An '''Open ccTLD''' refers to a country code top level domain name that can be registered by anyone regardless of which country the person resides in.These ccTLD represent a particular branding aside from the name of the country or territory it represents such as [[.cc]] (Cocos Island), [[.tv]] (Tuvalus), [[.ws]] (Western Samoa) and [[.co]] (Colombia). Their alternatives include commercial companies or consulting companies for .cc, television for .tv, websites for .ws, and company for.co respectively. <ref>[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/archived_content/people/edelman/open-cctlds/ Registrations in Open ccTLDs]</ref> | An '''Open ccTLD''' refers to a country code top level domain name that can be registered by anyone regardless of which country the person resides in.These ccTLD represent a particular branding aside from the name of the country or territory it represents such as [[.cc]] (Cocos Island), [[.tv]] (Tuvalus), [[.ws]] (Western Samoa) and [[.co]] (Colombia). Their alternatives include commercial companies or consulting companies for .cc, television for .tv, websites for .ws, and company for.co respectively. <ref>[http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/archived_content/people/edelman/open-cctlds/ Registrations in Open ccTLDs]</ref> |