RE: [dvd-discuss] ClearChannel Plays It Safe

[Richard Hartman <hartman(at)onetouch.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeme A Brelin [mailto:jeme@brelin.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 4:03 PM
> To: Openlaw DMCA Forum
> Subject: Re: [dvd-discuss] ClearChannel Plays It Safe
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Bryan Taylor wrote:
> > --- Jeme A Brelin <jeme@brelin.net> wrote:
> > > 
> > > With power comes responsibility.
> > 
> > But with responsibility does not come an obligation to use your
> > resources to communicate messages you don't want to communicate.
> 
> What ELSE would responsibilty MEAN?
> 
> > A private entitiy, such as a radio station has no legal or moral
> > obligation to communicate a message to your liking.
> 
> The use of public resources brings the responsibility of 
> public service.
> 
> They DO have a moral obligation to ensure that all views are 
> available to
> the public.  

Views are one thing, music another.  Do country stations have
the moral obligation to play rap music?  Do classical stations
have the obligation to play rock & roll?  Are we back to "every
station must play every song before they can repeat one"?  I 
don't think that will fly ...



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

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