Filings tagged: Deep dive
Long-form original research: one subject, taken apart properly. Longer reads than our usual filings, fully sourced.
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The quiet tribunal that ran the .uk internet for 25 years
· Deep dive Commentary
Nominet's Dispute Resolution Service decided 5,525 fights over .uk domain names across 25 years. We analysed every published decision. This is the story they tell, from the first land-grab to the WIPO handover.
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The .uk domain dispute service changes hands on Tuesday
· Deep dive Infrastructure
From 7 July 2026, disputes over .uk domain names are filed with WIPO in Geneva, not Nominet. What changes for anyone who owns a .uk domain, what stays the same, and the one deadline before the switch.
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The case law nobody voted for
· Deep dive Commentary
With no statute and no judges, .uk domain disputes grew a genuine body of precedent: 3,365 citations anchored on a dozen home-grown decisions. And the foundations are the cases the brands lost.
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The .uk land-grab happened twice, and the second one was scheduled
· Deep dive Infrastructure
When Nominet opened direct .uk names in 2014, the obvious ones were reserved for their .co.uk holders for five years. The month that protection lapsed, disputes surged, and they were overwhelmingly naked brand grabs.
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A quarter of a century of .uk dispute records is moving to Geneva
· Deep dive Commentary
From Tuesday, the public record of every .uk domain dispute is hosted by WIPO, Nominet's own search tool is on a retirement path, and the data protection basis for the move is a question nobody has publicly answered.
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What decides a .uk domain dispute: the story, not the paperwork
· Deep dive Security
Typosquatters lose 98% of .uk disputes. Holders of ordinary dictionary words usually keep them. Three-letter domains are a coin flip. What 5,525 decisions reveal about how domain cases are actually won and lost.
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Who wins the fight for a .uk name (and the man who never lost)
· Deep dive Commentary
Big brands win .uk domain disputes 95% of the time or better. Individuals win 64%. And one respondent faced 28 complaints across 14 years and won every single one. What 25 years of decisions say about power in the naming system.