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ChowSumDung
03-12-2002, 01:37 AM
Who really owns a domain name? Is it the admin, billing, or registrant contact? I assume it's really the billing contact because he/she is the one that PAID for the domain name. Am I correct?

ARETNA
03-12-2002, 01:51 AM
Per my knowledge, more than likely isnt is the administrative contact the one who "owns" it?

Chicken
03-12-2002, 02:11 AM
Registrant.

serve-you
03-12-2002, 02:37 AM
Technically, no one owns the domain name. The registrant "leases" the name as long as billing is kept current.

-Dan

ChowSumDung
03-12-2002, 03:35 AM
:confused:

Still confused. Is there a link to a source that can explain domain ownership in layman's terms?

serve-you
03-12-2002, 03:38 AM
Try this:
http://www.opensrs.org/enduser_FAQ.shtml#belong

-Dan