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Bill: Media Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Worker's Front (LL)
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: March 2915
Description[?]:
| Some changes to our media laws. |
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: All radio stations are owned by the state.
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: All television stations are owned by the state.
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 runs its own internet with government approved content only and no connection to the rest of the world.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Proposed: It is forbidden to criticize the government, or publish any material that the government does not approve of.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change International media content regulation.
Old value:: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Current: International media content undergoes the same regulation as domestic media content.
Proposed: International media content is heavily censored for political purposes.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of video games.
Old value:: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Current: The government does not maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Proposed: The government maintains strict age limitation laws that require proof of age before sales of video games may be made.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:45:57, March 28, 2010 CET | From | Elitist Super Squad (PM) | To | Debating the Media Bill |
| Message | Congratulations! You'll turn Mordusia into a third-world country in no time. |
| Date | 03:31:09, March 28, 2010 CET | From | United Worker's Front (LL) | To | Debating the Media Bill |
| Message | OOC: It does make for interesting RP. =) |
| Date | 03:42:56, March 28, 2010 CET | From | Elitist Super Squad (PM) | To | Debating the Media Bill |
| Message | OCC: That doesn't change anything. I'm still upset. |
| Date | 16:58:53, March 28, 2010 CET | From | United Worker's Front (LL) | To | Debating the Media Bill |
| Message | OOC: You always have the next elections. (Which may go poorly for me, and very well for you.) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 105 | |
| no | Total Seats: 30 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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