Re: Domain Registration

by Ivan Hoffman <ivan(at)ivanhoffman.com>

Date:	Tue, 13 Jun 2000 08:53:58 -0700
To:	"Mark S. Zane" <mszane(at)pobox.com>, hwg-business(at)hwg.org
In-Reply-To:	sentex
	todo: View Thread, Original

At 10:27 AM 6/13/00 -0400, Mark S. Zane wrote:
>Hi Guys:
>
>	A client was wondering ... in the registration of a domain name that an
>ISP is processing, what part of the information should reflect his company
>or personal information. He is concerned with the ownership of the domain
>looking like the ISP owns it. For example, the ISP would show as the
>Administrative Contact and the  Technical Contacts. How should this read to
>ensure the client is free of any debate on ownership.

In your written client agreement, this should be covered.  Frankly, in my
agreements on behalf of site owners I provide that the designer should
*not* list itself as a contact.  This is a position of some leverage and
the client ought not to be out of control of this important function.

IVAN HOFFMAN, B.A., J.D. 
Attorney At Law
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