Yes, the legal situation has become un-navigable. Many online businesses, even big players like Google, are based on flagrant violations of existing law (in Goo

Yes, the legal situation has become un-navigable. Many online businesses, even big players like Google, are based on flagrant violations of existing law (in Google's case: copyright and CFAA). Little guys get shut down by this all the time. Congress is not effective and can't be trusted to rectify the situation. The only viable option is to be a pragmatist about compliance and hope that you don't encounter bad legal luck.