Archive US gov't claims right to seize any .com domain

Scarlet_Buckeye

Posts: 5,264

Mar 9, 2012 8:35am

What effect will this have on piracy, online gambling, and counterfeit goods?

http://news.yahoo.com/us-govt-claims-seize-com-domain-004404235.html

US won't have to worry about other countries extraditing citizens; sounds like they'll just go in and snatch 'em.

A few readers have asked why .com is under US jurisdiction, given its worldwide use. A good question, and one I should have addressed the first time around. The short, obnoxious answer is: the US made the Internet, so it gets to make the rules.

karen lotz

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Mar 9, 2012 8:40am

Only in the SEC

Raw Dawgin' it

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Mar 9, 2012 8:45am

that's why you gotta start buying all the .XXX names.

said_aouita

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Mar 9, 2012 8:53am

Obama's favorite color is ham.

OneBuckeye

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Mar 9, 2012 9:01am

Thugs

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vball10set

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Mar 9, 2012 9:13am

great topic for the CFF--I'm pissed you beat me to it :rolleyes:

Scarlet_Buckeye

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Mar 9, 2012 9:27am

Whoops... wrong forum (obviously). Mods... can you please move this to the Serious Business forum, please?

Thanks!

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vball10set

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Mar 9, 2012 9:33am

Scarlet_Buckeye;1109783 wrote:Whoops... wrong forum (obviously). Mods... can you please move this to the Serious Business forum, please?

Thanks!

lol..TGIF!!!

Scarlet_Buckeye

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Mar 9, 2012 4:04pm

Bump

Mulva

Posts: 13,650

Mar 9, 2012 5:44pm

Scarlet_Buckeye;1109754 wrote:What effect will this have on piracy, online gambling, and counterfeit goods?

The same effect it's been having.

The US government already seizes any domain they want. Now they're just officially claiming they have the right to do it.