I just read on the Sun blog and the Bloomberg site that there are bills being filed again which would place a burdensome responsibility on online retailers to validate that goods sold through their website is not stolen property.
Sound ridiculous? I agree. I can't believe that the bills author would stand behind such hogwash as this:
"Thieves often tell the same disturbing story: they begin legitimately selling product on eBay and then become hooked by its addictive qualities, the anonymity it provides and the ease with which they gain exposure to millions of customers. When they run out of legitimate merchandise, they begin to steal intermittently, many times for the first time in their life, so they can continue selling online. The thefts then begin to spiral out of control and before they know it they quit their jobs, are recruiting accomplices and are crossing states lines to steal, all so they can support and perpetuate their online selling habit."
| And who are the goofy politicians who are backing these bills? Richard Durbin, Brad Ellsworth, Jim Jordan, and Bobby Scott. Shameless. What do the people think? They are overwhelmingly against such legislation. |
References:
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090227/0153023921.shtml
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a19lq7NcqV0w
