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Congress passes bill that will limit TV commercial volume
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article published on 30 September, 2010
The United States Senate has passed a bill this week that will limit the volume of TV commercials, effectively putting the FCC in charge of regulating the new limits.
Dubbed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM), the bill passed the House last year and will return there for a final vote before President Obama signs it into law.
For decades, avid TV viewers have ... [ read the full article ]
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30. September 2010 @ 14:41 |
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.... it doesn't get much more pointless than this, does it?
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Mysttic
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30. September 2010 @ 14:45 |
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Either way, about time
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30. September 2010 @ 14:50 |
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wow i so misunderstood from the head lines(was thinking as volume quantities)... great for tv watchers maybe that will go towards internet tv watchers as well... I turn mute almost instantly if some adds is louder than i expected, Who lose?
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30. September 2010 @ 14:53 |
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Originally posted by DXR88:
.... it doesn't get much more pointless than this, does it?
i Guess not all of us really care about disturbing(loud) adds...
I haven't watch regular tv forever but i do get pissed on internet tv adds loudness
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30. September 2010 @ 14:59 |
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Originally posted by i1der:
Originally posted by DXR88:
.... it doesn't get much more pointless than this, does it?
i Guess not all of us really care about disturbing(loud) adds...
I haven't watch regular tv forever but i do get pissed on internet tv adds loudness
but a Bill....there is something else behind this.
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30. September 2010 @ 15:40 |
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Ok, so I don't know if its just my room or my at&t uverse, but when I moved in to my apartment the tv shows will be quiet, but then commercials will be BLARING. Sometimes it seems like their 2x louder than the show. So for me, this is amazing. I'm so glad they are passing this.
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30. September 2010 @ 16:03 |
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About time!!!
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30. September 2010 @ 19:15 |
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Does this his mean I can dumb my hardware that mutes incoming TV commercials? Nice law, but I'll keep my hardware and enjoy the silence!
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30. September 2010 @ 22:29 |
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Reall? Is there nothing else more important to make into law than this?
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30. September 2010 @ 22:43 |
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Originally posted by baxter00:
Reall? Is there nothing else more important to make into law than this?
Lots of things but nothing they can agree on.
For me if this includes Internet TV I will be very happy to see this law.
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30. September 2010 @ 22:47 |
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i bet FX is going to be pist over this since their commercials are always 10xs louder than the show itself.
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30. September 2010 @ 23:47 |
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Originally posted by lamain:
Originally posted by baxter00:
Reall? Is there nothing else more important to make into law than this?
Lots of things but nothing they can agree on.
Really...to see them do anything that is not totally backwards is a huge improvement. Now, perhaps they could pass a law saying that it is illegal to knowingly put lies into commercials.
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1. October 2010 @ 00:03 |
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my grandpa will be pleased
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1. October 2010 @ 02:16 |
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I believe the initial rule was that commercial volume could be as loud as the loudest part of the show. IE a large explosion, screaming, etc. I heard about this a while ago and I believe the new bill will limit volume to the average volume of the show.
I wanna devise a virus and bring dire straights to your environments. Crush your corporations with a mild touch, trash the whole computer systems and revert you to papyrus - Deltron 3030
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1. October 2010 @ 05:37 |
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a bill for commercials? wow
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KSib
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1. October 2010 @ 05:51 |
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Huh... Well, whatever. Worse bills have been passed, I'm sure.
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1. October 2010 @ 08:00 |
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A lot of stations do this even during an actual show and or movie or anime depending the channel, theirs times CN(yes I watch it cuz nothing is really on other stations) where even if the commercial is at the same volume on most shows theirs time the show is sooooooooooo low you have to turn it up. Its about time something is being done about this.
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1. October 2010 @ 10:45 |
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Now they just need to remove commercials completely and make decent content for people to watch. Until then cable providers can shove it.
I DON'T WANT TO PAY THEM TO WATCH COMMERCIALS!
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1. October 2010 @ 11:21 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
Originally posted by lamain:
Originally posted by baxter00:
Reall? Is there nothing else more important to make into law than this?
Lots of things but nothing they can agree on.
Really...to see them do anything that is not totally backwards is a huge improvement. Now, perhaps they could pass a law saying that it is illegal to knowingly put lies into commercials.
that would be the day . thats the # 1 goal in commercials lie to us any way they can
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1. October 2010 @ 13:01 |
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I've never had a problem with loud commercials and there's always a mute button people can use during commercials.
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1. October 2010 @ 13:46 |
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Originally posted by core2kid:
I've never had a problem with loud commercials and there's always a mute button people can use during commercials.
That's true enough unless its late or you are off of work and tired and happen to be dozing off. Having a blaring commercial come on when the tv is really watching you can be very annoying and it jolts you awake. Some people like to sleep with the tv on and turned down to have some background noise you know.
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1. October 2010 @ 14:27 |
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Originally posted by KillerBug:
Really...to see them do anything that is not totally backwards is a huge improvement. Now, perhaps they could pass a law saying that it is illegal to knowingly put lies into commercials.
A blatant, flat-out lie is called false advertising and is already illegal.
However, most companies get around this by "stretching the truth" were they are, technically, lying but not to the point of "false advertising".
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1. October 2010 @ 15:03 |
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2. October 2010 @ 11:19 |
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I say it's about time...I never imagined there would be a law against this, but it is annoying, and something that should be outlawed.
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2. October 2010 @ 12:37 |
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Originally posted by DXR88:
Originally posted by i1der:
Originally posted by DXR88:
.... it doesn't get much more pointless than this, does it?
i Guess not all of us really care about disturbing(loud) adds...
I haven't watch regular tv forever but i do get pissed on internet tv adds loudness
but a Bill....there is something else behind this.
I'm surprised that there is only one post stating this. A bill that outlaws this can easily be used to justify NEW bills that outlaw other "annoyances". This bill has nothing to do with loud ads but has everything to do with giving the government more control over media. Government does not go for the throat right away but use these "minor bills" to work it's way to greater, more significant bills that control the media. Be worried about the government passing bills like this.
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