Hi Ben,
I'm wondering whether the threats and opportunities outweight the cost (approximately £140 pa)? I find it difficult to rule out a .eu domain name, unlike many other domain suffixes that have passed by.
Stephen...
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Hello Stephen,
This is the advice I gave IP manager just recently:
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Personally I think it is just another scheme for registrars to keep us giving them money by using fear tactics. You cannot acquire a .eu domain legitimately unless the domain is generic or you own the relevant trademark.
As I think I mentioned before, I would only register an .eu name if I had european-wide business interests and could not afford the legal costs of challenging someone registering my European trademark.
>>
Ben
Stephen Emmott wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Are any of you aware of the .eu domain suffix and the registration
> process for it? Registration runs from 7 December 2005 to 6 April 2006
> for those who have a prior right and wish to claim 'their' .eu domain
> name (a process called 'Sunrise' registration). After this, it is a
> free for all (a process called 'Landrush' registration). The EU have
> selected EURid to manage the .eu domain name - see
>
> http://www.eurid.eu/
>
> You can check the status of 'your' .eu domain name via the WHOIS for
> .eu:
>
> http://www.whois.eu/
>
> I only found out about this by chance. The related issue therefore is
> whether or not there is awareness within UK HE? Perhaps it isn't
> relevant to UK HE?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Stephen...
>
>
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