Editing .no (section)

==Management==
Management of {{mono|.no}} lies with the [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]]-based Norid, which is also the domain name registry for the unused {{mono|.sj}} and {{mono|.bv}}. Norid is a limited company owned by [[Uninett]], which is again owned by the [[Ministry of Education and Research (Norway)|Ministry of Education and Research]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norid.no/omnorid/index.en.html |title=About Norid |publisher=[[Norid]] |date=3 August 2010 |access-date=5 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713221259/https://www.norid.no/omnorid/index.en.html |archive-date=2015-07-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The legal right to manage the domains is two-fold, based both on an agreement with the [[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority]] (IANA) and regulations under the ''Electronic Communications Act'' which is supervised by the [[Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority]].<ref>Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority (2002): 26</ref> The policy for use of {{mono|.no}} is regulated by the ''Regulation Concerning Domain Names Under Norwegian Country Code Top-level Domains'', also known as the ''Domain Regulation''. This regulation also regulates Norway's other two ccTLDs, {{mono|.bv}} and {{mono|.sj}}, for Bouvetøya and Svalbard and Jan Mayen, respectively; neither are open to registration.<ref>Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority (2002): 42</ref>

Registration takes place through a third party, a [[domain name registrar]]. The relationship between Norid, the registrar and the holder is regulated through civil legal agreements. The registrar registers the domain on behalf of the holder, and the holder then holds the right to the domain name until it is terminated, unless a dispute resolution dictates otherwise.<ref name=conflicts>{{cite web |url=http://www.norid.no/publikasjoner/domenejus.en.html |title=Domain conflicts and the legal system |publisher=[[Norid]] |language=no |access-date=27 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502154542/http://www.norid.no/publikasjoner/domenejus.en.html |archive-date=2012-05-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Norid charges registrars 60 [[Norwegian krone]] (NOK) per registration and change of holder, as well as NOK&nbsp;60 in an annual fee per domain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norid.no/domeneregistrering/priser.en.html |title=Prices |publisher=[[Norid]] |language=no |access-date=27 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104193842/http://www.norid.no/domeneregistrering/priser.en.html |archive-date=4 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Registrars must meet criteria regarding technical and administrative resources, must pay an annual fee of NOK&nbsp;5,000 and a deposit of minimum NOK&nbsp;10,000, depending on activity level. Registrars must also undertake a minimum activity of either administrating or registering forty domains per year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norid.no/registrar/ordning/bliregistrar/index.en.html |title=How to become a registrar |publisher=[[Norid]] |language=no |access-date=27 September 2012 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102015736/http://www.norid.no/registrar/ordning/bliregistrar/index.en.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norid.no/registrar/ordning/aktivitetskrav.en.html |title=Minimum activity requirements |publisher=[[Norid]] |language=no |access-date=27 September 2012 |archive-date=10 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510050027/http://www.norid.no/registrar/ordning/aktivitetskrav.en.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Upon registering a domain, the user signs a declaration that they are not infringing on the rights of other parties and that the user will assume full responsibility for any consequences of use of the domain name. The registration process at Norid is fully automated and does not include any steps to ensure that the user has the rights to the name. Disputes regarding the right to a domain name are handled retrospectively, either through the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee or [[judiciary of Norway|court proceedings]].<ref name=conflicts /> Issues which could give the right to take over a domain name include infringements of the ''Trademarks Act'' and the ''Marketing Control Act''. Trademark holders will also be awarded the domain if the registration was solely made to sell the domain to the trademark owner. The dispute bodies will also consider the risk of confusion, based on the domain name itself rather than the content of the site.<ref name=langree>{{cite web |url=http://www.norid.no/domenekonflikter/domeneklagenemnda/en-NIR-varemerkerett-og-domenenavn.pdf |title=Some comments on the relationship between trademark law and domain names within the .no domain |last=Lang-Ree |first=Kari Anne |publisher=[[Norid]] |language=no |access-date=27 September 2012 |archive-date=10 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510102918/http://www.norid.no/domenekonflikter/domeneklagenemnda/en-NIR-varemerkerett-og-domenenavn.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> For one domain, {{mono|volvoimport.no}}, the issue of ownership was subject to a [[Supreme Court of Norway|Supreme Court]] case.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norid.no/domenekonflikter/rettssaker/ |title=Rettssaker om domenenavn |publisher=[[Norid]] |language=no |access-date=24 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629072930/http://www.norid.no/domenekonflikter/rettssaker/ |archive-date=2012-06-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Supreme Court has ruled that the [[Norwegian Prosecuting Authority]] may seize domain registrations under specifications of the General Civil Penal Code, as domains are legally regarded as assets with financial value.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norid.no/domenekonflikter/rettssaker/dommer/hr-2009-01692-beslag-en.pdf |title=Appeals Selection Committee of the Supreme Court of Norway – Decision |publisher=[[Supreme Court of Norway]] |access-date=24 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315224605/https://www.norid.no/domenekonflikter/rettssaker/dommer/hr-2009-01692-beslag-en.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-15 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 27 September 2012 there were 552,255 registered domains.<ref name=stats /> {{mono|.no}}-domains had a 90.6-percent renewal rate in 2009, which is significantly higher than more liberal domains, such as 71 percent of {{mono|[[.com]]}} domains.<ref name=growth /> [[Cybersquatting]] and [[domain name warehousing|warehousing]] has not been a problem with {{mono|.no}}-domains because of the strict registration requirements.<ref name=langree /> Norpol is an advisory body with thirteen members appointed to discuss and comment on the domain policy. It consists of members from several government authorities, the Internet industry and other stakeholders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.norid.no/regelverk/norpol/index.en.html |title=Norpol |publisher=[[Norid]] |access-date=24 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124060437/http://www.norid.no/regelverk/norpol/index.en.html |archive-date=24 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>