[cardamomo]

Press release from Public Interest Registry, which oversees .org and similar TLDs: https://pir.org/pir-welcomes-renewed-org-agreement/

> Regarding the removal of price caps, we would like to underscore that Public Interest Registry is a mission driven non-profit registry and currently has no specific plans for any price changes for .ORG. Should there be a need for a sensible price increase at some point in the future, we will provide advanced notice to the public. The .ORG community is considered in every decision we make, and we are incredibly proud of the more than 15 years we have spent as a responsible steward of .ORG. PIR remains committed to acting in the best interest of the .ORG community for years to come.

And PIR's May 1 open letter to the .org community, which has much the same message as Friday's press release: https://pir.org/an-open-letter-to-the-org-community/

[shock]

> Public Interest Registry is a mission driven non-profit registry and currently has no specific plans for any price changes

This means nothing. It's like when you get the hiring paperwork and the HR person says regarding the non-compete: "oh, don't worry about it, it's not enforceable"...

[ohashi]

They already raised prices higher than .COM. Trust us, it's fine isn't a defense. If it's not in writing, it doesn't matter. For an organization already making 30M profit on a monopoly that was gifted to them, and in a world where the registry providing actual services (afilias) has prices decreasing, there is essentially no way to ever 'need' to charge more. Only greed.

[danShumway]

Exactly. If it's not an issue or it's not enforceable, then why not put it in writing?

[ohashi]

Because then they would be accountable. This whole process was a sham, I wrote about it https://reviewsignal.com/blog/2019/07/01/icann-fails-the-int...

The contract was written behind closed doors and approved exactly as proposed. The public comment period was a sham (no surprise).

[bdowling]

I don’t understand the comparison because non-compete agreements are unenforceable by law in California, which would explain an HR drone telling you so. As far as I know, there’s no law preventing the Public Interest Registry from raising prices.

[some_random]

Ah yes, California, also known as The Entire Known World.