> Apparently they have, No. > because IP laws do, as you said, apply to the internet. IP laws that are different depending on where the peers are. > IP laws

> Apparently they have, No. > because IP laws do, as you said, apply to the internet. IP laws that are different depending on where the peers are. > IP laws differ strongly per country. Which of those should the internet adhere to? The user will have to respect whichever laws apply to the user, the host will have to respect the laws that apply to the host, the business owner will have to respect the laws that apply to the business owner etc. It's not rocket science. You're talking about it as if it's some sort of hypothetical situation we have yet to solve, but this is how it works now.