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> I already know of two companies in different countries which have the very same name as I occasionally receive emails written to them on my catch-all email ad
by nubinetwork 4y ago
> I already know of two companies in different countries which have the very same name as I occasionally receive emails written to them on my catch-all email address
If they ever decide to do business in your country, expect them to want their name. They will probably take you and your registrar to court, but in the end, they will have to pay you for the name.
Domains don't cost a lot, but I would just take what they offer you, don't try to fleece them because you got there first.
I would look at another domain name as a fallback should any of this happen, but just keep in mind that it's a possibility.
- anonzzzies 4y ago‘Their name’ If it’s your family name, what can they do but bleed you in legal costs? It depends on the country maybe, but I would not part with that domain in my country if it’s my family name and registered ages ago (clearly not to try to blackmail that company). Not sure anyone should. Horrible advice.
- nubinetwork 4y agoWhy spend the money defending a $5 domain name, especially when you're not making any money by having it? It's just a name, and if you're not a registered company, you're going to be seen as a squatter no matter what. All I'm suggesting is to be prepared to have the domain ownership contested and have a backup if you have to change domains.
- nuclearnice1 4y agoWas it $5? I had the impression the OP paid more. > I spent like a year or so to save up for it, which cost roughly 6 months of average net salaries in my country about 7 years ago.
- nubinetwork 4y agoThey picked a bad registrar for a .com then, because they're dirt cheap.
- valenterry 4y agoThey probably bought it from someone as it wasn't free at the time.
- lname_dot_com 4y agoCorrect. It was already registered and up for sale.
- anonzzzies 4y ago> All I'm suggesting Not really, you are stating, matter of factly, that the big evil corp will own it and you are basically screwed. This is not true (in places I know, but might differ somewhere) if it’s not squatting and it’s actually your family name. It’s beyond reasonable. Also, I find this capitalist overlord cynicism really quite annoying. I would help OP with legal fees to prevent this from happening. Just laying down and get pummelled just because it’s a big corp should not be the default.
- lname_dot_com 4y agoThat's kind of you, but will hopefully never be necessary.
- anonzzzies 4y agoAlso, the amount doesn’t matter; OP describes, in enough detail, that they are proud of this name.
- lname_dot_com 4y ago> I spent like a year or so to save up for it, which cost roughly 6 months of average net salaries in my country about 7 years ago. It wasn't $5.