Domain Registration Related News
OFT clamps down on domain name scheme
January 2005
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has clamped
down on an individual who it says used misleading
sales tactics to persuade companies to register a
new domain name, following numerous complaints
from businesses.
The OFT said on Wednesday that businesses had been
told that a third party was interested in
registering a domain name similar to their own
business name, and that they had a short period of
time to register the name before it was claimed by
the third party.
The person behind this activity, Adam Ripley, was
unable to provide evidence that these third
parties existed and has agreed to cease the
practice. The OFT claimed that Ripley was behind a
number of domain name registration businesses,
including Solus Online Ltd, ISIS Online Ltd,
Select Registrations and European Domain Bureau.
John Vickers, chairman of the OFT, said businesses
should not allow themselves to be coerced to
purchase domain names.
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