[thelist] Electronic Domain Name Monitoring???

[martin burns]

While this spam-like approach is certainly very iffy, having someone monitoring your trademarks for domain registrations is a useful thing, particularly if you're pre-launch.

Cheers
Martin

> Got a copy of this too.. Total BS.. They scan domain name info, grab the
> fax number off it and check to see if the .net and .org of your .com are
> taken. If they aren't they send you this official looking thing pretty
> much like you have below..
> 
> They make it sound like someone out there is trying to register domain
> names against your 'trademark' when all they're really trying to do is
> have you buy the domain name through them for their fees + the  35 a
> year from NSI..

> > One of my clients just received a fax from Electronic Domain Name
> Monitoring
> > stating that someone has applied to register the .net version of their
> .com
> > domain name. It goes on to state that "they" feel it has been
> submitted in
> > bad faith and gives a list of reasons why including :
> > 
> > registering it for the purpose of selling, renting, etc the domain
> back to
> > my client
> > 
> > primarily to disrupt the business of a competitor (my client)
> > 
> > and a couple more generic reasons
> > 
> > EDNM wants my client to reply within 48 hours to oppose the
> registering of
> > the .net name and the reply gives them permission "on behalf of my
> client"
> > to secure the domain for the usual  35/year for a minimum of two
> years.
> > 
> > The domain name in question is a small ad agency and the name is the
> name of
> > the owner, ie. JohnDoe.com.
> >