Eu.org, free domain names since 1996

Post by hgomersall » Tue, Jun 07, 2022, 11:13 AM UTC

southerntofu wrote: post #62

em1sar wrote: post #42

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that's a ridiculous cope, they rent the car they do not own it, the bank owns it

By this standard, nobody owns anything: as long as you pay property taxes, you're just renting from the State. I don't entirely disagree with this interpretation: as others have pointed out, whatever you "own" can be quickly expropriated by local powers to build a highway, airport, stadium...

Post by guerrilla » Tue, Jun 07, 2022, 11:21 AM UTC

logifail wrote: post #4

> individuals should be able to have and own their own domain names We should probably remember that no-one "owns" a domain, at least not in the traditional sense of ownership.

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jun 07, 2022, 11:24 AM UTC

mavhc wrote: post #122

easytiger wrote: post #119

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> With the current system the domain will be eventually available again. Why is that a problem? Do you even understand how physical property IRL is owned at a legal or philosophical level?

Because your cloud data is secured by your email address in 99% of cases

Post by filleokus » Tue, Jun 07, 2022, 11:27 AM UTC

logifail wrote: post #82

southerntofu wrote: post #68

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Ownership is a nebulous concept with many interpretations. I'm guessing your referring to private property (from a capitalist interpretation) as "the traditional sense", in which case domain names are fairly similar: once you acquire the domain, it's reserved for you as long as you pay your dues (just like property taxes for land). If you don't, it will be put back on the market for other people to enjoy. To be clear…

> Ownership is a nebulous concept with many interpretations It may have become that, but was it always that way, though? I grew up being pretty clear on the distinction between purchasing a book in a bookshop and borrowing a book from the school or public library.

Post by corobo » Tue, Jun 07, 2022, 11:30 AM UTC

filleokus wrote: post #127

logifail wrote: post #82

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> Ownership is a nebulous concept with many interpretations It may have become that, but was it always that way, though? I grew up being pretty clear on the distinction between purchasing a book in a bookshop and borrowing a book from the school or public library.

If you buy a M8 Bolt or a pair of plain black socks, you are free to do whatever you want with it, sell photos of it, make copies etc. The same can’t exactly be said about the book you purchased (in most legislations where the concept of intellectual property exist). Does that mean that you don’t own the book? Ownership is not so clear cut.