[Web4lib] [Publib] Seizure of Domains by DHS

[Thomas Edelblute]

According to the article, GoDaddy concluded this was an ICANN thing.  Therefore, the "seizure warrant" mentioned in the graphic probably went to ICANN.

That brings up an interesting question as to how does one find the owner of a domain?


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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Diedre Conkling
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 1:34 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org; publib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] [Publib] Seizure of Domains by DHS

This was being talked about in several places on Friday.  I first say this
article on Mashable:
http://mashable.com/2010/11/26/torrent-finder/.<http://mashable.com/2010/11/26/torrent-finder/>
I wonder why a warrant or some warning is not needed on the Internet when it
is required for everything else that is not an emergency situation.



On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Robert L. Balliot <
rballiot at oceanstatelibrarian.com> wrote:

>
> I read where the Department of Homeland Security was seizing domain names
> that are allegedly engaged in nefariously activities such as copyright
> infringement. Your patrons / employees / researchers may come across these
> seized sites in the near future and get a warning.
>
> One of the sites affected is :  http://borntrade.com
>
> Clicking on the link leads to a graphic warning by DOJ and DHS.
>
> Traffic to the site is being monitored by Google Analytics:
>
>  var _gaq = _gaq || [];
>  _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-19806388-1']);
>  _gaq.push(['_setDomainName', 'none']);
>  _gaq.push(['_setAllowLinker', false]);
>  _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
>
>  (function() {
>    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript';
> ga.async = true;
>    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' :
> 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
>    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
> s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
>  })();
>
> I like the tracking ability of Google Analytics. But, it seems to me that
> something as sensitive as monitoring traffic where illegal activities may
> be
> involved should be an internal system managed by DHS or DOJ rather than a
> corporate tracking service.
>
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