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My .com domain got stolen. Can I get it back?

Hi
I once got a domain name for my book (novel) ScribbledLines.com
I got an email saying someone was contesting it and wanted to fight for it.
I didn't care, because I thought I wouldn't publish the book. But, now with personal publishing, I might go ahead. My dad encouraged me to.

So, the domain,
scribbledlines.com has been semi- hijacked. There is no Adsense. It is just some guy's blog about his drawings.
Can I contest this, or must I accept it?
If I choose .co as my suffix, will that be a joke?
scribbled_lines.com might also be lame, cause no-one would guess that?
Thanks

Andy M

If someone else has purchased the domain (or contested it and you didn't respond/allowed it) then you could contest it but you would need to prove that you have more right to use the domain than the other person (which based on the information provided you may struggle unless you are actually legally trading as Scribbled Lines though the fact that you didn't object to the previous "take-over" of the domain may cause issues).

You may need to wait until either the domain is up for renewal or purchase a different domain.

Edwin Hoffer

Hello beavoid,

DId you bought the domain ScribbledLines.com or the domain is expired? then the second person purchased it?

Thanks
Edwin

James Hancock

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I bought it in my Godaddy account
and one day I got an email saying someone was contesting / fighting for it.
I initially didn't care or want to spend money fighting the person. I thought I wouldn't bother with publishing it.
Now, my dad wants me to publish the book, personal publishing, and I'd prefer to have the domain back.
How do I see when it is up for renewal?
Thanks

James Hancock

ASKER

Hi
Godaddy has an option where they will fight and try all they can to recover the domain, for $69

Can't see how to find its renewal date.

Thanks

Edwin Hoffer

You can check the domain expiring date on my account panel in Godaddy.

Check the below image for help:

Andy M

You can use a whois lookup to check the expiry date (https://who.is/whois/scribbledlines.com). It appears to expire 09th September 2015.

James Hancock

ASKER

That dude might have a renew order on it.

If I pay Godaddy $69 to fight for me, sooner,
do you think they might have a shot?
He'll have to "respect their authority."

Thanks

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James Hancock

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Okay
Thanks
If you look at his website,
it is not corporate.

Since I registered it first, and it is my book's name, do you think I'd have any leverage over him?
Or can he say, - bad luck, you slept and I got it?

giltjr

When did you originally register it?

How long has he owned it?

James Hancock

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I registered it in about 2012,
His hostile takeover was recent, less than a year.

Thanks

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James Hancock

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Wow
This sucks

Anyway, I am also making a game, an RTS.
I don't want its name stolen also.
How do I copyright it, get the trademark and secure the domain name?

Thanks

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James Hancock

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How much do you suspect that dude will want for the name and rights? It doesn't look like a fortune 500 business.

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James Hancock

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Thanks

cant I still call my book that? And forget the domain name?
He is in New Zealand ( co.nz ) what jurisdiction issues bind me to his trademark?
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James Hancock

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Thanks,
I'm in Wilmington, NC
USA

The wipo page seems to talk as if registrations are globally set?
If there are other entities with that in their name, like what? - How did he get a grip on the term?
Can we verify that he has a binding on the term?
Is that he got my domain name hijacked from me verification?
Something fishy here.
Maybe I can ask him if I can call my book that if I use a different domain name?
Do you think his page is a hobby? I don't see any pricing information?
Thanks

James Hancock

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Thanks

James Hancock

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Sorry for a post close question,
but I don't want to start a new one with a new part
Does 1&1 have a weight on re-registration of the domain, do they do it automatically, or can a new claim practically happen?
Thanks

giltjr

It is up to the "real" person that registers it. For some of the domain names I manage the registrar has a automatic renewal option. With this option enabled, whenever the domain name is scheduled to expire the registrar will automatically renew it and charge a credit card. If I were to disable this option, then once it expires, they may hold it for a little while, but if somebody else wants it then they can get it.

James Hancock

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I have thought of possible other book names.

The .com for the name says

click here to buy, example, mydomain.com as your website name

And has a "get free price quote" section for me to fill in my name, etc.

How do I lock it down permanently as my own, for good? or check that the term is even available for legal grabs? - so that no-one can steal it from me?

Are artists, say, song titles, usually copyrighted solid, so that I can't name a book, say, "Wish you were here" (Pink Floyd song)

That sounds like a trademark issue on the wipo.com site.

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James Hancock

ASKER

Is this page how to copyright something?

Check if it is taken?

here

I found an unused one that suits me. I have to pay $159 to lock it down and block out the domain just for me?
globally?

Thanks