Dyson Ends Support For ICANN 1.0
News Dr Willie Black, who is to co-chair the meeting, has some fundamental disagreements with Dyson's views and those of the ICANN board. Dr Willie Black, chairman of the .uk country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registry Nominet, said he was confused...
[February 10, 2003, 12:10]
Scots Warned Over .sc Domains
News Dr Willie Black, managing director of Nominet, was quick to point out that Nominet, being a not-for-profit organisation, does not want to stop people or businesses registering .sc domains. While there is nothing inherently wrong with having a Web...
[March 21, 2002, 17:38]
Nominet Defies WIPO Over Domain Disputes
News While we welcome moves to discourage cyber squatting wherever it occurs, we believe our dispute resolution procedures already exceed what WIPO is recommending," said Nominet's managing director, Dr Willie Black.
[March 3, 2001, 6:50]
No Sex.eu Please, We're British
News You can't trademark the 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 name, "but you probably could register it in somewhere like Poland, which would mean you...
[October 20, 2004, 17:50]
Gold Rush Expected For .eu Sunrise Period
News The sentiment is shared by Dr Willie Black, chairman and founder of Nominet, which runs the .uk domain. I do wonder how many speculators will be trying to get in on the quick kill,” said Black. The sunrise period designed to give European trademark...
[October 20, 2004, 14:05]
Flak Flies Over ICANN Contract Renewal
News In his letter to the Commerce Department, Nominet chairman Dr Willie Black said the problem is that ICANN simply has not listened to the concerns of the ccTLD registries. We have attempted to persuade the management of ICANN to adopt a more...
[February 10, 2003, 16:54]
DTI Asks For Help On ICANN Reform
News Dr Willie Black, chairman of the .uk registry Nominet, said any restructure should leave ICANN as a 'thin' organisation, carrying out basic clerical functions. It should be an organisation that carries out minimal technical functions," said Black.
[May 17, 2002, 17:09]
Britons Get .me.uk Domain
News To date there has been no SLD within the .uk registry which specifically serves the interests of individuals, so this marks an important step forward in the way people express themselves on the Web," said Dr Willie Black, managing director of...
[January 14, 2002, 11:03]
Nominet Calls In Experts To Resolve Disputes
News Our experts will be expected to evaluate the submissions from both sides and provide a written decision within a specified time frame," said Dr Willie Black, managing director of Nominet. The UK national domain name registry Nominet has announced...
[July 17, 2001, 15:07]
IBM Gets $100,000 Fine For 'Peace, Love And Linux' Campaign
News When affirmed by the city's Board of Supervisors and signed by Mayor Willie Brown, the deal will end a nine-month saga between Big Blue and the Bay Area over the simple stencil of a peace symbol, a heart and a penguin, the official Linux mascot.
[November 28, 2001, 9:25]
