PRESERVING ANONYMITY ON THE INTERNET.(Critical Essay)

USA Today (Magazine) | November 1, 2000| | Copyright

"Legislators should be particularly wary of laws that require sweeping changes to communications technology in order to serve speech-restricting goals."

IN A 1997 DECISION, a Federal district court in Georgia invalidated a state law criminalizing anonymous and pseudonymous Internet communications. In so doing, the court issued a decision consistent with centuries of American tradition and jurisprudence. Throughout the history of the U.S., pseudonymous and anonymous authors have made a rich contribution to political discourse. Had the court held any other way, it ...

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