84,000 sites - Fed takedown...

This could happen to anyone. It did to 84,000 - "No one is immune…":

- http://www.infoworld.com/print/151966
2011-02-17 InfoWorld Tech Watch - "Imagine you're a respectable, law-abiding owner of a small business. You show up to your shop one morning, only to find the doors barred and a big sign in front window…"
(More detail at the URL above.)

"Absent malice", or Abuse?:
- https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/w…istance_Program

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FYI…

Seized sites…
- http://blogs.computerworld.com/17934/congr…_the_government
Mar 7, 2011 - "… Last week, during a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet, Lofgren questioned the Obama administration's Intellectual Property Czar Victoria Espinel about the legality of Homeland Security domain seizures. Specifically, Lofgren questioned the "due process" in regard to "Operation Protect Our Children" when ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) confiscated 84,000 website addresses by "mistake" on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security… Rep. Zoe Lofgren seems to agree that ICE was out of line and abused due process. During a Silicon Valley legal conference, Lofgren said ICE takedowns involved no due process and apparently had no regard for the "First Amendment or fair use." Lofgren had the opportunity to question IP Czar Victoria Espinel about the domain seizures. According to Espinel, the government "really cares" about the First Amendment and claimed there was due process before the domains were seized…"
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXK8hZYcc0Q
Mar 3, 2011