Not sure where you are from, but yes, every occupation that impacts the welfare of the public has local, state and federal legislation. Here is one example for starters:
http://onlinedocs.andersonpublishing.com/oh/lpExt.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=PORC > Greg wrote: > "What I said was, today we have a choice to either regulate > ourselves or to wait for government to regulate us. That is what I said. I > am more than happy to wait around for government to regulate us, that's > why I don't bring up this whole "ethics" discussion. The computer industry > is not going away, it will simply be more regulated. If we do it > ourselves, we have a say in those regulations. If we do not, then > government gets to have that say." > > > Are you really suggesting that the government would start regulating the > industry - right down to our level? You're a US citizen, right? What the > hell kind of political revolution are you anticipating over there? I cannot > envisage a US government imposing micro-managerial regulation of that sort > on any industry that wasn't directly responsible for public money or lives, > let alone one of the areas in which it is a world leader. > > If you were to regulate the industry which would you want to see eliminated > first, experts in a particular product being acknowledged by the supplier of > that product for their work helping the user community of that product or > blithering idiots spreading all sorts of misinformation out of sheer > ignorance? > > If a government was to regulate the on-line support community I think it is > far more likely that MVP programmes would be mandatory than forbidden. > > > The information contained in this e-mail is intended for the recipient or > entity to whom it is addressed. It may contain confidential information that > is exempt from disclosure by law and if you are not the intended recipient, > you must not copy, distribute or take any act in reliance on it. If you have > received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and > delete from your system. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
