Re: [gnso-pednr-dt] "Competition" in the Secondary Domain Name Market

["Michele Neylon :: Blacknight" <michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 9 Sep 2009, at 23:48, Michael D. Palage wrote:

> James,
>
> I am the proud registrant of DNWG.ORG which is sponsored by my  
> registrar of choice GoDaddy. I liked DNWG because I thought it could  
> be cool blog site for Domain Name Working Group policy wonks like  
> myself. That name is set to "expire" on Nov 20, 2009. Whether I tell  
> my registrar to delete it or say nothing GoDaddy will pay PIR a  
> renewal fee on Nov 20, 2009. Now GoDaddy has posted on their web  
> site in a very open, transparent and predicable fashion what I can  
> expect to happen, Day 5 Notice; Day 12 Hold; Day 19 Redemption Fee;  
> Day 25 Auction begins; Day 42 Name deleted, see http://help.godaddy.com/article/608 
> .
> Currently the DNWG.ORG exists in the PIR .ORG registry database  
> because when I registered this domain name through GoDaddy you did  
> so on my behalf with the reasonable expectation of payment (i.e. you  
> had my credit card on file). Now if I decide not to renew that  
> domain name either intentionally or unintentionally on Nov 21st that  
> name will continue to exist in the PIR database as a result of  
> contract that I entered into, and which has been "extended" via the  
> auto-renewal practice.
> Now let's say Bob Parson does something really outrageous that  
> caused me to decide to switch my service to another provide, because  
> as we all know Bob never does anything outrageous or controversial.  
> After Nov 21st I have no choice in who I can renew/extend/recover  
> that domain name. Now you and I can split hairs on whether this lack  
> of choice is a permissive "limited exclusivity" or monopolistic  
> restraint of choice as original envisioned in the Second Stage of  
> the RGP.

So?

If you want the domain you should renew it or move it before the  
expiry date.
If the registrar wasn't sending you reminders in a timely fashion  
etc., then you would have some grounds for complaint, but I honestly  
cannot see why on earth you should have any right to change your  
supplier for a service that you obviously didn't want ...
Pre-expiry - sure

Post-expiry - um no.

> I support openness, transparency, and choice in the marketplace on  
> behalf of registrants. These qualities do not waiver merely because  
> a domain name has expired.
If the domain has expired because you let it then you obviously don't  
want it any more
Expecting registrars or anyone else to start conferring special rights  
is unreasonable and I can't see how it would happen in any other  
industry
If I book into a hotel for 7 nights and then decide on the day I'm  
meant to be checking out to extend my stay I can't expect the hotel to  
give me the exact same room. I also wouldn't expect the hotel to move  
all my bags to one of their competitors down the street for me.
Why on earth would domains be any different?




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