On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Adam Beecher wrote:
> Bob,
>
> Your sentiments are seconded. But you're telling the wrong people. You should
> bring the matter to the attention of ICANN, who are ultimately responsible.
> Write an open letter on the subject and send it to them. Put it on your
> website, and set up a script to allow people to co-sign it. I'll be the first.
I never received as much as an acknowledgement from ICANN, that they
received my complaint about this same question. I was after a fairly large
number of geographical names in my country, all expired for months. I
wasn't lucky, as I did not run scripts on them. Some other company
apparently did.
Maybe ICANN would respond to a campaign? I'd sign such an open letter as
well. Though I think the protests a few months back about the auctioning
of expired domains by NetSol, also from parties like Register.COM IIRC,
did not do much. Or has I missed something while away?
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> Bob's Lists <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
> > > So, it's been over 3 months that since the name expired,
> > > although, the record was updated 2 months ago; possibly,
> >
> > Just another aside... sorry for the cross-post I'm just so ticked off after
> > trying to register ANOTHER domain that expired 8 months ago, today, I'd like
> > to see some list feedback on the general feelings of the list population.
> >
> > Am I the only one who finds this intensely irritating? That I have to sit
> > and 'prey' on a domain name I'm after that someone else clearly no longer
> > wants, and even if I'm checking it several times a day there's a chance I'll
> > miss it/lose it.
> >
> > I've yet to see anyone offer a doable solution to the problem, but there has
> > to be something we can do to pull the rug from under Netsol's feet. I have
> > been criticised in the past for calling this practice of theirs 'hi-jacking'
> > but I believe in calling a spade a spade.
> >
> > THE DAY THE THING EXPIRED AND WASN'T RENEWED was the day the domain lost
> > 'ownership'. The fact that it WAS registered through Netsol does NOT give
> > them the right to hold onto it. Domains are in the public domain, they do
> > not 'belong' to Netsol to rent, nor do they 'belong' to the person renting
> > them. All I'm buying is the exclusive right to USE that name for a year, or
> > more.
> >
> > It is for this reason that I insist that Netsol holding onto expired domains
> > is 'hi-jacking'. It is NOT theirs to hold onto, they lost the right to do so
> > at the same instant the previous regitrant lost HIS right to use it - when
> > the registration period expired.
> >
> > I would LOVE to see someone test this, in court. I would even be prepared to
> > assist with the funding of such a test case, if enough people were willing
> > to join and keep the costs reasonable.
> >
> > A few hundred people like me, trying to register a domain that's expired
> > months ago, would make a pretty strong case and sufficient purse to see it
> > through.
> >
> > Or should I just shut up and contact the previous owners, which gives them a
> > 'tip-off' that I'm after it in which case they'd simply renew and try to
> > charge me a fortune. Seems to me I'm in a no-win situation there...
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Bob
> >
>
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