[brlug-general] Internet Human Bill of Rights

Dustin Puryear dpuryear at puryear-it.com
Wed Mar 3 08:48:31 CST 2010


Now, this may be a good idea:

 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/190579/senator_to_introduce_internet_huma
n_rights_bill.html

 

The basic idea: The law "would impose criminal or civil penalties on
U.S. Internet companies that bow to pressure of foreign governments and
violate human rights."

 

Still, this creates a cache-22. This would essentially bar US companies
from competing in markets like China, which are huge. So would this put
our companies at a long-term disadvantage?

 

Perhaps this law makes more sense if it applies to *ANY* company that
operates in the US.

 

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