It seems like they were under a DDoS attack first.
Then the court order.
From my understanding, the order only applies to the server(s) located
in California. All other servers remain up and running. The order
was to remove and lockout DNS records so...
The California server can be reached by ip address at
http://88.80.13.160/wiki/Wikileaks
From the above link, "The Wikileaks.org injunction is ex-parte, engages in prior restraint and is clearly unconstitutional. It was granted on Thursday afternoon by California district court judge White, Bush appointee and former prosecutor."
Also, "...Wikileaks was given only hours notice "by email" prior to the hearing. Wikileaks was NOT represented. Wikileaks pre-litigation California council Julie Turner attended the start of hearing in a personal capacity but was then asked to leave the court room."
As it stands, I think now you can download the whole site from
bittorrent. The site is now being copied around the internet. With this
move, the bank that initiated this, Bank Julius Baer, made wikileaks
much more infamous, and has made themselves known as crooks
(whether the allegation is true, untrue, or somewhere inbetween).
Another company, court, and by extension, government, who doesn't
understand how the internet works. Wish I could find the person who
quoted, "The internet sees censorship as damage, and then routes
around it."
ers
US Court Shuts Down Government Whistle Blower Site
