Usually theres a month grace before anyone else can pickup the domain. All domains I've had usually has this, not sure about .com.
Domain Name: WHDOWNLOAD.COM
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL:
http://registrar.godaddy.comName Server: ns37.domaincontrol.com
Name Server: ns38.domaincontrol.com
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 02-jan-2013
Creation Date: 08-mar-2007
Expiration Date: 01-jan-2014