Nominet rules

[cav]

Is there anything within Nominet's rules and regs that forbids/discourages you to sell a domain name for a profit? (Whether it be a co.uk, .uk. org.uk or .me.uk)

 

[Murray]

If you look at decisions in the DRS where the registrant defends successfully, they always quote the part of their rules where selling domains is allowed

I would look it up for you but a bit busy atm

 

[Systreg]

I kept this on notepad for reference, not sure if it's still in the same section of the DRS policy or not, but here's what it said previously, and as pointed out by @Murray before, it has been used in DRS defences. There was at least one DRS published where the Expert said something along the lines of, the buying and selling of domains is an accepted practice:

Section 4d in the drs policy

d. Trading in domain names for profit, and holding a large portfolio of domain names, are of themselves lawful activities. The Expert will review each case on its merits.

 

[Systreg]

More here:

https://www.acorndomains.co.uk/threads/nominet-quoting-selling-uks-are-legal.137204

Another bit I found on my notepad, not sure where I copied it from:

Nominet DRS regarding use of domain names:

For those registering and trading in generic domains, it's anywhere from a hobby to a full-time business, but it's a completely legitimate one. As Nominet themselves say in their "Experts Overview" DRS guidance https://nominet-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Expert_Overview.pdf
"Trading in domain names is of itself unobjectionable." (3.2, p.9)
"4.10 Can use of a purely generic or descriptive term be abusive?
Yes but, depending on the facts, the threshold level of evidence needed to establish that this is the case is likely to be much higher. It may well often depend upon the extent to which such a term has acquired a secondary meaning, which increases the likelihood that any registration was made with knowledge of the rights that existed in the term in question. In many such cases where there is little or no evidence of acquired secondary meaning the Respondent is likely to be able to show that the domain name in question has been arrived at independently and accordingly cannot have been as a result of an Abusive Registration." (4.10, pp.15-16)

 

[Edwin]

More here:

https://www.acorndomains.co.uk/threads/nominet-quoting-selling-uks-are-legal.137204

Another bit I found on my notepad, not sure where I copied it from:

That would have been from my post here...
https://www.acorndomains.co.uk/threads/re-big-deal-films.146968/#post-568268

 

[cav]

Thanks for the advice guys;

 

[cav]

4d now appears to be 8.4:

8.4 Trading in domain names for profit, and holding a large portfolio of domain names, are of themselves lawful activities. The Expert will review each case on its merits.