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Bill: Free Media
Details
Status[?]: defeated
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: April 3396
Description[?]:
| Remove government regulations on what the people are allowed to see in the media. We can't keep sheltering our children from the realities of life. Educate them, by all means, but abolish these draconian laws that stifle our free press and keep our people from enjoying what they have worked hard to enjoy. |
Proposals
Article 1
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.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of the viewing of movies.
Old value:: The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) but these only apply to movie theaters.
Current: The government sets a range of standards (to be determined) but these only apply to movie theaters.
Proposed: The viewing of movies is not regulated by the government.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content may only be shown during hours that very few children watch. Nudity may be shown all day long.
Current: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Proposed: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Article 4
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 does not regulate video games.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:13:07, November 13, 2012 CET | From | Revolutionary Socialist Worker's Party | To | Debating the Free Media |
| Message | The RSWP believes that the current laws do not hinder the ability of a "free press". If article 1 was not in this law there would be no problem. But considering music, movies, etc, are part of the commons and not protected by copyright laws which means files haring is no problem. So the only thing this article would do is legalize things like child porn sites. The RSWP does not feel strongly about the other articles proposed in the bill and would vote yes on each individually. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 124 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 149 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 157 |
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