[governance] regulating the digital space - whose laws apply, and whose do not

[Roland Perry]

In message <4E5795FF.5080606 at digsys.bg>, at 15:47:59 on Fri, 26 Aug 
2011, Daniel Kalchev <daniel at digsys.bg> writes
>According to the 'government rule' opinion, that country's government 
>should be able to sue Google and/or the "Canadian" drug sellers for 
>breaching their national laws. Has this ever happened? There are lots 
>of things, that Internet makes accessible to anyone, including people 
>whose local government has decided they are not entitled to it.
>What typically happens is it is the consumer that gets beaten for not 
>assisting the law.

Pharmaceuticals are an interesting case because what's normally being 
regulated is the ability to prescribe them, not the consumption.

Therefore, there are some pharmaceuticals which are available "over the 
counter" in some countries, but a Doctor's prescription is required in 
other countries. Similarly there are certain pharmaceuticals which are 
available by Doctor's prescription in some countries, but only if you 
are on a clinical trial in other countries (where the regulator has not 
yet determined that they are safe to use).

If the medical community, which is relatively joined-up worldwide, has 
not been able to harmonise these things yet, I'm not sure that those of 
us in the Internet Governance space can do much to help.
-- 
Roland Perry
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