Marketplace Idiots and Incompetence

[Yagents]

You can't make this stuff up.

D'Oh! D.C. Health Link allows its Web domain to expire - Washington Business Journal

The domain name for D.C. Health Link's website was allowed to expire for 49 minutes earlier this week.

"The domain name comes up for an annual renewal, and did expire briefly yesterday," Hudson said. "Once this happened, our IT team took quick action and resolved the issue in a matter of minutes. We have taken immediate steps to ensure that the renewal process is handled smoothly every year going forward."

Morgan called it an "amateur's mistake."

 

[dgoldenz]

You can't make this stuff up.

D'Oh! D.C. Health Link allows its Web domain to expire - Washington Business Journal

The domain name for D.C. Health Link's website was allowed to expire for 49 minutes earlier this week.

"The domain name comes up for an annual renewal, and did expire briefly yesterday," Hudson said. "Once this happened, our IT team took quick action and resolved the issue in a matter of minutes. We have taken immediate steps to ensure that the renewal process is handled smoothly every year going forward."

Morgan called it an "amateur's mistake."

Probably the worst website in existence.

 

[sman]

You can't make this stuff up. D'Oh! D.C. Health Link allows its Web domain to expire - Washington Business Journal The domain name for D.C. Health Link's website was allowed to expire for 49 minutes earlier this week. "The domain name comes up for an annual renewal, and did expire briefly yesterday," Hudson said. "Once this happened, our IT team took quick action and resolved the issue in a matter of minutes. We have taken immediate steps to ensure that the renewal process is handled smoothly every year going forward." Morgan called it an "amateur's mistake."

I wonder what they would have done had someone snatched it up in that 49 minute period?

 

[Yagents]

They would have been sued for "cyber squatting", a real infraction

 

[RayNY]

Nope, cybersquatting requires you purchase with the "bad faith" intent to profit off of it by selling to the legitimate entity at an inflated price. Of course, the "bad faith" has to be proven in a court of law.

If you just wanted to buy it, nothing they can really do. "dchealthlink" isn't a registered TM, just a copyright, so they don't have much recourse when it comes to getting it back.

Realistically, no way it's going through the 30-day renewal period before it's available for purchase. This is a non-issue.

 

[Yagents]

Unless you were planning on selling Healthy Sausages on a street corner in DC (DC Health Link.com), you would have a tough time proving your didn't have intent to profit.

Cybersquatting: What It Is and What Can Be Done About It | Nolo.com

 

[RayNY]

Being unwilling to sell the domain makes it really clear you don't intend to sell it for profit. Not monetizing the name makes it clear you're not looking to profit from their name/brand/trademark. Nothing states you need a reason for the page, or that you have to use it.

The "bad faith" clause is essential to prosecution. Without bad faith, there is no squatting.

Nothing stopping someone from buying the domain, putting up a "404: page unavailable" message, and laughing about the little bit of chaos they created. No profit, no crime.

 

[VolAgent]

You can't make this stuff up.

D'Oh! D.C. Health Link allows its Web domain to expire - Washington Business Journal

The domain name for D.C. Health Link's website was allowed to expire for 49 minutes earlier this week.

"The domain name comes up for an annual renewal, and did expire briefly yesterday," Hudson said. "Once this happened, our IT team took quick action and resolved the issue in a matter of minutes. We have taken immediate steps to ensure that the renewal process is handled smoothly every year going forward."

Morgan called it an "amateur's mistake."

I've yet to meet the domain register that doesn't send numerous emails reminding you to renew your registration. In the private sector, someone would probably be looking for a job about now.

 

[zelda2755]

Today I mailed verification of income for the (3rd time) for year 2014 to the Healthercare Marketplace. I have also mailed and/or emailed verification for 2015 at least 3 times!!!! I have NEVER experienced a more INCOMPETENT system in my 60 years!!!! They should either get their act together or SHUT IT DOWN!

 

[scagnt83]

I've yet to meet the domain register that doesn't send numerous emails reminding you to renew your registration. In the private sector, someone would probably be looking for a job about now.

Who in their right mind doesnt put it on auto-renew... maybe the bank account was at zero...

Or at least pay for 2 or 3 years at a time. perhaps they didnt think they would be around that long!