Registries, Registrars, and Whois

In this chapter, we will look at Registries and Registrars, the differences between them, and why it matters to you. Then, we will look at "The Whois," a global database that contains data about domain name registrants, which leads us into intellectual property issues, such as trademarks and domain name disputes.

In this chapter, we will cover the following:

• Registries and Registrars
• Types of Top-Level Domains (TLDs)
• Registrars and Resellers
• Whois
• Whois Privacy
• Where Whois is going