U.S. Government seizes several domain names

[Vision]

I am curious as to how (the mechanics) of this seizure were executed...did the U.S. Government notify the registars prior to seizure?....

http://bit.ly/hsNGvD

 

[south]

Wow. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Gerry]

Very disturbing list of domains:

Several other domains also appear to have been seized including 2009jerseys.com, nfljerseysupply.com, throwbackguy.com, cartoon77.com, lifetimereplicas.com, handbag9.com, handbagcom.com and dvdprostore.com.

Unless someone does not have authority to sell NFL licensed products, I can see the reason. I can also see handbagcom.com being shuttered.

But the disturbing part is by what method or authority or complaint system is this done? If there was a legal process conducted prior to these being pulled and that legal process was completely ignored, I can see this as being the ultimatum.

This is going to make those typo and TM names very risky to own or purchase.

 

[katherine]

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Gerald Ford in an address to Congress on August 12, 1974.

And no, we're not talking about a communist country.

 

[Gerry]

Name Server:
NS1.SEIZEDSERVERS.COM (has 82 domains)
NS2.SEIZEDSERVERS.COM (has 82 domains)

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If these sites are selling knock off and fake goods, then I can see the seizure - just like the seizure of a flea market tractor trailer load of fake big name (wrangler, polo, hilfiger, etc) goods stopped outside of charlotte on I-85.

 

[dmyre]

On a similar note; MaxHardcore.com was also seized by the feds.
It's using the following DNS:

JUSTICE2.USDOJ.GOV
NS22.USDOJ.GOV

http://www.justice.gov/criminal/ceos/Press Releases/MDFL_MaxHardcore_10-03-08.pdf

 

[Area52]

"A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have"

Gerald Ford in an address to Congress on August 12, 1974.

And no, we're not talking about a communist country.

Evidently, many Americans don't want to listen to common sense.
Good luck with the present administration and supporters acknowledging Ford's statement.
It would be akin to exposing a vampire to sunlight.

 

[adonivideo]

yeah u think flynt or guccione would have given max real lawyers

no such thing as 'pornography' ultimately, sure kids and animals are gonna bring heat in some countries

but the max stuff was not 'porn' and if he had real lawyers, no way he would of lost

also, the feds had no jurisdiction on his stuff

so that was the error his lawyer made

out of the gate

challenge jurisdiction

show me the net is inside the usa

it isn't

it's global

all of it

so there's really no legal grounds for any court to even try to prosecute over anything on-line

now, since the bags fake TM nfl stuff are real world goods, yeah, real world loophole

only way they got Max was if he used the mails to send his stuff

then, feds have jurisdiction

then you argue sex no matter how 'dirty' or nasty is 'sex' and not illegal

now kids and animals you will not win

but the stuff max did

that wasn't porn

I haven't looked too deeply into his stuff, saw some stuff on it on tv mostly

could really care less

but the bottom line is, if he didn't mail it, feds can't have jurisdiction, they don't own cyberspace

now they're trying to make laws to say they do

BS

you challenge jurisdiction and take it to international courts

but a crime case is different than TM and IP cases

they got you arrested

they got your assets

you use 2nd rate lawyers

you get found guilty

now if it was flynt or guccione

you think they would of tried to prosecute them?

NO

they only thing I've followed a little is the chick claiming he forced her to do the stuff

LOL

hey you answered his ad for sex for pay on video

then you signed a model release

then you did a video after the film saying he didn't force you to do anything

anyway, feds got max's name and they sure got the TM selling companies names

I doubt the china knock off guys even appeared to argue the case

so they got a few domains with no fight basically

max is a low grade porn dude that humiliates young dumb chicks

hardly 'porn'

but none the less he's doing time

bottom line is

if the feds harass you

you take jurisdiction to the USSC

it's never been done

you do

you win

then all the cyber laws come tumbling down

NO ONE OWNS THE NET

THE NET IS FREE

two bodies govern it, icaan and wipo

IMO

 

[Area52]

I am curious as to how (the mechanics) of this seizure were executed...did the U.S. Government notify the registars prior to seizure?....

http://bit.ly/hsNGvD

How was it executed?
By circumventing the US Constitution, of course.
The doctrine of "the end justifies the means".

 

[katherine]

Sadly, nobody in this world is safe from US law enforcement madness
http://havanajournal.com/politics/e...r-enom-to-take-down-cuba-websites-update-343/

Who cares about the legal basis. As long as the govt is capable and allowed to, it will.