Does GoDaddy buy searched domains?

Do GoDaddy and Network Solutions buy searched domains? Why yes, diligent tech investigator, they certainly do. … Now, GoDaddy and Network Solutions will of course say that they don’t do this, but they do and it’s called “domain name front running” (wiki even as an article on it).

Does GoDaddy own my domain name?

Yes. Registering a domain and buying a domain from someone else, it’s one and the same, in both cases you own it as long as you pay your annual registration fee. You own the rights to use it as long as you’re paying for it.