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  Post #6 (permalink)   08-21-2007, 09:32 AM
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i will buy a domain but just how do these companys own them in the first place?
A domain, as you get it, is actually a subdomain of a TLD (top level domain) such as com, net, us etc. You basically rent the right to use such a subdomain.