AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-77-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "CHILD PORNOGRAPHY" AND "OBSCENE MATTER" AS USED UNDER STATUTES CREATING A CIVIL LIABILITY FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN MATERIALS ON THE INTERNET BY COMMERCIAL ENTITIES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-77-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE COMMERCIAL ENTITIES THAT KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY PUBLISH SUCH MATERIAL ON THE INTERNET TO BE HELD CIVILLY LIABLE FOR DAMAGES TO INDIVIDUALS; TO AMEND SECTION 11-77-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER AND OTHER ENTITIES PROVIDING INTERNET CONNECTIVITY MAY NOT BE HELD LIABLE TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PROVIDER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTENT CREATION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 11-77-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 11-77-3, 11-77-7
As Passed by the House: 11-77-3, 11-77-7