I thought there was an international governing body that controlled domain names? How does a private company like Microsoft seize the name?
I thought it was ICANN.
“I thought there was an international governing body that controlled domain names? How does a private company like Microsoft seize the name?”
A group of companies did it. If hackers can do it, a consortium of software companies would have no problem.
DNS servers direct the name to the IP address. An address may look like 151.101.129.121. Much easier to remember MyWebSite.com.
There are processes in place for legal seizure, such as what they've done. Microsoft's legal army likely fast tracked the documentation to the IANA.
Kinda gives you warm fuzzies to know that our corporate lords and masters can seize any domain they find problematic doesn't it?
I bet this was the start of the plan to rig elections and block critics.
obama turned over internet control to the icann company.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37527719
It’s a move being breathlessly described by some as the US “giving up the internet” to the likes of China, Russia and the Middle East.”
“As of Saturday 1 October 2016, Icann will no longer be under US government oversight.
Instead, it’s now a fully “multi-stakeholder” non-profit that will take on board the views of companies, experts, academics and, yes, nation states, in how the naming system of the web is run.”
“Opponents of the plan, the likes of which include presidential candidate Donald Trump and his former rival Ted Cruz, say giving up the power amounts to handing it over to countries like China and Russia.”
In one hearing, Senator Cruz asked if Icann - an international organisation - was bound by the First Amendment to the US constitution defending freedom of speech.
No, came the reply from Icann’s chief executive, Goran Marby.
Senator Ted Cruz has spoken out strongly against the handover plan.
Evidence enough, the senator argued, that by giving Icann complete control over the internet’s naming system, it could use that power to disrupt and censor communications online.