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Old 02-10-2011, 06:01 AM  
TheDoc
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Originally Posted by sortie View Post
You'd just get arrested, sued and prosecuted as "John Doe".
Fake whois will not protect you, it just makes it take longer to find
you and adds to your guilt when the jury hears you used fake names and
addresses because you knew you were operating outside the law.
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Originally Posted by Nicky View Post
That is not entirely correct.

Whois means nothing when it comes to court... First you have to pay for them, and you have to host them, and you login to manage them on an IP. It's VERY easy to request that information, it's VERY easy to track people down online.
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