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BrowseSafe.com, Inc., Announces Results of COPA Commission.


Business Editors, High Tech Writers

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2000

BrowseSafe.com, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:PGPG), the Internet Experience Provider that offers a unique combination of freedom, choice and web content management, is pleased to announce today the results of the presentation by President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Mark Smith at the Child Online Protection Act Not to be confused with Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
The Child Online Protection Act[1] (COPA)[2] is a law in the United States of America, passed in 1998 with the declared purpose of protecting minors from harmful sexual material on the
 (COPA COPA Child Online Protection Act (US internet legislation)
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COPA Canadian Owners and Pilots Association
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) Commission Hearing in Richmond, Virginia Richmond IPA: [ɹɯʒmɐnɖ] is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. , July 20-21.

The testimony of Mr. Smith highlighted the various issues that are raised by filtering, labeling and rating technologies. A copy of Mr. Smith's testimony is available on the company's web site http://www.browsesafe.com/copa/testimony.htm. Mr. Smith was joined on the panel by other industry experts including: Gordon Ross This article is about the rugby player. For the sports journalist, see Gordon Ross (writer).
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, President and CEO of Net Nanny Software International, Inc. (OTCBB:NNSWF), Susan Getgood, Vice President and General Manager of Cyber Patrol, Ginny Wydler, Director of Standards and Policy at America Online (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ), Tim Robertson, Founder and CEO of Family Click, Peter Nickerson, President and CEO of N2H2 (Nasdaq:NTWO NTWO N2H2 (stock symbol)
NTWO Nederlands Taekwondo Wedstrijdorganisatie (Dutch: Dutch Taekwondo Tournament Organization) 
), Michael Stephani, President and CEO of Exotrope, and Sunil Paul, Founder and Chairman, Brightmail Inc.

Mr. Smith discussed the PlanetGood technology solution, how the technology operates, its availability and PlanetGood's Internet content management capabilities.

"We were very pleased to participate as a technical presenter in this important conference and panel discussion concerning First Amendment issues and web content," stated BrowseSafe.com President and CEO Mark Smith.

Congress has specifically asked the COPA Commission to conduct a study of six topic areas related to methods for reducing minors' access to material on the Internet that is "harmful to minors." The Commission has been directed to research and address: A common resource for parents to use to help protect minors (such as "one-click-away" resources); Filtering or blocking software or services; Labeling or rating systems; Age verification systems; The establishment of a domain name for posting of any material that is harmful to minors; and Any other existing or proposed technologies or methods for reducing access by minors to such material. "It is our belief that after the COPA commission hearing, people now have a different impression about what is possible as it relates to web content management and the online experience. We are very pleased to have participated in this important panel discussion and I believe, that we are the only company that addressed all of the commissions concerns as well as the First Amendment rights of everyone involved; from children to parents and web site owners to web surfers," stated Mr. Smith.

On August 3-4, 2000, the COPA Commission will hold its third public hearing at the San Jose State University, Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation).
Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e.
. This third hearing will cover child-protective technologies and techniques not covered not covered Health care adjective Referring to a procedure, test or other health service to which a policy holder or insurance beneficiary is not entitled under the terms of the policy or payment system–eg, Medicare. Cf Covered.  at the first two hearings; how pornography is marketed on the Internet; and the likely impact of technological advances on both the delivery of information and efforts to protect children from harmful material. Today's notice seeks comments on the subjects to be addressed at that hearing.

About BrowseSafe.com

BrowseSafe.com (www.browsesafe.com) is an Internet Experience Provider that provides a unique combination of freedom, choice and web content management. BrowseSafe physically reviews and categorizes each and every website, empowering parents with the ability to determine the type of appropriate web content that is viewable and to control access through PlanetGood's various levels of browsing. BrowseSafe offers licensing agreements that allow ISP's to sell PlanetGood to customers for an additional charge of $5.00 per month. Each new PlanetGood sale represents a profit opportunity for the ISP (1) See in-system programmable.

(2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines.
 partners.

BrowseSafe.com's PlanetGood is sold on-line, through retail outlets, direct-to-schools and libraries, as an additional service available through Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP)

Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password.
 or directly from the Company Web site at www.browsesafe.com.

For additional corporate financial information please visit: www.planetgoodinfo.com.

About COPA Commission

The COPA Commission has been directed to submit a report to Congress, no later than November 30, 2000, on the results of this study, including: a description of the available technologies and methods to reduce minors' access to harmful materials (including filtering, rating, age verification systems, and others), conclusions regarding such technologies and methods, recommendations for legislative or administrative actions to implement the conclusions of the Commission, and a description of the technologies or methods that may meet the requirements for use as affirmative defenses to liability under COPA, 47 U.S.C. 231, for unlawfully permitting minors to access harmful material.

Safe Harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
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Certain information included in this communication (as well as information included in oral statements made by BrowseSafe.com) contains statements that are forward looking, such as statements relating to further anticipated direction of Internet industry, plans for further expansion, various business development activities, planned capital expenditures, funding resources, anticipated sales growth and potential contracts. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual operations or results to differ materially from those anticipated. BrowseSafe.com, PlanetGood, PlanetWow, PlanetCool, and PlanetHome are registered trademarks of BrowseSafe.com, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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