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Businesses set to lose ownership of their domain names due to new licencing rules

Businesses set to lose ownership of their domain names due to new licencing rules

Written by Jessie Jeffery, Business Development Guru, CyberGuru Recent changes to the domain name licencing rules mean some businesses may no longer be eligible to retain ownership of their domain names. The .au Domain Administration (auDA) is the body which oversees the administration of domain names ending in .au. As a result of recent rule […]

Ask CyberGuru: Can I buy a similar domain name that is owned by another organisation?

In this month’s Ask CyberGuru, we are asked the question, “Can I buy a com.au domain name that is similar to a org.au domain name owned by another organisation?”. In terms of your question, a com.au domain name needs to be resemble your Australian business name or trademark. The auDA or Afilias (the name of […]