One of the real problems with the law of the Internet is deciding, where does the offence occur? [The Net may fall subject to regulation in every jurisdiction it touches.] It’s a frightening prospect to think that we are all then bound by the laws of the most strict and puritanical jurisdictions in the world.
Predictor: Kyer, Ian
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 Maclean’s Magazine article, “Crime in Cybercity” by Warren Caragata, presents the dark side of the Internet. The article includes an interview with lawyer Ian Kyer. Caragata writes: ÒIt is the Net’s very lack of frontiers that make law enforcement so difficult. ÔOne of the real problems with the law of the Internet is deciding, where does the offence occur?Õ says Kyer … They may discover, says Kyer, that the Net may fall subject to regulation in every jurisdiction it touches. ÔIt’s a frightening prospect to think that we are all then bound by the laws of the most strict and puritanical jurisdictions in the world.ÕÓ
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Maclean's Magazine
Title, headline, chapter name: Crime in Cybercity
Quote Type: Partial quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
gopher://insight.mcmaster.ca/00/org/efc/media/macleans.22may95a
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