EFF and Public Knowledge released a whitepaper titled Which Internet registries offer the best protection for domain owners?
It turns out that not every top-level domain is created equal when it comes to protecting the domain holder’s rights. Depending on where you register your domain, a rival, troll, or officious regulator who doesn’t like what you’re doing with it could wrongly take it away, or could unmask your identity as its owner—even if they are from overseas.
To help make it easier to sort the .best top-level domains from the .rest, EFF and Public Knowledge have gotten together to provide this guide to inform you about your choices. There’s no one best choice, since not every domain faces the same challenges. But with the
right information in hand, you’ll be able to make the choice that makes sense for you.
These are some of the main problems discussed in the whitepaper:
The complete article is available here
It turns out that not every top-level domain is created equal when it comes to protecting the domain holder’s rights. Depending on where you register your domain, a rival, troll, or officious regulator who doesn’t like what you’re doing with it could wrongly take it away, or could unmask your identity as its owner—even if they are from overseas.
To help make it easier to sort the .best top-level domains from the .rest, EFF and Public Knowledge have gotten together to provide this guide to inform you about your choices. There’s no one best choice, since not every domain faces the same challenges. But with the
right information in hand, you’ll be able to make the choice that makes sense for you.
These are some of the main problems discussed in the whitepaper:
- Trademark Clearinghouse
- New gTLDs
- Copyright Bullies
- Protection against overseas speech regulators
- Privacy protection
The complete article is available here