Unutterably Silly Kentucky Fried Domain Names

[Barcey]

So now that the United State of Kentucky has seized a bunch of internet gambling site domain names what's next?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10...orsPicksArea.0

1) A large oil company seizes www.stevejordanbooks.com for refusing to stop selling "Chasing the Light"
2) The city of Mobile Alabama seizes www.mobileread.com because they refuse to block access to "Fanny Hill" and apparently it has some naughty bits.
3) Taylor514ce seizes www.google.com
4) ZP seizes www.zeldapinwheel.com
5) Brazil seizes www.amazon.com to save the rain forest
6) Barcey seizes 150 porn sites but they slip between his fingers...

[RWood]

I'm waiting for a dentist to open shop at www.impactedmoler.com
Or a politician at www.corruption.gov
Or VR at www.puppydogtails.org

[Cookie Monster]

Those domain are based outside the USA so why should a court even think it has jurisdiction. That's what happen if the internet infrastructure remains under American control i guess.

[HarryT]

I'm appalled to read this story. Does the fact that online gambling is illegal in Hicksville, Kentucky, really give them to right to try and shut down international businesses which are operating perfectly legally in the rest of the world?

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I'm appalled to read this story. Does the fact that online gambling is illegal in Hicksville, Kentucky, really give them to right to try and shut down international businesses which are operating perfectly legally in the rest of the world?

Three words:

Scopes Monkey Trial

That, too, was in the good old state of Kentucky. They are death on wheels against "judicial legislation" but are ready at a whisper to take those they find "morally offensive" to court.

[RWood]

Let's say next week a city bans all of Darwin's books. Since MobileRead has several of them for download, does this give them the right to take over MR? Amazon also sells them, can they get them too?

Now Amazon also sells playing cards, playing cards are used when playing poker, people bet on poker, thus Amazon is encouraging gambling. The also sell a roulette set, if this does not encourage gambling I don't know what does. Then there are the books about beating the system.

[HarryT]

Governments really should stay out of legislating on "morals", IMHO. Leave that to the individual.

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Governments really should stay out of legislating on "morals", IMHO. Leave that to the individual.

Well, but then we'd have the problem of all those unemployed politicians to deal with.

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by RWood

I'm waiting for a dentist to open shop at www.impactedmoler.com
Or a politician at www.corruption.gov
Or VR at www.puppydogtails.org

Actually, I'm trying to seize http://www.puppydogtails.com/. Threatened litigation is in progress. I'm hoping to get a monstrous pile of bacon out of a deal.

[Barcey]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Actually, I'm trying to seize http://www.puppydogtails.com/. Threatened litigation is in progress. I'm hoping to get a monstrous pile of bacon out of a deal.

Yum bacon.

Would you consider making it a class action? My tail was docked as a puppy [exhibit A to the left] and this site puppydogtails.com must have been responsible.

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by Barcey

Yum bacon.

Would you consider making it a class action? My tail was docked as a puppy [exhibit A to the left] and this site puppydogtails.com must have been responsible.

Hey, I learned how to share as a pup. And the more we bark together the bigger the booty will be. Stick with me, kid, and we'll eat like kings. Calling all pups! BACON!!!!!!

[UncleDuke]

i'll join you if i get some of the doughnuts

[vivaldirules]

You're in, Uncle Duke. Would you prefer glazed or jelly-filled? Anyone else? Afterall, I checked out the site and I truly think it's a satanic work of the devil. We need to take them DOWN! Puppy dog tails - indeed!

[Cookie Monster]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Governments really should stay out of legislating on "morals", IMHO. Leave that to the individual.

You forgot the biggest source of moralists in the world. Religion.

You don't need a government or an old book written by desert nomads to define morality

[RickyMaveety]

I'm sorry ... Barcey has fingers???