free stuff at www.aulro.com.au?

[WhiteD3]

Trading on Dave's good name I suppose.

[Sprint]

wtf?

[juddy]

????????

[incisor]

yep, is a parasite

been meaning to do something about it...

might have to get off my butt...

[d@rk51d3]

yep, is a parasite

been meaning to do something about it...

might have to get off my butt...

You mean there's no free stuff? [bawl]

[AussieAub]

You mean there's no free stuff? [bawl]

Plenty of free advice! :cool::cool::D

[Bytemrk]

yep, is a parasite

been meaning to do something about it...

might have to get off my butt...


Not hard to track down Dave...

Gentleman by the name of Domenic Carosa from DOMAIN FOLIO 1 PTY LTD looks like a good place to start.

I would have thought he would have difficulty demonstrating how aulro .com.au fits the rules...

"The domain name you order will need to be an exact match, acronym or abbreviation of the supplied business registration, or it should bear a close and substantial connection to the domain name."

Their website looks..how should I say.... slippery?

http://dominet.com.au

Good luck - I hate these tools that sit on domain names like this.

Exactly why work own and pay for about 15 domains they never use...purely for brand protection.

[incisor]

when i first applied for aulro.com.au i wasnt a business that fit their rules so went with aulro.com

then they stopped applying their rules and parasites grabbed it before i heard about it :p

have to make time to do some thing about it...

[incisor]

just lodged a complaint with auda

see how we get on...

[Bytemrk]

Hopefully they will see common sense.... good luck.

[incisor]

they see no breach they assure me in their first reply :p

[Bytemrk]

they see no breach they assure me in their first reply :p


:eek: good grief.....

Based on the company name, the products they sell or any other associated companies I could find through ASIC, I can't see for the life of me how the current owner can possibly be eligible.

Maybe the the auDA employee that responded should read their own website where it outlines the conditions of elegibility for .com.au domains:

auDA > auDA Published Policies > Domain Name Eligibility and Allocation Policy Rules for the Open 2LDs (2008-05) (http://www.auda.org.au/policies/auda-2008-05/)

In particular:

SCHEDULE C

ELIGIBILITY AND ALLOCATION RULES FOR COM.AU
The com.au 2LD is for commercial purposes.
The following rules are to be read in conjunction with the Eligibility and Allocation Rules for All Open 2LDs, contained in Schedule A of this document.
1. To be eligible for a domain name in the com.au 2LD, registrants must be:
a) an Australian registered company; or
b) trading under a registered business name in any Australian State or Territory; or
c) an Australian partnership or sole trader; or
d) a foreign company licensed to trade in Australia; or
e) an owner of an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
f) an applicant for an Australian Registered Trade Mark; or
g) an association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory; or
h) an Australian commercial statutory body.
2. Domain names in the com.au 2LD must be:
a) an exact match, abbreviation or acronym of the registrant’s name or trademark; or
b) otherwise closely and substantially connected to the registrant.

( I can't see any update on their site of this poilcy - so I assume it is still current.)


Good luck, sounds like you need to find a bureaucrodozer! :p


If at first you dont succeed.........;)

[Bytemrk]

Any news on this Inc?....

Or you still trying to get the regulators to....ummm regulate.:mad:

[incisor]

no success

as

yet

it is all in the wording they assure me

wont let me know what the wording is tho :p

[Bytemrk]

Truly amazing...

I'm obviously a bit thick....cause the wording I posted above - copied straight off their site seems crystal clear to me....


But then I'm no lawyer obviously :angel:

So I guess you wait for some logical outcome...... when was that next blue moon due???

[VladTepes]

Write to your MP I wouldn't be surprised if we see a. Federal election before too long.