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.
>