Same could be said for any number of protocols. DNS itself laid claim to all use of a system for doing things with domain names. TCP laid claim to all use of a

Same could be said for any number of protocols. DNS itself laid claim to all use of a system for doing things with domain names. TCP laid claim to all use of a protocol to control transmissions of any sort. ND laid claim to all protocols that could be used to discover your neighbours. And don't even get me started on ICMP!