By entering domain names, the authorities of the United States does not affect freedom of expression, said the U.S. court, Thursday, Aug. 4. Since the end of 2010, a division of the Department of Homeland Security has embarked on a series of seizures of domain names, to fight against the infringement of copyright on the Internet.
The operation, called "in our sites", was first targeted the sites suspected of harboring BitTorrent files and sites to watch live sporting events. "This domain name has been entered by the investigations department of the Department of Homeland Security" (DHS), U.S. officials noted on the websites concerned.
In February, in the fields. Com and. Org site RojaDirecta, Puerto company 80, which offer links to sports broadcasts, were seized by the U.S. security services. This is one of the few sites listed in this dispossession have challenged in court, with the support of several organizations like the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
RojaDirecta, TARGET "unusual"
But Judge Paul Crotty, assigned to the case, said that the seizure of domain names did not violate (PDF) to freedom of expression. The court document also explains that since the seizure of domain names, Puerto 80 "moved its site to alternative domain names", including. I,. Es, and. In. These are outside the jurisdiction of the U.S. government, says the text.
