The tragedy of the .PH domain is that organization that assigns country administrators, the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has already stated specifically that the country administrator must act as a trustee for the domain, which is considered a public resource. “Concerns about ‘rights’ and ‘ownership’ of domains are inappropriate,” the ICANN says in one key document. “It is appropriate, however, to be concerned about ‘responsibilities’ and ‘service’ to the community.”