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Feb 29, 2012

Verisign Seizes .com Domain Registered via Foreign Registrar on Behalf of US Authorities →

US law (in fact, Maryland state law) has been imposed on a .com domain operating outside the USA, which is the subtext we were very worried about when we commented on SOPA. Even though SOPA is currently in limbo, the reality appears to be that US law can now be asserted over all domains registered under .com, .net, org, .biz and maybe .info.

At least they had a court order this time, but this is ridiculous. Government, the Internet doesn't work the way you think it does and you're breaking it.

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H. Parker Shelton

I'm just an ordinary thirty-something who's had some extraordinary opportunities. I graduated from Johns Hopkins University, work for Microsoft in Silicon Valley, code websites and applications, take the occasional photograph, and keep a constant eye on current events, politics, and technology. This blog is the best of what catches that eye.

 
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