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After the seizure the domain name registry alters registered information about the domain name, including the IP address on its domain name server (DNS), as property of the U.S. government. When a user intends to access the website from a domain that has been seized, DNS servers reply with the government server's IP address.
Domain hijacking is analogous with theft, in that the original owner is deprived of the benefits of the domain, but theft traditionally relates to concrete goods such as jewelry and electronics, whereas domain name ownership is stored only in the digital state of the domain name registry, a network of computers.
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The seized domain name redirected to this photo of the joint FBI, DoJ, and NIPRCC notice of U.S. crime charges. On 19 January 2012, the United States Department of Justice seized and shut down Megaupload.com and commenced criminal cases against its owners and others.
Microsoft said in a blog post on Wednesday that the group operated at least four websites that were seized. One site tied to the operation, Hotmailbox, was a popular source to buy fake Hotmail ...
In 1993 the U.S. Department of Commerce, in conjunction with several public and private entities, created InterNIC to maintain a central database that contains all the registered domain names and the associated IP addresses in the U.S. (other countries maintain their own NICs (Network Information Centers) -- there is a link below that discusses Canada's system, for example).
Excluding items, the domain name registry services provider reported profit of $1.92 per share in the December quarter, compared with analysts' average estimate of $1.86 per share, according to ...
A domain name registry is a database of all domain names and the associated registrant information in the top level domains of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet that enables third party entities to request administrative control of a domain name. Most registries operate on the top-level and second-level of the DNS.