Word: bille
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...WHAT THEY GOT] --HIGH-TECH, HANDS DOWN The law gives firms 90 days to fix glitches before being sued, limits punitive damages against small firms, holds companies liable only for their fair share (big outfits won't pay the whole bill) and limits class-action suits...
...UPSHOT] The law was signed in July after close call on whether the White House would veto it. Congressional Democrats initially opposed the bill, but critics say the lure of high-tech donations made many of them supporters...
...individuals claiming their names have been misappropriated in Web addresses. In April a federal court took wwwpainewebber.com (missing a period to distinguish it from the investment company's site) away from a porn website. And the House of Representatives last week passed the Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act, a bill that would give broad power to trademark holders to go after cybersquatters...
...banned, such as profiteers' hijacking celebrity names in order to direct traffic to for-profit sites selling vitamins or other products. People have a right of publicity--the right to control the use of their name and likeness for commercial purposes--and it should apply online. The new House bill would rightly strengthen this kind of protection...
...names many companies have dibs on. That's what happened to David Sams, a Los Angeles man who registered veronica.org for his 22-month-old daughter. Archie Comics threatened to sue, claiming it had the right to Veronica--and Archie, Jughead and Betty. The company backed down, but the bill passed by the House would make it easier for a company in Archie Comics' position...