Questions about UDRP and "registrar freeze" status on a domain name

[fab]

I think he did....they can't sue him after a UDRP?

Yes they can!

[Meridian66]

Interesting..so what you are saying is that privacy is'nt worth 2 shakes of a lambs tail when a name get's UDRP'd?

Wow, so if you care enough to find the identity of a person behind a (private) domain name, just spend a 1000 bucks on a trumped up UDRP complaint. Has anyone searched the UDRP database for filings by entites realted to, for example, the Chinese government?

[Focus]

There are MUCH easier ways to find out who owns a domain name.

[Meridian66]

There are MUCH easier ways to find out who owns a domain name.

How, assuming privacy was setup when the domain was first registered so the details aren't in anyone's whois cache?

[Focus]

How, assuming privacy was setup when the domain was first registered so the details aren't in anyone's whois cache?

Few different ways...you can try to buy the domain and make contact that way by emailing the private whois info...there are definitely ways to get a reply.

You can contact the registrar by phone or email and make "friend$" there if you catch my drift..some places are more than willing to share, esp. the ones overseas...cash talks

Also, if you have a legitimate claim against a domain name some threats of legal action (from what I have witnessed) will get them to drop the privacy or disclose the contact info to you in lieu of themselves being implicated.

[jberryhill]

Wow, so if you care enough to find the identity of a person behind a (private) domain name, just spend a 1000 bucks on a trumped up UDRP complaint.

At GoDaddy/Domains By Proxy, a first class postage stamp on a trumped up c&d letter is sufficient.

[dvdrip]

At GoDaddy/Domains By Proxy, a first class postage stamp on a trumped up c&d letter is sufficient.

And godaddy will also bill you for that.

[Meridian66]

And GoDaddy will also bill you for that.

Godaddy is like a bank in that regard.

[jberryhill]

How, assuming privacy was setup when the domain was first registered so the details aren't in anyone's whois cache?

Hi-jack it and see who complains.

And GoDaddy will also bill you for that.

It's almost surprising that GoDaddy doesn't bill you for the bill itself.

I know some law firms like that.

[dvdrip]

It's almost surprising that GoDaddy doesn't bill you for the bill itself.

I know some law firms like that.

I am sure that the bill of the bill is included in the fee.

[jberryhill]

I am sure that the bill of the bill is included in the fee.

Yah, if it wasn't for integral calculus, you'd keep getting asymptotically smaller bills each month.

Although, and I kid you not.... I ended up with a leftover $1 in a client trust account, and we spent a total of a half hour trying to figure out what to do with it today, since the client thought I was kidding and didn't send me clear instructions.