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Bill: Media Reform of 2802
Details
Submitted by[?]: Peoples Progressive Party
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: June 2803
Description[?]:
| The PPP wishes to create just one station on both the radio and the television to run that shows what the government is up to, and to inform the people of what is going on in the Parliament. This station would run along side regular T.V. and radio and would not change the current status of media. The internet is a very useful tool in communication and social networking. The internet even provides a good source of news (for the most part). However, the internet can also be a very dangerous place. Child pornography and violent threats can run rampant and at times the police could use the information shared on the internet to protect our communities from the thieves of personal identity and the scum of child abuse to keep our communities safe. |
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 a national radio station 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 a national TV station for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Internet regulations.
Old value:: The government has no position on who may use or what is published on the internet.
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 allows anyone to use the internet but the police can run investigations concerning illegal activities conducted by using internet (child abuse, illegal filesharing, ...)
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:33:41, August 14, 2009 CET | From | Democratic Capitalist Delegation | To | Debating the Media Reform of 2802 |
| Message | We will support this legislation despite our objections to article III. Allowing government regulation of a medium as free as the internet is an extremely slippery slope. It starts with interfering only for the purpose of "getting the bad guys" and ends with harassing internet users for the pettiest offenses (minor copyright violations, etc.). The problem with this is it will majorly deter free information flow by going after people for what most of the time is a very benign offense that wouldn't even reach the inside of a courtroom. The most heinous of cybercrimes (child pornography, murder) are extremely rare, and when they do happen, we never get anything but the fullest cooperation from the catalyst to the crime, whether it be an instant messaging service, a social networking site, or some other type of website. We would not however, be opposed to including a class in our public schools which educates students about safe and legal internet use (OOC: this could be done through RPing using a resolution, which I would happily write). Drake Dalton Chairman Democratic Capitalist Delegation |
| Date | 23:11:42, August 14, 2009 CET | From | Rightful Radical Party | To | Debating the Media Reform of 2802 |
| Message | We will fully support this bill. Stefan Barna RRP |
| Date | 08:39:20, August 15, 2009 CET | From | Telamon Labor Party | To | Debating the Media Reform of 2802 |
| Message | We will vote yes for this bill. Barry Cohen Chairman Jewish Defense League |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 500 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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