Flawed Anti-Phishing Bill Confuses
March 12, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Leadership
Reported by The Electronic Frontier Foundation;
A Free Speech Double Whammy: Flawed Anti-Phishing Bill Would Dilute Trademark Fair Use and Anonymity Protections
“Congress is contemplating a so-called “Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act” (APCPA) that takes an odd view of consumer protection. In the name of stopping phishing schemes, Senator Olympia Snowe has introduced S. 2661, a bill that would expand trademark law, limit consumer access to information about competitive products, and eviscerate key protections for anonymous speech.”
Sounds worthy enough at first glance but - “Co-sponsors are Senators Bill Nelson and Ted Stevens (yes, THAT Ted Stevens).” More on that in a moment…
