Re: NetSol holding on to names

[Michael J. Masin]

I don't think you can copyright a domain name because you don't own it.  It's possible to have a trademark for a domain name but I don't know if a trademark will guarantee ownership, just prevent others from using it (does UDRP always force a transfer for trademark decisions?)

m2

Beckie Pack wrote:

Interesting...

Can you copyright a domain name so that later in life if someone does use it they can be sued? You can copyright a business name...

wxWeb.com wrote:

Thursday, May 23, 2002, 1:09:09 PM, Chris M wrote:

 

At 03:51 PM 5/23/2002 -0400, you wrote:
   

If the name is important to him,
he should immediately pay the renewal to Netsol and then transfer to 
you
afterwards.

Swerve
     

Yes I know, but that wasn't my question :)  When will it become
available 
again?
   

His point is that there is no set time on that.

Verisign Registrar has been known to hold on to "expired"
domain names
for years in some cases, while others are released in the normal 45
days from expire.  It's hit and miss, and there is no sane pattern
to
it.