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  1. dcl

    It occurs to me, this is probably a better place to respond than on twitter.

    First, it isn’t a prior restraint, they were in the act of using the domains to sell counterfeit merchandise.

    Like I mentioned, this is more like seizing a shipment of catalogues than it is seizing a printing press.

    I would imagine, though nothing here speaks to it, that whatever process is spelled out in the terms and conditions for the registration was followed in the seizure.

    Now, granted, this probably makes more sense if handled by the trademark owners under the TOS on the domains / hosting. Should resolution not be possible there it seems more like a tort than a federal matter to me.

    Nonetheless, the the domains were engaged in illegal activity, and it’s not like you convict a drug dealer before you go arrest him.

    The whole story is quite short on details, but in terms of things to get worked up about, this is probably not one of them.

  2. AMLTrojan

    You’re probably right, dcl. Then again, notice most of these addresses are hosted in Colorado? Hmmm, maybe Brendan’s a little touchy because Brendan’s the one running these sites. Looks like becoming a web journalist for the Pioneer Plagiarizer was only a thin cover for other surreptitious activities….

  4. Alasdair

    But … but … but … then Brendan would have had to name his new DU blog “The Pioneer Pretender” … “The Pioneer Pseudo-Press” ?

  5. dcl

    So AML, what your saying is that Becky wants him to get rid of all the counterfeit Viagra he bought, and now he doesn’t know how he is going to make that happen?

    (Hmm, the joke worked better in my head… But I’m guessing AML can fix it.)

  6. AMLTrojan

    Maybe Becky prefers Cialis? I understand Levitra worked as advertised, but she got a little spooked by one of its side effects. Turns out Brendan tried to trade away the entire family for the right to draft Ricky Williams.

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