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> The EU was spiteful in this case That logic defies description. If you are not a member of a certain country or economic zone, you cannot get and keep that z

> The EU was spiteful in this case That logic defies description. If you are not a member of a certain country or economic zone, you cannot get and keep that zone's exclusive domains. Thats law. What you are saying is that the Eu should have made an exception for the Brits and allowed them to keep doing what others are not allowed. That sounds like too much exceptionalist entitlement.

_0w8t 4y ago
This is similar to Norway rules. By the law only legal entities registered in Norway can have .no domain. If an organization cease to exist or stops to have a legal presence in the country then the domain must be returned within one year.
- teddyh 4y ago
  Not that that changes anything; everybody who wants to register a .no domain simply hires a local proxy to “own” the domain for them. Most registrars offers this as a service, and as an end customer you don’t have to know anything about it.
adolph 4y ago
That’s not law. It might be how the EU manages their own ccTLD, and there may be an EU rule for it, but it isn’t a transnational law. For example: In 2010, nearly 10% of the revenue of the Government of Tuvalu came from royalties from .tv addresses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.tv https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.tv
- manuelmoreale 4y ago
  They’re not wrong in saying that that’s the law. Maybe as you say it’s not law in traditional sense but the requirements are quite clear. > You may register a .eu, .ею or .ευ domain name if you fulfil the following criteria: > You represent an organisation established in one of the European Union Member States; or Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway. You are an individual residing in one of the European Union Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Norway, or a citizen of one of the European Union Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Norway (as of 2 August 2021).
- d1sxeyes 4y ago
  It's EU law, which by definition makes it 'transnational' law. There's nothing which requires the EU to impose that law, but it is law nevertheless.
  - adolph 4y ago
    I apologize if my comment was pedantic as we don't disagree. The parent quote is "If you are not a member of a certain country or economic zone, you cannot get and keep that zone's exclusive domains. Thats law." While the context is the EU, the parent made a claim larger than the EU, which is not correct. It would be different if the parent had written "If you are not a member of the EU. . ." but that was not what was written. Likewise, an EU law that governs only EU assets isn't transnational. For example, Poland doesn't have eligibility criteria [0] but French ccTLDs like .pm do [1]. As I read the restriction text I detect a touch of the spite referred to elsewhere as it has exceptions for other non-EU-member European countries: "Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein" 0. https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/cctld/pl/index.html https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/cctld/pl/index.html 1. https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/cctld/pm/index.html https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/cctld/pm/index.html
    - d1sxeyes 4y ago
      Those are the single market countries, it’s not unusual to see those four as exceptions, but I take your point, OP could have been more precise.
- unity1001 4y ago
  If there is an Eu rule for something, its the Eu law. Regulations work like that.

_0w8t 4y ago

This is similar to Norway rules. By the law only legal entities registered in Norway can have .no domain. If an organization cease to exist or stops to have a legal presence in the country then the domain must be returned within one year.

teddyh 4y ago
Not that that changes anything; everybody who wants to register a .no domain simply hires a local proxy to “own” the domain for them. Most registrars offers this as a service, and as an end customer you don’t have to know anything about it.

adolph 4y ago

That’s not law. It might be how the EU manages their own ccTLD, and there may be an EU rule for it, but it isn’t a transnational law. For example: In 2010, nearly 10% of the revenue of the Government of Tuvalu came from royalties from .tv addresses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.tv https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.tv

manuelmoreale 4y ago
They’re not wrong in saying that that’s the law. Maybe as you say it’s not law in traditional sense but the requirements are quite clear. > You may register a .eu, .ею or .ευ domain name if you fulfil the following criteria: > You represent an organisation established in one of the European Union Member States; or Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway. You are an individual residing in one of the European Union Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Norway, or a citizen of one of the European Union Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Norway (as of 2 August 2021).
d1sxeyes 4y ago
It's EU law, which by definition makes it 'transnational' law. There's nothing which requires the EU to impose that law, but it is law nevertheless.
- adolph 4y ago
  I apologize if my comment was pedantic as we don't disagree. The parent quote is "If you are not a member of a certain country or economic zone, you cannot get and keep that zone's exclusive domains. Thats law." While the context is the EU, the parent made a claim larger than the EU, which is not correct. It would be different if the parent had written "If you are not a member of the EU. . ." but that was not what was written. Likewise, an EU law that governs only EU assets isn't transnational. For example, Poland doesn't have eligibility criteria [0] but French ccTLDs like .pm do [1]. As I read the restriction text I detect a touch of the spite referred to elsewhere as it has exceptions for other non-EU-member European countries: "Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein" 0. https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/cctld/pl/index.html https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/cctld/pl/index.html 1. https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/cctld/pm/index.html https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/cctld/pm/index.html
  - d1sxeyes 4y ago
    Those are the single market countries, it’s not unusual to see those four as exceptions, but I take your point, OP could have been more precise.
unity1001 4y ago
If there is an Eu rule for something, its the Eu law. Regulations work like that.