21 sats \ 0 replies \ @justin_shocknet 13h \ on: Do you OWN your name ? AskSN
You can pay someone to threaten people if they use a name you've claimed for yourself, that's trademark law.
You can pay for (or be gifted) unique recognition by other 3rd parties (icann domains, twitter handles etc), but ownership is just an abstraction over their opinion
Decentralized name-systems are therefore only viable as a WoT metric