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Comment: In the domain owners' defense... (Score 1) 800

by BlueDjinn (#28208681) Attached to: Buying a Domain From a Cybersquatter

...they may not necessarily be a cybersquatter (at least, not intentionally).

I own a couple dozen domains that used to belong to clients or ex-clients of mine. In some cases, they went out of business and failed to pay for the domain renewals, so I decided to transfer them over to myself; in other cases, they changed their minds about the name of their business and decided not to hold on to the other domains.

So, I now have about 2 dozen of these domains under my control; since I have no use for them, where's the harm in asking a reasonable price (anywhere from $50-$100) for them?

Finally, in one case, the client went out of business *and* screwed me out of a good $1,000 in development payments, so trying to recoup some of that with a domain that I now legally own seems reasonable.

Not saying this is the case here, just noting that it may be a similar situation.

Music

Apple Launches iTunes Plus (DRM-Free/256kbps)

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BlueDjinn writes "I'm surprised this hasn't shown up here yet — with just one day to go in May to make good on their pledge, Apple released the previously-announced DRM-free, 256kbps EMI songs under the "iTunes Plus" name this morning. As promised, the DRM-free songs are double the bitrate, cost 30 more apiece (except for albums, which are the same price as the DRM versions), and so on. You can upgrade your existing library for the 30-per-song difference, plus some other nice touches. Interestingly, it's set up so that you can ONLY view either the DRM or no-DRM versions of a particular song at any given time, not both simultaneously (you can switch the entire store back and forth, however)."
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Webmaster vs Sheriff Revisited: the Saga Concludes

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BlueDjinn writes "Slashdot readers may recall this thread from several years ago, in which a web developer became embroiled in a nasty legal dispute over the domain name & website for the county Sheriff's department. Two years later, the story (which shifted from legal to civil court) finally concluded last fall. Additional background on the story can be found here (repost of original story), here, here, here and here."

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