FineE said:
Yes but can you *SELL* them. The last time I checked The TOS said something to the effect that if you tried to sell the domain it would be considered a breach of contract and the domain would be deleted. Has this been changed?
Hi FineE (& all),
I'm going to do some internal checking on this matter. I've worked for CentralNic for a few years. I'm not aware of anyone actually selling our domains on the aftermarket, and this has been brought to my attention before.
I don't know that there was/is any deliberate design that would prevent the transfer of our domains in an aftermarket sale. More probably, I think the Terms were written and designed for end users or for the ISP or web designers who re-sold the domain to an end-user on a retail level.
I think the language was also written to prevent trademark squatting because it does require that one "has the right to use the name" or prior permission if registering on behalf of a third party (example being in the case of an ISP registering on behalf of a customer).
It doesn't seem to me that the Terms actually address the issue of transfer or sale on the aftermarket of a domain at all. It may be time for us to look at that again. I'll bring it up at one of our next meetings.
Thanks,
Joe
P.S. I'm not an attorney & was not involved in creating the Terms. I'm just commenting personally and because I work at Centralnic. It does seem to me that the Terms need an update.