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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2252B. Misleading domain names on the Internet
(a) Whoever knowingly uses a misleading domain name on the
Internet with the intent to deceive a person into viewing material
constituting obscenity shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.
(b) Whoever knowingly uses a misleading domain name on the
Internet with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material
that is harmful to minors on the Internet shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than 4 years, or both.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a domain name that includes
a word or words to indicate the sexual content of the site, such as
"sex" or "porn", is not misleading.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "material that is
harmful to minors" means any communication, consisting of nudity,
sex, or excretion, that, taken as a whole and with reference to its
context -
(1) predominantly appeals to a prurient interest of minors;
(2) is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult
community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material
for minors; and
(3) lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific
value for minors.
(e) For the purposes of subsection (d), the term "sex" means acts
of masturbation, sexual intercourse, or physcial (!1) contact with
a person's genitals, or the condition of human male or female
genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.
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