Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds

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2004


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 59387
interpreted = N
texte = To my knowledge you are out of luck. I had experience with domain copyright issues in the past and the only way to successfully get the domain back is if the Thieving B****ds start selling your same product line or slandering your name. Otherwise if you go to court you will be told that you are a Lazy B****ds for not renewing the domain on time. :-( Sorry for the bad news. Matt Perosi Alan White wrote: > Hey Folks > > My best friend has owned a domian for the past 4 - 6 yrs but mucked up > and never renewed it properly, easyspace then asked him for £100 to > renew the domain through them or wait 30 days till it went back into > public domain. The domain is now owned by a company called > buydomains.com who want between $600 and $10000 for the domain... Do > you know of any way we can screw them and get it back or are we > totally stuffed? (I say *we* as I have run the website for the last > 8yrs ... despite having no control over the hosting / domain it has > been MY baby through many incarnations...) > > I think this company must be picking up expired accounts in the hope > of getting people backed into a corner and *having* to buy it back for > whatever figure they decide... I'd almost put money says they are in > kahoots... or even the same people trading as a diferent company... > Anyway, let me know what you think... I would have to say the web > and legal disputes are an area I haven't played in and am not sure I > want to either... > > > Thanks > Alan > > P.S. My Friend owns the company name that the domain is for if that > makes any difference? > P.P.S. We are in the UK and this is a US Comany that are doing the > thievery so I don't know if we can fight them effectively... > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( "Dan Strong" 2004)
  2. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( "Sal D'Anna" 2004)
  3. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( "Sal D'Anna" 2004)
  4. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Gary Krockover 2004)
  5. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Matthew A Perosi 2004)
  6. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( John Peacock 2004)
  7. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Matthew A Perosi 2004)
  8. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Donovan Brooke 2004)
  9. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Donovan Brooke 2004)
  10. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Donovan Brooke 2004)
  11. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Matthew A Perosi 2004)
  12. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Brian Fries 2004)
  13. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( John Peacock 2004)
  14. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Alan White 2004)
  15. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Matthew A Perosi 2004)
  16. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Rob Marquardt 2004)
  17. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Kenneth Grome 2004)
  18. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Stuart Tremain 2004)
  19. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( "Dan Strong" 2004)
  20. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( "Dan Strong" 2004)
  21. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Rob Marquardt 2004)
  22. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( 2004)
  23. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( "Sal D'Anna" 2004)
  24. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Alan White 2004)
  25. Re: [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Matthew A Perosi 2004)
  26. [OT] Theiving B*****ds ( Alan White 2004)
To my knowledge you are out of luck. I had experience with domain copyright issues in the past and the only way to successfully get the domain back is if the Thieving B****ds start selling your same product line or slandering your name. Otherwise if you go to court you will be told that you are a Lazy B****ds for not renewing the domain on time. :-( Sorry for the bad news. Matt Perosi Alan White wrote: > Hey Folks > > My best friend has owned a domian for the past 4 - 6 yrs but mucked up > and never renewed it properly, easyspace then asked him for £100 to > renew the domain through them or wait 30 days till it went back into > public domain. The domain is now owned by a company called > buydomains.com who want between $600 and $10000 for the domain... Do > you know of any way we can screw them and get it back or are we > totally stuffed? (I say *we* as I have run the website for the last > 8yrs ... despite having no control over the hosting / domain it has > been MY baby through many incarnations...) > > I think this company must be picking up expired accounts in the hope > of getting people backed into a corner and *having* to buy it back for > whatever figure they decide... I'd almost put money says they are in > kahoots... or even the same people trading as a diferent company... > Anyway, let me know what you think... I would have to say the web > and legal disputes are an area I haven't played in and am not sure I > want to either... > > > Thanks > Alan > > P.S. My Friend owns the company name that the domain is for if that > makes any difference? > P.P.S. We are in the UK and this is a US Comany that are doing the > thievery so I don't know if we can fight them effectively... > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Matthew A Perosi

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