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Originally Posted by jact
Ownership is subject to your regional law I do believe. That's another point I have requested clarification from council on, as it has bearing on everything we do.
Edit: If my bank doesn't like my curtains, they aren't going to foreclose. So ownership is a big issue in this I'd think.
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Yes, but again, you are making a major mistake here. You are assuming that YOUR region has anything to do with it - it does not. The registration agreement that Slick entered into is executed in the state of Louisianna,
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GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by the federal laws of the United States and the laws of the State of Louisiana, without regard to any conflict of laws provisions.
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You only have to go as far as the sex.com saga to realize that domains are not property in and of themselves, just something you are granted the rights to use in return for a yearly fee (a leasehold).
The registrar is much more like a landlord than a real estate agent, they don't sell and walk away, they lease, collect the rent, and make the sure everything works (and that things point to the domain servers we provide, etc). Both sides have some rights, both sides have obligations, and as a result both sides have the obligation to meet those rights.