EdPhillips

Respondents in DRS cases do not have to pay any fee. Obviously, if a respondent wants to pay someone to write the response for them, that will cost. Equally, either side can pay for an appeal, if required, but that's not compulsory.

The rules are there - that's what the DRS policy and procedure are for.

invincible

You got there before me. However I doubt you'll ever stop these "rumours".

I think it's interesting that many believe the DRS process is conducted by Nominet. As you will know, Nominet itself has very little to do with an enacted DRS. None of the Mediators or the Independent Experts are employed by Nominet yet there is still a belief that Nominet is the decision maker in each case.

domainscot

what you all have to remmeber under eurpoean law artical 82 to 86 every business has the right to trade and the fasct that some one is stealing you name you can always take it to european court. ps for legal reasons i wonder if nominet is classed as a cartel with regards the .co.uk and if so then nominet could breaking european law.
very intresting indeed

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domainscot

ps i also have to add every time i have spoken to nominet about domain names i personally think the guys do a great job.
their lawyers who work for nominet are very respected people in my view.
its in there intrest to make sure no one is breaking the rules.
and this is coming from a person had domain battles with lawyers.
the people in the legal department and nominet itsself i find provide a good service but i can also say that the so called experts on domain names not all of them are in it for the good on nominet but for self intrest only

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sneezycheese

Not 'entirely' true Please see quotes from Nominet's DRS Proceedure below:

"Dispute Resolution Service means the service provided by us according to the Policy and this Procedure;"

"Informal Mediation means impartial mediation which we conduct to facilitate an acceptable resolution to the dispute;"

As someone who is in the middle of a DRS case at the moment, I can confirm that the Mediator's who I've communicated with work within Nominet's Legal Dept.

invincible

Yes that is actually correct. I didn't correct my post when I found out a few weeks ago. I was actually under the impression that the mediators were employed by an outside agency and were contracted to Nominet in some other way. I think the confusion came from the fact that they are accredited (if that is the correct term) by CEDR.

The point I was trying to convey is that it's not someone in, for example, the Nominet Registrations Department making a decision over a domain name dispute whilst eating her sandwiches over lunch nor is it a director of the company. The Ind Exp's aren't employed by Nominet, although they do get the money when a Complainant pays for a decision.

I am surprised nobody bothered to correct me sooner.