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by MatthewPhillips 5224 days ago
They can only seize assets that they have dominion over. Which now, apparently, includes .COM domains.
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mbowcock 5224 days ago
The US government has always had dominion over .coms (and .nets). Verisign manages .com's through a contract with the US Department of Commerce. That's where they get there authority.
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regularfry 5224 days ago
Yes, but they've only recently bothered or got the gumption to enforce it.
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