GeorgeK - Slashdot User

Submission + - ICANN/Verisign Proposal Would Allow Any Government To Seize Domain Names (freespeech.com)

Submitted by GeorgeK on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @02:25PM

GeorgeK writes: ICANN and Verisign have quietly proposed enormous changes to global domain name policy in their proposed renewal of the .NET registry agreement, which is now open for public comments.

They’ve proposed allowing any government in the world to cancel, redirect, or transfer to their control applicable domain names! This is an outrageous and dangerous proposal that must be stopped, as it does not respect due process. While this proposal is currently only for .NET domain names, presumably they would want to also apply it to other extensions like .COM as those contracts come up for renewal.

See the full analysis at: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffreespeech.com%2F2023%2F04...

Submission + - ICANN lifts all fee caps on .org domain names (domainnamewire.com)

Submitted by GeorgeK on Monday July 01, 2019 @07:07AM

GeorgeK writes: Despite documented overwhelming opposition by the public, ICANN has lifted all fee caps on .org domain names. As discussed in a prior Slashdot article in April when the public comment period was open. this would permit unlimited fee increases for .org registrants, and may set the stage for higher fees on owners of .com domain names. This decision demonstrates an enormous disconnect between ICANN, which is supposed to serve the public interest as a non-profit overseer of domain name regulations, and the public it purports to serve.

Submission + - ICANN proposes allowing unlimited fee increases for .org domain names

Submitted by GeorgeK on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @06:31PM

GeorgeK writes: ICANN is proposing allowing unlimited fee increases for .org domain names, which currently are allowed to increase a maximum of 10% annually. That 10% annual cap on fee increases came about after the huge public outcry that ensued in 2006 when a comparable proposal to eliminate price caps was made, and successfully opposed by the public. It seems that ICANN did not learn from history.

Nat Cohen explains why the new proposal to eliminate price caps is a bad idea. Similar proposals exist for the .info, .biz, and .asia top-level domains, and are all open for public comment now (.org public comment period ends April 29, 2019). If these unlimited fee increases are permitted, it is likely that Verisign will seek to further increase their fees for .com and .net. I encourage readers who wish to oppose these unlimited fee increases to submit comments today.

Submission + - VeriSign Withdraws Domain Suspension Proposal (icann.org)

Submitted by

GeorgeK

on Thursday October 13, 2011 @05:03PM

GeorgeK writes: "To update Wednesday's Slashdot article, VeriSign, the .com/net domain name registry, has withdrawn their controversial proposal which would have allowed them to suspend domains without a court order and without due process. VeriSign did not give a reason for the withdrawl. Slashdot 1, VeriSign 0."

Submission + - VeriSign wants to suspend com/net domains without (icann.org) 1

Submitted by

GeorgeK

on Monday October 10, 2011 @10:06PM

GeorgeK writes: "VeriSign, the monopoly registry operator for .com/.net domain names, has submitted a proposal to ICANN describing an "Anti-Abuse" policy. If they are allowed to proceed with such a policy, they would become judge, jury and executioner, with the ability to suspend or even cancel alleged "abusive" domain names without due process for registrants.

The proposal even recognizes that legitimate domain names may be taken down improperly, and offers a "protest" procedure. However, VeriSign does not appear to offer any ability to protest an accusation of abuse before the suspension or cancellation. They intend to "shoot first and ask questions later.""

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