information Coronavirus.es confiscated temporarily by Spanish Government.

[WhoaDomain.com]

Alright alright. Get ready for a chuckle. As I hinted before in other threads. Government's might confiscate domains using country code extensions.

In this case it was .es .

Not going to complain as they said they would give back the domain after this crisis is over (supposedly).

I should have grabbed that $10k offer.

But after I blew off that offer because they tried to scare me that Spanish Gov would take it. I cut all communications. I don't like scare tactics just to get my domain.

I suspect buyer took revenge and notified Spanish Gov and they took action. Or maybe not and Spanish Gov did so anyways.

Marcaria said this domain would be "returned".

What are my rights in regards to this? I guess they can legally do this?

I mean after coronavirus is "over" what point is it to own coronavirus.es?

Also FYI as part of this also COVID19.es and covid-19.es was confiscated "temporarily".

Currently the domain resolves to no where but I'm sure soon it will.

Is this all legal? Will I lose this domain completely?

The wording from Marcaria is that it will be eventually returned after this crisis is over.

Pretty slick. Spanish Gov. I had planned on developing this domain to monetize now nothing.

Wonder what other. Countries will do this?

Are my rights being violated here by a Government? I suspect no but just curious.

 

[branding]

hmmm been getting emails from reporters from the media outlets below wanting get the scoop on this particular thread.

Oh great I'm in trouble now.

Xataka
ElPais
ElConfidencial

Not sure what to make of this. Is this going to be bad?

I already know how reporters are. with one hand they act like your friend and everything is nice and civil but what they actually write is a hatchet job.

I declined to comment.

They must be contacting me because this thread seems to be at the bottom of page 3 of the Google search results for "coronavirus.es".

one in particular is asking me to get a screenshot to show I do or did own coronavirus.es.

I guess that's because the current Registrant info is now the current one of red.es .

So I guess no one believes me that I owned coronavirus.es. That's good I guess? don't really care.

The domain is Gone. What's done is done. I'm over it.

I've stated all the info in extreme detail all out in the open. If they intend on writing incorrect info I'll have to contact my lawyer.

The one article quoted by @Larry_Luc already misquoted me. Probably will need to speak to my lawyer about that too.

if you are going to write a story. Better make sure it's spot on.

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Not sure what I would do but maybe tell them you will cooperate on an article if they give mention of your business?

If you spin it well you could get some positive publicity out of this. The negative stories as already out there so why not give them your side of the story.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

Hi. Have you been contacted by the government of Spain?

No. just message via Marcaria

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

Send email to [email protected] is direct and official contact of www.nic.es always respond.

it's alright man. I've over it seriously. Leave it as is. No point in rocking the boat. Especially during this serious time. too much heat and emotion on this subject. was a mistake to even create this thread in the first place. Spain took this domain and that's it and that's fine.

Whoever the person was who inquired and made offers were not Spain but just someone else who wanted to own Coronavirus.es and willing to pay $10,000 knowing (and warninging me) full well that Spain would be in State of Alarm and probably confiscate it soon WHOEVER OWNS IT.

you can all hypothesize on your own whether IT WAS SPAIN who did the inquiry and made the offer or IT WASN'T SPAIN and it was just thee owner of several web portals (some Spanish) that made the offer or Spain hired a broker or a "Go between" or even the developer they hired to create the current coronavirus.es website to acquire coronavirus.es.

WHO REALLY KNOWS?!?!?!

So many question marks nothing really definitive.

on my end? There really is no way to confirm. Truth is never what people tell you at face value. ANYONE CAN BE ANYONE online via a free email address.

I could be Luke Skywalker via [email protected].

Any one of thee ideas above is possible. But me? I'm going with IT WAS NOT SPAIN. This is what Marcaria is telling me. That it couldn't be.

Finish this up. I have no issue with Spain taking the domain for the obvious benefit and use of it.
I do take issue with the INQUIRY constantly mentioning (or threatening) that Spain is close to being in State of Alarm and that Spain will take Coronavirus.es because of it while at the same time pushing $10,000 offer.

I offered this domain for FREE to use they accepted then seemed to back off and then offered $10,000 with a "warning" of Spain State of Alarm and possible confiscation.



end of story.

 

[Larry_Luc]

Have you been told a return date?

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

Have you been told a return date?

Never going to be returned. neither a refund either.

would say more but what's the point? case closed.

why are you so invested in this particular situation?

I see you've been around since 2009 on NP.

not many posts (23).

I guess I should be honored that someone that's been around on NP since 2009 and out of 23 posts since then. my thread got some of those posts.

As I mentioned before. The inquiry about coronavirus.es was via them finding me on Namepros. had to be since my whois for the domain is private by default.

So I have to ask. Why so interested?

 

[Larry_Luc]

Now?

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

Now?

I've updated this already. never going to be returned. don't really care at this point. Thanks for your interest.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

we still on state of alert... so, the domain still must be confiscated..

I have updated this already. The Spanish Government officially informed via Marcaria that they will not be returning this domain. Case closed. Moving on. God Bless Spain. Thank you.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

better..there are so many frauds and scam coming from all these "coronavirus" related sites..

ps: there is no any god, please dont make propaganda of religion

Not propaganda. just faith. Spain Conquered my people in 1521 (Thank you Ferdinand Magellan) and imposed the Catholic religion upon them.

All in all that was the only good thing that came out of that. That and the hairy chest and back I inherited probably from some Spanish sailor. lol

And my love of roast pork. lol

So I find it fitting that I wish the Catholic God to Bless the Spanish people during this time of crisis.

When the world looks like it's about to end. All you have left is faith my friend.

If I wanted it to be political I'd wish God to take care of all the people responsible for allowing the Coronavirus to spread like wild fire in Spain killing so many old people.

