It's never been easier to form contracts across national boundaries. The same goes for publishing. Legal systems just aren't built to deal with such quantities

It's never been easier to form contracts across national boundaries. The same goes for publishing. Legal systems just aren't built to deal with such quantities of international trade. The data protection side of it is important, but what about more mundane issues, like enforcing small contracts? I expect it's possible a lot of the time, but wouldn't be worth it for small transactions. So yeah, I agree it's a big issue that can only be solved by concerted action from multiple goverments. I'm not holding my breath...