Should the FCC be able to censor Satellite Radio?

[Richard1]

Hello All,
Satellite Radio has recently been in the news regarding the FCC's desire to censor this new medium.
Just to make sure everyone is clear on the specifics. XM and Sirius are both paid services. You must have a credit card to order XM or Sirius, so logic would dictate that only people 18 or older would be able to go out and purchase these items. Not to mention the enormous startup cost.

Just wanted to hear the communities thoughts on this issue.

[Archer]

Well even encrypted adult channels aired in the UK are governed by censorship laws so in that sense the answer would be that it already happens.

[WebHead]

I say definitely not. There can be parental controls setup on the service itself, but the government should not interfere.

[pmetal]

He!!z no.

That is all.

[Richard1]

I understand what you are saying Archer, I was primarily speaking about America although I should have thought a little broader. What I meant was in America right now the FCC is really cracking down on regular radio leveeing millions in fine. If I'm to understand their point they would like to have the same rules apply for Satellite rado.

[Ya_know]

Agreed with Webbie. A parental control, some form of password protection against the uncensored channels, should be provided. As long as that’s in place, I want to be able to hear Eddie Murphy RAW on one of those stations!!!

[WebHead]

I understand what you are saying Archer, I was primarily speaking about America although I should have thought a little broader. What I meant was in America right now the FCC is really cracking down on regular radio leveeing millions in fine. If I'm to understand their point they would like to have the same rules apply for Satellite rado.

It would be pointless to pay for a service that is censored though. I already get service like that for free on the FM and AM bands. :D

[meatwad]

Would this law regulate the airing of barely legal hardcore pornography?

[Rifleman @ Layman's PC]

I'm not voting cause there's no proper choice for me. I think it should fall under the same censorship laws as anything else broadcast in the US.

I'm one who thinks people are getting a bit ridiculous with what they wanna call "entertainment".

Dunno why I replied to this, it has nothing to do with drivers :/

[hudsonsmith]

Don't know if government is the way to go, but I think it needs to be treated the way HBO is treated. Its a pay service, and the standards are looser than on broadcast and basic cable. Nevertheless, certain programming is restricted to after 9PM, after 11PM, etc. I suppose parental controls are a possibility as well.

[Stalemate]

Even if I'm paying for a service, there are some things which are still construed as not protected under the right to free speech (hatemongering, promoting child abuse, false or intentionally misdirecting information, etc...) and still think these should be censored out of the airwaves regardless.

[CeeBee]

Don't know if government is the way to go, but I think it needs to be treated the way HBO is treated. Its a pay service, and the standards are looser than on broadcast and basic cable. Nevertheless, certain programming is restricted to after 9PM, after 11PM, etc. I suppose parental controls are a possibility as well.
Adult channels are not subject to this (neither on-demand services), so why set a limit when a precedent exists? If it's a paid service I want to get what I want whenever I want. If someone thinks certain material is not "proper" for listening/viewing at a certain hour, then the solution is simple: switch the channel.

[WebHead]

If the FCC starts censoring the content of paid satellite radio subscriptions, then they should do the same with Hustler magazine. Same exact thing.

[Ya_know]

If the FCC starts censoring the content of paid satellite radio subscriptions, then they should do the same with Hustler magazine. Same exact thing.


And to the Internet. I still don't undrestand how it's not possible to police that stuff...it's free access to all, and some of that crap eating stuff needs to be stopped!

[Chosen One]

...the solution is simple: switch the channel.

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

I agree

[WebHead]

And to the Internet. I still don't undrestand how it's not possible to police that stuff...it's free access to all, and some of that crap eating stuff needs to be stopped!

And for that matter,.. how about email? I think the FCC needs to spend a little less time worrying about this radio/television stuff while 30 or more emails are coming into everyones inbox advertising pr0n, viagra, lonely wives, etc. everyday. It's ridiculous how much of that crap I get everyday and the FCC isn't even phased by it.

[Ya_know]

And for that matter,.. how about email? I think the FCC needs to spend a little less time worrying about this radio/television stuff while 30 or more emails are coming into everyones inbox advertising pr0n, viagra, lonely wives, etc. everyday. It's ridiculous how much of that crap I get everyday and the FCC isn't even phased by it.

Amen brotha'! Sing it out loud!

[CeeBee]

It's ridiculous how much of that crap I get everyday and the FCC isn't even phased by it.
FCC has no authority outside USA. If the mail is being sent from another country all they can do is watch. And most junk comes from other countries.

[WebHead]

FCC has no authority outside USA. If the mail is being sent from another country all they can do is watch. And most junk comes from other countries.

Those emails still have to pass through American email servers before they reach their destination though. Same thing as regular USPS mail.

[Archer]

FCC has no authority outside USA. If the mail is being sent from another country all they can do is watch. And most junk comes from other countries.


I read recently roughly 80% of all spam comes from one place in the US of A

[WebHead]

I read recently roughly 80% of all spam comes from one place in the US of A

I don't know as a fact, but I'd have to agree with this. Most of the domains (that I get anyway) seem like American based companies.

[Archer]

Based on analysis of the spam it blocked for its 1,000-some clients during May, June, and July, message filtering firm CipherTrust said that a whopping 86 percent of all spam originated in the U.S.

Although U.S.-based IP addresses accounted for only 28 percent of the total addresses used to spam -- tying South Korea for the top spot -- spammers overwhelmingly favor U.S. domains. Messages from Korean IP addresses, in comparison, accounted for a paltry 3 percent of all spam mail. Similarly, China and Hong Kong, where about 23 percent of all spamming IP addresses reside, account for just 2.6 percent of all spam messages.
http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=28700163

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Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against spam and viruses, has published a report into the countries from which spam messages originate. Researchers scanned all spam messages received over two days last week and have revealed a 'dirty dozen' of offending countries with the United States topping the chart.

The 'dirty dozen' are as follows:

1. United States 56.74%
2. Canada 6.80%
3. China (& Hong Kong) 6.24%
4. South Korea 5.77%
5. Netherlands 2.13%
6. Brazil 2.00%
7. Germany 1.83%
8. France 1.50%
9. United Kingdom 1.31%
10. Australia 1.21%
11. Mexico 1.19%
12. Spain 1.05%
Others 12.23%

http://www.sophos.com/spaminfo/articles/dirtydozen.html


Just two examples.So like I said in another thread if we banned all the folk from the USA it would be a cleaner,leaner internet :rolleyes: :D:D

[Duke of Rezin]

I'm not voting cause there's no proper choice for me. I think it should fall under the same censorship laws as anything else broadcast in the US.

I'm one who thinks people are getting a bit ridiculous with what they wanna call "entertainment".

Dunno why I replied to this, it has nothing to do with drivers :/


I'm one who thinks people are getting a bit ridiculous with what they wanna call "government". This is just a government grab for more power.

[Brian G]

No way should they censor Satellite Radio, is the FCC seeing dollar $igns in this or what> I certainly don't need the Gov't to be my daddy and decide what I should or should not hear. Even if I do hear something I don't like or whatever, I'd give the staion personal feedback. The customer is always right ;)
Parental controls are fine with me.