I'm not saying such detailed regulation is really necessary, but it's not really a huge barrier either. Just try to open a food truck (all the rage these ads). You'll find many more regulations than this.
The answer to over regulation is political lobbying. A good idea would be requiring retirement of existing obsolete rules before being allowed to create new ones. Oh, wait, that's actually being done now. -mel > On Mar 29, 2017, at 1:53 PM, "valdis.kletni...@vt.edu" > <valdis.kletni...@vt.edu> wrote: > > On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:02:45 -0400, Mark Radabaugh said: > >> And there you have much of the problem with this privacy bill. > > Hate to break it to you, but most of the gripes you have here are things > you really *want* to do - they're things that reduce your personal liability > and/or chance of ending up in prison. Just because you seem to be > anti-regulation > doesn't rule out the existence of regulations that are actually there to > *help* > you run your business. > >> Incorporate your business > > That's usually a given for *any* business unless you want to be sued to > your skivvies... > >> Obtain Liability, Workers Comp, Unemployment, Auto Insurance > > Ditto. > >> Obtain bandwidth and IP, fill out your ARIN information. > > You're gonna need to do that no matter how anti-regulation you are. > >> Pay the lawyer to write your “Terms of Service” so that you have at least >> some chance of surviving the lawsuits > > Or you can gamble on the lawsuits you'll get if you have an abusive customer > who doesn't want you to cut them off. > >> Implement your CALEA plan and file that paperwork with the FBI so they can >> find you >> Register with the Copyright office so that you can deal with DMCA notices. >> Establish your copyright policy and procedures. Have your lawyer review it. >> Make sure you comply with 18 USC 2258A regarding reporting and registration >> for kiddie porn, train your employees > > Again, would you rather follow these requirements, or deal with the > consequences of not following them? I'd recommend you make sure you > have your safe harbors mapped out. > > > >