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On 05-Apr-2000 Dr. Peter McClean Millar wrote:
> Here's a question for someone who knows much more about the "system" than I
> do.
>
> Why can we not buy domain names outright? How come NSI owns them and just
> effectively leases them to us. I "own" millar.org as long as I keep paying
> for it, but if I forget then someone else can take it. Why can I not buy it
> completely and pay a fee to them or someone else to administer it? In that
> way if I forgot to pay the admin charge the name would be "unusable" but I
> would still own it. Who made these guys God? They are based in the US and
> dictate to everyone worldwide. Why does someone in say the UK have to
> accept this situation? How can NSI own names? OK I can see that counties
> have control of domain extensions eg to, nu, co.uk etc etc but com, net and
> org are universal not just USA.
>
> Maybe there is a simple answer to this but I guess I missed it.
>
How about if I answer it with a question?
Why should you have the right to prohibit other people from using something
just because you once had it and stopped paying for it? Can you stop someone
else from buying your home if you default on that?
Domain names are not so unique (with few exceptions) that they warrant any type
of extraordinary protection.
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William X. Walsh <william@userfriendly.com>
http://userfriendly.com/
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