martinibuster - 3:35 am on Sep 13, 2008 (gmt 0)

The previous similar intrusions occurred in the communications industry. Newspapers first, Radio/TV second, then Telcos... when lots of money is being made somebody wants to regulate it.

True, you're correct. And they've all subsequently been deregulated in the US. The trend over the last couple decades in the United States is toward deregulation across a broad range of industries, telcos, airlines, energy, media, etc. I don't see this going in the opposite direction for Internet Advertising.