IP: more on President Clinton Signs Anti-Cybersqatting Bill Into Law

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Thats the way I read it djf



> Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1999 14:03:50 -0500
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: Mikki Barry <ooblick () netpolicy com>
> Subject: Re: IP: President Clinton Signs Anti-Cybersqatting Bill Into Law
>
> > > While primarily associated with big-name private corporations,
> > > cybersquatting has also been a problem for the higher-education community.
> > > Some universities have had trouble with so-called lampoon Internet sites
> > > that seek to disparage the schools.  As part of the law's guidelines for
> > > determining whether cybersquatting took place, courts may consider the
> > > intent to tarnish or create confusion over the source of a trademark or
> > > Internet site. Other important provisions in the new law include:
>
>
> In other words, the right to parody, "lampoon" or criticize is available 
> in all media except for the Internet.