All because of the Chinese "Belt and Road" initiative with Spain.

Spain should have closed it's borders around early January Not February to China and to be safe all of Asia. That would have been the smart thing to do. Just like Taiwan did. But reading several articles. China told Spain and Italy to not listen to the "rumors" about coronavirus in China and to keep their borders to China tourists and workers and businessmen OPEN. OR ELSE.

This is what happens when you accept MONEY from China Communist Party.

but I digress. not my place to say.

ps. Despite the fact that there are many "coronavirus scam sites". We can't as a whole generalize them all as scam sites. That's a crazy blank statement and unfair.

I still believe there is good in the world.

Of course if the wording of the domain itself is "questionable" where it's obvious what the purpose of the domain will be like "MakeMoneyofftheCoronavirus.com" then sure. That is probably a scam site. but something as generic as an exact match domain for "coronavirus" in any extension? It's difficult to gauge which way it can go. But that does not give anyone the right to just assume it has to be for "bad".

but here's the important part. Are you listening?

YOU ONLY NEED TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO GOOD.

As far as how long it should take? I ask. Who are you or anyone else to decide how long it should take for someone to do good?

That is the problem here. People think because you registered such a domain. The owner should create something "good" on it within 5 hours or 1 day or 2 weeks or 1 month?

Who decided this exactly?

There is so much going on in the world right now with peoples lives flipped upside down that it's a bit unfair to put a time frame on anyone to "do good" with a domain.

It's not realistic. So my stance is. Give the registrant the opportunity to do good with their domains. Don't pass judgement in a heart beat. Especially when most of these domains are blank. Now if the domain points to a sales landing page? Either it's a mistake or on purpose.

THEN OKAY knock yourself out. Judge all you want as it is obvious what the purpose of the registration is. But if the domain is blank. It's not your place to "INSERT" what you believe is the registrant's "purpose" for the domain.

I have spoken my peace.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

please keep your ancient mythology stories just for yourself... there is no any god.. maybe you should go back to scholl and learn again phisics, math, biology, ciences etc... i see you need it

lol Atheist much? So I guess we are all just destined to be food for worms? So I should be sad for myself not for you because I believe in God? alright let's agree to disagree. We're going off topic now.

So in summation. Coronavirus.es will NOT be RETURNED even after State of Alert. That's thee end of that and this thread.nothing more to say. If by some miracle it is returned I will update here. Thanks.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

Thanks for the update.

Take one for the team and move on.

I think you had a good year otherwise

Roger Roger

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

this domain is still spanish property
I hope they never release it

Keep it. Return it. doesn't matter anymore.

Creating a website on Coronavirus.es does not let the Government off the hook for allowing Chinese tourists to direct from Wuhan via hopping from connecting flight to connecting flight but still they came direct from Wuhan.

Coronavirus.es website does not make the Spanish gov a hero.

Hero's protect their people before bad things happen.
Hero's as soon as they hear news there is a highly infectious virus in China does not still allow anyone from China or even looks Chinese to enter Spain.

but to not be racist. just lock it down like Taiwan did for all incoming flights.

sadly the creation of coronavirus.es website was an after thought.

a "bandaid" on a broken leg or broken skull. is never going to fix it.

Coronavirus.es is just the Gov. doing publicity after the fact the virus is already "behind their walls".

Like."see? see? we are the Spanish Gov. We created this website Coronavirus.es because we care and want to inform you about this coronavirus that is infecting everyone in Spain."

If I were Spanish? And my 80 year old mother or grandma died because of this? do I really give a crap about your "too late" coronavirus.es website?

Why didn't you stop it from entering our country? why you let people flying direct from China entire Spain? why? because Spanish Gov owes China Money? did Spain default on China issued loans?

This coronavirus.es domain is just scratching the surface of a bigger problem.

I think this happened to many European countries like Italy as well. There is no ignoring the fact that Taiwan has only 7 deaths and it is 81 miles away from China while Spain is over 2 million.

 

[maya-zir]

Keep it. Return it. doesn't matter anymore.

Creating a website on Coronavirus.es does not let the Government off the hook for allowing Chinese tourists to direct from Wuhan via hopping from connecting flight to connecting flight but still they came direct from Wuhan.

Coronavirus.es website does not make the Spanish gov a hero.

Hero's protect their people before bad things happen.
Hero's as soon as they hear news there is a highly infectious virus in China does not still allow anyone from China or even looks Chinese to enter Spain.

but to not be racist. just lock it down like Taiwan did for all incoming flights.

sadly the creation of coronavirus.es website was an after thought.

a "bandaid" on a broken leg or broken skull. is never going to fix it.

Coronavirus.es is just the Gov. doing publicity after the fact the virus is already "behind their walls".

Like."see? see? we are the Spanish Gov. We created this website Coronavirus.es because we care and want to inform you about this coronavirus that is infecting everyone in Spain."

If I were Spanish? And my 80 year old mother or grandma died because of this? do I really give a crap about your "too late" coronavirus.es website?

Why didn't you stop it from entering our country? why you let people flying direct from China entire Spain? why? because Spanish Gov owes China Money? did Spain default on China issued loans?

This coronavirus.es domain is just scratching the surface of a bigger problem.

I think this happened to many European countries like Italy as well. There is no ignoring the fact that Taiwan has only 7 deaths and it is 81 miles away from China while Spain is over 2 million.

You're saying bullshit.
No one is going to buy that domain from you to do something good with it.
If someone buys it, they will make money and the only way to do it is to create a site stealing personal data from the population or sell them some garbage.
ICANN should ban all domains with the word coronavirus and covid now.

 

[Larry_Luc]

XD

 

[Larry_Luc]

Secure ?

 

[Larry_Luc]

Lol