Finally, someone with common sense lays the hammer on Kentucky's Governor. A Kentucky appeals court has granted a motion to stay the forfeiture hearing for 141 gambling related domain names until it can hear arguments. Of course the appeals court ... Continue Reading1 Comment
BoycottKentucky.com Calls for Halloween Phone Zap
· Policy & LawSite urges people to call Kentucky Governor on Halloween to express disappointment over domain seizure. BoycottKentucky.com, a site inspired in part by a Domain Name Wire article, is asking people to call Kentucky Governor Beshear on Halloween to help ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Fleeing U.S. Registrars? Not so Fast.
· Policy & LawKentucky ruling brings up old debate about switching to offshore registrars. A blog post over at Wall Street Journal today titled "Online Businesses Subject to Local Laws…Everywhere" discusses the Kentucky gambling domain seizure. It mentions that ... Continue Reading10 Comments
10 Ways You Can “Boycott” Kentucky
· Policy & LawDon't get mad. Get even. Here are ten ways to pressure Kentucky to drop its assault on the internet. Kentucky: "We control the internet"Upset that Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear thinks he owns the internet? Mad as hell that he thinks he can strong ... Continue Reading15 Comments
ICA Issues Statement on Kentucky Court Ruling
· Policy & LawInternet Commerce Association blasts court decision. If you haven't already heard, the case brought by Kentucky against owners of domain names related to gambling will proceed. The judge announced today that he will not throw out the case. Think ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Official GoDaddy Statement on Kentucky Domains Case
· Domain RegistrarsWhat is GoDaddy doing with gambling domains? Here's the official word. There have been a number of rumors swirling around about whether GoDaddy has handed over domains that Kentucky wants to seize as it cracks down on illegal gambling. A number of ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Governor Beshear Has Bitten Off More Than He Can Chew
· Policy & LawGovernor of Kentucky's drastic step to seize domain names may backfire. Beshear: Public Enemy #1I haven't written about what's going on in Kentucky yet. Frankly, I was so dumbfounded by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear's action to seize online gambling ... Continue Reading12 Comments