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Domain name definition

What does Domain name mean? In legal practice, a domain name is the human‑readable internet address used to direct users and email to an online resource, for example bbc.co.uk (the “www” prefix is a subdomain). It is the unique element of a URL and operates within the Domain Name System (DNS). The expression is descriptive and not defined in UK or Irish statute, but is used across IP, IT and commercial law. Legal rights typically arise from the registration contract with a registrar/registry and from trade mark law and passing off. Registrations confer a revocable, time‑limited right to use, not absolute ownership; they can be...

.uk Domain Names: Registration, Transfer, SLD Restrictions, DRS, Licensing and Privacy under Nominet Rules

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Practice notes

This Practice Note sets out the rules governing the registration and transfer of domain names within the .uk country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). For further information on domain names in general, see: Domain names—overview. This Practice Note does not address the transfer of .com or other generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs); information on those can instead be found in Practice Note: Domain name transfer (.com).

Background to the .uk ccTLD

Top-level domains (TLDs) represent the highest layer of the domain name system (DNS). The DNS is, in essence, the internet’s phone book, translating domain names into IP addresses and enabling internet users to reach websites and other internet resources. The purpose of a domain ending is to simplify the classification of all registered addresses inside the DNS. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) assigns country specific TLDs (known as ccTLDs). These ccTLDs are subsequently managed by their respective countries. The .uk ccTLD was one of the first ccTLDs to be created, following delegation of the .us ccTLD in March 1985. While ccTLDs are typically derived from the two-letter ‘alpha-2’ codes under the ISO 3166-1 standard, .uk constitutes a departure from the official ‘GB’ under that standard...

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