Online Impersonation Law
As of 1/1/11, California has a new law against online impersonation. SB 1411 makes pretending to be someone else online a misdemeanor offense, with penalties of up to a year in jail and a $100o fine.
Impersonating someone on line could mean a number of things. It could be pretending to be someone else in a live chat session, or setting up a false social media account, such as on facebook or twitter.
It is broadly written and intended to prevent a number of actions, including online harassment, or online fraud.
There is also an open question of whether this law could be applied to prevent legitimate first amendment expressions, such as acts of parody or satire.
via the CSMonitor.
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