Are we sure they have to pay for it? Edit: It appears that they do, though it was at least in the past based on a reallocation of savings on operational expense

Are we sure they have to pay for it? Edit: It appears that they do, though it was at least in the past based on a reallocation of savings on operational expenses. It seems like they might be filing it under "outreach" which makes sense. I'll authorize it. ;-) Source: https://cds.cern.ch/record/1407874/files/fc-e-5578-Budget2012.pdf https://cds.cern.ch/record/1407874/files/fc-e-5578-Budget201... Ctrl+F "level domain" Edit 2: Additional cool source: https://cds.cern.ch/record/2296678/files/pdf.pdf https://cds.cern.ch/record/2296678/files/pdf.pdf "3. Motivation for gTLD .cern The motivation for CERN to acquire its own generic top level domain was to be able to better support its Web communication strategy. In addition to the traditional CERN domain .cern.ch, that is used for all IT infrastructure and also for internal Web sites, other benefits of owning its own TLD are in the area of conveying: - Branding - Recognition - Innovation - Trust"