US Dept. of Justice, ICE Still Seizing Domains

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 1, 2011 @12:12PM from the gotta-keep-in-practice dept.

Chaonici writes "Operation In Our Sites, a US initiative to crack down on websites related to online copyright infringement, appears to be ongoing. Rojadirecta is a site that links to (but does not host) broadcasts of major sporting events, including soccer matches. It is highly popular in Spain, where it has prevailed twice in court after its legal status was challenged. However, US authorities have now seized the .org domain of the website without notifying the site's owner or its web host, GoDaddy. Rojadirecta can still be accessed through .com, .es, .me, and .in domains, which are not controlled by the US, but rojadirecta.org currently redirects to this well-known image."

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This never happened under the Bush administration. by Anonymous Coward · 2011-02-01 12:25 · Score: 0, Flamebait

This never happened under the Bush administration. But anything even a little bit questionable was viciously scrutenized by the media. BUT, the Obama administration seems to get a pass...
This is really bad!!! Why aren't they being held to the same standard the previous administration was held to?
I guess the media will take notice when radio and tv broadcasters are taken down.