Comments on: Should Government Censor In-Flight Movies? http://techliberation.com/2007/10/03/should-government-censor-in-flight-movies/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Sun, 27 May 2012 01:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jim Lippard http://techliberation.com/2007/10/03/should-government-censor-in-flight-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-48397 Jim Lippard Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:07:02 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/10/03/should-government-censor-in-flight-movies/#comment-48397 <p>If I had the option to take a flight showing R-rated movies with the knowledge that no children would be on the flight, I'd be willing to pay a slight premium for it...<br><br>But I've never seen a plane offer anything above PG except on those that offer individual entertainment (e.g., Air New Zealand, Virgin Airlines).</p> If I had the option to take a flight showing R-rated movies with the knowledge that no children would be on the flight, I’d be willing to pay a slight premium for it…

But I’ve never seen a plane offer anything above PG except on those that offer individual entertainment (e.g., Air New Zealand, Virgin Airlines).

]]> By: Jim Lippard http://techliberation.com/2007/10/03/should-government-censor-in-flight-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-39472 Jim Lippard Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:07:02 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/10/03/should-government-censor-in-flight-movies/#comment-39472 <p>If I had the option to take a flight showing R-rated movies with the knowledge that no children would be on the flight, I'd be willing to pay a slight premium for it...</p> <p>But I've never seen a plane offer anything above PG except on those that offer individual entertainment (e.g., Air New Zealand, Virgin Airlines).</p> If I had the option to take a flight showing R-rated movies with the knowledge that no children would be on the flight, I’d be willing to pay a slight premium for it…

But I’ve never seen a plane offer anything above PG except on those that offer individual entertainment (e.g., Air New Zealand, Virgin Airlines).

]]> By: MikeT http://techliberation.com/2007/10/03/should-government-censor-in-flight-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-48396 MikeT Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:21:18 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/10/03/should-government-censor-in-flight-movies/#comment-48396 <p>I very rarely fly, but I wasn't aware that airlines were in the habit of showing potentially controversial movies. The last time I flew was in 2005, and to Italy. On the flight over, the only thing on was Sahara, a movie that was hardly what one would call offensive to any normal person with children. Seems to me like things are already under control.</p> I very rarely fly, but I wasn’t aware that airlines were in the habit of showing potentially controversial movies. The last time I flew was in 2005, and to Italy. On the flight over, the only thing on was Sahara, a movie that was hardly what one would call offensive to any normal person with children. Seems to me like things are already under control.

]]> By: MikeT http://techliberation.com/2007/10/03/should-government-censor-in-flight-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-39471 MikeT Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:21:18 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/10/03/should-government-censor-in-flight-movies/#comment-39471 <p>I very rarely fly, but I wasn't aware that airlines were in the habit of showing potentially controversial movies. The last time I flew was in 2005, and to Italy. On the flight over, the only thing on was Sahara, a movie that was hardly what one would call offensive to any normal person with children. Seems to me like things are already under control.</p> I very rarely fly, but I wasn’t aware that airlines were in the habit of showing potentially controversial movies. The last time I flew was in 2005, and to Italy. On the flight over, the only thing on was Sahara, a movie that was hardly what one would call offensive to any normal person with children. Seems to me like things are already under control.

]]> By: Don Marti http://techliberation.com/2007/10/03/should-government-censor-in-flight-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-48395 Don Marti Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:14:34 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/10/03/should-government-censor-in-flight-movies/#comment-48395 <p>I agree. It's asinine for the government to subsidize violent movies through the copyright program and then regulate them.<br><br></p> <p>Congress is like a guy holding a pair of bolt cutters trying to cut off a rusty bolt with a pair of nail clippers. If they're serious about problems caused by violent content, or anything else that doesn't promote the progress of science and useful arts for that matter, they could just stop giving violent content such a long copyright term.<br><br></p> <p>Saying that copyright needs to be content-neutral is like saying that the Department of Health and Human Services needs to be health-neutral, and give grants to teach kids to smoke and shoot heroin.</p> I agree. It’s asinine for the government to subsidize violent movies through the copyright program and then regulate them.

Congress is like a guy holding a pair of bolt cutters trying to cut off a rusty bolt with a pair of nail clippers. If they’re serious about problems caused by violent content, or anything else that doesn’t promote the progress of science and useful arts for that matter, they could just stop giving violent content such a long copyright term.

Saying that copyright needs to be content-neutral is like saying that the Department of Health and Human Services needs to be health-neutral, and give grants to teach kids to smoke and shoot heroin.

]]> By: Don Marti http://techliberation.com/2007/10/03/should-government-censor-in-flight-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-39470 Don Marti Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:14:34 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/10/03/should-government-censor-in-flight-movies/#comment-39470 <p>I agree. It's asinine for the government to subsidize violent movies through the copyright program and then regulate them.</p> <p>Congress is like a guy holding a pair of bolt cutters trying to cut off a rusty bolt with a pair of nail clippers. If they're serious about problems caused by violent content, or anything else that doesn't promote the progress of science and useful arts for that matter, they could just stop giving violent content such a long copyright term. <p>Saying that copyright needs to be content-neutral is like saying that the Department of Health and Human Services needs to be health-neutral, and give grants to teach kids to smoke and shoot heroin.</p></p> I agree. It’s asinine for the government to subsidize violent movies through the copyright program and then regulate them.

Congress is like a guy holding a pair of bolt cutters trying to cut off a rusty bolt with a pair of nail clippers. If they’re serious about problems caused by violent content, or anything else that doesn’t promote the progress of science and useful arts for that matter, they could just stop giving violent content such a long copyright term.

Saying that copyright needs to be content-neutral is like saying that the Department of Health and Human Services needs to be health-neutral, and give grants to teach kids to smoke and shoot heroin.

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