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[alac-forum] Domain Name Registrar Transfer Policy



I recently was asked to re-instate a domain name for the owner, a musician who has no expertise on the internet.

I was shocked to learn that I have no choice but to renew with the registrar holding the expired domain, Network Solutions Inc. despite the fact that there are other registrars who would renew for less than half of the usurious $34.95 extracted by Network Solutions.

Refusing to transfer the domain name despite the fact that the registrar is no longer providing the service they contract to provide and which service the domain owner does not wish that registrar to provide could be construed as a form of extortion. In effect, Network Solutions took control and ownership of the expired domain. This maybe construed as conversion or theft.

The customer service representative I spoke with told me that this is the policy of ICANN.
Is this true?

Is ICANN going to rectify this potentially illegal activity, or will the Courts prove to be a more expeditious route to take?

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Manfred Humphries,   NorthStar
324 St.Clements Ave
Toronto ON  M4R 1H5
(416) 964-1769


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