Comments on: The History of Sealand http://www.damninteresting.com/the-history-of-sealand/ A collection of Damn Interesting things Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:49:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: VanzCantDanz http://www.damninteresting.com/the-history-of-sealand/#comment-26325 VanzCantDanz Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:23:53 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=188#comment-26325 It's a fun story, but the bottom line is it's a ranch house built on a sunken barge, occupied by a reclusive family. One must wonder about the mental health of anyone who lives in such isolation over a long term. Think "Castaway". It’s a fun story, but the bottom line is it’s a ranch house built on a sunken barge, occupied by a reclusive family. One must wonder about the mental health of anyone who lives in such isolation over a long term. Think “Castaway”.

]]> By: RoflBeard http://www.damninteresting.com/the-history-of-sealand/#comment-25644 RoflBeard Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:23:35 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=188#comment-25644 The things I would do with my own island! :) The things I would do with my own island! :)

]]> By: crt999 http://www.damninteresting.com/the-history-of-sealand/#comment-24488 crt999 Wed, 13 May 2009 20:11:22 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=188#comment-24488 I think it's quite weird that they have their own country and could theoretically host anything at all -- yet choose to put all these rules on their Web hosting customers?! WTF? I think that the "HavenCo" company is now gone, their domain redirecting to another company which seemed to have bought it. What a shame. Anyway -- that little island still is able to collect firearms and grow/stockpile drugs freely... Too bad it's a shithole. I think it’s quite weird that they have their own country and could theoretically host anything at all — yet choose to put all these rules on their Web hosting customers?! WTF?

I think that the “HavenCo” company is now gone, their domain redirecting to another company which seemed to have bought it. What a shame.

Anyway — that little island still is able to collect firearms and grow/stockpile drugs freely… Too bad it’s a shithole.

]]> By: captinjacksparrow http://www.damninteresting.com/the-history-of-sealand/#comment-23391 captinjacksparrow Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:13:09 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=188#comment-23391 the whole fucking point to make your own nation is to have your own damn rule and to post and distribute and give out freely what you want when you want and no one to stop you..... duh the whole fucking point to make your own nation is to have your own damn rule and to post and distribute and give out freely what you want when you want and no one to stop you….. duh

]]> By: captinjacksparrow http://www.damninteresting.com/the-history-of-sealand/#comment-23390 captinjacksparrow Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:11:46 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=188#comment-23390 Enter your reply text here.Yeah! What the hell? Oh wait, reality prevails. Sealand Internet Laws from HavenCo's web site "The Principality of Sealand is a non-DMCA country. However, it's information services are government regulated and specifically exclude activities such as: No pornography that would be considered illegal within the EU. No infringement of copyright. This includes warez sites and listing sites that index copyrighted material. No SPAM or unsolicited advertising, including opt-out e-mail lists. No hacking including port scans or network vulnerability testing, distributing viruses, phishing sites. No material that is obscene, threatening, abusive, libelous, or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense. " dude wtf are you talking about ....... last time i read they were under no rule and could do whatever the fuck they wanted to....... since when could they not do warez and other stuff like that ......... you dont know what your talking about............stupid bitches like you try to discourage p2p and warez and all that good shit cause your a whiny ass corporate tit sucking brainwashed fool....... Enter your reply text here.Yeah! What the hell? Oh wait, reality prevails.

Sealand Internet Laws from HavenCo’s web site
“The Principality of Sealand is a non-DMCA country. However, it’s information services are government regulated and specifically exclude activities such as:

No pornography that would be considered illegal within the EU.

No infringement of copyright. This includes warez sites and listing sites that index copyrighted material.

No SPAM or unsolicited advertising, including opt-out e-mail lists.

No hacking including port scans or network vulnerability testing, distributing viruses, phishing sites.

No material that is obscene, threatening, abusive, libelous, or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense. ”

dude wtf are you talking about ……. last time i read they were under no rule and could do whatever the fuck they wanted to……. since when could they not do warez and other stuff like that ……… you dont know what your talking about…………stupid bitches like you try to discourage p2p and warez and all that good shit cause your a whiny ass corporate tit sucking brainwashed fool…….

]]> By: DanThinksDances&femaleGspot http://www.damninteresting.com/the-history-of-sealand/#comment-22787 DanThinksDances&femaleGspot Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:29:56 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=188#comment-22787 Enter your reply text here. OK The pith (main idea). What is the current status of Sealand? What is the population? Enter your reply text here. OK

The pith (main idea). What is the current status of Sealand? What is the population?

