On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 13:53:40 +0000 Mehmet Akcin <mehmet@nic.pr> wrote:
Well, I can't blame Italy for trying to enforce their laws, but maybe can give them a better idea.
Maybe instead of all those ACLs, other type of Blocks, DNS removals,etc.. Governments should more go to the direction of making agreement on the credit card companies which automatically will charge a tax when somebody is using those websites.
I am sure almost all the transactions are thru debit account transfers or credit cards such as VISA, MC, or AMEX and it's not hard to find out the bank accounts of the companies which are doing gambling. So instead of trying to block something that the real mean is the FREEDOM (we call it Internet) go and push the banks to enforce the laws.
Yes, and the US government does that, too. It sometimes comes down to who has a bigger lobby, the bankers or the ISPs. Note also that banks make money directly on each such transaction; ISPs don't.