March 26, 2003

Go Directly to Jail

Use misleading domain name, go to jail?: "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..."

Use a Firewall, Go to Jail!: "if you encrypt your email, you're in violation; if you use a secure connection to pick up your email, you're in violation; anything that concealed the origin or destination of any communication from your ISP would be illegal..." -- is this in response to this?

DMCA critics decry state-level proposals: Opponents of the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act say they're disturbed by proposals for similar laws at the state level. But proponents say they're overreacting.

See also: A Trail of Cookies? Cover Your Tracks [NYT]


Previous Posts

  • TLA goes international:
  • Hey Jack, Leave the CONSUMERS ALONE!
  • Terry Fisher on Domain Name Conflicts
  • My Two Cents:
  • Nanopublisher unearths NY Press' Hidden Text
  • Findlaw Commentary:
  • Setting Up Internet Cafes in the Desert
  • Excellent Q ala Search King from MicroDoc News
  • Ben on Blogging
  • Howard finds the follow up to last week's look at lawyer blogs