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“Child Safe Viewing Act” (S. 602) signed by President Bush

Started by TLF · 7 months ago

Today, President Bush signed S. 602, “The Child Safe Viewing Act.”(CNet story here). The measure requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct an inquiry to examine the availability of, and methods of encouraging the use of, advanced blocking ... Continue reading »

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  • Congress isn't using all the clubs in its bag when it comes to child-safe content. Just cut the copyright term for violent and/or indencent material to two years. Plenty of time for a hot game, or a movie's theatrical and DVD release, but short enough that it would tend to drive investment to more productive material.
  • Explain to me how using the copyright code to limit the term of "violent" or "indecent" material to 2 years isn't just another form of government censorship. It would be a blatant First Amendment violation.
  • Sounds like censorship wrapped up in a cloak of fear mongering - business as usual on Capitol Hill.

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