question Legal question regarding Expired domain name with Hugedomains

[izem013]

I am writing to express my surprise regarding a domain name I have been monitoring on Hugedomains.com. According to the Whois records, the domain name in question expired on May 28, 2024, and all stages of the expiration process have been completed. However, the domain name still shows the previous owner's information, and the status is listed as "clientTransferProhibited."


Registrar: TurnCommerce, Inc. DBA NameBright.com
Registered On: 2000-05-28
Expires On: 2024-05-28
Updated On: 2024-05-29
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Name Servers: nsg1.namebrightdns.com

Based on my understanding, once a domain name has expired and gone through all the stages of the expiration process, it should be in the "PendingDelete" status, ready for deletion and release back to the public for registration. Yet, in this case, the domain name remains in the previous owner's possession, despite the expiration and completion of the expiration process.

Thanks.

I am curious if this is legal or not. Is it permissible for the previous owner to continue holding onto the domain name after the expiration process has been completed? Or should the domain name be made available for public registration, as it should be in the "PendingDelete" status?


I would greatly appreciate any insights or clarification on this matter. Thank you for your time and attention to this legal question.

 

[Future Sensors]

What whois are you using? Some do not have the most recent info.

 

[izem013]

whois.com
who.is

What whois are you using? Some do not have the most recent info.

 

[Future Sensors]

whois.com

Thought so. That service often has notoriously outdated information.

What does https://lookup.icann.org/ say?

 

[Grilled]

Expires On: 2024-05-28

If the domain wasn't won at an expired registrar auction, then I believe you could expect the domain to come available around +75 days after expiration.

 

[izem013]

Thought so. That service often has notoriously outdated information.

What does https://lookup.icann.org/ say?

Registry Expiration: 2025-05-28 16:17:18 UTC

 

[Future Sensors]

Thanks, solved I guess?

 

[izem013]

Thanks, solved I guess?

yes, thank you

 

[Future Sensors]

Here's a similar thread about outdated info from whois.com.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/domain-expired-since-october-but-hasnt-dropped.1321875/

 

[pb]

Someone should buy whois.com and redirect it to https://lookup.icann.org/ as a courtesy to the rest of the world.

 

[DomainNature]

I m watching some domains which has status.
Domain status: Client Hold

They should had already expired but they did not, also it have in NS this.
NS1.MYDOMAINCOM-EXPIRED.**********************
NS2.MYDOMAINCOM-EXPIRED.**********************
They same went through the processes to be deleted, one of such domain is a quantum premium!
In my opinion the registrar is keeping the domains for themselves.

Also don't look at expired date and time because it is false in most deleting domains, I have learned allot about WHOIS in this 4 years, in some domains it even were showing expiry in 2026 but it was false, so to cause confusion possible.