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WorldwideWebGuy · 01-09-2004, 07:29 PM

The registrar can't really be held accountable because (although I thought the domain was locked from transfer, it wasn't). They simply transferred the domain out as instructed. See, America Online has the ability to act as a registrar themselves. They have tools that enable them to initiate transfers of domains. They (AOL) took advantage of their power as a registrar & used the tools to secretly initiate the transfer without my approval. I never knew what hit me until they'd snuck the domain away in the middle of the night like the crooks they are. I'm filing a complaint with icann, hoping that icann will revoke America Online's ability to act as a registrar (because of instances like this), as I've been told this is not the first time AOL has hijacked a domain name away from someone. The fact is, they wanted the domains and I didn't want to give them up so they stole them. They could've registered the domains (and paid for them) as I did, before I did; but they didn't & I intended them for something else (of my choosing). AOL isn't even using the domains, they've got them pointing to areas on their service that return a "This Domain Can No Longer Be Found" message.

I have been looking for a lawyer to take on this fight with me, and will be more than glad to graciously share any rewards for damages, purchase of the domains, etc.; but I'm not a person with a lot of money to pay an attorney an hourly fee to fight a big fight like this (which is undboutedly what AOL is counting on). I was hoping maybe someone would have an idea of where to possibly find someone who'd love all the publicity a court battle against AOL would bring them & their firm (righting the wrong against a little guy AOL has majorly screwed .... fuck screwed, they've snuck in & raped me). I just don't want them to get away with this. I WANT THEM SHAMED & I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THEM FOR THE CROOKS THEY ARE ... this was such an illegal act & they know it!

Where to go now? That is why I cam here, knowing someone on here has the great answer & knowledge of how to deal with someone like AOL & a situation like this. Even the registrar they stole the domain name awy from has said that AOL abused their right as a registrar (registrar.aol.com) to swipe this domain away & get it transferred to themselves by circumventing the required route that domain transfers are legally supposed to take place. They knew wouldn't give up the domain, so they just took it.

01-09-2004, 07:29 PM
WorldwideWebGuy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 19	The registrar can't really be held accountable because (although I thought the domain was locked from transfer, it wasn't). They simply transferred the domain out as instructed. See, America Online has the ability to act as a registrar themselves. They have tools that enable them to initiate transfers of domains. They (AOL) took advantage of their power as a registrar & used the tools to secretly initiate the transfer without my approval. I never knew what hit me until they'd snuck the domain away in the middle of the night like the crooks they are. I'm filing a complaint with icann, hoping that icann will revoke America Online's ability to act as a registrar (because of instances like this), as I've been told this is not the first time AOL has hijacked a domain name away from someone. The fact is, they wanted the domains and I didn't want to give them up so they stole them. They could've registered the domains (and paid for them) as I did, before I did; but they didn't & I intended them for something else (of my choosing). AOL isn't even using the domains, they've got them pointing to areas on their service that return a "This Domain Can No Longer Be Found" message. I have been looking for a lawyer to take on this fight with me, and will be more than glad to graciously share any rewards for damages, purchase of the domains, etc.; but I'm not a person with a lot of money to pay an attorney an hourly fee to fight a big fight like this (which is undboutedly what AOL is counting on). I was hoping maybe someone would have an idea of where to possibly find someone who'd love all the publicity a court battle against AOL would bring them & their firm (righting the wrong against a little guy AOL has majorly screwed .... fuck screwed, they've snuck in & raped me). I just don't want them to get away with this. I WANT THEM SHAMED & I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THEM FOR THE CROOKS THEY ARE ... this was such an illegal act & they know it! Where to go now? That is why I cam here, knowing someone on here has the great answer & knowledge of how to deal with someone like AOL & a situation like this. Even the registrar they stole the domain name awy from has said that AOL abused their right as a registrar (registrar.aol.com) to swipe this domain away & get it transferred to themselves by circumventing the required route that domain transfers are legally supposed to take place. They knew wouldn't give up the domain, so they just took it.