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Yes, but (not having seen the text of the bill), the reporting implies that there is no requirement of mens rea.

If they're removing safe harbor provisions that protect some kind of clearinghouse (like a message form) from being responsible for what member post, then it must necessarily have no requirement for mens rea.




Yes, but (not having seen the text of the bill), the reporting implies...

That doesn't strike me as a very reliable basis for discussion. I have an extremely low opinion of the media's ability or desire to accurately report on legislative or judicial matters. Regarding this bill (which I have read), I'm struck by the poor reporting of the new procedural safeguards for defendants and checks upon the activity of law enforcement. I don't think I'd support this bill, but reports so far are giving readers a very lopsided view of it.


In fact, what it would be doing is redefining "guilty". You'd be of guilty mind when the crime you intended to commit was sharing a URL.




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