Google.DE belongs to Google Inc?

[newsiness]

Domain data
Domain: google.de
Latest update: 23.01.2007

Domain holder

Domain holder: favo
Address: Hellmundstr. 31
Postal code: 65183
City: Wiesbaden
Country: DE

Administrative contact, Technical contact, Zone administrator

Name: Mario Micklisch
Address: Hellmund Str. 31
Postal code: 65183
City: Wiesbaden
Country: DE
Phone: +491717067046
Fax: +49 12126 32863286
E-mail: info[put at-character here]favo.org
Remarks: ID #8614

[via WHOIS.]

 

[renec]

Apparently Google forgot to renew its German domain. It is now owned by a company that specializes in drop-catching.

 

[Spade]

I dont think picking this domain name up was a wise move on their part....

I forsee........... legal action......

I think Im going Psychic!

 

[loscocco]

looks like the site is still a google page

 

[ahtum]

http://whois.domaintools.com/google.de

 

[loscocco]

Hmm interesting.

 

[Sam]

oh my oh my. redirect it to a parking page for a couple of days... while waiting for TM letter (wait the maximum 5 days to respond = $XXXXX from parking at LEAST)

 

[chimaera]

Can you believe they forgot to renew?? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/23/google_germany/

Mind you ... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/11/06/microsoft_forgets_to_renew_hotmail/

 

[CharlieA]

Haha. They got it back though. I was just using it to search earlier today.

 

[Domainate.com]

oh my oh my. redirect it to a parking page for a couple of days... while waiting for TM letter (wait the maximum 5 days to respond = $XXXXX from parking at LEAST)

No kidding. *salivates*