Us Code § 122b - General provisions
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§ 122b. General provisions
(a) Effect on Internet Tax Freedom Act
Nothing in this section may be construed to modify or supersede the operation of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note).
(b) Inapplicability to service providers
Nothing in this section may be construed to—
(1) authorize any injunction against an interactive computer service (as defined in section 230(f) of title 47 1 used by another person to engage in any activity that is subject to this Act;
(2) authorize any injunction against an electronic communication service (as defined in section 2510(15) of title 18) used by another person to engage in any activity that is subject to this Act; or
(3) authorize an injunction prohibiting the advertising or marketing of any intoxicating liquor by any person in any case in which such advertising or marketing is lawful in the jurisdiction from which the importation, transportation or other conduct to which this Act applies originates.
(Mar. 1, 1913, ch. 90, § 3, as added Pub. L. 106–386, div. C, §2004(a), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1548.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Internet Tax Freedom Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is title XI of Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–719, which is set out as a note under section 151 of Title 47, Telecommunications.
This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Mar. 1, 1913, ch. 90, 37 Stat. 699, popularly known as the Webb-Kenyon Act, which is classified to this section and sections 122 and 122a of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 90 days after Oct. 28, 2000, see section 2004(b) of Pub. L. 106–386, set out as a note under section 122a of this title.
1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a closing parenthesis.
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