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All of it. Basically what I am saying is that if the tech industry doesn't want the risk of future laws ruining their fun then they will have to engage in lobb
by chillfox 8y ago
All of it.
Basically what I am saying is that if the tech industry doesn't want the risk of future laws ruining their fun then they will have to engage in lobbying just like everyone else.
Sitting back and relying on the politicians to not do anything stupid is, well stupid... Stupid is the default.
In this particular case an advertising campaign is probably the only thing that is going to work, but with an election in the not too distant future, it should be pretty efficient in scaring the politicians into getting rid of the law.
- dwd 8y agoI'm coming around to the opinion that anything the Government does (particularly if they think it's a clever policy) triggers the Law of Unintended Consequences. Except for some situations where they correct or curtail market excesses, most programs seem to end up causing more damage than they try to solve and worse outcomes long term. One of the few exceptions was Rudd simply handing out cash to the general population in the middle of the GFC to keep the economy turning over. Generally most incentives don't have the desired effect.