User talk:Faardeen

Faardeen Madarbokas UoM Web

CYBERSPACE FALLACY “The cyberspace fallacy states that the Internet is a new jurisdiction, in which none of the existing rules and regulations apply (…) it is a virtual space which expands and contracts as the different networks and computers, which collectively make up Internet (…). The world-wide accessibility of the Internet means that no one legal jurisdiction has de jure or de facto control of these activities. From all this, it is concluded that no jurisdiction has any control.

A moment’s thought reveals the fallacy. All the actors involve in an Internet transaction have a real-world existence, and are located in one or more legal jurisdictions. The computing and communications equipment through which the transaction takes place is also located in legal jurisdictions, even though it may be difficult to identify precisely which equipment was in fact used. It is inconceivable that a real-world jurisdiction would deny that its laws potentially applied to the transaction. (…) It may be that the Internet, rather than being unregulated, is in fact the most heavily regulated ‘place’ in the world.”