Re: Owning a name

[David Conrad <drc () virtualized org>]

On Jun 27, 2014, at 5:35 AM, Joly MacFie <joly () punkcast com> wrote:
> But, are ccTLDs licenced by ICANN?

No.

Some ccTLD managers have signed "Affirmations of Commitments" with ICANN that basically say both ICANN and the ccTLD 
admit each other exists, but it isn't required.

> I thought they were independent.

Yes. ccTLDs are treated as national sovereign resources. 

Regards,
-drc

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