Comments on: The National World Wide Web http://blog.ukfast.co.uk/2006/03/22/the-national-world-wide-web/ News and views from the UK's best hosting provider Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:17:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Brainstorm http://blog.ukfast.co.uk/2006/03/22/the-national-world-wide-web/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Robert Brainstorm Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:43:26 +0000 http://ukfastblog.dev.text.co.uk/?p=8#comment-3 You seem very sure that hesitance will be negative? The recent explosion of blogging and similar have thrown up all sorts of legal landmines. Most appear to have been discovered in private blogs where ignorance of copyright laws or even conflict of local laws have been apparent. <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/20/tube_man_isp_sued/" rel="nofollow">Here</a> and <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4787302.stm" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Blogging has allowed many people to voice their opinions to a worldwide audience, however no matter what the view there will always be an adverse response to it from some areas. Hesitation may be a good thing and allow us to realise the pitfalls. This in turn will ensure that a well thought through judgement can be made and adoption of these technologies will be made at the most advantageous moment. You seem very sure that hesitance will be negative? The recent explosion of blogging and similar have thrown up all sorts of legal landmines.

Most appear to have been discovered in private blogs where ignorance of copyright laws or even conflict of local laws have been apparent. Here and here.

Blogging has allowed many people to voice their opinions to a worldwide audience, however no matter what the view there will always be an adverse response to it from some areas.

Hesitation may be a good thing and allow us to realise the pitfalls. This in turn will ensure that a well thought through judgement can be made and adoption of these technologies will be made at the most advantageous moment.

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