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I’m not espousing a legal model at all. I’m just pointing out that literally no government in history has ever said “you can send whatever you want into our cou
by scott_w 5y ago
I’m not espousing a legal model at all. I’m just pointing out that literally no government in history has ever said “you can send whatever you want into our country with no restrictions.”
- wyager 5y agoThat’s how the internet worked in most countries until recently. In any case, once again it’s irrelevant. Whatever your justification for it, this behavior will lead to internet siloization.
- scott_w 5y agoYou’re confusing the Internet with services that use the Internet to do business. The former is just a delivery mechanism for the latter, which is what’s being regulated. Plenty of countries require you to register for sales tax once you establish a presence in their country, whether you sell goods or services. No business operating in this environment thinks it’s unreasonable to do so. Once again “their house, their rules.”
- wyager 5y ago> You’re confusing the Internet with services that use the Internet to do business. No, you are confusing sending information with “doing business”.
- scott_w 5y agoLaws don’t give a damn about data packets: they’re interested in the real world outcomes which are the services those packets enable. If you can’t understand this then I’m not wasting any more time explaining the basics of real life to you.
- dannyw 5y agoThe world has changed quite a bit. Sending information IS doing business these days, the world is digital.