Comments on: The law and the web just don’t mix http://gigaom.com/2011/10/14/the-law-and-the-web-just-dont-mix/ Sat, 18 May 2013 14:20:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Paul L. Pothier http://gigaom.com/2011/10/14/the-law-and-the-web-just-dont-mix/#comment-664924 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:53:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=409654#comment-664924 The gobblement just wants to take over the Internet so they can tax it and use it as another instrument of control. That’s what it’s all about people.

]]> By: Derrick Harris http://gigaom.com/2011/10/14/the-law-and-the-web-just-dont-mix/#comment-664689 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:35:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=409654#comment-664689 I don’t think I said laws, in general, are obsolete, just certain laws when applied to the web. Copyright laws can work just fine within the framework of the web, I think, once we get past some of the issues around curation, aggregation, etc. But my Netflix history (something, by the way, I wouldn’t share on Facebook if I were an active user) isn’t copyrightable, so I’m not sure I make the connection. Laws about data privacy, on the other hand, are different because there are cultural and technological shifts toward more — and willing — sharing of personal information.

]]> By: Jishnu http://gigaom.com/2011/10/14/the-law-and-the-web-just-dont-mix/#comment-664688 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:25:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=409654#comment-664688 Not that I’m disagreeing with the assertion that laws need to be more targeted to the way the web evolves, but I’d like to point out that there are some very real web-favoring differences created by current laws, such as the CDA and DMCA.

What I think is more pressing for our lawmakers and regulators is how to keep the web free and open in a world where large corporations are desperately trying to control how you and I access and use it.

]]> By: Brian http://gigaom.com/2011/10/14/the-law-and-the-web-just-dont-mix/#comment-664682 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:59:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=409654#comment-664682 Derrick – I liked the article but was wondering if you could comment on this…if laws don’t matter (and/or are obsolete for today’s time) , then would you support the removal of this from the Gigaom terms and conditions?

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Personally, I support laws that protect content – both personal and business. I could care less that others want that information and cry when they cannot know everything about me including what netflix movie i just viewed.

]]> By: Derrick Harris http://gigaom.com/2011/10/14/the-law-and-the-web-just-dont-mix/#comment-664676 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:32:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=409654#comment-664676 Brett,

I’m all for regulation and privacy laws, but the hard part is doing them right for the web, which is a constantly evolving but ethereal beast. The problem with every law I noted is that they were written for specific technologies or business models decades ago, and it’s either very difficult or stifling to try and apply them to the web. I think a great challenge for lawmakers will be to write laws for the web that somehow reflect what it is and is not and that regulate it appropriately.

]]> By: Brian Conner http://gigaom.com/2011/10/14/the-law-and-the-web-just-dont-mix/#comment-664639 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:44:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=409654#comment-664639 Great article! I agree that laws will always be 50 years behind technology and the companies supplying said technology.

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