Federal Goverment Seizes 150 Domain Names Dealing Counterfeit Goods
Authorities in the United States have seized 150 domain names which, according to allegations, deal in counterfeit and copyright goods.
“Operation In Our Sites” is the domain name seizing initiative by The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that has already seized 350 domain names in total since the start of this operation.
What makes these domain name seizures more shocking is that it falls directly on Cyber Monday, which is the largest shopping day online for the year. In Congress, they are currently debating whether to allow private rights holders to have the ability to block advertisement traffic and financing to websites they believe are violating their trademark and copyright rights.
“Through this operation we are aggressively targeting those who are selling counterfeit goods for their own personal gain while costing our economy much-needed revenue and jobs,” said Attorney General Eric Holder. “Intellectual property crimes harm businesses and consumers, alike, threatening economic opportunity and financial stability, and today we have sent a clear message that the department will remain ever vigilant in protecting the public’s economic welfare and public safety through robust intellectual property enforcement.”
The reason why federal authorities can seize these domain names is because Verisign (runs .com and .net) and the Public Interest Registry (runs .org) are organizations based in the United States. Under current laws of civil forfeiture, the individual losing the property must prove that whatever was seized was not used to commit crimes.
The message found in .gif image file on the seized websites reads, “This domain name has been seized by ICE – Homeland Security Investigations, pursuant to a seizure warrant issued by a United States District Court under the authority of 18 U.S.C. 981 and 2323,” and then continues to list the penalties involved. These .gif image files found on the homepages of the seized domain names have gotten 77,000,000 pageviews.
Federal authorities have said that undercover agents were able to buy counterfeit handbags, sunglasses, shoes, movies, golf clubs, and sports jerseys, which lea to the domain name seizures.
Here is the full list of the 150 domain names that have been seized:
- 100jerseys.com
- 100jerseys.net
- 10nfl.com
- 17nfljerseys.com
- 17nflshop.com
- 2010-2011newlouisvuittonbags.com
- 2010footballjerseys.biz
- 2010footballjerseys.com
- 2010footballjerseys.net
- 2010nflshop.com
- autocd.com
- b2bjersey.com
- b2cjersey.com
- bclike.com
- bizjerseys.com
- bootsforwomenonsaleonline.com
- buyjerseysonline.org
- buyjerseysworld.com
- buysonshop.com
- c2cjersey.com
- c2cjerseys.com
- c2cjerseystore.com
- cheapestjerseysale.com
- cheapestjerseysworld.com cheapjerseysite.name
- cheapjerseysite.net
- cheapjerseysite.org
- cheapjerseysite.us
- cheap-louisvuitton-replica.com
- cheapmlbjersey.com
- cheapmlbjersey.net
- cheapnfljerseyshop.com
- cheapnflnhlsell.com
- cheapnflshop.com
- cheap-nflshop.com
- cheapnflshop.net
- cheap-nflshop.net
- cheapnflshop.org
- cheapnflshops.com
- cheapnhljersey.com
- cheap-nhljersey.com
- cheapnhljersey.net
- cheap-nhljersey.net
- crazyjersey.com
- dhljerseys1.com
- dhlnfl.com
- dhlnfl.net
- discountedjerseys.org
- discountedjerseysale.com
- discount-louisvuitton-handbag.com
- discount-uggboots-sale.com
- discount-uggboots-saleonline.com
- dvdsetonline.com
- dvdshopdvd.com
- edgefans.com
- eejerseys.com
- emsnfl.com
- finejerseys.com
- ggjersey.com
- ggjerseys.com
- golfsuno.com
- googlejersey.com
- googlenfljerseys.com
- groupsjerseys.com
- handbags-eluxuryin.com
- handbagslot.com
- jerseychannelone.com
- jerseyget.com
- jerseygreatdeal.com jerseynfljersey.com
- jerseyonsale.com
- jerseyorder.com
- jerseyorder.net
- jerseysbyjerseys.com
- jerseysbyjerseys.net
- jerseyschannel.com
- jerseysroom.com
- jerseysusa.com
- jerseysworld.org
- jerseywholesaler.com
- louisvuitton-bags-forcheap.com
- louisvuittonun.com
- luxurysum.com
- luxuryum.com
- luxuryun.com
- lvsalehandbags.com
- m1bjerseys.us
- mlbcardinalsshop.com
- mlbjerseys.us
- mlbjerseyswell.com
- myjerseyshop.com
- nfl01.com
- nflhere.com
- nfljerseysupply.org
- nfljerseyswhole.com
- nfljerseysworlds.com
- nflnhlsell.com
- nflnhlshopping.com
- nflsearched.com
- nhljerseyswell.com
- nhlmore.com
- nhlnfljersey.com
- nhlwell.com
- officialpumashop.com
- okupsnfl.com
- okupsnfl.org
- online-nflshop.com
- online-nflshop.net
- p90x-workout-program.org
- picknflshop.com
- projerseysale.com
- pumabig.com
- pumaoutlets.net
- pumashoesoutlet.net pumasportshs.com
- reebokjerseys.net
- reeboksite.com
- rejerseys.com
- rejerseys.net
- replicaoakleysale.com
- replicaoakleysale.org
- saintsjerseysmart.com
- shauntinsanitydvd.com
