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Bill: Liberalization of the media
Details
Submitted by[?]: League of Justice
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: August 3459
Description[?]:
| To ensure the freedom of speech and freedom to television companies, we propose this bill. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Television stations.
Old value:: The government subsidises independent non-profit-making cooperatives for educational and informational purposes; other private non-subsidised TV stations are allowed.
Current: All TV stations are owned by independent non-profit-making cooperatives which are subsidised by the government.
Proposed: All television media are private.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information, hate speech, and subversive anti-government material.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Sexually explicit material is allowed, but violent or hard core pornography is banned.
Current: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Proposed: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:59:29, March 22, 2013 CET | From | De venstregrønne | To | Debating the Liberalization of the media |
| Message | A government-funded channel has nothing to do with restricting freedom of speech but rather is about ensuring that at least some high quality, intellectual and educational programming is produced. If everything is left up to the free market the quality of programming is likely to diminish. We are also strongly opposed to allowing hardcore pornography on television and think there should be at least some laws against hate speech. |
| Date | 20:11:27, March 22, 2013 CET | From | League of Justice | To | Debating the Liberalization of the media |
| Message | People are perfectly capable of deciding which television content is good for them. A privatized media market will ensure high quality television due to the competition which will exist between the various television companies. Hardcore porn is okay if it is shown in the late night hours, which would be the case if this bill would pass. We do in spite of everything have another law that forbids nude content to be shown in the day. The hate speech law can be misinterpreted e.g. it could result in a prosecution if a journalist accused Retsforbundet's leader, Bárður Hentze of being an idiot and this would be of course be silly. |
| Date | 20:20:35, March 22, 2013 CET | From | Liberal Konservative Partiet | To | Debating the Liberalization of the media |
| Message | The government subsidises independent non profit making cooperatives. Please note, independent. This is very important. We strongly feel that media should be free from government direct control, but we do think that the KBC (Kazulian Broadcasting Corporation) is very valued by our people as a source of quality programming and unbiased newscasting. |
| Date | 20:27:16, March 22, 2013 CET | From | League of Justice | To | Debating the Liberalization of the media |
| Message | We need a completely independent media, we won't accomplish this as long as the state subsidises certain television companies. |
| Date | 20:29:49, March 22, 2013 CET | From | Liberal Konservative Partiet | To | Debating the Liberalization of the media |
| Message | I wholeheartedly disagree. Private companies always have their own agenda, at least the KBC is free to broadcast without motives for profit and political feuds. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 40 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 147 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 63 |
| Random fact: The voters enjoy active parties who take upon themselves the initiative to create laws. |
| Random quote: "Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies." - H. L. Mencken |