Cybersquatting and lack of contact

[DXL]

I am developing a nonprofit website for a relatively obscure subgenre of music (providing news and reviews). Company A, which is located in Europe, has been using thenameofthatmusic.com as an advertising portal for several years.

I have emailed Company A for several months inquiring about the domain, the emails are not being bounced back, but they remain unanswered. There is no telephone number listed in the whois, and contacting their hosting provider has also been a dead end.

My website is practically ideal for use with that domain. If I can't reach them by the email on their whois, what are my options? I would pay them a decent sum of money if they were selling the domain. I don't have the funds to file a domain dispute, but if I did, could I win because I have an actual use for the domain and they simply want to use it as an ad portal? I really want this domain, there are no variations on it available that are available or that I would use.

[Shak]

I don't have the funds to file a domain dispute, but if I did, could I win because I have an actual use for the domain and they simply want to use it as an ad portal? I really want this domain, there are no variations on it available that are available or that I would use.

(imo) NO chance of the above.

Shak

[balinor]

Unless your company name is 'The name of that music Inc.' your chances of getting that domain are slim to nil. They can sit on it forever, or run whatever kind of ad portal they want.

As far as not answering your e-mails goes, again, they don't have to do anything. Would you answer e-mails from someone wanting to buy a domain you don't want to sell? My advice to you would be find another domain, and forget about this one.

[oneguy]

I have an actual use for the domain and they simply want to use it as an ad portal?

Sounds like they have a use for it too, and they are actually using it.

Maybe your email are going unanswered because they don't contain an offer. (or one they see as reasonable.) Maybe making a real $$ offer will get a resonse or counter-offer.

[ogletree]

If you can't afford to dispute it you can't afford to buy it. You can't just go up and offer somebody $500 for a web site if it has any value.

[xbase234]

Make them an offer to buy, or seek out a different doman. It may require some work, but if you pick out 10 excellent names, maybe one of those registrants would be willing to deal with you at the right price.