I read an article from the BNA Internet Law news about how people have been keeping their identities hidden on the Internet. The article talks about how people have been posting inappropriate things on the Internet but making them anonymous. Someone can create a website or a blog and keep it anonymous from others finding out who created it. This has been a problem as of late because people have been pushing the limit on what they are actually saying. For example the article talks about some "disgruntled fans from Sheffield vented their dissatisfaction with the football clubs bigwigs in anonymous Internet postings. What was posted what completely inappropriate and the owner of the site was forced to reveal their identity and will now face expensive libel claims.
In my opinion, this is a problem that needs to be fixed. It worked out in this case because because the owner of the website was forced to reveal his identity, but that may not be true in all cases. There could be more serious things that people may post or say on the Internet that should be regulated. If someone posts something that poses any type of threat or about an issue that is completely inappropriate, there should be consequences. Just because people can stay anonymous doesn't give people the right to pose threats to others just because they don't think people will find out who they really are. Hopefully this problem can be resolved in the near future.
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