| Communications
Privacy and Consumer Empowerment Act, H.R. 1964 (introduced June 19,
1997) |
Would require
Internet Access Providers to offer screening software to customers
with children. |
| E-Rate
Policy and Child Protection Act of 1998, H.R. 3442 (introduced Mar.
11, 1998) |
Would require
schools and libraries receiving universal service support for discounted
telecommunications services to establish policies governing access
to material that is inappropriate for children. |
| Family-Friendly
Internet Access Act, H.R. 1180 (introduced March 20, 1997) |
Would require
Internet Service Providers to offer screening software to subscribers. |
| Internet
Freedom and Child Protection Act, H.R. 774 (introduced Feb. 13, 1997) |
Would require
Internet Service Providers to offer screening software to subscribers. |
| Internet
Protection Act, H.R. 2372 (introduced July 31, 1997) |
Would restrict
regulation of the Internet by state and federal governments. |
| Safe
Schools Internet Act, H.R.
3177 (introduced Feb. 11, 1998), S.
1619 (introduced Feb. 9, 1998) |
Would require
schools to install systems to filter or block inappropriate Internet
material on school computers. |
| Collections
of Information Antipiracy Act, H.R. 2652 (introduced Oct. 9, 1997) |
Would amend copyright
law to create liability for extracting or using in commerce information
gathered or maintained by another through investment of resources
so as to cause harm. |
| Copyright
Act, 17 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq. (1976) |
Contains all
federal statutes regarding copyright law. |
| Digital
Copyright Clarification and Technology Education Act, S. 1146 (introduced
Sept. 3, 1997) |
Would limit the
liability of Internet Service Providers for copyright infringement,
expand the fair use by teachers and librarians of copyrighted works,
and amend federal copyright law to implement the 1996 WIPO Copyright
Treaty. |
| Digital
Era Copyright Enhancement Act, H.R. 3048 (introduced Nov. 11, 1997) |
Would change
copyright law to address fair use in the digital transmission context,
affect enforcibility of shrinkwrap licenses, and protect copyright
management information. |
| On-Line
Copyright Liability Limitation Act, H.R. 2180 (introduced July 17,
1997) |
Would exempt
Internet Service Providers such as bulletin board operators from liability
for copyright infringement. |
| On-Line
Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, H.R. 3209 (introduced
Feb. 12, 1998) |
Would limit liability
of internet service provider based solely on the intermediate storage
of material and protect the provider from claims based on the removal
of material believed to be infringing. |
| Bill
regarding pornography, S. 1482 (introduced Nov. 8, 1997) |
Would prohibit online commercial distribution of pornographic material to minors under age 17. |
| Bill regarding sexual predators, S. 1356, H.R.
2791 (both introduced Oct. 31, 1997) |
Would prohibit
Internet Service Providers from providing services to sexually violent
predators. |
| Child
Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act of 1998, H.R. 3494 (introduced
Mar. 18, 1998) |
Criminalizes
contacting a minor for sexual purposes or transferring obscene material
including computer pornography to a minor. |
| Computer
Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1030 (1986) |
Prohibits computer
fraud, including unauthorized use, access, and transmissions. |
| Identity
Piracy Act of 1998, H.R. 3551 (introduced Mar. 25, 1998) |
Would establish
federal offense of identity theft and deceptive assumption. |
| Internet
Gambling Prohibition Act, S.
474 (introduced March 19, 1997), H.R.
