Prior to the airing of the 2012 Super Bowl, the United States authorities, led by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, launched the “Super Bowl Crackdown" against websites providing links to unauthorized sports streams. The authorities seized '''Firstrowsports.tv''', Firstrowsports.com, Firstrowsports.net and Soccertvlive.net in violation of the Criminal Infringement of a Copyright Law.<ref> [http://torrentfreak.com/feds-seize-sports-streaming-domains-in-new-super-bowl-crackdown-120202/ Feds Seize Sports Streaming Domains in New Super Bowl Crackdown]</ref> This was the first time that sites on the .tv extension were seized; this was possible because Verisign is based in the USA and thus the sites are subject to U.S. laws as opposed to the sovereign laws of Tuvalu.<ref>[http://torrentfreak.com/feds-seize-sports-streaming-domains-in-new-super-bowl-crackdown-120202/ Feds Seize Sports Streaming Domains in New Super Bowl Crackdown, TorrentFreak.com]</ref> | Prior to the airing of the 2012 Super Bowl, the United States authorities, led by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, launched the “Super Bowl Crackdown" against websites providing links to unauthorized sports streams. The authorities seized '''Firstrowsports.tv''', Firstrowsports.com, Firstrowsports.net and Soccertvlive.net in violation of the Criminal Infringement of a Copyright Law.<ref> [http://torrentfreak.com/feds-seize-sports-streaming-domains-in-new-super-bowl-crackdown-120202/ Feds Seize Sports Streaming Domains in New Super Bowl Crackdown]</ref> This was the first time that sites on the .tv extension were seized; this was possible because Verisign is based in the USA and thus the sites are subject to U.S. laws as opposed to the sovereign laws of Tuvalu.<ref>[http://torrentfreak.com/feds-seize-sports-streaming-domains-in-new-super-bowl-crackdown-120202/ Feds Seize Sports Streaming Domains in New Super Bowl Crackdown, TorrentFreak.com]</ref> |