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Tuesday May 02 11:00 PM EDT
Two states OK e-commerce standards bill
By Patricia Jacobus, CNET News.com
A hotly contested bill aimed at unifying e-commerce standards across the country gained some momentum recently as two states adopted it despite stiff criticism from consumer groups.
With the state victories secured, the legal body that drafted the Uniform Computer and Information Transaction Act (UCITA) will push for approval in several other states during the next few months.
The bill would control the licensing of everything from word processing software to stock quotes--a measure some say is sorely needed to update current commercial laws that don't address many Net transactions. But players in the world of e-commerce remain sharply divided over whether the bill is the cure.
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