The idea that customers aren't aware of these charges doesn't wash with Heimlich however.
According to the DMCA, a Web site can offer copyrighted content if the site's administrators aren't aware of it, don't profit from it--and take the content down when requested by the owner.
Google has argued that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, an intellectual property law created in 1998, allows sites to host copyrighted content if they aren't aware of it, don't profit from it and remove it at the copyright holder's request.
Which is unfair, because you can't be accused of being stupid if you aren't aware of the problem.
The Federal Reserve has power under a statute that dates from 1932 that most of us weren't aware of.
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Still, according to backers of the law, enrollment faces big obstacles as polls and focus groups suggest a majority of uninsured people aren't aware of the new coverage options or the availability of subsidies toward the cost of health insurance premiums.
But Senate aides said they weren't aware of another example where a corporation claimed it wasn't a tax resident of any country.
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Hulse allegedly described "her partner's admission of wrongdoing: 'I wasn't aware of that component of the rules, and you're absolutely right, I gave them wrong advice, '" the suit claims.
It's acknowledged by all sides that the new system, if introduced, would be ruled unlawful IF it was found that members of the public weren't sufficiently aware of it to be able to give informed deemed consent.
When told of the complaints, Carnival representative Vance Gulliksen said late Wednesday night he wasn't aware of a problem.
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The official said that while the ISI cooperated with elements of the intelligence gathering leading to the targeting of Mr. bin Laden, focusing on a trusted courier, it wasn't aware of the attack.
Many of those vehicles were resold, sometime to unsuspecting customers in far away states who weren't aware of the damage.
So far, the site has attracted thousands of prospective parents, says Mr. Spedale, though he isn't yet aware of any matches among people agreeing to co-parent.
To make things worse, the UK Cyber Crime Unit wasn't even aware of the existence of RFID chips, (makes sense, since the cards don't use such technology) and we're not sure what's to stop another group of clever hackers making off with another set of credit cards and forever ruining any hope of security we've managed to hold onto so far.
But odds are that most new subscribers aren't aware of the potential risks of the technology.
Vajpayee told Sharif that he wasn't aware of any verbal agreements Gujral had made.
If existing customers aren't aware of E-Trade's transformation, how can it woo hordes of new investors?
Thomas admits that at first he wasn't aware of the prestige of their collection.
"I think the main problem is NHS staff aren't aware of the issues, " she said.
Anthony wasn't aware of the record, but he clearly knew his shot was on.
Ms. Turley says she wasn't aware of the rules until a Journal reporter informed her.
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"I promise you, I wasn't aware of it during the game, " he said in a post-match interview.
"At the time we weren't aware of anything that called into question the coroner's report, " the spokesman said.
Glyn Davies, the U.S. special representative on North Korea, also said he wasn't aware of Mr. Iijima's trip.
The H-P board isn't aware of any further allegations against Mr. Hurd, said people familiar with the matter.
Developing countries are particularly in a bind because they aren't aware of how significant the problem can be.
"I was always overweight as a teen, in large part because I wasn't aware of my diet, " she said.
We weren't aware of the long-term ramifications of concussions like we are today.
GE's Eisele says the appliance business is off the market and she isn't aware of plans to sell the others.
Howard said he doesn't share those concerns and wasn't aware of them until he read his colleagues' quotes in the newspaper.
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