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biftek · 03-06-2006, 10:32 PM

well ip address doesn't really need to unique to each user , if you have a dynamic ip , isp's can still keep track of that address all they need is the date and time then just do a simple lookup

as it stands a poster is not really anonymous in the posting , all usernames on forums are linked to an ip adress

all that proposed legislation does , is just cuts down a few step , at present if someone wants to press charges , they need to get a court order for a forum to release the info on X user , then with the ip , they need to approach the isp with another court order to release information

they can make the law , but enforcing it is a totally different thing , are the law makers going to go from one forum to the next looking for New Jersey users

here in Australia , defamation laws have no boundaries , a case the other year opened up that , an australian resident could sue anyone in the world for defamation , the courts ruled that it is not where the post is made it is about where it is viewed

the case was a stockbroke , gutkin i think the name was against , wall street journal and a few other US paper , the US papers pleaded freedom of the press under American law , but the aussie judge told them to get fucked with your laws

03-06-2006, 10:32 PM
biftek So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,030	well ip address doesn't really need to unique to each user , if you have a dynamic ip , isp's can still keep track of that address all they need is the date and time then just do a simple lookup as it stands a poster is not really anonymous in the posting , all usernames on forums are linked to an ip adress all that proposed legislation does , is just cuts down a few step , at present if someone wants to press charges , they need to get a court order for a forum to release the info on X user , then with the ip , they need to approach the isp with another court order to release information they can make the law , but enforcing it is a totally different thing , are the law makers going to go from one forum to the next looking for New Jersey users here in Australia , defamation laws have no boundaries , a case the other year opened up that , an australian resident could sue anyone in the world for defamation , the courts ruled that it is not where the post is made it is about where it is viewed the case was a stockbroke , gutkin i think the name was against , wall street journal and a few other US paper , the US papers pleaded freedom of the press under American law , but the aussie judge told them to get fucked with your laws Last edited by biftek; 03-06-2006 at 10:35 PM..