Richard,let me explain the issue with Philipp. The
most important message: he is not a domain grabber!
Our company is a domain registrar.
Due to a database error we noticed some hours before the close of the first sunrise
period, we didn't have all necessary information for feeding the applications to
Afilias of some of our customers.
Therefore we looked for a neutral, venerable
lawyer who knows the domain business. Philipp accepted the mandate and jumped in
as a fiducial registrant. The registrant information will be replaced as soon as
possible (in 180 days). All customers are informed about our fault and most are happy
with this temporary solution.
That's the whole story.
Regards,
Elmar