Can anyone tell me (or steer me in the right direction ) on website names.
1) If I register ABC.com.au can someone then go & register ABC.com or ABC.org
2) Do the auDA policies only apply to .au names or all names registered in Australia
From what I've been told , at some time in the past there was a sunrise period introduced to allow businesses to register names that were pertinent to their business. I have also been told that the sunrise period has lapsed & all remaining names are on a first come first served basis.
I have also seen a copy of the auDRP (dispute resolution policy) that states that all au names must be
" an exact match , abbreviation or acronym of the registrants name or trademark " OR
" otherwise closely & subtantially connected to the registrant"
There was no date on this auDRP policy so I don't know if it was only relevant during this sunrise period.
So where can I get info on current naming poicies ?
thanks
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So where do I get something in writing about this ?
No idea
In the early days, you could only get a .com.au domain name from Melbourne IT , maybe try them ? These days there are plenty of companies selling .com.au and most wouldnt know shit about it.
I registered a .com.au domain for a customer a couple of months ago, it was very easy and basic (just like a .com or anything else. I was expecting it to be a bit harder)
Edit : Anything here ?
Sanity, I would have thought that an an ABN or business registration was required to register a .com.au address, but then I gather it would depend on who you went through with the registration.
Watchdog, we have registered a .com for the last 3-4 years through Google apps which costs from memory about $10US a year, which we use personally predomionantly for mail redirection. Totally personal use, but giving you this info - as may be beneficial to register and link similar .com address to the .com.au if you can. Obvioulsy, as Sanity has mentioned a different registry would adminster .com compared to .com.au!
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you do need a abn for a .com.au
its supposed to be related name wise with the business, but its not hard to get around
i suggest if your doing your business, go .com.au $25\ 2yrs @ crazy domains or webcity
then take the .com and or the .net for xtra $10 yr each if your paranoid of someone else copying you
auDA sets the rules for the .au namespace and the rules currently mean that anyone wanting to register a .au needs to have a registered business name, abn, acn, registered organisation, registered charity etc and the domain name that your registering must be an exact match, abbreviation or related to a product or service that you supply.
Although there are a couple of places out there which will register .au names for you without a valid business name or abn, if auDA find out, or if someone who has a business name puts in a dispute, you will lose the name to them.
There are no such rules for many of the other tld's such as the .net, .com, .org, .info, .co etc.
Do yourself a favour and stick to a .com if you dont have a business name / abn, or if you do go with an .au.
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