It&#x27;s interesting that Verisign, a private company, controls the authoritative directory of all .com, .net, .tv, .cc, .name top-level domains and that their patents allow them to hold absolute control over the process.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.verisign.com&#x2F;en_US&#x2F;patent&#x2F;index.xhtml" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.verisign.com&#x2F;en_US&#x2F;patent&#x2F;index.xhtml</a>