WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Domain Name Ownership http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1 WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Domain Name Ownership en Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 raincoaster on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-974692 Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:00:59 +0000 raincoaster 974692@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Because the search box here doesn't work well. To find threads in this forum I always use Google

Searchterm site:en.forums.wordpress.com

That always gives me good results for the search term.

]]> grandsupercycle on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-974150 Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:28:31 +0000 grandsupercycle 974150@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ jenia,

Thanks for your response but I wish it could have been sooner.

BTW, searches for 'domain name' still do not show this thread.

Why is that please ?

http://en.forums.wordpress.com/search.php?q=Domain+Name
http://en.forums.wordpress.com/search.php?search=Domain+Name+Ownership

]]> jenia on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-954352 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:24:22 +0000 jenia 954352@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @stockmarket618: if you paid for the domain registration (including the private registration) here on WordPress.com, you own it. We may be managing it on your behalf, but the domain will be yours.

]]> grandsupercycle on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-954253 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:27:07 +0000 grandsupercycle 954253@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ feartheseeds / willeysher - many thanks for your help.

]]> willeysher on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-953812 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:22:16 +0000 willeysher 953812@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The domain name is owned by the person who registered it.

]]> feartheseeds on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-953723 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:12:28 +0000 feartheseeds 953723@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

One important thin you should know is that when you use a proxy registration on your domain name, the proxy company becomes the legal owner of the domain. They’ll essentially be giving you license to use it, but you won’t actually own the domain.

That is bullsh*t. The person who wrote that post has no idea what they're talking about.

]]> grandsupercycle on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-944714 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:18:15 +0000 grandsupercycle 944714@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Perhaps WordPress staff can help out with this query:

"...when you use a proxy registration on your domain name, the proxy company becomes the legal owner of the domain. They’ll essentially be giving you license to use it, but you won’t actually own the domain"
http://www.webhostingbreak.com/tutorials/should-i-pay-for-private-domain-registration

]]> grandsupercycle on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-944117 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:19:28 +0000 grandsupercycle 944117@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ ? ? ?

"...when you use a proxy registration on your domain name, the proxy company becomes the legal owner of the domain. They’ll essentially be giving you license to use it, but you won’t actually own the domain"

]]> grandsupercycle on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-944110 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:13:27 +0000 grandsupercycle 944110@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks auxclass & timethief.

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BTW, any ideas regarding this ?
http://www.webhostingbreak.com/tutorials/should-i-pay-for-private-domain-registration

]]> timethief on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-944059 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:38:32 +0000 timethief 944059@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ For more information on purchasing a domain mapping upgrade see:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/#important-notes-before-upgrading

Note: If you’ve registered your domain through WordPress.com and later want it to point to a blog or website hosted elsewhere then you can do this by updating the nameservers. http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/domain-management/#update-nameservers

]]> auxclass on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-944055 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:33:51 +0000 auxclass 944055@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/

it's the blogger that legally owns the name ?

yes -

]]> grandsupercycle on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-944053 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:32:20 +0000 grandsupercycle 944053@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks for the prompt reply.

So even though WordPress registers the domain name on behalf of the blogger - it's the blogger that legally owns the name ?

]]> timethief on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-944037 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:16:58 +0000 timethief 944037@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The person who registers and pays for the domain name owns it, provided they keep renewing it prior to expiry every year.

]]> grandsupercycle on "Domain Name Ownership" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/domain-name-ownership-1#post-944036 Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:15:32 +0000 grandsupercycle 944036@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If WordPress registers a domain name for a blog at the bloggers request - who then legally owns the new domain name ?

Thanks.
Blog url: http://stockmarket618.wordpress.com/

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