Amendment makes it a criminal act to knowingly use a misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a person into viewing obscenity on the Internet or knowingly deceive a minor into viewing material on the Internet that is harmful to minors.

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Amendment Number
18
Description
Amendment makes it a criminal act to knowingly use a misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a person into viewing obscenity on the Internet or knowingly deceive a minor into viewing material on the Internet that is harmful to minors.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-48 to make it a criminal act to knowingly use a misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a person into viewing obscenity on the Internet. The amendment also makes it a criminal act to knowingly use a misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material on the Internet that is harmful to minors. A domain name that includes a word or words to indicate the sexual content of the site is not considered misleading.
Congress
108
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 27, 2003
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Pence amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
11:41:24
Submitted Date
Mar 27, 2003
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Sep 29, 2021
Amendment 18 — Informed