I'm looking at a domain name that wasn't renewed by the owner and is still in the redemption period. If it doesn't get renewed, how can I get it?

This is from whois
Domain Name: THE-NAME-I-WANT.COM
Registrar: IN2NET NETWORK, INC.
Whois Server: whois.in2net.com
Referral URL: http://www.in2net.com
Name Server: DNS3.DOTEASY.COM
Name Server: DNS4.DOTEASY.COM
Status: redemptionPeriod
Updated Date: 02-oct-2009
Creation Date: 22-aug-2004
Expiration Date: 22-aug-2009

This is NOT a valuable domain, it was a site put up by a doctor who wanted to share knowledge about a rare disease. The name is not common, or catchy, or cute, or anything like that. The doc has since passed away, and a grandson was maintaining the site, but he didn't renew. I have tried to contact him, but don't know if he will bother.

If he doesn't renew it, I want to get it and republish the doctors info, for educational purposes, not commercial.

You might say that since it's not a valuable domain, I could just wait. But I did that with a similar site, and snatchers took it and wanted $550.00 for it. :(

So this time, I'd like to get the domain name and avoid the anger at being asked for ransom for a domain used for non profit educational purposes.

Only the holder of a domain name can renew it when it is in the life cycle of a domain name. Unless you get hold of the current holder, your only change is using a back order company. Or wait after the 75th day of the registration and see if nobody re - registered it that day and get it. I wouldn't list the domain i want in here though :)

U can connect him to ask him to renew the domain(the redemption is high).Or u need to wait until the the drop time coming.In this way,I recommend u to backorder the domain in all 3 big companies(Snapnames,Namejet and Pool).So u don't need to take chance to lose it.If the domain is invalueable,in most cases u will pay for the minim bid to obtain the domain.Much appreciated for what u do!

U can connect him to ask him to renew the domain(the redemption is high).
Chances are very poor he can do that.
The doc has since passed away
He appears to have died. ;)

The site author died, the grandson is the webmaster.

Chances are very poor he can do that.

He appears to have died. ;)

Chances are very poor he can do that.

He appears to have died. ;)
Yeah,the redemption price is expensive(in Dynadot it's $69.25).But compared to backorder's bid,it is acceptable.:)

If it's not a valuable domain, you might want to wait until it drops and re-register it. If it's a "must have" domain, then backorder it at SnapNames/NameJet/Pool

Godaddy backorder worked for me three times, it costs $20.