Senator Dan Eastman of Utah has defended Utah's new Keyword Ban on this blog.  Could it be Senator Eastman that posted the anonymous comment to our post below?   In any event, Eric Goldman (we could make a career pointing you to his excellent posts) persuasively takes him to task in this blog entry.  Goldman's point - there is no justification for characterising key word advertising as the equivalent of identity theft or carjacking, and the unfair use of those inflammatory descriptors does not make Utah's case.  Goldman explains that with keyword advertising, there is no coercion, and there is no confusion. 

The piling on against Utah and Senator Eastman is continuing:

The Lobbyist, the Congressmen and the Utah Search Ad Law 

Utah, Land of Dumb Internet Laws?

Utah's Misguided Trademark Protection Act

Is Utah's Internet Law Legal?

Google Opposes Utah Law Limiting Keyword Advertising

Utah Trademark Law Restricts Competition