TV presenter, Clive James has recently detailed how he got his domain name back. The domain name clivejames.com was originally owned by a Miami jet-ski instructor. When it had expired, the domain was picked up by what Clive calls a “British pirate” who sold the name back to him at “slightly less than it would have cost to sue him“.
It’s unfortunate that there are still people around who register the domain names of high profile media personalities. The bottom line is that its not good for the domaining industry. In my opinion, if your name was “Clive James” and you wanted it for yourself, then fair enough, but to blatantly register the name is just dishonest.
The domain name industry needs to clean up its act with regard to registering high profile domain names, trademarks etc.. before the regulators step in. What are your thoughts on this?
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You know something has reached the mainstream, when its covered by Fox. Back in 2007 they reported that the industry was worth more than $2 Billion.
Of course, this isn’t the first time that Fox has covered domaining. Back in 2004 Fox reported sex.com selling for somewhere between $12M and $14 million.
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