| Will Anonymous Forum Posting Be Illegal? |
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| Written by Jerry West | |
| Friday, 14 March 2008 | |
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You may have already caught this news story, but I need to comment on it as people are getting out of control over it. Basically, a lawmaker in Kentucky wants to make it illegal to post anonymously in online forums.
Basically, webmasters would be fined, starting at $500.00, for allowing anonymous postings. Now, don’t think that people could use fake names or fake email addresses, as many do anyway, to post anonymously. That isn’t what this is about. If you have a forum, all you need is IP address capture with date and time stamp. No one can be sure it is the person’s real name, address and email address is being used. When I read what is wanted from this bill, my first thought was, “What moron thought this up?” And then I saw the name. Tim Couch. Yeah, the same Tim Couch who couldn’t complete a pass as a QB for the Cleveland Browns. Seriously, this bill should go nowhere. Matt Cutts is from Kentucky. You’d think they’d realize what an idiot Couch was and not elect him. Well, with proposed legislation such as this, they can see for themselves.
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