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Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Proposed Broadcast Rules Changes
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Date: Tue, 22-Nov-83 16:27:25 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 22 16:27:25 1983
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   Fowler sounds like the James Watt of the video world.
Why not just eliminate licensing altogether? Let everyone
broadcast whatever they want anytime they want to.

Removing the cap on advertising time would have one very
positive benefit. It would hasten the demise of the
major networks.  Advertising time would increase while prices
drop.  The resulting bloodbath would be much more entertaining
to witness than their inevitable collapse in the face of cable
and VCR.

                                        Jim