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State of Kentucky Seizes Control of 141 Domain Names

Posted by timothy on from the when-the-state-is-an-avaricious-prig dept.

ashmodai9 writes "In a rather interesting (read: insane) decision, a district judge in the State of Kentucky has awarded control of 141 online gambling domain names to the governor of the state. Most of these are hosted offshore, and very few are registered under US domain name registrars, let alone registrars in the State of Kentucky (are there any?). You can check out the press release here, and confirm that the Commonwealth of Kentucky does in fact now 'own' these domain names by performing a WHOIS search on any of the domains listed here."

13 of 505 comments (clear)

  1. Chicken by 77Punker · · Score: 5, Funny

    What I'd really like to gain control of are those 11 secret herbs and spices.

    1. Re:Chicken by snowraver1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      1. flour
      2. lard
      3. fat
      4. oil
      5. grease
      7. deep fryer crud
      8. salt
      9. bread crumbs
      10. MSG
      11. aritificial flavouring.

      Don't tell anyone!

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    2. Re:Chicken by beacher · · Score: 4, Funny

      And the secret to their state jelly! It's kind of bland but the tube makes it so easy to spread on the bread!

    3. Re:Chicken by Icarium · · Score: 4, Funny

      That would be the number 6 he left out...

    4. Re:Chicken by Hal_Porter · · Score: 5, Funny

      We can see number 6 here. Are you in Kentucky?

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    5. Re:Chicken by StikyPad · · Score: 4, Funny

      beakless, clawless ... with enormous breasts.

      Funny, that's exactly how I like my women.

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  2. Well... by aztracker1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    window.location.replace('http://pwned.ky.us/');

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  3. Re:Confirm? by halcyon1234 · · Score: 5, Funny

    How would the State of Kentucky "seize" a domain name registered in the Isle of Man anyway?

    Simple. The judge says "I'm teh reel ultimate powerz and my gavel sez I PWN TEHSE NAMES ON THE TUBES!" And since he ordered it, it must obviously happen.

    Next up, Judge Orders Construction of Perpetual Motion Machine.

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  4. the most important question: by circletimessquare · · Score: 4, Funny

    what's the over/ under on how many days before kentucky reverses itself?

    and what site should i go to to get a piece of that action?

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  5. What next? by mweather · · Score: 4, Funny

    Next we'll see China seize 141 illegal democracy websites, such as whitehouse.gov.

    1. Re:What next? by TheRaven64 · · Score: 5, Funny

      What, exactly, does whitehouse.gov have to do with democracy?

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  6. Re:A few of these morons and by ottothecow · · Score: 4, Funny
    Sarah Palin

    Alaskan politicians are good at understanding the internet

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  7. Re:Malware alert by Atrox666 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe someone should charge the owner of that address with spreading malware. The Commonwealth of Kentucky I believe.