- From: Craig A Summerhill <craig@cni.org>
- Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 12:00:32 -0400 (EDT)
- To: uri@bunyip.com
On Tue, 14 May 96, Masataka Ohta <mohta@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp> wrote: > > > > A bill that is rapidly making its way through the California > > Legislature would impose fines and legal fees on Internet users whose > > USER-ID, domain name or email address happens to be a registered > > trade name or trademark. > > Seemingly, now is the time to move IANA outside of California > or USA. > > What can the California Legislature do agaist it? > > Masataka Ohta Unfortunately, it is not as simple as all that. Traditionally, the California legislature serves as a good litmus test for national laws in the United States. Nearly all legislation which is passed in the California legislature is ultimately introduced in the United States Congress in the same or similar format shortly thereafter. In fact, there is already *similar* legislation in committee in the U.S. Senate at this time. -- Craig A. Summerhill, Systems Coordinator and Program Officer Coalition for Networked Information 21 Dupont Circle, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 Internet: craig@cni.org AT&Tnet (202) 296-5098
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