This may sound novice, but using WHOIS only gives a snapshot of ownership as of today. How would I obtain records of the history of ownership? Example:
www.example.com
registered: by John Doe on mm/dd/yyyy
Owner: John Doe - 01/01/2000 - 01/01/2005
Owner: Jane Smith - 01/01/2005 - 01/01/2012
Ect...