{"id":3756,"date":"2014-02-01T15:32:02","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T20:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=3756"},"modified":"2014-02-01T15:32:02","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T20:32:02","slug":"domain-disclaimers-for-sale-or-maybe-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/domain-disclaimers-for-sale-or-maybe-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Domain disclaimers: For sale – or maybe, not"},"content":{"rendered":"

The great actor, Maximilian Schell<\/strong><\/a>, has passed away; naturally, I typed in his full name with .com at the end to see what type of web site would come up.<\/p>\n

MaximilianSchell.com<\/strong><\/a> appears to be registered at GoDaddy, and parked using eNom’s DNS. There is a link to inquire about the domain, which I clicked.<\/p>\n

The inquiry form has the following disclaimer at the bottom:<\/p>\n

“Legal Disclaimer: The existence of this form does not constitute an offer to sell this domain, and the owner of this domain is not otherwise stating any intention to sell the domain. By hereby submitting a request for information and\/or an offer you are acting as the sole initiator of a possible transaction between you and the owner\/registrant of this domain. “<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This type of disclaimer is supposed to act as a deterrent<\/strong> to any third party which might attempt to ‘entrap’ the registrant with a communication about the domain.<\/p>\n

Does it hold any legal water, particularly when it’s evident that this domain isn’t really in use, other than being held to gauge interest by its namesake, deceased actor, Maximilian Schell?<\/p>\n

I don’t know, but I would not rely on such a disclaimer to feel safe about a questionable domain asset.<\/p>\n

The best practice is to abstain from registering domains of famous people, or others that make the news<\/strong><\/a>, for that matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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