Re:My Dip Into Domaining
by prawn on Thursday June 03, 2010 @10:33PM
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If they're Australian domains and you have a portfolio you want to offer, you could try Drop.com.au who sometimes do specific auction sales in addition to their daily droplists. I buy there now and then.
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Re:My Dip Into Domaining
by whatusername on Friday June 04, 2010 @03:51AM
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how do you get around the Business Name / Trademark rules?
You can lay claim to a .com.au if the domain name is "closely and substantially connected" to you as the registrant. This includes things like selling a product or offering a service with that name.
auDA ruled a few years back that "domain monetisation" falls within "a service that the registrant provides" (with a few exceptions).
Sales/transfers of domains were a bit painful back in the day but have been relaxed now. There are restrictions (from memory, you can't register a domain and then sell it within six months) but it does make speculation a bit easier for domainers.