increase will force many early career (or struggling) artists to abandon their domains, which for many of them is a key part of branding their personal art. Second, it is not clear how the additional funds asked by Verisign (and which ICANN has agreed to) will directly benefit end-users by improving the underlying infrastructure of the domain registry system. I urge ICANN to reconsider this agreement and renegotiate it to favor end-users, and to make sure the final agreement is more transparent. Although I am but a small part of the overall ICANN ecosystem, greater transparency about the uses of the price increases, is better for the entire domain registry system. Thank you for your consideration. *PLEASE NOTE, the ICANN submission form required an installed email client. Since I used gmail's web client, the form did not work properly. I'm pasting the form's data below my signature.* Yours truly, Paul Romaine paul.romaine at gmail.com New York, NY


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URL: From paul at dematons.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:44 2020 From: paul at dematons.com (Paul Dematons) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:22:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <6CC7A089-9A2E-408B-B922-AA721727FDF5@dematons.com> Is the planned price increase of the .COM domain yearly fee is technicaly justified, please inform and explain if it is just to make more profit, be aware that you are playing with matches, replacing the .COM domain is easy Europ already is earger to do without ICANN a price increase will be the last step so DON?T !!!!! Paul Dematons Qu?bec, Canada (you know the .CA country) From otorabian87 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:36 2020 From: otorabian87 at gmail.com (Omid Torabian) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:23:36 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please do not raise rates. You don't understand the burden it imposes on small businesses. 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URL: From parakkajithin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:28:15 2020 From: parakkajithin at gmail.com (Jithin Parakka) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:58:15 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I wont support increase in price of .com domain Message-ID: Thanking you Jithin Parakka *Freelance Web Developer* +919037757027, parakkajithin at gmail.com,www.spadika.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From patriciakoch1955 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:06 2020 From: patriciakoch1955 at gmail.com (Patricia Koch) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:29:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed Amendment 3 to the .com registry Message-ID: I just heard what you are proposing. raising the cost of the .com websites 8 out of 10 years do you realize what this is going to do to the little guy....like me? I have 6 .com addresses 4 are redirects, 2 are actual sites. Thanks to cheaper .com sellers I can afford those .com address But if you increase the cost then I can no longer have that many .com addresses. I think it is unfair to the little guy and I am asking you to leave it alone Leave it as it is please. Leave the little guys have there small business websites so they can afford the web address. Please do not increase the prices of our .com web addresses. -- Patricia Koch 352.697.3015 *www.EDandTRISH.com* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paul at straight2theheart.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:55 2020 From: paul at straight2theheart.com (Paul Coneff) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:31:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: I do NOT want price increases 8 out of the next 10 years. I DO want transparency about how this came to be, how much money is being paid out, and where the extra money will go. I DO want accountability for a transparent process... 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URL: From philip at variableconsulting.com Mon Feb 10 22:35:32 2020 From: philip at variableconsulting.com (Philip Mateescu (VarC)) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:35:32 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com price increase Message-ID: I oppose the ICANN proposed price increase for .COM. It is unclear to me how this change benefits all who at have built a presence on the .com TLD and what ICANN plans to do with the increase in fees. We?re already faced with a flight from .com which benefits domains under control by, at times, questionable entities. This move will not only further this flight, but will sully the good name of the .com registry and cause future decrease in sales and profits. I ask that ICANN reconsiders this decision and reverts its proposed changes to the Verisign contract. Philip Mateescu President ? www.variableconsulting.com ? From paul at bauer-power.net Mon Feb 10 22:35:52 2020 From: paul at bauer-power.net (Paul Bauer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:35:52 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: It is my understanding that ICANN made a deal behind closed doors with Verisign that allows them to increase wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains. I am fully against this! Changes like these should be decided by the community, not behind closed doors! -- PAUL BAUER BAUER-POWER MEDIA _Linux | Windows | Software | Technology_ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From p.p.wohlert at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:36:05 2020 From: p.p.wohlert at gmail.com (Piotr Wohlert) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:36:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price raise .com Message-ID: Dear Sit or Madam, Are you seriously raising the .com fees yearly in the future?! For what reasons ??? And please don?t come up with a generic blabla, ?we have to, because staff expenses, climate change, Government, resource shortage and our pockets are empty?. The only fee raise I can live with is the yearly inflation compensation. Thanks, but NO thanks. Yours sincerely Wohlert -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ozchaz at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:40:27 2020 From: ozchaz at gmail.com (Charlie Ozinga) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:40:27 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN price caps Message-ID: <6925573F-B31F-485B-A2B4-61B12C08AFC0@gmail.com> As an developer, domain name registrant, and avid user of the internet, I am here to add my complaint to the Jan 3. Agreement that ICANN has made with Verisign, Inc. re: operation of the top-level domain (TLD) .COM. The potential for significant price increase over the next 10 years is simply unacceptable; there seems to be justification given for this increase. That ICANN is receiving money from Verisign for this ?deal?, without any explanation or description on how the money will be spent, or any sort of oversight, just makes it look like ICANN is receiving a kickback for this contract update that does nothing but put a financial squeeze on the customer. Additionally, allowing Verisign to operate as a registrar goes counter the original purpose of the contract; it reduces competition and choice, and ultimately harms the registry market. Having a platform compete with its users never turns out well; this move also makes it look like Verisign is making a cash grab, and paying off ICANN to look the other way. I expected better of ICANN. At the very least, these changes should have had more public feedback before being put into place. Please rescind these changes immediately, and allow a more thorough, data-driven and community-discussed process to take effect for these kinds of updates. The internet should not be a platform run in secret, and should promote values beyond a naked profit motive. Sincerely, Charlie Ozinga From petros55744 at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:19:35 2020 From: petros55744 at icloud.com (Nicholas Williams) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:19:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Horrible idea Message-ID: <3F1AD829-0656-43B0-8334-8C1172289029@icloud.com> I do not want my domain prices to go up - Do not raise my costs Sent from my iPhone by Holly Williams From outlook_8F703CBCC479D197 at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:51 2020 From: outlook_8F703CBCC479D197 at outlook.com (Yvette Facchini) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:42:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com price increase Message-ID: I would like to comment on the proposed price increase for the .com registered domains. The increased cost of living affects everyone at some time. Whilst starting an internet based business is cheaper than a traditional ?bricks and mortar? business everyone still needs to work to a budget. Increases in wholesale prices are inevitable however the amount of 7% per annum for many years is much higher than most global economy?s CPI increases. Possibly a better outcome would be to either cap this increase for a set time or reduce the annual increase in line with CPI. Surely economies of scale would offset this increase. Thank you Yvette Facchini Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Should this unjustified price increase take place it will be a significant hardship to me in attempting to maintain my online presence. I urge all involved to take a very different approach that acknowledges the very minor cost of providing domain name services. Stop trying to kill the Internet. Andy Deck Artcontext.com Andydeck.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From patrick at onlinevisibility.us Mon Feb 10 22:50:16 2020 From: patrick at onlinevisibility.us (OnlineVisibility.us) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:50:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: As a small business owner in the U.S. I will be severely impacted by a continued increase in the TLD "com". I help other local companies with their online presence. Many of these companies barely make it financially. Any increase in fees will hinder the companies existence. Please take another look at your pricing structure and keep business pages affordable to local businesses. Thank you 6520 Lonetree Blvd. #1037, Rocklin CA 95765 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From petar.kozic at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:09 2020 From: petar.kozic at gmail.com (Petar Kozic) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:52:09 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price of .com domain Message-ID: Shame you !!! This is a robery!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pavant29 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:36 2020 From: pavant29 at hotmail.com (Pavan Toomuluru) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:52:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .COM domain charges Message-ID: Kindly, do not increase the .COM domain charges as it will adversely affect my start-up. Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pablodiaz at chapilabs.com Mon Feb 10 22:56:02 2020 From: pablodiaz at chapilabs.com (=?utf-8?Q?Pablo_D=C3=ADaz?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:56:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Message-ID: <0D76310A-4A48-486B-97AD-1EB163C86880@chapilabs.com> How is it possible that ICANN are making deals that affect the whole internet without the opinion of the community ? They only want money and they are decreasing the access to the internet to the whole world doing an increase of that size. It is outrageous, I?m totally against it Pablo From Paul at minichillosupholstery.com Mon Feb 10 22:56:51 2020 From: Paul at minichillosupholstery.com (Paul Minichillo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:56:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disagree with this proposal. It is unjustified. Message-ID: Thank you. *Minichillo?s Upholstery Inc.* Paul M. 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URL: From peter at peterreynoldsbooks.com Mon Feb 10 23:03:25 2020 From: peter at peterreynoldsbooks.com (Peter & Rachel Reynolds) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:03:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Restrict increases in .COM prices Message-ID: <9bab60b9-d5ce-7a7c-19ba-1269425a68f1@peterreynoldsbooks.com> I have heard rumours of large price rises in .COM domains over the next decade.? I do hope that you will decide against this, allowing ordinary people to continue to buy .COM domains, rather than being sidelined in to less "normal" addresses. Kind regards Peter & Rachel Reynolds?? www.peterreynoldsbooks.com ========= From oscar.andres.granada at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:05:27 2020 From: oscar.andres.granada at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Oscar_Andr=C3=A9s_Granada_Baquero?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:05:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About price increasing and people participation Message-ID: Good day. The information about the changes on your work plan is understandable, however ignore the participation of the people to make decisions are against the open data initiatives allowing unscrupulous people to propose and approve things that probably are ethically wrong. Also the continuous increase in the cost of the domains could limit the possible acquisition of those, limiting the opportunity to create new websites to bring information to the people. I think you could launch an call for proposals in order to create a more fair and valid proposal to cover all points you have been tried and include missing points of view. Thanks. -- Oscar Andr?s Granada Baquero Ingeniero de Sistemas y Computaci?n. Universidad Tecnol?gica de Pereira. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: The information contained in this message as well as the information contained in the files included in this email is privileged and confidential information and belongs exclusively to Oscar Andr?s Granada Baquero. 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URL: From paul.haggard at corteva.com Mon Feb 10 23:05:41 2020 From: paul.haggard at corteva.com (Haggard, Paul) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:05:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern about recent ICANN Amendment 3 Message-ID: I'm writing to express concern about: 1. the closed door nature of the changes to .COM domain pricing, 2. lack of transparency and planning on how the nonprofit intends to spend the proposed income increase, 3. adjustments of special privilege for VeriSign to operate as a registrar which does not appear to be a fair and equitable decision, and 4. the continued act of disregarding feedback from the internet community. ICANN is in the position to greatly affect the fairness and equality of the internet community, and we users depend on morally just and wise decisions. I urge you to reconsider your proposed January amendment. 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More money for you all.? This is ridiculous, I understand business increases need to happen but this is going to kill all the mom and pop shops online.? This is terrible.?Paulette Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pawpawsgeneralstore at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:36 2020 From: pawpawsgeneralstore at gmail.com (Tommy Tenbrook) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:07:36 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com fees Message-ID: No to raise fees for .com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pc_pille at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:13:09 2020 From: pc_pille at hotmail.com (Hermann Hesse) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:13:09 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Freedom of dotcom Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Rajagopalan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:44:00 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against any Price Increases for .COM Domains Message-ID: Hi, I am totally against any contract that you plan to enter into with Verisign that will increase .com prices over any length of time. In other words, I am dead against any sort of increase to the price of .com TLDs. With warm regards, Rajagopalan ================================ V K Rajagopalan Director Paduka Consultants Private Limited Website: https://uupkeep.com From outlook_2707AB670F12EE98 at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 23:15:01 2020 From: outlook_2707AB670F12EE98 at outlook.com (Linda Joyce Brown) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:15:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .COM domain name. As the owner and sole employee of a business that is not yet turning a profit, I strongly oppose the proposed changes. The proposed changes would harm small businesses and individuals and would be contrary to the public interest in the DNS. I encourage you to reconsider and rescind this proposal. Thank you. Linda Brown Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pgronlund at keenlaw.com Mon Feb 10 23:16:43 2020 From: pgronlund at keenlaw.com (Pam Gronlund) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:16:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase Message-ID: I object to the lifting of price caps for Domains. Small businesses like mine may not be able to afford the domains for their own business that supports them. Please maintain the current pricing schedule to avoid putting thousands of people out of business. Pam G. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From peter.banting at sympatico.ca Mon Feb 10 23:30:05 2020 From: peter.banting at sympatico.ca (Peter Banting) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:30:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Price increase Message-ID: <000301d5e06a$0887cb50$199761f0$@sympatico.ca> To whom it may concern, Given the size and scope of the .com body, I cannot see the justification for these scheduled price increases. Please register my opposition to these proposed price increases. Thank you, Dr. Peter M. Banting ?? P-2, 197 Duke Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8P 4V4 Canada Phone: (905) 972-0077 Email: peter.banting at sympatico.ca www.swingtetmusic.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The overall financial impact of this amendment is too generous to the businesses and does not accommodate the increasing requirement for businesses to be online; or another way to put it, this is a forced cost increase on an ever-increasingly vital and required business component. They are tantamount to a 131% increase in cost over 6 years. That is a very aggressive estimate of the economic growth for all .COM business owners to meet. While the registration cost is small, the impact is not. If all cost inputs rose by 131%, we would see a much larger impact on the consumer / customer side of things. If Verisign wants to be the steward of the .COM TLD, they need to operate it in the best interests of the Internet community not in the interests of their corporate executives. If they cannot do it, we should find another company who will, and there will be willing participants. One other aspect I am concerned with is the apparent quid-pro-quo (very apropos to current political topics) from the Verisign payment of $20M. I would like to see a better accounting for what is expected to come from that money. I understand the specifics of DNS research cannot be determined 6 years in advance but how much is earmarked for the various security, research and other components listed in the amendment. For $20M, I would expect a better listing than one sentence of vague topics. Lastly, I do not agree that Verisign should be allowed to be both *THE* operator and a registrar, too. This again feels like a hand-out to Verisign, who is not entitled to special treatment despite being *THE* long-time operator of the .COM domain. It is important to maintain a system of checks and balances both as a demonstration of the effectiveness of a distributively managed system that DNS is and to preserve the integrity of it, as well. I urge you to reject this amendment and request a better one that is just for both the .COM consumers (virtually all businesses these days) and providers. If Verisign cannot truly act as the steward of one of the original and probably most important TLD, then they should step aside and they, too, can participate as a registrar and let someone else take up that mantle. Sincerely, Paul Bertain DNS Administrator & Operator and Small Business Owner for 22 years From onemicdorsey at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:43:52 2020 From: onemicdorsey at gmail.com (Mic Dorsey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:43:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO ICANN fee hikes! Message-ID: <2DED2D02-4092-429B-B59A-85A71AFB6B65@gmail.com> I oppose the dirty deal between ICANN and Verisign. NO RATE HIKES! From pc.pro.doc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:43:54 2020 From: pc.pro.doc at gmail.com (Philip Jordan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:43:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: To raise hidden prices without justification is the greenies form a company can ever impose to the public. This proposed change to website owners like myself may force me to STOP all domain registrations now and in the future. .COM registrations are falling off with newer .EXTENTIONS. If greedy is your eye on fees on top of what we already pay go LEASE domain names per year, then perhaps your idea if an internet is to be a dead done, then you are on the right track to making the internet run by the rich and kill hobbies of thousands or even millions of website owners trying to keep a failing business presence online going or bringing them to a hault. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sincerely, Peter Camenzind From oscarezeasor5 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:47:55 2020 From: oscarezeasor5 at gmail.com (oscar ezeasor) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:47:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please we are against the increase in the price of .COM domain, it makes things difficult for the regular people and affect the ease access to .com domains by young entrepreneurs, starving the online community and internet users. We believe the internet should be easily accessible by all and at very affordable prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From patrick at ebusinesscoach.co Mon Feb 10 23:58:02 2020 From: patrick at ebusinesscoach.co (Patrick Pitman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:58:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comment on Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5E41EE0A.8020904@ebusinesscoach.co> To ICANN, I am writing to oppose the amendment that allows price increases for .com domain names. I also oppose changes to allow Verisign as operator of a TLD to operate its own registrar. ~ Patrick Pitman PO Box 358 Livingston, MT 59047 USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pacha at alpacinc.com Tue Feb 11 00:00:15 2020 From: pacha at alpacinc.com (Al-Azhar F. Pacha) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments - Amendment 3 to the .COM registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN: Based on the ICANN public comments and proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry Agreement, it is my personal recommendation that: 1. ICANN should reject the proposed amendment and NOT allow Verisign to increase wholesale prices to registrars for .COM domains. This will make purchases of website domains expensive and hence less inclusive. The entire world community will have lesser opportunity to participate as reliable internet citizens for all kinds of social impact causes. The drastic price increases will have dominos affect in not a good way! 2. Verisign should NOT be allowed to operate as a Domain Registrar. If Verisign is allowed to operate as Domain Registrar, then they will have unfair advantage over other Domain Registrars thereby directly limiting customers from having choices since this will enable Verisign to have a complete monopoly. This proposed amendment is definitely not consumer friendly! So, please do NOT allow Verisign to operate as Domain Registrar. 3. ICANN will receive extra $20 Million: Why is Verisign giving $20 Million to ICANN and how is ICANN planning to use the money? There is NO information from ICANN in the public domain as to so how the money will be spent and nor is there any transparency on how this amount got decided and why? This sure looks like a bribe getting paid to ICANN by Verisign so that they (Verisign) can increase prices and do whatever they so desire. As stewards of .COM domains, please reject the proposed amendments by Verisign and save the internet. Help. Thanks, Al. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From orange.juice at prism.enterprises Mon Feb 10 23:31:23 2020 From: orange.juice at prism.enterprises (Orange Juice) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:31:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New ICANN fees Message-ID: <5D71CC6B-76AC-4184-AC12-DD4927234101@prism.enterprises> It is regrettable to hear that an organization so large is willing to risk losing it's broad range of customers because it did not explain how price increases would be carefully monitored and wisely spent. I would like to point out that world-wide organizations reliant on technology, which thought that they were too important to ever lose their customers did indeed die in an instant. Landline phones, vinyl records, cassette tapes, Pan Am, DeLorean: They all thought the world's eyes and investment would stay with them but they ended up with zero customers. I myself have moved away from .COM domains, as of today I only own two out of my previous dozens. Why, have I moved away from .COM: Your future customer's customers aren't interested in ancient technology. And typing in ".com" is ancient. From paintresse at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:23:51 2020 From: paintresse at gmail.com (paintresse at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:23:51 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain name increase Message-ID: <748F9CB0-78F5-4649-B800-B47B39FA32BC@gmail.com> I got nothing, except debt and a money pit car. No health insurance. No job. No house. I?m just a struggling artist. Selling art online is my last hope. Please, please, please, do not raise domain name prices. Don?t crush my chance of a dream. You?re probably too young to know this old tune, but here you go I got a Name - Jim Croce Like the pine trees linin' the windin' road I've got a name, I've got a name Like the singin' bird and the croakin' toad I've got a name, I've got a name And I carry it with me like my daddy did But I'm living the dream that he kept hid Movin' me down the highway, rollin' me down the highway Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by Like the north wind whistlin' down the sky I've got a song, I've got a song Like the whippoorwill and the baby's cry I've got a song, I've got a song And I carry it with me and I sing it loud If it gets me nowhere, I'll go there proud Movin' me down the highway, rollin' me down the highway Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by And I'm gonna go there free Like the fool I am and I'll always be I've got a dream, I've got a dream They can change their minds but they can't change me I've got a dream, I've got a dream Oh, I know I could share it if you want me to If you're goin' my way, I'll go with you Movin' me down the highway, rollin' me down the highway Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by Movin' me down the highway, rollin' me down the highway Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Charles Fox / Norman Gimbel I Got a Name lyrics ? 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Thanks, Philippe Gagn? philgagne.com and other domain names From paulhaymon at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:36:27 2020 From: paulhaymon at gmail.com (Paul Haymon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:36:27 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase prices for .COM domains Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I was disappointed to hear that you intend to increase prices for .COM domains. I would like to request that you do not continue with this decision, as it will make it more difficult for many domain owners to afford their domains. Please reconsider your decision. Thank you. Sincerely, Paul Haymon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you can find a way to charge more for businesses, then fine, but those of us who have personal websites are paying too much already. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pastelskies at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:43:17 2020 From: pastelskies at gmail.com (Ruth Collis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:43:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Raising the Prices Message-ID: Stop raising the domain prices please. Ruth Collis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oshophl at mac.com Tue Feb 11 00:46:34 2020 From: oshophl at mac.com (oshophl at mac.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:46:34 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases to .COM domains Message-ID: <2727965B-FB36-4E75-8DF1-56EAFD1208F5@mac.com> Hello, I am the owner of several .com domains, for both personal and creative use. The current proposal to increase .com domains at an arbitrary and BEYOND inflationary rate is unjustified. It is profit mongering and manipulative action by Verisign. Verisign is the manager, not the price dictator. ICANN is the body that keeps the domain name system operating in the public interest. Please ICANN, step up and stop this nonsense. The proposed price increases are inordinately out of proportion and are not in the public interest or good business interest. Sincerely, Heidi Leugers Oregon, USA From patrickvevans at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:51:50 2020 From: patrickvevans at gmail.com (Patrick Evans) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:51:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: <457BC463-DADA-4093-A481-D76E844360FE@gmail.com> I think given that the internet is widely used by a majority of people across the planet, it is ludicrous to only make this decision based on input from ICANN and Verisign, especially since ICANN is receiving a kickback for the price increase. Please at a minimum allow comment from domain registrars and the industry as a whole before making a decision that will affect everyone from Domain Registrars to small business owners. Sent from my iPhone From peano at radiantpics.com Mon Feb 10 23:58:57 2020 From: peano at radiantpics.com (David Thomasson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:58:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <004d01d5e06e$0f233e50$2d69baf0$@com> As an owner of three .COM domains, I am opposed to this amendment. David Thomasson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From perilsea at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 00:55:33 2020 From: perilsea at yahoo.com (C) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:55:33 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please oppose .com price increases References: <1239589448.1088711.1581382533039.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1239589448.1088711.1581382533039@mail.yahoo.com> As a small business owner and domain name holder, I am writing this comment in the hopes of convincing ICAAN that the proposed .com price increases will be detrimental and wholly unjust for consumers (just as removal of price caps in 2009 despite overwhelming public comment was.)? This amendment serves to only benefit Verisign and ICAAN, and places unjust financial burden on internet users! Why was this amendment created without imput from the very people it impacts? I can only surmise because you wish us to just be quiet and bear the financial costs of your lucre and dishonesty?? This is wrong! Please make it right by removing this amendment and maintaining price caps. Don't be one more corporation gouging middle income families just trying to make a living.? Sincerely,Cassie thomas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peter at peterwade.com Tue Feb 11 01:09:28 2020 From: peter at peterwade.com (Peter Wade) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:39:28 +1030 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increases over the next 10 years Message-ID: <005a01d5e077$eaec6a70$c0c53f50$@peterwade.com> It is my opinion that any increases in the cost of .com domain names is totally unwarranted. The scale being used has no foundation in any forecast of increase in productivity, and is therefore considered to be for the gain of one of the supervising organizations. Such organizations will also gain from the continued rise of new web sites. Therefore we are opposed to these increases. 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Please review your policy and take measure to reduce cost rather than increasing price. Thanks and Regard. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rahulchhillar100 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:16:01 2020 From: rahulchhillar100 at gmail.com (Gmail-New) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:46:01 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Rahul New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi India From edy.budiman at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 18:16:54 2020 From: edy.budiman at icloud.com (Edy Budiman) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:16:54 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am a registrant of many .com domain names and I am totally against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is a greedy evil. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Edy Budiman Indonesia From enquiries at allabouttheproduct.com Tue Feb 11 18:17:36 2020 From: enquiries at allabouttheproduct.com (enquiries) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:17:36 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feedback on contract change for .com operator Message-ID: <00a101d5e107$942549b0$bc6fdd10$@allabouttheproduct.com> Hi, As a small business owner, I have a couple of .com sites which I have registered & currently operate. As regards the rule change, I think the normal rules of business should apply: - What I am getting and what does it cost? - If I don't like it, I can walk away/refuse to support the initiative The fact the .com domain operation is a currently a monopoly should mean that the caretakers (ICANN) should take even greater care to ensure that that its constituents (registrars or better, the actual .com website owners) are supporting its initiatives. Failing to do this other areas of life/business normally end up with the monopoly being broken up. So, with the information I am aware of, I am not happy to support measures ultimately resulting in higher re-occurring domain registry costs. Best regards, Robert Alfonsi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oysmal at me.com Tue Feb 11 18:18:44 2020 From: oysmal at me.com (=?utf-8?Q?=C3=98ystein_Ivar_Malt?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:18:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider increase of .com prices Message-ID: <5D09526C-8B43-45B1-BBDA-C7E1C6828555@me.com> Hi, I wanted to raise concern about the changes to the .com contract, lifting limits on prices for domain names. I do not think your decision is in the interest of the internet community, or businesses operating websites with a .com address. Please consider that while the price increase might not make a huge difference to entities in developed countries, it might severely affect the ability of individuals and SMBs in poorer countries to create websites aimed at a global audience. Such a situation would clearly be in the interest of neither diversity nor democracy, and could only cause larger divides in the global community. Further, with the reduction of hosting cost over the last decades, I do not see how you can justify increasing prices for such a fundamental, international internet service. I implore you to reconsider. Kind regards, ?ystein Malt From knoxllc1 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 18:19:05 2020 From: knoxllc1 at yahoo.com (Ken Knox) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:19:05 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase References: <875298814.1466381.1581445145150.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <875298814.1466381.1581445145150@mail.yahoo.com> They need to stay where they are so no price? increase Please Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rutherfordportraits at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 18:20:07 2020 From: rutherfordportraits at yahoo.com (chris rutherford) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:20:07 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase. Message-ID: <2y3gxsg91d-1@ppa5.dc.icann.org> Why are you increasing prices so much over the next few years? I am going to contact my federal representatives about this. I need more transparency about price increases that affect me. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charles.p.yan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:20:59 2020 From: charles.p.yan at gmail.com (Charles Yan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:20:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSBw?= =?utf-8?q?rices?= Message-ID: <97AE3F4A-A54B-4E51-9D06-00064428D01D@gmail.com> Don?t do it. From mailvishnuu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:13:31 2020 From: mailvishnuu at gmail.com (vishnu udayan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:43:31 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is unacceptable Message-ID: <40E42E6A-9858-4F6B-A5F3-C8B071756CFE@gmail.com> Hi there, It?s hard to believe this decision. This will definitely affect a lot of people who do the online business in a low scale. This is a huge blow to them. Then the Internet is becoming less accessible to public in one way due to this. Pathetic!!! Thanks Vishnu From contact at danielkoh.com Tue Feb 11 18:21:25 2020 From: contact at danielkoh.com (Daniel Koh) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:21:25 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment On Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I oppose this agreement on the grounds that Verisign is the sole 'authority' of the .com TLD. Being able to raise prices arbitrarily, without due cause and without increased competition, would not be justifiable for consumers. Furthermore, Verisign would have undeniable conflict of interests in being able to directly sell .com domains while being the sole 'authority' of said TLD. Thank you, Daniel Koh - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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There is simply no need for the increase and to do so anyway would be a sad example of corporate greed. From Atkray at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:25:39 2020 From: Atkray at hotmail.com (Ray) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:25:39 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Haris Khan Toronto, Ontario Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From naveed_alisher at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:26:59 2020 From: naveed_alisher at hotmail.com (Naveed Ali Sher) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:26:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: It will badly effect the students and people who are coming to learn the internet. Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel.ritiu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:27:30 2020 From: daniel.ritiu at gmail.com (Daniel Ritiu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:27:30 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Daniel Ritiu T?rgu Mure? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From markperryrlg at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:27:42 2020 From: markperryrlg at gmail.com (Mark Perry) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:27:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increases to .com domains Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I have been informed through my domain name provider that you are drafting a contract that will significantly increase the cost of .com domains. Please reconsider this action as it will have ramifications in the free market system. You may very well be shooting yourselves in the foot, and be harmful in the long run. 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Considering that the ICANN will receive $20M from Verisign and that there is no clear indication of how this money will be spent I think it's incumbent on a worldwide council FOR the world to clarify why this is happening. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pattydowning2016 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:28:46 2020 From: pattydowning2016 at gmail.com (Patty Downing) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:28:46 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e42f261.1c69fb81.9e796.96b0@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 3128188888 at qq.com Tue Feb 11 18:28:46 2020 From: 3128188888 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?zeLBtMDPw9fF+reiLcK31LY=?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:28:46 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ?? Chongqing, Chongqing, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From onno at circularcreation.com Tue Feb 11 18:28:56 2020 From: onno at circularcreation.com (onno de jong) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:28:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <863F9CDE-5E1C-4B73-AC29-51268CB39F7D@circularcreation.com> From what I have read the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement is not a public process and there is no accountability or transparency. Given the open nature of the internet that is hard to believe. Secrecy hides evil. Don?t be evil. Be open and allow everyone to inspect what the story is. Make the process public, transparent, and public, now and forever. Onno de jong From racz.mate at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:03:52 2020 From: racz.mate at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?TcOhdMOpIFLDoWN6?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:03:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Just don't do it Message-ID: After the .org fiasco, why would you even consider messing with the .com TLD? Especially getting in bed with Verisign... Please don't do it. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pierre.j.ferran at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:12:01 2020 From: pierre.j.ferran at gmail.com (Pierre Ferran) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:12:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns over proposed amendments Message-ID: <524C6E90-D5B8-4C20-8767-159CFEED3ED5@gmail.com> For ICANN public consultation, The internet has always been a space of individual freedom and expression, as well as an accessible space. The proposed changes personally concern me because they would give Verisign, an already large organisation, even more of a strong position over the .COM TLD. I believe the proposed changes would make the internet overall a less accessible space because of the risk of price increase by Verisign, but also of dumping by allowing Verisign to undercut the market as a reseller of .COM domains. Verisign?s role as an operator of the .COM TLD should be limited insofar as possible to avoid strengthening and already strong dominant position. To guarantee neutrality, Verisign should only conduct operation services, and not be allowed to enter the market place as a registrar or reseller of domains. The equivalent of that position would be for example a company trading its own stock based on its own insider information, a practice that is illegal in many jurisdiction to guarantee a level playing field. Verisign being allowed to increase pricing with little to no supervision is also concerning. Millions of businesses rely on their .com domain, and it must be made sure that buying a domain remains accessible to leverage the internet. Having your own .com domain is nowadays not important, but necessary. For these main reasons, I oppose these proposed changes. Pierre Ferran From raja at onlinegbc.com Mon Feb 10 22:16:59 2020 From: raja at onlinegbc.com (Raja Gopalan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:16:59 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign ICANN contract Message-ID: Hello, I oppose the efforts by ICANN and Verisign where Verisign pays ICANN $20 million dollars and, in return, is allowed to increase prices every single year? This looks terrible and feel worse and should be stopped. It will raise prices for consumers and businesses and act as a barrier to the growth of the economy. *Best regards,* *S. Raja Gopalan * *+1 609 785 1422 * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From php.emp30891 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:20 2020 From: php.emp30891 at hotmail.com (Navdeep Patel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:18:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] we feel bad about your .com domain pricing increase by 40% Message-ID: we feel bad about your .com domain pricing increase by 40%, this will impact over all internet in upcoming years. We trust icann but this decision is taken very rudely. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peterzegler58 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:19:26 2020 From: peterzegler58 at yahoo.com (Peter Zegler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:19:26 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Be honest References: <920563383.789578.1581373166065.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <920563383.789578.1581373166065@mail.yahoo.com> Please be honest. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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And how can ICANN justify raising costs even further? The cost of running a database ? which is all the domain registry is ? is a fraction of what it was in the 1990s when the US government first granted ICANN a contract to oversee the world's DNS. Now it looks like ICANN is accepting a $20 million bribe from Verisign in exchange for removing price caps, so that Verisign can price-gouge the millions of small businesses who rely on .COM domains. You may be able to get away with doing this to nonprofits like freeCodeCamp.org but there's no way the millions of small businesses who use the .COM TLD are going to accept this. Quit taking bribes from Verisign, Ethos Capital, and other corporations. Start making prices go down, not up. Or we the people replace your organization with one that actually does the job it was entrusted to do. - Quincy Larson Teacher at https://www.freecodecamp.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN is fortunate to be entrusted with helping to keep the Internet available to all, and it?s troubling to see decisions like this made in a non-public manner, and with little explanation of the process or where funds generated will be applied. The trust we place in your stewardship deserves openness and equity. Please reconsider these actions and rework the process to be more transparent and accountable. Thank you, -Peter Wargo Santa Fe, New Mexico USA From purchase at absolutemusiclessons.com Mon Feb 10 22:37:11 2020 From: purchase at absolutemusiclessons.com (Jerome Couture) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:37:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Protest Price Increase Message-ID: I would like to protest the increase coming to my domain names. It is my understanding that this increase will come without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. This sounds like a bureaucratic money grab and not in the best interest of the consumer. Who gets rich off of this scheme? Jerome Couture Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From poojamitra88 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:39 2020 From: poojamitra88 at gmail.com (POOJA MITRA) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:12:39 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This ammendment is going to affect general public, especially bloggers who have their domains registered under .com and it is not a fair proposal overall. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pstrford at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:46:24 2020 From: pstrford at gmail.com (DavidF) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:46:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Conflict of interest Message-ID: <7F934299-3B58-4269-A45D-2A634A58AC59@gmail.com> For being a non-profit, ICANN seems to be acting like a for profit business. Making monopoly deals with a publicly traded company as Verisign is clearly grounds for government intervention. From r_brashear at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:42 2020 From: r_brashear at hotmail.com (Robert Brashear) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:49:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Message-ID: No, don?t do it! Or we will stop using .com Sent from my iPhone From pursuediscipline at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:05 2020 From: pursuediscipline at gmail.com (Jacob Ahlfield) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:52:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop trying to fuck up the internet Message-ID: <5e41de95.1c69fb81.a7ea9.5d62@mx.google.com> Please stop trying to fuck up the internet. It has been excessively adapted to suit capitalism. I think many more than just me have had enough. Stop being a shady ass business. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rajeebthegreat at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:59:49 2020 From: rajeebthegreat at gmail.com (Rajeeb Banstola) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:59:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop price increase Message-ID: Price increase hurts small businesses as well as the whole internet ecosystem. Withdraw the contract. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pleaseshutup at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:45 2020 From: pleaseshutup at gmail.com (Dan Williams) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:00:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont raise prices Message-ID: Be transparent. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pjean at polysoft.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:03 2020 From: pjean at polysoft.com (pierre jean) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:01:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. If you want to find money, just run after all the fraudulent owners who bought insignificant domains for them in the only goal to resale them for indecent prices. Make them pay for their forfeit, they are just thieves. Pierre Jean Montreal, Quebec -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rakitha.it at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:03:47 2020 From: rakitha.it at icloud.com (Rakitha Perera) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:03:47 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Rakitha From racebo at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 23:06:11 2020 From: racebo at outlook.com (Ryan Acebo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:06:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disapprove of amendment as proposed Message-ID: I disagree with the lack of openness regarding the proposed changes and the intent to tie a closer relationship with Verisign with an uncapped and uncontrolled fee structure over the next 10 years. The .COM registration fees are currently out of control and only getting worse. There?s no evidence that the proposed amendment will promote a stronger DNS solution or promote a healthy marketplace. I?m disheartened by this proposal and others that ICANN are considering (like with .ORG domains) as it seems like there are nefarious decisions being made without public discussion for a global service. This proposal implies that ICANN is resolving its responsibility and giving it to a private company. Vote NO on the amendment. Thank you, Ryan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From poloclubpropertiesllc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:09:48 2020 From: poloclubpropertiesllc at gmail.com (Jeanessa Frazier) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:09:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee change Message-ID: I have been on the internet since 1984 when Prodigy first came out. We have grown by leaps and bounds, and while I am okay with a small fee change. The fees ICANN and Verisign are suggesting are highway robbery. Being politically active I would like to know who to contact regarding this situation. Michael King -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From polinfo at chuckandwarlita.com Mon Feb 10 23:09:38 2020 From: polinfo at chuckandwarlita.com (polinfo at chuckandwarlita.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:09:38 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <000a01d5e067$2e218660$8a649320$@chuckandwarlita.com> Dear Sirs, I consider the proposed Amendment 3 to be a travesty. It is totally open ended with respect to where the money will be spent. In other words it is loose cash that we the users will be coerced into giving you with no strings attached. $20 million dollars of loose cash. It has the appearance of being a money grab for inflating paychecks and for misdirecting funds to purposes not agreed to by the users. Nothing about the internet operations and oversight is supposed to be a cash cow. It is supposed to be operated in a public and non-profit manner. It does not take million dollar fat-cat paychecks to run the domain name registry system. If you persist in this action expect to be brought before an international tribunal suing to audit the books and if any misuse of monies is detected, criminal charges to be brought against those involved. If you want to save yourselves that headache, then post a proposed expense document with an enumeration of all the projects and paychecks involved in this plan. Otherwise we will consider this to be classic backroom plans for cash diversion to programs and paychecks that would not otherwise be approved. 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URL: From r.dernister at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:06:22 2020 From: r.dernister at gmail.com (r.dernister) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:06:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign contract and ICANN greed Message-ID: <5e41effd.1c69fb81.10e42.7699@mx.google.com> I strongly oppose these price increases. While it is appropriate to charge a handling and maintenance fee for registering domain names, this is turning into a massive rip-off. ICANN does not ?own? domain names in the first place, yet I see many .com names are being sold as ?premium? names for outrageous prices. If anyone searches to see if a name is already registered but does not immediately register it, almost immediately thereafter it?s designated as a ?premium? name to be rented for hundreds or thousands of dollars per year. ICANN and related registrars cannot legally sell or rent something they do not own. This has turned into a massive get rich quick scam for ICANN and the registrar. From one point of view this is a monopoly and a restraint on trade, so perhaps the U.S. Department of Justice or one of the state attorneys general should investigate this. If ICANN wants the registry system to be nationalized, they?re on the right path. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From prescriptz.com at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:07:00 2020 From: prescriptz.com at gmail.com (Phong Thai) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:07:00 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Basically I dont want price increase Message-ID: You decided to increase com prices without us, this is not good I hope you'll keep the old prices -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: There needs to more clarity around the exact short- and long-term costs for the consumer before such a decision is made. There needs to be the opportunity for a well-formed public input based around the facts before ICANN takes any action ? and transparency about why ICANN wants to do this needs to be made. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From plan at michelleisabel.com Tue Feb 11 01:10:36 2020 From: plan at michelleisabel.com (Michelle Isabel Co) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:10:36 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I DO NOT support Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: My name is Michelle and I am a small-business owner based out of Southern California with some of the most non-friendly business laws in the country. I love what I do but it get's increasingly difficult to support my staff and the community at large when back-door dealings occur that affect my business with my input. I am a .com user and I do not support the back door decision that was made in October 2018. The internet laws are confusing enough and we don't need any more convoluted initiatives taking place without our input and collaboration. Warmly, Michelle -- [image: photo] Michelle | Michelle Isabel & Co Cross Cultural Wedding Planner 714.479.8514 555 Anton Blvd. #150 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Plan at MichelleIsabel.com www.MichelleIsabel.com Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday - Saturday: By Appointment, only Sunday: Closed for all business -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From r.w.flinterman at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:34:43 2020 From: r.w.flinterman at hotmail.com (Ruben Flinterman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:34:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello ICANN, Thanks to Namecheap I found out about this Proposed Amendment and since I?m also a customer as well as a developer I want to share my concern. First of, I?m guessing this comment/mail will be one of the many that will not be read but lets hope for the best. Since ICANN registers most if not all domain names I partially understand why this proposal would be nice for ICANN however It would be a grave mistake in how I see it. The .com domain name is the most popular domain name along the website owners and (web hosting) companies due to it?s low price, recognizability and therefor high value. When the ICANN fee will increase so will the price at companies such as Namecheap and that will immensely lower the value of the .com domain name (or maybe even more domain names). Long term this will mean that less people will use this as it?s to expensive and it will lose the value among the biggest target audience; developers. What happens when the .com domain loses this audience? It will lose the recognizability. More people will look for other, cheaper solutions that may even be subdomains under sites like Wix, Jimdo, Glitch, Heroku ect. To make a short summary, just keep it cheap, play the long run. It will make the customers happy and make earn ICANN more money (thanks to the increasing amount of students / developers with a lower budget). Kind regards, Ruben -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From quickshipnc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:18 2020 From: quickshipnc at gmail.com (Michael Osborne) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:27:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e41dc9b.1c69fb81.3ed5d.571d@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pmoumon at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:54:12 2020 From: pmoumon at gmail.com (Parijat Moumon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:54:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Hello, as a musician, me and almost all of my friends and colleagues use .com domain. We are very disappointed to know that you are planning to increase the domain name price! We hope you will cancel this plan and keep the domains affordable for people from all over the world. Best, Parijat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ralph at metisworldwide.com Mon Feb 10 22:54:45 2020 From: ralph at metisworldwide.com (Ralph Montague) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:54:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Behind Closed-Doors dealing pertaining TAX PAYERS Moneys Message-ID: We are starting a nationwide political campaign to wrestle away the power given to ICANN, including the ability to do behind-closed-doors deals with private companies. The proposed increases to the (dot)COM TLD are simply preposterous and abusive. ICANN unwillingness to disclose the use of these funds (derived from sales to Verisign) indicates highly questionable accounting practices and under-the-table deals. We are asking the State Dept., and the Department of Justice to open an investigation in the all income and compensations received by all members currently working directly or indirectly under the ICANN umbrella. 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URL: From prof.whyte at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:09:38 2020 From: prof.whyte at gmail.com (Mark Whyte) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:09:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increases at this level are a blatant money grab Message-ID: I've been using the internet for both business and personal use for more than 25 years. I'm no expert on all the tech, but it seems to me that this has a lot more to do with being a money grab on the backs of the user than for any good purpose. Please reconsider these absorbent increases. Spreading them out may seem "nice", but ultimately you are creating a "frog in the kettle" scenario where we are dulled to the increases until the price becomes ridiculously (too) high. Please don't do this. Mark Whyte Professor, Entrepreneur -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From prettyncali at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:18:05 2020 From: prettyncali at icloud.com (Charity Miller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:18:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fees Message-ID: Stop it?s not fare to raise prices. It?s affordable to people with no money. From r at meau.me Mon Feb 10 23:17:01 2020 From: r at meau.me (r@meau.me r@meau.me) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:17:01 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Object to The Potential .com Price Increase Message-ID: <707157092.127165.1581376621225@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From puncsky at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:38:18 2020 From: puncsky at gmail.com (Tian Pan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:38:18 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the .COM price increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am writing you today to protest the proposed price increase to .COM domains. As a company, Verisign already enjoys some of the highest profit margins in the domain industry. (Or any industry, for that matter.) The company maintains a monopoly on the .COM registry, and incredulously, is proposing a price increase as its costs of operation are actually going *down!* (This contention is bolstered by the many other registrars who maintain that, given an opportunity, they can run the .COM registry at much lower costs.) As if to add insult to injury, this is a company that is supposed to be operating in the public interest. All parties would agree, with the possible exception of Verisign themselves, that the burden of a .COM price increase at this time on individuals and small business would most decidedly NOT be in their best interests. For all the reasons noted above, I urge that the proposed amendment be rejected. Sincerely, Tian Menlo Park, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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You might know that a website is a necessity for a business and specifically small businesses survive because of online presence only. Now, I'm not whining just because we run small business and trying to bargain over the costs. I do understand that every one deserves the earning for their work. But, Maintaining domains registry is not a manual labour anymore, it's been standardised and automated deceased ago. Plus everyday more and more domains are being purchased so there is a real good market share present. So I don't feel the increase in the prices is justified. Honestly the prices should lower based on the well established infrastructure, consumer demands and availability, but I understand the return of investment being the reason not to lower the prices. I hope my and other's comments will be considered and decision will be taken accordingly. Cheers. -- Regards, Piyush Ramavat. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From portlandcoedsoccer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:04:18 2020 From: portlandcoedsoccer at gmail.com (portlandcoedsoccer at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:04:18 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <47661E53-0961-47DA-A8AE-C071D5B8E48E@gmail.com> Dear Sirs and Madams, As the Website Administrator (a volunteer position) with a Small local sports league that is in the process of moving to (hopefully) Non Profit status, and as an individual that is looking to create a website for my own creative endeavors, I have concerns that the Proposed Amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement will create not just increases in the initial cost of creating and registering a website, but those increases will be substantial, pricing small Non Profits, and smaller businesses, and individuals, out of being able to establish an internet presence, making it much more difficult to share their information, products, services, ideas, with people trying to find out about those products, services, ideas, and information. If the Internet becomes so cost prohibitive to simply register an domain, because corporations want to insure their largest possible profit margin, it reduces the entrepreneurial esprit de corps that makes the Internet what it is, a place to find that hard to find item, service, or product, that cannot be found locally. Please work to insure the little sites, individuals, small businesses are not priced out of being able to afford having a web presence. Thank you for your time and consideration. -Glenn Siegel Portland Co-ed Soccer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From primogeek at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:03:29 2020 From: primogeek at gmail.com (Primo Geek) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:03:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Message-ID: <011401d5e06e$b1db95c0$1592c140$@gmail.com> No, I do not like this. You know the reasons why, no need for me to blab on it. Please don't make this about money. You're better and bigger than that. -Jack -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ppallock at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:10:50 2020 From: ppallock at gmail.com (Peter P) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:10:50 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Removing .com price restrictions would make it less accessible to those who need it most Message-ID: <34CEE5C8-1E57-43B9-A6D5-DDCDB90E6877@gmail.com> As someone who has worked with many small business and startups, a .com domain name and associated e-mail address makes a big difference in credibility as they start out, helping change the perception of a business from a fly-by-night operation to one that can be trusted and relied upon. Many new small businesses are started by people trying to ramp up a new revenue stream for themselves or their families, and launch with little to no resources precisely because the point of starting the business was to solve that very resource problem. By allowing prices for the .com top-level domain name, which is solidly positioned as the default extension in the public consciousness, to grow significantly in pricing would place that credibility increasingly out of reach for those who need it the most. Maintaining this kind of accessibility is outlined ICANN?s own statement of purpose: ?...ICANN is dedicated to preserving the operational stability of the Internet; to promoting competition; to achieving broad representation of global Internet communities; and to developing policy appropriate to its mission?? The promotion of competition amongst users of the Internet and the fostering of a diverse global Internet community sourced from all economic situations is much more in line with ICANN?s broad and inspiring mission than promoting competition amongst those few organizations who hold a stewardship role for this network which has transformed how the global public connect and transact. While price increases at some level are inevitable due to the simple fact of monetary inflation, under what terms and at what rate those increases happen should be much more conservative than the proposal here, especially in the light of falling infrastructural prices and the margin already built into the business of being an operator of this kind. Keep the .com domain pricing accessible for with the least and with the most need by significantly reducing the allowed rate of price increase. Peter Pallock From primarymark at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:27:20 2020 From: primarymark at gmail.com (Primary Mark) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:27:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Price Increase to .COM Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am opposed to this radical price increase for .COM registrations, that has been proposed without broad industry support or consultation. The price increases will be damaging to Internet entrepreneurs and will stifle small business. Regards, -Mark Lindsey Web Designer and Web Business Owner From piotr at zduniak.net Tue Feb 11 00:32:20 2020 From: piotr at zduniak.net (Piotr Zduniak) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:32:20 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. - Piotr [1] For example, Alphabet, a highly successful player in a very high-margin industry, has an operating margin of around 25%. Verisign's operating margin is over 2.75 times that. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The behind-closed-doors nature of the changes and the additional, apparently unallocated, $20 million that Verisign will be paying ICANN is highly suspicious. These changes give the appearance that ICANN is no longer following its stated non-profit mission of ensuring operational stability of the internet and promoting competition. Instead, it appears that ICANN is choosing to help one for-profit company consolidate the market and reduce competition among registrars, in exchange for $20 million. ICANN is losing sight of its supposed bottom-up consensus-based policy making, ignoring the voice of the end users and consumers it is supposed to be protecting, and is instead going further down the path of enabling and expanding corporatism. Nate Boyer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kofler.fabian at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:31:15 2020 From: kofler.fabian at gmail.com (Fabian Kofler) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:31:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: Hi there, I am oposed to the price increase initiative. Best, F. Kofler -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at rottenbrothers.com Tue Feb 11 18:31:51 2020 From: info at rottenbrothers.com (Ted Campbell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:31:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the increase Message-ID: <48B1B9AB-CC93-4259-9A51-E6F7DCC3E177@rottenbrothers.com> I am a registrant of many .com domain names. As a small business owner I need multiple names to drive my business. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. A price increase unfairly targets small businesses. Sincerely, Ted Campbell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The quantity of .coms is growing every year, and prices should go down actually, not up. ?????????? ? iPhone From coding4success at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:29:53 2020 From: coding4success at gmail.com (Web Development) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:29:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AGAINST the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed amendment regarding price increases to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business influencing/dictating the price. I thought ICANN was supposed to represent the best interests of all participants/users of the internet. Will you hear our voice? From nicholi at binbinink.com Tue Feb 11 18:30:14 2020 From: nicholi at binbinink.com (Nicholi Wytovicz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:30:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7F90ED1F-6113-4044-9400-C56752403CCF@binbinink.com> Don?t allow this to happen. I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Nicholi Wytovicz Seattle, Washington United States Nicholi, nicholi at binbinink.com Bin Bin Ink, LLC. Visual Brand Development www.binbin.ink +1 865 224 6465 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From malvandi.ali at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:34:30 2020 From: malvandi.ali at gmail.com (Ali malvandi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:34:30 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop icreasing prices Message-ID: Hi I am totally againt increasing .com domain prices. Sincerely yours -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cpdoberstein at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:36:16 2020 From: cpdoberstein at gmail.com (cpdoberstein at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:36:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increases Message-ID: <044d01d5e10a$258fa0b0$70aee210$@gmail.com> I do not support the proposed price increases for .com registrations. My understanding of the role and function of both Verisign and ICANN suggest that the proposed price increases are nothing more than a means to extract more profit from the community. That is, there has not been a clear demonstration that the proposed increases are in-line with any known or expected increases in costs. Perhaps the roles of Verisign and ICANN should be folded into the government instead. Please do not proceed with your proposed increases. It will hurt small businesses and individuals the most. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mustaphv12 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:37:00 2020 From: mustaphv12 at gmail.com (mustaph Osman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:37:00 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Mohamed Sweden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim at snikta.us Tue Feb 11 18:37:06 2020 From: jim at snikta.us (Jim Atkins) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:37:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise .com prices Message-ID: My wife and I own two very small single-person businesses the success of which relies upon having .com domain names. A large increase in prices will make it difficult for us to keep these domain names but losing them will allow others to profit off of our hard work. So, we are asking you to please keep the .com prices stable or near stable in the coming years. Thank you! James Atkins -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim39souza at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 18:37:34 2020 From: jim39souza at yahoo.com (Patrick O. U.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:37:34 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why the proposed price increase to .com domains is bad... References: <498397261.1655691.1581446254271.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <498397261.1655691.1581446254271@mail.yahoo.com> Hi, I am a registrant of a .com domain name and some more. The proposed price increase to .COM domains by Verisign is not okay at this time. Surely the current price of $7 is already to high, so why even trying to make it difficult for us? Please do not allow this proposed increase at all. Cheers. Patrick Ubuane -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From crooks.m.kevin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:37:27 2020 From: crooks.m.kevin at gmail.com (Kevin Crooks) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:37:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: Please do not increase the prices of .com domains. This will harm many of the small business and sole proprietors who own a .com and have a tight budget. 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URL: From raydhimitriadhi at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:10:29 2020 From: raydhimitriadhi at icloud.com (Ray Dhimitriadhi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:10:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Im against the price increase!!! Message-ID: <18256464-A04E-4290-AEDF-330851EAFCC3@icloud.com> I?m against the price increase of .com domain registration. Ray, Reik ltd From petersowolabi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:19:18 2020 From: petersowolabi at gmail.com (Peters Owolabi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:19:18 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com extension price increment Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I wish to express my displeasure towards the increment Verisign and Icann planning on .Com domain extension. Please be guided and considerate enough to take into consideration the evasive effect that this incrementioned will bring about. .COM extension is already high. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ramlallrichard at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:29 2020 From: ramlallrichard at yahoo.com (ramlallrichard at yahoo.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:33:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This arbitrary agreement which was not transparent shouldn't be allowed to proceed without proper comments. References: <000c01d5e062$1ed5e9d0$5c81bd70$.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <000c01d5e062$1ed5e9d0$5c81bd70$@yahoo.com> Richard Ramlall -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ray at lifeinstants.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:50 2020 From: ray at lifeinstants.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Ray_V=c3=bcilsen?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:49:50 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase Message-ID: <173b871d-04bf-5b09-f92f-f0ee6badebcf@lifeinstants.com> Dear Sir/Madam, I have not been consulted regarding the new contract ICANN has with Verisign, which will lead to increases in the .COM domain price. For this and other reasons, I consider the process has not been transparent and I am opposed to it. This will have a negative impact on the whole internet community. We should instead make an effort to make this a better place. For everybody. Best regards Ray From raqingout at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:28:07 2020 From: raqingout at gmail.com (Raq) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:28:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Price Increases: OUTRAGEOUS Message-ID: I strongly object to the proposed orice increases, whill will see .com prices going up every year for the next 8 years. This is outrageous. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From randy at blackhills.net Mon Feb 10 23:29:46 2020 From: randy at blackhills.net (Randy Peterson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:29:46 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment to - Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The .com? domains have become the de-facto internet standard and raising the prices now feels like a monopoly raising its rates just because it can. I believe, because it has become an 'internet standard', the .com extension has lost many of it's rights as an domain name extension which a private company like Verisign can legally control control. -- Randy Peterson -This message is confidential. It may contain proprietary information and also be privileged or otherwise protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system; you may not copy this message or disclose its contents to anyone. The integrity and security of this message cannot be guaranteed on the Internet. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission.- From ravan.brahma.rakshas.2 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:58:43 2020 From: ravan.brahma.rakshas.2 at gmail.com (Ravana Brahma Rakshas) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:58:43 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] do NOT increase price of domains Message-ID: <780A42F0-1A86-4A3D-B4A3-38FB1F6AF978@gmail.com> hello when you increase the wholesale domain price, all prices will go up. be not greedy do not do it greed will send you to HELL you are warned. when you are there, burning in fire, you do not have excuses, (we did not know.) now you know greed will buy you HELL. Moses Vegan-Religion.org From rborges at borgesdesign.com Tue Feb 11 00:13:46 2020 From: rborges at borgesdesign.com (Rebecca Borges) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:13:46 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Caps are necessary Message-ID: <19885B5F-FB19-466F-B38A-8B469BB64E1E@borgesdesign.com> As a small local artist owner I run a tight ship with respect to expenses. I am concerned that the suggested price hikes will negatively impact my business and make it challenging to run the various websites I own. I am against the proposed prices hikes. Rebecca Borges | 312-243-5564 Sent with gratitude, grit, and grace from the ?? of my iPhone. Please excuse any typos! From glenn at glennmessersmith.com Tue Feb 11 18:37:30 2020 From: glenn at glennmessersmith.com (Glenn Messersmith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:37:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a few .com domain names. I am strongly against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. There are many thousands if not millions of well established domains registered to to small time independent, non-commercial individuals like me of limited financial resources who registered their .COM domains a long time ago when the choice of top level domains was severely limited. A .COM name offered the best value for us as even then there was a premium placed on other top level names like .ORG. I am aware that "non-commercial" is a direct contradiction of what ".COM" is supposed to be for. However, it has become the "default" of many registrants for many reasons. Perhaps, like me, they didn't legitimately qualify as a ".ORG" entity. Even legitimate non-profit organizations often buy .COM alternatives to their .ORG name because so many users automatically type ".com" even when ".org" would be more appropriate and would be just as functional. A significant price hike on .COM domain names would cause a great hardship for many small time independent, non-commercial individuals like me, as well as for many non-profit and philanthropic organizations. .COM price hikes are contrary to the public interest. Glenn Messersmith Seattle, Washington -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rebelromance at earthlink.net Mon Feb 10 22:10:13 2020 From: rebelromance at earthlink.net (Savannah) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:10:13 -0600 (GMT-06:00) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comment on .com price raise Message-ID: <966781170.3435.1581372614234@wamui-jasmine.atl.sa.earthlink.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rene.cravioto at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:10:23 2020 From: rene.cravioto at gmail.com (Rene Cravioto) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:10:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to the increase without disclosure/transparency Message-ID: Why is there a need for an increase? What are the additional funds intended for? I am completely against any increase; I already find the price excesively high as it is. Rene -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From registrations at redpepr.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:52 2020 From: registrations at redpepr.com (Red Pepr - Registrations) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:18:52 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feedback on the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <003c01d5e060$140594d0$3c10be70$@redpepr.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. Multiple domains, in fact. Increasing prices hurt my ability to maintain an online presence. This is not in my (or anyone else's) best interest. Therefore, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. >From everything I read, no one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kindly act accordingly. Thomas Forrester Middleton, Wisconsin USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rekojtoor at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:21:25 2020 From: rekojtoor at gmail.com (Naveen k L) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:21:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As an internet user and owner of multiple domains I oppose ICANN decision to form a contract with Verisign inc. I do not want my domain prices to increase in the next decade. Thanks Naveen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From reply2014 at huntting.com Mon Feb 10 21:56:55 2020 From: reply2014 at huntting.com (Stan Huntting) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:56:55 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot-Com domain fees Message-ID: <38507C18-90A7-4536-B588-A5AD19729ABF@huntting.com> I strongly object to the proposed move to allow open ended increases in the fees charged for .COM domains. My own domain HUNTTING.COM has been the home for a long series of public service, non-profit, websites over the years. When first assigned, decades ago, there was very minor commercial content that has long since ended, but by then the domain name was established as a reference point for several Internet communities. Changing my domain to a ORG, NET or other TLD would be a disservice to many long-term users. Stan Huntting HUNTTING.COM -- Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rclineconsulting at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:14 2020 From: rclineconsulting at gmail.com (Rachel Cline) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:42:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not in support Message-ID: I am not in support of the proposed changes From rdhill316 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:48:33 2020 From: rdhill316 at gmail.com (Robert Hill) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:48:33 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Favors Big Corporations & the Wealthy Message-ID: This proposed change will increase the cost of registrations of domain names, including those of independent hobbyists like myself. I am not part of a corporation, I do not make money from my dot com websites. By allowing additional price increases for domain names, that will inevitably get pushed down to the buyers, you will be hindering the ability of individuals, especially those without means, to participate in the inherent democracy of the Internet. Large companies & the rich are able to absorb such price increases, but many individuals are operating on already-stretched budgets. Please reconsider the effect your policies will have on "the little people" and do not allow this. Thank you. -- Robert Hill rdhill316 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rcf54 at miami.edu Mon Feb 10 23:05:24 2020 From: rcf54 at miami.edu (Friel, Robert C) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:05:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Bob F Washington, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rcote01 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:06:37 2020 From: rcote01 at yahoo.com (ROBERT COTE) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:06:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed price increase Message-ID: My opposition to this price increase which will be borne primarily by private users and small businesses that can?t afford the increase Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From redanvilcreative at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:11:15 2020 From: redanvilcreative at gmail.com (Rhombus Ticks) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:11:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Blatant theft Message-ID: You going to steal money out of my pocket without consulting me you better hope the robber baron gets elected again else I will demand we give the internet to europe which isnt run by thieves like you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From reginaldobragasouza at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:13:13 2020 From: reginaldobragasouza at gmail.com (Reginaldo Braga) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:13:13 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I dont support this Amendment Message-ID: Hello, It is obvious that this attitude is not morally acceptable. I do not agree with this stance and I would not like users and owners to be penalized with this increase in prices. Thanks a Lot. Mu best regards. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rennick.steph at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:14:15 2020 From: rennick.steph at gmail.com (Steph Rennick) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:14:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am writing to express significant concern about the changes to the contract with Verisign, and in particular the lack of transparency and consultation accompanying these changes, lack of clarity about how the additional funds from Verisign will be spent, as well as the increased cost of .com domains that will result. I hope you will reconsider this approach and strive for greater transparency going forward. Yours sincerely, Dr Steph Rennick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From redbaboons28 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:14:12 2020 From: redbaboons28 at gmail.com (Nicholas Williamson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:14:12 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small Business Message-ID: <80DD8892-4EED-4B6E-967F-E285A7B928BA@gmail.com> This change is bad for my small business that needs a .com domain to survive. I also have multiple other businesses that are reliant on .com. Please don?t prove out the regular guy Nick W From redrayco at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:20:56 2020 From: redrayco at gmail.com (Red Ray) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:50:56 +0930 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Increase price for .com Message-ID: Dear all, Please do not increase the price for .com Regards *_____________________* *Sahil* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From reggievangleason1 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:45:27 2020 From: reggievangleason1 at gmail.com (Reggie VanGleason) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:45:27 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] RATE HIKE AN INSULT TO DOMAIN OWNERS Message-ID: <8D09F8DF-5244-43D1-A972-6C46CF07AF0F@gmail.com> I expect ICANN to operate for the good of domain owners. Your motto is Stewardship and Accountability. RIGHT?? RVG From rdpzone at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:48:16 2020 From: rdpzone at gmail.com (Deepak K) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:18:16 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding .com domain price hike In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This is totally wrong you have to low down the price. I am totally disagree with this. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rebecca.murakami at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:49:39 2020 From: rebecca.murakami at gmail.com (Rebecca Murakami) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:49:39 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] keep .com accessible to everyone Message-ID: <0c3401d5e06c$c2e0cd60$48a26820$@gmail.com> Please stop .com prices from rising. The internet is for everyone. Thank you. Rebecca Murakami -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rdaronson at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:53:03 2020 From: rdaronson at gmail.com (Rachel Aronson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:53:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN contract with Verisign, Inc. Message-ID: Raising prices for .com domain names is unnecessary, unless you are trying to serve only the wealthy. The lack of transparency in this new contract with Verisign Inc. is a very bad-faith play. Please honor the spirit in which the internet was created and retain its accessibility to all. I oppose the agreement. Please reconsider the proposal for something more fair and just. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbstla at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:02:00 2020 From: rbstla at gmail.com (Robin Benezra) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:02:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Icann price increase Message-ID: Hello, I am a small business owner with two domain names. The constant raise in prices for domains over the next several years will cause me to eliminate at least one of my domain names if not both in two years. I think this raise is unconscionable and unreasonable for all of the small business owners out there that rely on their websites for business. Your company is a symbol of corporate greed beholden to shareholders. Just the thing that is taking down our country now. Please reconsider this move and undo the increases for the sake of small businesses. Thank you, Robin Benezra, Asla *Robin Benezra Studio* Landscape Architecture 3105 Paseo del Campo Palos Verdes Estates, CA. 90274 (310) 375-8170 (310) 463-4833 cell (310) 375-8176 fax robinbenezrastudio.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rebjaynes at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:03:10 2020 From: rebjaynes at gmail.com (Rebecca Jaynes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:03:10 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increases deals Message-ID: I object to this example of deals made behind closed doors by the wealthy and their enablers to manipulate resources in order to enrich themselves and in this case, to repress the right of ordinary people to use the internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rcombs at rcombs.me Tue Feb 11 00:07:41 2020 From: rcombs at rcombs.me (rcombs) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:07:41 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM registry pricing Message-ID: I am not aware of any reason for the price of domain registration to be increased. The cost-per-domain to operate a registry has only dropped as infrastructure has gotten cheaper, and that trend shows no sign of reversing. The .COM registry runs extremely efficiently at large scale. There is no reason for prices to outpace inflation, and indeed one would expect them to be _dropping_. This change is not sensible. From renemolenkamp at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:08:23 2020 From: renemolenkamp at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Ren=C3=A9_Molenkamp?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:08:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Laurie Lee Los Angeles, CA, United States Ren? Molenkamp, PHD San Diego, CA, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jami.khan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:38:46 2020 From: jami.khan at gmail.com (Jami Mohammad Khan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:38:46 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: We strongly oppose this proposed amendment 3 which is an ill conceived amendment that is totally anti existing users of .Com domain and should be scrapped immediately. Jami Mohammad Khan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From azboy29 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:40:07 2020 From: azboy29 at gmail.com (Drew) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:40:07 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to .COM amendments Message-ID: To whom it may concern, The recently proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement is very troubling. The proposed ability to increase the price year after year for the next decade will be detrimental to people like myself. A proposed small increase would be understandable, but what is proposed is excessive. I also think the additional ability for Verisign to operate a domain resgistrar itself while controlling the majority of .COM domains gives Verisign too much power to influence and control pricing, which will come at the expense of everyone else. On it's face, when taken into account with the $20M Verisign agreed to pay ICANN over the next five years, these amendments appear self serving and corrupt. I work in IT and web development. As a small business owner myself, I deal with purchasing domain names for myself as well as clients. These proposed amendments could really harm people like me. Thank you for your consideration, Drew Bronnenkant From hello at abnworks.com Tue Feb 11 18:39:42 2020 From: hello at abnworks.com (Hello from ABNWorks) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:39:42 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Abdullah Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Cordiali saluti, Hilsen, Best regards, Riccardo From rick.deshon at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:13 2020 From: rick.deshon at gmail.com (Rick DeShon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:33:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] domain price increases Message-ID: This proposal is outrageous. The internet is a utility. it's a public good. Stop treating it as a profit center. Seriously, your jobs are at stake. people may not care about trump but they sure as heck care about internet access and the cost of it. Rick DeShon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rick at netguerrilla.org Mon Feb 10 21:49:19 2020 From: rick at netguerrilla.org (Rick Smith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:49:19 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Amendment 3 Message-ID: ICANN - I own some .COM domains. I just found out about your proposed Amendment 3. I also just found out that the public comment period has been open since Jan. 3rd and has only 4 days remaining. Had it not been for my registrar, Namecheap, I would have never known about this. I don't know what the issue is with all the secrecy. Perhaps it's the sweetheart deal of $20 million you're getting from Verisign. In any case, your proposed changes to the .COM TLD pricing structure benefit no one. Well, I suppose the changes benefit ICANN and Verisign but they certainly don't benefit anyone else. The price increases don't benefit the registrars because they'll just have to pass the price increases on to the registrants. And the price increases don't benefit the registrants. They'll either have to eat the price increases or pass them along as a cost of doing business to their customers. My suggestion is that you do the right thing and keep the .COM pricing structure the way it is. Rick Smith From rick.vale at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 22:48:04 2020 From: rick.vale at outlook.com (Rick Vale) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:48:04 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases can only stifle internet growth Message-ID: To whom it may concern, Reading over Amendment 3, it has become evident that its sole purpose is to make more money. With the internet being an absolute necessity for first world living in this day and age, increasing prices does nothing but line corporate pockets with more money and limiting access to new and innovative ideas and messages. Amendment 3 is a tax on freedom. The internet belongs to the world now. Any attempt to increase pricing and limit people?s ability to create new content and share new ideas in any way is an affront on the human race. I vehemently disagree with this amendment and hope that you can see fit to continue freezing .COM pricing into the foreseeable future. At the very LEAST, you should be including registrars in the conversation. If I have misread this amendment and it in fact does NOT allow for .COM pricing to be increased, I apologize and retract this comment. Thank you, Rick Vale -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From retciv14 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:37 2020 From: retciv14 at gmail.com (Fred Hall) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:50:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5B4A798F-C57A-43CC-A272-50C50D8D36AB@gmail.com> I am totally against this agreement and the significant domain registration price increases it will entail. Please reconsider this action. From resimlz123 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:55:02 2020 From: resimlz123 at gmail.com (Resim Pashov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:55:02 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What is the reason you decided to increase prices on .com domains? Message-ID: Please give me a reason why you decided to increase the prices of .com domains? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From RikSeba at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:55:00 2020 From: RikSeba at gmail.com (Rik Sebastian) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:55:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Protesting Lack of ICANN Transparency Message-ID: The behind closed doors decisions made by ICANN in relation to Verisign threatens to impose profit-driven transactional costs that will increase the costs of domain holders and with no benefit to the public. These moves clearly appear to have been done strictly to enhance the bottom line of controlling organizations without consulting those these actions effect most, the individuals and businesses of all sizes that hold domain registrations. I oppose these changes and request greater transparency with the public in the future. Thank you, Rik Sebastian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rich at aornis.com Mon Feb 10 22:55:21 2020 From: rich at aornis.com (Richard Thorne) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:55:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <3f74c9d4-b6ba-6865-bc14-267914db81bc@aornis.com> This looks like a cash grab on the basic fabric of the internet, I'm sure Verisign's shareholders will be happy at the rest of the world's expense. Keep the price controls. From rick at aseltine.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:26 2020 From: rick at aseltine.com (Rick Aseltine) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:08:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Just no Message-ID: Allowing prices on .com's to be jacked up like this is crazy. There have to be better ways to support initiatives like direct fees that help the non-profit and not the for profits. If .com's become too expensive their popularity will die. From richard.n.doty at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:12:43 2020 From: richard.n.doty at gmail.com (Richard Doty) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:12:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: A great many small businesses rely on the brand they've created using their .com web sites. To raise the prices significantly puts an undue burden on these businesses with no benefit to them being shown. What benefit do the website owners, or users, gain from this type of increase? This seems to be ill-advised without further notice to the community. Thank you, Rich Doty -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rid1208 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:29:01 2020 From: rid1208 at gmail.com (Daniel Jardim) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:29:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please consult with ICANN community before making these changes! Message-ID: These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. Please consult with the ICANN community and explain what you're going to do with the 20 million promised to you by VeriSign. -Daniel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ridgemoorrealty at aol.com Mon Feb 10 23:31:10 2020 From: ridgemoorrealty at aol.com (ridgemoorrealty) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:31:10 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: I'm opposed to your effort to increase.com prices significantly! Please hold the line and keep prices fair.?Steven Snyder?Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S9. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rkcurtin at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:33:22 2020 From: rkcurtin at yahoo.com (Randy K. Curtin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:33:22 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com unlimited fee increases References: <1f793d9d-d45c-88fd-7515-4dd31b424dd3.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1f793d9d-d45c-88fd-7515-4dd31b424dd3@yahoo.com> Hello, What do you need the money for? Has running a root DNS server gotten more expensive? No, it's actually less expensive. Publish your financials publicly if you think you need more money. This should be and probably will be investigated by Congress. -- Regards, Randy K. Curtin small business owner From reynaldo at raptor-web.com Mon Feb 10 23:34:55 2020 From: reynaldo at raptor-web.com (Raptor Web) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:34:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree with the price increase of the .com domains Message-ID: I do not agree with the price increase of the .com domains, I have to increase the prices to my clients and run the risk of losing clients. -- Atentamente, Reynaldo Gonz?lez Rodr?guez Director de Proyectos - Raptor Web From richie at w4rhm.com Mon Feb 10 22:44:29 2020 From: richie at w4rhm.com (richie) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:44:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed increases Message-ID: Dont allow these increases to cost the public more and more money. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rileyjshaw at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:56:35 2020 From: rileyjshaw at gmail.com (Riley Shaw) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:56:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Message-ID: Hi, I am a professional software developer. I have spent most of my career working for nonprofits and small businesses. I am troubled by the pricing amendments in your new agreement with Verisign. The annual cost for .COM domain registrants is currently within reach for individuals, which is essential for the health and democracy of the Internet. With Amendment 3, Verisign will be able to price out individuals. This will have a direct and immediate negative impact on Internet users. Earlier this month, I was forced to let a project expire due to an unexpected price increase. I was running the project for a small community completely out of my own pocket. I poured dozens of hours into the project and community. The domain, prompts.club, increased in cost between 2019 and 2020 from ~$10 / year to ~$450 / year. I was forced to let the project die. I realize that .club is under different ownership, but I hope you can see the relevance. The changes in pricing model proposed in Amendment 3 will negatively affect artists, independent developers, small businesses, and people using the Internet for anything other than profit generation. It will stifle creativity and access across the Internet. I imagine you're getting a flood of similar letters right now. Please consider the input of Internet users in this huge decision. Regards, Riley Shaw rileyjshaw.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Rici at RicLobosco.com Mon Feb 10 23:58:28 2020 From: Rici at RicLobosco.com (Ric Lobosco) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:58:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to the increase of .COM fees Message-ID: I have two .COM domains, one is a personal domain > I secured many years ago. I conduct quite a bit of correspondence using this domain, & use the website on occasion for personal purposes. It is highly unlikely any other human would want this domain, let alone any business or other organization. As a retiree on a fixed income, using a domain for personal, private purposes, increased fees will represent a hardship. My 2nd domain, PerformanceAllies.com , is a micro business I began many years ago. I get quite a bit of correspondence thru this domain, as well. While I?m not currently able to operate that business, due to disability, I am exploring alternative micro-business possibilities a disabled person such as me COULD operate, & bring myself above the poverty line. So there may yet be some (quite limited) value for me in having this domain. But pricing registration above my current financial capability would force me into greater hardship or losing the domain, preventing me from building on what I?ve worked hard to create over the last 30yrs with that name. I beg of you to find another way to increase your revenues that doesn?t create such a hardship with individuals & very small businesses. Thank you, Ric Lobosco "Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray." ? Rumi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Do it yourself, have have it done for you through additional government oversight - that will justify price increases! richconley at familybynet.net From richardpucci50 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 17:09:31 2020 From: richardpucci50 at gmail.com (Richard Pucci) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:09:31 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing domain prices.??? Message-ID: I don't believe that increasing prices , especially with new clients like myself , Will encourage people to make business online. It's a two way street. Future entrepreneur, Richard Pucci. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From riverspeakers at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:15:14 2020 From: riverspeakers at gmail.com (RiverSpeakers ToastmasterClub) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:15:14 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments Message-ID: We are a small community nonprofit Toastmasters Club (15 members). We survive on bi-annual donations. Our entire annual budget is $70. We object to the exorbitant increase in fees for maintaining a .com domain. You will price us out of having a web site. Increases need to be limited to 5% per year. River Speakers Toastmasters Club riverspeakers at gamil.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-day, Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warren, 1874. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/01/12/history-rhymes/ +1-206-963-9029 | https://tongfamily.com | @richtong | https://fb.me/richtong | https://linkedin.com/in/richtong1 | https://www.strava.com/athletes/21412713 Sent from my iPhone X ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rifa at achrinza.com Tue Feb 11 00:43:28 2020 From: rifa at achrinza.com (Rifa Achrinza) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:43:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am the owner of several .com domains under an private school. I strongly oppose Proposed Amendment 3. While I believe ICANN is within its rights to receive more monetary support, the lack of price cap is concerning. I believe the domain name system has been set up in the name of public interests and should continue to operate as such. There is no reason to not have a price cap and not having one can lead to actions taken by VeriSign that may not be under public interest. Most notably, a wholesale price hike. This may create a scenario where the prices become unbearable for small, medium businesses (SMBs), effectively only permitting larger companies (and domain squatters) to claim domains. I strongly recommend that ICANN to not adopt this proposal, re-review the proposed amendment and consider at the minimum replacing the price cap (albeit higher). Best regards, Rifa Achrinza SG, Singapore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From larrymoore.clc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:39:02 2020 From: larrymoore.clc at gmail.com (Larry Moore) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:39:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing .com pricing Message-ID: To whom it may concern: Please reconsider any proposed increases in the price of .com domains. A vast number of .com holders are small business owners who would see a negative impact on their operating expense, and may not be able to afford such an increase, forcing many to lose their presence on the web. Again, please reconsider your decision, even though such a decision would certainly mean more profit for you. You can afford it - we can not. Thank you. Lawrence Moore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From unclejedimaster at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:39:26 2020 From: unclejedimaster at gmail.com (Dave Dreyer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:39:26 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The internet should be free Message-ID: I am appalled that ICANN and Verisign, organizations that have been trusted for decades to help monitor and expand the internet, have decided to unilaterally increase prices for domain names. Without so much as listening to what the effect on people would be. This will dramatically, and very detrimentally inhibit several smaller companies and individuals from effectively sharing their ideas, experience, and technology. I implore you to not continue with this decision. The internet, and information should be free to all. Not a commodity to be sold at whatever rate some greedy board members decide it should. The people's desire to freely share information should not fuel an executives motives, nor a company's bottom line. *In Christ,Dave Dreyer* *"He is no fool who gives what he does not have to gain that which he cannot lose." -Jim Elliott* *Honor. Courage. Commitment.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On top of that domain resellers charge extra, to a point where maintaining a domain is a considerable expense. I propose that you lower the current pricing, to make it more affordable. Please do not raise the .com price. Thank you Zilvinas Pikelis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lewis.gunter at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:40:36 2020 From: lewis.gunter at gmail.com (Lewis G) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:40:36 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase the price of .com domains! Message-ID: As a hobbyist developer and side hustle entrepreneur, I have loved the freedom of being able to publish sites online and to represent those sites with the nearly universal .com domain. It's as classic as the internet and price increases will make it increasingly challenging to turn startup ideas into the next big thing. I'm also concerned about the lack of transparency into who exactly the price increases stand to benefit and am fearful that these extra fees will wind up in lobbyist pockets. Thanks, Lewis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marikane at marikane.com Tue Feb 11 18:40:29 2020 From: marikane at marikane.com (Mari Kane) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:40:29 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7C724EF8-0562-4C22-8396-AF7669385886@marikane.com> As the registrant of numerous .com domain names, I object to any price increase. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified and no one other than Verisign wants an increase in .COM prices. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. As a member of the public, I say, do your job. Thanks. 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URL: From joe.rebornhairppp at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:41:26 2020 From: joe.rebornhairppp at gmail.com (Reborn Hair PPP) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:41:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Increases Message-ID: Hi, I am vehemently disappointed to hear about the potential .com price increase. This is downright unjust, unreasonable, and illogical. It is enough that we as consumers need to worry about the 100 plus expenses that go up every year. The potential price increase for .com domains is no different than a potential taxation on air. That's how stupid this deal is. There is no legitimate or sound reason why we as the consumers should pay for this. If anything, why increase it every year freeze it for two and then restart that vicious cycle over and over and over again? This to me is worse than a Ponzi or pyramid scheme. It is a scheme built on greed. I will not rest my case until this proposed amendment gets washed away in the sewers where it belongs in perpetuity. All my best, Joe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rkuweiti at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:53:30 2020 From: rkuweiti at icloud.com (Reza Kuweiti) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:53:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase Message-ID: Hello, I am against of increasing price on the .COM. I do not support ICANN doing this. Sent from my iPhone From rlweiner at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:41:22 2020 From: rlweiner at gmail.com (Robert Weiner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:41:22 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <019c01d5e073$fe4fc840$faef58c0$@gmail.com> What is the justification for the .COM domain cost increase? Who will ensure that the funds are properly spent? 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Markus Nystrom Wisconsin Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tanyawholden at verizon.net Tue Feb 11 18:44:48 2020 From: tanyawholden at verizon.net (Tanya Holden) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:44:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose proposed price increase References: <572253D0-E5C6-4CB9-AFE0-FE07791631BE.ref@verizon.net> Message-ID: <572253D0-E5C6-4CB9-AFE0-FE07791631BE@verizon.net> I am writing today to state that I oppose the proposed multi-year price increase for .COM domains. Additionally, I support continued release of information about how funds received from Verisign will be used by ICANN. I also believe that a decision to allow Verisign to operate as a registrar will result in an unfair advantage in the marketplace. Tanya Holden 1321 Upland Dr #11051 Houston, TX 77043 214-448-7734 From junaid6038 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:44:58 2020 From: junaid6038 at gmail.com (Muhammad Junaid Akram) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:44:58 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not Fair to increase in .com prices Message-ID: Hello there, This is not fair to increase in price. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From janine at j9design.com Tue Feb 11 18:45:59 2020 From: janine at j9design.com (Janine Pearson : j9design) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:45:59 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <06B88C58-A11F-45F6-B876-CF485B1285CF@j9design.com> Hello. I am against this amendment to the Registry Agreement because a price increase will affect any individual who would like their own domain name, especially small business owners like myself that don?t make money off of their website. Keeping domains a reasonable price will allow individuals to maintain a presence on the web. Janine Pearson Santa Fe, New Mexico From ixperia at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:45:36 2020 From: ixperia at gmail.com (i XPERIA) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:45:36 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: We strongly oppose this proposed amendment 3 which is an ill conceived amendment that is totally anti existing users of .Com domain and should be scrapped immediately. Issax Peria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nickbrown2802 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:45:40 2020 From: nickbrown2802 at gmail.com (Nick Brown) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:45:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Voting against .com price increase Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, I have learned via online research that ICANN intends to increase by over 70% the price of the .com TLD. I am writing this email to formerly object to this intention. The price of TLDs is already very high compared to the relative data storage cost for the period of 1 Year. Choosing to nearly double the cost of such TLDs simply because Verisign have essentially offered your organisation a $20 million dollar bribe is irresponsible. There is already a vast trend of domain name squatting, where vendors will automatically scoop up domains simply for the potential to resell them in the future. This behaviour has, and continues to, bias domain ownership in favour of the rich, and prevent fledgling businesses or other potential domain owners from having equal accessibility to the domain namespace. As a software engineer and web domain owner, I understand how automated the process of domain name registration & ownership is. While human-occupied jobs do exist within this realm, such as those working for top-level DNS providers and security firewalls for top-level DDOS protection and the like, the majority of the process of registering and managing domain names is performed and maintained by software agents. Therefore I do not see justification in such a hefty and spontaneous price hike, especially when money exchanging hands between your organisation and Verisign is involved. Please do not follow the monopolistic behaviour of companies like AT&T, Comcast or Verizon. The reason inequality is rife in America is due to rich-favouring tactics like these companies demonstrate. To follow suit by accepting the Verisign bribe simply to hike prices for the end consumer would be disastrous for the future of equality of domain accessibility. Please instead focus on setting a healthier and kinder example of encouraging equality, by redirecting your efforts to instead deconstruct and prevent domain squatting, or automated & exhaustive automated domain purchasing. This would help ensure that TLDs remain available and accessible to every person with such interest, rather than exclusively favouring the wealthy and supporting their ongoing land-grab in this arena. Yours sincerely, Nicholas Brown From marlajfelton at me.com Tue Feb 11 18:46:17 2020 From: marlajfelton at me.com (Marla Felton) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:46:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. We are a small non-profit and cannot afford a price increase. Thank you. Marla Felton Stamford, Connecticut United States From investigators at me.com Tue Feb 11 18:46:31 2020 From: investigators at me.com (Brendan Wells) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:46:31 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a several .com domain names for business and personal purposes. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. A price increase will cause a hardship on me and my business and there is no actual public benefit to a price increase. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and the price increase will only benefit Verisign. Brendan Wells St Louis, Missouri United States From rpendleton18 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:47:35 2020 From: rpendleton18 at gmail.com (Ryan Pendleton) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:47:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise dot com registrations Message-ID: <3AC8E419-20B8-4880-B07A-727BD3BCD66C@gmail.com> I don?t think a price increase to the .com is a wise decision. It is especially suspicious why it is being considered in these circumstances. From rnf at mailbox.org Mon Feb 10 22:02:50 2020 From: rnf at mailbox.org (RNF) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:02:50 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Donttttt Message-ID: <2D1E38D8-1DDC-48E5-A690-B6D378B60872@mailbox.org> Don?t increase prices that would suck balls From robert at simplicityguy.com Mon Feb 10 22:03:49 2020 From: robert at simplicityguy.com (Robert Wlodarczyk) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:03:49 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise .com prices! Message-ID: Hi there, I'd like to keep creating web domains affordable. Please don't raise the prices of .com domains. Robert. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rohit at wellbalanced.ai Mon Feb 10 22:09:50 2020 From: rohit at wellbalanced.ai (Rohit Gandhe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:09:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] In favor of price increase Message-ID: Dear Madam or Sir, I am in favor of price increase because this will make it more expensive to park domain names for sale. A lot of domain names are not available for legitimate businesses because domain name traders register these names and sit in them until they can sell for up to 10000X gain. The price increase is not so steep so as to keep legitimate businesses from registering the names but enough to keep domain hoarders at bay. Thank you! Rohit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I believe affordable price will bring more customer satisfaction. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robwgibbons at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:43:21 2020 From: robwgibbons at gmail.com (Rob Gibbons) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:43:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not support the .COM price increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, As a long-time owner of several .com domains, I DO NOT SUPPORT the recently proposed price increases for the .com TLD. Additionally, I am frankly disturbed by the number of negative news events recently stemming from ICANN's irresponsible stewardship of the core systems that contribute to the good faith and stability of the Internet. ICANN is rapidly eroding the trust of the community of internet engineers, domain owners, and end users. Best regards, Robert W. Gibbons robwgibbons at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please do not go ahead with this price increase. Jayaweera Manamperi Clinton, Massachusetts, United States From ron at highland-solutions.com Mon Feb 10 22:45:23 2020 From: ron at highland-solutions.com (Highland Solutions) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:45:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please no price increases! Message-ID: <000c01d5e063$c90f87c0$5b2e9740$@highland-solutions.com> Please don't cut any deals that allows Verisign (or any other entity) to increase the price for .COM domain names. Fees are already too high, and the financial burdens on small business like mine are already too high. Thank you, Ron Schaaf Highland Solutions, Inc. ron at highland-solutions.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Rose Duong From roger at rogerdcook.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:29 2020 From: roger at rogerdcook.com (roger at rogerdcook.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep prices low Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rocky.r.yuan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:59:35 2020 From: rocky.r.yuan at gmail.com (Rocky Yuan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:59:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .com costs Message-ID: I do not agree in the increase in costs that come come the new amendment -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I think it is in the wrong direction. Allow new businesses to come into being and grow quickly ? this will reduce the churn of economies around the globe. Kindly do not allow this transition of .com domains to Verizon with such monopoly and that too at the expense of registrars and billions of consumers that will lead to mayhem amongst buyers for a .com domain. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robertalixjr at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:22 2020 From: robertalixjr at gmail.com (AJ Alix) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:08:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment Message-ID: <5DC3FBB7-FED3-48F0-8C0C-58BB307E6A48@gmail.com> Hi, Let this message serve as a complaint against the recent decision of ICANN that may impact domain prices (specifically .com). I would greatly appreciate the reconsideration of this decision. - AJ From robomillerjasn at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:19:28 2020 From: robomillerjasn at gmail.com (Jason Miller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:19:28 -0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: <550DCD4C-11E3-4808-9570-58405CE88B6E@gmail.com> Hello. This seems like a bad thing to do for the consumers and operators who use and pay for .com domains. Why has this deal been reached without first consulting other organizations such as registrars? I use my .com domain for personal branding and small time professional purposes, and raising the price much would make it worth it to me to stop using .com. Thanks for reading. From ron at crainassociates.com Mon Feb 10 23:27:10 2020 From: ron at crainassociates.com (Ron Crain) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:27:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com fee increase opposition Message-ID: I am a registrant of over 20 .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Many Thanks, Ron Crain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Keep in mind that although .com is currently the "normal" internet domain suffix, a move like this will certainly cause more people to start using alternate suffixes, causing your profits to fall, and other suffixes to become more normalized. So not only will the end-users lose, you will lose in the end as well. Robert Noll -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rockets at hunavaruna.net Mon Feb 10 22:42:06 2020 From: rockets at hunavaruna.net (Rockets Redglare) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:42:06 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise fees for dot.com websites!!!! Message-ID: <004101d5e063$531755c0$f9460140$@hunavaruna.net> To Whom It May Concern: Please do NOT raise fees for dot.com websites that will consolidate our information resources among the wealthier website holders! It is your duty to serve ALL PEOPLE JUSTLY. Thank you! Rockets C. Redglare 651-505-3773 We are wholely loved, cosmically embraced, and continually encouraged! HV Info strip www.HunaVaruna.net www.Minnesota-Emf.com Ask me about BEMER technology! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 11914 bytes Desc: not available URL: From rodrigo.spengler at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:45:21 2020 From: rodrigo.spengler at gmail.com (Rodrigo Soares Spengler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:45:21 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices Message-ID: Hello! Please don't raise prices! I am from Brazil and the dollar exchange rate is already very high. If you raise prices, I will have to abandon .com domains. Rodrigo Soares Spengler -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rohandvivedi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:53:38 2020 From: rohandvivedi at gmail.com (Rohan Dvivedi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:53:38 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I do not like this move -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robert at disturbance.io Tue Feb 11 00:02:36 2020 From: robert at disturbance.io (Robert Minton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:02:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment on .com increases Message-ID: As a small business owner, with a few .com addresses required to make ends meat, any increase in the yearly pricing for domaine names means an increased burden or expense. 1st: it puts a larger burden on small business than major corporate entities. For multi-million dollar companies, $5, $20, $50, a year not a big deal. For small business every dollar counts. Along with other rising costs, it starts to make one think twice about developing a new website that you hope will make money in year 2 or 3, hurting potential innovation from the small guy. A tiered increase based on the size of your business would be a much better plan, making larger business carry more of the burden. 2nd, it restricts buying domaines for new ventures or projects. 3rd: Makes it harder to protect your trademarked or service mark, through buying the .com, .net, .biz, etc., which is often required today to protect scam artist and traffic stealers from surrounding you and trolling for you customers. In this day an age, many use the internet to host a resume, a portfolio, etc., again major increases over time push individuals away from doing this and have them look for alternate or service to do these types of things on their own .com address. Maybe another item for consideration would be raising fee yearly if one sits on a .com address. By requiring a .com owner to have at least a one page website with contact info on it, many of those who sit on .com addresses trying to charge high dollars to release them would stop. Fee increases could improve the internet if done correctly. Thanks Robert - Founder & CEO Disturbance Marketing Inc. Marketing & Brand Strategy www.disturbance.io From roger at synergistmedia.org Tue Feb 11 00:12:50 2020 From: roger at synergistmedia.org (Roger Piantadosi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:12:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Your secret deal with Verisign Message-ID: Like it will make any difference submitting a comment to any of you would-be watchdogs, but your proposed amendment, worked out as it was in secret with Verisign (an Evil Corp subsidiary) appears mostly to be a license to steal ? as always, from those who can least afford it. So hey, good plan. I assume the median income of ICANN employees and contractors just isn't what it should be, at least not yet. 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URL: From rob at robphillips.me Tue Feb 11 00:36:46 2020 From: rob at robphillips.me (Rob Phillips) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:36:46 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disagree with this proposal Message-ID: In simple terms, I strongly disagree with this proposal. If it passes, I will make it a point to buy domains other than .com, especially since you've all failed to create an equitable marketplace for domain names by allowing and encouraging domain squatting. I feel that this is a last-chance land grab for more money before other TLDs make .com even less viable, and your actions behind closed doors are both shady and unacceptable. Regards, Rob Phillips -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rohityadav2 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 00:47:58 2020 From: rohityadav2 at outlook.com (Rohit Yadav) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:47:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pull Back The Price Rise Message-ID: Hello ICANN, It disturbing to know your unfair practices for making profit by exploiting the users of .com. Be more transparent in what you are doing. As far as I am concerned, I don?t think .com price needs to be increased. Stop your nonsense decisions and rollback. I would rather by other domain than .com if the price is increased. Thank You. Regards, Rohit Yadav -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robert.bouchard at Metalogique.com Tue Feb 11 00:51:54 2020 From: robert.bouchard at Metalogique.com (Robert Bouchard) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:51:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Money grab Message-ID: <6ae6899a-6e48-4da4-9a06-2fc2eb5fd35c@email.android.com> This is a total money grab move. Domain registration should be treated as a public utility accessible to everyone. The price increase proposed are ridiculous. At most they should be indexed to inflation but considering that that are a digital assets with zero margin cost even that seems too much. Robert -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roger.saxon at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:09:36 2020 From: roger.saxon at gmail.com (Roger Saxon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:09:36 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Agreement with Verisign to Raise TLD Prices Message-ID: <2db54c66-d43a-8d02-b514-023e2851fbf1@gmail.com> I wish to express my objection to agreements between ICANN and private sector corporations that seek to monetize a public resource as a profit center. In this case the Agreement with Verisign which seeks to raise prices for .com domains. The fact a *secret* agreement with Verisign is in progress, indicates there is potential for illegal activity, including corruption. Without public disclosure, there is no trust. A private corporation (Verisign in this case) must not be allowed to define and manage pricing for what is a public resource. If Verisign is unable to manage the .com domain, among other TLDs, then another company must be sought through a competitive process. I've regarded ICANN to be a defender of affordable domain access to the Internet, but this trust will be eroded in the event this agreement or others like it are negotiated in secret, without public influence. ICANN has a responsiblity to perform it's functions with the public interest in mind, and not the corporate interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robertson.patrick at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:10:04 2020 From: robertson.patrick at gmail.com (Patrick Robertson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:10:04 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns regarding "Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement" Message-ID: Dear sir/madam, I am writing in light of the recently Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I have several concerns regarding this proposal, as I believe the proposal has been made in secret without little transparency. I believe the deal between ICANN and Verisign will also lead to further monopolisation of the internet space, and lead to increased costs for all. If ICANN requires further funding to support its initiatives, then I suggest it receive this funding via increased ICANN fees on domain name purchases/renewals, as opposed to collecting fees via a third party. This will lead to greater transparency and accountability. I also ask you to clarify the following details before any action is taken to approve the proposal: 1. Provide transparency and information on the negotiations between ICANN and Verisign regarding the deal. Please provide detail meeting minutes and/or email exchanges between ICANN and Verisign showing the negotiation process for this deal. This is in order to better understand what we as internet users can expect to happen over the next 10 years, and also the advantages and disadvantages for ICANN of this deal. 2. Explain in further detail what ICANN will do with the extra $20 million in funding it will receive from Verisign. Please outline the spending plans for the $20 million ICANN will receive, and explain why this money is required at this time. Regards, Patrick Roberston From robert.c.ewing at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:13:09 2020 From: robert.c.ewing at gmail.com (Robert E) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:13:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is not acceptable. Message-ID: <522D9AC9-9BC9-4DF0-86E0-F3538EDB3488@gmail.com> Regarding the recent Verisign controversy: This type of dealing is unethical and, regardless of the intentions of those making this move, ICANN needs to back out of this deal. This isn?t behavior consistent with the massive amount of responsibility that lies in ICANN?s hands. Don?t ruin the Internet. You won?t be able to ? it?ll come back ? but in the meantime it?ll just get a lot of good people killed in countries where data privacy is the difference between life and death. From royfsiu at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:24 2020 From: royfsiu at gmail.com (Roy Francisco Siu) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:00:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT INCREASE PRICE Message-ID: <97292C9B-5EEA-4BDB-94E3-BE7C06AA4721@gmail.com> From s.hajir27 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:05:32 2020 From: s.hajir27 at gmail.com (Shahir Hajir) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:05:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increase Message-ID: Hello, I heard you want to increase the price for Domain registration. I am against this idea and don?t like it. Best regards Shahir -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From rrohde at pamlaw.com Mon Feb 10 22:07:38 2020 From: rrohde at pamlaw.com (Ron Rohde) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:07:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Support transparency Message-ID: Please demonstrate the benefit to users from the Verisign agreement. Ron Rohde Palmer Lehman Sandberg, PLLC Campbell Centre One 8350 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1111 Dallas, Texas 75206 Telephone: (214) 242-6455 Telecopy: (214) 265-1950 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: Information contained in this transmission is attorney privileged and confidential. It is intended for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sabeensheikh at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:08:43 2020 From: sabeensheikh at gmail.com (Sabeen Sheikh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:08:43 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I strongly disagree with these terms which lead to price increases in our domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s at muelfield.com Mon Feb 10 22:07:27 2020 From: s at muelfield.com (s@muelfield) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:07:27 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: These kinds of changes being made without the input of internet users is unacceptable. The price increases allegedly are being made to fund improvements to the domain name system, but there are no specifics given on what exactly the initiatives are, how they will be tracked, or how anyone will ensure the funds are spent appropriately. On top of that, VeriSign will reap the greatest reward from this price increase, since they will receive more revenue over the initial period without providing any value in return, and then will receive even greater revenues after the initial $20 million is paid out! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryanyshyn69 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:11:42 2020 From: ryanyshyn69 at gmail.com (Ruslan Yanyshyn) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:11:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Registration of a .com domain name Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Best Regards Ruslan Yanyshyn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rudulutch at live.com Mon Feb 10 22:15:27 2020 From: rudulutch at live.com (Robert Udulutch) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:15:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Arguments against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As a former technical manager for Microsoft and owner of multiple small businesses I object to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement on the following grounds: 1. The increase is clearly not warranted. The current .com domain administration cost-vs-revenue model is more than profitable for the providers, and the proposed technical enhancements for things like domain security, etc., etc., don't require the proposed rate increases by any measure (or any increase at all for that matter). Thusly, it appears to be nothing less than a money grab attempt which ICANN should strenuously protect against if the organization truly supports their mission. 2. The proposed increases directly target small businesses. Although the current domain fees may appear to be a 'drop in the bucket', there are many such drops for small businesses when it comes to owning and managing a website (or sites), and those drops add up quickly. Regards, R Udell Pembroke MA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sam.bledsoe at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:15:50 2020 From: sam.bledsoe at gmail.com (Sam Bledsoe) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:15:50 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .COM prices with Verisign! Message-ID: Hi - I urge you not to work with Verisign, a private for-profit company, to raise prices on the main internet domain. This follows a pattern of private companies profiteering off "partnerships" with major governmental, regulatory, or public benefit groups. This is not in the public interest, and the public does not want it. -- Sam Bledsoe sam.bledsoe at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From saeedjamsa at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:31 2020 From: saeedjamsa at gmail.com (Saeed Jamsa) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:22:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable Message-ID: These changes are completely unacceptable and unfair. For small freelancers like me, allowing verisign to control the price is cruel when we are already struggling in this highly competitive market. Please do not create more problems for us. Thanks Saeed -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From saharcohen at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:48 2020 From: saharcohen at gmail.com (Sahar C) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:22:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <6a478f6c-c545-4fe1-b8fa-483fdef1db3d@gmail.com> Hi, I am a frequent buyer of .com domains, and continue to grow and build my brand using the .com TLD. When I heard about the potential increase in prices for .com domains I was shocked, as such an increase would be detrimental to the .com community. These changes will have a significantly harmful impact on the internet for years to come. This needs to be terminated before it starts. Best regards, Sahar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From salberoni at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:23:08 2020 From: salberoni at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Sebasti=C3=A1n_Alberoni?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:23:08 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Ammendment Message-ID: Please help us, the common little people that works with internet, by decreasing .com renewal prices instead of making decisions that would most probably raise them. Thanks in advance Sebastian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From salamharchi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:25:03 2020 From: salamharchi at gmail.com (Salam Harchi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:25:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Your Price Increase Message-ID: Your planned price increase is absolutely not welcome and will harm tremendously the internet and internet users. If implemented, it will have serious and infair Impact and consequences all the online community. Salam harchi Sent from my iPhone From ryan at sprattmedia.com Mon Feb 10 22:28:05 2020 From: ryan at sprattmedia.com (Ryan Spratt | spratt.media) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:28:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition for .com price hikes Message-ID: <25F5445D-553B-488E-B7D2-2294FBA3C015@sprattmedia.com> To whom it may concern I write to oppose the proposed increases in pricing for .com domains. With a monopolistic advantage, there is no incentive for Verisign (or any monopolistic company) to maintain or reduce prices for the individuals or small businesses who own those addresses. ICANN is a non-profit who has set these prices reasonably in the past with no degradation in service by their licensees. Cheers, Ryan Spratt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryanmcleod at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:11 2020 From: ryanmcleod at gmail.com (Ryan McLeod) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:31:11 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Needless change Message-ID: <5D4DB3B7-4D0B-4B98-89EE-63478EE3CD53@gmail.com> Please don?t make this needless change to registration overheads and costs. From s.k.saxena.iitr at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:38:14 2020 From: s.k.saxena.iitr at gmail.com (saxena saurabh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:38:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, As a registrant of multiple .com domains I will happily be moving my business elsewhere should the price increase proposal go through. The prices are fine where they?re at. Increasing the prices continuously will only hurt ordinary citizens and most owners of .com domains. This is not done with the public?s interest in mind, and should be dismissed. I reject the price increase. SK Saxena -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From salman.mustafa at dimikit.com Mon Feb 10 22:39:14 2020 From: salman.mustafa at dimikit.com (Salman Mustafa) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:39:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Salman M. Atlanta, Georgia United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rustam.kurbanly at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:43:51 2020 From: rustam.kurbanly at gmail.com (Rustam Kurbanly) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:43:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 03 Jan Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This would have a negative effect on my business and many other small businesses . It is very clear that NO one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices and treat .COM like their private property. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no right dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the PUBLIC interest and NOT that of Verisign. Please remember this. Regards Rustam Kurbanly Mayo, Ireland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ryanbrunkhorst at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:52 2020 From: ryanbrunkhorst at gmail.com (Ryan Brunkhorst) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:50:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Displeasure with .com price increases Message-ID: Your unilateral deal with Verisign to increase .com prices will hurt consumers and the web community. Shame on your organization for being so short sighted and greedy! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryan at thebotdoc.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:16 2020 From: ryan at thebotdoc.com (Ryan Horst) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:52:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Corruption Message-ID: What you are planning to do is a direct result of greed. Your monopoly on this matter allows you to control the price of these TLD extensions. Following through with this price increase is wrong and will bite you in the ass one day. Pigs feed, Hogs get Slaughtered. Cheers, Ryan Horst CEO/Founder, The Bot Doc 310-494-6461 | ryan at thebotdoc.com Website: www.thebotdoc.com Click here to schedule a call! [image: cloudHQ] Powered by cloudHQ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.willett at stevenwillett.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:44 2020 From: s.willett at stevenwillett.com (s.willett at stevenwillett.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:52:44 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <017d01d5e064$cf7dd7a0$6e7986e0$@stevenwillett.com> Hi ICANN, As the owner of multiple .com domains, both personally for my own small business and managing this as part of my job role day to day for work also, I find it totally disrespectful that you have chosen to even consider a financial offering from Verisign of this magnitude to allow for what is proposed to be a huge hike in .com wholesale domain prices of potentially up to 70% increase. The new TLD's are already extortionate and should have helped expand the web, instead it has been seen as another money making opportunity and only restricting growth and accessibility online globally as a result. Totally disgusting and as the governing body for this, your one key role is to avoid this sort of disgraceful act happening in the first place, not be the culprit or a clear party to such an act. These sort of acts will drive the web into the ground, go against the whole purpose of what the web stands for and drive uproar and acts that would see governing bodies targeted, if not at a government level questioned for acts of inflation beyond justifiable grounds. I for one would like to see this proposal retracted, public inclusion in all decisions going forward, greater transparency of every agreement no matter the scale, very much like any government, your role is simple but not to take financial rewards to allow for inflated gains for others. To quote: "The idea is that Internet governance should mimic the structure of the Internet itself- borderless and open to all.", this act will be the complete opposite of your own values. If money is the driver, just like SSL encryption has done to help make the web a better and safer place, lets look at open source opportunities for domain management, ownership and governance instead of supporting those out to control and just financially gain through such process and acts. Through open source means to govern the web and the TLD's and its registrars, millions of contributors bought into each decision of the global web, its standards, domain management, instead of a select few willing to take a payoff and claim it's in the interest of the WWW. As you can gather I am not best pleased to hear this news nor that ICANN are at the heart of this $20 million dollar payoff. Retract, publicly announce and move forward! My piece here is said, publicly I will begin awareness as this is just down right disgusting. Regards Steven Willett. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roshkins at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:21 2020 From: roshkins at gmail.com (Rashi Abramson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:53:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not allow price increases Message-ID: There are enough monopolistic practices that increase price on the Internet. We have Internet companies that don't compete. VeriSign should not be allowed to continue this pattern -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From safelist123 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:54:29 2020 From: safelist123 at gmail.com (safelist123 at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:54:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN rate increases Message-ID: Hello. I have just heard about these rate increases and can see how these are justified. ? I already pay enough teach year for my com domains. Further increases will make me decide to drop my dot com domains and go with a much less priced alternatives. Do not increase prices. You will lose m9ney in the end by doing so with many like me that will go with alternatives for sure Wayman Simmang Canyon Lake Texas 78133 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryancgilbert at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:55:47 2020 From: ryancgilbert at icloud.com (Ryan Gilbert) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:55:47 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBpbmNyZWFz?= =?utf-8?q?e_=2ECOM_domain_prices?= Message-ID: Increasing .com domain prices undermines the free and open nature of the internet. This will only hurt small businesses and prevent new businesses from being able to start. This price agreement is bad for everyone who uses the internet. Thank you, Ryan Gilbert From rrwatters at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:50 2020 From: rrwatters at yahoo.com (Rebecca Watters) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:02:50 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price hike References: <157589722.1018643.1581375770115.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <157589722.1018643.1581375770115@mail.yahoo.com> Please do not hike the price of the Web domain addresses. I use them for my artistic endeavors and I really would benefit from keeping checks in current pricing. Please do not allow prices to balloon.? Sincerely?Rebecca Rebecca-Watters.com Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rupticmc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:03:18 2020 From: rupticmc at gmail.com (Ruptic MC) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:03:18 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opinion about the new deal. Message-ID: Hello! My name is Troy and I am the owner of RupticMC (RupticMC.com). I do not get a lot of donations, but enough to keep my servers and service in general running with very little profit and room to grow except for the times the donations exceed my expectations which is rarely. If the prices of .com domains, or domains in general are even higher than they are now, it's going to be even more tough to stay up and running. It will even make it harder for me to grow my business and/or community. If it's possible to keep prices the way that they are, I will be greatful that you all have listened. Thank you very much. - Troy from RupticMC.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryan at myglobaldata.com Mon Feb 10 23:03:33 2020 From: ryan at myglobaldata.com (Ryan Mergen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:03:33 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The company I work for relies on reselling domains and I personally own 10 domains. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. How can a particularly organization have monopoly over something that?s used by millions of people throughout the world? A 30% price increase would make life difficult for many domain investors and also discourage many from registering .com domains, especially people from developing countries. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sam.ayeni at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:08:13 2020 From: sam.ayeni at gmail.com (sam.ayeni at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:08:13 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop this ripoff Message-ID: If you?re going to make changes that will affect millions of people, you should at least explain the reasons behind your decisions if you?re it going to carry us along. STOP THIS RIPOFFS! Sent from my iPhone From ru.canal at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:09:06 2020 From: ru.canal at gmail.com (K Rand) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:09:06 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fair Internet Message-ID: I believe in creating a fair internet for users first and corporations second. This requires that companies are not favored to control and set access to tlds. Please reconsider giving verisgn an exclusive deal Ken From sainaxi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:11:02 2020 From: sainaxi at gmail.com (Mily Morales) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:11:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?do_this=2E?= Message-ID: This will really affect small business owners. Thank you From sales at namesman.com Mon Feb 10 23:13:52 2020 From: sales at namesman.com (Fadi Haddad) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:13:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases. Message-ID: Hello, I hope all is well on your end because Nothing is well on ours ( domainers ) after reading such a news. Talking as a domain investor and branding creative, I?m totally against this action of increasing .COM prices, Even the current price is not justified and if the increase goes to action it will affect the internet badly, You also will not be happy watching the number of domain registrations walking its way down in an ugly picture, Because that?s exactly whats going to happen. Provenance : Courrier pour Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sal4trans at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:16:10 2020 From: sal4trans at gmail.com (Salmaan Kureemun) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:16:10 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to arbitrary PRICE INCREASE of .COM domains Message-ID: I have been informed by my web host that ICANN and Verisign are conniving together without ANY input from the ICANN community and internet users in general. This is a mafia-like takeover and extortion practices. NO TO PRICE INCREASE without inputs from all parties concerned. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sadlerrachael at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:22:28 2020 From: sadlerrachael at gmail.com (Rachael Sadler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:22:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: The internet was designed to be used by everyone, these planned changes go directly against this and will make the rich richer and startups poorer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.n.macfarlane at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:23:24 2020 From: s.n.macfarlane at gmail.com (Sean Macfarlane) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:23:24 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. The current rate is more than fair for the registration of a .COM url, the price of domains should always be kept low in the public interest especially when it is a monopoly like is the case for .COM domains. Kind regards Sean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryan.sebastianelli at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:38:05 2020 From: ryan.sebastianelli at gmail.com (Ryan Sebastianelli) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:38:05 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to the changes Message-ID: I am commenting to voice by opposition the changes in this amendment. As a small business owner and personal website owner, the low cost/low barrier to entry has allowed me to start businesses that help changed the lives of everyone around me. Though the changes are supposed to be "small", this can add significantly over time, and sets a bad precedent. I also believe that VeriSign is the only company that is benefiting from this change and it should be the whole community that would benefit from large changes like these. As others have noted, technology is getting cheaper in all aspects, as should this area of technology. Ryan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.courtneyharrell at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:39:00 2020 From: s.courtneyharrell at gmail.com (Courtney Harrell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:39:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Raise Prices! Message-ID: Stop cutting deals to allow Versign to raises prices. Any price increase more than the rate of inflation isn't reasonable. Sent from my Google Pixel 3 XL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sales at springlight.com Mon Feb 10 23:44:54 2020 From: sales at springlight.com (SpringLight Sales) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:44:54 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] raising .COM prices Message-ID: <3898993d-4999-e947-e5e4-786c7ab667dc@springlight.com> Hello ICANN, Your plan to raise .COM prices in order to gain $20 million for yourselves is greedy and morally wrong. It will make the Internet less free, restricting good domain names to those with more resources. Your mandate is to operate "in a bottom up, consensus driven, democratic manner." You haven't done that in this case. I've always thought ICANN were the good guys. If you proceed, you'll establish your organization as a force for evil. I will be among those users of the Internet who will complain to their governments, to seek the reformation or abolishment of your organization. Thanks, Patrick From russell.poucher at creativeresources.net Mon Feb 10 23:46:48 2020 From: russell.poucher at creativeresources.net (Russell Poucher) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:46:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <80F8844C-9A33-45D5-AF7C-18543A534EC4@contoso.com> I am opposed to the price increases for Verisign, as well as any behind the scenes price fixing. This is against our national charter. - Russell [photo] Russell Poucher President/CEO, Creative Resources Technology Group 714-881-8000 ext 1102 | www.creativeresources.net Schedule a call: https://www.scheduleyou.in/Xvszp54Wr Apple Certified Engineer | ACSA ? ACTC ? ACSP [signature_344848675] [signature_1678155727] [signature_862650834] [signature_1706424476] [signature_2015060032] [signature_735875052] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From rturnerhb at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:49:40 2020 From: rturnerhb at gmail.com (Russell Turner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:49:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase Message-ID: <4E37C1C8-D36C-4F87-9598-30B27D33F05C@gmail.com> This is wrong ICANN, you have made changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. You oversee domain names and the changes to the contract with Verisign, Inc. should not increase .COM top-level-domain. These increases will hurt me and all internet users. Please rethink the changes you have made. Thank you for your support! Russell Turner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sacco) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:01:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Amendment 3 References: <431696f4-c34e-1aaa-a122-0cc7febd41df.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <431696f4-c34e-1aaa-a122-0cc7febd41df@yahoo.com> I am very opposed to raising prices on domain names. Verisign paying $20 million to get registration rights is highly suspicious.? Why? They have announced they will raise prices on domains AND they will become a domain registrar, reaping millions of extra dollars. The internet has grown because of little regulation.? The more there are, the worse it is for everyone: web owners and consumers! john sacco 2109 Oak Park Rd. Rock Hill, SC? 29730 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From saccoj at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 00:01:46 2020 From: saccoj at yahoo.com (J. Sacco) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:01:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Amendment 3 References: <3d99062c-e3eb-be0b-b624-6cdd45bb4b55.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <3d99062c-e3eb-be0b-b624-6cdd45bb4b55@yahoo.com> I am very opposed to raising prices on domain names. Verisign paying $20 million to get registration rights is highly suspicious.? Why? They have announced they will raise prices on domains AND they will become a domain registrar, reaping millions of extra dollars. The internet has grown because of little reglation.? The more there are, the worse it is for everyone: web owners and consumers! john sacco 2109 Oak Park Rd. Rock Hill, SC? 29730 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ruthabr at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:03:29 2020 From: ruthabr at hotmail.com (Ruth B) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:03:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No .Com Price Increases Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, I am commenting on the recent changes to the contract between ICANN and Verisign Inc. I am deeply dismayed by the covert manner in which the contract is being modified and the consideration that ICANN is receiving for the modification. It is my understanding that ICANN, a nonprofit organization, will purportedly receive $20 million dollars from Verisign in exchange for allowing Verisign to increase prices for .com domain registration. I find this arrangement very disturbing as do many other registrants, especially in light of ICANN's nonprofit characterization. I urge you to reconsider the propriety of such a contract and to work toward encouraging competition between domain name registrars instead of thwarting competition. 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For some people it?s too expensive, keeping them out and discouraging them of ways to change their situation within the internet economy. It really gives ICANN a greedy reputation and makes them look even more evil than before. This doesn?t has to be. Thanks for your understanding. - Lucas Peters From rudylattae at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:30:34 2020 From: rudylattae at gmail.com (Rudy L) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:30:34 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am not in favor of amendments to the .com registry that are done without public consultation. Do not give any domain registry operator the license to jack up prices. Domain prices are already though to swallow as is. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.janmohamed at communitytherapists.com Tue Feb 11 00:32:30 2020 From: s.janmohamed at communitytherapists.com (Salim Janmohamed) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:32:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign's Price Increases to Domain Registrars Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern The current move to allow Verisign to increase wholesale prices to domain registrars every year for the next 8 years will make it much harder for small businesses to keep domains registered. These prices will be passed on to the end users (customers of registrars) and over time, will make it economic only for the largest corporations to hold the worlds domains. Keeping domain registration fees modest, just like keeping the internet free and open, will ensure the world continues to have good access to innovation from small upstarts. Thank you for your consideration. Salim Janmohamed, MBA, OT Click here to make a referral. Community Therapists | Managing Director T: 604.681.9293 Ext. 146 | F: 604.681.8705 Direct: 604.566.8455 director at communitytherapists.com www.communitytherapists.com Building Skills. Empowering People. (r) [cid:image001.gif at 01D5E02F.B00D3D00][cid:image002.gif at 01D5E02F.B00D3D00] [cid:image003.gif at 01D5E02F.B00D3D00] This message and any attachments or links are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain privileged and confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify me immediately via return email and destroy the original message. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1317 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ryan at visualpeople.com Tue Feb 11 00:56:21 2020 From: ryan at visualpeople.com (Ryan Gardner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:56:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <6BB76C9D-B1A0-4A5A-8C2B-D142C8D0ED55@visualpeople.com> To Whom It May Concern ? We represent a couple hundred small and micro businesses and non-profits who we help keep their domains registered and working and keep their websites up and accessible to the world. The possible changes in the .COM registry are extremely concerning. Giving essentially a blank check to raise the price of .COM domain names more than 70% over the next decade would be an unfair burden for the organizations we help. Contrarily, the large .coms will not even notice such increases. Please find another way to recover these costs and keep the Internet a more level playing field for everyone. You are going to drive these smaller players into the not as well regulated and potentially harmful ?vanity? tlds and the public at large will lose. It is incredibly concerning that you are making these contact changes in secret. This is a big deal and if these unjustified increases come to pass, more regulation will come to this industry via government agencies and that isn?t necessarily a good move, either, but certainly would be one you would want to avoid. Please, re-think this decision and limit the increases us smaller folks will have to pay when costs all around us are already growing. - Ryan Ryan Gardner Visual People Design, Inc. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From sam.o.hoult at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:06:58 2020 From: sam.o.hoult at gmail.com (Sam Hoult) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:06:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Nope Message-ID: <956093A1-9545-4BC7-8BCB-8A36BBF975F6@gmail.com> You?re giving this much power to a company because you get a kickback. Bring this out into the open and look at how much you?re getting vs what they will make and tell us what you expect to do with the funds you raise from this. Let?s keep the internet as open and accessible to everyone as possible. From russ.prudhomme at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:10:57 2020 From: russ.prudhomme at gmail.com (Russ Prud'homme) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:10:57 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBSYWlzZSBQ?= =?utf-8?q?rices?= Message-ID: <66E3211A-32F1-4A88-8517-CEC25D0E5BF7@gmail.com> This will only hurt people trying to start a .com or those with existing ones. Hobby sites, labs, and other instances that use a .com will be affected greatly as not all .com sites make money Russ Prud?homme E: russ.prudhomme at gmail.com Sent from my iPhone From rttgemails at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:12:30 2020 From: rttgemails at gmail.com (Rocky Tapscott) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:12:30 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .COM domain price increases Message-ID: <7DFDE9B0-509E-47BA-9056-69B53B89792F@gmail.com> I strongly object to the current agreement negotiated in secret between ICANN and Verisign to increase domain name prices after ignoring the large amount of opinion to this action from internet users. As the owner of a large number of .COM domain names, I will be significantly personally impacted by these unwarranted price increases that amount to price gouging of internet consumers. ICANN was created in part to introduce competition between domain name registrars, but now you plan to generate insanely high profits by using your monopoly position against the best interests of all internet users. I demand you take all previous comments on this issue into account and cancel this outrageous, price gouging action. Regards, Rocky Tapscott Compliance 10 St John Place Springfield Lakes QLD 4300 Phone +61418788482 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryan_roberts210 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:15:10 2020 From: ryan_roberts210 at hotmail.com (Ryan Roberts) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:15:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Comments Message-ID: Hi, I just think you should be doing this agreement in conjunction with users, not just with your sole supplier who is paying you extra money... Why are prices going up, think about automation and technology, shouldn't the prices be going down? I'm a hobbyist but for many many people it's business, no one likes being told what to do / what is happening without their involvement. Thx -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rosemary.sutton at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:15:54 2020 From: rosemary.sutton at gmail.com (Rosemary Sutton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:15:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases-consumer opposition Message-ID: I?ve been apprised of the latest activity between ICANN and Verisign which will impact me and all of my domains I?ve acquired. I oppose the action which will result in a domain price increase. Rosemary Sutton destination-prints.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Manager at uppublications.ltd.uk Tue Feb 11 18:48:51 2020 From: Manager at uppublications.ltd.uk (manager@uppublications.ltd.uk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:48:51 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed increases in domain costs Message-ID: <11dc01d5e10b$e7d36b60$b77a4220$@uppublications.ltd.uk> As the owner and manager of multiple domain names (currently around 150) I have huge concerns over the proposed increases in the cost of domain registration. Extrapolated across the board for others like myself, it makes for a massive increase in costs that far exceeds inflation. That there should be a small increase to the cost of domain ownership is reasonable, that these should build without reference, year on year for the foreseeable future is tantamount to unfair practice and will certainly impact on the various projects I have on hand and will force me to close many. Please reconsider. You are pushing out hobbyists, those with personal websites and low budget web-designers - which is (or possibly as a result of these proposed changes "was") a large percentage of your customer base. According to Internet Live Stats - although there are 1.7 billion websites on the internet, only 200 million are currently active. Far worse 75% of currently registered websites are parked or suspended. The proposed increase in costs, year on year, will make this situation even worse. Gaile Griffin Peers manager at gmgpspain.com editor at grapevinespain.com +34 681 001 300, +34 96 646 1913, +61 (8) 6102 1345, +1 (617) 830-1897 www.javeagrapevine.com www.uppbooks.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sincerely, Saralee Etter ettersaralee at gmail.com From chetkasper at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:50:26 2020 From: chetkasper at gmail.com (Chet Kasper) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:50:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price hike without public participation Message-ID: I just hear on the news you plan to increase registration prices. Why? *I am opposed to your price increase* as I have no idea why you are doing this. Seek public participation next time. -Chet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sergey.kovalyukh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:50:42 2020 From: sergey.kovalyukh at gmail.com (Sergey Kovalyukh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:50:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <00E55BBB-AD71-4E66-B650-035D6E5A2E4D@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sergey Kovalyukh Barrie, Ontario Canada From adam.karacsony at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 18:50:45 2020 From: adam.karacsony at outlook.com (Adam Karacsony) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:50:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Adam Karacsony Budapest, Hungary -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From cassidyone at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:51:48 2020 From: cassidyone at gmail.com (debz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:51:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: I am writing to oppose Amendment 3's long term plan to continually increase annual prices for .com addresses as it has no control built into it to assure current customers that the costs won't soar above the means unduly. This is a money grab that does not benefit customers at all, only the two companies involved. But the customers are the reason these companies exist. This will hurt small businesses which are the lifeblood of so many communities the most. Please reconsider. Debbi Kaczorowski www.debbienglish.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From sprocketsjohn at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:51:31 2020 From: sprocketsjohn at gmail.com (John Sprockets) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:51:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for .com registrations "administered" by Verisign, Inc. Message-ID: It has recently come to my attention that ICANN has concluded a deal, without public oversight or advance comment, with Verisign Inc., allowing it to raise .com registration rates to wholesalers over the coming years. In exchange for this fee increase approval, ICANN accepted a $20 million dollar payment for purposes unknown. Aside from simple greed, there are no particularly valid reasons for allowing price increases in .com. Aside from bureaucratic self indulgence, there is no particular need for ICANN to receive $20 million of Internet Users' funds, simply because they can extract it in exchange for granting price increases. Neither Verisign nor ICANN have much to do with the success of the Internet, which has been brought about by users, and, if history is any indicator, that reducing prices for TLD registrations is a better way to go than increasing prices. Verisign has more than ample revenue from its Internet related activities. It should be forced to "make do" as should ICANN. Situations like these remind me of the bribery scandals involved with the Salt Lake City Olympics and the USOC. Perhaps the press should investigate and bring what they find into the light. Change ICANN's position and deny any price increases to Verisign. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ceo.ga at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:53:25 2020 From: ceo.ga at hotmail.com (Juan Nicolas Henriquez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:53:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price increase without public disclosure Message-ID: My name is Nicolas Henriquez, i?m, CEO of Global AIM SAS - LATAM. I was informed that you Will increase prices due to a select agreement with VeriSign on .com domains. I?ve been informed by my hosting company that prices Will increase, subtantially, over the next years. I strongly recommend Price increases to be sensitive, and that they should be within the boundaries and context of the LAW, but most importantly, their increases must be supported, and explained vs the value added benefits that are recieved. I consulted with my lawyer , and we Believe the Price increases must guard a relation with the increased benefits that the product has to offer so we strongly inform that I want to understand more about this deal with VeriSign, to fully asses the case wether to keep the existing domains. Sincerely Nicolas Henriquez Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From MSchelin at 1pcom.com Tue Feb 11 18:54:12 2020 From: MSchelin at 1pcom.com (Michael Schelin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:54:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: <2AD04E8228DACD429DA1B95FDB90C5E76E517F@ENDNY111EXCH01.ad.endstream.net> Guy's, with all the millions of domain names out there, are you telling me you don't make enough money to cover your cost's? Something's got to be wrong with the way your managing your overhead. Figure out where the overhead problem is and cut new deals. I'm sure it's data center costs. Consider moving to AWS to save money. Thank you Michael D. Schelin Vice President of Mobile Operations [https://www.shelcomm.com/SC-1.jpg] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nowak.kamil86 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:54:27 2020 From: nowak.kamil86 at gmail.com (Kamil Nowak) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:54:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: I would like to say that I am against the higher prices while the wages don't rise by the same 30%. Kind regards, Kamil Nowak www.dzikiepola.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carlos at adcorestudios.com Tue Feb 11 18:54:53 2020 From: carlos at adcorestudios.com (Carlos Mendoza) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:54:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Price Increase of .COM Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This is an attempt to make more money without asking the consumer. Carlos Mendoza Ocean Springs, MS United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hello at chenyumin.com Tue Feb 11 18:55:18 2020 From: hello at chenyumin.com (Chen Yumin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:55:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Protest Against this price increase amendment Message-ID: It seems these increases will cripple a lot of new .coms and stop the growth of the business which is needed to have strong economies. I for one am against these increases. It is hard enough to get started in this time and age with all the increase and regulations put forth by the so-called regulators and policy elites. From daniel at niosm.com Tue Feb 11 18:54:40 2020 From: daniel at niosm.com (Daniel Garman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:54:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment period: Secret meetings and price increases Message-ID: <7ac91db4-6128-9d0c-2ee8-0ac950e04916@niosm.com> I'm frustrated that you orchestrated a backdoor deal ensuring you would earn 20 million dollars off people who can't afford it. I'm angry that you did this secretly and did not take public comment before forging this deal. What is this money being used for? What is the need for increases? -- Daniel Garman Office Manager Woodlands Family Medicine North Idaho Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 208-265-9817 WARNING: CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail. We appreciate your cooperation. From mtourrasse at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:55:36 2020 From: mtourrasse at gmail.com (Michel Tourrasse) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:55:36 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT INCREASE PRICES Message-ID: <5e42f8a9.1c69fb81.be989.9563@mx.google.com> DO NOT INCREASE PRICES Provenance?: Courrier pour Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From verysiberian at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:55:55 2020 From: verysiberian at gmail.com (Rob Davis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:55:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to VeriSign .COM domain change Message-ID: <7ca37b36-242a-0e74-f14e-88cc3f692f95@gmail.com> ??? Dear ICANN: ??? I am writing to voice my strong opposition to the proposed contract with VeriSign in which .COM domains will be treated and priced differently. As a small business, I rely on my website (which has a .com domain) to attract customers. This deal will threaten the use of the Web for many small businesses like mine, who will risk being priced out of operating a website. I urge you to reconsider this most unfortunate proposal. Sincerely, Rob Davis From jamiuajenipa at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:56:03 2020 From: jamiuajenipa at gmail.com (ajenipa) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:56:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e42f8c5.1c69fb81.d360c.f818@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Ajenipa jamiu Lagos, Lagos Nigeria Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From vinceaga at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:57:21 2020 From: vinceaga at gmail.com (Vince Agtarap) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:57:21 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase Message-ID: Not an ethical increase, this should not happen. ?There is no such thing as impossible? only a lack of education, vision, and effort? http://tivitystudios.com - Vincent S. Agtarap - Phone: 406-202-8041 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: tivity-studios-wordpress-montana-web-design1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 15318 bytes Desc: not available URL: From admin at vaclavkosar.com Tue Feb 11 18:40:09 2020 From: admin at vaclavkosar.com (vackosar) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:40:09 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price hike will only destroy yourself! Message-ID: <17bf3bfb-f63b-0803-5ff5-7a3c4283d5f2@vaclavkosar.com> Icann, don't destroy yourself! Don't increase prices again. Any additional price hike will only destroy your business. All efforts to replace domain registration game with blockchain like solution will be accelerated if you do this. On contrary, if you decrease price instead, you may actually stay in position little longer and increase profits. Vaclav From mark at kiosk.tm Tue Feb 11 18:57:23 2020 From: mark at kiosk.tm (Mark Nelson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:57:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't allow a .com price increase Message-ID: Do not negotiate the contract to allow verisign to increase prices of .com domains. The registry should not be used as a income generator but a public service to maintain a free(low barrier) and open internet. If the price increasing is allowed this will be just like big pharma raising prices drastically on drugs for the sake of proffits and all else be dammed. From davibdenson at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:57:35 2020 From: davibdenson at gmail.com (davib denson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:57:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com amendment Message-ID: With the raise of .com prices, I may not be able to afford my domain. This makes having a domain only a possibility for people who can afford to dish out money towards it which silences the thoughts, ideas, and businesses of less fortunate people. Please change the amendment. Thank you, David Sent from my iPhone From alex at skyclick.net Tue Feb 11 18:57:37 2020 From: alex at skyclick.net (Alex V) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:57:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Also ICANN is ruining the Internet by aproving the .ORG sale ,and that needs to change. 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Returning to this kind of absurd price gouging is not what the Internet needs in 2020. Especially when there is no clarify on where this money will be directed to and how it will be managed. Any change like this needs to come from a broad discussion, not just ICANN and Verisgn. Our entire industry and by extensions our customers will be affected by this.? In 2020 that's *everyone* because *everyone* is on the Internet. -- Adam Strohl A-Team Systems | President & CTO Direct: ? +1.603.244.3974 Office: ? +1.877.883.1394 ext. 101 WWW: https://www.ateamsystems.com/ Support: https://support.ateamsystems.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yvettelovstad at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:58:45 2020 From: yvettelovstad at gmail.com (Yvette L) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:58:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSBw?= =?utf-8?q?rices?= Message-ID: <28D24E66-F901-4127-A835-0F01F98CB15E@gmail.com> Don?t raise dot com prices! Not everyone is a billion dollar let alone a million dollar company. Most of us only make 20-50 THOUSAND per year and you?re making it harder by increasing prices. Sent from my iPhone From seanyore at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 18:59:25 2020 From: seanyore at yahoo.com (sean yore) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:59:25 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN's proposed deal References: <391392757.1105359.1581447565612.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <391392757.1105359.1581447565612@mail.yahoo.com> ICANN's proposed deal with Verisign will limit my ability to implement low-cost websites for non-profit groups. It will price many of the smaller ones out of the internet. Latest art postings check www.dontknowpub.com For art and photo classes check www.artandphotoworkshops.com For tips on photography check www.fixmyimage.com From koolnary at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 18:59:14 2020 From: koolnary at gmail.com (Narayanan Subramanian) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:59:14 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I own a small business and any changes to domain name prices has a significant impact. Narayanan Subramanian Tyler -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From n at nettrapan.net Tue Feb 11 18:59:25 2020 From: n at nettrapan.net (Nettra Pan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:59:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Any act to increase the price of .com domains will artificially increase the barriers to entry for any aspiring entrepreneurs, artists, businesses. It would be a move away from the net neutrality that has made the internet what it is today. Please reconsider your action. On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 11:16 PM Namecheap wrote: > We have important information to share with you that will affect the price > of your .COM domains. > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > View in browser > > [image: Namecheap] > > Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases > > Hi there! > > We have important information > > to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. > > What's happening? > > Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced > significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate > the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). > > ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating > feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a > history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring > unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight > against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a > whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM > domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. > > What does this change mean? > > Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. > According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the > wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the > next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. > > This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than > 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract > also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, > ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for > everybody. > > Why is ICANN doing this? > > Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an > additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain > name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the > money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain > infrastructure. > > So, what can you do to help? > > These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to > come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If > you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel > about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period > > is open until February 14, 2020.* > > You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form > > . > Find Out More > > > 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA > > Copyright ? 2020 Namecheap.com > > [image: ICANN] > > We are an ICANN accredited registrar. > > Serving customers since 2001. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From beverly at flourishwellness.com Tue Feb 11 19:01:14 2020 From: beverly at flourishwellness.com (Beverly Lewis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:01:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please retract your plans for .COM increase Message-ID: To ICANN, I am a small business person and own about 50 domain names. I am perplexed by your proposed changes to the .COM agreement. These will have a much bigger impact on the Internet than the previous action for .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ domains, due to the dominance of .COM. >From my perspective, you are removing my advantage as a small business person of level playing field online in comparison to the titanics of industry. Why?? Do you need more money badly enough to add this burden to businesses already struggling to be competitive. Please consider rescinding your plan to steadily increase the fee for .COM domains. Best Regards, Beverly Lewis 850-773-0004 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jakken12 at hotmail.no Tue Feb 11 19:01:34 2020 From: jakken12 at hotmail.no (jakob elias) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:01:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Baaaad idea. Message-ID: This is terrible for the internett as a Whole People will abandon the .com comain and use others. Sendt fra E-post for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chogee at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 19:01:52 2020 From: chogee at icloud.com (Colin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:01:52 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep Domain Prices Affordable Message-ID: Hi ? I am not in favour of increasing domain registrar prices. They are high enough as it is. Increasing them will make publishing content to the web more inaccessible to others. Thanks, Colin Sent from my iPhone From yusupbabay79 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:01:42 2020 From: yusupbabay79 at gmail.com (yusup babay) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:01:42 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Yusup Babay indonesia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hello at jkahn.me Tue Feb 11 19:02:09 2020 From: hello at jkahn.me (John Kahn) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:02:09 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?U1RPUCA9P3V0Zi04P1E/?= =?utf-8?q?=3DE2=3D80=3D9CProposed=5F=3F=3DAmendment_3_to_the_=2ECOM_Regis?= =?utf-8?q?try_Agreement=E2=80=9D?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3646937d-5005-4732-9f62-f4e11d913bbb@Spark> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Stop this, do not accept this proposal. Thank you, John Kahn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sakyildizofis at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:02:15 2020 From: sakyildizofis at gmail.com (=?utf-8?B?U2VyZGFyIEFrecSxbGTEsXo=?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:02:15 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: <34513F8E-219C-4148-9B8F-BE788A700C5B@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a number of .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Serdar Akyildiz, TURKEY From lindaleebeaudoin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:02:07 2020 From: lindaleebeaudoin at gmail.com (Linda Beaudoin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:02:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases please Message-ID: Good day Please do not increase prices on domain names (.com) We need not have limited access because of pricing. Sincerely Linda -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From theonlylinqiu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:02:40 2020 From: theonlylinqiu at gmail.com (Lin Qiu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:02:40 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not allow this to happen Message-ID: I am entirely against the raising of .COM domain registries. Why is Verisign being allowed to inject $20million dollars and have a say in the process? Why is ICANN allowing Verisign to become a domain registrar? None of this makes sense for the public. Sincerely, Concerned Internet citizen From jorda82 at comcast.net Tue Feb 11 19:02:58 2020 From: jorda82 at comcast.net (jorda82 at comcast.net) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:02:58 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <430863734.452767.1581447779290@connect.xfinity.com> The internet is supposed to be kept free (as in freedom) and accessible to all. Raising the prices and editing the contracts without listening to public comment is indicative of biased and corrupt individuals running ICANN which is quite unfortunate. I hope you listen to the outpour of public sentiment this time and make the right choice. Cheers, Jordan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From juliana at wrdigitalmarketing.com Tue Feb 11 19:08:31 2020 From: juliana at wrdigitalmarketing.com (Juliana Weiss-Roessler) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:08:31 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased pricing for .COM domains will put pressure on small businesses. Message-ID: Increased pricing for .COM domains will put pressure on small businesses. They will be relegated to less popular domains, which will negatively impact their growth over time. Or they may have to give us current domain names, allowing for more fraud since alternate domain names can be scooped up by entities who use them for phishing schemes. Please reconsider this move. All the best, Juliana Weiss-Roessler 512-650-8067 juliana at wrdigitalmarketing.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jack at hrbalance.com Tue Feb 11 19:09:09 2020 From: jack at hrbalance.com (Jack McCallum) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:09:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing the price of .com Message-ID: <002f01d5e10e$bd619b60$3824d220$@hrbalance.com> I recently learned the intent to increase the prices of .com domain registrations. As a small business owner, who is a 1-person show, it is unacceptable to me that such price increases would take effect - especially for those of us who are small business owners and/or operate a personal website or blog. The affordability of having a domain registered, something that is critical for the success of any enterprise in today's Internet world, is becoming less realistic. The .com domain is still the basic standard by which people search for websites, and to create a system where it is out of the reach for everyone except those with thick pocketbooks is unacceptable and only demonstrates a ridiculous level of greed. 