3.0.0 3027 2023-01-11T13:16:31Z 2023-01-11T13:16:31Z Senate S S 2010-02-23 111 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-02-24T00:09:15Z Informed P2P User Act 111 1319 HR 2009-12-09 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2010-02-23 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2010-02-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2010-02-23 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2010-03-03 False C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2010-03-16 False Commerce Computers and information technology Consumer affairs Right of privacy Commerce 00 2010-02-23 Introduced in Senate 2010-04-14T19:24:19Z P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act - Makes it unlawful for any commercial entity that developed a file sharing program or distributed such a program (if the distributor is owned by the developing entity) to install, make available for installation, or download a file sharing program without: (1) immediately before program installation or downloading, providing conspicuous notice that the program allows files to be searched and copied by one or more other computers and obtaining informed consent to the installation; and (2) immediately before initial activation of a file sharing function of the program, providing conspicuous notice of which files will be made available and obtaining informed consent.

Exempts: (1) modifications or upgrades of a program that was originally installed in compliance with this Act, provided certain requirements are met; and (2) pre-installed software.

Makes it unlawful for such an entity to prevent the reasonable efforts of an owner or authorized user to block the installation of such a program or to prevent such a user from having a reasonable way to disable or remove the program.

Makes this Act non-applicable to lawfully authorized investigative, protective, and intelligence activities of U.S. intelligence agencies or of U.S. and state law enforcement agencies.

Treats a violation of this Act as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Prohibits construing this Act to limit or supersede any other federal or state law.

]]> P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act Display Title P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing programs without first providing notice and obtaining consent from an owner or authorized user of the computer. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act Introduced in Senate 2010-02-23T05:00:00Z 2010-02-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.