Domain Name Ownership

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  grandsupercycle · Member · Jul 15, 2012 at 3:15 pm

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  If WordPress registers a domain name for a blog at the bloggers request – who then legally owns the new domain name ?

  Thanks.
  Blog url: http://stockmarket618.wordpress.com/

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Jul 15, 2012 at 3:16 pm

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  The person who registers and pays for the domain name owns it, provided they keep renewing it prior to expiry every year.

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  grandsupercycle · Member · Jul 15, 2012 at 3:32 pm

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  Thanks for the prompt reply.

  So even though WordPress registers the domain name on behalf of the blogger – it’s the blogger that legally owns the name ?

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  auxclass · Member · Jul 15, 2012 at 3:33 pm

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  it’s the blogger that legally owns the name ?

  yes –

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  timethief · Member · Jul 15, 2012 at 3:38 pm

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  For more information on purchasing a domain mapping upgrade see:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
  http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/#important-notes-before-upgrading

  Note: If you’ve registered your domain through WordPress.com and later want it to point to a blog or website hosted elsewhere then you can do this by updating the nameservers. http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/domain-management/#update-nameservers

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  grandsupercycle · Member · Jul 15, 2012 at 4:13 pm

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  Thanks auxclass & timethief.

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  BTW, any ideas regarding this ?
  http://www.webhostingbreak.com/tutorials/should-i-pay-for-private-domain-registration

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  grandsupercycle · Member · Jul 15, 2012 at 4:19 pm

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  ? ? ?

  “…when you use a proxy registration on your domain name, the proxy company becomes the legal owner of the domain. They’ll essentially be giving you license to use it, but you won’t actually own the domain”

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  grandsupercycle · Member · Jul 16, 2012 at 8:18 am

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  Perhaps WordPress staff can help out with this query:

  “…when you use a proxy registration on your domain name, the proxy company becomes the legal owner of the domain. They’ll essentially be giving you license to use it, but you won’t actually own the domain”
  http://www.webhostingbreak.com/tutorials/should-i-pay-for-private-domain-registration

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  feartheseeds · Member · Jul 23, 2012 at 7:12 am

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  One important thin you should know is that when you use a proxy registration on your domain name, the proxy company becomes the legal owner of the domain. They’ll essentially be giving you license to use it, but you won’t actually own the domain.

  That is bullsh*t. The person who wrote that post has no idea what they’re talking about.

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  willeysher · Member · Jul 23, 2012 at 8:22 am

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  The domain name is owned by the person who registered it.

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  grandsupercycle · Member · Jul 23, 2012 at 3:27 pm

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  feartheseeds / willeysher – many thanks for your help.

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  jenia · Member · Jul 23, 2012 at 4:24 pm

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  @stockmarket618: if you paid for the domain registration (including the private registration) here on WordPress.com, you own it. We may be managing it on your behalf, but the domain will be yours.

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  grandsupercycle · Member · Aug 12, 2012 at 9:28 am

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  jenia,

  Thanks for your response but I wish it could have been sooner.

  BTW, searches for ‘domain name’ still do not show this thread.

  Why is that please ?

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/search.php?q=Domain+Name
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/search.php?search=Domain+Name+Ownership

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  raincoaster · Member · Aug 12, 2012 at 8:00 pm

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  Because the search box here doesn’t work well. To find threads in this forum I always use Google

  Searchterm site:en.forums.wordpress.com

  That always gives me good results for the search term.