Re: Regulating the 'net (was Re: WC:>: (news) FTC staff recommends suit against Intel)

[Rich Kulawiec]

On Tue, Jun 09, 1998 at 12:46:51AM -0400, Marshall Kragen wrote:
> It is very easy for the FTC to determine if a company is operating in the
> U.S.  If it has transactions in a State, an agent in a state, or a
> registered agent, required by the States to do business there, the FTC may
> assume jurisdiction, that business being prima facie in Interstate or
> Foreign Commerce.  

That's fine, but it doesn't explain how the FTC (or anyone else) is
going to cope with an Internet that's international in scope or
growing exponentially.  As far as I can tell, the 'net is largely
beyond the reach of any government on the planet...which is probably
why it scares the bejeebers out of them.


---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
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