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by p4bl0 872 days ago
It's not exactly the same as omg.lol is owned by someone who sells subdomains of it. The principle for .name was that the second-level domain was not in control of anyone (well, except VeriSign of course, but just like TLDs), it was a shared domain.

If you attempt a whois on omg.lol you get a normal whois. If you do a whois on a shared .name domain you get this:

    Not available for second level registration.
    Third level registrations may be available on this shared name.
    To request access to data listed as “Redacted” or “Redacted for Privacy” in the
    above WHOIS result, please contact Customer Service at info@verisign-grs.com