I recieved this e-mail today from one of my Yahoo! Groups. I think the Feds have started in on their enforcement of the new 2257 regs. There goes the industry because of irresponsible parents! Comments? Did the feds really seize these names due to 2257 violations or is this company just trying to generate interest for selling their domains?

http://www.bareback.com index page reads as such:

THE FOLLOWING DOMAIN NAMES HAVE BEEN SEIZED BY THE
UNITED STATES MARSHAL AND WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION!



NOTICE OF INTENDED SALE
Case No. C 04-2823 SBA
Brief Description of Property to Sold: Domain name registrations for the following domain names:

aworkshop.com

bareback.com

barebackvideo.com

bearsnextdoor.com

boysfetish.com

boysnextdoor.com

houseboy.com

latinuncut.com

malenation.com

militarymen.com

troff.com

and any other domain name in which Bareback.com, Inc. or A Workshop have rights or a possessory interests.

Date of Auction: Commencing on November 1, 2005

Time of Auction: Commencing at 9 a.m.

Place of Sale : Electronically by and through www.afternic.com

Pursuant to a Writ of Execution, dated June 16, 2005, issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on an judgment rendered against A Workshop and Bareback.com, Inc., in that Court on January 26, 2005, under case number C 04-2823 SBA, the United States Marshal, concurrently with the service of this motion, levied upon, A Workshop and Bareback.com, Inc.’s interest in the domain registrations for aworkshop.com, bareback.com, barebackvideo.com, bearsnextdoor.com, boysfetish.com, boysnextdoor.com, houseboy.com, latinuncut.com, malenation.com, militarymen.com, troff.com and any other domain name in which Bareback.com, Inc. or A Workshop have rights or a possessory interests.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the Writ of Execution, the United States Marshal will oversee the sale of the domain name registrations identified above at public auction to be held electronically by and through the domain auction website www.afternic.com commencing on November 1, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. PST, subject to the following conditions:

1. All purchases are subject to the rules and conditions of www.afternic.com as set forth in further detail at http://www.afternic.com/agreement.php.

2. Each auction shall run for thirty days, unless a bidder makes an offer equal to or above the reserve price, in which case the auction will continue for seven days with the sale being made to the highest bidder at the end of those seven days.

3. If there is no successful bidder at the end of thirty (30) days, the judgment debtor shall make a credit purchase in the amount of the reserve.

4. The successful bidder shall pay via check, money order, wire transfer or PayPal (eChecks) following the escrow policies of afternic.com as further explained at http://www.afternic.com/help/index.php?c=6. Once Afternic has received funds and the funds have cleared, Afternic will instruct the seller to transfer the domain name registration to the successful bidder.

5. The execution sale will be made without any express or implied covenant or warranty.

6. The United States Marshal reserves the right to reject any bids not in conformance with the above requirements and to postpone the sale at any time.

7. No convicted felons and no one related to judgment debtors A Workshop, Bareback.com, Inc. or Michael Purser will be allowed to purchase the domain names. Each successful bidder must submit proof of identification and must participate in a short telephone interview with the U.S. Marshal before the sale is finalized.


For additional information please contact:
Gill Sperlein- General Counsel, Io Group, Inc. dba Titan Media
Legal@TitanMedia.com