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They can only seize assets that they have dominion over. Which now, apparently, includes .COM domains.
by MatthewPhillips 15y ago
They can only seize assets that they have dominion over. Which now, apparently, includes .COM domains.
- mbowcock 15y agoThe 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.
- regularfry 15y agoYes, but they've only recently bothered or got the gumption to enforce it.