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by extraduder_ire 254 days ago
Last time I looked up the Bork bill, I read that it was extended to streaming sites during the Obama regime.
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You read wrongly. The 2013 amendment merely allowed customers to consent to disclosure electronically via the Internet. Before then, it had to be in writing. It didn't change 18 USC ยง 2710's explicit application only to a "video tape service provider", and that is how the law still reads today.