Wired (Now with amazingly terrible loud flashing ads) is reporting on the Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act.
Co-sponsors Reps. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Howard Berman (D-California) hope the law will help copyright holders track down those who sell counterfeit merchandise on the Web, set up “phisher” sites to con unsuspecting Internet users into turning over credit card and PIN numbers, or illegally offer copyright works for download.
“Bottom line is that studies show the vast number of domain-name registrations with false information are engaged in fraud and other abuses,” Bohannon said. “It’s time for Congress to take some basic steps.”
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