http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/getting-ownership-of-a-domain-from-an-out-of-business-company/ Sun, 26 May 2013 01:40:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/getting-ownership-of-a-domain-from-an-out-of-business-company/#comment-113434 TomLiotta Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:34:48 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/getting-ownership-of-a-domain-from-an-out-of-business-company/#comment-113434 The answer from mrdenny is essentially right on. About the only opening that might be available would be under the Anticybersquatting act or some form of bad faith trademark infringement or similar. In the absence of any legal issue, all you can do for immediate acquisition is to get them to turn it over to you, i.e., “buy” it from them, if it hasn’t expired. And also true — the .COM domain is not “US”. — Tom

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/getting-ownership-of-a-domain-from-an-out-of-business-company/#comment-113426 MTidmarsh Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:57:18 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/getting-ownership-of-a-domain-from-an-out-of-business-company/#comment-113426 Welcome to ITKE, bizguru! Have you tried contacting the corporation or someone within the organization? I think that would be a good first step in trying to acquire the domain.

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