From G4: A bill that passed the Texas Senate today would change sex offender registration regulations in the state so convicted sex offenders would have to provide law enforcement with each “alias, assumed name, nickname, or pseudonym, including a screen name, used by the person.” Presumably, the law includes gamer tags, twitter user names, MySpace names, and other public online identifiers-- including IDs on ComicMix. The additional information would not be made public but would be available to law enforcement and social-networking sites, and presumably, video game companies. This gives companies the ability reject people from joining based on their inclusion on the list. The bill, introduced by Sen. Florence Shapiro, is headed to a vote by the Texas House... and should it pass, the governor’s desk.
Chicago attorney and video gamer Wesley Johnson said, "It appears this law would apply to gamer tags, although the final definition...
Chicago attorney and video gamer Wesley Johnson said, "It appears this law would apply to gamer tags, although the final definition...
- 5/5/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
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