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Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by yorer »

koito17 wrote: post #19
paxys wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I feel like it's better to have a "do use" list for something as important as a domain name registrar. - Namecheap - Cloudflare - Route 53 (if on AWS) Any others?

Personally use Porkbun since Namecheap's API is poorly-documented and they attempted a KYC audit for purchasing a $100 domain. I am fine with the identity verification, but their ticketing system seems to have sent all of my e-mail to their spam box, because they would never respond. I attempted opening tickets explaining the e-mail situation, but they wouldn't listen. In the end, I gave up and let them deactivate th…

That kyc thingy is icann requirement, its how domain registration works. Icann require every accredited registrar to verify registrant details so registrar would randomly ask for id, passport etc. That include porkbun, they're bound to their contract with icann as an accredited registrar too. They probably won't ask today but maybe tomorrow, or next week, or next month, or next year, or never.

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by zo1 »

juped wrote: post #14

Everyone involved in this is terrible except itch.io; it's a shame litigation, the available method for redressing this, is often avoided due to the high expense.

As a naive and new adult entering the world, I would have assumed that all you need to do is report this to your police/government, and they'll start a case, preliminarily determine that "Yeah, some sort of fraud happened" and then proceed to start a court case against the accused party so that a jury/judge can determine it's validity.

The fact that lawyers and the "lawyer system", in conjunction with prosecutorial offices and the police, has made this expensive and pretty impossible for 99% of people and companies is a huge problem. It basically nullifies the whole point of government as protector of people's rights and enforcer of laws.

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by Animats »

Hm. So Funko sells merchandise related to the Jurassic World franchise.[1] But, according to Licensing International, Mattel licenses the toy rights to that franchise from Universal Products and Experiences, the merchandise arm of Universal Pictures. [2] Also, Funko sells Disney Princess dolls.[3] Mattel announced a multi-year licensing deal with Disney to license the doll rights for Disney Princess dolls. “The courage and compassion found throughout our Disney Princess and Frozen stories and characters continue to inspire fans around the globe,” said Stephanie Young, President of Disney Consumer Products, Games and Publishing. “By furthering our longstanding relationship with Mattel, we look forward to expanding the worlds of Disney Princess and Frozen, introducing an innovative new era of these beloved franchises through captivating products and play opportunities.”

Might be useful to send letters to Disney's and Mattel's legal departments. Mattel paid a lot of money for that Disney license. Disney is very protective of those licenses. Mattel lost the Disney license to Hasbro for a few years due to overproduction of low quality dolls. I'm surprised to see Funko selling low-quality Disney dolls. They degrade a Disney brand.

[1] https://funko.com/pop-tyrannosaurus-rex-fossil/80225.html

[2] https://licensinginternational.org/news/mattel-and-universal...

[3] https://funko.com/fandoms/animation-cartoons/disney-princess...

[4] https://corporate.mattel.com/news/mattel-and-disney-announce...

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by InsideOutSanta »

em-bee wrote: post #40
jarofgreen wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They were sold to another company a year or two ago and now some people are a bit wary

i just moved all my domains off gandi because they doubled or tripled the renewal prices. i am guessing they are milking their existing customers who don't notice or don't have the knowhow or resources to move their domains, and once those wise up to that they will lose a lot of them apart from prices their operation didn't seem to change after the sale. although i only have a few domains so i probably didn't interac…

Damn, that's good info. I have all my domains on Gandi and noticed the pricing changes, but I just stupidly assumed that it was something the registry operators were causing. Sucks to have to leave Gandi, their UX is great, no stupid upselling, very clear website.

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by seanthemon »

Hamuko wrote: post #41
seanthemon wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

man, this shit is ridiculous.. now we can't even make fan pages? Will you be moving away from this registrar? It seems like it could very easily be abused again.

Fan anything has always been at the mercy of the trademark owner.

there was a time where the internet wasn't a corpo hellscape.

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by adhamsalama »

koito17 wrote: post #19
paxys wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I feel like it's better to have a "do use" list for something as important as a domain name registrar. - Namecheap - Cloudflare - Route 53 (if on AWS) Any others?

Personally use Porkbun since Namecheap's API is poorly-documented and they attempted a KYC audit for purchasing a $100 domain. I am fine with the identity verification, but their ticketing system seems to have sent all of my e-mail to their spam box, because they would never respond. I attempted opening tickets explaining the e-mail situation, but they wouldn't listen. In the end, I gave up and let them deactivate th…

I bought a domain on Namecheap instead of Porkbun for the exact same reason!

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by duggan »

leafo wrote: post #31

I'm the one running itch.io, so here's some more context for you: From what I can tell, some person made a fan page for an existing Funko Pop video game (Funko Fusion), with links to the official site and screenshots of the game. The BrandShield software is probably instructed to eradicate all "unauthorized" use of their trademark, so they sent reports independently to our host and registrar claiming there was "fraud…

iwantmyname was bought out by a conglomerate, “Team Internet[1]”, a few years ago.

Prices went up, service went down. I’d recommend moving your domains when you can (Porkbun have been good, though I haven’t had any incidents like this).

Best of luck!

1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Internet

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by cybrox »

TurtleStacker wrote: post #30
paxys wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I feel like it's better to have a "do use" list for something as important as a domain name registrar. - Namecheap - Cloudflare - Route 53 (if on AWS) Any others?

INWX

Been with INWX for >10y, never had an issue.

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by norman784 »

paxys wrote: post #5
bpye wrote: post #4

The registrar in question is iwantmyname, so I guess you can add them to your "do not use" list.

I feel like it's better to have a "do use" list for something as important as a domain name registrar. - Namecheap - Cloudflare - Route 53 (if on AWS) Any others?

Can you elaborate on Cloudflare?

I currently have some domains there (moved a few years ago from Godaddy), so is there something I need to worry about?

Re: Itch.io Taken Down by Funko

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Post by buro9 »

em-bee wrote: post #40
jarofgreen wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They were sold to another company a year or two ago and now some people are a bit wary

i just moved all my domains off gandi because they doubled or tripled the renewal prices. i am guessing they are milking their existing customers who don't notice or don't have the knowhow or resources to move their domains, and once those wise up to that they will lose a lot of them apart from prices their operation didn't seem to change after the sale. although i only have a few domains so i probably didn't interac…

I've been doing this too, every time a renew comes around I shift it to Namecheap.
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