Comments on: Domain name ownership rights http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itproject/domain-name-ownership-rights/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:31:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Linkan http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itproject/domain-name-ownership-rights/#comment-89 Linkan Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:23:41 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itproject/domain-name-ownership-rights/#comment-89 I registered My Domain name in the site [A href="http://www.tucktail.com/ "]http://www.tucktail.com/ [/A]. I registered My Domain name in the site .

]]> By: StrathclydeForensics http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itproject/domain-name-ownership-rights/#comment-87 StrathclydeForensics Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:11:38 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itproject/domain-name-ownership-rights/#comment-87 I do not know if you have resolved this issue, but I would suggest the following: 1. Domain names are registered on a first come first served case (REMEMBER THIS) 2. Every registrar has their own dispute procedures (READ THEM) 3. If he registered the domain under his name, but you paid for the actual registration fee (or he charged you for that) then you have ownership. It is if you gave someone to buy a laptop for you. You paid it, it is yours. 4. Have your lawyers sue him for breach of trust At the same time, if he hosts your email servers and accounts you are in big trouble. He can read, copy, and sell any email info he wants. What I suggest is that you find a very similar domain name. i.e., if your domain is www.yusufcompany.com then register www.yusuf-company.com and also all the relevant domains (.net, .biz, and if you work internationally the relevant domain names abroad like .ca for Canada, .it for Italy or .co.uk for the UK). Have you emails change over a weekend and email your business partners on Monday morning. If he is hosting your company site (your details, your logos etc) that you can have them removed with a court order If you regain your old domain name, have it also point towards the same site so you can have www.yusufcompany.com www.yusuf-company.com www.yusuf-company.eu www.yusufcompany.co.uk www.yusufcompany.biz www.yusufcompany.net etc The more you have registered, the more secure your brand name is. Try not to leave people like him open doors. I hope it helped Regards Vassilis Manoussos E-Crime Consultant www.StrathclydeForensics.co.uk I do not know if you have resolved this issue, but I would suggest the following:

1. Domain names are registered on a first come first served case (REMEMBER THIS)
2. Every registrar has their own dispute procedures (READ THEM)
3. If he registered the domain under his name, but you paid for the actual registration fee (or he charged you for that) then you have ownership. It is if you gave someone to buy a laptop for you. You paid it, it is yours.
4. Have your lawyers sue him for breach of trust

At the same time, if he hosts your email servers and accounts you are in big trouble. He can read, copy, and sell any email info he wants.

What I suggest is that you find a very similar domain name. i.e., if your domain is <a href="http://www.yusufcompany.com" title="http://www.yusufcompany. " target="_blank">www.yusufcompany.com</a> then register <a href="http://www.yusuf-company.com" title="http://www.yusuf-company. " target="_blank">www.yusuf-company.com</a> and also all the relevant domains (.net, .biz, and if you work internationally the relevant domain names abroad like .ca for Canada, .it for Italy or .co.uk for the UK).

Have you emails change over a weekend and email your business partners on Monday morning.

If he is hosting your company site (your details, your logos etc) that you can have them removed with a court order

If you regain your old domain name, have it also point towards the same site

so you can have

 <a href="http://www.yusufcompany.com" title="http://www.yusufcompany.
" target="_blank">www.yusufcompany.com</a>
 <a href="http://www.yusuf-company.com" title="http://www.yusuf-company.
" target="_blank">www.yusuf-company.com</a>
www.yusuf-company.eu
www.yusufcompany.co.uk
 <a href="http://www.yusufcompany.biz" title="http://www.yusufcompany.
" target="_blank">www.yusufcompany.biz</a>
 <a href="http://www.yusufcompany.net" title="http://www.yusufcompany.
" target="_blank">www.yusufcompany.net</a> etc

The more you have registered, the more secure your brand name is. Try not to leave people like him open doors.

I hope it helped

Regards

Vassilis Manoussos
E-Crime Consultant
www.StrathclydeForensics.co.uk

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