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From christina at awesomemarriage.com Tue Feb 11 19:10:33 2020 From: christina at awesomemarriage.com (Christina Dodson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:10:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. awesomemarriage.com. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Please don't raise our prices. It's not reasonable. -- *Christina Dodson* Chief Operating Officer *Awesome Marriage* *christina at awesomemarriage.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yellowpagescorp at aol.com Tue Feb 11 19:11:46 2020 From: yellowpagescorp at aol.com (Yellow Pages Inc) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:11:46 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1272166645.1678176.1581448306362.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1272166645.1678176.1581448306362@mail.yahoo.com> I am a registrant of a yellowpagesdirectory.com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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URL: From support at proxyhulk.com Tue Feb 11 19:12:46 2020 From: support at proxyhulk.com (Proxy Hulk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:12:46 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About decision Message-ID: Hello I don't like new icann rules for domain price change -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrew.lauwira at absio.com Tue Feb 11 19:13:48 2020 From: andrew.lauwira at absio.com (Andrew Lauwira) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:13:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fair trade spirit and monopoly Message-ID: To whom it may concern, We understand the need to have price increase due to inflation and reinvestment on infrastructure. However, the issue is that as a non-profit organization (ICANN), it shall not have no transparencies on how the funds it receive from Verisign will be used. A deal behind a closed door is against the free market spirit and certainly carry distrust from the community. Furthermore, the monopoly deal that ICANN has with Verisign is also against many of the principles for a fair and free trade economy, and the Internet as a whole that affects many businesses. We just wanted 2 things: * Transparencies on how the funds will be used * Verisign shall not be just the only entity who controls .com domain. Thank you, Andrew Lauwira Operations Manager / Senior Software Architect [cid:image001.png at 01D480DA.5B7224A0] office 720 836 1230 mobile 303 709 2325 email andrew.lauwira at absio.com web www.absio.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From gojukebox at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:18:25 2020 From: gojukebox at gmail.com (Lacy Morrow) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:18:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I'm a small website developer. I was able to accomplish what I have because of ICANN championing for the public. The proposed amendment is not in the public interest. Please rethink the effect this change will have across the board. Lacy Morrow San Francisco, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From msmallwood9 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:16:53 2020 From: msmallwood9 at gmail.com (Mark Smallwood) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:16:53 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Lack of Transparency Message-ID: The proposed amendment seems to violate the spirit of the Internet and the ideas underpinning the creation of the Web. I wholeheartedly oppose the direction you and Verisign are taking , which will only make it harder for small companies to compete with the commercial overlords. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ignatiusyesigye at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:19:45 2020 From: ignatiusyesigye at gmail.com (Ignatius Yesigye) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:19:45 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains We already lost the beloved .DEV to Google, which made ".dev" domains public at about $150/yr earlier last year We don't want this to happen again with .COM. It is important that ".com"s remain accessible to individuals, start-ups and small businesses. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maccmiles at me.com Tue Feb 11 19:19:49 2020 From: maccmiles at me.com (miles macchiaroli) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:19:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 to COM Registry Message-ID: <7E46C243-6BDD-4798-9B7E-771CF6039CE9@me.com> Hello, I feel that the proposed amendment is counterintuitive, as it will allow .COM prices to skyrocket in the coming years, making the internet space more difficult and unattainable to individuals. The internet is a collection of information that should be free to use and access, not only for users, but also for creators. Raising the prices would inhibit people from creating, and developing our future both socially, and infra-structurally. Thank you for your time, ~ Miles Macchiaroli Computer Networking Student From Thom-Rein97 at hotmail.nl Tue Feb 11 19:19:52 2020 From: Thom-Rein97 at hotmail.nl (Thomas Reinders) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:19:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] amendment is an unnecessary money grab Message-ID: This amendment is nothing but an unnecessary money grab. We, bussiness owners and many others, will collectively protest against it. Regards. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve at selftek.com Tue Feb 11 19:20:27 2020 From: steve at selftek.com (Stephen Crook) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:20:27 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <01a501d5e110$529090f0$f7b1b2d0$@selftek.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Steve Deane Minneapolis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From MoniqueBagwellVO at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 19:21:16 2020 From: MoniqueBagwellVO at outlook.com (Monique Bagwell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:21:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep Domain Prices Low Message-ID: With the recent announcement regarding potential price increase for .COM domains, as an entrepreneur I am voicing my concern. Please take into consideration the negative effect a price increase will have on the vast majority of entrepreneurs who rely heavily on marketing through .COM. If price increase is inevitable, please consider keeping it well below a crippling rate that could destroy many businesses. 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URL: From justin at codesmithsf.com Tue Feb 11 19:22:15 2020 From: justin at codesmithsf.com (Justin Fraser) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:22:15 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, I?m submitting my comment against the proposed amendments to the .com registry agreement: 1) ICANN and Verisign made these changes in secret without input from the public. 2) A 70% price increase over the next 10 years with no public input. 3) The amendment proposes Verisgn pay ICANN an additional $20 million. There is no oversight for how ICANN will spend this money. 4) Unfair business practices - the ICANN rules is that the operator of a TLD can?t also be a domain name registrar. Verisign is doing both which is violating this rule and it gives the company to much power. Sincerely, Justin Fraser From nmcleay at innovations-int.com Tue Feb 11 19:22:40 2020 From: nmcleay at innovations-int.com (INNOVATIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:22:40 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to the proposed changes to fee for the .com sites Message-ID: We wish to object to the proposed changes to fee for the .com sites. We are a tiny start up company and object to any increases in pricing let alone the possibility of multiple increases over the next 10 years. -- Mr. Nevan McLeay Innovations International Limited Tel. +34-665-184-019 Fax. +1-406-545-4189 Email: nmcleay at innovations-int.com From christina.hayes at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:22:43 2020 From: christina.hayes at gmail.com (Christina J. Hayes) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:22:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I've had a small website for the past 10 years to share photos. I'm hoping one day I will be able to use the URL for a real business, but right now I'm not making any money off of it, so if .com prices increase it will be hard to justify continuing to holding onto it. I'd be more likely to just move everything to a Facebook page. As a nonprofit with global stewardship over one of the most valuable resources of our time, I hope that ICANN will consider the small voices of the internet and protect affordable .com URLs for the small voices of the internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryancwillette at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:48 2020 From: ryancwillette at outlook.com (Ryan Willette) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:27:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment! Message-ID: We are living in the age of internet and instant communication. When the internet was in its infancy and no one knew what it really was, it was understandable for domains to potentially be more (or less) expensive. I can currently purchase a .COM for an extremely affordable $8.88 from NameCheap and with the era we are in everyone, even just casual users, can have a reason for purchasing a domain! Whether it be for tech, the next big startup, or even just a simple personal blog. If we increase prices, this can hurt the freedom of having a domain gives. A domain is more than just a personal spot on the internet or a large brand. Big or small, it is a voice. Owning your own domain can be empowering, it can let you speak freely to a dedicated audience, or be a home for business. The possibilities are really endless with one simple string of text. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryaneubanks at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:00:57 2020 From: ryaneubanks at gmail.com (Ryan Eubanks) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:00:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] VOTE NO on Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <83b62943-9520-ffb5-4c6e-a50072810e67@gmail.com> Regarding Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, I am strongly AGAINST the measure and hope it does not become adopted by ICANN. Ryan Eubanks From nairvm at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:23:35 2020 From: nairvm at gmail.com (Vinod Nair) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:23:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, but any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptable to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 4 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my child to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Vinod Nair -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sam at centuryperformance.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:10 2020 From: sam at centuryperformance.com (Sam) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:30:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN - Verisign .com Message-ID: <003301d5e061$a8260090$f87201b0$@centuryperformance.com> This new policy seems illegal, where ICANN is specifically supporting Verisign instead of the Internet as a whole. Almost the entire reason everyone forced a breakup of the domain name monopoly was due to Verisign's overcharging. Now, ICANN is proposing free, virtually unmitigated price increases? How many small businesses or individuals is ICANN trying to destroy, or simply kill the .com domains completely? Is ICANN now a subsidiary, or mistress to Verisign? I strongly disagree with the decision to allow Verisign that much influence and pricing control. Best Regards, Samuel A. Solace - Pres/CEO Century Performance Center, Inc. https://www.centuryperformance.com ph. (775) 746-4887 fax (775) 624-8865 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sam at findaband.co.nz Mon Feb 10 23:02:02 2020 From: sam at findaband.co.nz (Sam Browne) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:02:02 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I do not agree to proposed changes to registry rules and pricing. The internet is accessible to all and that is the way it should stay. These changes are being pushed through in an underhand, dishonest way and the online business community will not stand for it. 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URL: From i at shahedahmmed.com Tue Feb 11 19:25:05 2020 From: i at shahedahmmed.com (Shahed Ahmmed) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:25:05 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: If price of .com domain increases, I will simply not renew my less-important domains. Instead, I will use subdomains of my main domain to consolidate my other web properties, which are currently residing on separate domains. ---------------------- Shahed Ahmmed. From sanjayshah68 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:21 2020 From: sanjayshah68 at gmail.com (Sanjay Shah) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:00:21 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to proposed increase in .COM fees Message-ID: <025c01d5e05d$7e522270$7af66750$@gmail.com> Hello, I am opposed to the changes to raise .COM fees which are being pursued without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. We do not know what is driving this and who is to benefit from the funds. Please restrict changes to increase fees, that will unnecessarily impact so many people. Thank you. Sanjay Shah -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sangpkc0899 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:05:02 2020 From: sangpkc0899 at gmail.com (SANGITA CHAUDHARI) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:35:02 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Boycot Message-ID: No need to increase the prices either will boycot ICANN -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sar07g at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:11:06 2020 From: sar07g at gmail.com (Scott Ruth) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:11:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase our prices for .com Message-ID: Small businesses like mine rely on .com sites to gain authority in a market with big businesses and can't afford major prices. Especially when there was no period to discuss or work to better arrangements with the community at large. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sandy at sfsmith.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:18 2020 From: sandy at sfsmith.com (Sandy Smith) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:22:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] -1 on proposal Message-ID: <7503BDD3-FA13-43F9-AC98-E2307706ADEA@sfsmith.com> This proposal seems ill-considered, and should be redrafted with community input. As ICANN is not a for-profit entity, the broader internet and registrar community should have a say in important details like the .com TLD agreement. -- Sandy Smith @SandyS1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From sarani.d at live.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:07 2020 From: sarani.d at live.com (Dave S) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:29:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Message-ID: <5B88BE4D-E6AF-416F-B3B6-27DB9C607779@live.com> Why the hell do you think have the right to make the decisions to increase the registry price? From samuellbudin at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:35:25 2020 From: samuellbudin at gmail.com (Samuel Lang Budin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:35:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep .com prices stable Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am an artist whose practice depends upon my website. I recently became aware of the proposed amendment, which would encourage a hike in prices for .com domains. Artists like me can not afford a price increase, and I strongly oppose any change which would bring one about. Every small strain stresses the entire edifice of my work. Please consider the little guys as well as your own bottom line. Thanks, Samuel www.samuellangbudin.com From sboyson at ymail.com Mon Feb 10 22:48:33 2020 From: sboyson at ymail.com (Steve Boyson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:48:33 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don not raise the com prices! References: <7ebf6356-fda7-447a-b43b-21b780fbc3b2.ref@ymail.com> Message-ID: <7ebf6356-fda7-447a-b43b-21b780fbc3b2@ymail.com> ?Steve? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sandip at ssworldmedia.com Mon Feb 10 22:48:56 2020 From: sandip at ssworldmedia.com (sandip at ssworldmedia.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:48:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Message-ID: Sent from my iPhone From sawa4web3 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:01 2020 From: sawa4web3 at gmail.com (khaled raafat) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:50:01 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] im not agree for new Registry Agreement Message-ID: hello im not agree for new Registry Agreement -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samanthakilford at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:14:25 2020 From: samanthakilford at gmail.com (Samantha Kilford) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:14:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Prices should not be going up Message-ID: I am writing in light of recent news that ICANN plans to raise prices of .COM domains. As a small business owner and student who runs her blog with .COM domain, this decision will significantly impact my ability to continue something I am extremely passionate about. I do not believe this should be the case. You will be shutting out small business owners who cannot afford to pay extortionate prices to rely on .COM domains for their brand which is purely unacceptable. I am especially disgusted that the reason this is supposedly happening is due to you accepting a $20 million bribe from Verisign. I am appalled that you would be willing to seemingly rob small businesses, bloggers and other site owners who rely on .COM domains of the ability to share their work, products or stories simply because they cannot afford the prices of .COM domains in the future with your planned rises. I have spent several years building my .COM domain, using my site as an outlet to share my writing as a student and running my site has been incredibly beneficial to my mental health as it allowed me a platform to voice my struggles. Yet, if .COM domain prices rise, I will not be able to afford to do this. People like me cannot afford to spend hundreds - or potentially thousands - on .COM domains especially if what we run doesn't gain profit and is rather for passion. You will push out and alienate so many talented, hardworking people with these price rises and rather than making the internet accessible, you are choosing to ostracize poorer communities. I would urge ICANN not to do this. Your organisation was entrusted with a job and sadly it comes across to me that you are willing to punish small business owners or owners who cannot afford price rises of .COM domains while the organisation profits financially from this deal with Verisign. 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URL: From samanedigproduct at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:00:32 2020 From: samanedigproduct at gmail.com (youssef samane) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:00:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition Message-ID: Im against this changes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samueladambaird at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:03:09 2020 From: samueladambaird at gmail.com (Adam Baird) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:03:09 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBkbyB0aGlz?= =?utf-8?q?=2E?= Message-ID: Please do it go through with this deal. It will through all of our business out. We would be forced to use other domains. Please don?t! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sanjay at startupriot.com Tue Feb 11 00:17:41 2020 From: sanjay at startupriot.com (Sanjay Parekh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:17:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Amendment 3 Message-ID: The proposed price hike for the .com registry, which was negotiated in secret, runs counter to the philosophy of transparency of the Internet. Increasing costs to run a business online will undoubtedly have a negative impact of small business operators with a skewed impact outside of the U.S. This amendment should be completely voted down. From satch at telus.net Tue Feb 11 00:17:54 2020 From: satch at telus.net (Ed Sadler) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:17:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The continued gouging of small business owners with this cash grab is disgusting. Please do not allow this to happen, for some of us the margins are already so thin it will mean having to close our businesses. Thanks, Ed Sadler 604-910-0604 www.uptempomusiclessons.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sazzam2 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:24:06 2020 From: sazzam2 at hotmail.com (Sal Azzam) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:24:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please DO NOT charge more for .COM domains Message-ID: Just wanted to voice my concern for the increased pricing for .Com domains. PLEASE DO NOT INCREASE THESE FEES AS THE END-CONSUMER WILL BE THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY PAYS IT! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samuelschoe at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:38:32 2020 From: samuelschoe at gmail.com (Sam) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:38:32 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly oppose .com price increase Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samuelruest at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 01:15:48 2020 From: samuelruest at icloud.com (Samuel Ruest) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:15:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <57AB69AE-1C5A-4C72-B791-7226BC4F5387@icloud.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Samuel Ruest Assonet From seanjamesfleming at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:13 2020 From: seanjamesfleming at gmail.com (Sean Fleming) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:58:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment Message-ID: I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely the manager of the .COM registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. What is the purpose of having ICANN at large when public interests are not considered in the decision making? Sean Fleming Damariscotta, Maine, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scottphelps99 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:02:22 2020 From: scottphelps99 at gmail.com (Scott Lindsay) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:02:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. If anything, technology costs are decreasing. -- Thank you, Scott Livonia, MI -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From scott at worldsingingday.org Mon Feb 10 22:10:03 2020 From: scott at worldsingingday.org (Scott Johnson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:10:03 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN cost increases Message-ID: <3CC1273B-247B-4DFD-8D27-9EA685FF7E0A@worldsingingday.org> Dear ICANN board and staff, As the leader of a small nonprofit that uses both .org and .com addresses, I?d like to express my opposition to increases in domain prices, especially if these increases are done secretly without explanation or transparency. Scott Johnson Scott Johnson Founder, World Singing Day Boulder, Colorado, USA www.WorldSingingDay.org (Oct. 17, 2020) Sing together. Unite the world. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From schubertk9 at videotron.ca Mon Feb 10 22:22:04 2020 From: schubertk9 at videotron.ca (=?UTF-8?Q?Andr=c3=a9_Viau?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:22:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: I hereby oppose price increases on .com domain names Andre Viau From sd at no5.me.uk Mon Feb 10 22:24:45 2020 From: sd at no5.me.uk (sd@no5) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:24:45 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear Sirs, I object to the proposed increases in .com (and any other) domains. Increases such as are proposed, will mean that I will purchase and use less and less domains, instead of increasing them and I am sure others will do the same, therefore cutting your income! I therefore recommend that you keep any increases to an absolute minimum in order to keep your income stream steady and increasing - and not decreasing as they surely will if you go ahead with the increases as proposed! Yours sincerely, S. 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URL: From scorpio19771111 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:41:12 2020 From: scorpio19771111 at gmail.com (Kai Wee Toh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:41:12 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the new contract agreement with Versign Message-ID: Hi I read about the new agreement with Versign which will allow it to increase the .com wholesale price to registrars in 8 of the next 10years. I feel strongly against that! The internet should remain highly affordable to the masses as it is instrumental to freedom of speech and dissemination of ideas, views and information. It should not be seen purely as a cash cow, and skewed towards resource-rich states, corporations and individuals. Please do away with the price increase clauses and help keep the internet freer to the masses! Thank you. Best regards Toh Kai Wee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scottjacobson at sightlineadvisors.com Mon Feb 10 22:44:52 2020 From: scottjacobson at sightlineadvisors.com (Scott) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:44:52 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increases Message-ID: <199e01d5e063$b59c4840$20d4d8c0$@sightlineadvisors.com> I think it is ridiculous that prices will go up significantly for domain names. As a consultant working with small businesses, I know how important it is that every dollar spent be used wisely. One of the biggest reasons small businesses fail is that they are undercapitalized. And while the price of a domain name may seem like a small thing, it is not. Every dollar counts and it is not like spending on a web site is discretionary, it is a necessity. I am asking that you rethink your proposal to raise domain name prices. Scott Jacobson Sightline Business Advisors P 952-896-0062 E ScottJacobson at SightlineAdvisors.com W www.SightlineAdvisors.com Business not growing like it should? 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Please allow ICANN to govern the domain name system. Thanks, Stephanie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott at scottandwes.com Mon Feb 10 23:21:34 2020 From: scott at scottandwes.com (Scott Ledyard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:21:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to the .COM price increase KEEP the Internet AFFORDABLE for all Message-ID: NO to the .COM price increase KEEP the Internet AFFORDABLE for all Scott L -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sean at letslive.com.au Mon Feb 10 23:45:15 2020 From: sean at letslive.com.au (Sean Manwarring) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:45:15 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <51073730-9C7A-4A7B-90FC-2FB8728EBF93@letslive.com.au> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sean Manwarring -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scottewalton at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:51:23 2020 From: scottewalton at yahoo.com (Scott Walton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:51:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree with the price hike References: <6403BEFD-250C-4125-97DA-A832448CC9E5.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <6403BEFD-250C-4125-97DA-A832448CC9E5@yahoo.com> Best Regards, Scott Walton (214)497-2606 Sent from my iPhone. From sebastian.enger at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:54:06 2020 From: sebastian.enger at gmail.com (Sebastian Enger) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:54:06 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price raise on com domains Message-ID: Hello sir or madam, We are a small sized .com software company with international ambitions. We need stable prices for the next dot com boom. Please keep the price of current dot come zones. With warm regards, Sebastian Enger WWW.ARTIKELSCHREIBER.COM WWW.UNAIQUE.COM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sbr517 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:25:12 2020 From: sbr517 at gmail.com (Sarah Rowlands) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:25:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep price controls for .COM Message-ID: <97797A88-4C29-4357-BF9A-9B854D1BEF2C@gmail.com> There are already too many fees associated with buying a .COM and having a website. Removing price controls for the majority of website domains means many small businesses will suffer, in an age where having a digital presence is of increasing importance. How is this benefiting ANYONE except ICANN? How will ICANN even spend the money? Keep price controls for .COM! Sarah Rowlands From scott at ipartner.net Tue Feb 11 00:43:48 2020 From: scott at ipartner.net (Scott Wiersdorf) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:43:48 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Questions around proposed .com price increases Message-ID: <20200211004348.GB27618@perlcode.org> Hello, I'm opposed to the price increase without considering answers to the following: - are these price increases commensurate with other TLD prices and increase schedules? - are other TLDs contributing their share to ICANN "related to enhancing the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System (DNS)"? - what are the plans to enhance the security, stability, and resiliency of DNS that is not already being addressed by other parties? - what economic incentive does ICANN have to improve DNS? Forgive my skepticism, but this fee increase seems to be a win-win for ICANN and Verisign, but not necessarily for anyone else. Yours, Scott -- Scott Wiersdorf scott at ipartner.net From scotcosrei at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:11:35 2020 From: scotcosrei at gmail.com (Scotco's REI) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:11:35 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase Message-ID: It seems these increases will cripple a lot of new .coms and stop the growth of the business which is needed to have strong economies. I for one am against these increases. It is hard enough to get started in this time and age with all the increase and regulations put forth by the so-called regulators and policy elites. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scottieboy0630 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:12:33 2020 From: scottieboy0630 at gmail.com (scottieboy0630 at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:12:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad Idea Message-ID: <0A356ED6-3177-4ACE-899D-9ABCE07FF344@gmail.com> I think that the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement is a terrible idea specifically around having a domain operator allowed to compete in the market themselves. Scott From info at alicroft.com Tue Feb 11 19:25:21 2020 From: info at alicroft.com (Ali Croft) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:25:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains Message-ID: The proposed increases for .COM wholesale prices will hurt every small business, including my own and my clients'. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, and therefore should reject this proposed price increase. 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Karen Retardo HUNTINGTON BEACH -- Karen Retardo cell: 714-488-4388 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mikem1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:26:13 2020 From: mikem1 at gmail.com (Mike M) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:26:13 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] are you nuts? Message-ID: rent seeking is monopolistic behavior and this will not go down well with the world at large plus given how fragile DNS really is you risk losing what is thus far a stable service by providing a viral narrative to blockchain organisations to leverage. com is a brand and you are not doing it any favors by blatant rent seeking Mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eric.knaus at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:27:01 2020 From: eric.knaus at gmail.com (Eric K) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:27:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transparency is the backbone of the future Message-ID: To all who are concerned: We live in a world where transparency, equality and integrity can finally be upheld to a basic, universal standard. In business, we can lie, cheat and beguile our customers now to our own demise. The Internet itself has provided its own natural judicial system where the public has a voice through comments and open forum discussions, this being a prime example. ICANN and its constituents, while uniquely positioned and tied into the world of online access, are not above any laws that apply to each of us. We must abide by these laws fairly, justly and universally. ICANN is no exception and I on behalf of myself, my own business and the many businesses I proudly call clients, stand against the secrecy and price gouging in which ICANN loosely engages. Let us all hold each other accountable to the standards we all accept. Yours through the Web, Eric -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brian.elliot87 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:27:02 2020 From: brian.elliot87 at gmail.com (Brian Elliot) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:27:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please think about what you're doing Message-ID: I am a young musician with a recent .com website. I am only making enough money to pay so many expenses. Musicians and other artists don't make a lot of money most of the time. Did you know that musicians are paid the same for live performances that they were paid in the 1980s sometimes less. But without a .com site nobody will find me as the other endings are not memorable or respected in the same way. The internet should be a place where people can share there work, ideas, and products without heavy taxation. Everything else will go up if you raise .com prices. And I mean everything Don't turn the internet into that kind of place please. Peace and Love. -Brian -- Brian Elliot, Musician & Entertainment Planner Brian Elliot Music LLC (267) 566-4234 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enrique at plotteus.com Tue Feb 11 19:27:25 2020 From: enrique at plotteus.com (Roberto Enrique) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:27:25 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Absurd new .com price Message-ID: I disagree with the attempt to raise the .com prices. Is not fair for the final users, also the price increment is completely absurd. Roberto Enrique Gonz?lez Salda?a enrique at plotteus.com http://www.plotteus.com Av. 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Best regards, Batool Katerji Sent from my iPhone From tamas.valuska at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:27:47 2020 From: tamas.valuska at gmail.com (Tamas Valuska) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:27:47 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain name price increases Message-ID: I strongly disagree with the price increase! Sincerely Tamas Valuska -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jordanrw at vt.edu Tue Feb 11 19:28:28 2020 From: jordanrw at vt.edu (Jordan White) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:28:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP RAISING PRICES Message-ID: <71322CF9-3A92-48C7-81DC-DBD4563C2473@vt.edu> Being able to register a domain is an essential part of living in a free and open world. STOP RAISING THE ECONOMIC BARRIER TO ENTER. - Jordan From mbgradziel at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:29:11 2020 From: mbgradziel at gmail.com (Mary G) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:29:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement (Amendment 3) and the proposed binding Letter of Intent ( Message-ID: This is very bad because it will increase prices as much as 70%. Do NOT approve. Sincerely, Mary Beth Gradziel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From c at caspar.cc Tue Feb 11 19:28:48 2020 From: c at caspar.cc (Caspar Lant) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:28:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not go forward with this ammendment Message-ID: keep .com TLD's within the grasp of individuals! -- Caspar Lant caspar.cc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steven_chanin at me.com Tue Feb 11 19:30:03 2020 From: steven_chanin at me.com (Steven Chanin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:30:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain pricing Message-ID: <07E131CC-4759-4209-91C1-BCC2A7AA219B@me.com> ICANN has a monopoly on .com domains and they are administered by Verisign with no competition. Allowing Verisign to raise prices is only going to have only one outcome ? prices will increase at the maximum rate allowed by the agreement. That?s going to make Verisign a ton of money in exchange for a paltry $20 million that will go to benefit the community at large. Either create some competition by allowing a bunch (e.g. 5-10) of players to compete with Verisign for the administration business on an on-going basis (e.g. GoDaddy, Namecheap, etc have a choice between Verisign, Player B, Player C, etc so they can?t just jack up prices), or setup a system where prices stay flat year over year (so Verisign has an incentive to increase efficiency). Don?t give Verisign a blank check to raise .com registration prices by 70% over the next decade. Thanks, Steve _____________________ Steven Chanin steven_chanin at alum.mit.edu (415) 377-7503 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From craig at blitzmediadesign.com Tue Feb 11 19:30:28 2020 From: craig at blitzmediadesign.com (Craig de Fasselle) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:30:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Most of our clients are VERY small businesses and nonprofits and are not supportive of price increases. As I handle renewals for them and usually pay for them and wait for reimbursement, a price increase is a hardship. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Craig de Fasselle Springboro -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bottlecap at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:31:06 2020 From: bottlecap at protonmail.com (bottlecap at protonmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:31:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] mailto:comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org?body= Message-ID: This amendment is terrible and it only benefits Verisign. The internet is a haven of cheap innovation and spreading of information. By increasing the price of the most recognized TLD, you are hindering innovation. Other TLDs are not nearly as recognizable and many people refuse to trust going to websites on less recognized TLDs. When I think of who this price increase impacts, I think of students, technology enthuiasts, small businesses, nonprofits, and hobby programmers. This increase will just force those to move away from .com and move to other less recognized and less respected TLDs. Sent from ProtonMail mobile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pabloandres6000 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:31:39 2020 From: pabloandres6000 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Pablo_Andr=C3=A9s?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:31:39 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why are you rising .com price? Message-ID: Looks like you are in your way to monopolize domain registration. I completely oppose the .com price increment. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From faerystrange at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:31:49 2020 From: faerystrange at gmail.com (Alannah Blanchard) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:31:49 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed increases Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern: My understanding is that .com domain names costs may increase beyond what is reasonable and good business practices. The proposed increase is unacceptable! It would be a huge pain to get a new domain name but I'd rather do that than be bullied. It would hurt so many to raise the prices so much. So much money is already being made on a virtual commodity, being .coms. What justification is there other than excessive greed? Where is this extra money going? Please, do not allow this to happen. Choose the high road. Be proud of your contribution to the internet as a whole and what it does for mankind. Don't make it unaccessable for those venues of communication, business, blogs, culture, etc. to function. Sincerely, Alannah Blanchard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From seblear at msn.com Tue Feb 11 19:31:40 2020 From: seblear at msn.com (Seb lear) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:31:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unjustified Price Increase Message-ID: I object to the proposal that allows above market rate price increases with no transparency on how the funds are to be directed. Increasing prices in-line with inflation is perfectly understandable but this proposal is completely unreasonable -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tsalari86 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:31:59 2020 From: tsalari86 at gmail.com (Tyler Salari) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:31:59 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <-7htkqksnjrvl-ek046dz33qai-ene5fn-6j414gkzxfxo-ozhal9-2by7628redc1-2txbkiv1rtf5ahowpj-y4x6yw-sqrme8ijcq66-81346y-rbt7r7-k4j0t5jr8p4dxa3c9b9xl29iwlts3mlzmzm5.1581449519043@email.android.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Tyler Salari Salt Lake City , Utah, United States From elsa at advantagesci.com Tue Feb 11 19:32:54 2020 From: elsa at advantagesci.com (Elsa Lee) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:32:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Elsa Lee Washington DC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matthew at pinkeyegraphics.co.uk Tue Feb 11 19:32:57 2020 From: matthew at pinkeyegraphics.co.uk (Matthew Chatfield) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:32:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of many .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains unless there can be demonstrated a clear benefit to users from doing so. I have seen no such demonstration. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Matthew Chatfield Ryde, PO33 1LU -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From astanley86 at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:33:21 2020 From: astanley86 at protonmail.com (Andrew Stanley) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:33:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Andrew Stanley Kansas City, Missouri United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gijelumd at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:33:45 2020 From: gijelumd at gmail.com (Gordon Ijelu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:33:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I strongly feel ICANN and Verisign should contact the domain managers like Namecheap for their opinions and agreement to any fee increment because any increases will be passed on to .com owners and this will be bad for business. I do not support any increases at this time. GIJELUMD. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan at square.parts Tue Feb 11 19:34:26 2020 From: dan at square.parts (Daniel Hofmann) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:34:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <008901d5e112$4613a090$d23ae1b0$@square.parts> Hello, As a tech entrepreneur and small business owner, running a business is hard enough. Raising costs on top level domains will not only hurt my business, but will have a chilling effect on new tech entrepreneurs starting a new business from their bedroom. Also, only allowing VeriSign as a sole partner in this is wrong. Private companies should have no direct influence like this, on our DNS and WWW, which is an open and public system, for the common good of humanity. Sincerely, Daniel Hofmann Founder/Managing Director Parts Square LLC https://square.parts View My Profile m: 609-203-7328 | e: dan at square.parts "This communication is confidential and intended only for the addressee." If you are not the intended recipient, you may not copy, disclose, or distribute this message to anyone else; any such actions may be unlawful. This material is owned by the above undersigned and if you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender of the message to inform him or her of the error. Regular Internet e-mail is not secure. We ask that you do not send personal or company information of a sensitive or confidential nature through unsecured e-mail." P Please consider the environmental impact before printing this document. CCopyright Parts Square LLC 2020. All rights reserved. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 2598 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 38893 bytes Desc: not available URL: From me at rakalso.com Tue Feb 11 19:34:38 2020 From: me at rakalso.com (Rakalso) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:34:38 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <669F7BC5-276E-4888-A9DF-8706B047DC55@rakalso.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Raka Wibisono Jakarta, Jakarta Indonesia From mehatsea at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:34:48 2020 From: mehatsea at hotmail.com (m. e. hanson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:34:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: Please note - I am against the proposed increase to .COM domains. I'm the owner of domain names for both, my non-profit that supports youth entrepreneurs in South Los Angeles, and domain names for my own small for-profit business. Raising the fees will become an unnecessary burden on my business and those of emerging young business owners who already are challenged to succeed per the underserved areas in which they live. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sedim at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:55 2020 From: sedim at icloud.com (Sedim Al-Araji) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:00:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1043E05C-8243-4D1C-B4F1-7DE4B9E55A00@icloud.com> Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Best, Sedim Al-Araji Fair haven, NJ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shubha.wambach at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:05:16 2020 From: shubha.wambach at gmail.com (Shubha Wambach) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:05:16 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with changes to .com fees policy Message-ID: It has come to my attention that ICANN has made secret decisions last month regarding the contract with Verisign, Inc., which will significantly affect internet users and the ICANN community. I strongly object to these changes, especially how it will affect costs and increases to .com domains in the foreseeable future. I urge you to allow feedback from the community before such an agreement and significant changes are finalized, otherwise this will eventually impact the future of ICANN. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sergiu.falcusan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:14:18 2020 From: sergiu.falcusan at gmail.com (sergiu.falcusan at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:14:18 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please dont increase price Message-ID: <3C76887C-8A7E-4956-8EBF-1353E4F47C12@gmail.com> Hello, There are lots of communities that shares lots of free knowledge to everyone on the internet. Please don?t increase the prices, it will harm everyone on the long run. Please! Sent from my iPhone From shawn at shawneaton.com Mon Feb 10 22:17:04 2020 From: shawn at shawneaton.com (Shawn Eaton) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:17:04 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com verisign agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I?m disappointed to learn about the closed door agreement to increase fees for .com domain name registrations. This seems to fly in the face of the best interests of the internet at large. Economies of scale should dictate lots of revenue to accommodate the increased infrastructure required with a growing dns. Regards, Shawn Eaton From serkekozkan at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:19:22 2020 From: serkekozkan at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?=C3=96zkan_Serkek?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:19:22 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: This situation does not make sense, not a bit. Did you know gas taxes are same for over 25 years? Stop it, get some help. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shipcotransit at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:20 2020 From: shipcotransit at gmail.com (Doug Ward) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:24:20 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Closed Door Deals and keep .COM the same. Message-ID: <7DA0E338-B0BE-4101-9438-A511E326C827@gmail.com> Bad idea to change .COM contract and will only result in more profit with no benefit for consumers. From shapesfit2 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:58 2020 From: shapesfit2 at gmail.com (Wendy Reese Hartmann) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:24:58 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The cost to small business of .com domains Message-ID: "Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years" While I certainly understand the need to raise prices to meet business demand, there is a limit to what that demand commands. As a small business owner, I have to be conscious of every dollar spent. A website is a necessary business expense. The domain should not be a deal breaker. ICANN's decision to make this deal with Verisign was done without notification to the ICANN community. One of the most important rules of business is to know your customer. This decision not only appears that you do not know your customer's, you simply do not care about us. That is tragic. Please limit the price increases. Give small businesses a chance to succeed. Give us the opportunity to play on an equal playing field. Wendy Reese Hartmann, owner Whole Being Inc Gotahold Brewing Company -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shkodranluli at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:15 2020 From: shkodranluli at gmail.com (Shkodran Luli) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:27:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern over .com price Message-ID: Hello there, I wanted to raise my concern over a rumour about price increasing of .com domain. This is not fair at all, in my opinion all TLD domains should be equaly treated in price terms. Please consider your decision because these changes will affect millions of users. Thank you in advance. Shkodran Luli From shawndonahu3 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:39:38 2020 From: shawndonahu3 at gmail.com (Shawn Donahue) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:39:38 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to this ammendment Message-ID: Hi, I'm opposed to this proposed amendment. Seems like a closed door way to generate more money for yourselves when you have a monopoly on the service. You should be regulated like a utility and if you pull nonsense like this, that's exactly what's going to happen. Keep the internet open. If you want to charge a premium price for something, offer a premium service like everyone else. -- *Shawn Donahue* Graphic Designer 402.770.7031 www.shawndondesign.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shibuthom at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:39:58 2020 From: shibuthom at gmail.com (Shibu Thomas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:39:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I strongly oppose proposed increases .com registration/ renewal prices Message-ID: This needs to be properly discussed in open forums. The internet cannot and should not be only available to people/ organizations with deep pockets. This is against the principles of the internet for all. Please consider. Thank you. Shibu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shahmat at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:44:16 2020 From: shahmat at gmail.com (Sol Bergren) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:44:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com pricing Message-ID: These prices should be lowered, not increased, registering a domain name should be much cheaper, Thank you, Sol Bergren -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shariq at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:46:50 2020 From: shariq at gmail.com (Shariq Abdul Ghani) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:46:50 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no to the amendment Message-ID: No more price increases for digital goods!!!!!!!! -- Shariq Abdul Ghani 713.443.3504 *LinkedIn:* http://www.linkedin.com/in/shariqghani *Facebook*: http://www.facebook.com/shariqg ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shafab24 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:47:40 2020 From: shafab24 at gmail.com (Shafa B) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:47:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT authorize price increases Message-ID: Hi Icann, Do not authorize the price increase for .com domains! Increasing the price does nothing beneficial for consumers and owners of the domains. Increasing the price would only harm owners of these domains. Thank you, Shawn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From shay.giner at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:37 2020 From: shay.giner at hotmail.com (Shay Giner) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:49:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no to price increase Message-ID: We're saying no to price increase From shalika_93 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:54 2020 From: shalika_93 at hotmail.com (Shalika Senarath) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:49:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com changes Message-ID: Increasing the price of .com domains only harms free expression, and doesn?t allow people with limited resources to host or express their opinions. Increasing the prices just for the sake of increasing it, especially over a span of years without a limit does more harm than good. Please reconsider. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shadowvlican at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:13 2020 From: shadowvlican at gmail.com (Calvin Lai) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:50:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No thanks Message-ID: No thanks to backdoor deals -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shop at bkmpcreations.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:30 2020 From: shop at bkmpcreations.com (BKMP Creations) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:52:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Veto amendment 3 to .COM Message-ID: <01000170314dda48-976fd455-d25d-4013-9180-545e8fa1441c-000000@email.amazonses.com> ? I firmly believe that this proposed amendment is not good. It appears to be forming another monopoly, with greedy interests to increase revenue from the millions of .com domain owners. Increasing the cost of having a .com website would hurt small businesses and startups to the point where they couldn?t justify starting out with a .com domain for their business. PLEASE veto this amendment! Sincerely, Benjamin Buitenkamp BKMP Creations www.bkmpcreations.com From service at macsp.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:23 2020 From: service at macsp.com (com- service) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:04:23 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Your contract with Verisign Message-ID: So you can be bought for $20 million. You're going to allow Verisign to control .COM and raise prices MUCH MUCH faster than inflation just for $20 million dollars! Why not $40 Million or even $100 million after all there are over 250 million registered .COM domains that Verisign will collect over a dollar from each one each year. Boy can you be bought cheep. Verisign stands to make over 2.5 BILLION DOLLARS in the term of the contract even if the prices stay the same and ICANN is only going to get $20 million. Maybe the Department of Commerce and or Department of Justice should have a look at the 19 current directors and the current CEO of ICANN to see if something is going on behind the curtain. What are you going to do with the $20 million, build extravagant new offices? I'm not happy with your complete disregard of the current 250 million+ .COM domain owners. James Ellis Software Products 800-547-6987 macsp.com From sholto at digitalfirst.com Mon Feb 10 23:18:35 2020 From: sholto at digitalfirst.com (Sholto Macpherson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:18:35 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment regarding .COM Proposal - full public process Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, I'm writing about the proposed changes to the .COM process and the changes to the VeriSign contract. I am extremely concerned about the lack of public input into these changes, a review of what they will mean for small businesses such as myself, and the potential for price increases. Given the economies of scale I would imagine that VeriSign makes plenty of money already from .COM domains. Why does it need to make more? have the costs increased? I sincerely doubt this. How much does it make already? Surely the prices should be coming down, not going up. If ICANN is truly a not-for-profit committed to looking after its shareholders, then it should absolutely commit to a fully public review of this contract. Regards, -- Sholto Macpherson Sholto Macpherson Head of Content Accounting Business Expo Editor DigitalFirst.com mob: +61406457454 email: Sholto at DigitalFirst.com LinkedIn: Sholto Macpherson Tw: @sholtomac -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From seth.pringle at credohigh.org Mon Feb 10 23:21:26 2020 From: seth.pringle at credohigh.org (Seth Pringle) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:21:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Price Increase Message-ID: To whom this may concern I purchased a domain from Namecheap under the .COM domain for purposes of professionalism and security in my future careers, not to have a price increase by 70%. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From seejake at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:24:06 2020 From: seejake at gmail.com (Jake Barlow) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:24:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase prices on .COM Message-ID: Please do not raise prices on .COM and do not allow Verisign to operate as a registrar. Check your greed before you get checked. The pitchforks are being prepared. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From shlomiv at me.com Mon Feb 10 23:30:52 2020 From: shlomiv at me.com (Shlomi Vaknin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:30:52 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disagree Message-ID: <56CA9826-15EA-484C-AC41-DEC9948C8E90@me.com> Your recent heist of .COM domains prices is unacceptable, and you?re going to ruin your organization?s reputation by doing so. From senseidragon at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:36:59 2020 From: senseidragon at gmail.com (Sensei Dragon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:36:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider this change enabling price increases to .COM domains significantly over the next decade. Doing so will severely impact many smaller holders of .COM domains unfairly. Message-ID: Regards, Jesse Patterson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From serhii at digitalidea.studio Tue Feb 11 00:12:15 2020 From: serhii at digitalidea.studio (Serhii Matrunchyk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:12:15 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop increasing the price Message-ID: Hello, we are the internet company which earn money by making websites and helping our customers to grow their business in different ways including .com domain registration. Increasing prices for this domain will harm ours business since we will have to increase prices for our customers as well. A lot of them already have websites in .com zone and it might force them and us to consider other options (which we don't want to) We believe that there are many other context-related zones where prices can vary (and are), but the most common and popular commercial zone should be as cheap as possible to encourage people to use. 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URL: From shon at sleauxfood.com Tue Feb 11 00:28:31 2020 From: shon at sleauxfood.com (heyshon@sleauxfood.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:28:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <9CB57EEF-64CC-40B1-B863-62AA676C1514@sleauxfood.com> Hello, This was recently brought to my attention. I do NOT agree with the proposed hike. I am a registrant of a few .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. I believe that Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Shon McCray El Sobrante, California United States From seyifalufosi at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:27:11 2020 From: seyifalufosi at gmail.com (Seyi Falufosi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:27:11 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I have a small business running and I can barely pay my yearly domain renewal. My business is targeted at small businesses like mine to whom online presence will make a difference. Our income is not so much. Sometimes it is not even enough. We cannot afford the additional burden of added cost to our domain name renewal. Kindly keep it down and not implement your plan to increase price. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shak at resolveghana.com Tue Feb 11 00:38:36 2020 From: shak at resolveghana.com (Shakiru Akinyemi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:38:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] THIS IS UNFAIR Message-ID: <68175C2A-D32D-4C34-AFF9-6DEDE758ED5C@resolveghana.com> This hideous price hike to .com is unfair and tis will impact information flow and businesses greatly From sergey at kievstar.com Tue Feb 11 01:11:53 2020 From: sergey at kievstar.com (Sergey P) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:11:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I have over 40 domains that I use for my businesses, the price that is charged now should not be changed. I am against any price increase. Sergey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From contact at tannermeade.com Tue Feb 11 19:35:49 2020 From: contact at tannermeade.com (Tanner Meade) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:35:49 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign & .COM Message-ID: Hello ICANN, I have several .COM domains and am directly affected by ICANN and the decisions made by the domain companies in this area. After doing some research, I came to the knowledge that there was a recent agreement made between Verisign and ICANN that has a big impact on the industry. Specifically how Verisign can now increase the prices dramatically year over year, how Verisign can operate as their own registrar, and possibly act as a reseller through another registrar. This is directly affecting small businesses because it will cause a significant more friction and make it harder for your main market to continue to innovate. I believe it is really important that ICANN involve more of the market and community on these types of decisions. ? Tanner Meade From nodo at kahanamura.com Tue Feb 11 19:36:38 2020 From: nodo at kahanamura.com (Nodoka Hanamura) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:36:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <9dc148f9-5377-c557-a012-74d6a143f3bb@kahanamura.com> I am contacting the ICANN pertaining to Amendment 3 of the .COM Registry Agreement betwixt the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and American Domain Registrar and Internet services provider Verisign Incorporated. As the operator of a .com domain, especially one on a extremely low budget, I heavily protest the changes to the Wholesale Price limitations issued in Section 1, Subsection "Alignment with Amendment 35 of the Cooperative Agreement". Both people in my situation (limited financial ability) and those in nations with extremely disproportionate currency worth to the United States (Where Verisign is located) will be heavily affected by this change, to the point where domain ownership could become difficult to afford, and be a nuisance for others. I and others implore the ICANN to nullify the alignment with Amendment 35, and protect the interests of internet users ergo. "Nodoka Hanamura" Webmaster, nodo.kahanamura.com System Administrator, neocinci.bbs.io Sent via Migadu.com, world's easiest email hosting From risa at risajamesevents.com Tue Feb 11 19:36:28 2020 From: risa at risajamesevents.com (Risa Weaver-Enion) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:36:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] public comment on Verisign agreement Message-ID: <9990EEEF-4159-4C7D-BE37-9B3630691378@risajamesevents.com> Keep .com domain name pricing the way it is! Stop trying to squeeze the little people to line your own pockets. Stop being opaque in your business dealings. Stop entering into corrupt deals with shady conglomerates. Act in the public interest like you?re supposed to. Best regards, Risa Weaver-Enion Owner & Chief Wedding Planner Risa James Events www.risajamesevents.com 916-287-3455 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: CCA20-Hi-Res-Suite-943x943 copy.png Type: image/png Size: 4215 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2019 email signature badge.png Type: image/png Size: 4269 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2018 email signature badge.png Type: image/png Size: 6099 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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In negotiating said contracts, it?s my job to make sure that vendors not only don?t take advantage of my clients (especially if some contracts were already signed before I was hired) but also to make sure vendors adhere to all that has been agreed upon by both parties, so there is no way any ?side deals? or ?surprises? come up before, during or after my client?s event. In contract law, not adhering to all that is written therein constitutes a breach of contract, and if ICANN has a contract that states they are not able to increase prices until a certain time, then it would behoove them to adhere to that contract and make any all adjustments at the time when a new contract is needed to be negotiated. Contrese M Jenkins Certified Event Designer & Planner Special Events by Contrese -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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References: <44545092-A0C1-4D5A-922F-C50CF0A8439D.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <44545092-A0C1-4D5A-922F-C50CF0A8439D@yahoo.com> These changes will have a significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision, which is unfair to say the least, and nefarious collusion to say the worst. ICANN is supposed to help the industry, not harm it. Please don?t do this. KSlaughter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From silhouettefarm at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:06:51 2020 From: silhouettefarm at gmail.com (Scott and Sarah) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:06:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unjustified price increase for (dot)com domains Message-ID: <9fc626a3-4e05-1d47-0e36-c3bb4a177094@gmail.com> To Whom This Concerns, The proposed price increase and continued yearly increase is wholly unjustified. There are not the requirements of increased management, thereby increasing costs, to oversee this particular level of domain names.? The (dot) coms are no more difficult to "manage" than any other domain name.? Management falls upon the registrants and registrars. The cost increases are being proposed as a way to turn the most commonly used, most desirable, and most recognizable domain into a "cash cow".? The proposal takes full advantage of forcing registrants to pay more and more at the cost of losing aspects of their business(es) and eliminating access to highly valuable resources. The proposed increase is unconscionable, unprecedented, and unnecessary. Thank you for your time. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From slickric01 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:33 2020 From: slickric01 at gmail.com (Eric Mandel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:29:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I'm writing against the proposed amendment. I believe that any closed-door negotiations between ICANN and Verisign removes all transparency from the process and causes doubt on the motives of the decisions and proposals that took place. Any proposed amendment where ICANN approved a series of rate increase that Verisign can charge alongside a $20 million contribution from Verisign to ICANN has more than just an appearance of impropriety. A deal of such proportions made by a supposed independent non-profit organization seems irresponsible at best and possibly even corrupt. 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Thank you, Jennifer Reyes Sent from my iPhone From sifree at sifriapp.co.il Mon Feb 10 22:46:04 2020 From: sifree at sifriapp.co.il (=?UTF-8?Q?sifree_publisher?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:46:04 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] prices go up??? References: Message-ID: <010201703147f790-5dedde3b-9d9c-42f4-ba44-0a0345499706-000000@eu-west-1.amazonses.com> Whats up with you guys? Anyway you are selling virtual property. to increase it by 70% it is greedy!!!! STOP IT !!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soloman18eg at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:51:52 2020 From: soloman18eg at icloud.com (tarek soliman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:51:52 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please don't increase the .com Message-ID: <06406DE8-70C2-47CC-BE14-E173EBE4F74D@icloud.com> the wold changed for better after the freedom of the internet and the more expensive the more libration and freedom will be taking away. keep the current prices From slava at 3deye.me Mon Feb 10 22:53:18 2020 From: slava at 3deye.me (Slava Hrytsevich) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:53:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] in favor of maintaining price caps Message-ID: <01F2E60F-60F7-4340-9676-F5F22BBAF3D2@contoso.com> We 3dEYE Inc, are in favour to maintain price cap. We operate several domains under .com and other TLDs. Please keep domain price caps. Feel free to contact us and to confirm that this email is not a spam Best regards, Slava, CTO & Founder 3dEYE? Inc. | Cloud Video Management as a Service for Security Industry Professionals 1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5E 1W7 Cell: +1 (647) 886-8509 Toll: +1 (877) 585-9035 Site: www.3deye.me Email: slavah at 3deye.me Notice to Recipient: This e-mail or attached to this e-mail message may contain confidential, proprietary and protected from disclosure information intended solely for the person or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, retransmission dissemination, printing or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited without the prior written consent of the sender. If you have received this e-mail message in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone or reply e-mail and destroy the original message and any attachments without making a copy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skendall at daedaluscompany.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:08 2020 From: skendall at daedaluscompany.com (skendall at daedaluscompany.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:08 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM registry price increases Message-ID: <017c01d5e065$6c5cafb0$45160f10$@daedaluscompany.com> Domain prices are high enough considering the service that goes along with them. That is, a fee is charged for a database entry. Do not escalate .COM domain prices further. S Kendall -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From snackdetector at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:58:05 2020 From: snackdetector at gmail.com (snarf snarf snarf) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:58:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I just want to let you know that I oppose your recent changes to your .COM contract with Verisign. Thanks to your greed and graft, domains are already way more expensive than they need to be. Stop trying to squeeze the consumer more! I know that ICAAN hardly cares who I am or what I think, but if someone reads this I want you to know that I will oppose *anything* that increases your profits, and I'll support *any* attempt to replace ICAAN with an institution that is run, not-for-profit, in the people's interest. If you guys want more money, try innovating something. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sibisibi17 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:58:09 2020 From: sibisibi17 at gmail.com (Sibipaul) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:28:09 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot Com Price Hike - Disagree Message-ID: Dear ICANN... I'm a DOT COM Domain Owner... I strongly disagree with the price increase... kindly keep the price low. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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COM domain is used by several small businesses like ours who are struggling to keep up the pace due already discouraging federal policies that favor big businesses. This will be one more item that will make us less competitive. I urge you to please reconsider your decision. Regards, abhi singh Cloudigility.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From smitpatelx at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:36 2020 From: smitpatelx at outlook.com (smit patel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:07:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Police Change for .com Message-ID: Hey guys, I am a web developer and I can't afford paying extra for .com domains. Guys dont loot people like us. Stop this deal and do a fund raising event instead if you guys need more money. >From Smit Patel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skinny at 8bits.org Mon Feb 10 23:09:46 2020 From: skinny at 8bits.org (Shannon Orem) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:09:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increase Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest not increase the profits of Verisign. This increase is not necessary or warranted. Sincerely, Shannon Orem Georgia, USA From snakecobra at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:15:15 2020 From: snakecobra at gmail.com (R B) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:15:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN shadow agreement with VeriSign Message-ID: We disagree with the objectives behind the increase amendment with VerSign as it does not mandate where Versign should allocate the increases to service improvements. This will also increase dark web usefulness for the 8 out of 10 years - guaranteed. We might also lobby to make ICANN, an obsolete organization in the 2020s and go direct to VeriSign or another NGO which better serves the public interests. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From simeonaugustus at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:27:43 2020 From: simeonaugustus at yahoo.com (simeonaugustus at yahoo.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:27:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Good day, that disturbing new that contract where done in Secret, I personally think that the domain price should stay affordable, not an increase 70% over decade References: <459ccc84-a54d-4a44-9130-b955241169f9.ref@email.android.com> Message-ID: <459ccc84-a54d-4a44-9130-b955241169f9@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sjaustad at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:29:27 2020 From: sjaustad at gmail.com (Spencer Austad) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:29:27 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: This doesn't have the best interest of small businesses or non-profits at all, this will hurt a lot of people. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skindeep2020 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:32:48 2020 From: skindeep2020 at gmail.com (t carter) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:32:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN making a money grab in the name of GREED? Message-ID: along with the massive amount of censorship going on WORLDWIDE online, you have the gumption to stick it further from another angle to the masses? Hey, we don't think we're rich enough yet. We want MORE MORE MORE. This stinks of GREED amongst other unsavory things. 7% increase is more than COLA... A lot of people's incomes are static or dropping and making a basic business expense increase at a greater rate than income is UNAMERICAN. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skforlee at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:34:37 2020 From: skforlee at gmail.com (Sherwood Forlee) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:34:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments regarding changes with Verisign Message-ID: 1. Do not allow Verisign to increase prices. 2. Annul your relationship with Verisign. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From slhink at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:47:59 2020 From: slhink at gmail.com (Sally Haynes) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:47:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ,com proceedings Message-ID: I am a registrant for a .com site and an .org site. I question both the process of consideration and the intent of increasing .com registry pricing. First, the process is too closed - not transparent.Second, why is an increase necessary? For what use are funds needed? I see no point in increasing ICANN and Verisign funding without a pressing need Sarah (Sally) Haynes From shwestbrook at cox.net Mon Feb 10 23:56:59 2020 From: shwestbrook at cox.net (Scott Westbrook) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:56:59 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not radically raise .com registration fees - formal objection Message-ID: <9D64CF22-ABAF-4737-B17B-E588C22BB273@cox.net> I am formally objecting to proposed fee increases for .com domains. Scott Westbrook Sent from my iPhone From simplyandyg at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:25:50 2020 From: simplyandyg at gmail.com (Andy Giroux) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:25:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The plan to increase .COM prices sounds like a bad idea fueled by a conflict of interest. Verisign puts money towards ICANN who then sets industry rules and standards that benefit Verisign. It doesn't sound like a move that is being made to benefit the industry, the internet, or it's users. It sounds like a move to benefit two companies involved in the deal and that's about it. Andy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sipox11 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:02 2020 From: sipox11 at gmail.com (Jose Carlos Montero) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:04:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com price increase deal Message-ID: <677DE85E-ED3B-49D3-AA1A-792B68715FB8@gmail.com> I do not agree with the price increase of .com domain, it?s clearly not gonna be beneficial for the internet community as a whole. Sent from my iPhone From signal15 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:46:37 2020 From: signal15 at gmail.com (Signal 15) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:46:37 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not Cool. Message-ID: This is a sad scenario. Those enteusted with power can find themselves without if they abuse that power. Don't stifle the economy for greed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From simon at hawkenson.ca Tue Feb 11 00:49:47 2020 From: simon at hawkenson.ca (Simon Hawkenson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:19:47 -0330 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain accessibility Message-ID: At this current moment, the .com domains are just accessible enough to anyone who has is trying to get a business off the ground, or is running a free service online. An increase in price will make these things a lot less accessible to the general public. .com domains are at this moment, the domain the most respected online. I can start a .com service and it'll be recognized as the official version of the service. Most other TLDs do not have this luxury. The web should remain accessible, and domains like .com should not be restricted only to those who happen to already have a lot of money- rather also those who are trying to get something new off the ground. Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soloydenko at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:51:40 2020 From: soloydenko at gmail.com (Igor Soloydenko) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:51:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't allow .COM price increases Message-ID: Hey, why are you doing that to people? Please be less greedy, okay?! Thanks, ? Igor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soiffer at alum.mit.edu Tue Feb 11 00:55:21 2020 From: soiffer at alum.mit.edu (Neil Soiffer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:55:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] why? Message-ID: In reading the proposed amendment, two obvious "why"s are left unaddressed: 1. Why is only Verisign contributing U.S. $20 million dollars? Why isn't the (increased) burden of supporting ICANN shared among all registrars? 2. ICANN has always been tasked to preserve and enhance the security, stability and resiliency of the DNS. What has changed? Why is the *additional* funding needed now? Without this information, the proposal looks like a monopolistic plan agreed to without public participation to increase revenue without justification for what the additional revenue will be used for. Sincerely, Neil Soiffer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From piney94 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:38:21 2020 From: piney94 at gmail.com (James Peinkofer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:38:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e4302ac.1c69fb81.37af8.e638@mx.google.com> I?d like to comment on the amendment that you are proposing to the .com registry. I understand that such a change is a significant financial benefit to your agency, but I wonder if you have taken into consideration the trickle-down effect that it will have to users of services, such as Namecheap, who buy domain names at a very affordable price. Such a rate hike will make it more of a financial burden to those of us who purchase many domains each year to do our business. Please reconsider moving this amendment forward, as it negatively effects those of us in the mainstream. Thank you ? James Peinkofer Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From janeobasi23 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:38:56 2020 From: janeobasi23 at gmail.com (jane obasi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:38:56 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. If the price increases, some domainers may be left stranded and depressed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jefemaster at aol.com Tue Feb 11 19:39:38 2020 From: jefemaster at aol.com (Jeff Teegarden) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:39:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Domain price increases References: Message-ID: I am hereby registering my opposition to the proposed changes regarding .com management, and insisting on fair retention of price controls and a more open ?playing field.? The proposals seem to indicate an increased monopolization and control between two entities only: ICANN and Verisign, which is unacceptable and dangerous for the long-term health and operation of the Internet. Sincerely, Jeff Teegarden. Sent from my iPhone From ahmu83 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:40:18 2020 From: ahmu83 at gmail.com (Ahmad Karim) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:40:18 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dont increase the .com domain prices Message-ID: Increasing the .com domain price increase means that only elite will be able to launch a .com website and not any regular person. Please dont increase the .com domain prices. Thank you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From udsoundcity at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:41:01 2020 From: udsoundcity at gmail.com (Newslite Media) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:41:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am an entertainer (I massively work in my entertainment Blog Portal with .com Domain) I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already hugely more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Collins Udochukwu Newslitemedia, Imo State Nigeria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gph at dbvw.com Tue Feb 11 19:41:10 2020 From: gph at dbvw.com (George Hasapidis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:41:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I object to Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: A back room deal between ICANN and Verisign really feels like the bad old days of big business forming cartels and trusts that benefit big business at the expense of consumers and smaller businesses. There needs to be some independent oversight and check on the power of big organizations like ICANN and Verisign, and clearly that oversight cannot come from the U.S. Federal Government's executive branch, which has proven itself corrupt and beholden to the interests of business at the expense of individuals. Further, the .COM Registry Agreement has impacts well beyond the borders of the United States, so any oversight needs to not only be independent, but international-perhaps an entity like the World Trade Organization could fill this role. At any rate, two powerful organizations ramming price increases down the throats of individuals and small businesses all over the world is not only counter to the egalitarian, democratic ideal of the Internet, but it also smacks of corporate malfeasance and bullying. I concede that ICANN may need additional funds to enhance the security of the Internet, and that we may well be due for an increase in registration costs to keep up with rising prices in all areas, but this is not the way to do it because there is a clear conflict of interest and an unchecked monopoly. For these reasons, I urge a rejection of amendment 3 until the amending process becomes more open, inclusive, transparent, and subject to truly independent oversight. George Hasapidis Information Systems Manager -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tami at saintmonday.net Tue Feb 11 19:42:58 2020 From: tami at saintmonday.net (Tami McLaughlin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:42:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <45D26791-F827-4691-8B0A-F93155DE553C@saintmonday.net> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. What is constituting the price increase? Where will those additional funds be going? Tamela White Salmon Tami McLaughlin tami at saintmonday.net 541-490-8384 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joaoteixeiraduarte at me.com Tue Feb 11 19:42:55 2020 From: joaoteixeiraduarte at me.com (=?utf-8?Q?Jo=C3=A3o_Teixeira_Duarte?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:42:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns over the backbone of the internet Message-ID: <031E018D-D3AC-4BE8-99F2-C7241497B04A@me.com> The proposed approach will diminish the democratic nature of the Internet by increasing the cost of using a .com domain (arguably the most popular TLD) at a time when the public has been acquiring the skills to finally become tech savvy enough, that profits are to be made by sheer quantity, without the need for increased margins. Your organisation holds all the power to allow this industry to be sustainable in the long term without forcing a peak in the short term. You?re bound to make a profit in whichever format, but the advances that made the Web 2.0 so welcome ? transitioning from institution-generated content to user-generated content ? will drive away the regular users as domain hosts and leave the huge players in control. I?m reaching out to you because profit is guaranteed, and democracy via good will isn?t incompatible with it. Be well, and thank you for taking the time to read me. Jo?o Teixeira Duarte JoaoTDuarte.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gouda at pacbell.net Tue Feb 11 19:01:50 2020 From: gouda at pacbell.net (Gouda) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:01:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Power Grab References: <5E42FA1E.4040609.ref@pacbell.net> Message-ID: <5E42FA1E.4040609@pacbell.net> Honestly, the cost set for simply availing itself of a non-Cost of Goods service such as Domain Name Registration is high enough. When there is such a monopolistic service, we need to be vigilant about who/how those prices should be changed. There is no need???and it's a TRAVESTY to allow???a change in the whole sale price of .COM domain registration. Unless there is a public accounting on the INCOME and PROFIT associated with the .COM domain registration process and an OPEN BID option, with guidelines like a typical RFP that allows any company access to that revenue, then the pricing should stay as is. David From cbittle at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:44:30 2020 From: cbittle at gmail.com (Cody Bittle) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:44:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a .COM owner. Without any clarity on why the increase in fees and how a $20M investment behind closed doors from Verisign will help the public, I am opposed to this change. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. From kevin at impactevents.com Tue Feb 11 19:44:22 2020 From: kevin at impactevents.com (kevin at impactevents.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:44:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New contract with Verisign Message-ID: I do not support the new contract with Verisign regarding .com domains, which are already expensive and further increases make it harder on small businesses like mine. 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While I understand that there are costs involved to maintain the security of it, Verisign should be addressing them through innovation and by lowering the expenses for domain registration, and then using those efficiency gains to drive other important goals. If other companies can do it, Verisign has no excuse. Only companies who have monopoly and do not innovate allow themselves to raise prices. Raising prices and not innovating is not good for consumers or 21st century society when we should be internet more accessible for people. Owning a .COM domain should not be a luxury, and therefore any price increases is a step in the wrong direction. Thank you, Alex Kamotsky -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: Dear icann, I am writing today to share my concern regarding your upcoming amendment. I own several domain names and feel that this amendment could change my ability to own these domains, thus reducing my ability to do business online. Could you please answer the following questions: - Why did you plan these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community and Internet users earlier? - Why should the wholesale price for .COM domains be able to be raised for 8 out of the next 10 years? How will this unlimited increase benefit .COM owners? A possible 70% increase won?t be sustainable for small business owners, without mentioning the other unclear price increases. - How will you spend the $20 million dollars of Verisign? Who will be accountable for these funds being spent on domain infrastructure? Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Sophie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:29:26 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] regarding to .Com case Message-ID: we do not agree to this terms update regarding to .Com case ... please how do we apply to reject this update | Cell : ( +2 ) 01099339393 | Land line :( +2 ) 021894940 | Administration : admin at spctec.com | Sales Department : sales at spctec.com | Support Department : support at spctec.com | Give us a Visit : https//www.spctec.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve.lamas at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:35:30 2020 From: steve.lamas at gmail.com (Steve Lamas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:35:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and Verisign, Inc. Contract Changes Message-ID: <185D6EF5-ECC4-49C6-B373-4C4047AEFBA4@gmail.com> Hello, My name is Steve Lamas and I am a small business owner. I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the changes made to the contract between ICANN and Verisign, Inc. Specifically, I think the price increases are outrageous, and will hurt small business owners like myself, and the internet as a whole. Thank you for your time. Steve Lamas From sonjaosiecki at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:38:17 2020 From: sonjaosiecki at gmail.com (Sonja Osiecki) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:38:17 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and Verisign Message-ID: <6C92EB41-7E03-4DC3-B382-5649DA592EE4@gmail.com> Please respect the input of a major stakeholder - the customer - before making decisions that affect us. We must be included in the decision process, otherwise it may be in our best interest to establish our own infrastructures and networks in future which will be overseen by ourselves. Personally, I cannot afford the 70% increase over the next decade. This is unreasonable. I urge you to keep your greed in check and make realistic plans for the future. If you need additional funding, why not raise those funds by approaching the likes of George Soros, the Clinton Foundation and the Rothschilds? These super rich individuals and organizations have interests in a wide variety of areas. You might find a lot in common with your processes of making unilateral decisions which impacts the rest of humanity in a negative way. Sonja Osiecki Sent from my iPhone From stanwybranski at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:38:27 2020 From: stanwybranski at hotmail.com (Stan Wybranski) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:38:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I heard that your company is planning to increase the ?.COM? domain by 70% over the next a couple of years (decade). I would appreciate that you wouldn?t increase the price because I?m using the ?.COM? to help my support my family. I know that I?m not the only one using ?.COM? to support a family, and that could really hurt us and our families. I understand that you have to increase the price to stay afloat in this industry, but remember us little guys depend on this also. So, please consider the increase and look out for us little guys who depend on this for a living. Thank you for your time, Stanley Wybranski Sent from my iPhone From starlight7trees at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:44:14 2020 From: starlight7trees at gmail.com (starlight7trees at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:44:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I do not support the proposed price increases by Verisign to registrars for .com domains. I do not support Verisign operating as a registrar. I cannot view the proposed Amendment 3 as good business conduct. The proposed changes are harmful to consumers, the industry, and the Internet. They were made in secret without consulting the ICANN community nor Internet users. I can only surmise that secrecy was believed necessary due to the bias and questionable ethical conduct displayed in the proposed changes and the motivation behind them. This shameful amendment must be halted immediately. Sincerely, Ally Starling -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sterne at acculogic.ca Mon Feb 10 22:49:40 2020 From: sterne at acculogic.ca (Sterne Lu) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:49:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com domain price increase Message-ID: <01c601d5e064$62f8c680$28ea5380$@acculogic.ca> I am a domainer and I invest in domain names as a second business I am 100% against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Regards, Sterne Lu Acculogic Technologies Inc. (604)732-4400 ext. 228 Call Acculogic for information about our other services. IT Support . Disaster Recovery . Filemaker . Internet . Business Continuity . Ransomware Remediation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve at skeller.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:23 2020 From: steve at skeller.com (Steven D Keller) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:53:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] @skeller.com Message-ID: No price increases! @skeller.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soporte at eteckpanama.com Mon Feb 10 22:54:45 2020 From: soporte at eteckpanama.com (e-teck panama) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:54:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No estoy de acuerdo con el aumento de precios Message-ID: No estoy de acuerdo con el aumento de precios para los dominios .com creo firmemente en un Internet m?s liberal para todos. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stan at e-tech-systems.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:23 2020 From: stan at e-tech-systems.com (Stan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:57:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5E41DFD3.7070505@e-tech-systems.com> I am opposed to this amendment. You are narrowing free competition for all. You are driving in the wrong direction. Stand up to big business. Edward S Sparks E-tech Systems From sprk120 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:29 2020 From: sprk120 at gmail.com (Amit Chaudhari) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:04:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Extra 20 million? Where's the oversight Message-ID: <189AD4F2-26AC-4383-86DB-CB2457F37883@gmail.com> Hello I do not like how the terms of .COM TLD are changing in secret. Where?s the oversight in all of this? Terrible. From sputnam at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:22 2020 From: sputnam at gmail.com (Scott Putnam) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:07:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not change .com Message-ID: Please do not change the pricing structure for .com tlds. Changing the pricing will have a huge impact on the web and how businesses and hobbyists alike use the web. From staroscik at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:30:45 2020 From: staroscik at gmail.com (Matt S) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:30:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase costs for .COM domains Message-ID: Many hobbyists and small businesses will look elsewhere for domain names if costs increase for .COM. Please reconsider the rate hike. Matt Staroscik -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevenanology at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:31:55 2020 From: stevenanology at gmail.com (STEPHEN ANOM) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:31:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Quit Blood sucking changes now! Message-ID: I wish to kick against last month's ICANN significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). These changes were subjective and did not consider common interests of .COM websites. It will harm us, stifle our business and constrain our online presence. I am not subscribing to lopsided business wiles. Why should ICANN make .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody? It's far from imagination. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stephgandy3 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:34:01 2020 From: stephgandy3 at gmail.com (Stephanie Gandy) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:34:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am opposed to the price increase on .com domains. Having a .com allows website owners to get visitors to their sites more easily. Making .coms a premium extension will create an unbalanced lanscape where smaller buisnesses and projects will be unable to compete at the same level as bigger companies and projects thus creating digital classes. The internet is the greatest thing that has allowed small and medium businesses to thrive. I urge you to please take this into consideration. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stefan.leon9910 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:35:52 2020 From: stefan.leon9910 at gmail.com (Stefan Leon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:35:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Seriously? I pay my taxes. Message-ID: Hello, I've been informed of Prop 3 and the liberties it is granting to Verisign to raise the prices of .com domains for 8 out of the next ten years. That's outrageous and this screams anti-trust, because we as tax-paying, entrepreneurial citizens (THE BACKBONE OF THE ECONOMY) are virtually powerless to stop this type of action. This is my voice. This is my message. I am against this overreach of power and am firmly against Prop 3. In order to rally any support, there must be measures for expenditure transparency. Please don't sell us out. Please don't sell out the millions of entrepreneurs trying to better the world for the gain of a few. It's egregious. Stefan Leon Pembroke Pines, USA 02/10/2020 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soundbullet at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:53:16 2020 From: soundbullet at icloud.com (Grant Daniel Reed) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:53:16 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] By raising the prices, we do not create a world... Message-ID: ?we create worlds that divide the haves and have nots. Part of the power of the internet, YouTube, FB and other sites is there accessibility. Those willing to take entrepreneurial risks have enough expenses to make a business profitable. This would only hinder further industry and improvements made throughout the world. Grant Reed From stephen at shalewebdesign.com Mon Feb 10 23:46:25 2020 From: stephen at shalewebdesign.com (Shale Design) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:46:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Raise Prices Message-ID: Please do not raise the prices for .com domains. They are reasonably priced and the proposed changes would make things difficult for small businesses. Thank you for your consideration, Stephen H. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve.namecheap at medialink.me Mon Feb 10 23:48:55 2020 From: steve.namecheap at medialink.me (Steve (NC@MM)) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:48:55 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0974C94E-820A-4E7A-B09A-0E4E90B999C3@medialink.me> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is the manager of the .COM Registry, and has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ? Steve Dawards From sp_am16 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:49:25 2020 From: sp_am16 at hotmail.com (sam schieuer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:49:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: I?m am 100% against this. As a small business, it?s hard enough this day and age, and huge price increases to keep our online presence is the last thing we need. Please do not do this. Sam Schieuer Owner Schiwerks Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soniya.ahuja at broadcom.com Tue Feb 11 00:02:58 2020 From: soniya.ahuja at broadcom.com (Soniya Ahuja) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:02:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .com domain prices Message-ID: People pay a fee every year for something like domain names which are nothing more than pointers in a registry. I absolutely fsil to understand what kind of budgeting needs would justify increasing the prices beyond what they are now. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steven.sullivan99 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:06:49 2020 From: steven.sullivan99 at gmail.com (Steven Sullivan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:06:49 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain Prices Message-ID: Hello, I would like to express my concern with the proposed changes to the contract with Verisign Inc. I believe the increase in .COM domain prices will be harmful to small business owners such as myself who rely upon being able to host their own websites at .com addressed. I am not convinced the price increases are warranted and am not confident the increase in funds will be spent in the right place for ICANN's infrastructure. Please consider revising your agreement to better serve the interests of the public (do not raise prices and implement independent verification of infrastructure funds being used correctly). Best, -Steven Sullivan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stephaniebbeattie at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:07:51 2020 From: stephaniebbeattie at gmail.com (lakeswholelakes .) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:07:51 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise our internet rents beyond what we can afford Message-ID: To ICANN, You cannot in good conscience raise the "rent" of website hosting for the next 10 years. You will exclude many people who, not being multinational corps, do not have the resources to be spending ever-more of their already tight budgets on holding on to their own names, especially ones that they already have. Do not betray your registrees, the ones who make the internet what it is. 70% increase is too much, too much for you & certainly too much fpr us who value a free and accessible internet. Sincerely, Stephanie Beattie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steelers1933fan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:23:51 2020 From: steelers1933fan at gmail.com (Shawn Zelinski) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:23:51 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: Where is this money going towards? Whose pockets? thank you, Shawn Zelinski -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From stevevock at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:54:18 2020 From: stevevock at gmail.com (stevevock at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:54:18 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: <2032108C-74D3-4B02-A1EF-E81D47D739EB@gmail.com> The proposed price increase agreement between ICANN and Verisign lacks accountability, transparency and honesty. This deal appears to contain all of the necessary elements for an improper quid pro quo and could fall under a variety of conspiracy laws. I recommend ICANN slow down and provide a full explanation of the benefits of this deal and a full accounting of who will benefit financially. Also, agreeing to price increases beyond a short-term window of 3 years is speculative and foolish. ICANN should pause and think this through. Steve From stassadrian at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:55:03 2020 From: stassadrian at gmail.com (Stas S) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:55:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price increases for .com domains! Message-ID: Stop the price increases for .com domains! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steward at stewardware.com Tue Feb 11 00:57:05 2020 From: steward at stewardware.com (steward at stewardware.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:57:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <56a3f2e28069d5ce9d63c4b7a704ef71@stewardware.com> Add my voice, for the many reasons already written. For my money, it boils down to greed and secrecy and dirty tricks. -online webmaster for 22 years. Will definitely start thinking about the switch now. dot-com is gonna go the way of flash and over-priced ssl certs. You guys are writing your own doom. David MacLean Campbell River BC CANADA From srwei at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 01:06:13 2020 From: srwei at yahoo.com (Seth Weinstein) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:06:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes to domain registrations. References: Message-ID: I read the proposed changes and see nothing about preventing the practice of domain registrars ?sniping? domains, such that if a consumer looks up a domain it may be listed for a reasonable low price - but once you refresh the search for the domain, or come back the next day, the domain searched for has been taken and is now for sale at an extremely high price. This is deplorable practice. Seth Weinstein New Jersey, USA From sopheak.angkorwat.cambodia at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:09:11 2020 From: sopheak.angkorwat.cambodia at gmail.com (Pich Sopheak) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:09:11 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Please keep .com low in price, not everyone can afford expensive domains. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stephendevine at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:11:27 2020 From: stephendevine at gmail.com (Stephen Devine) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:11:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I would like to oppose the proposed Amendment 3 to the .com Registry Agreement. This proposal is contrary to everything that the internet and the world wide web stands for. Those responsible for the creation of the internet as we know it valued it as Open Source, Public Sharing of Knowledge and Freedom of Information. They saw the potential in how the world could be connected. They didn't charge for this connection although they could have and would have been the richest men on the planet had they done so. For Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf who Created TCP/IP and for Tim Berners-Lee who created the world wide web, please continue in their tradition and allow the internet as we now know it to remain as a source of open communication for the world and not a profit generating conglomerate for a few very select companies to manipulate in secret. Do the right thing and end this proposed amendment 3 to the .com Registry Agreement. Many thanks, Stephen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As far as I'm aware, the administrative overhead for maintaining the domain registry has remained mostly stable. Keeping domain costs stable for end users will encourage the participation of good internet citizens and make the internet a more diverse, creative, and democratic space. Thank you for your consideration. James -- *James White | The Baffler* @jamesfacts | 646.397.9250 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erick.jongo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:49:39 2020 From: erick.jongo at gmail.com (Erick Jongo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:49:39 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't sell .COM to Verisign Message-ID: This is utterly ridiculous! Who thought this was a good idea? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ifreemanlee at estars.com Mon Feb 10 23:11:29 2020 From: ifreemanlee at estars.com (Ian Freeman-Lee) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:11:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Oppose Increased .COM Costs Message-ID: Hello, I'm writing to express my opposition to the proposed costs increases to .COM domains in this amendment. This change will stifle innovation on the web and cause the biggest harm to small business owners and individuals trying to run personal websites. A .COM domain is a sign of professionalism and official capacity, and by increasing the costs of these domains, you will force many to abandon .COM, making the web more difficult to navigate for your average user and again, harming small businesses, startups and individuals the most. I strongly urge you to reconsider your changes before it is too late. Side with innovation, openness and against greed. 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URL: From peter at alliancegroupltd.com Tue Feb 11 19:51:27 2020 From: peter at alliancegroupltd.com (Peter DuMont) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:51:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to Verisign, Inc. .COM top-level-domain contract Message-ID: <842bec6a57a94c09a9aa1b3ee4383663@alliancegroupltd.com> I was disappointed to hear of proposed changes to your contract with Verisign, Inc. relating to .COM top-level-domains, particularly the clause allowing for price increases in 8 of the next 10 years. Maintaining accessible cost structures for domains is a crucial component of maintaining an open internet. Please reconsider the aggressive price increases that this move would likely facilitate. Best, Peter DuMont Peter DuMont Alliance Group 2201 West Main Street Richmond VA 23220 Office: (804) 648-6299 x1003 Cell: (804) 502-1287 Fax: (804) 359-9680 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justinlmcneal at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:51:33 2020 From: justinlmcneal at hotmail.com (=?utf-8?B?VmVyaWZpZWQg4pyU77iP?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:51:33 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please don?t make me pay more for my domain, Thanks. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cbz28_02 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 19:51:52 2020 From: cbz28_02 at yahoo.com (Cam B.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:51:52 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to Price Increases on .COM References: <362213307.1692770.1581450712296.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <362213307.1692770.1581450712296@mail.yahoo.com> To whom it may concern, I am shocked and appalled this Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM registry is even being proposed and considered. There is absolutely NO justification to why there should be any increase for a .COM domain. I work with many individuals and small businesses in my daily work as a Freelancer and this WOULD affect their businesses, including mine, and decisions that they make moving forward for no other reason other than greed.? ICANN should think long and hard about the true purpose of this proposal and make the correct decision of completely throwing it out. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jaimeehenriquez at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:52:46 2020 From: jaimeehenriquez at gmail.com (Jaime Henriquez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:52:46 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Make .com cheaper not more expensive Message-ID: Make it cheaper. Not more expensive for us to buy .com domains. -- - Jaime Henriquez www.linkedin.com/in/jaimehenriquez -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tres at theody.net Tue Feb 11 19:53:06 2020 From: tres at theody.net (Tres Hofmeister) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:53:06 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and Verisign .com TLD pricing changes Message-ID: <299E59CE-7C1D-42C8-B2CD-06273CA5DF47@theody.net> As I consumer, I?m concerned by the recent, close-door agreement between ICANN and Verisign to lift controls on .com TLD pricing. Please reconsider current plans and leave .com pricing where it is currently. Please support open and accessible access to Internet domains! Thank you. -- Tres Hofmeister From gmarshall at vendor-tech.com Tue Feb 11 19:54:16 2020 From: gmarshall at vendor-tech.com (Gregg Marshall) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:54:16 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <099c01d5e115$0aed8a00$20c89e00$@vendor-tech.com> Having read the proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement, I have to oppose it. The compounded increases of 7% annually over a 10 year period would put the wholesale, and therefore the retail, cost of .COM domains totally out of range with the services performed by ICANN. To support such increases I would have to see more detailed cost breakdown of ICANN that could justify such increases given ICANN has assets of almost $500 million dollars. Gregg Marshall, CPMR, CSP, CMC Speaker, Author, Consultant Vendor-Tech, Inc. LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/greggmarshall -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spritcs at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:54:51 2020 From: spritcs at gmail.com (SpiritCS) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:54:51 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <6ec1d031-6fc7-ffcc-7fa2-6ac7285b404b@gmail.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vinkerry at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:55:11 2020 From: vinkerry at gmail.com (1:29) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:55:11 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e43069d.1c69fb81.11773.74e0@mx.google.com> To Whoever is concerned. I am not for price increase of top level domain name, one because there are no added benefits to show reason or justify increasing of the cost on a ?software? name brand considering that your customer base has been on the increase and for still said domain name. Additionally its counter intuitive as businesses are striving to go online and with this in mind web development is still at its infancy to fully put most systems online. If this does continue we the internet users will look for a solution out as well as advise new clients on this rising cost and work together to create our own community based top level domain name servers to ensure that the internet remains cost effective enough to give more people a chance to be connected. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sean at techonfoot.com Tue Feb 11 19:54:54 2020 From: sean at techonfoot.com (Sean Donovan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:54:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in dot COM Pricing Message-ID: Dear ICANN, As the onroad to a web experience, increasing the price of dot coms is going to affect many people and when the competition for IDNs are increasing, the dot com price should be dropping. Rethink amendment 3, otherwise you will end up making dot coms irrelevant. I know I will be moving away from it for my future web properties. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheers, Sean. Alberta, Canada. From sydheresy at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:12:21 2020 From: sydheresy at gmail.com (Andrew "Syd" Reynolds) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:12:21 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I highly object to the proposed change. This will constrict the free market space that is the .COM industry. The lack of transparency in this arrange is highly objectionable as well. Capitalizing on a monopoly for financial gain is wrong and immoral. -Andrew Reynolds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From strangebiscuit at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:08 2020 From: strangebiscuit at gmail.com (J. Taft) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:32:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase + Verisign nonsense Message-ID: I'm the CEO and founder of a web development agency. Our entire team finds it disgraceful that ICANN would enter into an agreement with such large ramifications for the internet community as a a whole without duly consulting and incorporating feedback from the global community. Every organization essentially wants *more money*, we understand that. But when you take on responsibility as a regulatory agency for something this important to human society as a whole, you should know you can't just be looking out for yourselves. This kind of action taken in such a self-serving and non-transparent way deeply affects our organization's respect for ICANN as a whole, and I know it does the same for much of the community that is aware of these shenanigans. 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Sent from my iPhone From support at choicewebtraffic.com Mon Feb 10 22:52:39 2020 From: support at choicewebtraffic.com (Choice Web Support) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:52:39 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed Message-ID: <038001d5e064$cc6489b0$652d9d10$@choicewebtraffic.com> Hi As a business owner who buys many domains I am opposed to the proposed increases in pricing, this will harm my business and many others. Please do not make this increase Regards, Ryan Borden 623-363-6507 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From supaiku at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:03:02 2020 From: supaiku at gmail.com (CJ O'Reilly) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:03:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] More specific information and more transparent process needed Message-ID: <556eb082-417f-006d-8ed8-6494c22550b3@gmail.com> To whom it may concern, I am deeply concerned by the potential for the amendment to balloon pricing in an unreasonable way. I recognize the need for infrastructure and the importance of this service, but I am very concerned about the accountability and scope of the proposed changes. I would like to see more specificity and continued process for price increases, rather that creating space for ballooning. The internet is an important resource for freedom of information and speech, and economic concerns like even the modest price of a domain can be a significant impediment to people whose voices are often least heard. Furthermore, capitalization and monetization of the foundation of this information resource is a significant liability to the culture of internet and frankly, humanity, considering the globalized network we exist in. Leveraging this resource as a tool for profit would be a disservice to the stewardship of it and could very easily be a slippery slope. Please consider these factors and creating more systems for accountability and review before decisions are made that may impact the accessibility of domain names and the fabric of the internet. Thank you, CJ From support at edsavvysolutions.com Mon Feb 10 23:05:24 2020 From: support at edsavvysolutions.com (support@edsavvysolutions.com support@edsavvysolutions.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:05:24 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment against the price increase Message-ID: <457563650.118374.1581375924536@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From support at wordgrub.com Mon Feb 10 23:11:07 2020 From: support at wordgrub.com (WordGrub Support) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:11:07 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <63C877F4-7D77-4F64-B30C-CE8B3E2D50D2@wordgrub.com> Internet FREEdom must not be EXPENSIVE. Please do NOT approve an amendment that would allow an increase of .COM domain pricing. From stopmoeric at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:18:31 2020 From: stopmoeric at gmail.com (Eric Oxford) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:18:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICAN INCREASE Message-ID: Totally not cool. Not convinced of any good public outcomes or benefits by this much of an increase. Sincerely, Eric Oxford -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stuart.carter at spamcop.net Mon Feb 10 23:34:43 2020 From: stuart.carter at spamcop.net (Stuart Carter) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:34:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] OPPOSED: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4a401dae-ef66-665f-0462-05773bddc95a@spamcop.net> I own several .COM domains. All of them are personal and / or hobby sites. Your proposed fee changes would punish me financially for having hobbies. Do not impose these fee changes. From stuart.laws at googlemail.com Tue Feb 11 00:05:18 2020 From: stuart.laws at googlemail.com (Stuart Laws) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:05:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: To whom it may concern. This deal has all the hallmarks of a company attempting to maintain its monopoly position at the expense of consumers by payment of a thinly-disguised bribe. There is no apparent justification for Version being given permission to increase the price of .com domains ahead of inflation in the manner agreed with ICANN, especially when it is unclear how the fee paid by Verisign will be used to improve domain infrastructure. Moreover, ICANN states that the organisation "promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet?s unique identifiers". Conducting negotiations in secret and granting a single company sole rights of administration, without consulting other interested parties, can hardly be said to be a strategy which ?promotes competition?. It is quite shocking conduct of which ICANN should be ashamed. Stuart Laws -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sumulong.va at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:25:06 2020 From: sumulong.va at gmail.com (Elise S) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:25:06 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Contract with Verisign, Inc. Message-ID: I strongly oppose the recent changes made to the ICANN contract with Verisign. It is terrible for ICANN to make these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. I cannot support changes that will make .COM wholesale domain prices grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. I also oppose the other price increases the contract allows for. These changes will ultimately make .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everyone. It is very shady for Verisign to agree to pay an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. These changes should be retracted immediately. Thank you, Elise Sumulong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stuartbaucom at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 00:39:39 2020 From: stuartbaucom at icloud.com (Stuart Baucom) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:39:39 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4872D354-709D-45E0-B7D0-4590132EA038@icloud.com> Whom it may concern, It is a disappointment to hear that you are looking at taking actions that would increase the cost of a domain name with a .com by 50% or better. I would believe that you have not done enough to find the right solutions unless you are just wanting to gaining a larger purse / war chest. I would say look for a different solutions and not make this your first choice. Stuart Baucom From suteru at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:00:30 2020 From: suteru at gmail.com (Kit Farman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:00:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Greedy! Message-ID: ICANN should be stripped of their authority, and a true third party nonprofit should be made responsible. What on earth reason would you have to do this, beyond lining your own pockets? Domain names should be affordable by everyone, and letting price increases go out of control will stop many people from having their own site. Kit Farman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susanplucas at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 01:03:48 2020 From: susanplucas at icloud.com (Susan Lucas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:03:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot Com Amendment Message-ID: I?m a small business owner and I currently own 2 .com domains. I?ve been lucky to have minimal fees to keep these domains and pay for the required security for them each year, in addition to the monthly hosting fees and website updates. I estimate in all it costs me $400-500/ year which is very reasonable but I have my concerns that with the domain fees increasing I may not continue to pay for both domains and other prices will also continue to rise. I know I am not the only small business owner facing this challenge and I hope you will consider changing or repealing Amendment 3. Kind regards, Susan Susan Lucas 707-656-8457 info at susanplucas.com From suith27 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:09:23 2020 From: suith27 at gmail.com (Suith S) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:09:23 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not cool! Message-ID: <129F3531-AC5D-43A6-830F-477FCD4E6BD6@gmail.com> Raising the .COM price is NOT a good thing to do! Please think twice! From sue at whisperinghillsfarm.com Tue Feb 11 01:12:39 2020 From: sue at whisperinghillsfarm.com (Susan Schallberger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:12:39 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <3FA9A0D0-88DB-4F25-A177-F46E4BF8D165@whisperinghillsfarm.com> Hello, It seems to me that this establishes preferential favors to one company (Verisign) without allowing other companies to fairly compete. In addition the potential price increases seem to have no valid justification. I oppose this agreement. Susan Schallberger From batrachophagous9 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:55:54 2020 From: batrachophagous9 at hotmail.com (David Martin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:55:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Increasing the price of .COM domains is a mistake that?ll only hurt small businesses. I also don?t agree with the lack of oversight in the appropriation of the 20 million dollars that your organisation ICANN benefits from this arrangement. How will these funds be appropriated? And how will us, the affected public, know where these funds are ultimately used? Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dejavih at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 19:58:00 2020 From: dejavih at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Francisco_Javier_Guzm=c3=a1n_Jim=c3=a9nez?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:58:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] this is not justified Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, I write to you to express my unconformity in regards the wish to increment the price of .com domains. I believe this change is not justified for a nonprofit organization as this price already covers ICANN?s infrastructure. I do not think this benefits small businesses and people with personal domains and I strongly believe that if this initiative goes forward, people will push to have alternatives. I therefore ask for a reconsideration in this matter. Thank you in advance. -- Kind regards / Saludos cordiales / Cordialement / Gru?, *Javier Guzm?n * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tekevweemoghene at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:05:50 2020 From: tekevweemoghene at gmail.com (tekevwe emoghene) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:05:50 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Being 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great amount of small and startup businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. So I would consider it a greater gift during this Valentine period if you don't ammend the .com registry agreement. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tambovskya at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:11:43 2020 From: tambovskya at gmail.com (Alexander Tambovsky) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:11:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and Verisign: Hello Message-ID: <7E8FFBB7-1C67-4E72-835B-49F2FFE37833@gmail.com> Hello, I think that you should first consult with the companies to whom you are selling domains at a wholesale price before making any changes. It seems unwise not to do that. I believe that there should be more clarity on how the money which is being provided by Verisign is to be spent by ICANN. Thank you, Alexander From texastrophy at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:11:50 2020 From: texastrophy at gmail.com (P H) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:11:50 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am highly against this amendment. Layne Hunt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From szybia at tuta.io Mon Feb 10 22:14:26 2020 From: szybia at tuta.io (Szymon Bialkowski) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:14:26 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] A joke. Message-ID: This will absolutely stifle competition and destroy the ability for personal creators to make their own websites. Szymon Bialkowski mobile:??+353 (87) 714 7330 site:??szybia.com email:??szybia at tuta.io IMPORTANT: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. It is strictly forbidden to share any part of this message with any third party, without a written consent of the sender. If you received this message by mistake, please reply to this message and follow with its deletion, so that we can ensure such a mistake does not occur in the future. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From telesmartgh at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:14:48 2020 From: telesmartgh at gmail.com (Telesmart gh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:14:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to the newly proposed directive by ICANN Message-ID: As a .com user I strongly oppose the new directive that gives verisign monopoly over the pricing of the .com domain. I believe this would inevitably lead to absurd prices increases which would hamper the use of the domain. This is against what ICANN stands for and will take away the element that makes the internet a place of such wealth of information. Hope ICANN will listen to us users and take our plea seriously. Yours sincerely Louis Srofenyoh Accra Ghana -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From terry at stylingfx.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:40 2020 From: terry at stylingfx.com (Terry Hoiness) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:27:40 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] How about no to VeriSign? Message-ID: How about we not allow unfettered price increases on domain names. There's already a monopoly on the top layer, and if this continues, I think some letters to our government representatives may be in order. Add underhanded dealings with Verisign, to an already monopolistic market, and the expectation is that the public won't push back? $20M from VeriSign was all it took to remove price caps, and allow them to endlessly increase the pricing of domain names? That's not shady at all, right? The fact that this has already come into question, and that you have already ignored the comments of the .org initiative, indicate to myself, and those like me, that government intervention may be necessary to maintain a reasonable, and fair, internet infrastructure. I generally disagree with government intervention, but when there's underhanded, monopolistic dealings afoot, I find it's warranted for the government to oversee the company. Good luck maintaining your stranglehold, if you want to play the capitalizing game. You can't pretend to be a neutral arbiter when you're taking dark funds to influence financial decisions, against the general public's interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From technofirebd at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:59 2020 From: technofirebd at gmail.com (TECHNOFIRE BD) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:29:59 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tekniqal2 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:14 2020 From: tekniqal2 at gmail.com (tekniqal2) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:30:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed.com sale Message-ID: Dear Sirs/Madames, I understand ICANN wants to sell the .com domain to Verisign. A for profit entity. I feel this is a grave mistake. This sale will act as a multiplier to the ill considered decision to end Net Neutrality and make it both more expensive and difficult for for regular users, small businesses and non-profits to keep their online presence. As someone who falls into each of these groups, I urge ICANN to re-consider this action and keep the domain in its hands. Afterall, ICANN was created for the express purpose of protecting the internet commons and keeping it the open and accessible arena that was very much promised early on when when the WWW was synonymous with "the information super highway." Sincerely, Johnnie Quezada Owner, Base Ten Technology Solutions -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From teronsmarketplace at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:53 2020 From: teronsmarketplace at gmail.com (Teron Brown) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:32:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the increase for .COM Domains Message-ID: Why are you increasing the cost for .COM domain names? We are in opposition to this and request for a review. Best Regards, Customer Support. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From teariki.waikari at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:33:44 2020 From: teariki.waikari at gmail.com (Josiah Waikari) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:33:44 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of many .com domain names for personal and business use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. There is no reason to having an ever increasing domain name price that is way greater then inflation. Please help stop these unjustifiable price increases, & support the average hard working customer! Please be good people and don?t do this! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thebenp at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:34:55 2020 From: thebenp at gmail.com (Ben Perkins) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:34:55 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Icann verisign deal fee increase Message-ID: <76062ea3-6a98-47da-ae21-a932ade1d5b5@localhost> Please don't do this. You guys are already minting free money just by being the first players on the scene. This harms everyone and only enriches a few people. This is the epitome of a capitalism/regulatory loophole and those taking advantage should be happy with the next to free, consistent stream of income that already exists. Turning the screw too far will draw regulatory scrutiny. Thank you. Best, Ben -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tennybrittian at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:36:58 2020 From: tennybrittian at gmail.com (Bill Tenny-Brittian) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:36:58 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: Just wanting to add my voice to those who have already decried the unbridled price increases on .com domains. I understand the need to raise additional funds, but to put the burden on one single extension seems both unfair and reckless. If a more moderated increase was spread out across all the extensions, the amount of money could be reached without gouging the existing .com market. In addition, perhaps it's time for Verisign and ICANN to become more transparent ... lest the outcry reach the ears of the FTC with such force that Verisign's monopoly be broken up through additional regulation. === Bill Tenny-Brittian Managing Partner The Effective Church Group 573-234-6563 *Thank you for keeping in touch. * *In an effort to best utilize my time, I only check email twice a day. * *Please do not be offended if my response isn't immediate. * *I will respond as quickly as possible.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tarquin at tarquinm.com Mon Feb 10 22:37:01 2020 From: tarquin at tarquinm.com (Tarquin macey) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:37:01 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disgusting Message-ID: You want to make the internet another place only the wealthy can thrive? Middle class and below already struggle to launch businesses and communities and adding cost after cost will hurt this and the open Internet. This is shameful profiteering and it needs to be corrected immediately. CANCEL THIS AMENDMENT. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tarekforyt at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:47:04 2020 From: tarekforyt at gmail.com (Tarek Adel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:47:04 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e41dd6c.1c69fb81.11aa2.4e91@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thcswagger at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:53:37 2020 From: thcswagger at gmail.com (Roman Darnell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:53:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase Message-ID: <41633CF0-812F-4928-9261-ED434543BA3F@gmail.com> This increase is ridiculous and I think this is due to greed and should not happen. Sent from my iPhone From syruus at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:57:08 2020 From: syruus at hotmail.com (Veron Mitchell) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:57:08 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in.Com domains' price Message-ID: I believe it is rather unfair for you to be making a decision to increase the price without a consultation with all party involved. Sent from my iPhone From sysop at wirecom.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:21 2020 From: sysop at wirecom.com (sysop at wirecom.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:00:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Be accountable Message-ID: <46cf5ca9-1726-9551-d9d8-06a74b6b5fe3@wirecom.com> As you consider changes to the Verisign .com contract, please be transparent and accountable. That means: 1. Conduct these negotiations in a manner such that the public can understand the motivations and expectations of the parties involved. 2. Let the public know the obligations and benefits that would accrue to ICANN and Verisign under any new arrangement. Thank you. -- Roch Smith, Jr. From tamer.altintop at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:05:56 2020 From: tamer.altintop at gmail.com (office@bytemutiny.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:05:56 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider Message-ID: <5e41e216.1c69fb81.997ce.daaa@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thechristiansalmon at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:10:50 2020 From: thechristiansalmon at gmail.com (C S C S) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:10:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] 40% ICANN Fee Hike: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I don't approve of the new Rate Hikes you have implemented. You asked none of us who use these services and by these domains, if we would like this to happen, yet it will affect all of us. Maybe we need to get rid of your organization and get one that will serve our interest, not your own. This is simply intolerable, and we will work toward getting rid of your leadership, in favor of one that will taking their duty seriously looking after their membership. this is not your private Piggy Bank where you can rape and pillage ask and not have a consequence. Best Regards, Christian CHRISTIAN J. SALMON MEZZANINE MANAGEMENT LLC 3609 WILLOW WREN DRIVE NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89084 Fax (702) 444-8228 Tel (702) 903-2555 Email thechristiansalmon at gmail.com Want a Complimentary 15 min. Consultation Call? Schedule it here: https://calendly.com/christiansalmon Conference Call Credentials: Dial-in Number: (641) 715-3580 / Access Code: 618-291 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I don't think that change is in the public interest. Best regards, Sylvain Quendez Paris, France -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From teresatran.uk at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:24:56 2020 From: teresatran.uk at gmail.com (Teresa T) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:24:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing .com price increases Message-ID: To the team at ICANN, Please kindly reconsider allowing the huge price increases .com domains. I, like many others across the world, started out as self-employed and have finally taken the courage to buy .com domains to commence educational businesses first on a domestic scale (in the UK) with the intention of reaching out to children and young learners across on a global scale. I bit the bullet of buying multiple .com domains precisely for the approachable fees. Extortionate rates would have put me off as a start up and without the .com domain, my businesses would not hold the same image of professionalism and accessibility as it does today. Please, for the sake of new and budding entrepreneurs, please disallow the surges in prices to .com domains. Sincere regards, Teresa T -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From terra812 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:38:33 2020 From: terra812 at gmail.com (sandu florin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:38:33 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] . Com prices Message-ID: Hello, I've been informed about the. Com important price change and, as a small entrepreneur, i would like to make part of my concerns. I am running a small photography bussines for 2 years with a. Com domain. An increase if price would make a big difference for me and would hurt my business significantly, especially because of that a. Com domain means for me a marketing image of trust. I hope that you will review your plans about this and allow small business to grow and not penalize in profit for something that should be accessible to everyone. Thank you for your consideration. Florin Sandu, Photographer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From talofaholbrook at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:40:12 2020 From: talofaholbrook at gmail.com (Brandon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:40:12 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I think before this amendment can be accepted we should get some clarity on how ICANN will spend the money. I think we also need to get some sort of third party or someone to make sure that ICANN spends the funds properly on infrastructure. Some oversight from an independent third party with something that affects so many people I think is very important. I think that ICANN making these changes without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or internet users should be reevaluated for future deals that ICANN does. Generally I think that transparency is beneficial for all involved. Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From synchrimedia at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:40:22 2020 From: synchrimedia at gmail.com (Patrick Besong) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:40:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: This is going to hurt many small business owners who own multiple domain names. Often we have to register multiple domain names to protect our businesses from misuse of our names and product names. Verisign is the only one who will benefit from this. Best regards, Patrick Besong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From t0007k at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:41:32 2020 From: t0007k at yahoo.com (Tomasz K) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:41:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: Message-ID: From tahunga at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:54:01 2020 From: tahunga at gmail.com (TKNui) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:54:01 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against ICANN contract with Verisign Message-ID: Sir, I have been informed that you have made the decision to make very significant changes to the contract that you have with Verisign, operating the TDL .COM. These changes were made without any prior information and any consultation with the outsourcing community of your ICANN organization, or the Internet community in general. We are rising to your decision to give Verisign a great deal of freedom to dispose of the granting of .COm names and to establish pricing at its sole discretion. This will necessarily harm our business and risk bankruptcy for those who have more than one .COM domain name. I would be grateful if you could review your decision and take into account the entire community working on the development of an Internet accessible to all. You are the guarantor of the freedom of enterprise on the web so we ask you to take into account the demands of all in favor of controlling the market for domain names outside the control of all private organizations without morality. Thank you for your concern and receive the expression of our respect. Guillaume Taimana Member of namecheap.com ----- TKNui O Tahu?a Korero Nui E tu ki ru?a Tahua Manu, ma?aro vai Punau t?mar? no te toa, heruri Tama Nui ko vai te utu ki One Kura, m?takutaku e kaore e mara?ai Takah? te toa ki ru?a ki te ata reva, poroporo e poro ki te marama a toki ki te m?rako e te tikaha?a kaito no te uki hou.. a tu, a hipa, k?karo! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From terratt0612 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:59:22 2020 From: terratt0612 at gmail.com (Tamie Dearen Erratt) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:59:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement Message-ID: <207D4ADD-8981-4BBE-91CB-65493D787D94@gmail.com> Please don?t do this. As a small business owner, I can?t afford the possible increase in cost for a .com registration! The cost could increase up to 70% in 10 years! And I object to ICANN receiving $20 million in unaccountable funds. This seems to be edging on allowing Version to create a monopoly, maximizing its control of domain name pricing, which will result in higher costs to small businesses. I don?t know how to make sure you don?t mark this as spam, which I understand happened in the past. But I can be contacted to verify my identity. Tamie Dearen Erratt 3832 S Texas Ave Bryan, TX 77802 979-255-3814 terratt0612 at gmail.com tamiedearenauthor at gmail.com From thanigan13 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:05:33 2020 From: thanigan13 at gmail.com (T. L. Hanigan) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:05:33 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to .COM increase prices Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern I've received an email from Name Cheap with information about a price increase. Please do not increase .COM prices. Tangie Hanigan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tcloud at rev17.com Tue Feb 11 00:06:29 2020 From: tcloud at rev17.com (Tom Cloud) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:06:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please open negotiations on price increases to the consumers Message-ID: Many not-for-profit organizations and private entities can be hurt by price increases in domain name registration.? Many of them provide valuable services and I ask that you reconsider your price increase plan for registration. thanks, Tom Cloud From the.ben.abbes at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:07:51 2020 From: the.ben.abbes at gmail.com (Ben Abbes) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:07:51 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?8J+bkSBUaGVzZSBjaGFu?= =?utf-8?q?ges_will_deprive_me_of_having_an_online_existence?= Message-ID: Please do not make these changes because it will deprive me of having an online existence. As you knew domain name registration is not a choice, everyone has to pay the registration fee each year. Considering that .com has an international reach, it must be affordable for website shoppers around the world, regardless of their purchasing power. This price increase exceeds the budget of users in several low-income countries. And then change the interest as we know it today. ? I'm against these changes ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From taih7 at hotmail.co.uk Tue Feb 11 00:13:24 2020 From: taih7 at hotmail.co.uk (Theresa Henshaw) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:13:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] amendment 3 Message-ID: Please leave .co domain prices unchanged, directly or indirectly for the next decade. Kind regards, Theresa Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From terryb2018 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:15:36 2020 From: terryb2018 at gmail.com (Terry B) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:15:36 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price hike Message-ID: <407F8606-5197-47D5-9CD8-728813155193@gmail.com> Please do NOT increase .com names or any others. I have 10 domain names and do not make any money with them. If the price goes up, I will have to drop them and then you will get nothing. Thank you Sent from my iPhone From techtriyo333 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:19:56 2020 From: techtriyo333 at gmail.com (Tech triyo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:49:56 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't change your contract Message-ID: I'm Shubham Patel I'm totally against of your current contract with verysign and I will complain about it almost everywhere until you cancel your contract. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tembi.secrist at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:36:54 2020 From: tembi.secrist at gmail.com (Tembi Secrist) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:36:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Greetings, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Easy and low cost registration is essential for innovation and entrepreneurship. Please keep the domain registration process as low cost as possible. It?s important. Regards, Tembi Secrist Tukwila, Washington United States Tembi Secrist +1-206-963-2509 Sent from my iPhone From tama_rocker101 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 00:37:27 2020 From: tama_rocker101 at yahoo.com (JC) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:37:27 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep prices fair References: Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tatilulu at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 00:38:58 2020 From: tatilulu at yahoo.com (roger bains) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:38:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Contract Allowing Potential Unreasonable Price Hikes References: <8050104A-CB8C-4541-B084-48EABE9759F7.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <8050104A-CB8C-4541-B084-48EABE9759F7@yahoo.com> This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Last month, you announced significant changes to a new contract agreed to with Verisign, Inc. This agreement allows for the possibility for .com domain prices to grow by an astronomical 70% including price increases in other areas. The internet is a part of the commons and should not be a part of the feeding trough for extreme greed and depravity! secret, backdoor deal was done without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. This will not be tolerated and the back lash will be more than you would ever want to handle! ICANN you have done this before and enough is enough, these kinds of dishonest dealing is no longer acceptable. Harmful behaviour towards the internet community will no longer be something taken lying down. Beware the hell to pay! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tchelow at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:48:27 2020 From: tchelow at gmail.com (Marcelo Romera Dell Osso) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:48:27 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increase Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From teezyjay0 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:13:05 2020 From: teezyjay0 at gmail.com (Damilare Ajiboye) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:13:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop the increase Message-ID: <60BA12E7-85D0-40A0-9194-356FCEF2E745@gmail.com> Hello ICANN, The increase will only drive our attention away from .com to other affordable ones....please kindly take this as a plea to stop the increase in price....as this will cause a lot damage and probably the end of .COM in the next 2 years. I hope you hear our voice Best regards. From the.hondo at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:16:54 2020 From: the.hondo at gmail.com (Hondo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:16:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?make_=2Ecom_unaffordable!?= Message-ID: Hello, I?m one of many small entrepreneurs who cannot afford an annual price increase in the cost of the .com domains that I own. Please don?t raise the rent and push us out of the neighborhood! Hondo Weiss-Richmond (646) 298-7089 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alice at yogaquarter.com Tue Feb 11 20:00:06 2020 From: alice at yogaquarter.com (Alice Wilkinson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:00:06 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment to .com registry agreement Message-ID: Yet another decision made by bigwigs that will fill the already bulging pockets of those at the top and squeeze the purse strings on small businesses like mine. I implore you to reconsider this agreement and not to assume such control over something so vast and wide reaching. ________________________________ yogaquarter.com Instagram Facebook @yogaquarter #yogaquarter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: YQ.png Type: image/png Size: 11322 bytes Desc: not available URL: From amy.jackson at team.bethel.com Tue Feb 11 20:00:20 2020 From: amy.jackson at team.bethel.com (Amy Jackson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:00:20 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] OPPOSE the dramatic increase on .COM Message-ID: <77F75BCD-37EB-459B-9710-CFA6805A5E2B@team.bethel.com> Hello! Please seriously consider the impact of your proposed increase on .COM registries over the next several years. We just want to be honest and let you know that we?re not ?stuck on .COM??if your prices dramatically increase, we?ll be looking for another company and so will millions of other people. Please stay in the competitive market by keeping your prices fare and competitive. Thanks for your consideration! Blessings, Amy Amy J. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonas at lippuner.ca Tue Feb 11 20:01:28 2020 From: jonas at lippuner.ca (Jonas Lippuner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:01:28 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns Message-ID: Dear Madam or Sir, I am very concerned about how the ICANN handled the negotiations of its contract regarding the .com TLD with Verisign. The .com TLD is very important to the entire internet community and thus the entire world. Therefore, a contract as significant as this needs to be discussed in the open with taking input from all stakeholders into account. 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The increase is an abuse, and ICANN's ability to hide under the protection of regulation to push increases is identical in nature to actions of the British East India Company and English government that triggered the original revolution in the US. Provide a means for customers/vendors to levy the interaction as an actual market- which this action IS NOT. Cody McFarland Sent via Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From juergen.f.bauer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:04:24 2020 From: juergen.f.bauer at gmail.com (Juergen Bauer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:04:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please revise .com price plans Message-ID: Dear receiver at ICANN, I'm kindly asking you to reconsider your plans in regards to .com domain pricing. Small and medium enterprises are the foundation of the Internet and of e-commerce. Thousands of small businesses and livelihoods rely and depend presenting themselves using their own .com domain. It is, therefore, crucial to keep the barrier low for people to run their own online presence and foundation of their online existence. Therefore I am kindly asking you to revise your plans which would allow significant increases in .com pricing over the next 10 years. As everything gets more expensive, it is clear that very moderate changes might be needed over time, but with increased volumes and the size of your operations, there should be efficiencies that allow you to refrain from a rise which could double prices pretty soon. Thank you in advance for your kind consideration on this matter. Juergen Bauer Co-Founder of arroganzfashion.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: Enough said Sent from my iPhone From thegreatfailbook at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:16:20 2020 From: thegreatfailbook at gmail.com (Lush Forever) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:46:20 +1030 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed Message-ID: I would like to express that I oppose the proposed price increases on .com domains, I think this will have a negative effect on a number of businesses and startups, aswell as hobbyists like myself who don't earn much is any money from thier websites, this will render domains unaffordable for hobbyists. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From timheywood at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:02 2020 From: timheywood at gmail.com (Timothy J) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:18:02 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dont raise the price of dot com domains Message-ID: <26CA021E-C521-438B-B377-FA24AE1EC0BB@gmail.com> in the subject title, pretty simple guys! - Sincerely Tim H. (Australian, who has to pay extreme levels of currency conversion to maintain the dot com domains.) From TimB at unbound.org Mon Feb 10 22:20:39 2020 From: TimB at unbound.org (Tim Brigham) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:20:39 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: The allowed price growth rates for .COM domains is unacceptable at the current proposed rates in Amendment 3. Please bring these down to more modest levels. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Given that "*.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online," *it does, indeed, seem that these "price increases . . . will harm our [Namecheap's] customers (and the Internet as a whole)." It's stated in Namecheap's email to its customers that "This is a crucial time to raise our voices," and I agree. Equally disturbing is that "*Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure." I felt it important, as a Namecheap customer, to send an email and comment on this unfortunate decision by both entities to make the changes noted above. Sincerely, Theresa Koenke Diaz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tim at websitemanage.com Mon Feb 10 22:59:26 2020 From: tim at websitemanage.com (Tim Corey) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:59:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase Message-ID: <1C2DF412-B5F0-402C-A6FB-82228A4C1B98@websitemanage.com> This proposed increase is ludicrous.With all the additional millions of.com?s that are being registered one would think that this would more than adequately compensated for the cost of living in any information. Please do not implement this. Regards, Tim Corey From Tina_Mancini at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:18:02 2020 From: Tina_Mancini at hotmail.com (Tina Mancini) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:18:02 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com fee increases Message-ID: While I understand that in business there are always cost increases I feel that ANY basically unilateral ?license? to increase fees across the board, without any sort of clarity of what is to come is grossly unfair. Any ?business? as large as the internet and ?.com? needs to be transparent and are accountable to their customers, not to their own deep pockets. You need to let owners of the .com urls know what to expect in the coming years, rather than letting us build out sites and our presence only to potentially be outpriced by large cost increases. Tina Mancini Florida, USA Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thisisnala at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:24:36 2020 From: thisisnala at gmail.com (Stefania Aronin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:24:36 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Will Become Obsolete With Price Increases. Message-ID: To whom it may concern, Think twice before you decide to raise the price. Those who can't afford it will have no problem making the change to a less expensive option. While you think you're doing the right thing, you will only ostracize the part of your consumer base who falls into a mid-to-lower tier economic status. Those who *can* afford it will be tempted to jump ship once the trend of lower costing domains become a social norm. The world doesn't rely on ".com" anymore and they certainly won't be hesitant to change if you decide to place pressure on your loyal, paying customers. The young tech entrepreneurs will find a way around this. Don't be a dinosaur in the modern world. -- *NALA* Stefania Aronin 310.309.9343 Soundcloud.com/thisisnala Instagram.com/this.is.nala ThisIsNala.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From timhopmann at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:39:35 2020 From: timhopmann at icloud.com (Tim Hopmann) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:39:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This amendment is anti-competitive. Do not proceed. Message-ID: Costs go up over time and revenues must rise to cover them or a business will go under. But most businesses have to deal with an open market and make the pricing decisions based on what the market will bear. With this amendment, ICANN effectively wields its monopoly power to demand more money with no opportunity for the market to respond. This is an unfair practice and must be stopped. If ICANN needs to raise revenues, let them deal with their customers in an open an fair fashion rather than simply demanding the price they want. From theimperialopa at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:51:30 2020 From: theimperialopa at gmail.com (The Imperial OPA) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:51:30 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm very unhappy with your decision on this. Message-ID: When I think of the internet I think of you. The governing body that keeps our Internet working well. Think of you as an impartial third party keeping things Affordable for everybody and open and fair. However today when I read about this b*******. Closed-door meetings and up to 70% increases on.com names Oh, and you all receiving money with No real spending plan for it. . It seems like a money grab on your part. This is unacceptable. Your actions in this front are not in line with what the internet should be. They have greed that underlies them. They have an outcome that is not for an open internet, but for a close internet for the rich and mighty. I strongly urge you not to pursue this course of action. But rather pursue a course of action for a more affordable open internet. That can help bring the world together and not drive them apart. Again, I am against this course of action you are taking. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tk62 at student.london.ac.uk Mon Feb 10 23:57:02 2020 From: tk62 at student.london.ac.uk (TOMASZ KULA) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:57:02 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I find the upcoming changes in the new deal between Verisign and ICANN are wrong and monopolistic. Verisign should not be allowed to increase charges for .COM domains as it wishes. The current prices are already high and by allowing further increase will restrict millions of user from accessing the .COM domain. This is unethical and to me should be now investigated by the government. Message-ID: From thompson.aes at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:14:37 2020 From: thompson.aes at gmail.com (Mike Thompson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:14:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear Madam, or Sir, I am very concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect the everyday man and not the corporations. The small business, the guy who buys and uses a few domains are the ones affected, corporations...nah. As per usual, theses type of changes make the rich richer and poor poorer. You will be eliminating an opportunity for the lower to middle class folks that might need the domain for their own small business, or to even collect a dozen or so names in the hope that one or two grow in value. Who it will not impact are the big guns, the money people, the rich....you know, the ones who have the funds to invest and turn every dollar into 2 or way more. Find a way to protect small businesses, small domain owners and ok, but what you will create is not like what is being created across the board...the elimination of opportunity for the less well off as they sit and watch the rich get richer. We should get Nancy Pelosi involved!! 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New top levels are coming out every day and the .COM era will soon end, but that is not an excuse to squeeze current and future users of .COM domains. Cory Guy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tim.beaufoy at live.com Tue Feb 11 00:30:01 2020 From: tim.beaufoy at live.com (tim.beaufoy at live.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:30:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NOT COOL Message-ID: We've already seen too many price increases across the internet in the past year or two. Everyone wants their hand in the pockets of those they rely on but nobody asked for your hand in our pockets! We've already been steady with the price of .COM domains, they should be decreasing, NOT increasing since it's already a saturated market! This is a shady deal and goes against the public interest! STOP THE CORRUPTION before it's too late! Nobody asked for this, NOBODY wants it!! NOBODY needs it! Tim B -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thomascarreno at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:40:01 2020 From: thomascarreno at gmail.com (Thomas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:40:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: I do not support . Com price increases as proposed! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tiwill at seventransistorlabs.com Tue Feb 11 00:48:33 2020 From: tiwill at seventransistorlabs.com (Tim Williams) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:48:33 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments Message-ID: <86a72d72-b877-489a-dd27-37cb06615731@seventransistorlabs.com> I am opposed to the current activities affecting availability of .org, .com and other domains. Tim -- Seven Transistor Labs, LLC Electrical Engineering Consultation and Design Website: https://www.seventransistorlabs.com/ From tls0216 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:18:49 2020 From: tls0216 at gmail.com (Thomas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:18:49 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Contract changes Message-ID: This is a horrible deal and one that will impact everyone with a website, especially individuals and small business owners. 1. Price increases up to 70% over ten years. Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 ? and the sky is the limit. 2. ICANN receiving $20 Million dollars additional - With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. 3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar - This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. 4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org, over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. This is a disaster and not the type of positive change domain owners want to see. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thoskins7 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:29:25 2020 From: thoskins7 at gmail.com (Todd Hoskins) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:29:25 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes to .Com agreement Message-ID: The amount of control maintained by ICANN is concerning when the public is ignored. The proposed changes are an example of exactly what is wrong with this power and control for something as ubiquitous as domains without including open feedback. More inclusion in this process is needed. It is very possible that additional funds are needed to process domains, but this should be vetted by others. The potential for abuse is high following the current process with only two parties involved. Please use wisdom before entering into agreements that can potentially harm those with lower resources. Let's work to keep the internet open to all allowing the inclusion of everyone without creating unnecessary additional financial burdens to entry Todd Hoskins 2216 Hunter Drive Saratoga Springs, UT 84045 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From timhood at mac.com Mon Feb 10 23:33:38 2020 From: timhood at mac.com (Timothy Hood) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:33:38 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: ICANN does not own the internet. ICANN should be accountable to users, registrars and domain owners as well as the public at large. I object to Proposed Amendment 3 on the grounds that it has not been independently audited, provides no accountability for funds collected, nor does it provide a means to ensure costs to domain owners will not rise substantially and could not rise further through the use of loopholes in the proposal. Deals made in secret almost never benefit the public at large. Deals made at arms length and without undue influence and which have been vetted by independent parties are most likely to be fair and balanced. This proposal must be re-routed through a proper auditing process. In case it is not clear by my message, I thoroughly object to this proposed amendment and the process by which it has been made. Sincerely, Timothy Hood .com domain name owner and small business owner From thilinaandradi at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:34:59 2020 From: thilinaandradi at gmail.com (Thilina Andradi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:04:59 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase of domains Message-ID: I am a web designer and I have my website. Please stop this price increase From toby at cowles.io Mon Feb 10 23:58:46 2020 From: toby at cowles.io (toby) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:58:46 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the change to the rule. Message-ID: <83b9e8c1-4f23-450e-a86b-47aaf4e8cea2@edison> Hello. I am Toby Cowles, a student, internet user, and owner of several .COM domains, Allowing Verisign, Inc. to increase their profits at the expense of the domain name owners undermines internet freedom and increases the barrior of entry to set up a website. As a student with an interest in computer science the ability to affordably regeister domains is incrediblly important to me, and I hate to see that under threat. The advancements in technology we have seen recently, should make it easier and more affor for Verisign, Inc. to manage the .COM TLD making the price increase an unnecessary burden for us internet users. Thank you for considering my feedback. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thisstarwontgoout at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:25:22 2020 From: thisstarwontgoout at gmail.com (This Star Won't Go Out) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:25:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Open Comment Period--Objections Message-ID: I understand that ICANN has announced significant changes to its contract with Verisign, Inc., and that these changes were made privately, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the community or Internet users. As the director of a nonprofit organization supporting families diagnosed with cancer, I STRONGLY OBJECT to the indicated price increases that will harm my organization, and those dependent on using the Internet as a whole. With .com domains making up 40% of all registered domain names online, this decision will affect most of us. While our primary domain is a .org, we have other programs registered under .com addresses--everyone knows that the advantage of using .com is a greater reach and public use. My understanding is that the agreement with Verisign will allow for increase in domain fees every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and allow wholesale domain prices to grow by more than 70% over the next 10 years. This will absolutely price typical users like me completely out of the market for .com domains. It seems clear that ICANN is benefiting from these changes, yet there doesn't seem to be clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will oversee that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. I object to this decision, and feel it will create an unfair burden to many nonprofits, small business users, and community organizations that depend on the internet for outreach, fundraising, and more. A much more modest agreement should be considered, one that will not harm typical users like us. 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URL: From thorfjalar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:07:44 2020 From: thorfjalar at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?w57Ds3IgSGFsbGdyw61tc3Nvbg==?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:07:44 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pricehike on .com Message-ID: The proposed changes that will result in price of domains names is unfair, undemocratic and will undermine trust in top level domain names. Why risk buyin a top level domain and build a brand on it when it can be expected that prices can rise consideraly without warning or consultation? This will drive individuals, businesses and organizations to social media and/or subdonains where they can get a presence cheaply or for free, that will become the norm. Besides, there is nothing stopping entrepreneurs or governments of e.g. China in building a second internet with its own nameservers, its own 'icann,' for people to put up their domains, and they will if its cheaper. Sincerely, Thor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jodi at jodiryan.com Tue Feb 11 14:32:34 2020 From: jodi at jodiryan.com (Jodi Ryan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:32:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pricing Message-ID: Your back door deals are an affront to the American people and Business owners like myself. Please publish your price increases just like EVERY OTHER UTILITY and allow public input. Sent from my iPhone From jatinkumarhp at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:05:37 2020 From: jatinkumarhp at gmail.com (jatin kumar) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:35:37 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] An appeal from village boy Message-ID: Hello sir, I don't know what's happening but increasing price of my domain is a very high risk situation for me. I belong from a poor family and live in India a developing country. You should know even a little 5$ is a huge sum here. So please don't ruin my future to get of my poverty. There are many other people just like me who want to finish their poverty and this is a great medium for it. Don't take this hope from us. With regards. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From babiesatthebarre at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:06:03 2020 From: babiesatthebarre at gmail.com (Tori Levine) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:06:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .com domains Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Tori -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From krystalhenk at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:05:58 2020 From: krystalhenk at gmail.com (Krystal Henk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:05:58 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: I am a registrant of a small business .com domain. Every dollar is meaningful as a small business owner. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you, Krystal Henk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From burneremail at tutamail.com Tue Feb 11 20:06:43 2020 From: burneremail at tutamail.com (burneremail at tutamail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:06:43 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] your prices suck Message-ID: Fuck your price increases.? -- Securely sent with Tutanota. Get your own encrypted, ad-free mailbox: https://tutanota.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From varen at mac.com Tue Feb 11 19:41:14 2020 From: varen at mac.com (Varen Swaab) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:41:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No changes to .com Message-ID: Please don?t make any changes to the .com agreement and keep things as they are. Raising prices on .com domains further erodes public accessibility to the domain name system. Thanks Varen Swaab From matt.milner at m3technologypartners.com Tue Feb 11 20:08:17 2020 From: matt.milner at m3technologypartners.com (Matt Milner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:08:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As a small business owner and someone involved with other small businesses and non-profile organizations, I?m concerned about the proposed changes to the pricing for .com domains. By allowing a 7% increase, annually, for those domains, the wholesale prices for .com domains will rapidly increase. That rate is far above price indexes for goods and services. While I recognize there are some caps for increases up to 2026, this opens the door for those prices to continue to increase after that date. I also recognize that the infrastructure needed to manage domains and registrations is not free, but given the goals of the internet to provide an open platform for all, allowing for unreasonably high registrations prices, even for companies, moves away from the internet being a level playing field. We are already seeing this with domain name parking where people buy domains and then extort large sums for them. Regards, Matt Milner Minneapolis, MN -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geovh000 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:09:18 2020 From: geovh000 at gmail.com (George H) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:09:18 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please give us a break on the price increases Message-ID: The middle class is poorer every year, and purchasing a domain name to enter the internet market place is one of the diminishing resources which allows people the opportunity to dig themselves out of economic woe. Must this opportunity for people to improve their situation be moved further out of reach so that big money can get a little more money? Is it really necessary to use big money to leverage even more wealth for big money at the expense of opportunity for the little guy? How bad do Verisign and ICANN really need this money? Perhaps Verisign and ICANN could just get by with the money they have and decide not to take opportunity from our shrinking middle class. From skynet01 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:09:39 2020 From: skynet01 at gmail.com (Alex) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:09:39 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?increase_=2Ecom_pricing?= Message-ID: Hey guys, I heard of the planned price increase as per this post: https://www.namecheap.com/blog/icann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-money/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Service_DomCPIv3_20200210 Please don?t do this. This will screw everyone in the world. There is way better way to make money then increasing everyone?s fee. Thank you so much for considering this. -- Alex -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From remi.turcotte at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:10:56 2020 From: remi.turcotte at gmail.com (Remi Turcotte) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:10:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Hello which domain do i have with you ?? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From feberallc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:10:59 2020 From: feberallc at gmail.com (Febera Group) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:10:59 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Increase Message-ID: Do not increase the fees. Period. There is no reason for this increase in fees. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tanayvparikh at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:12:02 2020 From: tanayvparikh at gmail.com (Tanay Parikh) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:12:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .com domains accessible Message-ID: <9C16C4D6-7CE4-4E6B-A0EE-8F00204A566A@gmail.com> A 70% increase over the next 10 years would be devastating to the diversity and accessibility of .com domains. From jasmine.n.rogers at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:05:15 2020 From: jasmine.n.rogers at gmail.com (Jasmine Rogers) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:05:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition Message-ID: <5e430ab5.1c69fb81.67bf7.0e76@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From trafficwizards at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 21:58:37 2020 From: trafficwizards at hotmail.com (Traffic Wizards) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:58:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: Hi, Don?t ruin the web ecosystem! Don?t increase the prices of the domain registrations and renewals. Thx, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From trentjthomas at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:07:23 2020 From: trentjthomas at gmail.com (Trenton Thomas) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:07:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagreement with Proposed Changes Message-ID: <4af4a9df-94e7-ae95-a6a1-0e7b73fdf3d2@gmail.com> To whom it may concern, I disagree with the changes that this amendment (3) will make to the domain registry system. I believe that this increase of fees will stifle innovation and takes the web further towards privatization and big money. I know that I would not have taken as many opportunities or risks if prices were significantly higher and domains were a larger cost of business. I urge you to reconsider these changes and reject this amendment. Best, Trent Thomas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It appears that the proposed price increases are somewhat arbitrary, wit no justification being promulgated to support said price changes. Yes, things inevitably go up in price, I would simply like to understand your justification for doing so, after all, this will affect a large number of Internet users in terms of their own internal costs which I have no doubt some of whom will definitely have to justify their own cost structures. Regards, Trevor Brewerton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: butterfly_top.gif Type: image/gif Size: 12626 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Jason Sent from my iPhone From tommy.lane at viper-design.com Mon Feb 10 22:32:22 2020 From: tommy.lane at viper-design.com (Tommy Lane) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:32:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rediculous Message-ID: <0309bcd94c954258a8b0159cd04990a4@MBX07C-ORD1.mex06.mlsrvr.com> When did greed become the driving force of your organization? While increasing the costs of a TLD is not out of the question, not addressing the new cashflow into ICANN is. At the very least the opportunity for another entity to outbid verisign's overall contract. -Tommy VIPER Design, LLC 85 Cude Ln Madison, TN 37 Phone: 615-249-8806 Fax: 901-328-9525 Email: tommy.lane at viper-design.com ****************************************************************************************************************************************** This e-mail and any attachments contain information which is confidential, privileged, proprietary or otherwise protected by law. 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URL: From troy at somanyscientists.com Mon Feb 10 22:50:31 2020 From: troy at somanyscientists.com (Troy Whiteley) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:50:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase Message-ID: <5ABAD940-E433-49AE-AB9D-EE11AB8186DB@somanyscientists.com> As someone that owns a lot of active domains, I?d hate to see prices be allowed to increase as they are proposed to without any justification other than executives making more money. ICANN should be trying to keep prices low as the cost to operate continue to decline due to more efficient technologies and cheaper bandwidth. Anyways, I hope you actually listen to the community instead of effectively selling out to a large corporation. --- Troy Whiteley From trentsnyder at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:55:59 2020 From: trentsnyder at gmail.com (Trent) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:55:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Price Increase Message-ID: <38e9a647-387c-5330-ab73-fae13adf9df8@gmail.com> I am against the ICANN price increase and secret agreement with Verisign. Their decision is bad for all internet users ... except those getting the kickbacks from their deal. Thank you, Trent Snyder From trafficastic at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:59:12 2020 From: trafficastic at gmail.com (Hale Turner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:59:12 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com price increases Message-ID: I understand that ICANN has made changes in secret without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users - regarding price increases for .com domains over the next decade. .com domains make up 40% of all registered domains on the internet. Proposed price increases could add 70% to current prices. With other price increases, this could make .com domains inaccessible for many people and more expensive for everyone else. Alongside these contract changes, Verisign has agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. ICANN was created in part to introduce competition between domain name registrars, *but now ICANN itself is at the heart of the problem, without considering any input from Internet users on these critical decisions. * *The four issues of concern are:* 1. Price increases for .com domains 2. ICANN will receive an extra $20 million to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. 3. Verisign can act as a domain registrar. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, *fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. * Verisign?s registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices. 4. ICANN ignored previous comments regarding price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. The proposed .com price increases will have a significant negative impact on internet users/ domain owners. It is important that there is transparency with the industry regarding price hikes and potentially reducing choice and domain services. There needs to be adequate consultation with the key groups who will be negatively impacted by this decision. Sincerely Haley Turner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From trayan.raychev at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:34 2020 From: trayan.raychev at gmail.com (Trayan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:00:34 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop increasing .com price! Message-ID: <6BA940F4-75ED-4280-923F-C4FC8BB8086B@gmail.com> Stop increasing .com price! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tole at ricardotoledo.com Mon Feb 10 23:00:18 2020 From: tole at ricardotoledo.com (Ricardo Toledo) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:00:18 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't do anything to raise prices Message-ID: Namecheap sent us an email saying that there was some negotiation done with Verizon that could potentially raise prices for them and thus us. If this is the case, please don't do anything that could result in price increases for final users. Thank you. Ricardo Toledo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tpynak at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:02:54 2020 From: tpynak at gmail.com (Roman Borissov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:02:54 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not fair to old registrants Message-ID: <4a4ae4d4-9da7-e3bc-275f-ce528a4d2907@gmail.com> If I registered domain, and it's price were $11, and extending it to 1 year cost $11 too, why I should pay more? It is a deal between me, domain renter, and registrator who guarantees price for me. By allowing VeriSign to increase price, you obey registrators to increase prices and break contracts/expectations from publicity From tomvonl at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:03:55 2020 From: tomvonl at gmail.com (Tom Von Lahndorff) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:03:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Message-ID: <97CD1AE6-911C-410F-92A4-A3EE4D07773A@gmail.com> Though it may seem small to you, price increases on domains are a big deal to small businesses and individuals. Were not talking about a physical asset here so why do you such a jump in revenue? If you you can?t mange to run your business without increasing prices the management and leadership needs to be replaced because they are failing. Shame on you. Cheers, Tom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tony.w.brown at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:12:03 2020 From: tony.w.brown at gmail.com (Tony Brown) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:12:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendments Message-ID: Please don't make this fee increase. A lot of small folks with domain names will be hurt. Thanks. -- Tony Brown 508-942-4124 tony.w.brown at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tomhuzij at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:13:38 2020 From: tomhuzij at icloud.com (Thomas Huzij) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:13:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed Message-ID: <29647C1E-C085-47B2-ABC8-42AD508270A6@icloud.com> Hello, I am the owner of multiple .com domains and I am opposed to the proposed amendment. It is not in the public interest to raise the price of .com registry services. The price of .com registry services should remain static at $7.85. Thank you, Thomas Huzij From tonya99.miller at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:16:16 2020 From: tonya99.miller at gmail.com (Tonya Miller Gmail) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:16:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <38322AF7-8E80-4575-BBCB-7D5E0FDFF261@gmail.com> I?m writing to strongly protest the plans that are in place to significantly raise prices on .com domains over the next several years. My understanding is that this plan was made with zero transparency, behind closed doors. When is enough money enough for you large entities? Tonya Miller From troutmon at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:27:19 2020 From: troutmon at gmail.com (Monica Troutman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:27:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM ammendment 3 - Public comment Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. - Monica Troutman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From toriningengames at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:30:20 2020 From: toriningengames at gmail.com (Toriningen Gamemaker) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:30:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment against Amendment 3 Message-ID: To whom it may concern, Amendment 3 is a terrible idea with no justification for its existence. After all, you have provided none. Nor was this deal made with any input; not from the government, not from registrars, not from computer science or economic experts, and not from domain name owners, who are most affected by this change. The internet is supposed to be a bastion of free speech; this is killed if you raise prices arbitrarily high, as this agreement allows and encourages. High pricing makes it economically infeasable for the majority of people to maintain their own website. You are supposed to monitor the market and keep competition fair, to allow prices and agreements to the benefit of everyone, not price gouge for money to be used for arbitrary purposes (We don't get to see your yearly budget, so how are you supposed to be held accountable that the $30 million Verisign is paying you is actually going to infrastructure costs?) Also, why one company in particular? Why have an agreement to give one body total pricing control over a product, and allow them to sell that same product? With this amendment, Verisign has an unfair advantage in the market, exactly the sort of situation the ICANN exists to prevent! How can something so blatantly biased be drafted and passed about such an unbiased medium? Ah, yes, the deal was made behind closed doors. Historically, closed door deals do not benefit the majority: deals made publically have the opportunity to be refined by the experts at large before they are finalized. Whether out of maliciousness or sheer incompetence, closed door deals are a bad idea. So, how about you discard this amendment, and try again? Thank you for taking your time with this message. Domain name owner, Toriningen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tony at marcifamily.com Mon Feb 10 23:36:21 2020 From: tony at marcifamily.com (Tony Marci) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:36:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fees Message-ID: <32857251-C640-49B8-B4BA-D0C7A6C606D7@marcifamily.com> Please keep domain name fees as low as possible. We are a small family and not a corporation that can afford higher fees. Thank you. From tonkskw at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:53:25 2020 From: tonkskw at yahoo.com (Karen White) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:53:25 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM PRICE INCREASE References: <750974994.1212560.1581378805436.