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Old 03-12-2008, 10:47 PM   #214 (permalink)
bwhhisc
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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks View Post
I had to laugh at one of the comments on the Senator's blog. It said something to the effect that the bill would "decimate the domain industry." LOL. Who cares? As far as the Senator knows, the domain industry IS cybersquatters.
That is not the way to win the war.
The way to win this war is to talk about how the bill threatens legitimate small business. Lawmakers can understand that.
GOOD COMMENT, you hit the nail right on the head. I started my letters to our Senators as follows:

Dear Senator _________:
I am writing as a small business owner in South Carolina who is also a professional website and domain developer. I wish to express my strong concern and opposition to S. 2661, the “Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act”, introduced by Senator Snowe on February 25, 2008 and referred to the Commerce Committee.

I closed with a list of a half dozen of our active business websites....
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