graeme_p - 4:46 am on Mar 8, 2012 (gmt 0)

I can fully understand the rationale of seizing domains that are engaged in illegal activity, and honestly, I do not have a problem with it.

Illegal where? Why in "illegal in the US" rather than, say China or Saudi Arabia?

Remember these are domains not registered with a US registrar, and the domain owners are not based in the US.