Utah Bans Keyword Advertising

Eric Goldman writes "Last month, Utah passed a law banning keyword advertising. Rep. Dan Eastman, the Utah legislator who sponsored the law, believes competitive keyword advertising is the equivalent of corporate identity theft, causing searchers to be (in his words) 'carjacked' and 'shanghaied' by advertisers. He also takes a swipe at the EFF, dismissing its critique of the law as 'criticism from the fringes.'"

Comments

Re:Three little words.

[zakezuke]

Tune in to next week's installment of "Adventures in Utah" - you never know what those wacky Mormons are going to do next! Will they fight off evil by taking away its beer, or will the sight of a boobie in Manti bring about the apocalypse? Find out in next week's hilarious episode!

Well... I do have family in Utah. It's true it's strongly a Mormon state with people in office who employ strong mormon values, among which is an aversion to drinking. I was told there was a law passed where all mixed drinks had to be made from small bottles. On the one had, it was good these drinks were metered in a consistent way. On the other hand, small bottles typicaly are two shots. So not only was the taste of a gin and tonic thrown off, but those who thought they only had two mixed drinks at dinner actually had four.

So, the moral of the story is, those who have no experence with a product should not regulate it.

Re:Can't be

[Winckle]

-1 Funny?

You cause negative humour.