Do you think there should be any restrictions at all on these private individuals (or companies) and what they do with the technology? It's a tricky question for me. Some of these individuals aren't Americans. Lets say though that this fellow Retan (?) gets a person up into space. He would effectively become the 4th Space Power on Earth (assuming China is successful- which remains to be seen). What sort of rules do you think should apply to that guy after that? Should he be allowed to collaborate with non-space powers in developing their own space program? Should he be allowed to emigrate to another country?
These are thorny issues actually. I don't have any answers for them myself.