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Domain Names
Name: carolinablue162 Date: May 25, 2004 at 14:29:46 Pacific OS: windows XP CPU/Ram: Pentium/564
Comment:
Is there no place where you can just buy a domain name without making commitments? I would like to buy a domain name and have it as my own, not having to worry about renewing it every year or so.
Name: safeTsurfa Date: May 25, 2004 at 16:44:05 Pacific
Reply:
Fact is, you don't buy it at all, no matter where you go to. What you pay for is the rights to use that name to identify with you, for a specified period of time. IOW it's like software, you purchase a licence to use it, not the item itself. This is why if you buy a domain name which sounds or reads like a company's registered name, they can take it away from you for "passing off" (trading off of their good name and reputation).
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Response Number 3
Name: yvarg1959 Date: May 26, 2004 at 04:48:52 Pacific
Reply:
Network Solutions has an offer now where you can pay for a domain name for 100 years. I don't think I would want to do that but I guess there are people who do. Check it out there.
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Response Number 4
Name: safeTsurfa Date: May 26, 2004 at 17:34:26 Pacific
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Nice thought. Problem I would have with Network Solutions is they do not comply with British privacy and data protection laws, so that is a non-starter.
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