Dave Wood wrote: > > The problem with your analogy is that in the case of physical real estate, > there is an owner of the property. With domains, there is no owner. The > registry is not the owner of the domain, and thus can't sell it. In the > real world, the property owner makes an investment in that property in > time, money and work. That's the job of the leasee of a domain name, not > the registry, so the leasee has the right to sell it, or rent space (via > advertising or whatever).
So you're saying that domains have no owner. That's an interesting concept -- how can you control who runs the system then? If they are no more or less mine than yours, why can't I use activeeffects.com as my domain too? VGRS, ICANN and all individuals who have contributed to Internet network infrastructure have made a significant investment of time, money and work. Remember, the leasee of the domain has no rights beyond what a tenant in a building would have. They can sublet, they can sell the contract. But, they cannot sell the actual domain. If domains were owned by the registrants, there wouldn't be an annual fee for them. -kb -- Kris Benson ABC Communications +1 (250)612-5270 x14 +1 (888)235-1174 x14
