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Old 02-06-2004, 08:03 PM  
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Congress Fed Up With WhoIs Database

Intresting..but can they enforce it?


WASHINGTON, D.C. ? The U.S. government is rallying for legislation that would heighten the penalty for online fraud committed by a person using a website registered under a false name or contact information, particularly through the WhoIs database, which is overseen by the domain registrars.

The bill was drafted by Reps. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and if passed could add seven years jail time to the current penalty. The law is written in such a way as to give federal prosecutors stronger punch when it comes to pursuing criminal offenses against intellectual property rights.

http://xbiz.com/articles/index.php?article_idp=1081
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