[governance] FW: TP: city government exercising policy on Google Applications / consumer rights / Consumer Protection Act / trial period

[Milton L Mueller]

Well, let's see, there are about 10,000 local jurisdictions in the United States alone. If someone has to contend with 10,000 X 220 (number of countries) differing and constantly changing laws and regulations and taxes, simply because it publishes an app on the Internet, then they will cease to exist as a viable business. I cannot imagine a better way to crush the internet economy.

Now if an internet business owns real estate in a local jurisdiction, then of course it pays local property taxes, and if it employs in a local jurisdiction then of course that corporate entity conforms to local regulations pertaining to employment, etc. But not simply because someone in that jurisdiction uses the internet to purchase their goods.

Really, the mere fact that we are asking these questions shows a certain level of innocence and lack of exposure to practical reality.

From: Roxana Goldstein [mailto:goldstein.roxana at gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:08 PM
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Milton L Mueller
Subject: Re: [governance] FW: TP: city government exercising policy on Google Applications / consumer rights / Consumer Protection Act / trial period

why not?
2011/7/8 Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu<mailto:mueller at syr.edu>>
Good god, let's hope not.


Do municipal statutes have jurisdiction over non-local global

corporations with only a virtual presence/assets locally i.e. can a

municipal tax apply to virtually supplied electronic apps for example?

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