I own a celebrity domain name
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i thought that under these circumstances if you turn them down and are not actually using the name they can take you to court to try and forcefully take the name.
Be cheeky, as for more money
Be cheeky, as for more money
Soldato
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Milk it for all you can.
Apparently they can just go through the court process and end up with you giving it to them and getting nothing in return. You could try asking for a higher figure but at the end of the day it sounds like you have no legitimate claim to the name so you will lose it.
Man of Honour
At a guess if they've offered you money for it you won't get any sort of summons.
I'd hold out for whatever you think it's worth & get what you can out of them, you can't do much with it anyway
I'd hold out for whatever you think it's worth & get what you can out of them, you can't do much with it anyway
As you're doing little other than squatting, I can't see their being much mileage in taking the dispute further - You may have more luck if you turn it into a fansite (an claim this as your intention all along).
The individual concerned has not automatic right to the domain, by ICANN will not look kindly on you in any dispute if it's blatantly obvious you're just holding out for cash.
Make a fansite, and the offer may increase by a large amount - at the moment, they're just offering nuisance change, as that's all it is.
Do it.
The individual concerned has not automatic right to the domain, by ICANN will not look kindly on you in any dispute if it's blatantly obvious you're just holding out for cash.
Make a fansite, and the offer may increase by a large amount - at the moment, they're just offering nuisance change, as that's all it is.
Do it.
Associate
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depends on the celeb, but i would hold out for more, $1000 is not that much imo, for what there going to recieve in return
Associate
Its yours man - they cant just take it off you cos other people think there some kinda 'celeb'
Milk it
Milk it
Permabanned
What do you have on the domain, or is it just parked?
If it's the latter and you're simply squatting on a domain that somebody else has rights to, you'll lose it.
But if you're found to be using the domain for a legitimate purpose and the copyright surrounding the name is weak, you'll have superior rights.
However, it all depends on what the domain name is. What it is it?
If it's the latter and you're simply squatting on a domain that somebody else has rights to, you'll lose it.
But if you're found to be using the domain for a legitimate purpose and the copyright surrounding the name is weak, you'll have superior rights.
However, it all depends on what the domain name is. What it is it?
maybe try and make out that you want to keep it - for example: thank you for your kind offer but i bought the domain name so i could make a webpage for my good friend david hasslehoff who just happens to have the same name as a famous person.
you see, that way you are not being malicious and it makes you appear that you have a genuine reason for having it - see what they say - they might up the offer.
of course they may want to meet this person - maybe make it a nickname instead.
you see, that way you are not being malicious and it makes you appear that you have a genuine reason for having it - see what they say - they might up the offer.
of course they may want to meet this person - maybe make it a nickname instead.
Oxbow said:
I'd say thats a bad idea, hosting a fansite would give him a valid claim to the site. By hosting any old stuff on it will show that he is just squatting on the name and they will have more call to the domain than he. Or at least thats they way I see it.
Take the money.
It won't go to court, it'll go to ICANN and pass through their UDRP. If you make the mistake of trying to get additional money for it, then you'll almost definitely have it taken off you and get no recompense.
If you refuse the initial offer, the best result you can hope for is that ICANN will rule in your favour and you'll retain the domain. Most likely result is that you will be judged to be a cyber squatter and have it taken from you.
Take the money and walk away.
http://www.icann.org/udrp/
Yes, they can and will.
It won't go to court, it'll go to ICANN and pass through their UDRP. If you make the mistake of trying to get additional money for it, then you'll almost definitely have it taken off you and get no recompense.
If you refuse the initial offer, the best result you can hope for is that ICANN will rule in your favour and you'll retain the domain. Most likely result is that you will be judged to be a cyber squatter and have it taken from you.
Take the money and walk away.
http://www.icann.org/udrp/
reflex said:
Yes, they can and will.
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Soldato
Whoever's doing this will probably be used to chancers trying to get one over on them so I'd think carefully before trying to "milk it"
Soldato
Ah yes, the legendary 'OcUKing' of a link, where nearly 150 people descend upon a defenceless webserver.Ciba said:
My advice is to make a creepy fansite, verging on the stalkerish, then say it would take a considerable sum for you to give up your passion. $5000 dollars is a drop in the ocean to them.