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Xenophage · 04-12-2003, 07:11 PM

The Amber Alert bill encountered modest opposition when House Judiciary chairman James Sensenbrenner, decided to turn it into a broader proposal addressing criminal penalties, sex tourism and wiretapping.

The amendment related to domain names is sponsored by Republican Mike Pence, and is similar to a bill he introduced during the last session of Congress and reintroduced this year.

Pence's amendment says that anyone who uses a misleading domain name to try to lure people into visiting an obscene Web site faces up to two years in prison, and anyone who tries to lure a minor to a sexually explicit site that is "harmful to minors" faces up to four years in prison.

It applies to any Internet domain name, including those in non-US country codes like .uk or .nl, and a congressional source predicted it would pass easily during the expected floor vote.

Marv Johnson, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) , says his organisation has not taken a position on the Pence amendment.

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2132558,00.html

chupacabra · 04-12-2003, 07:13 PM

bogo · 04-12-2003, 07:13 PM

Gary · 04-12-2003, 07:15 PM

Shit, so does that mean im gonna have to take down my beast site?
http://www.barney.com

KRL · 04-12-2003, 07:51 PM

Already posted and discussed.

BRISK · 04-12-2003, 08:32 PM

I just wish that I knew what qualifies as a misleading domain name. Obviously a name like whitehouse.com leading to a porn site is misleading, but what about a name like teenfun.com?

04-12-2003, 07:11 PM	#1
Xenophage Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 12,122	new domain law for .nl and .uk as well as .com The Amber Alert bill encountered modest opposition when House Judiciary chairman James Sensenbrenner, decided to turn it into a broader proposal addressing criminal penalties, sex tourism and wiretapping. The amendment related to domain names is sponsored by Republican Mike Pence, and is similar to a bill he introduced during the last session of Congress and reintroduced this year. Pence's amendment says that anyone who uses a misleading domain name to try to lure people into visiting an obscene Web site faces up to two years in prison, and anyone who tries to lure a minor to a sexually explicit site that is "harmful to minors" faces up to four years in prison. It applies to any Internet domain name, including those in non-US country codes like .uk or .nl, and a congressional source predicted it would pass easily during the expected floor vote. Marv Johnson, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) , says his organisation has not taken a position on the Pence amendment. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2132558,00.html

04-12-2003, 07:51 PM	#5
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BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	I just wish that I knew what qualifies as a misleading domain name. Obviously a name like whitehouse.com leading to a porn site is misleading, but what about a name like teenfun.com? __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

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Gary Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kimmykims couch Posts: 6,110	Shit, so does that mean im gonna have to take down my beast site? http://www.barney.com