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Will I get in any trouble if?

by MagicAce
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Hello!
Could I get in trouble if I don't use my real name when registering an account with godaddy?
#trouble
  • Profile picture of the author ARVolund
    Not a matter of getting in trouble. If you are found to have falsified your info you will lose your domain.

    Use namecheap they have free private registration on new domain purchases.
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    • Profile picture of the author BlazingSwitch
      Originally Posted by ARVolund View Post

      Not a matter of getting in trouble. If you are found to have falsified your info you will lose your domain.

      Use namecheap they have free private registration on new domain purchases.
      Correct.

      You should be using your, or your company's, name for all domains. If you are worried about cyber stalkers, buy private WHOIS.
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  • Profile picture of the author psresearch
    Originally Posted by MagicAce View Post

    Hello!
    Could I get in trouble if I don't use my real name when registering an account with godaddy?
    There is the "Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act" which you can read about here:
    Bill Text - 108th Congress (2003-2004) - THOMAS (Library of Congress)

    but it assumes you are committing some sort of legal offense with the domain name.

    You can also read the more general answer at ICANN:
    ICANN | Whois Data Reminder Policy

    At least annually, a registrar must present to the registrant the current Whois information, and remind the registrant that provision of false Whois information can be grounds for cancellation of their domain name registration. Registrants must review their Whois data, and make any corrections.
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    • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
      Originally Posted by markquinn View Post

      provision of false Whois information can be grounds for cancellation of their domain name registration. Registrants must review their Whois data, and make any corrections.
      This is specifically for contact information, not for the name. The address, phone number, and email address need to be accurate.
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      • Profile picture of the author mcmahanusa
        The suggestion to use NameCheap for domain registration is a good one. The private registration function appears to me to be very useful, which is one reason my last three domain registrations have been through them. In a legal context, using a pseudonym is illegal only if your intent is to defraud. Personally, I always use my real name when registering a domain (at the same time using the privacy option that NameCheap offers), but I then use a pen name in promoting different niches.
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      • Profile picture of the author psresearch
        Originally Posted by CDarklock View Post

        This is specifically for contact information, not for the name. The address, phone number, and email address need to be accurate.
        Interesting, I didn't realize that.

        I just assumed that "false whois" meant the whole shebang - but based on your other post it sounds like there have already been cases addressing the use of a fake name, but accurate contact info?
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      • Profile picture of the author psresearch
        Originally Posted by CDarklock View Post

        This is specifically for contact information, not for the name. The address, phone number, and email address need to be accurate.
        OK. I see what you're referring to (I think):
        WDRP FAQs

        What is a Whois record? What is my duty to keep the information in the record current?

        "Your registrar maintains a public database of contact information for all of the domain names it maintains. This database is known as a Whois database, and it is available to be searched by members of the public in order to allow rapid resolution of technical problems and to permit enforcement of consumer protection, trademark, and other laws. Your domain name registration agreement with your registrar requires that you keep this information accurate and current."

        OK. That makes a lot of sense - actually seems kind of obvious now that I think about it.
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        • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
          Originally Posted by markquinn View Post

          OK. That makes a lot of sense - actually seems kind of obvious now that I think about it.
          What is not obvious is that inaccurate WHOIS data is enough reason for someone to seize your domain if they contact your registrar.

          There are horror stories out there where someone had WHOIS privacy on, so they didn't think they needed to update the info, and after a business move a competitor was able to snatch one or more of their domains.
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          • Profile picture of the author psresearch
            Originally Posted by CDarklock View Post

            What is not obvious is that inaccurate WHOIS data is enough reason for someone to seize your domain if they contact your registrar.

            There are horror stories out there where someone had WHOIS privacy on, so they didn't think they needed to update the info, and after a business move a competitor was able to snatch one or more of their domains.
            Yeh, I was just reading some of those as well as discussions on how to do it.
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  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Originally Posted by MagicAce View Post

    Hello!
    Could I get in trouble if I don't use my real name when registering an account with godaddy?
    On the one hand, there is adequate legal precedent to establish that you have every right to use whatever damn name you want for whatever damn reason you want, and it is nobody's business but your own.

    That said, legal precedent doesn't mean companies have to do business with you under that name. You might remember the case a few years back of a couple who named their child Adolf Hitler Campbell, and then sued the local grocery store when the bakery refused to put his name on a birthday cake.

    In the same way, while you have every right to use whatever name you want, GoDaddy have every right to cancel your account and refuse to do business with you.

    So it depends on what you consider "trouble." You can't go to jail or get sued over it, if that's what you mean.
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  • Profile picture of the author rgenterprise
    What do you plan on doing that makes you ask if you would get in trouble? I don't understand why anyone uses godaddy in the first place. Use namecheap. They give you a free whois guard subscription to protect your information and they don't try to upsell you pointless services when all you want to do is purchase a domain. And they don't spam you with pointless promotional offers.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
    Originally Posted by MagicAce View Post

    Hello!
    Could I get in trouble if I don't use my real name when registering an account with godaddy?
    Just curious, why would you want to do this?
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  • Profile picture of the author small forward
    Whats the point?
    If your doing business on the up, giving your true information MAY BE the wisest thing to do when you consider the possibility of credit card fraud [with your card], verification should you ever want to sell your site ect..


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