Ray Saintonge wrote:
Many countries (including Canada where I am) have rules restricting who can own national domain names to people who have a connection with the country.
And yet, I own some Canadian domains. Like all silly rules, there are easy ways around them. The way this is typically done is that the registrar has a connection to the country, and maintains technical ownership in that country, while turning over all rights of use and disposal to the real owner.