Michael Bryan Bell writes: >Really, this was handled in a very, very bad and even ignorant manner. This >guy did nothing wrong except for register an expired domain name.
>From <http://lowendmac.com/musings/02/0603.html> On May 28, Vicente Peiro Crespo of Valencia, Spain, acquired ownership of the expired macslash.com domain via the "preregistration" service offered by Dotster. I'm sure he's received more than his share of emails about the issue, and I hope he will agree to return the macslash.com domain to its original owners. How should we view his actions? Is Crespo a domain pirate or has he been falsely maligned? First, Crespo made a conscious decision to "preregister" the macslash.com domain. He knew the domain existed, and we can assume that he also knew it was in use. Second, once Crespo acquired the domain, he immediately redirected it to a Dotster page. If he had been a good Samaritan intending to return the domain to MacSlash, he would not have redirected the DNS entries. Third, the redirect page included a host of links to Mac-related businesses, probably affiliate programs Crespo had signed up for. We should assume that these ads indicate he had a commercial interest in the macslash.com domain. In the final analysis, Vicente Peiro Crespo acted willfully to take over an existing domain, redirect it, and profit from doing so. I think the "domain pirate" label fits. Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. <http://cobwebpublishing.com> <http://lowendmac.com> <http://digital-views.com> <http://digigraphica.com> <http://lowendpc.com> <http://reformed.net> Microsoft Windows instead of Unix? How 20th century! -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
