Comments on: So Now You Tell Us! http://techliberation.com/2005/03/01/so-now-you-tell-us/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike Liveright http://techliberation.com/2005/03/01/so-now-you-tell-us/comment-page-1/#comment-30926 Mike Liveright Sat, 05 Mar 2005 08:05:55 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2005/03/01/so-now-you-tell-us/#comment-30926 <p>It seems to me that there are three actions that should be taken to "reasonably" satisfy the majority of the population.</p> <p> . 1) The Cable/Satellite companies should allow people to purchase individual channels. -- I have just heard that there is a feeling that some people don't want to pay for some channels in a group and feel that this requires them to either forgo any channel or all of them. So if the Cable companies want to reduce the pressure to control their content, they may want to implement single channel pricing. <p> . 2) Each program/commercial... must be rated, with V-Chip ratings so that a user can filter out the programs that are above their ratings or unrated, (assumed to be of "highest" rating X) <p> . 3) The FCC MUST!!! publish clear standards for establishing these V-Chip suitable ratings far in advance enough so that if a program rates itself according to the published standards it is protected against prosecution. <p> This would, I think, allow any user to determine what control he wishes to apply to his viewing without controlling the viewing of others and without chilling any content provider. With the V-Chip we do have the technology for user control of the content that they receive and so no longer should there be any reason for one user to control the content that is available to others. </p></p></p></p> It seems to me that there are three actions that should be taken to “reasonably” satisfy the majority of the population.

. 1) The Cable/Satellite companies should allow people to purchase individual channels. — I have just heard that there is a feeling that some people don’t want to pay for some channels in a group and feel that this requires them to either forgo any channel or all of them. So if the Cable companies want to reduce the pressure to control their content, they may want to implement single channel pricing.

. 2) Each program/commercial… must be rated, with V-Chip ratings so that a user can filter out the programs that are above their ratings or unrated, (assumed to be of “highest” rating X)

. 3) The FCC MUST!!! publish clear standards for establishing these V-Chip suitable ratings far in advance enough so that if a program rates itself according to the published standards it is protected against prosecution.

This would, I think, allow any user to determine what control he wishes to apply to his viewing without controlling the viewing of others and without chilling any content provider. With the V-Chip we do have the technology for user control of the content that they receive and so no longer should there be any reason for one user to control the content that is available to others.

]]> By: Mike Liveright http://techliberation.com/2005/03/01/so-now-you-tell-us/comment-page-1/#comment-54366 Mike Liveright Sat, 05 Mar 2005 08:05:55 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2005/03/01/so-now-you-tell-us/#comment-54366 <p>It seems to me that there are three actions that should be taken to "reasonably" satisfy the majority of the population.<br></p> <p><br>. 1) The Cable/Satellite companies should allow people to purchase individual channels. -- I have just heard that there is a feeling that some people don't want to pay for some channels in a group and feel that this requires them to either forgo any channel or all of them. So if the Cable companies want to reduce the pressure to control their content, they may want to implement single channel pricing.<br></p> <p><br>. 2) Each program/commercial... must be rated, with V-Chip ratings so that a user can filter out the programs that are above their ratings or unrated, (assumed to be of "highest" rating X)<br></p> <p><br>. 3) The FCC MUST!!! publish clear standards for establishing these V-Chip suitable ratings far in advance enough so that if a program rates itself according to the published standards it is protected against prosecution.<br></p> <p><br>This would, I think, allow any user to determine what control he wishes to apply to his viewing without controlling the viewing of others and without chilling any content provider. With the V-Chip we do have the technology for user control of the content that they receive and so no longer should there be any reason for one user to control the content that is available to others.<br></p> It seems to me that there are three actions that should be taken to “reasonably” satisfy the majority of the population.


. 1) The Cable/Satellite companies should allow people to purchase individual channels. — I have just heard that there is a feeling that some people don’t want to pay for some channels in a group and feel that this requires them to either forgo any channel or all of them. So if the Cable companies want to reduce the pressure to control their content, they may want to implement single channel pricing.


. 2) Each program/commercial… must be rated, with V-Chip ratings so that a user can filter out the programs that are above their ratings or unrated, (assumed to be of “highest” rating X)


. 3) The FCC MUST!!! publish clear standards for establishing these V-Chip suitable ratings far in advance enough so that if a program rates itself according to the published standards it is protected against prosecution.


This would, I think, allow any user to determine what control he wishes to apply to his viewing without controlling the viewing of others and without chilling any content provider. With the V-Chip we do have the technology for user control of the content that they receive and so no longer should there be any reason for one user to control the content that is available to others.

]]> By: The Serpent http://techliberation.com/2005/03/01/so-now-you-tell-us/comment-page-1/#comment-30925 The Serpent Wed, 02 Mar 2005 05:45:42 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2005/03/01/so-now-you-tell-us/#comment-30925 <p>What would happen if someone were to air Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden? I'm assuming such a film would have to be acted in the nude until just before the end. In no way could the nudity be considered gratuitous. Yet I imagine there would be an whole lot of complaints.</p> <p>Makes me want to try to make the project, just to see how many brains I can fry with from contradictions.</p> What would happen if someone were to air Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden? I’m assuming such a film would have to be acted in the nude until just before the end. In no way could the nudity be considered gratuitous. Yet I imagine there would be an whole lot of complaints.

Makes me want to try to make the project, just to see how many brains I can fry with from contradictions.

]]> By: The Serpent http://techliberation.com/2005/03/01/so-now-you-tell-us/comment-page-1/#comment-54365 The Serpent Wed, 02 Mar 2005 05:45:42 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2005/03/01/so-now-you-tell-us/#comment-54365 <p>What would happen if someone were to air Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden? I'm assuming such a film would have to be acted in the nude until just before the end. In no way could the nudity be considered gratuitous. Yet I imagine there would be an whole lot of complaints.<br><br>Makes me want to try to make the project, just to see how many brains I can fry with from contradictions.</p> What would happen if someone were to air Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden? I’m assuming such a film would have to be acted in the nude until just before the end. In no way could the nudity be considered gratuitous. Yet I imagine there would be an whole lot of complaints.

Makes me want to try to make the project, just to see how many brains I can fry with from contradictions.

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