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1997 SESSION
HB 1638 Information infrastructure providers; restrictions on use of service.
Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Trade and commerce; information infrastructure providers; restrictions on use of service; penalties. Permits the provider of an "information infrastructure service" to seek and recover monetary damages from any person who utilizes a provider's service and violates any express content or utilization restriction (i) which the provider has placed on the use of such service and (ii) of which such person has received notice prior to utilizing such service. For each violation, the provider may recover $500 or actual damages, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs. As used in this bill, an "information infrastructure service" is any service furnished via the Internet, the World Wide Web, Usenet, bulletin board services, on-line services, or any similar telecommunications, cable or computerized network.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/97 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/20/96 970551324 pdf
- 01/27/97 House: Floor substitute printed 970621324-H1 (Marshall) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/97 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/20/96 970551324
- 01/08/97 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 01/21/97 House: Reported from C. I. B. w/amds. (21-Y 1-N)
- 01/22/97 House: Read first time
- 01/23/97 House: Read second time
- 01/23/97 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/23/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/24/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/97 House: Read second time
- 01/27/97 House: Substitute by Mr. Marshall agreed to 970621324-H1
- 01/27/97 House: Floor substitute printed 970621324-H1 (Marshall)
- 01/27/97 House: Committee amendments void
- 01/27/97 House: Engrossed by House - fl. sub. (Marshall) 970621324-H1
- 01/28/97 House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 01/28/97 House: Rereferred to Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/03/97 House: No action taken by Corporations, Insurance and Banking by voice vote