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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 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.

      --
      'The Economy' is a giant Ponzi scheme whose most pitiable suckers are the youngest among us and the yet-unborn.
  2. 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.

  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. :/