Any issue with keeping a domain name for many years but not using it for any content?

[Adrigan]

I've owned many domain names for many years but I have never attached any content to the names. In the past, I have had names parked and have earned some revenue, but for the past 10+ years or so, this has not been the case.

Is there any legal or regulatory requirement to use a domain in some way, or is it quite fine to do nothing at all with a name?

 

[alcy]

as long as u pay renewal u own it

it is rental. not ownership. like leased car.

and while u own it u do what u want with it. that includes nothing. minus of course doing illegal stuff with it. and doing nothing is not doing something illegal.

if everyone did nothing there would be no jails. no police. no judges. no murders. no thief's.

your welcome

 

[nicenic]

I've owned many domain names for many years but I have never attached any content to the names. In the past, I have had names parked and have earned some revenue, but for the past 10+ years or so, this has not been the case.

Is there any legal or regulatory requirement to use a domain in some way, or is it quite fine to do nothing at all with a name?

If you just buy a domain name and leave it alone, it's usually fine. But if you start using it to make some money, advertise, or engage in other commercial activities, you need to understand the relevant laws and regulations. If you have any questions, it's a wise choice to consult a professional lawyer.

 

[enterscope]

Millions of domains sitting there parked or unused. I think you'll be fine.

 

[Adrigan]

If you just buy a domain name and leave it alone, it's usually fine

Millions of domains sitting there parked or unused. I think you'll be fine.

I ask because I believe there was some talk a while ago about domain owners being forced to make use of their domains, or lose them.

I can't remember where I read this though.

 

[enterscope]

I ask because I believe there was some talk a while ago about domain owners being forced to make use of their domains, or lose them.

I can't remember where I read this though.

If someone told me I better use my domain or lose it, I would forward it to a picture of a butthole.

 

[johnn]

The only problem that I see is your wife may ask you why you did that? Because she thinks she can use the money for something else.

 

[Adrigan]

The only problem that I see is your wife may ask you why you did that? Because she thinks she can use the money for something else.

I don't have a such a wife and I wouldn't go anywhere near such a woman.
Why so many men allow themselves to be pushed around and talked to like this by such women is beyond me.

 

[kor]

Why so many men allow themselves to be pushed around and talked to like this by such women is beyond me.

He's just another filthy troll on the internet. It's been a long time since I blocked him. I recommend you do the same with all trolls.

Regarding domain name usage; analogically, think of them as digital real estate. When you buy a plot of land, no one can force you to build on it. It's your private property. Maybe one day someone will be interested in your plot and want to build something there for the price.

 

[Adrigan]

Regarding domain name usage; analogically, think of them as digital real estate. When you buy a plot of land, no one can force you to build on it. It's your private property. Maybe one day someone will be interested in your plot and want to build something there for the price.

In some countries, yes, you can do what you wish with your property. But this is not everywhere and I hear in the UK, that soon, you will not be able to do as you wish with your property, such as leaving it empty if you want to.
The lunatic communist government in the UK seems hell bent on destroying property ownership and reducing it to property owners being licensees, depending on how they behave, perhaps like the Chinese social credit system.

Perhaps there are stipulations and other rules elsewhere of a similar kind?
But everyone should know that exclusive and outright private property ownership is a key and central pillar of a free society and any curtailing of that is putting society on the slippery slope to communism.

We have already had some nasty tastes of back door communism, with political correctness, tolerance and inclusion and acceptance of everyone and everything, woke bullshit, trans lies and lunatics and bowing down to other cultures and religions of immigrants who won't also assimilate.

 

[kor]

The lunatic communist government in the UK seems hell bent on destroying property ownership and reducing it to property owners being licensees, depending on how they behave, perhaps like the Chinese social credit system.

"GREAT RESET"

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I personally don't think they will track millions of domain names one by one and cause trouble. At least not in the near future.

I did a quick search and couldn't find any information or regulations on this subject. However, it is hard to predict in which area the barons will take on the role of god when they get bored.

 

[Adrigan]

I personally don't think they will track millions of domain names one by one and cause trouble. At least not in the near future.

I think the way that such a policy would most likely happen, is if someone complained about a domain (that they want) not being used and then ICANN getting involved.

If that were to start happening in more than a few isolated cases, I can see some people hurriedly getting content for their domains, to deflect attention from resentful people wanting their name and ICANN.

But ICANN would have to issue some changes to their rules and give domain owners time, perhaps 1-2 years, to use it or lose it.

Not going to happen in the USA with Donny in the Whitehouse but elsewhere...

 

[kor]

if someone complained about a domain (that they want) not being used and then ICANN getting involved.

In the current regulations, the good faith use of the domain name and the trademark scopes are determined.

There is no enforcement as you mentioned at the moment. Therefore, I recommend that you do not worry for no reason.

 

[biggie]

Not going to happen in the USA with Donny in the Whitehouse but elsewhere...

Hi

since you threw politics in the mix-

anything... could happen, with him in the whitehouse
if he can shut down one site, then he feels more empowered to extend that power.

all the checks and balances have been silenced or are being removed, resistance is futile


imo...

 

[Altetra]

I think the more you develop the less you will get into trouble, this is if you have TM related domains.
If you are afraid of some unknown threat, just redirect them all to one developed website.
Personally I would not care, I have big reason for registering my domains and I can challenge any UDRP, knowing that there are old registered TM's for my domains and newly pending, it will be very hard to TM the most important words in the world, I already see many TM holders losing them or getting weaker rights!

 

[Adrigan]

this is if you have TM related domains.

No, I don't have any of those.
I do have one name which I registered about 18 months or so before a company with that name came into existence.
They contacted by a couple of years after they were setup but we couldn't agree a price.
They still haven't trademarked their name and it's been over 20 years since they started up.

 

[Balnd]

I've owned many domain names for many years but I have never attached any content to the names. In the past, I have had names parked and have earned some revenue, but for the past 10+ years or so, this has not been the case.

Is there any legal or regulatory requirement to use a domain in some way, or is it quite fine to do nothing at all with a name?

There is no legal requirement to use a domain. You can keep it without content as long as you renew it. However, some registrars or TLDs may have specific policies, so it's good to check their terms.

 

[Kyle Tully]

I ask because I believe there was some talk a while ago about domain owners being forced to make use of their domains, or lose them.

I can't remember where I read this though.

This was most likely class of '24 graduates complaining on X that the one-word .com they wanted for their task management app was taken by a greedy domain investooor.

 

[HotKey]

I don't have a such a wife and I wouldn't go anywhere near such a woman.
Why so many men allow themselves to be pushed around and talked to like this by such women is beyond me.

You'd have to have a wife to understand.

The only issue with keeping a domain and non-usage would be if some entity considered it a UDRP dispute worth pursuing on rule #2:

Under the UDRP Policy and Rules, disputes are considered valid and eligible for mandatory administrative proceedings if the complaint is able to establish the following conditions:

1. The trademark is damaged as a result of an identical or confusingly similar domain name
2. The current registrant does not have any relevant interests regarding the domain name
3. The current registrant uses the domain name in "bad faith"

but the domain has to meet all three for consideration. So you could be golden.

You really should get married for a better opinion.

 

[Adrigan]

You'd have to have a wife to understand.

I didn't say I didn't have a wife. Just not like the one that behaves in the way that was mentioned.
Nothing good ever comes from any husband who lets his wife wear the trousers. Even to women who run their own companies, make a fortune and like to be bossy and dominant, they will soon come to despite a man who they can push around.
This won't ever change, no matter what any people say, including all the Feminists and multi coloured hair and nose ring lunatics.