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'''Nominet''' maintains the registry for .uk domain names, managing over eight million domain names.<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/about/background/ About Nominet]</ref> It announced in November, 2011 that it was becoming a [[registry]] operator for new gTLD ventures.<ref>[http://tld.nominet.org.uk/ TLD.Nominet.org.uk]</ref>
'''Nominet''' maintains the registry for .uk domain names, managing over eight million domain names.<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/about/background/ About Nominet]</ref> It is set to be the new registry operator for the proposed [[.wales]] and [[.welsh]] [[GeoTLD]]s.
===Nominet Trust===
===Nominet Trust===
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.<ref>[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]</ref>
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.<ref>[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]</ref>
==New gTLDs==
Nominet announced in November, 2011 that it was becoming a [[registry]] operator for new gTLD ventures.<ref>[http://tld.nominet.org.uk/ TLD.Nominet.org.uk]</ref>
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.<ref>[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]</ref>
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.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/21/dot_london_is_on_its_way/ DotLondon is on its way, TheRegister.co.uk]</ref> Other bids are expected from other English companies, such as [[CentralNic]]. [[Minds + Machines]] went on to win the project.
===Language Issues===
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.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10634-nominet-caught-using-google-translate-on-welsh-gtld-site Nominet Caught using Google Translate On Welsh gTLD Site, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
== History ==
== History ==
Nominet has been involved in proposals to cut off the Internet access without due process for UK citizens when determined necessary by law enforcement.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/09/03/history-teaches-us-nothing History Teaches Us Nothing, dot-nxt.com]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/18/dotuk_takedown_refresh/ DotUK Takedown Refresh, TheRegister.co.uk]</ref>
Nominet has been involved in proposals to cut off the Internet access without due process for UK citizens when determined necessary by law enforcement.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/09/03/history-teaches-us-nothing History Teaches Us Nothing, dot-nxt.com]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/18/dotuk_takedown_refresh/ DotUK Takedown Refresh, TheRegister.co.uk]</ref>
===Recent Developments===
===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.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/another-2000-uk-fraud-domains-taken-down/ UK Fraud Domains Taken Down, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
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.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/another-2000-uk-fraud-domains-taken-down/ UK Fraud Domains Taken Down, DomainIncite.com]</ref>