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Bill: Media Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Vereinigte Bürgerschaft Dundorfs
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2453
Description[?]:
| To reform the current situation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Radio stations.
Old value:: All radio stations are private.
Current: The government subsidises a national radio station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised radio stations are allowed.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: All television media are private.
Current: The government subsidises a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Proposed: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Current: The government allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Proposed: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:28:26, September 09, 2007 CET | From | Rechte Partei | To | Debating the Media Act |
| Message | I don't think that it should be the governments responsobility to maintain radio- and TV-chanels. I also think that some Internet censorship needed, so I'm against this bill. |
| Date | 21:51:47, September 09, 2007 CET | From | Vereinigte Bürgerschaft Dundorfs | To | Debating the Media Act |
| Message | To art 1 & 2: The state should be responsible to facilitate some neutral and basic media provisions. To art 3: freedom of speech is a more important value. Besides, the current laws are sufficient to fight internet crime. |
| Date | 20:01:30, September 10, 2007 CET | From | Rechte Partei | To | Debating the Media Act |
| Message | The freedom to watch at childporn... |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 313 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 270 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 15 |
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