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18 U.S.C. § 2252B

Misleading domain names on the Internet

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(a) Whoever knowingly uses a misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a person into viewing material constituting obscenity shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.(b) Whoever knowingly uses a misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors on the Internet shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.(c) For the purposes of this section, a domain name that includes a word or words to indicate the sexual content of the site, such as “sex” or “porn”, is not misleading.(d) For the purposes of this section, the term “material that is harmful to minors” means any communication, consisting of nudity, sex, or excretion, that, taken as a whole and with reference to its context—(1) predominantly appeals to a prurient interest of minors;(2) is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for minors; and(3) lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.(e) For the purposes of subsection (d), the term “sex” means acts of masturbation, sexual intercourse, or physcial 11 So in original. Probably should be “physical”. contact with a person’s genitals, or the condition of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.(Added Pub. L. 108–21, title V, § 521(a), Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 686; amended Pub. L. 109–248, title II, § 206(b)(4), July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 614.)Editorial NotesAmendments

2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–248 substituted “10 years” for “4 years”.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 2004–2020 · leading case: United States v. Dodge, 597 F.3d 1347 (11th Cir. 2010).
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United States v. Dodge, 597 F.3d 1347 (11th Cir. 2010). · cites it 5× “§ 1470 and conduct that would *1356 undoubtedly be registerable under 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(b), which criminalizes the use of a “misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors.”
Ashcroft v. Am. Civil Liberties Union, 542 U.S. 656 (2004). “For example, it has enacted a prohibition on misleading Internet domain names, 18 U. S. C. §2252B (2000 ed., Supp. Ill), in order to prevent Web site owners from disguising pornographic Web sites in a way likely to cause uninterested persons to visit them.”
United States v. Dodge, 554 F.3d 1357 (11th Cir. 2009). · cites it 8× “” See 18 U.S.C. § 2252B (enumerated as a “federal offense” requiring SORNA registration in 42 U.”
United States v. Nicholas Schofield, 802 F.3d 722 (5th Cir. 2015). “The Eleventh Circuit also observed that there was little difference between the defendant’s conduct in Dodge and conduct that “would undoubtedly be registerable under 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(b).” Dodge, 597 F.3d at 1355-56.”
United States v. Strandlof, 667 F.3d 1146 (10th Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “§ 716 ; 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(a)–(b); 18 U.S.C. § 2252C(a)–(b); 42 U.”
Commonwealth v. Muniz, J., Aplt., 164 A.3d 1189 (Pa. 2017). · cites it 3× “§2252A (relating to certain activities relating to material constituting or containing child pornography); 18 U.S.C. §2252B (relating to misleading domain names on the internet); 18 U.”
United States v. Dodge, 566 F.3d 976 (11th Cir. 2009). · cites it 8× “" See 18 U.S.C. § 2252B (enumerated as a "federal offense" requiring SORNA registration in 42 U.”
United States v. Dodge, 566 F.3d 976 (11th Cir. 2010). · cites it 5× “§ 1470 and conduct that would *1356 undoubtedly be registerable under 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(b), which criminalizes the use of a "misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors.”
United States v. Nicholas Schofield (5th Cir. 2015). · cites it 2× “For example, 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(b) criminalizes the use of a “misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors.”
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Witmayer, M. (Pa. 2020). “§2252A (relating to certain activities relating to material constituting or containing child pornography); 18 U.S.C. §2252B (relating to misleading domain names on the internet); 18 U.”
United States v. Strandlof (10th Cir. 2012). “§ 716 ; 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(a)–(b); 18 U.S.C. § 2252C(a)–(b); 42 U.”
— 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(a) — 2 cases
United States v. Strandlof, 667 F.3d 1146 (10th Cir. 2012). “§ 716 ; 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(a)–(b); 18 U.S.C. § 2252C(a)–(b); 42 U.”
United States v. Strandlof (10th Cir. 2012). “§ 716 ; 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(a)–(b); 18 U.S.C. § 2252C(a)–(b); 42 U.”
— 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(b) — 6 cases
United States v. Dodge, 597 F.3d 1347 (11th Cir. 2010). “§ 1470 and conduct that would *1356 undoubtedly be registerable under 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(b), which criminalizes the use of a “misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors.”
United States v. Dodge, 554 F.3d 1357 (11th Cir. 2009). “” See 18 U.S.C. § 2252B (enumerated as a “federal offense” requiring SORNA registration in 42 U.”
United States v. Nicholas Schofield, 802 F.3d 722 (5th Cir. 2015). “The Eleventh Circuit also observed that there was little difference between the defendant’s conduct in Dodge and conduct that “would undoubtedly be registerable under 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(b).” Dodge, 597 F.3d at 1355-56.”
United States v. Dodge, 566 F.3d 976 (11th Cir. 2009). “" See 18 U.S.C. § 2252B (enumerated as a "federal offense" requiring SORNA registration in 42 U.”
United States v. Dodge, 566 F.3d 976 (11th Cir. 2010). “§ 1470 and conduct that would *1356 undoubtedly be registerable under 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(b), which criminalizes the use of a "misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors.”
— 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(d) — 2 cases
United States v. Dodge, 597 F.3d 1347 (11th Cir. 2010). “§ 1470 and conduct that would *1356 undoubtedly be registerable under 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(b), which criminalizes the use of a “misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors.”
United States v. Dodge, 566 F.3d 976 (11th Cir. 2010). “§ 1470 and conduct that would *1356 undoubtedly be registerable under 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(b), which criminalizes the use of a "misleading domain name on the Internet with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors.”
— 18 U.S.C. § 2252B(e) — 2 cases
United States v. Dodge, 554 F.3d 1357 (11th Cir. 2009). “” See 18 U.S.C. § 2252B (enumerated as a “federal offense” requiring SORNA registration in 42 U.”
United States v. Dodge, 566 F.3d 976 (11th Cir. 2009). “" See 18 U.S.C. § 2252B (enumerated as a "federal offense" requiring SORNA registration in 42 U.”
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