From: Peter Swire <swire.1@osu.edu>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 22:45:36 +0800
To: Tim May <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: The Recent Trend in "Collective Contracts"
Message-ID: <199707111431.KAA21954@mail3.uts.ohio-state.edu>
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At 10:05 PM 7/10/97 -0700, Tim May wrote:
>A thoughtful response from Peter Swire.

        Thanks kindly.

>A third possibility, and one which deserves a longer essay by someone, is
>the role quasi-private organizations play. To cut to the chase,
>organizations like the American Bar Association, American Medical
>Association, etc.
>
>These "guilds" are an interesting case of self-policing where there is no
>option for opting out. (I don't believe it is possible to practice law or
>medicine without approval/licensing from these kinds of
>organizations/guilds.)

        You might check out my article on "Markets, Self-Regulation, and
Government Enforcement in the Protection of Personal Information."  Among
other topics, I talk about self-regulation by licensing organizations.  The
piece is posted at my web site.  It is also the lead chapter in a recent
report by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on
"Self-Regulation and Privacy in the Information Age", on their web site at
http://www.ntia.doc.gov.

        Peter



Prof. Peter Swire
Ohio State University
College of Law
mailto:swire.1@osu.edu
web: http://www.osu.edu/units/law/swire.htm (in early stages of construction)