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Flak flies over ICANN contract renewal

...function acceptably. In his letter to the Commerce Department, Nominet chairman Dr Willie Black said the problem is that ICANN simply has not listened to... Read more

10 February, 2003 by Matt Loney

Dyson ends support for ICANN 1.0

...closed doors. Her comments drew incredulity from some in the industry. Dr Willie Black, chairman of the .uk country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registry... Read more

10 February, 2003 by Matt Loney

No sex.eu please, we're British

...word 'sex' in the UK because it is so generic," said Dr Willie Black, chairman and founder of Nominet, which runs the .co.uk domain... Read more

20 October, 2004 by Matt Loney

Gold rush expected for .eu sunrise period

...able to deal with the volumes." The sentiment is shared by Dr Willie Black, chairman and founder of Nominet, which runs the .uk domain. "I... Read more

20 October, 2004 by Matt Loney

DTI asks for help on ICANN reform

In June the governments of the world will gather to present their views on how ICANN - possibly the most criticised group on the Internet - should be reformed. The DTI is taking submissions Read more

17 May, 2002 by Matt Loney

Scots warned over .sc domains

...country code domain name for Scotland, there isn't yet one. Dr Willie Black, managing director of Nominet, was quick to point out that Nominet... Read more

21 March, 2002 by Matt Loney

Britons get .me.uk domain

...forward in the way people express themselves on the Web," said Dr Willie Black, managing director of Nominet UK. Registrations for the new domain names... Read more

14 January, 2002 by Wendy McAuliffe

Nominet calls in experts to resolve disputes

...and provide a written decision within a specified time frame," said Dr Willie Black, managing director of Nominet. Have your say instantly, and see what... Read more

17 July, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Nominet defies WIPO over domain disputes

...already exceed what WIPO is recommending," said Nominet's managing director, Dr Willie Black. Black said the UDPS does not allow registrars enough room to... Read more

3 March, 2001 by Will Knight

Government figures oust ISPs from internet power list

...and online media, according to the latest list of key industry influencers. Willie Black, chairman of domain name registrar Nominet, came in at number one... Read more

22 March, 2002 by Sonya Rabbitte

Icann's price hike raises industry ire

...year the body is now asking for to do its business. Dr Willie Black, MD for UK country code registrar Nominet, told silicon.com the... Read more

28 February, 2002 by Joey Gardiner

US body 'taxing' European domains

...has refused to accept Centr's proposals on a suitable contract. Dr Willie Black, MD of Nominet, the registry which manages the dot-uk domain... Read more

8 January, 2002 by Sally Watson

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