At 03:57 PM 8/4/2008, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You are correct about the fairness doctrine, it has nothing to do with
censorship but rather a free market vs government regulated market.
I disagree, Mike, because of your use of the term "market." The legal
philosophy in this country, and nearly all other countries in the world, is
that the citizens "own" the broadcast frequencies, and, therefore,
broadcasters have only a license to use, rather than ownership of, those
frequencies assigned to them. There exists no "right" to be a radio or
television broadcaster. Part of the license requires broadcasters to obey
all applicable laws and provisions of the CFR (Code of Federal
Regulations). Which means they must comply with the Fairness Doctrine,
inter alia. Thus, the Fairness Doctrine isn't a feature of the market,
although it may be an attempt to make use of the airwaves more ethical.
We HAVE government regulation of the airwaves because we WANT
government regulation of the airwaves. And, in any event, when enough
people want there to be a different way of regulating, or not regulating,
broadcasters, then we will have in office Congressmen and Senators who will
enact different laws and CFR provisions. Which might be a signal that our
sense of broadcasting ethics has changed.
BTW, I used to be in broadcasting. I was B. A. the D. J. = bathedj. I
played great big stacks of red hot wax! Non-stop, back-to-back, heavyweight
smashes! Now, here's something to mellow out your morning: It's by
Leeeeeeeeeddd Zeppelin! Let's rock!
So, now you know.
Bob
Jaco Pastorius: "Bo be boo bop doo bay."
OK
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