--- [Glenn Reynolds is a very reliable source. I invite the RIAA to quash this story early on. A blanket, on-the-record denial saying they do not and never will support such a proposal would reassure me. --Declan] http://instapundit.com/#011909 AT LUNCHTIME TODAY, I moderated a panel discussion on digital downloading and music, featuring a bunch of musicians, songwriters, and industry people from Nashville. Here's the scary bit: one of the industry guys said that their big legislative priority is to try to create a regime where you have to register with a unique, verifiable ID to access the Internet. No doubt the next step would be to take away that ID as punishment for "misconduct" on the Internet. Shades of Vernor Vinge's True Names. posted at 04:12 PM by Glenn Reynolds _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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