James Lucier wrote:
Let's be fair to Jennifer: the Internet is a self-regulated community. From Netiquette to Protocols, there is actually quite a lot of regulation going on. However, for the most part, this regulation is voluntary: you choose to opt in, or in the case of Spamford Wallace, people ultimately choose not to deal with you. They may even seek civil remedies in court. In this respect, the Internet is a model for the self-regulating markeplace of the future.
ok, fair enough..to actually regulate the internet would require a "coming-together" of sorts by the major countries in the world..have they been able to accomplish this as of yet? no..now, granted, there could be possible laws, rules, etc made that would enforce (somehwat) this policy in differnet parts of the world..but..eventually, there's going to be some "stepping on toes" of one nation on another..or one region on another..or whatever..it just won't "jive". But, provided they did manage to pull a universal proposition off that everyone could agree on..do you honestly believe the people that actually know how to conrol/manipulate these sytems would allow it? there're a lot more people that have the technical savvy that would oppose that, than there are that would defend it..if you ask me..