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I like and use Njalla, but you should be aware of what you're getting into: > When you purchase a domain name through Njalla, we own it for you. However, the agreement between us grants you full usage rights to the domain. It's not at all unlikely that they will eventually be shut down very hard. Please do not use them (or, as long as I'm here, any ccTLD, but that's another story) for any serious/long-term purpose.

>>dogeco+(OP)
Who would shut them down? Is this something the ICANN prohibits? Is ICANN even involved here, as Njalla is (to my knowledge) not an ICANN-accredited registrar? They simply buy the domains from an actual registrar and let you use them.

>>_jomo+E1
I think in the context of that, they were thinking about governments.

>>Operyl+72
I don't know why buying something and then leasing it to someone else would be an illegal thing to do. I guess they made sure it's not illegal in Nevis, at least.

>>_jomo+v2
That's not the problem.

It's more the scenario that the country to which the company, or it's officers, belong/reside in, may take a disliking to their customers (perhaps for unlawful acts), and because the company is seen to own the domain, and either won't or can't hand over the details of the end customer, the company could be liable for those things.

Even if the company obeys every lawful direction on cancelling/handing over domains and whatever customer details they have - they may be seen as facilitating unlawful behavior, and so that in and of itself can be an unlawful act.

>>dogeco+(OP)
> When you purchase a domain name through Njalla, we own it for you.

What? I was under the impression that this practice, although common in the past (especially with dodgy registrars), wasn’t even allowed anymore? I’m pretty sure that at least some TLD registries (like IIS for .se and .nu domains) disallow this practice completely, for good reasons.