Worst Web Laws Revealed?

April 24, 2007 | 10:43 PM

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The 463 Blog reports that Santa Clara University cyber-law expert Eric Goldman has come up with a list of the 10 worst U.S. Internet laws on the books. Here's a quick rundown of the most egregious offenders (in his opinion, of course). Click here to read his detailed explanations. Do you agree? Disagree? Post a comment!

10. E-Sign
9. DMCA Online Safe Harbors
8. Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
7. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Anti-Circumvention
6. Electronic Communications Privacy Act
5. Utah Digital Signatures Act
4. Anti-Kid Spam Laws in Utah and Michigan
3. Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002
2. Utah/Alaska Anti-Adware Laws
1. Communications Decency Act

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