WhoWas database is coming.

[adoptabledomains]

Here's a link to a press release that Snapnames is partnering to provide a "WhoWas" database of prior domain owners. It appears it will be a pay per use service.

http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb021202-1.htm

 

[adoptabledomains]

Here's another direct link.
http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/html/bl0225.html

 

[airnike764]

WHo would want that service?

 

[Bob]

I do not like this idea. Ugh. :upset:

-Bob

 

[adoptabledomains]

Originally posted by airnike764
WHo would want that service?

Lawyers, trademark owners, on the bad side.

If I was going to buy a domain for use for a major site, I may want to make sure it wasn't previously owned by a porn site, or something that put a bad spin on a new company. Say a couple years from now, you came out of your cave and found the name enron.com available...