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From: jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan)
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Subject: Re: Pirating games!
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Date: 19 Apr 91 17:03:46 GMT
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In-reply-to: sven@cs.widener.edu's message of 19 Apr 91 12:47:33 GMT

In article <-16_GQ#@cs.widener.edu> sven@cs.widener.edu (Sven Heinicke) writes:

>In <1991Apr18.181335.23350@midway.uchicago.edu>, jcav@quads.uchicago.edu writes:
>>In article <1991Apr18.021454.20472@news.iastate.edu> xdpq8@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU writes:
>>
>>AARRGHH!!  Then why did you use it??  EVERYONE who read your article knew
>>EXACTLY what the word was, so if they were offendable, THEY WERE OFFENDED!
>>Two measily little asterisks aren't going to fool anybody.  I agree with
>>Jeff.  If you're going to use profanity, USE IT, else DON'T, but don't wimp
>>out.
>>
>
>What about FCC ratings, maby not over internet (due to its
>international status) but if apple get that wave length opproved will
>saying, this, unwarnted words be alowed if there is some kind of
>public use for thies.  On movies on tv they do just that, beep out the
>unwanted words and everybody always know what there saying.  So
>putting asterisks there will make a differance from the point of the
>people who make the rules.
>
>-- 
>sven@cs.widener.edu                                  Widener CS system manager
>Sven Mike Heinicke                                          and Student
>(pssmheinicke@cyber.widener.edu (if you must))

Are you sure?  I disagree.  Most people do *not* know what they're
saying when they drop out expletives on air.  A lot do, but certainly
not most.  Besides, you're talking about somehting that hasn't even
been approved yet, let alone implemented.  I'm sure that there will
have to be new FCC regulations to cover it.

For example:

I am on my BroadNet(tm) sending a chapter of my new novel to my
editor.  Does this mean I have to ** out all of the profanity in the
document?

I am a lawyer, sending a deposition to a client or court or another
lawyer.  Do I have to go through and ** out any 'bad words?'

You see where your analogy goes.  Right in the shitter.  (oops ;-)

jas
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