Sender: Greg Hardison <•••@••.•••> FYI ----- FIRING LINE SPECIAL DEBATE Friday, March 22, 1996 (9-11:00 pm ET) "Resolved: Cyberspace Doesn't Need Special Protection From Smut" (w.t.) --This program, hosted by William F. Buckley Jr. and moderated by Michael Kinsley, plunges into the divisive issues of the telecommunications bill currently before Congress -- a bill that could change the ground rules in every area of the communications industry. Buckley heads the four-person team arguing against government regulations on communications. He is joined by Ira Glasser, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union. Defending government intervention is Reed Hundt, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and three other speakers. PRESS RELEASE: PBS - Friday, March 22, 1996 9:00 pm ET (check local listings) "RESOLVED: CYBERSPACE DOESN'T NEED SPECIAL PROTECTION FROM SMUT" Hosted by William F. Buckley Jr., FIRING LINE SPECIAL DEBATES provide a televised arena of public discussion for a variety of public issues. In March, FIRING LINE looks at new technology in "Resolved: Cyberspace Doesn't Need Special Protection From Smut." Moderator is Michael Kinsley. The two-hour program, airing on PBS Friday, March 22, 1996, 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings), plunges into the divisive issues of the telecommunications bill currently before Congress - a bill that could change the ground rules in every area of the communications industry. The bill involves government regulation of new electronic communications systems and services. Buckley heads the four-person team arguing against government regulations on communications. He is joined by Ira Glasser, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, who is usually found in opposition to Buckley. Their union reflects the national scene where conservative Republicans and civil libertarians, who are often at odds ideologically, find themselves on the same side of the telecommunications debate. The need for government regulation of new technology is defended by Reed Hundt, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Hundt has rocked the FCC - and the broadcast industry - with his insistence that television stations be required to fulfill public interest obligations like mandatory children's programming. Three other speakers join Hundt in defense of the bill. Questions at the heart of the debate include: Can new technology be regulated? In an era when every desktop has the power to become a broadcast station, is government intervention actually possible? If so, is it right or wrong, and where does the First Amendment fit in? Should the protection of children prevail over the adult right of free access to information? As the American Congress debates these questions, so does FIRING LINE - providing viewers with information to make informed and enlightened decisions. FIRING LINE SPECIAL DEBATES is produced by Warren Steibel Productions in association with South Carolina ETV and is presented by South Carolina ETV. Funding is provided by the Annenberg Foundation, the Laurel Foundation and the John M. Olin Foundation. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Pointer from moderator: A judge in France has issued an injunction requiring some Internet providers to ban sites that promote Holocaust revisionist material. Such material is against the law in France. No one seems to know how the injunction could be carried out technically. A brief message on this is at the following URL: http://fight-censorship.dementia.org/fight-censorship/dl?num=1801 ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Andrew Oram - •••@••.••• - Moderator: CYBER-RIGHTS (CPSR) Cyber-Rights: http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/ ftp://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/Library/ CyberJournal: (WWW or FTP) --> ftp://ftp.iol.ie/users/rkmoore Materials may be reposted in their _entirety_ for non-commercial use. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~
