Breaking my own rules... sort of...

[elfs]

"Elf Sternberg" actually wrote me back. Now, normally I'm loathe to post someone's email, since I consider that a terrible violation of privacy, but hey, since this mail is coming from "me"...

Noone is using YOUR name. Elf Sternberg is not the unique name. For example, there are several Bill Gates's in USA, don't you know about it? I use the name "Elf Sternberg" as my online pseudonym. NOTHING ILLEGAL!

I have purchased the halcyon account as everyone can pucrchase ANY avaiable account. The money has been paid, i don't violate the TOS of halcyon.com. NOTHING ILLEGAL!

Don't try to threat me, it has no sence. Just say me, what do you want? Point by point.

The only thing i can do is to change my online pseudonym as you think that providing click-throughs to hardcore pornography sites by the person with the same name as yours will tarnish your reputation.

To which I remind him:

Revised Code of Washington, 9.35.020:

(1) No person may knowingly obtain, possess, use, or transfer a means of identification or financial information of another person, living or dead, with the intent to commit, or to aid or abet, any crime.

(2)(a) Violation of this section when the accused or an accomplice uses the victim's means of identification or financial information and obtains an aggregate total of credit, money, goods, services, or anything else of value in excess of one thousand five hundred dollars in value shall constitute identity theft in the first degree. Identity theft in the first degree is a class B felony.

I sure hope he's made more than $1500 off his click-throughs. Unfortunately, I've since learned that he lives in Ontario, Canada., so it will probably be hard to get anything out of him other than his silence.

Comments

[cadetstar.livejournal.com]

In the United States, the Actor's Equity Association (the stage performance union) specifically prevents a member from using the same name as another member. This claim to their name extends after death to (I think) 20 years. This is in part to prevent the very situation that is occurring.

-Michael