By Richi Jennings. 17 February 2011.
The Department of Homeland Security has seized accidentally 84,000 innocent domains. This time, immigration and customs enforcement blamed the wrong domain hosting of child pornography. Unfortunately, that domain is not only a shutter--faultless the effect chain killed all other domains on your shared hosting service. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ponder the implications for the return of COICA.
Your humble blogwatcher curated by these bits bloggy for your entertainment. Not to mention "January"--an experiment in algorithmic music ...
Ernst van der Sar is enraged:
The Government of the United States ... proudly announced that they had seized domains relating to counterfeit and pornography. However, what they failed to mention, you ... 84000 sites were unjustly accused of links to child pornography. ... ICE Cyber crimes Center once again seized several domain names, but not without making a huge mistake. ... ICE convinced a judge of the District Court to sign a warrant of seizure and then contacted the domain registries to point your domain to a server that hosts the warning ... Friday.
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mooo.com ... is the most popular shared domain in afraid.org domain now and consequently for the actions of the authorities a massive 84,000 subdomains were seized a wrongly as well. ... [En], once again, shows that the process of seizure is flawed. ... If the Government would allow only for debt, this process will take place and other errors were made.
John Brownlee adds his displeasure:
Like you did a mistake like this? Seems purely clerical, with mooo.com erroneously included in the list. The error was traded on Sunday, but not before visitors of websites over 84,000 you are told that the owner of this site is a child pornographer … a mistake rather libelous that could open the door to a federal lawsuit or two.
Jon Newton legislative proposals:
Well done. Even if somehow they missed a couple of Helper porn more egregious.Google search search and Microsoft Bing.
Sherwin Siy outlines the effects of refrigeration:
The same legal and technical tools that can be used to protect the copyright can, if applied overbroadly or bad, can stifle legitimate speech and information. Nor are problems of legal jurisdiction and prosecution usually better quickly remedied by changing the nature of the various technical systems.
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The same network operations that make illegal streaming easy also support the safety of e-commerce, Exchange global free speech and conversation and the reliability of daily communication. Any attempt by Congress to influence the functioning Internet technology must take account of those vital interests are based on its structure and ensure that these values are not damaged.
Abigail Phillipssays:
"COICA," Senator Leahy infringements Online fighting and counterfeiting Act, is back. ... COICA would give the Government a dramatic new copyright powers, most notably the ability to interfere with the Internet domain name system (DNS) and effectively make entire websites disappear, along with the speech and legitimate by keeping content.
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Our concern most basic ... that informs our concerns about COICA — is whether the seizure is available for this type of infringement. ... Law of the United States to seize infringing materials and tools for infringement only in cases of criminal copyright. Affidavit establishes "probable cause" to believe the domain names in question have been used to commit a felony copyright? We don't think so.
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This blurring of the distinction between criminal and civil remedies is a disturbing example of COICA would expand the application of copyright to the detriment of the Internet continues to grow as a platform for expression and innovation.
Mike masnickcannot believe his eyes:
Congress is holding hearings as it prepares to reintroduce COICA, a horribly written piece of legislation that actually gives more power to censor sites ... with little or no due process, the Government of the United States in violation of the fundamental principles of the Constitution. ... [I] law may look good on a first step, but has a ton of unintended consequences. There are serious questions about destroying not only plenty of speech do not infringe rights of third parties, but also harm innovation.
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Hopefully Congress realizes what a mistake COICA would, but we hear from people saying that the entertainment industry has put a huge effort behind COICA and always passed as soon as possible.
AND Nate Andersongoes further:
COICA ... would give the legal instruments of governance "blacklist" of a rogue Web site from the Internet ... prohibit credit card companies for payment processing and forbid U.S. site online advertising networks based in the United States to work with the site. ... Everybody loves the idea. Democrats love the idea. ... Republicans don't like the idea. And really like the idea holders.
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Rosetta Stone, creators of the software, the learning of foreign languages to go much further. They doubt ... that the Government is really going to spend much effort as they want busting fake small shops on the Web, so that Rosetta Stone wants to open Internet censorship regime of COICA to private actors. ... This idea would mean any private company could "bring the evidence which would allow courts to judge ... order the remedies contained in the Bill." When it comes to foreign Web sites ... most of these judicial hearings would probably unilateral, with only the test result is considered. Also sites already declared legal in other countries ... you could suddenly find reduced from ad networks and credit card processors, and their blocked domains.
And finally ...
Rich "January Vreeland"--an experiment in algorithmic music
[hat tip: Andy Baio]
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