On 19 February 2014, Jim Watkins, as chairman of N.T. know-how, Inc., 2channel's area registrar, seized 2channel's domain.[21] He took whole Regulate in excess of the web site, relieved Nishimura of all power, and assumed the role of Web site administrator.[21] Watkins claimed that Nishimura had failed to pay him cash owed which led for the seizure