2380 (introduced Sept. 3, 1997) |
Would criminalize
placing or receiving bets or wagers on the Internet. |
| Protecting
Children from Internet Predators Act, H.R. 2815 (introduced Nov. 5,
1997) |
Would penalize
using the Internet to target children under 16 years of age for sexually
explicit messages or contacts. |
| Communications
Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. Sec. 230 (1996) |
Part of Telecom
Act of 1996; protects Internet service providers from liability for
defamatory messages posted by third party subscribers. |
| Data
Privacy Act, H.R. 2368 (introduced July 31, 1997) |
Would create
Internet industry working group to establish voluntary guidelines
regarding junk email. |
| Electronic
Mailbox Protection Act, S. 875 (introduced June 11, 1997) |
Would regulate spam and deceptive e-mails. |
| Netizens
Protection Act, H.R. 1748 (introduced May 22, 1997) |
Would prohibit junk e-mail and spam. |
| Unsolicited
Commercial Electronic Mail Choice Act, S. 771 (introduced May 21,
1997) |
Would require that sender of junk e-mail include term "advertisement" on subject
line. |
| Arms
Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. Sec. 2778 (1997) |
Original source
of the government's export controls of encryption technology as defense
articles, along with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(ITAR), 22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130. |
| Digital
Signature and Electronic Authentication Law (SEAL) of 1998, H.R. 3472
(introduced Mar. 17, 1998) |
Would facilitate
the use of digital signatures by financial institutions. |
| Encrypted
Communications Privacy Act, S. 376 (introduced Feb. 27, 1997) |
Would prohibit
mandatory key escrow and release of decryption keys to government
officials without a court order. |
| Promotion
of Commerce On-Line in the Digital Era (Pro-CODE), S. 377 (introduced
Feb. 27, 1997) |
Would prohibit
encryption export controls, mandatory key escrow, and individual licenses
to export encryption technology. |
| Secure
Public Networks Act, S. 909 (introduced June 16, 1997) |
Would reduce
export controls to 56-bit key length. |
| Security
and Freedom through Encryption (SAFE) Act, H.R. 695 (introduced Feb.
12, 1997) |
Would reduce
export controls. |
| American
Family Privacy Act, H.R. 1330 (introduced April 15, 1997) |
Would prohibit
federal officers and employees from providing online access to information
from Social Security accounts, earnings and benefit statements, and
tax returns. |
| Communications
Privacy and Consumer Empowerment Act, H.R. 1964 (introduced June 19,
1997) |
Would direct
the Federal Trade Commission to protect privacy of consumers on the
Internet. |
| Consumer
Internet Privacy Protection Act, H.R. 98 (introduced Jan. 7, 1997) |
Would prohibit interactive computer services from disclosing personal information
about subscribers. |
| Data
Privacy Act, H.R. 2368 (introduced July 31, 1997) |
Would create Internet industry working group to establish voluntary guidelines
regarding the commercial use of personal information. |
| Electronic
Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2510-2711 (1988) |
Prohibits interception
and disclosure of wire and electronic communications. |
| Electronic
Freedom of Information Act, P.L. 104-231 (1996) |
Amends FOIA to require the government to provide information to the public in an
electronic format if possible. |
| Federal
Internet Privacy Protection Act, H.R. 1367 (introduced April 17, 1997) |
Would prohibit federal agencies from releasing online any educational, financial,
medical, or employment records of an individual. |
| Privacy
Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000aa (1980) |
Prohibits government officers and employees from warrantless searches and seizures of public communications in absence of probable cause or emergency. |
| Social
Security On-Line Privacy Protection Act, H.R. 1287 (introduced April
10, 1997) |
Would prohibit interactive computer services from disclosing Social Security numbers
and information protected by such numbers. |
| Internet
Tax Freedom Act, S.
442, H.R.
1054 (both introduced March 13, 1997) |
Would establish
a national policy against state and local government interference
with e-commerce, such as by taxation. |
| Tax-Free
Internet Act, H.R. 995 (introduced March 6, 1997) |
Would prohibit
federal taxation of Internet service fees. |
| Safe
Schools Internet Act, H.R.
3177 (introduced Feb. 11, 1998), S. 1619 (introduced Feb. 9, 1998) |
Would require
schools to install systems to filter or block inappropriate Internet
material on school computers. |
| Telecommunications
Act, P.L. 104-104 (1996) |
Deregulated the
telecommunications industry to foster competition; promotes universal
service of telecommunications and the Internet to schools and libraries;
includes the Communications
Decency Act which prohibits sending obscene messages to minors
on the Internet. |
| Telecommunications
Trade Act, 19 U.S.C. Sec. 3101 (1988) |
Promotes freer
international trade in telecom products and services. |
| Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1051-1127 (1946) |
Contains all federal statutes regarding trademark law. |
| Federal
Trademark Dilution Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1125(c) (1995) |
Protects famous
marks from dilution even if no likelihood of confusion or competition
exists. |
