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US Grabs More Domain Names, $1.4M From Online Counterfeit Operations

Posted by timothy on from the business-as-increasingly-usual dept.

coondoggie writes "According to court documents, investigation by federal law enforcement agents revealed that subjects whose domain names had been seized in a November 2010 operation continued to sell counterfeit goods using new domain names. In particular, the individuals, based in China, sold counterfeit professional and collegiate sports apparel, primarily counterfeit sports jerseys." So now the government has again taken over a swathe of domain names used in crime.

2 of 69 comments (clear)

  1. whack-a-mole by 0111+1110 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah. Whack-a-mole. That most American of games. Such an excellent way to spend someone else's money.

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    Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave.
  2. Problem? by IonOtter · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ACTUAL crime being committed? Check.
    Warrant? Check.
    Proper procedure followed? Check.
    Crime investigated? Check.
    Crime confirmed? Check.
    Crime properly documented? Check.
    PUBLIC DULY INFORMED???

    Check and check.

    I don't have a problem with this.

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