It is folly to think that just because we can do something, we should. But in the context of:
1) The domain name is not being used in a way that correlates to a brand, product or service or some other means used by someone else, other than the raw domain name itself. Eg., a for sale page or personalized lander.
2) The domain name was available to register by anyone with the wherewithal and the funds to do so.
How can I be held accountable for someone else's problem of not registering that domain name first, and why is there an entitled or assumed relation between said entity's status and raw domain names that they don't own, in the first place?
I understand there are many nuances, but at their very core, domain names are just that: domain names. If there is some sort of restriction or law that prohibits ownership, should it not come from the source: the registry?
As domain investors, do we have a first rights ownership that can immediately protect us before being handed an official "hand it over".. something like where the onus is on the complainant to show proof of the contrary beforehand?
Some questions that have bugged me for a while now.
1) The domain name is not being used in a way that correlates to a brand, product or service or some other means used by someone else, other than the raw domain name itself. Eg., a for sale page or personalized lander.
2) The domain name was available to register by anyone with the wherewithal and the funds to do so.
How can I be held accountable for someone else's problem of not registering that domain name first, and why is there an entitled or assumed relation between said entity's status and raw domain names that they don't own, in the first place?
I understand there are many nuances, but at their very core, domain names are just that: domain names. If there is some sort of restriction or law that prohibits ownership, should it not come from the source: the registry?
As domain investors, do we have a first rights ownership that can immediately protect us before being handed an official "hand it over".. something like where the onus is on the complainant to show proof of the contrary beforehand?
Some questions that have bugged me for a while now.