Drop Catching and .uk

[Stephen]

If you dont already know there is a long thread on Acorn under the
Nominet heading > .UK Domain name consultation > .uk Announced

http://www.acorndomains.co.uk/uk-domain-name-consultations/108491-uk-announced-173.html

I would like to make this thread aware of something Edwin pointed out, that would effect Drop catching ;

From the consultation document, p13 (buried in the middle of the last paragraph on that page):


Quote:
We are also of the view that it is important to maintain the high value and usage of the service by releasing domains that have expired (i.e. not renewed by the registrant) in a similar fashion to the launch release mechanisms. This would involve the suspension of expired domains and the regular publication of a list of the expired domains. A sunrise process would then be initiated to enable rights-holders to have first priority to those expired domains, followed by landrush and general availability phases where any validated rights have not been taken up, under the same rules of the initial release. Domains that have not been applied for and registered during the first three phases of Registered Rights, Unregistered Rights or the Landrush phases would be deleted and become generally available on a first-come, first-served basis.

http://www.nominet.org.uk/sites/defa...ic_form3_0.pdf

If I understand that correctly, TM holders would get another bite of the cherry, followed by *.uk domain holders, then anyone else, while Nominet coins it with auctions, auctions, auctions galore.
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Please if anybody that would like to comment on the above in the
.uk thread, please do so it would be very welcome to get some
more views on this area of the .uk proposal.