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X.Org Might Lose Its Domain Name

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Re: X.Org Might Lose Its Domain Name

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Post by drakenot »

ds wrote: post #29
fencepost wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, they're in danger of massive registration headaches because they don't have a clear chain of proof of migration from the LLC (since dissolved) to the 501(c)3 that succeeded it, and they're either not in contact with the person who was the administrative contact when the LLC existed or he's being unhelpful. I'll note that the listing was last updated in 2007, so his name's been on the contact info for 8+ years - p…

When 1 character domains expire, they are not available for re-registration- Just FYI

Why aren't they? Is there a minimum number of characters now?

Re: X.Org Might Lose Its Domain Name

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Post by 0x0 »

drakenot wrote: post #51
ds wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When 1 character domains expire, they are not available for re-registration- Just FYI

Why aren't they? Is there a minimum number of characters now?

Yes, since 1993.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-letter_second-level_d...

Re: X.Org Might Lose Its Domain Name

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Post by 0x0 »

apocalyptic0n3 wrote: post #48
duskwuff wrote: post #46

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Transferring a domain costs money (although not much); more importantly, it causes the domain to be renewed for an extra year. If the owner of the trademark doesn't want the domain to exist (e.g, if it's some off-brand use of their mark), having the domain transferred to them is counterproductive.

Just trying to understand this. Wouldn't that actually be good? Wouldn't the trademark owner want the domain so they could keep it unassigned? If they let it expire, someone could eventually purchase it and use it for similar purposes. That seems counterproductive to me, not transferring it.

If they lawyered up enough to get one party to agree to let it lapse, I'd say the outlook is not favorable for any copycats.

Re: X.Org Might Lose Its Domain Name

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Post by nly »

tgb wrote: post #9
incepted wrote: post #5

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So they're losing it because either they don't care or they're incompetent. They deserve to lose it either way.

Except that the article's second paragraph says: > Apparently for the past half-year there have been some "ownership struggles" of the X.Org domain name, which the X.Org Foundation Board of Directors have been trying to resolve in private.

Still, if they're fighting for ownership, you'd think whoever has their finger on the button right now would at least have the decency to cough up $10 to renew it. It doesn't really make sense. Mr Shimans name is in the whois database, surely he has the authority? I wonder if anyone has bothered to take a 15 minute drive from MIT to meet him.

Re: X.Org Might Lose Its Domain Name

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Post by djsumdog »

teraflop wrote: post #13
colejohnson66 wrote: post #6

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Couldn't they file a trademark claim to takeover ownership?

It's not quite that simple. Owning a trademark doesn't automatically give you the right to seize the corresponding domain names. ICANN has a dispute resolution policy that sets out rules for how such situations are handled: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/policy-2012-02-25-en Basically, if someone snaps up the x.org domain, and can make a case that they have any legitimate purpose for it other than impersonatin…

Nissan.com comes to mind
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