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CBS on "controversial"

CBS on "controversial" 02/10/2004 02:53 AM
A great letter to the editor in the Boston Globe re CBS' judgment about what sort of controvesy it should keep its viewers from. The site is flakey, so here's the text:

CBS's failure in judgment We Americans need to rethink whether CBS and its parent company Viacom should continue to be trusted to broadcast on our publicly owned airwaves. First, CBS turned down an ad by MoveOn.org discussing the budget deficit because it was too controversial for the Super Bowl. Then it proceeded to air an obscene halftime show produced by MTV. The show included Nelly urging women to take off all their clothes, and Janet Jackson performing with dancers wearing leather fetish outfits and lingerie, and then closing her performance by exposing her breast. MTV's website promised on Jan. 28 that Jackson's performance would include shocking moments, so it is clear that this was planned. CBS deliberately suppressed and censored political speech and public discourse, the core reason behind the First Amendment, yet saw fit to air sexually exploitive performances during a family event. We cannot tolerate such failures in judgment. Christine Bolzan, Beverly, MA

"more controversial"

"more controversial" 05/16/2004 03:36 AM

"controversial and candid account"

"controversial and candid account" 09/25/2004 09:52 PM

Controversial stamps get licked

Controversial stamps get licked 09/13/2004 01:03 PM
No more Unabomber stamps, thank you. Stamps.com limits customized postage program to block controversial images.

Swastika still controversial, shocker

Swastika still controversial, shocker 02/18/2004 04:12 PM
Letters: A opinion or ten from El Reg's postbag

Doonesbury to be dropped for being "too
controversial"

Doonesbury to be dropped for being "too
controversial" 07/23/2004 02:39 AM
The Continental Features comics syndicate has announced that it will be dropping Doonesbury because the strip is "too controversial" (lately, Trudeau has been using the strip to criticise the Iraq War and Fox News).

The Continental head said he doesn't know exactly when "Doonesbury" will leave the package; he's currently polling clients to see if they want to replace it with "Agnes," "Get Fuzzy," "Pickles," "Zits," or another comic.

Link (via Joi)

FCC OKs controversial Nextel spectrum
swap

FCC OKs controversial Nextel spectrum
swap 07/08/2004 03:25 PM
SiliconValley.com Jul 8 2004 7:01PM GMT

N.Y. Removes Controversial Parking Meter
(AP)

N.Y. Removes Controversial Parking Meter
(AP) 05/11/2004 06:11 PM
AP - The city wasted no time in mollifying motorists angry over a case of meter madness. A parking meter in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn was so close to a fire hydrant that parking there meant risking a $115 ticket.

Controversial Winamp creator resigns
from AOL

Controversial Winamp creator resigns
from AOL 01/26/2004 06:32 PM
ZDNet Jan 26 2004 11:06PM GMT

Controversial porn site for sale

Controversial porn site for sale 02/11/2004 08:02 AM

Growing the world's most controversial
grass

Growing the world's most controversial
grass 04/09/2004 05:21 PM
SiliconValley.com Apr 9 2004 8:48PM GMT

Iraqi PM Reopens Controversial Newspaper
(AP)

Iraqi PM Reopens Controversial Newspaper
(AP) 07/18/2004 10:29 AM
AP - Iraq's interim prime minister issued a decree allowing a controversial newspaper to reopen after it had been closed by U.S. officials in March, setting off months of fighting between U.S. forces and militants loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

"20 Amazing and Controversial Facts
about Voting in the USA"

"20 Amazing and Controversial Facts
about Voting in the USA" 01/02/2005 04:25 AM

XM Radio pulls controversial PC hardware

XM Radio pulls controversial PC hardware 08/30/2004 09:13 PM
ZDNet Aug 31 2004 0:29AM GMT

Controversial Security Group Shut Down

Controversial Security Group Shut Down 04/15/2005 08:33 PM
Concerns that its dues and meeting structure created the perception that select companies could buy access to federal officials doomed the Chief Information Security Officer Exchange.

Capriati Wins a Controversial
Quarterfinal

Capriati Wins a Controversial
Quarterfinal 09/07/2004 09:56 PM
Jennifer Capriati outlasted Serena Williams, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, in a U.S. Open match that took their rivalry to a new level.

EPA Cancels Controversial Pesticide
Study (AP)

EPA Cancels Controversial Pesticide
Study (AP) 04/09/2005 05:20 AM
AP - The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday canceled a controversial study using children to measure the effect of pesticides after Democrats said they would block Senate confirmation of the agency's new head.

Google shares soar in first day of
trading after controversial IPO

Google shares soar in first day of
trading after controversial IPO 08/21/2004 12:52 PM
Canadian Press Aug 21 2004 4:15PM GMT

Microsoft sticks with controversial
Longhorn security

Microsoft sticks with controversial
Longhorn security 09/09/2004 07:05 AM
silicon.com Sep 9 2004 11:16AM GMT

Study supports controversial offshore
numbers

Study supports controversial offshore
numbers 05/17/2004 06:17 AM
A new report by Forrester Research repeats its controversial assertion that more than 3 million U.S. jobs will move overseas by 2015, an estimate that contributed to the political firestorm surrounding the offshoring issue.

Controversial Exhibition Focuses on Pain
(Reuters)

Controversial Exhibition Focuses on Pain
(Reuters) 02/13/2004 09:19 AM
Reuters - "Are you looking for Pain?" asked the woman at the entrance to Britain's Science Museum. "Follow me."

