[opendtv] Re: Howard Stern and the Future of Media Censorship
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "OpenDTV (E-mail)" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:16:54 -0400
I think the intro is misleading.
The point of the article is that the Janet Jackson
silliness proved that even subscription services are
not immune to censorship.
One ought to conclude that forcing the censorship
issue could just as easily result in *less* control
over the traditional broadcasters as it could result
in more control over subscription services. So this
"tectonic shift" seems like hyperbole.
"By just one vote, a Senate amendment was defeated in
committee that would have imposed these rules and
fines not just on broadcasters, but on cable and
satellite providers too. Another Senate amendment
proposed the regulation of 'excessive violence' in
media. ...
"If Congress or the FCC try to impose traditional
content regulations on Stern-or anyone else operating
in the new media space (cable, satellite or the
Internet)-it will force the constitutional question of
whether government can and should censor the media in
the future."
Bert
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Howard Stern and the Future of Media Censorship
Issue #90
October 11, 2004
by Adam Thierer
Radio "shock jock" Howard Stern is bolting to satellite
radio, signing a five-year deal with SIRIUS beginning in
2006. His transition from broadcast to satellite radio
signals a tectonic shift in the center of media power away
from traditional providers to new types of outlets and
technologies. That much everyone has probably already
figured out. What's more interesting, however, is what all
this means for the future of media regulation by Washington
lawmakers.
Consider for a moment just how bad this past year has been
for media.
...
http://www.cato.org/tech/tk/041011-tk.html
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