Newly Obtained Homeland Security Documents Reveal Radical Shift In Internet Policy

David Segal
The Huffington Post
March 9, 2011

Until a few weeks ago, Brian McCarthy ran a website, channelsurfing.net, that linked to various sites where you could watch online streams of TV shows and sports networks. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seized his domain name in late January. All you’ll find there now is a “This domain has been seized” warning, complete with a screeching eagle dive-bombing your face as he clutches a banner that reads “Protection is our trademark.” Then, in an unprecedented move, on Friday they arrested McCarthy and charged him with criminal copyright infringement — punishable by five years in prison.

Demand Progress just obtained a copy of the complaint that DHS and ICE made against him: they do not even allege that he made a copy of anything. Just that he ran what they call a “linking website” which linked to various sites with infringing material.

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This article was posted: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 4:09 pm

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