[governance] Do We Need An Internet Zoning Law?

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

Roland and all,

Roland Perry wrote:

> In message <48BBCD78.AE0A08E8 at ix.netcom.com>, at 04:09:44 on Mon, 1 Sep
> 2008, Jeffrey A. Williams <jwkckid1 at ix.netcom.com> writes
>
> >Any business would be illegal IF it didn't have a proper business lic.
> >if one was required.
>
> A town (somewhere in the world, not in necessarily Texas) will close
> down a local business if it's illegal either:
>
> 1) because (as you point out) any business might be illegal without some
> sort of licence according to that town's rules or

  Towns or states, or federal I believe you mean.

>
>
> 2) because (and this was my original point) despite the fact that any
> business *can* be started without a licence in that town [true in UK for
> example], some sorts of business are nevertheless illegal because of
> what they trade in.

  Absolutely right but not complete. 2b.)  And if that "Trade" has
global reach than in accordance to USTR trade regulations, that
business would be subject to those rules/regulations/trade agreements/extranious
laws as well lets not forget.

>
>
> >Different states, as well as municipalities have different legal requirements.
>
> That's all I'm trying to establish. You should not expect to apply your
> own rules (Texan or otherwise) to businesses in other places.

No.  Long arm Statutes, trade agreements of various sorts that have
rules either implied or specified, also apply.

>
>
> >> >  The Internet is global, ergo borders as far as access are not relevant.
> >>
> >> This is about the hosting, the running of the business; not access.
> >
> >  Ah, ok very different criterion than.  Hosting as to local, again depends
> >as to legality of content available, on the country and state/province in
> >which the actual hosting is.
>
> Good, we agree. So enforce it there first, please.

  Not entirely, but mostly.  Hosting only deals with location of a
DN based business, not it's reach on a global scale.  So enforcment
is both internal to a US state, and a national government as such
applies to existing trade agreements that may or clearly do apply,
unless that DN based business is technically restricted in such a way,
such as an extrAnet or IntrAnet that has no out of hosting country
ability.

  The devil is in the technical details often times, Roland...

>
>
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