Re Good news from DC:

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat net>
> Date: December 15, 2016 at 6:24:26 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Re: [IP] Fwd: Good news from DC:
>
> At 01:05 PM 12/15/2016, Paul Alan Levy wrote:
>
> > From my perspective, darkness will soon descend on Washington, and I fear how long it might be.  But there was a 
> > piece of good news today:  the bill forbidding non-disparagement clauses in form consumer contracts became law 
> > yesterday.
> >
> > As of March 14, 2017, any form contract with a clause purporting to bar consumers from offering their honest views 
> > about a company will become void ab initio.
>
> Alas, the law as passed is unbalanced. It does nothing to shield businesses from dishonest reviews posted by spiteful 
> parties (e.g. a non-paying customer or a tenant who was evicted) or competitors seeking to defame and discredit them. 
> Hopefully, future revisions will make it easier to remove reviews planted by such parties.
>
> --Brett Glass



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