martinibuster - 7:52 am on Jul 7, 2009 (gmt 0)

>>>So is it naivety, stupidity, or non functioning bureaucratic minds

I think none of the above. It's easy to wag the finger at senators who think the Internet is a series of tubes even while simultananeously scratching our heads over MySpace, Blackberries, Android and Twitter. Technology can be so confusing that renting a vacation house and figuring out the remote controls can take a few minutes for some while for others it means being resigned to sitting in front of the fireplace.

I think the reality is that no matter what country, those making the laws are culturally behind the curve over the technologies they are creating because technology is moving ahead at a faster pace than many individuals can keep up with. I think the foundations of how we do things online, as well as how we interface with hardware and software, for the next hundred years are being laid right now.