Yourhoustonnews.com is reporting that
“The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized 10 Internet domain names that were illegally selling trademarked cycling equipment and apparel globally.”
“The 10 seized domain names are a continuation of “Operation In Our Sites” (IOS), an HSI sustained law enforcement initiative that began in 2010.”
“The seized domain names are now in the custody of the U.S. government.”
“Visitors typing those domain names into their web browsers will now find a banner that notifies them of the seizure and educates them about the federal crime of willful copyright infringement.
“Houston HSI special agents worked closely with companies that manufacture cycling products to include Specialized, INVISTA (owners of the COOLMAX® and LYCRA® brands), along with PayPal and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.”
“This enforcement action was planned against a number of websites that were selling counterfeit high-end carbon bike frames, apparel and cycling shoes.”
Here is the list of seized domain names:
Hello MHB,
Land of the free and the brave?
Under what auspices are they Group labeling and Branding all these sites with?
Homeland security has way too much power alotted to them?
Our country is not under Marshall Law ?
Its time that we stop, take a look whats going down ?
Gratefully, Jeff Schneider (Contact Group) (Metal Tiger)
@Jeff Schneider
“Land of the free and the brave” doesn’t apply to selling counterfeit goods, if indeed these sites were doing that. This has absolutely nothing to do with the definition of “Marshall Law”. It’s about what’s against the law.