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'.', the DNS root zone, is considered the property of the US Dept. of Commerce, so, no. However, I could see a seizure of a domain in a different country's TLD

by count 15y ago

'.', the DNS root zone, is considered the property of the US Dept. of Commerce, so, no. However, I could see a seizure of a domain in a different country's TLD (ccTLD to be specific) causing a diplomatic scuffle between the US and the foreign country. I can't imagine France would be thrilled with the FBI seizing 'foo.co.fr' or something.

wmf 15y ago
It's generally not technically possible for the US to seize individual domains located in ccTLDs, so that's a pretty moot issue.
- count 15y ago
  Sure it is. They own the root, they can return an RR marked as authoritative for any domain in the system.
  - wmf 15y ago
    Would that work in the face of caching? If my resolver already has .se cached, for example, it wouldn't consult the root at all when looking up thepiratebay.se, right?
    - count 15y ago
      No domain seizure works in the face of caching. Eventually your cache will time out, and then it hits.