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Hello all!
I purchased a domain from someone in the community a few years back and later found out it was the name of a town. This town has grown substantially during the pandemic. I was going through CIRA's General Registration Rules and read this:
Am I screwed if the town decides to contact CIRA requesting the domain? In the event they attempt to, is it worth lawyering up or is all hope lost? Does this only apply to domains that are already on CIRA's reserved/restricted names list?
I did not purchase the domain because it was the name of said town. The name is generic and can be used for other purposes.
I purchased a domain from someone in the community a few years back and later found out it was the name of a town. This town has grown substantially during the pandemic. I was going through CIRA's General Registration Rules and read this:
Municipal names listed in the following classes in the applicable version of the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB): city, ville, town, village, hamlet, hameau, other municipal/district area – major agglomeration, autre zone municipale /de district – agglomerations majeure, other municipal/district area- miscellaneous and autre zone municipale/de district – divers. The Applicant for registration of a municipal name must be the corresponding government entity and the name in the registrant field for the registration of a municipal Domain Name must be the full legal name of the Applicant for registration. The Domain Name must comply with the other provisions of this Section 3, and municipal names consisting of more than one word may only be registered as one word. If there is more than one municipality eligible to apply for the registration of the same Domain Name, the Applicant must get the consent of all the other eligible municipalities. In cases where a municipal name is the same as the name of a Canadian province or territory, the Applicant may only register the municipal name as a fourth level Domain Name. Municipal Domain Names cannot be transferred to any other party without CIRA’s prior, written consent.
CIRA reserves the right to periodically review and amend these lists and to grant Registrations of any of the names on these lists as it deems appropriate. Geographical names may be made available to corresponding government entities under special conditions to be determined by CIRA in its discretion.
Am I screwed if the town decides to contact CIRA requesting the domain? In the event they attempt to, is it worth lawyering up or is all hope lost? Does this only apply to domains that are already on CIRA's reserved/restricted names list?
I did not purchase the domain because it was the name of said town. The name is generic and can be used for other purposes.