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Barefootsies · 03-02-2005, 05:51 AM

The internet can never be regulated. It's like the wild west. Plus spread across too many areas or hubs. This is not mainland China where they've restricted it from the get-go. So no matter what they tried in the states, it would either be defeated, or worked around period.

Realistically, if they stopped spamming e-mails for porn, and penis pills, they'd call it a success. As for the rest, subscription services (cable and satalite) have always had looser standards when it comes to the typical regulation. If you know anything about the FCC and laws applied, most of it if for the basic cable/network channels. Not what is referred to as "cable" or subscription (HBO, Comedy Central, Cinemax, etc.).

I highly doubt regardless of how many bills they bring to congress it will ever pass. The industry it's self has done a lot of things voluntary to stop it from the get go. Putting all those warning on before a show, when coming back from commercial breaks you see it again, more advertising on the V-chip, how to set your shit up so kids can't see blah blah.. (atleast with Charter, and stuff available in Michigan). You see the ads all the time telling you how to program your cable, or tv to prevent minors from this stuff.

As for satalite, it's another subscription service not available to the masses (yet). You know what's on there, and you have to pay for it. Hence, until it becomes a 'norm' I'd say it should not fall under regulation.

Now if these lazy fucking congressmen and women actually want to do something to get their names in the papers take on corporate communications.. Clear Channel, Viacom, and alike. These 4 or 5 (not sure of total, but it's a handful) companies that own just about everything on television and radio. Those who buy every radio station in a market, and then put the auto-trons (computer prerecorded shows) on, and when shit hits the fan with weather and stuff, there is no live dj. Or the fact we get all canned bullshit playlists dictated by some law of numbers back at corporate. The same companies who own all the music channels, and every couple of years turn another one into a game show.

But ofcourse that would mean actually taking a stand against corporate America, and we can't have that. Heh.

03-02-2005, 05:51 AM
Barefootsies Choice is an Illusion Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Land of Obama Posts: 42,635	The internet can never be regulated. It's like the wild west. Plus spread across too many areas or hubs. This is not mainland China where they've restricted it from the get-go. So no matter what they tried in the states, it would either be defeated, or worked around period. Realistically, if they stopped spamming e-mails for porn, and penis pills, they'd call it a success. As for the rest, subscription services (cable and satalite) have always had looser standards when it comes to the typical regulation. If you know anything about the FCC and laws applied, most of it if for the basic cable/network channels. Not what is referred to as "cable" or subscription (HBO, Comedy Central, Cinemax, etc.). I highly doubt regardless of how many bills they bring to congress it will ever pass. The industry it's self has done a lot of things voluntary to stop it from the get go. Putting all those warning on before a show, when coming back from commercial breaks you see it again, more advertising on the V-chip, how to set your shit up so kids can't see blah blah.. (atleast with Charter, and stuff available in Michigan). You see the ads all the time telling you how to program your cable, or tv to prevent minors from this stuff. As for satalite, it's another subscription service not available to the masses (yet). You know what's on there, and you have to pay for it. Hence, until it becomes a 'norm' I'd say it should not fall under regulation. Now if these lazy fucking congressmen and women actually want to do something to get their names in the papers take on corporate communications.. Clear Channel, Viacom, and alike. These 4 or 5 (not sure of total, but it's a handful) companies that own just about everything on television and radio. Those who buy every radio station in a market, and then put the auto-trons (computer prerecorded shows) on, and when shit hits the fan with weather and stuff, there is no live dj. Or the fact we get all canned bullshit playlists dictated by some law of numbers back at corporate. The same companies who own all the music channels, and every couple of years turn another one into a game show. But ofcourse that would mean actually taking a stand against corporate America, and we can't have that. Heh.