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Assembly Bill A10667

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits domain front running

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2023-A10667 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §147, add §148-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A374

2023-A10667 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any person or entity from registering, reserving, or otherwise acquiring a domain name based on knowledge acquired through non-public information of a third party's interest in that domain name.

2023-A10667 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10667
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 22, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Vanel) --
   read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and
   Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to prohibiting
   domain front running
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section  147  of  the  general business law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. "NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION" SHALL MEAN INFORMATION THAT IS NOT READILY
 ACCESSIBLE BY THE PUBLIC  OR  INFORMATION  THAT  IS  MADE  AVAILABLE  TO
 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UPON PAYMENT OF A FEE.
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 148-a
 to read as follows:
   § 148-A. DOMAIN FRONT RUNNING PROHIBITED. 1. NO PERSON OR ENTITY SHALL
 REGISTER, RESERVE, OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE A DOMAIN NAME BASED ON KNOWLEDGE
 ACQUIRED  THROUGH  NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION OF A THIRD PARTY'S INTEREST IN
 THAT DOMAIN NAME.
   2. A PERSON OR ENTITY SHALL BE ONLY LIABLE FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF THIS SECTION IF SUCH PERSON OR ENTITY  IS  THE  DOMAIN  NAME
 REGISTRANT OR SUCH REGISTRANT'S AUTHORIZED LICENSEE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15914-01-4

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