The Censorship Has Already Begun - Re: more on House Passes Bill to Raise Indecency

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:31:35 -0800
To: <dave () farber net>
Cc: <lauren () vortex com>
Subject: The Censorship Has Already Begun - Re: [IP] more on House Passes
Bill to Raise Indecency

Dave,

In case you're not on the DayThink audio feature notification list,
today's feature looks specifically at this issue and what it
*already* means -- it's called:

   "USA Censorship a Go-Go"

and can be played (MP3) via:

   http://daythink.vortex.com

And that's no wardrobe malfunction.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren () pfir org or lauren () vortex com or lauren () privacyforum org
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, Fact Squad - http://www.factsquad.org
Co-Founder, URIICA - Union for Representative International Internet
                     Cooperation and Analysis - http://www.uriica.org
Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com

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> From: Rusty Hodge <rusty () hodge com>
> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:21:34 -0800
> To: <dave () farber net>
> Subject: deadly to small broadcasters Re: [IP] more on House Passes Bill to
> Raise Indecency
>
> Dave,
>
> This biggest issue with these $500,000 fines is that to a huge media
> organization like the big TV networks, this is very little. But to a
> small, single-owner radio station in a small market, this would be a
> death sentence.
>
> There are small community stations out there that don't bring in
> $500,000 a year in total revenues. This fine would bankrupt a small
> station. It doesn't take into account intent or whether the indecency
> slipped in by accident, or if the station has a history of such
> violations.
>
> Fines like these will only serve to strengthen the corporate
> stranglehold on over the air media.
>
> Rusty Hodge
> SomaFM.com
> (internet broadcaster who luckily doesn't have to worry about
> indecency issues!)
>
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