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To: Ahda who wrote (46802)	1/6/2000 10:50:00 PM
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along those lines: Nameless in Cyberspace: Anonymity on the Internet by Jonathan D. Wallace Introduction In a 1997 decision, a federal district court in Georgia invalidated a state law criminalizing anonymous and pseudonymous Internet communications. [1] In so doing, the court issued a decision consistent with centuries of American tradition and jurisprudence. Throughout the history of this country, pseudonymous and anonymous authors have made a rich contribution to political discourse. Had the court held any other way, it would have fallen into the common trap of treating the Internet as sui generis, unrelated to any prior communications media. Instead, the court correctly recognized that there is no distinction to be drawn between anonymous communications on the "Net" and in a leaflet or a book. [2] Unfortunately, the threats to anonymous Net discourse have continued to proliferate since the Georgia decision. U.S. and foreign law enforcement authorities continue to regard anonymity as a threat to public order. Various pending proposals would encourage, or mandate, changes to the infrastructure of the Net that would eliminate it as a medium for anonymous discourse. Anonymity and Pseudonymity, Cornerstones of Free Speech Controversial and thought-provoking speech has frequently been issued from under the cover of anonymity by writers who feared prosecution or worse if their identities were known. Cato's Letters, an influential series of essays about freedom of speech and political liberty first appearing in 1720, were written by two British men, John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, under the pseudonym "Cato." [3] Cato's Letters had a wide(cont) zolatimes.com