I find it amusing how dollar large amounts are thrown around to describe how bad this shut down was. This is small change compared to the disaster the health insurance industry is about to have. Honestly, some of the government services that were shutdown probably cost tax payers more to close than to keep it running - such as federal parks (not including amenities) & government run websites. This was just a power play between a bunch of cry babies who can not compromise and come up with creative solutions.
This illustrates how divided the American Legislative branch has become. On one side, we have a president, who used to be a congressman and still tries to play one, doesn't know basic economics (yes, insurance costs are going up, no matter how you do the math), and has a congressional posse who won't legislate without him telling them what to do - a complete disregard of separation of duties if you ask me. And on the other side, a bunch of old farts who can not agree with a bunch of tea baggers to organize and work for a common goal to our problems, with each one of them pulling in different directions because they are all bought be lobbyists, banks, and other corrupt organizations.
I don't care which political way any voter leans, but come next election, I urge everyone to vote ALL incumbents out of office. This crap has to stop! It should be an honor to serve our nations citizens, not a career with lavish benefits, money being thrown at you, and no accountability. Hold them accountable - END THEIR CAREERS!
ICANN has very specific rules about what is considered squatting. They would have to prove that he is holding the domain to be anti-competitive (i.e. if Pepsi had coke.com to prevent Coca-Cola from purcahsing it) and/or he must be in violation of a trademark. Since the domain is his last name, I doubt they would have a case.
If they do give you an offer that you like and you wish to sell, I would recommend using an escrow service. This will protect you from being scammed out of your domain name and getting the agreed amount. Unfortunately, most escrow services aren't cheap as they usually take a percentage of the selling price or have some graded-scale based on the sell price.
I can't stand misleading article titles... "American Red Cross Sued For Using a Red Cross." This is not what the article is about. It's about the American Red Cross being sued by Johnson & Johnson for LICENSING out a trademarked logo to for-profit organizations that doesn't belong to them, not USING the logo for their business.
Your school can cry all they want about your cool domain name, but there isn't a thing in the world they can do about it. A domain name is like a pantent, it isn't like a trademark. Just because they own a few similar trademarks doesn't mean you have to worry. The name was your idea, not theres and they can't take it from you. On the other hand, make it clear that you are not affiliated. All you do is provided extended service for their service without infringing on the services.
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I find it amusing how dollar large amounts are thrown around to describe how bad this shut down was. This is small change compared to the disaster the health insurance industry is about to have. Honestly, some of the government services that were shutdown probably cost tax payers more to close than to keep it running - such as federal parks (not including amenities) & government run websites. This was just a power play between a bunch of cry babies who can not compromise and come up with creative solutions.
This illustrates how divided the American Legislative branch has become. On one side, we have a president, who used to be a congressman and still tries to play one, doesn't know basic economics (yes, insurance costs are going up, no matter how you do the math), and has a congressional posse who won't legislate without him telling them what to do - a complete disregard of separation of duties if you ask me. And on the other side, a bunch of old farts who can not agree with a bunch of tea baggers to organize and work for a common goal to our problems, with each one of them pulling in different directions because they are all bought be lobbyists, banks, and other corrupt organizations.
I don't care which political way any voter leans, but come next election, I urge everyone to vote ALL incumbents out of office. This crap has to stop! It should be an honor to serve our nations citizens, not a career with lavish benefits, money being thrown at you, and no accountability. Hold them accountable - END THEIR CAREERS!
ICANN has very specific rules about what is considered squatting. They would have to prove that he is holding the domain to be anti-competitive (i.e. if Pepsi had coke.com to prevent Coca-Cola from purcahsing it) and/or he must be in violation of a trademark. Since the domain is his last name, I doubt they would have a case.
If they do give you an offer that you like and you wish to sell, I would recommend using an escrow service. This will protect you from being scammed out of your domain name and getting the agreed amount. Unfortunately, most escrow services aren't cheap as they usually take a percentage of the selling price or have some graded-scale based on the sell price.
I can't stand misleading article titles... "American Red Cross Sued For Using a Red Cross." This is not what the article is about. It's about the American Red Cross being sued by Johnson & Johnson for LICENSING out a trademarked logo to for-profit organizations that doesn't belong to them, not USING the logo for their business.
Your school can cry all they want about your cool domain name, but there isn't a thing in the world they can do about it. A domain name is like a pantent, it isn't like a trademark. Just because they own a few similar trademarks doesn't mean you have to worry. The name was your idea, not theres and they can't take it from you. On the other hand, make it clear that you are not affiliated. All you do is provided extended service for their service without infringing on the services.