Texas Business & Commerce Code - Section 48.003. Applicability Of Chapter
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§ 48.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) Section 48.052,
other than Subdivision (1) of that section, and Sections 48.053(4)
and 48.055 do not apply to a telecommunications carrier, cable
operator, computer hardware or software provider, or provider of
information service or interactive computer service that monitors
or has interaction with a subscriber's Internet or other network
connection or service or a protected computer for:
(1) network or computer security purposes;
(2) diagnostics, technical support, or repair
purposes;
(3) authorized updates of computer software or system
firmware;
(4) authorized remote system management; or
(5) detection or prevention of unauthorized use of or
fraudulent or other illegal activities in connection with a
network, service, or computer software, including scanning for and
removing software proscribed under this chapter.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) the use of a navigation device, any interaction
with a navigation device, or the installation or use of computer
software on a navigation device by a multichannel video programming
distributor or video programmer in connection with the provision of
multichannel video programming or other services offered over a
multichannel video programming system if the provision of the
programming or other service is subject to 47 U.S.C. Section 338(i)
or 551; or
(2) the collection or disclosure of subscriber
information by a multichannel video programming distributor or
video programmer in connection with the provision of multichannel
video programming or other services offered over a multichannel
video programming system if the collection or disclosure of the
information is subject to 47 U.S.C. Section 338(i) or 551.
(c) In this section, "multichannel video programming
distributor" has the meaning assigned by 47 U.S.C. Section 522(13).
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 298, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 48.002 48.003 48.051 48.052 48.053 48.054 48.055 48.056 48.101
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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