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RIAA Seizes Wrong MP3Skull Domain (torrentfreak.com)

Posted by msmash on from the oops dept.

Reader AmiMoJo writes: In its continued quest to keep the Internet piracy-free, the RIAA has seized the domain name of yet another MP3Skull site. However, it appears that their most recent target has nothing to do with the original service. Earlier this year a Florida federal court issued a permanent injunction which allowed the RIAA to take over the site's domain names. Despite the million dollar verdict MP3Skull continued to operate for several months, using a variety of new domain names, which were subsequently targeted by the RIAA's legal team. Now MP3Skull.onl, an unrelated YouTube converter, has also been seized.

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  1. Sincere question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Since ICANN is no longer part of the USA government, how can a florida court still seize domain names?

    1. Re:Sincere question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Since ICANN is no longer part of the USA government, how can a florida court still seize domain names?

      I'm not part of the USA government and neither is my employer but if I were in the USA and a court with authority there ordered me to do something, I'd likely do it (I might draw the line e.g. at torturing babies but not at updating domain records) or else I'd risk imprisonment.

    2. Re:Sincere question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Me too, but then I'd emigrate and take my business with me. I already stopped flying to the US just because of post-9/11 fondle-me laws, which is a shame as I was doing quite well buying and selling there, but I'd rather sleep well at night than on a more expensive bed.

      The American government is a product of those who invest into it. Every time someone trades freedom for comfort, they lose freedom.

    3. Re:Sincere question by jenningsthecat · · Score: 5, Insightful

      ...Every time someone trades freedom for comfort, they lose freedom.

      Yes, and the sad thing is that they eventually lose the comfort too.

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  2. the real criminal here... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why hasn't the RIAA been subjected to the RICO act... they certainly have always acted like gangsters and thugs and thieves in the night.

    1. Re:the real criminal here... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

      The Music And Film Industry Association of America makes enough political contributions to make it extremely difficult to bring them to account.

    2. Re:the real criminal here... by GrumpySteen · · Score: 3, Funny

      Because it's not RICO, dammit!

  3. Restitution for negligence on behalf of the RIAA? by NotARealUser · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am sure, our courts being fair and all, that the RIAA will pay full restitution for the damages caused by their neglectful actions. :/

  4. Re:BFD by maliqua · · Score: 2

    It would be if those IT Workers did something like that every few weeks

  5. Re:Restitution for negligence on behalf of the RIA by AmiMoJo · · Score: 2

    Their mistake was using a TLD administered in the US. If they had used one that ignored US legal rulings they might be okay. As it is, they would have to sue the RIAA in the US which would be costly and difficult, so basically they are screwed.

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  6. Re:they would have gotten around to this one anywa by omnichad · · Score: 2

    In other words, it's a feature not a bug.