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <750974994.1212560.1581378805436@mail.yahoo.com> To whom it may concern: I strongly oppose this increase.? I'm a disabled senior on a fixed low income.? I've retained a .COM Domain for years, even though I no longer am able to advertise or make a profit any longer, because I can STILL afford the cost of the Domain.However, if the price of MY domain "increases very much", like other "very small" businesses, that additional cost would FORCE ME (and others) to DROP the Domain entirely, (or at least change it for some people...!?!) If the idea is to have FEWER DOMAINS, then "this increase" will cause this to happen!!? Otherwise, I think those trying to "get MORE money from .COM Domain owners" might want to RE-THINK THIS STRATEGY!! Sincerely,Karen White Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From transformingtools at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:13:08 2020 From: transformingtools at gmail.com (Transformational Tools) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:13:08 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hello ICANN Message-ID: I am asking you to rethink the idea of amplifying .COM prices. It may have an adverse effect to many people businesses. Kindly, let the prices remain the same That's my humble request, and I believe it counts. Thank you Regards Duncan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tom at northwestwinesltd.com Tue Feb 11 00:23:42 2020 From: tom at northwestwinesltd.com (Tom Elliot) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:23:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign-ICANN contract Message-ID: <3C079724-A889-4F57-9E82-F50C3980562C@northwestwinesltd.com> To whom it concerns, I understand that last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action. Wholesale registries charge a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. I hearby register my voice in protesting these changes to the Verisign-ICANN contract. Respectfully, Tom Elliot Northwest Wines, Ltd tom at northwestwinesltd.com 415-665-9013 From trisetmarketing at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:27:24 2020 From: trisetmarketing at gmail.com (Brent Crotts) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:27:24 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not instigate a yearly cost increase for .com domain Message-ID: <6E3E9A7F-EDA2-4E8F-8F32-D840C0BEC13D@gmail.com> Please do not raise the yearly cost for .com domains. If anything your administration costs should be diminishing not raising due to the technology available to manager the businesses at ICANN. Thank you, Brent From tritonesky at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 00:32:20 2020 From: tritonesky at yahoo.com (Tri Tones) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:32:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ridiculous Sly Tactics References: <17A32513-68E9-467A-9B77-6837118C4B86.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <17A32513-68E9-467A-9B77-6837118C4B86@yahoo.com> Another way for ole sleazy corporate America to stick it to the little guy. What a ridiculous and cowardly way to increase pricing without public acknowledgement. Not only have we become a brick and mortar store of just a few corporate businesses that has shut down just about every small business across the country. But you now want your part in taking down small online businesses too? What a joke. Shameful and deceitful. 70% increase? Yearly increases for up to the next 10 years? Nice way to put yourself out of business and open doors for your position to be replaced.. From todd at twolfson.com Tue Feb 11 00:36:15 2020 From: todd at twolfson.com (Todd Wolfson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:36:15 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't allow such large price increases for .com domains Message-ID: Hey ICANN, When I was in college, many many years ago, I was able to buy a domain at a price that was affordable for a college student. WIth the proposed price changes, I'm not sure that this will be sustainable practice. e.g. Inflation has more/less been 2% historically. The proposed price increase is 5% on top of that (i.e. 7% total). This means in 60 years, we'd be 18.7x the inflated current price of $10 (1.05^30 ~= 18.7x). This means a college student would have to commit $187/year to buy a domain. That's ridiculous and will restrict the freedom and creativity of the internet. Please consider reducing such a large price increase rate. - Todd -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We rely on you to protect us from those that can outspend us and not act in the best interest of the community. Thank you, Tristan Jesse -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From trkeiser at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:01:20 2020 From: trkeiser at gmail.com (Teresa Keiser) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:01:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN price increase Message-ID: Why would you want to make the price of .com domains more expensive? Most mom and pop shops use .com domains to get customers. For YEARS having a .com was known to be the BEST and easiest to remember. I'm a web designer and internet marketer, my customers always ask for . com FIRST before anything else. When you make it so that the small mom n pop stores can't afford to get a .com because ICANN and VeriSign are GREEDY, this also effects the economy. I disagree with the price increase. I believe by doing this it could cause LESS .com registrations and MORE hardships for small businesses! Teresa Keiser -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From topwebsnetwork at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:08:43 2020 From: topwebsnetwork at gmail.com (Dan Walker) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:08:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Exorbitant Price Increases Message-ID: <001301d5e077$ce3bc010$6ab34030$@gmail.com> We, as web developers, are strongly opposed to the exorbitant price increases being proposed, with no input from the various registrars for the .com extension. We do not support these increases, nor do we understand why Icann would agree to this without proper consultation. Please withdraw this amendment. Dan Walker Top Webs Network 15218 Isleview Dr Chesterfield, MO 63017 636-344-0346 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign no obtuvo el control del registro .com por ning?n motivo deber?a permitirles orde?arlo por m?s dinero por dominio. Dado que el la cantidad de dominios sigue aumentando y los costos para ejecutar un registro contin?an abajo (a menos que las personas involucradas no sean competentes) no hay raz?n aparte de la codicia para que ellos incluso pidan m?s dinero. JOHNATHAN MORALES VARGAS Por mi Raza hablara el Espiritu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mrynart at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:17:14 2020 From: mrynart at gmail.com (Mike Rynart) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:17:14 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. 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Without a clear understanding of the purpose of this change -- the reason for the cost increase, and the work to which the extra money will be put -- we cannot assume that the amendment will have a positive outcome for those that it affects most: folks looking to engage with the web. It disproportionally affects those especially without the privilege of wealth, and ICANN should not stand as a gatekeeper against a free and open internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From turnerscottage at yahoo.co.uk Mon Feb 10 22:26:13 2020 From: turnerscottage at yahoo.co.uk (simon ford) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:26:13 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 References: Message-ID: Proposed amendment 3 derives from greed. Greed never helped anyone. Don?t be greedy. Ditch the amendment. Simon From umartins82 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:26:30 2020 From: umartins82 at gmail.com (Ugbaja Martins) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:26:30 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please we don't need any price increase Message-ID: Regarding to the information about the suspected rise in .COM domain names. I want to plead with the board to please not go ahead with the price increase as many things will be affected -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From truenorth12lds at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:31:31 2020 From: truenorth12lds at gmail.com (Bryce Coonce) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:31:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price hike Message-ID: I would really appreciate a fair opportunity to vote on such a change. We have over 2000 clients will be affected by this and it can hurt our business. Please retract this change and put it to a vote! 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As a small business owner, this added expense is both unnecessary and unreasonable. Making a few extra dollars in light of others is never a good idea. Values must be seen as a priority. Tyler Pazik High Performance Coach Pazik Performance Group, LLC (847) 922-1371 www.PazikPerformanceGroup.com Social Media LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Are you someone who steps forward into growth, or backwards into safety? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Are there other ways to solve this without raising prices? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tuliopereiramaia at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:13:13 2020 From: tuliopereiramaia at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?T=C3=BAlio_Pereira_Maia?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:13:13 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: Hello, I do not agree with the .com domain price increase. Att. T?lio Maia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ugonnasolomon at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:20:36 2020 From: ugonnasolomon at gmail.com (Ugonna Solomon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:20:36 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As a .com domain owner I don't agree with the current development that want to take place. I say no to the increase of .com domain. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ukhalik at hotmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:36:49 2020 From: ukhalik at hotmail.com (umair khaliq) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:36:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I hate this Message-ID: Hi, This is absolutely ridiculous. The fees area already high. Imagine if you have 1000 domains, that?s an extra $1000 for your portfolio. Awful that is. The prices are already high enough. Stop this! You don?t even need any resources to manage domains. Stupidity. Best Regards ? Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From usman.minhas07 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:52:30 2020 From: usman.minhas07 at gmail.com (Usman Hussain) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:52:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, This is simply unacceptable for all the right reasons. 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URL: From tyronechirima at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:19:22 2020 From: tyronechirima at gmail.com (Tatenda Tyrone Chirima) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:19:22 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .Com domains Message-ID: To whom it may concern, As a consumer of internet products such as website domains, such tools enabled me to launch my freelance business and provide a better life for my family. Increases in these products greatly affects the operating costs and raise concerns about the sustainability of small businesses. I do hope you keep the opinions of the Internet in consideration when finalising this impactful decision. Regards. It is Well Tatenda T. Chirima From tyler.howorth at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:20:08 2020 From: tyler.howorth at gmail.com (Tyler Howorth) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:20:08 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise prices needlessly Message-ID: <03452BE4-9CB8-46CA-9664-8B7BB9D6FB4B@gmail.com> People will continue to use .com if it is not so expensive. From urs496 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:23:51 2020 From: urs496 at gmail.com (urs496) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:23:51 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN & .COM price increase !!! Message-ID: Hello ICANN, Since .COM represents more than 40% of all websites registered today, it should be illegal for a private corporation to "regulate" and make price increases of the .COM domain. There is no legitimate reason to increase the price of the .COM because this will lead to the closing of many creative websites that survive with minimum money on free hosting servers ! What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes *in secret*, *without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users.* Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of *ignoring unified opposition against such action*, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm the Internet as a whole. This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge registrars a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, *without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. * These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. *So, dear ICANN, you should block the price increase of the .COM domain, stop making secret deals with corporations and confess that you do not care about the internet, only about profit ! * *Shame !* *You are responsible for this and must be held accountable for your actions and secret dealings in front of the law !* *Stop the .COM price increase !* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ttm at frenock.com Tue Feb 11 00:29:16 2020 From: ttm at frenock.com (bobf) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:29:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Registry Increases Message-ID: <08a901d5e072$4fc10100$ef430300$@com> It seems prudent to increase prices if the parties involved are losing money while offering the same services. Are they? It seems prudent to increase prices if the parties involved, offering the same services, are making less profit each year due to static pricing. Are they? A seven percent a year increase seems overly excessive considering the yearly changes in cost of living. It seems to me to be an arbitrary increase without offering any reasons for the increase. Simply saying the price has not increased for a period of years is less than helpful. How much have profits risen over those years? You appear to be asking for comments without offering information upon which to create an opinion and share it in the comments. Am I wrong? If so, please let me know. Thank you for your time. Have a great day! Bob Frenock Oregon Truffle Tryst Farm To all recipients and viewers of this email message, whether reading this legally or illegally, including all Federal, State, Local or other law enforcement agencies: everything in this email is intended as fiction and for the sole pleasure and/or entertainment of the writer and/or recipient(s). Any and all views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of the writer or the recipient(s) and should not be construed as an endorsement of, or an admission to, any activity or belief, or to represent any persons, groups or other associations whether real or fictional. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From txtmate at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:32:32 2020 From: txtmate at gmail.com (txtmate eContent Providers Inc.) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:32:32 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: Hello, When people said " Print is dead" newspapers and magazines did not increase ad placement price hence being detrimental to their own existence. With the advent apps, domains in general became less attractive, increasing domain registration price could make potential domain buyers to shy away and come up with apps with good recall value without necessarily owning a domain . It is a fact that .com has a place of its own but why kill hen that laid the eggs. Thanks, Charlie M. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From txccollective at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 00:55:32 2020 From: txccollective at icloud.com (Courtney Therry) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:55:32 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose Message-ID: <739A221D-2B35-42C5-BB75-BA02C757C1BB@icloud.com> I oppose the proposed changes which will mean price increases for me and my small business. Courtney This email was sent on the go using an iPhone. For important matters please contact Courtney on 0433316067 TxC Collective www.txccollective.com From florin_castelberg at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:18:47 2020 From: florin_castelberg at hotmail.com (Florin Castelberg) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:18:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Florin Castelberg St.Gallen Switzerland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 602jehu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:19:06 2020 From: 602jehu at gmail.com (Jeff White) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:19:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Inexpensive access to .com domains is critical for the poor and for freedom. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. jeff white Twin Peaks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From steve at babbagemail.com Tue Feb 11 20:18:19 2020 From: steve at babbagemail.com (Steve Babbage) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:18:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <97de9765-4271-3657-5e60-1096d01603f5@babbagemail.com> This just seems like a cosy lock-in deal between Verisign and ICANN, struck behind closed doors.? In no conceivable sense is it in the interests of consumers.? Please reconsider. From eli.izadpanah at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:20:47 2020 From: eli.izadpanah at gmail.com (Elmira Izadpanah) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:20:47 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree With increasing the rate Message-ID: <5e430c9f.1c69fb81.7b1b4.ce0b@mx.google.com> It shouldn?t be raised the domain for .com, it is not fair. Some of the businesses are small and new and they can not afford this budget. Please consider all people with different kind of business. I?m totally disagree with increasing the rate for .com. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blizot at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:20:04 2020 From: blizot at gmail.com (Baptiste Lizot) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:20:04 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the .com price increase Message-ID: Hello! I would like you to know that I'm against the proposed price increase to .com domains. It'll only benefit Verisign that already has a monopoly over the .com, the most popular TLD, isn't that enough already? And the ICANN is supposed to serve the public interest, not private companies! You already lifted the price cap on the .org, it's enough mistakes. That being said, I wish you'll take my opinion in consideration. Regards, Baptiste Lizot -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rivera.annelis at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:21:13 2020 From: rivera.annelis at gmail.com (Gaby Rivera) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:21:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <2299753D-E025-4182-BDFE-B912751F5B40@gmail.com> To the Executive Who is Lining His/Her Pockets at the Expense of Consumers, I?m sure you don?t care but I will say it anyway: stop it. Why sign back room deals that will put financial burden on registrars and consumers if it?s not necessary? If you truly need this Verisign money to improve infrastructure, at least be transparent about the ways the money will be allocated. Come on. Best, G Sent from my iPhone From ahochmuth at cccu.org Tue Feb 11 20:21:05 2020 From: ahochmuth at cccu.org (Andrew Hochmuth) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:21:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com Agreement Message-ID: Please do not allow the increase of .com fees without consulting others first. This will damage and hurt the internet in wide reaching ways. Too much power and authority will be given to Verisign in the hopes they do not increase the fees too much. Andrew Hochmuth Web & IT Specialist Council for Christian Colleges & Universities 321 Eighth Street NE | Washington, D.C. 20002 (p) 202.546.8713 ext. 305 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ajseverinsky at aol.com Tue Feb 11 20:23:29 2020 From: ajseverinsky at aol.com (ajseverinsky at aol.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:23:29 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opinion References: <1014089820.1733536.1581452609402.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1014089820.1733536.1581452609402@mail.yahoo.com> This is public service and decisions must be made by the public trustees.? If you are private service, then you are uneconomical, and are a burden on society.? If I can, I will vote to close you down. 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By increasing the cost of that extension, you're hurting the little guy, while not even phasing the "rich and powerful" who could potentially use those .com versions to subvert the good that someone might be attempting to create in the world.?Remember this, too: you can price yourself out of business.?Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dankhagen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:24:37 2020 From: dankhagen at gmail.com (Dan Hagen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:24:37 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not adopt Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I believe that the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are Verisign itself, at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they *should* be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please, do not adopt this proposal. Best regards, -- Dan Hagen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From varsites at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:10 2020 From: varsites at gmail.com (Vari Sites) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:00:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Why on earth would you allow this? It's a pure money grab that adds zero value. What is the consumer getting in exchange for the increased price? Nothing as far as I can see. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vinniemhall at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:07:17 2020 From: vinniemhall at gmail.com (Vinnie Hall) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:07:17 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Greetings, To any 7 year old, there are perfectly obvious right and wrong things to do. Adults confuse them by rationalising the wrong things they themselves have been caught doing, to avoid cognitive dissonance. Please try to use acceptable ethical business behaviour going forward. The current morally bankrupt approach enriches half a dozen people to an obscene level. It is about greed, and greed only. Vinnie. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From valbergm at hotmail.co.uk Mon Feb 10 22:10:28 2020 From: valbergm at hotmail.co.uk (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Valberg_M=E1r_=D6fj=F6r=F0?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:10:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do no increase prces Message-ID: Gresstings, These price hikes you intend to implement over the next 10 years are at best a disaster. I own allot of .com domains and having to pay 70% or even more for them so to please Versign, is a bad play. I am not rich and I do not make money of my domains and there are allot of people in my position who cannot afford this price hike. I here by protest this injustice and ask that you rethink this decision, not everything is about money and these $20 million Verisign has promised you is not worth the .com community breaking down because of some greed. If this goes through, I will be forced to dump all of my domains in favor of cheaper domains and I will advice all my clients (as I am a web developer) to do the same. Kve?ja/Regards, Valberg M?r ?fj?r? Vefs??a/Website: https://bjorspjall.com/ Skilm?lar/Disclaimer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vinod_p_sharma at yahoo.com.au Mon Feb 10 22:11:34 2020 From: vinod_p_sharma at yahoo.com.au (Vinod Sharma) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:11:34 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Killing off people having a go online References: <1012379164.795662.1581372694774.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1012379164.795662.1581372694774@mail.yahoo.com> Greed,? stopping ordinary people have a go online. 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URL: From victorguttmann at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:28:33 2020 From: victorguttmann at gmail.com (Victor) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:28:33 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to proposed updated icann agreement Message-ID: <55B6B256-420E-48DA-9EAE-A0D562CB1711@gmail.com> I oppose the proposed updated agreement between icann and verisign. As a frequent purchaser of domains this would adversely affect me and those who rely on my services. From veronica.sacchi.84 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:42:48 2020 From: veronica.sacchi.84 at gmail.com (Veronica Sacchi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:42:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on increasing domain costs Message-ID: Good afternoon, My name is Veronica Sacchi and I am the owner of a small e-commerce business. The news of domain price increase is a big trouble for small business owner like us, since it will burden the costs and negatively impacting my business, clients and on return you since several business like mine might fail soon with these costs increase. I sincerely hope you?ll reconsider the approved increase and renegotiate to a much lower price. Best Regards Veronica -- *Veronica Sacchi, PhD* Postdoctoral Fellow in Cardiac Regeneration Dr. Lily Xiang Laboratory Genomic Institute of Novartis Research Foundation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vapandrei at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 22:48:55 2020 From: vapandrei at yahoo.com (Andrei P.) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:48:55 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com markup References: <1848415075.1193365.1581374935206.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1848415075.1193365.1581374935206@mail.yahoo.com> I DON'T CARE AND NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR DEALINGS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. THAT'S UNTIL YOU WANT TO FILL YOUR POCKETS WITH OUR MONEY. STOP TRYING TO INCREASE THE PRICES WHEN THERE'S NO REASON BESIDES LINING YOUR POCKETS. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From velimir.vukovic at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:09:18 2020 From: velimir.vukovic at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Velimir_Vukovi=C4=87?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:09:18 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Message-ID: Don't increase prices! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vanhon89 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:17:07 2020 From: vanhon89 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?Tmd1eeG7hW4gVsSDbiBIb24=?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:17:07 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM domain Message-ID: It is not consistent with the contract when increase the price of .COM domain. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From validnode at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:17:25 2020 From: validnode at yahoo.com (Dave) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:17:25 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <460434614.824626.1581376645059.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <460434614.824626.1581376645059@mail.yahoo.com> I heard that the decision to change the .com registry agreement is being made without input from current (my) registrars.?? I don't want the cost of domain registration to increase any more than is absolutely necessary.?? I believe that as many parties with vested interests as possible should be involved in the decision, so lessen the impact on users like me. Thank you for your attention. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From virgil at thesleepless.com Mon Feb 10 23:23:03 2020 From: virgil at thesleepless.com (Virgil Bistriceanu) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:23:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <81aa8394-a263-6fd6-96c1-9de03b15f61d@thesleepless.com> Madam/Sir, here are my two comments: (i) As a registrant of multiple .com domains I am strongly against the proposed price increases.? I see no reason why price increases should ever exceed the rate of inflation and even that's somewhat questionable given the singular position Verisign has in the .com TLD ecosystem. (ii) Would ICANN please stop this practice of secret negotiations at the end of which they're trying to shove their "deals" down our throats.? I believe we deserve better than that. -- *Virgil Bistriceanu - President and C.T.O.* *theSleepless, Inc. * mobile: 847-219-9142 email: virgil at thesleepless.com profile: LinkedIn fax: 312-278-0427 - yes, fax is still around -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From veda at lisco.com Mon Feb 10 23:24:13 2020 From: veda at lisco.com (Jonathan Schwamm) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:24:13 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments of .com amendment Message-ID: <00ca01d5e069$350ba080$9f22e180$@lisco.com> Dear Friends This to inform you that I am 100% opposed to raising prices for the .com domains. It is absolutely unnecessary to do that. If current funds are managed properly, there is enough income to take care of all the necessary expenses. Thank you for taking note of my comment. Best Regards Jonathan Schwamm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Your decision won't benefit anyone else apart from you and Verisign. Best, Vernau -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From valerie at askvmc.com Mon Feb 10 23:50:58 2020 From: valerie at askvmc.com (Valerie Martinelli) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:50:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am writing in opposition of these prices increases. As a small business owner, I strongly oppose this measure because it will make the cost of running a small business consistently burdensome. Especially since most of us operate in an online marketplace, which makes owning a website mandatory and not optional or a luxury. I also oppose that this move was done in secrecy, seeking no public input because it would have likely indicated pushback from then. I am also strongly cynical that additional or future changes won't be made again in the future in secrecy. This decision will significantly impact the internet for years to come and only ICANN and Verisign were in on it. The internet is public domain and changes that affect that public domain should not be made in secrecy. I hope this measure does not go forward. Best regards, Valerie [image: facebook] [image: twitter] [image: linkedin] [image: instagram] Valerie Martinelli, MPA Career & Leadership Expert Valerie Martinelli Consulting, LLC 203-805-8075 Valerie at askvmc.com https://www.askvmc.com/ Watch VMC's Masterclass Now! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ville at cryptosuvi.io Tue Feb 11 00:16:07 2020 From: ville at cryptosuvi.io (Ville Sundell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:16:07 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN should make the web more accessible Message-ID: ICANN should make the web more accessible, this includes wide availability of .com domains. Please, think of the society, not money. 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URL: From vazric at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 00:27:23 2020 From: vazric at yahoo.com (Vazric Velijan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:27:23 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop .com Price increase References: <1323968937.820532.1581380843288.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1323968937.820532.1581380843288@mail.yahoo.com> Dont make the room for price increase on .com domain and money that there is no control over it and will just be spent on whatever some individual wants. This is a dictator ship ,and MonopolyPlease stop this amendment from getting approved. Vazric V -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vbing at bingnet.com Tue Feb 11 00:27:31 2020 From: vbing at bingnet.com (Virginia Bing) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:27:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cost increases Message-ID: <31930254-50C4-471F-8874-C8A1CD59B5D2@bingnet.com> Please do not raise rates of web name registration. This is a vital service to small business and non profits that I represent. Alternatively please provide public engagement before raising internet name rates. Keep rate hikes limited and on sliding scale based on customer ability to pay. Virginia From valentin.petlov at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:36:08 2020 From: valentin.petlov at gmail.com (Valentin Petlov) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:36:08 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Put your stuff together - GoDaddy is already charging 16GBP per year for a .com domain. A raise in the prices would lead to lower sales and less money for all the registrars. I've used to maintain 15 .com domains at every moment for the last 10 years. Now I've cut them to 5, because the prices are already high enough. I am also against the decision of increasing .com prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vincent.schramer at mailbox.org Tue Feb 11 00:44:10 2020 From: vincent.schramer at mailbox.org (Vincent Schramer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:44:10 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: .com is too culturally significant and should remain financially accessible. -- Vincent Schramer +1 (630) 728-2459 From vilenchika at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:43:59 2020 From: vilenchika at hotmail.com (Andrew Vilenchik) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:43:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition of change Message-ID: I oppose proposed amendment as excessive rates will limit opportunity for new businesses and young entrepreneurs to enter the market. Andrew This communication may contain information that is legally privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Anyone who receives this message in error should notify the sender immediately by telephone or by return e-mail and delete it from his or her computer From viktorsirin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:59:07 2020 From: viktorsirin at gmail.com (Viktor Sirin) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:59:07 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Message-ID: What can I say? I am old, unemployable, and about to be declared disabled, meaning my income will continue to be so far below the poverty level, I?ll most likely end up homeless. My one hope for a decent standard of living is to make a little online. My plan, such as it is, may be a delusional dream, but every penny matters to me right now, and domain name expenses are unavoidable, and every single dollar matters. The thought of a 50-70% increase, even over a period of a few years, is disheartening. Of all the ways big companies can control the internet, why does one have to be to seemingly work to completely eliminate the lone content provider who just hopes to make a few extra dollars a month? From varun at sethipost.com Tue Feb 11 01:10:47 2020 From: varun at sethipost.com (Varun Sethi) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:10:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not support the proposed ammendment Message-ID: From olivier.toupin at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:27:50 2020 From: olivier.toupin at gmail.com (Olivier Toupin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:27:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Olivier Toupin Montreal, Quebec Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aliraza_live at live.com Tue Feb 11 20:28:07 2020 From: aliraza_live at live.com (Ali Raza) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:28:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] a legal way of stealing money Message-ID: Stop stealing money from our pockets or at least you should apply on enterprise users not small business owners or blogers. Or schools. Ali raza +971556970015 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yuqing.kou at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:28:32 2020 From: yuqing.kou at gmail.com (Yuqing Kou) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:28:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern Regarding Proposed Amendment 3 to .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As a small-business owner who uses a .com domain for my business website, I am concerned about the provisions of this proposed amendment. Firstly, the potential of price increases in the future may be prohibitive for my business to retain my .COM domain. If I needed to change my domain, that will negatively impact the web presence of my business which may greatly affect my business health overall. Please consider that many small-business owners like myself rely on our websites to introduce our businesses to customers, and many businesses (especially those that rely on internet traffic) may not be able to afford to maintain a .COM domain with the proposed changes. Secondly, I am concerned about the following provision ?The proposed LOI also provides that Verisign will contribute U.S. $20 million dollars over five years.? There is no explanation for how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds will be spent properly. I hope ICANN will take these and other public comments into consideration. Sincerely, Yuqing Kou Owner of Acuherbal Health LLC Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From waylon at deltabravo.net Mon Feb 10 22:12:01 2020 From: waylon at deltabravo.net (waylon at deltabravo.net) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:12:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICAAN admins, I'm a small business owner who relies in part on the internet to make my living. I own quite a few .COM domain names (about 70 domains), and an increase in the cost of the domains would be a financial hardship on my business operations. Please do not allow Verisign to run roughshod over people like me by giving them the power to increase prices every year- this will eventually put me out of business. I'll be able to afford fewer domains, meaning my income will decrease, meaning I'll be able to afford even fewer domains, and so on until I'll have to shutter my business. If you own one or two domains it's not as big of a problem, but for people like myself (and my employees) these incremental increases will add up and become a serious burden. Thank you. L. D. Math Seattle WA From webmaster.rml at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:18:45 2020 From: webmaster.rml at gmail.com (Michel Leger) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:18:45 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment-3-03 Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I have just been made aware of the agreement "According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there." that was done behind closed doors. This is really not fair to the .com community that no one has been able to say anything on this agreement. Things are already difficult enough just trying to survive the internet frenzy, trying to make things work. The internet was in the beginning supposed to be accessible to everyone. It is going to become un-affordable for the small business to be online anymore. It's always the big guy try to kill the small guy. What are you trying to do take us out of business. Please reconsider your actions so we can have a little piece of the pie also. Thank you for your time and consideration on this matter. Regard's Michel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From weheartegypt.net at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:24:48 2020 From: weheartegypt.net at gmail.com (Ezz El Dean Hashish) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:24:48 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We're anti .com price Increase Message-ID: We don't want increase prices, We're anti .com price Increase. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wearing.joe at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 22:27:24 2020 From: wearing.joe at outlook.com (Joe Wearing) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:27:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I, a humble user of the internet and domain name owner, object to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. ICANN is a non-profit organisation which has been given a duty to act on the best interest of the internet and it?s users. This amendment poses a serious risk to the internet, allowing ludicrous price increases of .com domains ? 40% of all domain names. This is not worth $20 million. This will cost dearly, and the most unjustly effected party will be the individuals and small businesses who cannot afford to pay more and more for their portfolios, shops and services. Do what is right. Kind regards, Joe Wearing -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From waltculbertson at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 22:36:02 2020 From: waltculbertson at outlook.com (Walt Culbertson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:36:02 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Price Increases Message-ID: Good Day, I own over 30 domains, many for organizations where I volunteer my time to design and sponsor their websites. This includes woman?s residential centers and churches. Over the last few years, prices have sky rocketed, and are getting to a point where they are just not affordable. Any decision that can lead to even more price increases will have a far reaching impact and it is important for ICANN to talk first with all stakeholders. ICANN has been given an important responsibility within the opportunity and should not be wielded without just cause. Holding meetings that only ICANN and Verisign have participated in does not sound like a fair opportunity for all. THANK YOU for listening. 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Thanks, Pete Hopkins Sent from my iPhone From whythecode at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:44:21 2020 From: whythecode at gmail.com (Y Mayer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:44:21 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern, this Amendment is unacceptable and goes directly against one of the original purposes of ICANN, which is to *introduce *competition between registrars, *not* remove it. The fact that Verisign would be allowed to operate its own Registrar basically allows it to build a monopoly, not dissimilar to Amazon selling the same products as the retailers in its Marketplace at better conditions by using privileged knowledge of the market and its customers - which only lead to Amazon's growth, in *detriment* to the market itself and its consumers. Also, 7% price increases, year over year, is astronomical and absolutely unrealistic. Sincerely, Y. Mayer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vvbudh at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:10 2020 From: vvbudh at gmail.com (vvbudh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:49:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase prices. Message-ID: Please don't hike up prices. Keep the TLDs like .com available for everyone so we all can have them in a free and open internet! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From waypostsoftware at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:49:52 2020 From: waypostsoftware at gmail.com (waypostsoftware at gmail.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:49:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <6AEBDE62-2C2E-411E-8106-5C888E52D9E2@gmail.com> Personally, I wish .com domains cost a minimum of $120 ($10/mo) per year to keep registered. Domain tasting, squatting and warehousing have made it nearly impossible for legitimate businesses to own a memorable .com name without being gouged by third parties. From weepz5086 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:01:16 2020 From: weepz5086 at gmail.com (Hazel Chin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:01:16 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Re iCann plans to increase price Message-ID: As a website owner, who have yet to earn any income from hosting sites and spending laborious long hours at the keyboard, I aggressively object to any increase in prices! Running a website requires lots of investment of time and money which does not promise any returns in any way most of the time. Only few lucky ones with a stroke of luck get to gain bsck some return of investment. Hence for the sake of the majority website owners I appeal for iCann to maintain current prices. Regards Hazel Chin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From wayneqsr at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:03 2020 From: wayneqsr at yahoo.com (Wayne) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:07:03 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry comments References: <1567519241.1203830.1581376023949.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1567519241.1203830.1581376023949@mail.yahoo.com> "Following review of all of the public comments received, ICANN org will prepare and publish a summary and analysis report of the comments received." First, this seems like a conflict of interest, sort of like letting the accused select which witnesses get to testify, or, as in recent times, to allow NO witnesses to testify at all.? Second, with everything being handled by computers for the registration and maintenance of .COM domain names, and with little to no need for human interaction, the increased costs seem counter-intuitive. Prices should be dropping, not increasing.?? Third, not all online models can transfer to mobile 'apps' where the need for a .com domain is no longer even needed. Instead, we live and die by our .com domain names. The increased costs add an additional burden upon those who must maintain these domain names or even multiple versions of the same domain name in order to protect our intellectual property.? For example, if I owned a company such as XYZShoes.com I would also need to register names like XYZ-Shoes.com, X-Y-Z-Shoes.com,?XYZShoes.biz, etc. to keep people from trying to take traffic from me by using very similar domain names like "XYZShoe.com." Indeed, for a now-defunct online business I once owned I received constant offers to 'sell' me dozens of variations of my own domain names with threats of other people getting them if I didn't buy them and thus risk someone registering a variation as a trademark then suing me for infringement. This stuff goes on every day. In summary, I do not see any benefit to giving ICANN the ability to raise prices not in keeping with the actual market and indeed creating more harm than good by giving them the ability to raise wholesale costs on a product like this where there is no actual cost on their end beyond giving their executives raises and more office space. Please deny this unnecessary and burdensome plan. Thank you.Wayne QuigleyHigh Point, NC 27261? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From whalen.carol at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:37 2020 From: whalen.carol at gmail.com (Carol Whalen) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:07:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My comments against proposed ICANN changes Message-ID: To whom it may concern: I am a self-employed artist, teacher, and gallery owner. The majority of my business comes to me via my website. Changing your policies to allow .com prices to go up exponentially will make it harder for me and small businesses like mine to stay in business. The changes proposed also do not seem to promote competition and instead to allow ICANN to have it's hands in all the pots which goes against the principles of fairness and competition. Please reconsider the proposed changes and support small business owners. Sincerely, carol whalen Carol Whalen Art Studio 96 Lafayette Road #2 Hampton Falls NH 03844-2321 carolwhalenartstudio.com 603 969-7704 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This is a money grab and it will affect all Internet users. It?s not something that should be decided just between ICANN and Verisign privately! From vis_net at hotmail.fr Mon Feb 10 23:25:47 2020 From: vis_net at hotmail.fr (Bachir KARRACHAI) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:25:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not steal our money Message-ID: Lower your prices, you greedy. Provenance : Courrier pour Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From webmaster.ismael at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:28:12 2020 From: webmaster.ismael at gmail.com (Ismael Gonzalez) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:28:12 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] * TOTALLY UNFAIR * DON'T DO IT!!! Message-ID: <5e41e70d.1c69fb81.d5281.456a@mx.google.com> Dear sirs, I have bought countless domains through Namecheap, Godaddy, etc. All overseen by ICANN of course. The price is what made this .COM venture appealing. If you decide to raise prices without a real reason, and not even disclosing how the 20 milliion in funds will be used is totally irresponsible and I am appaled to see ICANN make this mistake. ~Ismael Augusto Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From walid.m.w at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:28:16 2020 From: walid.m.w at gmail.com (Walid Wahba) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:28:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the increase Message-ID: Against the increase -- Sincerely, *Willy Wahba,* *Mob : * *+** 1 778 318 5542* *Walid.m.w at gmail.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From weymar at alumni.princeton.edu Mon Feb 10 23:30:19 2020 From: weymar at alumni.princeton.edu (Matthew Weymar) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:30:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN's contract w/ Verisign & .com price increases Message-ID: I 100% object to the exorbitant price increases you are proposing. They *far *exceed likely inflation and decrease the democratizing influence of the internet. Boo! Hiss! Absolutely NO! The $20mm over 5 years for initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. To whom will you be accountable for these initiatives? Who will ensure that you spend this money responsibly? How can I be sure you are spending this money responsibly rather than lining your own pockets? I do not want Verisign operating as a domain name registrar. They already have enough power and control over domain names! They don't need any more. STOP this. I send this in full recognition that AGAIN, you are likely to disregard what I say -- no matter how many voices join on my side of these issues, and how few voices support what you are proposing. Even though I recognize that this is likely a *complete waste of time*, I am taking the trouble to share my perspective with you anyway. How do I know it's going to be a waste of time? Because the last time you received public comment on your initiatives, you received 3500 comments in opposition and only six in favor, and ... you carried on. SHAME.... Sincerely, Matthew Weymar weymar at alumni.princeton.edu 508-257-3278 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From voelzc at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:31:02 2020 From: voelzc at gmail.com (Chris Voelz) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:31:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment for amendment Message-ID: <5326A6FC-6FA1-4A02-9A5D-6A60BB4383B6@gmail.com> Please do not monopolize the .com system. I am voicing my opinion that you should reconsider the current plan you have with verisign and consider the impacts it has on businesses. Work with current registrars to determine a plan moving forward and don?t let the greed of money blind you. Thank you. Chris From vojkan.petkovic at st.com Mon Feb 10 23:41:39 2020 From: vojkan.petkovic at st.com (Vojkan PETKOVIC) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:41:39 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] domains are expensive as they are now Message-ID: Dear Sirs, May you please, consider limiting the rise of domain prices in view of the GDP or inflation rates, so the impact of domain registration to the attempt to trade domains is unchanged! Kind Regards, Vojkan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From wendydent at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:51:49 2020 From: wendydent at icloud.com (Wendy Dent) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 10:51:49 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I object. Message-ID: I object to the proposed changes. This to the company and Verisign?s benefit, and will restrict affordable access to .com domains. The 20 million payment from Verisign to Icann smacks of bribery. Forgive typos. Sent from my cell phone. From vivek.kartha at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:52:57 2020 From: vivek.kartha at gmail.com (Vivek Kartha) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:22:57 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: We are against the price hike in .com domains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wdavis at typexpress.com Mon Feb 10 23:53:05 2020 From: wdavis at typexpress.com (Wayne Davis) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:53:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <68D768D5-E758-483A-B687-6383BBB86FC6@typexpress.com> As a developer of websites since 1997, I wish to strongly protest the proposed price increases for .com domains and permitting Version to both operate as a domain registrar while also operating the .com registry. I have watched over these many years as costs have increased, and continued price increases have already been a factor in losing numerous clients and the shuttering of their websites. While 17 .com domains may seem small to you, these proposed substantial cost increases will serve to more of my clients reasons to use alternatives such as a Facebook page for their online presence, and drop their websites (and the associated domain registration fees) altogether. Wayne Davis TYPExpress 100 S. Eighth Ave. Winterset, Iowa 50273 (515) 462-1874 wdavis at typexpress.com From wakefieldm_2000 at yahoo.com Mon Feb 10 23:54:07 2020 From: wakefieldm_2000 at yahoo.com (Marie Wakefield) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:54:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases References: <022101d5e06d$62e57680$28b06380$.ref@com> Message-ID: <022101d5e06d$62e57680$28b06380$@com> ICANN was created in part to introduce competition between domain name registrars, but now ICANN itself is at the heart of the problem, without considering any input from Internet users on these critical decisions. There are four main concerns with ICANN's decision: 1. Price Increases It is not clear how much of these price increases registrars will pass along to consumers, but it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants. The contract does allow for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations, so it is possible prices could increase more than anticipated. 2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. 3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars. This is a conflict of interest. Verisign's registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices. 4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org, over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as "spam" by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. These changes will have a significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. Oppose these changes. 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Thank you, Joseph Perry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vivek at weeve.ai Tue Feb 11 00:33:17 2020 From: vivek at weeve.ai (Vivek Mehta) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:33:17 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I acknowledge that there needs to be a proper process for adjusting .com prices. However, ?7 percent in each of the final four years of each six-year period is far too high. It sets a dangerous precedent for rapidly increasing costs. Downstream impacts will include a reduction in individuals buying .com domains, negative effects on entrepreneurship, and an ultimate devalue of the internet. Please reconsider this proposal. Best, Vivek Mehta Weeve | Co-Founder and CEO www.weeve.ai 512.751.3621 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wamp90 at me.com Tue Feb 11 00:39:51 2020 From: wamp90 at me.com (wamp90) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:39:51 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Stop Message-ID: <2789DAE9-0D9B-4329-A6F3-DE73395799F6@me.com> It is highly unfair for you to be able to raise the prices on .com?s Stop! From wchao at chaofolk.com Tue Feb 11 00:55:08 2020 From: wchao at chaofolk.com (Wellie W. Chao) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:55:08 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN changes to Verisign contract for .COM TLD Message-ID: <701a6b35d35e44f2b4f2cfa010b6b78f@chaofolk.com> To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to protest ICANN's recent changes to the contract it has with Verisign to operate the .COM TLD. I have read that the changes were made in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. This is disturbing and deplorable because of contemplated price increases. Price increases by themselves are not a concern, but what is concerning is that there is no accountability for the new revenue, so potentially Verisign could use the additional proceeds to pad its profits rather than benefit the Internet community. I believe the appropriate course of action would be to obtain community feedback about new fees and what the additional revenue should be used for. Sincerely, Wellie Chao -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wasiu at ramoni.pro Tue Feb 11 00:17:02 2020 From: wasiu at ramoni.pro (wasiu at ramoni.pro) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:17:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My view on ".com" price incremnet Message-ID: <7ae4f9df-4d6c-488a-b786-59edc65b23b2@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wakanyi.thairu at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:59:00 2020 From: wakanyi.thairu at gmail.com (Lucy Thairu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 03:59:00 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Domain . COM Name's Price Increases Message-ID: I am a Namecheap domain holder and the proposed name charge increases by ICCAN do not auger well for the customers like myself or the internet community as a whole. 1) If the price increases are effected yearly as proposed, then by the end of the decade the domain names will be unaffordable for the users. 2) In an open and democratic system, stackeholders are consulted when such drastic measures are suggested and in this case neither the domain name registrar's not their clients were consulted to hear our views. 3) This price increase is calculated to benefit only on player...ICCAN! 4) ICCAN is paving way to become a competitor to the domain name registrars who are their customers. This is so unethical! Please reconsider this proposal for the sake of the internet community and our end users. Thank you Lucy Thairu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sylvestri at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:27:27 2020 From: sylvestri at hotmail.com (Poodle Skirt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:27:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern; There are others who have voiced their opinions more eloquently than I. Basically I am imploring you to remember that the internet is used by more than just wealthy businesses. The internet is normal people who don't have a ton of money to throw around. People who look at this expense as bearable, but if the price goes up as a yearly expense becomes userous. Normal people doing recipe websites or poetry. People doing blogs or artists with personal art websites. People who want to just use their own names. Little people who use the World Wide Web to do more than surf social media. Don't chase us away by making those things to expensive to do. Please reconsider your decision. Please don't raise the prices so we can't afford our .com domains. Respectfully, Carole. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kojosagary at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 20:27:21 2020 From: kojosagary at icloud.com (Kelvin Nokoe) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:27:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not For Message-ID: <8B2868FE-34FC-4A65-BBE9-93C452CA107C@icloud.com> Why would there be such high increase for the most popular .COM domain, this is just nor right you all should reconsider the move. The internet should be an affordable home for everyone especially with a .COM TLD. Sent from my iPhone From steffanyroup at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 20:27:28 2020 From: steffanyroup at icloud.com (Steffany Roup) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:27:28 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: If you change the pricing to use .com it will make it unaccessible to many. As well as possibly make us change to other domains From gulpy1189 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:28:14 2020 From: gulpy1189 at gmail.com (Gabe P) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:28:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whomever this may concern, Upon learning of the very possible reality of .com prices increasing in no small part thanks to Verisign, I knew I must make my voice heard. As someone learning to code and making his own websites from scratch, having some registered .com domains has been an excellent way of making my coding practice have more merit. Increasing these .com prices will not only hurt me, but the many others trying to find a job in tech when there are already so many other hurdles to face in this field of work. While larger companies may not pay any mind to the change in price, it is definitely something that will still affect many others trying to make unique ways of sharing their skill and talents online through a legitimate .com. This price hike only benefits larger companies while finding more ways to distance the working class from trying to make a better life for themselves. Thank you for your time, Gabe Peralta -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From liajprins at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:29:31 2020 From: liajprins at gmail.com (Lia Prins) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:29:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prices Message-ID: Please do not allow the increase of .com prices. I've used the same URL with a .com extension for years and my potential clients won't be able to find my site without it. My business and so, so many others will suffer drastically. Please reconsider! -- Lia Prins liaprins.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From j at fun4uskids.com Tue Feb 11 20:29:58 2020 From: j at fun4uskids.com (J Wadsworth) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:29:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] OPPOSED to the proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: I am submitting this comment to OPPOSE the proposed Amendment 3. The domain name registration system should be run in the interest of public good. The only beneficiary of Amendment 3 is Verisign. Verisign will maintain a monopoly hold on .com names and will be able to drive the prices of .com names up by 70% over the next 10 years just because it wants to make a money grab. Verisign already reports $300 million in revenue and $198 million in operating income last quarter. Clearly these price hikes are NOT necessary and will only serve to enrich this private sector company at the expense of everyone with a .com domain for their web sites. The internet was envisioned to be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate and are simply catering to private sector greed. Please do not adopt this ammendment. Sincerely, J Wadsworth Fun 4 US Kids 352-283-0615 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rgallegos90 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:30:27 2020 From: rgallegos90 at gmail.com (Robert Gallegos) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:30:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <25D57E9F-5029-4066-9DD2-F8B2E5E48031@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Robert Gallegos Somerville, Massachusetts United States From ksh at int.pl Tue Feb 11 20:30:21 2020 From: ksh at int.pl (=?utf-8?Q?Kevin_Sinan_Hakk=C4=B1bilen?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:30:21 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Message-ID: <3B7F19BA-F052-4953-824A-B186B239CE51@int.pl> Hi Please don?t make the .com domain more expensive. Sincerely an .com domain owner From cmkwild at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:31:33 2020 From: cmkwild at gmail.com (Carisa Wilder) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:31:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <24A3AF0A-C1D4-4589-9C80-6A7BE4636736@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Carisa Wilder Ann Arbor, Michigan United States Carisa Sent from my iPhone From barber.tyson at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:31:48 2020 From: barber.tyson at gmail.com (barber.tyson at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:31:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise the cost of .com domains Message-ID: utf8=??? authenticity_token=hs3tKpLVaXMbYQ9t3tvtJvnXm1espN/SIVycC8KJSmbVPhnYaYLS qIf7XKZDSFsHZJ3QRUPMZ1Oq9ekKAFprw== terms_of_services=yes commit=Continue Do not commercialize the internet further! .com's are important for all businesses and allowing verisign to corrupt this further will block out small and medium sized businesses even further than they are now. Currently new companies are relegated to .io and other small and often suspicious domain name endings. We need to prevent this commercialization and and allow these to be democratized. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bodet at mailbox.org Tue Feb 11 20:38:44 2020 From: bodet at mailbox.org (Amaury Bodet) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:38:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] changes to .com TLD Message-ID: <3157a5f7c333452c51be5328d8ca155be3538999.camel@mailbox.org> Dear ICANN, The changes put forward by ICANN and Verisign will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. This is not fair because the many people affected by the new contract made behind closed doors did not even get the chance to speak up for themselves. Taking decisions without even asking the people who will be affected is not what I would call good practice in a democratic society. Sincerely, A. Bodet From melo.fernandez at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:39:00 2020 From: melo.fernandez at gmail.com (Manuel Fernandez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:39:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] From Manuel Message-ID: Hi, as per the information I received, I strongly disagree with this approach, I own .com domains and I?ve been paying for them consistently, you have no right to make price decisions or modifications in closed doors that will affect the entire planet, I will make sure my voice go all the way up to the government of U.S and stop you to convert .com domains to lucrative, I will also encourage everyone to avoid using this type of domain for now on, this is an abuse Manuel From contact at aaronwi.com Tue Feb 11 20:39:12 2020 From: contact at aaronwi.com (Aaron Williams) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:39:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (No Subject) Message-ID: <17035fa29e2.fb89ffd0265329.5625957326398544430@aaronwi.com> ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bomborde at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:39:01 2020 From: bomborde at hotmail.com (Tiago Parra) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:39:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of multiple .COM domain names.- I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Tiago P, From will.oh13 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:09:16 2020 From: will.oh13 at gmail.com (Will Oh) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:09:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing .com Prices? Message-ID: To whom it may concern: As someone who has regularly purchased domains, especially .Com's, this will definitely provide a burden to entrepreneurs everywhere. We already have no right to own our domains, so we're stuck renewing endlessly for eternity. Isn't ongoing recurring revenue enough? I hope and pray there is a better solution to prevent all these unforeseen hikes in cost... Thank you for hearing me out... William Oh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From will at preston.ie Mon Feb 10 23:37:25 2020 From: will at preston.ie (Will Preston) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:37:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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William Beem -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From william.grogg at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:41:42 2020 From: william.grogg at gmail.com (Ross Grogg) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:41:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Oppose this Rule Change Message-ID: I am opposed to the proposed rule change because I believe it will increase the costs of domain ownership with no real plan for the proceeds. An additional $20m to ICANN without a plan for domain security in an unnecessary fee increase on all internet users. Additionally, the language allowing Verisign to also serve as a registrar is unprecedented. The company that controls a vast majority of the pricing shouldn't be able to compete with other registrars for business. Please do not accept this rule change. Ross Grogg william.grogg at gmail.com 845-489-2169 (cell) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From steven.feuerstein at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:40:54 2020 From: steven.feuerstein at gmail.com (Steven Feuerstein) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:40:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Your actions on .org and .com Message-ID: ICANN - I am very unhappy with the changes you have been marking re: management of .COM and .ORG domains, which will almost certainly lead to much higher prices and also possibly a corruption of the very idea of the .ORG domains. Yours, Steven Feuerstein -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From williamc at live.com.au Mon Feb 10 22:40:29 2020 From: williamc at live.com.au (William Cook) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:40:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price rise Message-ID: A lot of people rely on low prices to help grow their businesses as well as for personal projects. Like myself. Please don't increase the prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From williambiggs31 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:02:07 2020 From: williambiggs31 at gmail.com (William Biggs) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:02:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no .com price hike Message-ID: I do not want to see a no .com price hike From williamhenrybeard at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:04:34 2020 From: williamhenrybeard at gmail.com (Will Beard) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:04:34 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We Do Not Support .COM Price Increases Message-ID: The wholesale price of domains should not be determined in secret and be allowed to increase year after year. Most importantly, I do not support a .COM price increase. The internet is a public utility. Do not think about messing with pricing of baseline needs such as domains. This is unacceptable. -Will Beard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From williamskrg at live.com Mon Feb 10 23:25:47 2020 From: williamskrg at live.com (Kraig Williams) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:25:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont do this Message-ID: Dont increase prices. Higher prices equals less accessibility to everyone. This is going backwards from opening up all domain names Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note10+. Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From willswyers at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 22:06:22 2020 From: willswyers at icloud.com (WILL SWYERS) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:06:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com changes Message-ID: Please reconsider your decision process to include a wider representation of the internet community. Thank you. From withfragileteeth at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:22:10 2020 From: withfragileteeth at gmail.com (Sam) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:22:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with new changes Message-ID: <4DD3A613-BAC8-4BB7-BA57-118488801489@gmail.com> I can understand the incentive to increase prices of .com domains. I can understand the need to increase prices to better support a growing network of domains that use this widely popular service. However the current plan of action seeks to put .com domains out of the budget of many small site host. People who pay for a .com domain for its widespread recognition but who may not make money off their website are going to have to start thinking twice about using the domain they may have used for years. This change obviously only serves to segregate domains into those utilized by large corporations or wealthy individuals and the rest of the internet. .com is the most recognized and accessible domain extension. Do not proceed with a price change that will hurt American consumers. From willis.erdman at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:29:50 2020 From: willis.erdman at gmail.com (Willis Erdman) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:29:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain pricing increase Message-ID: I understand that there is supposed to be an increase in the ".com" pricing. I really wish this wouldn't go into effect. It would only limit newcomers from trying to get online and seen. So please don't put this into affect. Crossing my fingers, Willis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From winfredsai646 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:30:56 2020 From: winfredsai646 at gmail.com (Kingsai GH) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:30:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase Message-ID: <7E8DFBDA-F718-460B-88CE-AC3EED32774A@gmail.com> That?s gonna affect my business Best Regards Winfred Sai Torgbor. From willmclellarn at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:03:00 2020 From: willmclellarn at gmail.com (Will McLellarn) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:03:00 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com?? Message-ID: This seems incredibly unfair to sell .coms for so much more. No one should profit off open source tech. Verisign?? Come on. Leave open source open! No 20mm kickbacks, it?s absolutely bogus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From willirichieson at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:07:17 2020 From: willirichieson at gmail.com (William Richardson) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:07:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Domains are already expensive for a lot of individuals who would like to have a personal website, especially people in the 3rd world countries, this increase can only limit the access to .com websites for more people and has no functional purpose. 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URL: From pablo_adrian0 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:43:49 2020 From: pablo_adrian0 at hotmail.com (Pablo Adrian Gonzalez Mortera) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:43:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment for the .COM Proposal Message-ID: I?m dissatisfied with the .COM proposal, because that means of that the that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accesible and more expensive for everybody. Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From walker at gmwdigital.com Tue Feb 11 20:44:05 2020 From: walker at gmwdigital.com (Walker Van Dyke) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:44:05 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not Right! - I propose you not to follow through! Message-ID: This is not right. This has not even been out in the open for very long for debate. I propose you not to follow through. Walker From wsankarlal at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:09 2020 From: wsankarlal at gmail.com (Wayne Sankarlal) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:00:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase Message-ID: Yet again backroom deals are constraining the internet and its original vision. This from your own website - "It (ICANN) promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. Through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet." How then does a secret deal with a single entity like Verisign which is for profit while you are non-profit in any promote competition. If Verisign doesn't want the .com TLD they can sell it not use it like a cash cow with ICANN's explicit and implicit agreement. If you continue on this path, be honest and change your raison d'etre. I'd suggest, "Open to the highest bidder". _______________________________________________ *Wayne Sankarlal , MBA, MS/CIS* *Website Design & Development - Facebook Marketing* *(416) 779-2231 | wsankarlal at gmail.com * [image: Mailtrack] Sender notified by Mailtrack 02/10/20, 04:58:19 PM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wsankarlal at dhilan-nikhil.com Mon Feb 10 22:00:59 2020 From: wsankarlal at dhilan-nikhil.com (Wayne Sankarlal) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:00:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM prices Message-ID: Yet again backroom deals are constraining the internet and its original vision. This from your own website - "It (ICANN) promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. Through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet." How then does a secret deal with a single entity like Verisign which is for profit while you are non-profit in any promote competition. If Verisign doesn't want the .com TLD they can sell it not use it like a cash cow with ICANN's explicit and implicit agreement. If you continue on this path, be honest and change your raison d'etre. I'd suggest, "Open to the highest bidder". *_______________________________________* *Wayne Sankarlal | m: (416) 779-2231 * *Dhilan/Nikhil Corporation* *2-157 Harwood Avenue North, * *Suite 507* *Ajax, Ontario* *CANADA L1Z 0B6* This electronic message contains information from Dhilan/Nikhil Corporation which may be privileged and confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) or entity named above. 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Whilst I understand the nature of this agreement, I and a lot of others would strongly appreciate a change of mind in this regard. Domains should be affordable and available for the end customer and decisions about this huge change should not be discussed only between two parties. Many people are affected and while single customers may not have the necessary oversight over the industry, we are the ones affected most. Maybe hearing out other large companies (Namecheap e.g.) as well as they can more represent the entirety of the userbase? Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely Yours Xaver Zoellner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wpddesigns at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:26:43 2020 From: wpddesigns at gmail.com (WP Designs) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:26:43 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP Message-ID: STOP trying to play with people's money just for your own gains! We all will move a resolution to ban ICANN itself. Who are you? You are supposed to be an international organization, not someone who makes private deals with some other company From Xavier.Noe at outlook.be Mon Feb 10 22:28:27 2020 From: Xavier.Noe at outlook.be (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Xavier_No=E9?=) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:28:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Sold out Message-ID: Reconsider Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From worldnatalie at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:34:10 2020 From: worldnatalie at gmail.com (Natalie Hill) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:34:10 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed to price increases Message-ID: <99BC654C-0456-4B3D-B084-19D6B8E3B639@gmail.com> I am opposed to these price increases. Natalie Hill -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wrtunder at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:41:58 2020 From: wrtunder at gmail.com (Kolten F) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:41:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN & verisign deal Message-ID: <4EB94F66-8F5E-4BA1-8A68-7CA6B11F34C0@gmail.com> Unacceptable, shady, and greedy. That?s how I feel about the deal. No longer will be using a .com domain if this isn?t reverted or monitored to not screw the people. From wroach at lqcservices.com Mon Feb 10 22:43:45 2020 From: wroach at lqcservices.com (Warren Roach) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:43:45 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 Message-ID: <037001d5e063$8dc834f0$a9589ed0$@lqcservices.com> I object to the price increase on .com registrations. This should be done by majority consensus of the top 50 registrars, not unilaterally. Warren Roach LQC Services, Inc. 719-209-3354 wroach at lqcservices.com www.lqcservices.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wmaxmcmahon at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:58:56 2020 From: wmaxmcmahon at gmail.com (Max McMahon) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:58:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. W. Max McMahon Gainesville, FL United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wrk at thejrs.com Mon Feb 10 23:14:58 2020 From: wrk at thejrs.com (J Ross) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:14:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Charging increases Message-ID: <89C8669E-44FC-407B-B79A-EDB610875FCC@thejrs.com> Dear Sir/Madam, I understand that .com domain renewals will increase in price far beyond what is already charged. As a self-employed designer, I have limited resources and a salary increasingly impacted by rising charges. A domain and accompanying website is a necessity in this day and age. But, should renewal prices increase, it may well be I have to cut costs in that area and drop .com. Please consider the thousands upon thousands of domain owners that do not have unlimited funds. Yours faithfully, Justin ---------------- From wonderbreadpanda at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:17:10 2020 From: wonderbreadpanda at gmail.com (Foobar Panda) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:17:10 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on price increase Message-ID: Unless Verisign is making significant advancements to the management of TLDs that benefit all of their registrars, I see no justification for a price increase. If Verisign is contributing to ICANN, the allowed price increase should be proportional to the amount contributed. It seems reasonable that Verisign would be allowed to increase the registration fee $2 and contribute $1 of that to ICANN, but the figures provided are much less beneficial to the community. Even so, that $2 for registrars would translate to at least $4 for consumers, making it harder for independent content creators. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wohngemeinschaft.heerstrasse at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:22:04 2020 From: wohngemeinschaft.heerstrasse at gmail.com (Julian Corbet) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:22:04 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prices should go down, not up. Message-ID: It is not rocket science, you jerks! From xarragon at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 01:31:51 2020 From: xarragon at gmail.com (Martin Persson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:31:51 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unjustified changes Message-ID: I strongly oppose the proposed changes and price increases for the .com TLD. They far outstrip normal inflation rates and the rates should, if anything go down due to large scale efficiencies as more customers share the operational costs among themselves. This does not happen, instead a private entity is allowed to profit and there is no open competition for a more cost-effective replacement. These changes will only exacerbate the problem. Martin Persson From wsanders1611 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:46:26 2020 From: wsanders1611 at gmail.com (William Sanders) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:46:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0D6FA74E-300A-40BB-BF49-74EE3A0D46CE@gmail.com> Hi - I?m writing because I?ve been notified through 3rd party about sudden changes with domains. Changes that could drastically impact the overall price and accessibility of domains like .com (which I am a part of) and make up over 40% of all domains available. I?m not sure WHY something like this is being considered without first consulting the online community and public as a whole?(wait, yes I do.) To make MONEY! But it seems underhanded, crafty and greedy. If anything can be said to prevent this from happening instantly without notice let me know. I?m writing to prevent it. The internet has always been an avenue for distributing information ?freely? and it seems every time this idea is forgotten then someone, somewhere, somehow finds a jolly idea to overthrow it for their own good. This can range from small businesses, researchers, teachers, students to large industries. Let?s put a stop to this frivolous action. And wayward spending on things that don?t actually add to the functionality and structure of the web and domain itself. Send us a survey or way to reply before shoving it down our throats, PLEASE! Yours for now and (maybe) for many years to come. William From woleesho at icloud.com Mon Feb 10 23:59:40 2020 From: woleesho at icloud.com (Oluwole Sunday Esho) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:59:40 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Do Not Support This Bill Message-ID: <4CF6AAEB-582B-4B3A-882C-47E9966F6468@icloud.com> I am supporter of internet freedom and I do not by any means support the Verizon-ICANN bill that will prevent billions of entrepreneurs from being to afford to buy .com domains of their choosing. This bill is a way of taking away from everyone the freedom we enjoy with internet for decades. This is bad and outrageous. From wldwmn81 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:05:41 2020 From: wldwmn81 at gmail.com (Bess Katerinsky) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:05:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern; On January 3, 2020, ICANN announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. to operate the top-level domain .COM. ICANN and Verisign made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. The changes to the .COM agreement will have a much bigger impact on the Internet than the previous action for .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ domains, due to the dominance of .COM. There are 359.8 million total domain names, of which 144 million are .COM ? that?s 40% of all domain names. With 161.8 million country-specific TLDs (ccTLDs), there are 198 million generic TLDs (gTLDs). That means that .COM makes up 73% of all gTLD domain names. ICANN was created in part to introduce competition between domain name registrars, but now ICANN itself is at the heart of the problem, without considering any input from Internet users on these critical decisions. There are four main concerns with ICANN?s decision: 1. Price Increases Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 ? and the sky is the limit. It is not clear how much of these price increases registrars will pass along to consumers, but it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants. The contract does allow for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations, so it is possible prices could increase more than anticipated. 2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. 3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign?s registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices. 4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org, over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. As a member of the public, Internet user, and domain owner, I categorically and emphatically do not want these contract changes to occur. Please take my comments and concerns into account, as they are being submitted during the public comment period. Thank you. Sincerely, Bess Katerinsky -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From x.xmen.x93 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:07:30 2020 From: x.xmen.x93 at gmail.com (Leo P) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:07:30 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I oppose the price increase on .COM domains. This will mostly affect small businesses that are already struggling. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wojciech270584 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:49:37 2020 From: wojciech270584 at gmail.com (Wojciech Smietana) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:49:37 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What the fuck is this Message-ID: I should regulate u fuckers. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cjwfirmware at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:45:03 2020 From: cjwfirmware at gmail.com (Cjw X) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:45:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Get your shit together ICANN Message-ID: First .org, and now raising the .com prices? I've long considered ICANN to be the weakest part an internet that should function because it is decentralized. One entity controlling naming is a glaring flaw in that philosophy. We've tolerated you because you seem to act in good faith. If you keep this up we will create alternative name systems and then you can fuck off. -Chris From tyler.funnell at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:46:07 2020 From: tyler.funnell at gmail.com (Tyler Funnell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:46:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transparency is important, accessible pricing is important Message-ID: It should be a requirement for ICANN to function with transparency and not make deals behind closed doors. It is also very important for .com domain pricing to not significantly increase otherwise the accessibility of .com domains for companies and individuals without large budgets would be severely impacted and that is a bad thing! I disagree with the proposed amendment. Tyler -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Robert Gallegos Somerville, Massachusetts United States From BrotherDan at msn.com Tue Feb 11 20:48:35 2020 From: BrotherDan at msn.com (Dan Palmer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:48:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increases Message-ID: Greetings ? As a small business owner, I depend upon my website for my survival. Every expenditure is important and planned for. The monopolistic aspects of this proposal really disturb me. Yes, the proposed 8 out of 10 year increase (which is surely going to be implemented) provides a lot of uncertainty for me, but the fact that the administrator of domain names can also sell and control domains is very troubling in the very possible (some might say probable) unfair business advantages that can be exploited by a less-than-scrupulous operator. The potential to charge more to your competitors than you do to yourself is a very unfair business advantage, especially when the end user is required to maintain this feature. Please count my opinion as opposing this proposal. Thank you. Dan Palmer www.brotherdanpalmer.com Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tina.caton at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:49:23 2020 From: tina.caton at gmail.com (Tina M. Caton) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:49:23 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am opposed to increasing .com price Message-ID: I am opposed to increasing the .com price. The internet is supposed to be a level playing field. You are favoring big business by increasing rates for .com domains. Regards, Tina Caton "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jules.kerssemakers at googlemail.com Tue Feb 11 20:49:52 2020 From: jules.kerssemakers at googlemail.com (Jules Kerssemakers) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:49:52 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to .com allowing price-increases and "bribe" Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am firmly opposed to this amendment. I am against baseless price-increases of any domains, including .com, in virtually all other forms. TLD-operators should operate on a not-for-profit basis, as providers of essential infrastructure in the internet age, to prevent perverse incentives deriving from the (very large) vendor-lock-in involved in a domain-name. A free market can function when changing between Registrars, but we cannot change TLD-operator without losing the valuable, branded domain. The only reason I would allow price increases is, based on openly published, unredacted, expense reports for operating the TLD-infrastructure, it is shown that an inflation-adjustment is needed. Each such adjustment must of course be backed by fresh reporting, and be judged on a case-by-case basis. There should also be a separation of powers between those running the infrastructure, and those selling the domain names. This currently exists for .co, in that Verisign as operator is forbidden from also running a registrar. Please keep this restriction in place. I know this restriction does not exist for the new-fangled custom gTLDs, and frankly, I believe that it is a mistake. It would be better for the internet if the separation of powers is introduced in all new gTLDs, rather than removed from "the classics". If Verisign earned enough money on .com that they can pay ICANN 20 million for vaguely specified purposes, apparently there is still too much profit being made, and a price DECREASE is in order. We live in a time where it is actually within humanity's reach to *permanently end poverty, everywhere* (per the UN development goal [1]), and we should be doing everything in our power to assist in this effort. Humanity should solve the poverty problem, so that it can concentrate its full energy on ever more exciting frontiers, such as solar system colonisation. The internet is "the great equalizer", where the content of your character determines your impact, not the depth of your pockets. Price increases only increase the divide between rich and poor, "have" and "have-not". Raising the entry-fee by making domain names more expensive excludes voices. TLD's are an essential infrastructure piece of the internet, not something to be traded for the maximum amount of money. I am against this amendment. Kind regards, Jules Kerssemakers [1] https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/poverty/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dav212 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:50:21 2020 From: dav212 at gmail.com (dav212 at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:50:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <2311FF20-ECA9-416C-99A0-930A5F24F14D@gmail.com> Dear ICANN and Verisign, These price increases will definitely harm my ability and my family?s, as a small business, to operate and continue to grow and perform in the digital services market. Attempting to increase prices unilaterally, without final consumers or registrar?s participation, is inconsiderate and hurtful for all of us who depend on the internet, and therefore our domains, to continue to make business in the United States. Please do reconsider this proposal, and help us continue to build a strong digital economy for my generation, and for my younger sister?s generation. Thank you in advance for your thoughtful consideration, David Monges From haftor1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:50:16 2020 From: haftor1 at gmail.com (Hafthor Snaer Thorsson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:50:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition Message-ID: I strongly oppose this agreement made behind closed doors without community involvement! -- kv. Haf??r S. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From namacaluso at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:52:37 2020 From: namacaluso at gmail.com (Nicholas Macaluso) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:52:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Increasing the prices makes it more difficult for economically underprivileged people to own space on the internet. 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These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Best regards -Aapo Alasuutari -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cirphrankng at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:50:48 2020 From: cirphrankng at gmail.com (Cirphrank iWrite PoeticAli) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:50:48 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not hike prices. Message-ID: I know there is a sporadic rise in how domains, websites are springing up on the internet. Albeit, truthfully, the sky is wide enough for all birds to fly and gasing all fatally is never an ideal way to control population increase, I believe we're smart enough to figure better ways to go about this, and so do I believe that this is not a case of greed creeping in. Kindly do not implement the proposed change. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jason at solarek.com Tue Feb 11 20:51:06 2020 From: jason at solarek.com (Jason Solarek) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:51:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <639D9249-5089-4807-B02B-68A4FAA62F46@solarek.com> Dear ICANN, I hold many domain names, for personal and business use, and read about the proposed changes for Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I would like to submit a comment regarding this: I suggest that instead of a 7% increase, you consider a lower raise, such as 4%. Seven percent far exceeds normal inflation. Thank you for safeguarding domains and allowing the web to be such an inspiring and productive space. Thank you. Shop indie, Jason CEO Bridge 339 E. 9th St. Suite B East Village, NYC 10003 Office: 1-212-254-9654 www.BridgeCatalog.com ?Helping Small Stores Develop Big Websites" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ethanwood17 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:59:27 2020 From: ethanwood17 at gmail.com (Ethan Wood) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:59:27 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain Price Increase Message-ID: I am a .COM domain holder. I am against the price increase in .COM domains. -- *Ethan W. Wood* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roska.posti at feellike.fi Tue Feb 11 19:10:14 2020 From: roska.posti at feellike.fi (Roska Posti) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:10:14 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] And the world is again a worse place Message-ID: <86cd5b55-ea11-d6ee-1480-811624e7e82b@feellike.fi> The world is full of greed and so is the internet. But to this point there has still been some equality around how things work in the web. Even regular people have been able to afford and express their opinions and express themselves on .com domains. What do you think will happen, if Verisign is allowed to increase .com domain prices by 7 % annually (with some exeptions)? Little by little only huge corporations can afford the holy grail of domains and all the little people will suffer. The world would become a better place for later generations if we would plant trees. This action can be compared to destroying a rain forest. At 7% the .com domain prices will double roughly every ten years. With this logic in 100 years you need to multiply the current price by 1024. In 200 years you need to multiply it by? 1 048 576. That's doubling only twenty times. This may seem far fetched but this is exactly the perspective you need to be thinking in. And this is exactly what will happen. Every time greed today triumphs long term best option, the people will suffer. I hope you can live with the decision that many will suffer because you were greedy. But I guess that you still have the option to make things right. 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Please do not proceed with the amendment. Thanks, Cory -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From krice at tollfreegateway.com Tue Feb 11 20:09:23 2020 From: krice at tollfreegateway.com (krice at tollfreegateway.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:09:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2bad01d5e117$273638e0$75a2aaa0$@tollfreegateway.com> I'm a registrant of dozens of domains, most of them are .com. I'm opposed to the proposed price increase for Verisign. Their costs are continually reduced with scale and their profits are generous - to say the least. The public good, which ICANN is chartered to preserve, is not served by increasing the profits of a company that has a monopoly on the most valued domain extension. The moves ICANN has been making lately leaves some serious questions as to who is actually running things. Do your job and serve the public. 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URL: From zed at sprintingsoftware.com Tue Feb 11 21:07:15 2020 From: zed at sprintingsoftware.com (Zed (Zlatibor) Veljkovic) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:07:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Message-ID: Stop hurting all internet users -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xecfahim.ahmed at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:02:06 2020 From: xecfahim.ahmed at gmail.com (Fahim) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:02:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase of the domain Message-ID: Hi, I would like to strongly oppose the increase in price of the domain names as it is unfairly decided without consulting any of the service providers. This is very unethical and I strongly oppose this decision and request you to reconsider your decision. Please consider this email as my complete disagreement to your decision. Regards Fahim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xenoranger.theunreal at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:16:22 2020 From: xenoranger.theunreal at gmail.com (Carlos Garcia) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:16:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Raise Our Cost Message-ID: Having your own domain has allowed small businesses blossom into enterprises. Just think about a guy looking to sell books online, now being one of the busy retailers ever. Or the algorithm that started the most used search engine in the world. All of these started by people with a little money and a dream. Don't raise the bar for the little guy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zack at thinkbullish.com Mon Feb 10 22:36:15 2020 From: zack at thinkbullish.com (Zack Siegel) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:36:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: <41C1B55C-E978-44A1-8A67-8AABD0DE6AA6@thinkbullish.com> please do not pass this. this will cause unnecessary price increases and i don?t see how this is useful to internet users? thanks! Sent from my iPhone From xenoterracide at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 22:40:45 2020 From: xenoterracide at gmail.com (Caleb Cushing) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:40:45 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no .com increase Message-ID: although I would like it in the case of squatters, as a person who has a simple domain for a simple blog, and another for a hobby project, I would not like to pay many more times the amount for registering a domain. -- Caleb Cushing http://xenoterracide.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yanzitommy at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:12:44 2020 From: yanzitommy at gmail.com (Thomas Yang MD) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:12:44 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not happy with Verisign, Inc contract Message-ID: Wanted to voice my opinion on the matter that would likely lead to increase in domain pricing in the future. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xochipelli at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:31:25 2020 From: xochipelli at gmail.com (Chase Baer) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:31:25 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I feel this proposed fee hike for .com domain price increases violates the public interest and serves only Verisign. I can see why Verisign is concerned for profit margins considering they had overcharged for YEARS with inflated certificate signing and stifled public protections for privacy and security innovations. Conservatively I personally may have as little as 15-20 domains at any given time. Many friends and associates have many more. 30 to 50% of those domains are .com. Only through dedicated application, focus, testing and research can worthy domains be cultivated and monetized. A lot of time and energy goes into making a domain and business idea profitable. It is a chaotic process and there are no crystal balls. There are a lot of prevalent practices that we struggle with. But to hike domain fees only serves to kill innovation and prevent digital entrepreneurs like myself and others like my associates from successfully participating. All those costs add up real quick and provide a very real barrier to entry. We are only beginning to enter the era of the global digital entrepreneur. We need to be making it easier not harder. If Verisign can't find ways to value-add rather than take advantage of people - they deserve to file Chapter 11. 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URL: From yaqoobmaryam9 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:32:30 2020 From: yaqoobmaryam9 at gmail.com (Maryam YaqOoB) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:32:30 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Increase the prices for .Com Domains Message-ID: Please don't increase the prices for .com domains, whatever the matter is, it will be worse for coming years. Please let it be same as it was before. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xwestonjx at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 23:11:30 2020 From: xwestonjx at gmail.com (Joe Weston) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 18:11:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagreement Message-ID: This secret price hike is unjust and unfair. Most businesses fail within the first few years because of barriers to entry, and it?s not morally correct to imply additional costs for them. From yashm at outlook.com Mon Feb 10 23:14:10 2020 From: yashm at outlook.com (ya shm) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:14:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN & Verisign Message-ID: It?s a pity that corporate greed is the single driver. Never enough?! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yamink4u at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 00:59:42 2020 From: yamink4u at gmail.com (Yamin Khan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:59:42 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unethical Message-ID: Hey, I strongly protest for price increase of.com domain. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danhammari at aol.com Tue Feb 11 21:12:56 2020 From: danhammari at aol.com (danhammari at aol.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:12:56 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] icann.org amendment ratification through constituency: consumers who have purchased domain names References: <364331121.1578397.1581455576779.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <364331121.1578397.1581455576779@mail.yahoo.com> Dear icann.org, I am not eager to see .com TLD prices skyrocket without input from the community.I propose that participants who currently register the .com TLD be given proxy votes to ratify proposed price increases.Otherwise, a monopoly is simply making unilateral decisions about pricing and consumers have no options to take their business elsewhere. Sincerely,Dan Hammari -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gkevinba at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:14:19 2020 From: gkevinba at gmail.com (Gabor Kevin Barta) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:14:19 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the .COM domain price increase Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam, I am against the ICANN and Verisign agreement to increase the prices of .COM domains. The prices has been $7.85 since 2012, and I believe it should stay the same. .COM domains make up a large percentage of registered domain names and the proposed decision to increase the prices would impact many business and individuals who use .COM domains. It would make these domains less accessible if the prices increase. I personally own two domain names and as an individual it would effect me if the prices are increased. Of course the price increase will not financially break me, but it should not be increased as this will lead to a monopoly, where the prices could be increased without limit. The decision to increase .COM domain prices will not have positive effects, but would cause many people and business to abandon their .COM domains and switch to more affordable domain names. I believe, in the end it will be a bad financial decision for all parties involved. Sincerely, Gabor Kevin Barta From crischaverri at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:14:17 2020 From: crischaverri at gmail.com (Cristina Chaverri) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:14:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't agree with your price increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I have one thing to say and a few questions: First I don?t agree with the price raise. Specially of an intangible good that basically masks an IP address and should not even be sold in the first place. My questions would be: How do you justify this? How are you accountable to the public about your increase and where the money is actually going? What are the benefits for the end user? 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URL: From IMCEAEX-_O=FIRST+20ORGANIZATION_OU=EXCHANGE+20ADMINISTRATIVE+20GROUP+28FYDIBOHF23SPDLT+29_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=00037FFE108CC10F at namprd10.prod.outlook Tue Feb 11 15:40:58 2020 From: IMCEAEX-_O=FIRST+20ORGANIZATION_OU=EXCHANGE+20ADMINISTRATIVE+20GROUP+28FYDIBOHF23SPDLT+29_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=00037FFE108CC10F at namprd10.prod.outlook (/O=FIRST ORGANIZATION/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP(FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=00037FFE108CC10F) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:40:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] America is getting greedy - The whole world sees it Message-ID: <0c29ea2afe7b46a68ba35c0a7168dc68@DM6PR10MB3706.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> Dear ICANN leadership. Raising the prices on domain names arbitrarily will only smother the growth to new start-ups, like ourselves. Yes, the prices of everything is going up, without accountability to the public ? and Yes, your company also needs to be able to operate, despite others raising their prices to you, but to NOT provide a public accounting of why you are raising your prices and NOT showing that your increases closely match those you are receiving, smacks of just pure greed on behalf of your leadership! Because many Others are doing this at this time is why so many Americans are turning to socialism, as America is beginning to look hopeless! Please add-in some public accountability for public feedback, before raising your prices, to show some decency in your business. This is the way to show that your company is not deceiving your customers and to show that you are a responsible and respectable company!! No wonder many other countries are beginning to think that Americans are PIGS! 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References: Message-ID: As a devoted customer for many years, I oppose paying more for domain name registrations and renewals. Please keep your services affordable! Thanks, Daniel Work From chriquelmecr at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:18:50 2020 From: chriquelmecr at hotmail.com (Christian Riquelme) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:18:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hurting small business and vulnerable regions Message-ID: Of course I?m against the propose Amendment. Security and optimal functioning should not come at the expense of the public. An increased fee on this time of economical insecurities is only going to affect small businesses and internet related companies across the globe. Good job at seeing an opportunity to monetize though Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If price hiking is to address cybersquatting domain naim abuse by making it less profitable for abusers (who buy thousands of $5 domains to just put them for sale for $5,000 each without adding $5,000 of value, then I have a big problem - that would be making the good cybercitizens pay for both the bad AND proof that ICAAN can?t do their job WHILE amassing a ton of profit which instead should be used as a fund to attack cybersquatting! In short, I disagree because no reason is being given to justify price hiking. ?No taxation without representation!? So, my simple question to price hiking is ?WHY?? Antonio Robateau Panama City, Panama Antonio Robateau From mrocchi at web.de Tue Feb 11 21:21:44 2020 From: mrocchi at web.de (Marco Rocchi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:21:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase? Message-ID: <000601d5e121$47746b40$d65d41c0$@web.de> Dear sir or madam I wonder why prices should increase for .com domains? 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URL: From vonbonapparel at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 21:24:51 2020 From: vonbonapparel at icloud.com (Jennifer Wilson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:24:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: My name is Jennifer Wilson and I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please take this message seriously and consider the people?s needs too. Jennifer Wilson Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Jennifer Wilson @jenniferwilson.co From t.huang at knotheory.com Tue Feb 11 21:25:59 2020 From: t.huang at knotheory.com (Tanya Huang) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:25:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Your recent contact update with Verisign Message-ID: I want to comment that you are making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody when you change the contact with Verisign. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From John.Grube at Prospectmedical.com Tue Feb 11 21:26:14 2020 From: John.Grube at Prospectmedical.com (Grube, John) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:26:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices for .com domains Message-ID: Icann, Your proposed changes will adversely affect the price of .com domain name registrations. I am against these proposed changes. Thanks, John John Grube Contractor - .Net Application Developer Prospect Medical Systems 600 City Pkwy West, Suite 800, Orange, CA 92868 Office: x5792 Cell: 714-403-3112 John.Grube at prospectmedical.com [cid:image001.png at 01D5E0DE.D4A592C0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 10014 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From rattray.alex at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:27:00 2020 From: rattray.alex at gmail.com (Alex Rattray) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:27:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not allow domain name price increases Message-ID: This endangers the free & open net. How can people expect to have personal websites, or websites for their projects, with higher prices?? I am sure that a properly governed nonprofit foundation would have no trouble raising the funds needed to ensure proper infrastructure. 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URL: From the_stronger_15 at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:27:03 2020 From: the_stronger_15 at hotmail.com (arturo fajardo de la cruz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:27:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Protesta Message-ID: No estoy de acuerdo con el aumento de precios, del que me informe recientemente por favor tengan en consideracion a los usuarios que seran afectados -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elimisteve at protonmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:28:49 2020 From: elimisteve at protonmail.com (Steve Phillips) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:28:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] mailto:comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org?body= Message-ID: Technology should make things cheaper over time, not more expensive. Please don't gouge citizens of the internet by charging more for .com domains. Thank you. --Steve Sent from ProtonMail mobile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davekeevill at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:30:14 2020 From: davekeevill at gmail.com (Dave Keevill) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:30:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Name Management Change Message-ID: I use an avid Internet user and I am a .com registrant. To begin, I am against Verisign managing .com URL address sales. Verisign is merely the manager of the .COM Registry and has no business dictating the price. ICANN, as a non-profit acting in the interest of the greatest public good, should be governing the domain name system in the public interest. Letting private for-profit business dictate prices is the absolute antithesis of this. I hope you make the best decision for the good of the internet and the people, not the multinational corporations looking to bleed America dry. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From manuel.catedra at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:31:17 2020 From: manuel.catedra at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Manuel_C=C3=A1tedra?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:31:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the *public interest.* This is a formal e-mail requesting that you take a serious look into Verisign with the price increase. They are turning million of dollars with .com already and they are trying to charge more from the public. This is not their only business but this may be there largest. Manuel -- Manuel C?tedra From matt at mklauber.com Tue Feb 11 21:31:24 2020 From: matt at mklauber.com (Matthew Lauber) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:31:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not in Favor Message-ID: I am not in favor of this proposal. It is my view that lacking significant competition in terms of running this database, and with web customers unable to simply migrate their sites, the price controls ICANN currently places on TLD registrars are an important and necessary part of the system. Furthermore, the rate increases are dramatically out of proportion to expected inflation, leading to higher costs for consumers, and unearned profits for Verisign. Matthew Lauber -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sent from my iPhone From damiangil at ymail.com Tue Feb 11 21:32:37 2020 From: damiangil at ymail.com (Damian Gil) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:32:37 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments about proposed change References: <213822961.1164199.1581456757850.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <213822961.1164199.1581456757850@mail.yahoo.com> I have read the proposed change and there is no public reason for anyone outside of Verisign to condone this deal. Prices overall should go down, not up. That's what happens in an economy with competition in it. Monopolies, yes, they rise their prices whenever they want. Raising the .COM TLD prices just opens the door to rise prices on every other TLD. That's not fair to the consumer. What does this do to the industry overall where resellers already charge a pretty hefty markup on parked domains. IF the deal was targeted to those entities who don't use the domain but only have it parked waiting for a buyer, I can see a reason since it would probably democratize the market a little more. But to do it blindly to all it's just a kick in the back for the consumers and just an artificial excuse to rise prices overall just because. I urge you to don't do this. Thank you. Sincerely,Dami?n Gil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron at hausinteractive.com Tue Feb 11 21:32:47 2020 From: aaron at hausinteractive.com (Aaron R. Deutsch) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:32:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <01283898-F48C-42F1-AE30-FC412A54A695@hausinteractive.com> ICANN, I don?t have time to compose a thoughtful, formal letter about your ill-advised plan to increase registration rates for domain names but as a web developer I?ve worked with hundreds of individuals and small business and I?m going to ask you to not raise the barrier of entry for owning a web domain. Leave the base prices where they are. Thanks, -- Aaron R. Deutsch Haus Interactive 143 E Ridgewood Avenue PO Box 5 Ridgewood, NJ 07451 347-560-4429 www.hausinteractive.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonathan at code4change.co.za Tue Feb 11 21:33:24 2020 From: jonathan at code4change.co.za (Jonathan Novotny) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:33:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep the internet accessible to the public through affordable domains Message-ID: Please don't increase the prices of the. Dot com domains. Don't do shady business with Verisign. Be nice. Start a Coding League: www.CodeJIKA.com Sent from my mobile phone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From e_hiteshew at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 21:33:47 2020 From: e_hiteshew at yahoo.com (E Hiteshew) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:33:47 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <391999835.1731670.1581456827621.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <391999835.1731670.1581456827621@mail.yahoo.com> To Whom it concerns: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Profits of one company should never be put before the public interest, Thank you for your consideration. Eleanor Hiteshew Weeki Wachee, Florida United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gvissichelli at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:34:41 2020 From: gvissichelli at gmail.com (George Vissichelli) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:34:41 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I'm am against this increase for the .com. I vote no. George Vissichelli, Tucson AZ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justin.freebourn at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:35:02 2020 From: justin.freebourn at gmail.com (Justin Freebourn) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:35:02 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This plan sucks Message-ID: <9E842CB8-0879-4392-8AA9-5449E0547696@gmail.com> DO NOT LET THIS ?non-profit? COMPANY RAISE PRICES BEYOND COST OF OPERATIONS. Justin Freebourn From justin.freebourn at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:35:02 2020 From: justin.freebourn at gmail.com (Justin Freebourn) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:35:02 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This plan sucks Message-ID: <9B595CCA-BD7D-4455-AC35-922704D0848C@gmail.com> DO NOT LET THIS ?non-profit? COMPANY RAISE PRICES BEYOND COST OF OPERATIONS. Justin Freebourn From aramrichard at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:35:48 2020 From: aramrichard at gmail.com (Aram Richard) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:35:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Inequality of Access Message-ID: This change will severely impact equal access to domain registration and highly favor larger entities with the ability to pay more for a domain. Another measure to restrict the internet and create fast lanes for those who have more. Sent from the very core of who I am as a person. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rm.rf.etc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:36:54 2020 From: rm.rf.etc at gmail.com (Rob Christian) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:36:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] you are destroying opportunities for our future Message-ID: America was originally built on the idea that the lower class should have the opportunity to work hard and better their lives. By jacking up the prices of .com domains, you are chipping away yet again at that dream. People like me need the ability to buy domains at affordable rates so we can run experiments in the open market, to reach consumers, and hopefully generate new and innovative businesses. Without the ability to buy affordable domain names, it becomes nearly impossible for me to reach my customers. Stop what you are doing and reverse course, unless you hate opportunity and you only care about your own profit. Continue what you are doing if you are fully corrupt and care only about your own profit. -Robert Christian, Founder/CEO Stoke Brain Inc, 925-321-8210 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rob at thisismonumental.com Tue Feb 11 21:37:34 2020 From: rob at thisismonumental.com (Rob Alan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:37:34 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition voice to changes In-Reply-To: <2af6cea1-6d58-481c-8aa5-2f98b865e89d@Spark> References: <2af6cea1-6d58-481c-8aa5-2f98b865e89d@Spark> Message-ID: I am writing to oppose the changes put forth by ICANN in the closed-door deal made with Verisign. We oppose price increases that will harm our customers, and the Internet as a whole. Sincerely, Rob Alan Founder/CEO thisismonumental.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andres at rarara.net Tue Feb 11 21:32:57 2020 From: andres at rarara.net (andres@rarara.net andres@rarara.net) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:32:57 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Raising .com Message-ID: <1730292608.136873.1581456777499@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ana.white509 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:39:53 2020 From: ana.white509 at gmail.com (Ana White) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:39:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to price increase Message-ID: <44BFBDF6-7B25-46D5-AA25-702DD2236A8B@gmail.com> Just that, No, No No! Do you even realize how expensive it is for a small business to operate a website? This price increase is not justified. NO!!!!!!!! Thank you! From ajspendlove at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:39:50 2020 From: ajspendlove at hotmail.com (Andrew Spendlove) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:39:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Increase Price Message-ID: Don?t increase the price. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jmccampbell at boundarylessmarketing.com Tue Feb 11 21:40:52 2020 From: jmccampbell at boundarylessmarketing.com (Jedidiah McCampbell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:40:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain .com Price Increases Message-ID: Hello, Please understand the impact of raising prices of .com domain registration on small businesses around the world. As you know, .com domains power the world's economic web activities, and small businesses are already burdened with expensive barriers to entry. Small businesses are the backbone of industry and economic growth worldwide, and adding yet another increased cost for small businesses will deter economic development and innovation. Please reverse this decision and drop this proposal that will increase domain and other costs. Thanks! *Jedidiah McCampbell* *CEO and Founder* *Boundaryless Marketing* Medford, Oregon 97501 jmccampbell at boundarylessmarketing.com Phone: 541.887.0556 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From keefer at sanemethod.com Tue Feb 11 21:42:33 2020 From: keefer at sanemethod.com (Christopher Keefer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:42:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <97acec6a-4d16-aa01-29d0-9e3f92f9a946@sanemethod.com> What purpose does this proposed increase serve, save to line the pockets of Verisign? The costs in running the .com registry have not increased. This is blatent rent-seeking, and the proposed amendment should be denied. From shaunnestor at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:44:00 2020 From: shaunnestor at gmail.com (Shaun Nestor) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:44:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Your organization has given 0 reasonable evidence that such an increase is necessary. The current rate of $7.85 is already more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. There is no reason to raise the prices, doing so would hurt small businesses. Respectfully, Shaun Nestor Tacoma, Washington United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tygulick at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:44:12 2020 From: tygulick at gmail.com (Ty Gulick) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:44:12 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Price Increases Message-ID: I am writing to express deep sadness regarding plans to increase the pricing of .com domain names. Such action will harm those of lower income status and indeed karma will take natural course. Please do the right thing for the good of all. Ty Gulick Houston, TX, USA -- Ty Gulick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sbrl at starbeamrainbowlabs.com Tue Feb 11 21:45:34 2020 From: sbrl at starbeamrainbowlabs.com (Starbeamrainbowlabs) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:45:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for .com Message-ID: <4ad5520b-ad08-e905-d13c-25ea2d3bb558@starbeamrainbowlabs.com> This will very likely make no difference at all, but what is going on here? Why such a huge price increase? How is this justified? Surely those who matter are the individuals buying the domains in the first place. Running a website often has lots of different costs involved - from hosting fees to the time to setup and then manage? and maintain a website. The last thing we need is a huge price increase. I am a PhD Student Researcher. I don't have the money to pay huge fees for a domain name. Many people will often choose a .com domain to host their website because it's the most well known. Far from it's original purpose: .com domains are used by everyone from companies to individuals. What is going on today? First .org, and now .com? Has the world gone mad? --Starbeamrainbowlabs Owner of starbeamrainbowlabs.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This does nothing to address the .com domain secondary market pricing problems and will only contribute by raising the baseline cost. This is not a solution for consumers but rather a solution for Verisign. Moreover, this shortsighted change will further internet centralization while hurting consumers and competition. Kia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tookmund at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:48:03 2020 From: tookmund at gmail.com (Jacob Adams) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:48:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <03fc0f5a-41f1-4c70-7aee-35552908699c@gmail.com> As the owner of a .com domain, I think that this change is a very bad idea. Having the price follow inflation is fine, but 7% increase is ridiculous. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so this isn't a matter of the cost not covering the expenses, or even just barely doing so. Domain names are an essential part of the decentralized nature of the internet. Making .com more expensive will lock people out of the market and will make small domain owners like myself consider just using alternative DNS roots. This would fracture the internet into a million pieces. Please don't pass amendment 3. From lucasvanosenbruggen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:47:59 2020 From: lucasvanosenbruggen at gmail.com (Lucas van Osenbruggen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:47:59 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposal increase .com prices Message-ID: > > What's happening? > Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced > significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate > the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). > ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating > feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a > history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring > unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight > against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a > whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains > make up 40% of all registered domain names online. Please do not. You will make the web less free and will lose a lot of people buying web domains. Lucas van Osenbruggen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vgalaxy at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 21:49:16 2020 From: vgalaxy at icloud.com (Ioannis Zounalis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:49:16 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: <631A0246-8800-4196-9EF2-A754CC388B71@icloud.com> Dear Sirs, I think the price increases you allow of exotic proportions and up to 70% make the internet and the TLD registration undemocratic and segregational, especially to new entrepreneurs and small businesses, which make up the vast majority of domain registers/clients and internet users at the same time. Do not allow this abuse. Resist obscurity behind which you and only 1 the private company decide for the TLD fate of the world, a whopping 40% of the market share but way more in the mindshare of users, since any TLD is primarily associated with .com in users? minds. Because the Internet and the TLDs therefore are a GLOBAL issue and not just a private issue between 2 companies. Your decisions raise serious concerns throughout the internet community globally and lead to outrageous prices. Yes, even meds can raise their pricess but did you see the effects in recent examples? You can not allow exaggeration and exuberance, as the overseeing authority on domain registrations, let alone to cut deals directly with 1 private company without listening to anyone else. I find the information that Namecheap provided on this issue useful. I would be not only surprised but infuriated in i saw .com?s at 30 or 40 per piece per year. Let alone the already exuberant prices of some .coms in the thousands of dollars. Domains are just a registration and nothing else, not the business itself or the process to be found. And who is to say that if we and you allow such exaggerations, the other domains will not follow suit? Sincerely, Yannis Zounalis Publisher. From jlockmer at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:49:57 2020 From: jlockmer at gmail.com (john lockmer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:49:57 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not good Message-ID: You did not let us know you were going to do this. This is flat out wrong and will cause my domain prices to go up. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From outlook_C63F57BA1BBB91B6 at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 21:50:39 2020 From: outlook_C63F57BA1BBB91B6 at outlook.com (David Welch) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:50:39 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I recognize the need to keep up with expenses, but this appears excessive and unregulated. Regulation is your mission. Regards, Dave Welch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sebastian at storholm.fi Tue Feb 11 21:51:46 2020 From: sebastian at storholm.fi (Sebastian Storholm) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:51:46 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments Regarding Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, Reading the proposed amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement, I must first state my disappointment with how this whole process has been handled by ICANN. I very much understand Verisign's fondness for keeping this whole proposed amendment as secret as possible for as long as possible, but ICANN should strive to increase transparency, not try to minimize it. It leaves the community with the (probably right) impression that matters are not really handled as a community, but rather by a select few behind closed doors. I hope this is a singular oversight on ICANN's part, and not an indicator of procedure going forward. Regarding the content of the proposed amendment, I can not see how, if I read it correctly, an up to 70% increase in domain name costs over the coming 10 years is in any way motivated. Costs of maintaining the necessary infrastructure has dropped over the last decade, and will continue to drop as technology, convergence and automation improves. This should mandate that prices should drop going forward, not increase. A natural correction for inflation is maybe necessary, but that would be in single percentage points over the same time period regardless of what model for estimating inflation is used. Best regards, Sebastian Storholm ICT Architect sebastian at storholm.fi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The increase in price would only make sense with a significant increase in value - which is nowhere to be seen or announced. rgds Stefan Denver, CO -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at greghendershott.com Tue Feb 11 21:54:51 2020 From: mail at greghendershott.com (Greg Hendershott) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:54:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My comment on the amendment Message-ID: <87imkcvlg4.fsf@greghendershott.com> I understand that, according to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for eight out of the next ten years. I do not support this. I use .COM domains for a very small business, for personal purposes, and even for an open-source project web site. (You could object I should use .ORG for some of those -- but that situation is also a mess now.) If ICANN wants funding for specific projects, it should explain what and why, and ask for contributions. I might be willing to contribute that way -- transparently, Instead, the way you are going about this seems unfair to consumers of .COM domains -- as well as to registrars, among whom less competition will also ultimately be unfair to consumers like me. Please shine some sunlight on your decision-making process. Please do the right thing. Thank you. From wheller at hellersconsulting.com Tue Feb 11 21:54:53 2020 From: wheller at hellersconsulting.com (Winfred Heller) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:54:53 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I have just read the proposal. The first thing that comes to mind, is who profits from this? And what do we, as domain owners, get for our money? Better security? Better service? What do we get? Explain this in detail, that is, to us. And why is this better. If current or former members, say of ICAAN and/or Verisign, in investment roles or otherwise get more cash in the pocket because of this, and that's all it's about, I see a conflict of interest that needs to be addressed. If this is just about money, then I object as it's not in my best interest. Please re-work this agreement. Thanks. Winfred Heller wheller at hellersconsulting.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at edomains.com Tue Feb 11 21:57:20 2020 From: admin at edomains.com (Antoni Muntaner) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:57:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with a registry. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Cristian Gonzalez Wyoming -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mrmichaelkeeney at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 21:58:50 2020 From: mrmichaelkeeney at gmail.com (Michael Keeney) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:58:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and Verisisgn.com price increases Message-ID: Hi I am writing to object to the deal ICANN is making with Verisign to allow increasing of prices on .com TLDs. It's wrong that one single company is given a total monopoly on selling something and setting it's price. It's effectively a license to print money without any competition for free market pricing. There's no option for domain owners to choose a cheaper alternative because there are none. Domain owners are held to ransom and have to pay ever increasing prices for the profit of one company (and ICANN) as there's no alternative. It seems wrong anyway that you have to continually pay each year to have a domain name rather then owning it outright after a single payment but to have no choice but to keep paying endlessly rising prices for it each year is even worse. Thanks Michael Keeney -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brad at bradjones.com Tue Feb 11 21:59:06 2020 From: brad at bradjones.com (brad at bradjones.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:59:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against these increases!! Message-ID: <036101d5e126$7ac538d0$704faa70$@bradjones.com> I admit I don't do much with bradjones.com and the 2 domains I've registered for my 16 year old daughters but to charge more for these is unfair. At least separate the usage by company size or something else. It will be a burden to the average people in many cases, and I LOATHE Facebook. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nfaulk at ibml.com Tue Feb 11 15:27:05 2020 From: nfaulk at ibml.com (Nicki Faulk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:27:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Please consider reversing your position on this amendment! Nicki Faulk Business Systems Administrator Imaging Business Machines, LLC Email: nfaulk at ibml.com Phone: 205.314.1805 Need to put in a ticket? Go to https://ticketing.ibml.com/ or simply send an email to: internalit at ibml.zohodesk.com This information contained in this correspondence and in the attachments is confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the individuals named above. Unauthorized reproduction and/or distribution is prohibited. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From guategeek at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:01:10 2020 From: guategeek at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Jeff_McArthur_=28Guategeek=29?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:01:10 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't remove .com price caps Message-ID: <9934F7E3-15DC-490C-B3DB-2EBB7C881A73@gmail.com> I ask ICANN to please not remove price caps from .com domain registrations. The proposed 7% price rase per year is an astronomical amount to go up, and will make .com domains expensive and prohibitive to obtain and maintain. .com is the main domain of the internet, it makes up most of the TLD?s in existence, this change will affect a huge percentage of the internet community. ICANN is meant to serve the internet and its users, and to foster competition (which provides better products and pricing to users). This move along with the removal of price caps on previous domains (.org .info .biz) as well as the huge influx of new TLD?s many at ridiculous prices has not made for a better internet, but a more muddied and expensive one. Please stand up for the good of internet users.? - Jeff McArthur -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From guepardomar at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:01:30 2020 From: guepardomar at gmail.com (Omar G) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:01:30 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't incrise price Message-ID: <10A945FD-84C7-46BC-9F11-94A4C0AF9000@getmailspring.com> Hello, I am just working on 3 starts ups, and I know that some of them may fail, but with the fair price that it actually is, I can afford to keep on working until I finally succeed, but this set a great limitation on my efforts, since it may takes years until I can make a revenue on them, to actually pay something that expensive. You may say that that $20 or a little more is not that much, but if I have to pay that for 5 domains it would be $100, and not to mention any other service to keep on running. Omar Garrido Guatemala, Guatemala -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From curtis at leadselfllc.com Tue Feb 11 22:01:47 2020 From: curtis at leadselfllc.com (Curtis Robinson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:01:47 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a few .com domain names. As a new struggling entrepreneur, I have many costs to manage and .com domains should remain affordable, as we are dependent upon them for our success. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Thanks for your consideration Curtis Robinson San Diego -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jorsol at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:05:25 2020 From: jorsol at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Jorge_Sol=C3=B3rzano?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:05:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domains are an essential part of the internet Message-ID: Arbitrary increasing the prices of .com domain names will hurt an extremely large part of the internet consumers, please don't let this happen, Verisign already makes many millions of dollars by leveraging the economy of scale with hundred of millions of .com domains, and that allows them to maintain and improve their infrastructure without any issue and still have large profits, if we allow them to increase the prices, that will make more hurt than good, just too fill the pockets of a few greedy actors and hamper the innovation of the internet. From info at egypttourz.com Tue Feb 11 22:06:42 2020 From: info at egypttourz.com (Egypt Tourz) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:06:42 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My opinion Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tochisterling at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:07:49 2020 From: tochisterling at gmail.com (Nwoye Tochukwu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:07:49 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: As an intending domain investor, it will be very bad for me and other investors, Imagine having 100 domains that needs to be renewed. I stand against the price increase on dot com domains. It is not on our interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From claireinbc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:08:27 2020 From: claireinbc at gmail.com (Claire Fuller) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:08:27 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increases in .com domain names Message-ID: <73191D30-DF3E-44BC-99D7-B3C6382A20BF@gmail.com> Dears sirs, I object to the concept of .com domains increasing in price year ion year. If this happens I will change my domain to an alternative. And regards Claire Fuller Claire Fuller +1.604.905.8359 Pemberton, BC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jason.j.masters at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:10:36 2020 From: jason.j.masters at gmail.com (Jason Masters) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:10:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly Against Message-ID: As an internet user, website owner and operator, and professional web developer, I cannot fathom how you can possibly justify this change. This is nothing but monopolistic extortion. Unless Verisign's costs are expected to rise faster than inflation (which they are emphatically not), then this is completely unjustifiable on the grounds of the public good. This is merely enriching verisign at the public's expense. It's indefensible and preposterous on it's face. Seriously, you all need to give your head a shake for thinking this was halfway reasonable, it goes against the very principles that our economy is based on, for no reason whatsoever except enriching a singular private company. Regards, Jason Masters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johnsonalex at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 22:11:26 2020 From: johnsonalex at outlook.com (Alexander Johnson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:11:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: As an owner of multiple .com domains I strongly disagree with this proposal. Verisign is not adding value here and has provided no sound or valid reason for the prices increases. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pastor at covenantrussellville.com Tue Feb 11 22:11:51 2020 From: pastor at covenantrussellville.com (Russellville Pastor 2) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:11:51 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <9AD9AC4E-95B1-4BDE-9AB2-537BED489EED@covenantrussellville.com> Dear ICANN, I am writing in response to the proposed amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I and the church I represent have a total of three .com domains between us, and this amendment would increase the fees on them to the point where it would be difficult to justify keeping all of them. Put differently, it would make having .com domains increasingly less of an option for us, and I suspect we?re far from the only one. Please revise this amendment so as to keep .com domains accessible and affordable for many. Nicholas Davelaar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rev. Nicholas Davelaar Pastor, Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) 2810 S. Knoxville, Russellville, Arkansas www.covenantrussellville.com From wanted at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:12:34 2020 From: wanted at gmail.com (Guillaume Demers) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:12:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments to the proposed amendment to the .COM registry agreement. I have a domain portfolio of over 1,000 .COM domains. Considering the origin of the price increases that have made their way into many registry agreements, I'm opposing any potential price increases, especially for .COM. The increases were originally allowed due an out of court settlement between ICANN and Verisign, that was decided without any community input and should have been time limited. Being quite technical myself, I do not see any obvious reason for the cost to run the registry and the DNS servers to increase. Technology gets cheaper in scale and the number of registrations is still increasing. Many other potential operators have made credible statements (and bids) that show that the registry can be run at a lower price. Thus, the rate should remain fixed at $7.85, or even be lowered. As a public company, Verisign's biggest obligation is to their shareholders, which means they need to increase their profit as much as possible. This does not align with the interest of the community and stakeholders in the ICANN process. ICANN's goal is to keep the internet technically stable, this is not done by granting arbitrary price increases. *Guillaume* *wanted at gmail.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From nicolas at tirel.co Tue Feb 11 22:13:51 2020 From: nicolas at tirel.co (nicolas tirel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:13:51 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase References: <3e1d688d-9608-4778-9d96-422bf7c7aa54@Spark> Message-ID: <19b7cd64-31b8-4297-9fe1-bc6af97caf3f@Spark> As an owner of more than 15 .com domain I?am seriously opposed to a price increase ! Technology make everything less expansive every year ! Try to think different to before wanting to raise the price. Sincerely. Nicolas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael at snikwah.co.nz Tue Feb 11 22:15:10 2020 From: michael at snikwah.co.nz (Michael Hawkins) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:15:10 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kind Regards Michael Hawkins Auckland, New Zealand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From expeditingvineet at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 22:15:41 2020 From: expeditingvineet at yahoo.com (Vineet Kapoor) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:45:41 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop price hike Message-ID: <2y3x1f855r-1@ppa4.dc.icann.org> Please reduce the price rather than increasing it to promote digitalization. You?ll only be discouraging people to do online business and professions. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carol at carolhring.com Tue Feb 11 22:13:54 2020 From: carol at carolhring.com (Carol Ring) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:13:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep my site affordable Message-ID: <040f01d5e128$8d385b80$a7a91280$@carolhring.com> To whom it may concern, Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don't stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Please, please keep my little site affordable. 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No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices, and the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. How can you justify the increase of these domain names? ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest but in stead is focused on making extreme profits. Dean Edridge Auckland, Auckland New Zealand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sxl104 at SHSU.EDU Tue Feb 11 22:16:54 2020 From: sxl104 at SHSU.EDU (Lamsal, Saurav) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:16:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair .com deal Message-ID: <26d9994711114e7b97449267f04aa803@WinEx15Mbx03.SHSU.EDU> Hello ICANN, I believe this is extremely unfair to small businesses and young entrepreneurs. 20$ mil, for one company is not a good deal sacrificing the entire web devs. Thank you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jhoffer at sansorgan.es Tue Feb 11 22:18:20 2020 From: jhoffer at sansorgan.es (Josh Hoffer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:18:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment in Disfavor of Price Increase Message-ID: <_hPovFdi3Q3lm5Np0vpBTv5ST9Uy3pWgpQyu-H0OXCFjKhF9q64cFqRq3B_qU11T4Paw8qmtu6g4oINTzY2uJmwvp2D8jEV5rkLOJDSw6r0=@sansorgan.es> The proposed price increase of the .COM registry is unnecessary and greedy move by ICANN. The cost of facilitating a registry, in this case by Verisign, has never been cheaper on a per domain basis. Therefore there is no satisfactory reason that a non-profit organization would increase costs towards the very people it is intended to serve. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that these comments will even be considered and at worse they will simply be called 'spam'. So we must hope that eventually investigations into this and the related .ORG scandal will bring the individuals responsible for this greed and misconduct to the eye of the law and the public. Not only is this comment against the proposed price increases, it is also against ICANN control of the DNS root zone and any other aspects of the internet at large. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 217 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From sad_GMS at hotmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:20:49 2020 From: sad_GMS at hotmail.com (Saadman Shafiq) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:20:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding recent .COM Changes Message-ID: Please explain why these increases are necessary, if they are not valid enough to share with the wider community please change the decision to support this deal with Verizon. 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Message-ID: I want to voice my opposition to the price increases indicated in the 3rd amendment. Thanks Andy van der Gugten -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From em8748 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:21:55 2020 From: em8748 at gmail.com (em8748) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:21:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] oppose Amendment 3 Message-ID: <139f2f05-5e6c-5165-1110-015a0f093c4d@gmail.com> I oppose Amendment 3. These price increases will hurt small players who already have the odds stacked against them in a global market with massive monopolies to compete against. ICANN's authority is purely popular agreement --that can change. EM From harry1248 at icloud.com Tue Feb 11 22:22:50 2020 From: harry1248 at icloud.com (Harry Williams) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:22:50 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I OPPOSE Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: ?Dear ICANN Proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement will do little more than raise revenue for the rent-seeking monopolist, verisign. As a .com domain owner I strongly oppose passing this amendment. Kind regards, Harry Williams From kmatkin at matkindesign.com Tue Feb 11 22:25:37 2020 From: kmatkin at matkindesign.com (Kirk Matkin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:25:37 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain price increase Message-ID: I am a registrant of many domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This would have a negative effect on my business and STRONGLY oppose this move. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Other GTLDS have been able to lower costs. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price and this backroom deal is reprehensible. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. _________________________________ Kirk Matkin kmatkin at matkindesign.com From balboos at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 22:26:27 2020 From: balboos at yahoo.com (Balboos) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:26:27 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Fee Increases References: <821522391.1591655.1581459987784.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <821522391.1591655.1581459987784@mail.yahoo.com> Storage and computational power have become ever cheaper. How can you justify not one, but a series of increases to domain pricing (particularly .COM) when cost for equipment and resources have dropped faster than any sort of inflation. There's talk (whatever that's worth) of some back-room deals to enable larger groups like Verisign increase their profitability. Also, very possibly driving the smaller registrars out of business . . . and, of course, followed by even steeper price increases. I've seen this with "Home Depot" destroying the local hardware stores and then increasing prices whilst reducing services. Is this where we are headed? Or perhaps, are you working on causing consumers to relinquish their .com domains by increasing the pricing? Please send and, for that matter, supply publicly, some sort of justification for this plan that is valid - and delay or desist implementation until public opinion can not only be openly solicited but also properly taken into account as the chief interested party in all such matters. :SSM "The difference between Genius and Stupidity is that Genius has its limits" - Albert Einstein From sanyarich1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:27:20 2020 From: sanyarich1 at gmail.com (Hon. Sanya Wycliffe Odwori) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:27:20 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Am so sad Message-ID: This is so heart breaking and going to be reorganizing many .com users and perhaps many .com domains might be dumped and left for a few rich people something that doesn't bring in business to maximum. Please leave the prices as they are. Help us please. Thanks in advance. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From topaz007 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:28:06 2020 From: topaz007 at gmail.com (Fernando Topaz) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:28:06 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .COM Price Message-ID: I've just learn that you want to increase the price to .com domains and by doing it you will be increasing the price to be creative and that's a crime just comparable to the increase of prices of medicine that people need to continue living. If you proceed with such an arbitrary path you will create a world wide problem that's completelly unnecesary and that's because it's against the people to be against the people. Don't do that!. Sinceramente. Fernando -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From byalexsanchez at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:29:07 2020 From: byalexsanchez at gmail.com (Alex Sanchez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:29:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments Message-ID: I would like to voice my opposition to Verisign being allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, Thank you. Alex Sanchez -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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That seems like a severe conflict of interest. 3. Apparently over 3,500 comments were submitted to a previous ICANN consultation... but were ignored as being 'spam' due to a number of them using an online tool. I hope ICANN will be considering more comments during this consultation. I hope you will consider the above points, and please also note that .COM domains are not all owned by large companies who can afford price increases - many smaller companies will be affected if these decisions are taken in haste. yours sincerely, Robin Gillett brocweb.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jackhsweeney1 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:36:03 2020 From: jackhsweeney1 at gmail.com (Jack Sweeney) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:36:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising of Com pricing Message-ID: <5e432c55.1c69fb81.1812f.e328@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From brendan at redvanstudio.com Tue Feb 11 22:37:24 2020 From: brendan at redvanstudio.com (Brendan O'Brien) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:37:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The latest proposed amendment 3 Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am concerned about the latest direction the ICANN is taking with the amendment 3. Some price can be reasonable, but the process and amount seem unreasonable considering how much businesses and economies now rely on stable, predictable domain systems. I hope you will reconsider these changes, and think of ways to raise funds at more reasonable levels and to also be more clear and transparent about how you will be spending these funds. Thank you for your time and consideration, Brendan O?Brien 61 Wiltshire Blvd. Red Deer, Alberta, Canada From byronjc at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:38:07 2020 From: byronjc at gmail.com (Byron Carceller) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:38:07 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Regards, Byron. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From octavsly at octavsly.net Tue Feb 11 22:40:47 2020 From: octavsly at octavsly.net (Octavian Petre) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:40:47 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] 7% increase is very high. Message-ID: <3c4ed226-2c46-8b4a-048f-4eb1febf50a2@octavsly.net> 7% increase is very high. The worse would be to follow the inflation rate. Current inflation rate is around 2%. However, connection to inflation rate is questionable since the price is expected to decrease as a result of technology evolution. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 833 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From caslinpaul at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:41:40 2020 From: caslinpaul at gmail.com (Paul Caslin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:41:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Appeal. Message-ID: I disagree and highly shocked at the news of this. I will no longer support ICANN if the deal goes through and if .COM domains increasw in value -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Ys Meeku From connorknabe at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:48:29 2020 From: connorknabe at gmail.com (Connor Knabe) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:48:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increase Message-ID: <9A26A9F3-028A-4B89-88B3-5DF6AC79E7D2@gmail.com> Please do not increase prices! Domains are already costly enough especially for individuals for personal use. Thank you! Warm Regards, Connor Knabe From wesforman at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:48:25 2020 From: wesforman at gmail.com (Wes Forman) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:48:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree Message-ID: IF you want to kill the .COM business and only hurt the little guy,that's what this will do. Stop being greedy!!! Don't let this amendment go through. It's what's wrong with you all controlling the internet domains. Wes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From accounting at milestonelogistics.com Tue Feb 11 22:49:47 2020 From: accounting at milestonelogistics.com (Accounting ML) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:49:47 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <007f01d5e12d$9041b1a0$b0c514e0$@milestonelogistics.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. RALPH EDWARD PALMER SALMON, ID 83467 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pat.tiffin at outlook.com Tue Feb 11 22:49:49 2020 From: pat.tiffin at outlook.com (Pat Tiffin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:49:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN CORRUPTED FOR $20M Message-ID: I am appalled that ICANN is even considering allowing this sale to go through. The damage to the reputation of the organization is back enough, but the total disregard for all the people who worked so hard to make the registry possible. It's a slap in the face to them and to the people who trusted your stewardship. The dot com TLD is the backbone of the internet - and apparently ICANN thinks that the cost for it should be controlled by a for profit corporation. Not only is this poor judgement but since you're making $20M off the deal - clearly you're not opposed to selling the internet to the highest bidder. Absolute power corrupts absolutely - how pathetic to think you would sell the internet TLDs for any amount of money. Totally disgusted by Maarten Botterman, Le?n S?nchez and the rest of the greed mongers at ICANN. The whole Board should be removed for even considering this sale. Disgusting and corrupt. Pat Tiffin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Allowing verisign to increase rates much larger than inflation creates monopolistic behavior on part of the domain name issuer ripe for abuse. In order to have a usable internet as service with a diversity of content, costs must remain low. Thanks, J.R. From caleb.opgenorth at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:52:42 2020 From: caleb.opgenorth at gmail.com (Caleb Opgenorth) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:52:42 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] another sad display of greed Message-ID: I'm sure this comment won't matter just like the thousands of others that have already commented voicing their concerns over the vague nature of these price increases and who truly stands to gain from them. Raising prices on .com domains significantly increases the costs and barrier to entry for small businesses to get an online presence and move into the 21st century/digital era. Although doubtful, I genuinely hope the contract is called off entirely. If not, at least 75% of the funds do go to improving the global root domain name system servers and infrastructure. If the funds don't get spent correctly, I hope the individuals involved are investigated by the SEC and properly reprimanded. What a sad society when money comes first. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From philip at pattys-cakes.com Tue Feb 11 22:54:30 2020 From: philip at pattys-cakes.com (Philip Gomez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:54:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Changes Message-ID: <362801d5e12e$38f42fd0$aadc8f70$@pattys-cakes.com> Hi, Please limit the price increases to .com registrations to 10% over the next decade. Thank you Philip Gomez | Patty's Cakes and Desserts www.pattys-cakes.com | philip at pattys-cakes.com | (714) 525-8350 *NOTE: The bakery is closed on Sundays and Mondays* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jeffh at gorge.net Tue Feb 11 22:57:04 2020 From: jeffh at gorge.net (Jeff Holt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:57:04 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price change Message-ID: Dear Greedy People, A fair price hike seems reasonable to keep up with business. 7% a year is outrageous and really just another example of extortion. Most Americans rarely get a raise, there is no reason Verisign should just get a free gift for doing virtually nothing. Jeff Holt jeffh at gorge.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From komokasi at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:57:25 2020 From: komokasi at gmail.com (Cody Jung) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:57:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No support for this Message-ID: The internet is about transparency and community. This arrangement had neither of these things and smells worse than the current corruption we are seeing in the USA govermnet. Please clarify what the money is going to and provide clarity on why ICANN is being chosen. Regards, Cody -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cap at airmail.cc Tue Feb 11 22:57:40 2020 From: cap at airmail.cc (cap at airmail.cc) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:57:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment Message-ID: <2517633868888b4d1564f24516026f10@airmail.cc> Allowing Verisign to increase their fee for domain registrations, there is decreased access to users who would otherwise like to purchase a .com domain. Verisign does not need a several-hundred-million-dollars increase in revenue year to maintain a registry database. It is getting ridiculous at this point. Domains were never expensive to begin with; I don't see why this has to change now. Keep the internet more open for everyone and do NOT allow Verisign to raise prices on the .com registry! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blakebuthod at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 22:57:20 2020 From: blakebuthod at gmail.com (Blake Buthod) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:57:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose Message-ID: I want to express my opposition to the raising of .com prices. This amendment does far more harm than good for the Internet and all those who rely upon it. I strongly urge you to reconsider this and your position on this matter moving forward. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price.I am assuming the increase is that some CEO wants to increase his salary. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From allard.jm at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:00:13 2020 From: allard.jm at gmail.com (Justin Allard) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:00:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to proposed amendment 3 Message-ID: <39A48FE4-81F0-40F7-AF66-BAEFD5CEA6EA@gmail.com> I am opposed to amendment 3 in its current form. Raising .com domain registration fees raises the barrier to entry to acquire a domain name. This goes against the spirit of the internet and of net neutrality. - Justin Allard From suporte at artmx.com.br Tue Feb 11 23:00:18 2020 From: suporte at artmx.com.br (Ltdhunt) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:00:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Message-ID: I dont agree with prices icreasing Plase stop this. [image: ] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tylersomers at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:02:55 2020 From: tylersomers at gmail.com (Tyler Somers) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:02:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider.. Message-ID: If the following is true, please reconsider putting Amendment 3 into action. Our name registrar sent us this email: Thank you, Tyler (& Jenny) Somers We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cgraves at clarkedesign.net Tue Feb 11 23:03:53 2020 From: cgraves at clarkedesign.net (Clarke Graves) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:03:53 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price Message-ID: No price increases. I have been made aware about ability of .com price increases of up to 70% over next 8 years. His seems incredibly exorbitant. Please don?t! Clarke Graves Clarke Design owner From guru4consulting at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:03:57 2020 From: guru4consulting at gmail.com (Karthik Karuppannan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:03:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] regarding Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, Internet is a true enabler of democracy and increasingly becoming a tool that helps poor people to bridge the gap with rich. We trust you to be the guardian and safe guard this precious thingie called 'Internet', not just for now but future too. Please do the right thing and fall for pressures from vested commercial interests. I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. regards, Karthik Karuppannan. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From agborenyae at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:06:11 2020 From: agborenyae at gmail.com (iNKS TV) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:06:11 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please, don't increase .COM price. Message-ID: It's sad thing to learn of this increase as it of course has a negative impact on us end users. It's even hard enough to keep up renewal with the current pricing system, let alone when it's increased. Please consider don't increase the price of .COM. Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ts3766181 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:07:05 2020 From: ts3766181 at gmail.com (Todd Silva) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:07:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed .com price increases Message-ID: <00b301d5e12f$fa78a220$ef69e660$@gmail.com> Hi, I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I do not understand the justification for any increases to .com prices. ICANN, as the overseer of domain names, isn't it your job to keep the interests of registrants, like myself, at the highest priority? Let it be noted that I am opposed to the proposed .com price increases by ICANN and Verisign. Thank you, Todd Silva Houston, TX -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mjh964 at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 23:14:30 2020 From: mjh964 at yahoo.com (Michael Harris) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:14:30 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is ridiculous! References: <1700989098.1629469.1581462870072.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1700989098.1629469.1581462870072@mail.yahoo.com> Hello, I have recently read about the agreement between ICANN & Verisign regarding the "allowed" price increases for the .COM registries. As a small business owner who runs several websites this cost increase can be VERY detrimental to my bottom line. As a small business, I have to watch every dollar I spend. These increases may cause me to have to choose between my sites and cut into what profit I'm currently making along with future revenues. Please take into consideration that there are many small business people who rely on their income from their websites and need every advantage we can get. Regards,Michael J Harris -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bruffmancohen at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:15:38 2020 From: bruffmancohen at gmail.com (Ben Ruffman-Cohen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:15:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .com domains. Verisign is merely manager of the .com registry and has no business dictating price. The current rate of $7.85 is far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. This proposed price increase is clearly in the best interest of Verisign and it?s shareholders but offers no benefit to the public and may actually restrict representation of the global internet community. Thank you. Sincerely, Ben Ruffman-Cohen -- Ben Ruffman-Cohen benrc.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tsheatz at livingwaters.com Tue Feb 11 23:15:54 2020 From: tsheatz at livingwaters.com (Trevor Sheatz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:15:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM wholesale domain price increase agreement Message-ID: I am very against this recent decision. Please consider reverting this proposal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arsenalpundit at yahoo.co.uk Tue Feb 11 23:16:08 2020 From: arsenalpundit at yahoo.co.uk (Mister Spruce) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:16:08 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fw: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <484613400.2866404.1581462968680@mail.yahoo.com> Hello, I'm lending my voice to the push against significantly increasing .com domain costs. This increase would cause accessibility issues for individuals and small businesses just starting out. It would also place an extra cost on SEO because Google seems to give more credence to .com domains. Cheers, Robin ----- Forwarded message ----- From: Namecheap To: Robin Uzo Sent: Monday, 10 February 2020, 14:08:22 GMT-7Subject: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? | | | View in browser | | | | | | Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020. You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form. | Find Out More | | | | | 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix,?AZ?85034,?USA Copyright ? 2020 Namecheap.com | | We are an ICANN accredited registrar. Serving customers since 2001. | | | -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mlendvay at cbossinc.com Tue Feb 11 23:20:17 2020 From: mlendvay at cbossinc.com (Mike Lendvay) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:20:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Contract Changes Message-ID: After learning about the proposed changes, vi would like to voice my concern. These changes are likely to hurt small to medium businesses currently tied to .com domains. I also believe this would devalue the use of .com domains, and push businesses to other top level domains. I hope you will reconsider what could be a profoundly damaging change. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From grotke at musearts.com Tue Feb 11 23:20:22 2020 From: grotke at musearts.com (Christopher Grotke) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:20:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to verisign price increases Message-ID: <2474a7cf-93d0-cba7-663e-41ac760c41e7@musearts.com> Hi ICANN, I'm writing to you to express my opposition to Amendment #3 of the .COM registry agreement. As you can see from my signature below, we've been designing and building we sites for over 22 years. One of the reasons that the web has grown and become so valuable, in my view, is that is affordable. Allowing verisign to increase rates annually for several years will be terrible. Fewer people will renew or buy new domains. We already hear many complaints about the excessive cost of domains as they are priced now. Increasing the cost will not help. There's really no good reason to jack up rates as proposed. I would expect ICANN to be working to keep costs down, so as many people as possible can afford domains. I'm also against verisign being able to sell domains. As written, this seems like unfair competition. Count me in the NO to Amendment 3 column. Thanks, c. ps. You will count this as a NO, won't you? I have to trust that this won't be ignored. -- Christopher Grotke MuseArts Web Design - 22 Years! www.musearts.com 802-348-6802 creators of iBrattleboro.com From me at edison.me Tue Feb 11 23:22:04 2020 From: me at edison.me (Edison Orellana) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:22:04 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increases please. Message-ID: I like the Internet like I like my commodities, cheap. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From noel at noelhefele.com Tue Feb 11 23:03:44 2020 From: noel at noelhefele.com (Noel Hefele) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:03:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep prices down! Message-ID: I just heard about this issue and .COM addresses should be more accessible not less accessible. Please reconsider this ill advised move... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rui.oliveira.online at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:24:23 2020 From: rui.oliveira.online at gmail.com (Rui Oliveira) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:24:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Lack of tansparency Message-ID: Hello, I just want to make my position clear, about the Amendment 3. As an owner of some .com domains, I believe that the proposed changes don't work, at all, in favour of registrars and certainly not in favour of domain owners. The lack of transparency about the future of the .com domains, goes against all that the Internet, as an entity, stands for. With this in mind, I join my voice to the thousands other voices who stand against this amendment. I'm sure that you'll reconsider this issue, in everyone's best interest, and not just some. Best regards, [image: Habil Interactive] rui.oliveira.online at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kmueller at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:29:31 2020 From: kmueller at gmail.com (Karl Mueller) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:29:31 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] VeriSign .com price increase Message-ID: This proposed price increase will harm many consumers. There is no valid reason to raise prices in a registrar - technology costs get cheaper at scale and over time. This is a pure money grab for profits off of everybody's backs. I'm disgusted ICANN is considering allowing this. At the very least, existing domains should be grand-fathered in at the current prices! -karl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lenore.morales at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:37:51 2020 From: lenore.morales at gmail.com (Lenore Morales) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:37:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. This is simple greed. Don't do it. Lenore Morales Raeford NC USA *Lenore Morales, M.A., TESOL, President & Chief Consultant* *LM Consulting, LLC* *www.LMConsultingUSA.com * *lenore.morales at gmail.com * *(910) 224-7535* *"Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!" 2 Cor. 9:15* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicholas at activityoffice.net Tue Feb 11 23:41:51 2020 From: nicholas at activityoffice.net (Nicholas Hanna) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:41:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <61b1505d-1941-4e5b-b19e-78a531d9f842@Spark> I oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. This move shows the reality that ICANN is in fact a captured regulator, allied with private interests to entrench and enrich monopolies rather than serving itss many stakeholders, include people like me, private internet users. Please reconsider, Nicholas Hanna -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From debi at realsavvyblogger.com Tue Feb 11 22:51:17 2020 From: debi at realsavvyblogger.com (Debi Stangeland) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:51:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: To whom it may concern: I am very concerned with the proposal to increase the prices of .com addresses. I am a small blogger who makes little or no profit off my sites. By increasing the prices of .com addresses you will ultimately price people like me out of the marketplace. I cannot pay exorbitant prices to have a small blog. Please do not use .coms to cover the costs of your deal with ICANN. You will lose millions of little website users in doing so. Thank you, Debi Stangeland DebiBlogs.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From frogwitch at aol.com Tue Feb 11 23:40:36 2020 From: frogwitch at aol.com (Abi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:40:36 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment References: Message-ID: Do not raise prices on .com! We need an internet that is as open and inclusive as possible and that means a low barrier to entry. A higher price means fewer people can create their own websites on their own domains. ?? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kumagelo.temp at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:45:49 2020 From: kumagelo.temp at gmail.com (Elo O) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:45:49 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Should Be Accessible Message-ID: Everyone depends on .com tlds. From charity websites to Google type mncs. Guess who is most hurt by increasing prices? Keep the internet accessible to everyone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From celedonpropiedadespucon at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:03:55 2020 From: celedonpropiedadespucon at gmail.com (Celedon Propiedades Pucon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:03:55 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with a registry. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Nimai Celedon Pucon, Chile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nand at cox.net Tue Feb 11 23:47:19 2020 From: nand at cox.net (Nancy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:47:19 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to .com registration Message-ID: We understand that you are planned a change with Amendment 3 for .com registration between ICANN and Verisign that has the potential to raise registration/renewal fees. Please be aware that all entities with .com registration, some of ours have had registration since the 1990s, are not corporate and do not have the deep pockets that corporations have. We have .com registration for several clubs that are hobbyist and not for profit. We rely on what meager dues we can charge and can not afford a huge increase. Everything is not corporate (thankfully) and some of the best things in life are not for profit. Please keep this in mind as you make your decisions. -- Nancy From cbercero at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:48:23 2020 From: cbercero at gmail.com (Carlos Bercero) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:48:23 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You make enough money already Message-ID: Hi, I perceive you make enough money already. Every new domain sales price does not account to the same amount in operational cost to you. Therefore your margins get higher with every new registration. I didn?t find any clear explanation about the purpose of this and the final destination of this extra money to justify this increase. It seems you don?t actually need this money. You are forcing this, just because you have the power to do it, to over enrich even more someone?s pocket. And that?s fine. So did Netflix and Amazon and Costco. That?s capitalism. Just be honest and don?t BS people. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blk at rubylink.net Tue Feb 11 23:51:15 2020 From: blk at rubylink.net (Ben K) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:51:15 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Proposed Rate Hike Message-ID: <7B5E1FD0-2C2B-4767-9788-7E47A1F43A91@rubylink.net> Dear ICANN, Letting VeriSign raise the base rate for .com domains is a terrible idea that will hurt people who want their own domain (which could be anybody) in the wallet, and only really serve to provide an ill-gotten windfall to someone at VeriSign. Again: it?s a terrible idea. Don?t do it. Ben K From thomasga at tokyois.com Tue Feb 11 23:51:30 2020 From: thomasga at tokyois.com (Thomas Gay) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:51:30 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Secret price hikes Message-ID: I am disgusted by your secret, sneaky attempt to ram a price increase through without anyone noticing. The fact that Verisign has a monopoly on .com TLDs is wrong to begin with, and now it's clear that you're part of a conspiracy to abuse that monopoly for profit. How dare you?! You should be ashamed of yourselves! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From beaulm at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:52:02 2020 From: beaulm at gmail.com (Beau Lynn-Miller) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:52:02 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, Thank you for taking on the responsibility of managing domain names. You've contributed to keeping the internet running smoothly for years now and I've always had good things to say about your organization. Since things have been going well I'm happy with the status quo and I hope you are too! I'm concerned about the unintended consequences that amendment 3 could have if passed. In the short term, I can see it negatively impacting small web publishers. In the long term, I imagine the industry will find a replacement for the current domain registrations systems, similar to how Let's Encrypt supplanted the digital certificate industry. I think there's a common interest in prioritizing long-term internet health over short-term financial gains and I encourage you to reconsider this amendment. Thanks, Beau Lynn-Miller -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Respectfully, Chris Willard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at prismstudios.net Tue Feb 11 23:08:26 2020 From: info at prismstudios.net (Prism Studios) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:08:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise the rates for .coms Message-ID: Hello, Please don't raise the rates for .coms Domains, servers and VPN?s are getting less expensive, but you are raising the rates for .coms. Please reconsider raising the rates. Regards, Paul From jon at breadplusplus.com Tue Feb 11 23:56:37 2020 From: jon at breadplusplus.com (Jonathan Mandel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:56:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small business says no Message-ID: I own 3 small businesses and use several .COM domains. Your proposed price increases will enrich Verisign at my expense. Don't do this. The press is listening. *Jonathan Mandel * 415-449-0494 www.BreadPlusPlus.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmills at ak.net Tue Feb 11 23:56:55 2020 From: bmills at ak.net (Ben Millstein) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:56:55 -0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] fees Message-ID: <2766e401-003b-5d42-310e-011676429a64@ak.net> Greetings, I am opposed to fee increases without commensurate and transparent need or improvement in service. Websites are a great way for people and businesses to try to create value without high entry costs. Each increase will enlarge the barriers to entry and diminish the web by so doing. Please do not increase fees. Please try to reduce fees. -- Ben Millstein Kodiak Island Brewing www.kodiakbrewery.com 907*486*ALES (2537) Beer is Art, and the Palate is Yours. From evmcgowan at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:58:01 2020 From: evmcgowan at gmail.com (Evans McGowan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:58:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AGAINST THE SALE Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: I own many .com domains and fear this proposed amendment 3 will lead to a substantial increase in domain registration and maintenance fees. How will you prevent this from happening? We need a non-profit organization like ICANN to continue to protect the internet and ensure it is open and free to all at a reasonable price. Sincerely, Evans -- Evans McGowan 808.631.5234 (iPhone - best way to reach me) evmcgowan at gmail.com www.evansmcgowan.com "It's better to understand something than to memorize something." - Neil deGrasse Tyson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Maxim Ukrainka, Kyiv Ukraine From tyzprod at shaw.ca Wed Feb 12 00:00:12 2020 From: tyzprod at shaw.ca (Tyzprod) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:00:12 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2F38BADD-256C-4489-B797-2211970611EC@shaw.ca> This kind of move is very distressing, especially at a time when more transparency is not only needed but is forthcoming to all aspects of business. Please keep the annual fee low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM TLD which will keep it more accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Nick Tyzio ?It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover.? ? 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This goes very much against the spirit of the anti-combines act, which recognized that monopolies needed to be regulated to prevent them from garnering excess profits to the detriments of consumers. The counter-part payment to ICANN is a small fraction of the additional profits that the firm will be able to earn by raising prices according to the permitted schedule. Yours Andrew Burns owner: pool05.com dctroop.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at yosua.xyz Wed Feb 12 00:03:17 2020 From: me at yosua.xyz (me at yosua.xyz) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:03:17 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <40411d8b-dacd-444a-841f-501b2473a217@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This is unfair and I object to it. Aaron Dishner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amrsadek71 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:07:32 2020 From: amrsadek71 at gmail.com (Amr Sadek) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:07:32 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: Stop increasing the .com domains prices -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paul.konstanski at cru.org Wed Feb 12 00:07:20 2020 From: paul.konstanski at cru.org (Paul Konstanski) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:07:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disappointment with Decision Message-ID: I am very disappointed with your decision last month and the significant changes made to your contract with Verisign, Inc. I would like to request that you revert to the previous policy that was in place prior to the change. 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Wally plummer Clarksville, Tennessee United States Sent from my iPhone From pamela.rief at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 00:08:01 2020 From: pamela.rief at icloud.com (Pamela Rief) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:08:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] keep .com prices as they are or lower Message-ID: Please do not raise .com prices?. From viper_im at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 00:07:26 2020 From: viper_im at yahoo.com (Wally Plummer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:07:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase.com References: <796535BD-D5A7-4154-988A-362BB0977500.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <796535BD-D5A7-4154-988A-362BB0977500@yahoo.com> Please don?t increase.com site we are already struggling businesses Thanks Wally Sent from my iPhone From pasch1224 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:10:23 2020 From: pasch1224 at gmail.com (patty schniederjan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:10:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: I am not ok with domain names going up in price. What we pay for our .com name is affordable and reasonable as it is. I am asking that the prices do not raise in price! Patty Schniederjan From jdlarsen at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 00:10:05 2020 From: jdlarsen at outlook.com (Jon Larsen) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:10:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rate increases on .com domains Message-ID: Please consider capping price increases on .com registrations to better match a balance between demand and current inflation. There is really no reason to raise rates at all except to make profit. Please consider the consumer when planning these future changes. Thank you, JL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pasch1224 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:12:40 2020 From: pasch1224 at gmail.com (patty schniederjan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:12:40 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7906845C-EC97-449F-9DE1-AF0A95EA7070@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Patty Schniederjan Amarillo, Texas United States Patty Schniederjan From blackyburns25 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:12:42 2020 From: blackyburns25 at gmail.com (Blacky Burns) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:12:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?TGV04oCZcyBtYWtlIHRo?= =?utf-8?q?e_next_step=2E?= Message-ID: <24137658-4C52-474C-9350-58F61C858A95@gmail.com> You control the internet. People with dreams and ideas come and use the internet. To show of their talents, passions and ideas. As you know Registrars up charge a company from the current price for a domain. This is all good, but for a person with a dream this can be hard to pay that along with hosting fees. Raising that, raises our price exponentially. Tell me this, what?s the point of the Internet if you can?t enjoy it? What?s the point of dreaming if you can?t live. ?... ICANN?s mission is to coordinate policy development related to Internet system of unique identifiers.? This is your own policy. By raising the price you will be getting farther away from your goal. If you are trying to help everybody using the Internet and future users let?s make that next step together and listen to the ones who use, it not the ones who can abuse it. -Sincerely N.B. From bruins at hal9000.net.au Tue Feb 11 23:58:17 2020 From: bruins at hal9000.net.au (Mike Bruins) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:28:17 +1030 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <856a1966-2144-d201-93ac-9f9c2005f58f@hal9000.net.au> Please don't price gouge the prices for the .COM top level domain. Prices should be kept low to promote trade. Profiteering should be stamped out. Price rises should be kept well below Consumer Price Index. Kind regards, Mike, Australia. From hwaforex at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:14:56 2020 From: hwaforex at gmail.com (Darin Baker) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:14:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM fee increases are bad economics Message-ID: Hi, One of the great benefits of the online space is the capability to start a business for much less than a brick and mortar startup. Increasing the fees for registering what equates to a storefront would be an unnecessary hindrance to small businesses. And don't be the guys behind closed doors figuring out how you can increase your own pockets at the expense of all the people that can't see what you are doing. Really, the constant squeezing of consumers that happens from the boardroom is ridiculous. I am sure you are all intelligent people or else you wouldn't be in a leadership position. But, lead the people. Don't follow those bilking the people. 