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Congress May Require ISPs To Block Certain Fraud Sites
FutureDomain writes "A bill which just passed the House Financial Services Committee would require Internet Service Providers to block access to sites hosting financial scams that pose as members of the government-backed Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). The bill, called the Investor Protection Act and sponsored by Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), is broad enough to block not only websites, but email and any other 'electronic material.' 'Internet providers are also worried that Kanjorski's requirement — and the accompanying civil penalties and injunctions — would apply even if the blocking is not technically feasible.'"
'Internet providers are also worried that Kanjorski's requirement — and the accompanying civil penalties and injunctions — would apply even if the blocking is not technically feasible.'"
They shouldn't be worried. The government almost never passes laws which cannot be enforced. They've got a pretty good grasp on technology.
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Nigeria would turn them over, but is demanding advance fees for the process and paperwork involved.
Sounds like Kanjorski is going full retard.
"He's lost in a 'floyd hole"
Will the bailed out banks get an exemption?
The AACS key is NOT 0xF606EEFD628B1CA427BEA93A9CA9773F
If they're trying to protect us from criminals and scammers, wouldn't BLOCKING .gov be a better solution? (snare drum)
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TFA has an addendum that basically says the congressman that introduced the provision didn't understand the implications of what he wrote, and is planning on revising it based on input from the industry.
By the industry, I'm fairly sure he means us, not the RIAA.
"pack of bureaucrats"
I don't think the collective noun is "pack". Let me be the first to suggest a SLIME of bureaucrats.
The DMCA started with the best of intentions.
Sorry, you lost me there.
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