Changes

Nominet began registering domain names on August 1st, 1996, and is now officially recognized by the UK Government as the manager of the .uk [[ccTLD]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020602051251/www.nominet.org.uk/nominet/about/history.html Nominet History]</ref>

Nominet began registering domain names on August 1st, 1996, and is now officially recognized by the UK Government as the manager of the .uk [[ccTLD]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20020602051251/www.nominet.org.uk/nominet/about/history.html Nominet History]</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 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 all are 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, 201, 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 all are 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 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]].

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]].