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Old 03-11-2008, 11:11 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Thank you Monica & Sedo.

We, as individuals, have very little power with the US government. Things only get done if it is something huge, like Meghan's Law, or huge corporations back it, like the Snowe Bill.

It's good to see corporations like Sedo stepping up to fight falsely named legislation (yeah, it's really an "Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act" ). Hopefully other companies who have a lot to lose from this will also step up (Registrars, advertising agencies like Google and Yahoo) and help defend the rights of the muted "little" guy.

People also need to realize that this bill is a redundant bill, the main points are already illegal. Phishing is illegal, so why make it illegal again and cyber / typo squatting are already against ICANN and WIPO policies and is currently enforced. This is just a ticket to legalize cyberqsuatting for large corporations.
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