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Fluffeh writes:

A recent article by The Intercept showed how US and UK intelligence agencies have been impersonating the servers of companies like Facebook. In November, Der Spiegel noted that agencies created "bogus versions" of sites like Slashdot and LinkedIn to plant malware in targets' machines.

Copyright claims brought against the government must be filed in the US Court of Federal Claims, and the subject matter in question must have previously been registered with the Copyright Office-something companies don't typically do for their Web interfaces.

In contrast, under the Lanham Act, the government is expressly liable. The law clearly states, "As used in this paragraph, the term 'any person' includes the United States, all agencies and instrumentalities thereof, and all individuals, firms, corporations, or other persons acting for the United States and with the authorization and consent of the United States."

1. "The Intercept" - https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/03/12/nsa-plans-infect-millions-computers-malware/
2. "under the Lanham Act" - http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/03/when-govt-spies-fake-your-companys-website-what-can-be-done/
3. "expressly liable" - http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1122
4. "clearly states" - http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1114

printed from Dev.SN, Gov Liable if it Fakes Your Website on 2024-05-10 10:23:07