> It may be a lot better for the person owning the domain than for the person developing the property, though.
This is why I specified renting a redirect, so the developer maintains their IP. I suppose if I (the developer) were to build branding specifically around a domain name (which seems common) then renting could become more of an issue, especially if a new rental agreement cannot be negotiated.
> You'd need good contracts - you'd need clauses around trademarks, etc.
This is the other thing I was pondering. At the start it would essentially be a Craigslist sort of match-making service, and so solid contracts would have to be between individuals without guidance from the service.
Eventually, though, the goal could be to have the company be a registrar in order to control domain names under contract and payment processing (to make sure everyone gets what they agreed to).
I'm not sure the second point above is where a service like this should go, though.
This is why I specified renting a redirect, so the developer maintains their IP. I suppose if I (the developer) were to build branding specifically around a domain name (which seems common) then renting could become more of an issue, especially if a new rental agreement cannot be negotiated.
> You'd need good contracts - you'd need clauses around trademarks, etc.
This is the other thing I was pondering. At the start it would essentially be a Craigslist sort of match-making service, and so solid contracts would have to be between individuals without guidance from the service.
Eventually, though, the goal could be to have the company be a registrar in order to control domain names under contract and payment processing (to make sure everyone gets what they agreed to).
I'm not sure the second point above is where a service like this should go, though.