Re: Domain ownership

This is why attorneys make more money than web developers.  (And have more
work.)

See one before you take any action, or advice from someone who isn't a law
professional.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Billy O'Connor" <billy(at)kennet1.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "Rich Bowen" <rbowen(at)rcbowen.com>; <hwg-servers(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: Domain ownership


> At 18:13 15/12/2000 , Rich Bowen wrote:
> >Just picking some brains out there, if you don't mind.
> >
> >I have a situation involving domain name ownership, and I wondered if
> >any of you folks might have had a similar situation, and what you did.
> >
> >A former employee, while he was employed here, did some work for a firm.
> >Part of that work involved registering their domain name. The employee
> >has since left, and we have no contact with the firm in question. Their
> >domain is about to expire. My company is the contact for the domain,
> >although we do not own it. The company is not responding to our email.
> >
> >The domain in question is potentially valuable, belonging to a fairly
> >large national company. However, I expect that there would be legal
> >ramifications if we were to, for example, redirect the DNS to our web
> >server for the domain.
> >
> >I wonder if anyone might have a suggestion, anecdote, recommendation,
> >legal advice, or snide remark, relating to this situation, that you
> >might share.
> >
> >My inclination is to just let it expire. I know that this would irritate
> >the company in question, and lose us any potential of a work
> >relationship. OTOH, if we don't let it expire - ie, we pay the bill and
> >assume ownership of the domain - there might be legal ramifications.
>
> Hi Rich,
>
> If they're not responding to email and you have no tel/postal contact
> details stop all domain and email use of this domain ? If they use it,
> surely they will receive conatct you anf then take it from there ?
>
> If you do not receive anything in the next 3 months (a very reasonible
time
> period), put it up for sale !
>
> There must be some statute of limitation in the US, even with domains ?
>
> HTH,
>
> Bill.
>
>

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