On 8/21/07, WWWhatsup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > REGULATE THE INTERNET! > [SOURCE: American Chronicle, AUTHOR: Sam Vaknin] > [Commentary] With the advent of Web 2.0 and user-generated content, the > Internet has completed its transformation into a mass medium and like all > media it must be regulated. The laws that apply offline must and, in due > time, as legislators are exposed to the less savory aspects of the Web, will > apply online. What kind of regulation is Vaknin talking about? 1) Slander, > Libel, and Defamation vs. Free Speech. 2) Privacy. 3) Copyright and > Intellectual Property. 4) Anonymity. 5) Licensing and Anti-trust. 6) Truth in > Advertising and Misrepresentations. > http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=34976 > >
"I read... "With the advent of Web 2.0 and user-generated content, the Internet has completed its transformation into a mass medium and like all media it must be regulated." This statement is wrong. Stupid. Flies in the face of reality. But also very dangerous. There will be organizations that believe such statements serve their interests. The author's background betrays his qualifications. Example, author of "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited". I can understand why he is no longer Economic Advisor to the Government of Macedonia; that is far too important a position for such a person. Gene Gaines Sterling, Virginia Lurker to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.isoc-ny.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
