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

[Carlton Samuels]

+++1!

Good thing you're on the page.  For IMHO, this is the most insidious of
all!!

Carlton

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On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Evan Leibovitch <evan at telly.org> wrote:

> 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
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