An issue has been brought up at WebmasterWorld that should get the attention of every webmaster.
Apparently ICANN is attempting to change the rules concerning renewal pricing of domains. Lets say you bought successfulsite.org a few years ago for "$19." When renewal time comes, ICANN could decide that the domain is now worth considerably more and whacks you with a much higher renewal fee. $1,000? $1,000,000? Who knows? There is apparently no limit.
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