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> Just for context, this is a premium domain with a very high premium renewal fee, no history of abuse obviously. The registry premium domains on the new TLDs
by TLDRisk 1mo ago
> Just for context, this is a premium domain with a very high premium renewal fee, no history of abuse obviously.
The registry premium domains on the new TLDs have several issues. The biggest IMO is a lack of price protection. Non-premium domains at least get the cohort based protection from section 2.10c of the registry agreement.
So, in addition to being treated as a 2nd rate domain, there’s nothing stopping the registry from cranking up the price if a domain gets popular. I don’t think it’s ever happened, but have never found contractual terms that forbid it.
I made a website about it a while ago after a registry reclassified one of my domains from standard to premium.
https://tldrisk.com/beyond-basics/premium-domains/ https://tldrisk.com/beyond-basics/premium-domains/
- sebmellen 1mo agoDo you have a list of TLDs that don’t charge for premium domains? E.g. I have never seen a Registry Premium .com domain.
- TLDRisk 1mo agoBoth .com and .net are price controlled. I think for the rest of the gTLDs it would be allowed. There’s a lot of nuance to it. The registry agreement never mentions premium domains, only pricing rules, so being accurate about the rules takes a long explanation. That’s why I made the site I linked.
- chadgpt3 1mo agoWe really need to replace ICANN.
- dannyw 1mo agoAll more reason to stick with standard TLDs like .com, .org, .net, and your country’s TLD when you can.