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[FYI] (Fwd) FC: News Corp. decries Net's moral fiber, wants new laws




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Date sent:      	Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:57:46 -0600
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From:           	Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject:        	FC: News Corp. decries Net's moral fiber, wants new laws
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http://news.com.com/2100-1023-954651.html

    Media chief decries Net's moral fiber
    By Declan McCullagh
    August 21, 2002, 6:13 AM PT

    ASPEN, Colo.--The president of media giant News Corp. warns that
    the Internet has become a "moral-free zone," with the medium's
    future threatened by pornography, spam and rampant piracy.

    Speaking Tuesday at an annual conference organized by the Progress
    & Freedom Foundation, Peter Chernin decried the "enormous amount"
    of worthless content online. He also predicted that without new
    laws to stave off illicit copying, News Corp.'s vast library of
    movies may never be made available in digital form.

    "The vast potential of broadband has so far benefited nobody as
    clearly as it's benefited downloaders of pornography and pirates
    of digital content," Chernin told an audience of about 200. News
    Corp. owns 20th Century Fox and Fox Television.

    [...]

    In an interview after his speech, Chernin threw News Corp.'s
    support behind three controversial bills. The company backs a plan
    by Sen. Fritz Hollings, D-S.C., to implant copy-protection
    technology in software and hardware devices, as well as a bill
    introduced last month by Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., that would
    authorize copyright holders to hack into and disrupt peer-to-peer
    networks.

    [...]




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