This is actually quite disturbing, as it seems to ignore due process in every way, shape, and form. (Side rant: I really wish I could figure out how to get the US Government down to about 1/20th its current size.)
It is also seems obvious to me that there will be a solution to this very soon: Underground DNS. Since only the DNS addresses were taken and it was facilitated by ICANN, I can't imagine that somebody else (I could even picture it being the Pirate Bay, once upon a time) saying "I'll play root for the sites that can't trust ICANN anymore."
> I really wish I could figure out how to get the US Government down to about 1/20th its current size.
The US always likes to talk about the founding fathers. I wonder if the founding fathers ever envisioned the government, under the framework they laid down, commanding 40% of the economy. I doubt it.
In my opinion, and I like to assume that was the goal of the founders, the decisions of the government should not carry that much weight. But as it is, as they've taken over so much of the economy, and the money supply, and setting interest rates, this is no longer the case. Specific measures were laid down in the constitution to prevent this, which is why they never considered it I suppose.
It is also seems obvious to me that there will be a solution to this very soon: Underground DNS. Since only the DNS addresses were taken and it was facilitated by ICANN, I can't imagine that somebody else (I could even picture it being the Pirate Bay, once upon a time) saying "I'll play root for the sites that can't trust ICANN anymore."