Internet Domain Name Seizure Case Moves Another Step Forward
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Albeit a day late, the attorneys for the state of Kentucky, in the attempted seizure of 141 Internet gambling domain names, have handed their brief in to the Supreme Court.
The excuse for not handing the brief in on time was feeble, with the attorney's saying that they calculated that the brief was due on the 18th June, and not on the 17th, as the court had expected. The attorneys also cited the voluminous amount of work they needed to do because they were dealing with 141 separate domain name holders. iMEGA (Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association) handed their brief to the Supreme Court, without any issues or feeble excuses, at the end of last month. Their brief opposed the seizure of the domain names, and asking that the court uphold the decision of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. The state of Kentucky has asked the court to reconsider the verdict of the Appeals Court by looking at the intent of the law regarding gambling device seizures, and not to use the literal meaning of the wording of the law when making their decision. They explain that the law was written before Internet gambling domain names were an issue. The Kentucky Supreme Court will go through the briefs, and decide whether the arguments they have received will merit any further judicial review of the case. Should they decide that further judicial review is necessary, the parties concerned will be given a hearing date, where they will be able to present their arguments. If not, the decision of the courts at the appellate level stands. |
