"The New Gatekeepers," a recent Columbia University conference on
free-expression conflicts in the digital age.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/26/arts/26CENS.html>
The Censor and the Artist: A Murky Border
By EMILY EAKIN, NYT
Does using software to remove potentially offensive language, sex and
violence from R-rated movies constitute censorship? Or, by allowing viewers
to tailor films to their tastes, is it a reasonable concession to consumer
choice?
This was one of the questions confronted at a conference on free expression
and the arts at Columbia University last week that focused on new limits on
artistic freedom in a high-tech culture. In this evolving environment,
artists seeking access to images and information often find themselves in
battle with companies determined to protect their content and trademarks
from unauthorized use.
In two days of heated discussion, several dozen scholars, activists,
artists, foundation officers and media executives invoked a baffling array
of recent cultural developments, including corporate consolidation of radio
stations, the extension of the copyright term and the crackdown on illegal
Internet file-sharing. And though no consensus emerged, many panelists
seemed to agree that artists may face more resistance from private
companies than from the political and religious groups that have objected
to certain expressions in the past...
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