]]> By: Kao_Valin http://www.damninteresting.com/the-history-of-sealand/#comment-17811 Kao_Valin Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:34:20 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=188#comment-17811 I find it amusing to think a nation was liberated using only one shotgun. I find it amusing to think a nation was liberated using only one shotgun.

]]> By: Blase Splee http://www.damninteresting.com/the-history-of-sealand/#comment-15508 Blase Splee Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:12:36 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=188#comment-15508 <p><span class='quote'>deacon_priest said: "I guess this HavenCo. company would be perfect for child pornographers, terrorists and any other illegal activities since it seems to have no laws and rules at all. Welcome All smut peddlers, welcome all you terrorist scums….Welcome to HavenCo."</span></p><p> Yeah! What the hell? Oh wait, reality prevails. Sealand Internet Laws from HavenCo's web site "The Principality of Sealand is a non-DMCA country. However, it's information services are government regulated and specifically exclude activities such as: No pornography that would be considered illegal within the EU. No infringement of copyright. This includes warez sites and listing sites that index copyrighted material. No SPAM or unsolicited advertising, including opt-out e-mail lists. No hacking including port scans or network vulnerability testing, distributing viruses, phishing sites. No material that is obscene, threatening, abusive, libelous, or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense. "</p> deacon_priest said: “I guess this HavenCo. company would be perfect for child pornographers, terrorists and any other illegal activities since it seems to have no laws and rules at all. Welcome All smut peddlers, welcome all you terrorist scums….Welcome to HavenCo.”

Yeah! What the hell? Oh wait, reality prevails.

Sealand Internet Laws from HavenCo’s web site
“The Principality of Sealand is a non-DMCA country. However, it’s information services are government regulated and specifically exclude activities such as:

No pornography that would be considered illegal within the EU.

No infringement of copyright. This includes warez sites and listing sites that index copyrighted material.

No SPAM or unsolicited advertising, including opt-out e-mail lists.

No hacking including port scans or network vulnerability testing, distributing viruses, phishing sites.

No material that is obscene, threatening, abusive, libelous, or encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense. “

]]> By: deacon_priest http://www.damninteresting.com/the-history-of-sealand/#comment-11718 deacon_priest Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:59:30 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=188#comment-11718 <p>I guess this HavenCo. company would be perfect for child pornographers, terrorists and any other illegal activities since it seems to have no laws and rules at all. Welcome All smut peddlers, welcome all you terrorist scums....Welcome to HavenCo.</p> I guess this HavenCo. company would be perfect for child pornographers, terrorists and any other illegal activities since it seems to have no laws and rules at all. Welcome All smut peddlers, welcome all you terrorist scums….Welcome to HavenCo.

]]> By: alberto http://www.damninteresting.com/the-history-of-sealand/#comment-11677 alberto Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:45:09 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=188#comment-11677 <p>This really an interesting article. I understand that now the Royal Family and rest of the Island's population are living in mainland UK. I have read that the people's of Sealand haven't paid taxes to the UK Government for years. And I know the founder of the tiny Constitutional Monarchy of Sealand is now in bad health conditions. I wonder if the whole of the family and inhabitants make good use of the NHS which funded by the taxes that instead WE all have to pay, or if they actually pay for their own health care --considering that they are not even part of the EU, and therefore they shouldn't enjoy free health care at all, unless, e.g, full-time studends. My question applies to most public services they make use of when in the UK. And especially, in case they pay, if clinics and doctors accept payments in Sealand Dollars... which I doubt. Ideas?</p> This really an interesting article. I understand that now the Royal Family and rest of the Island’s population are living in mainland UK. I have read that the people’s of Sealand haven’t paid taxes to the UK Government for years. And I know the founder of the tiny Constitutional Monarchy of Sealand is now in bad health conditions. I wonder if the whole of the family and inhabitants make good use of the NHS which funded by the taxes that instead WE all have to pay, or if they actually pay for their own health care –considering that they are not even part of the EU, and therefore they shouldn’t enjoy free health care at all, unless, e.g, full-time studends. My question applies to most public services they make use of when in the UK. And especially, in case they pay, if clinics and doctors accept payments in Sealand Dollars… which I doubt. Ideas?

]]>