[At-Large] U.S. seizure of .ORG domain name

[Evan Leibovitch]

Oh, I forgot one.


On 4 February 2011 10:32, Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org> wrote:



> [...]

Other jurisdictions than the five above could claim that you are infringing
> their laws because of the global reach of the Internet (ie, you are
> accessible in their country even if you do not have a presence there). While
> their direct influence over your ability to run your site is not as strong
> as that of the five above, they can take other steps:
>
>    - ban (ie, legally block)  your domain inside the country
>    - charge you (the owner, or an executive in the case of corporate
>    ownership) in your absence, and arrest you if you ever travel there<http://www.ecardscasino.com/news/070906.html>(even in transit)
>
>
   - Force<http://rose.casinocitytimes.com/article/why-visa-is-dropping-online-gambling-5938>or
pressure financial institutions located in their or partner countries
not
   to process monetary
transcations<http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/oct/14/wikileaks-says-funding-is-blocked>on
behalf your site

 - Evan