4serendipity - 8:03 pm on Mar 8, 2012 (gmt 0)

the government usually has a decent case before going to such extremes

If they have a decent case then they can go through due process.

And I'm increasingly having a difficult time differentiating between US government interests and large corporate interests. Lobbying has just gotten out of control. The cynic in me wants to think that perhaps one of the root causes of the US government's crackdown on online gambling is all of the revenue gained through state-sponsored gambling.

I just think seizures like these end up being damaging to the reputation of ICANN and VeriSign.