Fwd: [governance] Verisign seizes .com domain registered via foreign Registrar on behalf of US Authorities

[McTim]

On 3/10/12, Nicolas Adam <nickolas.adam at gmail.com> wrote:
> Fair enough, but only for usa, then?

either a name is in a zone file or it isn't, if it is, then it either
resolves to an IP or it doesn't.  It may not be the IP the owner of
the domain would like (if seized by a gov't agency), but the DNS
doesn't allow you to limit resolvability to certain jurisdictions
(unless you have something like SOPA in place, then ISPs wouldn't be
allowed to pass that traffic on to you.


See Byron Holland's Circelid post that RG posted to this list:

"Here’s the thing – the stuff to the right of the dot matters: note
that bodog.ca still resolves.
If you register a domain name with an extension that is managed in
another country, it is likely subject to the laws of that country –
full stop. If a website is found to be in violation of American law,
and the domain for that site is an extension managed by a U.S. entity,
the U.S. government may seize it.
If you keep your business in another country (in the case of Canada,
register a .CA with a Canadian Registrar and use a Canadian web host),
foreign governments can’t unilaterally seize it. CIRA has never been
asked by a foreign government to shut down or seize a domain name."


-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel