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Originally Posted by ricks
it appeals to non-us webmasters and service providers (hosts, cc processors etc...)
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Of course they are -- anyone in a position to capitalize on the effect of anti-competitive legislation would. Why do you think True.com was trying to make all the dating sites do background checks? Well, the "brass tacks" answer is PR, but if they had succeeded in their bid they would have a corner on the market. This is all well and good, and you might say that any opportunity to make a lot of money should be taken and measured as a scuccess. But what would happen to online dating if the True legislation had passed? It would not thrive and diversify in the way so many of us in that biz are hoping to witness and influence. It would begin to "die" and morph into somthing less universally appealing, and, therefore, would be relegated to a smaller market. So, I guess I'm not disagreeing with you that there WILL be opportunities to make a lot money, if you're the only guy in the room with his arms untied. What I'm saying is it's tragically shortsighted to get happy because the price of lifeboats on the titanic is rising --
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