http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/03/sealand-and-havenco/
Rumors suggest that WikiLeaks might try to avoid government power by putting … James Grimmelmann - 3/27/2012, 9:00 PM A few weeks ago, Fox News breathlessly reported that the embattled WikiLeaks operation was looking to start a new life under on the sea. WikiLeaks, the article speculated, might try to escape its legal troubles by putting its servers on Sealand, a World War II anti-aircraft platform seven miles off the English coast in the North Sea, a place that calls itself an independent nation. It sounds perfect for WikiLeaks: a friendly, legally unassailable host with an anything-goes attitude. But readers with a memory of the early 2000s might be wondering, "Didn't someone already try this? How did that work out?" Good questions. From 2000 to 2008, a company called HavenCo did indeed offer no-questions-asked colocation on Sealand... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhCVoKZYYNU Play this one big and loud...
