Caught domain, charity wants it back

[Ben Thomas]

Personally, as a wider principle, I think that if a registered charity loses the means to renew their domain, then in the 90 days after expiry, if they contact Nominet, then that name should be suspended (which Nominet quite often does) beyond the drop date, until such time as Nominet and the charity have been able to establish the bona fides of the claim.

Frankly, if a domain / website / email address is so moribund that they haven't even noticed until after it drops, then I don't think they deserve that domain. At that point, I think a domain speculator is absolutely entitled to register that domain, and then retrieval by the charity will be down to the benevolence of the new registrant (as in this case).

Right you are.