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Well, that just makes me want to see them. How do I do that?
Turn on 'showdead' in your profile.
Sweet, thank you.
Best TLD that can't be taken down by US/etc?
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Re: Best TLD that can't be taken down by US/etc?
#42I know a medium-sized site in Hungary, Europe that is in the process of moving to an .org TLD. They said SOPA couldn't touch that extension, but I'm not sure. They host content that can be easily argued as copyrighted (by someone else, of course.)
Re: Best TLD that can't be taken down by US/etc?
#43Outside the reach of the US pretty much means countries with hostile diplomatic relations. Any safety you might be afforded by other countries (say New Zealand or Sweden) depends on if you are worth someone in DC picking up a telephone. A quick check over at the State Department website gives us a few candidates: Belarus - Nope. Most of the DNS infrastructure is hosted in US friendly countries (Poland, Russia, etc.)…
You just listed the countries where your domain is most likely to be seized by the government. Well, maybe add UAE and Saudi Arabia for completeness' sake. I don't think a call from Washington DC to any country is enough to shut down domains, otherwise, what would the US need SOPA for?
He actually listed countries that are highly unlikely to cave to pressure from the US. This list, by design, is comprised of what you might call less than friendly hosts.