Web address ownership is a tricky topic, however one not to be ignored. Imagine you have “purchased” your website and website address. Everything is fine…until you get a massive renewal bill from your supplier. How can they do this?
Some website designers (and only some) are on the less-than honest side of the coin and register domain names under their own business names, individual names or ABN/CAN. Not that of their client. In some instances, this is okay, but legally, who ever the ABN belongs to, owns the domain name and can do with it as they want.
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To avoid being stung. If you are looking to get a website address…ensure you or your website supplier use your name or ABN/ACN to register it. You can ask for proof in the form of a Domain name registration certificate which is usually supplied upon original registration. This should state your name/business name as the owner. If not, request that it is transferred immediately if you have any worries about the future ownership of your domain name.
To check to see if your domain name is registered in your business name, go to http://whois.domaintools.com and type in your website address. In most cases, you will be able to view who your domain name is registered to amongst other information.
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