Comments on: Domainers Don’t Care if VeriSign Increases Prices

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Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:38:22 +0000

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Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:34:10 +0000

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By: Steve M

Steve M — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:51:47 +0000

Right you are, Andrew; comment given.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:22:43 +0000

Theoretically, with variable pricing VeriSign could hold Google hostage. But it’s not likely. More than likely if VeriSign had free reign it would raise renewal fees by more than 7% annually but not too much. It could even charge more for new registrations than renewals.

As I commented to ICANN and said before, I’m not as concerned with VeriSign being able to raise new registration prices as I am renewals.

By: jp

jp — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:02:39 +0000

Here is the good news (or the silver lining)

If you were ever looking to cash out on your domains, it should be a walk in the park to sell a domain for $500-$750k to some lucky winner when renewal fees are $200k for that particular domain and you’ve got 5 years left of your registration from when it was only $7.

By: jp

jp — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:58:59 +0000

As potential problems go this is an interesting one indeed. So, if I take a domain like BlahBlah.com, and develop a site and turn it into a boombing business of selling BlahBlahs they are going to punish me by charging me an exorbitant rate for my success? If thats the case then why be successful. Same concept that you can only tax the rich so much before the rich don’t think its worth going to work anymore.

Microsoft.com wouldn’t be worth too much if they didn’t build up that brand name to what it is today. Maybe they should be punished for some stuff, but perhaps not for doing a good job with their branding.

If my landlord raised my rent to an exorbitant amount at my commercial office space based on how much revenue I generated at my office, then I’d probably have to tell him where to stick it.

They could only get away with so much on this. I’m definitely going to do the following:

1. Comment at ICANN
2. Make sure my good names are renewed for 10 years

By: WQ

WQ — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:01:26 +0000

I dont understand the language enough to give a reply at this time.

Some make it sound like it would only be for new registrations, some make it sound like it can be for renewals as well.

If they can raise renewal fees on companies who have created a brand online based on that brand the registrars will be facing tens of thousands of trademark lawsuits, would they not?

Google.com would be almost worthless if it was never turned into the company it is today…so to charge them extra due to their branding of the domain would be trademark infringement in my mind.