People can say, do, or create anything they wish, and as America has proved in the past, this type of situation just doesn't work. Though governments cannot physically regulate the Internet, cyberspace needs regulations to prevent illegal activity, the destruction of morals, and child access to pornography. First, censoring the online community would ease the tension on the computer software industry. Since the creation of the first computer networks, people have been exchanging data back and forth, but eventually people stopped transferring text, and started sending binaries, otherwise known as computer programs. This philosophy has cost the computer industry millions, and companies like Microsoft have simply given up.
Most businesses are violators as well.
Software companies require that every computer that uses one of their packages has a separate license for that software purchased, yet companies rarely purchase their required minimum. All these illegal copies cost computer companies millions in profits, hurting the company, and eventually hurting the American economy. On the other hand, many people believe that the government cannot censor the Internet. They argue that the Internet is an international network and that one government should not have the power to censor another nation's telecommunications. For example, American censors can block violence on American television, but they cannot touch Japanese television.