And now, some more fun in cyberspace

[dancinghorse]

I have been laboring under the delusion that I had access to the domain, judithtarr.com. Communications did not happen and it appears that the domain has been taken by a cybersquatter posing as a fan. As far as I can determine, I am legally entitled to that domain because it's a "brand" i.e. I make my living off the byline. There are laws in the US against cybersquatting, which this appears to be.

I've sent a polite note through the contact form on the site, and we can all hope he responds that oh yes, I can have my domain, so sorry. It expires, btw, on June 5th.

Just in case this is not a cooperative fan but a squatter, what does one do to get possession of one's domain?

Comments

[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

Wow, yes! How much would that be?

[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

That btw is my sff.net handle, so it works in terms of consistency. :)

[coraa.livejournal.com]

It's just $10/year for the straight-up registration. I'll go ahead and register it now, since it's not much $$-wise. Do you have hosting space already to use with the domain?

[dancinghorse.livejournal.com]

Not sure. Have to check. I have sff.net which I think allows that. Might be more.

I have to go out now for several hours. Back later.

[coraa.livejournal.com]

No problem. The domain is registered, so there's no hurry; you can figure out what you want to do with it whenever, and I'll send you the registration information. :)