nominetnews.co.uk

retired_member11 · May 15, 2007

nominetnews.co.uk

http://webwhois.nic.uk/cgi-bin/whois.cgi?query=nominetnews.co.uk

This domain is registered to Nominet but has no whois 'registration status' and has no renewal date. Is it registered under the standard Terms & Conditions of registration? If it is it should have a renewal date, and if it isn't it shouldn't exist.

Any thoughts?

rob · May 15, 2007

Jay D wrote elsewhere Nominet does not make a contract with Nominet so they are not typical registrations.

End of the day they run the database, so I suppose they could make their entries come with a picture of a banana if they wished

fred · May 15, 2007

rob said:
End of the day they run the database, so I suppose they could make their entries come with a picture of a banana if they wished

Jay, if you are reading this, the challenge has been set :mrgreen:

retired_member12 · May 15, 2007

Interesting debate.
As they're supposed to be running the uk zone on a totally equal basis to all, they should enjoy no special privilage by virtue of their position. Clearly they are at the moment.
They should register all such domains to a Nominet off shoot company which agrees to the T&Cs, then enter an agreement with that company to use the names. It as simple work around.
Otherwise, there is nothing to stop them registering some massively valuable words, and no one could challenge that, even if such words have absolutely nothing to do with their business.

They would be beyond the DRS. In fact, they clearly are already!

retired_member6 · May 15, 2007

DoubleTap said:
Interesting debate.
As they're supposed to be running the uk zone on a totally equal basis to all, they should enjoy no special privilage by virtue of their position. Clearly they are at the moment.
They should register all such domains to a Nominet off shoot company which agrees to the T&Cs, then enter an agreement with that company to use the names. It as simple work around.
Otherwise, there is nothing to stop them registering some massively valuable words, and no one could challenge that, even if such words have absolutely nothing to do with their business.

They would be beyond the DRS. In fact, they clearly are already!

Let's not talk about offshoot companies, next they'll be dropcatching.

retired_member11 · May 15, 2007

LeeOwen said:
Let's not talk about offshoot companies, next they'll be dropcatching.

...or setting up a trust and making beneficial appointments ;-)

rob · May 15, 2007

fred said:
Jay, if you are reading this, the challenge has been set :mrgreen:

Just to be clear I am not fruitist, and would like other fruit not just bananas - I am an equal opportunities eater and would welcome anything from the wide fruit bowl of life to be displayed on the whois.