Re: FN-FORUM: .org and e-commerce - bad mix?

date posted 1st March 2005 14:58

In freelance.forum, Matt Platts [EMAIL REMOVED] (Matt Platts)
wrote in [EMAIL REMOVED]

>Just wondering what the legal position is on this. ie - if a charity buys
>the co.uk and a company therefore has to go for .org.uk (which i believe is
>meant to be used for charitable or non profit organizations..), do they
>have any legal standing to get the name they want?

Anyone who believes they have a better right to a domain can dispute it
with Nominet- there's an arbitration procedure, which can be costly (an
"expert opinion" costs, IIRC, £750).
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