[governance] Should Internet based two-sided markers be regulated by countries or govts

[Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro]

I don't see why they could be exempt from taxes and why they should not be
regulated. Ordinarily just as any person travelling to another country is
subject to the laws of that country and this is true from the moment you
step into their airspace or water or cyber space. What made the US take
down Rojadirecta? See: http://www.rojadirecta.com/  where you will see
evidence of a domain name take down by ICE Homeland Security Investigations?

The only material difference really is that developing countries have been
dormant and sleeping. If you look at the regulatory trends around the
world, the developed world has been efficiently keeping companies hosting
content on the Internet in check and making sure they act responsibly. All
of a sudden when the "sleeping giant" awakens, ie. the developing world
wanting to do the same thing there are all kinds of marketing strategies
designed to take the focus away from the core issues. The reality is that
this is a new day, markets are being levelled, knowledge is free and the
developing world has been empowered.  [*Slight bunny trail: If you think
about how some of these countries were formerly under the dominion of
others, where much of their wealth and natural resources were sized to
build empires whilst their own countries lie in ruins. Countries are now
awakening to build their nations, their infrastructures, their economies etc
*]

Why should'nt the developing world regulate two-sided market economies? At
the end of the day, the objections to "Taxation" are about the "bottom
line" and if that is countries' only mechanism available for making these
corporates act responsibly.

In my view the crux of the complex debates revolving around Regulations
stems from the notion of "borders". Countries have the responsibility of
looking out for their respective interests.

On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 1:45 AM, Fouad Bajwa <fouadbajwa at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was asked an interesting question today by a colleague on the discussion
> about Google's interference in national electronic commerce/e-payment,
> privacy and ITU-ITRs positions in developing countries in Asia.
>
> She asked whether developing countries should regulate two-sided market
> economies where the platforms were US based content and services providers
> and tax them and design laws to prevent their interference within a
> sovereign country's policies?
>
> Fouad Bajwa
>
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