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FCC CRACKDOWN COULD SPREAD
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 21:42:06 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com> Date: November 19, 2004 2:18:47 PM EST To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net () warpspeed com> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] FCC CRACKDOWN COULD SPREAD Reply-To: dewayne () warpspeed com FCC CRACKDOWN COULD SPREADWith support from both Republicans and Democrats, the FCC is poised to get even more aggressive about enforcing moral values throughout broadcasting,
even putting cable television and satellite radio in its cross hairs. It looks like only the courts will stand in the way of the FCC now, but conservative judges might just say no. After all, not too long ago theSupreme Court rejected efforts to censor the Internet. The FCC guidelines remain vague, making it unclear exactly what is allowed. "The FCC has been
trying to hide behind ambiguity, but that ambiguity has problems," said Andrew Jay Schwartzman, president of the Media Access Project. Whileclearer rules sound good in principle, Schwartzman said they're unlikely to pass constitutional muster. "The various pending appeals are going to force the FCC to clarify, but once clarified I'm not sure things will stick up in
court." [SOURCE: Wired News, AUTHOR: Randy Dotinga] http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,65734,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1 Archives at: <http://Wireless.Com/Dewayne-Net> Weblog at: <http://weblog.warpspeed.com> ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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