Can I contact an organization owner that is using my company name?

[0x80]

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I see that someone set up an organization with my company name. It's an empty account without any repositories and 0 contributions in the last year. So it seems to be just a placeholder, possibly put there by the person who sold me one of the domains...

I would like to start using that name on github, but I don't now how to get in contact with the user.

I also already own the NPM namespace, and have published packages under that namespace.

[feijoes]

You could try reporting the organization, explaining the situation, and providing proof of ownership (such as screenshots of your NPM organization or domain ownership). But aside from that, I'm not sure what else you can do

[0x80]

Thanks that's something I was considering, but didn't see a category of abuse that was even remotely fitting. I'll give that a try anyway.

[derbo1]

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[ebndev]

Hi @0x80,

We are no longer accepting requests to release dormant usernames. We are not able to accommodate this request.

If you hold a trademark to this name and believe there is a clear case of confusion between the account and your trademark, please review our Trademark Policy to determine if you should submit a trademark policy violation report.

Thank you!

[0x80]

@ebndev Thanks for letting me know!