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They can only seize assets that they have dominion over. Which now, apparently, includes .COM domains.



The US government has always had dominion over .coms (and .nets). Verisign manages .com's through a contract with the US Department of Commerce. That's where they get there authority.


Yes, but they've only recently bothered or got the gumption to enforce it.




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