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Is this illegal, to represent opinions through pseudonymity? Can a pseudonym legally advise someone? My opinion is that the pseudonym is a clever way to share
by jrq 8y ago
Is this illegal, to represent opinions through pseudonymity?
Can a pseudonym legally advise someone?
My opinion is that the pseudonym is a clever way to share things that you don't want directly associated with yourself, or things that are embarrassing, etc.
It should be allowed, pseudonyms have been used for thousands of years in literature.
If you're not face to face with a legal adviser and able to ask for ID, then you DON'T HAVE a reasonable expectation of authenticity, although I don't know if that factor matters, by the letter of the law.
This is thought provoking stuff!
- wastedhours 8y agoNot sure on the illegality from pseudonymity - I'm fairly certainly you have the right to call yourself what you want, and as long as it isn't a contract, can live happily with a made up name (and nothing stopping multiple people having the same pseudonym). Potential issues are more around advertising standards, disclosure etc... Once pitched a similar idea (without the fake persona) in a previous role - we create a separate news source for the industry, and post the occasional "sponsored update" about our company. I scrapped pursuing it as the CEO didn't want the disclosure statement that it was connected to us prominently on every page. No way I was going to do it under the table, for exactly these kind of reasons.
- astura 8y agoThe problem is an undisclosed conflict of interest, not blogging under an assumed name. If a blog about, say, coffee was run by this company under the name "Drew Cloud," nobody would care.