Update on the Nominet Board fight
One day after the first announcement that angrily refused claims made in a resignation letter by former Nominet director Jim Davies, the .uk registry operator put out a second announcement covering in...
View ArticleJim Davies resignation letter as Nominet director, 20 Jan 09
Resignation letter from Jim Davies, Nominet director, 20 January 2009 Dear Mr Gilbert I hereby tender my resignation as a Director of Nominet UK with immediate effect. I regret having to resign; and I...
View ArticleAngus Hanton resignation letter as Nominet director, 12 Nov 08
Resignation letter from Angus Hanton, Nominet director, 12 November 2008 Dear Board and Co. Secretary, I am resigning my position as a non-executive Nominet director with immediate effect. As you know...
View ArticleNominet non-exec directors letter of support to CEO & Chair, 12 Nov 08
Letter of support for Nominet CEO and Chairman from current non-exec directors, 12 November 2008 Dear Bob & Lesley, We write in response to the allegations and demands in a letter Jim Davies...
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Nominet given three months to live
For the past year, the company that runs the UK’s Internet registry has been the unlikely location for a corporate soap opera, complete with scandals, villains, twists and turns, allegations of...
View ArticleVote now to stop government regulation of .uk
Nominet is canvassing support for a crucial Net governance vote that it says will help prevent government regulation of Britain’s dot-uk registry. The company has just published a series of resolutions...
View ArticleUK government says Nominet EGM changes enough to get it off company’s back
A quick update to my earlier post about voting to ensure that the .uk registry isn’t regulated by the government. The top civil servant at the Department for Business (BIS, formerly BERR, formerly...
View ArticleNominet passes governance test with flying colours
The dot-uk registry Nominet has passed a crucial governance test with flying colours, voting yes [pdf] on eight Board resolutions with more than 93 percent member support. The resolutions will make a...
View Article.UK is 25 years old
The United Kingdom’s dot-uk Internet domain is now 25 years old. Which in the Internet world is ancient. The first dot-uk registrations were in 1985 – a decade before most of us had ever even heard of...
View ArticleWhistleblowing and ICANN
A curious email appeared in my inbox this morning. It was titled ‘Concerns at ICANN’, was addressed to the Board, signed ‘A Concerned Employee’, and came through an anonymous Hushmail email account....
View ArticleUpdate on the Nominet Board fight
One day after the first announcement that angrily refused claims made in a resignation letter by former Nominet director Jim Davies, the .uk registry operator put out a second announcement covering in...
View ArticleJim Davies resignation letter as Nominet director, 20 Jan 09
Resignation letter from Jim Davies, Nominet director, 20 January 2009 Dear Mr Gilbert I hereby tender my resignation as a Director of Nominet UK with immediate effect. I regret having to resign; and I...
View ArticleAngus Hanton resignation letter as Nominet director, 12 Nov 08
Resignation letter from Angus Hanton, Nominet director, 12 November 2008 Dear Board and Co. Secretary, I am resigning my position as a non-executive Nominet director with immediate effect. As you know...
View ArticleNominet non-exec directors letter of support to CEO & Chair, 12 Nov 08
Letter of support for Nominet CEO and Chairman from current non-exec directors, 12 November 2008 Dear Bob & Lesley, We write in response to the allegations and demands in a letter Jim Davies...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nominet given three months to live
For the past year, the company that runs the UK’s Internet registry has been the unlikely location for a corporate soap opera, complete with scandals, villains, twists and turns, allegations of...
View ArticleVote now to stop government regulation of .uk
Nominet is canvassing support for a crucial Net governance vote that it says will help prevent government regulation of Britain’s dot-uk registry. The company has just published a series of resolutions...
View ArticleUK government says Nominet EGM changes enough to get it off company’s back
A quick update to my earlier post about voting to ensure that the .uk registry isn’t regulated by the government. The top civil servant at the Department for Business (BIS, formerly BERR, formerly...
View ArticleNominet passes governance test with flying colours
The dot-uk registry Nominet has passed a crucial governance test with flying colours, voting yes [pdf] on eight Board resolutions with more than 93 percent member support. The resolutions will make a...
View Article.UK is 25 years old
The United Kingdom’s dot-uk Internet domain is now 25 years old. Which in the Internet world is ancient. The first dot-uk registrations were in 1985 – a decade before most of us had ever even heard of...
View ArticleWhistleblowing and ICANN
A curious email appeared in my inbox this morning. It was titled ‘Concerns at ICANN’, was addressed to the Board, signed ‘A Concerned Employee’, and came through an anonymous Hushmail email account....
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