HP, what about if ISP's are forced to geo-direct traffic in the states? the technology exists to DO it ... unlikely I know, but anything could happen from here.
I think you are spot on about this being the biggest problem though ... there will be a stack of people who say 'fuck it come and get me'. All I can say is
WHERE'S THE POPCORN!!!!
But, all that has to happen is for 1 of the big guys to be made an example of ...
lets say they went after any of the following sponsors:
topbucks
silvercash
weg
maxcash
The last 2 will probably follow the rules immediately, the first 2 will push the limits as much as they can ... if either of these companies becomes a target, it will filter down to THOUSANDS of webmasters. Sponsors who provide hosted galleries will pull them all immediately, webmasters will lose free hosting, free content, banners etc ...
It will only take the fall of 1 big company to squash a whole bunch of little guys in the process ... of course there will always be an element who doesn't follow the rules, and surfers who will find them. But if COPA kills only 50% of the industry, it will be a massive improvement.
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