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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verisign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verisign (Under "Controversies".) > In March 2012, the U.S. government declared that it h

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verisign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verisign (Under "Controversies".) > In March 2012, the U.S. government declared that it has the right to seize domains ending in .com, .net, .cc, .tv, .name, and .org if the companies administering the domains are based in the U.S. The U.S. government can seize the domains ending in .com, .net, .cc, .tv, and .name by serving a court-order on Verisign, which manages those domains.

what 3mo ago
Texas isn’t the US government?
- 8note 3mo ago
  is verisign a texas company? id assume delaware, and so delaware, and the federal government have jurisdiction, not texas
- randbyte 3mo ago
  When people say “US government” they usually mean the federal government…
  - what 3mo ago
    That was my point?
- TylerE 3mo ago
  No more than the government of France is the EU government.
  - monksy 3mo ago
    It's more like the government of Hungry or Bulgaria in the EU analogy.
    - inigyou 3mo ago
      Texas isn't like a small corrupt country. It's like a big corrupt important country, like Germany. If it was small and corrupt it would be ignorable.
      - monksy 3mo ago
        They're a small corrupt country. The only thing slightly redeem about about them economic wise is their gas reserves. The way they run their state is very similar to a corrupt nation as well. They still want to break away from the US.
        inigyou 3mo ago
        So like Russia.
        monksy 3mo ago
        Yes, but Russia has the ability to operate independently. Texas pretends that they can, throws a fit when they have to support others who support them, and whines when they aren't supported.
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BobbyTables2 3mo ago
Perhaps for violations of _federal_ law… However, applying this for violations of _state_ law seems odd. Where does it end? What if a law enacted by a single US city’s city council is violated? Would US as a country seize the domain?
- mapontosevenths 3mo ago
  I'm gonna get a few people together and all run for city council so we can seize profitable domain names for ourselves. "Sorry Meta, but BFE, Nebraska outlawed Farmville and now some guy named Bob owns facebook.com."

what 3mo ago

Texas isn’t the US government?

8note 3mo ago
is verisign a texas company? id assume delaware, and so delaware, and the federal government have jurisdiction, not texas
randbyte 3mo ago
When people say “US government” they usually mean the federal government…
- what 3mo ago
  That was my point?
TylerE 3mo ago
No more than the government of France is the EU government.
- monksy 3mo ago
  It's more like the government of Hungry or Bulgaria in the EU analogy.
  - inigyou 3mo ago
    Texas isn't like a small corrupt country. It's like a big corrupt important country, like Germany. If it was small and corrupt it would be ignorable.
    - monksy 3mo ago
      They're a small corrupt country. The only thing slightly redeem about about them economic wise is their gas reserves. The way they run their state is very similar to a corrupt nation as well. They still want to break away from the US.
      - inigyou 3mo ago
        So like Russia.
        monksy 3mo ago
        Yes, but Russia has the ability to operate independently. Texas pretends that they can, throws a fit when they have to support others who support them, and whines when they aren't supported.
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BobbyTables2 3mo ago

Perhaps for violations of _federal_ law… However, applying this for violations of _state_ law seems odd. Where does it end? What if a law enacted by a single US city’s city council is violated? Would US as a country seize the domain?

mapontosevenths 3mo ago
I'm gonna get a few people together and all run for city council so we can seize profitable domain names for ourselves. "Sorry Meta, but BFE, Nebraska outlawed Farmville and now some guy named Bob owns facebook.com."