LAST MONTH MARKETERS narrowly dodged a legislative bullet when HR 1606, the Online Freedom of Speech Act, was defeated. Had it passed, holiday season e-mails and other online efforts would have been rendered significantly less effective. I’ve quoted the bill here in its entirety, but don’t spend too much time trying to glean either its meanings or ramifications. Part of what made it so insidious was all the room it left for interpretation.
It read:
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