H.R. 1525: | Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 |
110th Congress 2007-2008 |
To amend title 18, United States Code, to discourage spyware, and for other purposes.
OverviewSponsor: | | Text: | Summary
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Full Text | Cost: | less than
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per American in 2008.
| Status: |  | Introduced | Mar 14, 2007 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments | | Reported by Committee | May 2, 2007 | | Passed House | May 22, 2007 |  | Senate Vote | (did not occur) | | Signed by President | (did not occur) |
This bill never became law.
This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions
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| Last Action: | May 23, 2007:
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Related: | See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms
that have been applied to this bill.
Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. | Votes: | May 22, 2007:
This bill passed in the House of Representatives by voice vote.
A record of each representative's position was not kept.
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Question & Answer 
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Nov 1, 2008 5:01 AM - How does H.R. 1525 benefit the average PC user since we already had Computer Fraud and Abuse Act? That Act did not seem to help the average user much so why would H.R. 1525? -
Answer it!Nov 10, 2008 3:21 PM - How would this bill help stop spyware from overseas where much of it is generated? -
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Sources of Influence
MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations
have taken a stance on this bill:
| Support | Oppose |
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Direct Marketing Association U.S. Chamber of Commerce Charles Schwab American Bankers Association National Retail Federation Internet Alliance Magazine Publishers of America American Association of Advertising Agencies Cyber Security Industry Alliance Business Software Alliance Interactive Advertising Bureau TACODA Inc. |
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H.R. 1525--110th Congress: Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007.
(2007).
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Retrieved Nov 21, 2009, from
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"H.R. 1525--110th Congress: Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007."
GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation).
2007.
Nov 21, 2009
<http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1525>
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