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Register.uk was developed following the introduction of the very Nominet promotion that is now being exploited by the large registrars on their existing customers.
The promotion was first emailed to us by Nominet in April:
From: Nominet <[email protected]>
Date: 21 April 2017 at 08:11:35 BST
Subject: Right of Registration Promotion
No where in that email did it say that registrars have the right to register the names on behalf of their customers (without them agreeing to it).
So we implemented the promotion based on the information provided in that email. I also had to acquire the domain name and develop the site (so yes I did spend marketing money relative to the size of my registrar).
It wasn’t until August - September 2017 that the companies that your fellow NED directors work for introduced the .uk opt-out:
http://blog.freeparking.com/blog/the-great-uk-domain-name-give-away/
https://blog.names.co.uk/2017/09/rights-owners-can-claim-free-uk/
And then it wasn’t until the promotion was extended by Nominet again:
From: Nominet<[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 2:37 PM
Subject: Extending the Right of Registration promotion
Did 123-reg then join them in late September:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/...outraged_at_automatic_uk_domain_registration/
So the “free” .uk goal posts have moved within the past month alone. Prior to that I was relying on undercutting the competition at £4.99
As for DUM I’m sure you can look that up on our Nominet voting rights. Though I imagine the .uk statistics presented to you on your iPad at board meetings only contain the figures of your key partners
The promotion was first emailed to us by Nominet in April:
From: Nominet <[email protected]>
Date: 21 April 2017 at 08:11:35 BST
Subject: Right of Registration Promotion
No where in that email did it say that registrars have the right to register the names on behalf of their customers (without them agreeing to it).
So we implemented the promotion based on the information provided in that email. I also had to acquire the domain name and develop the site (so yes I did spend marketing money relative to the size of my registrar).
It wasn’t until August - September 2017 that the companies that your fellow NED directors work for introduced the .uk opt-out:
http://blog.freeparking.com/blog/the-great-uk-domain-name-give-away/
https://blog.names.co.uk/2017/09/rights-owners-can-claim-free-uk/
And then it wasn’t until the promotion was extended by Nominet again:
From: Nominet<[email protected]>
Date: Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 2:37 PM
Subject: Extending the Right of Registration promotion
Did 123-reg then join them in late September:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/...outraged_at_automatic_uk_domain_registration/
So the “free” .uk goal posts have moved within the past month alone. Prior to that I was relying on undercutting the competition at £4.99
As for DUM I’m sure you can look that up on our Nominet voting rights. Though I imagine the .uk statistics presented to you on your iPad at board meetings only contain the figures of your key partners
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