Curse

GloryFox · Mar 10, 2008, 02:22 PM // 14:22

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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.
Representative Couch says he filed the bill in hopes of cutting down on online bullying. He says that has especially been a problem in his Eastern Kentucky district.
Action News 36 asked people what they thought about the bill.
Some said they felt it was a violation of First Amendment rights. Others say it is a good tool toward eliminating online harassment.
Representative Couch says enforcing this bill if it became law would be a challenge.

http://www.wtvq.com/content/midatlan...3-05-0011.html

Personal Commentary: You know its crap like this that just gets me agitated. Once it begins you will see it more and more until it eventually becomes law. The benefits on anonymity on a society can be found in places like Cuba, and China where an underground movement for freedom is spreading daily because of the Governments inability to track down dissenters. Anonymity has been a great weapon in spreading freedom and bringing light to oppression. This is not about spreading security from harassment its about government control over your daily lives. Just the fact that some lawmaker brought it up should give rise to concern.

Tatile · Mar 10, 2008, 02:27 PM // 14:27

No. Just no. Get that Kentucky guy some chicken, I'm sure he'll be fine.

It's not really about my freedom of speech; I just don't want people to know who I am, it's my privacy I want to protect and I don't see why some uppity guy in Kentucky thinks he can take that away.

Cyberbullying? There are other ways to deal with it, this is not one of them.

Big Brother should hang out elsewhere. 2+2 will NEVER be 5.

thor hammerbane · Mar 10, 2008, 02:29 PM // 14:29

RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing Government.

Sab · Mar 10, 2008, 02:30 PM // 14:30

Impossible to enforce, not to mention it'll cause more problems than it solves. Really, has this guy even used the internet before?

Jetdoc · Mar 10, 2008, 02:31 PM // 14:31

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Originally Posted by GloryFox

Personal Commentary: You know its crap like this that just gets me agitated. Once it begins you will see it more and more until it eventually becomes law. The benefits on anonymity on a society can be found in places like Cuba, and China where an underground movement for freedom is spreading daily because of the Governments inability to track down dissenters. Anonymity has been a great weapon in spreading freedom and bringing light to oppression. This is not about spreading security from harassment its about government control over your daily lives. Just the fact that some lawmaker brought it up should give rise to concern.

I'd be all for it if telemarketers were required to give you their full name, home phone number and home address.

Tatile · Mar 10, 2008, 02:31 PM // 14:31

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Originally Posted by Sab

Impossible to enforce, not to mention it'll cause more problems than it solves. Really, has this guy even used the internet before?

Of course he has, he knows they're made of tubes*. Tubes of lies!

*Some idiot made a statement about this, can't remember who, where or when, just that the internet is made of tubes. I think it was an older, white american polititian of the male gender.

Stockholm · Mar 10, 2008, 02:32 PM // 14:32

How are they going to enforce it?
Would it only apply to people in KY? LOL

Someone give this guy a reality check, show him a map of the world.

Solas · Mar 10, 2008, 02:33 PM // 14:33

wait so peopel from kentucky have to register with state or site?
oh and also ROFL

phoo slaya · Mar 10, 2008, 02:33 PM // 14:33

i can't imagine this actually becoming a serious movement. i mean, you really can't post anon online as it is. any law like this would be struck down by the judiciary. all this is going to do is spook some liberals.

[Morkai] · Mar 10, 2008, 02:34 PM // 14:34

Yeah, although it would shut places like 4chan down. (Or try to at least.)

But people still wouldn't do it, it's impossible, everyone registers under fake names and addresses anyway, and even if we didn't, who's to check?

Anonymous IS the internet.

IslandHermet · Mar 10, 2008, 02:36 PM // 14:36

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Originally Posted by Jetdoc

I'd be all for it if telemarketers were required to give you their full name, home phone number and home address.

/signed /agree 100% and I will vote for this one. frickin telemarketers

as for this topic, I would have to say meh if it happens its just another level of control, whats next drugs in our drinking water to calm us down??? o wait did i say that (oops) anyone keeping up on the news.

Tatile · Mar 10, 2008, 02:36 PM // 14:36

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Originally Posted by Berek

But people still wouldn't do it, it's impossible, everyone registers under fake names and addresses anyway, and even if we didn't, who's to check?

With GoogleMaps, there's no need for a 'fake' adress anyway. I think some places (Windows Live Mail springs to mind) have specific protocols as to what constitutes an acceptable adress. This is why they now think I live in a Chippy in Brighton.

quickmonty · Mar 10, 2008, 02:38 PM // 14:38

http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H090.htm

If anyone wants to contact him and tell him (anonymously) what a complete butthead he is.

Stockholm · Mar 10, 2008, 02:38 PM // 14:38

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Originally Posted by Berek

Yeah, although it would shut places like 4chan down. (Or try to at least.)

But people still wouldn't do it, it's impossible, everyone registers under fake names and addresses anyway, and even if we didn't, who's to check?

Anonymous IS the internet.

It would have to be through IP #, and that opens up another can of worms.

Would never fly in many other countrys so it's mot anyway.

Snow Bunny · Mar 10, 2008, 02:39 PM // 14:39

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Originally Posted by Sab

Impossible to enforce, not to mention it'll cause more problems than it solves.

Precisely.

What does this guy believe? That every internet forum will be linked to a massive database where our identities can be verified?

The only way for complete enforcement of this would be for registration of SSNs, and there is so much wrong with that I won't even get into that.

What else has Kentucky done besides provide us with the McDonald's of chicken and bad legislation?

lyra_song · Mar 10, 2008, 02:40 PM // 14:40

Dear Anonymous,

After you finish scientology, can we get this guy?

Jumping Is Uselss · Mar 10, 2008, 02:40 PM // 14:40

Good luck enforcing that rule. There are ways to circumvent that rule if it is passed. Lol why do I have the feeling that this is aimed towards people on 4chan and 7chan.

Tatile · Mar 10, 2008, 02:40 PM // 14:40

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Originally Posted by Stockholm

It would have to be through IP #, and that opens up another can of worms.

Dynamic IP's would partly screw that over then, unless they consipire with the ISP's, which I doubt would happen as it's even more bad press they don't need (bad connections, download caps, petty broadband etc.).

I MP I · Mar 10, 2008, 02:40 PM // 14:40

Not surprising. Kentucky is full of these religious rednecks who have nothing better to do. If you're crying over some pimply punkass kid harassing you online, you shouldn't be using the internet in the first place. This idea will fail.

MisterMax · Mar 10, 2008, 02:41 PM // 14:41

Lol if this was to get passed (which it wont) what about the people in other countries..? Since this wouldn't apply to them and they could still post anonymously, wouldn't that defeat the purpose?