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Inside the DOJ's Domain Name Graveyard

Posted by timothy on from the government-cheese-dot-com dept.

hugheseyau writes "Between November 2010 and May 2011, the US Department of Justice (DoJ), under many banners including the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), seized over 140 domain names from sites allegedly engaged in the 'illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and copyrighted works' or other illegal activities. But what exactly happens when domains are seized in such a manner? This article provides insight into the takedown process as well as providing a unique look into the DoJ's domain name graveyard."

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  1. Re:What happens over time? by KiloByte · · Score: 4, Informative

    Until then, please install the MafiaaFire redirector, it handles some of domains stolen by DoJ. You probably won't need any of them and can search for the new URLs in seconds, but it's more about spreading the word.

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  2. Re:Ignorance of net neutrality by fysdt · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Murder is an obvious crime. The people operating these websites did not commit crimes. For example, torrent-finder was taken down by the ICE and this website is not even close to criminal. It is metasearch engine. The DoJ is probably getting lobbied by the MPAA.

  3. Pssssshhhh by cultiv8 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Are you saying Google is a good solution to fixing DNS? While Chrome 13 hiding the URL says something about the state of DNS, I don't like the idea of trusting a newer, "better" DNS to any corporate entity...

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  4. Re:Intent by GumphMaster · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The article mentioned nothing I could see about the owners and operators of the site being convicted of any crime. That is what disturbs me. Quite aside from the potential future free speech ramifications, the presumption of innocence seems to be forgotten. This really looks like the US Govt. picking up the tab for making inconvenient sites go away so the trademark holders etc. don't have to dip into their precious profits.

    Can anyone point to a conviction that lead to this action?

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