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No, you rented it from the registrar. Nobody owns domains, one rents them for the temporary control over NS records. The registrar can take it away at their pr

No, you rented it from the registrar. Nobody owns domains, one rents them for the temporary control over NS records. The registrar can take it away at their prerogative.

forty 5y ago
You mean the registry. If you are going to be pedantic, you should at least be precise ;)
- forty 5y ago
  (and I don't think renting is a much better term than owning when it comes to domain. I can sell the domains I registered, that's rarely the case for things you rent)
  - OJFord 5y ago
    You lease it. (And yes, you can sell leases in physical analogues too.)