Pharaoh
Brigadier General
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If a website closes and someone purchases the "dead" domain name, I wouldn't expect the new owner to have any liability.
If someone purchases an active company and its domain, why wouldn't the new owner get all the liabilities along with the assets? Otherwise, a scammer could "sell" a company to his brother, who would then tell everyone "sorry, the old owner has your money". Later, the brother "sells" it to his wife, who then tells the second batch of clients "sorry, the old owner has your money", and so and and so on.
Why would anyone planning a legitimate operation be crazy enough to buy a company if there was any chance that existing clients would end up not having access to their money?
If someone purchases an active company and its domain, why wouldn't the new owner get all the liabilities along with the assets? Otherwise, a scammer could "sell" a company to his brother, who would then tell everyone "sorry, the old owner has your money". Later, the brother "sells" it to his wife, who then tells the second batch of clients "sorry, the old owner has your money", and so and and so on.
Why would anyone planning a legitimate operation be crazy enough to buy a company if there was any chance that existing clients would end up not having access to their money?