Filing a Domain Name Dispute?

0backlash0 writes "I work for a not-for-profit that's involved in community media especially radio, television, and increasingly, the internet. We exist by and for the community, which is to say that we're not a large organization. Someone has registered a domain name that we used to own: kdhxfm88.org The name appears to be registered in "bad faith". Because of our size, we can't exactly afford to hire a team of lawyers to take care of this for us. What can we do and how do we do it?"

Comments

Used to own...?

[The Bungi]

There's no excuse for "losing" a domain you "used to own". For a measly $70 a year. I own 6 domains, the oldest since 1997, and I would never "lose" them or let them go just because I forgot to renew with NetSol. Selling them transferring them or whatever, fine.

Rather than promoting consideration towards your cause you're just making yourself (or your organization) look rather silly, eh?

Re:Bad faith? Go And Look at the Url, sheesh...

[sar]

slashdot doesnt directly advertise in its stories. Having ads for a company, whether it is your sponsor, or a third party, is all up to the maintainer, but slashdot itself sells nothing except getting a commission from advertising space. They dont sell "Slashdot Advertisements" but over time have needed to have some income to support itself. I've read slashdot since just after Rob started it as his personal Linux News site, and havent really ever seen any direct advertisement for anything, including VA, other than the banner ad at the top. Last I knew, having a banner ad never said you were selling something, it just says you're willing to endorse whatever the ad says.

Re:You already have a perfectly good name. [OT]

[bentini]

Are you the Tom Duff that used to work at Bell Labs? In the Unix Room?
-Dan Bentley (son of Jon Bentley)
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