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  aNonMooseCowherd, 20 Aug 2003 @ 3:48pm

  
  

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  Political considerations may provide an incentive to vote for a law that solidifies a lawmaker's reputation with advocacy groups and thus attracts votes, regardless of whether it is a good law. With most politicians facing eventual re-election or having aspirations to a higher office, this can be a strong temptation.
  

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  Anonymous Coward, 20 Aug 2003 @ 9:31pm

  
  

  Same as patents

  Cyberstalking requires a separate law just like tacking on "on the internet" to any business plan can make it a new & patentable idea.
  
  Of course it's all crap--politicians either like to make themselves look good or are just plain stupid. Not only do existing laws fit just fine in covering 95% of internet actions, but at all it would take is pressing charges against a violator, presenting a solid, reasonable case on why for example "cyberstalking" is guilty according to the existing stalking laws and precedent will be set.
  
  I say 95% because there are a few cases where the internet does require special legislation because it is different than anything else--spam of course being the obvious example because phone, mail, etc all mean advertisers paying several orders of magnitude more per message than email and the receivers actually being forced to actually pay for the message (through ISPs).
  
  

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