Monday, March 10, 2008

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Kentucky Lawmaker Wants to Make Anonymous Internet Posting Illegal - Video - WTVQ 36 - Lexington, Kentucky: "Kentucky Representative Tim Couch filed a bill this week to make anonymous posting online illegal.

The bill would require anyone who contributes to a website to register their real name, address and e-mail address with that site.

Their full name would be used anytime a comment is posted.

If the bill becomes law, the website operator would have to pay if someone was allowed to post anonymously on their site. The fine would be five-hundred dollars for a first offense and one-thousand dollars for each offense after that."

7 comments:

Benjie said...

I assume this lawmaker has a point for this bill. I also expect that it matches the one on his head.

Anonymous said...

I get name and email, but address?

Anonymous said...

you can have my real name and address any time, billy. when you come over, bring beer.

Unknown said...

I can get the address in the phone book, right?

Anonymous said...

whats a phone book.

Cap'n Bob said...

I assume this is an anti-spam attempt.

Unknown said...

Maybe, but the spammers have probably already figured out a way around it.