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Proto-Fascist Update: Kentucky Bill vs Anonymous Posting on Net
by Repost by CarlD
Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2008 at 9:06 AM
carld717@aol.com Raccoon Twp
It's a stretch, but a sign of the times. --CarlD
Kentucky Lawmaker Wants to Make
Anonymous Internet Posting Illegal
By Kellie Wilson
WTVQ-TV/DT - Action News 36
Lexington, KY
March 5, 2008
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.
Represntative Couch says enforcing this bill if it became law would be a challenge.
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