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DOMAIN NAME
SERVICES
WEB HOSTING
DOMAIN RESERVATION LIST
JAMAICA MUSIC LINKS
It has come to our
attention that there has been some confusion and misunderstanding about our free domain
name reservation service, and
we would like to reassure you that this is not a scam or any kind of fraud business...
We have never taken away
anyone's domain name from them, as some falsely claimed and
believed. JAAA reserves domain names on behalf of the rightful owners, to
prevent internet thieves from getting a hold of them.
The fact is, anyone can
register any available domain name - and the unfortunate reality is that if one of these domain-robbers
gets your domain before you do, they will try to sell you back your
very own name for a big money.
- CLICK HERE FOR THE CYBER-SQUATTER STORY -
If you own the IP
(Intellectual Property) rights to your name, or if your name is a
registered trademark, then you have the option of suing the thieves to try
and recover
your domain name - but that also costs big money (and lawyer's fees), and
may take months or even years.
We try to prevent this form
of extortion from ever happening to you in the first place, by registering
your domain name before the bandits do, so they won't even get the chance
to "blackmail" you or rip you off.
JAAA does not own any of
these reserved domain names, they are all registered in the name of the
actual artist who is the rightful owner of the name. This is public
information and can be verified by checking the domain records using any
who-is look-up.
- CLICK HERE TO LOOK UP YOUR DOMAIN NAME
RECORD -
JAAA does not try to sell
you back the name that already belongs to you, we just ask that you pay us
back the same amount we put up for you - $8.95/year (this is the lowest
price available anywhere). JAAA provides the free reservation service,
but you still have to pay for your own domain name registration.
The cost of domain
registration also includes free e-mail forwarding service, even if you're
not ready to set up your website yet.
This means if you already have an e-mail address (at hotmail.com or
cwjamaica.com, for example) you can use
you@yourname.com and have all messages forward to your existing e-mail
address.
URL forwarding is
also included free with your domain name, so If you already have a
website, your domain name can be pointed to it now.
Another advantage of the
domain reservation service is that whenever you're ready to use your
domain name, it is available immediately - you don't have to wait three to
five days for it to become active.
JAAA is not trying to take
away your name or rob you - we're protecting your intellectual
property rights, and
trying to help you get the most value for the money you spend on your
domain name and web services.
For example: if JAAA reserved
your domain two years ago, we simply request that you re-imburse us $17.90 (2
x $8.95) when you're ready to set up your website or e-mail
service, etc... that's all we ask.
If you had registered your
own domain name two years ago at Cable and Wireless or Network Solutions,
you would have paid $70.00 for the same period... nearly 4 times as much !
And if one of the
domain-hijackers had taken your name, you might have been forced to pay
hundreds or even thousands of dollars to recover it. We have verified
reports of domain-pirates demanding up to US$5000 for the return of a
domain name to it's rightful owner.
In fact, we have turned
down several legitimate offers already (for up to US$1000) from
people wanting to buy some of the reserved domain names.
JAAA does not charge the
artists for our services, and we do not make any profit from these
services. Our mission is to help and support Jamaican musicians, not rip them off as so many others would (and do).
JAAA is a volunteer
program - supported entirely by private sponsors and donations, and is not
affiliated with any government agency or other organisation.
It is our hope that some of the
artists who receive the benefits of JAAA's
services will want to show their appreciation and support, by
contributing to our effort and becoming JAAA sponsors themselves.
All domain registration
services are provided by Jamaica Web Services. The JWS Tech Manager was in the
music business for over 30 years before he went "online", and is still a
registered member of Jamaica's musicians' union.
Jamaica Web Services
believes their initial expenses will be offset by
some of the artists and musicians that appreciate the free benefits they
have received, and who might also be interested in purchasing additional discount web
services from them - including web hosting and website design services,
etc..
The special artists' rates
they offer are among the lowest available anywhere on the internet, and
you won't find better customer support and assistance anywhere in Jamaica.
If you have a web designer
and/or web hosting account already, they will be glad to work with your
webmaster to get you set up quickly, and provide them with all the
administration and log-in information for your domain.
If you haven't made
arrangements for web services yet, they will be glad to answer any
questions you have, and provide you with any assistance or support you may
need.
Of course, there is no
obligation on your part to use their services, and you are
free to do whatever you want to with your domain name (it belongs to you).
If you have any questions
or would like help setting up your domain, please contact Jamaica
Web Services directly at:
E-mail:
info@jws.info
Telephone: 876-918-8833
- CLICK HERE FOR THE JAAA
DOMAIN NAME RESERVATION LIST -
In response to an article by Andrew Clunis published in the Jamaica
Gleaner Online we began this non-profit domain
reservation program to reserve and recover hijacked domain names for Jamaican
artists and musicians, and specifically to prevent cyber-squatters from
grabbing their domain names and holding them for
"ransom".
Our
domain name reservation services are
provided free, and the artists' only obligation is to re-imburse JAAA for
their own domain
registration fees - US$8.95/year that we already spent to reserve the name
on their behalf (US$10.95 for online credit card transactions).
DOMAIN NAME
SERVICES
WEB HOSTING
DOMAIN RESERVATION LIST
JAMAICA MUSIC LINKS
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