- shopsbag.com
- texansjerseystore.com
- tntjerseys.com
- tntnfl.net
- uggbootsclearanceoutletstores.com
- ujerseysale.com
- upsjers.com
- upsjerseys.com
- upsjerseys.org
- upsjerseys8.com
- upsnfl.com
- upsnfl.org
- upsnfljerseys.com
- upsnflshop.com
- usa-wholesalejerseys.com
- usnflclub.com
- uspsjer.com
- uspsnfl.com
- uspsnfl.org
- valorjersey.com
- valorjerseys.com
- verycheapjersey.com
- verycheapjerseys.com
- whitesoxjerseysmall.com
- wholesalecheapdvd.com
- wholesalejerseys-usa.com
- wholesalejerseys-usa.net
Right to Be Forgotten in Google: How Europe Is Fighting to Be Deleted
If you’re in America, the Internet being the information superhighway often seems like it’s synonymous to “free information for all”. In Europe, on the other hand, the main push is heading toward the “right to be deleted” – the ability to delete all information about oneself on the internet.
This “right” has been approved in Spain, which led to Google deleting more than 80 people’s out of date search results (including doctors getting malpractice suit news coverage deleted once acquitted). Google’s legal counsel has actually published information about the case on his personal blog (Peter Fleischer: Privacy), which contains his personal views on the matter and not Google’s official position. Even so, the contents of the blog is a worthwhile take on the privacy movement being approved to allow people to an “Easy Delete” button of sorts, where users are being given the option to keep things private and away from the public eye.
Given that the Internet has become a venue seemingly giving a license to people in having unlimited access to other people’s private information, privacy movements such as this are moving forward to attempt to strengthen internet information security.
Fleischer, Google’s counsel, talks about the 8 points concerning the “right to be forgotten”. His concepts include how to make yourself unsearchable online, how tech giants retain your activities online and how long they are kept, and the expiration date of the information about you.
Fleischer also asks questions in his writing and leaves them open-ended for readers as conversation points. He also specifically points out the question regarding the legal issues in Italy, where Google executives, including him, are facing charges of invasion of privacy because of YouTube users.
The write-up is worth reading. It helps readers understand difficult to understand concept into layman’s terms.
In closing, the European Commission will be the one to decide whether the “right to be forgotten” will be approved or not. If the resolution of this issue will be acceptable to Google and other tech giants still remains a question to be answered.
Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist Joins Morgan & Morgan Law Firm
After Charlie Crist’s stint as Florida’s Governor, he is now a member of the Morgan and Morgan Law Firm.
Crist considers it a privilege to be working with John Morgan where he believes he would be able to continue fighting for people, being the public servant that he was. He will be focusing on mass action lawsuits as he deals with being a trial lawyer in Florida.
After several offers and other options presented to him by South Florida and Washington D.C., Crist felt that fighting alongside Morgan was a natural choice for him.
Based in St. Petersburg, apart from being with Morgan and Morgan, he will also be working with the School of Law at Stetson University.
Charlie Crist Goes Back to Law
Although his political career has ended, and he has returned to the private sector, Morgan believes that Crist may still go back to politics in the future. This conclusion may have rooted from the fact that he spent most of his career in politics rather than practicing in the legal arena. He was first elected as the education commissioner by the Florida State Senate, attorney general before becoming governor.
Although speculations are floating around regarding his intention to run for office in 2012, Crist claims that he has not as yet thought about the matter and would like to focus on his legal career.
About Morgan & Morgan and Charlie Crist
The firm Morgan & Morgan started in 1988 as an office housing three attorneys, eventually growing into the one of the biggest southeast law firms composed of 13 offices and more than 170 lawyers onboard, excluding regular staff of about 500 heads.
Charlie Crist began his political career in 2000 serving as the Florida Education Commissioner until 2003, and Attorney General from 2003 until 2007 before becoming Governor until 2011. Crist furthers that, “Having had the privilege of being Attorney General and working ‘for people, against the powerful,’ as John [Morgan] would say, I think is certainly going to bode well for the future.”
