Kinda ticked off...

[End User King]

I sold a non-profit domain name and the new owner is using it
as an adult site. The extension was .org and I truly felt
the owner was going to use it for a good purpose.

The name wont be mentioned, but let's say a form of 'sex' was
used in the extension. My question is should I buy it back and give
it away next time. I see the new owner already has it listed for resale
4 times what I sold it for.

 

[fonzie_007]

This teaches you that you should always have a written contract with clauses in it so you have legal ground to stand on.

 

[Phronesis]

You can't take responsibility for what others use their domains for.

 

[Kate]

From the moment you sell a name the new owner should have the right to do whatever they please with it. And you are saying the name was "sex"-related ? I don't see why it's bothering you.

 

[Ronald Regging]

I agree with fonzie... If there is ever a time when you feel the domain could be used inappropriately and you want to ensure that it is not, a written legal contract is the only way to go. Obviously this is not neccessary for all domains and if you really don't care what it's used for, then it doesn't matter.

In this case I'd just say to let it go and learn for next time. There are millions of sex sites on the web, whats one more?

 

[mojojo]

what's wrong with sex?

 

[Tippy]

I dont think having a contract as to what the new owner could use the name for would work or at least I wouldnt agree, no one really owns the name in the first place so how could you tell them what they cant or can use it for.

Mind you I'm not crazy myself about adult .orgs, I would never own one.

 

[SteveAR]

I agree with fonzie... If there is ever a time when you feel the domain could be used inappropriately and you want to ensure that it is not, a written legal contract is the only way to go. Obviously this is not neccessary for all domains and if you really don't care what it's used for, then it doesn't matter.

In this case I'd just say to let it go and learn for next time. There are millions of sex sites on the web, whats one more?

but if it sold then dont you give up that right to monitor it. i mean he or she should be able to do as they see fit.

 

[fonzie_007]

but if it sold then dont you give up that right to monitor it. i mean he or she should be able to do as they see fit.

You can contract to do just about anything. So yes, you can restrict the use of the domain after you sell if you have a valid contract drawn up at the time of the sale that buyer and seller agree to.

 

[maxxwebb]

a contract probably wouldn't work... though it's not a bad idea.

the new owner would just have to get a little more "creative." sell it again... to his wife, or maybe to her husband. and then maybe the dog would get it next, and you know how dirty dogs can get.

personally i would be more concerned about advising EVERYONE i know that I DON'T OWN IT ANYMORE, and try to erase ALL traces of it back to me.

of course, i'm on lawyer, nor an expert...

interesting topic.

 

[Dotplanners]

sometimes you just have to move on...

I sold a non-profit domain name and the new owner is using it
as an adult site. The extension was .org and I truly felt
the owner was going to use it for a good purpose.

The name wont be mentioned, but let's say a form of 'sex' was
used in the extension. My question is should I buy it back and give
it away next time. I see the new owner already has it listed for resale
4 times what I sold it for.

Hi Ronnie,

I had the same thing happen to me a few years ago, but I blamed it on myself. If you have a domain that you truly think should be used for good purposes, and it has a decent value to it, then give it as a charitable gift to a known charity that it will help. Then you can give the domain a value and write it off on your taxes as a charitable gift and you'll know it's been used for the purpose you want it to be used.

If you make a sale of a domain to just anyone, and keep the money, then you can't really complain if the person uses it for an adult site, or some other site you didn't expect it to be used for. I sold a domain that ridiculed a certain political party to a guy I thought would continue that viewpoint, but instead he just closed the domain name down so it wouldn't be used by the political party that would benefit from using it.

If you feel bad about it, why not donate the money made from the sale of the domain to a charity that you think would have benefitted from the domain?

Hope this helps,

Stephen Douglas
SuccessClick
DomainRelevance.com
DropGuild.com
BulkSaleDomains.com

 

[Jo]

If you were using the domain name as your website, developed, than yes, I can see you being upset. People may visit it thinking it is yours and be shocked at the new content. But if it was just the name...I don't see how you can stipulate what the name would be used for though it is tacky using a .org as a porn site.

Maybe because you were the owner for a while you feel that you are it's creator etc? That feeling of pride in ownership. You were nervous but it was time to let it go....your prized and cherished name went off on it's own with a new future...and then now finding out it's turned into a tramp! :o :red:

 

[SteveAR]

You can contract to do just about anything. So yes, you can restrict the use of the domain after you sell if you have a valid contract drawn up at the time of the sale that buyer and seller agree to.

no i know you can do that. a contract can be made for anything. im just saying why would you wantto limit a person buying it. if your selling it then you really dont care about the .com. its like me selling you my car and telling you that you can only drive on certain streets. oh well

 

[matt_bodis]

Contract would not work.

 

[fonzie_007]

Contract would not work.

Okay, and would you like to explain to us why?

a contract probably wouldn't work... though it's not a bad idea.

the new owner would just have to get a little more "creative." sell it again... to his wife, or maybe to her husband. and then maybe the dog would get it next, and you know how dirty dogs can get.

You can contract around those possibilities.

 

[floatingworld]

I really don't see what the problem is.

 

[Ronald Regging]

You really can contract to do anything, unless it is contrary to established law... Setting terms and conditions for a sale of an item or intellectual property is nothing new, people do it all the time. Mostly it's done in a non-compete manner, but I'm sure there have been creative instances. The point being, if you tell a prospective buyer that you need them to sign this contract so you can be assured it is not used for the wrong purposes, than assuming they don't plan to use it for such, they should have absolutely no problem signing it.

Obviously it's too late, because he already sold the domain. But I think it's an interesting concept for future transactions.

And you guys might not see a problem with it being used for a sex domain, but some people don't agree with the proliferation of sexually explicit materials all over the place. I'm not one of those people, but if he owns a domain and wants to attach certain conditions to the sale of it, that's his right. If the buyer can't live with those conditions they don't need to buy it...

 

[accent]

Two things here - I agree that a contract can be written binding successive owners, like an owner's association binds successive owners of a house.

BUT - enforcing a contract is an expensive ..um .. proposition (sorry). Say $$,$$$. Then you have the problem of the owner residing, probably, in a different state. If he (or she) is in a different country, or sells the domain to a different country, then you probably are SOL.

 

[Dave_Z]

If he (or she) is in a different country, or sells the domain to a different country, then

You better give it a long hard thought if it's worth the risk or not.

 

[End User King]

What's kinky about Sexual Abuse, Sexual Predators, Sexual Violence. To each his own, but not for me! Im not proud of this sale at all. I wont dare even put it in the recent sales thread. I told my wife about it and she just shook her head in disgust :td:

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