der Mouse wrote:
Because of the importance of the Internet in general, I would
suggest that RFCs include a legal considerations section for aiding
lawmakers, where relevant.
I really don't think it's a good idea for us technonerds to be giving
legal advice. Just think of the technical advice that lawyers would
give us, and then ask yourself why ours would be any better.
Besides, which jurisdiction(s) would the legal considerations be for?
Any. Although sometimes I hear about astonishing sentences, I didn't
mean to address U.S. laws specifically. On the opposite, by the few
legalese I happen to read, it looks like American lawyers are able to
make precise technical references more often than, say, European ones.
The Internet is not restricted to $COUNTRY.
Sooner or later governments will have to agree on a unified police
force, though. Otherwise, it will remain all too easy for lawbreakers
to get away with their job done. (Perhaps by 2984...)
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