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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 6:12AM ill trooper said

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Lord help us, this world is going to hell.



"BIG BUCK$!"



Pelt this guy with rocks please!
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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 6:53AM (Unverified) said

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""This can only mean Microsoft had planned on buying XboxDiamond.com as a domain to use for support"



Ever thought it was an error on Microsoft's part?
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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 6:55AM (Unverified) said

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Hahahah..



I smell some sort of lawsuit pending here. I hope these fuckers get screwed, I really do.
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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 7:23AM (Unverified) said

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Hey i know this guy, he posted something about this in the forum Namepros.com. Haha hes gonna get a lot of advertisement from this.
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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 8:04AM (Unverified) said

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This can't last for that long, surelly. Wonder how much this guy will pocket from this.
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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 8:52AM (Unverified) said

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Uh....



Ended: Dec-27-05 12:25:38 PST

Start time: Dec-24-05 21:42:16 PST

History: 0 bids



Looks like it's over already. He should have started at a dollar. Does anyone here remember the whole MikeRoweSoft.com debacle? Microsoft sued him and he settled for an XBox, tour of Redmond & an MSDN subscription.
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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 9:10AM (Unverified) said

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I thought companies could go to court and take the domain names back from people who pulled stuff like this?
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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 9:34AM (Unverified) said

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Very strange,I thought you had to sign up for 12 months to get one.I got a 3 month,but I havnt even used it yet since I am getting my new TV this week and moving my Xbox. If I sign up and I am denied it(since I dont have a 12 month membership),how will I get one then? Re-sign up or will I get it re- regestier me automaticly with a I get 12 month subcription?
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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 10:01AM (Unverified) said

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The domain is pretty worthless unless you actually want to use it to collect people's personal information, I think. Cybersquatting is pretty clear in this case and the squatter(s) can be easily kicked off the domain under ICANN and the Anti-Cybersquatting Act.



more info : http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/objectID/60EC3491-B4B5-4A98-BB6E6632A2FA0CB2/111/228/195/ART/
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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 10:10AM (Unverified) said

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Aaron, yes. This sort of thing is the very definition of domain squatting. All Microsoft has to do is archive the eBay auction information, show it to WIPO, and the domain will be theirs with a rubber stamp decision.
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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 10:18AM (Unverified) said

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I'm confused. I submitted to that site at one point. Am I getting screwed over?!
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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 10:53AM (Unverified) said

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uhh.. Microsoft just needs to fix the typo in their email address.. to xboxlivediamond.com.



/end media hype over NOTHING
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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 12:50PM (Unverified) said

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BrainDamaged:



It's not nothing.



1. The squatting has been going on since the launch of the Diamond card on December 22nd. That's 10 good days of squatting and 10 good days of people sending their personal information to a shady third party.



2. The update hasn't been made in 10 days. It's stuff like this that helps notify companies to make changes quickly to protect customer data.



3. Even if the email address is fixed today, there are thousands of people who emailed personal account information to that email address in an attempt to work out various issues with their Xbox Live gamer tags and accounts. I am 100% certain that some of these thousands of emails included the information needed to hijack Passport accounts.
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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 7:11PM (Unverified) said

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So if i applied for the diamond live thingie through the old link on joystiq and got an email back from microsoft does that mean im safe or that im screwed.

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Posted: Jan 1st 2006 8:50PM (Unverified) said

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I bet BrainDamaged is richman723; that statement also works nicely in reverse. Quick, get his IP! :P



Nick
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Posted: Jan 2nd 2006 1:02AM (Unverified) said

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Hey-- It's Richman723-- I did not steal anyone's info.. The website was simply an IFRAME of www.xboxlivediamond.com so all the data was sent there-- The emails that were sent were all forwardered to Microsoft prior to the sale.. I wound up selling the domain on Friday to an Australian Domainer for $3000
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