Cable ruling may portend Internet curbs

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The Supreme Court handed down a decision that overturns a 1992 law intended to deter 'indecent' material on cable television. The decision was lauded as a victory by both First Amendment advocates and conservatives. The court's main opinion was authored by Justice Stephen Breyer. In contrast with the resounding victory for First Amendment rights on the Internet set forth by a Philadelphia court in Jun 1996, Breyer's Jul 1, 1996, opinion emphasized great concern by the court that children be protected from accidental exposure to pornography on the Internet. Most at issue in the case were three provisions amended by arch-conservative Jesse Helms. One, which encourages cable operators to ban indecent programming, passed in a 7-2 vote. Another requiring operators to block indecent material on public access stations failed by a 5-4 margin. A third provision requiring written requests from subscribers wishing to access indecent material also failed by a vote of 6-3.

Cases, Internet, Telecommunications regulations, Internet services, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Government communications regulation, Cable television/data services, United States. Supreme Court, Censorship, Breyer, Stephen G., Helms, Jesse, Censorship issue

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Veterans group is waging battle to block World War II memorial

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The Veterans to Save the Mall are using a TV ad campaign designed by Planet Vox to protest the World War II memorial planned for the Mall in Washington, D.C. The planned memorial, the group maintains, would destroy the Mall by using up a 7.4 acre site between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. The veterans group is calling for the preservation of this open space.

Campaign Launched, Washington, DC, Usage, Advertising, Political aspects, Protection and preservation, Washington, D.C., Monuments, World War II, 1939-1945, War memorials, Open spaces, Veterans to Save the Mall

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Soap opera brings Telemundo new life

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Spanish-language television company Telemundo Network is gaining Hispanic advertisers' attention with a recent ratings surge which is mainly due to Brazilian soap opera 'Xica da Silva.' Telemundo has doubled its average ratings since last year at this time but still does not pose much of a challenge to the dominant company Univision Communications Inc.

United States, Advertising Activity, Evaluation, Economic aspects, Soap operas, Xica da Silva (Television program), Telemundo Network

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