[brlug-general] Internet Human Bill of Rights

[Karthik Poobalasubramanian]

According to CIA word fact book China has around 300 Million internet users. That probably 25% of china's population with tremendous expansion potential. Entire US population is around 300 Million.  Recently, China has invested a lot of money developing its infrastructure to accommodate in country R&D. Given all this, if there is a restrictive law that penalizes US based companies for obeying laws in other countries, isn't it easier for companies to pull out of US and move their operations to China? Hasn't this happened to manufacturing sector already?  

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On Mar 3, 2010, at 10:11 AM, Dustin Puryear wrote:

> Filtering out results on the order of China..
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> From: general-bounces at brlug.net [mailto:general-bounces at brlug.net] On Behalf Of Tim Fournet
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> I don't see where it bans companies from doing business in China, just where it imposes penalties on companies who violate human rights. 
> So--
> Opening a hamburger stand in China - OK
> Installing listening devices in your hamburger stand and handing the tapes over to the Chinese government - Not so much.
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> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Keith Stokes <keiths at neill.net> wrote:
> I would say that it does, but the bigger question is what's the "right" answer?  "Make the world a better place" or "make more money"?
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> On Mar 3, 2010, at 9:13 AM, Dustin Puryear wrote:
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> The more I think of this, the more I wonder. It makes a good statement, but does it put US companies at a very big disadvantage globally?
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> From: general-bounces at brlug.net [mailto:general-bounces at brlug.net] On Behalf Of Dustin Puryear
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> Now, this may be a good idea:
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> http://www.pcworld.com/article/190579/senator_to_introduce_internet_human_rights_bill.html
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> 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."
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> 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?
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> Perhaps this law makes more sense if it applies to *ANY* company that operates in the US.
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