The legality of pseudonyms

[xenacryst]

There's a post and discussion here regarding the legal status of using pseudonyms and avatar identities to enter into contracts:

http://cityofnidus.blogspot.com/2011/07/google-and-future-of-avatar-identity.html

Shortly, it may be the case in the US (and possibly other countries with similar common law regarding name changes) that it is illegal to require the use of a "real" name in any sort of contract, as long as the pseudonym/avatar identity is not used with fraudulent intent.

I'm not up to thinking through legal machinations tonight, but I put this out here as a way of getting the word out and keeping conversation going. G+/FB/others may be skirting shaky legal ground with their ToS policies.

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[silverhare]

I know this is very off-topic, but that is an awesome userpic.