Who owns doamin name

[LDaveM]

I registered, thru a reseller a domain name. I paid him his fee to do the work. I didn't ask to be the admin on the domain, he is. Now I want to change registars and he wants to charge me $25.00 to change the admin on the domain name or 25.00 to do the work.
Thanks,
Dave

 

[ChrisHirst]

pretty normal for the registration agent to be the admin contact and $25 seems a reasonable price for changing details. The admin contact is NOT the domain name holder, you need to check to make sure you are the registrant.


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[Foamcow]

I have recently come across a reseller that was selling domains as part of his hosting packages.
He was, however, registering the domains in HIS name and effectively leasing them to his clients.
Consequently when said client wants to move their hosting they find that he either won't release the domain or makes a charge for changing the record. The problem being that he wasn't overly helpful in making the changes as, in his words, the domain had only been registered for a few months and so he couldn't change it.
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[SPYDERIX]

If the domain name is yours and you purchased it then you should have total control over it. You shouldn't have to pay a fee unless you signed a contract stating that the domain name would be under the designers name etc and that they would handle all aspects of the domain. That is a major problem when you purchase a domain name with hosting. There isn't really much you could do about it either. I think if you went to court over it you would probably win, but, the price to go through that process would be more than the cost to have him switch the domain over. Just tell him you want YOUR domain name released to you and that you want control over it. Switching nameservers etc is very easy to do and most registrars have control panels for you to do it yourself. If he insists you pay the fee then tell him you will pay it but you want total control signed over to you and not him. He can't deny you that privledge unless you signed something stating you forfeit your control over the domain name.

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[Wullie]

You shouldn't have to pay a fee unless you signed a contract stating that the domain name would be under the designers name etc and that they would handle all aspects of the domain.

The person does actually have the right to charge for a change to the details. Time is money and this will be one way that this particular person makes money for providing the service.

Domains that our clients register through us are setup the same way, we are the admin and technical contact and the client is the registrant. However, we do not make a charge for changing the details, but many companies do. You should ask a company exactly what is chargeable before you deal with them.

Hope this helps

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[Foamcow]

Wullie, thats fine if it's done properly... as most hosts would.
But the reason I mentioned the case above was that the host put THEMSELVES as the registered owner.
This obviously makes changes to the record more difficult as essentially it's not "your" domain.

Once I pointed this unscrupulous practice out to the host in question they had a rethink and made changes for free.

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[TruthInSatire]

I wonder how legal that is. After all when you register a site you don't "own" the domain. The registrar still owns it and they "lease" it to you for one year (or the length of your registration). Can they lease a leased domain? If the host "owns" the domain they shouldn't charge for the registration because it isn't yours. That's like you buying me a new car but I let you drive it. sounds shady to me.

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I've never had problems assuming the domain information when I take over hosting, and so far the domain has been in the customers name. I've only had to deal with some larger companies though.

Check with the registrar it may be against a TOS agreement. If it is bring it to their attention.

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[Wullie]

I'm not totally sure on the legality of all this but the guy above sounds like he did it in a round about way because he is charging for the time to change it, not the actual change itself. The time is a service and unrelated to the actual domain contract.

The part that is illegal and a lot of people don't realise is when a host holds a domain hostage for outstanding hosting fees etc. Once the domain is paid, they must release the domain, no matter what other money is outstanding. This doesn't relate to the OP though.

Hope this helps

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[LDaveM]

Ok, heres what gappened. I am a reseller of web hosting and dialup. When I started, I took the guy for being basically honest. I sold a domain, had him register for me. I chatged my client $25.00. He carged me $25.00. I also paid the same for annual renewals.
I since have learn to register my own domains with Go Daddy and have had no problems.
This went on for about 4 years. One Maonday, earlier this year, he called me and said that he was not going to handle dialup as of thet aFriday. I had a few clients that I had to fing dial up access for, which I did. Later that month, I try to view one of the sites that he was hosting for me, found site not found in browser window. I couldn't get email either. Went down and the SOB had declared banurupcy. I only had 4 sites that he was hosting, but finally got the data and I am hosting them sonewhere else.
I'll paid what he wants to change "adim" conract, but after I give him a talking to.
Thanks for the advice.
Dave