PROTECT Act of 2003

Citation: PROTECT Act (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today) (P.L. 108-21).

The PROTECT Act contains a provision (Sec. 108, Misleading Domain Names on the Internet) that makes it a punishable crime to knowingly use a

misleading domain name with the intent to deceive a person into viewing obscenity on the Internet. Increased penalties are provided for deceiving minors into viewing harmful material.