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Bill: Media Liberalisation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: 自由進歩党 (Liberal Progressives)
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: July 4054
Description[?]:
| An act to remove censorship laws over media coverage and liberalise and de-centralise regulations on public and personal morality. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 and hate speech.
Proposed: There are no content regulations; the media may publish anything, even proven falsehoods.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Privacy protection for those in the public eye.
Old value:: The media is forbidden from publishing any personal stories and photos relating to public figures, content is restricted to their professional lives.
Current: Local governments may determine levels of protection for public figures.
Proposed: There are no restrictions on the media for pursuing personal stories and photos relating to the lives of public figures.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding sexually explicit material on broadcast television.
Old value:: Nudity on television is banned.
Current: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Proposed: All sexually explicit material is allowed on television.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The time at which sexually explicit content may be shown on broadcast television (if allowed).
Old value:: Sexually explicit content or nudity may only be shown during hours that very few children watch television
Current: Sexually explicit content may only be shown during hours that very few children watch. Nudity may be shown all day long.
Proposed: Sexually explicit content may be shown all day long.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of video games.
Old value:: The government maintains strict age limitation laws that require proof of age before sales of video games may be made.
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 maintain laws as to age limitation for purchasing video games, although it does require a content rating to be clearly displayed on the box.
Article 6
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 | 15:02:29, July 04, 2016 CET | From | 社会民主党(Social Democratic Party) | To | Debating the Media Liberalisation Act |
| Message | Greetings, We don't agree at all at the bill. We must protect our children from depraving contents and harmful video games or movies. We cannot let any user of the internet to impersonate famous figures. Elisa Nakamura |
| Date | 10:37:23, July 05, 2016 CET | From | 自由進歩党 (Liberal Progressives) | To | Debating the Media Liberalisation Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We respectfully disagree and argue that these contents of video games and movies are entertaining for our young people and are simply a form of creative, fictitious expression that has no bearing on the real world. Children should have the right to choose the artistic medium they wish to watch. Miyako Hayashi |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 750 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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