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US Government Domain Seizures Failing Miserably

Posted by timothy on from the dog-bites-man-sun-sets-as-usual dept.

ktetch-pirate writes "Operation In Our Sites, a US Government-led domain seizure action to deal with piracy, is pretty much a failure. TorrentFreak has examined a significant number of sites that have gone on pretty much unhindered, despite the seizures. Already some questions have been asked about the constitutionality of the seizures, and the evidence used as justification, but it seems the end results weren't as good as boasted either."

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  1. tl;dr by Hazel+Bergeron · · Score: 3, Informative

    In summary, what this article seems to be saying is, "The lobbyists are not doing a good enough job of pushing for pan-governmental Internet control."

    You should also check out just how free the states were 150 years ago from Federal control.

    But this is Internet speed.

    Give it 15 years.

    1. Re:tl;dr by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 5, Informative

      I think what you mean is:

      "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it." - John Gilmore.

      --
      Finally had enough. Come see us over at https://soylentnews.org/
  2. Re:Not a failure by Entrope · · Score: 4, Informative

    You want citations?

    Read any of Radley Balko's reporting on the War on Drugs (the "Studies" section of that page is a good place to start).

    Reason Magazine has a number of articles on how asset forfeiture laws let cops seize things from innocent people and keep them (or auction the things to buy new toys), and how little traction the victims of the seizures get from the legal system.

    If you would like more general examples, read this book.