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A 2-1 decision by Kentucky’s Court of Appeals reversed a recent Circuit Court ruling allowing Kentucky officials to seize 141 casino related domain names. Kentucky officials must now return the domain names seized last year.…
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A panel of judges in the Kentucky court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the 141 gambling domain names, stating that a domain name is not “a gambling device” and that the domain names are free for now. This newly delivered verdict strikes down the Circuit Courts plan to …
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Three different civil liberties groups are urging the Kentucky Court of Appeals to return the 141 gambling domain names that were seized by Kentucky officials. The names were seized by officials cracking down on gambling sites claiming they violated Kentucky anti-gambling laws. “The Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Center for Democracy …
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A Kentucky Circuit Court judge ruled that internet gambling domain names are considered a “gambling device” and are therefore subject to Kentucky’s anti-gambling laws. Because they violate these laws, the judge Ok’d the seizure of 141 gambling domain names offering internet gambling opportunities to Kentucky residents.…
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A Kentucky judge has refused to dismiss the charges against 141 online casino domain names, a lawsuit which is supported by Kentucky’s Governor. The judge will hear the case in November, deciding whether the government has the ability to tell Domain Registrars that they must shut down online gambling websites.…
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Last month a Kentucky judge gave the state the ability to seize 141 gambling related domain names, even though the domains were located out of the United States. The internet industry is fighting back at the ridiculous scenario, explaining “that following similar logic would allow any country to seize any …
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A Kentucky judge has postponed the hearing on the seizure of 141 gambling related domain names for 7 days. The hearing was to determine whether the state would get control of the names. While the hearing has been postponed, none of the domains in question will have to be transferred …
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Kentucky state law enforcement officials are attempting to seize 141 domain names of Internet gambling websites. After a lawsuit forcing the gambling sites to block access to Kentucky users or relinquish control of their domains, a judge ruled on September 18th that the domain names be transferred to state officials. …
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The state of Kentucky seized 141 of the world’s most popular gambling domain names after a judge ruled that the Domain Registrars transfer the names to state law enforcement officials. The gambling websites are operated out of the United States, but because they offer their gambling services to Kentucky residents, …
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