Changes

===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>

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.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/one-year-co-uk-domains-will-be-more-expensive/ One Year Co Uk Domains Will Be More Expensive, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

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.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/one-year-co-uk-domains-will-be-more-expensive/ One Year Co Uk Domains Will Be More Expensive, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

 

In January 2013, Nominet filed a Defamation suit against the owner of the domains "that.co.uk" and "avoid.co.uk", which not only act as Nominet complaint sites but openly and directly attack its CEO, [[Lesley Cowley]], with the goal of having her replaced. Nominet filed the suit noting that it was against harassment and victimization of its staff.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/11661-nominet-sues-domainer-gripe-site-for-defamation Nominet Sues Domainer Gripe Site for Defamation] Published & Retrieved 23 Jan 2013</ref>

== Second and Third Level Domains==

== Second and Third Level Domains==