DOJ drops charges against websites seized for 17 months

computerworld.com.au by Grant Gross | Aug. 30, 2012 (News)

The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its case against two Spanish websites that stream sports events nearly 17 months after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seized the sites and shut them down for alleged copyright violations Full Story »

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by Jack Powers - Aug. 30, 2012

“It is far too easy for the government to seize domain names and hold them for an extended period even when it is unable to make a sustainable case of infringement,” Siy said in an email. “These sorts of abuses are likely to continue until there are adequate safeguards to assure accountability.”

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