Nominet DRS - The Good Old Days!

[sneezycheese]

Recently found this:

The Nominet Alternative Dispute Resolution Service

12. Nominet UK ADR is a form of mediation whereby parties to a dispute agree with a neutral third party intermediary to assist them to reach a negotiated settlement agreement. Mediation fees and expenses are borne by the parties. The process aims to avoid the delay, expense and confrontation associated with litigation and arbitration. Parties invoking the Nominet UK ADR Service do not have to pay a membership or arrangement fee to CEDR. Mediation fees will be quoted, on request, by the CEDR helpdesk (tel. +44 (0)171 600 0500, fax +44 (0)171 600 0501).

13. Mediation (sometimes described as conciliation) is non-binding in that there is no commitment to settle and the mediator has no power to impose a solution. However, when an agreement is reached it may be documented and signed by the parties. This will create an enforceable contract at the option of the parties, which can be used in Court.

14. CEDR have been appointed to provide accredited intermediaries for Nominet UK at a specially reduced rate, and to administer the Nominet Alternative Dispute Resolution Service. The organisation is an independent non-profit making body whose aims are supported by the CBI, the DTI and the IOD. They offer a free telephone advice line for parties interested in taking an Internet domain name dispute to mediation, subject to common sense restraints.

...So who wishes the DRS was still like that and wonders why Nominet has over time eroded registrants 'rights' to hold onto domain names?

It worries me to think what the next version of the DRS will be like. :-?

I get the feeling that the quoted "lack of consensus during the DRS Consultation" will be used as an excuse for Nominet to do what it likes! :cry:

Comments and thoughts welcome.

Regards,

Sneezy.