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Experience with Fighting Domain Farming

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gimme-malda-dot-com-dangit dept.

Lost_my_regs writes "I had a .com domain name relevant only to me, no legal trademark, registered and hosted at a provider that went bust. When attempting to re-host the domain I discovered, to my unpleasant surprise, that the domain is now registered by a domain farming company (name removed). My question is: Is there any way to claim back my domain?"

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  1. Find them... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...kill them, wait two years and reclaim what is yours.

    1. Re:Find them... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Since they're probably in the Cayman Islands, you can have a nice holiday while you're at it.

  2. Sue by mastershake_phd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sue, sue everybody. Sue the now defunct company that lost your domain. Sue the company that bought your domain. Sue the owners of said companies directly. Sue their parents, their wives, and their children. Sue their pets. Sue everybody!

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    Libertarian Leaning Political Discussion Forum.
  3. Re:On a related note... by noidentity · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've got a particularly unique first name, and I'd like to buy myfirstname.com, which is obviously parked.

    Let me guess, your last name is mylastname? Unique, definitely, but unfortunate I'd say.