Editing Domain name (section)

===Seizures===
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File:Absolutepoker.png|[[Cereus Poker Network|absolutepoker.com]]
File:Website seizure notice.jpg|channelsurfing.net
File:Liberty Reserve seizure notice.png|[[Liberty Reserve|libertyreserve.com]]
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In the early 21st century, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) pursued the [[Search and seizure|seizure]] of domain names, based on the legal theory that domain names constitute property used to engage in criminal activity, and thus are subject to [[Forfeiture (law)|forfeiture]]. For example, in the seizure of the domain name of a gambling website, the DOJ referenced {{uscsub|18|981}} and {{uscsub|18|1955|d}}.<ref name=abspoker1/>[https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/criminal-afmls/legacy/2015/04/24/statutes2015.pdf] In 2013 the US government seized [[Liberty Reserve]], citing {{uscsub|18|982|a|1}}.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dia|first1=Miaz|title=website laten maken|url=https://kmowebdiensten.be/diensten/website-laten-maken/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220224636/https://kmowebdiensten.be/diensten/website-laten-maken/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 20, 2016|access-date=8 December 2016|work=Kmowebdiensten|date=4 February 2010}}</ref>

The U.S. Congress passed the [[Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act]] in 2010. Consumer Electronics Association vice president Michael Petricone was worried that seizure was a ''blunt instrument'' that could harm legitimate businesses.<ref name=cnet1/><ref name=hill1/> After a joint operation on February 15, 2011, the DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security claimed to have seized ten domains of websites involved in advertising and distributing child pornography, but also mistakenly seized the domain name of a large DNS provider, temporarily replacing 84,000 websites with seizure notices.<ref name="Wrongfully Seized 84000 Domains">{{cite web
  | url   = http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-government-shuts-down-84000-websites-by-mistake-110216/
  | title   = U.S. Government Shuts Down 84,000 Websites, 'By Mistake'
  | access-date   = 2012-12-16
  | archive-date   = 2018-12-25
  | archive-url   = https://web.archive.org/web/20181225071958/https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-government-shuts-down-84000-websites-by-mistake-110216/
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>

In the [[United Kingdom]], the [[Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit]] (PIPCU) has been attempting to seize domain names from registrars without court orders.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jeftovic|first1=Mark|title=Whatever Happened to "Due Process" ?|date=8 October 2013|url=http://blog.easydns.org/2013/10/08/whatever-happened-to-due-process/|access-date=27 November 2014|archive-date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205034320/http://blog.easydns.org/2013/10/08/whatever-happened-to-due-process/|url-status=live}}</ref>