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...Back then, state and municipal censor boards still could demand the cutting or banning of films. Valenti in effect said, Don't trust them; trust me. Such was his clout with national lawmakers that they agreed to his scheme of a "voluntary" ratings system: G indicating films suitable for all ages, PG for those requiring parental guidance, R for films off limits to unaccompanied youngsters, and X for anything goes. The MPAA would rate the films; the theaters would theoretically enforce the ratings...
Sure, YouTube is user generated, but Big Brother can still cut off the clips. Around the globe, nations have begun to censor the popular site, proving there may be no such thing as truly open access...
...disruptive under the school’s policy, then these tendrils run too deep. Students spend a great deal of their time expressing diffuse or controversial views, and this level of invasion represents a threat to dialogue and stability. It also gives principals broad leeway in deciding what to censor, since anything a principal deems harmful to a school’s “educational mission”—a vague term at best—could potentially be banned under such terms. It’s unfortunate that this most inane incident has caused the greatest...
...Dick Cavett Show; in Sarasota, Fla. Rosengarden perfected the art of the witty, and sometimes risqu, "walk-on" song to accompany guests. Of Rosengarden's choice of tunes--Hello Dolly for Salvador Dal, There'll Be Some Changes Made for transsexual Jan Morris--Cavett later said, "Luckily, the censor was dumber about music than...
...complaint has been referred to the university’s legal counsel. “Both the student newspaper and the Student Council are a very important part of life on campus,” Careaga said. “The university has never attempted to censor the content of The Missouri Miner,” he added. Neither University of Missouri President Elson S. Floyd nor the University of Missouri Board of Curators could be reached for comment. The paper’s staff believes that the budget cuts—approved by the Student Council...