The problem is with privately owned registries is:
Message:
that they are privately owned. If they want to give you pie on Monday, cake on Tuesday
and nothing on Wednesday what's to prevent it? If they want to favor their buddies,
what's to prevent it? They make the rules, good or bad as that may be. Caveat Emptor,
(Although Mr. L may have given one registry a informative lesson about Caveat Venditor.)