Generic Domain Name Defense Fund

[wienerdog]

I'd contribute money to a legitamate fund for the defense of small time domain name holders against the megacorporations with their pseudo-trademark aggressions.

I'm in no position to set up or even judge such a fund. I'd be great if one the established people in the business with an good reputation could get behind it.

 

[Spinlock]

Personally, I don't think there's a lot of threat to LEGITIMATE small-time domain holders from megacorporations. More of a threat from cybersquatters and domain speculators.

That said... look, I understand that a lot of people are in the domain game to make money, and that makes sense to me. But there are ethics and there are ethics. Backordering a .org domain to hold it ransom for $300 or selling it to the highest bidder is ridiculous. I realize that people should pay more attention to re-registering their domain names, but good grief people...

 

[JMJ]

Personally, I don't think there's a lot of threat to LEGITIMATE small-time domain holders from megacorporations. More of a threat from cybersquatters and domain speculators.

That said... look, I understand that a lot of people are in the domain game to make money, and that makes sense to me. But there are ethics and there are ethics. Backordering a .org domain to hold it ransom for $300 or selling it to the highest bidder is ridiculous. I realize that people should pay more attention to re-registering their domain names, but good grief people...

Boy are you in the wrong place.. lol If I pay $60+ for a backorder I'll be asking alot more than $300. As far as the topic is concerned there are organizations that will represent your for free. In addition there are a couple of domain owner organizations aswell.

 

[GT Web]

We can start the fund in my Paypal account...who wants to donate?

 

[dvestors]

I understand that a lot of people are in the domain game to make money, and that makes sense to me. But there are ethics and there are ethics. Backordering a .org domain to hold it ransom for $300 or selling it to the highest bidder is ridiculous.

:doh:

 

[Spinlock]

I knew I'd get flak for that one.

Not everybody gets three thousand emails from Godaddy notifying them their domain name is about to expire, okay? There are a few people out there who go out of their way to offer a service to the public, and they lose money on it. It's not justice for them to lose a domain name because somebody wants to park it and make megabucks off of it.