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Walker SFS '16,?Georgetown University *e* : nsw24 at georgetown.edu *t* : +1 (415) 602-7657 *w:*?www.nicolaswalker.com ( http://bit.ly/webNW ) Sent via Superhuman ( https://sprh.mn/?vip=nsw24 at georgetown.edu ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jemullaly at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:17:46 2020 From: jemullaly at gmail.com (James Mullaly) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:17:46 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Angry over possibility of .com price increases Message-ID: It makes me very frustrated to hear that ICANN is considering an agreement with Verisign that will result in increased .COM domain fees over the next several years. I read tech news constantly and only found out about this recently. It appears ICANN worked on this without disclosing the idea to the public beforehand. Why? Shouldn't something like this be voted on by a larger group? The increased cost to domain's will hit small businesses and people with less money the hardest. I DO NOT support this move and suggest ICANN drops this agreement immediately. If ICANN needs more money, come up with a way to "tax" the most visited websites out there today. They can clearly afford it! https://moz.com/top500 or https://www.alexa.com/topsites James Mullaly -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From h503mc at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:18:53 2020 From: h503mc at gmail.com (H503mc) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:18:53 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. 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URL: From jonrodriguez at hidglobal.com Wed Feb 12 00:27:54 2020 From: jonrodriguez at hidglobal.com (Rodriguez, Jon) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:27:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: *This comment is made by me personally and does not reflect the views of my company, its parent companies, or subsidiaries.* I strongly oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement as it would harm the democratization of communication on a global medium that is already sensitive to differences in accessibility by the same. Domain registration is a very important part of gaining access to a the publishing mechanism of the world wide web, and increasing the cost of entry dramatically and over too short a period serves as a barrier to entry for many. Please reconsider this change, as it would be damaging and harmful. Thank you, Jon A. 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The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Please don't go forward with this agreement as it will hurt all of us who register .COM domains. Pam Williams President Wilmor Publishing Corp Ecole Chocolat www.ecolechocolat.com Our Book: Raising the Bar: The Future of Fine Chocolate Follow us on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ecolechocolat/ Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ecolechocolat Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/ecolechocolat Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecolechocolat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please do better. *Lacy Kelly Ramos*Digital Communication Specialist and Multiple Domain Owner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peterjoe032 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:37:43 2020 From: peterjoe032 at gmail.com (Peter Joe) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:37:43 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <46B7C3D0-B3B8-46E7-907A-6AC44E42AEEC@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Peter Jakarta, Jakarta Indonesia From gr8screen at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 00:37:51 2020 From: gr8screen at yahoo.com (R. Benwell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:37:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase -NO PLEASE References: <5A5EF346-5A19-49F8-A499-C2D322F40E5B.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5A5EF346-5A19-49F8-A499-C2D322F40E5B@yahoo.com> No. No. No. Please!! DO NOT RAISE THE PRICE FOR .COM DOMAINS. Thank you. From david at gahagan.org Wed Feb 12 00:39:00 2020 From: david at gahagan.org (David Gahagan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:39:00 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com changes Message-ID: <9F2898E8-8360-45A0-BF63-328937A512ED@gahagan.org> Price Increases Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 ? and the sky is the limit. It is not clear how much of these price increases registrars will pass along to consumers, but it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants. The contract does allow for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations, so it is possible prices could increase more than anticipated. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign?s registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices. 4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org , over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Myron Bennett Milledgeville From info at shakadesigns.com Wed Feb 12 00:41:51 2020 From: info at shakadesigns.com (Raeanne Dimick) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:41:51 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I?d like to share my comments?against?the Proposed Amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement. First, this agreement was not publicly announced and many?registrars (and myself) feel blindsided by this. Especially if it passes, regular consumers will have no idea this was coming which is also unfair to them. Second, the price increase is unnecessary and seems like an attempt to capitalize on the .COM owner, I do not agree with this measure. It seems as?though Verisign is trying to ?buy up? the real estate of .COM?s and milk it for all its worth. I?m sure many people would switch to other domains once the prices of .COM astronomically increase (even with the caps and freezes)Especially the amount that would be increased over. But even then, what?s next, Version coming after the other domains as well one after the next, hiking up prices? Third the ICANN?agreement to receive $20 million dollars (over 5 years) doesn?t have a clear explanation why?they?re receiving this money and how?the funds would be spent. I am worried the money collected would not be put to proper use or to better the end user. Fourth,?Versign operating as it?s own domain registrar is unnecessary and again a seeming attempt to capitalize .COM. There are many registrars out there for a reason. They offer specific support, features, and benefits to their customers. I use the registrar that I use because they are easy, secure, and informative. In fact, they?ve alerted me to this specific issue I?m emailing you about. I can?t see Verisign offering me information on potential amendments they?re looking to make in the future until they?ve already been made and I have no say in the matter. I would not trust them, especially given light that they are trying to do this deal behind closed doors. And lastly, ICANN has ignored previous comments on amendments and issues in the past to cap pricing. Seemingly to sway the decision in their favor, again, not keeping the consumer in mind but rather profits. This does not give me trust in Verisign or ICANN in this matter or any future matter they wish to amend. I do hope you?ll take this feedback seriously and consider the implications of eroding trust. Raeanne Dimick WEB DESIGNER p. 720-432-2191 w. shakadesigns.com IT'S TIME...TO HANG LOOSE! *Office hours are M-F 9am-5pm MST Emails are responded to within 2 business days -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tjrubart at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:47:37 2020 From: tjrubart at gmail.com (Taylor Rubart) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:47:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot Com Price Increases Message-ID: ICANN, I oppose the proposed pricing increase for Dot Com domains, because it slows business growth and innovation, and prevents businesses from making investments in ideas. It should be cheap to purchase a domain and host a website, to do business. Thank you, Taylor Rubart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From camilleskyemusic at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:49:51 2020 From: camilleskyemusic at gmail.com (Camille Skye) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:49:51 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Price Increase Message-ID: <5e434bb2.1c69fb81.5ac82.cc0b@mx.google.com> I will not claim to understand why the .com price increase is considered necessary. But I do know that a 7% annual increase is extreme. Most businesses consider anything exceeding a 3% increase per year for any service to be excessive. This will not be sustainable for many individuals and businesses. Further, this is not moral or equitable considering that the internet should be accessible to all, including the right to post content and create websites. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From magnusviri at me.com Wed Feb 12 00:50:25 2020 From: magnusviri at me.com (James Reynolds) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:50:25 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise .com fee Message-ID: <29E42C50-2478-405F-B136-5DA48ED77374@me.com> Please don't raise the .com fee. If you must, it shouldn't be raised more than the rate of inflation. James Reynolds From bellorap at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:51:45 2020 From: bellorap at gmail.com (Paul Bellora) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:51:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Need for greater transparency on how $20 million is spent Message-ID: The language of the agreement doesn't currently detail how the $20 million promised by Verisign will be allocated by ICANN or justify why that amount was agreed. Greater transparency is needed because otherwise this has the appearance of a shady backroom deal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mojeedw at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:50:54 2020 From: mojeedw at gmail.com (Wale Mojeed) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:50:54 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing Message-ID: I oppose amendment 3. Keep the price at 7.25. Before any proposed increases, release detailed cost report on running a DNS database and justify that cost. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From EMK5810 at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:53:14 2020 From: EMK5810 at hotmail.com (Edith KIng) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:53:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It is terrible what you are doing ICANN Message-ID: Raising the prices on business with *.COM will negatively impact my business and many small businesses like might. Don?t do this terrible thing to small businesses. I am sure you can find another way. Sincerely, Edith King Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff at mcmorris.net Wed Feb 12 00:54:06 2020 From: jeff at mcmorris.net (Jeff McMorris) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:54:06 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed rate increase. Message-ID: I am against any proposed rate increase for the .com domain registry. If their is no competition with verisign managing the .com database then they should not be able to raise rates at all. The domain registries should be setup As a non-profit. Thanks, Jeff McMorris Sent from my iPad From emmanuelunagwu14 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:55:09 2020 From: emmanuelunagwu14 at gmail.com (Chimezie Unagwu) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:55:09 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New policy not in the best interest of .Com community Message-ID: I being a .Com domain name owner do agree that the the change in policy which will lead to an increase in cost of .com TLD is not in the best interest of .Com community and as such should be discontinued. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From miles at tinyapps.org Wed Feb 12 00:56:15 2020 From: miles at tinyapps.org (Miles Wolbe) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:56:15 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign's 2019 Q4 operating margin was 63.9 percent... Message-ID: <2E581C20-8C5B-48D6-8109-C11B978AC953@tinyapps.org> Verisign's 2019 Q4 operating margin was 63.9 percent, compared to 63.1 percent for the same quarter in 2018[1] (by contrast, Alphabet reported an operating margin of 20% for Q4 2019, down from 21% year on year[2]). Do they really need to raise prices with these kinds of margins? I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Aloha, Miles [1] https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200206005770/en/Verisign-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-Full-Year-2019 [2] https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/20/02/15241002/alphabet-reports-mixed-q4-earnings From pcholtermann at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:57:11 2020 From: pcholtermann at gmail.com (Peter Holtermann) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:57:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I strongly object to this proposal. In particular, the proposed 7% increase in the cost of .COM registry services is exorbitant. The cost increase should reflect the national inflation rate, at most. Peter Holtermann Wilmette, IL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From laura at alliedglobalsolutions.com Wed Feb 12 00:58:23 2020 From: laura at alliedglobalsolutions.com (Laura Casey) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:58:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Registry Agreement Message-ID: <003601d5e13f$8764d820$962e8860$@alliedglobalsolutions.com> Want to voice my displeasure learning ICANN would enter some agreement that will affect everyone without any public input. To increase costs arbitrarily will not be appreciated and the hue and cry will be wide-spread. I personally will share with all I interact with and ask them to do the same as it affects us all. I suggest ICANN looks seriously what the fall out may be and reconsider this action which most of us see no benefit and as greed because you think you can. I am forwarding the information to my government representatives for input as to what the implication will mean to many Americans. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gfarfinengo at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 00:59:15 2020 From: gfarfinengo at gmail.com (Gianfranco Arfinengo) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:59:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <-tzf8o2-jhp5izurmmh0-pt7cg313ecvn-ir1fkl-4lmp1aisqbyf69dgpj-n8jpuv-fyfuin-92alicnb5rpa99ud6y-uc2e1e5m5c0m-gzmg1y-rhwjv5-55c3nach0xl3oe212wotiu9kkkntcpx43a08.1581469155086@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From akiratoya2010 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:05:22 2020 From: akiratoya2010 at gmail.com (Daryl Adhitya Henry) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:05:22 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop raising .com price Message-ID: Seriously, right now my customer must pay $17.7, and it is already too high! Customer can see other site and the price said to be $9.99 / YEAR, then why I cost him more? Please, it is not make sense. It is raising almost or every year. Please lower the price again. I even feel bad for my customer. Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tom at mrtechnique.com Wed Feb 12 01:02:10 2020 From: tom at mrtechnique.com (Tom Nguyen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:02:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Price Changes Message-ID: I read about what went on between ICANN and Verisign. I ask that you not allow Verisign to raise the prices of .com domain names. I am a freelance web designer and SEO who purchases domain names for my clients. I read that Verisign will be able to control the price of all .com domain names by 7% for the next few years. If they do this, the domain names will become unaffordable for my clients and perhaps myself. I am against this. I know Verisign will be paying you an extra $20 million over the next 5 years. Please don't sell out. Sincerely, Tom Nguyen Website Janitor, SEO Guy, and Head Burger Flipper *Website:* www.mrtechnique.com *Awards and Good S---:* https://www.mrtechnique.com/about-atlanta-web-design-company/press-mentions/ *Phone*: 404-236-9268 | *Fax:* 404-419-6730 *Social Media:* Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From vicepresident at solsante.com Wed Feb 12 01:03:59 2020 From: vicepresident at solsante.com (solsante vicepresident) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:03:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on ICANN Amendment 3-03Jan20 Message-ID: Good Evening, It has come to my attention that ICANN has announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. that will result in increased charges to organisations' costs to register their Top Level .COM Domain names. It has been suggested that wholesale prices could increase by 70% over the next decade. I am writing on behalf of The Sol Sante Club to express my dismay at this prospect. We are a non profit organisation staffed entirely on a volunteer basis and work very hard to contain all of our operating costs. I have little doubt that there are thousands of such organisations facing the same concern. The information provided to me was separated into 4 areas and I have commented on each of these below. 1. *Price Increases* As noted above these increases will place a significant burden on a Non Profit organisation and I would urge that consideration be given to this fact in structuring future price increases. 2. *Additional $20 Million* The information provided to me indicates that ICANN will receive an additional $20 million from Verisign Inc yet there is no information provided regarding how these funds will be used, why they are required or what kind of oversight, if any, will be implemented to ensure good use of the funds. This is simply poor business practice and is not at all aligned with the transparency you promote on your website with regards to your Privacy Policy. 3. *Verisign Inc. may now operate as a Domain Registrar* I understand that this change will now allow Verisign Inc. to have a significant degree of control over the pricing of Domain Name registration and the reduced number of competitors will potentially lead to higher prices to consumers. Not only does this seem unfair to the entire Domain Registrar business sector but, again, it is of great concern to non profit organisations such as The Sol Sante Club. 4. *Dismissal of Comments on Previous Price Changes* I understand that when similar changes were being made to other Domain Names, such as .ORG, .INFO and .BIZ, some 3,500 comments were submitted but ignored. In particular, a large number of comments were dismissed as "spam" solely because they were submitted via an online tool. That fact alone should not be sufficient reason to dismiss comments without further investigation as to their veracity. I also understand that this, in turn, resulted in the decision to remove the price caps primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. Simply poor science / data collection / analysis and, again, poor business practice to reach a decision based on such poor and unsupported analysis. *IN SUMMARY*: I urge ICANN to review their position and revise their plans based on good business practice and defendable decisions while also considering the financial impact on non profit organisations. Kind Regards, *Tom Mitchell* *Vice President* *The Sol Sante Club* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kolton.gagnon at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:06:39 2020 From: kolton.gagnon at gmail.com (Kolton Gagnon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:06:39 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Agree With Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry In-Reply-To: <53e900ab-78a4-4bbf-b63d-1251ab172451@Spark> References: <53e900ab-78a4-4bbf-b63d-1251ab172451@Spark> Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. As far as we know, in the digital economy digital assets reduce it's price year on year. Increasing them 30% in 4 years seems a bad joke. 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Therefore, I am requesting review of the agreement between ICANN and Verisign as well as more an open and more public process in negotiating these types of agreements. Best regards, Shane Chao -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gregg13 at innerpaths.net Wed Feb 12 01:09:05 2020 From: gregg13 at innerpaths.net (Gregg Williams) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:09:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Verisign contract changes Message-ID: <04741768-EE2B-4B20-9B2E-B56DF43E4425@innerpaths.net> Hello, I very much disapprove of this contract change as it is. I don't like the lack of transparency, and I think the current change gives too much to Verisign and too little to ICANN. Raising domain fees for 40% of ICANN's business (.com fees) is HUGE, and a flat payment of $10M is a ridiculously small payment for the power it enables Verisgn to have. If Verisign is only going to pay a flat $10M, there should *strong* caps limiting how much they can raise .com prices each year. This contract change, as is, is extremely against the best interests of the public. Please make changes in favor of the public interest. Thank you. Gregory P. Williams From acg.95.mx at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:09:21 2020 From: acg.95.mx at gmail.com (Aaron Contreras) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:09:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com is not a TopLevel Domain Message-ID: From maretkunze at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:09:59 2020 From: maretkunze at gmail.com (Maret Kunze) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:09:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign proposed .com price increases Message-ID: Please stop ICANN and Verisign from raising our .com fees each year. Things are expensive enough as they are now. I don?t like the $20 million kickback agreement Verisign wants to make with ICANN over a five year period . This isn?t right. There is too much corruption out there already; we don?t need more. We need transparency. Thank you, Maret Kunze-Roche -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matt at lorentz.is Wed Feb 12 01:12:54 2020 From: matt at lorentz.is (Matthew Lorentz) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:12:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise .com domain prices Message-ID: I do not see any reason why a global, open system like DNS should be governed by a few people behind closed doors. I do not support raising .com domain prices and I hope you will reconsider your policies for negotiating such deals with more transparency and accountability. -Matt Lorentz From grantboutiette at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:15:47 2020 From: grantboutiette at gmail.com (Grant Boutiette) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:15:47 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com domain price increase is wrong Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am wholeheartedly against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices..... This is all driven by pure greed. NO ONE WANTS THIS! The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the *public interest* not in the interest of a few. Grant Alexander -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rod.ashcroft at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:16:32 2020 From: rod.ashcroft at gmail.com (Rod Ashcroft) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:16:32 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increases over the next decade Message-ID: It is currently a toss up on whether or not to renew many .com domains, given the annual cost of holding on to them. Your increasing prices of .com domains through the Verisign deal will have one effect - domain owners will drop more domains. I have hundreds of domains - most of them of little commercial importance. Rather than sit and wait in the hope that these domains will one day realise some commercial value, if you proceed with these increases I?ll ruthlessly go through my portfolio and shred everything but the very best. I suspect a lot of other domain owners will do the same. This won?t just negate your price increases, it will decimate your revenues. If it is your intention to discourage people from registering .com domains then this is a sure-fire strategy to achieve that aim. Sent from my iPad From beau.mccoy at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 01:16:38 2020 From: beau.mccoy at icloud.com (Beau Mccoy) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:16:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise fees Message-ID: <07560003-3DE1-4155-88BB-2D9DE81456B6@icloud.com> I implore you to NOT raise .com registration fees. From chanmeng at carigos.com Wed Feb 12 01:20:27 2020 From: chanmeng at carigos.com (Chan Meng Chong) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:20:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep a cap on domain name registration prices Message-ID: ICANN's new agreement with Verisign will allow Verisign to increase wholesale prices for .com domains every year, allowing .com wholesale domain prices to grow by more than 70% over the next decade. This makes .com domains less accessible and more expensive for businesses. Please keep price increases to no more than inflation levels. Also, can ICANN please share what it plans to do with the additional $20m that Verisign has agreed to pay ICANN over the next 5 years please? Could this $20m be a key reason for the planned increase in .com prices? How will ICANN spend this additional money, and who will ensure that it is channelled towards domain infrastructure? Thank you. Yours Sincerely, Chong Chan Meng -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shawn at sequlite.com Wed Feb 12 01:22:20 2020 From: shawn at sequlite.com (Shawn Baker) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:22:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Monopoly + guaranteed price increases = no accountability Message-ID: <02FF6CF4-48C9-4D6B-A6BC-614C487CF5C5@sequlite.com> I am AGAINST proposed amendment 3. It is already unclear how the monopoly situation the Verisign enjoys is benefitting consumers of the .com TLD (the vast majority of whom are small business owners and individuals). Open this up to competition or clearly explain what consumers will get in exchange for prices rising >2x faster than inflation. Shawn Baker From 369dina at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:22:47 2020 From: 369dina at gmail.com (Dina Psichogiopoulos) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:52:47 +1030 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment3 to the .COM registry agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains The current rate of $7.85 is already far more then justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. There is no justified reason for an increase. To increase the price will significantly affect all internet users. Creating budget uncertainties, discourage diversity, inhibit small business growth, discourage interest groups, limit the sharing of information. In times of great change and upheaval in our world, the sharing of information, thoughts, interests, are imperative to our growth, strengths, abundance. This increase will do more harm than good.... D.Psichogiopoulos Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johnnywin24 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:25:26 2020 From: johnnywin24 at gmail.com (Johnny Win) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:25:26 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] 100% in Opposition to the Changes Message-ID: <878F6800-46BC-41D1-8862-102F87CD2CB3@gmail.com> These changes are ridiculous and will not only prevent small business from growing but will prevent new businesses from ever forming. We are in the technology era and websites are crucial to running a successful business. I, along with millions of others, am completely against these unethical changes. Why are increases necessary? What benefit do we all get aside from your own $20 million dollar profit? Please let me know so I can share with the thousands of online forums waiting for a justification. Sincerely, Johnny From me at ericgillette.com Wed Feb 12 01:27:01 2020 From: me at ericgillette.com (Eric Gillette) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:27:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Justification Message-ID: The prices of most things on or off the internet have to be justified. I assert that this is no different. Please provide greater transparency in what the $20M being provided by Verisign will be used for, in addition to why a price increase in .com domains is necessary in the first place. I don't mind paying more, if it proposes, that I as a internet domain owner will benefit in some way by the price increase in a TANGIBLE way (the "good for the community" idea isn't a good argument). Please inform us of what you intend to do ICANN. Thank you. -- - Eric Gillette, Website Business Consultant EricGillette.com, Inc. P: (800) 665-2370 F: (866) 329-0029 http://www.ericgillette.com http://www.superpagesplitter.com Follow Me on Twitter: http://www.twitterericg.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in the e-mail, and any associated documents attached are for the exclusive use of the addressee and may contain confidential, privileged and non-disclosable information. If the recipient of this email is not the addressee, such recipient is strictly prohibited from reading, photocopying, distributing, or otherwise using this email in part or in its entirety in any way. Such use can be constituted to be a violation of the intended individual's privacy, under US civil liberty laws. Thank you for complying. From dani250g at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:33:09 2020 From: dani250g at hotmail.com (Daniel Fluggen) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:33:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domains Message-ID: Why the hell would you raise the price? There?s no need to raise it. And you guys didn?t even stop to discuss it with the community first? Really shows some professionalism.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kenyjck at vip.qq.com Wed Feb 12 01:36:51 2020 From: kenyjck at vip.qq.com (=?gb18030?B?yb3Jvcuuy64=?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:36:51 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ??? Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From evanspirk at me.com Wed Feb 12 01:40:03 2020 From: evanspirk at me.com (John e spirk) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:40:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <52764282-609D-4535-B5B8-D0651303EBA5@me.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Evan Chesterland, Ohio United States Sent from my iPhone From becky at dwillard.org Wed Feb 12 01:40:42 2020 From: becky at dwillard.org (becky at dwillard.org) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:40:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing .COM costs Message-ID: <033a01d5e145$705c7c40$511574c0$@dwillard.org> Dear Friends, I have received notice that ICANN has announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc, and that these changes will allow for a steady increase in the cost of .COM domain names. As the director of a small non-profit business, this news is troublesome for me. Apparently this arrangement is being made without involvement of the many entities that will be affected. Is there anything we can to do prevent this? Thank you, Becky Heatley Rebecca Willard Heatley Director of Publishing, Willard Family Trust Team Member, Dallas Willard Ministries -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From uonlylivetwice007 at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 01:40:41 2020 From: uonlylivetwice007 at icloud.com (Tony Pedroza) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:40:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain name increases Message-ID: Hello, Setting up domain names for a new business is one of the few things you can do when you are starting out a s a new entrepreneur?.please don?t ruin a good thing,. Hardworking people tryin to earn a living and start their dreams should not be robbed of there dreams fro simply creating a domain name. It appears like the hard working person is being taken advantage of . Please reconsider..if you need to amen a modest increase ok.. but raising the price and letting it escalate every year is just wrong. Thank you. From evanspirk at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:40:51 2020 From: evanspirk at gmail.com (evan spirk) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:40:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Please don?t increase .com prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From malcolmyuen at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:42:59 2020 From: malcolmyuen at gmail.com (Malcolm Yuen) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:42:59 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to amendment Message-ID: <84B3E825-FCE1-44B9-B2FB-41BBB5E6DD7A@gmail.com> Hello, I hereby register my opposition to the latest contract changes with Versign which will allow increases to .COM prices every year for the next 8 out of 10 years. This has been done without consultation.....this is wrong and could result in an exodus from this TLD. Malcolm Yuen From amystravis at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:42:36 2020 From: amystravis at gmail.com (amystravis at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:42:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hurting the general public and small business owners. Message-ID: <02e601d5e145$b4c54d80$1e4fe880$@gmail.com> Dear ICANN, The changes to the contract with Verisign would likely put .com users like me, a small business owner and a person providing free information on how to stop child abuse in nonprofits, in a place where they must discontinue some if not all of their internet presence. Having a website is really the best platform for my project on child protection but as I am self-funded, I would have to move to another platform if prices were to continue growing for the next 5 years. I already have enough expenses to create the materials to help nonprofits on the website. IF the prices increased, I would have to move to another platform like FB which would not be nearly as good. Additionally the domain name increases might be passed on to me on other products I use which would definitely make it unsustainable for me. The philanthropic person, the general public, AND small business owns would all be seriously hurt by these changes. Please reconsider for your users. This is a bad deal. Regards, Amy Travis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 12137 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Amy S_ Travis.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 3985 bytes Desc: not available URL: From john at johncraig.net Wed Feb 12 01:48:34 2020 From: john at johncraig.net (John Craig) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:48:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - please don't Message-ID: <7C9D9E9A-B63F-49DF-900F-7034383046DA@johncraig.net> I am very concerned that the proposed price increases will drive the democratization out of the Internet. The costs of domain registration should not be allowed to grow so quickly without cause. Thank you for your consideration, John Craig john at johncraig.net From arthur.gamboa at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 01:44:38 2020 From: arthur.gamboa at icloud.com (Arthur Gamboa) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:44:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not support any increase Message-ID: I do not support any price increases for .com addresses. Sent from my iPhone From medimoh24 at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 01:49:25 2020 From: medimoh24 at outlook.com (Ekemini Robert) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:49:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I would love .COM prices to remain unchanged Message-ID: My name is Ekemini Robert. I have businesses online and all of them are using the .COM extension. ICANN should not increase prices for .COM domain names. I make a request for the prices of .COM domain names to remain the same. Thank you. Ekemini Robert www.electronicsdiary.com Sent from Windows Mail -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cory.ren.liu at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:51:14 2020 From: cory.ren.liu at gmail.com (Cory) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:51:14 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: I oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Please do not proceed with it! Cory -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kazamario at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:51:26 2020 From: kazamario at gmail.com (Super Mario) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:51:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM TLD Bullshit Message-ID: Raise the price, and we'll just drop the .COM TLD en masse, and devalue the shit out of it. Verisign will lose more than the measly 20 million they offered you. I'm initiating a social media campaign as we speak, and look for me at the forefront of it. - SuperMario -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yumengcool at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:52:22 2020 From: yumengcool at gmail.com (Rui Hu) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:52:22 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -- Best Regards Rui -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fbronsard at acm.org Wed Feb 12 01:52:58 2020 From: fbronsard at acm.org (Francois Bronsard) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:52:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I'm writing to object to the proposed amendment to the .COM registry agreement. At this point, there is no clear justification for the proposal to allow price increases for .COM registration. The underlying cost has not changed and there is no presentation beyond some vague "supporting initiatives regarding security and stability ...". I feel that a precise plan presenting what these initiatives would do and what they would cost is necessary to justify any price increase. Truly yours, Fran?ois Bronsard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tdearborn at district106.net Wed Feb 12 01:55:02 2020 From: tdearborn at district106.net (Tim Dearborn) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:55:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Controls on .com domains Message-ID: Please do NOT allow Verisign to increase .com prices. -- Their costs are not going up. -- They have a monopoly on .com names. -- Why should everyone else have to pay more?? Tim Dearborn Technology Department LaGrange Highlands School District 106 -- This message is being sent by LaGrange Highlands District 106. It is intended exclusively for the individuals and entities to which it is addressed. This communication, including any attachments, may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, and confidential, including information that is protected under the HIPAA privacy rules, or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. 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URL: From jrg.classified at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:57:42 2020 From: jrg.classified at gmail.com (Jay Gindin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:57:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unrestricted price increases? OUCH! Message-ID: I simply don't understand how ICANN, an organization whose mission is to manage some of the most important aspects of the *public* internet for the benefit of the *public*, an organization which claims to work in a "bottom-up, consensus-driven, multi-stakeholder model" can possibly even consider allowing a single entity such as Verisign to raise prices by 7% **every year*.* As others have noted, this may not be a big deal for big companies. It is a VERY big deal for those of us INDIVIDUALS who own a couple of domains and want / need to keep them. I strongly urge you to walk away from this HORRIBLE deal for the public that you are supposed to serve. jay -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gelakinetic at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 01:57:54 2020 From: gelakinetic at gmail.com (Adam Feinstein) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:57:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price hikes Message-ID: If you're going to allow egregious price hikes like this, at least have the decency to be transparent about what you'll do with the money. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rizun.nodari at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:02:28 2020 From: rizun.nodari at gmail.com (energyvibes .) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:02:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No deals with Verisign behind closed doors. Message-ID: Hello, I do not want the prices of domains go up due to verisign lobbying a deal for themselves. Please, keep low and transparent pricing. Thank you, Nodari Rizun -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jen.gosnell at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:03:04 2020 From: jen.gosnell at gmail.com (Jen Gosnell) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:03:04 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise dot com domain fees Message-ID: Raising these fees dramatically is wrong, plain and simple. The internet is for all intents and purposes a public utility. Extortion of the population for private gain is unethical. Make a better choice for the future of our nation! Corporations have a stewardship responsibility to the public. Hold yourselves, and them, to it. Sincerely, -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amylovestravel at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:09:30 2020 From: amylovestravel at gmail.com (Amy _) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:09:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Protesting Renewal Rate Hike - like raising rents in Manhattan Message-ID: Raising rates on .com is basically saying only the wealthy should be able to have the .com extension. Like only the wealthy should be able to live in Manhattan or San Francisco. We shouldn't subsidize your other domain initiatives. You are literally a monopoly on domains, and raising rates that we have to accept because you are literally the ONLY option we have is illegal. If you go through with it I hope it leads to busting this monopoly. 7% a year for 4 years well exceeds the rate of inflation. And it doesn't appear that we are benefitting at all, just price gouging. This needs to be fair. All websites are valuable and should be treated equally. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at thinknexgen.com Wed Feb 12 02:09:52 2020 From: info at thinknexgen.com (info at thinknexgen.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:39:52 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Should not allow this amendment Message-ID: <26f46732-bbd7-4f76-98c4-0a86cd051e18@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From westerneducation at mail.com Wed Feb 12 02:10:13 2020 From: westerneducation at mail.com (westerneducation at mail.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:10:13 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] In Opposition To .Com Price Increase Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please consider the amounts of people can buy .COM domain. Best Regards, Tam Dao from Vietnam. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From victor at kaisquare.com Wed Feb 12 02:22:10 2020 From: victor at kaisquare.com (Victor Goh) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:22:10 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase on .com Message-ID: Increase of any price should be tagged to global inflation rate and not decided by Verisign alone for every period of gap. What if Verisign decide to eventually charge $1000 per .com domain. if costs gets higher, domain parking and black market selling will be more rampant. internet community will suffer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ajbcpapc at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:26:21 2020 From: ajbcpapc at gmail.com (Alan Balmer) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:26:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose price hike Message-ID: I oppose the price hike. These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. I oppose what is happening here! Alan Balmer 641.233.1036 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dbugshe2 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:26:30 2020 From: dbugshe2 at gmail.com (maroof shittu) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:26:30 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssseeeeeee DON'T MAKE.COM MORE EXPENSIVE Message-ID: Good Day, please don't make the .com TLD more expensive. -- Maroof Shittu maroofs.tech -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From furandfire at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:27:03 2020 From: furandfire at gmail.com (furandfire at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:27:03 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Domain Price Increases... Message-ID: As the original registrant of a .com domain name for a non-profit organization, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is the manager of the .COM Registry and has no business dictating the prices of domain names. I ask that ICANN, on the behalf of the general public, maintain control of the domain pricing system that promotes an affordable online information infrastructure. D Kelly -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at trillivision.com Wed Feb 12 02:27:39 2020 From: info at trillivision.com (Information) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:27:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Greedy bastards Message-ID: $ $ is all your eyes see. Who's pockets are you in? Cap the domain prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jaykwak77 at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:31:46 2020 From: jaykwak77 at hotmail.com (Kwak Jay) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:31:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not satisfied with your move on your .com price significant increase Message-ID: Hi I am one of .com owners and heard that you are planning to increase the price of .com domain unrealistically. Honestly I am so frustrated with your this movement and I hope you reconsider about your decision and at least the decision should be reasonable for domain owners and also possible owners. I hope to hear good news about it soon later. With best regards, Jay Kwak -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Andrew at bucklin.name Wed Feb 12 02:34:59 2020 From: Andrew at bucklin.name (Andrew Bucklin) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:34:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7641CF75-F42D-49A3-8703-50462BADC1BF@bucklin.name> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Andrew Bucklin Washington, District of Columbia United States Sent from my iPhone From info at ozgurbozkurt.com Tue Feb 11 04:58:04 2020 From: info at ozgurbozkurt.com (=?iso-8859-1?Q?=D6zg=FCr_Bozkurt?=) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:58:04 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com Message-ID: Please do not increase .com price -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gwen.em at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:40:29 2020 From: gwen.em at gmail.com (Gwen Mullinix) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:40:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I am strongly against Proposed Amendment 3. The price increases for .COM domains are excessive, especially because they can perpetually increase on a 6 year cycle. A corporation might have no problem paying registration and renewal fees, or could afford to lock-in their wholesale price for 10 years, but a small business owner will rarely have that luxury. It is also concerning that Verisign will give $20 million dollars to ICANN with little explanation of how the money will be spent, and no mention of any regulatory oversight to ensure the funds are not mishandled. In closing, Proposed Amendment 3 does not benefit nor protect the public -- only the organizations directly involved in the proposal. It should not be adopted. Sincerely, Gwen Mullinix -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ee.kanchana at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:41:11 2020 From: ee.kanchana at gmail.com (Kanchana Madusanka) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:11:11 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on the issue Message-ID: Hi, We think this is madness and we do not like the decision of increasing the cost for .com domain. This will be doing a big damage to all the small business, entrepreneurs and young guys who want to explore intternet. Please re consider this. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kleinmaetschke at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:42:13 2020 From: kleinmaetschke at gmail.com (Klein Maetschke) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:42:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I can't afford to pay exorbitant prices for my domains each year - I can barely afford them as is. I've already been forced to let several of my domains expire. Please, think of the struggling entrepreneurs like me who can't afford this - you'll be taking away their business fronts. Nobody benefits from this except verisign. Best regards, Klein Maetschke Sent from my iPhone From laura at olsencreative.com Wed Feb 12 02:43:16 2020 From: laura at olsencreative.com (Laura Olsen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:43:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4A33CA1A-37B6-40E9-B291-69E337E016EF@olsencreative.com> Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Regards, Laura Olsen Federal Way, WA From milomedusa at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:43:19 2020 From: milomedusa at gmail.com (Crystal Moose) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:43:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Opinion Message-ID: Hello. I would like to voice my opinion with concern to the 3rd amendment. My reasoning behind this opinion is that websites are at the core of the internet, bringing everything together. The current price tag of around 7 dollars as it stands allows me, as a student, to create websites for school projects. Increasing this price tag can only benefit Verisign and in turn causes damages for small business owners. I believe every type of commerce should be able to create a website, including the small startups which could later increase significantly. For the reasons mentioned above, I oppose to this ammendment. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rjonesartist at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:44:22 2020 From: rjonesartist at gmail.com (R Jones Artist) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:44:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price of domains Message-ID: I would very much like to see an itemized cost list where you justify the raising of the prices of domains. How is the money being used, why do you need more? This decision comes across as a greedy one....you might take this as an opportunity to explain your case and perhaps get some more people on your side. Currently, you are not being view with respect or confidence. Rhonda Jones R Jones Artist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tmrayo at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 02:44:35 2020 From: tmrayo at outlook.com (Tony Rayo) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:44:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing Price Increase of .com Domains Message-ID: ICANN Amendment Comment - I have been a registrant of multiple .com domain names over the last 20+ years, and would like to continue to use this TLD for business and personal uses due to its ubiquity and strong public understanding. I am strongly against the proposed price increase of .com domains. While this is in Verisign's best interest, it would have negative consequences for everyone else. The current rate of $7.85 already provides a generous amount of overhead vs. the minimal fee to process .com registrations. ICANN is not under direct government control, yet still wields great power equivalent of that which only government run organizations possess. This should provide even more incentive to operate the domain name system in the public interest. I believe that this proposal goes against the very nature of an open Internet by working exclusively with Verisign. ICANN should also be politically neutral and not roll back an agreement due to the fact that it was created under a different political party's administration. Thank you for your time, Tony Rayo - Washington D.C. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From salvolavis at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:46:42 2020 From: salvolavis at gmail.com (Salvo Lavis) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:46:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?raise_=2Ecom_domain_prices?= Message-ID: <1416A037-5302-4DA8-8024-F18ABB076E27@gmail.com> Please don?t raise .com domain prices Thank you From james at sevener.us Wed Feb 12 02:47:02 2020 From: james at sevener.us (James Sevener) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:47:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com price increase proposal Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Thanks, James Sevener -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 113810 at qq.com Wed Feb 12 02:48:07 2020 From: 113810 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?TmFtZVNob3c=?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:48:07 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Zhou Huixiang Guangzhou, Guangdong China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maximilien912 at hotmail.fr Wed Feb 12 02:48:42 2020 From: maximilien912 at hotmail.fr (Maximilien Labadie) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:48:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Thank you, Maximilien Labadie Bangkok -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattrmay at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 02:49:43 2020 From: mattrmay at icloud.com (Matthew May) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:49:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM TLD Price Increases Message-ID: Increasing the price of the .COM TLD will not serve any good purpose. I do not support this action. Thank you, Matthew May Sent from my iPhone From harsh at prayagasia.com Wed Feb 12 02:51:39 2020 From: harsh at prayagasia.com (harsh at prayagasia.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:21:39 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <000a01d5e14f$5b91b780$12b52680$@com> Dear Concerned, As a .COM domain user for many years I strongly object to the proposed amendment being carried out by you. It should be noted that .COM domains are a backbone to the Worldwide Internet community as it has become synonymous to the Internet for many people. In many parts of the World the other TLD's such as .NET , .ORG .CO etc. are not seen as a part of the internet. It's a request to ICANN to see the wider picture in a Global view with Under Developed and Low Internet penetration areas in focus. It should be noted that the Internet is a global phenomena and not just about the United States. Your proposed amendments to the .COM REGISTRY AGREEMENT with focus on funding and to suit a certain Private Commercial entity whose operations are limited to the United States of America is short sighted and seems to be malicious. Hence I strongly object to the proposed amendments to the .COM REGISTRY AGREEMENT and would request you to cease any such attempt in broader interest of the Global Internet Community. Harshvardhan Raje-Surve Manager Operations Prayag Asia +91 - 8655 10 7707 / +91 8655 20 7707 Visit us at - PrayagAsia.com DISCLAIMER: This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this email. Please notify the sender immediately by email if you have received this email by mistake and delete this email from your system. 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With regards, Rajdeep Chowdhury Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dustincudd at prestomail.net Wed Feb 12 02:54:11 2020 From: dustincudd at prestomail.net (Dustin Cudd) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:54:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This Has To Stop - Kill This Proposal Message-ID: I'm so tired of all of this, we've got .org now owned by a venture capital firm instead of a non-profit and a bunch of other absolutely stupid and unforgivable moves being made in the TLD space. Stop it. The '.com' is what many think of when they think 'domain name' and making it even less accessible is the wrong move, its already frustrating enough that that VeriSign administrates this and '.net', important parts of internet domain infrastructure. NO, don't increase the cost, throw out this agreement, nobody wants it but VeriSign and to be frank nobody wants VeriSign to administrate this TLD anyways. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jameswhite1867 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 02:53:27 2020 From: jameswhite1867 at gmail.com (James W) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:53:27 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. One of the best things about affordable .com domains is how it leveled the playing field for small businesses and personal interests. Keep it that way, please and thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Plus this would become a bad turn of events because many small and medium enterprises depend on these domain to make sure their business runs smoothly. This unexpected price hike and the way things are moving would create a lot of chaos and bring about new ugly challenges. So I urge to look into our comments and rethink of a better viable plan. -- Best Regards Ibrahim Jaber Mob/Wechat: +8801781707190 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Don?t print this e-mail unless it?s really necessary. Save Paper, Save Trees, Save the earth! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rd at pistolultra.com Wed Feb 12 02:58:10 2020 From: rd at pistolultra.com (Will Jorgensen) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:58:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Am Opposed to Your Contract Changes With Verisign Message-ID: I am taking this time to email you with four significant concerns I have with your Verisign Contract : *1. Price Increases* Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 ? and the sky is the limit. It is not clear how much of these price increases registrars will pass along to consumers, but it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants. The contract does allow for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations, so it is possible prices could increase more than anticipated. *2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million* With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. *3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar* ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign?s registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices. *4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments* As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org, over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. These changes will have a significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. This is not right! Please listen to the public outcry against this and do the right thing.. Thank you for your time and attention. Will Jorgensen, RD The Pistol Ultra Run *Proudly benefiting local charities!* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I fear that raising prices for .COM domain names can lead to stifled innovation and be a financial barrier to those wanting to use the internet for its original purpose. Benedict Yip -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hillarywright101 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 03:08:30 2020 From: hillarywright101 at gmail.com (Hillary Wright) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:08:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com changes Message-ID: I am a budding entrepreneur who is often working on a tight budget. Increasing the price of a .com registration will result in a playing field slanted towards the big players. This would have a real impact on new companies getting established and on innovation in the long run. Much like the fight over net neutrality, this price hike threatens the openness of the internet itself. Please listen to all voices when making the decision to raise registration fees. 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If you received this transmittal in error, please notify us immediately by reply and immediately delete this message and all its attachments. Thank you. [Description:]Please consider the environment before printing this email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 391 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: From pranilb at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 03:11:09 2020 From: pranilb at yahoo.com (Pranil Borse) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:11:09 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1512626976.1269912.1581477069113.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1512626976.1269912.1581477069113@mail.yahoo.com> Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. These increases will cripple a lot of new .coms and stop the growth of the business which is needed to have strong economies. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Pranil Borse Pune, Maharashtra India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianandcristina at passthegarlic.com Wed Feb 12 01:56:36 2020 From: brianandcristina at passthegarlic.com (Cristina & Brian Vaccaro) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:56:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please allow input to TLD price changes Message-ID: Dear ICANN, As an online small business owner, I would like to personally request that the ICANN community and other major stakeholders be consulted before changing the pricing on TLDs. The accessibility of maintaining personal and small business websites is a huge factor in maintaining a diverse internet community. Please do not exclude representatives of the larger internet community (domain name registrars etc.) from this decision in order to keep the internet open and accessible for everyone. A fair market among domain name registrars is essential to maintaining a vibrant internet community. Sincerely, Brian Vaccaro -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gm at elitecrystalhotels.com Wed Feb 12 03:12:19 2020 From: gm at elitecrystalhotels.com (GM elite Crystal) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:12:19 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase the price Message-ID: Hi, This is going to affect the internet market big time and it won?t have any positive effect and things will just get difficult for everyone. Please don?t increase the price and I would kindly request you to keep it as minimal as possible. Being online and having multiple websites for over 14 years .. I can already see this wouldn?t be a great idea. I teach people how to design, develop and market online and it?s only growing. Please don?t spoil it for everyone.. Thank you From oliverrandomstuff at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 03:15:01 2020 From: oliverrandomstuff at gmail.com (Oliver Random) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:15:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I oppose to this change since seems very shady and unclear. If prices rise thay high I do not agree with this change. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The rules for this type of thing need to be laid out in detail and .com prices are already way too high. Thanks, RACHEL PRATT | Vice President of Operations BEX | www.azbex.com | bex-events.com 1690 N. McClintock Dr. Tempe, AZ 85281 (480) 227-2620 | rpratt at azbex.com [cid:image001.jpg at 01D5E0B7.5F0CF7A0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 13672 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From aroshamaduranga at live.com Wed Feb 12 03:20:12 2020 From: aroshamaduranga at live.com (Arosha Maduranga) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:20:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Hi, It is really difficult to have increment in domain prices as country like Sri Lanka has just started it digital journey. More people are coming into web space and additional costs would be difficult for them to bear hence there can be step back. I would like to recommend you that it is better if you can reconsider the proposal based on the feedbacks. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mgon at emjion.com Wed Feb 12 03:20:30 2020 From: mgon at emjion.com (Mgon) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:20:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear sir, I am a registrant of many .COM domain names, and I am most adamantly against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. It is a greedy grab for money. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. The system works fine the way it is. Do NOT break the system by getting greedy! Verisign has no business dictating the price of .COM domain names. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system *in the public interest*. If there is a greedy price increase to .COM domain names, I will not renew most of my .COM domain names, as I refuse to support a system ruled by greed. Mgon Emjion -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdaxses at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 03:22:45 2020 From: jdaxses at gmail.com (Julia Daxses) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:22:45 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Greedy Push Message-ID: <861E924F-3995-446E-AB47-65288B2CAE50@gmail.com> What a greedy and needless push for more money. You, the people that maintain and uphold these policy changes, should be ashamed of yourselves! From novama at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 03:25:48 2020 From: novama at gmail.com (novama at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:25:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <005301d5e154$204e4300$60eac900$@gmail.com> Hi, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect any individual who would like their own .COM domain name. Surely no big corporations will object to the proposed increases as they earn money off their domain name. However, this is going to have a significant negative impact for starters, local ONGs or foundations and small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Please reconsider, and stop to continue with the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. 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Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:46:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No .com price increases Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Accepting money from Verisign in return for lifting caps goes against public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bobzalusky at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 03:47:52 2020 From: bobzalusky at gmail.com (Robert Zalusky) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:47:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We need more competition for .com domains Message-ID: <03C6C186-0ABC-4C88-86AE-79CD305B1BA7@gmail.com> I am hearing that verisign has a somewhat of a lock on .com domains as a wholesaler and will be raising prices significantly over the next decade. It seems no matter what registrar I go to I am still stuck with the native wholesale pricing. Once we lock into a domain name we are somewhat stuck as we develop significant internet weights. Specifically as a consumer we can have hundreds of logins that use emails as a login value let alone an email address. In addition many many vendors use these emails as a two factor validation method. This makes it very difficult to leave your domain to another domain such as .info. We need competition to keep prices in check at the wholesale level if not we need to set reasonable price controls. Robert Zalusky 1132 Hunterston Pl Cupertino, CA 95014 Bob at zalusky.com From johnson.dean at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 03:48:42 2020 From: johnson.dean at yahoo.com (Dean Johnson) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:48:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Dean Johnson Gainesville, Florida From kretschmann1988 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 03:49:41 2020 From: kretschmann1988 at gmail.com (Edgar Kretschmann) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:49:41 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Don't raise the fee. You're pushing a lotnof Business out! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kkaufmann at karlkaufmann.com Wed Feb 12 03:52:28 2020 From: kkaufmann at karlkaufmann.com (Karl Kaufmann) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:52:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5EC8C355-4D63-463F-B560-1184CE26699D@karlkaufmann.com> Greetings, As a domain holder for close to 20 years, I?m quite familiar with existing pricing structures. While some funding increase for emerging security issues is understandable, will there be a transparent process and explanation for raising rates when that juncture comes? Karl Kaufmann Creative Communication http://www.karlkaufmann.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benglishtea at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 03:53:28 2020 From: benglishtea at gmail.com (Brandon A. English) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:53:28 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: I'm writing this to express my dissatisfaction at the news involving ICANN's decision to not only drastically increase the prices for .com registrations, but also for the obviously greedy deals being struck for millions of dollars without any accountability whatsoever. It's already ridiculous enough that that the price is where it's at, just to register ownership of a simple website address. The fact that other domain extensions are almost astronomical in price is even crazier. However, increasing .com registrations, which make up nearly half of all domains, is nothing short of greed as it is both unnecessary and useless for everyone -- except the greedy pockets of those who don't have to do anything apart from collect the overpriced fees. If you keep pushing people then they will demand more intervention, which would bring about more legislative or even legal actions. Is this what you're trying to accomplish? Get off the side of greed for once and be an organization for the people. Self-serving, greedy systems like this are outdated and need to expire. Thanks for your time. -Brandon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gailtracymiller at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 03:54:59 2020 From: gailtracymiller at gmail.com (Gail Miller) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:54:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices Message-ID: <000401d5e158$334502b0$99cf0810$@gmail.com> Do not raise prices for your services! Gail Miller -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From trash.hole02 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 03:54:54 2020 From: trash.hole02 at gmail.com (B Alvarez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:54:54 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] this is a Bad deal for consumers Message-ID: This deal is bad for consumers and bad for the internet. This will make .com domains less accessible to those who would buy them. This affects the whole internet and deals should not be made without real discussion. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danielfitnessstuff at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 03:56:41 2020 From: danielfitnessstuff at gmail.com (Daniel James) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:56:41 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <4241049F-CFF9-448E-843E-F37B7032700F@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Daniel James Melbourne, Victoria Australia From nicholaseweber at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 03:57:19 2020 From: nicholaseweber at gmail.com (Nicholas Weber) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:57:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Raise Price of .com Domains! Message-ID: Hello, Wanted to send a quick note letting you know that I think that raising prices on .com domains is not a good idea. I'm a web developer. I'm glad to see the creativity and interest that having the current price structure for domains have brought to the web. Please don't change that. Thanks, Nicholas Weber -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erik at compassnumbers.com Wed Feb 12 03:59:11 2020 From: erik at compassnumbers.com (Erik Fernandez) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:59:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise the fee Message-ID: I am against this increase. -- Erik Fernandez Partner erik at compassnumbers.com Compass Accounting, LLP 2613 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Suite 100 Redondo Beach, CA 90278 310-921-8225 office 310-921-8385 fax [image: compassAccountingLogo 312x125.png] -- ** When emailing documents, scanned PDF images are preferred in one email. 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URL: From hillary.joven at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 04:00:02 2020 From: hillary.joven at gmail.com (Hillary Joven) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:00:02 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please consult the affected communities - other website name sellers and holders of. Com domains - before you push through with this decision. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jessien218 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 04:02:13 2020 From: jessien218 at gmail.com (Jessien) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:02:13 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Please don`t rise prices for the domains, it will kill our SEO business. Dmytro Lugansk From mike.feury at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 04:03:16 2020 From: mike.feury at gmail.com (Mike Feury) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:03:16 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] RE Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <000001d5e159$5b0f0e70$112d2b50$@gmail.com> I note this arrangement concluded in secret between ICANN and Verisign, with no clarity on what the benefits will be for .COM domain owners. If there is no clarification re how ICANN will spend the $20 million to improve the .COM space, who do you recommend all .COM domain holders should contact to protect their interests? I?m thinking FTC and Monopolies Commission, but if you have better suggestions I?d be very grateful. This kind of commercial behavior must be stopped in its tracks asap. Thank you, Mike Feury, .COM domain owner. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xode at lanset.com Wed Feb 12 04:05:58 2020 From: xode at lanset.com (Alec Destry) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:05:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <003d01d5e159$bb8a7550$11fea8c0@WIN7VM0> I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. If Verisign won't cooperate, please find another .COM registry manager who will cooperate. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. This proposed price increase is not in the public interest. Alec Destry Landers, California 92285 United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrey at suprun.me Wed Feb 12 04:05:23 2020 From: andrey at suprun.me (Andrey Suprun) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:05:23 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <06B3F143-8670-4FF1-A391-4C705A0267A0@suprun.me> Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Regards, Andrey Suprun From rachelrosendhal at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 04:10:18 2020 From: rachelrosendhal at yahoo.com (Rachel Rosendhal) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:10:18 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1321603586.1279581.1581480618974.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1321603586.1279581.1581480618974@mail.yahoo.com> I would like to voice my objections to these price increases.? If anything, these costs should have been going down over time.? It is reprehensible to allow for this many increases and for such high amounts.? This is going to compound the oligarchical problems in our society even more, for someone's greed.? Stop listening to lobbyists and messing with all good things, like the internet.? More people have .coms now then decades ago so more are already contributing, whereas storage space has gotten cheaper.? These changes are completely unjustifiable.? It's horrifying that they're being considered - do not allow this to pass. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From colintemp at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 04:12:18 2020 From: colintemp at gmail.com (Colin) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:12:18 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN-Verisign agreement Message-ID: <03fa01d5e15a$9f54d1e0$ddfe75a0$@gmail.com> I do not support the proposed amendment. There seems to be no particular benefit to end users like myself who run a small .com domain, and the only likely visible effect is an increase in prices. The price cap applies only until October 2026 and there appear to be no restrictions beyond that. It is also disheartening that at a time when prices for technology are consistently and constantly downwards, ICANN has reached a solution that involves increasing prices for end-users. ICANN is at the core of the Internet, which is ever-growing; there must surely be better ways of raising the revenue that ICANN needs without simply increasing prices for captive end-users who have no alternative. Regards, Colin Wong Singapore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From khalidsolutions01 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 04:15:28 2020 From: khalidsolutions01 at gmail.com (Khalid Solutions) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:15:28 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad idea! Message-ID: Raising prices in a vague open ended way is terrible for everyone except maybe you guys. I don?t mean potential competition but the whole economy will be affected. Greed in this way could shatter the dot com bubble and make things worse on those who are struggling for decades to come. No! Don?t do it. From orefalo at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 04:19:02 2020 From: orefalo at yahoo.com (Olivier Refalo) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:19:02 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] In the end this impacts the end customer References: <1309285E-EE03-475A-89EB-9934E15766F4.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1309285E-EE03-475A-89EB-9934E15766F4@yahoo.com> In the end this price hike will impact the customer. This has a lot of similarities with the exhaustive cost of certificates. It doesn?t cost must to maintain a named infrastructure and the current pricing model should be enough to support it. Thank you From anthony0122 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 04:20:01 2020 From: anthony0122 at gmail.com (Laurence Anthony) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:20:01 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e437cef.1c69fb81.ac208.0c51@mx.google.com> I understand that ICANN is planning to renegotiate its contract with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). I also understand that these changes have been planned in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. I strongly disapprove of this renegotiation process and hope that the ICANN will be more transparent. Laurence Anthony -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From infohouse0 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 04:20:50 2020 From: infohouse0 at gmail.com (Info-House) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:20:50 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to .com increases. Message-ID: I wish to express my strong opposition to the ridiculously inflated .COM price hikes that are being proposed. They seem extremely unfair and increasingly awkward for small businesses in particular to cope with these increases. I'm very angry and disappointed with this shattering proposal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From p.geczy at ieee.org Wed Feb 12 04:20:51 2020 From: p.geczy at ieee.org (Peter Geczy) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:20:51 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already overpriced. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and not the corporate one. As such, the price should be gradually decreasing, rather than increasing. Furthermore, there should be a healthy competition to Verisign's monopoly on .COM registry management. Sincerely, Peter From its4you at foxmail.com Wed Feb 12 04:24:54 2020 From: its4you at foxmail.com (=?gb18030?B?xL7Evg==?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:24:54 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business).   I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.   No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices.   The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified.   Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price.   linqing Beijing, Beijing China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maitreyapatni at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 04:26:48 2020 From: maitreyapatni at gmail.com (Maitreya Patni) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:56:48 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increase for .com Message-ID: Verisign should not be allowed to increase the price of .com domain names. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ahmadaffiq.sukari at mmhe.com.my Wed Feb 12 04:27:57 2020 From: ahmadaffiq.sukari at mmhe.com.my (Ahmad Affiq Bin Sukari (MMHE)) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:27:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: [EXTERNAL] I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. 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URL: From strategicdomains at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 04:37:19 2020 From: strategicdomains at yahoo.com (strategicdomains at yahoo.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:37:19 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1315436184.1728187.1581482239577.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1315436184.1728187.1581482239577@mail.yahoo.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry, it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Al herd Evanston, Illinois United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From iranqazi at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 04:40:11 2020 From: iranqazi at gmail.com (Qazi Iran) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:40:11 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opinion Message-ID: <1C0766DB-DA1D-49E5-B689-2726930C47C6@gmail.com> Absurd decision to increase the price.I stand strongly against this decision. From jaaguirre83 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 04:41:09 2020 From: jaaguirre83 at gmail.com (Josue Aguirre) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:41:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSAu?= =?utf-8?q?com_price?= Message-ID: <71043DF1-C743-41F0-A7E5-53745C116C52@gmail.com> Come on man, quit with the sneaky backdoor deals. Bad PR, bad. Sent from mobile device From admin at aobrien5.com Wed Feb 12 04:22:10 2020 From: admin at aobrien5.com (admin at aobrien5.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:22:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <86f810a55e357df26335ece8cec898f8@aobrien5.com> As a long-time domain owner, I'm against this proposed amendment. Please keep registration costs in check, and don't sell out all domain owners for a $20m kickback. Thank you From ned at nedscott.com Wed Feb 12 04:53:48 2020 From: ned at nedscott.com (Ned Scott) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:53:48 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't let Verisign raise prices Message-ID: <31B073AB-040C-426F-A947-17C738FB97F5@nedscott.com> Administrative costs for .com registration is minimal and covered by existing fees, several times over. This is rent-seeking and will put an undue burden on those of us with various .com domains. From iamadeveloper at mailfence.com Wed Feb 12 04:54:44 2020 From: iamadeveloper at mailfence.com (Adam Anderson) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:54:44 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7e777669-adde-553d-9693-064cd5831d50@mailfence.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely the manager of the .COM Registry and therefore has NO business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I am ABSOLUTELY against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Perhaps a small one-time fee could be justified, although I feel that the current price is more than sufficient. Adam Anderson San Bernardino, California United States of America From forward.to.bob at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 04:58:01 2020 From: forward.to.bob at gmail.com (Robert Cantoni) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:58:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increase Message-ID: Please don't allow .com domain prices to increase. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soontorn2499 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:01:47 2020 From: soontorn2499 at gmail.com (Andro-ID G-Account) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:01:47 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. SOONTORN KONGMAITREE SRIRACHA Andro-ID-Expro -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brent at arrowheadim.com Wed Feb 12 05:02:17 2020 From: brent at arrowheadim.com (Brent Eigsti) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:02:17 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign contract Message-ID: <00e501d5e161$99426400$cbc72c00$@arrowheadim.com> Hello, It has come to my attention that your new agreement with Verisign will significantly increase .com domain prices over the next 10 years. As a web designer I oppose this agreement. This under the table agreement harms the end user and only seems to benefit ICANN and Verisign. Respectfully, Brent Eigsti -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tuannguyendotme at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:10:42 2020 From: tuannguyendotme at gmail.com (Tuan Nguyen) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:10:42 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We don't want the domain price increasing Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jun.teudjio at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:10:52 2020 From: jun.teudjio at gmail.com (Junior Teudjio Mbativou) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:10:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I wanted to add my voice to the thousands if not millions other people who are regular users of .COM domains to say I DO NOT AGREE with this sudden increase in prices especially without why and what that entails. Best, Junior. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbracher at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:13:07 2020 From: jimbracher at gmail.com (Jim Bracher) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:13:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The web isn't just for the big corps. We need it to be for everyone, if we're going to support innovation, freedom, and widespread development. Verisign's offer of $20M isn't being generous.? They will make more than than by raising the cost of domain names for everyone they can.? The total costs ownership of websites can already be difficult for small businesses.? Right now, domains and hosting are low costs, which offset all the costs of content and design. Let's keep domain costs low. Let's keep the web open to small businesses. Tell Verisign no deal. From lmertens at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:13:37 2020 From: lmertens at gmail.com (Luke Mertens) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:13:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase is not fair Message-ID: I strongly object to .com price increases. If prices increase I will move my domains to another postfix. From msn at seesawgame.com Wed Feb 12 05:15:56 2020 From: msn at seesawgame.com (Seesaw Game Studio) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:15:56 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. HU TING YUAN Taipei, Taipei City Taiwan -- Seesaw Game Studio http://seesawgame.com From mrcool at live.com Wed Feb 12 05:17:49 2020 From: mrcool at live.com (Mr Cool) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:17:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree Message-ID: I am an advocate of keeping internet low cost. I do not see the clarity of funds usage and hence I would register my dis-consent -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diginames at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:20:24 2020 From: diginames at gmail.com (Domain admin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:20:24 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <48DA75A9-EFB4-4CDC-802C-11A4EF3EED2F@gmail.com> I own many .con domain names and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. It is in the public interest to keep .com domain names affordable. Thank you, Matt Ledingham Salt Lake City, Utah United States From jcoughlin55 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:22:09 2020 From: jcoughlin55 at gmail.com (JC Coughlin) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:22:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment On Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I do not support the proposed changes. It feels like there has not been adequate transparency for how the money generated by the increased fees will be spent or managed. It also feels like fee increases are unnecessary and being driven by misguided priorities. Fee increases will have a substantially negative impact upon small businesses, community organizations, individuals, and many more users who can't budget for the increases. Sincerely, JC Coughlin -- JC Coughlin Mechanical Design Engineer *W *www.linkedin.com/in/jcoughlin55 * WhatsApp Or Email Is The Best Way To Reach Me* *M* 508-333-8357 | *E* jcoughlin55 at gmail.com *"How You Climb A Mountain Is More Important Than Reaching The Top" ~ Yvon Chouinard* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johngeder at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:22:35 2020 From: johngeder at gmail.com (John Eder) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:22:35 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keeping .COM dominant Message-ID: Please consider the long-term strategic impact of increasing the prices for .com. Anyone who knows anything about infrastructure knows these changes are driven much more by the desire for more money than a core need for more infrastructure to support domain names. ".com" already holds a dominant position among domain names, and brings in significant "revenue" to support the infrastructure. Why risk undermining a good thing? Using basic economic analysis we can theorize the higher we drive prices the more likely an alternative is likely to arise, one that ICANN will have much less influence over. In this case we may find ourselves regretting the greed that led to this situation. I wish you all a pleasant day: -J -- John Eder | +1 619.847.5579 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From doankhue1998 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:26:26 2020 From: doankhue1998 at gmail.com (Kelvin Doan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:26:26 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase .com price Message-ID: This will affect student in a third world country like me alot, we don't have much money to spend and our small business in a third world country (which wasn't generate much money in USD) will struggle. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milosp2008 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:27:24 2020 From: milosp2008 at gmail.com (Milos Paripovic) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:27:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: In this age of social networks, big web platforms and apps there has been a drastic decrease in traffic on all sites. There was never less need to have a domain and a site, instead of simply having a corner in each of those platforms, whether for a business or private purpose. In addition, there were never as many TLDs as today, so increasing the price of .COM registration is a bad move for all involved parties. If the increase happens, as someone with multiple registered COM domains with content, I will be considering simply moving to a new TLD, especially for any future domain consideration. Sincerely, Milos Paripovic NYC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From cassian at urbanblockmedia.com Wed Feb 12 05:28:49 2020 From: cassian at urbanblockmedia.com (Cassian Soltykevych) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:28:49 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't hike the domain costs! Message-ID: To whom it may concern: I find it ridiculous that over the next decade you feel that up to a 70% increase in the pricing of .com domains is appropriate. As a small business owner who manages a large number of domains for various clients, this will directly impact my business and my ability to provide quality services at affordable prices. I can wholeheartedly understand the need to increase prices with rising costs, as inflation does impact an organizations bottom line, such a large increase over the next decade is not warranted. I would support a market indexed inflation increase % every few years to keep up with the rise in costs, but dramatic increases in prices only harm our overall industry, and the economy. 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URL: From thom at thezaz.com Wed Feb 12 05:31:56 2020 From: thom at thezaz.com (Thom McGrath) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:31:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposal is just greed Message-ID: <8DCD1A3D-979A-4F76-A7D3-A31941E07845@thezaz.com> Subject says it all. Average inflation is only 3%, why does Verisign need 7% per year? It's not like they're actually *doing* anything. These are computers. Storage and processing power has become cheap. This is a move fueled by nothing but greed and has no justification. -- Thom McGrath From admin at drkarenjacobson.com Wed Feb 12 05:31:52 2020 From: admin at drkarenjacobson.com (admin at drkarenjacobson.com) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:31:52 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: <20200211223152.4e88a8e02d0dbc10327ab147b05869d7.53412dbfe6.wbe@email12.godaddy.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From sabusinessconnections at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:35:51 2020 From: sabusinessconnections at gmail.com (Nery White) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:35:51 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to ICANN Allowance of .COM Price Increases Message-ID: IF ICANN does this, it will impact MILLIONS of domain users and Millions of people CAN be catalyzed to strong opposition lobbying efforts with voices in THOSE VERY same MILLIONS of .com sites to demand removal of ICANN authority due to breach of fiduciary trust for personal (corporate) gain. The deal with VeriSign is structured in such a way as to be perceived as a bribe. Times are changing whereas decisions made to impact multitudes by the few will be tolerated and accepted. Inquiries into ANTI-TURST CAN be initiated and penalties well above the $20,000,000 ICANN plans to receive can be pressured by the public to be demanded. These are just some of the very real consequences that CAN be enacted if this deal goes through. it will NOT take much encouragement to the MILLIONS that will be affected to be convinced. Particularly when the issue is impacting them financially. in fact, support of this initiative IS what will be MOST difficult to garner from these very MILLIONS. The opposition WILL rise and rise with EACH increase. That is undeniable and to be expected. Those affected will not be silenced -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chad at vonnau.com Wed Feb 12 05:37:38 2020 From: chad at vonnau.com (Chad von Nau) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:37:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0C2597DF-BF25-47F2-9DA2-CA8DE3BD50F1@vonnau.com> Hello, I think the rate of price increase for .com domains should be tied directly to cost of administration. DNS is essentially a public utility, and should be priced as such. The language of the amendment should reflect that. I don?t actually mind the 7% per year maximum, as long as the primary criteria for changing rates is tied to the actual cost. I like that Verisign will contribute $20 million to improve DNS security. And I like that work is being put into the RDAP protocol. It?s not explicitly stated, but I hope that RDAP can help make domain privacy ?add ons? obsolete, and provide some of the same benefit by default. Thank you for the opportunity to comment, Chad von Nau From npn_nirav at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:39:30 2020 From: npn_nirav at hotmail.com (NIRAV NAGDA) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:39:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Sir/ Madam, We are writing this email in regard to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. We would like to request ICANN to relook at their pricing structure which will drive the price up for many users. Many domain users like us will be affected by the increase in prices and thus making it more expensive to run our domain. This in turn will affect the users that visit our website which have been used to seeing the .COM at the end of the domain name. It has become a mainstream domain name and we would like to keep using it however, the price increment is not favourable and we request ICANN to reconsider. Thanking you in advance. Best regards, Nirav Nagda ________________________________ From: Namecheap Sent: 11 February 2020 01:15 To: Nirav Nagda Subject: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? View in browser [Namecheap] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020. You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form. Find Out More 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA Copyright ? 2020 Namecheap.com [ICANN] We are an ICANN accredited registrar. Serving customers since 2001. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brentasims at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:40:38 2020 From: brentasims at gmail.com (Brent Sims) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:40:38 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Updated pricing Message-ID: Please say no to increased cost for .com?s I?m a small business, raising rates would be a terrible idea. -- Brent Sims brentasims at gmail.com 310.729.3349 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From summer.wu at aya.yale.edu Wed Feb 12 05:41:21 2020 From: summer.wu at aya.yale.edu (Summer Wu) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:41:21 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not pass this amendment Message-ID: Hi, I?m concerned that this will make the Internet less accessible to all. Summer From mark_sagafi at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 05:43:36 2020 From: mark_sagafi at yahoo.com (Mark Sagafi) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:43:36 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases References: <17037ec8f58.27bd.6d3b91bacf741d06591b97bcbf86e275.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <17037ec8f58.27bd.6d3b91bacf741d06591b97bcbf86e275@yahoo.com> I don't agree for the need to increase the price, especially so broadly and for so long. Best Mark From nsepehr at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:46:20 2020 From: nsepehr at gmail.com (Nima Sepehr) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:46:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep the internet accessible Message-ID: Don?t increase the domain site prices. Keep internet accessible to the people. Internet should be considered a right and anyone should be able to participate in the space that allows freedom of information. By increasing the prices you will negatively impact this accessibility and thus hurt the freedom it brings. Instead focus on prevention of domain dominance of bots that buy them to make profit. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deeperside at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:47:22 2020 From: deeperside at gmail.com (Deep) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:47:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment indicates UNFAIR practices, CONFLICTs OF INTEREST, AND is MONOPOLISTIC in nature Message-ID: The costs for maintaining a secure and simple database which has been maintained now for almost 3 decades (that I can recall since I started owning and managing domains in 1993) should be declining and not increasing. You can make a case for increased security but give me a break ! At best you can raise for inflation but only from the lowest your rates ever were. ICANN has done a good job but there is no need to start screwing the industry and everyone involved (see the whole world) just because you can. This amendment is monopolistic, greedy, a blatant conflict of interest with Verisign. It is unfair to hosting providers and it is unfair to users. It reflects poorly on ICANN and your mission. There will be backlash. There will be consequences. Maybe there will be a new ICANN that doens't use Verisign. Then you'll have a real reason to raise rates to pay for the legal battles you'll be fighting with every country that uses the internet. Deep Puri -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joshingeneral at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 05:48:33 2020 From: joshingeneral at gmail.com (Josh S.) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:48:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM price hike Message-ID: Please don't increase prices,it will hurt hobbists, small business and the general public. Dont be greedy, vote against the rate hike. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kitlen.tham at unox.com.my Wed Feb 12 05:50:07 2020 From: kitlen.tham at unox.com.my (Adam Tham) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:50:07 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir Referring to the subject, we as reseller for domain & hosting services in Malaysia do not agree to proceed with the amendment as .com domains affects worldwide domain owners. Kindly clarify the following : 1. Why is only Verisign involved in this initiative? 2. What about participation from the Internet community and other players in the market to contribute to this framework? 3. The US$ 20 million funding from Verisign does not seem appropriate as ICANN is an organization that provide accreditation to many other companies. What are the measures to ensure the money does not affect the decision-making process in ICANN? 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URL: From Fabiola.Murphy at georgebrown.ca Wed Feb 12 05:55:50 2020 From: Fabiola.Murphy at georgebrown.ca (Fabiola Murphy) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:55:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0a7626d6b46c49d5b3b23f7f432513f6@georgebrown.ca> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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Thanks -- Nuel Oyebade markVisuals Integrated Services From lisa_eichler at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 06:00:20 2020 From: lisa_eichler at hotmail.com (Lisa E) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:00:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains!!! Luise Newport News, Virginia United States Sent from my iPad From Marek at TrapezePro.com Wed Feb 12 06:01:58 2020 From: Marek at TrapezePro.com (Marek TrapezePro...) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:01:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] why the secret backroom dealings with a company that had already tried to gouge me and my business. Message-ID: <001801d5e169$efff2870$cffd7950$@TrapezePro.com> the internet is for everyone, not just the reach. And not just the massive corporations. I have been running a small sole proprietor business for over 30 years. I have registered two domain names with a .com extension nearly 20 years ago. I initially dealt with Verisign and over the years they became more and more greedy, charging me higher and higher fees despite a limited small scale website. the user interface became more convoluted and difficult and the customer support declined to almost useless. I eventually sought out other avenues to keep my domains registered and another hosting site that was reasonably priced and actually helpful. Now I learn that ICANN is basically taking a "bribe" or a cut off the top to allow Verisign unrestricted abilities to increase prices. Thanks for ruining it for the little guy. The mom and pop businesses that are just having a small web presence. Name Cheap and HostGator have made it financially and technically possible for me to keep my small business and it's 20 year old website up and running. Now Verisign is making sure that I will most likely have to pay significantly more as they try to crowd out, price out any competition by dictating the over price for domain registration to fall in line with their inflated pricing schemes. ICANN and Verisign have now fallen into the same category as massive corporate banks and insurance companies who do not give a damn except for making a profit and improving shareholder value, while taking advantage of the simple small organisations that allowed them to start in the first place. Income inequality at its best, corporate bureaucracy trodding on the little guy. Thanks for making it even harder. Marek Kaszuba Professor & Proprietor Description: Description: http://www.trapezepro.com/images/logo_small.gif (510) Help Fly [435-7359] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We are a social enterprise that provides a meaningful platform for the improvement of mental health and because we are not a profitable, having affordable operation costs are very important for us. Please consider us in your plans to adjust prices. Thanks for reading! From glowbikers at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 06:05:02 2020 From: glowbikers at gmail.com (GlowBikers Co) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:05:02 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN price rises Message-ID: The proposal to allow Verisign to buy their way towards a monopoly in domain name registry by PAYING ICANN to assert price increases which the majority of Domain registrars disagree with and without consulting them is ethically wrong and dangerous for business. It is a blatent attempt to shut down other domain registrars and the price increases proposed are a measure to price out the general public from accessing domain registration and building their own websites and online businesses. This is by design so that the takeover of the internet by large corporate entities can begin as control of the internet roles out in conjunction with the roll out of harmful 5g technology and the re organisation of world power. As well as the shadow banning and censorship of non mainstream alternative viewpoints on current and historial events. Domain price highjacking without consultation with internet providers and users should be illegal and the relevant parties involved should be taken to court in a class action lawsuit. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cbk at kalemfam.com Wed Feb 12 06:06:04 2020 From: cbk at kalemfam.com (Craig Kalem) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:06:04 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment Comment Message-ID: Hello, I would like to request that you maintain the .com registry at it current cost to consumers. I have a domain name for my personal use for accessing my home network and having an email address that does not change across different internet service providers. As I do not use the domain name for profit, I cannot afford to keep it should the price change very much. Thank you, Craig Kalem From jnibert at comcast.net Wed Feb 12 06:11:54 2020 From: jnibert at comcast.net (J Nibert) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:11:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed Message-ID: <132401d5e16b$5a914dc0$0fb3e940$@comcast.net> I strenuously oppose the proposed pricing increase and the associated payment of millions of dollars (which seems more like a bribe). This proposal will adversely affect the smallest, most vulnerable and neediest stakeholders. It is not justified and is unwarranted. I urge you to reject this proposal. Jeffrey Nibert Pleasanton, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aadh1 at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 06:14:18 2020 From: aadh1 at hotmail.com (a ed) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:14:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi there I too am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains because I sincerely believe that it is unfair and a money earning scheme by Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified and fair given the many millions of holders of a .com address and the monies earned from that. Such an increase will not only drive small businesses out but also make them look for other alternatives and given the power of the people in bringing those to answer in recent media, I am sure the same power will be able to come up with an alternative if pushed which will go against Verisign and ICANN. Verisign is merely manages the .COM Registry ? why is it dictating the price other than for its own gain? For what purpose and how can it justify this for small businesses and individuals? ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, why is it not doing so? Please do the right thing by us! Aaron Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yuriypadlyak at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 06:14:37 2020 From: yuriypadlyak at gmail.com (yuriypadlyak at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:14:37 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: It can't be that expensive! $0.01/month it is worth, max. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From favouru077 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 13:35:54 2020 From: favouru077 at gmail.com (Favour Uche) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:35:54 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Orji Favour Enugu state Nigeria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nathanaelb at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 06:15:54 2020 From: nathanaelb at gmail.com (Nate Barbettini) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:15:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please practice transparency Message-ID: Hello, I read about the recent changes in ICANN's contract with Verisign in regards to operating the .com TLD. While it is reasonable for a TLD operator to wish to raise the registration price, I strongly believe these changes and negotiations should be made in the open. These matters affect everyone on the internet. Learning after the fact that ICANN negotiated a deal that will result in significant price increases to .com is very unfortunate. Please consider adopting a more transparent and open process. Thanks for your time, Nate -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greg at ideahaven.co Wed Feb 12 06:16:10 2020 From: greg at ideahaven.co (Gregory Hilkert) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:16:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Likely price increase Message-ID: I do not agree with the amount the prices are able to be increased in this agreement. There are not viable alternatives to the .com tld. Average used don't understand or trust many other domains. This will put an undue burden on domain owners who don't have a large (or any) income. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kimbrhet at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 06:18:07 2020 From: kimbrhet at yahoo.com (Rhett Kimble) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:18:07 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases References: <216833B1-5BAF-47A5-94EF-8F9D934A94D1.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <216833B1-5BAF-47A5-94EF-8F9D934A94D1@yahoo.com> I believe this issue for .com price increases will be another unjustified means for taking advantage of many who already pay an exuberant amount for domains and maintaining them as such. I for one am sick of being taxed to death and paying endless fees for nearly everything owned or purchased in this day and age. Raising fees will surely dictate future decisions for the amount of .com ownerships. Stop taking advantage of the common people! R. Kimble Idaho Sent from my iPhone From dianewiredu at hotmail.co.uk Wed Feb 12 06:18:18 2020 From: dianewiredu at hotmail.co.uk (Diane Wiredu) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:18:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. I vehemently disagree with this change and request that you reconsider, in light of the numerous customer complaints. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name in public interest. Best -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hmm at dggdev.com Wed Feb 12 06:21:32 2020 From: hmm at dggdev.com (BA) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:21:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase policy Message-ID: <659588d6-d511-8706-c1e7-8e501358d3eb@dggdev.com> How have operating costs risen in such a way as to justify a 7% increase 4 years out of every 6? In fact, since the operation is of a database, I see no justification for such high increases, and suggest that the price increase be limited to 2% From laurawaell at outlook.de Wed Feb 12 06:22:28 2020 From: laurawaell at outlook.de (=?utf-8?B?TGF1cmEgV8OkbGxuaXR6?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:22:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing prices for .com? Message-ID: It?s so sad, if prices of.com are increasing so many hoster will change to other domains. I know you don?t want to loose millions of Customers. From smurray at mountainreadyleather.com Wed Feb 12 06:23:28 2020 From: smurray at mountainreadyleather.com (seth murray) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:23:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] money grubbing Message-ID: <78F7FA6B-6581-4A71-8B5E-30C63E334B17@mountainreadyleather.com> price increases for the next 7 of 10 years. What sort of added service/ value do those of .com domain gain with that added expense? this smells of greed!! just rotten!! Seth Murray Mountain Ready Leather From moniquetsmith at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 06:25:05 2020 From: moniquetsmith at gmail.com (Monique Smith) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:25:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: I am against increasing prices for domain names. The system already works against someone like me who only wants to own and use my own name as my domain name for my own non-profit purposes, but I had to buy it from someone else. Increasing prices for individuals like me is unfair and unnecessary. Please focus on targeting large, for-profit businesses, if this increase is truly necessary. Monique Smith -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From coatesillustration at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 06:30:03 2020 From: coatesillustration at gmail.com (Brandon Coates) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:30:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against this amendment as it currently stands. I do not agree with the idea that .COM domains prices must be raised. It seems that Verisign benefits from this agreement, while ICANN receives $20 million with no oversight or clarity on how that money will be spent, and the general public is meant to shoulder the burden that this agreement will create. There should be more clarity and transparency regarding how the $20 million will be used, and an open discussion about options moving forward rather than a deal made behind closed doors with a brief period of public comment. Again, this amendment will negatively impact a great many people and I am against it. 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URL: From nirav at starplasticsltd.com Wed Feb 12 06:43:13 2020 From: nirav at starplasticsltd.com (Nirav Nagda) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:43:13 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Sir/ Madam, We are writing this email in regard to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. We would like to request ICANN to relook at their pricing structure which will drive the price up for many users. Many domain users like us will be affected by the increase in prices and thus making it more expensive to run our domain. This in turn will affect the users that visit our website which have been used to seeing the .COM at the end of the domain name. It has become a mainstream domain name and we would like to keep using it however, the price increment is not favourable and we request ICANN to reconsider. Thanking you in advance. Best regards, *Nirav Nagda | Manager* On Tue, 11 Feb 2020 at 01:45, Namecheap wrote: > We have important information to share with you that will affect the price > of your .COM domains. > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > View in browser > > [image: Namecheap] > > Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases > > Hi there! > > We have important information > > to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. > > What's happening? > > Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced > significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate > the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). > > ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating > feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a > history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring > unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight > against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a > whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM > domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. > > What does this change mean? > > Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. > According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the > wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the > next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. > > This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than > 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract > also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, > ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for > everybody. > > Why is ICANN doing this? > > Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an > additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain > name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the > money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain > infrastructure. > > So, what can you do to help? > > These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to > come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If > you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel > about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period > > is open until February 14, 2020.* > > You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form > > . > Find Out More > > > 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA > > Copyright ? 2020 Namecheap.com > > [image: ICANN] > > We are an ICANN accredited registrar. > > Serving customers since 2001. > -- *Star Plastics Limited* *Manufacturers of High Quality Plastic Products* ? www.starplasticsltd.com /?Star Plastics Location?Link ?/?Star Appointment Link ? / Star Whatsapp?Link Disclaimer: The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are sent on behalf of Star Plastics Limited are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/ or privileged?information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email or to the following email: info at starplasticsltd.com and delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited.?Star Plastics Limited takes no liability in the opinions expressed by the author of this email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cyrusroshan123 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 06:48:28 2020 From: cyrusroshan123 at gmail.com (Cyrus Roshan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:48:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. - Cyrus From urostadic at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 06:50:19 2020 From: urostadic at gmail.com (Uros Tadic) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:50:19 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] com price increase Message-ID: Can you tell me what exactly is the reason you allowed for com price increase? Because clearly nobody approves, including myself and i own few com domains, but maybe you have a valid reason for doing so? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fincarondi at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 06:49:38 2020 From: fincarondi at gmail.com (Ron & Dianne) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:49:38 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to price increases Message-ID: Dear Sirs I wish to lodge an objection to the forthcoming price increases proposed to take place over the next decade. I have a number of .com domains and feel that full consultation with end-users and all other relevant institutions should be carried out before implementation. The control of .com pricing policy should be made public and be fully transparent as it effects millions of people around the world. Yours Dianne Shotton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ziv.tzvieli at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 06:51:03 2020 From: ziv.tzvieli at gmail.com (Ziv Tzvieli) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:51:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to the Amendment Message-ID: I am writing in opposition to rewarding Verisign, a monopoly operator, with returns exceeding the pace of inflation without public commitments on their part to protect freedom of speech for all domain name owners. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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There should be a logical and legal explanation to the proposal for a surge in prices. Furthermore, ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you. Lauren Yoo Edmonton, Alberta Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wbertrand2002 at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 07:06:34 2020 From: wbertrand2002 at yahoo.com (Wes Bertrand) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:06:34 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Upholding Digital Property Rights References: <88E73630-9A44-4207-A911-CF3B31C594F2.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <88E73630-9A44-4207-A911-CF3B31C594F2@yahoo.com> As an owner of a couple .com domains, I?m very concerned about the rent-seeking behavior of registries in this essentially captured market. These digital properties (domains) were created years ago and, yet, their owners are still charged yearly to be able to retain their domains. What sense does this make, given the extremely low cost of property rights maintenance in this virtual world? A unilaterally imposed rental arrangement, much like property taxes in the statist realm, can?t be considered true ownership. And a valid contract would require a meeting of the minds and transparency of pricing alterations during contract renewals. The history of how all this happened and might be changing is unsettling, as this article relates: https://www.namecheap.com/blog/keep-domain-prices-in-check/ The Internet is supposed to uphold the value of freedom, and ICANN is supposed to be a steward of this. The yearly domain-name ?rent? charged by the cartel of registries is costly enough, but its potential limitless rental-price increase represents a complete racket?essentially paying complete strangers an arbitrarily higher price every year in perpetuity! Please uphold the values of freedom and justice, so that corruption doesn?t become a way of life here. Certainly there are equitable and fair ways to make property rights work in the digital realm. Sincerely, Wes Bertrand From veerapraneethm at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:09:43 2020 From: veerapraneethm at gmail.com (Veera Praneeth) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:39:43 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Urging ICANN to reconsider decisions that would increase .COM website prices. Message-ID: Hi ICANN, >From NameCheap.com, we got to know that Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and this might not even stop there. Handing over such kind of power to a single company without any regulation would only mean havoc. Without the information on the company's intent on using that power gives a chance, that it can capitalised to the point where the le' website/ business owner would be charged more that the existing prices for the greed of the company. A justified price with improved service or security features are always welcome. However, using a fake or non-existing technology just to mint money would be a blunder. Hope, ICANN would reconsider the agreement with Verisign or the proposal in the view of their consumer's interests. In the worst case scenario, if the .COM website prices are hiked the consumers would move to a better service that would offer .COM sites at a lower price or to stick to other endings, .org, .net, etc.... This would result in loss of customers from your domain. Yours sincerely, Veera Praneeth. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For the private gain of ICANN and Verisign, you will cripple businesses and domain owners by closure or migration. If you succeed, I hope that the .COM loses its value to alternative TLDs making your change irrelevant. Best, ?Mohamed Ramy? Ibrahim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zoumas at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:12:50 2020 From: zoumas at gmail.com (Larry Zoumas) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:12:50 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment on .com price increase Message-ID: <366271ED-98F2-477C-8625-3233DD170F37@gmail.com> Hello, I am a long-term registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Larry Zoumas Seattle, WA and Stockholm, Sweden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abby.norlingruggles at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:12:34 2020 From: abby.norlingruggles at gmail.com (Abby Norling-Ruggles) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:12:34 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. This change will disproportionately affect small business owners and individuals who run a small number of websites, potentially pushing them off the internet altogether. This would be a huge loss on every level. Abby Norling-Ruggles -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From francoxz666 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:16:27 2020 From: francoxz666 at gmail.com (Franco) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:16:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About the price increase Message-ID: <5e43a64f.1c69fb81.5efaa.5f59@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brian at brian-hamilton.com Wed Feb 12 07:17:36 2020 From: brian at brian-hamilton.com (Brian Hamilton) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:17:36 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The slow death of a free and open internet Message-ID: <595670eb-9f7a-82a1-dec0-86378e9af822@brian-hamilton.com> Like many people i believe in the internet being a free and open space for the sharing of information It has become evident that the internet as a whole is being consolidated into a handful of platforms owned by a small number of Tech Companies. Such as Facebook, Google and Amazon One of the only ways to have your own space on the internet outside of the reach of big techs ever-changing terms of service. Is to purchase your own domain and hosting. Increasing the price of purchasing a domain name. Even if this price change is very small. May be enough to stop smaller domain owners from renewing or buying new domains. I already have noticed that many small businesses still use Gmail addresses and Facebook pages instead of hosting their own websites and email. I can see why many business owners may do this. After-all why bother buying your own domain names, email and hosting when Google and Facebook will happily provide all the internet services you may need for free. Besides the data collection and lack of Privacy. Please don't play into Big Tech's hands Thank you for your consideration. From contact at toolever.com Wed Feb 12 07:17:25 2020 From: contact at toolever.com (contact at toolever.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:17:25 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop .COM Price Increase Message-ID: <000001d5e174$7c853be0$758fb3a0$@toolever.com> Please stop anarchy at ICANN. Consult the stakeholders before making such serious decisions. All parties are important and their opinions and contributions matter. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From imbartis at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:19:21 2020 From: imbartis at gmail.com (Imre Bartis) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:19:21 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to COM Price Increases Message-ID: <2D374CDF-50C7-4196-8A54-C719C31949EE@gmail.com> And the greedy shall inherit the Internet... From georgi.ivanov at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:20:14 2020 From: georgi.ivanov at gmail.com (Georgi Ivanov) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:20:14 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Georgi Ivanov Sofia, Sofia-Capital Bulgaria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at thoughtdata.com Tue Feb 11 16:43:37 2020 From: info at thoughtdata.com (info) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:43:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. MAHALAKSHMI KUNIGAL LAKSHMINARASIMHA SETTY Acton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From douggjoseph at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:22:25 2020 From: douggjoseph at gmail.com (Doug Joseph) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:22:25 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT raise prices as you have planned behind closed doors! Message-ID: <27E73971-36A2-4093-96A3-D87BA097DA25@gmail.com> It is disgusting and WRONG that only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision to raise .COM prices! These changes would have a significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and we the people are OPPOSED to the price increases and the unscrupulous way this is being attempted (the lack of transparency and accountability regarding the contract, the millions of dollars slated for ICANN, and the whole closed-door process). STOP IT! Doug Joseph Clarksburg, WV -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dmatiashvili4 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:27:25 2020 From: dmatiashvili4 at gmail.com (Devi Matiashvili) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:27:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why increase matters to the little guy... Message-ID: Hello, This is an opinion on the .COM prices increase that is going to happen after January 2020. I have several hundreds .com domains and this increase in prices is going to affect me and the other "little guys" and "little girls" like me in a major way! Do you know how I feel about the increase, well I feel like shit, because of you Corporate Monsters are doing everything to squeeze every bit of living breath out of the "little guy" - you greedy bastards! Instead of finding ways of decreasing the costs for us the working folks, you and the rest of Corporate mafia is coming up with "brilliant ideas" to drain our resources... Needless to say, I and thousands of the "little guys" are against this ICANN change. Against this price increase, no matter how "mild" you think the impact will be! Stop the price increase... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peklenk at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:28:57 2020 From: peklenk at gmail.com (Charles) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:28:57 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against proposed amendment Message-ID: <54a292c6-03e8-b0d5-fdc2-77ac4b30e4b1@gmail.com> Poor and under-represented individuals worldwide benefit from inexpensive .COM (and other) domain names. They allow these persons to stand on equal footing with even the largest corporate entities. Please do not discourage these opportunities; reject all attempts to raise the registration cost for the .COM TLD. From hasitha-s at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 07:30:10 2020 From: hasitha-s at outlook.com (Hasitha Heliya) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:30:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We don't like the price inscreasement Message-ID: It?s a bad thing to increase the price of .com domains. Please don?t do it. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nek2020 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:30:26 2020 From: nek2020 at gmail.com (NEK - Freelance Designer) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:30:26 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase the Price Message-ID: Don't increase the Price for .com domains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vardan at wicworldcom.com Wed Feb 12 07:30:56 2020 From: vardan at wicworldcom.com (Vardan Vardanyan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:30:56 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <002301d5e176$5e24acb0$1a6e0610$@wicworldcom.com> I have registered several domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. As other companies would almost certainly be bidding at a lower price for the rights to maintain the .com registry if permitted to do so. Giving one company a monopoly is bad enough, but potentially authorizing increases far in excess of inflation or their costs is truly offensive. You represent the public's interest.? Please do your job. Taking a little bit more from a lot of people and giving it all to a company that has a monopoly just doesn't make sense. Regards, Vardan Vardanyan From evan.nesterak at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:32:42 2020 From: evan.nesterak at gmail.com (Evan Nesterak) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:32:42 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep the internet affordable! Message-ID: Keep the internet affordable for all of us. Don't raise rates! -- Evan Sent from mobile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bfgariando at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:34:23 2020 From: bfgariando at gmail.com (Brent Gariando) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:34:23 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to annual increases! Message-ID: Please do not allow these increases to happen cause this will going to affect our businesses and will be less profitable. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From winber at live.cn Wed Feb 12 07:37:43 2020 From: winber at live.cn (cheng winber) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:37:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT INCREASE .COM PRICE Message-ID: SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THAT, IT?S INCREDIBLE ??? Windows 10 ????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bert.jennekens at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 07:39:39 2020 From: bert.jennekens at icloud.com (Bert Jennekens) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:39:39 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Use of my .com domain Message-ID: <84490A55-FA2E-4762-AA7F-1CEDB5FF3477@icloud.com> Dear reader, The use of my .com is for private purposes only, not in use for commercial use, nor organisationall.. private only. The price at this momemt is just affordable by me... Going up means i have to give this up... any other extension is already taken by someone else so i am unable to have any other link to my family name. Please consider only a higer revenue for commercial/organisational use of the .com extension and let the private use as is. Kind regards Bert Jennekens Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPad From dgarf29 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:43:00 2020 From: dgarf29 at gmail.com (Daniel Garf) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:43:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont do it Message-ID: Hey, dont do it! From rarora7777 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 07:50:53 2020 From: rarora7777 at gmail.com (Rahul Arora) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:20:53 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to proposed .com registration price hike Message-ID: I strongly oppose the proposed amendment. While I agree that some price increase should be allowed to keep up with inflation, but allowing an increase of 7% for 8 out of 10 years in the next decade in preposterous. Especially since Verisign has a monopoly over the .com registry. Even taking into account the price freeze since 2012, an average inflation rate of about 2% should lead to about an increase of 43% over 18 years (2012?2030). The proposed amendment allows Verisign to increase prices by up to 72%, which is unacceptable. Thanks Rahul Arora Graduate Student in Computer Science University of Toronto http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~arorar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emmanuel at sarutech.com Wed Feb 12 07:51:03 2020 From: emmanuel at sarutech.com (Emmanuel Iwuoha) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:51:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increment of .com domain a setback in Africa Message-ID: <170386143a5.125e9aad056477.1586492553070276102@sarutech.com> Hi, my name is Emmanuel and am speaking on behalf of my African tech companies. Originally, start up companies in Africa find it difficult to purchase .com domain and manage to renew it because of the cost. You will not blame them because it's not easy for us over here. Please we ask that if the price can't be reduced, it should maintain the current price. Thanks for your understanding. EmmanuelIwuoha Manager Company:?Saru Tech ? Phone:?+2348130958215 ? Mobile:?+2348098119811 ? Email:?emmauel at sarutech.com ? Address:?Benin City, Nigeria ? Website:?www.sarutech.com Creating software that people love -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tritonv at me.com Wed Feb 12 07:54:13 2020 From: tritonv at me.com (Vishal Singh Jain) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:24:13 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2A26A0A6-30DE-4751-A583-93C88490837F@me.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Vishal Singh Jain Pune, Maharashtra India Thank you, Vishal Singh Jain Level 4, Augusta Point, Golf Course Road, Sector 53, Gurgaon 122001 ( HR ) INDIA +91 - 99716 30303 | TRITONV at ME.COM NOTE: The information contained in this electronic message may be confidential information and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any use, distribution, transmission or forwarding of information contained in this e-mail by persons who are not intended recipients may be a violation of the law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From id63940 at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 07:56:10 2020 From: id63940 at icloud.com (Ian Smith) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:56:10 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: I get everyone likes money but this amendment will only hurt the small businesses trying to make money or the student trying to explore the possibility's of internet commerce. Sent from Santa Fe From davyd.arutyunyan at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 07:56:16 2020 From: davyd.arutyunyan at outlook.com (Davyd Arutyunyan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:56:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com price increase Message-ID: Hi there, Don?t increase the price to .com domain, we all understand to what this increasing will bring us, expensive domains will force the business to increase the price of their products, such changes will be reflected in the economy. With Regards, Davyd Arutyunyan. 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URL: From djaurola at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 08:04:21 2020 From: djaurola at gmail.com (Dominique Jaurola) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:04:21 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price rise of .com Message-ID: This price rise plan has a few big issues: 1. Prices that are beyond the young innovation crowd starting new businesses 2. Monopolistic measures like this price rise typically lead to movements to respond - .com is avoided and becomes of less importance online, your price rise is left with the old and big, so you will have about 20 years of joy - the idea that one organisation has such power with internet domain names like .com is seen as a aberration of the intent of the internet in the first place, break it apart and make the changes transparent Good luck From dev at perif.co Wed Feb 12 08:10:13 2020 From: dev at perif.co (tdev) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:10:13 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] this is toxic towards the expansion of the internet as a free and accessible space Message-ID: <1581495013.10241.0@perif.co> this is toxic towards the expansion of the internet as a free and accessible space. Is anyone really caring for end buyers and small businesses here ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nitroxcyanide at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 08:10:36 2020 From: nitroxcyanide at gmail.com (Lewis Turner) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:40:36 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding the Price increasing of .COM Domain Message-ID: This is totally Outrageous. Verisign has 100% profit over this and they still ask for more? This will hurt more businesses and I don?t think anyone will profit from this apart from Verisign Sent from my iPhone From yuji1 at mail.com Wed Feb 12 08:15:50 2020 From: yuji1 at mail.com (Yuji Saeki) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:15:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Amendment Comment Message-ID: I believe this amendment is nothing short of blatant lobbying and should be refused. Verisign's contribution of $20M to ICANN with no distinction on how that money can be used to better the public and ICANN's willingness to allow Verisign control of pricing .COM registries appears as nothing more than a sellout! Yuji Saeki From michaeljohnson2k10 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 08:23:45 2020 From: michaeljohnson2k10 at gmail.com (Michael Johnson) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:23:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANNOT believe your greediness Message-ID: I'm not going to be nice what's the point if you were nice you wouldn't be trying to slip this through without informing the people who have already lined your pockets. I disagree with what your doing. Greediness is a sickness and clearly you've just seen the dollar signs and fuck everyone else. If this goes ahead then I can guarantee you'll end up with alot and I mean alot more people trying to find other cheaper ways of using the internet for there home websites. You'll end up losing money because that's what happens to people who get greedy and forget the people who put them in the position their already in. No more increases. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jurgen at doornik.com Wed Feb 12 08:27:31 2020 From: jurgen at doornik.com (Jurgen Doornik) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:27:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dot com agreement Message-ID: I wish to register my opposition to the changes in the arrangement that ICANN has regarding the .com domain. ICANN is the monopolist in this case, and has suddenly started to extract excessive rents. The .com issue comes fesh on top of the .org sale which I also strongly oppose. ICANN should behave as a charity, striving for transparancy. It is currently falling short on both accounts. Jurgen Doornik www.doornik.com www.xlmodeler.com www.oxlang.org (and other domains) From simon.borg57 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 08:36:27 2020 From: simon.borg57 at gmail.com (Simon Borg) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:36:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Dear Sirs Please do not go ahead with the proposed amend 3 to the .com registry agreement, this will make .com names inaccessible to millions of companies -- Best Regards Simon Borg Mobile 07834376324 https://thesimonb.org From khatriy at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 08:38:38 2020 From: khatriy at outlook.com (khatriy at outlook.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:38:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Comments Message-ID: In my opinion, Giving a single company so much power is completely wrong and unethical. This will lead to creation of a monopoly in the long run and hamper the rapid growth in small online businesses. It will become a burden on the overall economy. 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URL: From skb at lifelist.co Wed Feb 12 08:53:20 2020 From: skb at lifelist.co (Sean Bennett) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:53:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0AA0A4BF-A37A-4327-A1F2-320EF026D352@lifelist.co> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sean Bennett Bedford, England United Kingdom Sent from my iPhone From jak7869 at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 08:55:51 2020 From: jak7869 at hotmail.com (Abhishek Jariwala) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:55:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding .com domain price increase Message-ID: Hello, This is in regards to the proposed amendments by Verisign for increasing prices of .com domains. We know that a business needs to increase its prices to remain sustainable in the market. However, it is also seen that the prices of .com domains are already quite high and increasing prices even further will put a burden on small business owners who want to get online with a website but can?t as the expenses will be increased quite a lot. Particularly in the third-world countries, we know that people are coming online for selling and making money but the increased costs of buying a domain and other expenses will discourage them from doing so and will have a negative effect on the internet population in general. Thanks, Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jsingh10613 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 09:03:41 2020 From: jsingh10613 at gmail.com (J singh) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:03:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Ammendment 3 Message-ID: I do not understand why these price increases are happening. It stops innovation and beginners from learning how to make websites. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks for considering my concerns, Jonathan Ellis Jonathan Ellis Campaigner | Teacher | Catalyst Jonathan Ellis Campaigns http://jonathanelliscampaigns.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Harindu.Dharmarathne at nationstrust.com Wed Feb 12 09:04:07 2020 From: Harindu.Dharmarathne at nationstrust.com (Harindu Dharmarathne) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:04:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection against new .COM price hike Message-ID: As a personal owner of a dot Com domain I'd like to voice my opposition to the considered price rise. Technology is getting cheaper and we should not have to pay more because it is managed by a monopoly. Regards, Harindu Dharmarathne DISCLAIMER This message contains privileged and confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the intended recipient you should not disseminate, distribute store, print, copy or deliver this message. 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I have learned that these changes have occurred without consultation or feedback from the ICANN community and internet users. It is my concern that the proposed amendments are directly harmful to individuals and small businesses who rely on an accessible and affordable .com registry agreement. As an operator of numerous small, non-profit websites focused on hobby and social communities, this change, and the resulting increase in registration fees by up to 70% over the next ten years, will undoubtedly impact my ability to provide these services and websites to the internet community -- this makes small .com websites considerably more inaccessible to non-business users, who gain nothing from the proposal! Best regards, Jonathan Randles -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From daniel at danielkehoe.com Wed Feb 12 09:23:52 2020 From: daniel at danielkehoe.com (Daniel Kehoe) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:23:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed to Amendment 3 Message-ID: I?m opposed to the proposed amendment No. 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I?ve contributed to the development of the Worldwide Web since 1991 as a software developer and journalist and I?ve owned domain names since 1994. The Internet has become a major force in global society based on a model of non-governmental, non-commercial governance of key protocols and supporting institutions. Amendment 3 is a massive step away from the established (and successful) governance of the Internet toward a system that provides exclusive benefit to limited commercial stakeholders. It is inappropriate for ICANN as stewards of the domain name system to provide favorable commercial terms to Verisign. The close relationship between Verisign and ICANN invites corruption and abuse of stewardship. Increases in .COM fees that benefit Verisign?s shareholders are unhealthy for the larger Internet community and violate the principles on which the Internet was established. -- Daniel Kehoe daniel at danielkehoe.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kurt at degr.eu Wed Feb 12 09:22:45 2020 From: kurt at degr.eu (Kurt De Grave) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:22:45 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] unethical behavior at ICANN Message-ID: <86aedcbc-46ff-0c24-cd78-863f85f129b2@degr.eu> Dear, Price gauging by a monopoly is unethical and legally questionable. Top-level domain names are a de-facto public utility and monopoly, so prices should be tightly regulated. If ICANN fails to do this, as is evidently the case considering what happened to .org and is now happening to .com, the responsibility should be transferred to another authority sooner rather than later. What is currently going on is rent-seeking and abuse of power, and should have consequences for the people in charge at ICANN. best regards, kurt. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From o.tadjerouna at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 09:26:55 2020 From: o.tadjerouna at gmail.com (Omar Tadjerouna) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:26:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Domain Price Message-ID: <5e43c4e0.1c69fb81.b68f6.3336@mx.google.com> Hello there. I hope you are having a great day. I heard from Namecheap that you may increase the price of .com domains. And I want you to consider that the internet costs a lot of money for Algerians and other underdeveloped countries already, considering the average salaries of workers in these countries. So I hope you will make the internet more accessible for all people around the world. And contribute to changing their lives for the better. Thank you ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From totaltrading312 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 09:31:27 2020 From: totaltrading312 at gmail.com (Total Trading LLC) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:01:27 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase the prices of .com domains Message-ID: <7E07C783-DCB7-4138-9182-055CF5C7332F@gmail.com> Hi, I?d like to express my strong discontent with this centralized action of monopolizing on .com domains. Best, Shashank Suri From sam at designitplease.com Wed Feb 12 09:32:17 2020 From: sam at designitplease.com (Samantha Fagan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:32:17 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No .com price increase Message-ID: As a .com owner and a freelancer, I am against the price increases proposed. The proposed prices would negatively impact my business. *------* *I?m currently located in Berlin, Germany. Central European Time is 7 hours ahead of U.S. Central Time.* *I check my emails twice a day. If you have an emergency and need more timely assistance, please leave me a message at one of the numbers below.* Samantha Fagan Design It Please Modern web design. Compelling web strategy. +1.479.445.7278 +49.171.5682701 www.designitplease.com www.twitter.com/designitplease -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samuel.wein at uni-tuebingen.de Wed Feb 12 09:33:42 2020 From: samuel.wein at uni-tuebingen.de (Samuel Wein) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:33:42 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <7fc087b0-5dee-9c59-f249-fb6e236e69da@uni-tuebingen.de> To whom it may concern, I am writing to express concerns about the proposed amendment 3. As a domain holder and internet user, I strongly believe that handing more control to Verisign (both through increasing prices, and allowing Verisign to act as a Registrar) threatens the integrity of the internet. I believe that these actions are fueled by ICANN's self interest rather than your duty as steward of internet infrastructure. Samuel Wein PhD From edwoodca at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 09:34:03 2020 From: edwoodca at yahoo.com (EDWARD D HARRY) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:34:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2y48str230-1@ppa3.lax.icann.org> To Whom It Concerns, I?ve just become aware of ICANN?s close-door agreement to allow raises in the cost of .COM domain registration fees for 7 out of upcoming 10 years. I am opposed to this deal, as it violates the spirit of ICANN?s mission and purpose. In reading on the purpose and guidelines of ICANN I see this: ICANN's primary principles of operation have been described as helping preserve the operational stability of the Internet; to promote competition; to achieve broad representation of the global Internet community; and to develop policies appropriate to its mission >>>> through bottom-up, consensus-based processes <<<< https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN#cite_note-Memorandum_of_understanding_between_the_U.S._Department_of_Commerce_and_Internet_Corporation_for_assigned_names_and_numbers-6 of which the above is cited from ICANN?s own website, here: 4. Representation. This Agreement promotes the technical management of the DNS in a manner that reflects the global and functional diversity of Internet users and their needs. This Agreement is intended to promote the design, development, and testing of mechanisms to solicit public input, both domestic and international, into a private-sector decision making process. These mechanisms will promote the flexibility needed to adapt to changes in the composition of the Internet user community and their needs. from: https://www.icann.org/resources/unthemed-pages/icann-mou-1998-11-25-en Best regards, Ed Harry Private U.S. Citizen with 7 .COM domain names for myself [2] and my daughter [5]. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kavnenblade at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 09:35:30 2020 From: kavnenblade at yahoo.com (Yinghua Zhang) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:35:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <742BB88C-C148-4331-8931-6E8A29849CAC.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <742BB88C-C148-4331-8931-6E8A29849CAC@yahoo.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name and against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This is extremely hard on small business owners like myself. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sent from my iPad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at aviationrange.com Wed Feb 12 08:51:10 2020 From: info at aviationrange.com (info at aviationrange.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:51:10 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Increase_in_fee_char?= =?utf-8?q?ge_for_internet_domain?= Message-ID: <1581497470.309132067@f18.my.com> This proposal will not only force some small scale enterprise off the internet community, especially those of us from developing nations, it will view as being discriminatory. Every proposed increase has to be with inputs from all stakeholders including users from developing nations? Which due to their situation - both political and economic should be given a special consideration- a waiver Rgds -- Sent from Outlook Email App for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel at soiedelune.com Wed Feb 12 09:40:21 2020 From: daniel at soiedelune.com (Daniel Marcus) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:40:21 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Hello. Please do not increase prices for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. Please ensure that .COM domains are accessible and cost effective as they have always been. Do not profit from this service above and beyond your need to cover your costs. Make your processes more transparent so that all vested interests can be part of them. .COM is not a business. It is a public service. Thank you. Best regards, Daniel Marcus Instagram. soiedelune +44 7423 392 050 www.soiedelune.com Luxurious Hand-woven Silk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From simona.nike at libero.it Wed Feb 12 09:41:00 2020 From: simona.nike at libero.it (simona.nike at libero.it) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:41:00 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Consultation Message-ID: <540593087.1089620.1581500460766@mail1.libero.it> Dear Sir/Madam, I am extremely concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement. Self employed people, charities and tiny sturtups. will find this a huge burden that could render the internet only accessible to medium and large corporations, therefore undemocratic. If this had been the way from the beginning of the internet, this would have been just the way it is, but, to start enforcing it today is not acceptable. Keep domains accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at jer.design Wed Feb 12 09:42:03 2020 From: mail at jer.design (=?utf-8?Q?Jos=C3=A9_Ernesto_Rodr=C3=ADguez?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:42:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Message-ID: It?s 2020. Why are there still companies out there selling out for a few quick $ without the necessary transparency? From hi at iashik.com Wed Feb 12 09:42:13 2020 From: hi at iashik.com (Ashik Kumar Satheesh) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:12:13 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Team, We write to let you know our thoughts on the 'Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement'. We have been using Namecheap for acquiring our domains. We trust their opinion on these matters. We wanted to let you know we are not in support of the proposed amendment for the following reasons: - Increase in the wholesale price to registrars for .COM - No explanation why Verisign paid ICANN $20 million dollars, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent - Possibility of fewer registrars, thereby harming the competition, choice, and domain name services For a detailed explanation of the same, kindly refer this namecheap blog . We request that you reconsider. Regards, Ashik -- Ashik Kumar Satheesh | hi at iashik.com Touching hearts through stories | Writer, Engineer, Filmmaker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From communicationmanager at bizionaire.consulting Wed Feb 12 09:49:01 2020 From: communicationmanager at bizionaire.consulting (Tommaso Cantini | Bizionaire Consulting) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:49:01 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Pierluigi Bizzarri Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy *BIZIONAIRE CONSULTING* *CEO* *www.bizionaire.it* Le informazioni contenute ed allegate al presente messaggio sono di carattere strettamente confidenziale ed indirizzate unicamente al destinatario sopra indicato. Qualora non foste il destinatario Vi invitiamo cortesemente a cancellare il presente messaggio ed ogni documento ad esso allegato dal Vostro sistema ed a volerci avvisare immediatamente a mezzo posta elettronica. Sono vietate la duplicazione e la divulgazione da parte di chiunque salvo il/i destinatario/i. 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As a organisation for public interest, it is vital to listen to the public voice. I am writing to *disagree* of the following changes. 1. Price Increases 2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million 3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar Kind Regards Cindy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From outlook_771E80E137BE41B7 at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 09:54:54 2020 From: outlook_771E80E137BE41B7 at outlook.com (Ana Corzo Gonzalez) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:54:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not to .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I own several domain names. An unjustified increase in their prices would affect me and many other people as well. There is no explanation how ICANN will spend the additional $20 million dollars, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. Don?t abuse your position of power to get rich fast at the expenses of common people like us. Regards Ana Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andre_umbelino at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 10:01:02 2020 From: andre_umbelino at hotmail.com (Andre Umbelino) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:01:02 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Do not agre to such a ?Tax? increase. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arif.sengoren at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 10:03:49 2020 From: arif.sengoren at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?QXJpZiDFnkVOR8OWUkVO?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:03:49 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, My name is Arif Sengoren and I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Isn't it? Best regards, Arif Sengoren Ankara, Turkey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bartsch at turbine.de Wed Feb 12 10:04:19 2020 From: bartsch at turbine.de (Christian Bartsch) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:04:19 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New pricing model for .com Domains Message-ID: <0B371C86-E916-4D9F-A220-44119DF45EBC@turbine.de> We were always assuming ICANN had a mission statement and wasn't just about financials. The new pricing model seems grossly unfair especially since there is no free trade, but a monopoly in place. This picks up where the story of .org ended. We urge you to re-consider your standing. i.A. Christian Bartsch | Vice President of Acquisitions Turbine Medien GmbH | Hammer Stra?e 216-226 | 48153 M?nster | Deutschland bartsch at turbine.de | www.turbine.de tel. +49 (0) 251 3965992 | fax. +49 (0) 251 9756700 Sitz M?nster, HRB 6794 Amtsgericht M?nster Gesch?ftsf?hrer: Christian Becker & Phil Friederichs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rollin.dubois at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 10:04:53 2020 From: rollin.dubois at yahoo.com (Rollin Dubois) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:04:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increase References: Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am a consumer of domain name for a long time, I intended to keep using your service for more years and I don?t want a price increase, such things inconvenient for my family and business. Please leave the current price and don?t change anything. Thank you. Sincerely, Rollin Dubois Sent from my iPhone From alexander.thomas at abtom.de Wed Feb 12 10:05:43 2020 From: alexander.thomas at abtom.de (Alexander Thomas) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:05:43 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns about the .COM price developments Message-ID: <915DF495-8FF4-47F8-974C-44EBB8D4BEDF@abtom.de> Dear ICANN representatives, I am very concerned about the changes in the contract between ICANN and Verisign and about the creation of this contract. It does not seem to me to be an appropriate way of proceeding for an institution committed to the free Internet. Non-transparent negotiations and large payments not bound to a specific purpose (here $20,000,000!) have the potential to cause irreparable damage to trust. Furthermore, domain names are an integral part of the free internet and especially .COM domains are an important basis for small and medium sized companies, self-employed persons and start-ups all over the world to participate in the free, worldwide traffic of goods and services. - And this is not the only, but in my opinion the most important innovation that has been made possible by the Internet. There is no question that all parties should benefit from this traffic. A drastic price increase over a long period of time, however, has the potential to permanently destroy the Internet as we know it and its possibilities for participation - and what will remain, as always, is us, who have the majority of all privileges on our side anyway. So please keep in mind that the internet is not only Microsoft, Google and Amazon, but also Bob's Auto Parts Market and this small, highly innovative start-up of some students from the Czech Republic, which wants to offer its services worldwide and therefore relies on the recognized .COM domain! Thank you very much. Best regards, Alexander Thomas -- Alexander Thomas Gesch?ftsf?hrer Mail: alexander.thomas at abtom.de ABTOM UG (haftungsbeschr?nkt) MAtth?usweg 7 12355 Berlin Gesch?ftsf. A.-B. Thomas Registergericht: Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg HRB 143804 B -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ciyu at me.com Wed Feb 12 10:05:55 2020 From: ciyu at me.com (Hui Xiao) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:05:55 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: ????iPhone From lvmenglongdk at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 10:06:15 2020 From: lvmenglongdk at gmail.com (Menglong Lu) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:06:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop price increase for .com domain Message-ID: Hi ICANN As a .COM domain owner for many years, I hope you could continue acting like a government to regulate the domain name system, so please stop the proposed price increase to the .COM domain, it will affect and hurt many personal customer and small business owners. Best regards, Ryan Lu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vi18wgkq at 163.com Wed Feb 12 10:07:46 2020 From: vi18wgkq at 163.com (yang) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:07:46 +0800 (CST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: <3560c7ae.541d.17038de70b1.Coremail.vi18wgkq@163.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. yang Guangzhou, Guangdong China Step 1: Let ICANN Know Who You Are It is important that you let ICANN know that you are a real person with a legitimate viewpoint. Please select the one category that best describes you: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am associated with a registry. I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. So ICANN knows there is a real person who stands behind these views, please provide as much of the below information as you feel comfortable providing. Your NameYour LocationPlease enter your email (optional) Yes, I would like to receive communications from the ICA regarding registrant rights issues. Step 2: Select Your Opinions Or Write Your Own | Against Price Hikes I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.For Price Hikes I support the proposed price increase which allows for a 31% price increase through 2024. | -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From unuecn at 126.com Wed Feb 12 10:21:02 2020 From: unuecn at 126.com (unuecn) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:21:02 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly Oppose Amendment to .COM Registry Agreement 3 Message-ID: <5E43D190.00982D.05422@m15-114.126.com> Hi icann staff A related statement issued by icann indicates that Verisign has a few permanent partnerships with ICANN, which indicates that the .com domain name will be permanently registered and managed by Verisign, so Verisign will want to take a price increase to obtain More benefits. Verisign also increases the price of the com domain name by 7% every year, which is extremely unreasonable. As a com domain user, I do not want this amendment to pass. This is unfair and unfair to any person or company. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From traveldoc at comcast.net Wed Feb 12 10:22:42 2020 From: traveldoc at comcast.net (Jonathan Roth) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:22:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep internet prices as low as possible. Message-ID: <56E72BF3-B37E-47C0-B6AA-A0EB50925DF2@comcast.net> Increases in costs for maintaining domains has not happened significantly enough to warrant the proposed changes to increase the prices over time as proposed. There is not enough evidence that these costs are anywhere near necessary and if occurring a petition to congress to look into the reasons for a increase like this that will effect millions of businesses and individuals would be the next step. From paudiefearon at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 10:27:18 2020 From: paudiefearon at gmail.com (Paudie Fearon) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:27:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: This proposed amendment is not acceptable to anyone who purchases domains and sould not go ahead. This will effect millions of people and will have a detrimental effect on he perceptions of ICANN globally. Thanks paudie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 51872748 at 163.com Wed Feb 12 10:33:22 2020 From: 51872748 at 163.com (hang wang) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:33:22 +0800 (CST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5510eafb.5724.17038f5ddc0.Coremail.51872748@163.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. [hang wang] [China] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cb at cliff.me.uk Wed Feb 12 10:44:04 2020 From: cb at cliff.me.uk (Cliff) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:44:04 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7a62dfc9-0436-a069-c07e-e01114ffd6cd@cliff.me.uk> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Cliff Bennett Bridport, Dorset, UK From aidan at u.yale-nus.edu.sg Tue Feb 11 11:00:02 2020 From: aidan at u.yale-nus.edu.sg (Mock Yong-Jie Aidan) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:00:02 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Message-ID: <29DEFCC1-80C9-4672-ADCE-40566989DE1F@u.yale-nus.edu.sg> I believe that allowing domain name prices for .com websites to rise 8 out of 10 years is patently wrong. Also it appears to be a very self-beneficial situation as ICANN receives 20 million dollars in exchange for allowing Verisign to increase prices. This seems patently wrong and appears to be a move for profiteering. Change this please! Aidan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From clen.calderon at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 10:48:47 2020 From: clen.calderon at icloud.com (Clen Calderon) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:48:47 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont up the price on .com Message-ID: <4D7B57B9-14AE-4C30-BD23-A02AFA97021C@icloud.com> Please do not up the price for domains thank you Sent from my iPhone From mgbvx at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 10:52:42 2020 From: mgbvx at hotmail.com (mohamed vx) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:52:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] reject .COM Price Increases Message-ID: I reject increases in com Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bryan at officialbryangrey.com Wed Feb 12 10:53:27 2020 From: bryan at officialbryangrey.com (Bryan Grey) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:53:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop .COM Price Increases - It'll Ruin The Internet Message-ID: Hi, Bryan here. I ask that ICANN reconsiders it stand to hike .COM price over a period of years. This decision is not favorable for small businesses worldwide that make a living from their websites. I and other .COM domain name owners are vehemently against this price increase. Please reconsider your decision. Warm regards, Bryan Grey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baoshizhijia at foxmail.com Wed Feb 12 11:04:12 2020 From: baoshizhijia at foxmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?B?YmFvc2hp?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:04:12 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business).  I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ge li Fuzhou, Fujian China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 913926 at qq.com Wed Feb 12 11:00:35 2020 From: 913926 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?x+CxzL2t?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:00:35 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I am a registrant of a .com domain name.  I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Qing Bijiang China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From funsho_ng at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 11:09:49 2020 From: funsho_ng at yahoo.com (funsho) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:09:49 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) References: <1437477756.3188901.1581505789677.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1437477756.3188901.1581505789677@mail.yahoo.com> I disagree totally with this amendment as it will lead to a sharp increase in the prices of domain name worldwide and disenfranchise many. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From watsonandrewb at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 11:10:54 2020 From: watsonandrewb at gmail.com (Andrew Brett Watson) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:10:54 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to raising .com prices. Message-ID: <1BB4DA5A-94AF-4FA0-9520-CAAE4AAEA81B@gmail.com> I object to the idea that .com prices woudl be raise as I do not think the cost is warranted and it makes it harder for those who have less to start their own website. The disadvantage that those who are poorer have bin a digital world is referred to as the digital divide. I believe this will adversely affect a many people even though the revenues for domain registration as part of an efficient process should be more than sufficient. I believe raising the prices will be also damaging to icann?s reputation. Regards Andrew Watson From hemantmaurya141 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 11:13:40 2020 From: hemantmaurya141 at gmail.com (Hemant Maurya) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:43:40 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Hemant Maurya Ahmedabad, Gujarat India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From subhasiscgr at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 11:14:32 2020 From: subhasiscgr at outlook.com (Subhasis Banerjee) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:14:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Request to reconsider the price increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am very surprised to know that a private entity has monopoly over .com pricing. I am also very surprised to hear the reasoning provided: ?in line with policy priorities of the Trump Administration.?. I am assuming this is a poorly phrased or misquoted statement, because the department should prioritise public/national interest above all else. Of course, the final domain pricing is not currently regulated. This is not ideal, but it was not a big deal until now. This is about to change. The department needs to have a plan to mitigate the final pricing of domains so that this proposed price hike does not affect the public and small business owners. Otherwise, I am afraid this will hurt small businesses. Many small businesses might have no choice but to resort to foreign alternatives. They will have to migrate to new domains, a process that will almost certainly confuse and mislead customers as well. I hope the department has done the necessary auditing and will take immediate steps to regulate the final pricing. I chose .com as my domain because I trusted the US system. I hope I did not misplace my trust. Yours faithfully, S. Banerjee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please have respect for consumers with modest incomes. Com domains are important and should not be sold off to the highest bidder and abused by monopolies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susannah at shoeconsultant.co.uk Wed Feb 12 11:33:05 2020 From: susannah at shoeconsultant.co.uk (Susannah Davda) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:33:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear person, As a micro business owner, it is essential for me to keep all costs as low as possible, including costs associated with the two domain names I use: shoeconsultant.com and shoeconsultant.co.uk. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Yours Sincerely, Susannah Davda Bromley, England, United Kingdom Director, The Shoe Consultant Ltd T: +44(0)7710 872018 www.shoeconsultant.com [image: https://twitter.com/ShoeConsultant] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mohit at mohittater.com Wed Feb 12 11:33:49 2020 From: mohit at mohittater.com (Mohit Tater) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:03:49 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. 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URL: From melody at nysf.edu.au Wed Feb 12 11:40:44 2020 From: melody at nysf.edu.au (Melody Dobrinin) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:40:44 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com comment Message-ID: <14F5E559-1F9A-48F1-8D5A-028B20FF9F2D@nysf.edu.au> To whom it may concern, I am concerned about the potential increase in .com prices over the next 10 years. I don?t believe that all stakeholder groups have been properly considered or given sufficient voice before this decision was made. This decision has the potential to affect countless people across the next decade, and therefore greater transparency and greater stakeholder consideration is required. Regards, Melody From stefan.sels at enway.ai Wed Feb 12 11:44:04 2020 From: stefan.sels at enway.ai (Stefan Sels) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:44:04 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price surge Message-ID: <23658812-8ea2-0da6-d0c0-e2a339d8c3cd@enway.ai> Hi, i don't see why such a price surge is necessary. Costs for hosting get cheaper every year and there is no real invention or new technology happening in the domain registry space. I would understand if those price cuts would be turned into cheaper registration fees, not pretty steep increases. Greetings, Stefan -- Stefan Sels DevOps Engineer | Enway W:?www.enway.ai Enway GmbH c/o The Drivery, Mariendorfer Damm 1, 12099 Berlin, Germany Enway is a limited liability company subject to German law (GmbH). Registration court: Berlin Charlottenburg HRB 184080B, VAT ID:DE310294766 This e-mail may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. Any unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. From adeniyioluseyiolukunle at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 11:48:45 2020 From: adeniyioluseyiolukunle at gmail.com (adeniyioluseyiolukunle at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:48:45 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?=2Ecom_price_increas?= =?utf-8?q?e?= Message-ID: <1581508125.42556337@f34.my.com> Good day, We really apologize to you not to increase the price. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rob at l10systems.com Wed Feb 12 11:49:52 2020 From: rob at l10systems.com (Robert Ericsson) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:49:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] changes to the contract with Verisign, Inc. Message-ID: <9AED736D-966B-492F-8A5E-83C09A554ECF@l10systems.com> Hi, As a consumer of domain registrations, I?m not supportive of the changes being considered for the contract with Verisign, Inc. My understanding is that this will result in potentially steep price increases for domain registration without clearly defined initiatives to support the security and stability of the system. In addition, it seems that this will give a great deal of power to Verisign, Inc. and place it in an overly dominant position within the domain registration hierarchy. Best regards, Robert Ericsson rob at l10systems.com From fabraga at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 11:49:40 2020 From: fabraga at gmail.com (Fabricio Braga) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:49:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Please, do not create conditions for Verisign to be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domain every year for 8 ou of the next 10 years. Remember, there are a lot of good humans among us, trying to have a good domain name to put into good use for everyone! Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Silvan Bucher Luzern, Switzerland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Win enough weeks in a row you win a month. Win enough months in a row you win a year. Win enough years in a row...YOU WIN YOUR LIFE. It's that simple. Make a plan. Execute the plan. Daily. Weekly. Monthly. Eventually winning your days becomes habit. Which means winning becomes a habit. Which means winning is no longer something you struggle to do...because WINNING IS WHO YOU ARE. What isn't possible when WINNING IS WHO YOU ARE? Go listen to Episode 107 of The MFCEO Project for a full breakdown of the most valuable success tool ever created: The Power List...oh and it's free. ?Andy ? Read this post on my website Subscribe to the Real AF Podcast Most Importantly: Share this message with someone who needs to hear it today ... I wrote this email to help you, but if the truth hurts and you absolutely hate it you can Unsubscribe :( 44Seven Media 9779 Green Park Industrial Dr Saint Louis, MO 63123 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The proposed conflict of interest between Verizon the .com domain operator and Verizon the future reseller of .com domain registration, will inevitably squeeze consumers and hurt competition. As long as Verizon has a monopoly over .com domain operation, it needs to stay regulated like a monopoly, with price caps. As a domain owner and affected end user, T. Bohl From expeditor1001 at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 12:06:24 2020 From: expeditor1001 at hotmail.com (Tom) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:06:24 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Regards, Tom Pham Campbellfield, Victoria Australia From sedlund at protonmail.com Wed Feb 12 12:07:31 2020 From: sedlund at protonmail.com (sedlund) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:07:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] against verisign closed dooragreement and price hike Message-ID: This is just scammy. .COM domains are already overpriced. Do not allow the prices to go up more! Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Yet, your actions now put the very foundation of the Internet in jeopardy. Your deal with Verisign has potential not only to drive the domain registration fees higher, thus putting it out of reach for people like me, but, to add insult to the injury, will also make the Internet a less democratic and competitive place. Are we to witness yet again the interest of the multitude to be sacrificed to benefit the few? I wish it were not so. I wish for a friendlier and more open world for our youth. Would you then not stay your action? Kind regards, Irfan Tufail [cid:image002.jpg at 01D5E19D.EFBE7850] 1 & 1 Consulting Disclaimer and Confidentiality Notice This email and any attachment to it are confidential. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose either the message or any information contained in the message. 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Your actions have real-life consequences for millions of people. Andra Z. From deniz.ozkaynak at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 12:16:11 2020 From: deniz.ozkaynak at gmail.com (Deniz Ozkaynak) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:16:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Maintain Price Caps on .COM Registrars Message-ID: The bullshit y'all are trying to pull in conjunction with Verisign, while impressively forthright, is not appreciated by the general public. Please do not alter how current price caps work. Best, Deniz Ozkaynak -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Should ICCAN and VeriSign go ahead making changes,Thousands of businesses online will lose revenue and the people will lose confidence and trust in ICCAN and VeriSign. Secondly Making such changes will also increase level of unemployment in other countries because lots of young generation from University collevels or even those who never had chance to attend college because of financial challenges are doing small businesses online such as digital marketing and advertising services.Most importantly ICCAN and VeriSign may also lose business because of unfair changes or prices without consultation from expert's -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From cathlinstar at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 12:27:33 2020 From: cathlinstar at gmail.com (Cathlinstar) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:27:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] keep the internet free Message-ID: keep the internet free and democratically available to everyone. there is no reason to increase the fees associated wth .com domains. it is pure greed driving this behind closed door decision. Cathlin Star From abel at abelthomas.com Wed Feb 12 12:31:57 2020 From: abel at abelthomas.com (Abel Thomas) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:31:57 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT RAISE .COM TLD PRICES Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: It is simply unacceptable what you are doing with raising domain name prices, behind closed doors, to further fund your corporate partnerships and profit margins. This is a formal request to keep the internet open and accessible to all. Hiking prices for the most widespread TLD in the world, by ~70% over the next decade, makes it inaccessible to so much of our internet population. As a company, you are only as strong as your user base, and therefore have a responsibility towards us. Know that we will fight, and we will find ways around your constraints and blatant abuses of power. You are 1%; we are 99%. ICANN & Verisign will crumble as soon as the populace decides you are no longer worth our time or money. DO WHAT IS RIGHT, or we will make sure you fail. *--* *Abel Thomas* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From russej at meatloafmedia.com Wed Feb 12 12:43:17 2020 From: russej at meatloafmedia.com (Jim Russell) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:43:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns Message-ID: This amendment was just brought to my attention. I believe it is short sighted. One of my concerns is the cost increase upon smaller entities will become unreasonable. My recommendation is to avoid the amendment. Regards, James L Russell Salisburv, North Carolina US Sent from my iPhone From voavictorydivine at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 09:58:10 2020 From: voavictorydivine at gmail.com (victor akinwumi omidiora) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:58:10 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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It risks dissuading people from domain name purchases. In addition, I feel allowing Verisign to operate as a domain name registrar provides them with an unfair competitive advantage over existing registrars. I would also like to see more transparency about how ICANN plans to spend the Verisign investment. In short, this idea is not well thought through, and I hope you will reconsider. Yours sincerely Sharon Hall Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rajeshwarohit at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 12:53:47 2020 From: rajeshwarohit at gmail.com (Rohit Sharma) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:23:47 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with a registry. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. *Rohit Sharma * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From black.munke at simnet.is Wed Feb 12 12:53:29 2020 From: black.munke at simnet.is (Oskar Gylfason) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:53:29 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I object. Message-ID: <000001d5e1a3$74f1f330$5ed5d990$@simnet.is> Hi, I want to object to the decission of allowing one company to raise prices on .COM domains. I am a user of .COM domains so this monopoly will affect me greatly if this is allowed to Happen. Please reconsider to do this. As a customer of .COM domains I am very concerned. With regards, Oskar Gylfason. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From andreas at loibl.com Wed Feb 12 12:56:27 2020 From: andreas at loibl.com (Andreas Loibl) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:56:27 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disapproval, Suggestions Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 To whom it may concern, I hereby express my disapproval of the above amendment, because 1) ICANN should stay and independent body - and not creating a kind of monopoly by teaming up with big players like Verisign, just to 2) negotiate behind closed doors a price increase of .COM domains, that effects SMEs ("You Inc") or even just early participants, 3) without declaring how that money would be spent for e.g. improving the domain infrastructure. So I would suggest that A) ICANN remains equidistant to all players, B) and transparently discusses monetary requirements C) to keep DNS/TLDs functional and as open as possible for as many participants as possible by not establishing another market barrier especially for SMEs by rising .COM fees. Best, Andreas Loibl - -- Andreas Loibl Fingerprint: CEDA 720D 76C2 5430 D6A4 D387 A467 2315 118D 7934 - -- Andreas Loibl A-1060 Wien M?nzwardeingasse 7/13 Tel: +43 (0)660 299 52 05 Fingerprint: CEDA 720D 76C2 5430 D6A4 D387 A467 2315 118D 7934 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: FlowCrypt 7.6.0 Gmail Encryption Comment: Seamlessly send and receive encrypted email wsFcBAEBCAAGBQJeQ/X5AAoJEKRnIxURjXk0BTsQAKR8wDWYXGdWf1w46yBj mn14mlPpSBJKxaIt0O9FDViWuIVghMaPGJXSapbvVaumycrGr2UYmeB0qmwQ QFB7oF8PbDmlAkofVOML+lVtVXVgnqTU1KuHaHI3fzlx9PqOxdzqEEHGbANK q3zGAmf7doSi2vrFHcl6c+6m5fmRmaL8/iUUTvSOhi+igNy47YB5aIyFB+fR 0vZrWhW8fUaxM3Kj2BxfCZ3LOZjO0qUjayxkJxwiNrwNaPsxwJMIIWnH5HMx 5JS3tKfb5NgTh4mjC3LrVnTXR2IgjIaVx6WtnGYlKohJW3qCrrHT0yNGl4LS yjB17Gxc0o/uIWpOyj6hrLNNAjY3878npfPcos1rJnhFrX7ALFKnnga9Re7F lbLf77CaQ2w938ZhWPckVjBJsTbPg+diVIH+yHIn/bQ8I/RapZSjJkZ7mU0p l9XUzSFDOiCW5XXy198gH2nsdYYSEQbtB64MKmFFd/sNmzj8ru3E9NyhX9hU OD9wi0PX0fqXargwYXeq+zuzytBpGRc2GbPAwxjlhj6rTP96Y66k82a1Eq/6 XnfIHk43UBgDs7ZL1AqjtTxoPt76ctPyg4DVf8IXNeo/71uIdqhPeQr5H9Ra /INJVTy+RA87ouCsCy0rEDU65TSfYBSfZhmpowTjeSsy0L8cO9m+/TX/eHbb Sj2u =Eppi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From tx2js88 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 12:59:09 2020 From: tx2js88 at gmail.com (Terri Jiang) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:59:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair price increases Message-ID: Dear Icann, I don't believe you are acting in the best interests of the consumer or the whole. I am not happy to learn .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade based on decisions made behind closed doors. Please make your policies and choices transparent and incorporate feedback from the ICANN community and Internet users before making a final decision. You can do better. Your choices affect all of us. Terri Jiang -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karen at abenbookkeeping.co.uk Wed Feb 12 13:01:18 2020 From: karen at abenbookkeeping.co.uk (Karen Moore) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:01:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 Message-ID: Undiscussed proposals to greatly increase prices will adversely affect the SME market at a time when most people use the internet to search and review businesses. Also in a time when there is small business growth in most business sectors it is ludicrous to greatly inflate prices Karen Moore - FICB http://www.abenbookkeeping.co.uk https://uk.linkedin.com/in/misskarenmoore ? 112 Malling Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2RJ Tel: 01273 661913 Mbl: 07922 012671 This email and any attachments are confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please note that any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy the message and all copies. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed as secure or error-free as information can be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joel.goslar at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 13:04:16 2020 From: joel.goslar at icloud.com (Joel Goslar) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:04:16 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?SeKAmW0gYWdhaW5zdCB0?= =?utf-8?q?hese_proposed_ICANN_changes?= Message-ID: <9A23E5C8-695F-478E-A654-FD95B06CFCE8@icloud.com> I object to the proposed changes as they will increase cost of .com domain names without providing unrealized benefits for domain owners. Please reconsider this change. Thanks, Joel From hola at diegoquintero.pro Wed Feb 12 13:05:15 2020 From: hola at diegoquintero.pro (Diego Quintero) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:05:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain name must be affordable and accessible for everyone Message-ID: In any way the ICANN decides to regulate the domain protocols, it should not be allowed the prices to be raised for any domain extension and must be normalized the prices so that resellers can keep also they prices low. Monopoly or exclusive control over domain protocol or extension to private agendas will only result in moving the opposite direction. Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement must not be approved. ----------------------------- *Diego Quintero* *MBA, Gerente de Proyectos & Dise?ador Web* *DiegoQuintero.pro* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nhenke at mergingmedia.com Wed Feb 12 13:06:06 2020 From: nhenke at mergingmedia.com (nhenke at mergingmedia.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:06:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Scam Message-ID: <9fb9697a-99ff-403d-a9d3-01b6d6f28b25@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From terry at cooleyfamily.biz Wed Feb 12 13:07:53 2020 From: terry at cooleyfamily.biz (Terry C Cooley) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:07:53 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Price increases Message-ID: I do not want the prices to be increased on the .COM domains. This is not a fair! We pay enough money and to increase the prices of the .COM domains for the next 8 years is not acceptable. Terry C. Cooley From karunaray at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 13:12:50 2020 From: karunaray at yahoo.com (Pamir Kiciman) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:12:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Message-ID: <2y48str3b2-1@ppa3.lax.icann.org> Hello: As a fan of the Internet and a domain owner, the proposed amendment is not in favor of Internet users or domain owners, nor is it a fair or best practice. No more deals behind closed doors! No more ignoring and suppressing public comments! Scheduled price increases for .com domains is BOGUS! You are also getting $20 million from Verisign with ZERO public disclosures or accountability for this sum! This attack and power grab on tiny players with .com domains who are barely scraping by to earn a living IS WRONG and UNETHICAL. Reverse your course. 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URL: From steve.tusman at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 13:15:33 2020 From: steve.tusman at gmail.com (Steve B Tusman) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:15:33 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <855D63DC-E350-4746-ACCB-F1B326E9A045@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. What is the value proposition for a price increase?.? What do we get more off?.? Steve Tusman Maysville, GA From charles at nicolosi.us Wed Feb 12 13:18:44 2020 From: charles at nicolosi.us (Charles Nicolosi) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:18:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposition of .com Price increase Message-ID: I strongly oppose the increased pricing for .com registry. Verisign will be given a nearly blank mandate to continue raising pricings that will hurt small businesses and individuals. . Chales Nicolosi ---- Website: https://GeekInStitches.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeekInStitches/ Etsy Store: http://shop.geekinstitches.