Annoy Online - Go To Jail

[Mark]

Don't past Go, don't collect $200!

Yes my friends, in America it is now illegal to annoy online unless you disclose your personal information, the one thing most of us hide online.... our real names

Of course, it is a stupid law.

Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime.

It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity.

In other words, it's OK to flame someone on a mailing list or in a blog as long as you do it under your real name. Thank Congress for small favors, I guess.

http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyance,+go+to+jail/2010-1028_3-6022491.html

[Jason]

Wow, I'm sure we'll see some great lawsuits out of this one.  Let's face it, that's the American Way!

[Mark]

That's true, unfortunate, but true