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Whois Record Falsification Closer To Illegality
PipianJ writes "Reuters is reporting that the House of Representatives has recently passed the bill that would approve of penalties for those using fraudulent WHOIS records (H.R. 3632). Interestingly however, this does not directly outlaw it, instead extending the penalty by seven years for felonies performed using such fraudulent websites. The Senate has not yet passed their version (S.2242). The bill as originally written, however, focuses primarily on penalties for promoting counterfeit music, computer programs, and other media with identical labeling."
...beacuse when you have to change your records, your gonna be swimming in it.
"I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."
providing "555-555-5555" as a phone number or "Small Wok Way, Chopstick Town, WI" as a street address.
I need to change my phone no. and move now.
Some of us prefer to have our names listed as: Anonymous Coward on our website registrations
C: Well you know how these programmers are with names these days. They've got to pick something screwy. If they're not careful, they'll wind up falsifying their whois records!
A: Who's records?
C: No, WHOIS records.
A: That's what I said.
C: No, you said who's records.
A: Listen buster! I know what I said! Who's falsifying the records!
C: WHOIS RECORDS!
A: ARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!
Javascript + Nintendo DSi = DSiCade
"Regime change".
Weaselmancer
rediculous.
I was going to put a sig here, but I had already submitted the message.
Yes. You are depriving the company supported by the SPAM of revenue, according to the logic used by the RIAA, and, as a result, should be fine the sum total amount of all lost penis enlargement sales that would have resulted if you provided the correct contact information in your WHOIS registration and not committed fraud.
Note to self: Put a fake address that would be located in Taiwan, not in Wisconsin.
how soon this congress and admin will outlaw that horrible chemical HOH. It is responsible for so many deaths and can hide terrorists activity. Perhaps, we can get this fine group of people to outlaw such a dangerous item. After all, it would be just about as easy to enforce this one as the whois record as well.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
now that's a mature reply.. "Congressmen, it's a principle of fuckheads. Take that to the floor!" You can't expect congress to make itself illegal, don't you???
"I wonder exactly what makes a record false"
My name is Nobujuta Mussabi, Recently VERY bad things have happened to my father, OKIMBE mussabi. OKIMBE had nearly 10,000,000,00 EUROS in a swiss ACCOUNT. AS he has most UNFORTUNATLY been killed in a PLANE CRASH, I am unable to ACCESS the money. as their is a civil war in my native country of SIERRA LEONE i am UNABLE to access his TREASURE. if you would SEND ME 10,000 for the TRANSFER FEE, i will SPLIT the money.
Please see my 'fake website URL here' for info on how YOU can profit from my misfortune!!!1!'
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Im sorry, I got carried away. what was your original question? oh yeah, "I wonder exactly what makes a record false.". If you are wondering, they are currently doing. and they aren't nice about it.
I hear Dan Rather has a new story brewing on record falsification.
Of course it's hard, they make you drive on the wrong side of the road!