Kentucky court in conflict with international casinos
The situation is getting more and more tense, as the whole gambling industry holds it’s breath in anticipation of the Kentucky judges’ decision. The first judge’s decision which approved the confiscation of international domain names has sprout many controversies and received a strong international criticism from Internet gambling industry and Net Neutrality agreements advocates. Thanks to a public protest and actions taken by the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA), three Kentucky judges from the Court of Appeals are now analyzing the previous judge’s decision.
To most of the observers, the outcome of the first trial was a real surprise. Not many have suspected that the judge will pronounce in favor of the State government and will approve the seizure of 141 domain names which are a property of international online casinos, information portals and other similar websites. The case is very serious in it’s consequences, as the agreement on confiscating the internationally registered domains would without doubt lead to a form of a Internet warfare and change the face of the World Wide Web forever. Currently every country has power over its assigned domains – violating this rule would lead to a series of diplomatic issues and would plunge the World Wide Web into Chaos.
The three Kentucky judges have made themselves familiar with all the information on which the previous judge has based his decision, as well as with some additional statements and briefings prepared by companies connected to the case. It is impossible to predict at this point how the whole process will end, but if the Kentucky Court sustains the previous decision some online gambling companies will be in serious trouble, as not only their presence on the US market will be in danger, but their international presence on the Internet too.
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