Controversial internet provider Net4U
disconnected

Controversial internet provider Net4U
disconnected 12/23/2003 08:07 PM
The New Zealand Herald Dec 23 2003 7:38PM ET

Controversial Microsoft plan heads for
Longhorn

Controversial Microsoft plan heads for
Longhorn 09/08/2004 08:16 PM
Company is still fiddling with its "trusted" PC security technology but says some version of it will be in new Windows.

Controversial Accenture deal moves ahead

Controversial Accenture deal moves ahead 06/18/2004 07:12 PM
CNET Jun 18 2004 11:03PM GMT

Controversial TechnoDepot shirt back on
the shelves

Controversial TechnoDepot shirt back on
the shelves 08/06/2004 06:02 AM
Cash'n'Carrion Show me the way to go... where?

Companies turn to the Internet for
controversial campaigns

Companies turn to the Internet for
controversial campaigns 04/17/2004 11:26 AM
Crackdown on U.S. public airwaves may push risqu?ds to the Internet.

Schwarzenegger Seeks Controversial $15
Billion Bond

Schwarzenegger Seeks Controversial $15
Billion Bond 11/18/2003 08:57 PM
Reuters via Wired News Nov 18 2003 8:29PM ET

Israel to Begin Controversial Phase of
Barrier Construction

Israel to Begin Controversial Phase of
Barrier Construction 06/14/2004 06:13 PM
Palestinians quickly denounced the move; President Bush has called the fence's route a "problem."

Register: is Orkut TOS a deja vu of
controversial, discarded Microsoft TOS?

Register: is Orkut TOS a deja vu of
controversial, discarded Microsoft TOS? 02/10/2004 02:51 AM
In the Register, an interesting piece on Orkut's terms of service, which danah previously criticized, and Cory described here as "craptacular":

Orkut's terms of service harbor a nasty payload -- "By submitting, posting or displaying any Materials on or through the orkut.com service, you automatically grant to us a worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicenseable, transferable, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to copy, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly perform and display such Materials." -- It's startlingly similar to the Microsoft Passport Terms which caused a storm of outrage two years ago, a reader points out. (...) Microsoft was forced to amend [its] terms five days after our first story, amidst threats of defections.

I don't imagine that the folks behind Orkut are evil people, and I wonder what their response is to the Reg article -- and to concerns voiced by present and former Orkut members. In a similar flap, users publicly lambasted phonecam-blog service Textamerica last December over a draconian TOS; to their credit, Textamerica modified it promptly.

Link (via The Unofficial Google Weblog, and thanks, Cole!)

BoingBoing reader Michael J. Madison, a professor at Pitt, says "take a look at this post on my blog about RSS v. Atom as XML standards for feeds. I haven't seen anyone else in the techlaw/policy blogosphere pick up on this, but the possible Google/MS parallel is interesting. "

Homeland Security panel picks
controversial chief

Homeland Security panel picks
controversial chief 04/06/2005 08:42 PM
Privacy board picks conservative lawyer known for championing the Pentagon's former Total Information Awareness project.

Ronald Reagan: Strong, Controversial
World Statesman

Ronald Reagan: Strong, Controversial
World Statesman 06/05/2004 07:47 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 5 2004 10:39PM GMT

China May Drop Controversial Proprietary
Wi-Fi Security Requirement

China May Drop Controversial Proprietary
Wi-Fi Security Requirement 04/21/2004 05:02 PM
News.com's Richard Shim breaks the news that China might drop its requirement for foreign manufacturers to use a new, proprietary Wi-Fi security spec for products sold in that country: Shim's initial report provides no detail beyond the headline. China has said that Wi-Fi devices sold in the country after June 1 must include the WAPI (Wireless Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure) security system, which is proprietary to China, and can only be included in products by a handful of Chinese firms with which foreign companies must partner. Many U.S. firms objected and the Bush administration also stood up to bat. It's possible the WAPI action would have violated WTO rules, as well....

ICANN Board Approves Controversial
Domain Name Service

ICANN Board Approves Controversial
Domain Name Service 03/08/2004 11:20 PM
The so-called wait listing service for bqck-ordering domain names gains an important OK, but litigation from two fronts keeps its future unclear.

Briefly: Controversial Accenture deal
moves ahead

Briefly: Controversial Accenture deal
moves ahead 06/18/2004 06:59 PM
CNET Jun 18 2004 11:03PM GMT

"Columnist Jimmy Breslin makes the most
controversial claim"

"Columnist Jimmy Breslin makes the most
controversial claim" 09/18/2004 03:03 PM

Controversial StarForce Copy Protection
Creators Quizzed

Controversial StarForce Copy Protection
Creators Quizzed 08/19/2004 04:06 AM

Controversial $10bn Accenture deal gets
green light

Controversial $10bn Accenture deal gets
green light 06/21/2004 06:18 AM
Silicon.com Jun 21 2004 9:54AM GMT

Google omits controversial news stories
in China

Google omits controversial news stories
in China 09/21/2004 01:07 PM
Source: NewScientist.com - Google has been accused of supporting Chinese internet controls by omitting contentious news stories from search results in China....

Iraqi Prime Minister Reopens
Controversial Newspaper

Iraqi Prime Minister Reopens
Controversial Newspaper 07/18/2004 08:12 PM
The newspaper was closed by U.S. officials in March, setting off months of fighting between U.S. forces and militants loyal to Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr.
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