Wednesday, March 7th 2012
Anything that Ends in .com Seizable by US Government
Last week, US authorities shut down a Canadian-run website that ends with the TLD (top-level domain) ".com", raising eyebrows. It appears that the US is staking claim to the ".com" TLD, letting the authorities seize any ".com" domain, even of websites that are not American. Internet infrastructure company EasyDNS, in its latest blog post, said "[the] ramifications of this are no less than chilling and every single organization branded or operating under .com, .net, .org, .biz etc. needs to ask themselves about their vulnerability to the whims of U.S. federal and state lawmakers."
This latest controversy highlights how "the U.S. continues to hold over key components of the global domain name system, and rips a Band-Aid off a historic sore point for other nations," Wired commented. It also strengthens the case for non-American businesses and internet companies to opt for local TLDs (eg: ".co.uk", ".de", ".in", etc.,). Naming yourself "Dotcom" isn't such a bright idea, either.
Sources:
Wired, VegasDomain.org
This latest controversy highlights how "the U.S. continues to hold over key components of the global domain name system, and rips a Band-Aid off a historic sore point for other nations," Wired commented. It also strengthens the case for non-American businesses and internet companies to opt for local TLDs (eg: ".co.uk", ".de", ".in", etc.,). Naming yourself "Dotcom" isn't such a bright idea, either.
34 Comments on Anything that Ends in .com Seizable by US Government
Yes America has done many good things in the past, of which it has my thanks, but it doesn't excuse it for the Corpocracy (shadow Dictatorship) that even I can see happening today from over here across the pond.
All hail the mighty American Pterodollar, the DHS, the MAFIAA and the drone army :rolleyes:
Seriously before throwing stones on behalf of your country you should do something about that Glasshouse of yours. :nutkick:
Remember; "see something, say something"
www.zerohedge.com/contributed/%E2%80%9Csee-something-say-something%E2%80%9D-campaign-could-allow-people-label-any-american-suspected-%E2%80%9C
yes, its not their government doing it - but still a valid rebuttal to your comment.
I guess it's not your fault you can't tell Arabs from Persians, after all, your education system is pretty lousy. Or is it just plain bigotry? Oh well.
Try again.
After rereading my post, I can totally understand how it didn't seem that way though. I need to convey my intent better.