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Is it possible to get rid of squatters, theres a few domains I've tried to register for our chinese arm at work and the domains have been taken but there are no actual sites.
One for instance, we registered as a limited company over in china begining of march, then someone on the 6th of march registered the domain we were after...
Tricky one - especially overseas domains. In UK I believe you can talk to the registrars and there may be some redress, but otherwise it is a case of first come, first served. You need to take legal advice, or negotiate with the squatters (although it goes against all instincts) and buy it off them. You could make them an offer, but threaten legal action as an alternative... but I would get some legal advice first.
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Is there a reason you didn't register these domains in advance? I mean you or someone else in authority must've known this limited company registration in China was on the cards for a while?
What makes you think that the people that make the descisions talk to the people in the IT department until they actually want said department to do something?Originally Posted by Durzel
Fair point.
The problem is that China seems to be a law unto themselves when it comes to the internet so it could be pretty hard to get it sorted.
In the majority of the western world I think there are laws in place to stop people cyber squatting. As said above it might be an idea to contact the registrar where the domains are registered too and see what they can do
i was about to buy a domain, left it a few weeks and it was taken. annoying thing is, it's my (Secondname).co.uk and its quite an unusual second name.
darn!
There is a bloke who has my second names domain and doesnt seem to be doing anything with it. It was up for renewal last year but he renewedCant do much about it though as he has the same surname so has a valid reason to own it
Sorted, just put a - in the middle of it...
It's a fine line between cybersquatting & domain name prospecting.
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Probably the simplest solution. The other domain isn't being used, so there is little risk (at the moment) of "passing off" There is a danger that the current owner may sell it to a competitor, however they may lose interest when the registration comes up for renewal and there may be an opportunity to get it then.Sorted, just put a - in the middle of it...
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no that's my date and month of birth
I have the same problem with a .co.uk name and the guy wanted £1000 for it.
Last edited by Jay; 15-04-2008 at 06:54 PM.
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It's a question to askm a alw firm as that's what you have to do.
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