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<p>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
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/corevalues">http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/corevalues</a>), 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.<br>
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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.</p>
<p>Sincerely,<br>
Mahogany Lore <br>
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