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From loaielgendy at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 13:20:33 2020 From: loaielgendy at gmail.com (Loai EL-Gendy) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:20:33 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Refusing ICANN domain price increment Message-ID: It seems these increases will cripple a lot of new .coms and stop the growth of the business which is needed to have strong economies. I for one am against these increases. It is hard enough to get started in this time and age with all the increase and regulations put forth by the so-called regulators and policy elites. I find the upcoming changes in the new deal between Verisign and ICANN is wrong. Important big decisions like this wich will affect millions of internet users should not be down to only two companies to decide. The internet consumers, both users and the industry as a whole should be listened to in big important deals like this. In many countries there are competion rules that wouldnt allow near monopolies like this being created. Please listen and respect the rest of us users and keep important deals like this transparent and open for inputs from all users of the net. We are one world. Lets work together and. Lets not let greed rule. --- Thank you and best regards *Loai El-Gendy* *+201092309390* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonathan at dereede.com Wed Feb 12 13:21:55 2020 From: jonathan at dereede.com (Jonathan de Reede) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:21:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 - price increase NOT OK Message-ID: Hi, I'm opposed to the price increases as outlined in the amendment 3. It seems the result could lead to a 70% wholesale price increase which is NOT OK. Dot COM domains have to be affordable for everyone. Also not really in favour of having a commercial company running these services for Icann. Please make sure only a very limited price increase can be made over the next 10 years. Kind regards, Jonathan de Reede -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jcarolan1 at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 13:22:29 2020 From: jcarolan1 at hotmail.com (John Carolan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:22:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <29936D58-3C76-45DA-AB54-D9909BF90D2A@hotmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. 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Raphael Oberholzer mobile: +41 79 788 22 66 home: +41 32 622 25 23 From fastmonster at foxmail.com Wed Feb 12 13:28:32 2020 From: fastmonster at foxmail.com (=?gb18030?B?0/LD+83GvPY=?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:28:32 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Shuang Jiang luohe shi, Henan China   -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From willamdavidson at me.com Wed Feb 12 13:34:09 2020 From: willamdavidson at me.com (william davidson) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:34:09 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANNOT BELIEVE THIS Message-ID: <76C39A04-E0D7-46E3-9950-BBD1AAC66E61@me.com> As a small business owner I am sure my voice will not be heard BUT I think its a bit crazy that you are going to allow a company that owns 75% of the registrar pricing will complete with all domain registrars? Please for the love of god don?t be dicks. Just do the right thing. From teenagill06 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 13:35:53 2020 From: teenagill06 at gmail.com (teena gill) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:05:53 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Defending the freedom of the internet Message-ID: I am appalled by ICANN's recent decision as a result of which Verisign can increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, resulting in .COM wholesale domain price growing possibly by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The internet is meant to be accessible to All. These decisions will reverse this, This must not not happen. The internet Must continue to remain vibrant, interactive and free. Teena Gill New Delhi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mrudolph998 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 13:41:04 2020 From: mrudolph998 at gmail.com (Mary Rudolph) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:41:04 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Don=E2=80=99t_do_it!?= Message-ID: Hi, I?m a small business owner, and when I say small, I mean SMALL! If prices go up on these domain names then I?m toast and I can simply say goodby to my spot in the internet at this point. I don?t own my e-commerce business for myself, it?s a platform for my father and my sister to sell their sculptures and earthenware ceramics. Is MONEY really more important to you than MILLIONS OF PEOPLE?? Living breathing working people. Verisign doesn?t own you, they may sponsor you a great deal, but they don?t own you. You can do better than this. There must be another option that has a better load for all parties involved, and that includes the consumers. Small pricing changes are acceptable, normal even. But the price increases that this would incur in the next year and especially within the next 6-10 years would be outlandish. PLEASE RE-EVALUATE THIS SITUATION Thank You for taking my point of view into consideration. Sincerely, Mary Murphy Owner RudySculpt Fine Art RudySculpt.com 307-250-4522 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From calum8 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 13:48:24 2020 From: calum8 at gmail.com (Calum Robertson) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:48:24 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Increasing .COM domain prices will simply stifle and suppress growth in the internet for no good reason. It's one of the dumbest proposals that I have heard. The price should be set to cover necessary costs, and only truly necessary costs, rather than attempt to profit from Verisign's monopoly position. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Calum Robertson Benalmadena, Spain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at timjukesdesign.com Wed Feb 12 13:54:42 2020 From: info at timjukesdesign.com (Tim Jukes) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:54:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: The proposed price increase for .com without more transparent communication with the public seems unfair - please reconsider. 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URL: From kevin at catgoggles.com Wed Feb 12 13:58:05 2020 From: kevin at catgoggles.com (Kevin Hatfield) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:58:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider increase for domain registration fees Message-ID: <20200212085805.7a105ac75de1e019bce7003c@catgoggles.com> .com domains are the default for many casual Internet users. Often sites are actually not commercial, but require the .com domain to help less tech-savvy users locate the website. From fields at aquick.org Wed Feb 12 13:58:38 2020 From: fields at aquick.org (Adam Fields) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:58:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise the base prices for domain name registration Message-ID: .com domains are a modern necessity. Please act to Keep the prices low so this important resource can remain accessible for everybody. From greatfood at buffalofoods.net Wed Feb 12 13:59:17 2020 From: greatfood at buffalofoods.net (GreatFood) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:59:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase of .com Message-ID: The intended price increases being considered over the next 8 of 10 years is unsatisfactory. It appears to be just another example of corporate greed. There has been no reasonable explanation for this increase. I am not in agreement with raising .com prices "just because you can". Bud Lyons budricks at gmail.com -- From t2shenryokoli at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:01:34 2020 From: t2shenryokoli at gmail.com (henry okoli) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:01:34 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase Message-ID: This is not fair at all. We are barely enjoying the current service and you want to increase prices. I thought you had the best interest of consumers at heart. Please this deal you are planning is not what we need at this time and I urge you to reconsider and stand down from it. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bpimentel at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:04:17 2020 From: bpimentel at gmail.com (Bret Pimentel) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:04:17 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No backroom deals with Verisign Message-ID: Hi, I am opposed to the proposed deal with Verisign that would raise prices on domains, allow Verisign to pay ICANN without accountability for how the money is used, and let Verisign become a domain registrar in a conflict of interest. The internet should be an accessible, affordable, and free place for people to exchange information. Thanks, Bret Pimentel From tanmoy30 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:12:04 2020 From: tanmoy30 at gmail.com (Tanmoy Das) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:42:04 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Voting against the amendment 3 for .com domains Message-ID: I am voting against the amendment 3 .com domain because for several reasons as follows: *1. ICANN has made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users.* *2. This **will harm us, the customers and the Internet as a whole.* *3. The main motto is to raise the **.COM wholesale domain prices by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade, which is unacceptable.* *4. **The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody, which is also unacceptable.* *5. **These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. This is utterly unacceptable.* *So, as a web developer, I vote against this decision and raising a demand to delete this amendment and ask the other companies and internet communities and users to participate in a discussion before amending any rule.* *Regards,* *Tanmoy Das* *(Web developer from India)* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.iannucci at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:15:01 2020 From: mark.iannucci at gmail.com (Mark Iannucci) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:15:01 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] There is no reason to allow a 70% increase in domain registration price for .com domains. Message-ID: In a time of falling cloud compute price, and long term low inflation, I, a person with a degree in economics, see no reason to allow a monopoly to have an above inflation and cost of goods sold increase in price. You're supposed to serve the public. Do your job and deny Verisign's request for a price increase. Mark Iannucci -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kabolton at ncsu.edu Wed Feb 12 14:15:52 2020 From: kabolton at ncsu.edu (Kyle Bolton) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:15:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comments Message-ID: Do not raise fees for the .com tld. Raised fees benefits no one in public interest, and does not promote good stewardship of the Internet -- Kyle Bolton From stevenranger1 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:16:52 2020 From: stevenranger1 at gmail.com (Steven R.) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:16:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I ask that you recenter your mission. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Steven R Montr?al Envoy? de mon iPhone From timo at avidcontracting.com Wed Feb 12 14:16:45 2020 From: timo at avidcontracting.com (Timo Orava) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:16:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e4408cc.1c69fb81.5bae7.21c9@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Timo Orava Surrey, British Columbia Canada Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thisismitch at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:16:41 2020 From: thisismitch at gmail.com (Mitchell Anicas) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:16:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the proposed changes Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I oppose the proposed changes that will unduly increase the cost of .com domains. One of my objections it that there is no limit on how much the domain costs can be increased, and also ICAAN's lack of transparency on what they will do with the additional money. Thanks, Mitchell Anicas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SinginLow at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:16:44 2020 From: SinginLow at gmail.com (Tyler Allen) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:16:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Do not allow the proposed price cap increases. There is no technical or economic reason for price growth to exceed inflation other than greed. It's already difficult enough for internet entrepreneurs to start businesses without huge amounts of capital backing them. Don't add insult to injury by raising domain registration prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From naysawn at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:24:10 2020 From: naysawn at gmail.com (naysawn at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:24:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Please_do_not_raise_?= =?utf-8?q?the_prices_of_=2Ecom=E2=80=99s?= Message-ID: Domain names are expensive enough and most are renewals. Please do not raise the prices -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From artxostudio at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:28:08 2020 From: artxostudio at gmail.com (Art XO Studio) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:28:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Again Price Increase Message-ID: Respectfully, it would cause undue hardship to have to pay more money, we would be very disappointed if this were to happen, specifically with ICANN. Thank you for your time. -- Sincerely, Art XO Studio 9 Main Street Irvington, NY 10533 www.artxostudio.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at younesserrar.com Wed Feb 12 14:30:20 2020 From: info at younesserrar.com (younes serrar) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:30:20 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?opposition_against_p?= =?utf-8?q?rice_increases=C2=A0?= Message-ID: <17039ced191.128f9444d72916.1196803188252106131@younesserrar.com> opposition against price increases? Younes Serrar info at younesserrar.com +48736870660 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From talpur at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:31:49 2020 From: talpur at gmail.com (Mir Atta Muhammad Talpur) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:31:49 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase is not acceptable Message-ID: Just register my unhappiness about price hike due to amendments or whatever. Please continue same price structure as before. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott.the.hardy at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:35:13 2020 From: scott.the.hardy at gmail.com (Scott Hardy) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:35:13 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Amendment 3 Message-ID: I am against Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. If anything, the price should be lowered because the marginal cost of provisioning and managing .COM registrations should be significantly lower now than ever before. If this is not the case, that would simply suggest that Verisign incompetent at efficiently scaling its business - something the public should NOT pay the price for. -- Scott Hardy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From umsdigital at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:35:12 2020 From: umsdigital at gmail.com (UMS DIGITAL) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:35:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] stop price increment Message-ID: <174CBAF9-EA03-4FE9-9430-0943CDCBE94F@gmail.com> I object to this move this is against progress on the internet and will destroy a lot of online businesses so please stop this price increment on .com domains From fahadonline24 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:36:49 2020 From: fahadonline24 at gmail.com (Fahad Abdullah) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:36:49 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Abdullah Muhammed Fahad Dhaka, Bangladesh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eluegers at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:37:03 2020 From: eluegers at gmail.com (Eddie Luegers) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:37:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against raising .com fees Message-ID: I personally think the recent raise in rates needs to be clarified in why such a drastic increase is necessary. From what news shows it could be a 40-70% increase over a short period of time. I help run a small non-profit and our website is our lifeblood. When we initially launched one of the websites we wanted was priced at $1,200 which was out of our budget. We luckily were able to get a .com later for a reasonable price but every dollar we raise is fought and worked hard to raise. Such a large unexplained increase seems very unfair and I'd imagine future organizations, small businesses, and individuals would avoid such expenses on items like websites. I could see many being reluctant to start websites and continue to grow the internet. Please rethink this strategy or clearly explain why there is such a need to increase these fees. Eddie Luegers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mkward7878 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:38:09 2020 From: mkward7878 at gmail.com (Miranda Ward) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:38:09 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase costs! Message-ID: Many of us are barely making it and appreciate the low cost! -- Miranda Ward 630-697-4489 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From somay at talktalk.net Wed Feb 12 14:38:57 2020 From: somay at talktalk.net (So May) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:38:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: TOTAL FUCKING RIP OFF. YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. From sfanney at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:39:23 2020 From: sfanney at gmail.com (sommer fanney) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:39:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment Message-ID: It is important to know the purpose behind these proposed changes, including the reasoning behind ICANN's receiving of $20 million extra funds from Verisign. How would the $20 million be used to support the stability and security of the domain name system, and why is this amount of money needed to do so? Do we have evidence that the domain name system's stability and security is at risk? Additionally, it would be unhealthy for the domain name market, as well as the integrity of the internet, for Verisign to act as a reseller of .COM domains. It is vital that the internet use remain fair, and price increases could skew the use of the internet as a platform towards increasingly wealthy people. This could change what kinds of information is shared, and how. The wider access people have to using the internet as a platform, the better off it, as well as we, will be. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jelittleton at jelan.net Wed Feb 12 14:41:19 2020 From: jelittleton at jelan.net (John Littleton) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:41:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5E440E8F.5090309@jelan.net> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I am a web designer who registers and manages my client domain names. Domain name registration is a public service and the cost for that service must be directly related to the cost of providing that service. Find another organization to manage .com domain names. John Littleton Medford, Oregon United States - John - John Littleton J'ELan Web Designs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hanaba.quanah at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:42:35 2020 From: hanaba.quanah at gmail.com (Hanaba Munn Welch) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:42:35 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: I am opposed to proposed price increases for .com domains. In my case, my main website is actually a non-profit. At this point, we can't simply change to .org. Our current address is too well known to change. The uncertainty of the rate increases over time and how they will filter down to ordinary people is disturbing. The whole process sounds like "taxation without representation" -- the complaint of early American colonists against Mother England. I believe that was a legitimate complaint at the time, and I believe the principle holds today. Hanaba Munn Welch From wayne at mindpal.com Wed Feb 12 14:46:20 2020 From: wayne at mindpal.com (Wayne Buckholdt) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:46:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: In an era in which the cost of domain names should be declining, due to everything being automated, I recently discovered that the price of .com domains will soon be going up by 7% most years. This far exceeds the rate of inflation and represents an additional tax of approximately $400 on my portfolio of .com domains during just the first year. For a small business owner like myself this is a significant burden. Should Amendment 3 not be rescinded, I will be writing my congressman, senator, and President Trump, urging the U.S. Department of Justice to initiate an antitrust lawsuit against ICANN and the Verisign monopoly. What ICANN should be doing is putting the .com registry up for bid. I?m sure that there are many competent companies, such as GoDaddy, who could deliver this service at a much lower cost to the end user. This would benefit millions of users instead of only ICANN and Verisign, which have effectively been given a license to steal. Do not underestimate the power of millions of .com domain owners, when they speak in unison. Sincerely, Wayne Buckholdt Owner of MindPal LLC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oostenjac at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:46:22 2020 From: oostenjac at gmail.com (Jacques) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:46:22 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the .Com price Hikes Message-ID: Hi, we the collective people of .com owners are opposed to the price hikes you are actioning You will be destroying the dreams of individuals wanting to start a business using .com and just adding to the cost of running the business of those who have already started the journey of becoming established .com owners. We understand that the economy of the world is growing and the price of goods and services must increase and we would be in full support if your plans we're in line with what would be deemed acceptable. We the collective people of .com owners strongly ask that you humbly reconsider your planned actions. I am assured that my thoughts are aligned with the collective as I have helped many individuals apart of the collective start their .com website. Love and Regards *Jacques Oostenbrink * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katerion at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 14:49:29 2020 From: katerion at yahoo.com (K | O) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:49:29 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to Price Gouging!! References: <152611483.1384591.1581518969896.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <152611483.1384591.1581518969896@mail.yahoo.com> Dear ICANN humans, I beseech you to please consider humanity, consider right versus wrong, and to choose the right path moving forward. I beseech you NOT to increase prices for domain names by increasing .COM prices. This would be a vile act that would truly cement the capitalist oligarchy in its throne. If this is your goal, however, then I wish you luck when you and your greed die, only to be met with a more eternal fate of regret and rot as you turn restlessly in your grave when you consider what you've done to humanity. And as I don't believe this is your intention (to support the capitalist oligarchy), I am sure you will do the right thing and secure/ensure fair prices for humans to access reasonably priced domains all around the world. Thank you for your consideration, A human who cares about other humans, a human who believes in the notions of "justice" and "democracy" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wallaceautumn at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:52:53 2020 From: wallaceautumn at gmail.com (Autumn Wallace) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:52:53 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for .com Message-ID: <10E3BD70-015E-47E6-ABDB-56CFA5011270@gmail.com> There is no reason to increase the price of .com real estate. They have recently created various other extensions expanding the market. Also it just seems to be added to the incessant greed present on this plane of existence. From breakertt at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 14:53:36 2020 From: breakertt at outlook.com (Imagine Breaker) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:53:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Just register my unhappiness about price hike due to amendments or whatever. Please continue same price structure as before. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kris at techniker.ca Wed Feb 12 14:53:55 2020 From: kris at techniker.ca (Kris Jankiewicz) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:53:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I'm an IT Solutionist which provides services to small and medium sized businesses. I handle all aspects of my customers IT needs including domain name registrations. My customers and I are against any price increases for domain registrations considering the price will not benefit those who need it the most. With the massive amount of .com registrations at the current pricing, is that not enough? Even the slightest increase in .com pricing multiplied by the hundreds of millions of active .com domain registrations results in a gross increase of income. The cost of hosting domain registrations is miniscule compared to the income that it generates. It's disgusting. Keep it fair! Regards, Kris Jankiewicz | Techniker Solutions email: kris at techniker.ca main: +1.289.427.0256 mobile:+1.647.988.7331 web: www.techniker.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From labfreak23 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:53:53 2020 From: labfreak23 at gmail.com (Frank Lombaer) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:53:53 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The Proposal Is Bad Message-ID: This is not a good idea. Please stop this before it is allowed to happen. It appears to be simply a cash-grab. Why? DO NOT DO THIS! -Frank Lombaer From jeffrey at jeffreyvandyk.com Wed Feb 12 14:53:52 2020 From: jeffrey at jeffreyvandyk.com (Jeffrey Van Dyk) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:53:52 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hell, I just learned of the proposed amendment 3 and am writing to let you know that I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Don't do it. Jeffrey Van Dyk Los Angeles From ethan.turk at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:55:38 2020 From: ethan.turk at gmail.com (Ethan Turk) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:55:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Price Increases Message-ID: Good Morning, I've recently found information on the upcoming changes that ICANN is attempting to make and I do not agree with the way that money is quietly trading hands in exchange for the ability to pull more money out of consumers on the front end. Please do not continue on this course of action. Ethan Turk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From buytition at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 14:59:52 2020 From: buytition at gmail.com (Buytition Team) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:59:52 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am Brady Jiang, founder of buytition.com, a popular website for car buyers. I oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, because it could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rfraserwebdev at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:00:10 2020 From: rfraserwebdev at gmail.com (Randy Fraser) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:00:10 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7F6AA659-56F7-4AF0-B0B6-235B4F28E58B@gmail.com> To Whom it May Concern: I am a boutique web developer and hosting company with a variety of small business and non-profit clients. Costs for domain names is always a concern. Most concerning in this proposal is the lack of specifics about the increase in fees over the coming years. A small hike of a dollar or two over a few years seems quite reasonable, but the proposal seems to be structured without any parameters set for price increases. This leaves the door open for extortive level fees. This is basically a monopoly situation, with me and all my clients held hostage to the whims of ICANN and Verisign. We can only count on the good will and self-control of two profit-minded entities in order to keep from continually raising prices for a commodity we can?t afford to lose. I can?t imagine any one on the board would feel comfortable in the same situation. This proposal needs at least a re-write with specific controls and parameters put in place, and a better explanation of how the 20 million is justified, and how it will be spent. Thank you for your time and consideration. Randy Fraser Web and Hosting Support rfraserwebdev at gmail.com 775.721.9521 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marten.lienen at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:01:09 2020 From: marten.lienen at gmail.com (Marten Lienen) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:01:09 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fairness and stability are central to the internet Message-ID: The ICANN is an important entity in internet infrastructure and should act with complete transparency and in the interest of the general population. It is of highest importance to keep .com domains affordable to ensure that it is possible to start new projects on the internet easily and combat consolidation of internet content onto the big platforms (facebook, youtube, instagram, etc.). Therefore I am strongly opposed to lifting the price freeze on .com domains. Furthermore, Verisign needs to be prohibited from operating as a domain registrar to keep the power balance in that market in check. Doing otherwise would put the competition at a significant disadvantage and hurt the general public by making the market less competitive. Finally, I demand that future interactions between ICANN and Verisign become public and completely transparent. Best Regards, Marten Lienen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gw at garrettw.net Wed Feb 12 15:00:46 2020 From: gw at garrettw.net (Garrett W.) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:00:46 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. My personal site is on a .net domain but I still feel strongly about this as it could easily affect me in the future if I ever buy a .com, or maybe even if I don't. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, and this doesn't sound like that. Garrett Whitehorn Longview, Texas United States From jigarsinghrathore at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 15:02:32 2020 From: jigarsinghrathore at icloud.com (Jigar Singh Rathore) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:32:32 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Decline Contract Changes with Verisign Message-ID: <5E35C91F-96C0-4F3E-AD7E-02EFAB16BE18@icloud.com> Hello I request you to please stop and decline all the changes ghat you are making with Verisign, they are undemocratic and you need to listen to people, this kind of changes harm the internet as a whole. Please stop making people pay more for the most necessary thing for a website. Best Regards, Jigar From cornelius.kruger at strategiclabs.com Wed Feb 12 15:05:42 2020 From: cornelius.kruger at strategiclabs.com (Cornelius Kruger) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:05:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of many .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to ".COM" domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in ".COM" prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified, as it is an automated process that should happen in milliseconds. Verisign is merely your manager of the ".COM" Registry - it has no business dictating the price like a monopoly. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sdesse at free.fr Wed Feb 12 15:06:27 2020 From: sdesse at free.fr (=?iso-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien_Desse?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:06:27 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <03a801d5e1b6$0311e6e0$0935b4a0$@free.fr> Hello, I am writing to you today to share my doubts regarding the deal with Verisign. ICANN is one of the foundation of the Internet and in my idea a neutral organisation, an association in fact, that has the common good and the development of the Internet at the heart of its mission. While I understand that you need financing the latest deal with Verisign pretty much resemble to a $20m bribe from Verisign to get a bigger share of its control on the Internet and domains. These ginormous organisations getting close to monopolistic position or at least disproportionate power compared to other players is destroying competition and innovation. Just look at internet providers in the US! I think a lot of people are watching you, I hope you won?t destroy decades of good work and a reputation for short term financial incentives. Regards, S?bastien -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chriswmann at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:06:40 2020 From: chriswmann at gmail.com (Chris Mann) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:06:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of two .com domain names, both of which are for personal, not-for-profit use. I am opposed to the proposed price increase to .com domains. I do not believe Verisign has any business dictating the price of .com domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, and I fear it is at risk of failing to do so. The web, and global DNS, should be operated for the public good first and profit second. This amendment feels very much the other way around. Regards, Chris Mann London, United Kingdom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thejoelhansen at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:07:24 2020 From: thejoelhansen at gmail.com (Joel Hansen) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:07:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose amendment 3 - .com price increase Message-ID: I vehemently oppose increasing the cost for .com registration. This amendment gives Verisign a blank check, allowing them to continue raising prices beyond what is reasonable. .COM registration prices are already too high! Amendment 3 will hurt small business, individuals, and runs in opposition to the philosophy of an open and accessible internet. Joel Hansen Milwaukie, OR From julianfalgons at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:08:54 2020 From: julianfalgons at gmail.com (Julian Falgons) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:08:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition for .COM Registration Hike Message-ID: <6BB412A6-084F-413C-B189-F5372721FBF8@gmail.com> Good Morning, I am a registrant and webmaster for several .com domain names and am strongly opposed to the proposed price increase to .com domains. In a free country with rules against monopolies it is strange that a deal between two private corporations can impact hundreds of thousands of users and owners without any sort of an alternative. $7.85 is more than justified considering that Version is merely the manager of the .com registry and apart from that does nothing else to service the domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain system based on the public?s interest and the only interests being considered here are Verisign?s and ICANN. Please reconsider this proposal. Wishing you a Wonderful day! JULI?N FALG?NS Florida, USA Everything contained in this email is CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not the intended recipient, please DELETE immediately! Thanks - jf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From beachfront720 at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 15:09:33 2020 From: beachfront720 at yahoo.com (beachfront720 at yahoo.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:09:33 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices you greedy corrupt assholes References: <17039f2b7c8.27e0.80dc6b2c4c35354a602780fb19e9e0dd.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <17039f2b7c8.27e0.80dc6b2c4c35354a602780fb19e9e0dd@yahoo.com> You're a bunch of hustlers and scammers. Running a database is not that difficult. Internet registration should be done solely as a .org/non-profit basis. It should cost end users close to nothing to register a domain. The amount of money you are making is appalling. Fuck you and Verisign. They and icann are a wasteful, bloated administrative entity that should not even exist. It is absolutely pointless for Verisign to be allowed stewardship of the .com domain when they have no competition. You have a fostered an evil monopoly and we all know you love this corrupt system. Fuck all of you. Your organizations are un-American and counterintuitive to everything our system of commerce stands for. You're a bunch of fucking greedy jagoffs. Fuck your families and the entitled little shits you're creating. You're breeding greed and corruption. You contribute nothing. You've allowed systems to perpetuate that scam people out of money with things such as "privacy protection." Indeed, "Simply give us more money and we'll protect your privacy!" Really? Then why the fuck are you exposing people's information in the first place, you greedy little motherfuckers? Fuck all of you. You're no better than the mafia, shaking hard working people down for money by creating the very problems you claim to solve. You're absolutely disgusting and your business models are shameful. May you all burn in hell for eternity for the endless rape of the good people and entities who actually contribute to the internet community. Christopher Thompson Chicago, IL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From i at guoyunhe.me Wed Feb 12 15:11:04 2020 From: i at guoyunhe.me (Guo Yunhe) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:11:04 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We don't want this Message-ID: Today, every digital service is more affordable than ever before. Why would you want to increase the price of .com domain registry? -- Guo Yunhe / @guoyunhe / guoyunhe.me From vincent at solwazi.net Wed Feb 12 14:38:30 2020 From: vincent at solwazi.net (vincent at solwazi.net) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:38:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <00c501d5e1b2$1922d880$4b688980$@solwazi.net> I am against the price increases. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From colinspurr2 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:12:05 2020 From: colinspurr2 at gmail.com (Colin Spurr) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:12:05 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The price for .COM Registry Services has been static at $7.85 since 2012... Message-ID: The price should be decreasing rather than staying the same or going up. I imagine that the overall costs have been decreasing while profit has been increasing so it would be nice to have at least some of those savings passed on. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From humanrights at posteo.de Wed Feb 12 15:12:33 2020 From: humanrights at posteo.de (Markus) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:12:33 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please clarify content and accountability as well as transparency of your initiative Message-ID: <538DBC5F-00E0-489D-AB78-23AA73E65D2B@posteo.de> "Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure.? Please clarify content and accountability as well as transparency of your initiative. 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Very Sincerely, Vicky Stevens Radcliff, Kentucky United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From writeme at glarrywebb.com Wed Feb 12 15:12:17 2020 From: writeme at glarrywebb.com (G Larry Webb) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:12:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP YOUR DOT COM REGISTRATION ATTEMPTED RIPOFF Message-ID: Bribery will not be tolerated. Unlimited price gouging is not operating responsibly. We don't need more Registrars. And you don't need an under the table payment of $20 million. Abandon this harsh, repressive and authoritarian-like action. Don't raise my DOT COM prices. signed/ Larry Webb From huglabee at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:15:07 2020 From: huglabee at gmail.com (Hedley Grenfell-Banks) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:15:07 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <866cc4b2-65d7-e249-c3b9-61ea826bd988@gmail.com> When, many years ago, I opted for a .com domain, it was because that was among the cheapest alternatives. While understanding that prices must rise, I do not think it is proper to vary the relationship between the prices of different domains. .com should retain its place at the cheaper end of the spectrum in fairness to long-established users. Hedley Grenfell-Banks www.grenfell-banks.com www.hgbservices.com www.franceinpictures.com all non-profit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From pommessemmel at googlemail.com Wed Feb 12 15:18:03 2020 From: pommessemmel at googlemail.com (Jonathan Enders) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:18:03 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This amendment is limiting the freedom and thus the diversity in the internet Message-ID: <74fa0107-bc49-47f8-8d33-f8ed335efc71@gmail.com> Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Operating a private webpage is already costly enough but those few private webpages that are still out there show a significantly higher degree of creativity and new viewpoints that might go missing on the common content sharing portals like facebook or stack overflow. Did you ever try to execute custom javascript on your facebook page?! This amendment will further limit what personal internet users can do and isolate them only to be able to communicate via the webpages of the big players. Sincerely, Jonathan Enders -- Von meinem iPhone gesendet... Not! :) From nick.biernat at myhealthchampion.com Wed Feb 12 15:20:18 2020 From: nick.biernat at myhealthchampion.com (Nick Biernat) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:20:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Raising Costs of .COM Domain Message-ID: <1DD4D6D9-9B0D-45F4-9788-70B9ACA27464@contoso.com> The internet was meant to connect people and by increasing costs you limit who is able to publish content. Free speech is important to freedom around the world and information prevents tyranny. I protest and regret the decision to allow steep price increases for Verisigns .COM domain. Thank You, Nick Biernat HealthChampion Nick.biernat at myhealthchampion.com This e-mail and any files transmitted with it, are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this are addressing. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. The recipient should check his/her e-mail and attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brentdeh at msn.com Wed Feb 12 15:22:57 2020 From: brentdeh at msn.com (Brent Dehart) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:22:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendments. Message-ID: Leave the free market pricing alone. Price increases just diminish access to the internet. Vote no on these increases. Thank you Brent DeHart From cnatiez at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:23:31 2020 From: cnatiez at gmail.com (Chris Natiez) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:23:31 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Sot COM Ammendment Message-ID: Inacceptably INTRANSPARENT. Inacceptably MONOPOLIST. Abusive. Yikes! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blaineandersondev at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:25:08 2020 From: blaineandersondev at gmail.com (Blaine Anderson) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:25:08 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Seems unethical Message-ID: <5A40D394-D9B8-466C-870D-DE6770BEABBB@gmail.com> Hello there, I just wanted to take a moment, after learning about these possible upcoming changes to make a few points: For a company who is supposed to maintain fairness regarding the price points of all domains on the internet, It seems unethical to favor one specific company, not to mention take what seems to obviously be a bribe. The internet is already dealing with numerous large scale changes, and does not need additional undesired changes like rocking the boat even more. Thank you, Blaine Anderson Software Developer blaineandersondev at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From uncle-red at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 15:25:26 2020 From: uncle-red at outlook.com (=?iso-2022-jp?B?GyRCMisbKEIgGyRCOTBNVBsoQg==?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:25:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases limited the Internet freedom Message-ID: As my mail title ,it will make the internet more expensive ,so I don?t agree with price increase! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hwoam at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 15:27:09 2020 From: hwoam at outlook.com (Zhaoji Wang) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:27:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No! the .COM Registry Agreement is not right! Message-ID: I?m against! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stephane.sandjong at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 15:27:07 2020 From: stephane.sandjong at icloud.com (stephane sandjong) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:27:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise the .com price! I totally diasagree with that Message-ID: Do not raise the .com price! I totally diasagree with that. This is an unclear and dishonest practiceand contribute to your sole monopoly. Thanks, Steph From skenley at tributemedia.com Wed Feb 12 15:27:44 2020 From: skenley at tributemedia.com (Steve Kenley) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:27:44 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <706C52F5-DCB0-4FCE-A46E-0906CFC49B50@tributemedia.com> The proposed amendment feels like you are trying to cash in on a monopoly in the industry. What you are doing is not right and will be detrimental to the industry you rely on. Please reconsider and accept input from other parties to better understand the impact of this decision! STEVE KENLEY | Senior Developer A Web Design and Inbound Marketing Agency Platinum HubSpot Partner | HubSpot Certified Trainer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at carakas.be Wed Feb 12 15:27:08 2020 From: info at carakas.be (info at carakas.be) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:27:08 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Smells fishy Message-ID: Seriously? Do you seriously think that this change doesn?t smell like Verisign is just paying to earn more money for no reason on our backs? But of course you?ll just ignore all the protests you get against this just like you did in the past? From john at swiftitservices.com Wed Feb 12 15:28:15 2020 From: john at swiftitservices.com (John Swift) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:28:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As a small business owner and owner of several .COM domains, I oppose the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM registry. While the fee increases are limited to 7% per year, it appears that no justification is required for the increases up to the 7% limit. Therefore it seems that Verisign, as a for profit company, may seek to increase prices solely for profitability and not for reasons related to the security and stability of the domain name service. I request that further limits be placed on fee increases such that justification is required to show that the increases are related to the security, stability and performance of the .COM TLD. 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The Internet is the greatest seat at the table that we can keep open for those enterprising enough to have impactful and constructive ideas. Your job is to regulate the domains, not to find excuses to tax them in the name of regulation. This may help your bottom line, power and prestige in the short run but it will also handicap the flow of ideas, which is far more valuable than any service your executives can construct to justify higher rates. Please do not start down the road of allowing greed to overrule reason. *DO NOT go forward with this amendment. You DO NOT have my support for this change. I am strongly opposed to it.* Alan Rosenbloom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From pippitt at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 15:30:20 2020 From: pippitt at outlook.com (Jim or Cat Pippitt) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:30:20 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] 7 percent increase is ridiculous Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am opposed to the proposal to increase .COM fees 7% / yr for 4 years. The fact that this change was quickly and quietly proposed rather than coming forward with figures demonstrating a pressing need suggests this is just a money grab. If you need to tie it to inflation, fine. If you really need extra $$ prove it. Otherwise carry on as before. James Pippitt Madison, WI "The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.? - Mark Twain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From weihaobj at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:33:21 2020 From: weihaobj at gmail.com (Hao Wei) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:33:21 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam, I'm writing to express my disappointment for such proposal. This is a huge drawback to the future of internet. Pls withdraw the proposal. Thank you Best regards, Hao Wei -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From evanhaggard123 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:34:15 2020 From: evanhaggard123 at gmail.com (HI Media) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:34:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Keep these price freezes in place. if you raise the prices of a.com URL who the f*** do you think is going to have to pay it not GoDaddy or namecheap or HostGator or squarespace. I know they're going to pass it on to us in hurt my business. 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President 713-254-9593 Humble, Texas United States -- Francine Callahan Idomain.com, Inc. fran at idomain.com 713-254-9593 twitter: easttexasgal62 From ksahul4u at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:35:35 2020 From: ksahul4u at gmail.com (Sahul Hameed) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:35:35 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase Message-ID: <87596B71-E964-4062-96E1-CEF057027C5F@gmail.com> Please don?t increase From gm at cloudseven.biz Wed Feb 12 15:35:20 2020 From: gm at cloudseven.biz (GM@C7) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:05:20 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We oppose .com price increase Message-ID: <2y449fg795-1@ppa2.lax.icann.org> I find the upcoming changes in the new deal between Verisign and ICANN are wrong. Important big decisions like these that will affect millions of internet users should not be down to only two companies. The internet consumers, both users and the industry as a whole should be listened to in big important deals like this. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicole at nicolecburgess.com Wed Feb 12 15:35:49 2020 From: nicole at nicolecburgess.com (nicole at nicolecburgess.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:35:49 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <20200212083549.370203b539505324fcca207402313c0e.6690feab19.wbe@email21.godaddy.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stanyzone at yahoo.co.uk Wed Feb 12 15:36:56 2020 From: stanyzone at yahoo.co.uk (Anthony J F) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:06:56 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the deal between ICANN and Verisign. The price increase of .com domains is wrong Message-ID: <2y4hf9g1hp-1@ppa5.dc.icann.org> I find the upcoming changes in the new deal between Verisign and ICANN are wrong. Important big decisions like these that will affect millions of internet users should not be down to only two companies. The internet consumers, both users and the industry as a whole should be listened to in big important deals like this. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lisamarienevada at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:36:53 2020 From: lisamarienevada at gmail.com (lisa nevada) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:36:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] against proposes amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello- I am a registrant of a .com domain name, and I find the management of the registry a useful service. However, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices, and the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. This price increase is not in the public interest, especially as .COM domains are supposed to be accessible to a variety of people in a variety of economic brackets. thank you, lisa nevada -- *lisa nevada* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aashutosh at quadridge.com Wed Feb 12 15:26:08 2020 From: aashutosh at quadridge.com (aashutosh at quadridge.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:56:08 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <000001d5e1b8$c3fae710$4bf0b530$@quadridge.com> Dear Sir/Madam, This is with reference to the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry wherein ICANN is unilaterally allowing Verizon to increase the .com domain prices. This is an arbitrary decision and an anti-competitive one. It does not bode well for the internet at-large. I am writing this email to protest against the said amendment and it should be outrightly quashed. ICANN must desist from giving such rights to the TLD holder wherein monopolistic practices can lead to making it difficult for startups and public to avail a .com domain at reasonable price, especially those in developing countries. ICANN has fiduciary responsibility towards the public and must desist from giving such rights to Verizon. Thank you. Regards, Aashutosh Magdum Quadridge Technologies +917600074679 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tstalets at crowncorporatehousing.com Wed Feb 12 15:39:32 2020 From: tstalets at crowncorporatehousing.com (Ted Stalets) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:39:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ted Stalets Brentwood, Tennessee United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tuklaj at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:40:43 2020 From: tuklaj at gmail.com (Alan Jalkut) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:40:43 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep prices low Message-ID: <883A12C1-AA19-4009-AEDC-C8AB111704CB@gmail.com> Please keep prices low. Do now allow the prices to be raise. From glamke at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:41:50 2020 From: glamke at gmail.com (glamke at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:41:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am a registrant of many .com domain names for personal use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Reasonable increases are fine but the proposal is unreasonable. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From glennaellen at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:43:00 2020 From: glennaellen at gmail.com (Glenna Richards, PbG Virtual) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:43:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise .com fees Message-ID: Do not pass proposed amendment 3. -- *Glenna Richards* *Founder & Lead Photographer * (843)442-8828 <8434428828> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matos.xav at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:43:08 2020 From: matos.xav at gmail.com (Xavi Matos) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:43:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern RE: price increases Message-ID: I think the internet is only as free and public as it is affordable to maintain a presence on. I don't know what rationale there is to allowing .com domains to increase in price drastically. It seems like this will allow domain bullies and trolls further power to leverage squatting into financial gain, and will pollute the .com TLD. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From author at restearns.com Wed Feb 12 15:43:00 2020 From: author at restearns.com (R. E. Stearns) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:43:00 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Changes Message-ID: To whom it may concern: I?m an author, and my website is the only business card that matters. I must have a website to communicate with readers, provide basic information to reviewers, and remain contactable no matter what is happening with social media sites. And for my website to be found, I need to have a .COM address with my name in it. My publisher does not provide one for me. I have to maintain that for myself. However, as an author, I make practically no money! I get my domain from a wholesaler and I absolutely cannot afford massive increases in my .COM domain price. Please consider me and other artists and authors like me, who trust you to help us share our art with the world, and keep .COM wholesale domain prices affordable. Thank you for your time, R. E. Stearns https://restearns.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From idnoble2000 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:43:30 2020 From: idnoble2000 at gmail.com (IDCWU LUQMAN) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:43:30 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Luqman Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Susan.LarsonKidd at drslk.com Wed Feb 12 15:46:42 2020 From: Susan.LarsonKidd at drslk.com (Susan Larson Kidd) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:46:42 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <053201d5e1bb$a00d7c70$e0287550$@drslk.com> I am self employed and an author and teacher. I have multiple domains to maintain. I work in the field of human services for children and adults with disabilities and autism. I make very little salary, but am happy to serve. However, when price gouging happens and affects so many people, and when it is done without stakeholder input or even notification, I must protest. Raising rates incrementally at a reasonable amount is logical. Greed is not. Please log my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. slk Dr. Susan Larson Kidd Dr SLK Consulting, LLC http://www.drslk.com Duluth, MN -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foxowl22 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:47:24 2020 From: foxowl22 at gmail.com (Jen Van Noie) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:47:24 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep the caps on .com pricing Message-ID: <51ADB93F-7169-4D2D-A9D6-39F03D40D13C@gmail.com> By increasing internet usage pricing, you will lose many valued .com customers. I will be one of them. There are many ways to use technology in this fast-changing world. By increasing pricing for the small business owners who depend on their .coms to earn a living, you are taking advantage of the honest & hard-working people who have relied (some solely) on the internet for their businesses. Like I stated, increasing pricing will deter those who have used .com domains from utilizing their websites, and we will find other inexpensive ways to create successful online businesses. Keep the price cap & do not raise prices. Enjoy the day, Jen Van Noie Wakingwithjen.com From thawana.1oliveira at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:49:36 2020 From: thawana.1oliveira at gmail.com (Thawana Oliveira) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:49:36 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Thawana Navegantes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ken at kadnetmarketing.com Wed Feb 12 15:49:41 2020 From: ken at kadnetmarketing.com (Ken Kadnet Marketing) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:49:41 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5343B577C60045E59BDD088079BB940F@KenSHP> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ken Slater Bolton, England United Kingdom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From malyssa at villescas.org Wed Feb 12 15:18:56 2020 From: malyssa at villescas.org (Malyssa Villescas) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:18:56 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed References: <1013038165.1936380.1581520736230.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1013038165.1936380.1581520736230@mail.yahoo.com> At a time where wealth inequality is extreme, climate crisis is happening, healthcare needs to be totally reformed, and human kind is on the verge of evolutionary advancement, accessibility to the internet is VITAL. We can not make revolutionary changes with the exclusion of masses of potential due to financial constraint. The amendment proposed will clearly increase prices for individuals looking for an online platform and the potential of humanity is undoubtedly linked to the global connections, information sharing, and opportunity the internet provides. That should not and can not be limited by monetary gain/greed of a few. More is at stake here than money; surely, it is time to expand your vision and your purpose. Reject the amendment. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mpeacherryan at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:50:28 2020 From: mpeacherryan at gmail.com (Molly Peacher-Ryan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:50:28 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase comment Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Molly Peacher-Ryan Memphis, TN, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lamavar98misc at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 15:50:48 2020 From: lamavar98misc at outlook.com (Amal Varghese) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:50:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dissent against verisign price increase Message-ID: Request ICANN to avoid allowing rent-seeking verisign to price gouge us by allowing them to raise prices higher than inflation. This is harmful to budding internet entrepreneurs like me and against the spirit of the internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maryannzykin at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:51:38 2020 From: maryannzykin at gmail.com (Mary-Ann Zykin) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:51:38 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Inreasing the wholesale price of .com domain names will be detrimental Message-ID: <62F508D7-C21F-4600-8592-6237475D99E3@gmail.com> Hi there, I was recently made aware that ICANN announced significant changes to its contract with Verisign to be able to increase the price of .com domains by up to 70% over the current price over the next 10 years. This is absolutely ridiculous on multiple levels. One, there was NO transparency into the nature of this deal, and the high price tag ($20 million over 5 years??) is way too high to sit well with regular consumers. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. It seems like the parties involved proceeded in this deal not to help consumers or to help the internet as a whole, but purely to make a profit. There seems to be something really shady going on here, and I do hope that the deal does not go through and if it does, both parties are thoroughly investigated by governments worldwide. .com domains make up over 40% of the internet, and to make arbitary price increases would not only be absurd, but harmful to businesses. I am an independent web designer and developer who helps clients build their websites, including the purchasing and management of domain names and DNS services. It?s already hard enough to sell my services to small businesses as don?t always have the money to invest in design or development services. Medium and large businesses are cognizant of costs, and though they see the value of the service I provide, more price increases leave a bad taste in their mouth. To increase prices in a world where SaaS and subscriptions reign could potentially stifle not only my business, but small and growing businesses as well. The internet is supposed to be a democratic arena where anyone can build a website if they have a couple bucks and the desire to learn to code. The more that price increases happen, whether on the domain level or hosting, the more power gets taken away from the layman and into the hands of the few powerful corporations. This deal will affect millions of people worldwide, and I strongly urge both parties to drop these plans purely for the sake of greed and profit. If it does go through, I hope all the other TLDs gain enormous popularity and .com becomes an obsolete thing of the past. Cheers, Mary-Ann Zykin ? 661 645 2318 maryannzykin.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Stop this from moving forward until there?s been a public hearing. Annette From joshua.a.schoen at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:53:01 2020 From: joshua.a.schoen at gmail.com (Joshua Schoen) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:53:01 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I am fully against the proposed price increase. I think it would do more harm than good and I don't think it's necessary for anyone. 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price, and no justification in increasing the price. Brent Alan Brashear, Director of AlanBuilt Belle Plaine, KS From niko21977 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:56:09 2020 From: niko21977 at gmail.com (nikoll) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:56:09 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e44201b.1c69fb81.7ea7f.1a39@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anwinans at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 15:58:22 2020 From: anwinans at gmail.com (Nicole Winans) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:58:22 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Nicole Winans Copenhagen, Denmark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From earljohnsonjr at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:03:24 2020 From: earljohnsonjr at gmail.com (Earl Johnson) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:03:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Too expensive Message-ID: <2F2C1B2A-1AD1-4234-8E67-A7A53109B7A4@gmail.com> These changes will be too expensive. -Earl Sent from my iPhone From andrew.martines at ymail.com Wed Feb 12 16:03:41 2020 From: andrew.martines at ymail.com (Andrew Martines) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:03:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase References: Message-ID: I do not see what benefit increasing the cost of maitining .com domains does for anyone but ICANN. This is a self dealing situation where globally small businesses are being hurt by an unelected, unsupervised organization that simply sucks money out of our pockets. I am 100% opposed any increases in domain maintenance fees. Andrew Martines From ivo at zerodayltd.com Wed Feb 12 16:04:49 2020 From: ivo at zerodayltd.com (Ivo Rusev) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:04:49 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7e0ccab1-0e67-ebd1-c65f-699a5098db7c@zerodayltd.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Ivaylo Rusev Barcelona, Catalonia Spain From i at jamesmakan.com Wed Feb 12 16:04:53 2020 From: i at jamesmakan.com (James Makan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:04:53 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to the cost increase of TLDs Message-ID: <6a1338b5-c130-3750-f702-235e62522880@jamesmakan.com> Hello, I just wanted to write in to state that I am opposed to the proposal of the potential for increased TLD prices over the next 10 years. I feel this motion is in the direction of discouraging small business startups and entrepreneurship and will reduce accessibility of newcomers who are in pursuit of ownership of their own websites or creating and contributing to the internet. Thanks so much for hearing my opinion. Sincerely, James Makan Digital Services *e:* i at jamesmakan.com *w:* jamesmakan.com *:* @jamesmakan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dan -- Dan Rubin Founder/President - Justdropped.com Email: dan at justdropped.com Office: 954-594-3888 Skype: danrubin3 http://www.justdropped.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shane at westchasefitness.com Wed Feb 12 16:05:55 2020 From: shane at westchasefitness.com (Shane Davis) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:05:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2E736DAF-DCC3-4D1A-B203-1B06F9B54518@westchasefitness.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Shane Davis Tampa, Florida United States Shane Davis Westchase Fitness | Anytime Fitness | Personal Training W: www.westchasefitness.com P: 813-210-0034 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhthurman at nc.rr.com Wed Feb 12 16:05:45 2020 From: jhthurman at nc.rr.com (jhthurman) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:05:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Price Increases are opposed by millions of Internet users Message-ID: <793a6dd9-705c-58f2-a8e2-a55fd28cdb9e@nc.rr.com> Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes IN SECRET, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, I believe this is counter-productive and unfair, given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. I, and millions of Internet users, are adamantly opposed this greedy price gouging and demand this price increase proposal be reversed. James Thurman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From angelica at justad.me Wed Feb 12 16:05:40 2020 From: angelica at justad.me (Angelica Pequeno) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:05:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Angelica Pequeno Long Beach, California United States I work as a website designer. Domain price hikes are unnecessary. Sincerely, Angelica Pequeno -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From quentin.jacquemart at unice.fr Wed Feb 12 16:06:48 2020 From: quentin.jacquemart at unice.fr (Quentin Jacquemart) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:06:48 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to .com price increase Message-ID: <004a01d5e1be$6e5d1ed0$4b175c70$@unice.fr> I wish to state my opposition to allow VeriSign to raise fees for .COM domains. From neer.bangalore at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:07:24 2020 From: neer.bangalore at gmail.com (Neer Verma) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:07:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price hike Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I say no to this unjustified price.Only party that is going to benefit from this is Verisgn (Which is already in multi million profit) and your leadership. This is against customer.How can you charge so much for something so essential.Greed will lead to .com becoming next .org. Thanks Neeraj -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jessica.Marino at coldwellbankermoves.com Wed Feb 12 16:07:14 2020 From: Jessica.Marino at coldwellbankermoves.com (Marino, Jessica) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:07:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5C4E4A3A-F0B8-4796-A573-9FCED2168136@coldwellbankermoves.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I am a business owner and this is just another way that we are being undermined and subjected to more and more fees. This is an unjustified financial burden for my family! Jessica Marino Westfield, New Jersey United States All the best, Jessica Marino-Sales Associate Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Westfield West Office *Wire Fraud is Real*. Before wiring any money, call the intended recipient at a number you know is valid to confirm the instructions. Additionally, please note that the sender does not have authority to bind a party to a real estate contract via written or verbal communication. From miles at panicplastics.com Wed Feb 12 16:07:11 2020 From: miles at panicplastics.com (Miles Bruce ) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:07:11 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <009401d5e1be$7c81b9d0$75852d70$@panicplastics.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Miles Bruce Boise, Idaho United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From josemhg at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:07:47 2020 From: josemhg at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Jos=c3=a9_Manuel_Hern=c3=a1ndez?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:07:47 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <9154a61a-86c6-6bc3-6e37-773f6f3d8f7c@gmail.com> I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jose Hernandez Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico From brandon.berney at louisville.edu Wed Feb 12 16:07:42 2020 From: brandon.berney at louisville.edu (Berney,Brandon Michael) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:07:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is a bad idea. Message-ID: <45421CD0-5F1A-418B-8450-49C5025624CB@louisville.edu> Please protect the ease of access and affordable cost of domains that allows anyone on the internet to have a voice. From geost77 at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 16:08:22 2020 From: geost77 at yahoo.com (Georgi Georgiev) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:08:22 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1547698296.1956237.1581523702029.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1547698296.1956237.1581523702029@mail.yahoo.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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URL: From chip.radoslavov at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:08:58 2020 From: chip.radoslavov at gmail.com (Chip Radoslavov (Chip Photography)) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:08:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Manchester, England United Kingdom From gdifabio1 at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 16:09:34 2020 From: gdifabio1 at yahoo.com (gary difabio) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:09:34 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is absolutely crazy! References: <689420085.1440470.1581523774061.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <689420085.1440470.1581523774061@mail.yahoo.com> The Verisign $20m they agreed to pay ICANN how will that money be spent and the effect of price increase for .com will have on the internet community? It appears to me you people are acting like Democrats without accountability. I'm not saying not to have price Increase but why punish the internet community with price increases that are out of control. If you persu this venue startup companies will compete with you and than what? I believe you're initiating a move that will have serious consequences. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The cost of administering the system is close to $0 at the margin. ICANN is a steward. They should act like one and avoid the temptation of rationalizing price increases. -- *Zane Rockenbaugh, Security Officer* zane at moca.financial | Moca Financial, Inc. | 512 567 7625 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at artemzuev.com Wed Feb 12 16:10:28 2020 From: me at artemzuev.com (Artem Zuev) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:10:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you, Artem Zuev Los Angeles, California United States -- Artem Zuev *ZUEV*/STUDIO *Director | Cinematographer* www.artemzuev.com me at artemzuev.com 323 717 8027 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From colin.olmstead at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:10:34 2020 From: colin.olmstead at gmail.com (Colin Olmstead) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:10:34 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: I am extremely opposed to these price hikes. I will do everything I can to stop them it's not fair. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From svyatkinse at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:10:36 2020 From: svyatkinse at gmail.com (Sergey Svyatkin) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:10:36 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBpbmNyZWFz?= =?utf-8?q?e_the_=2Ecom_price?= Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. 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URL: From tweijohn at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 16:12:11 2020 From: tweijohn at icloud.com (Jeff Weijohn) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:12:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Jeff Weijohn Washington United States Sent from my iPhone From ehf at ehf.systems Wed Feb 12 16:12:19 2020 From: ehf at ehf.systems (Beth) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:12:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <862a284c-d9a4-68fb-e5f3-3f0671ebab2a@ehf.systems> I am firmly opposed to the proposed Amendment 3 to the .com Registry Agreement. It appears that the deal was brokered to financially benefit both ICANN and Verisign with little transparency to the proceedings and with no apparent public benefit. The current reimbursement rate of $7.95 seems already more than sufficient to recoup operating costs. Elizabeth Harvey-Forsythe Acton MA From kelvin.aig at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:13:01 2020 From: kelvin.aig at gmail.com (Kelvin Aigbefo) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:13:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Kelvin | Namecheap.com Message-ID: Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Kelvin Aigbefo Cc: Andrew Farnsworth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From valeraal at mac.com Wed Feb 12 16:13:22 2020 From: valeraal at mac.com (Albert Valera) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:13:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current cost of .com domains is more than adequate to cover the cost of registration. Please do not increase prices. Albert Valera Austin, Texas United States Sent from my iPhone From ronksteele at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:13:58 2020 From: ronksteele at gmail.com (Ron K. Steele) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:13:58 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: <5e442449.1c69fb81.80747.2197@mx.google.com> Hello, I own more than 10 domain names. I do not want to see any price increases to domain name purchases or domain name fees of any kind. I think the current structure of making people pay high prices for good domain names and making people pay again monthly or annually just to keep the names they already paid for is some what of a crime.?Please consider your morales, values, ethics and good ole human decency when debating whether or not you should raise prices. And the why behind it all.??Regards,?Ron Steele - OwnerCell:? 615-589-2444Email:? ronksteele at gmail.com?"Let there Be Light and Love"?This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination, printing, copying or other use of, or taking any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please contact me immediately, and delete the material from your computer system. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonnycrgn at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:15:15 2020 From: jonnycrgn at gmail.com (John Cragun) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:15:15 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3. I'm not against price increases if required for inflation or other legitimate purposes. I'd also like to see better explanation and accountability of the funds to be received by ICANN through this agreement with Verisign. This could set a dangerous precedent for other domains to follow suit which leaves the consumer powerless. John Cragun -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michelle at mmfitness.com Wed Feb 12 16:15:28 2020 From: michelle at mmfitness.com (Michelle Miller) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:15:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, If prices are going to be increased, please send very good reasons why. Of course, I would object to a 30% increase. That is egregious. I do understand gradual increases however. It is hard enough for business owners to exist as it is, please do not do something that would make it even harder on us. Sincerely, Michelle Miller CEO, MM FITNESS LLC Owner and Founder, My First Workout? www.myfirstworkout.com www.mmfitness.com michelle at myfirstworkout.com 850-545-9284 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From onedomainmaster at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:16:37 2020 From: onedomainmaster at gmail.com (onedomainmaster at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:16:37 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] FW: Upcoming Price Hikes for .Com - Voice Your Opinion! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <028d01d5e1bf$cddf1510$699d3f30$@gmail.com> I am opposed to any price hikes on .com domain names. The prices are already too high. Making them higher, when there is no fixed or variable cost that ICANN or VERISIGN have to cover is just unfair profiteering. Ron Creatore From: NameBright Notifications Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 11:02 AM To: onedomainmaster at gmail.com Subject: Upcoming Price Hikes for .Com - Voice Your Opinion! Dear NameBright Customer, The organizations which oversee .com pricing, ICANN and Verisign, are considering a plan to dramatically increase the cost of owning domain names. If adopted, the price you pay for .COM domain names could increase 30% over the next 4 years, and even more thereafter. If you oppose paying more to register and renew domain names, it is important that you share your opinion now during the public comment period, which ends soon. Two easy ways to make sure your voice is heard are: 1. The Internet Commerce Association has made submitting comments easy at https://www.internetcommerce.org/comment-com/ 2. Send an email directly to comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20 at icann.org with your thoughts on prices being raised. If we act now, we can steer ICANN away from these unjustified price hikes. Thank you for your attention to this very urgent matter. Regards, NameBright 2635 Walnut Street Denver, CO 80205 Unsubscribe - Unsubscribe Preferences -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brineshasims at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 16:16:59 2020 From: brineshasims at yahoo.com (Brinesha Sims) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:16:59 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1844031162.1414178.1581524219623.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1844031162.1414178.1581524219623@mail.yahoo.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no businessdictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Brinesha? Sims DALLAS,TX -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From LaCancha at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 16:17:20 2020 From: LaCancha at yahoo.com (Gerard Robbins) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:17:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <2AD42222-4A52-4663-B519-51E98BA4F9AC.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2AD42222-4A52-4663-B519-51E98BA4F9AC@yahoo.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Gersrd Hackensack, New Jersey United States I think price hike is ridiculous!!! Sent from my iPhone From jkelley32 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:17:57 2020 From: jkelley32 at gmail.com (James Kelley) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:17:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns Re: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, There needs to be a more transparent and open process in regulating the pricing structure for the .com Registry. While Verisign manages the .com Registry, it does not own it. As such, it has no business dictating the price without a competitive bidding process that is open, transparent, and in the best interests of the public. I am a registrant of a .com domain name, and I am vehemently against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN has a duty to govern the domain name system in the public interest, and the price increases are not in the public interest. James Kelley Boston, MA From darksecret221 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:17:31 2020 From: darksecret221 at gmail.com (Darko Salazar) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:17:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. John Limmonds Needham, Massachusetts United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Gary Von Schilling From liotsakis at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:18:06 2020 From: liotsakis at gmail.com (Paul Liotsakis) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:18:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Let?s keep it that way. I am against any proposed hikes. Paul L San Francisco, California United States Sent from my iPhone From fltmiami at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:18:25 2020 From: fltmiami at gmail.com (Francisco Torres-Figueras) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:18:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <034101d5e1c0$0e389fa0$2aa9dee0$@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price as there is no actual hosting, emailing, or any other service provided by Verisign for my registered domains. Francisco Torres Pompano Beach, Florida United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bill at wmorin.com Wed Feb 12 16:18:54 2020 From: bill at wmorin.com (bill at wmorin.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:18:54 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <89392d65-5fa7-7c1d-14ea-04aa38c9a1ee@wmorin.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. 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URL: From ognjenmilosevic at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:19:49 2020 From: ognjenmilosevic at hotmail.com (Ognjen Milosevic) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:19:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ognjen Belgrade, Belgrade Serbia Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From liceaga.luis at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 16:20:05 2020 From: liceaga.luis at icloud.com (Luis Liceaga) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:20:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <8B16FF83-2A65-48A1-8D03-14017DD78FBE@icloud.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Luis Liceaga Monterrey, Nuevo Le?n Mexico Sent from my iPhone From vanhwhite at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:20:16 2020 From: vanhwhite at gmail.com (Van White) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:20:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. VAN H WHITE NEWPORT NEWS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From naresh at rekhifamily.com Wed Feb 12 16:20:37 2020 From: naresh at rekhifamily.com (Naresh Rekhi) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:20:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. ? I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.? ? Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price.? ? ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.? ? Naresh Rekhi? CENTREVILLE, VA, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christine at christinemarie.com Wed Feb 12 16:21:32 2020 From: christine at christinemarie.com (Christine Marie) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:21:32 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I use all my web sites for good purposes, to benefit individuals and society. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Christine Marie Hildale -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maf at moreairfactory.com Wed Feb 12 16:24:29 2020 From: maf at moreairfactory.com (maf at moreairfactory.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:24:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <20200212112429.Horde.RuDyM80BwFvzSwT-xbdqgS2@server246.web-hosting.com> Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. If anything, technology costs are decreasing so this should too. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thanks. Kind Regards MAF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sue at poppedcorn.com Wed Feb 12 16:25:56 2020 From: sue at poppedcorn.com (Susan Michaletz) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:25:56 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: <4E987508-CFE5-4F62-80D7-C9E3F0A122C5@poppedcorn.com> Please do not raise registration prices. Sue Michaletz PoppedCorn, LLC 5757 Sanibel Drive, #10 Minnetonka, MN. 55343 952.452.8808 store 507.382.1131 mobile From jrima at aol.com Wed Feb 12 16:26:00 2020 From: jrima at aol.com (Seat Of My Pants) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:26:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. As a small business owner, every penny counts. Please support the small business owner by not increasing these fees. Thank you, Jennifer Rima Los Angeles, California United States From chris at espacenetworks.com Wed Feb 12 16:26:58 2020 From: chris at espacenetworks.com (Chris Coleman) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:26:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of 11 .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. A domain registration is ultimately just a row in an online database! Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Keeping the existing rate is part of that responsibility to the public interest. If Verisign is complaining about not receiving enough money, then how about open partitioning the hosting of the .COM registry to multiple other US based registries? Quite sure there?d be many interested takers. Christopher Coleman Hartford, Connecticut United States From sue at poppedcorn.com Wed Feb 12 16:27:15 2020 From: sue at poppedcorn.com (Susan Michaletz) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:27:15 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <61F8A4CF-6472-4B4E-A209-60AE45B20D8A@poppedcorn.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you. Susan Michaletz Minnetonka, Minnesota United States Sue Michaletz PoppedCorn, LLC 5757 Sanibel Drive, #10 Minnetonka, MN. 55343 952.452.8808 store 507.382.1131 mobile From el2 at twenty15.com Wed Feb 12 16:27:37 2020 From: el2 at twenty15.com (Edward LeBlanc) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:27:37 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <749A9AD5-41DD-4EB3-A4FE-53F7D5E25140@twenty15.com> To whom it may concern, I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. The cost of running a database, amortized over the millions of registrants, does not justify any higher price. A higher price would have to be considered monopolistic price gouging. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The public interest is served by keeping the price for domain registration low enough for normal people to pay. The current price is already high enough. Edward LeBlanc Karlsruhe, Germany From jlb4690 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:27:37 2020 From: jlb4690 at gmail.com (JL Berman) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:27:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: jlb cambria ca USA You'll eventually drive small business owners into less income or out of business. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Cliff Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom www.brushparty.co.uk Tel: 01844 390208 Brush Party UK Ltd 8 Space Business Centre Smeaton Close Aylesbury Bucks HP19 8FJ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: BP Sig.png Type: image/png Size: 10427 bytes Desc: not available URL: From jacobo221 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:29:04 2020 From: jacobo221 at gmail.com (Jacobo221) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:29:04 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Wrong aproach Message-ID: Hello, Allowing a private for-profit company to decide on the prices is wrong. Domains are public for the whole world, their price should not change according to one country's history of prices. The real cost of a domain registration almost has not increased since the early 2000s, if it has at all, in fact it has probably decreased. Jacobo Vilella Vilahur Barcelona, Spain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jlb4690 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:29:50 2020 From: jlb4690 at gmail.com (JL Berman) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:29:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: I am a very small business owner who knows price increases means a less profitable business and fewer employees. Don't do it. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sbeitzel at pobox.com Wed Feb 12 16:29:44 2020 From: sbeitzel at pobox.com (Stephen Beitzel) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:29:44 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad idea - flawed economics Message-ID: <82e818b9-ede9-2224-e4b5-513482e1bc69@pobox.com> Of course a limited resource will be more expensive than one that is less so. And, of course, the price will ultimately fluctuate with demand. And, the cost of producing the resource will be factored into the total cost. All this said, however, I'd like to see the justification for the proposed change. How is it that the cost of maintaining a database of unique strings is suddenly going to spike over the next few years? It seems pretty unlikely. How is it in the public interest to make the .com namespace more expensive? There's no way the price increase will impact the bottom line of large or even medium commercial enterprises. Even if the yearly cost of a domain increases 100% overnight, that won't even register on the balance sheet for, say, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft, or Wells Fargo. The only people who will notice this are those on the margins. This will shut down the voices of those who can just barely afford to participate. This seems like a play to grab a bunch of cash while screwing over the people who have the least power. If Verisign needs the money that badly, then we should be paying a lot more attention to their situation. Maybe they need help -- help that might look like lightening their responsibilities, or overseeing their finances. Don't do this. It's not good for anyone who isn't Verisign. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: pEpkey.asc Type: application/pgp-keys Size: 35179 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ivan at ivanbayan.com Wed Feb 12 16:30:08 2020 From: ivan at ivanbayan.com (IvanBayan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:30:08 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for .com.? Not so smart decision Message-ID: <51a45d35-dab0-0329-e8be-aff21790f003@ivanbayan.com> Hello. I'm using my domain in .com for personal purpose, I have no money income from selling ad or products/services, nonetheless I paid for it. Last time I paid near 90$ for domain renewal for 5 years, most likely? your changes will lead to domain cost increase by 21% every 5 years. It's really hard to understand for why I pay near 20$ per year now and why I need to pay more. Why most other domains cost cheaper than domain in .com. zone and which expenses do you have that should costs more. ICANN doesn't support domains on ns servers and did nothing for me. If that changes be accepted I will just change zone for my domain. Your future income from me: (20$ - registrar_fee)*0 =0$ Not a big deal, but I sure I'm not only one who will made same decision. -- Ivan From qinyongqiang at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:30:22 2020 From: qinyongqiang at gmail.com (Yongqiang Qin) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:30:22 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <87D8581E-6538-4738-A713-0F4DB9199DD1@gmail.com> Dear Sir or Madam, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I heard from my namespace ISP that you would like to raise the cost of owning domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Best Regards. Yongqiang Qin Beijing, Beijing China From jacknetlogin at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:30:02 2020 From: jacknetlogin at gmail.com (Jack) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:00:02 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise the .COM domain price Message-ID: <5e442812.1c69fb81.39212.2252@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Show us EXACTLY where the monies would benefit the consumer? If its security than you need to show us the issues, how the money would be spend and provide true accountability and transparency. To raise prices just because the current agreement has run out and its been several years is NOT. A reason! I am against Amendment 3. Sincerely, Kim Evans From onaroad at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 16:34:34 2020 From: onaroad at outlook.com (Ona Road) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:34:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Don't do it! Proposed Amendment 3 will do harm to, and have longterm negative impacts on, the Internet. Fees should mirror costs, but this proposal accelerates fees to provide kickback money to ICANN. By no means should it be adopted! Ona -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From pag at agripnidis.net Wed Feb 12 16:37:02 2020 From: pag at agripnidis.net (Philippe AGRIPNIDIS) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:37:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The Internet is not only a protocol, it is also a spirit that must be accessible to the greatest number of people. Message-ID: <20b6f3d9-18e2-6adc-e626-ce838281f407@agripnidis.net> Hello. The Internet is not only a protocol, it is also a spirit that must be accessible to the greatest number of people. No increase in the purchase price of .com domain names. Best regards, P.AGRIPNIDIS From b.richtman at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:37:48 2020 From: b.richtman at gmail.com (Bob Richtman) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:37:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Dear sirs, sticking it to the little guy huh? I?m homeless, living inside a two seat truck, in Rancho Santa Margarita CA., and trying to get out from under. Raising prices on me unjustifiably is nonsense. FocalFind.com & StoicMagic.com are two of my ways out I have from my situation. I would appreciate that you not start raising prices on me like this and somehow find a better way, that looks out for people like me. Thank you, Bob Richtman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yacauasd at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:39:38 2020 From: yacauasd at gmail.com (Jacqueline Reyes) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:39:38 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree .COM increase Message-ID: Greetings, I don't agree with that contract between ICANN and Verisign. That does not benefit most users, please allow us to continue using the web freely. I found out about it right now, and I am sure that most people do not know that. Please consider the community. As a user of the web, I think that a consensus must be made with the community: All users of .COM must be notified and they must give their opinion because this matter will affect us directly. Sincerely and respectfully, Jacqueline Reyes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pete at petewann.com Wed Feb 12 16:38:06 2020 From: pete at petewann.com (Pete Wann) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:38:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase the price of domain registrations Message-ID: The current pricing is more than sufficient considering the volume you must do. Increasing the costs will all but guarantee that only the most resource-flush companies and people will be able to register domain names, which will stifle innovation and cause harm to young companies. You have a monopoly here -- use it responsibly, don't be greedy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From addowns at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:40:00 2020 From: addowns at gmail.com (Drew Downs) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:40:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain pricing Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, I am concerned about the proposed changes to domain pricing. Particularly given the freedom to raise them significantly and the lack of transparency in the process. While I only personally own a few domains, the cost of these will not only add up, but likely prevent me from trying out new ones. And, let's be honest, as an American, paying $10-15 per year per domain isn't really a huge burden. So going to $15-20 wouldn't really seem like a heavy lift. In practical terms, I would certainly be willing to see fair changes in the system. What I really don't want to see is a radical lack of transparency and agencies feeling free to jack up their prices without real oversight. 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URL: From adam.dorsey at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:40:35 2020 From: adam.dorsey at gmail.com (Adam Dorsey) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:40:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't make the Internet less accessible Message-ID: One of the great things about the Internet is that a person can go to a registrar, grab a name and have their own corner of the largest collaborative effort in human history. The low prices of DNS names have spurred innovation by ensuring that no one is priced out of access to the DNS system. I am deeply concerned by the proposal for ICANN to collaborate with a for-profit organization. I fear that the profit motives of Verisign will override the goals of ICANN and result in another business entity that exists solely to make money, at the expense of the Internet and the DNS system as a whole. I am also concerned with the focus on "attacks on the security and stability of DNS" being used for potential price increases. This same language has been used to erode civil liberties in the US over the past two decades. I am worried that the same tactic will be used here to increase prices on DNS names past the easily accessible levels we have now, and create another system where only large corporations and the wealthy can participate. Please don't tie the future of the Internet to one corporation. -- Adam Dorsey adam.dorsey at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kkilometer at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:42:27 2020 From: kkilometer at gmail.com (Kevin Keller) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:42:27 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: I?m a small business owner and freelancer. I use my .com web address as a critical client acquisition tool. Raising rates without providing any material benefit is simply price gouging. Do not proceed with 8 increases over the next decade. Don?t make closes door decisions that directly affect everyone. -Kevin Keller -- *KEVIN KELLER* *801.712.6460* www.KevinKellerDesign.com [image: KevinKeller.Design] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rkalus at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:42:58 2020 From: rkalus at gmail.com (Bob Kalus) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:42:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain agreements Message-ID: <5D401519-33FA-49D8-8E1D-F5B511F6EAFB@gmail.com> Hello, I wish to request that ICANN not proceed with the Verisign agreement without input from the community of owners of .COM domains. I think that you will find a more agreeable group of clients if you involve us in the decisions, and are less likely to lose clients to other domains, which may result in bigger losses than the relatively small near term gains offered by the Verisign agreement. Better for us, better for you. Best, Bob Kalus From stu at atennesseecabin.com Wed Feb 12 06:08:47 2020 From: stu at atennesseecabin.com (Stewart W Graham) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:08:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop these price increases on .com accounts - keep this affordable for individual business owners Message-ID: <004601d5e16a$e44ef360$acecda20$@atennesseecabin.com> Dear Icann, Please refrain from allowing Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and then some. These price increases will make .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody - and for what reason? Please vote down this amendment. Sincerely, Stewart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From uosamuel8 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:45:33 2020 From: uosamuel8 at gmail.com (Benjamin Onyike) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:45:33 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: It's not a welcome development -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From monica at booksofm.com Wed Feb 12 16:46:55 2020 From: monica at booksofm.com (Monica Valentinelli) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:46:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment Amendment 3 Message-ID: Dear iCann, I am a small business owner who relies on my *.com domains for promotion and to get work. My domains are valuable to me, and I do not want to pay more money just because they're a *.com. There has to be more transparency and clarity over why such a change is needed, where the funds are going, and how this will benefit *.com owners and users both now and in the future. 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Message-ID: Hello, It has come to my attention at there is a proposal for increasing the prices for registering and renewing the .com domains. I am writing to you to express my dissatisfaction and opposition to this increase. I am proponent of making things easier and affordable to increase traction and increase profitability. Not to gouge prices and make life and affordability difficult, especially to the new personals trying to enter the WWW domain. Sincerely, Fasih Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrelaemmerzahl at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:51:34 2020 From: andrelaemmerzahl at gmail.com (Andre) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:51:34 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Andre Orange, California United States From barsnur at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 16:51:14 2020 From: barsnur at gmail.com (Arsen Ibragimov) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:51:14 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Arsen Moscow, Moscow Russia -- ????? ????????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Andrew Pincock Orem, Utah United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nizo505 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 17:01:23 2020 From: nizo505 at gmail.com (Lael Tucker) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:01:23 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Horrified at the lack of public discussion or any sort of transparency Message-ID: Considering how many previous negative comments were ignored, I fully expect this one to be ignored as well. However, randomly raising prices in an opaque process that is nothing more than a cash grab and futile attempt to go back to the bad old days of having a single entity controlling .com (and other) domains is a great way to guarantee eventual government legislation and possibly even oversight, to protect consumer's rights and the Internet at large, so you should reconsider your current schemes to raise prices with no obvious benefit to anyone besides ICANN and Verisign. - L. Tucker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ccowan81 at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 17:02:34 2020 From: ccowan81 at hotmail.com (chad cowan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:02:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Consultation needed Message-ID: I am sure you guys have some justification for this Move that will impact .com prices. But you should have consulted with the other players in the business. I am asking that you pause any move to advance this position until and industry wide consultation takes place. Best Chad From george at visii.com Wed Feb 12 17:03:41 2020 From: george at visii.com (George Whitelaw) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:03:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: Increasing the price will only drive people to other TLDs, further weakening the .com TLD. *George Whitelaw*CTO -- Vision AI for your company visii.com Check out Saatchi Art?s?case study Visii,?WeWork Tower Bridge, International House, 1 St Katharine?s Way, London, E1W 1UN, UK This email is privileged and confidential. If you are not the addressee, or have received this email in error, please delete it immediately. Please do not copy it, disclose its contents or use it for any purpose. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From u.t.1990 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 17:07:13 2020 From: u.t.1990 at gmail.com (Tushar Upadhyay) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:37:13 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Tushar Ahmedabad, Gujarat India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lavoie.richard at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 17:07:23 2020 From: lavoie.richard at gmail.com (Richard Lavoie) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:07:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <816B22CD-BE62-4D55-BC44-48F981F93FE6@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Richard Lavoie Sorel-Tracy, Quebec Canada Sent from my iPhone From j at jayperryworks.com Wed Feb 12 17:07:12 2020 From: j at jayperryworks.com (Jay Perry) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:07:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0d87b91c-5b1e-48a5-9bc2-c51f07248d29@Spark> As a small business owner who maintains my own website, I am deeply concerned about the proposed price increases on .com domains. If prices continue to increase unchecked, this TLD ? generally regarded as the most recognizable and desirable ? will inevitably become unaffordable to everyone but large, wealthy companies. Large companies, especially tech giants like Google and Amazon, already exert an outsize influence on the web, which already threatens its ideal of an open, level, equal-access network. Please do not add to the web?s increasing stratification by making .com domains more and more expensive. Thank you, Jay Perry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fifehomestead at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 17:07:52 2020 From: fifehomestead at gmail.com (Jennifer Fife) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:07:52 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. Cedar City, UT United States. I am against the proposed hike in my domain rates. Jennifer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 2domain at 163.com Wed Feb 12 16:49:38 2020 From: 2domain at 163.com (2domain) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:49:38 +0800 (CST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <527573fe.8ab1.1703a4e5c35.Coremail.2domain@163.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Yunhai Jiang Qiqihaer, Heilongjiang China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From domains at venturetent.com Wed Feb 12 17:09:22 2020 From: domains at venturetent.com (VentureTent) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:09:22 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domain investor. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Michael Law Centennial, Colorado United States ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From josephsimon at earthlink.net Wed Feb 12 17:10:55 2020 From: josephsimon at earthlink.net (Joe) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:10:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Form Post from Firefox Message-ID: No price increases. utf8=? authenticity_token=ox17QQu+6wtKINw7FP/YzXeJkJ4O5UALfrGh55U6lrfHD2DZcWu+fhKHTD+efUbT3Ph16EAnd+tvZZbx7YWBqA== terms_of_services=yes commit=Continue -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From j326775 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 17:13:07 2020 From: j326775 at gmail.com (zi0n .) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:13:07 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not allow price increases Message-ID: Hello, I hereby request that you do not allow .com domain prices to increase. The Internet belongs to everyone, It shouldn't be a tool for monopoly companies to make money, we should have the right to own domain names freely. Imagine how ridiculous it would be for everyone to pay for a name management agency in the future for their children's name? I'm just an average Internet user. I just hope that this borderless realm has less collusion. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jwarren at famillewarren.com Wed Feb 12 17:13:39 2020 From: jwarren at famillewarren.com (Jeremy Warren) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:13:39 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <002201d5e1c7$c532f410$4f98dc30$@famillewarren.com> Hello, I would just like to weigh in on the proposed amendment by saying that allowing Verisign to raise fees of 7% year on year for the period 2020-2023, and again from 2026-2029. Although Verisign has pledged to provide ICANN with $20 million, there is a complete lack of transparency of how the money will be used, and furthermore, how much Verisign will stand to profit from the exchange in return. In essence, as a .com domain name holder, I see absolutely no benefit to this plan at all. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with fees increasing to keep pace with inflation, support innovation, and to benefit the internet community. However, the 7% price hike is not aligned with inflation (being over 3.5 times the 2019 US inflation rate of 1.81%), nor, as mentioned before, any clear reason for the hike. Unfortunately, the only clear outcome I can see for this move is negative press, and decreased confidence of the internet community in general in ICANN's position and capability to independently and competently manage the domain names for which it is currently responsible. This loss of confidence would be a serious loss for the internet community as a whole, and most certainly outweigh any short-term benefits gained from the $20 million promised by Verisign. Cordially, Jeremy Warren -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rmbdcrahma at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 17:13:50 2020 From: rmbdcrahma at hotmail.com (Andrea Ragan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:13:50 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: I have several .com domain names. I am a private person who is funding these sites with my own money. I am striving to make good quality websites for the world to enjoy. It will put undue hardship on me and my budding business if the wholesale rate of the .com is allowed to increase annually or even 4 of 6 years. I tried to prepay for my domain names to get the best prices but since there is a 10 year cap I was prevented from taking full advantage of the current price. I have seen other domain names already being sold for double digits. It would be very sad to make the .com TLD also go up in price and force the little guy like me to have to dig really deep in to our pockets to fund VeriSign Inc.?s billion dollar industry. I feel Verisign will be quite capable of continuing operations on the 500 million they have been netting. I don?t feel I need to give them a raise from my 500 cent pocket! Please do not go forward with the amendment which allows .com wholesale price increases. Thank you for your time and attention. Have a GREAT day! Andrea Ragan Check out my new website ExplorerLink.com Be who you are and say what you feel - because those who mind, don't matter, and those who matter, don't mind. - famously by Dr. Seuss probably originally Bernard M. Baruch Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joe at joeheller.com Wed Feb 12 17:14:26 2020 From: joe at joeheller.com (Joe Heller) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:14:26 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Hello ladies and gentlemen, I operate a small therapy coaching practice where I own quite a few domains (100+) as roadmaps to guide people to my website. Maybe I am crazy to own so many? But, I see this as a way to combat the instability of SEO making it easy for clients to find me. I hope in your decision process you consider the "little" guy ;) Any increase in domain fees would dramatically impact my business and ability to help people. One final point, if you want to increase the fees for domain brokers or people who have held onto a domain without it even pointing to a real website or offering the URL for sale on Godaddy, etc... even if it is pointed to a domain then I believe that should be a consideration. I also believe that current technology can "vet" this idea to tax or increase the fees for those who are in the business of selling domains because that is their choice to be in that business. Please do not penalize the small business owner who owns domains for his livelihood ~ Thank you for letting me share my thoughts with you :) Have a wonderful day! Joe Joe Heller 713.927.4494 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greg at clipclearance.com Wed Feb 12 17:15:30 2020 From: greg at clipclearance.com (Gregory Fein) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:15:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7115DB7C-DBE1-4030-A31E-401978AEF639@clipclearance.com> I am a registrant of several .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. It's too much? Please align cost increases with inflation or similar index. The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in all services and infrastructure costs across all sectors that far outpace the increases in average income. Please don?t add to this mayhem. Gregory Fein Media Research & Clearances, Inc. 6520 Platt Avenue, #279 | West Hills, CA 91307 818-512-3192 | greg at clipclearance.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From holly at salzmans.com Wed Feb 12 17:15:31 2020 From: holly at salzmans.com (Holly Salzman) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:15:31 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain .com price increase Message-ID: Hello, As a small business owner, it is already hard enough to keep up with the many expenses that are required to run a business. By increasing the price of .com domains, you are making it even more difficult for me and thousands of others to keep their businesses running and thriving. This is a decision that should be made based on the voices of millions of .com domain owners and not just a few money-hungry individuals. You WILL lose business as business owners are forced to close their businesses because of increased pricing. Please reconsider this decision and think about how many small businesses you are NOT supporting or helping in any way. In this day and age, you're going to want to be on the side of small businesses. Because that's the side that the public is on. Thanks for hearing my thoughts! Holly Salzman -- Holly Faith Salzman Storyland Amis : Amigurumi Plushies & Patterns Etsy Instagram Facebook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From kismetrld at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 17:17:52 2020 From: kismetrld at yahoo.com (Patricia Willenborg) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:17:52 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <777938714.2153545.1581527872841.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <777938714.2153545.1581527872841@mail.yahoo.com> To Whom It May Concern: Affordable .COM domain registration is important to modern Americans who are increasingly expected to promote themselves online for employment and to control their own image and information.? It is already difficult enough for the poor to readily and regularly access the internet due to financial barriers. Wage growth is relatively flat and costs of living are rising out of sight. The proposed changes are not in the public interest, and if more people were informed about them in plain language, I am confident that the vast majority would be stringently against Amendment 3. The proposed changes also do not reflect significant offerings of more or better services - just the desire to seize an opportunity to increase costs. Please do not support Amendment 3.? Sincerely, Patricia Willenborg -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pahulsingh20 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 17:19:06 2020 From: pahulsingh20 at gmail.com (Pahul Singh) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:49:06 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding Price Increase Message-ID: <5e443393.1c69fb81.63dbd.283e@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deniz_karasahin at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 17:20:58 2020 From: deniz_karasahin at hotmail.com (d k) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:20:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Deniz Karasahin ?stanbul Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jacob at jacobmortensen.com Wed Feb 12 17:21:22 2020 From: jacob at jacobmortensen.com (Jacob Mortensen) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:21:22 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Siphoning Money from Users to Verisgn/ICANN Message-ID: I would like to know how ICANN getting a $20 million kickback to allow Verisign to raise rates by 7%/year jives with your mission statement of: > Introducing and promoting competition in the registration of domain names > where practicable and beneficial in the public interest. This backroom decision is the action of an uncaring monopoly. You are the steward for an open, affordable internet and you're failing your mission. Please reverse this along with the .org debacle. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I'm a client of namebright ,they want me to tell you about do not rise a price but for them, this is my message to namebright. I don't have much time to say or discuss some thing like that. But just for my two website that use your domian now it's gone. I'm not have a time to ask from you. As I already paid for it. If I'm not busy now I will ask my lawyer to sue your company. Don't even ask to rise your price. But prepare to get to the court. As my business now effect from this incontinent for awhile. *Gp.Capt. Theeka Prayoonwan* Managing Director MSW SYSTEMS INTEGRATION COMPANY LIMITED 52/181 Moo7 Aektaksin Rd. Lakhok Mueang Pathum thani , Pathum Thani 12000Thailand Tel: (66-2) 9972299 FAX:(66-2) 9971899 Mobile : (669) 09960777 E-MAIL: theekapra at gmail.com www.mswsystemsintegration.com This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom they are addressed. 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The USA and the world require free speech to evolve and continue the pursuit of human rights. when you make owning a website more expensive you REDUCE the instance that people with less money can own not only one domain, but several domains to maintain their ability to operate website domains that may make sense for them to use in the future. why not simply continue to create more extensions so more domains can be obtained? there is no shortage of data space so there is no reason for a price hike annie martin Santa Monica, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rusty.pickens at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 17:25:01 2020 From: rusty.pickens at gmail.com (Rusty Pickens) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:25:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I stand strongly opposed to the proposed price hike for .COM domains. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sincerely, Rusty Pickens Washington DC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wenda.howard at vireopartner.com Wed Feb 12 17:26:16 2020 From: wenda.howard at vireopartner.com (Wenda Howard) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:26:16 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Registry amendment Message-ID: I am a grass roots small business owner. I know first hand how expensive it is to start a business. Right now my business barely supports me. Rising costs, including purchasing a .com with my business name, will only make it more difficult to stay in business or even expand. In this digital age, all businesses are expected to have an online presence. Please don?t make this impossible with outrageous costs to simply register a web address. Thank you for understanding. *Wenda Howard* Lab Manager 14722 Hoya Ct. Houston, TX 77070-2259 Phone: 832-906-9789 Email: wenda.howard at vireopartner.com Website: www.vireopartner.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Bob.Long at cwmh2o.com Wed Feb 12 17:26:34 2020 From: Bob.Long at cwmh2o.com (Bob Long) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:26:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com cost increases Message-ID: Dear ICANN, The proposed cost increases are an expensive proposition for small business like mine. I demand transparency in all cost increases. We need to know where money is going and what improvements are being made to support the cost increases proposed. How will 70% cost increase benefit my small business? 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The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. BANG C PHAM Westminster Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From romaniazero at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 17:29:01 2020 From: romaniazero at gmail.com (Off Road Zone) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:29:01 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Anton Grosoiu Muscat, Muscat Oman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at hubster.app Wed Feb 12 17:29:03 2020 From: info at hubster.app (Hubster) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:29:03 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing .com price increase Message-ID: Hello, I believe this new initiative to increase prices on .com TDL is disastrous for the domain owners and very clearly Verisign Inc. I operate several hundred domains on behalf of my clients and I can say without hesitation that most .com domain owners will simply move away from .com TDL.? That will cost Verisign Inc.'s revenue potential as well as sending a wrong message to generations to come. If there is a clear reason for such increase in price at the rate being discussed, I believe consumers have the right to know why and what for. $20 million being funded to ICANN also doesn't explain anything about what the ICANN is planning to do with the fund. This initiative is being seen with great skepticism from consumers world wide and .com domain operators, just because of the lack of transparency.? Without it, there will be significant backlash and lack of trust in the future.? There will be no reasons anymore to buy .com domains, since there are plenty others available. Regards, T.P. From rick at spectrumalloys.com Wed Feb 12 17:29:57 2020 From: rick at spectrumalloys.com (Rick Bhatti) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:29:57 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. These price hikes are illegitimate and unfounded. They are there solely for profit, which goes against your duties to govern in the public interest. Rick Bhatti Calgary, Alberta Canada Sent from my iPhone From mailbx-com at max-soft.com Wed Feb 12 17:30:51 2020 From: mailbx-com at max-soft.com (Mailbox) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:30:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PLEASE NO PRICE INCREASE - P roposed A mendment 3 to the .COM Registry A greement Message-ID: *** It will KILL my business if I have to pay more yearly because any increase will be multiplied by 100 domains! I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. *** It doesnt cost anymore to manage the registry, so why should their be an increase? The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price! *** ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. John New York -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joe.heller at eepb.com Wed Feb 12 17:30:32 2020 From: joe.heller at eepb.com (Joe Heller) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:30:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. <<< my personal comments >>> Hello ladies and gentlemen, I operate a small therapy coaching practice where I own quite a few domains (100+) as roadmaps to guide people to my website. Maybe I am crazy to own so many? But, I see this as a way to combat the instability of SEO making it easy for clients to find me. I hope in your decision process you consider the "little" guy ;) Any increase in domain fees would dramatically impact my business and ability to help people. One final point, if you want to increase the fees for domain brokers or people who have held onto a domain without it even pointing to a real website or offering the URL for sale on GoDaddy, etc... even if it is pointed to a domain then I believe that should be a consideration. I also believe that current technology can "vet" this idea to tax or increase the fees for those who are in the business of selling domains because that is their choice to be in that business. Please do not penalize the small business owner who owns domains for his livelihood ~ Thank you for letting me share my thoughts with you :) Have a wonderful day! Joe Heller Houston, TX Joe Heller | Marketing Director Email: joe.heller at eepb.com (Main) 713-622-0016 | (Fax)844-622-5527 (Direct)832-783-7760 | (Cell)713-927-4494 2950 North Loop West Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77092 The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. 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There are no additional services provided to TLD lessees, and there has been no appreciable increase in Verisign's operational costs. Based on the agreement as proposed, the price for domains could increase by as much as 100% over just the next decade, with all of that money going directly into Verisign shareholder pockets. This is nothing more than oligarchical cronyism, pure and simple. Owners of .com TLDs are not just Facebooks and Googles. I own a personal .com TLD for my personal business as an independent contractor and artist. Any increase in costs--even modest ones--makes a real difference in my bottom line. Domain name resellers will have to pass that cost on to me, the consumer. I insist that ICANN rescind this agreement as it exists today and begin public negotiations. 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URL: From freedomslair2018 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 17:35:27 2020 From: freedomslair2018 at gmail.com (Freedoms Lair) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:35:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <000001d5e1ca$d2374aa0$76a5dfe0$@gmail.com> Making deals behind closed doors on a subject that affects more than 144 million users is detrimental to positive growth, no matter what the particular topic of discussion happens to be. This is no different. In this case, the ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the best interest of the public. If this is not done anyone can dictate the outcome of end-users having a presence on the internet or participating in its growth. In doing so it would inevitably result in total anarchy across the network. I am a registrant of .com domains and that being said, I do not know of anyone, other than Verisign, wanting increases in the already established .COM prices. The current rates are already far more than justified. Why is it that this is even a consideration? Allowing these transactions to proceed forward will create a completely unnecessary barrier for those individuals who already have or want to have an online presence. Additionally, I have yet to see any kind of supporting evidence that implementing this amendment would lead to investments in the infrastructure or any positive effects for the end-user. In these times where an open internet is already under threat and the cost of doing business is escalating globally already, I sincerely hope you reconsider and stop these proceedings from moving forward. Respectfully, Concerned online business owner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sent from my iPhone From parm at 7719.com Wed Feb 12 17:38:57 2020 From: parm at 7719.com (Parm Gill) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:38:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As a registrant of many domains, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains as no one other than Verisign wants and increase in .COM prices. As ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, Verisign has no business dictating prices. If Verisign no longer wants to be the manager of the .COM registry due to the pricing of .COM domains at $7.85, which is already too high, then there should be a public bid for a new registry to take over. Furthermore, prices should be locked in for at least a 10 year period and prices should decrease over time and not keep rising as all the .COM registry does is maintain a database of information, and not much more... Sincerely, P. 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The infrastructure is there already, this is just a money grab so you can keep yourself, or propel yourself, in the top 1 percent. Granted as a non-business user, I suppose I have the option to let my .com lapse, but I have had it for years and use it for my personal email. Scott Palmer *"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin."* -- Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren (24 October 1780) PGP key: https://unixheads.com/scott.txt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hollyandres at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 17:43:58 2020 From: hollyandres at gmail.com (Holly A.) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:43:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Contract with verisign without public input. Message-ID: This seems rather sneaking and very unprofessional. Could you articulate the reasons your company chose to do this without allowing input from any of the .com community? Respectfully, Holly A. Andres, MSW, LCSW 7500 W Lake Mead Blvd, Ste 9-472 Las Vegas, NV 89128 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, along with all files transmitted with it, is intended solely for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed. THE FORWARDING of THIS EMAIL BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL SENDER IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. This communication may contain information that is proprietary, privileged or confidential or otherwise legally exempt from disclosures pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) legislation (45CFR, Parts 160 & 164) or by 42 CFR Part 2, or other appropriate law. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. 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URL: From wintercreekfarm at comcast.net Wed Feb 12 18:01:04 2020 From: wintercreekfarm at comcast.net (Don Mack) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:01:04 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Website Name Rental Price Increase Message-ID: <2y48str6ec-1@ppa3.lax.icann.org> To ICANN Team, You have announced the intention to increase wholesale website name rental fees (70% over 10 years). I request that you do not increase fees. Instead, please reduce your fees by ? streamlining your operation and ? use dropping prices in computer processing capabilities and ? use dropping prices in computer storage ? link to other businesses and use them in areas where they can do things more economically than you can Thank you for considering my comments. Donald Mack Don Mack 425-530-7979 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you for your consideration. Kristin Redwood City, California United States From C0nqrer at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:10:49 2020 From: C0nqrer at hotmail.com (C0nqrer@ hotmail.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:10:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Malibu, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chtsrl at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:10:39 2020 From: chtsrl at gmail.com (Cahit Saral) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:10:39 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This will get big! Message-ID: As a very large Turkish Internet community with 164.000 members we will bring up this unfair agreement issue to Turk Telekom on Friday the 14th, which is the biggest Internet provider in Turkey and the Middle East! We will not let ICANN to do this kind of deals behind closed doors. I guess ICANN head team made a miss calculate about peoples IQ's and patience. You are forcing people to find a solution without your domains... This is exactly what your trying to do... Chad Saral Information Technologies -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pvpatil30 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:11:34 2020 From: pvpatil30 at gmail.com (pvpatil) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:11:34 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e443fd7.1c69fb81.15f8a.235a@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. If this happens we feel robbed and arm-twisted as we will be helpless and forced with this unwarranted increase in price?. Please do not. Pramod V Patil Dubai, Dubai United Arab Emirates Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lexglenn at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:11:53 2020 From: lexglenn at gmail.com (Alex Glenn) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:11:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Alex Glenn Durham, North Carolina United States From ellen.frankel at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:13:24 2020 From: ellen.frankel at gmail.com (Ellen Frankel) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:13:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Dear ICANN and Verisign, I am a registrant with a domain name. I want to protest the proposed price hikes for domain names. I am a freelance writer who depends upon my website for publicity and sales. My income from royalties is modest. Your proposed hikes will adversely affect my career. Please reconsider these proposed hikes and keep rates affordable. Thank you for your attention. Sincerely, Dr. Ellen Frankel -- Ellen Frankel Year-round (c) 215-266-6435 Summer landline: 207-926-8256 By USMail: Mid-June to Mid-October 113 Outlet Road New Gloucester, ME 04260 Mid-October to Mid-June: 1523 Clower Creek Drive, HA 249 Sarasota, FL 34231 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gibbo at cantab.net Wed Feb 12 18:16:03 2020 From: gibbo at cantab.net (Chris Gibbs) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:16:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of two .com domain names which I don?t generate that much profit from: innerversion.com and tropiceuro.com The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Chris Gibbs Bath, England United Kingdom From whshinn at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:16:32 2020 From: whshinn at gmail.com (W Shinn) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:16:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. WH Shinn Ft Mill Dear ICANN: I am owner of over 350 domains, mostly .COM and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified due to the fact that technology and services should decrease in value over time and not increase. Only products and services that rely heavily on ?raw materials? to produce or operate should have an increase comparable to the cost of those materials or equivalent to the inflation rate. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price, and no justification in increasing the price. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From palpablet at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:17:48 2020 From: palpablet at gmail.com (Raja Chowdary) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:47:48 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please STOP .COM Price Hike [Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement] Message-ID: <5e44414d.1c69fb81.c058a.f444@mx.google.com> Hello Team ICANN, I oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Please stop .com Price Hike. If you made this trend rest of the domains will also have the same impact. Internet means free flow of information without barriers like money or government or contracts. For $20 million dollar change what wonders will you do? Increase two cents per each domain renewal. May that help you to fund and support for the future. Regards Raja Chowdary Putta INDIA Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gimmemohit at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:19:41 2020 From: gimmemohit at gmail.com (Mohit A) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:49:41 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the price rise Message-ID: For many people in the developing world, a legitimate website essentially means a name ending with .com - already these domains are much more expensive and unique names are hard to find. Increasing costs like this is criminal - those in the developing world can't afford to be paying this yearly fee to what is effectively a monopoly. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danhuba at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:19:41 2020 From: danhuba at gmail.com (Daniel Huba) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:19:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose the price hikes! Message-ID: I oppose this closed door takeover of the .coms with all the increases! Daniel Huba Tallahassee, FL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soren at smallbusinesstech.net Wed Feb 12 18:20:17 2020 From: soren at smallbusinesstech.net (Soren Stoutner) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:20:17 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .COM Action Message-ID: <9328cd04-08f1-2263-e36d-6274130d6a28@smallbusinesstech.net> Please reconsider the proposed changes to the .COM Verisign rules. -- Soren Stoutner Small Business Tech Solutions soren at smallbusinesstech.net 623-262-6169 From Dale at Brokerofinsurance.com Wed Feb 12 18:23:09 2020 From: Dale at Brokerofinsurance.com (Dale Ehrgott) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:23:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <03c701d5e1d1$7b5b67a0$721236e0$@Brokerofinsurance.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Dale Ehrgott Reno, Nevada United States You will look corrupt if you raise the prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From payal_dhar at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 18:26:08 2020 From: payal_dhar at yahoo.com (Payal Dhar) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:26:08 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1637430064.2215799.1581531968445.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1637430064.2215799.1581531968445@mail.yahoo.com> To whom it may concern: This propose increase is worrisome in many ways. First, the lack of public consultation speaks of backdoor corporate wangling; second, the price increases are going to affect those of us in the developing world disproportionately, making the internet even more unequal. I would urge you to please reconsider this amendment. Regards,Payal ----- Payal Dhar (she/her)Portfolio: payaldhar.contently.com Website: writeside.net | payaldhar.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aalmsaodi at fb.com Wed Feb 12 18:08:05 2020 From: aalmsaodi at fb.com (Akrm Almsaodi) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:08:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop .com pricing increasing madness! Message-ID: Stop .com pricing increasing madness! It will effect me and many small business who operate heavily on online marketing and services. I don?t support this change, and I request to consider the internet community first! Sincerely, Akrm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From seth at s3th.com Wed Feb 12 18:27:02 2020 From: seth at s3th.com (Seth Hall) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:27:02 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to register opposition to the proposed amendment. The amendment includes financial changes that will affect end users of the .com TLD, such as myself. End users have not received a full explanation of precisely what would justify these changes in cost. The amendment's explanation is vague, non-committal and insufficient. Furthermore, the amendment specifies a financial arrangement between ICANN and Verisign for millions of dollars to complete "good faith" projects, which are also not precisely defined or specified to any acceptable degree. ICANN should reject this amendment and return with a new proposal that is more detailed and maximizes transparency of any financial transactions or financial changes that will be transferred to end users. -Seth Hall, Organizer TechLEAD San Diego techleadsd.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adoo at abv.bg Wed Feb 12 18:28:38 2020 From: adoo at abv.bg (adoo) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:28:38 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <6FDAE776-76ED-47C0-A7EC-DABABA4DC010@abv.bg> A more normal increase of 2-5% yearly for up to 10-15% will be more realistic for private registrants like myself. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Roman Dimitrov Sofia, Sofia-Capital Bulgaria From info.klockley at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:30:39 2020 From: info.klockley at gmail.com (Krystyna Lockley) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:30:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <8A275B57-9E3F-4638-B118-BEC08CA86762@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Klockley Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States Sent from my iPhone From andy at treelinesound.com Wed Feb 12 18:30:14 2020 From: andy at treelinesound.com (Andy Whilden) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:30:14 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not support proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to express my position against proposed Amendment 3 to reverse the price cap on dot com domains. As a small business owner which holds two dot com domains, this will negatively affect my business and any future potential growth, with no benefits being returned from it. In the interest of the public and supporting small businesses, I urge you to not allow this change to occur. Thank you for your time reading this and considering public opinion. Have a good day. Sincerely, -- *Andy Whilden* Treeline Sound LLC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at exhora.com Wed Feb 12 18:31:19 2020 From: info at exhora.com (Joshua Weller) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:31:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding the recent .COM changes Message-ID: <28a969b1-5b0a-86eb-2f57-212089041f42@exhora.com> To whom it may concern, I recently found out about the .COM amendment, specifically the pricing changes planned for said domains. As both a customer that owns hundreds of .COM domains, as well as a whole-seller I highly disagree and oppose the proposed changes. It will unfairly penalize small business owners and those who hold large domain portfolios on behalf of their clients, some of which have domains for their personal hobbies. Furthermore, I will be forced to drop hundreds of domains which are considered "typo" domains, common misspellings of domains our clients use as the price increase would not justify owning them any longer. The current service/registration fees are more than enough. How can it be that other TLD's have cheaper fees and manage fine, why would the most recognized TLD in the world need a price increase in their fees after all of these years. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not for profit. Sincerely, Joshua Weller https://exhora.com From bixby.benjamin at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:32:44 2020 From: bixby.benjamin at gmail.com (Benjamin Bixby) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:32:44 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices and do not allow verisign Message-ID: Do not raise prices. Do not allow Verisign the continued monopoly. Please explain to me how this is justified and not done just out of greed. -- Best, Ben bixby.benjamin at gmail.com 517.420.5985 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shanemccook at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:33:16 2020 From: shanemccook at gmail.com (Shane McCook) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:33:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the proposed amendment No. 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I oppose the proposed restoration of the pricing structure from the 2006 .COM Registry Agreement. The price for .COM Registry Services should remain static at $7.85 as it has since 2012. This is nothing but a cash grab for Verisign and does not serve the public interest. Shane McCook 1929 Par PL Sarasota, FL 34240 941-666-9065 shanemccook at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bobhslaughter at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:35:02 2020 From: bobhslaughter at gmail.com (Bob Slaughter) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:35:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <453EA34B-5620-4557-8791-F42F116757EF@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Bob Slaughter Driftwood From theamazinglacey at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 18:34:48 2020 From: theamazinglacey at icloud.com (Lacey Walker) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:34:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Lacey Walker Burbank, California United States Lacey Walker From mmussons at eqtconsulting.net Wed Feb 12 18:36:29 2020 From: mmussons at eqtconsulting.net (Miquel Mussons) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:36:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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URL: From helen.perri at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:47:44 2020 From: helen.perri at gmail.com (Helen Perri) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:47:44 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against!! Message-ID: <2B6942AB-D36F-4376-B277-54B9660DCCC4@gmail.com> I am against these shady, elitist, dotcom price increases in the proposed contract. I think it will kill business?all for a money-grab. Helen Perri California ::: sent from mobile device From sue at suebrettell.com Wed Feb 12 18:47:39 2020 From: sue at suebrettell.com (SueBrettell) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:47:39 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sirs Over the years I have purchased domains to use for blogs and book landing pages etc as I intend to focus on writing rather than design in the near future. I have particularly tried to find .com domain names because we've always been told that .com is regarded as the most professional and valued domain. I am a freelance designer with an income limited by chronic autoimmune disease, so the cost of the domains is an important consideration. Independent workers and small business owners like myself are already struggling with the rising cost of software subscriptions, hosting, security and so on. We are at the mercy of online service and software providers. The prospect of increasing .com domain renewal pricing is worrying, to say the least. I concur with the points made eloquently by Namecheap: https://www.namecheap.com/blog/icann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-money and would like to add my voice to dissuade you from making these changes. Yours faithfully Sue Brettell Sue Brettell ? Branding, Digital Design & Writing sue at suebrettell.com ? +44 (0)7891 517750 ? www.linkedin.com/in/suebrettell NOTE: This email (including any attachments) may contain confidential and/or proprietary information intended for the person/entity to whom it is addressed. Sharing it with others or using it in any way without the sender?s consent is strictly prohibited. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at hashclothing.com Wed Feb 12 18:49:25 2020 From: admin at hashclothing.com (admin at hashclothing.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:49:25 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: <010801d5e1d5$270d3bc0$7527b340$@com> These are unjustified price hikes You have to stop This email has been scanned by BullGuard antivirus protection. For more info visit www.bullguard.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pmartel at aol.com Wed Feb 12 18:50:49 2020 From: pmartel at aol.com (pmartel at aol.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:50:49 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public interest References: <653398656.1476125.1581533449050.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <653398656.1476125.1581533449050@mail.yahoo.com> I can see that the proposed amendment is in the interest of Verisign: they get an increase in the wholesale price of .COM domains far in excess of the cost of living.I can see that the proposed amendment is is the interest of ICANN: they get a payment of $20 million.I can't see that the proposed ammendment is in the interest of the public. Best wishes,--Philip O Martel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lisa at urbangilt.com Wed Feb 12 18:51:40 2020 From: lisa at urbangilt.com (Lisa Moore) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:51:40 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Lisa Moore London, UK Founder *URBAN GILT* www.urbangilt.com The Stanley Building 7 Pancras Square London N1C 4AG -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rodrigo.cordero.g at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:54:22 2020 From: rodrigo.cordero.g at gmail.com (Rod) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:54:22 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <52579bbc-42e8-b86a-962c-78d5bc0975b2@gmail.com> Any change in the direction of the openness and universal availability are welcome. Obviously this include keeping the cost as low as possible. From elhombrepatata at telefonica.net Wed Feb 12 18:55:57 2020 From: elhombrepatata at telefonica.net (El Hombre Patata) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:55:57 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0270F09F-8674-4B92-9AA7-81F761F98F46@telefonica.net> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Jos? Pujante Murcia, Murcia Spain From sandeep.verma at newestreveal.com Wed Feb 12 18:55:58 2020 From: sandeep.verma at newestreveal.com (Sandeep Verma) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:55:58 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price rise plans Message-ID: Hello, I was alerted that the Verisign can increase .com prices over the next few years. I have also understood that Verisign have agreed to fund $20 million to ICANN over 5 years with no explanation as to why or how these funds will be allocated. I am firmly against the notion of .com price rises. The general community was not consulted and this will have an impact on online growth. I would like you to take this a formal request not to proceed with .com price increases. kind regards Sandeep sandeep.verma at NewestReveal.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamie at donkeyink.com Wed Feb 12 18:56:26 2020 From: jamie at donkeyink.com (Jamie Purches) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:56:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not approve .COM price increases Message-ID: <01904474-62FB-44DF-9716-208B02D723E1@donkeyink.com> As the owner of .com domains from which I run my business I'm absolutely not on board with the idea of a price increase to maintain them. For what reason should we pay more for our domains? I'll tell you why. It's a money grab, similar to what the GOP is doing in the US?and just as secretively it seems. They know they're on their way out so they're taking what they can, while they can. It's the same with .com domains. The public is moving away from .com in favour of alternate domains that allow them to be more creative with their URLs, so the fat cats want to get as fat as they can?as fast as they can?while they can still skim. I am vehemently against the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. _____________________________ Jamie Purches Donkey Ink Design Phone 604 837 9447 Email jamie at donkeyink.com Website donkeyink.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From der.manns at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:57:21 2020 From: der.manns at gmail.com (J n G Mann) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:57:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Drafters of Proposed Amendment 3, Price controls are necessary to ensure equal access to essential, public resources, which includes internet properties and the .COM domain in particular. Furthermore, transparency of all financial arrangements related to essential resources are necessary to maintain the public's trust and the accountability of those stewards of essential, public resources. The proposed deal outlined in Amendment 3 falls short of being transparent and under reasonable control. I urge ICANN to shed light on A3 and revisit its terms with direct input from public representatives, not just the private entities who seek financial gain from A3. 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Adonis Tucson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nabil at affios.com Wed Feb 12 18:58:49 2020 From: nabil at affios.com (Nabil Beirouty) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:58:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi there, I'm extremely disappointed by this decision. Domain names are supposed to be available to anyone that wants to start a website. By allowing freedom to increase the prices as suggested, you will close off access to a huge population. It's a real shame, totally against the purpose of the internet. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Nabil New Malden, England United Kingdom Nabil Beirouty Founder Affios m: 07 505 134 336 w: affios.com e: nabil at affios.com Get your free website review, *click here.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leesteer1 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:58:45 2020 From: leesteer1 at gmail.com (Lee Steer) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:58:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com Price Increase Message-ID: <4119e042-0649-58c2-074c-c526cf5e5994@gmail.com> Hello, I am writing this email in protest of your proposed price increases that are completely ungrounded in any real need for more funds and serve purely to inflate your own profits and allow for increased salaries that capitalise on a monopolistic position within a now-vital worldwide service that should be open, uninhibited by corporate influence and corruptions such as this. Regards, Lee From tamaragross at cfl.rr.com Wed Feb 12 19:00:49 2020 From: tamaragross at cfl.rr.com (Tamara Gross) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:00:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Tamara Gross Orlando, Florida United States From mainkarpov7 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:01:13 2020 From: mainkarpov7 at gmail.com (Karpov Main) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:01:13 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM shady underground deals Message-ID: For an organization that trust and accountability is presumed upon, it is really disheartening to hear that you can sign deals with corporations without involving other stakeholders. You as an organization should always strive to make decisions that are for the greater good of all and not some self serving decisions. There is a saying that says,"where there is smoke there is a fire". This under-hand agreement are the smoke and for sure the financial misappropriation is the fire. please rethink this strategy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From evan.meinerts at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:02:11 2020 From: evan.meinerts at gmail.com (Evan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:02:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increasing unchecked Message-ID: <5e444bb1.1c69fb81.4b4cb.10af@mx.google.com> Hello, I wanted to let you know that I do not like the idea of having .com domains rising in price un-checked. If this happens, costs will rise much more than normal and will most likely result in migrating to a cheaper domain. I wanted my voice to be heard that this does not seem like the best plan for domain name purchasers. Evan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN needs to be responsible for the data it's using and selling to these companies. From bou2you at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:06:34 2020 From: bou2you at gmail.com (Christopher Boudreau) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:06:34 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. I believe ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you for your consideration. Christopher Boudreau San Francisco, California United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From davidmalek at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 19:09:54 2020 From: davidmalek at yahoo.com (David Malek) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:09:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price Increases References: Message-ID: It?s obvious you are blind to the reality of instagram, facebook and other platforms replacing domains as ways to do business. As these platforms continue to work for the public and business the number of people who own .com?s is shrinking and will further shrink if the prices continue to go up. What you should do instead is lower the cost to own a domain so people such as myself will actually keep the domains they have instead of getting rid of them and lowering my yearly spend on many unnecessary domain names that I have. David Malek From jp.rodriguez at tecnous.com Wed Feb 12 19:18:02 2020 From: jp.rodriguez at tecnous.com (Juan Pablo Rodriguez) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:18:02 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Juan Pablo Rodr?guez Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D. Argentina -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbraunstein at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:18:21 2020 From: jimbraunstein at gmail.com (Jim Braunstein) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:18:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: I am strongly against ICANN's contract changes with Verisign. These contract changes will likely drive domain prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. This will be potentially catastrophic for the micro businesses that currently use .COM extensions for their websites and rely on these websites to conduct business. Jim Braunstein President Bravo Zulu LLC www.bravozulullc.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paul at mcsid.com Wed Feb 12 19:19:55 2020 From: paul at mcsid.com (Paul McKee) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:19:55 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: It is proposed that Verisign be allowed to increase .COM registration fees by 7% per year for four out of six years. This is excessive. I very much doubt that the costs of running a database of some 140 million registrations are rising anywhere near that fast. It wouldn't surprise me if the technological costs are actually falling, though there are certainly non-technology costs (like salaries) as well. In short, Verisign should be allowed price increases only in line with inflation, not more. Thanks, Paul McKee Bellevue, WA, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maga at alkhasov.com Wed Feb 12 19:20:08 2020 From: maga at alkhasov.com (Maga Alkhasov) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:20:08 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm sure that's a bad idea Message-ID: Increasing price almost like just because, seriously? Very great idea from behind close doors for making internet less comfortable, that's what it is. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From awalton at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:20:37 2020 From: awalton at gmail.com (A. Walton) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:20:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising fees without raising service is taxation without representation. Message-ID: Just stop the nonsense. Profiteering for the sake of profiteering is bullshit. Domain names are a service, and that service should be fairly and equitably operated, full stop. Stop the nonsense. -Andrew Walton. From brian at minton.name Wed Feb 12 19:21:18 2020 From: brian at minton.name (Brian Minton) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:21:18 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comments about .com price increase proposal Message-ID: I think 7% a year is pretty high. And no cap seems especially unreasonable. I have several .com domains and it would be prohibitively expensive if the cost was allowed to increase annually. I think it would have a chilling effect on .com domain registrations, and push people to other top-level domains instead. From prcoffice5 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:22:23 2020 From: prcoffice5 at gmail.com (Rudy Soltesz) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:22:23 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Raising prices for .coms is one of the most ridiculous ideas I've have heard in awhile. Why? If you raise prices, I'll just start getting rid of my 20 or so .coms I already pay for each month and don't use. I hold on to them in hopes of one day turning them into some types of businesses. This would hurt every small business. The prices have already risen, so why raise them again? Don't do it!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leslie at theaddededge.com Wed Feb 12 19:22:56 2020 From: leslie at theaddededge.com (Leslie Sheridan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:22:56 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] YOUR CONTRACT CHANGES WITH VERISIGN Message-ID: <013c01d5e1d9$d54995e0$7fdcc1a0$@theaddededge.com> I DO NOT AT ALL LIKE OR AGREE WITH WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND THAT YOU ARE DOING IT SECRETLY BEHIND THE BACKS OF CONSUMERS! PLEASE END THIS! ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don't stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody.Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en/mail_for m?utm_source=Iterable &utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Service_DomCPIv3_20200210 ______________________________ Did you know that a recent UN study on climate change said that we have 11 years before planetary failure? Let that sink in! If you or someone you know is/wants to be an impact investor in a one-of-a-kind, world-scale solution to reversing climate change, ask me about Planet Cents. ________________________________________ Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. 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URL: From haribe1986 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:26:12 2020 From: haribe1986 at gmail.com (Hari Sudhan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:26:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Hi, I am small business owner. I am thriving very hard in my life to run a business which give me less revenue and run the family at the same time. It will be very hard to run my business or family, if any one of the operating cost increased by 30%+ Kindly consider and don't increase the domain owing cost. Thanks Mitais.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From homert12 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:27:07 2020 From: homert12 at gmail.com (Scott Gerber) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:27:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Nobody likes their costs of doing business to increase. Was there an increase in the cost of computers processing domains ??? Or do the people processing domains just think that they're entitled to more money ??? -- Scott -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david at osnews.com Wed Feb 12 19:27:33 2020 From: david at osnews.com (David Adams) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:27:33 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <123819e2-b3ce-4fe2-aaf6-75b37c9acb5a@Spark> I oppose allowing Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains. Since 2012, the infrastructure costs related to administering the domain name system have all declined. Other top level domains are available in the market for $2.50 or less. The only justification for increasing the wholesale price of .COM domains is to extract rents from businesses that have no choice but to comply. Since a .COM domain is an essential part of a business? identity, moving to a less expensive domain isn?t a reasonable alternative. -- David Adams 801-598-2217 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deckjk2006 at sbcglobal.net Wed Feb 12 19:17:57 2020 From: deckjk2006 at sbcglobal.net (Karen Deckert) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:17:57 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to proposed amendment No. 3 References: <910235986.2243688.1581535077214.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <910235986.2243688.1581535077214@mail.yahoo.com> ICANN and Verisign, I oppose the proposed amendment 3, as it gives you as a monopoly wholesale operator the ability for substantial price rises well in excess of CPI. If anything your wholesale prices should be falling because of greater economies of scale, and you can reinvest the difference into security and updates. There has been insufficient cause shown for the proposed amendment and just looks like a huge financial windfall for Verisign and ICANN.? The amendment should be withdrawn. Regards,Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From philippe at domainium.fr Wed Feb 12 19:15:34 2020 From: philippe at domainium.fr (Philippe FRANCK) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:15:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear sirs, I am a french domainer : I invest in domain names as a business. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified : the other extension in my domain portfolio is dot fr, with a rate lower than $5 USD and the registry AFNIC offers a very good domain management. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest : how can ICANN accept that a registry with 140.000.000 domains (VERISIGN) is more expensive than a registry with less than 4.000.000 domains (AFNIC) ???? Most of the costs are fixed cost and the dot com users should pay less than $4 USD. Kind regards Philippe FRANCK Domainium philippe at domainium.fr Tel +33 607 24 26 12 www.domainium.fr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jaspal747 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:32:38 2020 From: jaspal747 at gmail.com (JASPAL SINGH) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:32:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not allow .com domain price increases Message-ID: Hi, Request you to kindly reconsider the decision to allow .com domain price increases. This price increase does not help the internet grow and prosper. It will be detrimental to common users who rely for their businesses to be known by their websites. Once these price increases are in effect, the common users will have no balancing force on their side to help ensure they are not forced into paying large annual fees just to maintain their online brand identity. Please reconsider and remove the price increase. Act as the balancing force and help the internet grow. Best -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k.broselge at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:32:50 2020 From: k.broselge at gmail.com (Kevin Bro) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:32:50 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I just happened to notice from the project that the prices should be increased significantly. That is insidious especially that no one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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URL: From jncalderone at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 19:34:39 2020 From: jncalderone at yahoo.com (j. calderone) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:34:39 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding .COM amendment 3 Message-ID: <2y4q7jr08a-1@ppa2.lax.icann.org> I am submitting this message to state I strongly oppose the raising of prices for .COM addresses. Not only was this change decided without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or internet users, this change would do significant harm to individuals and small businesses without limitations on how much registrants can be charged over a period of continuing yearly price increases. There is also no transparency how ICANN will use their extra $20 million from Verisign or who will ensure these funds are properly spent. ICANN needs to listen to the voices of those whose livelihoods these changes will drastically affect. 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URL: From rob at intelliname.com Wed Feb 12 19:42:42 2020 From: rob at intelliname.com (Rob Davis) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:42:42 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Price Increase Message-ID: <00a801d5e1dc$97556b30$c6004190$@intelliname.com> Concerning: .com Price Increase Opposition I voice my opposition to your very existence in terms of the way that it is being organized, operated upon, and managed in a biased method by individuals that seemingly have too many connective compromises as it relates to their positioning assignments and the duties they are entrusted to uphold. The naked and transparent weaponization of this organization and platform is in fact seen by those who exist both in and outside of the operating realities that you take for granted. The special fund assignments, luxurious participation benefits, unscrupulous transitional planning, and mechanisms by which you work to achieve your long term objectives are on the wrong side of positive transformation. It should force intelligent reflection on exactly why past actions of the US Department of Commerce and its respective leadership chose to follow the path they did for oversight relinquishment. I would also bring attention to the notable absence of resistance and public opposition from some of the key leaders in the domaining sector. Especially those that we have again entrusted and helped loyally build over two decades. There is no glory in the intentional creation and manufacturing of additional burden to the millions of people who have been subjected to rely on the internal ethics and integrity of your management. Compounded by the fact that the subject Party that would benefit most from price increases was but an extension of critical infrastructure assurance in the first place, operating outside of transparent inclusion for free and open market participation. They cannot and should not be integrated into your organizational actions to produce added liquidity that is ultimately then distributed to a select few individuals. The handling alone of many of the facets related to thousands of new registry creations should bring further light onto your management competencies. Specifically your inability to forecast the need for any form of protective guidelines regarding recommended price increase thresholds as the most basic consumer protection mechanism. Or to rationally anticipate what free reign of operation would do in stimulating literally millions of new domain creations each year - issued at free or low cost to private users - who would then utilize them in wholesale fashion to grossly expand an already unprecedented rate of hostile attacks that can achieve outbounds as high as 15 billion individual spam attacks daily. This adds to a long and growing list of egregious deficiencies being coordinated under your watch. Including changes by which you would directly protect and limit the responsibilities of active registrars, especially those involved in the routine provision of domain privacy services to the worst of repeat offenders. Your actions illogically increased response times in the fight against denial-of-service and spoofing attacks being deployed against responsible business owners. They also extend and compound the rate of effectiveness for mass coordinated attacks that would utilize web addresses as an active delivery method. Your management and decisions made there would reduce the actions registrars are required to take, at the same time you drive more mandatory privacy allowances. In a world where every second of delay counts, your continued policy actions reveal a great many things as it relates to where your priorities rest. Your leadership direction has in turn also handicapped many of the world's intelligence services to react quickly and swiftly against digital threats. This impact of gross oversight and managerial negligence leads to millions of dollars of compounded damages against a global productivity basis every hour of every day. Yet your priority looks to satisfy shareholders, long term colleagues, and even direct friendships as you would serve to let profiteering further damage small business owners, hobbyists, collectors, and the millions of individuals who have freely participated together to build one of the greatest resources and collectives in human history. Shame on you. If you really feel the need to experiment with social engineering constructs, may I recommend two concepts for you that can be easily employed for short, mid, and long term improvements. 1. Eliminate privacy services all together, as they serve little functional use accept to protect against mass spam and attack campaigns by abusers. Transparency of ownership details will in turn lead to more efficient options to greatly reduce the level of spam attacks already in existence. The concept of transparency is already being addressed and implemented as a logical baseline for many social media platforms, as in some cases millions of false accounts have already been identified and deleted. Transparency to reduce harmful activities should be the minimum standard and expectation that we set for ourselves digitally, especially in our efforts to marginalize and help prevent billions of attempts of fraud, phishing, spoofing, and the harmful delivery of many levels of threats and viral distributions that happen each and every day. The alternative is to see fraud-centered spam grow to the point of needing more radical solutions to contain it. The Internet has been weaponized by a small handful of bad actors, who recognize that sending 10-15 billion threatening emails a day is reducing our ability to tackle real problems that exist. It impacts us emotionally, reduces productivity, elevates stress and anxiety, products a steady drip of individuals that reflect an image of theft and corruption, and unfortunately aids to diminish (and bury!) the real encouragements, messages, and connections we should be reviewing. An option for highly outspoken opponents who have the right to demand for privacy freedom, and feel that open transparency in itself is something they cannot support: make it available to them with two-step authentication for initial setup. The objective here is to cut down the millions of attempts made every minute to defraud others, and ultimately a high ratio of success is better than spending precious moments focused on enhancing Verisign's liquidity. Innovation and creativity will open much greater doors in the long run than lobbyist influence. 2. The second not-so-radical approach that should be implemented immediately as a point of logical common sense: run a simple deep index across every domain registration that exists. It is a number, it is a simple exercise, and one that can be coordinated with basic keyword overlays as well as secondary link extractions to build models that are directly being used (by the millions) as delivery agents to threaten online users in this world. In plain terms: if there are roughly 400 million domain names in existence, you can identify 25 million of them within a month that are being used illegally to harm our world at the costs of billions of dollars in gross productivity losses every week. Identify them. Double authenticate the nefarious purposes of their use. Delete them. Then take a look at the small number of registrars who are at large used as facilitation points to conduct this harmful activity, and how ICANN's policy adjustments have actually compounded the rate of abusive users online, not detracted from them. If I had two other points I would share: 1. If Verisign is in trouble and needs the boost, have one of our super billionaires write a check for 115 million domains x the increase proposal, place it in a trust, and let it pay out over the proposed implementation period as an offset to help 80 million people who trusted smart policy makers. 2. Then ask the major email platforms out there to spend some of their vast gross riches and fortunes to invest into instant, accessible, and intelligent methods to counter fraud and corruption being implemented almost in majority through their singular email provisions. There is no reason that spoofed emails (by the millions daily!) leading back to active Gmail addresses should ever exist longer than 30 seconds from reporting. I don't care who's uncle died and left them a fortune. Robert Davis | Intelliname | twitter.com/Intelliname -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan at dansfishinhole.com Wed Feb 12 19:44:05 2020 From: dan at dansfishinhole.com (Dan Badur) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:44:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement I'm a quadriplegic on a limited income. I have a small personal website and also a small nonprofit organization both with .COM domain names. If you were to raise the prices of .COM significantly as it sounds like it is going to be, I would no longer be able to afford these. I have had my personal website for 23 years and my NPO for 10 years, if I had to change them from .COM to something else to save money it would take many years to get my NPO back in the search engines and would have to change my email addresses on so many websites that I would not remember them all. Please reconsider allowing such price changes for .COM Thank you, Dan Badur -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan at fishingabilities.com Wed Feb 12 19:45:09 2020 From: dan at fishingabilities.com (Fishing Abilities) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:45:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement I'm a quadriplegic on a limited income. I have a small personal website and also a small nonprofit organization both with .COM domain names. If you were to raise the prices of .COM significantly as it sounds like it is going to be, I would no longer be able to afford these. I have had my personal website for 23 years and my NPO for 10 years, if I had to change them from .COM to something else to save money it would take many years to get my NPO back in the search engines and would have to change my email addresses on so many websites that I would not remember them all. Please reconsider allowing such price changes for .COM Thank you, Dan Badur (Fishing Abilities, Inc.) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From arthurchociai at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:45:55 2020 From: arthurchociai at hotmail.com (arthur scheffer) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:45:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Enviado do Email para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eduardo at onemoonmarketing.com Wed Feb 12 19:46:23 2020 From: eduardo at onemoonmarketing.com (Eduardo) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:46:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep dot.com affordable! Message-ID: <8597238b-9d24-678a-eb33-7b371d408ba0@onemoonmarketing.com> TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN We strongly disagree with the decision of increasing the dot.com We respectfully ask you to reconsider. Thanks in advance Sincerely, Eduardo v. Teran From radi.stoyanov at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:50:15 2020 From: radi.stoyanov at gmail.com (Radoslav Stoyanov) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:50:15 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for .com should only happen after careful analysis of the financial capabilities of users internationally Message-ID: Dear all, In my opinion price increases should not happen without careful analysis of the financial capabilities of the users worldwide. As one of the most popular domains, .com is very attractive and important for various users worldwide and boosts access to information - sometimes important ones. Affordable prices for this domain might be of crucial importance for civil society organizations and individual activists in poor countries suffering grave maltreatment from oppressive regimes. For this reason, I call you to carefully evaluate thepotential effects of raising the price for this domain that is already much more than daily income of people in some countries. Mr. Radoslav Stoyanov Sofia, Bulgaria Facebook: fb.com/radi.stoyanov Instagram: radi_stoyanov_bg Twitter: @radi_stoyanov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bsyedumar at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 19:53:33 2020 From: bsyedumar at outlook.com (Syed Umar B) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:53:33 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM disruption Message-ID: Please don?t raise the rates. A lot of us are just starting out. From mauryahemant99 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:54:13 2020 From: mauryahemant99 at gmail.com (SEO Surat Training & Education Service.) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:24:13 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e4457e9.1c69fb81.50a01.04ee@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. hmaurya Ahmedabad, Gujarat India Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gab at elasticmedia.com Wed Feb 12 19:55:03 2020 From: gab at elasticmedia.com (Gabrielle Hildebrand) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:55:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. Please do not raise the price of .com. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Gabrielle Hildebrand San Bruno California From info at chezgabrielle.com Wed Feb 12 19:55:39 2020 From: info at chezgabrielle.com (Gabrielle L Hildebrand) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:55:39 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fwd: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: Message-ID: > > > Hi, > > I am a registrant of a .com domain name. Please do not raise the price of .com. > > I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. > > Gabrielle Hildebrand > San Bruno California From dzhang21 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:56:25 2020 From: dzhang21 at gmail.com (David Y. Zhang) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:56:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment regarding ICANN and potential price increases to domains Message-ID: Hi, I would like to leave a comment regarding https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Service_DomCPIv3_20200210. The form did not work for me, so I was told I could email this address. My main concern is that .com domains represent the ability of everyday people to set up a site of their interest and express their voice online. Exorbitant price increases could be damaging to this interest. I remember when I was much younger and setting up a site and contemplating the cost of a domain. The low cost can be a helpful motivator for people interested in expressing themselves, and even be quite the inspiration once they have a site online. All in all, please do not unfairly increase the price of domains. Best, David -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From reginaandmax at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:56:23 2020 From: reginaandmax at gmail.com (Regina Winkles) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:56:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Message-ID: I want my voice heard- I say a big fat NO to the proposed price increases! Wow, unlimited price increases? Really? We have no idea how you will spend the money? Just another company out to stick it to anyone they can without any regards to whom they hurt. Greed is good I guess. Wish I could get an unlimited wage increase so I can pay for my domains! -- *Regina Winkles* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alex.hopgood at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:56:45 2020 From: alex.hopgood at gmail.com (Alex Hopgood) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:56:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a holder of multiple .COM domains. At a time when technology is reducing costs and increasing scalability the proposed increases in registration costs for .COM domains does not make sense, if anything the cost of running the service should be decreasing. The public interest is not being served by ICANN providing a monopoly to Verisign, the fact that there is no competition at this level is tantamount to price fixing. Increasing the costs of .COM domains in the way proposed puts a very real barrier to entry to startups in tech commerce and other fields. One could even argue it is an economic curtail to free speech if you price a domain out of reach then you remove a powerful ability for people to use the web as platform for ideas and views. I sincerely hope you reconsider this move. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mikem196811 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 19:56:47 2020 From: mikem196811 at gmail.com (Michael Morrow) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:56:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: Please don't raise dot-com prices. This will have a negative effect on on small business as I have several dot-com's that I currently own. 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URL: From NonVidebunt at verizon.net Wed Feb 12 20:05:06 2020 From: NonVidebunt at verizon.net (NonVidebunt at verizon.net) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:05:06 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <210b01d5e1df$ba59edb0$2f0dc910$.ref@verizon.net> Message-ID: <210b01d5e1df$ba59edb0$2f0dc910$@verizon.net> Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement As a volunteer with several non-profit organizations, I am concerned with the non-competitive nature of domain name registrations. Several of the non-profits I have helped had set up .com domains many years ago and do not have an option of changing their TLD. I would suggest that multiple domain registry services be allowed to compete for sale of domain name registrations across multiple TLDs, including .com. Mark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fdoerksen at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 20:06:20 2020 From: fdoerksen at icloud.com (Fraser Doerksen) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:06:20 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign and .com price hikes Message-ID: Hi there, I am 100% opposed to giving Verisign more control, more power and more money via shady back room deals such as the one that has just happened. Making the internet less accessible by raising more costly barriers to entry in the online market space is a poor plan that only serves the interests of Verisign at the expense of everybody else. Thank you for your consideration. From samshef at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 20:06:27 2020 From: samshef at yahoo.com (samshef at yahoo.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:06:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT RAISE .COM COST! References: <50c301d5e1df$e970d460$bc527d20$.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <50c301d5e1df$e970d460$bc527d20$@yahoo.com> Spend your time and money promoting the ?galit? of all domain name suffix that are not ?.COM? rising the tide for all boats. www.samsheffler.com www.sweetemulsion.us www.waterbottleshop.online to name a few -SS -- S. Sheffler Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA samshef at yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From valentinazinc at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 20:07:40 2020 From: valentinazinc at gmail.com (Valentina) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:07:40 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase Message-ID: <5e445b0e.1c69fb81.1338f.afae@mx.google.com> Hello. I?m writing this email to express my opinion regarding the decision of increasing the price for the .com domains over the next decade. I acknowledge that every company has the right to set its own prices and every company wishes to increase their profits, and that?s totally fine. However, the decision of increasing the price for the .com domains is something that affects countless companies, organizations, and businesses that already exist or that are about to come. So, in this case, it makes sense to listen to what these people have to say before making this change of price. I?m one of the people who administer a .com domain (fantasybooksland.com), so I?d like to point out that, nowadays, companies aren?t concerned only with the profits; they care about their reputation and impact on the world as well, and I believe that you are one of them. Increasing the prices for the .com domains may bring more profits for a while, but there?s no guarantee that it will continue to do so forever. Small business (including me) will definitely move to cheaper domains and that trend will soon catch on until the .com domains will no longer be seen as the best option for a new website, but ?the ridiculously expensive? option. Do please think again about your decision to increase the price for the .com domains. In the long run, this change will bring more disadvantages than advantages for both of us, the small businesses, and your company. Thank you for reading my email. Regards, Valentina Zinculescu Contributor to fantasybooksland.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dswan at bhbl.org Wed Feb 12 20:11:08 2020 From: dswan at bhbl.org (Daniel Swan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:11:08 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am not in favor of such a ridiculous price increase. Those of us who have made .com websites to (on purpose) make no money but only use them as tools to communicate with the rest of the world will suffer and some will shut down. You allow a monopoly for the only wholesaler of domains for the biggest TLD. You accept that millions of people will be price gouged with no acceptable alternative because no competition is allowed. ICANN has fallen into the same unfortunate attitude as so many other companies of "it's easy to be generous with someone else's money." Will you ignore this feedback like you did with the .org price caps?, Dan Swan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From harvey.jay at verizon.net Wed Feb 12 20:16:45 2020 From: harvey.jay at verizon.net (Harvey) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:16:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <5C37D608-3C37-43EB-96F0-FA47907734DC.ref@verizon.net> Message-ID: <5C37D608-3C37-43EB-96F0-FA47907734DC@verizon.net> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please use your power to prevent these unfair and unnecessary increases. Dr. Harvey Jay Scarsdale, New York United States Sent from my iPhone From mdmd21 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 20:18:04 2020 From: mdmd21 at gmail.com (D.M. DORCIC) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:18:04 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT INCREASE PRICES ON .COM DOMAINS !!! Message-ID: Please do not increase prices on .com domain names. Show the world some goodness and lower the prices. D.Mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maher.maher101 at live.com Wed Feb 12 20:20:06 2020 From: maher.maher101 at live.com (Maher S. Maher) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:20:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, Please do not allow this amendment to pass. Prices for .COMs are high enough, including the harsh margins placed upon them by consumer-end retailers. Thank you. From interpreter at 163.com Wed Feb 12 20:20:50 2020 From: interpreter at 163.com (interpreter) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:20:50 +0800 (CST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2ae6d465.44c.1703b0fb79b.Coremail.interpreter@163.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. shijunsheng Handan, Hebei China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From artrunningbear at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 20:22:57 2020 From: artrunningbear at gmail.com (Art Runningbear) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:22:57 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase fee on .com Message-ID: *www.NativeTruths.com * *owning one's truths and coming into one's native self* *HelloAll areas where the Deep State has its fingers in controlling money is now pushing to bring more money in because its loosing money to fight democracy. Thats because Democracy is winning. Do research find out WHO is demanding a raise and WHY. Dig deep and you will see every area that is being controlled is demanding higher prices. Art Runningbear DISCLAIMER:* This email is intended only for the named person or entity to which it is addressed and contains valuable business information that is privileged, confidential and/or otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this email or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an employee, or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, is strictly prohibited. All contents are the copyright property of the sender. If you are not the intended recipient, you are nevertheless bound to respect the sender's worldwide legal rights. We require that unintended recipients delete the email and destroy all electronic copies in their system, retaining no copies in any media. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From damon.theis at dlwoodproductsinc.com Wed Feb 12 20:27:57 2020 From: damon.theis at dlwoodproductsinc.com (Damon Theis) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:27:57 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <197264f711f20bd466b4051967b68252@mail.gmail.com> I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names. This is nothing more than a money grab. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. 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Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4569 bytes Desc: not available URL: From lynnette.reese at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 20:29:17 2020 From: lynnette.reese at outlook.com (l reese) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:29:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Sad that those running ICANN are lining their own pockets Message-ID: Reading up on all of this, and knowing that likely nothing will happen in response to users' outrage, ICANN apparently is raking in extra cash from secret auctions. It's us users who create the wealth of the internet to begin with. Now .com prices will increase and create more hurdles for anyone trying to start a business legitimately. I am deeply disappointed that ICANN choses to be obscure and secretive. Maybe someone in Anonymous will dox you all. Regards, Lynnette Reese Linnet Media, LLC Technical Content lreese at linnetmedia.com 512-876-7899 Cell www.linkedin.com/in/lreese Portfolio: http://linnetmedia.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eric at elowes.com Wed Feb 12 20:28:49 2020 From: eric at elowes.com (Eric Lowe) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:28:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <543C68E9-6840-44FD-A2C1-7D7398E5E4AE@elowes.