This legislation is favored by the computer software and hardware industries and a number of civil libertarians.

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The Entertainment Software Association has maintained staunch support of internet censorship legislation in spite of alternatives like the OPEN Act.

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One element Tien would like to see in new legislation is stricter standards for federally-procured software to require that it be more securely coded, he says.

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But the legislation itself contemplates confusion, as it spells out when a merchant is liable for errors and when a software vendor takes the blame.

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