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Author Re: Bill that would bar anonymous forum posts introduced by New Jersey
myal

2006-03-07, 8:45 pm

Moderate Mammal wrote:
> This maggot is in my district. I would ask if any are interested in
> protesting....but most would rather march into hell than get off their
> fat asses from behind a keyboard. Such irony.
>


You summed up API as a group ....

well done .

Congrats for actualy doing some hands on stirring too BTW

> --
> Keith
>
> http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/03/06/n...us_forum_posts/
>
>
>
> Anonymous forum posts are a way of life for most of the Internet, but
> one New Jersey politician wants to put an end to that. Assemblyman
> Peter Biondi has introduced a state bill that would require forum
> administrators and Internet service providers to register the names of
> anyone who posts to a public forum.
>
> Internet forums are sometimes filled with personal attacks by
> anonymous posters. The bill hopes to cut down those attacks by
> allowing victims to obtain the legal name and addresses of the
> posters. Forums and ISPs that cannot provide these names will be
> liable for compensatory and punitive damages.
>
>
> It's unclear how the act would be enforced if it becomes law, but it
> is clear that Biondi will face a long fight with free speech
> proponents. In addition the provisions in the bill directly contradict
> parts of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 which specifically
> indemnifies ISPs against third-party content posts.



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