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. There is no justification for this proposed price rise and i should not happen Eric Lowe Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom Best Regards Eric Lowe Director ELOWES? Ltd DuvetMate? M 07801 946965 E eric at elowes.com W www.elowes.com (Under construction) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klaus.ondrag at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 20:31:59 2020 From: klaus.ondrag at outlook.com (Klaus Ondrag) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:31:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop this price increase Message-ID: To whom it may concern, please stop this obvious money grab. There is zero benefit to regular people. There is no justification for this price increase. Everything is running well. Don't get power or money hungry. Best, Klaus Ondrag From sraufie at cadmech.com Wed Feb 12 20:32:08 2020 From: sraufie at cadmech.com (Sosan Raufie) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:32:08 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign contract Message-ID: Hello, As a small business, it is crucial for our survival to keep as much as our marketing and overhead costs as low as possible to survive. There should be no contract with Verisign in place that would cause an increase in the price structure of how wholesale registries charge companies like namecheap which in the end will cause significant increases in costs for small business like mine. This contract should be reviewed and reassessed to find a better alternative. You can't make any type of changes without advising the public and all domain users of such high level increases. I AM NOT in favour of price increases and MY business suffering from what this contract indicates they plan to do. 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Marcus Aurelius* *FB/Twitter/IG/LI: @genevievechase* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ylulu00 at cobelsu.com Wed Feb 12 20:33:57 2020 From: ylulu00 at cobelsu.com (APP) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:33:57 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <01d4646a-4ce8-deba-1b74-f3d77d6769e7@cobelsu.com> I want to voice my opposition to this agreement made in secret between ICANN and Verisign. The whole process should have been open to the public. IMO, this new agreement will have an adverse impact on the Internet and its users. Aside from allowing prices to increase 8 out of the next 10 years, it will make .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everyone! If this agreement is allowed to go through, it should be classified as a detrimental act committed against the people! To repeat: I'm against this proposed change! 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry %2?? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Frank Delight Lagos Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xduknet at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 20:42:24 2020 From: xduknet at gmail.com (Max Davies) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:42:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to .COM domains Message-ID: Dear Sirs, The announcement that ICANN has agreed new terms behind closed doors with Verisign without the input from registrars and the wider internet community is something of a concern. The agreement announced, amongst other things, also appears to ignore a significant conflict of interest by not denying Verisign, through the possibility of investment through a 2nd company, to act as both gatekeeper for the dotCOM domains and to become a registrar in it's own right. Further, pricing changes allowed in the agreement would permit Verisign to increase wholesale pricing year on year (as well as allowing other price increases) and thus make the domain suffix far less accessible and more expensive for everyone at a time when the technical costs of management are in fact reducing - it could in effect act to enable Verisign as a monopoly for the TLD. This move is ultimately bad for consumers and registrars, though is clearly a windfall for Verisign investors at the expense of everyone else. Additionally, the sum that has been agreed to be paid by Verisign, some $20M also appears to be absent of the proper clarity of investment receipts one might expect of ICANN and there is little if any information on who is to provide the appropriate governance and how this funding will used to benefit domain infrastructure. All in all, this agreement seems to run counter to the transparency and engagement principles upon which ICANN is supposed to be based and as such, it would be improper other than to suggest that ICANN needs to carefully reconsider the amendment, publish what guidance formed part of the discussions with Verisign, and incorporate the views of the wider community and registrars who appear to have been entirely absent from the forum. Yours faithfully, D. Maxwell CTO, Xenon Design Group -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ahmy at yulrizka.com Wed Feb 12 20:42:35 2020 From: ahmy at yulrizka.com (Ahmy Yulrizka) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:42:35 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Againts the decission Message-ID: As it's already stated in multiple emails for the thread. Verisign has no business of setting up the price. I'm personally against this proposed price. ICAN should act in public interest, not big company. -- Ahmy Yulrizka http://ahmy.yulrizka.com @yulrizka -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kane at monroelawncare.com Wed Feb 12 20:47:14 2020 From: kane at monroelawncare.com (kane) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:47:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <6401e293-27c5-3029-b63a-209b89d2c89e@monroelawncare.com> I'm a small business owner trying to make a living. I'm opposed to the proposed price increase for Verisign. I believe it's not that they don't make a nice profit, but cooperate officer would like to see a nice increase in there bonus. Corporate greed is the drive behind this... not the best interest of the clients. Kane Monroe From greg at queful.com Wed Feb 12 20:53:04 2020 From: greg at queful.com (Greg Haygood) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:53:04 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases - [I'm opposed, for the record] Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern @ ICANN - I'm opposed to the proposed change to increase prices for .COM domains as well as opposed to giving Verisign even more control over the DNS ecosystem. You're entitled to propose such changes, but since they concern a shared and public utility, such decisions should also be discussed and made with the affected constituents. The least you can do is publicly provide details on how that money will be spent and how Verisign's increased control will be restricted to prevent a monopoly. 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Cordialement, NGUYEN Thi Tinh Licence 1 de Th?ologie Courriel: thi-tinh.nguyen4 at etu.univ-lorraine.fr Drop here! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tolley.gil at comcast.net Wed Feb 12 20:54:59 2020 From: tolley.gil at comcast.net (tolley.gil) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:54:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Increase .com Prices Message-ID: <55027917-77cc-4f94-bf19-e3140866dc6d@edison> Please, do not allow this new contract to go through. Increasing the prices of .com domains, or any other online "real estate" will have a crippling effect on free speech over the internet. Right now, cheap domain names allow just about anyone to host a website and express their views. Jacking up the prices, which this new contract does for 8 out of the next 10 years, will only serve as a barrier to poorer people who are trying to own and operate a website. 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From adelgrosso at omnitech-inc.com Wed Feb 12 20:58:10 2020 From: adelgrosso at omnitech-inc.com (Adrian Del Grosso) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:58:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, As a registrant of multiple .COM domains, and as a consultant who deals with .COM domains regularly, I oppose the changes to the pricing Verisign is allowed to charge as fees for registration of .COM domains. Furthermore, the fact that ICANN and Verisign discussed these changes in secret without public involvement (or even just ICANN community involvement) up to this point is appalling. Indeed for a body whose duty is to the public, it is anathema to me. This amendment doesn't pass even a basic sniff test - insufficient justification for the reasoning behind these fee changes has been provided to the public, .COM registrants, or even just the ICANN community. Please reconsider this amendment, as increasing these registration fees will only harm average Americans like myself, my clients, and will only serve to line the pockets of Verisign. The string of other recent ICANN changes, like with the .org price cap, plus this seem to indicate that ICANN is delinquent in its public duty and responsibility to people like myself. Thanks Adrian Adrian Del Grosso Engineering Omnitech, Inc | www.omnitech-inc.com 5841 South Corporate Place, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 | +1 6053360888 NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachment is private and meant for the sole use of the intended recipient. It may contain personally identifiable financial information protected by law. No confidentiality or other legal protection is waived by virtue of this information having been sent by e-mail. Any disclosure, use, dissemination, or copying of the information is strictly prohibited by anyone except the intended recipient or their agent. If you received this e-mail in error please notify us immediately by returning it to the sender, calling +1 6053360888 and immediately deleting this e-mail and any attachments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ntollefson at newpinc.com Wed Feb 12 20:59:38 2020 From: ntollefson at newpinc.com (Nick Tollefson) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:59:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1581541177828.32409@newpinc.com> Congrats on getting a huge payoff from private parties, no other reason you would do any of this behind closed doors. Its operantly obvious that this serves no one but our cooperate overlords. Gotta love monopolies and unregulated capitalism ruining the internet. Please listen to the people and not the dollar signs that this is a terrible idea that will hurt the joe blows of the world. 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Georg Sievert Marketing Director Stockholm, Sweden Georg Sievert 0733-210110 From tom.sigler at appdynamics.com Wed Feb 12 21:07:18 2020 From: tom.sigler at appdynamics.com (Tom Sigler) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:07:18 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raised .com prices greatly will affect entrepreneurship Message-ID: Web based business have always been a cheap way for people to explore new business ideas. By increasing prices, you will stifle innovation and increase the barrier of entry for new entrepreneurs. I am definitely against raising prices for name registration! -Tom Sigler -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scott at rayspickledeggs.com Wed Feb 12 20:17:48 2020 From: scott at rayspickledeggs.com (Scott Kravitz) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:17:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendments 3 Message-ID: As a small business owner with multiple websites, I am extremely concerned about the proposal to allow Verisign to increase domain name prices, as well as the proposal to allow them to become a domain registrar. Neither of these changes would serve the public interest. Verisign will be granted the power to act as a near-monopoly, and everyone else will have to pay for it. Running a business is expensive. I do not have the funds to offer ICANN a $20 Million bribe, as Verisign has done. Please do not allow the Proposed Amendments 3 to go into effect. Sincerely, Scott Kravitz 2065 Oak St. San Francisco, CA 94131 From ziflin at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:08:32 2020 From: ziflin at gmail.com (Douglas Cox) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:08:32 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN / Verisign / .COM Changes Message-ID: The currently proposed changes to .COM domains between ICANN and Verisign that will inevitably lead to large price increases in these domains is extremely concerning and considerably unethical. There appears to be *no* description of how any funds from Verisign will be spent or even why this is necessary. We are currently drafting letters to all our congressmen to investigate how changes like this can be made with absolutely no oversight and asking them to investigate who these changes are actually benefiting. -Douglas & Carrie Cox -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gjfurnace at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:08:40 2020 From: gjfurnace at gmail.com (Graham Jackson) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:08:40 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Do not raise pricing. Rediculous Sent from my iPhone From notconfidential at ironlake.engineering Wed Feb 12 21:09:06 2020 From: notconfidential at ironlake.engineering (Andres Suarez) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:09:06 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising prices is the worst choice, ever. Message-ID: <20200213000906.67c5c0a6@2019100> Hardware prices go down, data-center prices go down, but someone wants to increase the prices of the .com domains to make a lot of money without working for it, causing a de-facto restriction of access to the network. ICANN should be campaigning for the IPv6 now, instead of maintaining parasites. -- Andres Suarez (need a new name) From pippin0011 at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 21:10:51 2020 From: pippin0011 at outlook.com (Ann King) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:10:51 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DOMAIN NAME PRICE INCREASES Message-ID: It is OBSCENE that the .com names will rocket in price imminently. I own many, many domain names, and you have ENOUGH of my hard-earned cash already, without putting up prices even more. I am a struggling one-person business, and what's being proposed is PREPOSTEROUS. DO *NOT* ALLOW * THIS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From capitaly91 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:14:02 2020 From: capitaly91 at gmail.com (Roy Nouneh) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:14:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I own over ten .coms Message-ID: <7261782F-F35D-43C8-8030-34C1DB4B35AE@gmail.com> Do NOT increase the price Sent from my iPhone From laurencestanway at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:15:23 2020 From: laurencestanway at hotmail.com (Laurence Stanway) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:15:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. As a business owner I struggle enough as it is without even more expenses. Laurence Brisbane, Queensland Australia Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daliddle at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 21:16:03 2020 From: daliddle at outlook.com (Dan Liddle) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:16:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to significant domain price increases Message-ID: Hello, This note is to voice concern over the proposal to significantly increase domain prices. The Internet is the single-most scalable way to reach people and communicate. Free speech and open access for all--including lower income folks--is a fundamental right that we should help preserve and support. The current pricing may not be considered high for some (or businesses) but we need to fight hard to keep the costs as absolutely low as possible for those who can barely afford the fee, yet have the same right to be heard as the rest of us. There is a large but limited supply of domains and needs to be treated as a Public Good (in the Economics sense) and needs to be regulated and controlled in order to preserve access for all. Minimal increases of 1-2% to help cover basic costs would be reasonable, but anything above that would stifle communications and access. Thank you for listening. -Dan Liddle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at blunts.com Wed Feb 12 21:19:12 2020 From: info at blunts.com (Hemp Blunts) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:19:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Large portfolio owner Message-ID: I can tell you right now, us large domain portfolio owners will not hold as many domains. We will register less and sell less, that is killing a very profitable industry. All around trash! From gvsharavan at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:19:40 2020 From: gvsharavan at gmail.com (Shar Govindan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:19:40 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reduce the price Message-ID: <56F60F71-2094-45DE-B03E-F243A1AF40E4@gmail.com> You?ve got way too many extensions and the pricing is exorbitant for volume buyers. Please keep the price affordable. From nikhil at chalcal.com Wed Feb 12 20:34:06 2020 From: nikhil at chalcal.com (nikhil at chalcal.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:34:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against this amendment Message-ID: <6C1F0FE3-9AB7-4A30-965F-E270D344E004@chalcal.com> To whom it may concern, as a website owner, I believe it is important to provide transparency to the public regarding the proposed price increases for .com domains. They are a public resource and merit broad community input before accepting these changes. Price increases should not be implemented without a clear layout of the proposed allocation of the funds. The proposed changes will price many people out of the market for this series of domains when there should be an effort to be more inclusive of people with limited means. I am against this amendment as it currently stands. From seriousoffers at mail.com Wed Feb 12 21:23:49 2020 From: seriousoffers at mail.com (seriousoffers at mail.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:23:49 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Proposed_Amendment_3?= =?utf-8?q?_to_the_=2ECOM_Registry_Agreement?= Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jacksonpferrell at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:23:49 2020 From: jacksonpferrell at gmail.com (Jackson Ferrell) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:23:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN/Verisign contract changes detrimental to content creators Message-ID: I am an independent cartoonist and graphic designer who uses .com domain names for my portfolio site and comic sites. ICANN's recent changes to its contract with Verisign, made without input from those it most effects, allow for wholesale price increases to registrars and expanded privileges for Verisign to act as a registrar itself. This will hurt not only registrars, but also website owners like me, independent creators who rely on their sites for income and freelance opportunities. ICANN needs to make decisions in the interests not of a sole entity like Verisign, but for all the businesses, registrars, and website owners that it serves. -Jackson Ferrell Big J Studios This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dale at networkmarketingservice.com Wed Feb 12 21:24:23 2020 From: dale at networkmarketingservice.com (dale at networkmarketingservice.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:24:23 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising DOT com fees would create a hardship to my business... Message-ID: The subject says it all. Please consider large domain owners in your decision to raise fees. I will be forced to drop many of the domains we currently own if the cost of ownership is increased. -- Professional Regards Dale Finney Network Marketing Adviser 303-322-1234 * * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cvw at fortunefilms.com Wed Feb 12 21:25:07 2020 From: cvw at fortunefilms.com (CvW FF) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:25:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in fees Message-ID: <74B1AAC1-DFBD-4779-8416-2A1242681C51@fortunefilms.com> Dear Sirs, As a small business owner and operator of IP, the use of domain names and securing them in advance of projects that my company pursues, is paramount to my success. As a result of these needs, my costs need to be monitored closely and as such an increase in these fees will greatly cause undue stress on my company?s ability to operate securely in its competitive environment. Please do not increase these fees! The US is currently allowing the middle class and the small business a renaissance. ICANN should ensure that the American recovery continues and as such not interfere with this progress because of unnecessary greed. 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URL: From gaiusvasiliu at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:25:26 2020 From: gaiusvasiliu at gmail.com (Gaius Vasiliu) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:25:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Thank you Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am a business owner, and it's hard enough to go through changes online, let alone paying for all the different system services that make it all work. I mean, what do you guys expect everyone to be excited about spending more money? Moves like this overtime WILL push out business form starting. I mean, I'm one, and if this goes into effect, then I am going to have to let go of a lot of domains I've wanted to build. Additionally, moving this hike charge up, you guys are going to be pushing out the little guy and giving opportunity only for the ones with the most significant budgets to run a business online. It's probably the big boys behind this hick to crush the little guy. 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URL: From christinemoley at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:26:57 2020 From: christinemoley at gmail.com (Christine Moley) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:26:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5E598E50-2BF5-4C69-9CD7-75A4E2FE7881@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Christine Moley Warwick, New York United States From cancunsc at aol.com Wed Feb 12 21:27:59 2020 From: cancunsc at aol.com (STEVE CURTIS) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:27:59 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PRICE INCREASE .com domains. References: <3728579C-0837-4769-B9F9-C8E234B47138.ref@aol.com> Message-ID: <3728579C-0837-4769-B9F9-C8E234B47138@aol.com> I am the owner of a large portfolio of domains. This proposed price increase would have a very significant negative impact on my business. I sincerely hope that this huge price increase is not implemented. STEVEN CURTIS Sent from my iPhone From dsmith7622 at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 21:28:01 2020 From: dsmith7622 at yahoo.com (Don Smith) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:28:01 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Why_does_ICANN_conti?= =?utf-8?q?nue_to_ignore_advice_it_received_from_the_United_States_Departm?= =?utf-8?q?ent_of_Justice_Antitrust_Division_=E2=80=93_it_should_use_compe?= =?utf-8?q?titive_bidding_rather_than_granting_the_incumbent_operator_a_pe?= =?utf-8?q?rpetual_right_to_renew_without_competition?= References: <155143070.2310952.1581542881718.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <155143070.2310952.1581542881718@mail.yahoo.com> --- In particular, competitive bidding prompts bidders to propose and accept registry improvements, higher operating standards, and lower registration fees to win the contract. --- Indeed, competitive bidding has resulted in lower domain prices and higher operating specifications than what ICANN has achieved through non-competitive negotiations. --- Experience with the .net TLD and other gTLDs have showed that competitive bidding in the award of gTLD registry agreements, and periodic rebidding, has served as an effective tool for managing the interest of registrants in gTLDs. --- ICANN?s request for bids should expressly call for bids to specify an internal maximum price that would be charged by the operator for domain registrations, as well as limitations on price increases over time. --- ICANN?s approach to TLD management demonstrates that it has adopted an ineffective approach with respect to its obligation to promote competition at the registry level. --- To date, we believe that ICANN has not come close to fulfilling its obligations to employ competitive principles in its management of TLD registry operations. https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/baker-to-dengate-thrush-18dec08-en.pdf From ggate2020 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:30:20 2020 From: ggate2020 at gmail.com (ggate2020) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:30:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Message-ID: <5e446e71.1c69fb81.d6d79.08aa@mx.google.com> Please do not increase the price.ThanksMohammed? ??Sent from my MetroPCS 4G LTE Android Device -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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David Schlachter From domainbusinessdevelopers at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:31:42 2020 From: domainbusinessdevelopers at gmail.com (Domain Business) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:31:42 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price Increase Message-ID: I strongly oppose any price increase by Verisign for .coms. It would hurt my business. Brent King Domain Business Developers, Inc. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hello at scooterads.co.uk Wed Feb 12 21:31:20 2020 From: hello at scooterads.co.uk (ScooterAds Team) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:31:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Fee increase Message-ID: We have been massive advocates of the internet becoming open and inclusive to all. In today's changing world with emphasis on big-tech and institutional investors we feel it's shocking and really hard to watch you strike this new deal for $20M to allow larger, faceless, corporate entities have more control over .com domains due to having larger bank balances. I hope the good Samaritans amongst you can see the light and reverse the decision to keep new, young and innovative businesses from a range of backgrounds stand a chance against the corporations. I still hold faith in good people out there! All the Best, *ScooterAds Team* E: hello at scooterads.co.uk M: (+44) 7743 002 232 W: www.scooterads.co.uk ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you, Richard Bayer *SnoWonder Inc. - *Richard Bayer - *Direct Phone: *831-429-1444 *Mail:* 5610 Scotts Valley Dr #525, Scotts Valley , CA 9506 6 USA *Toll Free:* 888-487-7669 *Fax: *866-580-4120 *www.snowonder.com * * richardsnowonder at gmail.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tomas.m.leon at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:35:05 2020 From: tomas.m.leon at gmail.com (Tomas Leon) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:35:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The proposed amendment is not in the interest of the public or the Internet and would disproportionately impact individuals and small businesses/groups that use .coms. Any gain to Verisign and ICANN is more than offset by than harm that will come to users and maintainers of the Internet. Tomas Leon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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U.S. competition laws will continue to apply to ICANN, as they do today.? ? ?U.S. competition laws would apply to the conduct of ICANN and its constituent groups in their performance of the IANA functions to the same extent as those laws now apply to other private entities, and thus these laws can serve to discourage ICANN and its constituent groups from engaging in anticompetitive conduct that would harm Internet users.? ? With respect to Verisign: ? ?Antitrust Immunity: The Department?s approval of this Amendment 35 is not intended to confer federal antitrust immunity on Verisign with respect to the .com Registry Agreement.? From iz at igorzharii.com Wed Feb 12 21:44:37 2020 From: iz at igorzharii.com (Igor Zharii) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:44:37 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't do this? Message-ID: Please don't do this? ? Igor, .com domain owner From douglas.a.edwards at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:45:17 2020 From: douglas.a.edwards at gmail.com (Doug Edwards) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:45:17 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I will most likely change my domain name if this happens. Message-ID: Hi, I think this might cause a lot of smaller or unestablished companies to change domain extensions. That could be worth considering. Thanks, Doug Edwards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drose at drcgroup.com Wed Feb 12 21:46:49 2020 From: drose at drcgroup.com (Doug Rose) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:46:49 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN proposed contract with Verisign Message-ID: I am very much opposed to entering a secret contract with Verisign that allows them price increases over ten years without any competitive pricing pressure. My research indicates they have a very low fixed cost to manage the domain registry and the fact they have gained your compliance with a $20 million return to ICANN is disturbing Federal government "practice". Doug Rose 512.657.3392 drose at drcgroup.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From affiliatescott at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:47:26 2020 From: affiliatescott at gmail.com (Scott Thompson) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:47:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prices need to stay Message-ID: Please do not increase the cost of .com domain names. With the influx of new, cheap TLDs, a price increase will only make .com affordable to fewer and fewer people globally. Thank you, Scott Thompson, CEO AstoriaCompany.com 510-663-7016 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From remiandjohn at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 21:45:40 2020 From: remiandjohn at yahoo.com (John and Remi) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:45:40 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com Registry References: <18660049.1552838.1581543940430.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <18660049.1552838.1581543940430@mail.yahoo.com> To Whom it May Concern, I am writing to voice my opposition to the proposed Amendment 3. I feel that this amendment is doing a disservice to the average person who would like to purchase a .com domain and it would only benefit those who already have the ability to pay higher fees for the domains. Please keep the average person in mind and do not pass this amendment. Sincerely,Remi Taflan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jay at DallasStartups.com Wed Feb 12 21:49:55 2020 From: Jay at DallasStartups.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Jay_Lohmann_=e2=80=93_DS?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:49:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase. Message-ID: <5142f84c-ff2c-5286-8bdb-a991dd25501a@DallasStartups.com> If you raise prices by 28% over the next 4 years, I'd have to drop at least 75% of my portfolio. -- -- Jay A. Lohmann Founder/Investor 214.679.9673 ?????????????????? DallasStartups.com DallasAdvertising.com TrophyHunts.com ?????????????????? LinkedIn.com/in/JayLohmann ?????????????????? From jonathan at qtinuous.com Wed Feb 12 21:50:02 2020 From: jonathan at qtinuous.com (Jonathan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:50:02 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I wanted to voice my opposition to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. It opens the door to greatly increased prices for dot com domains over the next decade. Operating websites is already expensive enough for us all. Please keep our cost of owning .COM domains as low as possible. Sincerely, Jonathan Sherman From seemihaela at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:51:16 2020 From: seemihaela at gmail.com (Mihaela Coman) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:51:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <16A2C515-BDDA-4956-9A3B-459B844F13F0@gmail.com> Hello, My name is Mihaela Coman and I am a registrant of a few .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and this increase would not add any benefit to the public. Owning a domain name has become a must when you have a business, a group that has a special interest or a hobby you want to share with the world. This increase would not bring value to anyone but the company pocketing the money and that does not feel caring for the rest of the individuals just trying to have a way to reach the world. Mihaela Coman Orlando , Florida United States Sent from my iPhone From info at levinemd.com Wed Feb 12 21:51:17 2020 From: info at levinemd.com (scott Levine) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:51:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN PROPOSED CHANGES Message-ID: As a owner of several websites, I am very opposed to the Amendment 3 proposed increase of 7% by Verisign in the coming year and subsequent years. They are already charging too much for a monopoly that allows them a handsome profit. Please do not vote to increase .com registration prices. Scott Levine MD From jameskupke at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:54:09 2020 From: jameskupke at gmail.com (James Kupke) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:54:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] In Opposition of Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I own a .com address. I do not agree with the amendment above. The fees for .com addresses are sufficient as is. James -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From richb at magratech.com Wed Feb 12 21:54:56 2020 From: richb at magratech.com (richb at magratech.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:54:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement is a VERY bad idea.. Raising the price of the .com domain will severely impact our business and cause us to raise prices for all our customers. This inflationary adjustment will be an impact for a lot of people and only benefit a very few. Please reconsider this proposal and NOT increase this cost for everyone. Thanks, Richard J Bucci Magratech Owner http://Magratech.com RichB at Magratech.com Phone: 386-878-4295 FAX: 928-569-8596 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mihaelaonline at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:55:30 2020 From: mihaelaonline at gmail.com (MihaelaOnline) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:55:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: <1C8B8C20-3109-4971-956C-E8B5FC76D226@gmail.com> Hello, My name is Mihaela Coman and I am a registrant of a few .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and this increase would not add any benefit to the public. Owning a domain name has become a must when you have a business, a group that has a special interest or a hobby you want to share with the world. This increase would not bring value to anyone but the company pocketing the money and that does not feel caring for the rest of the individuals just trying to have a way to reach the world. Mihaela Coman Orlando , Florida United States Sent from my iPhone From edmeek1 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:59:01 2020 From: edmeek1 at gmail.com (Ed Meek) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:59:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We oppose any increase in domain fees! Message-ID: We are a small company with big ideas. We own many domain names that are part of our long-range planning. An increase of 7 percent per year for four years in domain fees will kill our dreams and perhaps our business. We very much oppose any such increases. Ed Meek, Ph.D *President & CEO * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From btwaxter at hotmail.com Wed Feb 12 22:01:00 2020 From: btwaxter at hotmail.com (barak waxter) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:01:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is bs Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am very against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. This is BS Barak Waxter Tillamook, Oregon United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jan at scorl.de Wed Feb 12 22:03:10 2020 From: jan at scorl.de (Jan Scorl) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:03:10 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increase References: Message-ID: The price increase is not necessary. The current price levels are sufficient. All the best, Jan Scorl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From craig.sunney at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 22:03:44 2020 From: craig.sunney at gmail.com (Craig Sunney) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:03:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no to price hike Message-ID: Hello Just a quick note to say I am against a price increase. Thanks Craig Sunney owner of 30 dot.com domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david at dmjs.us Wed Feb 12 20:39:39 2020 From: david at dmjs.us (David MJ Schwartz, MSW) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:39:39 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSAu?= =?utf-8?q?com_prices?= Message-ID: <19AAD9AA-2887-4F03-8DEB-D4B26BC44523@dmjs.us> Keep prices low and don?t let Verisign or any company rip off the masses. Thanks! Sincerely, David Mitchell Jacobs Schwartz (314) 363-8087 david at dmjs.us LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmjschwartz Professional Site: https://www.dmjs.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kahnsk at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 22:09:23 2020 From: kahnsk at gmail.com (Sterling Kahn) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:09:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Message-ID: Please do not increase the barriers to entry for those who want to have an internet presence. A ".com" website is one of the fundamental building blocks of the internet, and pursuing such a path - especially without alerting those who would be impacted - I think is a truly awful thing to do. Please consider the impact of your actions, aside from personal gain. -- Sterling Kahn kahnsk at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tonyreynolds at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 22:10:00 2020 From: tonyreynolds at gmail.com (Tony Reynolds) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:10:00 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I work for a company that invests in domain names and provides services to registered domain owners. My livelihood and that of dozens of other families of employees of my company rely on the stable pricing of domain names. Verisign has oportunistically slipped this amendment past during an understaffed and corrupt political administration that is blindly seeking to overturn regulations that affect US companies. The NTIA is such an entity in the US government that should not be responsible for regulating pricing of an internationally important commodity such as the .com registry. Verisign's costs have declined dramatically in recent years as it's profits have risen steeply. They obtained their contract to manage the .com registry without a competitive bidding process, and they have renewed it the same way. Even worse, amendment 3 gives them full unchecked control of the terms of the contract in the future, allowing them to operate the registry without a contract if they decide not to agree to future terms. Verisign did not invent the DNS system, they simply won a contract to operate it as a steward. They are a company comprised of former lobbyists and politicians and have gotten to where they are by using their considerable political pressure. They are not acting in the best interest of the internet community or the world - only of their shareholders. The US is not supposed to "own" the internet anymore, but this feels like a major step backwards. Anthony Reynolds Denver, Colorado USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimgarbe at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 22:10:56 2020 From: jimgarbe at outlook.com (james garbe) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:10:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It's about time. Message-ID: Sorry to all the domainers but I agree with increasing the price of .coms. They are the most valuable domains on the internet. There is a secondary market in which many of these domains are being resold for thousands and in some cases millions of dollars. People and companies are holding in some cases hundreds of thousands or millions of domains because they are so valuable but so cheap to own. This does not make sense when there are so many new domains that are not as valuable but cost more to own. Also, Godaddy and others are trying to keep this niche business to themselves reaping the profits at the expense of the rest of us through this monopoly. This low renewal pricing allows them and others to quite literally hold millions of the most valuable .com domains hostage to the rest of the world selling them at whatever price they can extract from potential buyers. They actively seek out and purchase valuable .com domain portfolios from individuals and companies to add to their giant inventories and protect their monopoly. When the new domains came out on mass Godaddy would sell them to you but at the time refused to let you offer them on their platforms for re-sale in the aftermarket because the vast inventory of .com domains they owned would potentially become less valuable in this after market. There would also be a threat if the general public started to prefer the new domains to .coms thus again affecting the price of .coms in the aftermarket. Godaddy did eventually change their stance on this but only in a limited way. Godaddy would favor large customers like Huge Domains who owns millions of .coms and manipulate and exploit smaller customers without the financial resources to do anything about it. Godaddy and other?s have created a monopoly of the most valuable .com domains and are only apposing this increase because they want to protect their .com inventory pricing as well as their large customers and are not really looking out for the general consumer. What are we talking about, perhaps a $3 increase in total for a .com over the next four years? This will not impact the general public purchasing a single .com or even several in a very negative way. As a matter of fact I don?t think the general public will pay that much attention to it. The only people complaining are Godaddy and the others involved in this monopolistic aftermarket business. If you own a 100,000 domains or millions of domains the cost will be noticeable and in some cases significantly noticeable. It is time to bring this monopoly into the light and expose it for what it is. I fully support this increase!!! James Garbe sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brad at sublevel5.com Wed Feb 12 22:12:36 2020 From: brad at sublevel5.com (Brad Berline) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:12:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Message-ID: <1F1476E4-D13D-4350-BA6B-B0BED3E57867@sublevel5.com> This decision is not in the best interest of US consumers. From josefo55 at outlook.es Wed Feb 12 22:13:05 2020 From: josefo55 at outlook.es (jose castillo) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:13:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Ohhh please, think again this point, because are two reason for use dot com in domains 1st ? people remind an usefull com page 2nd ? if this com use cause more demand don?t increase, better think another solution may be, another same memotechnic term like site? Or web word Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From louise.badminton at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 22:14:48 2020 From: louise.badminton at gmail.com (Louise Lee) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:14:48 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Louise Vancouver, British Columbia Canada From binkley at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 22:15:24 2020 From: binkley at gmail.com (Jonathan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:15:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM TLD Contract Changes Message-ID: Hullo, I am writing today to express my displeasure with the changes to the .COM TLD contract your organization has with Verisign, Inc. Raising the price of .COM by a large amount over the next X years harms all of us normal people who use .COM domain names for various reasons, not just small business. In my region, a bunch of pinball players have recently bought a .COM just to promote local events. The .COM domain remains the "default" that people think off when you tell them you have a website. I'm not against modest increases but increasing 8/10 years for the next 10 years seems excessive. Maybe this could be toned down to 5/10 years on alternating years? Also, in a related issue, I feel the $20M over five years to support ICANN domain name system initiatives needs oversight. From what I've read, this is currently not the case. Thank you for your time, Jonathan Soon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bkedwards at edwardsbk.com Wed Feb 12 22:15:57 2020 From: bkedwards at edwardsbk.com (Bruce and Kris Edwards) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:15:57 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reasons why .COM amendments should be rejected for both ICANN's and the publics sake Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name for personal use and I wish to comment on these proposed changes. The call for comments regarding the proposed changes that could result in (up to) 7% price increases per year for .com domains purports to be justified by being in the public interest. The summary fails to expound as to why this would be in the public interest or why this is necessary. The comments mentioned in the proposed amendments were vague and without more detailed supporting reasons, do not rise to a compelling reason. The fact that no compelling reason was given for this leads me to believe that Verisign has not given one. From what we can see with other wholesale providers, the cost to the wholesaler for .COM (In this case, Verisign) to support this should be substantially less than what they are wholesaling it for. Even with one 7% price hike on all of the .COM registrants, the extra money would be in the many 10s of millions of dollars just for that 7% portion of the cost. It is hard to understand what one 7% price hike would go towards (Let alone several more hikes in the future that are compounded ). Given that this is for a registration function, proposing this type of price increase for this service seems excessive and that would adversely affect personal and small business registrants in particular as well as set a precedence for open-ended price increases in general. This seems to be a poor reason to grant this change. It should be incumbent for those requesting this change to demonstrate why this is in the public good and how this would accomplish these goals. I would have expected more of an outreach by those proposing this change to those that would be affected by these changes (and price increases). This would be the transparent and reasonable step to take. Relying on the company that would benefit for price increases to set these rates without other relevant parties involved seems to be a poor approach. The second troubling aspect of this proposal (especially for ICANN), is allowing Verisign to be both the wholesaler of .COM domains as well as a Domain Registrar for .COM (directly or indirectly). Given that the .COM domain is by far the largest domain, this put Verisign in an anti-competitive position which would not serve those that rely on this service. The amendment states that you would rely on Verisign to set the rates and to have them dictating these changes at both the wholesale level and retail level. The possible advantages (since they wouldn?t have oversight) at the retail level, would create an environment that could be abused. International companies have been brought into court and sanctioned for similar anti-competitive practices. This might put ICANN into a position that could damage their reputation (As some might see ICANN as party to this agreement) as an impartial governing agency which would be something that no one wants to see. As a result of reading the summary I have come to the following conclusions. I have not found compelling reasons for these possible reoccurring larger price increases and no effort on the parties presenting these changes to justify these specific changes. The adverse effects that this could have on personal and small businesses without any documented positive benefits to the people using this service strikes me as a negative. The open-ended possible price increases is not a good model for many services as it bypasses justifying these increases to a larger audience that would be affected by these changes and finally allowing VeriSign to be both the wholesaler and retailer of the .COM domains without any safeguards to insure that VeriSign doesn?t have a benefit that other retailers would not have. In light of this, I would urge you to reject these amendments. Bruce Edwards bkedwards at edwardsbk.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From icann-comment at tekoasis.com Wed Feb 12 22:04:56 2020 From: icann-comment at tekoasis.com (icann-comment at tekoasis.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:04:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rise too high Message-ID: <1aba322c-96ab-eb0f-e3f7-a9defe0cb8b1@tekoasis.com> The proposed rise is way too high. The amount of the rise should be much lower and it should not be in perpetuity. It should only be for a few years and see how verisign abuse it. It should be revised every 10 years or so. ICANN should work for the people and take decision for the people, not to enrich their own pockets. From tylerbthrailkill at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 22:22:28 2020 From: tylerbthrailkill at gmail.com (Tyler Thrailkill) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:22:28 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment Against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0aa12a6b-1c15-3648-0e65-df2d027982ac@gmail.com> To whom it may concern, I am against Amendment 3 in it's entirety. Allowing Verisign to operate as its own registrar will only serve to allow Verisign to run many smaller registrars out of business, after which they can then immediately spike their prices with no consequence, due to the other rules allowing them to change prices upward. If the reasoning is that Verisign will self police, we have significant evidence that businesses do not self police when given freedom to do what they want. On the whole, it appears that you accepting $20MM, with no earmarks as to what it is going to be spent on, or how Verisign benefits from the situation, is essentially a bribe of the highest form. This situation will obviously make much more than $20MM for Verisign and result in countless losses for consumers and registrars alike. Do not allow this Amendment to pass Tyler Thrailkill Senior Software Engineer 254.424.4553 From dirk.wissmann at lucid-gmbh.de Wed Feb 12 08:47:25 2020 From: dirk.wissmann at lucid-gmbh.de (Dirk Wissmann) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:47:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. There is no need to increase the price for technical or administrative issues Dirk Wissmann Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mnsprinkfitter at icloud.com Wed Feb 12 22:30:48 2020 From: mnsprinkfitter at icloud.com (Troy Budge) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:30:48 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <47FC5CE3-9A41-4F96-81D4-E3BAC4E23EE9@icloud.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Troy Budge Minneapolis, Minnesota United States Sent from my iPhone From maciozo at maciozo.com Wed Feb 12 22:31:12 2020 From: maciozo at maciozo.com (maciozo) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:31:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com price rise Message-ID: Come on now, I doubt you lot are short on cash. Regards -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 217 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From kurthr at apple.com Wed Feb 12 22:35:06 2020 From: kurthr at apple.com (kurthr at apple.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:35:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rising price of domain registration Message-ID: <0AE964A6-B39C-487A-AB50-D1692A807618@apple.com> Personally, this proposal to increase pricing and profitability of domain distribution makes me question the goals and stewardship of ICAAN. While the cost of providing the service and any amortized development/equipment costs continue to fall an increase in pricing without a substantial improvement in service or functionality seems only to serve monopolistic profit interests of particular government chosen private entities. I can not know the true motivation, but the appearance of impropriety is substantial without some well stated justification and promised improvement. I can not find a member of the community that supports this proposal. As shown by the sale/auction of corp.com and other cases where outright theft of domains (apparently bypassing 2FA) continues apace domain registrars remain in the Wild West., It would appear that even basic market functionality is lacking. Little or no useful service is actually offered (that could not be automatically distributed in a cryptographic block chain or other trusted public database) other than the sale of an artificially scarce digital commodity by monopoly interests. 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. If ICANN were providing other features to limit the cybersquatting and other domain name ownership issues, then I might be more accepting of a price increase. As it stands, it feels like exploitation of the internet community Bruce Devlin Chiddingfold, UK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mike at mikewootton.co Wed Feb 12 22:43:03 2020 From: mike at mikewootton.co (Mike Wootton) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:43:03 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not okay Message-ID: <5e447f79.1c69fb81.974b.0b45@mx.google.com> Your proposed amendment is a straight up bribe to benefit one company that will have large effects on 40% of the internet. This isn?t good regulation, and I?m farily certain it?s not ethical. 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The current cash flow receive from the registrars by the organization is already quiet high. Domain registrations and renewals should not be used to pay for some other administrative work not related to improving domain related activities. Thank you Mark Warner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From devlinks at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 22:50:59 2020 From: devlinks at gmail.com (Robin Monks) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:50:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com changes Message-ID: <405e08fe-757f-ecf4-bcd9-e41f972e4f1d@gmail.com> Hi there, ? I am deeply concerned that VeriSign is being given the opportunity to further monetize their control of the .com domain. VeriSign has not shown themselves to be an organization in the public good; and further increasing the cost of communication in the world does not serve the public interest well. 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Sent from my iPhone From admin at ismy.blog Wed Feb 12 23:02:21 2020 From: admin at ismy.blog (admin at ismy.blog) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:02:21 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <158c01d5e1f8$7c57de50$75079af0$@ismy.blog> Let Verisign collect a percentage of the sales prices from over-priced sellers and re-sellers, not from the existing .com registrants. E.g. Enom or one of its resellers charges $19.95 for a new .com, or Uniregistry wants to sell a .com with "premium" renewal prices, let Verisign have a percentage. We cannot afford it. I will be out of business. Next, you will be allowing all the other greedy registrars to overcharge us. Stand your position. And remember, affordable renewals is the reason most of us are in TheInternet.org business. How can I develop WebsiteDoctors.com for first responders or people without health insurance if I have to worry about registrars jacking my renewals? If ICANN allows Verisign to raise prices for existing registrants, ICANN will be on the defendant list with them. I am a registrant of many .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. DD Johnson Salt Lake City, Utah DDJohns at markter.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From swapnil.mahankal at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 23:18:59 2020 From: swapnil.mahankal at gmail.com (swapnil mahankal) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:18:59 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Condemning - Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <29835B85-491C-4D61-ABA4-FDCD0CDCB484@gmail.com> Icann Team and Authorities, I hereby want to submit DISAGREEMENT to Proposed Amendment 3 to .COM registry. Charging different to domains and increasing prices is unexpected from internet community practice. As this proposal is between verisign and icann without involving community this need to immediately reviewed for correction. Regards, Swapnil M From ekdaufin1 at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 23:23:12 2020 From: ekdaufin1 at gmail.com (E-K Daufin) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:23:12 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCBkbyB0aGUg?= =?utf-8?q?=2Ecom_deal?= Message-ID: <8E3F2EAE-73B7-4985-A066-6565A1889C9D@gmail.com> Your .com deal could raise dot com prices and make them functionally inaccessible to too many people. Don?t damage our internet and community in this manner. Sent from my iPhone. There will be typos. From josh at selarom.net Wed Feb 12 23:23:50 2020 From: josh at selarom.net (Josh Morales) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:23:50 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Exactly what is the point? Message-ID: Exactly what is the point of the comment period? This country no longer makes decisions based on the collective will of the majority of its citizens; it does so based on who will make the most money, especially for the people involved in making those decisions. 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I piss on their graves From TitanVoom at outlook.com Wed Feb 12 23:28:41 2020 From: TitanVoom at outlook.com (Titan Voom) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:28:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the increases Message-ID: I?m a small business owner and I would like to plead on my behalf on all other stakeholders with the TDL ?.COM? which ahs helped make my business grow and helped me stay afloat with my customers, with little money. The increase would affect my business and even make transactions more hard to keep up with. I implore you to hold on and let adjust to changes before you make them. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mfbydesign at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 23:37:30 2020 From: mfbydesign at gmail.com (Monica Foster) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:37:30 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising dot com pricing Message-ID: Totally and completely against it! Completely unfair to the consumer, there has been little to no transparency with regard to this decision. This is more like a sucker punch we didn?t see coming. I would ask you to please reconsider stealing from us. Thank you! From myh.myh09 at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 23:36:11 2020 From: myh.myh09 at yahoo.com (Myh Myh) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:36:11 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <202411000.1577054.1581550571038.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <202411000.1577054.1581550571038@mail.yahoo.com> Dear ICANN,? Your users for the .com TLD was not merely for corporate (eventhough it is design for, as .com = company), but also involves Small Businesses and Individual who are using this TLD to endeavor and take advantage of the internet business or to promote themselves on the net. The proposed rate increment will affect all of us (Individual user and Small Business user), as we will have to spend more every time for the renewal of our domains. Meanwhile, most corporate or large companies, they don't even care about it, since domain renewal is a small portion of their total revenue (might be 0.01%). We the individual and small business are the most affected since we do not have much revenue as what large corporate have. I am requesting for ICANN to review your proposed amendment and give justice/fair treatment for all of us, especially in terms of domain costs (registration and renewal). Even ICANN fee is already tolerable enough for us. Increment over period of several years as agreed by ICANN with Verisign is unfair for us. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Please don?t raise the prices!!! I?m a indie author/ stay at home mom. I need to keep my domain! Megan Allen Belmont, North Carolina United States Sent from my iPhone From ed3 at uw.edu Wed Feb 12 23:59:06 2020 From: ed3 at uw.edu (Ellen Dissanayake) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:59:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Recent changes made to contract between ICANN and Verisign, Inc. Message-ID: As a customer of Namecheap, I wish to comment on ? to register my disapproval of ? the changes to the contract that ICANN has with Verisign, Inc. (made January 3, 2020), to operate the top-level domain .COM. Yours sincerely, Ellen Dissanayake -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From choyland at twc.com Thu Feb 13 00:17:51 2020 From: choyland at twc.com (Christa Hoyland) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:17:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <2y4q7jr2j4-1@ppa2.lax.icann.org> Business and individuals using the .com suffix cannot afford a 75% increase over the next decade. Keep the domain name suffix charge reasonable to allow continued e-commerce to thrive and grow. A concerned small business owner. Christa Hoyland Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sangedaibiao at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:21:42 2020 From: sangedaibiao at gmail.com (Feng Chai) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:21:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greg_nowak_93110 at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 00:22:11 2020 From: greg_nowak_93110 at yahoo.com (Greg) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:22:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Too much in amendment 3 References: <316DD5CF-383A-449E-BED7-23BCD3350DE8.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <316DD5CF-383A-449E-BED7-23BCD3350DE8@yahoo.com> Hello, Thank you for listening to the comments and concerns of individual domain investors like me. I also thank you for doing what is in the public interest and that of individual domainers like me and not necessarily the interest of one specific company without obvious merit. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Gregory Nowak Santa Barbara, California Smiles, Gregory From cnbeining at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:22:23 2020 From: cnbeining at gmail.com (Bei Ning) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:22:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection for Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern - I am holding multiple .COM domain for personal use and I am in objection on the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement for the following reason(s): - The price increase of management fee is multiple times of the U.S. inflation rate[1] where VerSign is registered and operating, which cannot be justified; - There is no extra service to ICANN and the .COM user community provided by VerSign in the new Agreement that is currently unserved which means that the price increase in not beneficial to any party involved except for VerSign, which is unfair; Thanks, David Zhuang [1] https://www.bls.gov/cpi/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yiek888 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:23:59 2020 From: yiek888 at gmail.com (Ken Yie) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:23:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?concerns_with_ICANN?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=99s_decision_to_the_contract_it_has_with_Verisign?= =?utf-8?q?=2C_Inc=2E_to_operate_the_top-level_domain_=2ECOM?= Message-ID: Hi, I am a customer with a .com domain and I am concerned with this decision to this contract. My concerns are: 1. There will be price increases yearly that will be passed on to me as a consumer for .com domains 2. ICANN is getting bribed by Verisign by accepting $20million 3. Verisign acting as a domain name registrar will be anti-competitive market and introduce monopoly on .com domain name pricing 4. ICANN ignored previous public comments. Thanks, Ken -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron at ecomaz.net Thu Feb 13 00:24:55 2020 From: aaron at ecomaz.net (Aaron Schlesinger) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:24:55 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't sell the internet to Verisign Message-ID: That?s what this amendment will effectively do. We?re on track for Verisign to just own outright the most important TLD. Stop letting this happen, don?t let Verisign increase prices indefinitely (your freezes won?t stop them, they have the money to wait them out), and don?t let them be a registrar. We know what their plans are already. From pbquealy at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:27:53 2020 From: pbquealy at gmail.com (Patrick Quealy) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:27:53 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: This is totally ridiculous. Do your jobs and reject this proposal. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Patrick Quealy Marblehead, Massachusetts United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From domainbizx at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:27:55 2020 From: domainbizx at gmail.com (Manoj Majhi) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 05:57:55 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Manoj Kumar New Delhi, India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at vanstokes.com Thu Feb 13 00:28:53 2020 From: mail at vanstokes.com (Van Stokes) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:28:53 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise the price of .com domain 7% per year Message-ID: Unfortunately, consumers are at the mercy of ICANN and Verisign. Please don't spread ill will by raising the price like this. It is far out of line with inflation and will highlight monopolistic power structures behind .com registration process. If you abuse your power it's much easier to make the case for increased government oversight. -- Van Stokes mail at vanstokes.com +1.917.472.9997 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Matt at mdaguam.com Thu Feb 13 00:31:22 2020 From: Matt at mdaguam.com (Matt) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:31:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a small business and registrant of multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Micronesian Divers Association Guam, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leonela.naguti at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:36:20 2020 From: leonela.naguti at gmail.com (leonela gutierrez) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:36:20 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop trying to screw the public Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. 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Brian Gilbert Sylvania, Georgia United States From skobola at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 00:37:31 2020 From: skobola at yahoo.com (skobola (Y Mail)) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:37:31 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase .COM wholesale domain prices References: <349927119.1595905.1581554251724.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <349927119.1595905.1581554251724@mail.yahoo.com> Please do not increase .COM wholesale domain prices. Please, let me know if you need any additional information from me.?Regards,?S. Kobola? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From AutoGlobalZone at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:38:53 2020 From: AutoGlobalZone at gmail.com (Auto Global Zone) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:38:53 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Nazree Bahar Shah Alam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chrisjamero at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:42:08 2020 From: chrisjamero at gmail.com (Chris) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:42:08 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi Ma'am/Sir I'm an owner of a couple .COM domains, and I have a couple of personal websites up with them. Please, don't increase the prices of .COM domains. I know I'm just a big part of the nobody's who are sending you email with regard to the issue and you might not even read my email, but the internet industry and small people like us will be heavily affected by this change. New TLDs are already priced so much. I hope you will listen to nobody's like us. I hope your organization will do the right thing. Sincerely yours, Christopher Jamero -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From onyxlee at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:43:16 2020 From: onyxlee at gmail.com (Onyx Lee) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:43:16 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You should not let them increase the domain price. Instead, the price should go down like any other technology or products! Message-ID: You should not let them increase the domain price. Instead, the price should go down like any other technology or products! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pinodomenico at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:45:14 2020 From: pinodomenico at gmail.com (Pino Domenico) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:45:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of over 300 domain names. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. This is just an excuse for profiteering. There is no additional value or service offered. And There are likely other organizations that would be happy to take over responsibility without raiding prices. If fact, if is not offered to competitive operators, that would make Verizon a monopoly. Dominick A Pino Medford -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jay at levinemesa.com Thu Feb 13 00:46:39 2020 From: jay at levinemesa.com (Jay Levine) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:46:39 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: Hello, These price increases make no sense! With the sheer number of .COM should already be generating a generous profit! These price increases, to me, look like a ransom demand. What costs are rising at this fast a pace to justify. With the large scale infrastructure, and huge volume of domains involved, I would think they could lower prices and still do quite well. I stand firmly against these price increases! Thanks, Jay --- jay at levinemesa.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From unixonar-public at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 00:48:43 2020 From: unixonar-public at yahoo.com (DP) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:48:43 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unnecessary and unjustified price increases References: <637097825.1599356.1581554923293.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <637097825.1599356.1581554923293@mail.yahoo.com> The proposed price increases are unnecessary and unjustified considering that the costs of hardware are lower year by year, and the costs of maintenance and development are going lower because of the ever increasing use of? ".com" domains, which results in bigger revenue. Please don't abuse the power you have. Do the right thing. A .com domain owner. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From a.asnad at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:50:53 2020 From: a.asnad at gmail.com (ASNAD) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:50:53 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to the .COM price increase Message-ID: I am a registrant of many .com domain names and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Please listen to the community Thanks -- ASNAD -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pegasusbookexchange at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:50:58 2020 From: pegasusbookexchange at gmail.com (Pegasus Book Exchange) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:50:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments regarding lift of price caps on .com Message-ID: As a small business owner I am opposed to lifting the price caps on .com domains because they are standard for all businesses and not having reasonably priced access to a reputable domain will place an unnecessary barrier to new small businesses. Thank you, Emma Epps -- Pegasus Book Exchange 4553 California Ave. SW, Seattle WA 98116 http://www.PegasusBookExchange.com http://www.twitter.com/PegasusBookEx http://www.facebook.com/PegasusBookExchange -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From orbitmedia at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:52:17 2020 From: orbitmedia at gmail.com (Kevin Aguirre) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:52:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e449dc3.1c69fb81.b824f.1e48@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kevin Aguire Modesto, California United States Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From orbitmedia at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:52:23 2020 From: orbitmedia at gmail.com (Kevin Aguirre) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:52:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e449dc8.1c69fb81.b824f.1e4c@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kevin Aguire Modesto, California United States Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From myqobc at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:53:04 2020 From: myqobc at gmail.com (QOBC Dot Com) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:53:04 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disagree with .Com price increment Message-ID: I would like my strong opposition against any .Com TLD price increase. This is a backward step to encourage everyone to go online! Online is the future of life. It'll will help to promote environment friendly (use less paper) & better communication across the globe! It's important element to promote globalisation! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From digitalbusiness357 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:53:03 2020 From: digitalbusiness357 at gmail.com (digital business) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:53:03 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not increase they .com domains Message-ID: Dear sir, Is important for small business control his nudget, so please don't increase the .com domains. Regards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From muaro0 at hotmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:53:16 2020 From: muaro0 at hotmail.com (Mauricio Aranzazu) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:53:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] movement and growth of the domain Message-ID: The news about the increases and the management of the domains is impressive, really an increase of such a large proportion will not help entrepreneurship or the digital movement, what will happen in the future will be that large companies will be the ones who handle all domains and enterprises cannot pay and maintain their domain. They should reconsider the rising cost of domains and could be managed according to the movement and growth of the domain. Thank you and I hope that all entrepreneurs are heard. Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lperdue at ideaworx.com Thu Feb 13 00:54:30 2020 From: lperdue at ideaworx.com (Lewis Perdue) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:54:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad idea, I will have to eventually give up half of the 300+ domains I manage Message-ID: Bad idea, I will have to give up half of the 300+ domains I own. This will be a zero sum situation since I will let domains expire to keep my expenses even, Lewis Perdue, 811 W. Napa St., Suite G, Sonoma, CA 95476, Phone: 707-326-4503 fax: 707-940-4146 Founder,Revolution Algorithms Professional, Ideaworx Publisher/Executive Editor, Wine Industry Insight Co-Principal Investigator, Stealth Syndromes Human Study Co-founder, Stealth Syndromes Project Author, LewisPerdue.Com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From coryrobinson42 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:55:47 2020 From: coryrobinson42 at gmail.com (Cory Robinson) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:55:47 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep domains affordable for the home and small business! Message-ID: <162E552C-EED7-4098-9AF5-2FC74044C565@gmail.com> It?s not fair to small and home based businesses including hobbyists, free content producers, not-for-profit websites, etc. - raise rates for big business, not the small ones. From timothy.rowley at bigpond.com Thu Feb 13 00:56:29 2020 From: timothy.rowley at bigpond.com (Tim Rowley) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:26:29 +1030 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <9F76BF37-CFAD-4FA1-BA3F-767F1B7B5E36@contoso.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Tim Rowley Adelaide, South Australia Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From trevoraaronsuarez at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 00:59:08 2020 From: trevoraaronsuarez at gmail.com (Trevor Suarez) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:59:08 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment about Amendment 3 .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To who it may concern, The .COM is the default domain ending in the USA and many consumers in America want to keep it that way. My name is Trevor Suarez and I am a Software Engineering student at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. On my spare time, I run a technology consultant company, which many of my customers are older friends and family who are somewhat technology illiterate. My job is to assist and educate these individuals about anything related to technology. I know there are many technology illiterate people in this country, many of which have gotten used to the .COM domain ending. The proposed amendment will increase prices of the .COM domain over the next few years. This will create two problems: 1. Companies and individuals will begin registering domains with odd endings, such as .pizza or .coffee for instance. This will cause confusion to many people. Take my clients as an audience which will be confused by all the domain endings. I understand the odd domain endings currently exist on the internet, but think of how common they will become. 2. It will increase the price to create using the internet. I own two domains myself, simply because it is a cost friendly. The internet is supposed to be a place where all people of all backgrounds can come and share ideas and information. Increasing domain registrant pricing will eventually be reflected in consumer pricing of simply using the internet. Please consider how the price hikes of the .COM ending will influence the price of using the internet, and other influences on the everyday American consumer. Sincerely, Trevor Suarez From jnthyde at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 01:00:23 2020 From: jnthyde at gmail.com (Josh Hyde) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:00:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: As owner and operator of a small web hosting business who purchases domains for resale, I'm against the proposed changes in Amendment 3. Raising the prices of .COM domains may be a small thing, but being able to offer my clients low prices is part of my business model and if the prices go up I'll be forced to charge them more in order to keep costs down. If the costs are to increase as proposed, I fear this will impact not only my business but the businesses of others who rely on cost-effective domains. Please reconsider making these changes. Regards, Josh Hyde -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ff at ffuessl.com Thu Feb 13 01:03:12 2020 From: ff at ffuessl.com (Dipl.-Ing. Florian Fuessl) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:03:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment No. 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <900C35C6-EC33-4A34-8D08-627724D8B63F@ffuessl.com> Dear ICANN, Reviewing the proposed amendment No. 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement I strongly oppose any planned steps moving away from the current status. The .COM TLD is the major DNS TLD used worldwide and ICANN should, therefore, abandon any attempts of Verisign to raise the income of TLD operator related earnings for the .COM TLD with no benefits for the DNS user base. If ICANN is not able to renew the existing price binding for upcoming periods for legal reasons I would love to see open competitive biddings for fixed periods for this major .COM TLD. Best regards Florian Fuessl ? Dip.-Ing. Florian Fuessl Lerchenauer Str. 12b 80809 Munich Germany ?: +1 (858) 564-4001 ?: ff at ffuessl.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From srikkanth.m at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 01:06:58 2020 From: srikkanth.m at gmail.com (Srikanth Madduri) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:06:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on .com price increase Message-ID: Why does one nation and one company have full control over prices for something as universal/global as .com domains? This will stifle competition and hurt small businesses across the world. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kim at pulsewave.com Thu Feb 13 01:09:36 2020 From: kim at pulsewave.com (Kim Atkinson) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:09:36 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not support these new amendments Message-ID: There are too many undefined fees, timelines and oversight issues the way these amendments are written. As someone who owns several .com domains, I cannot afford to have the prices going up with out limits and oversight. Business is already costly enough, these amendments could potentially make owning a .com domain even more expensive. This will inhibit businesses on the internet, not help it. Please do not proceed with these amendments as written. Kim Atkinson Kim Atkinson Sebastopol CA 95473 www.pulsewave.com Transformational music for your next gathering -- Businesses, Schools, Teams, Community Entertainment, Education, Celebration, Ritual World Drums, Gongs, Flutes,Voice, Movement YouTube: KimAtkinsonDrums When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. - John Muir -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dee.ferdinand at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 01:14:36 2020 From: dee.ferdinand at gmail.com (Dee Ferdinand) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:14:36 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not agreeing to .com price rise Message-ID: Not agreeing to .com price rise -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From happydeja at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 01:14:11 2020 From: happydeja at gmail.com (Deja) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:14:11 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Do you think this increase would help avoid those trolls buying every single domain in existence or no? There should be a petition that says you cannot buy 1,000 domains that just sit there for resale for insane prices. Use it or lose it. or It should be like real estate where each website has an appraised value and not whatever they come up with. If it's worth $12 on Godaddy then that's what it's worth, you shouldn't be allowed to buy it for $12 and resell it for $50,000. Those criminal trolls! -- -Deja Osbourne -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susaneisen at susaneisen.com Thu Feb 13 01:15:08 2020 From: susaneisen at susaneisen.com (Susan Eisen) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:15:08 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase Message-ID: I am a small business person with over 500 domain names for businesses I want to create in the future. The increase would cripple me and my business. Please do not allow it to happen so I can continue. Sent from my iPhone From susaneisen at susaneisen.com Thu Feb 13 01:15:52 2020 From: susaneisen at susaneisen.com (Susan Eisen) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:15:52 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Previous comment Message-ID: <485AE7F4-FE96-4107-9318-8A87454E4035@susaneisen.com> My name is Susan Eisen. Sent from my iPhone From stephaniebertolin at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 01:17:45 2020 From: stephaniebertolin at gmail.com (Stephanie Bertolin) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:17:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .COM price increase Message-ID: <49B1CC9D-553B-4EDA-8593-E0C5B5DC8A32@gmail.com> I am an owner of a .COM and am against the proposed increase in pricing. This is unfair to small businesses that do not operate with the same funds as larger corporations. Stephanie Bertolin Ontario From jason.hartt at outlook.com Thu Feb 13 01:18:09 2020 From: jason.hartt at outlook.com (Jason Hartt) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:18:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You dirty rats! Message-ID: That's right. From lukematthewsimon at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 01:19:40 2020 From: lukematthewsimon at gmail.com (Luke Simon) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:19:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM PRICE HIKE Message-ID: <626627DF-8BE9-4457-BD8E-FD91702EE0AA@gmail.com> Hello, My name is Luke and I am an actor based in Los Angeles, CA. I bought my domain name to ensure that I could use my name for the rest of my life, as I don?t want someone else with my name entering the business first. I am very content with the amount that I am paying for my domain name, but as a struggling actor in LA, I am not certain I would be able to afford my rates going up. Please think about me, along with all of the other struggling actors and small businesses who buy a domain name as their first sign of clout and independence. Thank you for your time. Luke From rama at getatapp.com Thu Feb 13 01:22:01 2020 From: rama at getatapp.com (Rama Viswanathan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:22:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Notice for com domains Message-ID: Dear ICANN Board: I was stunned to hear about proposed price increases for .com domains that you have negotiated with verizon. A price increase of unknown magnitude every year will be devastating for small startups with tight budgets. Please reconsider and cancel this contract with unknown and unilateral terms. Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From broker at corporationdomains.com Thu Feb 13 01:24:23 2020 From: broker at corporationdomains.com (Broker) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:24:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I really think you could wait several years on this and revisit later. There are a lot of volatile things going on in the market and domain names are good steady income for you. Don't be greedy, and don't violate the trust of the public. Regards, Tasha Kidd Lafayette, Indiana United States Full: Tasha Kidd Email: broker at CorporationDomains.com Cell: 765-426-2202 Skype: tasha.kidd Twitter: @CorporationDom CorporationDomains.com is an emerging site currently in stealth mode, but with 24 years experience quietly helping corporations obtain premium domains to leverage to their brand, and well over 35 years in corporate consulting for broader strategies. Reported Domain Name Sales Year-to-Date (Many go unreported) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nfilluminator at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 01:30:44 2020 From: nfilluminator at gmail.com (Nicholas Fealey) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:30:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I understand that there are clear potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains. However the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement is verisign. And this will be largely at the expense of the public, both financially and in security. The security risk is if you drive many websites off of .com domains onto other domains, you will see a rise in malware on the .com domains. For example, let's say I have ?domain.com?. If I decide .com is too expensive for my business/portfolio/non-profit/charity I might switch that too ?domain.net?. After I make that switch a malicious individual will buy the .com version of that domain and host a similar site but with malware embedded on it so the user does not know. The malicious version can then be used to steal payment information, pii, images, or anything really. I personally run educational websites on .com domains and I will shut them down and move to non-.com domains if rates go up. If the that happens there?s nothing stopping China or a malicious person from buying my old .com domains and using them to spread malware or misinformation . The implications of this are just so much larger than any one individual can ever imagine, I just don?t understand how you are willing to take a risk like this. This will impact the millions of small, independent businesses customers, internet users, and developers that rely on the system. The web and the global DNS, were envisioned to be run for public good, and they SHOULD be run for public good. Deals such as this are short sighted and just chasing money with extreme risks. Please do not adopt this dangerous proposal. Much Thanks, Nicholas Fealey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From magannonjennymelle at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 01:31:09 2020 From: magannonjennymelle at gmail.com (Jenny Melle Magannon) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:31:09 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. jenny Cavite Philippines -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brucehalpern at outlook.com Thu Feb 13 01:37:53 2020 From: brucehalpern at outlook.com (Bruce Halpern) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:37:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam, I wished to comment on your Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. So I went to where you claim to want "Public Comments", https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en/mail_form However, after checking the box giving up my privacy, then hitting the Continue button, the browser wanted to open up my PC's email program. Are you unaware that the vast majority of the "Public" uses web browser based email and does not have an email program on their PC? Or do you really not want public comments? So, I'm unable to tell you that your closed door program to make internet users pay you more money, of which you have not given an explanation of how this money will be spent, is a violation of the public trust given you to manage the internet. Considering you cannot design a website to take public comments, except for those who use a corporate email programs on their business computer, I doubt you have the best of intentions. The lack of awareness of how the "public" uses the internet makes me sure you do not deserve more money. ?By submitting my personal data, I agree that my personal data will be processed in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy, and agree to abide by the website Terms of Service.? Very truly yours, Bruce Halpern -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eclown at protonmail.com Thu Feb 13 01:39:35 2020 From: eclown at protonmail.com (Johnny R) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:39:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppossed to changes to the .COM agreement Message-ID: I am writing to express my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Although the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern, the only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are ICANN and Verisign at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of independent businesses and developers that rely on the system to make their livelihood. This proposal could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces small businesses to retreat to the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web. The web and global DNS SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate. It is nothing less than short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tylerherron.terp at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 01:45:13 2020 From: tylerherron.terp at gmail.com (Tyler Herron) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:45:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Reconsider Verisign, Inc. Message-ID: Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. I appreciate you acting in the public's best interest, Tyler Herron -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From geekrar9 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 01:54:17 2020 From: geekrar9 at gmail.com (Geek er) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:54:17 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price Message-ID: I have been working with domains for years now and I am strongly against this new price increase that you're looking for. Stop that. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tsailipu at me.com Thu Feb 13 01:55:54 2020 From: tsailipu at me.com (Philip Tsai) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:55:54 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am/have been/will be a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Philip Tsai -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From olajideajayi77 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 01:56:59 2020 From: olajideajayi77 at gmail.com (Olajide Ajayi) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:56:59 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Hello Icann, Hope this email finds you well. This incremental fee doesn't make any sense and doesn't do any good to the internet community. We all agree .COM domains should come with a price but this doesn't mean we should exploit our users. I am very sure most users of the internet would support this action of yours. I just like other users do not support this action. Kindly review and reverse it. I hope this helps. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I am reviewing the ownership cost of a domain for my fledgling business. This cost amount may appear small by itself. When added to other fees the cost of starting a business becomes significant. Give individuals and small businesses the chance to grow. Assist small businesses by keeping the cost at current levels. Yariel Saunders Alachua, Florida United States Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fionastuart21 at hotmail.com Thu Feb 13 02:12:15 2020 From: fionastuart21 at hotmail.com (Fiona Stuart) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:12:15 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Increases Message-ID: My business is struggling to survive as it is. Please don?t make it harder than it already is. Kind regards Fiona Sent from my iPhone From sarahismail at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 02:16:15 2020 From: sarahismail at gmail.com (Sarah Ismail) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:16:15 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep the internet accessible to all Message-ID: Keep the internet accessible to all. Do not increase .com domain prices! -Sarah Ismail -- Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bipulchnath at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 02:17:39 2020 From: bipulchnath at gmail.com (Bipul Nath) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:17:39 +0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price Message-ID: hi, .com is one of our tool. it help us to be known by the people. It does not help small business to gain profit. It price increase then small business holder will not feel any interest on maintaining .com any more. It's impact will be huge. Please don't increase the price. -- Bipul Chandra Dev Nath "www.bdmeditech.com " site where you can upload your article and photos -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From plumblinecs at outlook.com Thu Feb 13 02:19:27 2020 From: plumblinecs at outlook.com (plumblinecs at outlook.com) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:19:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: It has come to my notice that the price cap for the domain .COM is about to rise by 70% over the next 8 years, a cost which, for a small business like mine, has irreparable damages and I will not be able to maintain my webpage. Big business may be able to sustain thee increases, however for a one-man business it will become impossible and I will need to close down my page. This appears to be purely a money grabbing move. Please keep the cap on the .com domain. Yours sincerely, Helen Buckle Certified Counsellor MACA (Level 1) Associate Member CCAA Plumbline Counselling Service ABN 56230769599 Ph: 0408 645 086 Web: https://plumblinecounsellingservice.com [cid:image001.png at 01D5E257.0D5C1BB0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 33193 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From linbullion at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 02:21:27 2020 From: linbullion at gmail.com (Linnea Bullion) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:21:27 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on ICANN's contract changes Message-ID: <0EBA20A5-01BB-4DC2-B579-571F335B27B4@gmail.com> As a small business owner, it?s important for me to make every dollar count. Yearly price increases for owning my domain would be brutal. As software subscription services have increased, I haven?t had to worry about my domain price increasing. I would like to continue NOT worrying. The internet needs to remain accessible to all! Thank you, Linnea Bullion linneabullion.com | @linneabullion | 612.481.1967 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sukraguru-icann at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 02:24:07 2020 From: sukraguru-icann at yahoo.com (RB) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:24:07 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement [ ref:_00D616tJk._5004MZL3j5:ref ] References: <1713958429.1891531.1581560647025.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1713958429.1891531.1581560647025@mail.yahoo.com> Hi ICANN, I happened to see the proposed amendment. My humble opinion is, the prices must not go increased. Because, the Internet has now become like Air and Water, without which it is difficult for literate humans to survive. I agree that there might be infrastructure maintenance cost. But, is this increase the only avenue through which to fund it? Infact, the sanity of the world is kept in equanimity by only those that are literate and willing to voice against unethical practices of greedy politicians, businessmen and mafia groups. Please ask ICANN to use its imagination to create other means to fund their costs. Spare us (honest and well-meaning humans) from going exploited. Yours Ram Bala From hisstoryofmylife at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 02:31:09 2020 From: hisstoryofmylife at gmail.com (Stephen Santos) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:31:09 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I have a small business selling books and music. I own two domain names and this is very concerning to me that it would be necessary to raise a price by 30% on intangible items. I can't see where the benefit is for the consumers. Are we getting a better product? Or are we getting better service? I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Isn't ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please reconsider this Amendment in the favor of the people who use it. Thank you, Stephen Santos South Carolina stephen santos www.TheCompassSeries.com *Unlike most series which are linear on a timeline, the Compass Series walks around one storyline for the first 3 books, with the fourth book carrying on where the others left off. It is one story from four different vantage points. Each book fills in more details about the main characters and is written from a different character?s perspective. This series is not just about Joshua and Bridget?s journey. It is the story of all of our lives in some way or another. And the true miracle of the story is its ability to uncover your wounds, reveal the path of healing, and encourage you to reach out your hand, receive the invitation and take the next step toward freedom.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karstenladdy at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 02:35:11 2020 From: karstenladdy at gmail.com (Karsten Ladner) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:35:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment Message-ID: <6ea147d4-da76-44a7-99e1-2ece6707df25@gmail.com> As a software developer and student, the web is an integral part of my work and studies. It is a constant resource both for my development work and for research. The web thrives from the community that participates in it, a community that is welcoming to all. An increase in the price point has the potential of barring people from creating websites, blogs, or online stores. While large companies can easily afford price increases, small and personal businesses may suffer. Please reconsider this action as the ramifications are likely to reach further than anticipated. From johnweiler83 at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 02:35:27 2020 From: johnweiler83 at yahoo.com (johnweiler83 at yahoo.com) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:35:27 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement References: <275441129.2290999.1581561327814.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <275441129.2290999.1581561327814@mail.yahoo.com> Hi there,? I would like to voice my objection to the reported changes over the contract between ICANN and Version, specifically the changes that will reportedly cause a 70% increase in prices over the next decade.? >From my understanding, there is not a clear reason for this increase that has been shared with the public.? I will say that if this change does happen, I will stop buying .com domains altogether.? Thank you for your time.? Best,?John Weiler +66 (0) 91-119-7430 Owner/Freelance Writer www.johnweiler.co -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From todayisviral at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 02:36:50 2020 From: todayisviral at gmail.com (Today Is Viral) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:36:50 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Constantin Bucharest, Bucharest Romania -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Why is the no transparency to what you are doing? You best be providing stewardship and leadership on behalf of the public not seeking to profit from your position. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vicksdj at outlook.com Thu Feb 13 02:46:28 2020 From: vicksdj at outlook.com (Vicks Vicky) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:46:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP .COM Price Increases Message-ID: WHY WAS THIS SECRET DEAL DONE. STOP IT Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Sent from Business Mail of [cid:image001.png at 01D5A3B0.381FAFF0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: EA20C355519B4DB5A7CFE5515A88ACC5.png Type: image/png Size: 67279 bytes Desc: EA20C355519B4DB5A7CFE5515A88ACC5.png URL: From sfeather at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 02:47:44 2020 From: sfeather at gmail.com (Stephen Feather) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:47:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose Amendment 3 Message-ID: As an older user of the Internet and early domain registrant, I remember the days of $70-$100 domains. I'd thought we had gotten passed that until the .org fiasco last year. And now ICANN wishes to bring that type of suspicious behavior to the .com registrations. I oppose Amendment 3 on two grounds: 1. The amendment does not specify what the $20 million given to ICANN will be used. It speaks generally of upgrades, security, protection, etc. But what guarantee do we, the ones actually subsidizing this $20 million as its laundered through the hands of Verisign, have that there will actually be infrastructure upgrades and what they are? How do we not know this isn't a new $20 million slush fund for ICANN? Or a $20 million bribe to agree to the new deal? Unless the specific upgrades are set out, with full transparency with regards to the spending of the $20 million then Amendment 3 should not be adopted. 2. The price increase for a technology-related item comes as the cost of most technology commodities decreases. What additional costs are there for Verisign associated with a single domain registration to justify the increase from $7.85 to $10.26 by 2024 and then to 13.42 by 2032? Did the cost to manage bits and bytes suddenly increase? Unless Verisign can show the value-add for the cost increases, then Amendment 3 should not be adopted. They operate as a vendor for ICANN which operates with permission from the US Department of Commerce. Everything should be transparent and out in the open. Stephen Feather Feather Direct, LLC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shopswan at protonmail.com Thu Feb 13 02:48:46 2020 From: shopswan at protonmail.com (Alex Swan) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:48:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: I am writing to provide my feedback on the Proposed Amendment 3 that will cause domain name systems to increase in price over the coming years. Lifting the price freeze from 2012 and slowly increasing the price of domains is a step in the wrong direction. This Amendment is a step in the wrong direction for all the small businesses, single owners of domains, and other entities across the web that rely on the current wholesale pricing in order to stay affordable. I urge you to please reconsider this approach in order to satisfy the .COM Registry agreement and to try and come up with a better solution that will continue to allow us to operate at the same level as the larger players. Regards, Alex Swan From 2dchaos at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 02:50:07 2020 From: 2dchaos at gmail.com (Fe Angelo) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 05:50:07 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Absurd Price Increase Message-ID: His price increase is absurd, specially for foreign site owners that pay a huge price already with currency conversion. This will only make the internet less accessible, it's time your monopoly for the .com domain ended. Sincerely, Fernando Angelo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From soniaczernik at mac.com Thu Feb 13 02:59:27 2020 From: soniaczernik at mac.com (Sonia Czernik) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:59:27 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Re. significant changes to last months contract with Verisign Inc Message-ID: <7073D5AD-47FB-4A8B-8330-2B0A162A91C9@mac.com> I discovered that last month, your organisation announced significant changes to the contract you have with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD) which you oversee. It appears that you made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from your community or Internet users. I am aware of similar deals that you have made behind closed doors, and of ignoring unified opposition against those deals. I am opposed to price increases that will harm the Internet as a whole for as you know .com domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. I understand that in this new agreement with Verisign, they will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and I feel sure that the increases won?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices could grow by more than 70% over and above current prices in the next decade. Your contract with Versign, Inc. also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. I am also aware that alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay your organisation an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support your domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how your organisation will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. There is no doubt that these changes will significantly impact the Internet for years to come, and only your organisation and Verisign have participated in this decision. Ask yourself, In writing this, I wanted to make sure that my voice is heard, and that your organisation knows how I feel about your recent decision. Yours Sincerely Sonia Barbara Czernik B.Sc.(Hons)., APCCH (RACGP). IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Information in this email is confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, any use or dissemination of the information and any disclosure or copying of this email is unauthorised and strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please promptly inform us by reply email or telephone. You should also delete this email and destroy any hard copies produced. Hypnosis & Health Practice does not accept responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From duong at lifesc.vn Thu Feb 13 03:04:51 2020 From: duong at lifesc.vn (=?utf-8?Q?Ng=C3=B4_Th=E1=BA=BF_D=C6=B0=C6=A1ng?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:04:51 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase the price of .com Message-ID: Please do not increase the price of .com If .com is increased price We will switch to .net or other extensions Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pjknipp at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 03:08:43 2020 From: pjknipp at gmail.com (Pam Knipp) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:08:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Payment Message-ID: <64A27A68-B0AB-4269-BA85-57BDCD7AF659@gmail.com> I created my Name domain three years ago. I would assume it is Pam Knipp, But I am not for sure. We were the Knipp team then. Now we are the new Heights team. My email then was pknipp22 at gmail.com. My new email is pam at newheightsteam.com. I hope this helps. Thank you! Pam Knipp 816-694-2783 Sent from my iPhone From a96888 at 126.com Thu Feb 13 03:10:53 2020 From: a96888 at 126.com (a96888 at 126.com) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:10:53 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop!!! Message-ID: <5E44BE3D.01F924.26348@m15-113.126.com> You are doing a wrong thing! Stop is the best choice for ICANN and all of us. If you raise the .com?s price at will, it will damage your image and credibility, no one will believe you!!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From omanzanares at outlook.com Thu Feb 13 03:12:17 2020 From: omanzanares at outlook.com (Oscar Manzanares) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 03:12:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Message-ID: Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Oscar Manzan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tajyo at hotmail.com Thu Feb 13 03:14:18 2020 From: tajyo at hotmail.com (Tajyo Luminique) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 03:14:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] secret meetings and noncompete Message-ID: If it?s true you are holding secret meetings where only you and your biggest funding corp attend and decide policies, that?s corruption. If it?s true you are not allowing other companies to bid and the market to be fair, that?s corruption. Please uphold your public stewardship and accountability pledges. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dhanadham.po at easysunday.com Thu Feb 13 03:18:22 2020 From: dhanadham.po at easysunday.com (Dhanadham Pokthitiyuk) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:18:22 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Dhanadham Pokthitiyuk Pathum Wan, Bangkok Thailand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmaynguyen at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 03:24:16 2020 From: bmaynguyen at yahoo.com (Y N) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:24:16 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <2y48strake-1@ppa3.lax.icann.org> To Whom It May Concern, Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Please help the domains affordable for everyday folks to use. Thank you, May Nguyen Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tienminhvydev at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 03:32:36 2020 From: tienminhvydev at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?TWluaCBWeSBUaeG7gW4=?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:32:36 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I'm had heard about your organization allow increase .c?m domain price. Please, can you don't increase .com domain price too usually? Why? A lots of people will have bad look to your organization. It will affect very bad around the world!!1 ===== Best regards Ti?n Minh Vy Website Developer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From misssmartee at mac.com Thu Feb 13 03:50:24 2020 From: misssmartee at mac.com (Linda Holler) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:50:24 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <946B2391-17AA-442C-824E-D8C9E7B9AE22@mac.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Linda Holler Pasadena, California United States Sent from my iPhone From misssmartee at mac.com Thu Feb 13 03:50:45 2020 From: misssmartee at mac.com (Linda Holler) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:50:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Linda Holler Pasadena, California United States Sent from my iPhone From matt.kempler at baroudr.com Thu Feb 13 03:50:14 2020 From: matt.kempler at baroudr.com (Matthew Kempler) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:50:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not supportive of increased .COM pricing Message-ID: Hi- I am a small business owner that owns my company .COM domain. As it is written, I do not support 7% increases the pricing of the .COM domain. That is well above GDP growth and is unjustified in perpetuity. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration, Matt Kempler -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sid at statgeek.com Thu Feb 13 03:51:09 2020 From: sid at statgeek.com (Matt Sidhom) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:51:09 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain prices Message-ID: <303037C3-0F46-43DE-9114-64A68356C52C@statgeek.com> As a small business owner currently and someone who has started multiple businesses, I think it?s important to keep start-up costs low for people like myself and others aspiring to do the same so that unnecessary barriers to entry aren?t created. One of the great things about the internet era is how it?s enabled and empowered literally anyone to start their own business and sell goods and services anywhere around the world. By making something as simple as domain name cost-prohibitive would discourage aspiring entrepreneurs who need capital for other purposes from starting their business at all. I implore you to stop this from happening to assure that the internet and the economic opportunities it presents to everyone remain as accessible as possible. Thank you for your consideration. Matt Matt Sidhom CEO/Founder 210-392-4859 Sid at StatGeek.com 2003 NCAA DIII National Champion 2013 Trinity (TX) Athletic Hall of Fame -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From misssmartee at mac.com Thu Feb 13 03:52:39 2020 From: misssmartee at mac.com (Linda Holler) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:52:39 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: <1BA02ECC-BF0F-4C41-9A8B-641FED5FE0FC@mac.com> I am against the price hike. The current pricing helps to make it possible to run my business in a sound manner Sent from my iPhone From chris at 2leaf.com Thu Feb 13 03:57:22 2020 From: chris at 2leaf.com (Christopher LCP Mendes) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:57:22 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on .com increase Message-ID: Hello, I am writing to you as the owner of a web development company and domain name reseller based in Sacramento, California which represents roughly 200 clients. I am writing to express my protest to the proposed amendment, which I and others consider against the public interest. The increased .com domain costs will increase the barrier our customers have in starting and maintaining their businesses/websites. It will cause all registrars, who already make so little, to be even more competitive in pricing and cut those margins even more. In the cases we cannot cut those margins, we will be forced to increase the costs to our customers, the ones who will ultimately pay (both literally and figuratively) if this amendment is passed. And who is to gain by passing this amendment? It seems obvious to me that the amendment will pass as there is money to be made by a select few individuals in powerful positions. But I hope you consider your stakeholders, the average Internet users and small business owners, when reviewing this amendment. Either way, I would like to publicly express my displeasure with the proposed amendment. Thank you for listening. Sincerely, Christopher LCP Mendes, Managing Director, 2Leaf Inc; Co-owner, Namebark.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dvtoro at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 03:58:05 2020 From: dvtoro at gmail.com (Douglas Toro) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:58:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cost of Domain Message-ID: I think the base price is a fair cost because allow to everybody start an idea that it could be finishing in a business. This is seeing of the side of the entrepreneurs. Best Regards, Douglas Toro S. From dmitriy.nikitin.us at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 04:05:29 2020 From: dmitriy.nikitin.us at gmail.com (Dmitriy Nikitin) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:05:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is a masqueraded bribery scam. Message-ID: To whom it may concern. To most people this amendment looks like a bribery scam that we as end users will have to pay for. Please reconsider and put public interest in front of a corporate and personal gain. Please end Verisign .com TLD monopoly. Have a great day. Dmitriy V Nikitin. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeasona.h at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 04:08:22 2020 From: jeasona.h at gmail.com (Jeason Hanson) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:08:22 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't. Message-ID: <5e44cbb8.1c69fb81.637c7.44e8@mx.google.com> Why you do this? Why you just want money? Why you no think about the consumer? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From larry at larryacoates.com Thu Feb 13 04:15:06 2020 From: larry at larryacoates.com (Larry A Coates) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:15:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection regarding Proposed Amendment #3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I want to voice my opposition to the above referenced proposed changes to the .com registry agreement!? The impact of the proposed changes will have a significant impact on a HUGE number of organizations and there appears to be absolutely NO CONTROL OR ACCOUNTABILITY for the financial impacts that will be affect millions of organizations! Sincerely and Respectfully submitted, Larry A. Coates -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From support at myshophosting.com Thu Feb 13 04:16:06 2020 From: support at myshophosting.com (Support - myshophosting) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:16:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Domain Price Increases Message-ID: Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thanks David Ferguson myshophosting.com Ph: 02 9045 6400 Email: support at myshophosting.com Web: www.myshophosting.com Did you know that myshophosting is now an authorised Microsoft Office 365 reseller? Plans start from $6.95 per month! [cid:image001.png at 01D5E280.835B2EE0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 10204 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From sabineticmane at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:26:47 2020 From: sabineticmane at gmail.com (Sabine Sorendo) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:56:47 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising .com prices Message-ID: <5e44cde1.1c69fb81.19101.321f@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dave at davidlos.com Thu Feb 13 04:17:14 2020 From: dave at davidlos.com (David Los) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:17:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Reconsider Message-ID: Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Andrew Farnsworth -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sovaru1o8 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 04:25:15 2020 From: sovaru1o8 at gmail.com (Mohammad Alshaikh) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:25:15 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection Message-ID: <8AB97781-FC43-49AA-BF1F-E40EAF09E81A@gmail.com> Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Best, Mohammad Alshaikh Jeddah Saudi Arabia From gl at grahamlindsey.com Thu Feb 13 04:28:02 2020 From: gl at grahamlindsey.com (Graham Lindsey) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:28:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unwarranted price increase Message-ID: <6AD233EF-A493-4023-9B5A-61D8CB0DBA74@grahamlindsey.com> I am a website developer and register domains on behalf of many of my clients. The only party this will benefit is Verisign, and the (no doubt) constant increase is significantly higher than the $3 cost to register a domain. This sort of addition to the cost to access a .com domain only affects the smaller clients, and will no doubt he inflated by other companies ?to cover their costs.l This is a terrible idea, and ?the little guys? out there will pay for it, with no benefit to anyone but Verisign. Graham From jeremyn01 at outlook.com Thu Feb 13 04:41:23 2020 From: jeremyn01 at outlook.com (Jeremy R) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:41:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I do not believe in changing the proposed price increase to .com domains. I firmly believe as a domain owner and reseller that it will not be beneficial to the greater public and domain owners should the price go up. Due to poor exchange rates, a price increase could be the difference as to whether my clients or I will register or renew a .com domain. Other top level domain price increases have already discouraged my use of those extensions. Kind Regards, Jeremy N Brisbane, Queensland Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From rainbownopsled at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 04:48:51 2020 From: rainbownopsled at gmail.com (Hex Nine-Zero) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:48:51 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please, no price hikes on .com TLDs Message-ID: I personally own a .com domain (rainbownopsled.com). If this deal goes through, and Verisign is allowed to raise prices on .com domains, this could affect both me and many of my friends personally, at the very least. However, more importantly, many businesses rely on their .com domains, and increasing prices would greatly affect the internet for years to come, with established, big players on top, and smaller or newer players disallowed from competition. This is especially important because .com is by far the most popular and widely-used TLD. Most users of the internet would not want Verisign to have the power this deal would give them. Please, put the people, the users, and the small businesses first instead of major corporations. Internet freedom largely depends on accessibility and price of entry, and affordable .com domains are a part of that. Thank you for your time. rainbownopsled -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From clsaxon at outlook.com Thu Feb 13 04:49:53 2020 From: clsaxon at outlook.com (Carrie Saxon) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:49:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .COM PRICE INCREASES Message-ID: Dear ICANN Staff: As a budding business owner, I have to watch every dollar spent. With .com being the longest standing website designation, it helps small businesses like mine establish credibility. Price increases will greatly impact my ability to compete with larger entities. Please reconsider price increases, or potentially find a way to level the playing field for those of us still growing. Small business really appreciates any concessions ICANN offers to help us keep our cost down. Regards, Carrie Saxon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spamforian at outlook.com Thu Feb 13 04:51:34 2020 From: spamforian at outlook.com (Ian Maddaus) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:51:34 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Verisign should not be able to raise the price of a .com domain. They have a monopoly on those domains and it costs only $3 to register one, so they shouldn't be able to consistently raise the price for users who are registering a .com domain. From ishan.loya at icloud.com Thu Feb 13 04:52:10 2020 From: ishan.loya at icloud.com (Ishan Loya) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:22:10 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <1AF69F00-77D6-4E62-B99A-407F567DEB5A@icloud.com> Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to the Proposed Amendment 3. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Please do not adopt this proposal. Regards, Ishan Loya -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 841392219 at qq.com Thu Feb 13 04:52:59 2020 From: 841392219 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?4uY=?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:52:59 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name.  I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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There are many other equally qualified companies who can perform the same operation as Verisign and maybe more effectively and efficiently. Increasing prices without any clear and acceptable justification is against the principals of ICANN and a crime against the internet users, who will have no option but to accept the price increase. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From weiliang at kryptoia.com Thu Feb 13 05:13:18 2020 From: weiliang at kryptoia.com (Sim Wei Liang) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 05:13:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign doesn't own the Internet Message-ID: Regarding this cash grab proposal, the bigger picture is that the internet is for everyone not just those with means. By forcing even domains to be hogged by corporations, this would spell the death of true innovation and the birth of more mega corporations. Please stop this real world inequality spilling into the virtual. Thanks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From santro at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 05:18:00 2020 From: santro at gmail.com (Bhavin Dedhia) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:48:00 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello there, I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Bhavin Mumbai, Maharashtra India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ramirezj at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 05:18:01 2020 From: ramirezj at gmail.com (John - John) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:18:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. John Ramirez Staten Island, New York -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at eigerlogic.com Thu Feb 13 05:19:38 2020 From: info at eigerlogic.com (Info) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:19:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 to .com domain is unfair Message-ID: <209070B8-58A1-4B59-9EDC-A72E13CB00E9@eigerlogic.com> This proposed amendment seems to be disregard consideration for a significant number of .com domain registrants who are legitimate small businesses. Isn?t one of ICANN objectives to ensure fair regulations on domain names registration and fees? Thanks and regards. From john at risingresults.com Thu Feb 13 05:19:25 2020 From: john at risingresults.com (John Ramirez) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:19:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. John Cetrola New York, New York -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roland.siegenthaler at echtpraktisch.ch Thu Feb 13 05:24:56 2020 From: roland.siegenthaler at echtpraktisch.ch (Roland Siegenthaler) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:24:56 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <67AE626C-B1CB-4B73-B717-438684D29906@echtpraktisch.ch> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. There?s no reason for this and it?s not fair to use the power of a monopoly in such a way. Kind regards, Roland Siegenthaler Meilen __________________________ phone 079 633 56 06 www.echtpraktisch.ch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark.belamaric at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 05:27:20 2020 From: mark.belamaric at gmail.com (mark.belamaric at gmail.com) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:27:20 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases Message-ID: Hello, The .com world must not become a profit oriented business. .com is an address from which can derive additional services that can be charged! But charging one?s own ?home address? in not acceptable. Thank you, Mark A. Belamaric -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryan at teamtri.com Thu Feb 13 05:31:34 2020 From: ryan at teamtri.com (Ryan Underwood) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:31:34 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in Fees Message-ID: <1ca0701d5e22e$db1ecee0$915c6ca0$@teamtri.com> We hold a number of .com domains and are writing to express our desire that rates on these and other domains remain steady and certainly not increase 7%. This increase will have a negative impact on nonprofit, school, and community organizations. The new tax code is already challenging funding support with the treatment of deductions for donations to organizations. While the .com extension is designed for businesses, smart nonprofits realize they are a business and have a brand to protect. While they may use a .ORG address as a nonprofit, digital strategy tells you to buy up similar domains like .COM, .CO, .INFO to help insulate and prevent spoofing and cyber-harassment and brand confusion. Increases to domain names cost nonprofits considerably just to protect themselves and their constituents from imposters. Please help keep .COM pricing steady and do not raise these rates. Thank you for your time! Ryan Ryan Underwood Co-Founder & CEO GiANT Worldwide Ambassador & Master Coach TRI Leadership Resources, LLC | www.teamtri.com | main: 202.664.1174 | fax: 918.516.0293 Direct: ryan at teamtri.com | @TeamTRI_CEO | LinkedIn | mobile: 918.852.2444 Digital: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | GiANT.TV TEAMTRI liberates and equips busy leaders with a suite of integrated services, so they can bring relief, strengthen relationships, and increase results. Training | Events | Association | Media | Finance | Marketing | Strategy | Administration -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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By allowing the costs to increase exponentially, it raises a spectre that only those of wealth will be able to afford to publish opinions, resulting in a narrower and less diverse field of opinions and expressions. This is a situation that is concerning at best and terrifyingly dangerous at worse. I encourage all members to amend this and keep the costs fixed for the good of all as well as increasing transparency on where funds come from and where they go. Regards Tristan Ayton This communication may contain confidential or copyright information. If you are not an intended recipient, you must not keep, forward, copy, use, save or rely on this communication, and any such action is unauthorised and prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to this email to notify the sender of its incorrect delivery, and then delete both it and your reply. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garyp-2020 at talkat.us Thu Feb 13 05:35:19 2020 From: garyp-2020 at talkat.us (Gary) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:35:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <7e8ccaa1-29ec-d349-ee55-26363922568b@talkat.us> It is unfair to let Verisign charge so much for .com registry.? There is no reason it is so expensive to register a domain.? Domains are now so plentiful and everybody depends on them to do business. There should be a decreasing price, not an increasing one.? There is no reason to let Verisign abuse customers and when ICANN takes a huge multi-million dollar chunk of it, clearly we know there is corruption all around the system. Stop the corruption.? Do not raise .com prices. From nepalp at cxosync.com Thu Feb 13 05:37:06 2020 From: nepalp at cxosync.com (Nepal Patel) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:37:06 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do refrain Message-ID: -- This message contains information which may be confidential and/or privileged. Unless you are the intended?recipient (or authorized to receive for the intended?recipient), you may not read, use, copy or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and delete the message and any attachment(s) thereto without retaining any copies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron.j.smith21 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 05:38:56 2020 From: aaron.j.smith21 at gmail.com (Aaron J Smith) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:38:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I read it, after reading, I support this amendment. TO OTHER COMMENTATORS: PLEASE READ, IT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK Message-ID: Please ignore all the ignorant people that got sent here by either namecheap or other domain registrars. They don't understand what is happening in this amendment. If I have read this correctly, that 1. It would only allow a 7% increase for the last 4 years of a 6 year period (So shall not exceed $10.26 until Oct 2026). 2. That this amendment is needed because the Agreement from December 2012 in section 7.3 Subsection (d).i is not no longer effective and since it looks like section 7.3 Subsection (d).ii is still allowed that registrars can still do the increase based on this policy, so Amendment 3 would put a lock down on that, and stop the exorbitant increases due to security risks and DNS attacks. 3. That Verisign is still required to give 6 month notice to all price increases. Allowing registrars and customers to renew for up to 10 years @ the current price before the increase, locking in the wholesale price. So, I hope this comment make some sort of impact. The people just calling for you to stop this amendment and yell about price increase, are actually about to hurt themselves! Thanks, Aaron Smith -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaronhembram3 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 05:40:02 2020 From: aaronhembram3 at gmail.com (Santosh Kumar Hembram) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:10:02 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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The company in charge of setting prices shouldn't also be allowed to compete directly with their client domain registrars. sincerely, steve novy -- Stephen Novy 520-471-8240 senovy at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kgskml at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 05:45:24 2020 From: kgskml at gmail.com (Sri Kannapiran Mills Limited) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:15:24 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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Tamasdan) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:53:21 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Inquiry Message-ID: <4778672c-ae95-8c6b-542b-17736924a8ff@tamasdan.com> To: ICANN, I, an owner of a .COM domain, am providing feedback to the "Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement" Public Comment period against the latest moves of ICANN and Verisign. I do not support the decision based on: 1. The lack of transparency in ICANN choosing Verisign. I support full transparency to the public in such matters. 2. The lack of public bidding for partnering with ICANN. I support market competition in finding partners. 3. The new Verisign monopoly powers that will allow it to control all domain prices. As an owner of 80% of registrar pricing this is too much power. I support weakening Verisign by not giving it more power than it already has. 4. The new Verisign powers to increase .COM domains by a 7% per year (2020-2023), a three year freeze on price increases, a 7% per year (2026-2029), and so on. I support zero price increases. 5. The lack of oversight for $20 million USD from Verising to ICANN. I support full public oversight over such matters. Thanks, E. Tamasdan From paul at 203kcontractors.com Thu Feb 13 05:55:22 2020 From: paul at 203kcontractors.com (Paul Welden - Director) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:55:22 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM proposed price increase Message-ID: <1b6f01d5e232$2ec8c750$8c5a55f0$@203kContractors.com> I am writing to express my concern regarding the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement which could increase the price by up to 7% a year for the next 4 years. As the Director of an organization that owns many .COM domain names as part of our process of protecting our intellectual property, an increase of this magnitude can put a strain on the cost of our IP protection efforts. I can understand a slight increase of 1%-3% but 7% a year for the next 4 years appears to be a bit aggressive. I urge you to consider another option and/or less of an increase. Thank you, Paul Paul Welden, Director The 203k Contractor Certification Program Phone: (855) CALL-203k Email: Paul at 203kContractors.com Website: 203kContractors.comR Mailing Address: 3116 S Mill Ave #234 Tempe, AZ 85282 Available Monday-Friday 9am-5pm MST (closed on federal holidays) Click here to stop receiving information from the 203k Contractor Program -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. If anything, technology costs are decreasing. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Regards, M. Yasin Akar Kocaeli, Turkey From m.air13 at yandex.ru Thu Feb 13 06:12:34 2020 From: m.air13 at yandex.ru (macbook air13) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:12:34 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <15591801581574354@vla1-c477e3898c96.qloud-c.yandex.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From louis at online-edu.com Thu Feb 13 06:12:45 2020 From: louis at online-edu.com (Louis Carramaschi) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:12:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Hey guys We don't want any price increasing, what is the point? Don't do it, drop it that's better! Thanks, Louis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Louis Philippe Carramaschi NARRABEEN From ennytorris at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 06:16:32 2020 From: ennytorris at gmail.com (Adejonwo Enitan) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:16:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Even the current price is already on the high side, increment won't really help matters for domainers like myself from a country like mine where minimum wage is nothing. Enitan Adejonwo Nigeria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From admin at icytail.com Thu Feb 13 06:21:07 2020 From: admin at icytail.com (=?utf-8?B?bGhzYW1h?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:21:07 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Leng Central, Central and Western District, Hong Kong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From swsim at icloud.com Thu Feb 13 06:28:22 2020 From: swsim at icloud.com (Justin Michael) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:28:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <3B413A38-003D-4371-8492-AA5983B33C8B@icloud.com> I own at least 20 domain names that I use for various reasons such as family, my small business, my wife's small business, and even a few projects. Domain names are something we must all use. They are not optional. For that reason alone and for the continued openness of the internet and communication, domains should be getting cheaper not more expensive. Please consider the millions of small business owners and personal projects as well. Many of us are already trying to find ways to get the prices lower. Raising them would force us to cut off certain projects and businesses. Not to mention the most important effects, the internet will be even less open. What you're doing is wrong. From raj at aexea.com Thu Feb 13 06:33:41 2020 From: raj at aexea.com (Raj) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:33:41 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Raj Manama, Manama Bahrain -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From geino at icloud.com Thu Feb 13 06:37:37 2020 From: geino at icloud.com (=?utf-8?Q?Geino_=C3=84otsch?=) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:37:37 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <00991A23-1CB6-499E-817E-776608F82CB9@icloud.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please help small businesses and blogs stay alive by not increasing prices. We can not afford anymore than we already pay. Terry Aotsch Portland, Oregon United States Respect for all living beings, Geino ?otsch Website -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I hope you will take my concerns seriously as many others are of the same opinion. Simona Powell Coquitlam, British Columbia Canada From datatap at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 06:49:36 2020 From: datatap at gmail.com (Ben Braman) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:49:36 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] As a reseller: price increases on .COM names are an extra whammy Message-ID: Hello, I am a domain name reseller to average joe end-users and the proposed price increase schedule and percentages are going to squeeze the smaller resellers like myself who already have very thin margins in order to compete with the big box registrars. Small resellers provide superior customer service and target niche use cases for domain names. Small resellers are also helpful to people who are not very internet savvy and appreciate familiar support relationships that are on a first name basis. If I pass on price increases, many customers will drop their back-shelf names or transfer to larger registrars who's large scale and extensive up-sell opportunities allows them to absorb price increases. Price increases are also unfair for lower income individuals who can not afford to plan ahead and renew their domain for 10 years at the lower rates before an increase. Thank you for your consideration. Ben Braman in Tucson, AZ 520-975-5923 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barronm at netzero.net Thu Feb 13 06:48:24 2020 From: barronm at netzero.net (barronm at netzero.net) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:48:24 GMT Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <20200213.014824.6706.0@webmail05.vgs.untd.com> I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I am a registrant of 2 .com domain names which I use to run an extremely small writing and publishing business. The only way I make any money at this business and keep from losing money is by keeping my expenses very low. A price increase will make it very difficult to maintain my business which depends on people being able to easily find my easily identifiable websites . Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ??" it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. and a price hike is not in the public interest. Thank you for your time. Matthew Barron Indianapolis, Indiana United States 317 859 9813 ________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Award-Winning Gut Doctor's #1 Vegetable to Stay Away From drpedrelive.com http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3231/5e44f16cddd87716c63abst04vuc From leemasawat.th at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 06:53:25 2020 From: leemasawat.th at gmail.com (Thanawat Leemasawatdigul) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:53:25 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont increase rate Message-ID: From tony at bemba.mx Thu Feb 13 06:54:05 2020 From: tony at bemba.mx (Tony Cardenas) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:54:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't allow the increase of .COM TLD Message-ID: <2FC694A7-71BB-4833-96AB-FD4FFBFC7D99@bemba.mx> Hello, allowing Verisign to increase prices every year is a one way track that will affect customers and service in a negative way. The contract of who should manage the infrastructure should be open to competition. Please do not make the Internet a lot worse by making it a monopoly. From demianrb at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 06:56:09 2020 From: demianrb at gmail.com (Demian Barrett) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:56:09 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased fees for com Message-ID: Hello, I write to express my opposition to the increased fee to registering the com domain. Second, there seems to be no viable or justified reason for the increase. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vmylaboratory at hotmail.com Thu Feb 13 06:56:18 2020 From: vmylaboratory at hotmail.com (Mohamed SkyDiver) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:56:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection Message-ID: I?m against any increases in domains prices. In fact, I encourage making the prices lower for various reasons. We need to support everyone who?s eager to share knowledge and experience with the world. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yans at yancomm.net Thu Feb 13 06:56:28 2020 From: yans at yancomm.net (Yan) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:56:28 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Round 2? Message-ID: After the dot-org fiasco, I would urge ICANN to pay careful attention to the feedback being received for this amendment. Allowing unnecessary price increases is not a good idea. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hanishkvc at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 07:02:46 2020 From: hanishkvc at gmail.com (C Hanish Menon) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:32:46 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Be responsible and not profit minded Message-ID: Hi, Please dont be profit minded, as it will impact lot of small businesses and individuals also. What is the running expenses for maintaining the .com domain system. Is it being met by the current fees that is charged for the same. If the current fees cant meet the running expenses, then look at adjusting the fees such that it can meet the running expenses. Also add the cost for doing some amount of research and development for improving the system in responsible ways. On top of it adjust for inflation and nothing more please. Please look at this as a service for the good of all and not as a profit making activity. -- Keep ;-) HanishKVC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pierre.geoffroy at one2net.com Thu Feb 13 07:02:54 2020 From: pierre.geoffroy at one2net.com (Pierre Geoffroy - One2Net) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:02:54 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <004501d5e23b$9d4ec270$d7ec4750$@one2net.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Pierre GEOFFROY France -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bobbiloony at icloud.com Thu Feb 13 07:04:02 2020 From: bobbiloony at icloud.com (Bobbi Kotula) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:04:02 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree and Protest Recent changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain Message-ID: As a working artist, I use a .com website to promote my work to directors and artists as well as a teaching tool for young artists to learn about the craft of acting. I am not a corporation that can afford to have large changes made to my cost of living. I work three jobs in the arts and make enough to live and save for when I cannot work any longer. Your changes to the contract with Version, Inc. seem to be motivated by greed and not by necessity or any forethought for other people?s well-beings. I understand that you made no public access to these changes but instead made these changes in secret. Since I am paying you through my annual usage fee, I feel that it is your duty as a fellow human being to have been transparent in your business dealings. You have not. As I understand it, your new dealings with Verisign can lead to an increase of 70% of costs to us. That is not affordable for me. The internet is a place for common good and shared information; please do not limit it to only the wealthy. They do not have the corner on the creative ideas that will bring this world into a better place. The wealthy only have money. It?s not power. It's just paper. Please rethink what you are doing. B. Kotula -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign and ICANN benefit from the increase. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to foster innovation on the internet and allow the individuals to maintain a presence on the web. -- Daniela Valero -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meldan at protonmail.com Thu Feb 13 07:18:38 2020 From: meldan at protonmail.com (Mel Dan) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:18:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] domain prices Message-ID: Dear ICANN Team, I am writing to share my views on domain prices. I, and my colleagues and everyone else I know in the business are complaining about the rise in domain prices. If this goes on like this, we have no option but to decrease our domains (ie. not renew them). This means bad business for domain registrars, so starts an endless loop of challenges. If we want a better and safe future for the internet, we should make shure that the domain prices do not go up and equally important: that the domain prices are predictable. After all, we are all in the same boat, we need to be more supportive and careful. If this goes on like now, I am considering to change my business and go to another sector where the future is more predictable. Best regards Mel Dan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff.ducharme at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 07:20:06 2020 From: jeff.ducharme at gmail.com (jeff.ducharme at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:20:06 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the proposed .Com Price Increase! Message-ID: <0b3d01d5e23e$04c72f30$0e558d90$@gmail.com> Hello, As governors of the Domain Name System, ICANN must act in the public's best interest and stop the proposed .Com price increase. It is unwarranted and will not result in Verisign "enhancing the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System" as called for in Amendment 3. I analyze stocks for a living. Verisign is already wildly profitable. They've had ample cash flow available for years to make such enhancements however their executives have instead chosen to use it for stock buy backs. SEC filings show that over the past 5 years Verisign generated $3.5B in cash flow from operations. Of that, they have used over $3.3B to repurchase their stock while spending only $194M in capital expenditures. In 2019 alone they spent $783M buying back their shares. How can ICANN justify any rise in price on .Com registrants in the face of such corporate greed? If you allow Amendment 3 to go forward you will merely further enrich VRSN shareholders at the expense of the general public. Sincerely, Jeff Ducharme -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: VRSN.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 223623 bytes Desc: not available URL: From 888 at 888AMG.COM Thu Feb 13 07:32:41 2020 From: 888 at 888AMG.COM (888AMG) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:32:41 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2D773C4BBD694B669501052876E3F23F@WinMac> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains and the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry and it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. P. Andrew Sydney, New South Wales Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paul.weir at paul-weir.com Thu Feb 13 07:34:29 2020 From: paul.weir at paul-weir.com (Paul Weir) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:34:29 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <0F2842DB35034333834457505D815BA3@WinMac> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. P. Weir Sydney, New South Wales Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Carl Wahlquist Ortiz Dubai, Dubai United Arab Emirates Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alickdavid76 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 07:35:52 2020 From: alickdavid76 at gmail.com (Alick David) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:35:52 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) and I am also a web designer. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Alick David Lagos, Lagos Nigeria. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greg at gregoryhammel.com Thu Feb 13 05:23:05 2020 From: greg at gregoryhammel.com (Greg Hammel) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:23:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <9894faa0-66c3-8ebd-ad2a-0423eefb650e@gregoryhammel.com> ICANN and Verisign Inc. in the new world (information age) of the internet sound very much like the railroads in the old world (industrial age). Both ICANN and Verisign Inc. have ?natural monopolies? which came from government authorizations, just like the railroads did.Private contracts are very difficult things to find out about.Finances are difficult to unravel.From what little I know, it appears that ICANN and Verisign Inc. are more, but not much more transparent than the railroads? private contracts and finances. Individuals within the corporations which owned the railroads became very wealthy largely due to insider private contracts and opaque financial transactions.The railroads ended up being regulated by the federal and state governments because of their ?natural monopolies? and their regard for personal profit over public welfare. In other words, in the industrial age the government gave the railroads a monopoly, protected that monopoly, allowed greed to run rampant until it became repeatedly painfully obtuse, then regulated them.This is a similar situation, not exact, to the monopoly the government has allowed ICANN and Verisign, Inc. to have in the information age.History repeats itself. I have legitimate and reasonable concerns that the monopoly (ICANN and Verisign Inc.) that the government has allowed to govern the domain area will result in higher prices to the consumer.Unfortunately, corporations and individuals need to be restrained or greed usually prevails.Put price restraints of some sort on increases for domain names. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards Jeff. Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From contactadentosh at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 08:00:38 2020 From: contactadentosh at gmail.com (AdenTosh) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:00:38 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Verisign .COM Scandal Message-ID: To Whom it concerns: These proposed actions smack of an abuse of power and misappropriation of funds. Who gives you the right to act in such a unilateral way? We the people pay your salaries. And we the people will act to subvert any organization that does not work to serve the people. Sincerely, AdenTosh From 356637024 at qq.com Thu Feb 13 08:07:25 2020 From: 356637024 at qq.com (=?gb18030?B?MzU2NjM3MDI0?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:07:25 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?gb18030?q?___Against_the_pri?= =?gb18030?b?Y2UgaW5jcmVhc2Ugb2YgQ09NIGRvbWFpbiBuYW1lL7e0ttQuY29t0/LD+9ei?= =?gb18030?b?suG30dXHvNs=?= Message-ID: Against the price increase of COM domain name -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shamstaj at hotmail.com Thu Feb 13 08:16:26 2020 From: shamstaj at hotmail.com (Shams ul Haque) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:16:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot Com Price increase Message-ID: Hi, I am a registrant of several .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thanks Shams -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mikula at beutl.com Thu Feb 13 08:18:27 2020 From: mikula at beutl.com (Mikula Beutl) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:18:27 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please let people decide how much they are willing to pay maximum for a domain, make a survey and set that as the maximum thx Message-ID: *Here is how best to reach me:*Skype: mikula_bc WhatsApp & Call +43 660 1585169 FB/Messenger/Twitter: mikulabeutl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fuad_m_f at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 08:24:51 2020 From: fuad_m_f at yahoo.com (fuad) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:24:51 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I find the upcoming changes in the new deal between Verisign and ICANN is wrong References: <1155186792.2403951.1581582291375.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1155186792.2403951.1581582291375@mail.yahoo.com> Hello, I find the upcoming changes in the new deal between Verisign and ICANN is wrong. Important big decisions like this wich will affect millions of internet users should not be down to only two companies to decide. The internet consumers, both users and the industry as a whole should be listened to in big important deals like this. In many countries there are competion rules that wouldnt allow near monopolies like this being created. Please listen and respect the rest of us users and keep important deals like this transparent and open for inputs from all users of the net. We are one world. 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Fran From albertschimmel77 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 08:26:42 2020 From: albertschimmel77 at gmail.com (Albert Schimmel) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:26:42 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. Albert Schimmel Mettmann, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mamurun007 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 08:29:23 2020 From: mamurun007 at gmail.com (Amurun Micheal) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:29:23 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fucking thief's Message-ID: Sad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Chris Geras Kazzia LTD Las Vegas From max at mxdvl.com Thu Feb 13 08:46:00 2020 From: max at mxdvl.com (Max Duval) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:46:00 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prevent domain name price surges Message-ID: <1DE3A361-D9D9-49F6-B28A-554658F42E04@mxdvl.com> Dear ICANN, As a proud owner of a .com domain since for 13+ years, I believe it?s something that should remain available and affordable to most as the ubiquitous domain name. Please do not lift the price cap for .COM Kind regards, Max From railguns at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 08:50:58 2020 From: railguns at gmail.com (Sungryeol Park) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:50:58 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I strongly disagree with the decision to increase .com domain price Message-ID: <94CEE259-1649-4F4D-A55D-2DBBF540A47F@gmail.com> I strongly disagree with ICANN's decision to increase .com domain price; web should always remain accessible to anyone. Raising a price of .com domain would seriously hinder the growth of indie web developers and small startups. From j at jasondreambig.com Thu Feb 13 06:12:49 2020 From: j at jasondreambig.com (Jason T. Rogers) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:12:49 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I own a number of .com domains Message-ID: I strongly oppose the Amendment 3. ICANN may have the right to receive more monetary support. However I am troubled with that fact that ICANN has a monopoly over the .com and doesn't have a price cap on what they can charge. The domain name system has been set up for the public interest. To stay fair for all parties involved it should continue to operate as such. Without a price cap we run a huge risk creating an environment where only large companies can participate on the internet. I strongly recommend that ICANN to not adopt this proposal, re-review the proposed amendment and consider replacing the price cap (albeit higher). Best regards, Jason Rogers UT, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I suggest this contract is put on hold until all parties are brought in to discuss it. Thank you Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mantis4444 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 09:05:15 2020 From: mantis4444 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Mantas_Kon=C4=8Dius?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:05:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transparency on communicating world wide community Message-ID: Hello, I wanted to express my concerne about changes you are about to apply. I am really disappointed that I am communicated by 3rd party about these important changes. These changes affect globally all the people worldwide and many businesses. It affects everyone in the same way no matter the economical situation at national level. So personally it affects individuals differently depending on many factors. It is unacceptable that that prices might increase at 40%. It will mostly benefit certain institutions that are working behind global community that is not aware of what is happening. I hope these words are reaching you, that you would now people are not happy. Kind regards, Mantas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jason.dyer at scangroup.com Thu Feb 13 09:05:27 2020 From: jason.dyer at scangroup.com (Jason Dyer) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:05:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a concerned business owner with multiple .com holdings and reliance on the internet for many purposes, as well as a user of the internet that is concerned that smaller entities (financially speaking) could be disadvantaged by the proposed changes. Based on my understanding or the current proposal, I urge that the following concerns be addressed before adoption. 1.? Excessive increases to .COM wholesale prices will be a burden on small business and start-up companies.? There should be a cap on the total increase allowed for the 10 year period of no more than 50%. 2.? Additional funds paid to ICANN should be for clearly designated purposes and some persons/entity should have authority and responsibility to ensure that funds are spent in the designated manner or, if no longer appropriate, spent to enhance domain infrastructure. Sincerely, Jason Dyer VP/CTO The Scan Group, inc. From chuck.mullen at live.com Thu Feb 13 09:17:12 2020 From: chuck.mullen at live.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Chuck_Mullen_=C2=AE?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:17:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I absolutely object to the shady business practices. Message-ID: The idea that increasing the dot com registration costs on a near yearly basis is ridiculous. The undermining going on here, as a way to probably make up for the fact that dot com registrations are slowing is purely evil. The fact is that everything has its limits and this definitely will just give another TLD the opportunity to grow. As the costs become obscene, people will just stop using the dot com TLD and rebrand elsewhere. I personally object to this idea, and it will limit my ability to use the dot com TDL, and I will look for other more reasonably priced alternatives. Not only that but I will ensure that I will no longer patronize any company that uses underhanded, or not responsible methods. Sincerely, Chuck Mullen Owner of 3 dot com domains. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN was kept in charge of it, as a bona fide institution that is meant to keep the Internet going. Turning the registry business into a for-profit monopoly that goes far beyond the mandate to keep the infrastructure going and recouping the costs is a complete subversion of the original spirit of the Internet. If ICANN turns into a money-making machine or allows other to do that, taking advantage of its monopoly power, it will invite the creation of alternatives to the current model, and either subvert the Internet as we know it, or put it into the hands of other institutions, creating future uncertainty. So, please stick to your original mandate and stop thinking of the TLD as your own personal piggy bank. Best regards, Jose Luis Malaquias -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From anshumanvyas29 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 09:46:03 2020 From: anshumanvyas29 at gmail.com (Anshuman D Vyas) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 01:46:03 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Anshuman Vyas San Francisco ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shweta.vachani at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 09:46:48 2020 From: shweta.vachani at gmail.com (Shweta Vachani) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:16:48 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .com price Message-ID: Dear ICANN, Please do not allow Verisign, Inc. to increase the price of .com domains. This will affect many of us who do not have limited resources and run our businesses and other initiatives from only the internet. It will mess with the level-playing field that is the internet and make the rich richer. Thanks. Shweta Vachani www.shwetavachani.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From onlaivietnam at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 09:50:37 2020 From: onlaivietnam at gmail.com (Vietnam Onlai) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:50:37 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: That is big problem for us and that is a bad idea! Horrible. Michael Chung_CEO -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From volker at greimann.email Thu Feb 13 09:58:49 2020 From: volker at greimann.email (Volker Greimann) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:58:49 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name and work in the domain name industry. The new registry agreement contains various concerning issues that must be addressed before the agreement can proceed. The way that increases in registry fees are negotiated between ICANN and the Registry operator is anti-competitive and violates the rights of the parties that will ultimately have to pay these fees. Change in registry fees should be subject to negotiations between the parties to the registry-registrar agreement, e.g. Verisign and the accredited registrars and subsequently subject to review and approval by ICANN (to compensate any inequalities in negotiation powers). ICANN unilaterally agreeing to changes to registry fees without consulting the parties subject to those fees is anti-competitive and essentially disenfranchises registrars of their negotiation powers. I also am concerned about the proposed changes to the registry-registrar agreement that are included as part of the amendment of the registry agreement. Essentially this amounts to creating new obligations for contracted parties and registrants through the back door without policy. ICANN is proposing to create new obligations for parties that are not even at the table in these negotiations. Any changes to the Registry-Registrar agreement that create new obligations for either side cannot be unilaterally imposed by ICANN or the registry operator, but must be negotiated and/or approved by the parties to that agreement, subject to ICANN approval. Sincerely, Volker Greimann Saarbr?cken, Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From rat.app at outlook.com Thu Feb 13 10:07:26 2020 From: rat.app at outlook.com (Andrew Haining) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:07:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: The Domain name system is one of the most vulnerable parts of the internet to oligarchic takeover and step like this one are how they intend to implement it. Despite it's prominence the dns system is actually entirely optional & should be replaced with a more honest alternative. Actions like this and those taken last year with the .org domain represent an assault on the freedom of the people of the world and will give other organisations the political imperative to abandon the dns system altogether, it?s in ICANN and Verisign?s interests to refrain from continuing down this foolish road towards complete irrelevance. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fdinnov at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 10:16:23 2020 From: fdinnov at gmail.com (F.D. InnoVations) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:16:23 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: Hello I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate we paid is already far more then justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, and not against it. I hope you will consider ending this proposal to increase the price of .com domain names and give users a break. Costs continue to rise for all types of internet services and this should not be one of them. Thanks for the consideration. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. Thank you Fannie Huet F.D.InnoVations Inc. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jack.yan at jyanet.com Thu Feb 13 10:20:35 2020 From: jack.yan at jyanet.com (Jack Yan) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:20:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement Message-ID: <1703e1162da.7853b3ca1549266193.1362507326886724221@zoho.com> Ladies and Gentlemen: The price rises proposed in this amendment are deeply troubling. The internet was, when it was founded, a democratic medium, one where a small business with a great idea could shine as much as a big business could. Look at the companies that rose in that early era, such as Google?companies that started with low cost, including securing a dot-com domain name. The internet of the '90s was for the many, not the few, and this great equalizing effect produced innovation. Small- to medium-sized businesses no longer needed massive budgets to reach potential audiences. Part of this democratization is the ability for anyone to afford a domain name, to compete on a level playing field with larger, better financed organizations. Raising costs to a prohibitive level for some will harm innovation: for one, people will not be able to have the legitimacy that a unique domain name would give them. It would affect their efforts to give their creations a unique brand name that will help them market their ideas. It would also give an advantage to better-financed citizens, which to me flies in the face of the raison d'?tre of the medium. The United States is already being harmed immeasurably by its change in philosophy over monopolies: once considered harmful to innovation, giving rise to your antitrust legislation, they are now being tolerated in certain cases?one only needs to look online to see where this has got us. Internet giants dominating the landscape, making it far more difficult for competitors to stand out. And competition, I thought, was helpful to a country that so believes in a market economy. The fact that Google, Facebook and others offer "free stuff" is deceptive: people might not be parting with cash, but they are parting with their identity. My point is that there are already forces that work against individuals and small- to medium-sized enterprises, and ICANN is putting up one more if these substantial price increases go ahead. Raising domain name prices, especially in the dot-com space, therefore, stifles the economy in numerous ways. In my opinion, the negatives outweigh the positives, and I urge you to keep the dot-com TLD accessible to all individuals. Yours very truly, Jack Yan Jack Yan, LL B, BCA (Hons.), MCA CEO, Jack Yan & Associates Publisher, Lucire and Autocade Co-chair, Medinge Group ---------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From philippalamb100 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 10:25:37 2020 From: philippalamb100 at gmail.com (Philippa Lamb) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:25:37 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <00ca01d5e257$efdb0c80$cf912580$@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Small businesses such as mine already spend a big chunk of our running costs on online and digital expenditure. The internet is our shop window and we cannot exist without it but that is no justification for Verisign to exploit our dependency. The proposed increases are totally unjustified and Verisign should restrict its activities to managing the registry not exploiting it. Philippa Lamb Cambridge, England United Kingdom From cindy at guta.com Thu Feb 13 10:26:46 2020 From: cindy at guta.com (Cindy Guta.com) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:26:46 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Best regards, Cindy Guta.com ??? Tel(USA): ?1 678.901.9388 Tel(China): +86 0592 5936 936 Mobile(China): +86 188 5927 5278 Wechat(??): guta-cindy E-mail(??): cindy at guta.com Skype: cindy at guta.com ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexandr.mikhaylenko at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 10:30:58 2020 From: alexandr.mikhaylenko at gmail.com (Alexander Mikhaylenko) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:30:58 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices on .COM Message-ID: In the age of market dominance by large corporations which spy and sell user data, we must stand against raising prices on the domains. The independent web property with a unique domain is still one of the most open ways to get your voice heard. By increasing prices, we will build a higher entry barrier. The technological infrastructure costs are going down every year, I don't think we have any reason to raise the price for .COM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rushiljain3 at outlook.com Thu Feb 13 10:32:55 2020 From: rushiljain3 at outlook.com (Rushil Jain) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:32:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I don?t agree with this proposed amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement. The process was undemocratic and will definitely make registration of the .com domain highly expensive over the course of the next 10 years. I urge you to strike down this amendment and implore you to involve all relevant internet communities in the decision making process in the future. Regards, Rushil Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thanyalat at live.com Thu Feb 13 10:35:53 2020 From: thanyalat at live.com (Thanyalat C.) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:35:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] objection Message-ID: To whom this may concern, Verisign is already monopolize the whole domain name system with .com, not to mentioned the contracts secured with ICANN in the domain name spaces. This amendment benefit everyone but consumers, a classic business strategy when the majority of the internet users are all locked in to the domains that registry can control their market price. With situation like this ICANN should be in a role of protecting the internet community at large, not the other way round. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Berkay From le.francois.sylvain at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 10:46:23 2020 From: le.francois.sylvain at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Sylvain_Le_Fran=C3=A7ois?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:46:23 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Please don't do it !! *Best regards,* *Sylvain Le Fran?ois* *Skype : sylvain.lefran* *WhatsApp (emergency only) +66809265850* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thomas at fadum.biz Thu Feb 13 10:47:15 2020 From: thomas at fadum.biz (Thomas Fadum) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:47:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: <710aa2e5-3865-55aa-8fd8-61013f02fc92@fadum.biz> The prices of .com domains should'nt increase. This is outrageous. What possible good could that do? More sites are being registered everyday, increasing the price is just being greedy From le.francois.sylvain at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 10:47:41 2020 From: le.francois.sylvain at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Sylvain_Le_Fran=C3=A7ois?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:47:41 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. sylvain le francois paris *Best regards,* *Sylvain Le Fran?ois* *Skype : sylvain.lefran* *WhatsApp (emergency only) +66809265850* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Murat Elbeye Istanbul -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kadirtombak at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 10:58:30 2020 From: kadirtombak at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?KAD=C4=B0R_TOMBAK?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:58:30 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Kadir Tombak Sel?uklu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tiendeduende at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 10:58:36 2020 From: tiendeduende at gmail.com (Senor Duende) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:58:36 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern I am both a customer of the .COM domain system and a seller as a through my Hosting Business. The .COM domain name enjoys a de facto "default" status that encourages most new domain names to flow through to the .COM registrar, even after the introduction of the new gTLDs and country-specific TLDs. In the same way that the .ORG domain name should be managed and reserved for the enrichment of public organisations, .COM domain name should be made freely available to all people at a relatively cheap price. As we see an ever increasing amount of entrepreneurship, we see a massive decrease in the cost of compute; if anything we should see the wholesale prices for domain names lower. This should be done to make the internet more free and open, and encourage everyone to get domain names. I love domain names, and for me I would love it if domain names proliferated to the same extent as email addresses. I make a note of ICANN's vision which is "To be a champion of the single, open, and globally interoperable Internet". I do not see how increasing the price of Domain Names, which will only increase the operating costs of small business and individuals and not affect incumbent players in all markets (which the price increase will not even be noticeable). This action is completely in opposition of this vision. Please also refer to one of ICANN's Strategic Goals: "Sustain and improve openness, inclusivity, accountability, and transparency". How are you making the system more inclusive if the cost of a .COM domain name is about eight times more than what one third of the world's population makes per day? If anything, ICANN should be focusing on reducing the wholesale .COM domain price to make it more open and available. I wholeheartedly disagree with this move to make obtaining .COM domains harder. ICANN should reconsider this decision. Regards, DD https://dev.to/hammotime/don-t-let-icann-increase-the-wholesale-domain-name-price-la4 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rvanoeffel at voc-consultancy.nl Thu Feb 13 11:00:01 2020 From: rvanoeffel at voc-consultancy.nl (Richard van Oeffel) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:00:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Internet to to public Message-ID: LS, The ICANN should support the open internet community in the broadest way, independent of organizations. The ICCAN may outsource activities, but not the accountability of the tlds. With the proposed amendment, the ICANN will give parts of the open/public parts of the internet to commercial organizations which are focused on profit and not the benefit of the public and open world. I have no problems that ICANN seeks support from private companies and pays them accordingly, but the ICANN must not run away from their responsibilities as the will do in this amendment. With Kind Regards, Richard Richard van Oeffel MSc CISSP CISA QSA QPA Information Security Consultant [cid:image001.png at 01CF8FBA.D9936BC0] Schroeder van der Kolklaan 14 3734 VG DEN DOLDER The Netherlands Tel: +31 30 274 0708 Mob: +31 6 3011 6367 Fax: +31 15 212 7746 Web: www.voc-consultancy.nl Email: rvanoeffel at voc-consultancy.nl Registration no: NL30237444 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign does not own the dot com domain space. It's role is to provide technical services. It is already well compensated for the services it provides and thus higher fees for Verisign are not justified. Noel Springer From thereserveaddress at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 11:29:29 2020 From: thereserveaddress at gmail.com (Aimee Jardon) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 05:29:29 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please, don't raise the prices ... . Message-ID: Hi! I wrote on behalf of CaputChain LLC and now as myself. Raising the prices of .com domains so very much would make them unusable for myself, at least. Please, do reconsider. :) Sincerely, Aimee Jardon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From paul at westley.com Thu Feb 13 11:37:14 2020 From: paul at westley.com (Paul Westley) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:37:14 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The .COM registry is a monopoly and price increases are unjustified Message-ID: <001e01d5e261$f34024f0$d9c06ed0$@westley.com> I am a registrant of some .COM domain names, used for business and personal purposes. Verisign has a monopoly. ICANN is allowing Verisign to increase prices without putting the contract for running the .COM registry out to competitive tender. A number of other registry companies are on record as being willing to run the .COM registry at much lower prices than Verisign. This proposal will severely limit the degree of competition inside a market and reinforce the monopoly power of an established business to command excess profits. It is a fallacy to suggest that the existence of other gTLDs is an alternative to using the .COM domain name. It is not an option for businesses to re-brand themselves under an alternative gTLD. They have no choice but to continue with their .COM domain name, and they are at the mercy of the monopoly of Verisign. I am very opposed to this contract change and price increases. This whole proposal should be rejected. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From praveengdr1 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 11:42:46 2020 From: praveengdr1 at gmail.com (PRAVEEN KUMAR) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:12:46 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop .com price increase Message-ID: Hi, I think this will impact bloggers and small busines organisations who has branded their business with dot com. This may have adverse effect in the internet industry. There are lots of non profit websites and information websites that run on small revenues. Regards, Praveen. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at talbinder.com Thu Feb 13 11:44:32 2020 From: me at talbinder.com (Tal Binder) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:44:32 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Complaint regarding price changes for .COM domains Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I own personally and through my businesses many domains, your price increase without any clarity how the service quality will increase is outrageous. I respectfully ask you to cancel the price changes. Thanks, Tal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benhenry12 at icloud.com Thu Feb 13 11:47:59 2020 From: benhenry12 at icloud.com (Benjamin Henry) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:47:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dissaproval - .com register agreement Message-ID: I just wanted to comment on my disapproval of ?Amend 3 to the .com register agreement? I run a web agency with a majority international client base, who use .com domains. You are choosing to remove the cap on a TLD that make up 40% of registered domains. Apart from that, you have done it in secret, in partnership with a private company. This absolutely smacks of greed and corruption, where you are benefiting with a private company, and the only people loosing out are companies and customers like us, who will have to pay the increased prices. From Sergiu.Cociug at endava.com Thu Feb 13 11:50:54 2020 From: Sergiu.Cociug at endava.com (Sergiu Cociug) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:50:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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Any increase will be a problem to me. My domain name costs are already higher than the rest of my hosting costs. These costs are already causing me to close down or sell off products. While the open and free market should find the price the domain name registry is not an open and free market. It is a very clear monopoly. The reason the caps existed in the first place. Please take this email as an objection to the change in the price caps. All the best, Alistair From vlad.ciobotea at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 11:54:47 2020 From: vlad.ciobotea at gmail.com (Vlad Ciobotea) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:54:47 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: This is unacceptable. Stop making deals behind closed doors. Even more so when such deals affect 40% of all domain names online. Don't let greed destroy our beloved internet. The prices are high enough as it is and this whole thing will spur a lot of outrage. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m.aliraza141 at outlook.com Thu Feb 13 11:55:17 2020 From: m.aliraza141 at outlook.com (Ali Raza) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:55:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Don't Increase the Price of .COM Message-ID: Hi ICANN team, Please amend your proposal to allow Verisign raise fees for .COM domains. The domains are already expensive as they are for individuals and small businesses. Internet and IT have always demonstrated economies of scale. While I understand that there are costs involved to maintain the security of it, Verisign should be addressing them through innovation and by lowering the expenses for domain registration, and then using those efficiency gains to drive other important goals. If other companies can do it, Verisign has no excuse. Only companies who have monopoly and do not innovate allow themselves to raise prices. Raising prices and not innovating is not good for consumers or 21st century society when we should be internet more accessible for people. Owning a .COM domain should not be a luxury, and therefore any price increases is a step in the wrong direction. Thank you, Ali Raza Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amcgarity at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 12:05:19 2020 From: amcgarity at gmail.com (Ashleigh McGarity) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:05:19 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price caps on .com domains Message-ID: Please don't remove the price caps on .com domains. This will hurt so many site owners who had no say in this decision. It will hamper the free speech that the internet provides, by limiting site ownership to those with greater means. 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URL: From wangjnyc at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 12:10:19 2020 From: wangjnyc at gmail.com (John Wang) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:10:19 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <14af01d5e266$9952a710$cbf7f530$@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Faversham, England United Kingdom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From kyrolife at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 12:15:38 2020 From: kyrolife at gmail.com (Rafael Rodriguez) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:15:38 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Hello, As an internet professional and heavy user, I would like to say you that I think this decision to increase the .com prices is not good for the world of the internet in general. Regards. -- Rafael Rodr?guez. 0034-644295049 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jm.pieters3 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 12:24:33 2020 From: jm.pieters3 at gmail.com (Joanna Pieters) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:24:33 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] concern over amendment 3 Message-ID: <9909EF52-07E3-4BEF-B7F7-6692CA34BE15@gmail.com> I?m extremely concerned by the proposed changes to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement. In particular, the significantly increased registration and renewal fees. I am a solo business owner, but competition in a busy market. I don?t compete with the huge brands for attention, but my online presence is extremely important. To that end, I have a number of .com websites reflecting different areas of my business. Those are extremely important to me. It would be commercially deadly for someone else to purchase those domains as a .com. But I will still be subject to large increases to keep and renew those domains. The increases are significantly over the rate of inflation, year on year. This disproportionally affects small business owners like me, whose need for a .com is every bit as significant as a large corporate business. I am also concerned about the market distortion caused by allowing Version to operate its own registrar. I realise this currently does not include .com domains, although it seems clear there are ways this can be circumvented by Verisign acting as a reseller through another registrar. This will give Verisign, which already controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names, a position that manipulates and controls domain pricing. I understand the short-term gain of possibly pushing other registrars to price more cheaply, but the long-term probability is that those registrars are pushed out of the market, reducing choice and competition. I hope that this will be revisited and amended to support business owners and entrepreneurs who are so important to the global economy. Sincerely Joanna Pieters joannapieters.com London, UK From mamasita9901 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 12:25:08 2020 From: mamasita9901 at gmail.com (Angelica Bustamante) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:25:08 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing domain prices Message-ID: Please do not increase the costs, I am a small business of 1. There are many of us out there. I am a single mother, with two teenagers in college. My business and I have to live lean, efficient and smart to help my children pay for college. Please keep in mind that some small businesses are really small and are trying to stand out amongst others on the internet to stay in business. Please keep our costs down. Thank you for your time, Angelica, lmt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From orleck at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 12:29:07 2020 From: orleck at gmail.com (Patrick O'Friel) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:29:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .COM pricing Message-ID: This is bad for all parties except verisign. .COM is literally an idea, there is no overhead to pay for. From ricardo at rgsilva.com Thu Feb 13 12:29:33 2020 From: ricardo at rgsilva.com (Ricardo Gomes da Silva) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:29:33 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <33646B0C-C866-4B9A-9740-7E15AC975B47@getmailspring.com> This is outrageous. Do not let this pass, for the sake of the Internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From velebit at accusys.co Thu Feb 13 12:32:44 2020 From: velebit at accusys.co (Milan Velebit) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:32:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My humble comment Message-ID: Don't do this. Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tobyballa at hotmail.com Thu Feb 13 12:35:52 2020 From: tobyballa at hotmail.com (Toby Balla) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:35:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to .com registry agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, I am unhappy about these proposed changes and would prefer they did not occur. I have two .com names and it would have a negative effect on me and I believe on the world wide web in general. Kind regards, Toby Balla From mchupa at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 12:45:50 2020 From: mchupa at gmail.com (Michael Chupa) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:45:50 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject proposed amendments to .COM TLD management and fees Message-ID: The details provided on the ICANN.org site indicate that wholesale pricing for .COM TLD registry services has been static at $7.85 since 2012. CPI data shows that the aggregate inflation index since 2012 was 255.657 (avg. CY 2019) / 229.594 (avg. CY 2012) or a total of 11.4% over eight years, for an annual rate of ~1.4%. The proposed changes provide that, "..., among other things, Verisign and ICANN may agree to amend the .COM Registry Agreement to permit an increase to the price for .COM registry services, up to a maximum of 7 percent in each of the final four years of each six-year period (the first six-year period commenced on October 26, 2018). The proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM RA reflects this change, essentially restoring the pricing structure from the 2006 .COM Registry Agreement." As an illustration, a 7% increase in 2020, 2021, and then in each of 2024-2027 inclusive would yield an aggregate price increase for .COM domains of 50.1%, for an annual rate for 2020-2027 of ~5.2%. Clearly, this is an excessive price increase, based on the past eight years of inflation data. Unless ICANN, Verisign and the U.S. DOC and DOJ can provide details justifying cost increases outpacing inflation by nearly a factor of four, this proposed amendment must be rejected as unfairly burdensome to .COM registrants. Coupled with the fact that Verisign is benefitting from decades of U.S. taxpayer-funded research and development, leading to the existence of the .COM TLD, prior to any cost increases associated with the operation of the .COM TLD, there should be a full audit of the actual costs of operating .COM, along with any proposed changes or enhancements of DNS as outlined in the proposed amendment. Any cost increases passed on to consumers and wholesalers of internet domain name services must be tied directly to actual costs, and not hidden in yearly "cost-of-services" increases without justification. Further, a U.S. DOC and DOJ inquiry should be initiated to assess whether a core network provider such as Verisign has an innate conflict of interest in managing any TLDs, much less securing hyper-inflationary cost increases with the cooperation of ICANN. Sincerely, Michael A. Chupa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From franksemails.com at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 12:46:19 2020 From: franksemails.com at gmail.com (Frank) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:46:19 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I'm hoping that you don't proceed with this proposed amendment. .COM domains make up the majority of registered domains and this amendment will only raise the barrier to entry for everybody. Thanks for your time, -Frank http://franksemails.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cari at flipyourdog.com Thu Feb 13 11:11:25 2020 From: cari at flipyourdog.com (Flip Yours Fitness & Wellness) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:11:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Verisign-ICANN Changes Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: I adamantly oppose the contract changes between Versisign and ICANN. The price increase on .COM domains is unreasonably inflated and bordering on price gouging. Also, it is extremely unsettling that Version could be allowed to monopolize .COM registrations through the loophole of reselling domain names. I would hope that you will reconsider the terms of your new contract. Your main reasons for existence, as a nonprofit publicly-benefit corporation, are to ensure the operational security and stability of the Internet and to foster competition among the domain registrant stakeholders. The terms of this new contract read as being more self-serving and Cari Pierce CPT / CHC / CISSN / CFSC Certified Personal Trainer / Certified Health Coach / Certified Sports Nutritionist / Certified Functional Strength Coach providing Holistic Lifestyle Coaching & Personal Training at Flip Yours Fitness & Wellness and at Change Space Meditation Room & Wellness Lifestyle Supply cari at flipyourdog.com |. 