[Solved]Need little help regarding this e-mail.
August 6th, 2016
Will update on this soon.
Thanks again.
I don’t know if I can be of much help, but I find the start already rather weird. “This is a formal email” Who starts with something like that? Your best shot, is that somebody knowledgeable in international domain legislation takes notice of your request for help. I don’t think you would lose your name, more like others will have similar and will still steal some of your limelight. Anyways, in my humble opinion, since you registered it some 3 years ago, you are in your rights to keep it. So I would reply with a negative answer to their request, since you didn’t authorize it either… Hope it works out though!
I’m not a legal expert, but if you were to respond I’d make it clear you didn’t authorize the company to use the name as per:
so we need to check with you whether your company has authorized that company to register these names.
I wouldn’t oppose them using it, as this could lead to a legal issue and you losing your domain.
You’d have to be careful giving them permission, as if they were to make it they could later come back and try and revoke your domain.
I also wouldn’t ignore it, as there’s possibly some clause in the law that if they reach out to the owner and don’t hear anything, it may be considered dormant.
If nobody with (proven) legal expertise responds, I’d respond saying you’re not given explicit permission, but you don’t oppose it (since you’re not a company) but paste in the registration date of the domain and perhaps the date of the most recent update to the site to prove you’re not domain parking. I’d also keep both e-mails if there were to be any attempt for them to acquire your domain as part of their trademark.
This is interesting, it seems they are trying to complete a transaction without your consent and trying to hijack your domain. I’d seek legal advice.
Maybe this could be of some use?
http://www.chillingeffects.org/domain/faq.cgi
And check this out too, it’s about a known Chinese Domain Scam.
http://www.erikjheels.com/2738.html
http://www.craftix.com/chinese-domain-name-scam.html
http://www.europeandomaincentre.com/pages/news-room/domain-management-news/hey!-got-an-email-from-china-domain-name-registration-center-asian-domain-registration-service-in-china-the-department-of-registration-service-in-china-etc.#.UfFSP20w-rs
I don’t know, but IMO there are some strange similarities with your problem… Btw, in the last link, you can see our friend Denis Yang in the list of known names used by scammers… (even the phone numbers are the same)
Thanks.
I see dot-network.com.cn and Denis Yang, Auditing Department, Tel: (+86) 739-5266069 Fax:(+86) 739-5266169 under “Contact person names and contact details used by scammers”.
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Anyways, I spoke with my friend’s father who is a lawyer.
He said, ” They are asking your permission to register domain for which you will have to deny. ”
He also asked me to speak up with domain provider (name.com).
I’ll contact my provider and update soon.
Seriously though, who will name real company as “blackboxrepack”..really? repack?
Thanks again for helping.
No problem man! Consider it a humble repayment for all those great uploads!
It may not always be the case, but i would think legal letters like that would at least be able to address you by your name and not dear sir/madam.
I have to agree with .
What do you say Ethan.
Something is fishy here.
The best person who could guide you with this is pc. He was in charge of all the legal aspects of and knows the subject in depth. I suggest you send him a PM regarding this seeking his advice.
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