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KY Appeals Court Nixes Seizure of Gambling-Linked Domains

Posted by timothy on from the stick-to-the-whiskey-making dept.

davidwr writes "A state appeals court in Kentucky ruled that the state courts cannot seize domain names as 'gambling devices.' The court ruled that 'it's up to the General Assembly — not the courts nor the state Justice Cabinet — to bring domain names into the definition of illegal gambling devices.'"

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  1. Re:Great... by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 4, Informative

    If it passed, the law would get struck down in the Federal courts as unconstitutional. States don't get to interfere in interstate commerce, and that includes trying to regulate internet domain names.

  2. Re:Great... by Translation+Error · · Score: 4, Informative

    That's the court's job. When disallow something in a ruling, they tell why they did so; they don't say, "You can't do this, but we're not going to tell you why."

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  3. Re:What?? by LandDolphin · · Score: 3, Informative

    No, they don't make law. However, they do invalidate unconsitutional laws.

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