Young Man beat Bush Library out of overdue Domain Fees

For some reason I thought this was some veiled thread to talk up Vince Young after the wave of (well deserved) "Mario over Bush" threads.

Then I realized, hey, no one is that stupid.

 

Um, whoever he bought it from? He just didn't automatically pull the domain from the ether into his name. He must have bought/registered it with someone. And if it's not theirs to sell then they're selling stolen products.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_registrar

Nobody owns the non-registered domain names, but they are controlled by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Unregistered names can be bought through an accredited domain registrar. While they will help you register the domain, they don't "own" it. It's not like you're walking into a store and buying something off the shelf.

The domain name only becomes "owned" once it is registered.

The thing that makes this case notably illegal is that it was so obviously purchased in bad faith. A while ago Kevin Spacey sued to get KevinSpacey.com, but he failed because it was deemed that the current owner was using it for legitimate purposes (or not at all) and had made no efforts whatsoever to make money over Kevin Spacey's name (by having links or content relating to Kevin Spacey or by trying to sell the domain to him).

This case, however, couldn't be any more illegal. The guy purchased the domain after noticing it expire and immediately tried to sell it back to the previous owner. I don't know why they paid him $35,000 for the domain. Perhaps they wanted the website active immediately (a lawsuit could take months and the website wouldn't be transferred until afterwards) or perhaps they didn't understand domain law. But that doesn't mean this cybersquatter did the right thing...it just means he got away with doing the wrong thing.

 

The young man came early....




On the settlement.

 

Ah, gotcha. It is more complicated then...still seems to be some issues according to some.

http://tcattorney.typepad.com/domainnamedispute/2008/12/understand-your.html

But you're right...good for him if he got away with it. I'd love an extra $35k too

 

I think I would have held out longer for a higher price, good job by him to grab it though..

 

I'm not sure I get the hatred for the "Cybersquatter?" If your content is interesting enough, it shouldn't matter what the site is called.

This site has had 3 domain name changes already, and it still is growing exponentially.

If someone wants to pay for a certain domain name, I color them the idiot.

 

That's a very poor analogy. Gold is a generic item used by many people. A domain name, especially one with somebody's name in it, is very specific and really only has value to that person or group. And whether it was legal or not it was still a douche bag thing to do.

 

So any domain name with GeorgeBush in it belongs to him? What about GeorgeBushisadouche.com?

 

If he decided to go into the feminine hygiene business the it would.

 

I hate those people that wait 3 seconds to outbid me on ebay without showing any activity for the past 5 days! They are the true evil doers of the world.

 

That wouldn't have happened with




BOOKMAN: Well, let me tell you something, funny boy. Y'know that little stamp,

the one that says "New York Public Library"? Well that may not mean

anything to you, but that means a lot to me. One whole hell of a lot.

Sure, go ahead, laugh if you want to. I've seen your type before:

Flashy, making the scene, flaunting convention. Yeah, I know what you're

thinking. What's this guy making such a big stink about old library

books? Well, let me give you a hint, junior. Maybe we can live without

libraries, people like you and me. Maybe. Sure, we're too old to change

the world, but what about that kid, sitting down, opening a book, right

now, in a branch at the local library and finding drawings of pee-pees

and wee-wees on the Cat in the Hat and the Five Chinese Brothers?

Doesn't HE deserve better? Look. If you think this is about overdue

fines and missing books, you'd better think again. This is about that

kid's right to read a book without getting his mind warped! Or: maybe

that turns you on, Seinfeld; maybe that's how y'get your kicks. You and

your good-time buddies. Well I got a flash for ya, joy-boy: Party time

is over. Y'got seven days, Seinfeld. That is one week!

 

Should have just gone with a .net domain.

(i can't celebrate what is essentially extortion).

 

I hope that everyone who supports this kind of crap has it happen to them.

 

YES! I agree!

 

i don't understand the hate either. if you're dumb enough to let it lapse, you can't really complain.

 

Small bump... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/bizarre/6220889.html LOL... Chron is BARELY reporting this... Chron... LOL!

 

He should have been sent to Gitmo.