Senate Bill S1171A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to file-sharing applications

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S1171 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7384
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §349-f, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6930, A11252
2011-2012: S4435, A2916
2015-2016: A4253
2017-2018: A3324

2013-S1171 - Summary

Adds provisions relating to computer file-sharing applications.

2013-S1171 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1171 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1171

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  file-sharing
  applications

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
349-e to read as follows:
  S 349-E.  FILE-SHARING  APPLICATIONS.  1.  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  THIS
SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A)  "COVERED FILE-SHARING PROGRAM" MEANS A COMPUTER PROGRAM, APPLICA-
TION, OR SOFTWARE THAT IS MARKETED OR DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT
ENABLES: (I) A FILE OR FILES ON THE  COMPUTER  ON  WHICH  SUCH  PROGRAM,
APPLICATION,  OR SOFTWARE IS INSTALLED TO BE DESIGNATED AS AVAILABLE FOR
SEARCHING BY AND COPYING TO ONE OR MORE OTHER COMPUTERS; (II) THE TRANS-
MISSION OF SUCH DESIGNATED FILES DIRECTLY TO ONE OR MORE  OTHER  COMPUT-
ERS;  AND  (III)  A  USER TO REQUEST THE TRANSMISSION OF SUCH DESIGNATED
FILES DIRECTLY FROM ONE OR MORE OTHER  COMPUTERS.  COVERED  FILE-SHARING
PROGRAM DOES NOT MEAN A PROGRAM, APPLICATION OR SOFTWARE DESIGNED PRIMA-
RILY  TO  OPERATE AS A SERVER THAT IS ACCESSIBLE OVER THE INTERNET USING
THE INTERNET DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM, TO TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE EMAIL  MESSAGES,
INSTANT MESSAGING, REAL-TIME AUDIO OR VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, OR REAL-TIME
VOICE  COMMUNICATIONS,  OR  TO  PROVIDE  NETWORK  OR  COMPUTER SECURITY,
NETWORK MANAGEMENT, HOSTING AND BACKUP SERVICES,  MAINTENANCE,  DIAGNOS-
TICS,  TECHNICAL  SUPPORT  OR REPAIR, OR TO DETECT OR PREVENT FRAUDULENT
ACTIVITIES.
  (B) "COVERED ENTITY" MEANS: (I) A PERSON, PARTNERSHIP,  FIRM,  ASSOCI-
ATION,  OR CORPORATION THAT DEVELOPS A COVERED FILE-SHARING PROGRAM; AND
(II) A PERSON,  PARTNERSHIP,  FIRM,  ASSOCIATION,  OR  CORPORATION  THAT
DISSEMINATES  OR DISTRIBUTES A COVERED FILE-SHARING PROGRAM AND IS OWNED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2013-S1171A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7384
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §349-f, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6930, A11252
2011-2012: S4435, A2916
2015-2016: A4253
2017-2018: A3324

2013-S1171A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds provisions relating to computer file-sharing applications.

2013-S1171A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1171A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1171--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
  recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Protection in accordance with
  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  file-sharing
  applications

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
349-f to read as follows:
  S 349-F.  FILE-SHARING  APPLICATIONS.  1.  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  THIS
SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A)  "COVERED FILE-SHARING PROGRAM" MEANS A COMPUTER PROGRAM, APPLICA-
TION, OR SOFTWARE THAT IS MARKETED OR DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT
ENABLES: (I) A FILE OR FILES ON THE  COMPUTER  ON  WHICH  SUCH  PROGRAM,
APPLICATION,  OR SOFTWARE IS INSTALLED TO BE DESIGNATED AS AVAILABLE FOR
SEARCHING BY AND COPYING TO ONE OR MORE OTHER COMPUTERS; (II) THE TRANS-
MISSION OF SUCH DESIGNATED FILES DIRECTLY TO ONE OR MORE  OTHER  COMPUT-
ERS;  AND  (III)  A  USER TO REQUEST THE TRANSMISSION OF SUCH DESIGNATED
FILES DIRECTLY FROM ONE OR MORE OTHER  COMPUTERS.  COVERED  FILE-SHARING
PROGRAM DOES NOT MEAN A PROGRAM, APPLICATION OR SOFTWARE DESIGNED PRIMA-
RILY  TO  OPERATE AS A SERVER THAT IS ACCESSIBLE OVER THE INTERNET USING
THE INTERNET DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM, TO TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE EMAIL  MESSAGES,
INSTANT MESSAGING, REAL-TIME AUDIO OR VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, OR REAL-TIME
VOICE  COMMUNICATIONS,  OR  TO  PROVIDE  NETWORK  OR  COMPUTER SECURITY,
NETWORK MANAGEMENT, HOSTING AND BACKUP SERVICES,  MAINTENANCE,  DIAGNOS-
TICS,  TECHNICAL  SUPPORT  OR REPAIR, OR TO DETECT OR PREVENT FRAUDULENT
ACTIVITIES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05489-02-4
              

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