Seize This Domain, digital print in oblique frame, approximately 6ft wide

I created the site and accompanying object  www.SeizeThisDoma.in on November 29, 2010 in response to the US government seizure of 82 domain names for copyright infringement three days prior. The site is an exact copy of what was posted on domain names that were seized. It is an open experiment to see what might happen if I infringed on the government’s images and code. Would they seize my domain? If so, the site would essentially remain the same.

At the time of the first domain seizures the legality of such a practice fell into a legal limbo – now SOPA threatens to make this injustice common practice. I am against SOPA and PIPA because I feel that the proposed legislation will stifle free speech. Want to do learn more about it? Check out this wikipedia entry, and stay up to date in regards to your internet freedoms by visiting Electronic Frontier Foundation often.