410.259.8176 www.flipyourdog.com | FB @ flipyours | IG @flipyoursfit www.changespacecommunity.com | FB @changespacecommunity | IG @changespacecommunity Flip Your Dog LLC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adfunc at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 12:49:12 2020 From: adfunc at gmail.com (ADMIN Alan) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:49:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase to domain name prices Message-ID: Dear Sir, I strongly object to the proposed massive price increases. By staggering these increases over 10 years you hope to mask the fact that this is a 70% increase in price. This is totally unreasonable, and does not relate to normal commercial practice or to the current rate of inflation. It is clearly a selfish act of self-aggrandisement by those with power in Verisign and ICANN. Regards, Alan Miller -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rashidkahlifa24 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 12:53:08 2020 From: rashidkahlifa24 at gmail.com (Rashid Khalifa) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:53:08 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO increase in .COM Message-ID: I am not in support of increase in .COM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at thomasanderson.cloud Thu Feb 13 12:54:17 2020 From: me at thomasanderson.cloud (Thomas Anderson) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:54:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Amendment 3 Message-ID: ICANN's decisions recently have proved its comprehensive inability to perform its vital function regarding domain registration. By selling .org to a for-profit firm with no price cap, ICANN has already endangered millions of non-profits for decades to come. Now ICANN decides that, despite administration costs for registrars decreasing due to automation and cheaper infrastructure, the price ceiling on the .com domain should be lifted as well, allowing a 7% price increase in each of the last 4 years of every 6 year period, AND increases the other 2 years if VeriSign decides it wants more money. This is CLEARLY a back-door deal to line the pockets of VeriSign and ICANN. Bribery, pure and simple. Unless you have another explanation? We would all fucking LOVE to hear it. Remember when transparency used to matter? What was once a critical check in the domain registration hierarchy is now a powerful goose that sells the ability to lay golden eggs to other, already greedy and bloated geese. The behavior of the board and of the organization is deplorable, and you should ALL be disgusted with yourselves. Even though you will NEVER actually read this email. SIX out of the THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN community comments agreed with selling .org, while THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO (keep in mind, that is 98.1% of respondents) commented against the motion. And yet, ICANN goes through with the deal with no explanation, and no care for the global community; its only care seems to be its ability to buy a new solid gold margarita bar inside of its diamond-encrusted swimming pool, and allow its other rich friends to do the same. Fuck you, fuck your decisions, and fuck your greedy board. Instead of protecting the world's most valuable asset, you are purposefully continuing the destruction of a free and open internet, accessible and usable by all. You should be positively ashamed of your actions, though you've already proved you are incapable of that. Sincerely, A normal guy who you keep trying to fuck over. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ugahdaniel1997 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 12:55:28 2020 From: ugahdaniel1997 at gmail.com (Ugah Daniel) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:55:28 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .COM domain prices In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I write to express my dissatisfaction towards the lack of transparency in dealings related to domain name regulations and most importantly, the recent moves to increase the cost of .COM domains. This will undermine the accessible of the internet and its largely celebrated benefits. Pls put the policy to a halt. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From engin at baku.hosting Thu Feb 13 13:00:14 2020 From: engin at baku.hosting (engin at baku.hosting) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:00:14 +0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] To improve the world internet ecosystem Message-ID: <2602551581598814@sas8-004ac07304b9.qloud-c.yandex.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sean at worktrainer.co.za Thu Feb 13 13:00:23 2020 From: sean at worktrainer.co.za (Sean Esterhuizen) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:00:23 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <016901d5e26d$922db7c0$b6892740$@worktrainer.co.za> Dear ICANN Committee, I run a small software development business, and own approximately 30 domain names. Every year I have to pay not only for the domain name, but also the privacy protection piece, and the payments always seem to come at a time when I can barely afford it. Hiking the .com domain prices will have a negative impact on my business, so I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Looking at the situation, and from what I have read, no one other than Verisign wants to increase the .COM prices. I feel like the current base rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified, and that Verisign, as manager of the .COM Registry - has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and keeping the prices at their current level is in the public interest. Regards, Sean Esterhuizen Worktrainer Software Misenheimer, North Carolina, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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(Or any industry, for that matter.) The company maintains a monopoly on the .COM registry, and incredulously, is proposing a price increase as its costs of operation are actually going *down!* (This contention is bolstered by the many other registrars who maintain that, given an opportunity, they can run the .COM registry at much lower costs.) As if to add insult to injury, this is a company that is supposed to be operating in the public interest. All parties would agree, with the possible exception of Verisign themselves, that the burden of a .COM price increase at this time on individuals and small business would most decidedly NOT be in their best interests. For all the reasons noted above, I urge that the proposed amendment be rejected. Sincerely, Omar McIver Operations Lead / Senior Applications Consultant EPS Asset Management, Petrofac Inc. 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And that this deal is going to increase the cost of .coms over the next year by more than 70%. We all know that .com's are the TLD to buy, and that using something else makes it confusing for users to access and thus for businesses to gain traction. If the prices get raised like this basically what is going to happen is a large segment of people are going to get pushed out of being able to afford to purchase .com domains. They will be forced to buy other TLD's that don't perform as well for them. These people that can't afford are going to be the up and coming entrepreneurs from places like developing countries of which the world REALLY needs right now. Few people in the US will be affected. But this move totally goes against the principles of an *open and accessible internet*. If it is your intention to keep a level playing field for all people online then I urge you to repeal this decision. I help families build business online. Often times it starts with a simple beautiful idea, maybe it's a family selling seeds online that come from the farm in Indonesia, or a Mom that makes textiles from her house in Mexico. They can barely afford to pay for domain and hosting services for the business. But they're doing it and the businesses are growing. If the costs go up on the domain side, that would become a barrier into which many would give up before even getting started because of the financial strain. Accessibility matters, I hope that you really think through how this price increase will affect accessibility for all people around the world. with gratitude, *Jaclyn Hawtin* Managing Partner, Digital Dames jaclyn at digitaldames.io | digitaldames.io *Empowering entrepreneurs through technology * *This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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It is a staple of the internet and needs to be preserved. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From princess at e3energyevolved.com Thu Feb 13 13:26:37 2020 From: princess at e3energyevolved.com (Princess [e3 Energy Evolved]) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:26:37 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price increase Message-ID: <20200213062637.b58b49326b2a963d4292b27c7eeed216.68dbbef142.wbe@email18.godaddy.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: sigimg1 Type: image/png Size: 43307 bytes Desc: not available URL: From andy at andyfrisella.com Thu Feb 13 13:35:07 2020 From: andy at andyfrisella.com (Andy Frisella) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:35:07 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You Can't Pour Anything Out Of An Empty Cup Message-ID: You Can't Pour Anything Out Of An Empty Cup Greedy. Selfish. Wrong. Materialistic. Money hungry. Morally misaligned. Just a few of the names certain people use to describe others who have higher ambition than them These days it's popular for people to be "Mr. I'm Enlightened" and act like they are above "money" and are dedicated to "helping people" instead. These are the same folks that will try and make you feel bad for having ambitions for financial success. I call bullshit. If your goal is to really help people then let me ask you a question Can you help more people by working a minimum wage job that just pays the bills and you donate your time on evenings & weekends to the local food bank as a volunteer? OR Can you help more people by grinding out a successful career that makes you enough money to open 100 food banks? And yes...you can still donate your time as well. If you're a young man or young woman with ambition to be financially successful and you have the "care bears" trying to make you feel bad for what your goals are... Remember...you can't pour anything out of an empty cup. 99% of people who try and make you feel guilty for your wants, dreams, goals are people who are incapable of doing it themselves. It's far easier for them to be "Mr. Nobility" than it is to actually go out and build something! Pay attention. 50% of the time these people will tell you their life has gone as planned and they are happy living a modest life. The other 50% of the time these people will bitch about how the world screwed them. Well, if you're exactly where you want to be...how could the world have screwed you? Ask these people if they'd like an extra 1000 bucks and see what they say... There is nothing wrong with money...no matter what ANYONE tells you. The reason most people have an issue making any is that they, for some reason, believe deep down it's a bad thing. Well, if you really think it's bad, refer to my set of questions above and retrain your money thoughts. Want to REALLY help people? Want to really make a difference? Make success a priority for YOU. ?Andy Read this post on my website Subscribe to the Real AF Podcast Most Importantly: Share this message with someone who needs to hear it today ... I wrote this email to help you, but if the truth hurts and you absolutely hate it you can Unsubscribe :( 44Seven Media 9779 Green Park Industrial Dr Saint Louis, MO 63123 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matthew.w.herman at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 13:38:00 2020 From: matthew.w.herman at gmail.com (Matthew Herman) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:38:00 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing .com domain name price increases Message-ID: I am writing to voice my opposition to increasing .com domain name registration prices. While I think it is important to pay a fair price for a service, this appears to be a case of unilateral price making, rather than market-driven pricing. Therefore, I do not believe it is appropriate or necessary to raise registration prices at this time. Thank you for your time. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrumatthews at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 13:40:06 2020 From: andrumatthews at yahoo.com (Andru Matthews) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:40:06 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com pricing References: <2003414636.1764118.1581601206935.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2003414636.1764118.1581601206935@mail.yahoo.com> I write to oppose the proposed rules that will allow Verisign to raise prices on registrars for .com domains and to become a registrar itself and compete with other registrars. This move will put existing registrars at a disadvantage and lead to market consolidation that will hurt competition and increase prices for consumers. Thank you,Andru Matthews -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sebastian at sozialhelden.de Thu Feb 13 13:42:33 2020 From: sebastian at sozialhelden.de (Sebastian Felix Zappe) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:42:33 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep the TLD price caps in place. Message-ID: <64EE16C2-6DC0-4823-AF68-11EC2F67D33B@sozialhelden.de> Dear ICANN, Please keep the existing TLD price caps in place to avoid - damage to your name - damage to society as a whole - class action lawsuits. Your job is to keep the internet running, not to sell it to private companies. Regards, Sebastian -- Sebastian Felix Zappe Tech Lead SOZIALHELDEN e.V., Andreasstr. 10, 10243 Berlin, Germany From dstage at omnitech-inc.com Thu Feb 13 13:44:39 2020 From: dstage at omnitech-inc.com (Dustin Stage) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:44:39 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Pricing Message-ID: Hello, As a registrant of multiple .COM domains, and as a consultant who deals with .COM domains regularly, I oppose the changes to the pricing Verisign is allowed to charge as fees for registration of .COM domains. Furthermore, the fact that ICANN and Verisign discussed these changes in secret without public involvement (or even just ICANN community involvement) up to this point is appalling. Indeed for a body whose duty is to the public, it is anathema to me. This amendment doesn't pass even a basic sniff test - insufficient justification for the reasoning behind these fee changes has been provided to the public, .COM registrants, or even just the ICANN community. Please reconsider this amendment, as increasing these registration fees will only harm average Americans like myself, my clients, and will only serve to line the pockets of Verisign. The string of other recent ICANN changes, like with the .org price cap, plus this seem to indicate that ICANN is delinquent in its public duty and responsibility to people like myself. Thanks Dustin Dustin Stage Engineering Omnitech, Inc | www.omnitech-inc.com 5841 South Corporate Place, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 | +1 6053360888 NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachment is private and meant for the sole use of the intended recipient. It may contain personally identifiable financial information protected by law. No confidentiality or other legal protection is waived by virtue of this information having been sent by e-mail. Any disclosure, use, dissemination, or copying of the information is strictly prohibited by anyone except the intended recipient or their agent. 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Allowing this will created a monopoly and remove competition among domain registrars. This will only hurt the consumer and limit innovation among web developers and businesses using Internet communications. The end result is that the small businesses and individuals who now have access to domain registration will slowly be choked out by larger companies. It is essential to maintain a competitive and fair marketplace. Thank you, Charlie Knight -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emre.gundogan at sloan.mit.edu Thu Feb 13 14:06:38 2020 From: emre.gundogan at sloan.mit.edu (Kursat E. Gundogan) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:06:38 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment Message-ID: <7073651.mNal7ep2Ea@eagle> Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing in response to the proposed changes to the .COM registry contract in place with Verisign. As a user of the domain system, I am opposed to any action that results in unnecessary price increases. I believe this will effectively stifle competition in the wholesale registrar industry and adversely affect innovation by countless entrepreneurs in the Internet sector. A vibrant Internet community is only viable with proper oversight and affordable access. Therefore, I urge you to reconsider the proposed changes allowing Verisign to increase prices by 7% annually. Kind Regards, K. E. Gundogan From david.fonseca at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 14:08:13 2020 From: david.fonseca at gmail.com (David Fonseca) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:08:13 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Proposal comment Message-ID: <5e45584c.1c69fb81.53261.ce48@mx.google.com> To whom it may concern: Recently i knew about the pretension of creating a monopoly inflating the prices of .COM domains in the following years. I think it is not the way to make that increases without clarity and with proporcionality, only searching profit by a third party company (VeriSign) that with your pretended agreement could cause al speculation pricing on the .COM pricing in the near future. Hope you reconsider this . Thanks and Regards David Fonseca CEO Comercial Siamex LLC Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From patrick.nwogu.ca at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 14:06:55 2020 From: patrick.nwogu.ca at gmail.com (i stand against this new increase to the cost of dormain name .com) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:06:55 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no to .com price increase Message-ID: <5e455895.1c69fb81.5b99.76c6@mx.google.com> I Patrick Nwogu stand against the .com domain price increase Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marcos at umbler.com Thu Feb 13 14:13:05 2020 From: marcos at umbler.com (Marcos Vinicius Ribeiro Artigas) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:13:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1581603184388.60747@umbler.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Marcos Artigas Gravata?, Rio Grande do Sul Brazil redehost.com.br / umbler.com? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From 19930618 at 163.com Thu Feb 13 14:16:26 2020 From: 19930618 at 163.com (=?GBK?B?xt3OxLuq?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:16:26 +0800 (CST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <6c4be15d.8471.1703ee87511.Coremail.19930618@163.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. wenhua qi China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thibault at thyb.net Thu Feb 13 14:18:31 2020 From: thibault at thyb.net (thibault at thyb.net) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:18:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I write to oppose the proposed changes to the contract ICANN has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Thank you. Thibault Baradat London, UK -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From becky.marshall at id.iit.edu Thu Feb 13 14:20:58 2020 From: becky.marshall at id.iit.edu (Becky Marshall) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:20:58 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to recent contract changes Message-ID: Hello, I?m writing to express wholehearted opposition to the recent contract changes between ICANN and Verisign that will have direct impact on consumers and small business owners like me. Greed in this form should have no place in internet infrastructure. Becky Marshall From ojracc at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 14:26:14 2020 From: ojracc at gmail.com (Owen Raccuglia) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:26:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Amendment Message-ID: Hi, I'm writing to express concern about the proposed change to the ICANN's registry agreement with Verisign. It opens the door to price increases, and I'll likely stop renewing my .com domain if it goes into effect. Maintaining and expanding the accessibility of .com domains should be a higher priority. Thanks, Owen Raccuglia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Paul.Kemner at liebherr.com Thu Feb 13 14:27:09 2020 From: Paul.Kemner at liebherr.com (Kemner Paul (LSL)) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:27:09 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to repeated increases in registrations. Message-ID: <3a0dc4005bef462894e9bcfe913d5558@liebherr.com> The repeated 7% increases are abusive and unnecessary. End Verisign's monopoly now. Kind Regards / Mit freundlichen Gr?ssen Paul Kemner Database Administrator / Information Technology Liebherr Aerospace Saline, Inc. 1465 Woodland Drive Saline, MI 48176 Tel: +1 (734) 944-6390 Email: Paul.Kemner at liebherr.com Internet: http://www.liebherr.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benvandyk at me.com Thu Feb 13 14:29:09 2020 From: benvandyk at me.com (Ben Van Dijk) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:29:09 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase .com domains Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. If price increases are needed than it should be opened up to competitive bidding to ensure the System remains competitive , why guaranteed profits for a privately owned corporation. Ben Van Dyk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bobbutler1 at verizon.net Thu Feb 13 14:31:34 2020 From: bobbutler1 at verizon.net (Bob Butler) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:31:34 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't like ICANN taking $20, 000, 000 from VERISIGN Message-ID: <2y4q7jr7aw-1@ppa2.lax.icann.org> Hello ICANN, I don't like ICANN taking $20,000,000 from VERISIGN. My costs will increase because of it. Don?t take it. You must have Hillary giving you advice. Bob Butler Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards, S?bastien Chazaud referencer-son-site.ch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at howtoliveyounger.com Thu Feb 13 14:34:33 2020 From: info at howtoliveyounger.com (Lorraine Maita, MD) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:34:33 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to price increases for Dot com domain names Message-ID: <07383A92-D91E-442B-AFAF-74FA8EF2843C@howtoliveyounger.com> Any price increase to dot com domain names will make it increasingly difficult for small businesses to compete in a global market. Small businesses provide a significant amount of jobs and contribution to the overall economy. Instituting ongoing price increases will cause many to shutter and the marketplace will be dominated by multinational corporations fraying the fabric of our country. I want to voice my concerns and objections Lorraine Maita, MD Vibrance for Life 64 River Road, First Floor Summit, NJ 07901 (973) 218-1199 www.HowToLiveYounger.com www.VibranceForLife.com -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cfh5058 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 14:35:15 2020 From: cfh5058 at gmail.com (Meagan Lang) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:35:15 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Message-ID: <4A833BAF-3085-4F87-A6CC-40F2AA3DF998@gmail.com> Please do go forward with this deal. Raising the cost of .com domains will limit access, depriving people with low income of a significant professional tool for self promotion. Meagan Lang From marketing at epi-enclosures.com Thu Feb 13 14:35:39 2020 From: marketing at epi-enclosures.com (Vincent Tavera) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:35:39 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain price increases Message-ID: <5f6ec756-d4fa-4462-8617-c15a30bb3a4b@epi-enclosures.com> Good morning, ??? I as spokesperson for our 53 year old business and my own interest in developing websites, .com are a foundational base for most companies trying to create an online presence. An increase in.com pricing would have a major impact on every companies ability to establish an online marketing presence. Please do not move forward with the verisign deal. If needed, I'd be happy to come speak with someone in regards to this issue. -- Best Regards, Vincent Tavera | Marketing EPI Electrical Enclosures & Engineering (210) 673-3580 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Wayne Gonzales Tustin, California United States Sent from my iPhone From Ertugrul.Karademir at oliverwyman.com Thu Feb 13 14:45:03 2020 From: Ertugrul.Karademir at oliverwyman.com (Karademir, Ertugrul) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:45:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against this amendment Message-ID: <9576BE4C-D4BB-4262-8E81-18E78F2FF87E@contoso.com> Dear ICANN, Internet has been a good money source for a lot of companies who have contributed a little but demanded their cut. If you squeeze your user too much though, people will choose choice over convenience. Ertugrul Karademir Senior Software Engineer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I don?t do FaceBook or Twitter but rely on my web site singularly. I?m sad that ICANN is making this poor choice!! Gary Schimmelpfenig earthmirrors.com From stuart at vacord.com Thu Feb 13 14:59:52 2020 From: stuart at vacord.com (Stuart Brent) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:59:52 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep the pricing fair Message-ID: Please maintain transparency in the Verisign / ICANN relationship, and do not hike domain registration costs arbitrarily. A fair and open internet means accessibility to all, and lower prices help accessibility. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eyuphanozdemir at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 15:01:27 2020 From: eyuphanozdemir at yahoo.com (Eyuphan OZDEMIR) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:01:27 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Thanks for your valuable time. Eyuphan Ozdemir Bursa, Bursa Turkey Sent from my iPhone From scottxiong at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 12:17:23 2020 From: scottxiong at gmail.com (Scott Xiong) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 04:17:23 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e4564c2.1c69fb81.34bbf.75f1@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tyunderscore at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 15:04:20 2020 From: tyunderscore at gmail.com (Ty Johnston) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:34:20 -0330 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns about increases Message-ID: I have four main concerns with ICANN?s decision: *1. Price Increases* Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 ? and the sky is the limit. It is not clear how much of these price increases registrars will pass along to consumers, but it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants. The contract does allow for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations, so it is possible prices could increase more than anticipated. *2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million * With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. *3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar* ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign?s registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices. *4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments* As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org, over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. This is bullshit and you know it :) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From horacetorys at live.com Thu Feb 13 15:08:20 2020 From: horacetorys at live.com (Horace Torys) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:08:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?windows-1252?q?Don=92t_shut_?= =?windows-1252?q?out_small_entrepreneurs?= Message-ID: The internet deserves transparency and accountability for all decisions affecting everyone. Price increases will hurt small entrepreneurs. Please change your policy to include us all. Jay From justin at differentinvestments.com Thu Feb 13 15:10:25 2020 From: justin at differentinvestments.com (Justin Godfrey) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:10:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am also a US Air Force Veteran and have been running my own domain name business for the past 13 years. It has allowed me to attend every school function with my children and put them to bed at night. An increase in .com domains would significantly impact my business. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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URL: From b.kardalev at hotmail.com Thu Feb 13 15:20:19 2020 From: b.kardalev at hotmail.com (Bojidar Kardalev) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:20:19 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .COM prices Message-ID: This price hike will have a stifling effect on a lot of small businnesses and initiatives online. Internet's inception was based around fundamental ideas as freedom of expression and enterprise. And now more and more it's about different groups trying to 'privatize' it and get a piece of the pie. Keep it's spirit alive! Don't raise the prices! From kjbdeutsch at icloud.com Thu Feb 13 15:25:30 2020 From: kjbdeutsch at icloud.com (Kevin Deutsch) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:25:30 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed.Com price increase Message-ID: Please do not increase the cost to maintain my .com domains. An increase will cause a huge hardship. Thank your...Kevin From imagodeicafe at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 15:29:15 2020 From: imagodeicafe at gmail.com (Imago Dei) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:29:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] To Who--icann, Message-ID: As a small business owner and a sole proprietor I'm concerned about .com rate increase in the coming years. I may have to drop a site because so I can afford to operate and support my family. Please attend to this and fight for those of us who have smaller operation that cannot easily absorb rate increase. Thanks. Sincerely, Chris Cavanaugh http://www.ChrisCavMusic.com http://www.musiclessonsnh.com http://www.weddingmusicnh.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/suzukiviolinstudio https://www.facebook.com/ChrisCavmusic cell/text 785 1884 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pub144 at hotmail.com Thu Feb 13 15:35:54 2020 From: pub144 at hotmail.com (pub 144) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:35:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment in opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom it May Concern, I am a dot com domain registrant and I am deeply disappointed to hear that ICANN is proposing a new contract amendment with Verisign, the operator of the dot com registry that, among other things, will impose a string of annual price increases on domain registrants. Unfortunately, almost everything you hear these days coming out of ICANN is negative for domain registrants and positive for domain registries. Registrants, the most important part of the domain name ecosystem, are the least valued, and their pocketbooks are treated as a playground for powerful companies such as Verisign. You hear people say, ?well, it?s only a dollar a year. It doesn?t really make a difference. I can afford it.? But I believe it?s important to see the forest for the trees. When viewed in the aggregate, this proposed price increase does in fact make a difference when you consider that it will have a negative financial impact on over a hundred million dot com registrants worldwide. Beginning in the first year, dot com registrants will lose approximately $100 million due to this price increase, By the end of the contract, 2024, the annual loss to consumers will be approximately $300 million. By any standards, that is a massive giveaway to the operator of the dot com registry that comes straight from the pocketbooks of mom and pops, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and other individuals around the world. ICANN has agreed to grant Verisign the right to seek not just one price hikes, but a string of four annual price hikes up to 7% a year which will, on a cumulative basis, significantly increase the price of dot com domains by the end of the contract term. Verisign is seeking to implement the maximum 7% increase allowed under the proposed contract. That 7% price increase is well above any common measure of inflation, which currently runs around 2% annually. How can a price increase of 7% possibly be justified? Further, the cost to operate domain registry services on a per domain basis continues to decrease. Thus, ICANN should be seeking price decreases for domain registrants rather than price increases. Let alone price increases that are 300% above the general rate of inflation. The unchallenged position of Verisign as the sole operator and perpetual incumbent of the global behemoth dot com domain extension with creates an unhealthy imbalance of power in the domain name system that ICANN is ill-equipped to manage. Registry operators such as Verisign are contracted parties that operate according to ICANN?s terms, not the other way around. Yet, the proposed contract perpetuates this imbalance and grants Verisign even more economic profits and corporate power. (It should be noted that my comments are not directed at Verisign in particular. Indeed, any company that was granted the unchallenged right to oversee the dot com registry and virtually dictate the terms of its contract would assume such outsized financial and political power. ICANN is solely responsible for creating and perpetuating the existence of such as Frankenstein. ICANN states that it is not a price regulator. However, the DOJ and DOC are not interested for political purposes in fulfilling such a role, so then who is in charge of protecting global consumers from abuses of pricing power in the domain name system? It seems the registries are in control and imposing their wishes upon consumers through ICANN?s policymaking processes and domain registrants have no one looking out for them. ICANN seems content to pass contracts which bestow upon registry operators uncontested price increases and even removals of all price protections for consumers, and if registrants don?t like it, they are forced to pursue costly private litigation to prevent the price hikes from being imposed upon them. That is untenable and unfair. As ICANN must know, even at the $7.85 annual wholesale fees Verisign has been limited to since 2012, Verisign Corporation has already grown into a financial behemoth. It operates with unrivaled levels of profitability by commonly-accepted financial measures such as operating margins and EBITDA. As a result of its no-bid, perpetual right to operate the dot com registry, Verisign operates as a massive cash cow and pockets virtually all of the income from charged for dot com domain registrations. Each year, Verisign has more than $600 million in profits that it has no use for and does nothing with but buy back its own stock. This is money that comes straight from the bank accounts of domain registrants. And now ICANN is working with Verisign to implement price hikes that by 2024 will add an additional $300 million a year to the enormous annual windfall that Verisign already enjoys. ICANN must be aware that that money is coming from the pockets of businesses and individuals, akin to a massive private tax imposed upon registrants. Those millions of dollars that will be going to one large private company at ICANN?s behest are being sucked out of communities and out of households which have far greater need and purpose for the money than an already fatly rich company does. Worse, many dot com registrants come from poorer parts of the world, where domain registrations are a luxury, and ICANN is making the promise of an opportunity to escape poverty harder to achieve by raising prices on these less fortunate registrants. ICANN has stated that the comments period is an important part of enforcing the multi-stakeholder model. However, we have seen ICANN attempt to disregard thousands of comments opposing price increases and removal of price caps on the dot org extension. ICANN?s own ombudsman attempted to rule out thousands of comments opposed to the dot org contract amendment on the grounds that they were engineered by one trade association. ICANN, here is the hypocrisy of the comments period and of what happened in the dot org comments period and what is happening in the dot com comments period now: ICANN has no requirement incumbent upon registrars, and itself makes no effort whatsoever, to notify domain registrants that a comment period has been opened during which registrants can voice their opinion against such price increases. So, you have a situation where just a tiny percentage of the tens or hundreds of millions of impacted registrants are even aware that such a price hike is being proposed. How can they possibly let ICANN know that they oppose the increases if they are not aware of them? If all those registrants were notified and urged to comment, ICANN would receive hundreds of thousands or even millions of comments against the increases. Yet, it seems ICANN and its registry partners seem to prefer the status quo and operating with little public awareness of these changes that negatively impact the average registrant. And when an independent entity attempts to expend its own resources to help make registrants aware of the comments period and encourage them to submit a comment for or against the contract changes, instead of thanking that entity for its help in engaging the public in the multi-stakeholder model ICANN supposedly supports, ICANN goes out of its way to criticize that entity as a ?self-interested? party and does what it can to delegitimize all comments that came from its laborious efforts to raise public awareness. How can anyone but conclude that ICANN and the powerful registries seem to prefer operating in the dark, and public engagement in the policymaking process is in fact not valued or even wanted by ICANN or the registries. It is worth noting that in winning the auction to operate the .web domain extension several years ago, Verisign - disguising its identity through the use of a stalking horse bidder -, opted against an auction format that would split the proceeds amongst the many other bidders competing for the .web extension, as was commonplace in other auctions with multiple bidders during the rollout of ICANN?s new gtld program. This maneuver had the effect of directing the entirety of Verisign?s $135 million bid solely to ICANN, rather than being shared amongst the losing bidders. Hence, Verisign paid $135 million AND secured the single domain extension that was widely agreed to present the greatest competitive challenge to Verisign?s dot com extension. That series of events prompted a Department of Justice investigation, (which in fairness was closed without remedial action). Nevertheless, the .web incident is important because many have noted that as part of granting the proposed contract which grants highly lucrative financial gains to Verisign, ICANN has also arranged a $20 million payment for itself from Verisign (ostensibly to promote efforts to maintain security of the domain name system). While it is indeed circumstantial, I would propose that readers of this comment consider the $135 million payment that Verisign made to ICANN as part of the atypical .web auction process in the context of this proposed lucrative contract renewal, in addition the $20 million that Verisign is paying to ICANN in conjunction with the new contract. ICANN must be blind not to see how this is being perceived by the general public and the media as a quid pro quo or payoff for approving the contract with price hikes. This may or may not be true, but perceptions matter. ICANN has created the perception that it is incapable of fair policymaking, that it is in the service of powerful companies it is supposed to oversee, that it favors those powerful few companies over the many million of registrants who do not have the same financial clout and small army of consultants and lobbyists who work the insides of ICANN and Washington to promote their own agenda the way those companies do. Despite the appearance of soliciting community input through comments periods, ICANN really has no true mechanism to protect the interests of registrants and, based on its actions, seems to be okay with that. That is deeply disappointing. With such actions as approving the price hikes contained in the proposed contract amendment, ICANN seriously risks losing its legitimacy as an impartial governing body. Domain name registrants need a strong, fair, and trustworthy governing body that looks out for the rights of registrants too. I oppose the proposed contract amendment and call for ICANN to amend it to better protect consumers from unwarranted price hikes. ICANAN can do this by eliminating the price increases it has granted as part of the contract, or reducing the size of annual percentage increases on dot com fees granted therein. I also propose that, in return for maintaining the perpetual, no-bid contract to operate the dot com extension, ICANN should consider requiring Verisign to relinquish the right to operate the dot net and dot web extensions in an effort to promote vibrant competition among domain registries and prevent concentration of power in the domain name system. Further, ICANN should make all efforts to put the contract to operate the dot com registry out to bid and let the market decide what the wholesale cost of a dot com should be based on those bids. Open bidding to operate the dot com registry would undoubtedly result in LOWER prices for consumers, not the ever-increasing annual registration fees that registrants are forced to endure under this perpetual, no bid contract ICANN has bestowed upon Verisign. Respectfully Submitted, Matthew Klein -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel.wruck at fbchammond.com Thu Feb 13 15:38:24 2020 From: daniel.wruck at fbchammond.com (Daniel Wruck) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:38:24 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Impeach icann Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. Why are you going into collusion with a greedy company to raise rates? The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Daniel W Indiana -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abbynocon at me.com Thu Feb 13 15:38:26 2020 From: abbynocon at me.com (Abigail A Nocon) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:38:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <905E4BC9-B663-4425-8A2B-ACC30E4FD1E4@me.com> Hi, I am writing as a concerned citizen and digital marketing professional about the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement. I am concerned for many reasons, but it will primarily allow Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. The spirit of the world wide web is to be open and accessible. In addition to the price increases, it seems like ICANN will profit off of this - taking advantage of people who want to use this invaluable resource. There is no indication on how ICANN will spend the money and it seems very suspicious to not be transparent in this time. It is troubling that ICANN has ignored previous comments, but I hope you will reconsider this amendment. The consequences of this decision will impact the entire Internet for many years and does not seem fully fair or thought out. We need to ensure we are not harming people by unilateral, biased decisions made by ICANN staff. Best, Abigail Nocon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From rst1989 at me.com Thu Feb 13 15:51:42 2020 From: rst1989 at me.com (Russell Taylor) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:51:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com Price Increases Message-ID: Hi There, I'd like to comment that I think the price increases for wholesale .coms is somewhat diproportionate and unfair and the position in which verisign finds itself is likely to be anti-consumer at best. Because they will have such a strangehold on pricing they can essentially create their own monopoly. I think this should be avoided at all costs. It would also be great to hear some plans of what ICANN will be doing with the extra funding. Regards From mario_luis_gomes at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 15:48:48 2020 From: mario_luis_gomes at yahoo.com (Mario Gomes) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:48:48 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <2y48streng-1@ppa3.lax.icann.org> I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Mario Gomes Cavalcanti Maca? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From c00lways at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 15:57:02 2020 From: c00lways at gmail.com (james) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:57:02 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <5e4571ce.1c69fb81.7b887.9118@mx.google.com> I think dotcom price should remain as it is. If there is a need to make domain a premium it should be another type of tld name -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicholaskinloch at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 15:57:42 2020 From: nicholaskinloch at gmail.com (Nicholas Kinloch) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:57:42 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rethink price increases Message-ID: Adding a structure for price increases without setting a cap makes for a very scary future. What is the net affect of a world where people can?t get a domain name because it?s just too expensive to get and maintain? It puts more power into the hands of social media sites as the burden of maintaining a .com is removed. It sets the Internet on a path to where owning a .com is a luxury only for the wealthy. Please don?t pass these measures as proposed. From fernando.reyero at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 16:01:11 2020 From: fernando.reyero at gmail.com (Fernando Reyero Noya) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:01:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, I want to express my disagreement with the proposed amendment to the Registry Agreement. As a teacher that uses my .com domain for job applications and showcasing my students work, an increase of around 30% in 5 years is egregious. I request that special consideration is given to the vast amount of individuals that register .com domains for personal purposes. .Com domains have outgrown the commercial realm to become part of any personal online presence. Please consider keeping the low fee that has made .com domains so widespread, or, at least, a legislation that is flexible enough to protect individuals? access to online presence. Kind regards, Fernando Reyero Noya From dotdotdottshirtproductions at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 15:00:33 2020 From: dotdotdottshirtproductions at gmail.com (JesSwift DotDotDot) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:00:33 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] small business and club manager Message-ID: we use .com for our organization and for my very small business. any increase in cost will make it difficult to maintain a web presence apart from social media please keep costs for the small guy low thanks Jes dotdotdottshirts.com dotdotdottshirtproductions at gmail.com Facebook Twitter Instagram 784-571-4368 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skyjesus29 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 16:05:12 2020 From: skyjesus29 at gmail.com (Jesus Garcia) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:05:12 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I think that Verisign already win thousands of millions of dollars yearly, literally, just managing the .com Registry. This should be seen as a public service. Why increase even more the domain price? Why the need to win thousands of thousands of millions of dollars more, being you just the only company that has the .com monopoly? Maybe somebody should raise the idea to OPEN the .com Registry not only to Verisign, but to more companies, so it would not be a monopoly, and maybe the price would DECREASE, due to more competence. There are a lot of .com Registrars winning less than the $7.85 portion of Verising. But Verisign is not happy with the monopoly, with the literally thousands of millions of dollars coming from the .com Registry monopoly. I guess this is a clear example of the GREED sin. I repeat, the .com IS A PUBLIC SERVICE, and if something should be done, could be OPEN de Registry monopoly, so other companies managing the .com Registry could DECREASE the .com price. Thank you very much for your attention. Kind regards, Jesus Garcia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From estebandalelrueda at hotmail.com Thu Feb 13 16:05:56 2020 From: estebandalelrueda at hotmail.com (Esteban Dalel) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:05:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise the dotcom prices Message-ID: You do not understand what 10USD already mean in a LATAM country. I can get lunch for 3 days with that money. You're making it worse. From bartoncarla1 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 16:11:02 2020 From: bartoncarla1 at gmail.com (Carla Barton) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:11:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase Message-ID: I want my voice heard to tell you I oppose the new rate increase policy you are proposing. From nunoboy07 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 16:11:15 2020 From: nunoboy07 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?0KDQvtC80LDQvSDQodC80LjRgNC90L7Qsg==?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:11:15 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increasing Message-ID: This is ridiculous. I run a small business and I don't agree to pay more than what I already agreed to pay. There must be a clear and certain explanation of why our community has to pay two times more than now. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From subshite at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 16:15:32 2020 From: subshite at gmail.com (Maxwell Irvine) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:15:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: It mightn't seem like much, but it is... ...fair treatment is reciprocal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fasano at mit.edu Thu Feb 13 16:16:16 2020 From: fasano at mit.edu (Andrew Fasano) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:16:16 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase domain prices Message-ID: Making domains more expensive would reduce innovation and hurt the internet community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From britechguy at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 16:21:02 2020 From: britechguy at gmail.com (Brian Vogel) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:21:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I am a one-person business that has had my .com domain name registered for over 10 years now. The maintenance fees, which allow me the privilege of keeping this domain, and really provide me no other value added, should be dropping, not increasing over time. There is absolutely no justification for the proposed escalation in prices for .com domain names, and particularly not for those that have been registered for years and are in nothing but "maintenance mode." I strenuously object to a pricing structure that would allow the prices for .com domains to increase very significantly over the coming years. Brian Vogel -- *Bri the Tech Guy* *http://britechguy.com * brite chguy at gmail.com phone/text: *(540) 324-5032 <+1-540-324-5032>* "*If it's got you screaming, I'll help you stop!!*" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From haroon.akbar at convokesolutions.com Thu Feb 13 16:22:06 2020 From: haroon.akbar at convokesolutions.com (Haroon | CEO | Convoke Solutions) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:22:06 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Message-ID: <000001d5e289$be2154b0$3a63fe10$@convokesolutions.com> Dear Concerned, Please don't increase prices, it will be devastating for us aspiring entrepreneurs. With Best Regards, Haroon Akbar Convoke Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Chase.Worthen at walmart.com Thu Feb 13 16:32:03 2020 From: Chase.Worthen at walmart.com (Chase Worthen) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:32:03 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain Name Prices Message-ID: <2A3E562C-C16C-4777-9A80-DEB5C94888E3@walmart.com> Hello, Please consider individuals wanting to start small businesses as you think about .com domain name prices. Chase Worthen 208-964-2198 www.linkedin.com/in/chaseworthen From raj.mech21 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 16:33:19 2020 From: raj.mech21 at gmail.com (Raj Kumar) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:03:19 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases In-Reply-To: <5DQvbw9xRyOdNAl4T4eVBg@ismtpd0036p1mdw1.sendgrid.net> References: <5DQvbw9xRyOdNAl4T4eVBg@ismtpd0036p1mdw1.sendgrid.net> Message-ID: Dear Concerned, Kindly do not increase the prices of TLD too much to tease general public Regards Raj kumar On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 3:15 AM Namecheap wrote: > We have important information to share with you that will affect the price > of your .COM domains. > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > View in browser > > [image: Namecheap] > > Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases > > Hi there! > > We have important information > > to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. > > What's happening? > > Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced > significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate > the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). > > ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating > feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a > history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring > unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight > against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a > whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM > domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. > > What does this change mean? > > Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. > According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the > wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the > next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. > > This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than > 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract > also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, > ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for > everybody. > > Why is ICANN doing this? > > Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an > additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain > name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the > money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain > infrastructure. > > So, what can you do to help? > > These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to > come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If > you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel > about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period > > is open until February 14, 2020.* > > You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form > > . > Find Out More > > > 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA > > Copyright ? 2020 Namecheap.com > > [image: ICANN] > > We are an ICANN accredited registrar. > > Serving customers since 2001. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rmeskill at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 16:33:24 2020 From: rmeskill at gmail.com (Ryan Meskill) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:33:24 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madame, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, but any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptable to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Sincerely yours, Ryan D Meskill -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k2eric at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 16:35:50 2020 From: k2eric at gmail.com (Eric Hough) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 08:35:50 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I strongly oppose the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please do your duty and reject this amendment. Eric Hough San Diego, California United States From adamxg at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 16:41:25 2020 From: adamxg at gmail.com (Adam) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:41:25 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Sending my lack of support for this, with the goal of keeping dotcom domains affordable for all. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dguda at optonline.net Thu Feb 13 16:45:15 2020 From: dguda at optonline.net (David Guda) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:45:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <004001d5e28c$f872ce70$e9586b50$@net> I strongly oppose this amendment. Giving the benefit of doubt that perhaps there are some good intentions within it, granting VeriSign the ability to increase the wholesale price of .COM domains by 7% annually is ridiculous. After the first increases, the price would be 31% higher than today. Then, presumably after a two year hiatus, another series of 7% increase could be piled on top. Rinse and repeat. ICANN and VeriSign are supposed to be working for the public good, but this type of monopolistic pricing will result in less Internet availability for individuals and companies. This is definitely not in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justinh at rahb.ca Thu Feb 13 16:47:22 2020 From: justinh at rahb.ca (Justin Hayes) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:47:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM registration fee increase proposal Message-ID: I think this proposal is pure rent-seeking behaviour and should not be allowed to go forward. Domain registration is expensive enough as it is. -- *Justin Hayes *Systems Administrator *REALTORS? Association of Hamilton-Burlington* *Empowering REALTORS? to succeed.* -- This message, including any attachments, is privileged and may contain confidential information intended only for the person(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and permanently delete the original transmission from the sender, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ser90 at me.com Thu Feb 13 16:50:11 2020 From: ser90 at me.com (Steven Y Seruya) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:50:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <67B320E4-ADBE-40F4-9636-FA1C22732C17@me.com> Very disappointed in the proposed changes to the contract with Verisign, Inc. Please do away with this bad deal & protect us small businesses. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peter at passchier.net Thu Feb 13 16:55:04 2020 From: peter at passchier.net (Peter Passchier) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:55:04 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increase please Message-ID: <9badde59-e17b-6a64-3f53-91ae6b54e35d@passchier.net> Dear people, It seems like you are looking into commercializing the internet domain names as much as possible, but that should not be your goal. You should serve the public in general and make the registration of domain names possible with the smallest of profit margins. If you are a Not For Profit organization, you should take great care that individuals and other organizations don't profit at the expense of the general public. Anything beyond this is oligarchy, monopolizing a resource that should be public, and eventually corruption. You cannot ethically justify these price increases in the light of your responsibilities to the public. Blessings on your work, Peter From blue at bluepixel.com Thu Feb 13 16:55:48 2020 From: blue at bluepixel.com (Konstantinos Zournas) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:55:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the .com price increase now! Message-ID: <20200213165548.Horde.eXHyCDc5b6hh-Y4LmSaynpm@webmail.bluepixel.com> I am a .com registrant and I strongly oppose the proposed price increases in .com domain names. I also represent all my clients here in Greece that are also owners of .com domain names. I am writing this comment with full knowledge that I will be ignored by ICANN. This comment period parody that ICANN has built only legitimizes their predetermined corrupted decisions. Comments, just like with .org where 3,200 comments were ignored, will once again be ignored. Verisign will get permission to print money through the .com price increases while ICANN gets some spare change from Verisign as a gift for their "services". Billions of dollars will flow from the global economy to the pockets of Verisign employees and shareholders without any real economy justification. The cost of maintaining the .com registry is going down while Verisign remains the domain name monopoly that it is. Verisign is running the .com registry at a cost of below $3 per domain name while charging $7.85. Apparently that is not enough for ICANN. $3 is already an inflated price. If the .com registry contract was put up for a public bid, as it should, then the cost would drop $2 and could even approach $1 per domain name. How does ICANN justifies a 30% price increase over 4 years on domain names that cost so little to maintain and operate? Oh wait. ICANN said that their are not price regulators. But yes they are. They always were price regulators of the WHOLESALE pricing. They are not regulators of the RETAIL pricing. ICANN was always setting a maximum wholesale price on all legacy TLDs like .com, .net, .org, .info and .biz. Only 2 months ago did it change its tune and started saying they are not price regulators. ICANN is a price regulator of legacy domain names just like every country in the world regulates the pricing of its own ccTLD. Of course the 30% price increase is just the beginning. .Com domain names will keep increasing year after year, squeezing money from unprotected registrants all over the world. Verisign's monopoly violates people's rights all over the world. I hope governments from countries all over the world get involved to stop this theft. ICANN is now working for their registry friends instead of doing their job that is protecting the public from unjustified price increases. ICANN people are just doing anything so as not to lose their bonuses and to secure their next high paying job at one of the registries they help get richer. Biggest example is Fadi Chehade, former Chief Executive Officer of ICANN, that is now consulting for Donuts that has over 200 new domain extensions and also consulting for the potential buyers of .org. ICANN removed the price caps on .org domains despite public outrage. Now ICANN is being investigated by the California Attorney General. Verisign is one of the most profitable companies in the world with some of the highest profit margins ever observed. People all over the world are not working to pay the Verisign tax that ICANN imposes on them. Stop the .com price increase now! Konstantinos Zournas OnlineDomain.com https://onlinedomain.com/2019/04/29/domain-name-news/wake-up-people-icann-and-the-registries-want-to-steal-your-domain-names/ From carrieyog at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 16:56:45 2020 From: carrieyog at gmail.com (Carrie Schneider) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:56:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed rate hike Message-ID: It is distressing that you plan to raise rates for .com domains for your benefit. I oppose this proposition. Sincerely, Caroline Schneider Sent from my iPhone From kim at mooneylawpc.com Thu Feb 13 16:40:37 2020 From: kim at mooneylawpc.com (Kimberly Mooney) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:40:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] public comment Message-ID: Please stop these contract changes with Verisign. You are harming the public by doing this and it will have a significant impact on the internet, as well as drive many people out of the internet entirely due to significant cost increases. Sincerely, Kimberly LS Mooney Mooney Law PC 1832 South Macdonald, Suite 202 Mesa, Arizona 85210-6115 (602) 200-0229 Phone (480) 302-7815 Fax e-mail: kim at mooneylawpc.com Legal Notice: The information contained in this message is intended for the addressee only, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is prohibited. If you have received this information in error, immediately delete this e-mail and notify the sender at kim at mooneylawpc.com that a wrong e-mail address was used to contact the intended recipient of this message. If the subject matter concerns settlement, the document is transmitted on the condition it is a communication subject to Rule 408, Ariz. R. Evid. 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URL: From ozeanblau at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 16:59:11 2020 From: ozeanblau at gmail.com (Christian Kaiser) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:59:11 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .com prices fair! Message-ID: The internet is an open place for everyone, so everyone should be able to afford a domain name. Keep prices fair! Thanks! Chris Kaiser Germany -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rwise9 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 17:01:35 2020 From: rwise9 at gmail.com (Ryan W) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:01:35 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment without discussion? Message-ID: When was this decision made and why were domain owners not notified? We are the source of use for these .com domains across the world, so why should we be ignored or ignorant of your decision, simply because you have been given unlimited power over this portion of the global internet? 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URL: From tapp1109 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 17:03:50 2020 From: tapp1109 at gmail.com (Tracy Palmer) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:03:50 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Hello, The increase being proposed is a clear and viable threat to small businesses 31% is high considering most companies will not see growth at this rate, I understand the costs of doing and costs increase but 31% is high especially when you add the cost increases of rent,computer systems,lights,heat and wages to name a few, the cost of starting and running a business is very expensive. I would suggest a 5% increase and 15% total after 3 years is more in line. Tracy Palmer Domain Owner Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From grant at digitalnomads.com Thu Feb 13 17:07:06 2020 From: grant at digitalnomads.com (Grant Shellhammer) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:07:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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URL: From kimemjay at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 17:15:59 2020 From: kimemjay at gmail.com (Marie Kim) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:15:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <16B73BC6-550C-4252-B358-97D4950F5A27@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Marie Kim Los Angeles, California United States From kimemjay at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 17:16:19 2020 From: kimemjay at gmail.com (Marie Kim) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:16:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <837A945D-A12B-454D-8F2F-E7D9C6374E9F@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Marie Kim Los Angeles, California United States From kimemjay at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 17:17:47 2020 From: kimemjay at gmail.com (Marie Kim) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:17:47 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase Message-ID: Hello! I am opposed to the price increase for .com domains. Many of us are operating as small businesses and we are already paying just to keep the domains maintained. How can you ask for increases when there's absolutely no added feature or value being added to the domain; it remains as is from the day I bought it. Best, Marie Kim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The site provides examples of my past work and methods around the management of information. It is not a retail or ecommerce site. The url is https://www.laurinda-alcorn.com. I am sure there are many other individuals out there, who own a .com name. An increase in wholesale pricing would likely to be reflected by my domain registrar, Namecheap. This will be distressing for me, as the proposed increase in wholesale pricing is greater than the likely rate of inflation. Please consider the impact to individuals like me. I am not in favor of the price increase currently under consideration. Thank you Laurinda Alcorn, M Sc , Information Science & Certified UX Designer https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurinda-alcorn-508/ https://www.laurinda-alcorn.com Available for Opportunities As: Client Success Manager User Experience Designer Information Architect Content Strategist Chief Librarian Open to locations in: Philadelphia Berks County, PA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dave at batesbunch.com Thu Feb 13 17:23:28 2020 From: dave at batesbunch.com (Dave Bates) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:23:28 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] 7% is much too high Message-ID: This should be capped at some inflation index. It seems like something funny is going on with this monopoly. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From satheesh.dec26 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 17:24:54 2020 From: satheesh.dec26 at gmail.com (satheesh kumar) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:54:54 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pls stop .com theft Message-ID: Hello, Hope you are doing great and do great in future too. Kindly stop the price increase of .com domains. .com domains are the king in domaining industry because of the attraction and pricing. Pls don't increase the price and spoil the .com Already .co, .io and other tlds are taking more interest over .com Pls don't spoil the .com and Domainers future. Thanks, Satheesh Domainer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deyanvit at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 17:25:04 2020 From: deyanvit at yahoo.com (Deyan Vitanov) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:25:04 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1337348975.1847558.1581614704499.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1337348975.1847558.1581614704499@mail.yahoo.com> I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. Deyan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jenn at maplesyrupsound.com Thu Feb 13 17:11:13 2020 From: jenn at maplesyrupsound.com (Jenn Lewis) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:11:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom this may concern, I wish you first off say thank you for all the work that has been done to this point. While I'm not sure what is in the works for the "bigger, better and faster" that 20 million dollars might require (!!) but I want to remind you that you have enabled many more small businesses and independent organizations, in communicating with their audiences. Some of those small entities will not be able to afford (let alone plan for) domain registration increases. This would seem a very unfortunate loss to the online world. Loss of the heartbeat of innovation and keeping it human. If it comes down to it, I can fold up my domain and communicate through a service that can afford to pay whatever reg costs there might be. But each time that happens, it takes a little spark out of the magic of the internet as a whole. Please don't price the little guy, out. With thanks for your consideration! ..jenn lewis Jennifer Lewis Maple Syrup Sound -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: MSS Sig NoTxtSm.tif Type: image/tiff Size: 626076 bytes Desc: not available URL: From mostafa_elgezery at hotmail.com Thu Feb 13 17:30:35 2020 From: mostafa_elgezery at hotmail.com (mostafa hassan) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:30:35 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree and refuse Message-ID: I refuse the new decisions taken about .COM Price Increases. Sent from my Redmi Note 4 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dianne.reece at insight-outconsulting.com Thu Feb 13 17:37:18 2020 From: dianne.reece at insight-outconsulting.com (Dianne Reece) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:37:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disappointing Message-ID: As a small business owner who has to compete relentlessly with digital marketing while managing operating costs, I am appalled at both the lack of transparency of your agreement with Verisign and the wholesale registries plus its opaque information about cost increases. My operating margins require constant vigilance. With US economic growth numbers hovering at 2.5%, my operating costs must follow a similar trajectory. Small businesses make up 50% of US employment and we stay ahead by operating with integrity and competitive numbers. We need predictability in our business just like any other large organization. Get your numbers, and information, in line. Regards, Dianne L Reece, Principal Consultant InSight Out Consulting LLC +1 713 858 3895 www.Insight-OutConsulting.com www.linkedin.com/in/reecehr @HRDianne -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at certnok.com Thu Feb 13 17:40:48 2020 From: info at certnok.com (Certnok Consulting Inc.) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:40:48 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I own a number of .COM domain names and am NOT in favour of these new amendments that benefit ICAAN and Verisign accordingly. 1. Price Increases I run a small business. It's hard enough these days to do so, and allowing year over year 7% points increase will quadruple my costs in 4 years. 2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million Please be transparent about this 'deal'. Seems like you guys have something hide. 3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar This will stifle competition and increase costs even more, when you won't 'bite' the hand that feeds you. 4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments Listen to your customers and end users - instead of just making yourselves even more rich. Regards, Ed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryancharlesmcfarlane at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 17:42:52 2020 From: ryancharlesmcfarlane at gmail.com (Ryan McFarlane) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:42:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Verisign already makes $1 billion in gross profit annually so the proposed .COM price increase is purely based on greed. Other registries have said that they could run the .COM contract for much less. Ryan United Kingdom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andra.e.balasa at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 17:44:22 2020 From: andra.e.balasa at gmail.com (Andra Balasa) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:44:22 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please rethink your decision regarding raising .com prices Message-ID: Hi there, As an entrepreneur that is just at the beginning of her journey, I would kindly ask you to rethink the decision of raising the prices for the .com domains. Being an entrepreneur is already a difficult undertaking, having to overcome multiple daily obstacles such as the lack of funding. Raising prices for the .com domains, which in many cases is our main business platform, will only make this matter more difficult and, in the long run, will deter people from even starting their own business. We have a lot of obstacles in our way as is, so please don?t make buying a domain yet another one. Thank you & Have a great day! Andra Balasa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From business at theindigoviking.com Thu Feb 13 18:00:03 2020 From: business at theindigoviking.com (Indigo Viking Development LLC - Business) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:00:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Proposed Amendment 3 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The Proposed Amendment 3 would not be in the best interest of the public. Keeping the internet open, inexpensive, and accessible should be the primary concern of ICANN. These cost increases are entirely opposed to maintaining a system that allows the global community to connect. Please reconsider and not make this proposed amendment a reality. Chad Owner of Indigo Viking Development LLC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrew at xrnames.com Thu Feb 13 18:06:42 2020 From: andrew at xrnames.com (andrew at xrnames.com) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:06:42 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1282793643.700998242060288.1581617201993@mail.flock.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dpangalos at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 18:09:15 2020 From: dpangalos at gmail.com (Dimitris P) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:09:15 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business and I also develop a large chunk of my portfolio). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. This is unfair monopoly by Verisign which seems to exploit a legal loophole. This has to be thoroughly investigated for insider trading. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Dimitris Pagkalos (BrightOrigin.com) Athens, Attica Greece -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryan.mast at icloud.com Thu Feb 13 18:09:14 2020 From: ryan.mast at icloud.com (Ryan Mast) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:09:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad ICANN, bad Message-ID: Letting the cycle continue indefinitely is bad. In 262 years, people will be paying over $1M USD annually for a .com domain, because there is no reason to believe that Verisign won?t bump up the price by the maximum allowed amount every year. From miltonadams at adamsonline.org Thu Feb 13 18:12:01 2020 From: miltonadams at adamsonline.org (Milton Adams) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:12:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <557DF97F-001F-41BA-92CF-5E07573916DB@adamsonline.org> Please do not continue with the process that would make it possible to include internet domain fees. Thank you, Milton From chaofew at 163.com Thu Feb 13 18:13:20 2020 From: chaofew at 163.com (MUMU) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 02:13:20 +0800 (CST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <47c088d5.23c.1703fc15989.Coremail.chaofew@163.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 7doger Shangqiu, Henan, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From azuala at hotmail.co.uk Thu Feb 13 18:15:47 2020 From: azuala at hotmail.co.uk (Adam Skinner) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:15:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. When something affects everyone globally and is not for a purpose other than adding to the bottom line. Then it needs to be held at bay. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Adam skinner Abingdon, England United Kingdom Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shashank at tiwari.co Thu Feb 13 18:20:27 2020 From: shashank at tiwari.co (Shashank Tiwari) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:50:27 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Shashank Tiwari Mumbai, Maharashtra India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jspring at venturetechsolutions.com Thu Feb 13 18:27:36 2020 From: jspring at venturetechsolutions.com (Julian I. Spring) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:27:36 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase .com prices Message-ID: As a large domain holder, the proposed price increases would hurt significantly. Thanks, Julian I Spring IT Manager Venturetech Solutions, LLC jspring at venturetechsolutions.com 954-377-9398 (Office) 954-377-9698 (Fax) CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This E-mail message and any documents which accompany it are intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader is not the intended recipient, any disclosure, distribution or other use of this E-mail message is prohibited. If you have received this E-mail message in error, please delete and notify the sender immediately. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamie.twitchel at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 18:28:30 2020 From: jamie.twitchel at gmail.com (Jamie Twitchel) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:28:30 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement Message-ID: <5e45954f.1c69fb81.5f2d6.618b@mx.google.com> There is zero reason for ICANN or Verisign to raise prices for any domain tier, let alone .com, as it is the most prevalently used and therefore would affect the majority of domain holders and alter the way we choose to conduct our business online. The public can and will switch to different, cheaper domain suffixes, and will continue to move for as long as ICANN and Verisign continue to sink to greater depths of greed and secrecy. I personally have six .COM domains and I won?t hesitate to switch to a .CO or .NET or even something more obscure if these price hikes go into effect. As far as the world understands, neither ICANN nor Verisign actually do ANYTHING to merit receiving a fee at all for registering a domain. Until there is any actual perceived value in whatever it is you actually provide to the public, you don?t have a leg to stand on demanding more money from us. Additionally, Verisign should not be given agency to sell domains of any level or suffix, especially when they control pricing of .COM domains to other registrars. It appears you have a history of pretending to accept public comments, only to completely ignore them. (Re: price controls for .ORG, .INFO and .BIZ TLDs) If these comments also go ignored, it won?t be forgotten. The world is watching, Jamie Twitchel Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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What about competition to help lower cost and not continue to increase cost of domain investors whe are the primary customers supporting the .com registrations ThanksSuresh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tutorialsmate at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 18:31:00 2020 From: tutorialsmate at gmail.com (Tutorials Mate) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:01:00 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Increase Price Message-ID: I request you not to increase the price for .com domains. It will be very helpful for me. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 181 bytes Desc: not available URL: From bcalzaverini at viajesalameda.com Thu Feb 13 18:44:44 2020 From: bcalzaverini at viajesalameda.com (Bruno @ Alameda) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:44:44 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I invest in domains and develop the said domains as a travel business. I am totally against an increase in fees, and in the event this goes ahead I will make sure to reduce the amount of domains more than proportionally to the percentage of price hike. Having the user base you have in .COM domains, you should look at reducing costs not increasing prices. Regards, Bruno Calzaverini Benidorm, Valencia Spain -- www.alameda.travel www.linkedin.com/in/calzaverini www.twitter.com/@calzaverini From auto at wwnd.com Thu Feb 13 16:55:07 2020 From: auto at wwnd.com (Colin Grant) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:55:07 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: There is no obvious reason to support carte blanche fee increases. First, there are no qualifications provided for cost increases such as increased costs. Second, giving a monopoly authorization to blanket increase rates on a continual basis with no justification, oversight or market alternatives is essentially an attack on free economy. This is all a terrible idea that benefits only Verisign. There are real long term ramifications to open and equal global internet that will be caused by this policy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From nocinc at ymail.com Thu Feb 13 18:54:28 2020 From: nocinc at ymail.com (C F) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:54:28 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price change References: <360491606.2648788.1581620068077.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <360491606.2648788.1581620068077@mail.yahoo.com> You make enough money, please do not raise prices. Even for a smaller domain we use for personal emails for small businesses this would not be helpful.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From akshat.sh at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 19:02:28 2020 From: akshat.sh at gmail.com (Akshat Sharma) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:02:28 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments regarding proposed amendment 3 Message-ID: Dear ICANN I have always understood ICANN to be a trustworthy steward of the public resource that is the internet domain naming system. Sadly, that trust has been shaken of late. The recent changes to ".com" TLD pricing announced in January follow the very public and shameful scandal around the ".org" TLD. But to be honest, I don't think there ever will be a right time to allow unchecked, annual price increases to a public resource. I struggle to understand why are we rewarding a poorly run organisation like Verisign (which has been implicated of extreme negligence in multiple security breaches) with carte blanche to increase domain prices every year. And no, the two year "breathers" don't do anything. If anything, ICANN should be taking steps to disengage with Verisign entirely. I'm sure there are any number of well run, trustworthy organisations that would be more than happy to handle the .com TLD for a fair price. More importantly, the .com price increase is going to prevent many new entrepreneurs from starting. I understand that in the western world $12 doesn't seem like much, but in many parts of the world that is a significant investment. And while one can understand an occasional price increase, a 7% price increase each year is simply too prohibitive. As it is, the web is being consumed by the FAANG companies. It is hard enough for new players to launch something when the network effects of the internet giants kill new ideas before they get a chance to germinate. For ICANN, a non-profit to capitulate to the avarice of Verisign will be yet another fatal blow. I urge you with all my heart to give up this course of action. Please don't allow this amendment to go through. Yours hopefully Akshat Sharma (Owner of www.akshatsharma.com since 2008) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From terrell at ranchomedia.com Thu Feb 13 19:03:34 2020 From: terrell at ranchomedia.com (Terrell Miller) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:03:34 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To whom it may concern I am a small business owner and also a part-time domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I use domain names to operate online stores and market our company's products. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. If the .COM contract were opened for bid, competition would be created and it would lead to steady to lower .COM prices for registrants. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. There is no public interest in seeing .COM prices continue to rise higher than inflation. Sincerely Terrell Miller College Station, Texas, United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hi.raam at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 19:06:16 2020 From: hi.raam at gmail.com (Ramakrishnan H) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:06:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?RG9u4oCZdCByYWlzZSAu?= =?utf-8?q?COM_costs_annually_or_frequently?= Message-ID: <0ED15065-5A37-42EC-A66C-530A4E76DBAC@gmail.com> Hi, Please don?t increase .COM costs annually or frequently as it affects small companies & businesses & small scale traders. Kind Regards, Ram Sent from my iPhone From rwbparry at hotmail.com Thu Feb 13 19:10:46 2020 From: rwbparry at hotmail.com (robert parry) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:10:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Bob Parry Vredenburg, Western Cape South Africa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kcumberbatch at ameripegroup.com Thu Feb 13 19:10:47 2020 From: kcumberbatch at ameripegroup.com (Kareem Cumberbatch) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:10:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN & Verisign Decision: '.com's are Gateways to the Internet - Please Help Maintain the Affordability of the '.com' Domain & the Internet ecosystem as a whole! Message-ID: <1703ff5ef95.11877a661629418.1713479670350198117@ameripegroup.com> Dear Special Decision Committee, This Letter & Comment will be Short, Sweet & Concise.? Thank You for your Thoughtful, Diligent, Prudent & Discerning Regards. We write to please request a reconsideration on the allowance of '.com' price Increases and the decision by Verisign and any other Key Marquee Internet Players to increase Price Quotes & Services rendered! For many Small and Medium sized businesses and eventual enterprises a '.com' domain is one of their first forays and acquisitions in their venture into the Brave New World & Frontier of the Internet. Many if not most Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs & Enthusiasts alike utilize '.com's because of their: 1) Ease of Simplicity 2) Worldwide Adoption 3) Instant Recognition & Credibility? 4) Diverse Accessibility in Multi-languages & Interdisciplinary Users 5) Most importantly Affordability! - Entry Low Costs. The most essential aspect of this insight is that, many e-commerce Operators are not profitable initially, sometimes, if at all. Hence Despite the lack of Revenue & Income, they still have Fixed Margin Costs that they will & must support regardless if they are Cash-flowing profitably or not. This effort is often due to the sheer love, pursuit & enjoyability and not necessarily as a result of Profit.? Persons & Small Businesses will often begin with the '.com' domain and expand into the other available TLDs as their Needs, Requirements, Abilities & Solutions diversify. One domain often becomes 2, 3, 5, 10 or even 100+. However, without those first affordable First Baby Steps, many New & Existing Entrepreneurs and Enthusiasts may not ever have the opportunity to Hone their skills, Sharpen their teeth and Gain their Fledgling Wings. If Emerging Enterprises & Startup Businesses do not have that initial beneficial startup Assistance & Support; then companies such as Verisign and others will not only lose the Original & Genesis Business but also all other Residual, Recurring & Referral Income and much Larger Follow-on Residual Contracts as Business Compounding occurs and Small things become unexpected Big Things. Very Valuable Additional Streams of Income that '.com' Service Providers may not ever realize & receive if the barrier to entry is too high & Overall Sustainability is not maintained. Verisign is a very Forward Thinking, Considerate & Sustainable Company and Enterprise just as ICANN is a Diligent, Prudent & Considerate Non-Profit Organization and Regulator. We trust that the Teams & Executives on the ground directly will think Carefully of the Implications, Unintended Consequences & Ripple Effects that such a Mountainous & Avalanche decision as Price Increases to the '.com' domain would have on the Internet Ecosystem's Access, Affordability, Exponential Synergy & Sustainability as a whole. The pie is greater with many more Emerging and Creative Small, Medium & Large Enterprises, Entrepreneurs & Enthusiasts alike all having Access to the Opportunity & Chance. Such a thing may be small to much larger Corporations and just a Line item on the Expense, P/L Statement & Bottomline; but to smaller organizations and operators, who are often not sophisticated or developed enough yet to even have a P/L Financial Statement, it can make the world of a difference. A Profitable Small Business or Company is a Profitable Verisign which is also a Sustainable, Competitive & Collaborative ICANN! Thank You ICANN & Verisign for all of your Careful Re-Consideration, Small Business Friendliness & Entrepreneurial Philanthropy! (This letter was not as short as we wanted, but we indeed tried to keep it Precise!) '.com's are Gateways to the Internet - Please Help Maintain the Affordability of the '.com' Domain & the Internet? ecosystem as a whole! The Very Best, Kind Regards, Kareem https://www.ameripegroup.com https://www.ameripegroup.com Kareem Cumberbatch Title? ? ? ?:? Portfolio Macro | Relationship Manager? ? ? ? ? ? ?? Function:?Enterprise Architecture, Treasury, Investments Division :?Business Development & Strategic Partnerships The AMERIP? Group? E:?mailto:kcumberbatch at ameripegroup.com P: 1 (242) 462-4446? W: https://www.ameripegroup.com A: 745 5th Ave, New York, NY 10151, USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From pavel.lishin at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 19:24:29 2020 From: pavel.lishin at gmail.com (Pavel Lishin) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:24:29 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Verisign price increases Message-ID: I don't believe that Verisign has made a very clear case for why these price increases are necessary; any arguments have apparently been offered in secret, and this has the potential to have severe negative effects on the public's access to the internet. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From btc2 at cngok.com Thu Feb 13 19:25:51 2020 From: btc2 at cngok.com (btc2 at cngok.com) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:25:51 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: <251f7d48-6ad9-c8f9-85d3-48aeba4e846f@cngok.com> This amendment is going to make it harder for small businesses to afford something that is a very integral part of doing business in the 21st century. The fees are already high enough, and I believe amendment 3 will negatively impact the internet as a whole. From mw at managed-ip.com Thu Feb 13 19:27:19 2020 From: mw at managed-ip.com (Michael Wibbeke || managed IP GmbH) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:27:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No reason to increase .com prices Message-ID: I simply see no reason why the prices for .com should be increased other than to fill the pockets of Verisign and in the end of Verisign stockholders at the expense of millions of .com registrants. What are the registrants' benefits? There is none. If the com-registry was auctioned off I am sure it could be run at even lower prices. Price increases and complexity (e.g. new gTLDs) surely does not help the domains competition with social media and other technological developments. Michael -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From awlivelife at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 19:31:43 2020 From: awlivelife at gmail.com (April Williams) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:31:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop .com price rise! Message-ID: Please stop the price change with Domain names. I teach entrepreneurship to the youth and adults. And there are many people that wish to service people in the world with their God given gifts. They need websites to reach the world. When is enough money enough for you! There are people wanting to make a honest living that are on a budget. How would you feel if all your money was taking from you one day and you had to start over from scratch. Where ever penny counted. You never know what will be your reality one day. So before you continue thinking about filling your pockets more. Think about the benefits of this world as a whole and the effects of the changes you are making! Maybe my little voice doesn't matter. But Selfish decisions have a way of coming back around! So please think again before you make these decisions. Thank you and God Bless! April -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dmar6 at whitclan.com Thu Feb 13 19:32:28 2020 From: dmar6 at whitclan.com (DAW) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:32:28 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] keep it accountable Message-ID: <003e01d5e2a4$5223a7c0$f66af740$@whitclan.com> Thanks for taking our comments. Making changes to the registration fees that are not benefiting the users as much as those hwo adminsiter and are able to set their own fees seems to be a very shady sort of deal. These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision, making both very suspect at the lack of transparency and input from the many that have to pay the price of this agreement. Please reconsider and make every effort to be more open and have more input before finalizing any decision that will last for such a long time. There also needs to be clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, and who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. Please reconsider and consult and incorporate feedback from the ICANN community and Internet users. This will make a stronger proposal and give more authenticy to the process. Thank you for taking my comments, Drew Whitson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The changes to the .COM agreement could result in .COM domains costing approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85. The price increase impact for individuals is ridiculous and would likely cause some to drop their .COM, leaving the internet to big businesses. I urge ICANN to consider the future of the internet and keep it accessible. From marie.metelnick at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 19:35:22 2020 From: marie.metelnick at gmail.com (Marie Metelnick) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:35:22 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed amendments to the .COM registrar agreement with Verisign Message-ID: I have very real issues with the changes being proposed to ICANN's deal with Verisign. First - the price increases allowed in this proposal over the next 10 years are exorbitant, and will do a lot to discourage buying of new and old domains. Second - You are giving pricing control over .COM domains to Verisign, who can also act as a domain registrar. This gives them a unique advantage over all other domain registrars, and is against every principle of a fair marketplace I can think of. Third - Why are you getting $20million from Verisign? What is that being used for? Seems like you have just auctioned off the .COM business to the highest bidder, without having any kind of open transactions. It looks very shady and unethical from the outside. In the past, when you have had an open comment period, you have just decided to ignore any comments critical to your proposals. I strongly suggest that you take public commentary into account. ICANN only remains independent as long as governments allow it to be. Rampant corruption and bad business practice, accompanied by public outcry, will eventually attract government oversight of ICANN, and in a worst-case scenario, dissolution of the body completely. Acting in good faith now would go far to stave off any of that kind of action. 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Chansin Esparza -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Chris.Priest at cra-arc.gc.ca Thu Feb 13 19:38:55 2020 From: Chris.Priest at cra-arc.gc.ca (Priest, Chris) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:38:55 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <8c0c9a925d9d4ffbb935494ba0ce54cb@cra-arc.gc.ca> ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Do not pass this amendment. The current cost does not represent the cost of registering a domain. They are handled by automans. ICANN and the .com and all other domain need to be transparent in costs and funds. Christopher Priest Hamilton, Ontario, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From markfurland at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 19:39:56 2020 From: markfurland at gmail.com (Mark Furland) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:39:56 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Seems like a blatant money-grab Message-ID: <8cba0f05-af2c-b488-c9f0-4b23f443aa9c@gmail.com> I fail to see how anyone might benefit from this other than ICANN and Verisign? This deal was made in secret for a reason, it helps nobody else. I run a few websites that have a .com They are not for profit, I'm running them to share stuff with people. If the price goes up too far, I won't be able to do that, and I'm just one of many people doing this. Sure, I could go get a .info or something, but I've already got it setup, and it would break all existing links to it. I'm just one of many people sharing information and projects out of our own pockets. Not that I expect this comment to change anything, based on how comments were completely ignored last year on price caps for domains. From mjwarne at syr.edu Thu Feb 13 19:42:19 2020 From: mjwarne at syr.edu (Matthew Peters Warne) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:42:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Changes Message-ID: <8843D987-CB93-488F-9EFF-C61EA48CFC52@contoso.com> To Whom It May Concern I am a customer of the .COM domain system. The .COM domain name enjoys a de facto "default" status that encourages most new domain names to flow through to the .COM registrar, even after the introduction of the new gTLDs and country-specific TLDs. In the same way that the .ORG domain name should be managed and reserved for the enrichment of public organizations, .COM domain name should be made freely available to all people at a relatively cheap price. As we see an ever increasing amount of entrepreneurship, we see a massive decrease in the cost of compute; if anything we should see the wholesale prices for domain names lower. This should be done to make the internet more free and open, and encourage everyone to get domain names. I love domain names, and for me I would love it if domain names proliferated to the same extent as email addresses. I make a note of ICANN's vision which is "To be a champion of the single, open, and globally interoperable Internet". I do not see how increasing the price of Domain Names, which will only increase the operating costs of small business and individuals and not affect incumbent players in all markets (which the price increase will not even be noticeable). This action is completely in opposition of this vision. Please also refer to one of ICANN's Strategic Goals: "Sustain and improve openness, inclusivity, accountability, and transparency". How are you making the system more inclusive if the cost of a .COM domain name is about eight times more than what one third of the world's population makes per day? 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URL: From rhawkes at chignecto.ca Thu Feb 13 19:44:34 2020 From: rhawkes at chignecto.ca (RL Hawkes) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 11:44:34 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on proposed .com wholesale cost change Message-ID: <3EBC7323-A016-496A-A629-1E0F97D1830E@chignecto.ca> I would like to take advantage of the opportunity to comment on the proposed amendment to the .com agreement with Verisign in order to implement the proposed 7% pa increase in wholesale registration and renewal costs over the next 4 years of a 6 year contract. While at first glance 7% may seem like a minor increase, when compounded over a number of years, the 7% increases will be substantial. The net effect will be to weaken the .com as the primary choice for domains around the world, and indirectly harm all of those who have invested in building the strength of the extension. I realize that most other TLDs are not capped but the situation for .com is quite different. Verisign did not create the .com extension, although they have been worthy stewards of it for many years. They did not take the investment risk of needing to bid and develop it like the new gTLD registries. The economies of scale of .com should make it possible for the per domain wholesale cost not to rise significantly. The contract extension was awarded without competitive bid. Most experts suggest that had it gone to competitive bid, the wholesale cost would be much less than the current cost. It is a unique situation as it could be argued that the value of a year?s .com registration might well be worth 7% more. On the other hand, holding a monopoly as caretaker of the world?s primary TLD, price increases should need to be justified on basis of need for economic viability. Having gone through Verisign financial statements, I do not think that there is any support for the need for such an increase. I therefore oppose the proposed increase. 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Message-ID: Hello icann, Count my voice among those not in agreement or ok with your secret decisions about .com registries price increases. not cool, Steven Jetton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From walden01 at comcast.net Thu Feb 13 19:50:03 2020 From: walden01 at comcast.net (Geoff Walden) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:50:03 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose Amendment 3 to .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <02B4924CD39642A4ACA01A83D2B09D3F@DESKTOP40U551U> I oppose the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I oppose arbitrary increases in fees for .com address registration. Geoffrey Walden Rineyville, KY USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alan.poletti at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 19:56:31 2020 From: alan.poletti at gmail.com (Alan Poletti) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:56:31 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Vote Nay! Message-ID: Please do not allow one large company (VeriSign) to monopolize the .COM TLD. Too much is at stake here for everyone owning one of these domains; I myself own a .COM domain that I use for personal purposes. If this amendment were to pass, it could increase the cost of this domain that I have had for years to a point that is prohibitively expensive. It was hard enough to get it and I rather would not lose it as much of my network infrastructure is based on it. However, although my personal use of my domain may be of little consequence to the debate, I am sure that small businesses around the country whose budgets are already stretched may be severely impacted by this. From my understanding, we are not talking about a few dollars increase, but several hundred percent. This must not be allowed to happen, I implore you! -- Alan Poletti -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fred at fredmartins.net Thu Feb 13 20:02:32 2020 From: fred at fredmartins.net (Fred Martins) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:02:32 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please STOP the increase Message-ID: ICANN and Verisign made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action , Namecheap will continue to lead the fight against price increases that will harm our customers and the Internet as a whole. (For more information about Namecheap?s efforts to maintain domain name price controls, visit pricecaps.org .) The changes to the .COM agreement will have a much bigger impact on the Internet than the previous action for .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ domains, due to the dominance of .COM. There are 359.8 million total domain names, of which 144 million are .COM ? that?s 40% of all domain names. With 161.8 million country-specific TLDs (ccTLDs), there are 198 million generic TLDs (gTLDs). That means that .COM makes up 73% of all gTLD domain names. ICANN was created in part to introduce competition between domain name registrars, but now ICANN itself is at the heart of the problem, without considering any input from Internet users on these critical decisions. There are four main concerns with ICANN?s decision: 1. Price Increases Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year ?freeze?, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year ?freeze?. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 ? and the sky is the limit. It is not clear how much of these price increases registrars will pass along to consumers, but it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants. The contract does allow for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations, so it is possible prices could increase more than anticipated. 2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. 3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign?s registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices. 4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check and pricecaps.org , over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as ?spam? by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wink at saville.com Thu Feb 13 20:04:36 2020 From: wink at saville.com (Wink Saville) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:04:36 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I believe this will force competition, I hope you know what you're doing. Wink Saville Soquel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rajmoryyaa at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 20:05:12 2020 From: rajmoryyaa at gmail.com (Raj) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:35:12 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not support the .com price increase Message-ID: I have been using and registering .com domains and any increase in prices will hurt my business. I DO NOT support this move and don't really see any need to necessarily increase the price. ICANN should keep the common minimum program in mind before taking decisions. Regards, Raj M India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaelchan13 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 20:12:51 2020 From: michaelchan13 at gmail.com (Michael Chan) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:12:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise price for .com Message-ID: Please stop the madness Sent from my iPhone From nelsondlr at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 20:12:42 2020 From: nelsondlr at gmail.com (Nelson.D) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:12:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. 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URL: From milowestbattaglia at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 20:14:31 2020 From: milowestbattaglia at gmail.com (Milo Battaglia) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:14:31 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Rising the prices of .com domains could stifle online business and make getting a website more difficult for local or small companies. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shellydcarlson at icloud.com Thu Feb 13 20:16:10 2020 From: shellydcarlson at icloud.com (Shelly Carlson) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:16:10 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased prices on .com domain names Message-ID: I understand that there are proposed increases in costs for .com domain names. I feel this would be a hardship for many small businesses. The beauty of the internet is the leveling of the playing field for those with small businesses. I personally own several .com addresses and am working to develop one into a full time business. Please reconsider the possibility of increased prices. Thank you- Shelly Carlson From jclark at town.ridgway.co.us Thu Feb 13 20:23:14 2020 From: jclark at town.ridgway.co.us (John Clark) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:23:14 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise fees on .com domains! Message-ID: <8DAEC144-BEDA-4DE7-86F3-2A261E2C79B7@town.ridgway.co.us> I understand that ICANN is considering an amendment to their .com agreement with Verisign, that would allow for annual price increases on .com domains. I believe these changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision to date, which is totally unacceptable. As both a someone who works in the tech support world for a living, as well as Mayor of my small town in Colorado, I believe this kind of unilateral change, without giving a voice to the millions of people who actually use and pay for their .com domains, is something you should not move forward with in any way. Please, do the right thing, and deny this amendment. Sincerely, John [Town of Ridgway logo] John I. Clark Mayor Town of Ridgway PO Box 10, Ridgway, CO 81432 ? 970.417.8434 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hasi.steinbeiss at gmx.de Thu Feb 13 20:19:02 2020 From: hasi.steinbeiss at gmx.de (hasi.steinbeiss at gmx.de) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:19:02 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Are you nuts? Message-ID: This is one of the biggest bad ass strategies i?ve ever seen in my life! From al.titov at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 20:26:45 2020 From: al.titov at gmail.com (Alexey Titov) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:26:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comments on Amendment 3 Message-ID: Dear ICANN Staff: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. - Alexey [1] For example, Alphabet, a highly successful player in a very high-margin industry, has an operating margin of around 25%. Verisign's operating margin is over 2.75 times that. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. vicky Gujarat India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elsarazborsek at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 20:34:15 2020 From: elsarazborsek at gmail.com (Elsa Razborsek) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:34:15 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on .COM price increases Message-ID: Dear Madam/Sir, I have recently been informed of ICAAN and Verisign's intention to dramatically change the way .COM domains are priced and operated -- a decision that was unilaterally taken, without consulting the ICAAN community and internet users. I've learned that Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% per year (way above inflation!), from 2020 to 2023 and that, after a 2-year ?freeze?, Verisign will be able to increase prices by 7% per year from 2026 to 2029, followed by another 2-year "freeze". This means that .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale. Additionally, should this cycle of steep price increases followed by "freezes" be allowed to continue indefinitely, this means that owners of .COM domains would effectively be signing a "blank check" when purchasing a .COM domain. Furthermore, I understand that Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an extra USD 20 million over 5e years to "support ICANN?s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system". That said, the way these funds are meant to be used is unclear. And the fact that Verisign will henceforth be allowed to operate as a domain register does pose some ethical questions about the real purpose of this USD 20 million transaction. Based on all of the above, I hereby express my disappointment with the way ICAAN is operating vis-a-vis its community of users, which does not appear to be in good faith. I hope that this comment, alongside so many others from frustrated users, will lead you to reconsider the above-mentioned changes that you are planning to implement. Kind regards, Elsa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fbuckner777 at sbcglobal.net Thu Feb 13 19:53:43 2020 From: fbuckner777 at sbcglobal.net (FELECIA BUCKNER) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:53:43 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Don't want the .COM Price to increase References: <1269125115.2814542.1581623623493.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1269125115.2814542.1581623623493@mail.yahoo.com> Hi ICANN committee, I am a .COM website owner and?I don't want my Domain price to increase or to continue to increase with the hosting company that I am with. I have become aware that Verisign and ICANN are in agreement to raise the prices on wholesale registars for .COM Domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years along with increasing other prices. I am not in favor of this.? This additional cost will be passed down to the consumer, making it much too expensive, less desirable and eventually less accessible to own a .COM Domain name. Please reconsider your position and think about the consumer. Fair Domain prices will attract more consumers not alienate them. Thanks for listening -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mjk at edgeofspace.net Thu Feb 13 20:35:00 2020 From: mjk at edgeofspace.net (Matt Kuhns) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:35:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price-gouging Verisign contract changes Message-ID: <5E45B2F4.60706@edgeofspace.net> I object to the secret agreement brokered with Verisign, to allow years of price-hikes for .com domain registration. This has every appearance of a pay-to-play abuse of power, given the large payoff from Verisign with no explanation of or accountability for how ICANN will use the money. Stop the contract changes and keep .com registration affordable. Matt Kuhns http://www.mattkuhns.com/ Lakewood Ohio From shaanchopra at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 20:35:34 2020 From: shaanchopra at gmail.com (Shaan Inder Chopra) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 02:05:34 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam I want to convey my feelings toward the price hike, I think we are going towards the wrong direction by rising the prices. We should be looking other way around and reduce the prices. Internet and Domain should be in reach of everyone in the world. if we increase the prices some people in the world will not have their presence on the web. 1 Usd=70 Inr, in my country a dollar can fetch a good meal. I am only able to request you to reduce the prices or keep them where they are. 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References: <719436555.2706948.1581626361802.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <719436555.2706948.1581626361802@mail.yahoo.com> I understand the need for domain name prices to keep up with inflation, but a 7% price increase per year is quite excessive. This needs to be capped with more reasonable limitations. Also, these deals need to be made in a more transparent process - the way this seems to have been a secret negotiation with Verisign with a very short commend period is a very unwelcome development. Not many people were even aware until a day before the comment period was scheduled to close. Sincerely, Matt Cramer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From nicstoic at aol.com Thu Feb 13 20:44:07 2020 From: nicstoic at aol.com (Nicolas Stoic) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:44:07 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fwd: Complaint against your new 'Deal behind closed doors' for increasing the domain names .COM References: <1707458921.2738922.1581626647858.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1707458921.2738922.1581626647858@mail.yahoo.com> Complaint against your new 'Deal behind closed doors' for increasing the domain names .COM Good Day! You should know that your greed might lose you a great deal of money, instead of making you a lots of money, because we:- the registrars,- the resellers,and?- the Internet users (website owners),?will NOT renew your .COM domains at the increased prices, we will give it up on them, we'll let them go. What we will do is to get the same domain name with a different extension, eg.??.UK, .CO, .CC,?.BIZ,? .ORG,? .INFO,? .NET, .SPACE,??.ME, .US, .Ltd, .Ltda, .INC, .CLUB, .LIVE, .XYZ, .ONLINE, .SITE, .BEST, .STORE, . EMAIL, .VIP,?.WORK, .NEWS, .TECH, .PAGE,?.ROCKS, .ACADEMY, .COLLEGE, .DEGREE,?.GUIDE, .HELP, .MBA, .REVIEW, .SCINECE, .TRAINING, .UNIVERSITY, .VC,?.OBSERVER, .ACCOUNTANT, .AUCTION, .BARGINS, .BID, .CAPITAL, .CASH,?.CLAIMS, .CREDIT, .CREDITCARD, .DISCOUNT,?.ESTATE, .EXCHANGE, .FUND, .FINANCE, .GOLD, .HOLDINGS, .LOAN, .LOANS, .MONEY, .VENTURES, .ATTORNEY, .CAREERS,?.CEO, .COACH, .CONSULTING, .DENTAL, .DENTIST, .DESIGN, .EXPERT, .FLORIST, .PRO, .TECH, .VET, .DOCTOR, .ASSOCIATES,?.BID, .DEALS, .GMBH, .GURU, .CAMERA, .CHAT,?.FILM, .FM, .MEDIA, .MOVIE, .ONLINE, .PRODUCTION, .STREAM, .STUDIO, .TUBE,?.VIDEO, .WATCH, .WEBCAM, .FASHION, .ART, .CENTER, .DANCE, .DESI,?.GALLERY, .PHOTO, .PHOTOGRAPHY, .PICTURES, .STYLE,?.THEATER, .THEATRE, .YOGA, .ADULT, .CAM, .PORN, .SEX, .SEXY, .WTF, .XXX, .BLOG, .CLICK, .COUPONS, .DIRECT, EVENTS,?.GRATIS, .MARKET, .SOCIAL, .SUCKS, .AI, .APP, .CLOUD, .CODES, .COMPUTER, .DIGITAL, .SOWFTWARE,? .DIRECTORY, .DOMAINS,?.DOWNLOAD, .GARDEN, .GG, .HOST, .DEV, .IO, .LINK, .ONL, .NETWORK, .SECURITY, .SERVICES, .SITE, .STORAGE, .STREAM, .SURF,?.SYSTEMS, .WEBSITE, .WIKI, .TEL, .TOOLS, .??, .APARTMENTS, .CASA, .CONDOS, .CONSTRUCTION, .COUNTRY, .FARM, .FORESALE,?.HAUS, .IMMO, .IMMOBILIEN, .HOUSE, .LAND, .LEASE, .MAISON, .MORTGAGE, .PROPERTIES, .REALTY, .RENT, .RENTALS, .VILLAS,?.FIT, .FYI, .GDN, .ICU, .KRD, .MOM, .REHAB, .ECO, .ARMY, .CYMRU, .DEMOCRAT, .GRIPE, .NAVY, .REPUBLICAN, .VOTE, .VOTING, .VOTO,?.CAMP, .CASINO, .CHURCH, COMMUNITY, .COURSES, .FOUNDATION, .FUND, .GLOBAL, .GROUP, .INSTITUTE, .INTERNATIONAL, .SCHOOL,?.SCHULE, .TEAM, .BOUTIQUE, .CHEAP, .CLOTHING, .GIFT, .GIVES, .GREEN, .KAUFEN, .MODA, .SHOP, SHOPPING, .TIENDA, .AUTO, .BIKE,?.BINGO, .CAR, .CARDS, .COOKING, .CRICKET, .FANS, .FISH, .FISHING, .FITNESS, .FOOTBALL, .FUTBOL, .GAMES, .GAMES, .GOLF, .HOCKEY,?.HORSE, .POKER, .RACING, .RODEO, .RUN, .SKI, .SOCCER, .TENNIS, .DIAMONDS, .ENERGY, .EQUIPMENT, .FURNITURE, .GLASS, .JEWELERY,?.LIGHTING, .PARTS, .SHOES, .SOLAR, .TIRES, .TOYS, .BABY, .BLOG, .KIM, .MOE, .NAME, .SOY, .BIO, .DOG, .EXPOSED, .FAITH, .GARDEN,?.HOLIDAY, .LGBT, .LIFE, .LOVE, .MEMORIAL, .MEN, PARTNERS, .RIP, .SINGLES, .TO, .WEDDING, .BAND, .GRAPHICS, .PRESS, .TODAY, .SHOW,?.BAR, .BEER, .CAFE, .CATERING, .COFFEE, .KITCHEN, .MENU, .PIZZA, .PUB, .RECIPES, .TIPS, .VIN, .WINE, .VODKA, .REST, .RESTAURANT,.CAB, .CARE, .CLEANING, .DELIVERY, .LEGAL, .LIMO, .PLUMBING, .REPAIR, .SOLUTIONS, .SUPPLIES, .TAXI, .BERLIN, .CITY, .CAPITAL,?.LONDON, .HAMBURG, .KYOTO, .MELBOURNE, .NAGOYA, .NYC, .PARIS, .SYDNEY, .TOKYO, .TOWN, .VEGAS, .YOKOHAMA, .BLUE, .RED, .BLACK,?.PINK,? .MOBI, .PW, .MONSTER, .ICU, .CRUISES, .NL, . REISE, REISEN, .TOURS, .TRAVEL, .VACATIONS, .VIAJES, .VOYAGE, .WORLD, .BUZZ,?.COOL, .FAIL, .GAMES, .LOL, .NINJA, .PARTY, .PLUS, .CLINIC, .HEALTH, .SURGERY, .VISION, .BUILD, .BUILDERS, .CENTER, .CENTRE, .CONDOS,?.TRADE, .ZONE, .IMMO, .JETZT, .UNO, ... and a lot more.so, there are hundreds more extension to choose from. If your prices for the domains with the extension .COM will increase, we will encourage all ours clients, domain / internet users and webmasters to go for?different domain name's extensions, choosing from the great variety of over 360 extensions and offer them a 'No charge' for the 1st two years.--Regards NICOLAS??STOSSERP?Please consider the environment before printing. Thank you! -----Original Message----- -----------------------------------------What's happening?Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD).ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that?.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online.What does this change mean?Wholesale registries will be?charged a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there.This will mean that?.COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody.Why is ICANN doing this?Alongside these contract changes,?Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support?ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. #yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525 body, #yiv8785683525 table, #yiv8785683525 td, #yiv8785683525 a{}#yiv8785683525 table, #yiv8785683525 td{}#yiv8785683525 img{}#yiv8785683525 img{border:0;height:auto;line-height:100%;outline:0;text-decoration:none;}#yiv8785683525 table{border-collapse:collapse!important;}#yiv8785683525 body{min-height:100%!important;margin:0 auto!important;padding:0!important;width:100%!important;}#yiv8785683525 a .yiv8785683525filtered99999 {color:inherit!important;text-decoration:none!important;font-size:inherit!important;font-family:inherit!important;font-weight:inherit!important;line-height:inherit!important;}#yiv8785683525 .yiv8785683525a5q, #yiv8785683525 .yiv8785683525a6S{display:none!important;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modBrowser{color:#a4a4a4;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;font-weight:400;text-align:right;padding:12px 32px 12px 32px;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modBrowser .yiv8785683525link{color:#a4a4a4;text-decoration:none;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modLogo{border-top:solid 7px #8bc1c1;padding:42px 56px 56px 56px;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modLogo .yiv8785683525logo{color:#f14722;font-size:16px;display:block;text-align:left;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modBody{color:#666261;text-align:left;padding:0 56px 56px 56px;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modBody .yiv8785683525link{color:#f14722;text-decoration:none;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modBody h1{color:#6d6f70;font-size:32px;font-weight:600;line-height:38px;margin:0 0 40px 0;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modBody .yiv8785683525copy-18{font-size:18px;font-weight:700;line-height:28px;margin:0 0 22px 0;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modBody .yiv8785683525copy-16{font-size:16px;font-weight:400;line-height:24px;margin:0 0 22px 0;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modBody .yiv8785683525copy-16-lt{font-size:16px;font-weight:400;line-height:24px;margin:0 0 36px 0;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modBody .yiv8785683525copy-16-tp{font-size:16px;font-weight:400;line-height:24px;margin:22px 0 0 0;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modBody .yiv8785683525list{color:#666261;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;padding:0 0 15px 0;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modBody .yiv8785683525list-lt{color:#666261;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;padding:0 0 30px 0;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modBody .yiv8785683525bullet{color:#f05422;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;width:50px;font-size:30px;line-height:23px;text-align:center;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modFooter{color:#807a79;padding:48px 20px 48px 20px;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modFooter .yiv8785683525ghost-link{color:#807a79;text-decoration:none;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modFooter .yiv8785683525icann{color:#807a79;display:block;font-size:14px;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modFooter .yiv8785683525txt-14{font-size:14px;line-height:21px;margin:0;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modFooter .yiv8785683525txt-14-bt{font-size:14px;line-height:21px;margin:0 0 32px 0;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modFooter .yiv8785683525txt-12-tp{font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:24px 0 0 0;}#yiv8785683525 #yiv8785683525modFooter .yiv8785683525txt-12{font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0;}@media screen and (max-width:480px){#yiv8785683525 .yiv8785683525wrapper{width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;}#yiv8785683525 .yiv8785683525fluid{width:100%!important;}#yiv8785683525 .yiv8785683525img-max{max-width:100%!important;}#yiv8785683525 .yiv8785683525mobile-hide{display:none!important;}#yiv8785683525 .yiv8785683525no-padding{padding:0 0 0 0!important;}#yiv8785683525 .yiv8785683525logo{max-width:200px!important;}#yiv8785683525 .yiv8785683525a-cn{text-align:center!important;}#yiv8785683525 .yiv8785683525a-lt{text-align:left!important;}#yiv8785683525 .yiv8785683525a-rt{text-align:right!important;}#yiv8785683525 h1{font-size:26px!important;line-height:32px!important;}#yiv8785683525 .yiv8785683525pad-modLogo{padding:40px 24px 10px 24px!important;}#yiv8785683525 .yiv8785683525pad-modBody{padding:40px 24px 48px 24px!important;}}#yiv8785683525 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hdsor at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 20:46:45 2020 From: hdsor at yahoo.com (DJ No0dle) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:46:45 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Booooo References: <636625833.1903640.1581626805049.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <636625833.1903640.1581626805049@mail.yahoo.com> Leave everything as it is. Don't make decisions in closed doors. We have the right to vote on changes and not have them made for us. This email was sent from my mobile phone. I will reply to emails ASAP. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nxgtbuster at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 20:50:28 2020 From: nxgtbuster at gmail.com (Nxgt Buster) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 02:20:28 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Pricr Message-ID: don't increase the price of .com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rkkoszewski at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 20:53:55 2020 From: rkkoszewski at gmail.com (Robert Koszewski) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:53:55 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: ------------------------------ I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Robert Koszewski -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From luke.ivie at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 20:56:58 2020 From: luke.ivie at gmail.com (Luke Ivie) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:56:58 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8b1768df-6340-4757-a697-b0e09e48f8e8@Spark> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Regards, Luke Ivie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carmen at suntastichoneymoons.com Thu Feb 13 20:58:54 2020 From: carmen at suntastichoneymoons.com (Carmen Colicchio) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:58:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I have become aware of the new Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement and would like to voice my concerns on the financial burden this will have on small business owners such as myself. Do not allow this amendment to be passed. It will impact many business in a financially negative fashion. Warm regards and thank you, Carmen Colicchio SUNTASTIC HONEYMOONS AND VACATIONS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sophiaknapp at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 21:00:40 2020 From: sophiaknapp at gmail.com (Sophia Knapp) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:00:40 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <007B92EA-D5DF-4C5A-BCF3-D47891E82947@gmail.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sophia Knapp Los Angeles, California United States Sent from my third eye From sophiaknapp at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 21:01:15 2020 From: sophiaknapp at gmail.com (Sophia Knapp) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:01:15 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <843B09A8-68E2-49D2-B5FF-7F0FD5DFE6FA@gmail.com> As a small business owner I strongly oppose the price hikes in domain names. I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sophia Knapp Los Angeles, California United States Sent from my third eye From adonaldson56 at aol.com Thu Feb 13 21:08:17 2020 From: adonaldson56 at aol.com (Andrew Donaldson) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:08:17 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <1770598550.1926610.1581628097087.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1770598550.1926610.1581628097087@mail.yahoo.com> ??I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Regards Andrew Donaldson Ormskirk, England, United Kingdom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yvoznyuk at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 21:08:13 2020 From: yvoznyuk at gmail.com (yvoznyuk) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:08:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, The .COM prices already high! They should not increase without further explanation from Verisign and ICANN! These price hikes should have a better government regulations! Regards, Yuriy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sjreynolds50 at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 21:09:33 2020 From: sjreynolds50 at yahoo.com (Sandra Reynolds) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:09:33 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes References: <1653822332.2815024.1581628173973.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1653822332.2815024.1581628173973@mail.yahoo.com> I am concerned about increasing prices for what are basically necessities. Small businesses and individuals who use domain names can have significant impact on their budgets with increases.? The big question is what are these extra monies even going to be used for. Basic infrastructure is already there; business flow is already established. It seems unless some major changes are taking place, increases and large payments should not be needed.? Most scary is the fact that many changes being made in companies, especially those of this nature, end up being a larger invasion of privacy. For these reasons, and a variety of others, I strongly oppose the amendment.SincerelySandra Reynolds Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ivan.lendiel.918 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 21:25:42 2020 From: ivan.lendiel.918 at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?0IbQstCw0L0g0JvQtdC90LTRlNC7?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:25:42 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My opinion about the situation with the domain COM Message-ID: At the time of writing my comment on the situation with the com domain, there are already over 8 and a half thousand hits from other people who care. I do not know their motivation and competence, but I believe that these things are important for the perception of the written text. Speaking of me, I am an education lawyer and own more than 40 domain names (their number changes from time to time) in different zones. It does not allow me to call myself an expert, but I understand what is being said and these changes will affect my projects and costs. To begin with, I would like to announce my disappointment with ICANN's actions in recent years. Unfortunately, it is not the first time your organization is taking actions that are for its own benefit, not the well-being of the Internet (for example, the situation with the removal of the price threshold for org domains, and now its sale). Such global issues cannot be guided by similar motivation. In the end, the continuation of such policies and actions that show signs of corruption will inevitably lead to the loss of patience and mass protest. Chaos and criminal cases will not do anything good for society. I urge you to be transparent and legitimate in your actions, and most importantly, have an understanding of the consequences for the whole world. The com domain is the most popular and is used not only in the US. THE PRICING POLICY MUST CONSIDER THE ECONOMIC SITUATION OF RESIDENTS OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. Accessibility should be a top priority, not a monopoly abuse. In the end, if people can't afford to buy domains, Verisign will lose a lot of customers and profits. CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF THE ACQUISITION AND EXTENSION OF DOMAINS, THAT IS WHICH I CONSIDER THIS PART OF THE RIGHT TO ACCESS THE INTERNET. Work on it has been going on for many years and there are some changes, but given the current realities, international organizations must finally consolidate it. Such a document can regulate a wide range of issues regarding the activities of individuals and entities on the Internet. In particular, the right to access domain names (especially for personal use and NGOs); rules of fair play in the domain market; price rises in line with objective needs. Not only ICANN can initiate such things, but it would be more logical for you to do so. The web cannot be a completely commercial project, since the Internet has long become the property of all mankind. Therefore, indignation and protest are a natural reaction. Think of your high purpose and stop ignoring the views of people, NGOs and market participants. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bl4sparkman at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 21:29:44 2020 From: bl4sparkman at yahoo.com (linda sparkman) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:29:44 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no price increase please! Message-ID: <2y4q7jrb2e-1@ppa2.lax.icann.org> Please do not increase fees on .com addresses! We need the internet to remain available to everyone! Best regards, Linda Sparkman -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lindsay at diamondandbranch.com Thu Feb 13 21:31:13 2020 From: lindsay at diamondandbranch.com (Lindsay LaShell) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:31:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices Message-ID: Hello! I'm a business owner who owns several .com domains. Raising the prices of these would have a dramatic impact on my clients' opportunities and I'm strongly against them. Thank you. LINDSAY DAYTON LASHELL (She/Her) Founder + CEO [image: Diamond and Branch Logo] ------------------------------ T. 619.251.8099 SCHEDULE A MEETING [image: LinkedIn] [image: Instagram] [image: B Corp Logo] We are proud to be a certified B Corp -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From webmaster at xenogeny.net Thu Feb 13 21:44:14 2020 From: webmaster at xenogeny.net (Webmaster Xenogeny.net) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:44:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I have been working with computers since 1980 been on the internet since 1999? (I am 78 years old). I have seen many changes over the years. Mostly in charging for things the were free. Promising use of software for life and a few years later having to upgrade for a fee. It has become a capitalistic nightmare. Domain names have become a for profit monster. Humans charging thousands of dollars for domain names they bought only for speculation. Your proposal to increase the wholesale price to registrars of .COM domains is of no help at all. -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Rosey.Wong at dechert.com Thu Feb 13 21:48:05 2020 From: Rosey.Wong at dechert.com (Wong, Rosey) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:48:05 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 and Binding Letter of Intent Message-ID: Dear ICANN: Please find attached Arif Hyder Ali's comment on the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement and Binding Letter of Intent between ICANN and Verisign in accordance with ICANN's public comment process. Sincerely, Rose Marie Wong Rose Marie Wong Associate Dechert LLP Direct: +1 215 994 2052 Mobile: +1 570 856 6679 rosey.wong at dechert.com dechert.com ********************************************************************** This e-mail is from Dechert LLP, a law firm, and may contain information that is confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, copy or distribute the e-mail or any attachments. Instead, please notify the sender and delete the e-mail and any attachments. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2020.02.13 - Comment on .COM Price Changes.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 82440 bytes Desc: 2020.02.13 - Comment on .COM Price Changes.pdf URL: From frankgregg at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 21:48:58 2020 From: frankgregg at gmail.com (Frank Gregg) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:48:58 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increase Message-ID: I am opposed to the proposed price increase by ICANN and Verisign to .com domains. There is little reason except for increasing income and power. Please let it remain as it is. frank at frankgregg.com www.frankgregg.com Panem et circenses -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pixelsplus at icloud.com Thu Feb 13 21:49:17 2020 From: pixelsplus at icloud.com (Pixels Plus) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:49:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price too high Message-ID: I just want to say I?m not into paying any more than I already do for my .com sites. Thank you for listening. From jan.saggiori at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 22:05:45 2020 From: jan.saggiori at gmail.com (Jan Saggiori) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:05:45 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain prices .com Message-ID: Dear Sir, Madam, Prices are already high, the economy is difficult for everybody and all prices are increasing but not the revenue/salaries. It starts to be more and more difficult to afford increase of prices and we would like to give our little work about this, hoping that you will NOT increase the prices that are already high enough. Best regards, Jan Saggiori [image: Namecheap] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period is open until February 14, 2020.* You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From knights at rudecoyote.com Thu Feb 13 22:05:35 2020 From: knights at rudecoyote.com (=?UTF-8?B?0YLQvdGUINC6zrfOuWfQvdGC0ZU=?=) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:05:35 -0400 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price hike. Message-ID: People have business to run with domains, people have private emails they need to use for security purposes, families use domains, so they can have more control over their children's emails. The hikes are unacceptable, we should not be penalized for others that don't know how to manage a business. Darren Milley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rovoigt at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 22:06:38 2020 From: rovoigt at gmail.com (Rob Voigt) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:06:38 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment Message-ID: .COM domains are by far the most common type of domain and are fundamentally a public resource on the internet. This change would allow for price increases on these domains in an unsustainable manner and I oppose it in the strongest possible terms. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kishorechennai at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 22:09:28 2020 From: kishorechennai at gmail.com (Kishore) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 03:39:28 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kishore Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wto at writingtheother.com Thu Feb 13 22:10:41 2020 From: wto at writingtheother.com (Writing the Other Classes) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:10:41 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I object to the proposed price increase as a small business owner and an author with a professional .com website. The current prices for .com domains are more than justified and there is no real reason for the increase. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The public interest is not served by raising the price of .com domains up to 70% over the next decade. Large corporations can certainly afford it, but they are not the only ones who use .com domains. I agree with other commenters that this move is an excuse to open the door for predatory, abusive increase in pricing for .com domains. Please let the economic interests of one company overpower the social interests of the entire internet. Denise Shawl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lymjoshua at yahoo.com Thu Feb 13 22:11:18 2020 From: lymjoshua at yahoo.com (olay josh) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:11:18 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <3EA24CD8-5192-42D3-9730-F2E3FC109F31.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <3EA24CD8-5192-42D3-9730-F2E3FC109F31@yahoo.com> As an internet user, the proposed amendment comes as a disappointment knowing that this is a going to significantly increase price for registering a .com domains. There is a better alternative and We hope that your organisation can consider this alternative and let the internet continue to be a place where everyone can afford a domain name. Best Regards. Jus? another Internet User From carlymho at fastmail.com Thu Feb 13 22:12:03 2020 From: carlymho at fastmail.com (Carly Ho) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:12:03 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep the price freeze Message-ID: <6002f994-2bb7-4e9c-80bb-c9f979016fd5@www.fastmail.com> Please keep the price freeze; it makes it a lot easier on groups and individuals that aren't large corporations to maintain websites! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ro5hit at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 22:15:12 2020 From: ro5hit at gmail.com (rohit kumar) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 03:45:12 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Rohit Noida, Uttar Pradesh India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff at saw.com Thu Feb 13 22:28:56 2020 From: jeff at saw.com (Jeffrey Gabriel) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:28:56 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jeffrey Gabriel Grafton, Massachusetts United States Jeffrey M. Gabriel Office: +1-781-281-9475 x701 Cell: +1-508-579-5653 WhatsApp: +1-508-579-5653 Skype: JeffreyMGabriel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From st3lla.d at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 22:32:27 2020 From: st3lla.d at gmail.com (Stella Syrimi) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:32:27 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Hi, I am a registrant of several .com domain names. All for personal use, I do not resell. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains because this will affect their availability and access to the average user. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and unfortunately it's actions in regards to this matter show that this couldn't be further from the truth. Stella Syrimi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From modaysoff at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 22:36:05 2020 From: modaysoff at gmail.com (Radiance) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:36:05 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This .com price change impacts the growth of small businesses Message-ID: Peace, I am an independent entrepreneur with numerous platforms including blogs, t-shirts, podcasts and spiritually intuitive consultations. Not all of my platforms require a full out website, however, to add a more professional feel to my businesses, I often purchase domain names to create custom email addresses for each business. This price increase being considered will drastically affect my yearly overhead as well as potential for building more businesses. I appreciate the way I currently offer all of my services at reasonable rates so that I can reach and help more people in need of what I have to offer. Keep the prices low and the number of domain purchases will continue to grow as entrepreneurs globally create new avenues for their business. *By increasing .com pricing, you will essentially be shutting out the "little guy" and making the internet just like the rest of the world .. a privileged elitists infrastructure in which those in power, remain in power. I urge you to reconsider. * Graciously, An opportunists -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bettorschat at comcast.net Thu Feb 13 22:39:06 2020 From: bettorschat at comcast.net (Monte M. Kivo) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:39:06 -0600 (CST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fwd: ICANN has proposed changes that could significantly impact you and your business. In-Reply-To: <6Rb4.110543.998888.258026644.1581542219.284528.sKX@a2plmmsworker07.prod.iad2.gdg.mail> References: <6Rb4.110543.998888.258026644.1581542219.284528.sKX@a2plmmsworker07.prod.iad2.gdg.mail> Message-ID: <387097357.437929.1581633546897@connect.xfinity.com> You need to stop raising the pricess of domain names. We already have a problem with small business trying to suceed in a market that is getting more competitive with big corporations and search engines like google giving them the best rankings. Even if you have great SEO it's still not easy. So raising the prices of domain names doesn't help any. Thank You Monte Kivo > ICANN has proposed changes that could significantly impact you and your business.---------- Original Message ---------- > From: GoDaddy > To: bettorschat at comcast.net > Date: February 12, 2020 at 3:16 PM > Subject: ICANN has proposed changes that could significantly impact you and your business. > > > Please take a few minutes to let ICANN know the proposed .COM price increase will impact you in the years to come. ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > [GoDaddy] https://click-email.godaddy.com/3hyz2t1hDjGkXQI9L494I2/?currencyId=USD&eid=ocp.email.marketing/ICANN_Comment_Period/.LayoutSimple/Rebrand/LogoGD.link.click&marketId=en-US&redir=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godaddy.com%3Fisc%3Drp2225%26utm_source%3Dgdredpoint%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Den-US_other_email-nonrevenue_base_gd%26utm_content%3D200212_5444_Engagement_Other_Product_ICANN_rp2225_3hyz2t1hDjGkXQI9L494I2 > Need help? Contact us. https://click-email.godaddy.com/6ELPLHAlteulRrLc5QrbPg/?currencyId=USD&eid=ocp.email.marketing/ICANN_Comment_Period/.LayoutSimple/Rebrand/LogoGD.link.click&marketId=en-US&redir=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godaddy.com%2Fhelp%3Fisc%3Drp2225%26utm_source%3Dgdredpoint%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Den-US_other_email-nonrevenue_base_gd%26utm_content%3D200212_5444_Engagement_Other_Product_ICANN_rp2225_6ELPLHAlteulRrLc5QrbPg > Customer Number: 573880 > Let your voice be heard. > As a large domain portfolio holder, ICANN has proposed changes that could significantly impact you and your business. > > ICANN has proposed an amendment to the .COM registry agreement between itself and Verisign. The proposal would allow Verisign to increase the price of .COM by up to 7% every year for the next 4 years. > > Since 2018, we have been actively working to raise awareness around this issue, including when GoDaddy testified before Congress in July 2018. Even now, we're continuing to have discussions, but ultimately, we are one company. Now is the time for ICANN to hear your voice. > > Please take a few minutes to let ICANN know how allowing this increase will impact you in the years to come. The public comment period is open until February 14th. To be heard, use ICANN's form https://click-email.godaddy.com/6XI9FxN8Lf4zRhkqrgyHFT/?currencyId=USD&eid=ocp.email.marketing/ICANN_Comment_Period/body1.RP_Body_Blocks/Notifications2/ICANN_Comment_Period_body.link.click&marketId=en-US&redir=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fpublic-comments%2Fcom-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en%2Fmail_form%3Fisc%3Drp2225%26utm_source%3Dgdredpoint%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Den-US_other_email-nonrevenue_base_gd%26utm_content%3D200212_5444_Engagement_Other_Product_ICANN_rp2225_6XI9FxN8Lf4zRhkqrgyHFT to submit your personalized comments. > > We value your business and vow to keep advocating on your behalf. > > > Please do not reply to this email. 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URL: From lyle at outlawtech.com Thu Feb 13 22:40:24 2020 From: lyle at outlawtech.com (lyle@outlawtech.com lyle@outlawtech.com) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:40:24 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domains should be for the public, not a corporation. Message-ID: <2101168736.192401.1581633624863@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neshanthan.a at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 22:43:52 2020 From: neshanthan.a at gmail.com (Neshanthan Annalingam) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:43:52 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sir/Madam, I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign does not need more money to run the .com domain. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. It seems that job is not being performed. Best regards, Neshanthan Annalingam U.K ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xcrow7777 at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 22:44:40 2020 From: xcrow7777 at gmail.com (Paul Roberts) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:44:40 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: The 'Alignment with Amendment 35 of the Cooperative Agreement' is a price increase which, for small websites, is just another obstacle for staying online. Every small cost quickly adds up for us with small webpages especially when costs are paid in dollars and the local currency is much weaker. We all want what's best for the Internet and certainly everybody should have access. Affordable prices are a part of it. 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URL: From corporate at stackoverlap.com Thu Feb 13 22:57:54 2020 From: corporate at stackoverlap.com (Stack Overlap) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:57:54 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <883fea0f-1b25-5798-739c-4c48552e75e4@stackoverlap.com> I am a .com registrant, as are many of my customers. I am just learning of the proposed .com changes, including annual 7% price increases that are well above inflation. With .com having around 150M annual registrations, it's difficult to understand why price increases are needed. My clients are opposed to these increases. It doesn't sound like much at the wholesale cost, but after registrar and reseller markups it will be significant. I suspect many customers will drop domains from their portfolio they can no longer justify keeping to offset the cost increases. Please reconsider. 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Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From domains at topshelfnames.com Thu Feb 13 23:18:18 2020 From: domains at topshelfnames.com (Michael Curving) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:18:18 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: There once was a goose who laid golden eggs. Each day the goose faithfully laid a golden egg, and each day the caretaker would take that egg to market in exchange for a sum of cash. Over time, the caretaker began to amass a small fortune. As the caretaker grew ever wealthier, his wants grew more extravagant, until at last one egg from the golden goose was no longer enough. The caretaker demanded the goose lay ever more eggs. Now two eggs a day! Now three eggs a day! Now four eggs a day! Each day the caretaker's cart grew heavier with golden eggs, until one day others in the marketplace began to take notice. Suspicions aroused, they demanded to know the source of the caretaker's many golden eggs. A loud cry went up from the marketplace that was heard by all in the land. Soon kings, constables, and other dignitaries gathered. Descending on the caretaker's farm they seized upon the goose who laid the golden eggs, and in the ensuing clamor the goose was trampled to death. The end. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From phone at innerlightracing.com Thu Feb 13 23:21:10 2020 From: phone at innerlightracing.com (Innerlight Racing iPhone) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:21:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Message-ID: <16D4AD61-0623-4A23-89C0-7D20B150CF9D@innerlightracing.com> Matt Adams Innerlight Racing www.innerlightracing.com Copyright Notice All images attached to or included with this e-mail are copyright protected under The Copyright Design and Patents Act, 1988 and are the property of Matt Adams. 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URL: From hello at craylor.media Thu Feb 13 23:15:35 2020 From: hello at craylor.media (Christian Taylor) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:15:35 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Proposed Amendment 3 References: Message-ID: <238bed49-0605-42ab-9714-c7c2d6b74629@Spark> To whom it may concern, I?m writing today to comment on the proposed Amendment 3 which would allow Verisign to increase prices of .com domains by 7% per year with little regulation. I am a content creator with a YouTube channel dedicated to online branding and marketing, and as someone who helps many people launch their online presence and build their first website, allowing this type of price increase would be irresponsible and reckless. I understand that your organization wants to ?exit? the domain price regulation space, but this is not the proper way to do it. Accepting a $20 Million dollar donation from Verisign as a favor for doing this means you would be caving for money, a corrupt practice that I don?t want to see ICANN do. Allowing this price increase with no ceiling means that 20 years from now, the barrier to get a .com domain will become greater and greater until it is no longer a reasonable option for those wanting to launch a business on a budget. I am urging you to treat this situation carefully, declining to proceed with Amendment 3 and instead considering more neutral ways to exit being the domain pricing regulation middle man.?To do this properly, you need to step away from regulating prices for ALL domain registries, not just .com - and you need to ?hand the torch? to a government or other agency who will handle that side of things. To remove the price ceiling on the most popular TLD in the world means that Verisign can and will engage in monopolistic practices, hurting small business owners and those wanting to build a personal brand. On behalf of Craylor Media and those who support and watch my content, I?m asking you to stop Amendment 3. I also ask that you consider all comments equally and carefully. This is not a decision to be taken lightly, and I want to see ICANN do the best thing for everyone. Thanks for your time, Christian Taylor Content Creator + Freelancer hello at craylor.media craylor.media Subscribe on YouTube -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From beebe.sharkey at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 23:33:14 2020 From: beebe.sharkey at gmail.com (Beebe Sharkey) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:33:14 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, I have read and strongly oppose the .COM Registry Agreement. Increasing domain prices will disproportionately hurt small-business owners and individuals?like myself?who rely on shoe-string budgets to keep their online presence afloat. To large organizations, this will be a drop in the bucket but, to individuals and small-businesses this could be a barrier toward even existing at all. This proposal clearly intends to keep small entrepreneurs off of .com domains. I ask that you consider listening to the voices of people like me and not move forward with this amendment. Thank you, Brianna Sharkey Portland, OR From cj at cjbuilt.com Thu Feb 13 23:37:33 2020 From: cj at cjbuilt.com (C.J. Ware) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:37:33 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no private deals that cost us all money for no reason! Message-ID: 70% increase in the cost of .com domains over the next 10 years? What is in it for the rest of us? No deal! ---- C.J. Ware Custom Website Design, Development & Optimization CJBuilt.com [image: CJBuilt logo] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shaldanmai at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 23:39:35 2020 From: shaldanmai at gmail.com (Mai Shaldan) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:39:35 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT increase prices on .com Message-ID: I am a low income person with a .com domain, this would hurt me and others like me. This is not in the public interest. Pedro Laluz-Nunez -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christian.schoene at online.de Thu Feb 13 23:40:22 2020 From: christian.schoene at online.de (Gertrud Schoene) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:40:22 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prop. Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kellie at automattic.com Thu Feb 13 23:41:49 2020 From: kellie at automattic.com (Kellie Peterson) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:41:49 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: As the Head of Domains for an ICANN accredited registrar I take issue with the process by which this amendment has been negotiated and several changes proposed. Verisign operates from a position of extraordinary privilege with the presumptive renewal of its highly lucrative contract to operate both .COM and .NET TLDs. TLDs which represent three-quarters of all gTLD registrations. This proposed amendment for the .COM contract, having been negotiated without the prior consultation of the wider ICANN community, represents a significant blind spot of the ICANN organization to uphold the multi-stakeholder model. The .COM TLD has benefited from a nearly three-decade head start on the majority of its gTLD competition. During that time the company has enjoyed the benefits of Moore?s Law, and yet still sought wholesale price increases for its services. It is deeply flawed to believe that competition will restrain wholesale prices. There is no competition for this specific wholesale product as there might be with a physical good. Verisign has to compete with no one, however, Registrars must compete on the razor?s edge of what Registrants are willing to pay. Consider that Verisign has taken every price increase opportunity afforded it. Beyond objecting to the removal of price caps while Verisign maintains presumptive renewal rights it is alarming to allow the ability to raise prices for ?extraordinary purposes? including the implementation of Consensus Policies, etc. This is simply unacceptable. This is part of the business of running a registry and technology company. Finally, the proposed amendment would remove the stay on price caps through 2024 which ICANN and Verisign committed to in 2016: (b) Section 7.3(d)(i) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following new Section 7.3(d)(i): ?(i) from the Effective Date through November 30, 2024, US $7.85;? What good are such obligations if they are simply reverted at their request? This erodes what is left of the trust the community has in the ICANN organization. Under prior agreement, Verisign was completely barred from operating a Registrar. The lifting of this prohibition with the stipulation that they may not have "a controlling or greater than 15% interest in a registrar accredited in their TLD (.COM)" is not enough to prevent unfair competition. You are failing to account for the very real possibility that Verisign could sell domain names as a reseller (which does not require accreditation) - even under cost - and still be profitable based on the wholesale rate the third party Registrar must pay back to Verisign. The $20MM USD payment Verisign is extending to ICANN for use ?to support ICANN's initiatives to preserve and enhance the security, stability, and resiliency of the DNS? is questionable at best, and far worse in less charitable optics when considering the shortfall of the ICANN budget. There is a complete lack of accountability behind this payment and without oversight, there is no guarantee it will be used for anything other than general ICANN operations. I urge ICANN to heed the community commentary regarding this proposed amendment. The Internet community cannot afford the continued discounting of our collective concerns as it has become the norm each time a public comment period is opened. Sincerely, Kellie Peterson Head of Domains Automattic | WordPress.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spamatwill00 at hotmail.com Thu Feb 13 23:42:59 2020 From: spamatwill00 at hotmail.com (Thomas Swann) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:42:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. 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URL: From contactme at gradyyu.com Thu Feb 13 23:45:00 2020 From: contactme at gradyyu.com (Grady Yu) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:45:00 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] public comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: utf8=? authenticity_token=ed0jnPv9hLutsjDm3LmBW5OkJNuKyZuJW4psT39JLaVbGK1j7J3lNsYZw1ZYWItRL63ef5jS7zeUwuBInTgYlQ== terms_of_services=yes commit=Continue I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The proposal would result in .COM price increases for registrants. The proposed 7% rate of increase is excessive and unjustified. Higher prices will make it more costly to maintain a long term domain registration. For registrants, it is essential to have the ability to register and keep a domain long term. This proposal is not in the interest of the registrants of .COM domains. -- Grady Yu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thelivingdrums at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 00:00:17 2020 From: thelivingdrums at gmail.com (Steve Loebs) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:00:17 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <97558E6F-26F8-417C-86C8-13A7019E6DD4@gmail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ocey92 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 00:05:01 2020 From: ocey92 at gmail.com (Jester OC) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:05:01 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No... .com proposed amendment 3 Message-ID: Don't hike the prices... Some of us can barely afford the domain that we want/need for business etc. (And that's without someone else already owning the domain / re-registration fees ). Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From raviwalsh at icloud.com Fri Feb 14 00:05:55 2020 From: raviwalsh at icloud.com (Ravindra Walsh) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:05:55 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with this proposal Message-ID: <4A8EF7B8-F06B-4D40-A531-3766C0B6EE0C@icloud.com> Hi, I want to express my disagreement with the proposed changes to ICANN wholesale domain price change. As I understand the proposal, you can increase prices up to 70% over the next decade. That is a travesty and blatant greed. Please stay with the current pricing structure. Thank you, Ravi Walsh From wendy.profit at icann.org Fri Feb 14 00:07:10 2020 From: wendy.profit at icann.org (Wendy Profit) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:07:10 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] FW: [Board-Ops-Team] FW: At-Large Valentine In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8B198C5A-AF2F-493E-8DE3-A5ACADC13999@icann.org> Per G?ran, The attached and below should be posted to the public comments for the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Thank you, Wendy Profit ICANN Board Operations Senior Manager 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094 From: Board-Ops-Team on behalf of Maureen Hilyard Date: Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 1:00 PM To: Maarten Botterman , Le?n Felipe S?nchez Amb?a , ICANN Board Ops Cc: Heidi Ullrich , Evin Erdogdu , ICANN At-Large Staff , Jonathan Zuck Subject: [Board-Ops-Team] At-Large Valentine Dear Maarten, It is with pleasure that I am hereby sending an ?At-Large Valentine?, regarding the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, written in good faith and good humor to the ICANN Board. At-Large community members were introduced to the letter and approved it during the CPWG meeting on Wednesday, 12 February 2020. 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains, as these will have to be passed on to clients, many of whom are small businesses. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sue Forde Sequim, Washington, United States Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amansomething at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 00:12:15 2020 From: amansomething at gmail.com (Amanpreet Singh) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:12:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The increase would serve Verisign, but not the public interest. We should NOT increase the barrier to entry for domain ownership. - Aman Singh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From basem.samarah at intel.com Fri Feb 14 00:16:59 2020 From: basem.samarah at intel.com (Samarah, Basem) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:16:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against this ammendment as it causes price increases. Message-ID: I Hi I am against this amendment as it causes price increases. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Whitney.McMillin at outlook.com Fri Feb 14 00:20:01 2020 From: Whitney.McMillin at outlook.com (Whitney McMillin) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:20:01 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN price increases Message-ID: I am already operating on a slim margin. My domain names are an integral part of my art business. I am a struggling artist and these increases affect me and persons like me significantly! I presume this service is not-for-profit. But it is hard for my not technical self to verify this. Provide a migration option if these costs are indeed real. Enable my .COM domains to map to another .NNN domain that has a more reasonable cost. I was ignorant when I first established a domain else I would not have chosen a .COM domain. Please, please consider the small, small businesses in this cost increase. Whitney McMillin www.reverseglasswork.com Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From BlackofDawn at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 00:21:18 2020 From: BlackofDawn at hotmail.com (Lars Philip Eriksson) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:21:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] prices increase? Message-ID: For just 20 million investment im sure the price increases are not justifiable Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From msiegle at yahoo.com Fri Feb 14 00:25:29 2020 From: msiegle at yahoo.com (Michael Siegle) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:25:29 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on amendment 3 References: <930489116.1985849.1581639929055.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <930489116.1985849.1581639929055@mail.yahoo.com> Being the owner of several .COM domains I believe the price increases being written into this contract are not good for the long term benefit of the .COM tld.? 1. A TLD that currently has a healthy competition of registrars should not have the administrator of the TLD involved as a registrar. That seems ripe for conflicts of interest.?2. The price increases are well above inflation. The .COM TLD consists of millions of small businesses and individuals that would be harmed over the next decade by the high ceilings for raises written into the amendment.?3. I find it a little odd that Versign is giving ICANN $20M and then the very same non-profit agency then awards the donating company sweet contract that allows for such large price increases.? I seriously recommend that ICANN reject the current proposal in amendment 3 and return with something that's more reasonable and doesn't come across as a giveaway to a TLD administrator.? Michael Siegle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From todd at roshak.com Fri Feb 14 01:00:47 2020 From: todd at roshak.com (Todd Roshak) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:00:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Todd Roshak Bend, Oregon United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dxldesign at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 01:03:22 2020 From: dxldesign at gmail.com (DXL DESIGN) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 03:03:22 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .COM price increase Message-ID: <5e45f1d7.1c69fb81.d61ad.5806@mx.google.com> Hello ICANN, This is my personal letter to your organization and im totally against increase of the .com domain names price! I think, there is millions of people, who will be totally agree with me and its wouldn?t make the good thing on a market. Instead of this, is better to keep the market on a same level as it is, because anyway is more and more people using the internet around the world and try to get nice names for the business. The biggest problem, that brokers need to release the domains, what they holding for sale for too many years, that people can book their dream domains with .com and with names they want, instead taking names .net /.org /.eu with their dream names. Best wishes, and I hope, you wont make the mistake, because many will transfer their domains from .com to other ones. Aljona Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david at globaltek.us Fri Feb 14 01:05:43 2020 From: david at globaltek.us (dm) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:05:43 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <295c56ef-6252-5e7e-bdda-960b0d70e20d@globaltek.us> IT WAS NOT SO LONG AGO THAT THE REGISTRATION PRICE WENT UP ON .COM REGISTRATIONS. I am a registrant of a .com domain name.The .com registry is not offering anything more than keeping a record of who has registered a .com besides ICAAN regulates that, so why do we have to pay more and more and more? I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. David Mangin PUEBLO, COLORADO From eleanor.frisch at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 01:10:35 2020 From: eleanor.frisch at gmail.com (Eleanor Frisch) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:10:35 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comments Message-ID: I do not support the raising of prices for domains. This amendment is not in the public interest. It hurts small businesses, artists, and independent contractors. I do not support the amendment, which is bad for commerce. Thank you, Eleanor Frisch 4649 42nd Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55406 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david at daystarr.com Fri Feb 14 01:17:36 2020 From: david at daystarr.com (David McMahon) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:17:36 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN-VeriSign collusion Message-ID: <003f01d5e2d4$8b64c980$a22e5c80$@daystarr.com> Giving VeriSign a monopoly on the .COM domain registration and relaxing the price freeze is a slap in the face of every user of the Internet. It is clearly a con to enrich ICANN and especially VeriSign at the expense of users. This needs to fail. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ David M. McMahon, N.D. 210 Ravenwood Ct., King, NC 27021 Phone: 336.983.0276 Text: 336.650.3265 May your heart always see clearly. ~ Molly Ivins From viridiana.deanda at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 01:18:01 2020 From: viridiana.deanda at gmail.com (Viridiana de anda) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:18:01 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Message-ID: Hello, Goodnight. I do not agree with the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM and I do not agree with this unilateral decision about Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. They must take customers into account, the internet belongs to everyone. The way they are handling the situation is also advantageous. We demand that the proposal not proceed as it can harm us economically, now and in the future. This proposal must be analyzed and agreed with the entire internet community. Thanks. -- Atentamente, Lic. Viridiana Alicia Mart?nez de Anda Jefa de Secci?n, Dise?o y Comunicaci?n Visual a Distancia. Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitl?n, UNAM. -------------------------------------------------------------- Planta baja del edificio de dise?o en Campo Uno, Av. Primero de Mayo S/N, Col. Sta. Mar?a las Torres Cuautitl?n Izcalli, Estado de M?xico. CP. 54740. Tel?fono: 5623 2078 y 5623 2079. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pennydeanclothing at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 01:18:19 2020 From: pennydeanclothing at gmail.com (Penny Dean) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:18:19 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase Message-ID: <648C1E55-8FCB-44E5-8205-7DB5F92DC1F7@gmail.com> The proposed 70% increase to .com tld?s is absolutely crazy. How can you justify this as anything other than an outrageous cash grab. Please reconsider this awful decision. Matt Sheeran Sent from my iPhone From marie.anne.nonyme at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 01:25:11 2020 From: marie.anne.nonyme at gmail.com (Marie-Anne Nonyme) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:25:11 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Forgetting small player Message-ID: Hello there, This is a comment regarding small business and the proposed amendment. With .com now being the standard and have strong demand, I totally get your motivation in increasing the prices: fewer .com domain available, good notoriety and more people interested. However, please do not forget small company who own .com domain. We are a small business and back in 2007, we chose a .com domain (instead of .ca). We could have chosen a .ca (but it's two late now), but we didn't. It is now sad to see that ICANN want's to take a decision that will harm a lot of small business that have a limited budget for their online presence, even if it is those small businesses who contribute to make .com domain popular. I hope ICANN will not abuse its power at the expense of the small companies that have contributed to its success. Thank you, Marie-Anne Nonyme -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sincerely, David Rader II Internet Surfer since the early 90s ?If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. ... We need not wait to see what others do.? - Mah?tm? Gandhi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bwiggett at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 01:37:25 2020 From: bwiggett at gmail.com (Beaven Wiggett) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:37:25 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Object to the change Message-ID: <5E6FD4AE-6A99-4B7E-AE1A-0B996DA15578@gmail.com> Hi, I object to the change and it should not go ahead. Kind Regards Beaven From schoenberger.c at outlook.com Fri Feb 14 01:43:02 2020 From: schoenberger.c at outlook.com (cschoenberger) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:43:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No com price increase Message-ID: Simple as the subject- don't increase .com prices. No need- stop being greedy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pm at eis.ernet.in Fri Feb 14 01:40:55 2020 From: pm at eis.ernet.in (pm at eis.ernet.in) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:10:55 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <3b77c172-c7e7-45e1-a53a-b73e7f52f2bb@email.android.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jpatadiya at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 02:06:53 2020 From: jpatadiya at gmail.com (Jilesh Patadiya) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:36:53 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase the price Message-ID: We are not in favor of price increase. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Deepak Ramani New York, New York United States -- Sent from an ancient computer tower. ???????????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From minifyre at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 02:15:40 2020 From: minifyre at gmail.com (Andrew Quinn) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:15:40 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't allow rate raises Message-ID: Please keep .com domain names affordable by not allowing price hikes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From abqactor at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 02:18:36 2020 From: abqactor at gmail.com (Terry Davis) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:18:36 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Agreement with Verisign Message-ID: <6C5E7FE2-A80D-45B6-959A-07E6A9733B18@gmail.com> I am opposed to the agreement you worked out with Verisign that will increase .com prices over the next decade or more. I work with a small not-for-profit. We purchase the .com version of our address so we will not have another business camped out next to our .org site offering something that would be an issue for our organization. To have to pay significantly more for that is not easy for us. Please rethink this offer so we and other small businesses like ours won?t face budget crunches just to maintain the integrity of their domain names. Terry S. Davis Sent from my iPhone From curiousgirlwonder at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 02:25:13 2020 From: curiousgirlwonder at gmail.com (Justa Woaman) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:25:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign contract changes Message-ID: Sounds like a major conflict of interest, arrived at thru secret meetings ( = nefarious af) The impact on small business owners and artists will be devastatingly nasty... never mind for everyone else. Please reconsider taking actions that appear blatantly unscrupulous. Just because you can doesn?t mean you should... the world is effed enough already, do you really wanna make that worse for something as fleeting as cash? Thanks for taking a hard look at your choices and ... having the courage to choose better than this. Sincerely, J Mac Sent from my iPhone From kevin at somekev.com Fri Feb 14 02:32:32 2020 From: kevin at somekev.com (Kevin) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:32:32 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject the proposed price increase Message-ID: <1581647557602.7a8cddd778a10ab8@somekev.com> I am against this style of price increase. This just raises the prices indefinitely forcing small websites to give up their domains with the constant price increases and raising the barrier to entry. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From r15029034800 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 02:46:53 2020 From: r15029034800 at gmail.com (CQ Chang) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:46:53 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ccq Xi'an, Shaanxi, China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From altosaar at uottawa.ca Fri Feb 14 02:51:30 2020 From: altosaar at uottawa.ca (Illimar Altosaar) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 02:51:30 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign-ICANN proposal is unfair to the commons and to the commoner Message-ID: Dear Madame or Sir, I understand your amendment will hurt my pocket book, so please do not make my use of the internet more expensive. I trust you to do everything in your conscience to instead LOWER the cost of communicating data along the web. When you fly to Singapore to sign a deal, you walk from hotel to office building, reading the street signs at each corner so as not to get lost. Do you pay the people of Singapore a tax to orient yourself to YOUR personal place? Free communication! The taxpayers have installed those tools at their expense so that YOU can do your work freely. COMMON sense. Like the air you breath for which I do not charge you service fees, free the registrar-ISP cartel from having to see where we are all going about our way. Sincerely yours, Illimar Illimar Altosaar, PhD Professor of Medicine, uOttawa Founder & CEO, Proteins Easy Corp - Canada Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rubio.edits at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 02:52:22 2020 From: rubio.edits at gmail.com (E Rubio) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:52:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com rate increases Message-ID: I am writing to let you know I oppose the rate increases for .com domains proposed by ICANN. I am a freelance writer, making my entire living by bringing in clients through my web presence. I make a modest living, under $50k per year. I own two domains?one for my freelance work, and one for my authorial work. My business has no budget; I am the business. A regular hike in .com domains will affect my ability to pay my bills, and might force me to cancel my domains, making me lose clients and income. Most of my clients are web-based as well, and this will hit their bottom lines, also affecting my income. ICANN is meant to encourage competition, but it has become a monopoly. The internet has become a public trust, and must be protected as such. Repeated price hikes spell the death of information. Signed, Elizabeth Rubio rubioedits.com rubiowrites.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gallego.nathaly at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 02:58:41 2020 From: gallego.nathaly at gmail.com (Nathaly Gallego) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:58:41 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It is not fair to Price Increases for .com Message-ID: As an user o?f the internet it is not fair to increase the prices of .com Internet should be a place where everybody can afford a domain to start a blog, a business an so on. Our voice has to be heard, stop with the issue of just making money and start thinking about people, in community -- - *Nathaly Gallego* *Entrepreneur* *Ecom & Digital Marketing Expert * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Matt Gaspar Los Angeles, California United States CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED The information contained in this e-mail is privileged and confidential information intended for the sole use of the addressee. If the reader of the e-mail is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the person above and delete the original message immediately. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gibbs.david at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 03:16:24 2020 From: gibbs.david at gmail.com (David Gibbs) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:16:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: This is a terrible idea. The low price of domain names is a huge reason for the egalitarian nature of the internet. Don't do this. David Gibbs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ann_myers at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 03:17:26 2020 From: ann_myers at hotmail.com (Ann Myers) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 03:17:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Need for transparency and price controls- drop the Verisign deal Message-ID: Hello Please provide details about the .com increase and your spending plans for the $20m from Verisign. Verisign being allowed to be a domain registrar will have a chilling effect on competition and allow them to drive up prices. I'm guessing this is why you are receiving $20m. Shady dealings behind closed doors, by a company that is a monopoly with complete control is disconcerting at best. ICANN should be the most transparent and neutral company there is, keeping the internet as open and cost effective as possible. 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URL: From ekjonaseebtha at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 03:20:09 2020 From: ekjonaseebtha at gmail.com (Naseeb Panghal) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:50:09 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Naseeb Rohtak -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joeytx1840 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 03:28:05 2020 From: joeytx1840 at gmail.com (Joey White-Swift) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:28:05 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The Need for an Affordable Internet Message-ID: Dear Sir or Madam, It is my opinion that the reason that the internet has been such the success that it has been is due to the ability of all to enter into it. If you have a neat idea, you can affordably create a space to be the next great product or service. The thing that everyone thinks of as a mark of this success is .com, that is to say that when people hear a .biz, .bb, .xyz, or even .net, they immediately have a lower connotation. They ask "Why don't they have a .com?" This may be due to phishing or scams over the years or the .com boom, but everyone thinks of the .com as the standard for safe, reputable business. While large companies can afford whatever you charge them, small businesses may be forced to spend their money on "lower quality" / secondary domain names and are more likely to be perceived as lower quality or not above bore. This is not to say that each domain name does not have a purpose, each does; it is to say that the collective perceived security of .com is fundamental to a thriving society and economy. In the past, non-root dns servers were set up to expand upon the options that you did not provide and forced you to even take some of the offered domain names into your fold. If you raise the prices on the fundamental domain names like .com, you may set yourself up for greater interest in such services again. If it was not clear already, I oppose the changes that you have proposed in the amendment and I hope you realize the deterrent they will cause, and urge you to do the right thing by terminating amendment 3. Thank you for your time, J. F. White-Swift -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bashariqbal at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 03:30:16 2020 From: bashariqbal at gmail.com (Mohd Bashar Iqbal) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:00:16 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains as the price increase would further increase the burdens on the normal individuals and small business owners which are the major registrants of .Com domains. It is just Verisign who wants increase .COM prices and they should just act like mere manager of the .COM Registry that is only for that they are for. They should not dictating the price of the .COMs. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Bashar Iqbal Delhi, India. -- *Bashar Iqbal* *bashariqbal at gmail.com * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mr.bill.kent at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 03:32:07 2020 From: mr.bill.kent at gmail.com (Bill Kent) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:32:07 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: 1. ICANN made its seal behind closed doors. 2. It has ignored a unified opposition. 3. Changes to the .com agreement will significantly affect businesses, especially small business like mine. 4. The agreement will have annual increases of more than two times the inflation rate, with no controls or oversite. This lacks fairness. 5. In the agreement, Verisign is paying ICANN $20 million over 5 years to support it's initiatives. No explanation given why. No explanation of how ICANN can spend the money. Or if funds properly spent.. 6. Verisign can operate as a domain registry. 7. Worst yet,. ICANN had ignored previous comments of supporters relayed to price controls. This is a lousy deal for small businesses. Verisign should not be allowed to operate the top level domain .com Thanks, Bill Kent Clearview Home Inspections Inc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ada at pikhq.com Fri Feb 14 03:33:26 2020 From: ada at pikhq.com (Ada Worcester) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:33:26 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <23c010ce-05f9-4bc7-bb64-cb80df8e7072@www.fastmail.com> ICANN, I was recently made aware of your recent agreement with Verisign to allow them to increase prices significantly for .com registrations. In light of both the significance of the price hikes (far outstripping inflation) and the secretive nature of these negotiations, I cannot help but feel that this proposal must be rejected outright. ICANN is not a for-profit entity, and it must not be expected to maximize profit -- particularly not in its role as the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. ICANN must instead act as a public service, for all users of the Internet, and seek to maximize the general good. And, of course, while it has no particular contractual obligations to, by any reasonable standard it ought to honor the memory of the previous Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, Jon Postel. Therefore, I ask again, that you back out of this agreement, and act in favor of the Internet, not Verisign. Sincerely, Ada Worcester Staff Site Reliability Engineer -- Red Canary From marky.egy1 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 03:40:58 2020 From: marky.egy1 at gmail.com (Mark J) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 05:40:58 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition against .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Dear Sirs, As you know , we expect -if not facing already- global economic crises, and most of small business struggle to survive, and one of survival methods is to has voice on the internet. So by increasing the .COM price, you are participating in crippling those small business and push them to reduce costs & shut down and prevent others from using online business, which creates a butterfly effect that influence the whole world economy. Dear Sirs, maybe your self suffering from cash inflow, but solving a problem by making big problem isn't wise. So kindly , think again to keep the .com price. Best regards Mark https://www.almanypestcontrol.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael.karagosian at mkpe.com Fri Feb 14 03:49:25 2020 From: michael.karagosian at mkpe.com (Michael Karagosian) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:49:25 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN-Verisign LOI and the Third Amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, This letter is in response to the request for public comment on the ICANN-Verisign LOI and the Third Amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement. My comments below are based on the knowledge of ICANN?s non-profit status and its statement on its website that ?ICANN?s fundamental belief is that all users of the Internet deserve a say in how it is run." LOI The LOI doesn?t make good business sense and would give Verisign an unfair advantage as a domain name registrar. ICANN manages, but does not operate, root servers. If Verisign is to provide services that increase security of the root server system, then it should be ICANN who pays Verisign. Verisign already sells security services to the domain name owners and registrars. According to Verisign?s website: ?Verisign operates the authoritative registries .com, .net, .name, .cc, .tv, .??, .??, .?? and ??? domain names, and provides domain registry services for .jobs and new gTLDs. Verisign does not register or renew domain names?we work with domain registrars to register domain names.? However, the LOI will give Verisign the new ability to register domain names, allowing it to compete with its customers and enage in anti-competitive behavior. The LOI will give Verisign the ability to underprice to the public similar services already offered by its domain registry competitors by overpricing its existing services to those same registrars. Nothing in the LOI prevents this. All things considered, there is no evidence that the $20M to be paid ICANN by Verisign is nothing more than a quid-pro-quo. It enables Verisign to unfairly compete with the domain name registries that rely on it, which would be worth much more to Verisign than $20M. Not named in the LOI, but coincident to it, is the Third Amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement, which gives Verisign the ability to increase fees to its customers for .COM names by 7% a year. This is yet another gift in the quid-pro-quo in return for the $20M. Third Amendment to the .COM Registry Agreement No explanation is given as to why Verisign has earned the right to increase .COM registry fees by 7% a year. If Verisign?s costs associated with security are increasing, why isn?t this stated, and why is Verisign depleting its valuable resources by paying ICANN the $20M per the LOI? Altogether, giving Verisign the right to operate as a .COM domain name registrar to the public, while charging competing .COM registrars service fees that increase 7% a year, is simply a formula for anti-competitive behavior. This is clearly not in the public interest. Both the LOI and the Third Amendment need considerable re-thinking and should not be executed as-is. With best regards, Michael Karagosian President MKPE Consulting From tgoodall64 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 03:57:01 2020 From: tgoodall64 at gmail.com (Tom Goodall) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:57:01 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I'm a registrant of several .com domains and I do not agree with the proposed price increases to .com domains. Any such decisions should be made in extensive consultation with the community. This decision should never have been made because the current price is already above what it needs to be, let alone any increase. Verisign clearly want more money and want unfair leverage in the marketplace. It's their prerogative to want that, but it is not right for you to agree to it. You are supposed to run the system in the community's interest, not theirs. Please do not go ahead with this proposed change. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mailtomk at protonmail.com Fri Feb 14 04:02:19 2020 From: mailtomk at protonmail.com (mk) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:02:19 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, As a private domain user, i want to contribute to the .com registry agreement. Here are my comments and propositions: Excluding to be ruled by a government law As .com is an international extension, Any ICANN registry agreement regarding .com should not be related with a government law. This means that verisign's cooperative agreement with the US government must be rejected. I a cooperative agreement is needed, this one should receive validation by the United Nations. opening competition There should be an opening competition in the .com registry agreement. Every 5 years, ICANN should open a competition for the .com registry agreement. protection against price increase / rules about prices Regarding this international extension Regarding the "one world one internet" ICANN's vision There should be a protection against price increase and rules about .com prices that take in count the world's differences. Populations of the world should not be excluded from registering a .com because of its high price. .com price is already too high for many poplulation in the world, keeping increasing this price will exclude more people. i suggest to fix a decent price that lets people all over the world being able to register a .com Thank you MK. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From interpreterman at aol.com Fri Feb 14 04:03:12 2020 From: interpreterman at aol.com (InterpreterMan) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:03:12 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases, please! You are hurting The Little People out here. References: <1167282603.2904500.1581652992497.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1167282603.2904500.1581652992497@mail.yahoo.com> The title says it all. Daniel Steve Villarreal, Ph.D.?(???)Assistant Professor of English (MOE # 036823) Licensed Court Interpreter # 315 (Spanish-English, TX), Master ESL & Spanish instructor Spanish-to-English translation www.americanolderbrother.com https://tw.linkedin.com/in/daniel-steve-villarreal-ph-d-39a60077?https://t.vipkid.com.cn/?refereeId=3495217 <--Degreed North American native English speaker;?interested in teaching English online? CLICK HERE! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From atom27612 at yahoo.com Fri Feb 14 04:03:49 2020 From: atom27612 at yahoo.com (Angie) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:03:49 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase References: <1451477236.2898306.1581653029560.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1451477236.2898306.1581653029560@mail.yahoo.com> I oppose the plan to increase the price of .com domains. The increase is going to price individuals out of a way to create or maintain their? businesses. Only large corporations will be able to absorb the cost of owning a domain. What are your plans for the additional funds you will be receiving? Will the extra funds benefit the owners of the domains, users of the internet or just line your own pockets? Are you trying to stifle entrepreneurs by pricing them out of the access to the internet even before they can begin their business journey? Its difficult enough to build a solid foundation and large following on the web without adding extremely high prices each year for maintaining a domain. You are going to price people out of the market before they even get started.?Also, you could make it easier for individuals to comment on this matter. When I clicked on the "Submit Comment" button it opened my email without an address to send the message. Why are you being so tricky about this? What are you hiding? Angie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From guiseld at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 04:14:42 2020 From: guiseld at hotmail.com (Ricardo W) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:14:42 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the payment and its associated price increases. Message-ID: This change to the contract with Verisign has come up suddenly, and although I appreciate the comment period, I think that the decision to raise prices for .com domains is due to an influence from special interests and not the people themselves. Verisign?s $20 million payment to ICANN is not promised to do anything, and there is not much information forthcoming. To me, it seems like a cash grab, as the benefits of this have not been made clear. I am against this decision, and I hope you will use the feedback from actual (non-millionaire) people to stop this price increase. Sincerely, Ricardo G. Willems -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john at domainassets.com Fri Feb 14 04:18:47 2020 From: john at domainassets.com (John Mauriello) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:18:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Proposed_Amendment_3?