Exemptions from 2257 requirements: (from
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...bill=h109-4472)
`(iv) the provision of a telecommunications service, or of an Internet access service or Internet information location tool (as those terms are defined in section 231 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 231)); or
from 47 U.S.C. 231:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/ht...1----000-.html
b) Inapplicability of carriers and other service providers
For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, a person shall not be considered to make any communication for commercial purposes to the extent that such person is?
(1) a telecommunications carrier engaged in the provision of a telecommunications service;
(2) a person engaged in the business of providing an Internet access service;
(3) a person engaged in the business of providing an Internet information location tool; or
(4) similarly engaged in the transmission, storage, retrieval, hosting, formatting, or translation (or any combination thereof) of a communication made by another person, without selection or alteration of the content of the communication, except that such person?s deletion of a particular communication or material made by another person in a manner consistent with subsection (c) of this section or section 230 of this title shall not constitute such selection or alteration of the content of the communication.
From definitions in 47 231:
4) Internet access service
The term ?Internet access service? means a service that enables users to access content, information, electronic mail, or other services offered over the Internet, and may also include access to proprietary content, information, and other services as part of a package of services offered to consumers. Such term does not include telecommunications services.
(5) Internet information location tool
The term ?Internet information location tool? means a service that refers or links users to an online location on the World Wide Web. Such term includes directories, indices, references, pointers, and hypertext links.
Kind of makes my eyes just roll back in my head
