H.R. 3754 · 108th Congress
Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Lamar Smith
- Introduced
- 2004-02-03
- Latest action
- 2004-06-09 · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-536.
Summary
Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act - Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 and Federal copyright law to make it a violation of trademark and copyright law if a person knowingly provided, or caused to be provided, materially false contact information in making, maintaining, or renewing the registration of a domain name used in connection with the violation.
Amends the Federal criminal code to require the maximum imprisonment otherwise provided for a felony offense to be doubled or increased by seven years, whichever is less, if the defendant knowingly falsely registers a domain name and uses that domain name in the course of the felony offense. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend sentencing guidelines with respect to a conviction for the false registration and use of a domain name during the course of a felony offense.