How can i get a domain name if there's no contact?

I wanted a domain name but this person is just sitting on it with one of those generic ad pages for 5 years. There's no contact....I looked at whois info and it's private...it's with godaddy that's all i know....so is there any way to contact this person?

 

is it the site active or parked?
otherwise you can contact the domain registrar directly.

 

why? what's the registrar going to do?
it's a PRIVATE registration.
and, if the owner wants to sit on it - he/she's allowed.

 

Depending on the privacy service, it might forward your email to the real one.
Or, you could read this thread:

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=971741

 

Depend on the person who owns that domain, he may not want to sell them even if you find a way to contact him.

 

if its private he may not want to sell it, you could try contacting the host where the nameserves point to.

 

There may be a chance that he wants to sell, albeit small.

 

I've never actually seen a site without whois data.

 

how about posting the domain name and we will try to help you out by finding more info on its whois

 

You are new to WHOIS? I wonder whether you know what is WHOIS.