Council loses control of web domain name - ha ha ha nice one

[kiviniar]

Council loses control of web domain name

Check it out here---

 

[dotNetKing]

I used to live in Cromer. Not that anyone would really be interested!

 

[jdk]

Ouch.

 

[Rubber Duck]

Ouch.

Well, if the Council doesn't buy it who else is going to? Yes, it will have traffic but where the hell are you going to direct to make money? If you tried to sell the traffic from such a website, nobody would want it, as in commercial terms it is junk. Personally, I would give them them choice $500 or WIPO.

 

[touchring]

I was told WIPO doesn't work if you previously own the name and let it expire.

 

[Rubber Duck]

I was told WIPO doesn't work if you previously own the name and let it expire.

No, that is not true because there have been specific instances where it has.

The real criteria is whether the domain is registered in bad faith or not.

But if you go to WIPO expect the unexpected as it is difficult to see any clear parttern in the outcomes!

 

[cursal]

I was told WIPO doesn't work if you previously own the name and let it expire.

Can anybody confirm or deny this?

 

[Creature]

They (the council) seem to have the name back now. Does anyone have a nice word to say about Easyspace? I still get sales calls from them asking if I want to renew a name that I long since transfered away (thank god).