U.S. executes another round of Web site takedowns (Are we next?)

CNET ^ | 11-26-2011 | Edward Moyer

[Cacique]

As Cyber Monday draws near and debate continues about the Stop Online Piracy Act, the U.S. government has again seized a bevy of domain names it says belong to Web sites that deal in counterfeit goods.

Blog TorrentFreak ran a list of more than 130 domains it said were seized by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security's Immigrations and Customs Enforcement division as part of "Operation in Our Sites." TorrentFreak called the move the largest such round of seizures to date.

[Cacique]

Last Sunday "Net Neutrality" went into effect. This despite the fact tea congress voted they they did not have the authority. These laws have one objective only. Essentially the ruling oligarchy and it's classes intend to shut down or control the flow of information on the internet. The goal is control of the internet by the government. An internet they don't control is a danger to them and a threat.

From the article: "To justify the takedowns of domestically registered domains from a legal standpoint, the U.S. government has been using 2008's PRO IP Act to invoke "civil forfeiture" laws. Such laws let the government grab "property" used in the commission of certain crimes--without ever having to get a conviction for the crime itself."

In other words, they don't need no stinking judges or due process. They can do what they want. This is testing the waters. Once they go after these guys they can expand the pretexts. It won't be our speech that will be the reason. If they pass the internet piracy law in Congress all they need is someone to shout copyright infringement, whether it's true or not. It will suffice as reason to shut you down.This is all very dangerous, but hey we have budding totalitarians in power. And don't think for a minute our GOP pubbies don't want the same power.

[Cacique]

ping

[a fool in paradise]

It’s all about the control of information.

And bootlegging/forgery isn’t the domain of NATIONAL SECURITY.

Clinton did the same thing when he had customs agents prohibiting returning citizens from bringing more than 2 Beanie Babies into the country at a time.

[ctdonath2]

It’s a domain name takedown.
What’s FR’s IP addresses?

[TBP]

Essentially the ruling oligarchy and it's classes intend to shut down or control the flow of information on the internet.

Our government is run by totalitarians.

[ClearCase_guy]

Apparently the Commerce Clause allows the feds to do any damn thing they want.

[gaijin]

The diverse POTUS will save us from scary stuff..! This is sooo great!

I heard they’ll even set up special vacation camps for all of us..!

Also everything will be free and there won’t be any BAD publications to confuse us..!

FINALLY a Prez we can really TRUST..!

[basil]

Ping!

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Herr Joseph Goebbles would be astounded at the audacity of such a move.

I beleive that it would just be another dayor “over-reach” in the life of Zero.

[digital-olive]

Where are those douches from Anon and Lulzsec on this one?

[doc1019]

Apparently the Commerce Clause allows the feds to do any damn thing they want.

Between that and executive orders, we are doomed.

[TomGuy]

Curious.

Most of those domain names include ‘jersey’, ‘reebok’ or ‘nfl’.

hmmmmm

Wonder who could be behind the push to take down those sites? [rhetorical, of course]

[Astronaut]

Yep. Information is power, and he who controls information has the power.

Romney, Paul, Gingrich, Huntsman...all the same. The system is corrupt. It cannot be fixed. It cannot be reformed. The oligarchs know it. They know it has to collapse completely and be rebuilt. They want to control information so that when the system collapses, they can re-build it without pesky lithe things like free speech and the right to bear arms. Civil War is coming. Our side needs to be ready to restore the Republic the way our Founding Fathers would recognize it.

[floridarunner01]

The first characteristic of a totalitarian regime is the control of information.

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”
-George Orwell

Soon sites like this all over the internet will be deemed revolutionary and “a threat to National Security.”

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Would those Beanie Babies be Mexican , or Canadian ?

Who knows ,... maybe they might want to vote (Republican)

[TomGuy]

Just this week, an Euro court struck down governmental attempts to force ISP’s to be policemen against torrent type sites.

[Huntress]

I took a look at the list. It seems to me that the NFL, MLB, Louis Vuitton, etc. are quite capable of enforcing their own intellectual property rights in civil court.

[TaxPayer2000]

209.157.64.201

[FreedomPoster]

209.157.64.201

Learn to do a real ping.

[Cacique]

The general rule and motto of the totalitarian wannabees is , try and keep trying till you get it.