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NY S00457
Bill
Status
6/5/2017
Primary Sponsor
Catharine Young
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AI Summary
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Amends Penal Law § 250.55 to add a new offense: disseminating an obscene image of a person to an internet website without that person's knowledge or consent.
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Defines "obscene" using the same standard as Penal Law § 235.00.
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Makes the offense a class A misdemeanor, consistent with existing unlawful surveillance image dissemination penalties.
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Exempts interactive computer services, information services, and telecommunication services from liability for content posted by third parties, citing 47 U.S.C. § 230(f)(2) and 47 U.S.C. § 153.
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Takes effect November 1 following enactment.
Legislative Description
Includes in class A misdemeanor of dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the second degree, the dissemination of an image of a person to a computer network internet website that is obscene, without the consent or knowledge of the person in the image.
Last Action
COMMITTED TO RULES
6/20/2018