RE: [dvd-discuss] ClearChannel Plays It Safe

["Dean Sanchez" <DSanchez(at)fcci-group.com>]

It's not really the song banning that bothers me.  Firstly, it's the
overly broad self-censorship that disturbing.  Secondly, it's the power
to control what is broadcast, not just locally, but nationally that
concerns me.  Radio used to be a media on which one could advertise
relatively cheaply and reach a broad audience.  If I want to get a
political message out or run for office and my stance conflicts with
Clear Channel's, there is the very real possibility that I made not be
able use radio as a media for doing so.

Congress originally recognized this problem and limited the ability for
a single organization to gain a monopoly in any area or region.  That
restriction was lifted with the Telecommunications Act.  I realize that
we have the Internet now for additional communication outlets, but I
don't think it can replace the impact of the broadcast media.

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Hartman [mailto:hartman@onetouch.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 11:41 AM
To: 'dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu'
Subject: RE: [dvd-discuss] ClearChannel Plays It Safe


Radio stations have always made their own playlists.  Is
this really any different from a station manager that hates
Bob Dylan and never plays any of his songs?  What are you
going to do, pass "equal time" legislation so that every
song must be played once before you can ever repeat one?

I think this falls under the category of "overreacting".

-- 
-Richard M. Hartman
hartman@onetouch.com

186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Sanchez [mailto:DSanchez@fcci-group.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 8:37 AM
> To: dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
> Subject: [dvd-discuss] ClearChannel Plays It Safe
> 
> 
> The fallout continues.  It's hard enough to fight government 
> censorship
> and threats to civil liberties, but what can we do when a company
> controls a public media (it owns over 1,200 radio stations) and
> exercises it's own brand of censorship?   And where will it 
> stop?  When
> a company this size has quasi-governmental power over the public
> airwaves, how do you ensure the public's stake?
> 
> http://slashdot.org/articles/01/09/18/1228210.shtml
> 
>