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Isn't that too specific? That wouldn't cover tablets, phablets or future computer-like devices.
by dagurp 7y ago
Isn't that too specific? That wouldn't cover tablets, phablets or future computer-like devices.
- rfrey 7y agoThat's probably OK I think. Legislators probably have a particular device in mind, with particular functions and usage patterns, when they write a law. Requiring a specific update to the law in order to encompass new devices - which probably have different features and usage patterns - is worth the inconvenience to lawmakers. Sometimes an "automatic extension" of a law to new-but-related devices is appropriate, but many times it will not be and I'd rather err on the side of less law.
- numbsafari 7y agoIs it less law to require a specific law for every single illogical differentiation, or to have a general principle that can be applied in a logical and consistent fashion?
- rfrey 7y ago"Less law" in the sense of fewer areas of life covered, not the number of words written.