On 29 Jan 2001, 3:24, sweet2cherrylane wrote:
> With saying that...do we ever really OWN our domain names? It sounds to
> me like the person who registers your name has a claim to it? Also...if
> they conveiniently loose your info or choose not to sign you up again (
> for whatever their reasons may be ) .... then, who gets to keep the
> name?
The answers to your questions lie in the deepest regions of the
legalese of the Terms of Service by which each registry service has you
abide.
Domain Name issues are some of the most prevalent Internet-related
causes of litigation in the courts, today. There are many lawsuits
clogging our courts related to domain names. However, that should not
dissuade you. As long as you choose and use a unique domain name in
good faith, you can always consider it yours.
> Who do you register your domain names with?
ashlists.org is registered with Network Solutions
http://www.networksolutions.com/
[Freebies]
borochaults.com was registered with Freeservers.com as a free domain,
but the service is no longer free. That was just a temporary thang.
alansharrell.net was registered with DomainZero as a free domain, but I
don't believe it is free any longer.
ashlists.com and ashlists.net were registered by myself using the
services of BulkNamesRegister.
ashandrr.org was registered with NameZero as a free domain and in this
only case, NameZero is actually the owner of this domain. I don't have
any rights over NameZero for this domain.
~~
So as you can see, I've played the field and taken opportunities of
free offers as they came to my attention.
I now have an account at BulkNamesRegister and can register a domain
myself for $15/year.
http://www.bulknamesregister.com/
bulknamesregister.com is just a broker for CORENIC, which is an ICANN
accredited Registrar located in Switzerland.
You can expect the registry service to bill you prior to the expiration
date of your domain. However, you can keep up with that yourself.
Your expiration date is a matter of public record on the registry
service's whois database.
If you let your domain expire, then it is available to anyone that pays
the fee, so long as trademark or servicemark concerns are not involved.
Alan
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
