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Question
What does the Communications Decency Act of 1996 provide?
A) Businesses can send spam e-mails, as long as they don't lie.
B) ISPs are not liable for the content transmitted over their networks by e-mail users and websites.
C) Businesses are liable for invading the right to privacy if they send unsolicited e-mails.
D) The number of servers an ISP can access in a geographical location is limited.
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