One domain - shared ownership

[broker00]

What is the best way to register domains when there is shared ownership between two or more people?

Godaddy for example only allows one name on the account. Are there other companies that allow two names, or require the permission of two parties before any changes or transfers are made?

Thanks.

 

[bmugford]

Personally, I think your best bet is to form some kind of entity like a LLC, then register the domains under that.

Brad

 

[broker00]

I believe that even if you register as an LLC, there is still only one contact person named on the account.

I wanted to know if any registrars allow two names on the account, or will require both parties agreement to make any changes.

Thanks.

 

[bmugford]

I have never heard of that. The only thing you could do really is make one person the admin contact and one person the technical contact or something like that.

Brad

I believe that even if you register as an LLC, there is still only one contact person named on the account.

I wanted to know if any registrars allow two names on the account, or will require both parties agreement to make any changes.

Thanks.

 

[Dave_Z]

I wanted to know if any registrars allow two names on the account

I've had few cases of that in my past registrar life. It's character-specific or
depends how many characters are allowed to be typed in, but some did that
like this:

Registrant: Joe and Jane Doe

Of course, that presented various issues little to no one wanted to deal with.
I can't tell you how many civil disputes we've been demanded by either one
to mediate and decide, only to tell them we're not empowered by any law for
that.

IMHO the so-called "best" way to register a domain with shared ownership is
to work out the details both parties agree with and get it in writing. Use LLC
as bmugford suggested, though that depends on any applicable law in both of
your jurisdictions.

Hopefully it won't turn into one of those where one will think the other's being
an a-hole, as one lawyer suggsted long ago in a similar discussion. Heh.