If the top level (.com,.net, etc) of a domain name is controlled by a US company then the US government can change the name servers for that domain without knowing or caring who owns it.
That is what happened during a recent series of busts, the sites were still up but the nameservers pointed...
Registering your domain with a different company protects you if you have problems with a host.
As long as you have backups of your site and control the registration you can move your site to a new host even if the bad host tries to block you.
If the hosting company is also the registrar...
There was a post in the shit list section about a bad hosting experience.
FWIW, It prompted me to post my 3 rules of buying hosting:
1. Never pay for more than 1 month in advance
2. Never buy hosting and domain registration from the same company.
3. Never rely on your host to backup...
He is shown as the domain owner alright:
whois pregnancymanual.com
Whois Server Version 2.0
Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.
Domain Name...
In the US the act of creating something grants the creator the copyright immediately, no government filing is required.
I'm not a lawyer but you might need one if much $$ is involved.
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