more on Censorship via loss of closed caption funding?

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:42:20 -0500
From: Hiawatha Bray <watha () monitortan com>
Subject: RE: [IP] Censorship via loss of closed caption funding?
To: dave () farber net, ip () v2 listbox com

I don't get it.  There's this huge list of shows that won't get funding for
closed captioning.  I have no idea what criteria are used to decide the
matter.  But there's only so many dollars to go around here, and something's
got to get dropped.

So...what has this got to do with witchcraft?  How does Mr. Doctorow know
that witchcraft has anything to do with the decisions?  How many witches
race in the NASCAR circuit?  After all, NASCAR doesn't get closed captioning
funds either, right?  Is the Over the Hill Gang a secret coven of warlocks?
Are animals used in ritual sacrifices on the set of Pet Story?

What exactly is Mr. Doctorow on about?

Hiawatha Bray
Boston Globe

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Wonder if witchcraft gets eiliminated by libary filters? djf


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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 10:36:09 -0500
From: BelievableAlibi () aol com
Subject: Censorship via loss of closed caption funding?
To: dave () farber net

Maybe for IP?  I received this via Cory Doctorow's blog:

The five-secret-person Department of Education panel that allocates funding
for closed-captioning will no longer provide assitive tracks for the deaf
to shows that mention witchcraft, including Scooby Doo, Bewitched, and
Justice League.

[T]he result of this mysterious panel's deliberations was that the US
Department of Education was to declare over 200 TV programs (almost no
cartoons, except for things like Prince of Egypt. No more sports. Precious
little drama...) were now inappropriate for closed-caption funding...
28 million Americans are now being protected from Sabrina...

Link to list of programs disapproved:
http://www.nad.org/openhouse/action/alerts/captioningcensorship/list.html

Tammy Sahargun

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