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http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ155/html/PLAW-107publ155.htm http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ155/html/PLAW-107pu... The infamous McCain-Feing
by bcoates 13y ago
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ155/html/PLAW-107publ155.htm http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-107publ155/html/PLAW-107pu...
The infamous McCain-Feingold Act made it unlawful to, among other things, publicly criticize a politician within months of an election, unless you were on a list of exceptions that did not include ordinary corporations. It was the law for nearly a decade until recently being declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
It's a little ambiguous if a mere webpage would count because the rules for internet communications are even less clear than those for traditional media.
- wpietri 13y agoCould you point me to the specific section that you believe outlaws publishing a web page? As far as I could tell, it only outlawed broadcast advertising, which is a very different thing.