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> Having a website is not at all like 'shouting on a public square' and is exactly like having a bar open to the public. It's hilarious that you would claim th
by qq66 13y ago
> Having a website is not at all like 'shouting on a public square' and is exactly like having a bar open to the public.
It's hilarious that you would claim that one strained meatspace analogy is completely wrong, and your other strained meatspace analogy is completely right.
This is why laws in one context should not be mapped by analogy over to another context; they should be derived from the fundamental moral principle that the original law codified.
- jack-r-abbit 13y agoNot that hilarious really. You can have a web site and prevent certain people from entering. You can have a bar and prevent certain people from entering. You can not shout on a public square and prevent certain people from listening.
- qq66 13y agoYou can have a cardboard box and prevent people from entering. Therefore a website is like a cardboard box. You can have a moon colony and prevent people from entering. Thus a website is like a moon colony.
- jack-r-abbit 13y agoSure... in terms of whether you can control access to it... which is what we're talking about. As opposed to trying to control access to what you are shouting on a public square.