Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., asked for public feedback on potential...
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., asked for public feedback on potential copyright reform and domain name procedure bills, during a conversation on Reddit this week (http://bit.ly/UDctUf). She is drafting a domain name seizure bill because she thinks “it worthwhile to explore…
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a legislative means providing appropriate protections for free expression and due process” during domain name seizures, she said. It’s not because she accepts “the practice as legal or Constitutional,” she said in a statement before going on Reddit (http://1.usa.gov/Qb0MYg). The bill could require “the government to provide notice and an opportunity for website operators to defend themselves prior to seizing or redirecting their domain names,” she said.