On 08/03/2007, at 7:21 AM, Richard Hayes wrote:
It used to be that to get a .com.au domain name you had to have a
company or business name.
Is this still the case as I've heard different responses.
Yes, almost you need to 'prove' that you are entitled to register
the name.
To quote the auDA policy:
1. To be eligible for a domain name in the com.au 2LD, registrants
must be:
a) an Australian registered company; or
b) trading under a registered business name in any Australian State
or Territory; or
c) an Australian partnership or sole trader;
d) a foreign company licensed to trade in Australia; or
e) an owner of an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
f) an applicant for an Australian Registered Trade Mark ; or
g) an association incorporated in any Australian State or
Territory; or
h) an Australian commercial statutory body.
2. Domain names in the com.au 2LD must:
a) exactly match, acronym or abbreviation of the registrant’s
company or trading name, organization or association name or
trademark; or:
b) be otherwise closely and substantially connected to the registrant.
Also what if you have .com.au domain name and you close your
company or business related to the domain name, do you lose
the .com.au domain
name?
Or is it once you have the domain name, it's yours forever? (so
long as you pay the yearly fee).
Yes, for all practical purposes. There is no need to 'prove'
continuing substantially connected to the registrant.
Don't rely on it. If the registrant eligibility is based on the
company or business, and the company or business no longer exists,
there is no eligibility to use the domain.
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