= =?utf-8?q?=C2=A0_=2ECOM_Registry_Agreement?= Message-ID: I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices and it make no sense as costs are going down not up.The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price.ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.John A.MaurielloLighthouse Point ---- John A. MaurielloDomainAssets.comPhone:786-586-9324Email: john at domainassets.com Skype: john.a.maurielloQQ: jmauriello at gmail.com (1944218414)WEchat ID : DomainAssets IMPORTANT NOTICEThis communication contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. 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URL: From cndyhrly at yahoo.com Fri Feb 14 04:19:59 2020 From: cndyhrly at yahoo.com (Cindy Martin) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:19:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price caps for .com sites References: Message-ID: As a business owner seeking to utilize my .com site this year, I am absolutely against raising the cost of .com domains 8 out of the next 10 years! I just had my taxes done tonight and it?s incredibly ridiculous at the amount of taxes I will owe this year! Add to that the increasing cost of goods sold and supplies! Enough is enough... Sent from my iPhone From bradley1 at vt.edu Fri Feb 14 04:20:15 2020 From: bradley1 at vt.edu (Jonathan Bradley) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:20:15 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Please don't make these changes. Pricing for these domains is high enough. If prices continue to rise, you will ensure that only the most successful of companies are able to afford com TLDs. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soniafrancis46 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 04:35:18 2020 From: soniafrancis46 at gmail.com (Sonia Francis) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:35:18 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increasing .com price Message-ID: Hello Dear Sir/Madam, I am contacting you to let you know that increasing the price of domains.com will affect so many internet users as personally as well. I will really appreciate your company not to follow the path of making difficult for the public to own domains and affecting us financially and making impossible to publish our content. Thanks for your time and reconsideration. Sincerely, Sonia Francis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From morphy.hu at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 04:35:08 2020 From: morphy.hu at gmail.com (Morphy Hu) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:35:08 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Best regards Morphy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daryledjs at daryleschultz.com Fri Feb 14 04:39:23 2020 From: daryledjs at daryleschultz.com (Daryle Schultz) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:39:23 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] From Daryle Schultz re: proprosed .com domain name fee increases. Message-ID: Please consider all of the hardworking people who contribute to your industry by purchasing domain names and paying fees to maintain them before arbitrarily raising the fees that can be charged. I do not think an increase in fees is justified and I urge you to reconsider before taking actions that can potentially harm the whole internet system. Thanks for listening. Daryle Schultz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sea.fire.enchantment at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 04:45:35 2020 From: sea.fire.enchantment at gmail.com (Susanna SeaFire) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 18:45:35 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I disagree with raising prices to consumers and domain holders. This is unacceptable and will make it harder for everyone to maintain their business. Sincerely, Susanna Pol -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tfreeborn at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 04:45:31 2020 From: tfreeborn at hotmail.com (Ty Freeborn) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 04:45:31 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 regarding .com domain pricing Message-ID: Hello, As a small business owner, I am a registrant of several .COM domain names. Amendment 3 unfairly and disproportionately targets small businesses. Please do not join the wrong side of the existing all-out-war on small businesses. With ever-increasing automation and advances in technology, there is clear evidence of LOWER costs throughout industries. So, I can understand a valid case for DECREASING the current .COM rate of $7.85. But is ICANN working to allow price increases for 8 of the next 10 years? Seriously? This is insane! VeriSign should employ technology to lower become more efficient, and lower their per unit cost. Furthermore, increasing .COM cost will mean a greater likelihood that small business will drop their domain (leading to further .com ownership centralization) and submit to a closed environment such as Facebook. Small business is already under great stress and is being increasingly targeted by large corporations such as Amazon, large financial institutions, and now it seems powerful greedy managing registrars. This unilateral move by ICANN will demonstrate that they close ranks with, and side with such large institutions in this direct assault upon small business. ICANN's mandate is to govern the domain name system in the interest of the entire public, including the little guys, not just large powerful entities such as VeriSign. Please do so! Respectfully, Ty Freeborn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From shuishaexpat at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 05:06:27 2020 From: shuishaexpat at gmail.com (Luiza Muthoni) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:06:27 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot com fees increase Message-ID: Please stop this greed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pastwo at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 05:19:13 2020 From: pastwo at gmail.com (Phillip Stiles) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:19:13 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Comment Message-ID: Hello, I disagree with this amendment. I currently have 5 .com domains that I hold onto for personal use because I like the having access to multiple names. However, they are all redirected to the same place, and if the price goes up, I plan to only renew 1 of the 5 domain names when they expire. Thanks, -Phillip Stiles -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ShirosakiMieru Beijing, Beijing China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ubershmekel at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 05:59:59 2020 From: ubershmekel at gmail.com (Yuval Greenfield) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:59:59 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Comment Message-ID: Please don't make dot com domains more expensive. They already are far too expensive for much of the world. Don't make internet innovation a game purely for the rich. Yuval -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From me at gozvn.com Fri Feb 14 06:13:45 2020 From: me at gozvn.com (Gozvn) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:13:45 +0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion about price of COM extension Message-ID: <20200214091344.Dh1Cc5Nd@vla1-ee05250d997a.qloud-c.yandex.net> Please don?t increase price of domain name COM extension. Price now too expensive for every people for this. Please let support the community around the world. Don?t let price increase too much over and over. Everything so expensive. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From getipv4 at outlook.com Fri Feb 14 06:16:20 2020 From: getipv4 at outlook.com (Lau Will) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 06:16:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. mingwei liu Hongkong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carsonlo at usc.edu Fri Feb 14 06:16:51 2020 From: carsonlo at usc.edu (Carson Long) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 22:16:51 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am concerned about how this amendment to the Registry Agreement will affect me and any other entity who would like to buy a .COM top-level domain Message-ID: <90BC3545-7A81-4BBE-85E5-09C5ECA00E0C@usc.edu> Dear ICANN, I am concerned about how this amendment to the Registry Agreement will affect me and any other entity who would like to buy a .COM top-level domain. My concern is that Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023; and then again during 2026-2029, and continuing into the future. I am worried that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85. Since it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants I am understandably concerned. I personally own several domain names and plan to buy more as ideas and time passes by, and I do not want to see that access restricted. Additionally, this would limit startups and other small organizations from purchasing domain names that are vital to their success. Ultimately, I think you will see a large migration away from the .COM top-level domain if you do not do something to address these issues. Best, Carson From crow.neil at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 06:17:44 2020 From: crow.neil at gmail.com (Neil Crow) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:17:44 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Monopolistic price gouging Message-ID: It does not feel like ICANN is looking after the interests of its users at all. The proposed increases come across as monopolistic price gouging. Domain registration is a highly-automatable business and should therefore have a very low cost base. ICANN should rather use competitive market forces to keep prices low and service levels high, by putting the .com domain registration operations up for tender for fixed multi year periods. Regards, Neil Crow -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From linkon444 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 06:32:25 2020 From: linkon444 at gmail.com (Angel Rivera) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:32:25 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain Name Message-ID: What can I say about the .com price increase? Nobody likes a price increase on any service they use. I don't want .COM domain name price increase, especially without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. That's not cool! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From spicydomains at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 06:32:59 2020 From: spicydomains at hotmail.com (Vaibhav Agarwal) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 06:32:59 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Vaibhav Agarwal Seraulim, Goa, India Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bizprat at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 06:33:21 2020 From: bizprat at gmail.com (Prateek Anand) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:03:21 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Prateek Patna, Bihar India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tdball56 at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 06:37:44 2020 From: tdball56 at hotmail.com (David Ball) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:37:44 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Greed Message-ID: <1fcb6762-eb37-d57f-ca64-1e6ec1a84859@hotmail.com> As the leaser (no one can own anything anymore) of domain names. If I don't pay my taxes and in this case, my ransom, my domain name is taken away. With no input to the original decisions made, I can only submit my serfs opinion to the king (ICANN/VERISIGN).Please consider the impact of this amendment and the effect to will have on the other serfs under the rule of the king. As always, I know this will fall on deaf ears and the king will bid his will on the serfs as it has been throughout the ages. But I ask again to please reconsider the impact this will have on people that don't have the means to afford the rising costs of domains. I am currently in Africa, where in this country, the largest economy in Africa, the average wage is $2-3US a day - if one can find work. Yet, there are many here that have a dream of owning a business. I ask you how can someone in this position ever hope to achieve their hopes and dreams with the continued rising costs that further separate the have's from the have not's? Please do the right thing for at least once in your life and consider others, not just yourselves and what you have to gain. Consider what others have to loose. Regards, David -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From natskcuf at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 06:55:37 2020 From: natskcuf at gmail.com (Stuck Fan) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:55:37 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise the prices of .com domains Message-ID: Keep the internet affordable.Please. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marco.mangione at host.it Fri Feb 14 06:55:29 2020 From: marco.mangione at host.it (Marco Mangione) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:55:29 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase Message-ID: <720BCE69-194D-4F2A-ACD5-3145212951E4@host.it> We can't understand how you can increase the price of domains so much. A domain is just a domain why make it pay more? The price of the .COM is already high, compared to that of the ccTLD. It is the most used gTLD, prices should go down not go up. The Internet belongs to everyone and you cannot influence the business of thousands of companies so much. Marco Mangione Host.it -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From haipremwithme at yahoo.co.in Fri Feb 14 07:03:55 2020 From: haipremwithme at yahoo.co.in (prem kumar) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:03:55 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Againt .com price price References: <1527414125.2474345.1581663835182.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1527414125.2474345.1581663835182@mail.yahoo.com> Hi, .com is used by people across the globe, the current price itself high for many people in developing? and under developed countries. Not to forget, Icann is for the public good of every human being in the world to access the internet for betterment and the price increase severally hamper the reach of internet to people in poor countries, who need internet more for their betterment.? Verisign which is already making billion dollar profit per year, their is no way icann can justify the price that only fatter the above said private entity. RegardsPremkumar V+91-9940049112India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hilyinlee at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 07:05:46 2020 From: hilyinlee at gmail.com (hilyin lee) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:05:46 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: Accessibility to .com TLDs is critical for all. Increasing prices will shut out many voices and put control of information largely into the hands of larger companies. I do not support this proposed agreement you have with Verisign. Hilyin Lee From icann at leap.com Fri Feb 14 07:07:12 2020 From: icann at leap.com (George Kirikos) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 02:07:12 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments of Leap of Faith Financial Services Inc. Opposing Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Submitted by: George Kirikos Company: Leap of Faith Financial Services Inc. Website: http://www.leap.com/ Date: February 14, 2020 We write to oppose the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, as posted by ICANN at: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en 1. As a preliminary matter, we note with approval and fully support Reconsideration Request 19-2 filed by Namecheap, Inc. regarding the .org contract renewal: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/reconsideration-19-2-namecheap-request-2019-07-22-en https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/reconsideration-19-2-namecheap-request-redacted-12jul19-en.pdf where Namecheap wrote: "The ICANN org will decide whether to accept or reject public comment, and will unliterally (sic) make its own decisions- even if that ignores the public benefit or almost unanimous feedback to the contrary, and is based upon conclusory statements not supported by evidence. This shows that the public comment process is basically a sham, and that ICANN org will do as it pleases in this and other matters. It is a concern not only for the renewal of the .org and other legacy TLD registry agreements being renewed in 2019, but an even greater concern for the upcoming renewal of the .com registry agreement- as well as other vital policy issues under consideration by ICANN now and in the future." [p. 12] These are strong but thoughtful words from a highly respected company in the domain industry, whose views are shared by many, including those who've already submitted comments in this current period and who've explicitly noted ICANN's history of ignoring the public, e.g. a) Arif Ali of Dechert LLP: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20/attachments/20200213/2d94b832/2020.02.13-Commenton.COMPriceChanges-0001.pdf "ICANN?s apparent disregard for public comments violates both its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws." (footnote 4, page 2) and b) Zak Muscovitch of the Internet Commerce Association: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20/2020q1/000012.html "We trust that you can appreciated (sic) that your request for Public Comments must be viewed with considerable skepticism considering that the last time that you requested feedback from the public on an amendment to a registry agreement, public comment resulted in exactly zero changes to the .org Registry Agreement despite near universal opposition and condemnation from stakeholders. Your failure to pay more than lip service to the multi-stakeholder model resulted in what is now widely considered to be the ".Org Fiasco". This has called into question whether ICANN is actually capable of representing the public interest." One of the synonyms for the word sham is fraud, and it?s apparent now that a fraud has been perpetrated on the public, namely ICANN deceiving the public into believing that these comment periods are legitimate opportunities for meaningful input. NameCheap's reconsideration request wasn?t strictly limited to the .org renewal, but directly called into question the legitimacy of all of ICANN?s public comment periods for all of the policy issues now and in the future. ICANN should not take their reconsideration request lightly, but should instead call for a full public investigation with full opportunity for the ICANN community to weigh in on this procedural matter which is at the core of ICANN itself. Until such an investigation has concluded, we call on ICANN to suspend all public comments periods, in order to ensure the process integrity of all policymaking. Of course, given ICANN?s comment process is a sham, this comment itself will likely be ignored, but we place it on the public record for posterity so that a higher authority will eventually hold ICANN accountable. Our remaining comments are thus made ?in protest? given that the process itself is currently a sham, but we place them again on the record so that fair-minded members of the public can later scrutinize ICANN?s processes, and hold them accountable. 2. We support and endorse the great groundswell of opposition as expressed in the thousands of thoughtful public comments opposed to this proposed contractual amendment. https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20/2020q1/date.html There are over 8,700 submissions published at the time of this submission, compared with many ICANN comment periods which generate fewer than 50 submissions. 3. It should be noted that in the past ICANN trumpeted *lower* fees as one of its main achievements. For example, the testimony of ICANN General Counsel and Secretary John Jeffrey: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-109hhrg30233/html/CHRG-109hhrg30233.htm "STATEMENT OF JOHN JEFFREY, INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS (ICANN) ? Among ICANN?s main achievements are the following: ? Market competition. Market competition for generic top-level domain registrations established by ICANN has lowered domain name cost in some instances as much as 80 percent with savings for both consumers and businesses." It is not consistent with those past statements for ICANN to abrogate its responsibilities, and permit unjustified fee increases by registry operators. Unjustified fee increases are not in the public interest, and do not balance the needs of registrants against those of registry operators. ICANN was handed a responsibility to balance the interest of affected stakeholders when it achieved (against our wishes) independence from US government oversight, and it's now clear that it is not living up to those commitments given such one-sided contracts that have been presented here for public comment. Unjustified fee increases are not balanced, and do not promote stability of the internet or competition. ICANN is engaging in corporate welfare and/or crony capitalism through such anti-competitive proposals. 4. Under competition the fees for providing registry services (really just the management of a central database plus the operation of various nameservers) would be under USD $1.00 per domain name per year. This is evidenced by the .IN (India ccTLD) tender, http://domainincite.com/23364-afilias-sues-india-to-block-12-million-neustar-back-end-deal where Neustar beat Afilias with a winning bid of USD $0.70 per domain name per year (70 cents/domain/yr). A similar competitive tender process happened in France, https://www.thedomains.com/2012/08/07/afnic-awarded-new-contract-to-run-fr-registry-but-only-after-open-bidding-results-in-reduced-prices/ where AFNIC had to lower the wholesale fees for .FR domain names, and the contract was for 5 years. Similar competitions are held for the .US ccTLD. https://www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/ntiahome/press/2007/Neustar_101907.html You?ll note that registry operators do not have presumptive renewal in those ccTLD contracts, yet are more than willing and able to compete effectively and make investments. It was a major policy blunder of ICANN to have agreed in the past to presumptive renewal, a decision that has had a multi-billion dollar negative impact upon registrants, compared to a situation where there are regular competitive tenders. Even the US government has argued for those competitive tenders for both initial agreements and for renewals of agreements https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/icann_081218.pdf (Ms. Garza?s analysis begins on the 3rd page of the PDF, after the covering letter by Ms. Baker of the NTIA). Verisign is currently permitted to charge a fee of USD $7.85 per domain per year, far above what it would be under a competitive tender process. This fact should be the starting point when consideration any alteration to the status quo. A good faith negotiation *must* take this fact into account, but it appears that ICANN did not at all take this into account while conducting its negotiations with Verisign. ICANN conducted no RFP or other means of gauging the ability or willingness of others to take over the .COM contract. It conducted none of its own economic studies. Those would have served the public interest, but are absent. The starting point of any good negotiation is to be aware of one's BATNA -- "best alternative to a negotiated agreement". ICANN should disclose what its BATNA was in this negotiation. This disclosure, when compared to the current proposal, will demonstrate how poorly ICANN represented the public in this negotiation. 5. ICANN claims that it is "not a price regulator and will defer to the expertise of relevant competition authorities. As such, ICANN has long-deferred to the DOC and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) for the regulation of pricing for .COM registry services." ICANN directly references Amendment 35 of the Cooperative Agreement: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/page/verisign-cooperative-agreement https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/amendment_35.pdf However, that amendment took place without any public consultation by the Department of Commerce and without any opportunity for the public to provide their own input and research. Furthermore, the precise language of paragraph 2.a) of that amendment, with regards to pricing, says: "Without further approval by the Department, at any time following the Effective Date of this Amendment 35, Verisign and ICANN ****may**** agree to amend Section 7.3(d)(i) (Maximum Price) of the .com Registry Agreement to......" (emphasis added) The exact language says "may", and not "must". "May" has a precise and unambiguous meaning, as per RFC 2119: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119 "5. MAY This word, or the adjective "OPTIONAL", mean that an item is truly optional. One vendor may choose to include the item because a particular marketplace requires it or because the vendor feels that it enhances the product while another vendor may omit the same item. An implementation which does not include a particular option MUST be prepared to interoperate with another implementation which does include the option, though perhaps with reduced functionality. In the same vein an implementation which does include a particular option MUST be prepared to interoperate with another implementation which does not include the option (except, of course, for the feature the option provides.)" Nothing in Amendment 35 *requires* ICANN to adopt that OPTIONAL pricing scheme, but rather that's the *maximum* Verisign can seek. ICANN is certainly within its powers to reject that maximum request, which it must do if it's to balance the interests of all affected stakeholders. In a good faith attempt at a renegotiation of that clause, ICANN's starting position should have been a 91%+ reduction in fees, to $0.70 per domain name per year (as per the .IN ccTLD tender). Verisign would be free to ask for an increase. If the two parties were unable to agree, then the status quo would remain, with fees capped at the current $7.85 per domain name per year. If Verisign was unhappy with $7.85 per domain name per year, they could certainly terminate the contract, which would then be allowed to go to tender to a successor registry operator (there'd be many who would relish the opportunity, even at $1 or $2 per domain per year). Furthermore, a regular tender process is entirely consistent with not being a price regulator, as it would be the competitive market itself (lowest bidder, subject to meeting a SLA) that dictates the price, rather than ICANN itself setting a price. But ICANN refuses to engage in that regular tender process, suggesting they would rather have higher fees for registrants, entirely consistent with the regulatory capture by the current registry operators who would most directly benefit financially from those higher fees. 6. It is important to note that Amendment 35 did not alter paragraph 3(a) of Amendment 32 to the Cooperative Agreement: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/amendment_32_11292012.pdf "(a) At any time after the Effective Date of this Amendment 32, Verisign shall be entitled to seek removal of the pricing restrictions set forth in Section 7.3 of the .com Registry Agreement attached hereto if it demonstrates to the Department that market conditions no longer warrant such restrictions. Verisign shall be deemed to have made such a showing upon demonstrating that competition from other top level domains, use of alternative Internet navigation techniques (including search engines, browsers and URL shorteners, among others), reduced demand for domain names, or other factors ****are sufficient to constrain Verisign's pricing of Registry Services at the current Maximum Price.****" (emphasis added) Amendments 33 and 34 similarly did not alter or affect paragraph 3(a) of Amendment 32. Indeed, paragraph 4(b)(i) of Amendment 35 explicitly recognizes the continuation of paragraph 3(a): "4(b)The parties agree that the following terms are the sole terms in the .com Registry Agreement that require the prior written approval of the Department: i. Removal of the Maximum Price restriction under Section 7.3(d)(i) (Maximum Price) of the .com Registry Agreement, which by way of clarification *****will continue to be subject to Section 3(a) of Amendment 32***** setting forth the standard and process for removal; " It's clear that the intention of paragraph 3(a) of Amendment 32 is to only allow pricing caps to change if Verisign was effectively **constrained** by market forces to the *current* Maximum Price. However, we know Verisign is not constrained, but instead has market power (of a monopolist) to raise fees. Verisign is certainly not going to lower their fees (which they could do already, under the current agreement). Verisign seeks to amend the .com agreement only to raise fees. Indeed, if the current proposal before us is adopted, which allows for guaranteed fee increases, when would Verisign rationally pursue its right under paragraph 3(a) of Amendment 32? The answer is obviously "never", because if it did exercise that right, its future fee increases would be forever eliminated, constrained (by competition) to the then current Maximum Price. 7. ICANN staff are clearly trying to mislead the public, when they claim that "the devil made them do it", i.e. that they *had* to accede to Verisign's demands because the Department of Commerce forced their hand. That is not so. ICANN is attempting to shift the blame to others when they themselves are at fault. ICANN could have completely discharged their contractual obligations by entering into a good faith negotiation that resulted in no agreement at all, because Verisign refused to accept a $0.70/domain/yr fee (the result under a competitive tender) proposed by ICANN, and ICANN refused to accept unjustifiable price increases proposed by Verisign. ICANN itself certainly doesn't believe that they had to accede to Verisign's demands, otherwise how can they justify the $20 million payment? There is absolutely nothing in Amendment 35 that says Verisign shall pay $20 million to ICANN. Where did that number come from? Why isn't that number $2 million? Or $200 million? Or $2 billion? The presence of that $20 million is a "smoking gun", which betrays and undermines ICANN's false narrative that they were compelled to accede to Verisign's pricing demands due to Amendment 35. Instead, the $20 million is direct evidence of a "quid pro quo", in exchange for Verisign getting a multi-billion dollar financial windfall. Antitrust authorities should be investigating this regulatory capture by Verisign, where they clearly have control over the decision-makers who are not negotiating in the public interest. If ICANN was honest about being compelled to make these changes, they would have made the ***minimal*** amount of changes needed. We need only see that precedent via Amendment 34 to the Cooperative Agreement, which was adopted *verbatim* by ICANN as FIRST AMENDMENT TO .COM REGISTRY AGREEMENT: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/amendment_34.pdf https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/com/com-amend-1-pdf-20oct16-en.pdf But, ICANN is being dishonest, because nothing in Amendment 35 talks about the $20 million. ICANN is saying one thing in public (that they were forced into this deal), but another thing in private to Verisign (that they want Verisign to give them things not enumerated in Amendment 35, in exchange for the fee increases). That dishonesty alone by ICANN should disqualify them from being involved in this contractual negotiation, or having any trusted role as a steward of the domain name system. ICANN is lying to the public, because they are trying to "sell" this bad deal, pretending that it's in the public interest. ICANN's interests are not aligned with that of the public, but rather ICANN is aligning themselves with Verisign, as Verisign has fully captured their regulator. 8. A good faith negotiation would have extracted far greater concessions than $20 million from Verisign, in exchange for the proposed fee increases (which are worth billions of dollars to Verisign). It's clear that this was a bad faith negotiation, otherwise there would have been either no fee increases at all, or much greater concessions from Verisign. 9. Verisign's own negotiating position demonstrates that they too believe that ICANN has the power to reject fee increases. Otherwise, why would they voluntarily agree to flush $20 million down the toilet? That $20 million is there for a reason --- it *had* to be there, from their perspective, otherwise there'd be no deal. That tells us that Verisign *knows* that ICANN could refuse the fee increases, that the term "may" is not the same as the term "must". Given the choice of no deal, or this bad deal, then the best choice for the public interest is obvious --- there should be no change at all to the status quo. 10. ICANN and Verisign have not even fully and properly adopted the complete terms of Amendment 35. For example, the preamble says that: "WHEREAS, the parties agree that Verisign shall continue to operate the .com registry in a content neutral manner and will participate in ICANN processes that promote the development of content neutral policies for the operation of the Domain Name System (DNS);" (emphasis added) Paragraph 1 then makes it even more explicit: "1. Content Neutral Operations. The parties agree that Verisign will operate the .com registry in a content neutral manner and that Verisign will participate in ICANN processes that promote the development of content neutral policies for the operation of the DNS. " You'll note the phrasing used by was "will" (i.e. equivalent to "must"), not "may" for the content neutrality portion of Amendment 35. Where is the language in the proposed .COM amendment that refers to "content neutrality" or "content neutral policies"? [the words "neutral" or "neutrality" don't appear in the documents!] "Content neutrality" is directly related to free speech: https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/937/content-neutral "Content neutral refers to laws that apply to all expression without regard to the substance or message of the expression. Such laws generally regulate only the time, place, and manner of speech in contrast to content-based laws, which regulate speech based on content. This distinction is important in First Amendment cases because courts hold content-based laws to strict scrutiny ? the highest form of judicial review ? while holding content-neutral laws only to intermediate, or mid-level, scrutiny." It's clear that Verisign (and ICANN itself) has no respect whatsoever for free speech, given that I personally have been banned from participating in all ICANN GNSO Working Groups, disregarding and in violation of my free speech rights. https://freespeech.com/2019/04/05/update-my-participation-rights-have-now-been-eliminated-at-icann-working-groups/ and it was Mr. Keith Drazek of Verisign (as chair of GNSO Council) who sent the above letter. Mr. Philip S. Corwin of Verisign also played a role in that debacle, as documented on the FreeSpeech.com website. Under questioning by Ted Cruz, current CEO of ICANN Goran Marby did not defend free speech or the first amendment, see: https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2811 https://youtu.be/1hI0SNCLaO8?t=430 Sen. Cruz to Mr. Marby: ?Is ICANN bound by the First Amendment?? Mr. Marby: ?To my understanding, no.? (see 7:10 into video for the start of that segment) Where is there any language in this Proposed Amendment 3 from ICANN that compels Verisign and/or ICANN to respect free speech and content neutrality, and "to participate in ICANN processes that promote the development of content neutral policies for the operation of the Domain Name System (DNS);" It's not there. Instead, by its absence, ICANN and Verisign make a mockery of free speech by perpetuating my continued banishment from participating in ICANN GNSO and DNS policymaking working groups. Consistent with their ongoing disrespect for free speech, ICANN and Verisign have not even attempted to implement the content neutrality provisions of Amendment 35. 11. We also object to the major changes to the .COM Registry-Registrar Agreement (starting from page 47 of https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/com/com-proposed-amend-3-03jan20-en.pdf for those who didn't read that far!). Without mentioning all sections (we object to all the changes, out of an abundance of caution), we point out that the new language in section 2.7 is dangerous, potentially allowing Verisign the ability to override decisions by registrars as to how to handle various situations, which can result in elimination of due process for registrants. For example, 2.7(b) refers to: "any legal order or subpoena of ****any government*****, administrative or governmental authority, or court of competent jurisdiction," (emphasis added) which is not acceptable! For example, if this language is not modified, then it says that if a government from Cuba, North Korea, Iran or other totalitarian regime tells Verisign to transfer ownership of sites owned by my company, such as Math.com or FreeSpeech.com to their control, Verisign can go along! Or, why stop there? Why not allow Verisign to shut down Google.com, if the government of Iran or Turkey or Russia asks for it? Why bother with a shutdown -- suppose a government in one of those regimes orders the actual transfer of a domain name such as Google.com or Sex.com or School.com or Apple.com or Amazon.com or Microsoft.com? Again, why stop there? A "crafty" government seeking to profit economically, say in a banana republic, can pass a law to say that they want all dictionary-word dot-coms, 2-letter and 3-letter dot-coms and other valuable domain names to be transferred to them! That's many billions of dollars worth of digital assets, all for the taking --- if those banana republics can sell passports, citizenship, their entire ccTLDs, and engage in other dubious activities, why wouldn't they be incentivized to simply pass laws to order the transfer of an $872 million domain like Cars.com? https://www.godaddy.com/garage/the-top-20-most-expensive-domain-names/ https://www.dnacademy.com/the-definitive-guide-to-the-worlds-largest-domain-sale This is unacceptable. Registrants have an expectation that they will be governed by the laws of the jurisdictions in which they are based (or that of the registrar), and due process considerations demand that this continues. All of the changes to section 2.7(b) should be eliminated. For example, why single out "copyright infringement" -- why not criminal activity by banks such as Barclays? http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150520_should_barclays_lose_the_barclays_top_level_domain/ Or patent violations by Apple? https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/29/21114325/apple-broadcom-caltech-lawsuit-jury-award-1-1-billion-damages Even Google has an active case involving alleged copyright infringements with Oracle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_v._Oracle_America If Google loses that case (now before the Supreme Court), why shouldn't they lose all of their domains, under the literal interpretation of the proposed Section 2.7(b)? It's clear to us that Section 2.7(b) is dangerous because it would only be selectively enforced. I doubt Google or Youtube has much to fear from Verisign, despite all the copyright infringement that takes place on their domains. But, by the strict language of that contract, conceivably they *should* be afraid. Instead, it'll be more vulnerable entities who would lose their domains, without proper due process. No one should have that power, except proper courts (in the proper jurisdictions, not "any jurisdiction"). Contracts should be read as to what's possible, and what's proposed here is potentially extremely dangerous. 12. The new language in Section 2.14 reinforces 2.7(b), and also must be eliminated, for the reasons above. 13. The new language in Section 6.3 of "Force Majeure" is also highly objectionable, and must be removed. In particular, force majeure would begin to apply to " cyberattack, to protect against imminent and substantial threats to the security and stability of the Registry TLD, System, Verisign?s name server operations or the internet". Verisign often attempts to justify its high fees by saying that it has to pay for defending against DDOS attacks (i.e. cyberattacks). It would incentivize Verisign to reduce its security costs and SLA standards if it can then simply rely on declaring "force majeure" for any attack that takes it down. Verisign has one main job, and one job alone, namely 100% uptime. Verisign and ICANN are inconsistent when they say they want "to preserve and enhance the security and stability of the Internet or the TLD? but at the same time add new language in the "force majeure" section that detracts from and reduces security and stability, and which says less than 100% uptime is acceptable. SSAC should have spoken out immediately about this new language, but perhaps SSAC members are too busy drooling at the thought that $20 million might come their way in one form or another, as the LOI says: https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/com/com-proposed-loi-03jan20-en.pdf "convene subject matter experts within ICANN, the ICANN community and Verisign to meet monthly, or more frequently as appropriate, to work to effectuate the items described in Section 1(A)(i-iii) above." Who are the "subject matter experts within ICANN"? Probably some will come from the SSAC, which will now be in a conflict of interest, as they are not willing to bite the hand that feeds them by speaking out against this bad deal. 14. We object to the language in the Public Interest Commitments (page 68 of the PDF https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/com/com-proposed-amend-3-03jan20-en.pdf ) for the same reasons as discussed above in point 11 of this comment, namely the potential loss of due process rights for registrants. 15. We object to the proposed "Letter of Intent", in its entirety: https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/com/com-proposed-loi-03jan20-en.pdf Verisign does not have a great "history of stewardship" --- remember SiteFinder and the ensuing litigation? (as noted by other commenters) They should not be equal partners with ICANN or have any superior position to any other stakeholder in deciding future binding policies. The Letter of Intent was a "quid pro quo", as noted earlier. 16. This proposal by ICANN staff and Verisign demonstrates everything that is wrong with ICANN. A brand new negotiation is required. The starting point should be a list of the absolute minimum set of changes required by the Cooperative Agreement, if any. As noted above, the "may" language, combined with the presence of the quid pro quo, implies that the "absolute minimal changes" are different than what has been presented to us for consideration. Indeed, one alternative is to simply refuse ALL changes, and let Verisign go to court, if they so desire, to have the courts interpret what is required and what is optional. No deal is better than this deal. Any court-ordered set of the absolute minimally-required contractual changes would likely be far better for the public than what has been presented to us. 17. As there is no immediate deadline (I believe October or November 2020 is the most relevant date for completing a "negotiation"), ICANN should hold a series of public webinars with Questions and Answers from the public and its important stakeholders. This is the most important contract, financially for ICANN, for registrars, and for registrants. It deserves the greatest scrutiny. Sincerely, George Kirikos President Leap of Faith Financial Services Inc. http://www.leap.com/ From aaronc.carson at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 07:08:45 2020 From: aaronc.carson at gmail.com (Aaron Christian Carson) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:08:45 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Make .com Great Again Message-ID: Website domains are like real estate, the popular areas are expensive. But please don't raise the price of every .com available across the country. While it may benefit you in the short term it will not benefit small businesses which are the entities constantly making America the great country we are. You have the choice. But know it comes at the expense of the economy, SMB innovation, and the perception of your brand providing value in the marketplace. 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URL: From james.y.keen at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 07:51:43 2020 From: james.y.keen at gmail.com (James Keen) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:51:43 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear Sirs: I oppose the proposed amendment to the .COM registry agreement. This agreement will effectively increase the costs of the public access to internet domains without any input from the public. This will harm numerous small internet businesses and restrict economic activity. The proposed agreement does not even specify how the additional money would be used to benefit public access to internet domains. Business agreements make in secret that affect the general public should have public input to allow for the full impact of the decisions to be discussed. Special "deals" that benefit only a few should not be permitted. Suspend this rule until the public has an adequate chance to assess the impact and suggest changes. 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Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. Not least, Verisign will also be able to operate as a domain registrar. In other words, the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing. This harms competition, choice, and domain name services. I would like to know how ICANN is guaranteeing that the best economic practices are adopted and that consumers interests are protected. Best regards, -- Erick F. 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Xu GAO Hangzhou, P.R.China From saket.mehta at appdynamics.com Fri Feb 14 08:27:44 2020 From: saket.mehta at appdynamics.com (Saket Mehta) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:57:44 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't do it. Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sudosaket at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 08:28:30 2020 From: sudosaket at gmail.com (Saket Mehta) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:58:30 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT DO IT. Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From web1 at grahamjolicoeur.com Fri Feb 14 08:37:16 2020 From: web1 at grahamjolicoeur.com (Graham Jolicoeur) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:37:16 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] TlD Domain Price increase Message-ID: <3a79abe2-0de2-4371-8583-66f3b7b0d3c2@www.fastmail.com> Hello, I am very concerned about the arrangement between Verisign and ICANN. As a regular every day person I am afraid I could in the future be unable to continue to afford my domain. My domain is part of my identity. Loosing it would cause me significant distress and harm. Please reconsider the amount by which Verisign is allowed to increase charges to wholesalers. Many Thanks, Graham -- Graham Jolicoeur web1 at grahamjolicoeur.com From y.shirazi at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 09:04:29 2020 From: y.shirazi at gmail.com (Yasir Shirazi) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:04:29 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Price Increase - Feb 14, 2020 Message-ID: <1AFA3686-5F06-4480-84DA-3697627F6918@gmail.com> This price increase decision between ICANN and Verisign will impact businesses and individuals worldwide and we suggest that it is not implemented. In fact reduce these costs. Thank you From info at wiper-wizard.com Fri Feb 14 08:38:24 2020 From: info at wiper-wizard.com (Wizard) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:38:24 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] TYPICAL SCALPING Message-ID: <0B2100347F5347DFA18FB4B6D453B77B@winxpmachine> This planned renewal hike is absolutely TYPICAL of everything USA. They set up long-term extortion rackets to grab every cent the world has to offer. USA is becoming a PARIAH NATION. The urls I register, I paid for, I invented and I keep funding just to leave on a register for my own purposes where THERE ARE ZERO ACTUAL COST even slightly justifiable. Then the damned USA parasites rip everyone off again each passing year. Money for jam. This latest massive registration price hike is a SCAM and CANNOT be justified in any way. The entire Icann system would easily be profitable at even $5.00 per url every year. Millions of repeat fees every year for free IS A GIFT. Icann now stinks about as badly as the Amazon rip off system where worldwide online USA monopolies force foreign buyers to pay USA taxes on remote, non-USA sales. THIS IS WRONG & IS THEFT BY USA. ALL USA monopolies are working an extortion racket against other nations AND THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED.We all know the entire decision about increasing USA extortion will be determined by USA people alone, so we all know these extra extortion fees WILL BE STOLEN WITHOUT BENEFIT, from all domain owning victims. I just wish the guy that invented the Internet had had the sense to hang onto the title deeds so grasping bums could be slapped inline. Had enough of this vast corruption and cash theft called America. _____ I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter . SPAMfighter has removed 4066 of my spam emails to date. Do you have a slow PC? Try a free scan! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From suburbanyp at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 09:30:11 2020 From: suburbanyp at gmail.com (Tarek Yusef) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 03:30:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com cost increase Message-ID: The cost of. Com registration should reflects the cost of running the registry. Over the years the cost of running and maintaining dot-com registrations has decreased. Instead of seeing a decrease in price we are seeing the opposite. Dot-com registration price should only increase if the costs associated with it increases otherwise it should be capped at current prices if not Lowered. Raising the prices of. Com detrimental and opportunistic especially given that the company has been given exclusive rights to run it. I am against an increase in. Com prices. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jojokeevers at outlook.com.au Fri Feb 14 09:33:26 2020 From: jojokeevers at outlook.com.au (Joanne Keevers) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:33:26 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against proposal Message-ID: The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They have dropped the ball with regard to a key core value as set forth in the bylaws of ICANN: "...to promote and sustain a competitive environment in the DNS market;" & frankly they have dropped the ball on simply being a "not-for-profit public-benefit corporation"... Imagine if only one company were allowed to provide high speed internet and 1000 other companies were offering dial-up. That one company would probably be able to charge just about whatever they wanted, unless someone kept them in check. Verisign is that company; .com is high speed internet and everything else is essentially a couple crappy modems trying to connect with a crashing static of bloopy bleeps. Verisign has been on easy street for far too long. They have no real competition. Their operating costs have been going down every year for at least the last 10 years. Their total number of employees has been dropping every year for at least the last 8 years. Their net income has increased every year for at least the last 10 years. Verisign's net income per employee is over $700,000 per employee. That is more than Apple, Microsoft, Google & Facebook. Not only is Verisign ridiculously profitable with the unending gravy train that is the .com monopoly, they also appear to have ICANN firmly in their pocket. It seems Verisign can get ICANN to essentially do whatever they please. Here's an extra $20 million, dance for me ICANN, dance! So ICANN is choosing to take $4 million more per year for ICANN for five years and Verisign gets an additional ~$1 Billion in pure profit over that span. This doesn't take into account additional increases in the .com base or further price increases later on. Domain registrants will be forced to pay as migrating to some crappy gTLD just isn't a serious option. It's a shame that what appears to be weak minded and greedy individuals are in charge of keeping the public's best interest in mind. It is surprising that those on the board of ICANN don't realize that by continuing to be beholden to Verisign they are asking for more scrutiny to their systems, processes and salaries of their not-for-profit public-benefit corporation. With a few keystrokes ICANN could save millions of registrants from continued & unjustified price increases and further, they could even help to lower those set costs by allowing a competitive bid for the .com contract. They could do this with impunity as it is not only part of their intended purpose, it is the right thing to do. Yet ICANN is choosing to increase the profits of one corporation who is already wildly profitable. The new gTLD experiment has proven that .com reigns supreme. No other gTLD is even close. It has also proven that someone else could take over the .com contract and run it while remaining profitable for an amount that is ridiculously less than Verisign. If Verisign were told they had to decrease prices 30% or the .com contract would be put out for competitive bid, they would take the decrease and consider themselves lucky that they still had the contract. One thing is for sure, at some point everyone has to face the decisions they have made in life. When they close their eyes will their decisions help them rest easily, or will they go through life looking over their shoulder always wondering when karma will catch up. Verisign's coffers are stuffed already and giving them more isn't going to make the internet a more secure and stable environment no matter how you sell it. It's very clear that giving Verisign more does not benefit the public's best interest, it in fact does the opposite. There is a saying that when it is a choice between morality and profit, profit seldom loses. 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URL: From nico.gr at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 10:31:52 2020 From: nico.gr at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Nicol=C3=A1s_Guerra_Rosales?=) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:31:52 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: ICANN Team: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .com domains. There is no a real reason to it. I am also against that Verisign can operate as a domain registrar, because there's no enough guaranties that they are not going no sell or resell .COM domain, witch can lead to a oligopoly. I hope you don't ignore the comments against the proposal this time as you did with the cap removal. Nicol?s Guerra, Santiago de Chile. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From petrov.sviatoslav at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 10:38:39 2020 From: petrov.sviatoslav at gmail.com (petrov.sviatoslav) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:38:39 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e4678b3.1c69fb81.aa766.88b1@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified.I keep my domain name(I find name for my brand), but I still not create webpages. So price for domain is normal for me. I am not used domain for business.??????????. ?????????????? ?? ????????? Samsung Galaxy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brecht at mos6581.org Fri Feb 14 10:41:45 2020 From: brecht at mos6581.org (Brecht Machiels) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:41:45 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Message-ID: Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I believe that the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are Verisign itself, at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Best regards, Brecht Machiels From marten at veldthuis.com Fri Feb 14 10:43:49 2020 From: marten at veldthuis.com (Marten Veldthuis) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:43:49 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Shameful opacity from one of the internets most important institutions Message-ID: Hello, I?m here to voice my strong concerns with regards to Amendment 3. If we are to believe that allowing Verisign to raise the prices potentially substantially, in return for a lump-sum payment to ICANN, then we should at least see full transparency into why those funds are needed, why there was no alternative, and of course full transparency into ICANNs spending past, present and future. For these reasons, I strongly oppose the amendment in the current form and the context within which it stands. Best regards, Marten Veldthuis From contactogwuche at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 10:46:06 2020 From: contactogwuche at gmail.com (Sunday Ogwuche) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:46:06 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I am against the proposed annual increase of the. .com domain infrastructure. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jmp_246 at yahoo.co.nz Fri Feb 14 10:46:30 2020 From: jmp_246 at yahoo.co.nz (Jonathan Pearson) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 23:46:30 +1300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 References: Message-ID: Hi, The price freeze should be maintained. The TLD is widely used by many people and a price increase will disrupt this. Regards, Jonathan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mail at nathanael0x4c.com Fri Feb 14 11:30:57 2020 From: mail at nathanael0x4c.com (Nate Lane) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 06:30:57 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] In opposition to .COM price hikes Message-ID: <20200214113059.4F1C33060EE4@mailuser.nyi.internal> The internet is, in many regards, one of humanity's most important inventions. A great part of its success is due to its open and egalitarian nature. It is a network built on a shared, interoperable surface of norms and standards, allowing the smallest of websites and digital communities to flourish alongside the largest of platforms. The proposed price hikes serve only to diminish that common surface in favor of lining the pockets of a privileged few. The rate of increase goes beyond monetary inflation, leading to real cost increases for domain holders that more than reflect rises in service costs for issuing and maintenance of domains. This raises the effective barrier for sustainability for many who simply do not have the resources to acquire or hold domains if prices increase. In addition, the apparent lack of oversight or transparency into how ICANN will utilize the increased revenue from Verisign-- which effectively amounts to an internet-wide "domain tax"-- is a major cause for concern. I urge ICANN to reconsider their unjust and inequitable proposal. N. L. From john at johncarr.eu Thu Feb 13 15:48:45 2020 From: john at johncarr.eu (John Carr) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 15:48:45 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, Because I represent children's organizations that do not have the money to hire lawyers who could engage with this process I do not have a polished or crafted amendment to propose to the Verisign Agreement. All I can say is it is utterly scandalous that .com remains the gTLD most frequently associated with the distribution of child pornography on the internet. Last year, for example, 50% of all the child pornography found on the internet by or reported to the UK's IWF was found within .com. That has been the pattern for many years. Howsoever the original arrangements were arrived at between the Federal Government and Verisign, and irrespective of how they were subsequently continued between ICANN and Verisign, these arrangements are plainly not working well enough to protect children. They ought to be changed to place an explicit obligation on Verisign to reduce the levels of criminal abuse taking place on their watch and from which they profit as a company. One obvious way, perhaps not the only way, would be to place an explicit duty on Verisign to require all of the Registrars with whom it contracts to gather accurate, verified information about the real world identities of every entity buying, renewing or managing a domain within .com. Verisign should also be required to terminate the contracts with any and all Registrars shown to be persistently failing to collect and securely store that information. Yours sincerely, John Carr Secretary of the Children's Charities' Coalition on Internet Safety. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bassemads at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 11:40:09 2020 From: bassemads at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Mads_M=c3=b8ller_Madsen?=) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:40:09 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on contract changes Message-ID: <603f814f-dd43-443f-7872-620710e2b877@gmail.com> These contract changes are scandalous! It seems like desperate measures to make such extreme contract changes with significant markups in pricing without any consultation of stakeholders. The internet is for everyone. This is such a step backwards! I hope you will regret this decision and all the turbulence it is going to cause for you. From kirsten.muir at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 11:42:10 2020 From: kirsten.muir at gmail.com (Kirsten Muir) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:42:10 +1100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <78ef2af3-ab39-363d-8aa1-c2bb9dd3fd92@gmail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From skateboardp2 at hotmail.fr Fri Feb 14 12:06:17 2020 From: skateboardp2 at hotmail.fr (alexis perret) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:06:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hi, I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business), and I also develop the domains I own. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Not only I?m a domainer and I?d like to continue to do so, but also .com is the world?s most known domain extension, and It has to be affordable. The internet has not ended its growth and more and more people will need to own a domain name, it will directly affects everyone, every year, to increase the cost of owning a .com domain name. I also don?t understand the reasons why behind a decision so controversial, so I'm against it. Regards, Alexis Perret Tours, Centre-Val de Loire France -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From asubijana at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 12:13:12 2020 From: asubijana at hotmail.com (ana subijana) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:13:12 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Anna Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany Enviado desde mi iPhone From turgaykeskin at hotmail.com.tr Fri Feb 14 12:16:27 2020 From: turgaykeskin at hotmail.com.tr (Turgay keskin) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:16:27 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. turgay keskin Istanbul, Istanbul Turkey Android i?in Outlook'u edinin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From inguidesin at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 12:16:49 2020 From: inguidesin at gmail.com (charan kumar) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:46:49 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e468fb2.1c69fb81.c7b4e.163c@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eoghan.maher at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 12:18:53 2020 From: eoghan.maher at gmail.com (Eoghan Maher) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:18:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I object to the private deal between ICANN and Verisign signing over control of parts of the public internet to a private company. This is not in the public interest. I further object to the price rises that have happened in the recent past and that are proposed for the future. These price rises are beyond the cost of service provision and will be detrimental to the wide provision of .com domains. At atomisation of the internet where .com domains are the purview of only deep-pocketed corporations is not in the public interest. From waleesa at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 12:28:25 2020 From: waleesa at hotmail.com (Wale SANNI) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:28:25 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing Prices for .com Domains Is Unjustified Message-ID: Hello and good day. The agreement between ICANN and Verisign to increase the wholesale prices of the .com TLD is just wrong. The burden of these phased increments will most certainly be borne by the end users. The .com TLD is the most common and with more and more of the world's population coming online, a substantial amount of them will need a custom domain for themselves and some for their businesses. Most of these new domains will be of the .com variety. So as it is, Verisign already stands to make more money. It only makes sense for the prices to go lower over time. Unfortunately, with this proposed plan, the reverse is the case. Access to the internet is a fundamental human right. To extend this further, cheap and affordable access to a web domain should be a given; especially for common TLDs. This proposed agreement ensures that this wouldn't happen. Going by this agreement, the only winner is Verisign and to a lesser extent, ICANN. There is no justifiable rationale for the proposed price increments. If it unfortunately comes to pass, the people of the world, the internet economy & ecosystem will suffer for what is effectively a cash grab by Verisign; odiously enabled by ICANN. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at nomadit.co.uk Fri Feb 14 12:29:48 2020 From: info at nomadit.co.uk (NomadIT Info) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:29:48 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on your proposal Message-ID: <0102017043ad2f0c-ec45e37d-af2b-4ff7-82f1-ec64de036e3b-000000@eu-west-1.amazonses.com> Dear ICANN team I understand that you plan to allow Verisign to increase wholesale pricing over .com domains by a significant margin over the next decade, so as to obtain a further $20m support for your own initiatives. My registrar is concerned that there is no clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. I share this concern and feel that such decisions that affect so many users across the web, shouldn't be made by just two bodies. I would value a wider consultation over the pricing proposal. Many thanks for taking one user's view into consideration. 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People with zero struggle & an easy life never learn the key lessons, strategies & skills you have available to you by embracing the opportunity you have to struggle. All those people with more money, more resources, great genetics, etc. all are at a huge disadvantage to you. Because of your struggle. Most people like to whine and bitch about how much easier other people have it. Winners understand that in the long run they are going to win BECAUSE of how hard it is. Before you complain about how hard shit is, take a second and instead be grateful for what you have and the opportunity to learn from it. ?Andy ?P.S. If you want to hear more about this, Listen to Episode 48 of The MFCEO Project. Read this post on my website Subscribe to the Real AF Podcast Most Importantly: Share this message with someone who needs to hear it today ... I wrote this email to help you, but if the truth hurts and you absolutely hate it you can Unsubscribe :( 44Seven Media 9779 Green Park Industrial Dr Saint Louis, MO 63123 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mensahtenasu1994 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 12:47:46 2020 From: mensahtenasu1994 at gmail.com (MENSAH TENASU) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:47:46 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I will first say that Africa will suffer most in this situation,because we are now moving forwarding a little bit in terms of internet aspects.Sometimes you would go to a small business person telling him or her to have their business on the internet such as website or social media,they'll started asking questions that you could not even imagine because of the way internet prices were being structured We are begging ICANN and its counterparts to review their pricing policies and decisions to redraw decisions of increasing the price of .COM if necessary decrease the price of.COM Having trying to put my business online,the financial constraints has been my biggest concern now, even you paying for something online,the taxes you would be paying too has become a double headache. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From omairharoon at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 12:56:06 2020 From: omairharoon at gmail.com (Omair Haroon) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:56:06 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Omair Haroon Karachi, Sindh Pakistan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From farook at the-e-dev.com Fri Feb 14 13:02:40 2020 From: farook at the-e-dev.com (Farook Al-Sammarraie) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:02:40 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing amendment 3 Message-ID: <2y5q3v81m4-1@ppa3.lax.icann.org> I oppose this From dwain_francis at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 13:04:25 2020 From: dwain_francis at hotmail.com (=?utf-8?B?xJDFtcOlxK3FiyDigqPFlcOlxYbPjOKAvCDigqPFl8OlxYvEi8StxZ0=?=) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:04:25 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern: It is disturbing to think that the abovementioned proposal would even be considered by the parties directly involved given the far-reaching latitude of their collective powers. Over the past two decades, the registration of internet resources identified by the commercial .COM TLD is rapidly increased given greater availability to the internet and website development resources. A steady sustained increase will cause a destabilizing effect throughout the market by making domain registration prices unaffordable and in the same category as other lesser-known (yet seemingly catchy) TLDs. You may also be aware of the fact that the number of domain registrars competing for a tiny piece of the pie has also grown significantly and their customer base has been allowed to expand due to the discounts which are provided on bundled. It therefore means that the registrars themselves will either be forced to absorb the increased costs in an attempt to help them remain competitive, or, it will be passed on to customers ? many of whom will simply deem the cost of their own domain too costly. I urge you to reconsider the agreement. I urge you to carefully think about the possible consequences this agreement could have on the millions of existing customers and the additional millions of potential customers. I urge you to make good business sense prevail and prevent a possible stagnation of the domain registration market. I thank you in advance for your consideration. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SAlpert5 at aol.com Fri Feb 14 13:12:14 2020 From: SAlpert5 at aol.com (SAlpert5) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:12:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?UGxlYXNlIGRvbuKAmXQg?= =?utf-8?q?raise_prices!?= References: Message-ID: Dear Sirs, I have recently learned of the plan to significantly raise the wholesale cost of ?.com? domains. While I realize that occasionally, companies need to modify prices slightly to cover increases in the actual costs of doing business, the large annual increases that are planned by your outfit are excessive and uncalled for. As planned, .com wholesale prices could roughly double over the next 10 years, in the absence of a justifiable reason. A business model based on an ever-widening array of categories (.com, .biz, .site, .info, etc.) suggests that mere increases in the volume of new domains sold should already be generating sufficient additional profits to negate the need for targeted excessive annual wholesale price increases. I am a small-time user who would more likely let my domains lapse, as they are relatively unimportant, rather than paying extortion-style annual price increases. I?m sure I?m not alone. Less users means less profits, and in my humble opinion, the aggregate of these losses will far outweigh the benefits of any price increases that you seek. Thank you. Sincerely, Steven Alpert 17 Meadowbrook Lane Suffern, NY 10901 From chitanoni at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 13:13:28 2020 From: chitanoni at gmail.com (Tellmann) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:13:28 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. J. Tellmann Bissen, Mersch Luxembourg ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Because of the cost of renewing those domains/Google penalties/algorithm change for SEO/risks. I now own about 15 domains. I can expect that large domains owners will not renew if the proposed price increase is done. Most individual don't buy? .com. It's businesses but mostly Internet Marketers/SEO that buy a large number of domains. So, if a .com does not pay at least for itself in the first year, it is not renewed. Now, with the 7% increase, they will drop then even faster. They don't buy multiyear because they don't know if the project with pay or not. And when the price will become too high, they might not even test out a risky project. Those Internet Marketers/SEO won't buy 100s, 200s,400s but will scale back their domains. In the end, you might make less money than expected. May I suggest a 1-2% increase that is about the inflation rate. Thank your time Steve McGrath -- Steve McGrath President McGrath Info Solution 4104-5 rue des Martinets Quebec, QC, Canada, G1G 1P9 http://www.mcgrathinfosolution.com support at mcgrathinfosolution.com From smartsmartapps at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 13:32:58 2020 From: smartsmartapps at gmail.com (Viktor Fonic) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:32:58 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN mafia wants more money again Message-ID: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Service_DomCPIv4_20200210 Please stop this nonsense. Thank you! Mark -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scottdkahn at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 13:34:30 2020 From: scottdkahn at gmail.com (Scott Kahn) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:34:30 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am writing as a registrant of a .com domain name. 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From avijitroy000 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 13:37:02 2020 From: avijitroy000 at gmail.com (Avijit Roy) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 19:07:02 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. avijit roy kolkata -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Crome Yellow Los Angeles, CA From gsagebrush at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 14:35:42 2020 From: gsagebrush at gmail.com (Jim Sells, Sagebrush) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:35:42 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price changes Message-ID: I strongly object to the ICANN secret agreement with Verisign to allow .COM price increases in the next few years, and to allow Verisign to act as a registrar. With automation and years of experience, TLD registration prices should be going down, not up. This, combined with ICANN's recent moves on the .ORG domain pricing policy, shows that ICANN is moving in the wrong direction and does not represent the best interests of the Internet community. best regards, Jim Sells From calin at temperfield.com Fri Feb 14 14:35:29 2020 From: calin at temperfield.com (Calin Damian) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:35:29 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] not happy obviously... every price increase makes a customer unhappy Message-ID: how you/ ICANN will spend the money you get from this deal? who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure? C?lin Damian Digital mPower Rider CEO calin at temperfield.com www.temperfield.com Mobile: +40 720 555 811 75 Poligrafiei Bd., Bucharest, Romania -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Source: https://www.namecheap.com/blog/icann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-money/ Speaking as an individual who privately owns a few .COM domains, out of the hundreds of millions of .COM domains currently registered, these proposed changes would make it much harder for private individuals to renew their own domains. The thing that makes this especially bad is that the price increases could force people out of domains that they have been using for decades. As a student myself I know that I could not afford to register and annually renew a .COM domain name under this new scheme, and I am worried that I might loose the domains that I already have registered. Please do not make this change. I ask that you maintain the pricing cap. Yours faithfully, S. Steenkamp PhD Student Department of Computer Science University of Cambridge -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you for listening to my concerns!...Douglas Waldruff Sent from my iPhone From randlewarren at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 15:02:44 2020 From: randlewarren at gmail.com (Randy Warren) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:02:44 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price hikes Message-ID: <001f01d5e347$d07f3b40$717db1c0$@gmail.com> To whom it may concern, I am a business man with several websites. I do not appreciate arbitrary price hikes. Please keep the fees down. Randy Warren -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adityabajaj at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 15:02:29 2020 From: adityabajaj at hotmail.com (Aditya Bajaj) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:02:29 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase prices Message-ID: Hello, Don't increase prices for .com domains. I am a small reseller and can't afford it. Regards, Aditya -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please take every step necessary to stop the rate hike. All the best, *Jill Kidwell* CoFounder, CareProvide 202-253-3766 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Kkucera at protonmail.com Fri Feb 14 15:13:20 2020 From: Kkucera at protonmail.com (Kkucera at protonmail.com) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:13:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Monopoly Is Not In The Public'sInterest Message-ID: To pull a quote from your own "Who We Are" section of your website: "ICANN is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. Through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet." This shady act of business is a complete contradiction about how you describe yourself. Allowing a single entity wave money in your face to amend in their behalf at the expense of the public whom you claim to benefit does NOT promote competition and growth of the internet. This is merely a "loophole" to monopolize on a technology that was created for everybody and to connect the entire world together in a way that was once never imaginable. I question your "leadership" when this sort of practice happens. As an American, who loves my country dearly, I have to deal with this sort of stuff from my own government and her numerous, questionable organizations who constantly steal and adulterate the privacy of not only our own. but of the entire world. I also have to deal with corporate buy outs on a daily basis from our skewed dual party system. Just like our government system was never meant to be run this way and our being our being oppressed buy this crony driven brainwashed system, you are acting no better. While there are many people around this country and this world who are struggling to keep their head above water, you are concerned about squeezing more money out of everybody and tipping the already unbalanced world more so in the wrong direction. I not only call for a denouncing of the amendment, I also call for the public to investigate your leadership and your intentions for the "public-benefit" you claim to have. -Kurtis Orlando, Florida -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at iamartandalchemy.com Fri Feb 14 15:18:05 2020 From: info at iamartandalchemy.com (Fredrick Taylor) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:18:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. -- I am not in agreement with the recent agreement between ICANN and Verisign that will significantly impact (decrease) the accessibility of domains for small businesses and the digital community as a whole. Increasing wholesale domain prices In Love and Light, Nyaima Smith -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dean at goosehawk.com Fri Feb 14 15:21:15 2020 From: dean at goosehawk.com (Dunkin) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:21:15 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: Yet another power grab for greedy companies. This proposal is outrages. In a period of history when businesses both big and small need domains to compete in the markerplace, such increases in a basic business necessaties? are not a welcome expense. Please rethink this. ?Thank You Dunkin Dean at goosehawk.net Get BlueMail for Android ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Josh at casafavorita.com Fri Feb 14 15:22:34 2020 From: Josh at casafavorita.com (Joshua ten Brink) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:22:34 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <000001d5e34a$95e9cbf0$c1bd63d0$@casafavorita.com> I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). With well over 1300 domains the affect on the business is substantial I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains as it will make the volume of domains held be less which will be bad for the overall business. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Joshua ten Brink San Jose, Costa Rica -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mathapua at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 15:23:15 2020 From: mathapua at gmail.com (Matthew Pua) Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 00:23:15 +0900 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: <42CE8F21-167F-43EE-B2C0-C7FD903DA262@gmail.com> I am an independent web developer and I hold a few domain names which end in .com. I believe that the prices should not increase and the current pricing is sufficient enough. It mostly is Verisign that benefits from this and if the prices increase, we would opt for a different domain name. We do not want to do this since it will have a lot of overhead cost and change. Please reconsider and think about the public as a whole Best regards, Matthew Timothy Pua From info at iamartandalchemy.com Fri Feb 14 15:23:32 2020 From: info at iamartandalchemy.com (Fredrick Taylor) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:23:32 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am not in agreement with the recent agreement between ICANN and Verisign that will significantly impact (decrease) the accessibility of domains for small businesses and the digital community as a whole. Increasing wholesale domain prices potentially more than 70% over the next decade is unacceptable. Please reconsider. At a minimum, Verisign needs to implement accountability measures on how ICANN is going to use this additional $20 million dollars over the next 5 years and ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. In Love and Light, Nyaima Smith On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 4:18 PM Fredrick Taylor wrote: > > > These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to > come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If > you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel > about their recent decision. > > Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for > .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases > don?t stop there. > > -- > I am not in agreement with the recent agreement between ICANN and Verisign > that will significantly impact (decrease) the accessibility of domains for > small businesses and the digital community as a whole. Increasing wholesale > domain prices > > > In Love and Light, > > Nyaima Smith > > -- In Love and Light, Fredrick and Nyaima *"Transformational Adornments that * *Beautify the Body and Speak to the Soul"* *www.artandalchemyjewelry.com * *651-252-4369* *FB: I.AM.Art.Alchemy* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wblackwo at tampabay.rr.com Fri Feb 14 15:28:04 2020 From: wblackwo at tampabay.rr.com (wblackwo at tampabay.rr.com) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:28:04 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org - First Place Internet, Inc. Message-ID: <8659cf0c9be7638171b695815c9a38c505404c16@webmail> Please see attached. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From sufyan.rehman786 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 15:32:36 2020 From: sufyan.rehman786 at gmail.com (Sufyan ur Rehman) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 20:32:36 +0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Totally disagreed by decision will increase price of .COM top TLD Message-ID: <5e46bd95.1c69fb81.1bdf8.8832@mx.google.com> Greetings, As I get informed recently through my domain name registrar namecheap.com for the contract dealing happened between ICANN and Verisign, Inc. secretly regarding increase of prices to .com TLD years to come, totally disagreed because mercy of Internet, world has been becoming the global village, where we can interact with the people of different cultures, races, communities so on.. 80% of local businesses moving on the internet across globe by mercy of affordable internet usage. The source that linked the global community to each other is address ( web address) By which we have become able to access the global platform as provided by the non profit authorities exit on internet ( like social media, websites, blogs, forums, so on.) As a whole, domain name plays vital role in connecting with people beloved ones across the world, and the thing that is working behind it is .com TLD most of the times. Internet is now accessible coz its very cheap way to get our ideal web address from the number of registrar?s accredited by the ICANN and Verisign,lnc. If the changes will happen in shape of increase of prices per domain name as a set fee to the registrar?s then it will be difficult for the regisrants to get desire domain name from the registrars who getting prices higher from the root authority. So plz , let the internet breath in a free way and allows the beloved ones to get in touch in more convenient way. 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URL: From molly.brookfield at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 15:54:41 2020 From: molly.brookfield at gmail.com (Molly Brookfield) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:54:41 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am opposed to the proposed amendments that would make .com prices soar and make the internet less accessible and less democratic. From alexsinay at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 16:10:47 2020 From: alexsinay at hotmail.com (Alex Sinay) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:10:47 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comentario por aumento de costos Message-ID: A quien corresponda. Me sorprende que hayan aplicado cambios en las pol?ticas de los costos, como proveedor y gestor de dominios, en muchas ocasiones y para captar mas clientes indicamos que los costos del dominio son gratis y los amortizamos nosotros, ahora con un aumento ser? un costo que se vera reflejado en los costos de nuestros y por consiguiente existir? una disminuci?n de clientes, lo que impactara en la econom?a de nuestro trabajo. Espero tomen una mejor postura y los aumentos no sean efectivos o al menos sea m?nimo y por periodos ?nicos y no por ciclos como esta contemplado. Saludos. Alejandro Sinay Hernandez Morales Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From paula at desmarsol.com Fri Feb 14 16:23:13 2020 From: paula at desmarsol.com (Paula Spagnuolo) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:23:13 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: To whom it may concern, I am writing you today to protest the proposed price increase to .COM domains. As a company, Verisign already enjoys some of the highest profit margins in the domain industry. (Or any industry, for that matter.) The company maintains a monopoly on the .COM registry, and incredulously, is proposing a price increase as its costs of operation are actually going *down!* (This contention is bolstered by the many other registrars who maintain that, given an opportunity, they can run the .COM registry at much lower costs.) As if to add insult to injury, this is a company that is supposed to be operating in the public interest. All parties would agree, with the possible exception of Verisign themselves, that the burden of a .COM price increase at this time on individuals and small business would most decidedly NOT be in their best interests. For all the reasons noted above, I urge that the proposed amendment be rejected. Paula Spagnuolo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From n8joel at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 16:25:05 2020 From: n8joel at gmail.com (N E) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:25:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: My name is Nathan and I'm writing to let my voice be heard on the matter of the proposed price increases to .COM domains. It is my understanding that ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and as such should consider public opinion on matters like this. I am a .COM user, I have a number of websites operating on .COM. 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URL: From BillRoot at pobox.com Fri Feb 14 16:31:20 2020 From: BillRoot at pobox.com (Bill Root) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:31:20 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Form Post from Firefox Message-ID: utf8=? authenticity_token=Aryw+5i6SC7hp68Q/SXdZcLhKpQDdZekfyL9yUAJVS/Gp/uBHjehhRWnyiX9ekMdEQrYJ7zli6sTavUYslQQIQ== terms_of_services=yes commit=Continue I am very disturbed that ICANN once again plans to increase prices (or allow increasing prices) on domain registration. Virtually all technology decreases in price over time largely because the costs decrease.? Computers cost less.? Cell phones and smart phones (for equivalent features) cost less.? Software costs less.? Web hosting costs less. What justification can you give for allowing the price of domain registration to increase?? Domain registration isn't a one-time cost, it's an ongoing cost.? I have a very small software business whose income has declined partly because of the perceived decline in value of computer software.? In order to maintain the business I have to renew my domains, which are all variations on the company name (no speculation here), annually. Why do you want to make it more expensive to do business on the internet when the costs are declining?? A potential 70% increase over 10 years is significant and is well above inflation. Based on ICANN's actions -- increasing domain registration prices in exchange for money going directly to ICANN, making deals in secret, ignoring public comments -- it's impossible to have a good opinion of your organization.? It looks like ICANN is taking money from small businesses (indirectly, granted) and using it for their own benefit. Please stop this deal. Sincerely, Bill Root From info at vietoptics.com Fri Feb 14 16:33:03 2020 From: info at vietoptics.com (VietOptics Assistance) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 23:33:03 +0700 (ICT) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com price Message-ID: <1856267416.190424.1581697983753@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adeleprince14 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 16:33:45 2020 From: adeleprince14 at gmail.com (Adele Prince) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:33:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise prices Message-ID: <5e46cbeb.1c69fb81.d3ef.32c3@mx.google.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anthony.avina at snapsheet.me Fri Feb 14 16:33:25 2020 From: anthony.avina at snapsheet.me (Anthony Avina) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:33:25 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject) Message-ID: I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. ICANN receiving $20 million from Verisign seems a conflict of interest, as well as how Verisign would be able to operate as a domain registrar. ICANN also has a history of ignoring comments on previous actions such as price controlling .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. ICANN should take the public comments they receive seriously and act in parallel to their principles that include "bottom-up coordination" ( https://www.icann.org/resources/unthemed-pages/icann-mou-1998-11-25-en) If ICANN needs the $20 million in order to operate, they should provide an itemized list of costs as a plan to justify these actions. As it stands, I and countless others are not convinced. -Anthony -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jay at digimedia.com Fri Feb 14 16:34:11 2020 From: jay at digimedia.com (Jay Chapman) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:34:11 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?q?Digimedia=2Ecom=2C_L?= =?utf-8?q?P=E2=80=99s_comment_to_ICANN_regarding_the_Proposed_Amen?= =?utf-8?q?dment_3_to_the_=2ECOM_Registry_Agreement?= Message-ID: Our company, a 20+ year owner, developer, operator, investor and partner of businesses utilizing our .com domain names, is grateful for this opportunity to comment. We are not in favor of ICANN granting exclusive perpetual no bid contracts and its allowance of price increases without substantive justification or ties to cost of providing service. Jay Chapman Digimedia.com, LP -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ephelps09 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 16:40:47 2020 From: ephelps09 at gmail.com (Edward Phelps) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:40:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT Raise Prices & Act More Transparently Message-ID: To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to set forth my dissent for the Contract executed with VeriSign which was announced on January 3, 2020. As 40% of all domain names are .com domains, the promise of up to 70% price increases over the next decade represents a serious strategic attack on the ability of individuals and small organizations to acquire and hold domain assets. I project the effects to include deep reductions in the number of individual and small organizations that hold domains, and concurrently a rise in the consolidation of domain assets among corporate enterprises. This will seriously affect small business growth by 1) shifting the ability to acquire online domain assets to the top echelon of small businesses; and 2) limiting the overall visibility and reach of small business online. Simply put, there are more equitable approaches to achieving the profit goals. With this memo I make the following requests: 1. Renegotiate the VeriSign contract with participation of key domain seller community members and stakeholders. 2. Collect current public opinion data and factor it into the planning process. 3. Devise and implement a globally transparent process for developing domain pricing policy and agreements. Remember that how you see things is ultimately just that... how "you" see things. There are other perspectives and options that can yield dramatically more favorable results over the near and long term. Thanks for all that you do to make domains available. -- Edward Phelps ephelps09 at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianpswift at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 16:42:14 2020 From: brianpswift at gmail.com (Brian Swift) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:42:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Price Domain Comment In-Reply-To: <195f748c-ffba-4ac5-bb88-1eab1e1bcbf6@Spark> References: <195f748c-ffba-4ac5-bb88-1eab1e1bcbf6@Spark> Message-ID: <4de58654-c96c-4620-a5a6-a73d66a78de4@Spark> Hi, I?d like to submit a comment opposing any unjustified price increases on .com domains. The inexpensive entry cost of the internet is a factor that has contributed to the plethora of great content. By allowing for the cost of .com domains to increase, without explanation or justification, you will make the internet less accessible to artists, designers, small businesses, and those that want to use the internet to contribute to pop culture. Please give careful consideration to any price increases you implement, and be transparent in letting internet users know what those price increases are going towards and why they are necessary. Thank you, Brian Swift www.brianswift.com www.alacrito.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aussierastus at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 16:44:11 2020 From: aussierastus at hotmail.com (Jessi Brown) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:44:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases Message-ID: Hello, I was dismayed to hear about the new arrangement between Verisign and ICANN. I am a sole proprietor - small business owner. I am dependent on having my .com website attract clients. Honestly, I do not have any more money in the budget to cover the proposed price increases outlined in this deal. Please, consider the small business owners and find a way to support us as you map a path going forward. Thank you, Jessi Eden Brown, MS, LMHC, LPC, NCC Eden-therapy.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbrakomccomb at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 16:50:27 2020 From: jbrakomccomb at gmail.com (James Brako-McComb) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:50:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] How will I be able to afford my website? Message-ID: Who else is wondering the same thing? It might not be much for people in first world countries but it's a hefty some for others. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justin at foell.org Fri Feb 14 16:52:55 2020 From: justin at foell.org (Justin Foell) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:52:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase Message-ID: Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. There is going to be no benefit to registrants or consumers, just more money in your pockets. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garciadd at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 16:58:41 2020 From: garciadd at gmail.com (Dan Garcia) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:58:41 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stereostrategy at popandroll.com Fri Feb 14 17:04:54 2020 From: stereostrategy at popandroll.com (Stereo Strategy) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:04:54 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <1581699894-8b08dddd9272bffc237a3f2ca86b9e8c@popandroll.com> Dear, As a wise man once said: ?Greed is a fat demon with a small mouth and whatever you feed it is never enough.? With a 60-85 percent operating margin, Verisign is already an obese cacodemon sitting on a goldmine but of course wishing it was even bigger. Another wise man added: ?A monopoly implies customers have no choices, and are screwed over time after time. Incompetence is rewarded more often than not.? In the meantime, internet spam, scams and fraud are at an all-time high. You should be ashamed! Just don?t expect us to remain silent and see how the Icann-Verisign tandem are executing their gold-digging scheme, duping millions of customers along the way. We will watch you. We will fight back. This is not a threat. It?s a warning. Kind regards, Sarah Blake for Stereo Strategy Representing over 170 clients And 4,200 .com domain names REMEMBER: ?The gluttons dig their own graves with their teeth.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From icann at leap.com Fri Feb 14 17:10:44 2020 From: icann at leap.com (George Kirikos) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:10:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Additional Comments of Leap of Faith Financial Services Inc. Opposing Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Submitted by: George Kirikos Company: Leap of Faith Financial Services Inc. Website: http://www.leap.com/ Date: February 14, 2020 In addition to our previously submitted comments: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20/2020q1/008785.html (mirrored at: https://freespeech.com/2020/02/14/comments-to-icann-opposing-proposed-amendment-3-to-the-com-registry-agreement/ ) we just noticed under "Next Steps" at: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en the following language: "Following review of all of the public comments received, ICANN org will prepare and publish a summary and analysis report of the comments received. The report will be provided to the ICANN Board of Directors, and ******in consultation with the Board, ICANN org will make a decision**** regarding the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement and the proposed binding LOI between ICANN and Verisign." (emphasis added) Thus, it appears that ICANN staff will be making a decision, and not the ICANN Board itself. The language above claims that ICANN staff will only have a "consultation with the Board". That is unacceptable! It's solely the ICANN Board's duty to consider this critical contract, and ICANN staff should not be making the ultimate decision. George Kirikos President Leap of Faith Financial Services Inc. http://www.leap.com/ From serve at corpfl.com Fri Feb 14 17:10:59 2020 From: serve at corpfl.com (Marc White, GM [SVR]) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:10:59 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] hold the line on prices Message-ID: <004f01d5e359$baccb4f0$30661ed0$@corpfl.com> Hi there - we do a lot of business on the web, and have a non-profit. Please hold the line on prices to help folks like us. Thanks. Marc White Central FL USA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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And domain registration is just domain name, we need to get web hosting to activate the domain, which is more than domain registration. My web hosting company just increased $5 per month, that will be so much already, and I will need to look for a better price web hosting company. Some people (businesses) can afford increased price, but some people (businesses) can't. I'm against of increasing the price! Hope ICANN hear our voice. *YAYOI* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryanryanryanx3 at icloud.com Fri Feb 14 17:24:20 2020 From: ryanryanryanx3 at icloud.com (R. Weatherby) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:24:20 -0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly against Message-ID: <8e876639-b344-4e47-9726-37f5e138ef7f@me.com> How is the price increase in the public good?? How will regular internet users benefit? What is ICANN receiving in exchange for the $20mil payment from Verisign? I'm strongly against this price increase proposal, it disproportionately hurts everyday non-business, or small business users who want to keep a domain or two going for themselves. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gjibueze at tqtechno.com Fri Feb 14 16:18:57 2020 From: gjibueze at tqtechno.com (Godwin Jibueze) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:18:57 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on .COM Price Increases Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I am writing regarding ICANN's agreement with Verisign that will allow increase in wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade, besides other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. 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URL: From segrogan at smcm.edu Fri Feb 14 17:43:49 2020 From: segrogan at smcm.edu (Grogan, Susan) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:43:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign Message-ID: Friday, February 14, 2020 The Honorable Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510 The Honorable Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510 The Honorable Representative Steny Hoyer, 1705 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Representative Nancy Pelosi, 1705 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC Bureau of Competition, FTC ICANN Re: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en To whom it may concern: A few days ago, I was contacted by my domain name registrar advising that Verisign was asking for pricing increases (about 30%) that would substantially increase the cost of holding the small portfolio of domain names I own (10-20). I think everyone should own a few because ownership of the internet, its value, should derive from users, mainly the people (real people, not corporations doing business as persons for purposes of business law). I am not looking to flip mine for a profit. I have no websites up. The only websites I have put online were for teaching and research purposes, paid for out of my personal income. It is expensive enough merely to put up, protect, and maintain a website. To reach an audience requires a campaign war chest to pay for social media and search engine advertising. I, like most Americans, am not wealthy nor a fundraiser. The cost of owning a few domain names is not a cost of doing business for me since I don't own one or have any plans in that direction. The internet should be first and foremost a resource that enhances public speech, the internet should belong to the people. But, so that the internet remains open and free, I understand we must rely on both private and government, or quasi-governmental agencies to manage necessary infrastructure. Unfortunately, it seems that the internet is plagued with potholes, worse than our highways. Until I was contacted by my registrar 2 days ago, I had never heard of Verisign and was only vaguely familiar with ICANN. I recall paying ICANN fees to my registrar that are very low. What I did not know is that a substantial part of the substantial annual cost paid to my registrar just to own them, whether I do anything with them or not, goes to Verisign. Amendment 3 will increase those costs dramatically and also change the structure of the internet to increase the monopoly Verisign holds over the internet. Verisign already has no competitors, already is a monopoly contractually. On the other hand, there are very many domains and domain registries. These compete on price; but, from what I can see, are highly constrained in doing so because all of them must pass on considerable fixed (Verisign) fees to consumers and other owners of domain names. Verisign is publicly traded and has outperformed all stock markets substantially. Most public comments are going to complain that Verisign already makes too much money and has not specified why they need to make more. That's easy to predict because that's pretty much all the public knows and has been told. The only reason Verisign gives to demonstrate the need, is a generalized, vague statement about the need to safeguard internet security. I would think that if they had specific plans for improvements to what they already do--since protecting the internet essentially is also Verisign's mission statement--they would have a specific budget and that they would be pitching these plans through the roof because they are publicly traded--it's both in their interest to disclose and required by accounting standards and the SEC. Verisign has already bullied the same for .org and other domain types. Thousands of public comments objected. Only a few voiced in favor, which implies almost all those who would personally profit from these price increases did not even bother to submit a letter voicing their approval. Why? Because like the present case, the old public comment process was merely an excuse going through the motions, not a serious solicitation and consideration of public comments. I am told the public comments against were all dismissed as "spam" for the earlier case. I think there was a little more to it. The usual reason most public comments against are dismissed is that they do not rise to the technical and legal standards necessary to require explanation and/or reconsideration. You have to be an expert in the field or a lawyer to submit comments that matter these days, especially in this case of a high-tech company that acts in the background of the internet, in the shadows of our lives. The only comments likely to stop this process, or most any other process from Keystone to health and safety regulations are lawsuits or credible threats to sue submitted in comments in the absence of sincere federal, indeed international, regulation and oversight. I don't see that happening. We don't have a public union. Registrars are not well organized. And, I doubt anyone could recover the substantial legal fees. ICANN is supposed to regulate Verisign but seems to be surrendering their responsibilities. Verisign gave ICANN a considerable sum of money to make these changes happen. This, I presume, was to pay ICANN's costs but the amount seems more like paying for all of ICANN's bonuses and new corporate memberships at Mar-A-Lago. As a monopoly, Verisign minimizes risk by definition. In a free market, stock values are supposed to reflect risk. High tech firms generally earn more because they face the added risk of the technology itself. The internet has been around for Verisigdecades now. I don't see there being all that much risk to the internet failing. Verisign's only risk has been and is keeping the internet secure but in a very limited way. What[ <#_msocom_1>do they plan to do different? Build a Wall around the internet? Overall, I don't judge the internet a safe place. I don't believe and Verisign has not convinced me as a member of the public that the internet is going to be safer if Verisign gets these price increases. Verisign has extremely (abnormally) high operating profits and net incomes. I am not going to go into those specifics because I am objecting to the process itself. The public has not been given adequate knowledge or time to make credible objections. Essentially, *the Amendment 3 public comment process is fraudulent*. There is reason to suspect ICANN has been paid off and will not see to the public interest. We have been given no reason to justify the price increases. They know the public can only object to the price increase itself and that objecting to price increases will be easily dismissed by free market reasoning. The problem is that the public, average folks, have no other place to go. They used to say the crooks were in the banks because that's where the money is. Today, the crooks seem to camp out in Verisign and ICANN. I ask that the price increase be denied due to unfair process according to principles of the free market, free internet, and free speech. ICANN should require and publish a detailed review explaining what they want to do that requires this price increase and what they want to achieve by it besides jacking up their stock price before the next heist. The US Department of Commerce should have gotten off its soup can and seen that it was so instead of conspiring with Verisign and ICANN to further usurp the internet. Since I do not think public comments are being solicited with sincere intents, I am forwarding my own to above members asking Congress to hold hearings on the past and present process by which these price increases and encroachment on our freedoms have been conducted by US Department of Commerce, Verisign, and ICANN. That?s the only way the public is going to have the information necessary to judge and comment. 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At very least, you?ll lose my business. -Jay From be_jos at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 17:44:41 2020 From: be_jos at hotmail.com (jo jose) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:44:41 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot com Domains Message-ID: Sir or Mam, I am appalled and saddened at the decision by ICANN to raise the prices and cost of .COM domains. ICANN?s scrupulous behavior and agreement with Verisign undermines and hurts all customers and businesses present and future who utilize and support .com domains. I am asking ICANN to stop this action and do right for all users and supporters of .COM domains by not coming into agreement with Verisign and increasing prices. Sincerely, Josephine Bednar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pierre.bonis at afnic.fr Fri Feb 14 17:46:24 2020 From: pierre.bonis at afnic.fr (Pierre Bonis) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:46:24 +0100 (CET) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Afnic position on Proposed Ammendment 3 Message-ID: <011a01d5e35e$ac035c30$040a1490$@afnic.fr> Afnic, as the .fr registry and as a CCNSO member, but also as a technical backend registry for various new GTLDs has no particular position on the wholesale price for the .COM We would only wish to remind ICANN of the dominant position of .COM in the world domain name market, and urge ICANN to refer to the best experts of anti-trust and competition to make sure that an increase of the .COM prices, as well as a strong decrease if it could happen ever, have no anti-competition effects on the market. Recognizing that ICANN is not a price regulator, and as a member of the ICANN community, we would just like to make sure that no negative impact on ICANN reputation could affect us collectively in consequence of this amendment. On the "binding LoI", and referring to the DNS Security part of the amendment, Afnic is of the opinion that this part has no place in such a document and is even dangerous for the ICANN community. First, referring to the ICANN text : "Under the LOI, Verisign and ICANN agree to work in good faith with the ICANN community and within ICANN processes to develop best practices for ICANN's contracted parties that can be used to create potential new contractual obligations, tools, methods and metrics to help measure and mitigate DNS security threats." That LoI puts Verisign, a respected member of the ICANN community, in a position that is outside the ICANN community. The fact that the Verisign's action is described as being implemented "within ICANN process" doesn't change this strange way of designating Verisign as an organisation not part of the ICANN community. Jointly with ICANN as an organisation, and not from the ICANN community where it belongs, Verisign would then develop best practices that could be applied to ICANN interested parties, not with them, but for them. The worst part being that these best practices developed, not by and within the ICANN community as it is the rule that bind us, but from a third party, could become new contractual obligations. Afnic doesn't understand the rational of such a presentation. We are of the opinion that there is no need to point out at a particular stakeholder to give him a special responsibility in the policy development process, even if the topic (the security) is of paramount importance. Inside the ICANN community, a lot of expertise ( including Verisign's one) is already existing, and comes from all ICANN stakeholders. The reference to the binding LoI in the .COM resigtry Agreement seems therefore difficult to accept for Afnic, is the Loi itself is not strongly rephrased On Verisign's funding to support ICANN Activities, Afnic supports and encourage any donation from Verisign to ICANN, and welcomes this substantial help given by Verisign as a company, and not by the .com as a TLD. Therefore, one can only applaud this gesture in favour of the core mission of ICANN, because it comes with no specific conditions regarding the .com agreement itself, and therefore should not be mentioned, directly or indirectly through the reference made to the LOI. Best regards, Pierre BONIS AFNIC CEO -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From daviddemchuk at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 17:54:45 2020 From: daviddemchuk at gmail.com (David Demchuk) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:54:45 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Planned changes to the contract between ICANN and Verisign Message-ID: My name is David Demchuk and I am a Canadian writer of fiction and drama for stage, film and television. I have my own .com website which I maintain through Squarespace. I have acquired my domain name, daviddemchuk.com, through an independent service. I am very strongly opposed to the planned changes to the contract ICANN has with Verisign. I do not believe the ensuing price increases or changes to Verisign's role are in the public interest.* I am especially concerned with the lack of consultation by ICANN with the larger internet community.* These arbitrary self-servicing changes potentially affection more than 100 million .com users, with no discernible benefits to us or to the internet community as a whole. 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If that is not the case with Verisign, perhaps the registry should be put up for bid from other qualified companies. I believe if an RFP was put in place to manage the .com registry, other service providers would be able to offer .com domain names for a lower price. It does not make sense to me that ICANN appears to be looking out for Verisign's bottom line rather than the domain registrants that can only purchase and renew their .com domain names from Verisign. If ICANN does not protect domain name registrants from increasing prices, I do not think ICANN serves any useful purpose any longer. Respectfully, Elliot Silver -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dat Phusa Orange, California United States From karabarr295 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 18:09:13 2020 From: karabarr295 at gmail.com (Kara Barr) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:09:13 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3 Message-ID: I am a .com domain owner, and I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. This amendment would place an undue burden on many small business owners including myself. Please do not pass this amendment. Thank you. Kara Barr *(she/her)* karabarr295 at gmail.com 414.610.1232 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bthombs at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 18:13:24 2020 From: bthombs at gmail.com (Burt Thombs) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:13:24 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to new contract for .COM domains between iCann and Verisign. Message-ID: Please add my name to those who oppose this "new" deal that may cause .com domain costs to rise significantly. This has the potential to disrupt the way many people make a living and should have been a public forum prior to the contract being completed. Burt Thombs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thoai.trinh at datcommns.com Fri Feb 14 18:16:18 2020 From: thoai.trinh at datcommns.com (thoai trinh) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:16:18 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. 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I recently received an email from NameCheap that relayed these statements: > Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc.[, which ] operate[s] the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). > > ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. < snip, snip > > [Under] this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don?t stop there. > > This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. > > Why is ICANN doing this? > > Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. If these statements from NameCheap are correct, then I am appalled at ICANN's actions and its lack of transparency and accountability to the public. If ICANN continues to operate in this manner, I shall petition my Senators and Congressman for redress and the reform of ICANN. Sincerely, Paul Bain (703) 870-5154 From t.trinh at hossconsulting.com Fri Feb 14 18:18:26 2020 From: t.trinh at hossconsulting.com (Thoai Trinh) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:18:26 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. T. Trinh Dallas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thoai Duc Trinh Los Angeles, California United States Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From auguosto at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 18:33:10 2020 From: auguosto at gmail.com (Jorge A. Chavaco) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:33:10 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not a fiar decision Message-ID: Hi, I don't think it's a fair decision for domain names to be increased without taking the customer's opinions or concerns into consideration. I really hope you reconsider this decision otherwise I'd be forced to closed many of the .com domains I have registered for so many years. Thank you for your time and consideration to reverse this decision. 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Description of Issue: We would like to bring ICANN?s attention a significant bug with the ICANN public comment process. This is making the system impossible to use and it is not allowing stakeholders to read and digest information that is being submitted with other stakeholders on the Internet, in blog postings, and via email. It is making last minute submissions to the process nearly impossible as the IDs are constantly changing! When comments are removed (or deleted) from the system by ICANN, all comments shift down by an ID. Say for example you have seven postings (this example is used for illustration purposes with fictitious ids and fictitious names): ---------000100.html---------Amy Agnew ---------000101.html---------Betty Becky ---------000102.html---------Cathy Charles ---------000103.html---------Dennis Dean ---------000104.html---------Ernie Emmerson ---------000105.html---------Fannie Famous ---------000106.html---------Greg Garrett When ICANN (for some unknown reason) deletes a posting, it ?shifts? all of the other postings numbers up by one. Thereby citing a previous posting and linking to it is impossible, making the public comment period buggy, problematic and extremely difficult to use. When the third post above is removed (or deleted), all comments beneath it ?shift down? therefore completely hiding the post by ?Cathy Charles? and thus every ID beyond it is no longer linkable or citable. In the above example we get this result: ---------000100.html---------Amy Agnew ---------000101.html---------Betty Becky ---------000102.html---------Cathy Charles---------(Deleted By ICANN) ---------000102.html---------Dennis Dean-----------*Id changed by Cathy?s deletion ---------000103.html---------Ernie Emmerson--------*Id changed by Cathy?s deletion ---------000104.html---------Fannie Famous---------*Id changed by Cathy?s deletion ---------000105.html---------Greg Garrett----------*Id changed by Cathy?s deletion First off: Who is removing these postings? By which criteria are they being removed? Is there a public log or record of the removed postings? More importantly, we immediately request that ICANN stop removing postings. It is breaking the entire public comment system and does not allow anybody else to see what someone has said with a direct link to the particular posting. ICANN also has a duty to extend this public comment process - as it is clearly broken and it is making all external links reference an entirely different public comment. This would give respondents, including myself, the time to properly cite prior postings which have now all been messed up and don?t allow links I have been reading to work or point at the right locations anymore! It is unfair and unjust, it is broken, and it is a mess! Preventing many last minute submissions. The URL?s and the ID numbers should not be changing! Please fix postings from disappearing and being replaced by others, while other legitimate comments now don?t have a permanent URL that is easily referenceable and/or addressable. More importantly, I need additional time due to ICANN?s blunder here in order to submit my final submissions. Thank you. - Keven -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Agreements like this, affecting the many .com domain owners, such as myself, should not be made by !CANN without input from those many domain owners. I am aware of Verisign's promise to pay ICANN 20 million dollars. This amendment and the associated agreement with Verisign seriously calls in question ICANN's credibility and integrity as a regulatory organization. Sincerely, Mark Greenberg United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thoaitrinhd at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 18:58:58 2020 From: thoaitrinhd at gmail.com (Thoai Trinh) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:58:58 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. 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URL: From asuka.nanc at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 19:10:10 2020 From: asuka.nanc at gmail.com (Asuka Nan) Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 03:10:10 +0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, Regarding the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, as an Internet user I'd like to take the opportunity to express my concerns from the following two aspects. *-- Change of Section 7.3(d) of the Agreement (Maximum Price)* .COM is undoubtedly the most recognized and widely used TLD in the world. Comparing with other gTLDs, it bears an outstanding characteristic as public resource. From information provided with the proposed amendment I don't see any pressing and reasonable need of Verisgn to raise the price of .COM. What kind of benefit or value whill the price hikes bring to end users like myself. If either Verisign or ICANN can provide any justification or clarification, please release them as soon as possible, otherwise I cannot find myself agreeable to the proposed price hikes under any circumstances. *-- Funding to Support ICANN's Initiatives* In light of the proposed price hikes, it seems very difficult for me to understand the motive of offering the fund and whether it can be used properly. ICANN has been working on preserving and enhanccing the security, stability and resiliency of the DNS for more than a decade. Why in all of a sudden it depends on Verisign to offer this additional amount of money? I believe the global community has the right to ask for more transparency from ICANN, not only on where this funding proposal came from, but also how it will be used and who will oversee its using. Sincerely, Asuka Nan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From electricavenuestudio at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 19:10:22 2020 From: electricavenuestudio at gmail.com (Daniel Natyna) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:10:22 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to the .com rate increase Message-ID: <402E4E68-13A3-4DBD-AE0C-DD186CD7B071@gmail.com> I am against the purposed rate increase to the .com domain. The general volume of the .com domains registered should be more than sufficient to cover the costs of maintaining the registry and security of the domain. The actions of Verisign and iCANN are in very poor taste, and looks like a bribe from one company, so the other can do as they wish at the expense of their customers. Daniel Natyna Canada From nechari.riley at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 19:26:27 2020 From: nechari.riley at gmail.com (Nechari Riley) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:26:27 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello, It's important to keep the internet accessible by making sure that pricing is affordable for its users. The proposed amendment 3 would ensure that the internet is only for those privileged with enough financial resources to adjust to increased pricing and will make the web presence homogenous and controlled by a small number of people. Please keep .COM level domains affordable by avoiding price increases. Thank you, Nechari Riley -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cameron.a.cortez at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 19:30:13 2020 From: cameron.a.cortez at gmail.com (Cameron Cortez) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:30:13 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Cameron Cortez Arizona -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robertblinov at icloud.com Fri Feb 14 19:36:24 2020 From: robertblinov at icloud.com (Robert Blinov) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:36:24 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against amendment Message-ID: <5ACD5C8E-D895-4DD4-A68C-C18345BA1502@icloud.com> I am against this amendment as it will drastically hike up prices for domains, which should be a public good. The internet used to be and still is a place where most things are free. Making prices higher means less competition, which in turn provides for less creativity and functionality in the web. I sincerely hope this amendment will not proceed. Robert Blinov From joe at firstbasesales.com Fri Feb 14 19:52:37 2020 From: joe at firstbasesales.com (joe at firstbasesales.com) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:52:37 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <20200214125237.32e6bfbfbab7db22aba51dca7aaa9fbf.8186a7d593.wbe@email16.godaddy.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john at namestar.com Fri Feb 14 19:56:37 2020 From: john at namestar.com (John Park) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:56:37 -1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement In-Reply-To: <7d98bb1a-3e33-4879-b367-4c2b98c8bf04@Spark> References: <7d98bb1a-3e33-4879-b367-4c2b98c8bf04@Spark> Message-ID: Hello, This is an outrage. Price should be deceasing, not increasing. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. John Park San Francisco, California -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bill at reservedmedia.com Fri Feb 14 19:56:12 2020 From: bill at reservedmedia.com (Bill Patterson) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:56:12 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer, investing in domain names as a business. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices, and increases benefit only Verisign. Verisign is already a highly-profitable company. There is no reasonable explanation to enrich them further at the expense of domain registrars and registrants. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. If the .COM registry management contract were put up for competitive bidding, a much lower price could be attained, which would truly be in the public interest. Instead, we have an anti-competitive system set up to benefit only Verisign and ICANN. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Bill Patterson Richardson, Texas United States ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zach.bialecki at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 20:01:49 2020 From: zach.bialecki at gmail.com (Zach Bialecki) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:01:49 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment on .COM RA Ammendment Message-ID: I strongly oppose the proposed amendments to the .COM Registry Agreement with Verisign. I believe they are anti-competitive and will harm website operators and domain registrars. Please re-consider and reject this one-sided deal. Thank you, Zach Bialecki -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From niecacawley at live.com Fri Feb 14 20:08:06 2020 From: niecacawley at live.com (Nieca Cawley) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 20:08:06 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] THIS IS MADNESSS Message-ID: .com already accounts for the 40% of the market share for the domains on the internet, why would you want to increase the associated costs? This is corporate greed!!! Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bob.mountain at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 20:09:01 2020 From: bob.mountain at gmail.com (Bob Mountain) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:09:01 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign Price Increase Message-ID: Dear ICANN, I strongly oppose the price increase that Verisign has requested. ICANN would be abandoning its responsibilities by allowing this increase. If ICANN's intent is to allow the free market to determine the appropriate price level for .com domains, the free market should also be allowed to determine the most qualified franchise is to operate the TLD. Allow the extension to be put out to bid to protect the consumer and the free market will do its job, working on behalf of the consumer, providing increased value for money over time. If Verisign were investing heavily to improve the product, you could see some merit in a price increase request. Instead, Verisign's spending has increased solely on executive compensation and stock buy backs. They are not improving the product and therefore have not earned the right to a price increase. Verisign is a well-run company with high quality talent, they do a great job running the registry. However the consumer is not well-served by awarding them a price increase, and by any measure of fairness for the consumer and value for money, this is a travesty. Bob Mountain 23 Orchard St, Belmont, MA 02478 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From liz at nukshuk.com Fri Feb 14 20:13:28 2020 From: liz at nukshuk.com (Liz Hixon) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:13:28 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement is a no-go In-Reply-To: <9b589d57-4d6c-4d5b-959f-a7bfbf2ed681@Spark> References: <9b589d57-4d6c-4d5b-959f-a7bfbf2ed681@Spark> Message-ID: I definitely do not support the increase in price of .com domains. As a nonprofit, ICANN should be focused on the accessibility of the internet rather than filling their own pockets. Verisign should not be permitted to make this increase. Universal decisions such as this should not be made without consent from the public. It is clear that this is an underhanded decision. An increase in price will have multiple repercussions. It will be harmful to small businesses. It will reduce accessibility and visibility for individuals desiring to have their voice heard through outlets such as personal blogs. Liz Hixon digital product designer nukshuk.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From normdecker at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 20:16:43 2020 From: normdecker at hotmail.com (Norm Decker) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 20:16:43 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: This appears to be monopolistic behavior. Built in price increases without any competition. On the surface it seems as though Verisign is buying off ICANN to help push these increases through. I believe the .COM registry agreement should be opened up for competition. Verisign should not be given carte blanche to raise rates. Amendment 1 had prices fixed through 2024. (rom the Effective Date through November 30, 2024, US $7.85;) We?re talking about Amendment 3, didn?t see anything regarding Amendment 2. Any price increases should not be allowed until after 2024 at worse. This contract should be opened up for bidding beyond Verisign. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erin.witzel at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 20:19:20 2020 From: erin.witzel at hotmail.com (Erin) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 20:19:20 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns about Amendment 3 for .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Dear ICANN, The new proposal agreement with Verisign that allows for annual price increases to the prolific domain extension .COM is very worrisome. The .COM extension makes up 40% of all domains, making it the singular most common and familiar domain extension across the globe. One thing that makes the world wide web the wonderful place of wisdom, growth, and community is its accessibility. Any individual, any entrepreneur or start-up, or school program, etc, can add their voice to the internet simply by creating a place to house their knowledge. In recent years, it has become more difficult to afford hosting for this little piece of internet. With more-or-less mandatory SSL certificates for even barebone websites, paid WhoIS protection, and other such hurdles, it's getting increasingly harder for the "little guy" to enter this world. So much of a website's success and identity comes from a memorable domain name, and the .COM extension is clearly the easiest extension to remember. I personally own a handful of domains, all .COM extensions. I am a web developer working for a small design firm. When our clients ask for assistance with choosing domains, we exclusive suggest .COM extensions. I am skeptical on who this price increase would benefit and how it will effect the internet community. If the money isn't going back into the community, I feel this deal between ICANN and Verisign is pure bribery. I believe ICANN should more heavily consult the public and other experts, before settling on a deal that could be very harmful to the internet at large. Best, Erin Witzel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rterhorst at rocketsoftware.com Fri Feb 14 20:21:37 2020 From: rterhorst at rocketsoftware.com (Rene Terhorst) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 20:21:37 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] roll back .com decision Message-ID: Hello, This email is written on my personal behalf, not from my company which I am using now the email from. I do not agree with the contract on Verisign. I do have some .com domains, which are just for me and my family, or for the fun. At the time I got them, then these levels were only available (.net/.com/.org). Your policy mentions: A fundamental part of ICANN?s Mission is to coordinate policy development related to the Internet?s system of unique identifiers. As internet organization you should facilitate, without being commercial. Your website states that you are transparent: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/accountability/irp-en [cid:image001.png at 01D5E37C.9EBA5880] So why would you need $ 20.000.000 from Verisign for the non-profit organization? And promoting competition is done through making thing cheaper and allowing multiple companies to set prices for .com domains. Not giving one commercial company all power. Also you state that you are transparent. But I cannot find why and how the deal was made and were this money would be spent on. So for now I do not trust this deal. And my opinion is that this deal should be cancelled. 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Many thanks Petr Antonov From thommydroid at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 20:40:15 2020 From: thommydroid at gmail.com (Thomas Wright) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:40:15 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You know this isn't ok Message-ID: Why would the one organization that controls everything about anything concerning domain names, the literal bridge between most humans and content on the web, want to make that bridge cost just that much more for the average person? The internet is important to our progress as a species - and as always, money has found a way to corrupt and corrode freedom. It comes down to one single question: So what is in your hearts? Is it about following the sociopathic lead of the big faceless control freaks? Or are you in a situation that makes you uncomfortable, and you know what the moral choice is, but you're being pressured by powers larger than you, so you feel you have no other choice but to submit? If it's the latter, then at least your still human. And if you're still at least somewhat human, take that extra step and stand up for the rest of us that don't have any direct influence. You know increasing the prices will have a negative effect on a lot of people - and that will influence the economy - and that, in turn, will end up being a bad thing. This happens every time closed-door deals like this go down. So - do you want to be remembered as the conspirators that caused whatever socioeconomic crisis this is going to launch - or do you want to be remembered as those bad asses that actually stood up to the corporate pressures and told them to go stick a pig? Sincerely, * Thomas Wright* * Phobos Technologies LLC / Owner https://phobostech.in/ * * [801] 916 3457* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Raising .COM prices and allowing bad actors (players that are squatting on perfectly good and usable .COM domains) significantly hinders all internet users from creating the next generation of great brands and expressing their voices on their own platforms. Please do not allow ICANN and Verisign to proceed with their proposal. Respectfully submitted, Denise Yennie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From secretariat at icannregistrars.org Fri Feb 14 20:53:54 2020 From: secretariat at icannregistrars.org (Zoe Bonython) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 21:53:54 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] RrSG response to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <68505A98-5898-486E-BD57-181A6640F5B6@contoso.com> Hello, On behalf of the Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) I would like to submit the attached response to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. 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It will also curtain competition and choice for registrars of .COM domains. Thank you for your consideration. Chris Baird Chris Baird Executive Support Specialist Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon Lillis 350 1208 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 Phone: (541) 346-4122 cbaird2 at uoregon.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From consultkevin at yahoo.com Fri Feb 14 21:15:36 2020 From: consultkevin at yahoo.com (Kevin Edwards) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:15:36 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment and Commentary Criticism References: <48f49b28-240f-93e4-2fed-36548ded7ab9.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <48f49b28-240f-93e4-2fed-36548ded7ab9@yahoo.com> To Whom It May Concern, > "ICANN org is not a price regulator and will defer to the expertise of > relevant competition authorities." If you have been limiting wholesale registrar's prices and are now allowing higher prices, then you are, by definition, a price regulator or price fixer. > "to support ICANN?s initiatives to preserve and enhance the security, > stability and resiliency of the DNS" Was that already part of your mission or is that mission creep beyond basic name assignment?? In either case, you should clarify what exactly requires more money and how it will be spent, if you want public support. It wouldn't be bad for ICANN to stop regulating prices if the result would be a properly competitive free market that naturally seeks lower prices for independent services, but the market is basically a monopoly at your level and Verisign is paying you to let them raise prices on other people. As an aside, I have a friend whose self-named domain: stephaniewohar.com was hijacked or drop caught by Chengdu west.cn for unrelated spam purposes, and it would have cost her upper hundreds or thousands of dollars to recover, so I'm not particularly impressed with the cost effectiveness or current structure of your monopoly. Kevin Edwards -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From akintolasnsml88 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 21:20:10 2020 From: akintolasnsml88 at gmail.com (Akintola seun samuel) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:20:10 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Akintola Seun Samuel Lagos, Nigeria. ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From glimmer-promo1 at usa.net Fri Feb 14 21:20:21 2020 From: glimmer-promo1 at usa.net (Allen) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 21:20:21 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Very concerned about amendment 3 Message-ID: <2a2fe9df-57fb-435d-bf4e-2e776742cf9c@localhost> To whom it may concern, As a holder of about 15 domains for personal sites I am very concerned about the decision to allow fees to raise. Since I am not a corporation I don't make money from my domains and cannot simply pass the costs along to my customers. Raising fees will hurt personal sites, small businesses, and those trying to develop the next big thing on a shoestring budget. Please reconsider this decision. -Allen Gevry -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From marketing at tricitieswebsolutions.com Tue Feb 11 00:00:06 2020 From: marketing at tricitieswebsolutions.com (marketing at tricitieswebsolutions.com) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:00:06 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and VERISIGN Message-ID: <150D4C49AD944EF881DB313AD0DA36DB@HPTina> I don?t understand what ICANN is trying to do with the agreement with Verisign but to put the screws to the consumers. Why should the small business person have to pay back the $20 Million you get from Verisign by them being able to increase prices for the .com domains? Haven?t we got enough problems with the big conglomerates like Verizon and Spectrum, Apple and Google, etc. price gouging, forcing all poor individuals and all poor small business owners who can barely pay me just $25 to build a page on a website? They?re gouge by Google for SSL, Apple invades phones to affect how they work so we think we have to buy another phone, Verizon and Spectrum constantly increase their rates. And now we are going to have just more greedy people with $20 Million dollars to buy your unethical services so you can cater to them? This is exactly what?s wrong with America and the world. Greed. You don?t care about safety and security. It?s all about the money. And I bet there?s not a damned thing anyone can do about it but to cut prices elsewhere! Shame on you! STOP THIS NONSENSE WITH AMENDMENT 3! The prices are too high as they are! Tina Whittimore, owner Tri-Cities Web Solutions -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From director at patagoniaactiva.com Fri Feb 14 21:29:17 2020 From: director at patagoniaactiva.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Dar=C3=ADo_Hern=C3=A1n_Irigaray?=) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:29:17 -0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase the costs of .COM domain registrations Message-ID: I do not agree that the values of the .COM domain registrations increase, since beyond that many firms do business by registering and selling the domains, many of us have our company, our work behind a domain, where we simply need your backup . It would seem more correct that they work to deactivate opportunists who seek international brands and register them as soon as they find out to enrich themselves without working honestly. Do not be complicit, be part of the solution, without harming those who honestly use domain registrations. Thank you! I send you a warm Patagonian greeting! Sincerely *Dar?o Hern?n Irigaray* Director Ejecutivo | CEO Tel. ++54 [9] (299) 5-802-903 *Editorial Patagonia Activa ?* Tel: +54 299 447 4333 Carlos H. Rodriguez 260 - Primer Piso (8300) Neuqu?n - Patagonia - Argentina www.patagoniaactiva.com info at patagoniaactiva.com *Visite nuestros sitios webs:* www.vacamuertanews.com.ar www.elperiodicoderincon.com.ar www.limaynoticias.com.ar www.hechosdezapala.com.ar www.guiavacamuerta.com [image: Mailtrack] Remitente notificado con Mailtrack 14/02/20 18:29:07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kelsou70 at yahoo.com Fri Feb 14 21:30:55 2020 From: kelsou70 at yahoo.com (kelly sou) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 21:30:55 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry References: <645606642.3254732.1581715855159.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <645606642.3254732.1581715855159@mail.yahoo.com> I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant.? I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kelly SouNorth Tustin, California United States Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From otokonokaux at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 21:34:46 2020 From: otokonokaux at gmail.com (Robbie Yu) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:34:46 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase on .com domains Message-ID: Hello I am very opposed to this agreement. Moving forward with this will impact more people in a negative way rather than those it would help. Please reconsider before executing this order. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please contact me if you have questions. Sincerely, Roslyn Layton, PhD Evidence-based Tech Policy Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C. Visiting Researcher, Center for Communications, Media and Information Technologies, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark Co-Founder, ChinaTechThreat.com Vice-President, Strand Consult -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Layton Comment 14 Feb 2020.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 151451 bytes Desc: Layton Comment 14 Feb 2020.pdf URL: From andrew at perennialrealestate.com Fri Feb 14 22:00:11 2020 From: andrew at perennialrealestate.com (Andrew Calderwood) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:00:11 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Message-ID: <1883729545.211723.1581717611451@privateemail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From miranda_solar at yahoo.com Fri Feb 14 22:01:21 2020 From: miranda_solar at yahoo.com (MIRANDA SOLAR) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:01:21 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement References: <917773838.3256480.1581717681787.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <917773838.3256480.1581717681787@mail.yahoo.com> I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices.The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified.Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price.ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.Miranda Solar Seattle, Washington state United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The ability to afford a domain affects how people can participate online, and the price increases that will result from this amendment will make this form of communication and participation unavailable to people of limited economic means. And for what purpose? Please reconsider this amendment for the sake of the public From jking at spartaninvest.com Fri Feb 14 22:23:16 2020 From: jking at spartaninvest.com (Jessie King) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:23:16 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <5e471dd5.1c69fb81.57a68.77e2@mx.google.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Jessie Birmingham, Alabama United States Jessie King Administrative Assistant Spartan Invest 2015 3rd Ave N Birmingham, AL 35203 205-202-4118 x115 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <9204B134-A98E-4F62-932B-F03698BADD49@erthbound.com> As a citizen who has owned numerous .COM Registrations since the mid-1990s? I am deeply OPPOSED to you?re money-making scheme to push registrations fees through the roof and disrupt the wholesale registration business. IF I was aware that your operation costs were skyrocketing such that ICANN and Verisign might be on the verge of dissolution? I?m might be supportive of rate increases - far lower and more restrictive than what Amendment 3 currently offers. But that?s not the case. Your Amendment 3 plan is a money-grab. While you get to flirt in the marketplace outside the rules of being a ?Utility?? THATS Exactly how you function in the real world and that?s what you are to the marketplace. Hell, you are little more than a Wedding Registry or Vintage Car Registry or a Registry for pure bred animals. So, pull you heads from your butts. Go spend 2020 rewriting Amendment 3 such that my dollars can only line your pockets when Top Tier and even the lesser tiers are so wild popular and affordable that all humans will register domains. Then you can have your fat money - the result of volume sales and increased pricing! Jeffrey Willerth Erthbound Entertainment From jongaskell at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 22:46:08 2020 From: jongaskell at gmail.com (Jon Gaskell) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:46:08 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No. Message-ID: I am vehemently opposed to this deal giving Verisign the right to increase pricing in this way. I urge you to solicit feedback from all of the affected users instead of quietly making deals with limited public oversight and input. Price increases may be inevitable, but this is not the right way to do it for consumers large or small. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In performing its mission, ICANN adheres to these core values and principles: [a]. Preserve and enhance the operational stability, reliability, security, and global interoperability of the Internet. [b]. Respect the creativity and innovation made possible by the Internet by limiting ICANN's activities to those matters within ICANN's mission requiring or significantly benefiting from global coordination. [c]. To the extent feasible, delegate coordination functions to responsible entities that reflect the interests of affected parties. [d]. Promote international participation at all levels of decision-making and policy-making. [e]. Seek broad, informed participation reflecting the functional and geographic diversity of the Internet. [f]. Introduce and promote competition in the registration of domain names where practicable and beneficial. [g]. Where feasible, depend on market mechanisms to promote and sustain a competitive environment. [h]. Employ open and transparent policy-making mechanisms that promote well-informed, technically sound decisions. [i]. Make allocation and assignment decisions by applying documented policies neutrally and objectively. [j]. Act with a speed that is responsive to the needs of the Internet but obtain informed input from those most affected as part of the decision-making process. [k]. Remain accountable to the Internet community though mechanisms that enhance ICANN's effectiveness. [l]. While remaining rooted in the private sector, act with sensitivity to governmental concerns for the public interest so that the need for direct governmental action is minimized. Kind regards, CJ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Having only one company result in a monopolistic environment, and at a minimum a a RFP (request for proposal) should have been done in order to recceive and retain the best submission from competitors. Thank you for reconsidering the actual proposal Alexandre Gilbert, owner of 5 .com From ryan at nameblitz.com Fri Feb 14 23:00:45 2020 From: ryan at nameblitz.com (Ryan Bilesky) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:00:45 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increases in the price of .com Message-ID: I am writing to urge you to stop price increases on the .com Tld.? Verisign has already gotten a great deal with no need to compete for the right to operate the .com registry. On top of that .com is so popular and the operational expenses so small when calculated on a per domain level, Verisign is already making significant profit from their registry operations. Allowing a price increase will only hurt website operators who'll be forced to pay more for no reason other than to further increase the already massive profits generated by verisign. ?? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From owen.smigelski at namecheap.com Fri Feb 14 23:00:57 2020 From: owen.smigelski at namecheap.com (Owen Smigelski) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:00:57 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] =?utf-8?b?TmFtZWNoZWFw4oCZcyBD?= =?utf-8?q?omment_on_the_Proposed_Amendment_3_to_the_=2ECOM_Registry_Agree?= =?utf-8?q?ment?= Message-ID: Attached is Namecheap?s comment on the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Regards, Owen ____________________ Owen Smigelski Head of ICANN Compliance & Relations Namecheap, Inc. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The internet is most successful the more people that are on it, and increases prices by the most common TLD is not going to support more people and communities joining it. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. This rate increase is in direct conflict with that purpose. Amy Sample Ward Portland, Oregon United States *Amy Sample Ward* (pronouns : she/her) *CEO, NTEN* Office: 503-272-8747 Mobile: 503-277-3180 amy at nten.org nten.org @NTENorg @amyrsward -- *Register for the 2020 Nonprofit Technology Conference. *Become a member and save $300 on your registration. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From graham.sarah95 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 23:15:14 2020 From: graham.sarah95 at gmail.com (Sarah Graham) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:15:14 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Message-ID: I would like to oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. This amendment will allow the wholesale pricing of .COM domains to increase every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, thereby allowing the wholesale price to grow by more than 70% over the current prices. Additionally, the contract allows for other price increases which could drive pricing up further. Ultimately, the amendment will make .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Not only will the price increases limit accessibility, but there is also no clarity about how the increased revenue will be spent on infrastructure. There are no assurances that even if the steep increase in prices, the funds will benefit anyone who used .COM domains. These changes will have significant impacts on the internet for years to come. The decision should not be solely up to ICANN and Verisign but to those who will be impacted by this decision. Thank you, Wendy Graham -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It launched Round 1 of new gTLD registries in 2012 to do just that - to stop , reduce the total monopoly that Verisign controls , through its Registry agreement with ICANN . ICANN has totally failed its mission regarding these new TLD Registries . It has only further enhanced and increased registrations of .com and its monopoly . It is a totally insulting to its hard working volunteer multistakeholder community to allow these prices rises , that will undoubtedly be passed onto 135 million . Com registrants . These price rises just go straight to Verisign bottom line , already a 9.5 BILLION valued company . I understand that Verisign has offered a mere 20million dollars BACK to ICANN as part of the deal . This is totally totally unacceptable to ICANN ?s multistakeholder community . Regards, Phil Buckingham Phil Buckingham Eastbourne, England United Kingdom Sent from my iPhone From isaac.warutumo at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 23:27:59 2020 From: isaac.warutumo at gmail.com (Warutumo Isaac) Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 02:27:59 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .com fee low Message-ID: Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sdelbianco at netchoice.org Fri Feb 14 23:27:53 2020 From: sdelbianco at netchoice.org (Steve DelBianco) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 23:27:53 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Business Constituency (BC) comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Attached is the comment of ICANN?s Business Constituency (BC) regarding?the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement ? This comment was drafted by Steve DelBianco, Andy Abrams, Zak Muscovitch, Alex Deacon, Mason Cole, Barbara Wanner, and Jay Sudowski. It was approved in accord with our Charter. ? -- Steve DelBianco Vice Chair for Policy?Coordination??????????????? ICANN Business Constituency (BC)? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified, as the actual costs to manage the database and servers is approximately one third of that amount and will likely continue to decrease into the future. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry with a perpetual right of renewal, granting it monopoly power. As such, you should maintain the price regulations that have been in place, since Verisign is not subject to market forces or a competitive bidding process. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not for Verisign or for the $20 million kickback they have proposed to you in order to renegotiate a contract that has 4 years remaining on it. I am also against any implementation of URS to any of the established TLDs as the UDRP process has proven to be more than adequate at resolving domain name/trademark disputes. Finally, I am utterly disgusted by the failure to follow the multi-stakeholder based, consensus focused processes that ICANN is supposed to follow, as well as the actions of current and former staff that indicate the blatant appearance of, if not actual, corruption. Count me as shocked if my comments are actually taken into consideration and acted upon David Riordan Tampa, Florida United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From yunusemre_92 at hotmail.com Fri Feb 14 23:47:11 2020 From: yunusemre_92 at hotmail.com (=?Windows-1252?Q?Yunus_Emre_=D6zdiyar?=) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 23:47:11 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] don't change the .com price Message-ID: Don?t change .com domain price. We?re try to make better world with internet and the domains is the key and this kind of change effect the internet community. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From terryyoung097 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 23:47:27 2020 From: terryyoung097 at gmail.com (Terry Young) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:47:27 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases Message-ID: <9265543C-6E05-4D50-ACEA-5C1547D9BDBA@gmail.com> I as a user would like to comment and ask that you do not make a change in domain prices please From jdmc020 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 23:50:00 2020 From: jdmc020 at gmail.com (Jon McCarty) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:50:00 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transparency and the proposed increase in fees Message-ID: utf8=??? authenticity_token=QYxAPLYWKkMGUulGmUdSFd8emurIDfOdBOQ9bOCBVyw5rqtMz0iJVsJ09BTTYjar1ufQs7U0u2cT9VST39714g== terms_of_services=yes commit=Continue While I don't have a problem with raising the fees, I have a huge problem with how ICANN went about it, seemingly making a decree with no public input. The proposal needs to be reconsidered, this time with some transparency of the process. 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Far too often, ICANN and its stakeholders are twisted like pretzels by policy minutiae and process when the public interest would be better served by a sharper focus on big-picture matters of principle. A principled approach to consideration of this Third Amendment to the .com Registry Agreement would accurately perceive this moment as a rare opportunity for stakeholders to evaluate both the tangible and intangible benefits ? as well as the offsetting costs ? to the public interest that accrue from VeriSign?s management of the Internet?s largest domain name registry. An honest and forthright performance review by stakeholders is critically important for many reasons, including the public interest imperative of accountability and transparency, and it must recognize and acknowledge that ICANN is unavoidably conflicted in matters involving its contracted parties. The recently announced investigation by California?s Attorney General into the proposed sale of Public Interest Registry along with the lucrative concession rights to operate the .ORG registry should be seen as a sign that others are becoming aware of ICANN?s conflicts. This proposed Amendment further fans the flames by creating the widespread perception that ICANN has engaged in a quid pro quo by trading approval of .COM price increases for $20 million ? a stain of self-dealing that no amount of security, stability, and resiliency (SSR) whitewashing can remove. This matter, like any involving ICANN and its largest ratepayer, is made especially grim because of an aggravated imbalance between the two organizations. On one side there is a corporation with unlimited economic resources, a reputation for behaving as an entitled monopolist, and a proven track record of thin-skinned and aggressive tendencies, including an itchy trigger finger when it comes to the creative and anti-competitive use of legal counsel and the civil tort. On the other side is a consensus-driven debating society for smart and talented people that is preternaturally broke. We know that this lopsided state of affairs didn?t spring forth fully formed like Athena from Zeus? forehead ? so how did this happen? An admittedly non-legal theory is that the 2006 settlement agreement for litigation between ICANN and VeriSign is the means by which VeriSign obtained ICANN?s acquiescence for what is now called the ?presumptive right of renewal.? Infrastructure providers in other industries often rely on presumptive renewal that enable costly investment, but usually they are also regulated and called ?utilities.? Now featured in every registry agreement, this presumptive renewal is an anti-competitive contractual innovation which has had the practical effect of granting a perpetual concession, or de facto ownership and, as the saying goes, possession is 9/10 of the law. Maybe it wasn?t possible to predict how this would develop over 15 years, but it is possible to look back now and see that this effectively neutered ICANN as a credible regulator, sold the public interest down the river, and has created the dangerous dynamic where an insecure Goliath with unlimited financial resources and a martyr complex is alternating between bullying and buying as it seeks to preserve and prolong its concession. These issues have consequences that reverberate beyond the billions of dollars distributed by contracts managed by ICANN and, in fact, determine the integrity and legitimacy of private sector-led governance at the root of the Internet. Considering the public concern about the power of technology companies such as Google, Facebook and others, stakeholders should ask themselves: if the Internet?s core is rotten, then what can be expected at the edge but bitter fruit? *Distribution of Child Sex Abuse Materials in .COM* The distribution of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) is reprehensible and indefensible. The Internet Watch Foundation, a group combatting CSAM online, reported in 2017 that 59.5% of CSAM websites reside in the .com registry, including the top 5 sites on the Internet. In 2018, a coalition of groups combatting CSAM online wrote to ex-NTIA Administrator David Redl and said: *Verisign is uniquely unforthcoming. We have regularly worked and had conversations with just about every Internet company you can think of and quite a few you are unlikely to know. Only Verisign has been so utterly uncommunicative. This is a very poor show and runs completely contrary to the spirit of multi-stakeholderism.* The letter continues in strong and unmistakable language: *To put the matter plainly, it is immoral for a business to attempt to deflect responsibility by arguing these matters are the sole provenance of law enforcement and courts. As the dominant Registry in the global system, Verisign should be taking a leadership position, adopting voluntary procedures to combat online child sexual abuse.* Now, two years later in 2020, ICANN has permitted the definition of DNS abuse contained in Amendment 3 ? and which applies to the largest ?territory? of the Internet ? to exclude CSAM. Two questions ought to be answered before proceeding: ICANN will allow a ?sanctuary namespace? to persist for the distribution of materials depicting the sexual exploitation of children in exchange for four easy installation payments of $5 million each? How does this accrue ?for benefit of the public interest?? *Verifying Operational Accuracy* Technical proficiency has often been pointed to as demonstrating excellence in registry operations, such as statements about twenty-plus years of operational accuracy for .com. On August 19, 2019, a hosting service provider named InfinityFree experienced an outage that they described as being caused by ?a bug in VeriSign? and further summarized the matter on their website: *It?s not normal that domain registrars, domain owners or hosting providers are able to cause changes to the domain names of other people registered with other companies. So this is quite a severe issue with VeriSign. And because of that, we are not able to fix this issue for you. * Statements made during VeriSign?s most recent quarterly earnings call referred to increasing investment in security that were mentioned with only vague explanations and an abbreviated response to a question from a financial analyst. There are any number of things that could have happened here, including the hosting provider being completely wrong. But considering that VeriSign apportions 97% of its free cash flow to stock buybacks rather than infrastructure investment, isn?t the public interest best served by determining if there was a technical failure of the registry before permitting the registry operator to increase its 85% gross profit margin by giving itself a raise? *Conclusion* Evaluating the Third Amendment?s benefits to the public interest shouldn?t be restricted to merely compliance with the handful of technical SLAs in the registry agreement, but should seek to measure other contributions such as the registry operator?s conduct as a corporate citizen and how it apportions the revenues generated from operating a concession for the benefit of the public interest. Care should be taken that the financial resources and market position enjoyed by the registry operator of .COM don?t become an impenetrable moat between the registry operator and the public interest it serves. Lastly, it may be possible to seek a ruling from a federal court that finds the presumptive right of renewal to be inherently anti-competitive and incompatible with industry self-regulation of the DNS. Perhaps California?s Attorney General will expand his inquiry and come to the same conclusion. This presumptive renewal and the resulting sense of entitlement causes significant harm and it should be excised from the root. -- *GREG THOMAS* *THE VIKING GROUP * *web | twitter | linkedin * *Schedule a call * *Check out **DNSDecrypt and find **independent information resources for Internet stakeholders and investors.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It should be obvious that no one other than Verisign wants increases in .COM prices! The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Do that! Thank you for your time. Joshua Virkler Kissimmee, Florida United States From arifm73 at hotmail.com Thu Feb 20 09:40:17 2020 From: arifm73 at hotmail.com (Arif M.) Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 09:40:17 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Proposed Amendment #3 is Censorship on the World, a Threat to Democracy and Strengthens a Monopoly Message-ID: Hello, my original (submitted at 11:58pm UTC 2020-Feb-14) submission did not go through and I was told by Ozin Sahin to resubmit my comments to this email. "By submitting my personal data, I agree that my personal data will be processed in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy, and agree to abide by the website Terms of Service." Thank you, Arif Mirza Montreal, CANADA ======= Original Comment ======= ICANN Proposed Amendment #3 is Censorship on the World, a Threat to Democracy and Strengthens a Monopoly Dear Members, Board Members, Employees and Advisors of ICANN, I write to you today in hopes to make you aware of the potential damage your Proposed Amendment #3 will do to the Internet Community as a whole, as well as to all the citizens of the world. Before doing so, I feel I need to quote something to serve as a reminder some of you seem to have forgotten: "In performing its Mission, ICANN must operate in a manner consistent with these Bylaws for the benefit of the Internet community as a whole? - ICANN BYLAWS 1.2a (First Sentence) While your proposal to allow the raising of .com pricing 31% from $7.85 USD to $10.26 USD might not seem like much, I specifically specified ?USD? to stress the fact that for the majority of the people you are charged to represent, almost any price in ?USD? is already a challenging sum to accrue. Yet many people still pay what is a sizeable fee to them, because establishing themselves on a .com domain finally gives them a global voice, a planetary platform, a megaphone to the world; from which they can share information and ideas to improve their quality of life; or their political situation in the case of the oppressed or those who do not benefit from the same legal rights and freedoms of those in the nations where $7.85 seems insignificant; or even develop businesses from which the brightest entrepreneurs in the world can empower themselves to economic freedom for themselves, their families and communities while offering helpful goods and/or services to be benefited from by the rest of the world. In fact, it would be wrong for me to even try to list all the possible ways in which a globally understood Domain Name can benefit an individual, a community, a society or even humanity as a whole. Such a list could never actually be complete specifically because of the grandiose scale of imagination and diversity of thought throughout our shared planet. With regards to ANY increase in costs to .com domains, it is imperative that you understand that by allowing such increases to continue, you are removing the abilities of some to continue to have and share their voices, ideas and visions. What you would in fact be doing is censorship against the citizens of the world rather than helping those without a voice to finally have one. It would also be a threat to democracy in the cases where people struggle to share crucial information or their own ideas, and then go on to debate and challenge the status quo in hopes for something better. The foundational premise of the internet is to help bring every citizen of the world together, as such we should be fighting to remove and reduce the barriers to access in each and every way possible, with one of the most notable being the cost of having a voice, the cost of being relevant, the cost of sharing an idea, information, a vision, a concept, a project or any of another countless things from which the rest of humanity can learn or grow from. Beyond that, while clearly the pricing increases within Proposed Amendment #3 will be harmful to the people you are pledge to serve and protect, the ?Internet Community? is still in growth. Also to be considered are not just the people currently with a .com domain who might no longer be able to afford the current global recognition thanks to having a .com domain; but also those who at $7.85 per year are already priced out of having such a voice. By implementing Proposed Amendment #3 you are effectively ignoring the voices of those who are currently unheard; of those who for whom having a global voice isn?t even possible now. By allowing the increasing of prices you would be diminishing their voices even more, sadly rendering them effectively meaningless because nobody will ever get a chance to listen to what they have to say. With private enterprise creating and operating ngTLD registries, I personally don?t mind them seeing them used and even priced based on different priorities. Some of such TLDs have great potential to improve the Internet. HOWEVER .. It should be very clear that there be a foundation of the Domain System and a minimum catalogue of TLDs available to anyone and everyone, regardless of race, location and fiscal capacity. By far the biggest and most significant of such TLDs is the .com TLD, of which there is currently no match and no realistic alternative. While the current partially private structure within which the .com TLD is set up indeed has certain basic costs that cannot be ignored; the current .com steward, Verisign, is one of the most profitable companies in the world when it comes cost:profit and employees:profit ratios. The term ?Cash Cow? is one regularly used when discussing the fiscal strength and success of Verisign. While all companies should strive to remain profitable, in this specific case it needs to be VERY clear that any unreasonable profits made by verisign, comes at the cost of censorship upon the least fortunate people in the world. Please do not forget that fact, and do not ignore your mandate to serve the ENTIRE global community. ICANN should not and cannot simply ignore the facts and numbers, as those numbers prove that there is zero necessity or need to increase prices and therefore further incapacitate a larger portion of global citizens from acquiring a .com domain, one of the strongest globally recognised platforms in human history. Furthermore, not only should any potential .com pricing increases be removed from Proposed Amendment #3, but if indeed ICANN were truly concerned with ALL the people they are mandated to represent, they should end the monopolistic and anti-competitive nature of the .com TLD and open the .com registry to actual competition via a bidding process. This is not to say that the secure and stable history of the .com TLD under Verisign?s stewardship should be completely dismissed, nor that it shouldn?t even be given a premium versus other potential bidders. But without any real competition and a complete and fully transparent costing analysis of the operations of the .com registry, ANY increase in pricing in any way given the ever continuing reductions in technology costs is quite simply absurd. In the end I implore you to think of the millions and eventually potentially billions of people that WILL BE harmed if .com domains allowed to go up in price ? and remember that it?s those very billions of people that ICANN is supposed to represent. Thank you for time and giving these comments the full consideration they deserve. If you have any questions or would like any clarifications, please do not hesitate to reach out. Regards, Arif Mirza Montreal, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Considering there are large internet infrastructures companies (CloudFront is an example) that are able to offer DNS services at-cost, I can see no legitimate justification for a price increase. The $20m kickback, a fraction of what Verisign stands to make, is reprehensible. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From akshayinbox at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 10:30:23 2020 From: akshayinbox at gmail.com (Akshay Sharma) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:30:23 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases please Message-ID: I'm not saying it out of an obvious desire to merely save money but internet, as we know it is free medium and the price increase means fewer .com registrations per year and this especially impacts people in developing countries where the currency value is really low and the need for information technology and a "free medium" for spread of information is high (free from government interference). The price increase is surely likely to impact and "disempower" certain groups and should be carefully considered unless absolutely necessary. Thanks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexx2308 at inbox.lv Wed Feb 12 08:10:44 2020 From: alexx2308 at inbox.lv (Aleksandrs Alimovs) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:10:44 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop .COM Price Increases Message-ID: <008501d5e17b$ee13f510$ca3bdf30$@inbox.lv> Dear Sirs, I'm against your desire to increase the .COM Price! For salaries in your country this increasing is almost nothing! Please think about the whole world, about the people in other countries! You want to make money from air! Aleksandrs Alimovs Latvia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Nor the fact that you did not go and ask the members of your community if it was ok to place such an increase on them. Every where around the world and every economy around the world is suffering. So your not alone in that space. It is time to suffer along with everyone else till the dust settles. /R Byron Ater Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cheungtifan at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 18:51:05 2020 From: cheungtifan at gmail.com (Difan Zhang) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 10:51:05 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment Message-ID: As an engineer, I strongly oppose the proposed Amendment. With the amount of .com's increasing, administrative cost of Verisign per domain should decrease due to economy of scale, as maintaining a domain registration database and a global DNS infrastructure will definitely cost a very small fraction of the registration fee. Allowing Verisign to increase price alone is questionable -- the monopoly is essentially rent seeking from the public to profit certain private entities. Difan Zhang (@tifan) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cort at hopesanddreamstravel.com Thu Feb 20 02:15:32 2020 From: cort at hopesanddreamstravel.com (Cort Deschamps) Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 18:15:32 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <004101d5e793$a1c308e0$e5491aa0$@hopesanddreamstravel.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Cortney Deschamps Auburn, Washington United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davrem_2000 at yahoo.com Wed Feb 12 04:25:16 2020 From: davrem_2000 at yahoo.com (Apumation) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:25:16 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Corrupt and Unethical References: <1520658554.1918936.1581481516632.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1520658554.1918936.1581481516632@mail.yahoo.com> The fact that this will allow Verisign to increase prices by up to 70% year over year is wrong.? Then they will be able to compete against the very registrars that they are administering to will give them an unfair advantage and that will give them a virtual monopoly.Verisign giving you $20 million dollars amounts to bribery for you looking the other way.??The form for comments is broken for users of online web base e-mail.? No doubt to reduce complaints and ultimately "prove" there is no problem. For an organization that is responsible for handling our domain and numbering system for the global Internet you are acting immensely corrupt and broken. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deepak at esiksha.com Wed Feb 12 08:02:25 2020 From: deepak at esiksha.com (Deepak Daftari) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:32:25 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ??? it has no business dictating the price. Deepak Daftari Kolkata, West Bengal India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: ICANN Global Support Center [mailto:globalsupport at icann.org] Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 6:50 PM To: Tanya Owens Subject: RE: .COM Price Increases [ ref:_00D616tJk._5004MZLAvl:ref ] Dear Tanya Owens, Thank you for contacting ICANN Global Support. We have received a high volume of comments regarding the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. If you have experienced trouble submitting your comments, please try resubmitting your comments at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en or email your comments to "comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20 at icann.org". I hope this information is helpful to you. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for contacting ICANN. Best Regards, Aisha Herrell Global Support Analyst II ICANN Global Support --------------- Original Message --------------- From: Tanya Owens [tanya at tanyaowens.com] Sent: 2/15/2020 12:58 PM To: globalsupport at icann.org Subject: .COM Price Increases Cyrus Namazi, This price increase, this deal ICANN has made with Verisign will inordinately harm small businesses, hobbyists, and individuals with domains who are poor and marginalized. Why are you doing this? Concerned, Tanya [http://icann-nsp.my.salesforce.com/servlet/servlet.ImageServer?oid=00D610000006tJk&esid=0184M00000Du6NC] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From trevortknguyen at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 14:24:55 2020 From: trevortknguyen at gmail.com (Trevor Nguyen) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:24:55 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It would not be good to raise prices on .COM domains Message-ID: It make the internet more egalitarian and not everyone has a lot of money to spend on a domain name. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamie at holafeola.com Wed Feb 12 22:15:54 2020 From: jamie at holafeola.com (Jamie Feola) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:15:54 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: Hello ICANN team, Please amend your proposal to allow Verisign raise fees for .COM domains. You must consider the billions of internet users with less focus on company profit. The internet should be open source and affordable for all. Thank you, Jamie Feola -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim at jimgilbert.us Wed Feb 12 00:32:57 2020 From: jim at jimgilbert.us (jim at jimgilbert.us) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:32:57 -0600 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <00c901d5e13b$f995c5c0$ecc15140$@jimcgilbert.com> Hello ICANN, I thought you were created to promote competitive prices and keep price caps on TLD. Now I find that this is not entirely true? Your selling all the TLD to a single Company and they have a right to raise the cost 8 out of 10 years. Making this a gold mine for this company. That's worse than Trumps policies. I would just like to know what I am reading is true? Patiently awaiting an answer that will tell me it isn't true that you are going against the reason you were created and doing this horrid act. Regards, Jim Gilbert -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hrw0713 at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 23:39:02 2020 From: hrw0713 at gmail.com (H Whitehurst) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:39:02 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on .com price increase and Verisign monopoly Message-ID: I oppose Verisign's status as the only organization authorized to sell .com registrations and allowing them to incrementally increase prices for those registrations so that Verisign profits. This is in direct opposition of free market capitalist ideals and will limit the innovative potential of small and new businesses. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mjolester at yahoo.com Tue Feb 11 17:49:12 2020 From: mjolester at yahoo.com (Marilyn Lester) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:49:12 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase References: <350509683.1093535.1581443352766.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <350509683.1093535.1581443352766@mail.yahoo.com> I am a registrant of a .com domain name.? I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. --- A vibrant, healthy internet depends on affordability. Many of us who own domains (and we areprobably in the majority) are independent artists and other "little people."? Please keep the internet viable for this 98% Marilyn LesterNew York, New York United States -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thymicheal0 at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 21:35:11 2020 From: thymicheal0 at gmail.com (robinson micheal) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:35:11 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments Message-ID: I don't support the increment of .com domains -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mary.takhtjian at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 21:08:44 2020 From: mary.takhtjian at gmail.com (M T) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:08:44 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] don't raise prices Message-ID: please don't raise .com prices. it's not sustainable to everyone that isn't big business. I want my own website for my business for the solid fact i don't want to go through a middleman who can absorb that loss and bleed me dry. behind closed doors and not being completely transparent concerning the money is very disheartening to the people the internet should be a public service not a commercial property you hike rates up, it's not like we can really go to another internet if we are unsatisfied. and the internet is becoming more and more vital to life. don't raise the prices on .com please -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kainebessie at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 14:53:07 2020 From: kainebessie at gmail.com (Bessie Kaine) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 06:53:07 -0800 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep pricing controls in tact Message-ID: I've been in the web building business for over 20 years and I'm concerned about your proposed changes to. COM pricing. We need a much better way to control the demand of. COM names than drastically increasing it's pricing over the next 10 years. I do not agree with Verisign being allowed to become a domain name registrar. Please release more information about this proposed $20 million dollar deal to the public. "This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. - Name cheap CEO Richard Kirkendall" Thank you for your consideration. --
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URL: From system.property at gmail.com Thu Feb 13 07:10:25 2020 From: system.property at gmail.com (System Property) Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 10:10:25 +0300 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree with the increase in prices for .COM. Message-ID: The .COM domain zone is a world leader among other domain zones and a global benchmark for the development of modern Internet technologies, and the Internet business as a whole. Recently, however, traditional domain zones have been under tremendous pressure from new domain zones and social networks. Therefore, it is very important for the world to have affordable and reliable .com domains, as this contributes to the development of the modern information business and information technologies. The current registration and renewal prices are reasonable and adequate. Any increase in the prices of .com will cause a decrease in the development of projects in .com and the flow of potential customers to other domain zones or social networks. According to experts, the amount of funds necessary for the reliable functioning of the domain infrastructure (taking into account the number of domains in this domain zone) is about $3 USD per year for one domain. All of the above is the desire of the registry operator to get rich at the expense of domain owners. Removing the restriction on price increases will lead to negative consequences for the world community. Business is good, but only if it is done not to the detriment of the interests of the world community. I ask you to prohibit price increases for .COM, since current prices are sufficient and reasonable, and fully satisfy the needs for ensuring the security and reliability of the domain infrastructure and contribute to the development of the .COM domain zone, and is in the interest of the world community. Best Regards, Nikolay N. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mailfoutaise at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 21:19:53 2020 From: mailfoutaise at gmail.com (ninfa kpeto) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:19:53 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bull shit increase price Message-ID: We don't agree with that increase you are increasing price like if it is your poket Who pays the money. With your salary it is easy to thing like. I will ask you to go understand why so many prople have a website on blogger like mywebsite. blogspot. com instead of mywebsite. com or the same with mywebsite. wordpress .com So you will understand that the fight a connected world is not on the increasing price but on reducing price to help d?mocratise the internet. So have a good mind. I which you the best peace and love -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael.r.sweet at gmail.com Wed Feb 12 13:11:47 2020 From: michael.r.sweet at gmail.com (Michael Sweet) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:11:47 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] 7% increase is not in the public interest Message-ID: <355CC9D9-2E5F-4C02-B834-331DF446021D@gmail.com> Running a domain registry is like running a public utility - such a company should be able to make a steady profit but operates for the common, public interest. Verisign is clearly able to provide their services and still make a reasonable profit at the current price-per-domain. A 7% per year increase in domain pricing is not in the public interest and will only slow continued growth of the Internet and adversely affect smaller domain holders. A quick search of COLA values across US government and private sector reports shows anywhere from 1.5% to 2% (1.6% for social security), so any increase to the .com registry costs should be limited to no more than 2%. ________________________ Michael Sweet From service at r2i.us Wed Feb 12 11:19:42 2020 From: service at r2i.us (rafel ioli) Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:19:42 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Price Increases Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rictusergic at gmail.com Tue Feb 11 20:32:05 2020 From: rictusergic at gmail.com (Dripping Rictus Gmail) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:32:05 +0100 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hitting us at the bottom the hardest Message-ID: <169C1865-BEB0-4677-B8D6-9C9555C753D0@gmail.com> Things are getting tighter and tighter for the small business, and any of these extra charges weigh on us infinitely heavier than on big business. Please consider that an abundance of varied businesses makes America great, not the incredible amounts of money a few gigantic businesses make. From michael at hawthorne.za.net Tue Feb 11 19:05:27 2020 From: michael at hawthorne.za.net (Michael Hawthorne) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 21:05:27 +0200 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase prices its a bad idea. Message-ID: We had our own local .co.za increase prices and it killed the entrepreneur. Do not increase prices to registrants. It's going to drive people to other TLDs. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rajma at rajma.net Thu Feb 20 19:55:52 2020 From: rajma at rajma.net (rajma at rajma.net) Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:55:52 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: <003601d5e827$c1c59e20$4550da60$@rajma.net> I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Rajma K McKenzie United Sates -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kaknutblog at gmail.com Fri Feb 14 04:02:37 2020 From: kaknutblog at gmail.com (NutPanda) Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:32:37 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't want this to happen Message-ID: . Com is one of the biggest contributor to the world wide web making them expensive will hurt it's most owners. Kindly regulate this. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tejasrnbr at gmail.com Fri Feb 21 00:00:43 2020 From: tejasrnbr at gmail.com (Tejas R) Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 19:00:43 -0500 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Outrageous Message-ID: Respected members of the committee, I have been involved in the domain name industry as a consumer for nearly 13 years now, and this news of ICANN's collaboration with Verisign and the new pricing agreement, is nothing short of outrageous. Without adding much, I hope the committee will reconsider the serious implications of this decision, and make amends. Regards, Tejas Ramakrishnan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davidharrison at gmail.com Fri Feb 21 04:24:12 2020 From: davidharrison at gmail.com (David Harrison) Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:24:12 +1000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Inbox Message-ID: Hi, While I am not directly opposed to the idea of a price rise for .COM domains, I /am/ opposed to the idea that a for-profit company should be the sole authority to manage .COM domains, and thus receive the majority of the benefit of any price rise. I understand there are solid reasons to only have one entity managing the space so that splitting responsibility might be challenging for many reasons. I would like to suggest that the space be managed by an not-for-profit entity that has the best interests of Internet users in mind. I would like to nominate Mozilla as an entity that might be worth considering: - they have a strong track record of protecting the rights of Internet users - they have the experience and the systems in place to manage large-scale Internet projects - users can be confident that any revenue they generate will go back into other projects like Firefox which benefit everyone. Thanks for your consideration, -- Regards, David Harrison -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From david at darkstarcomputing.com Fri Feb 21 04:31:50 2020 From: david at darkstarcomputing.com (DarkStar Computing) Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:31:50 -0700 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases Message-ID: <004101d5e86f$d82c6660$88853320$@darkstarcomputing.com> Hello, Do not allow Verisign to have the potential of a 7% price increase year after year to increase the cost of doing business on the internet. My company owns several domains and as a small business owner it's hard enough to make it without prices potentially doubling in the next few years. Thanks, David (623) 255- 8265 www.darkstarcomputing.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 18508 bytes Desc: not available URL: From nishithbhimani at gmail.com Fri Feb 21 10:46:07 2020 From: nishithbhimani at gmail.com (Nishith Bhimani) Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:16:07 +0530 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Message-ID: I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry ? it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Nishith Bhimani Rajkot, Gujarat India -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jameschungsy at hotmail.com Fri Feb 21 14:05:54 2020 From: jameschungsy at hotmail.com (James Chung) Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:05:54 +0000 Subject: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposal to NOT increase .com domain prices Message-ID: I have a few legitimate online business that use the .com domain. It gives us credibility and authority status, which we appreciate. It also allow for global biz spread and thus improving the way biz can grow with much speed and balance. With the onslaught of a lot more option .shop, .tv etc, of course there is much administration work, and thus costs to keeping the industry intact. There should be more governance on these, as they are freely and abusively taken up by less than legitimate biz, and many fly-by-night, get-rich-quick practices, versus the regular registered businesses of .com. Perhaps the imposition of higher cost should focus on biz legitimacy than .com online entities. Moreover, I do not support the notion that Verisign should increases in .COM prices. The current rate of about $8 is already far more than justified, which is under 25c a domain, thus close to a 100% profit. ICANN can still do well to govern the domain name system in the public interest, without Verisign to exert a negative impact via higher costs. Thank you. Siah Chung Singapore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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