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[IP] more on if this is the same bill we talked about Accuweather is STRETCHING the truth





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From: Dennis Allison <allison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: June 9, 2005 1:39:16 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ip ip <ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] more on if this is the same bill we talked about Accuweather is STRETCHING the truth


On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, David Farber wrote:


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From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

It's the same bill.  Section 2(b) says "The Secretary of Commerce
shall not provide, or assist other entities in providing, a product
or service (other than a product or service described in subsection
(a)(1)) that is or could be provided by the private sector".

                     ^^^^^^^^

This is incredibly broad language.  By my reading, taken literaly, it
would prevent the Secretary of Commerce from providing any product or
service other than those specifically called out in subsection (a)(1)
since it is reasonable to expect that any product or service the Commerce
Department is able to provide could be provided by the private sector.




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