H.B. 1320                                               VETOES

(I)      A COMMERCIAL PRODUCT;

(II)     A COMMERCIAL SERVICE;

(III)   THE CONTENT ON AN INTERNET WEBSITE; OR

(IV)    A WEBSITE OPERATED FOR A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE.

(3)      "DOMAIN NAME" MEANS ANY ALPHANUMERIC DESIGNATION THAT IS
REGISTERED WITH OR ASSIGNED BY A DOMAIN NAME REGISTRAR, DOMAIN NAME
REGISTRY, OR OTHER DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION AUTHORITY AS PART OF AN
ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESS ON THE INTERNET.

(4)      "ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICE PROVIDER" MEANS ANY PERSON,
INCLUDING AN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, THAT IS AN INTERMEDIARY IN
SENDING AND RECEIVING ELECTRONIC MAIL AND THAT PROVIDES TO THE PUBLIC
THE ABILITY TO SEND OR RECEIVE ELECTRONIC MAIL TO OR FROM AN ELECTRONIC
MAIL ACCOUNT OR ONLINE USER ACCOUNT.

(4) (5) "FINANCIAL INSTITUTION" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS
PROVIDED IN § 1-101 OF THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ARTICLE.

(5) (6) "HEADER INFORMATION" MEANS THE SOURCE, DESTINATION,
AND ROUTING INFORMATION ATTACHED TO AN ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE,
INCLUDING THE ORIGINATING DOMAIN NAME AND ORIGINATING ELECTRONIC MAIL
ADDRESS, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT APPEARS IN THE LINE IDENTIFYING
OR PURPORTING TO IDENTIFY A PERSON INITIATING THE MESSAGE, AND TECHNICAL
INFORMATION THAT AUTHENTICATES THE SENDER OF AN ELECTRONIC MAIL
MESSAGE FOR NETWORK SECURITY OR NETWORK MANAGEMENT PURPOSES.

(6) (I) (7) THE TERM "INITIATE", WHEN USED WITH RESPECT TO A
COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE, MEANS TO ORIGINATE OR TRANSMIT
THE MESSAGE OR TO PROCURE THE ORIGINATION OR TRANSMISSION OF THE
MESSAGE AND DOES NOT INCLUDE ACTIONS THAT CONSTITUTE ROUTINE
CONVEYANCE OF SUCH MESSAGE.

(II) THE TERM "INITIATE" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ACTIONS OF AN
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER USED BY ANOTHER PERSON FOR THE TRANSMISSION,
ROUTING, RELAYING, HANDLING, OR STORING, THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC
TECHNICAL PROCESS OF AN ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE FOR WHICH ANOTHER
PERSON HAS PROVIDED AND SELECTED THE RECIPIENT ELECTRONIC MAIL
ADDRESS.

(7) (8) "INTERNET" MEANS THE INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER
NETWORK OF BOTH FEDERAL AND NONFEDERAL INTEROPERABLE PACKET
SWITCHED DATA NETWORKS.

(8) (9) "INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS" MEANS THE STRING OF
NUMBERS BY WHICH A LOCATION ON THE INTERNET IS IDENTIFIED BY ROUTERS OR
OTHER COMPUTERS CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET.

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