Definitely not. No company ever refunds unless you sue them, they're worried you'll sue them, or they want a good reputation, and domain registries do not care about reputation because they are monopolies. Registrars might, a little, but it's not up to them.
I don’t think the registered leaseholder in question even demanded the registrar adhere to the contractual terms. He may just be rolling over without a confrontation. The story smells incomplete to me.
> His registrar informed him that his registration will be terminated in February (even though it’s paid through 2040).
Wonder if registrars will refund to people's cards.
Definitely not. No company ever refunds unless you sue them, they're worried you'll sue them, or they want a good reputation, and domain registries do not care about reputation because they are monopolies. Registrars might, a little, but it's not up to them.
I don’t think the registered leaseholder in question even demanded the registrar adhere to the contractual terms. He may just be rolling over without a confrontation. The story smells incomplete to me.
If Verisign frees up domain.name, the new owner could inherit email still directed to the old address, for example: password resets.