news Over a million websites seized in global operation

[iDestroyer]

WASHINGTON – More than 1 million copyright-infringing website domain names selling counterfeit automotive parts, electrical components, personal care items and other fake goods were criminally and civilly seized in the past year through the combined efforts of law-enforcement agencies across the world, high-profile industry representatives and anti-counterfeiting associations.

The ongoing intellectual property enforcement initiative targeting fake websites, dubbed Operation In Our Sites, was facilitated by the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), a joint-task force agency led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The IPR Center, which stands at the forefront of the U.S. government’s response to IP theft, worked directly with key international law-enforcement authorities and industry organizations representing the electronics sector, luxury brand-name designers, film and entertainment and several entities specializing in apparel and accessories through the major enforcement effort.

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[CJ6]

Good one.

Unfortunately, most of them are corrupt.

 

[ecomslice]

I think my political candidates may differ from yours. Therefore, who chooses them?

Red Forman for president!
(Edit, changed Darth Vader to Red Forman. I like Red better. He's more down to Earth. (Get it?))

Well since the thread is hijacked anyways , Shameless plug

SrRed / com for your cause. make end user offer . , haha, joking.

 

[Kate]

I bet 90% were .top/.bid

 

[iAchilles]

just watch the registrar stats, I guess, we should see a 1 mil drop at a reg, or extention, if there is enough concentration is any. Cant think of an easier way off the top.

Not always the case. They tend to renew them indefinitely to prevent them from being reused. I have a few nice names on my watch list that were once used in such a way and they've been renewed since 2014.