[registrars] the "Truth in Domain Names Act of 2003"
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S.800
Title: A bill to prevent the use of a misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a person into viewing obscenity on the Internet. Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] (introduced 4/7/2003) Cosponsors: (none) Latest Major Action: 4/7/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 108TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 800 To prevent the use of a misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a person into viewing obscenity on the Internet>. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 7, 2003 Mr. HATCH introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prevent the use of a misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a person into viewing obscenity on the <Internet>. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. The Act may be cited as the "Truth in Domain Names Act of 2003". SEC. 2. FALSE OR MISLEADING DOMAIN NAMES ON THE INTERNET. (a) IN GENERAL.-Chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2252A the following: "§ 2252B. False or misleading domain names on the <Internet> "(a) Whoever knowingly uses a misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a person into viewing obscenity on the <Internet> shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. "(b) Whoever knowingly uses a misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors on the <Internet> shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 4 years, or both. "(c) For the purposes of this section, a domain name that includes a word or words to indicate the sexual content of the site, such as `sex´ or `porn´, is not misleading. "(d) For the purposes of this section, the term `material that is harmful to minors´ means any communication that-
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.-The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the time relating to section 2252A the following new item: |