[LINK] wikileaks back

[Rick Welykochy]

Scott Howard wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Rick Welykochy wrote:
>
>     The takedown of the Wikileaks.org (the original domain?) is a worry.
>     No due process was used. Just unilateral action on the part of a
>     very worried/paranoid government.
>
> Hold on a moment - time for some facts...
>
> This has NOTHING to do with government.  The domain is still registered
> available.  What's missing is the nameservers.  You can find out why by
> going to the website of their DNS host http://www.everydns.com/ and
> looking under the "EveryDNS.net Status" heading (you'll need to click on
> "See more")
>
> Amazon and EveryDNS both appear to have taken them offline due to
> breaches in contract/terms. In the case of EveryDNS it was in breach of
> terms for a FREE service.
>
> No government to be seen.

I stand corrected. There is no evidence of pressure or action being taken
by the gummint in the USA, such claims aside in the blogosphere.

Reports I am reading on the web indicate two reasons for the takedown,
1. copyright violations (asserted by Amazon) and 2. a mass DoS attack
on Wikileaks in the USA.

Now this isn't to say that the US is not actively involved in persuing
Wikileaks. Wikileaks donations financial processor has been blacklisted
and discontinued its services. And Assange claims the DoS atatcks originated
by US gummint action. But then again, he would say that.

cheers
rickw



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