Using a false name

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Is it legal to use false name or a pen name?

Using a false name

The use of a pseudonym -- and what purposes you'd have for one. Is it illegal to use a false name? Especially with the Internet where you can be anybody and are encouraged to use a fake name -- a screen name -- does this encourage crime? How does it differ (or does it)? from movie stars who have a legal name and a star name. How does Sandra Dee (Alexandra Zuck) sign her legal papers? How did Archibald Leach (Gregory Peck) sign his checks?

   

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