Re: "Publishing and Linking": roles of intermediaries

Yes, sorry, that's right. I hope my suggestion generalizes in the obvious way.

Noah

On 6/30/2012 8:53 PM, Jonathan A Rees wrote:
> Please remember that the scope is not just legislation but any kind of
> legal control - including judgments, regulations, and (I would think)
> even contracts.
>
> Jonathan
>
> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Noah Mendelsohn <nrm@arcanedomain.com> wrote:
>> I agree, this sounds like a good approach.
>>
>> I do think we might want to avoid stating specifically: "In jurisdiction J
>> we see law L which we interpret in such and such a way, and which results in
>> architectural impact I". Rather, we might say: "If a law >were to be passed
>> in some jurisdiction that imposed limitation L, then the architectural
>> impact would be...". By all means, the examples we choose should be inspired
>> by the sorts of laws we see being passed in practice. I just think it's best
>> if we avoid giving our interpretations of the legal impact of particular
>> specific laws, even if we are doing so to make an architectural point.
>>
>> Noah
>>
>>
>> On 6/30/2012 6:56 PM, Larry Masinter wrote:
>>>
>>> The approach I am hoping to take is to talk about the architectural impact
>>> of various regulatory and legislative measures, especially because the
>>> internet is global, and the fact that different jurisdictions have different
>>> requirements means that web content and service providers can't
>>> simultaneously meet all of the requirements and continue to operate.
>>>
>>> That is, the TAG is not comment on legislation, but rather on the
>>> technical/architectural impact of current legislation, especially when
>>> legislation varies across jurisdictions. I think that's in scope for the
>>> TAG, since it's focused on how to get architecture that meets requirements.
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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