[OPLINTECH] Domain squatters

[Shane Ian Hoffman]

I'm not sure how much it's really worth as long as they're just putting up
those generic "search" pages.  There is a lower cost alternative that I
found at NOLO.com

http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/objectID/60EC3491-B4B5-4A98-BB6E6632A2FA0CB2
/111/228/195/ART/

"[Y]ou can initiate arbitration proceedings under the authority of the
Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and win the name
back without the expense and aggravation of a lawsuit."

There's more information in the article...

Shane

-----Original Message-----
From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org] On
Behalf Of Don Yarman
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 4:59 PM
To: David Popeck
Cc: OPLINTECH
Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Domain squatters

On Feb 6, 2008 4:46 PM, David Popeck <dpopeck at lkwdpl.org> wrote:
> I would base the decision on patron confusion. The domains become more
> valuable if you think that patrons will routinely go to them. If it
> merely a CYA, aka (possibly) consider your assets, situation, then the
> value drops.

Patron confusion was the most important criteria for me.  I'm not
sure delawarelibrary.com is worth much to me.  But we are in the
process of building a home for our Big Read program at
DelawaREADS.org, and I'm concerned that we're being too clever
and people will try to reach it at DelawareReads.org.

-- 
                   Don Yarman, Assistant Director
                   Delaware County District Library
                   84 E Winter St; Delaware OH 43015
                   740.363.7277 | 740.369.0196 (fax)
                   yarmando at delawarelibrary.org | AIM: yarmando
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