[governance] Do We Need An Internet Zoning Law?

[Roland Perry]

In message <48B9E757.6806CED4 at ix.netcom.com>, at 17:35:35 on Sat, 30 Aug 
2008, Jeffrey A. Williams <jwkckid1 at ix.netcom.com> writes

>>Who would act if  an illegal strip-club opened in your small town main 
>>street?
>
>  The city council would shut it down, I can assure you IF it ever was 
>to receive a business license to open such a business in the first 
>place.

I wasn't assuming it ever had a business licence - it's illegal, 
remember.

>  Yet personally, I have no problem with Internet gambling, although
>it needs to be properly provided for, and therefore regulated to
>some degree.  The question is as an Internet Right, can this be
>effected on a global basis and enforceable accordingly and effectively?

If you mean "the right to run a gambling site", then no, because 
different countries and cultures have a different view of the businesses 
run inside their borders.

>  BTW, "strip clubs", ect. are not normally considered "Pornographic",

It's just another form of business where opinions may differ, 
geographically.

>I do believe that some limited regulation is or may be advisable
>and possibly even necessary for the greater good.  But such
>IMO, should be determined by referendum vote by the governed.

And as evidenced by your examples, on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction 
basis.
-- 
Roland Perry
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