OT: Partypoker owns me

[Jason Strasser]

So Josh, the kid who got second in Aruba, IMs me:

"Why does partypoker own jasonstrasser.com?"

I'm like, huh?

I type it in, and it links to Partypoker. What the! Someone bought this domain name and linked it to party? So I did some research:

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Registrant:
Domain Guy
11693 San Vicente Blvd 116
Los Angeles, California 90049
United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com
Domain Name: JASONSTRASSER.COM
Created on: 31-Jul-05
Expires on: 31-Jul-06
Last Updated on: 07-Nov-05

Administrative Contact:
Guy, Domain ezdeek@yahoo.com
11693 San Vicente Blvd 116
Los Angeles, California 90049
United States
3108200316 Fax --
Technical Contact:
Guy, Domain ezdeek@yahoo.com
11693 San Vicente Blvd 116
Los Angeles, California 90049
United States
3108200316 Fax --

Domain servers in listed order:
PARK15.SECURESERVER.NET
PARK16.SECURESERVER.NET


This is public information. What the hell is going on? This is hilarious. This has to be some affiliate, right? And why on earth jasonstrasser.com?

-Jason

[Exitonly]

lol. That is awesome.

And yea it's an affilliate, it has their 'code' in the URL..

http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=2676723

You could get party to tell you who that is.

[Jason Strasser]

Exit, I appoint you as the investigator!

[Exitonly]

heh, after a thorough investigation (and perhaps re-reading your post) i've noticed that contacting party isn't necesary to find out who it is, beecause .. you already said it.

but whoever this guuy is.. he's also looking for someone to write him a screenplay:

" Park Place Management

11693 San Vicente Blvd, #116
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Please submit a query letter if you have:

A film or screenwriting degree.
A major writing award.

OR

A documented past or present client relationship with a Literary Agent or Manager.

All genres are welcome. "

[Jason Strasser]

Great work, I need more info though.

Come on, someone out there has to be able to find out more about this champ. Why would he buy jasonstrasser.com? Is he linking to it from anywhere?

-Jason

[sirio11]

My name www.davidcossio.com is also taken by the same affiliate

Domain Guy

Registered through: GoDaddy.com
Domain Name: DAVIDCOSSIO.COM

Domain servers in listed order:
PARK15.SECURESERVER.NET
PARK16.SECURESERVER.NET

[Jason Strasser]

Wow, a scandal! Who else!? El Diablo, speak up.

[ QUOTE ]
Wow, a scandal! Who else!? El Diablo, speak up.

[/ QUOTE ]


Uhhh... I am facing a similar situation, involving the same "Guy, Domain ezdeek@yahoo.com". The information I got from "Register.com" is similar to what Jason Strasser recounts above, however it says:

"Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.FABULOUS.COM
NS1.FABULOUS.COM"

Tiffany

[bawcerelli]

i seriously doubt party is the one who registered any of these domains. anyhow, i remember reading about some guy who registered venusandserenawillams.com, then was sued by the two sisters and got the domain switched to their control. nobody here is as famous as those two girls, but i'm sure if you wanted to, you could gain control of those domains.

[ChrisW]

If you're willing to pay the yearly maintenance costs, you're almost certainly entitled to ownership of the site which bears your name. The 1999 Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act was basically written to deal with scenarios like these.