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The TLDs are not property, they are assigned by virtue of a physical space, like a postal code or an address. Domains are property, are bought by virtue of wan
by neohaven 12y ago
The TLDs are not property, they are assigned by virtue of a physical space, like a postal code or an address.
Domains are property, are bought by virtue of wanting a specific name, and can be sold.
- tokenizerrr 12y agoSo what about, for example, .co.uk? The ccTLD is .uk, but almost everyone uses the .co.uk subdomain, which itself is a regular domain.
- lmm 12y agoThe UK registrar decides how subdomains of .uk are allocated. They might well declare that .co.uk is an administrative division like .uk, but mycompany.co.uk is property that can be bought and sold. I don't see any particular issue with this, and it would match how they're used in practice (modulo some weirdness like police.uk).