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Let me give you the following scenario;
Bob forms Bob Inc. in Ontario.
Joe of Joe Inc. in Idaho wishes to own a .ca domain, but does not meet the presence requirements.
Bob, being a good friend of Joe's, registers Example.ca under Bob Inc.
He then, under Joe's instructions, redirects example.ca to resolve to the regular Joe Inc. website, which is a .com.
Joe Inc. promotes the site in an advertising campaign in Canada, but WHOIS records show Bob Inc. as the owner.
Have any rules been broken in the above scenario?
If not, would Bob Inc. "leasing" the name to Joe Inc. for $12/year (just to cover registration costs, give or take a few bucks) cause either party to be in contravention of CIRA regulations?
Update: Section 4.1 g of the Registration Agreement appears to stipulate something which might perhaps restrict the above scenario. Would appreciate opinions regardless.
Update #2: An exception to 4.1 g is if the third party is an affiliate of the registrant. Does that mean that Bob Inc. could make Joe Inc. an affiliate of Bob Inc. for purposes of utilization of a .ca domain name? I.e. with an agreement to the effect of, "I, Bob, acting in my capacity as sole director of Bob Inc., hereby indefinitely appoint Joe Inc. as an affiliate of Bob Inc."?
With that in mind, affiliate agreements are casually created all the time in cases such as affiliate sales. Is there any reason why it would apply differently here?
Bob forms Bob Inc. in Ontario.
Joe of Joe Inc. in Idaho wishes to own a .ca domain, but does not meet the presence requirements.
Bob, being a good friend of Joe's, registers Example.ca under Bob Inc.
He then, under Joe's instructions, redirects example.ca to resolve to the regular Joe Inc. website, which is a .com.
Joe Inc. promotes the site in an advertising campaign in Canada, but WHOIS records show Bob Inc. as the owner.
Have any rules been broken in the above scenario?
If not, would Bob Inc. "leasing" the name to Joe Inc. for $12/year (just to cover registration costs, give or take a few bucks) cause either party to be in contravention of CIRA regulations?
Update: Section 4.1 g of the Registration Agreement appears to stipulate something which might perhaps restrict the above scenario. Would appreciate opinions regardless.
Update #2: An exception to 4.1 g is if the third party is an affiliate of the registrant. Does that mean that Bob Inc. could make Joe Inc. an affiliate of Bob Inc. for purposes of utilization of a .ca domain name? I.e. with an agreement to the effect of, "I, Bob, acting in my capacity as sole director of Bob Inc., hereby indefinitely appoint Joe Inc. as an affiliate of Bob Inc."?
With that in mind, affiliate agreements are casually created all the time in cases such as affiliate sales. Is there any reason why it would apply differently here?
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