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'''Nominet''' maintains the registry for .uk domain names, managing over eight million domain names.
[http://www.nominet.org.uk/about/background/ About Nominet]
It
announced in November, 2011 that it was becoming a [[
registry
]]
operator for
new gTLD ventures.
[http://tld.nominet.org.uk/ TLD.Nominet.org.uk]
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'''Nominet''' maintains the registry for .uk domain names, managing over eight million domain names.
[http://www.nominet.org.uk/about/background/ About Nominet]
It
is set to be the new
registry operator for
the proposed
[[.
wales
]] and [[.
welsh
]] [[
GeoTLD
]]s
. As of now, the company only offers
[[
Third Level Domain|third level domains
]]
, such as ''example
.
co.uk'', but in October, 2012, Nominet opened up a 3 month comment period on the possibility of it offering
[[
Second Level Domain|second level domains
]] in .
uk
,
so ''example.uk''
.
[http://
domainincite
.
com
/
10642-goodbye-to-co-
nominet-
ponders
-
releasing
-
second
-
level
-
uk
-
domains Goodbye to Co
Nominet
Ponders Releasing Second Level UK Domains
,
DomainIncite
.
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]
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Nominet has applied for
[[.
cymru
]] and [[.
wales
]]
in
[[
ICANN
]]
'
s [[
New gTLD Program
]].
The company contracted
[[
Beaufort Research
]] in
order to discover what their stakeholders would like done with the Welsh TLDs
.
They have released a questionnaire
,
with questions relating to policy, pricing and perceived demand
.
[http://
www
.
internetnews.me/2012/06/06
/nominet-
doing
-
market
-
research
-
on
-
wales
-
and-cymru/
Nominet
Doing Market Research On .Wales and .Cymru
,
internetnews
.
me
]
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===Nominet Trust===
===Nominet Trust===
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March, 2012 marked the single largest funding round for Nominet Trust, bringing in over 2 million pounds that is to be distributed over 13 projects and other participations.
[http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/11729/nominet_trust_invests_2m_in_new_social_investment_projects Nominet Trust Invests 2 m in New SOcial Investment Projects, CivilSociety.co.uk]
March, 2012 marked the single largest funding round for Nominet Trust, bringing in over 2 million pounds that is to be distributed over 13 projects and other participations.
[http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/11729/nominet_trust_invests_2m_in_new_social_investment_projects Nominet Trust Invests 2 m in New SOcial Investment Projects, CivilSociety.co.uk]
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==New gTLDs==
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Nominet announced in November, 2011 that it was becoming a [[registry]] operator for new gTLD ventures.
[http://tld.nominet.org.uk/ TLD.Nominet.org.uk]
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Nominet has been chosen by the Welsh government to provide the registry functions for [[.cymru]] and [[.wales]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The company contracted [[Beaufort Research]] in order to discover what their stakeholders would like done with the Welsh TLDs. They released a questionnaire, with questions relating to policy, pricing and perceived demand.
[http://www.internetnews.me/2012/06/06/nominet-doing-market-research-on-wales-and-cymru/ Nominet Doing Market Research On .Wales and .Cymru, internetnews.me]
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In September, 2011, the city of London's official promoter, London & Partners, announced it was seeking proposals to run a [[.london]] [[GeoTLD]]. Nominet intends to respond, saying that they would run the space on a not-for-profit basis and turn the profits around to worthy causes, as the Nominet Trust already does.
[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/21/dot_london_is_on_its_way/ DotLondon is on its way, TheRegister.co.uk]
Other bids are expected from other English companies, such as [[CentralNic]]. [[Minds + Machines]] went on to win the project.
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===Language Issues===
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In October, 2012, Nominet was criticized for using poor Welsh grammar and structure on its website for the Welsh TLDs. One Welsh tech blogger alleged that Google translate or a similar program to create the text. Nominet had previously promised to expand beyond its English-centric presence and establish an office in Wales with Welsh speakers.
[http://domainincite.com/10634-nominet-caught-using-google-translate-on-welsh-gtld-site Nominet Caught using Google Translate On Welsh gTLD Site, DomainIncite.com]
== History ==
== History ==
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Nominet has been involved in proposals to cut off the Internet access without due process for UK citizens when determined necessary by law enforcement.
[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/09/03/history-teaches-us-nothing History Teaches Us Nothing, dot-nxt.com]
They have since responded to criticism and opinions submitted by concerned citizens and domain owners by limiting the powers of the police to order domains to be shuttered in its new, proposed changes to Nominet policy. The changes, proposed in November, 2011, were aided by the work of an "issue group", which was compromised of police officers, policy experts, academics, and technical experts. The proposed changes would state that only those sites that pose an immediate and significant risk to the public would be shut down without a court order or without notice to the registrant. Serious cases of botnets, phishing and fake pharmaceuticals sales are all considered illegal activities that pose an imminent risk. Other illegal activities, such as severely racist material, would need a court order to proceed, and Nominet would also allow time to alert the registrant and allow them to respond.
[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/18/dotuk_takedown_refresh/ DotUK Takedown Refresh, TheRegister.co.uk]
Nominet has been involved in proposals to cut off the Internet access without due process for UK citizens when determined necessary by law enforcement.
