A Missing Piece of the Internet

What this is

This project proposes a simple addition to the Domain Name System (DNS):

A genuine, non‑commercial top‑level domain
Free for individuals to use
One person, one domain
No resale, no hoarding, no permanent ownership

Domains in this space are issued for use, not traded as assets. When a domain is no longer used, it returns to the pool for someone else.

This is not a startup, a token project, or an alternative naming system. It is a proposal to complete the DNS by restoring a category that is currently missing.

The problem we are addressing

Domain names have become essential public infrastructure. They are how people publish, communicate, and are found.

Yet almost all namespaces today treat names as permanent, tradeable property, which has led to:

Widespread speculation and hoarding
Artificial scarcity
High prices unrelated to actual use
A secondary market that rewards non‑use over use

This is not an inevitable outcome of the internet. It is the result of specific policy choices.

A clarification about “free markets”

Domain reselling is often defended as a feature of a “free market.” In reality, it is closer to its opposite.

In a real, physical marketplace:

A trader does not own their pitch forever
A stall exists to be used, not held empty
If a trader leaves, the space returns to the market
No one can sell their place in line to the highest bidder

The market is free because access is periodically renewed and shared, not because positions can be permanently captured.

Treating domain names as indefinitely ownable and resellable turns a market into a land registry. That distinction is intuitive once the analogy is made, and it is central to this proposal.

The idea

We propose a top‑level domain governed by the following principles:

Domains are issued to individuals, not corporations
Each individual may hold one domain
Domains are free at the point of use
Domains are non‑transferable and non‑resellable
Continued use is required to retain a domain
Unused domains return to the shared pool

This mirrors how scarce public resources are managed in functioning systems worldwide.

Why this belongs in the DNS

The DNS already supports many purposes:

Commercial trade
Branding
Geographic identification
Technical infrastructure

What it currently lacks is a human‑scale namespace designed for personal presence rather than commercial extraction.

This proposal does not compete with existing TLDs. It complements them by serving a different, clearly defined role.

What this is not

To avoid confusion, this project is not:

A cryptocurrency or token‑based system
A Web3 naming platform
An alternative root or browser plugin
A marketplace or investment vehicle

It does not create new assets. It removes asset‑status from names that are intended for use.

Alignment with existing principles

This proposal aligns closely with the stated goals of internet governance bodies, including

Promoting access and diversity
Preventing capture of shared resources
Supporting non‑commercial use of the internet
Serving the global public interest

It takes those principles at face value and implements them directly.

An invitation

This page is an introduction, not a manifesto.

Those interested in the governance details, safeguards, and non‑negotiable principles can read the accompanying doctrine.

The aim here is simple: to demonstrate that a free, non‑speculative namespace is not radical, unworkable, or nostalgic—it is merely absent.

Restoring it would make the internet more usable, more equitable, and more faithful to its original purpose.