US Seizes Websites Worldwide for Evil Linking

It's just "spun content", I think. Bill doesn't like to criticise stuff without trying it out for himself, you know?

We want total freedom - unless someone is stealing OUR stuff.

Isn't that the real problem in the end? I've seen many threads here claiming if you have a site located outside the U.S. - you can do anything you want with impunity. These are matched with threads asking how to issue a DMCA to prevent theft of property.

The same people who scream if a site is stealing their visitors or profits will visit one of the piracy sites to get something for free and see nothing wrong with doing that.

I don't like govt interference in business - but this seems to be an annual "protect profits" attempt by ICE. Why is it shocking that a govt that limits piracy by its own people would not "attempt" to shut down pirating sites streamed into the country? (keyword = "attempt")

kay

Well there was another well known site until just before the Superbowl last year, the largest one I believe, channelsurfing dot net. It covered every sporting event you could think of for years. Days before the Superbowl last year the same Ice warnings appeared. It had not worked since.

After reading stuff here I typed that domain into Google and was surprised at what I saw in the very first position. It is basically a note from their old domain pointing to their new domain. So, I figured I would drop on by. You might want to check your Atdhe.net in Google.

BTW, I would never send anyone to a site with viruses or malware. I spent a great deal of time checking the site I give you below (but never even tried the Atdhe.net site) and scanning the payload offered with fully updated AVG, Malwarebytes, and SuperAntiSpyware. NOTE: no matter what I say you should do the same. Don't fear downloading the file to test it. But never run it until you are certin. I am sure most people know this so I am saying it for anyone who might not. Everything checks out fine here. The payload is apparently a well know media file. It appears when you click on the media player on the bottom of the screen. I believe it is only necessary for music listening. I installed and removed it with no problems.

OK, so the new domain is channelsurfing dot ws and appears active but lacking in content, though that may be a time of day thing, early morning here. I could not get anything working but did not try very hard as I am too busy to play with it any longer. There is a plugin needed but I passed on it.

I posted this not to aid pirating but to point out that the U.S. does not really control the whole world as some people think. Humans are resourceful a will eventually find a way around just about anything. Let's see if the U.S. has any influence over this Samoa top level domain.

Heard this. Zuffa filed lawsuit against Justin.tv for broadcasting live streamings of UFC.

DHS isn't doing this directly, but through their dedicated "sub office" ICE. It's
on their site ice.gov to learn more about what and how they do, and their PR
indicated they got search warrants for those 10 sites discussed here.

Actually, the TLDs ARE owned by the respective governments! In the US, those are, among others, com, net, edu, org, us, and gov. If CHINA wants a .com address, they have to deal with the US government. Of corse, they DO have their own .cn

The names UNDER them are effectively owned by the registRY! I guess there are only like 3 registries. The government probably owns GOV, someone else probably ones ones under EDU and ORG, and verisign owns ones under NET and COM. Apparently, there is some kind of superadmin right given to some registrars, like godaddy, but they aren't the owner, tech, or admin.

And the UDRP is supposed to control this, NOT some flimsy thing from the likes of Godaddy. That is from ICANN which basically licenses the control to all these guys.

Steve

Actually, that isn't right. If the government wanted to just pull out, I doubt that anyone would like them ripping the internet apart. OH, they COULD brake their own principles, and reissue the IP addresses, let's say, and break PART of the internet! They could tell the phone companies to violate millions of contracts, and pull the plugs, which would almost certainly BANKRUPT the phone companies and land them in court. They could break the law by forcing network solutions to pull out their servers, wiping out EVERY vestige of their business.

But ICANN has *******NOTHING******* to do with normal ongoing internet operations, unless it is maybe gov, edu, or us. If they stopped doing ALL business, shut down ALL facilities, and subsidiaries, etc... HERE is what would happen.

1. NO new IP addresses would be allocated. Nearly all IPv4 ones have already been allocated ANYWAY!
2. NO changes would be made to existing law.
3. NOBODY would be there to facilitate certain aspects of disputes.
4. NOBODY would be there to facilitate agreements on new TLDs.
5. The ICANN tax would no longer be charged.
6. It would likely be harder to become a second tier registrar.
7. Some registrars might be dropped.

You could STILL register domain names, and use the internet, MOST of it at least. The idea that they actually manage day to day stuff is just wrong.

Steve