[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/09/03/history-teaches-us-nothing History Teaches Us Nothing, dot-nxt.com]
They have since responded to criticism and opinions submitted by concerned citizens and domain owners by limiting the powers of the police to order domains to be shuttered in its new, proposed changes to Nominet policy. The changes, proposed in November, 2011, were aided by the work of an "issue group", which was compromised of police officers, policy experts, academics, and technical experts. The proposed changes would state that only those sites that pose an immediate and significant risk to the public would be shut down without a court order or without notice to the registrant. Serious cases of botnets, phishing and fake pharmaceuticals sales are all considered illegal activities that pose an imminent risk. Other illegal activities, such as severely racist material, would need a court order to proceed, and Nominet would also allow time to alert the registrant and allow them to respond.
[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/18/dotuk_takedown_refresh/ DotUK Takedown Refresh, TheRegister.co.uk]
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===Recent Developments===
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In September, 2011, the city of London's official promoter, London & Partners, announced it was seeking proposals to run a [[.london]] [[GeoTLD]]. Nominet intends to respond, saying that they would run the space on a not-for-profit basis and turn the profits around to worthy causes, as the Nominet Trust already does.
[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/21/dot_london_is_on_its_way/ DotLondon is on its way, TheRegister.co.uk]
Other bids are expected from other English companies, such as [[CentralNic]].
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===Recent Developments===
In November, 2011, Nominet suspended over 2,000 domain names that were identified by Metropolitan police as belonging to people engaged in fraudulent retail activities. This is the third year it has been doing this pre-Christmas crackdown on illegal retail practices. It worked with the appropriate [[registrar]]s and notified the individuals in advance that there domains were being suspended as they were in breach of contract with Nominet.
[http://domainincite.com/another-2000-uk-fraud-domains-taken-down/ UK Fraud Domains Taken Down, DomainIncite.com]
In November, 2011, Nominet suspended over 2,000 domain names that were identified by Metropolitan police as belonging to people engaged in fraudulent retail activities. This is the third year it has been doing this pre-Christmas crackdown on illegal retail practices. It worked with the appropriate [[registrar]]s and notified the individuals in advance that there domains were being suspended as they were in breach of contract with Nominet.
[http://domainincite.com/another-2000-uk-fraud-domains-taken-down/ UK Fraud Domains Taken Down, DomainIncite.com]
In January, 2012, it was announced that single-year .co.uk domains would cost more than multi-year registrations. The new policy, which is to begin in May, allows registration from anywhere from 1 to 10 years. The prior policy only allowed registration in two-year blocks. Now, a single year will cost £3.50 British Pounds, and a multi-year is to cost £2.50.
[http://domainincite.com/one-year-co-uk-domains-will-be-more-expensive/ One Year Co Uk Domains Will Be More Expensive, DomainIncite.com]
In January, 2012, it was announced that single-year .co.uk domains would cost more than multi-year registrations. The new policy, which is to begin in May, allows registration from anywhere from 1 to 10 years. The prior policy only allowed registration in two-year blocks. Now, a single year will cost £3.50 British Pounds, and a multi-year is to cost £2.50.
[http://domainincite.com/one-year-co-uk-domains-will-be-more-expensive/ One Year Co Uk Domains Will Be More Expensive, DomainIncite.com]
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== Second Level Domains ==
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== Second
and Third
Level Domains==
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Nominet
maintains
the
register
of
.uk
domain
names which has over eight million domain names. Nominet also maintains many
[[
SLD
|
second-
level
domains
]], such as:
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Nominet
has historically only allowed
the
registration
of
a
domain
at the
[[
Third Level Domain
|
third
level]]
, so, ''example.co.uk'', they have 15 second level extensions
, such as:
* [[.co.uk]]
* [[.co.uk]]
* [[.org.uk]]
* [[.org.uk]]
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There are a total of 15 SLDs after Nominet created judiciary.uk in November, 2011. Some of these extensions are reserved for special social sectors, such as the judiciary SLD.
[http://domainincite.com/nominet-approves-judiciary-uk/ Nominet Approves Judiciary UK domainincite.com]
There are a total of 15 SLDs after Nominet created judiciary.uk in November, 2011. Some of these extensions are reserved for special social sectors, such as the judiciary SLD.
[http://domainincite.com/nominet-approves-judiciary-uk/ Nominet Approves Judiciary UK domainincite.com]
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In October, 2012, Nominet opened a 3 month comment period to gauge public interest in opening registration at the [[Second Level Domain|second-level]], thereby making ''example.uk'' a registrable address. Some of the proposed differences include: a higher price, £20 instead of £2.50; verification of actual UK-residence and contact information; the possibility of mandatory [[DNSSEC]]; and possible, limited [[registrar]] accreditation or selection.
[http://domainincite.com/10642-goodbye-to-co-nominet-ponders-releasing-second-level-uk-domains Goodby to Co Nominet Ponders releasing Second Level UK Domains, DomainIncite.com]
[[ICANN]] regular, and CEO of Irish [[registrar]] [[Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd]], [[Michele Neylon]] immediately logged a number of complaints with the proposals, which he sees as being "heavily influenced" by the law enforcement requests being made during ongoing discussions at ICANN over the [[Registrar Accreditation Agreement]].
[http://www.internetnews.me/2012/10/01/nominet-sucking-up-to-law-enforcement-with-new-proposals/?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign= Nominet Sucking up To Law Enforcement with New Proposals, InternetNews.me]
Many of his complaints can be seen [http://www.internetnews.me/2012/10/01/nominet-sucking-up-to-law-enforcement-with-new-proposals/?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign= here].
==Awards==
==Awards==