The new law targets people who provide false domain name contact information, increasing prison sentences by up to seven years.
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The law reportedly seeks to increase the accuracy of the Whois system, a searchable database maintained by registries and registrars that contains contact information about domain name registrants.
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Names, addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers are among the information required for the purchase of domain names.
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Domain name fraud is often associated with cybersquatting, copyright or trade infringement on the Internet. Publishers of objectionable material are also motivated to provide false domain name information.
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The law was proposed by Texas congressman Lamar Smith.
