@AmCan 177615 wrote:
So when the internet was created by the US government, it hired network solutions to run the .org, .com, .net, .edu and .mil domains.
At some point the US turned that over to ICANN i believe. does anyone dispute this and if so, who controls the .com domains? Doesn’t ICANN have to license registrars before they can sell .com s?
If so, then it doesn’t matter who the registrar is, if the controlling registrar is ICANN or any other US based org. or even an org with a US office. They can take the domains. Where do .com disputes get settled?
This is my understanding of the domain industry, but it’s a bit old.
Kevin11, CasinoRanking or anyone else with a lot knowledge, do you guys know the details of who controls the .com domain?if the US can effect .com, .net, .org, .us, the only real solution is to use a TLD that is not based in US.
I agree this may be case Fred.Last night when i was trying to decide where to move my .coms ,every place i found had the ICANN sign on it. My tech guy in Egypt came up with similar idea as you just posted and he recommended that i maybe think about using .ca or .co.uk. Of course when you have good domains that rank well you don’t want to hear that option but I have bad feeling you may be on to something.
Judy