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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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2. October 2010 @ 12:53 |
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Originally posted by Clownzill:
Originally posted by DXR88:
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.
I swear some people are never happy..the President could drive to your house right now, give you $1 billion dollars and you'd still complain. Not everything is a conspiracy. There are no addendums in this bill giving the gov't special privileges. They are just stopping loud commercials.
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2. October 2010 @ 13:18 |
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Originally posted by DVDBack23:
Originally posted by Clownzill:
Originally posted by DXR88:
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.
I swear some people are never happy..the President could drive to your house right now, give you $1 billion dollars and you'd still complain. Not everything is a conspiracy. There are no addendums in this bill giving the gov't special privileges. They are just stopping loud commercials.
It doesn't NEED an addendum. There is no conspiracy theory because this bill in fact allows the government to control volume of over-the-air communications (even if it's just commercials). From here they can justify passing bills to control the volume of your TV from the factory, charge a tax for the amount of volume a person wants, give volume permits to some stations and not others, etc. This is how government control starts, small "innocent" bills with "specific" purposes lead to larger encompassing more serious bills over time. This bill gives the government power that they did NOT have yesterday, even though it's a small amount of power it's STILL more power. I don't like loud commercials either but the government has no place in regulating how loud my TV, radio, PC, etc is in the privacy of my own home. There is not conspiracy in that and in time this volume control can EASILY be turned to "adjust" volume on the consumer end of the spectrum.
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2. October 2010 @ 15:35 |
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Originally posted by DVDBack23:
Originally posted by Clownzill:
Originally posted by DXR88:
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.
I swear some people are never happy..the President could drive to your house right now, give you $1 billion dollars and you'd still complain. Not everything is a conspiracy. There are no addendums in this bill giving the gov't special privileges. They are just stopping loud commercials.
i'd take the billion dollars and never see America again, Canada here i come.
this bill is useless as it stands how will they enforce it, who will they fine. the cable company's or the advertisers. it makes no sense and god knows if the cable company gets fined it isn't coming out of there pocket. its going to becoming out of yours and mine.
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2. October 2010 @ 20:27 |
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this is the stupidest law I ever heard of... I'm sure people mute or change the tv station during commercials...
for TV viewers that are complaining, Stop watching regular channels and upgrade to cable or satellite or change the channels during commercials....
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2. October 2010 @ 22:11 |
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For the longest time I thought something was wrong with my television set, causing the volume to coincidentally increase when the TV program went into commercial.
I'm kidding.....this is one of the reasons I hate and have stopped watching television. The mains reason for stopping is the socially designed brainwashing that is embedded in all commercials, TV shows, and news that are meant to suit the government/corporate agenda. For example, swaying us into accepting wars, buying crap we don't need, etc.
Once you understand the psychological manipulation and the techniques used, you can pick it out like bird dookie on a black shoe.
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2. October 2010 @ 23:28 |
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I guess congress past a law on something that my remote can do.
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3. October 2010 @ 11:24 |
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Just another example of the frivolous waste of taxpayer's money Congress really is . . .
Get a real job you jerk-offs
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3. October 2010 @ 15:40 |
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"but a Bill....there is something else behind this."
Sure there is. The Government was the one that 'deregulated' the rules related to broadcast volume about 20 years ago.
Yet another example of how the government got involved in something, screwed it up with legislation, then has to go back to pass more legislation to undo their screw up.
November can't get here fast enough.
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3. October 2010 @ 16:48 |
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Finally, some relief from these annoying commercials, atta boy congress! Well at least they (Congress) are doing something. Now if they only would......................!
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3. October 2010 @ 22:51 |
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What about a bill to help unemployed citizens or struggling home owners. Congress is pathetic!
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3. October 2010 @ 22:51 |
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Originally posted by catfreak:
Just another example of the frivolous waste of taxpayer's money Congress really is . . .
Get a real job you jerk-offs
amen.
Forza Juve!!
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3. October 2010 @ 23:08 |
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Hard to believe people are complaining about Congress passing a bill that will have a positive affect that you can actually notice in your daily life. And it costs $0 billion.
My question is, when does it go into effect?
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4. October 2010 @ 00:26 |
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The American government at work.
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4. October 2010 @ 04:27 |
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Originally posted by Semperfipal:
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!
Do you have a link for that sort of hardware?
Originally posted by klassic:
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.
That is correct, as ads are not technically louder than the show but have been compressed so that every quiet sound is also loud. It's called cheating.
Originally posted by kapkirk:
"but a Bill....there is something else behind this."
Sure there is. The Government was the one that 'deregulated' the rules related to broadcast volume about 20 years ago.
Yet another example of how the government got involved in something, screwed it up with legislation, then has to go back to pass more legislation to undo their screw up.
That's all cock-eyed. If it was working before they should not have succumbed to lobby group pressure and deregulated. Same as with the banks, finance sector and Wall Street.
You should not be be concerned that the Gov will pass regulations, only with what those regulations are... and look very carefully at what gets deregulated (because that rarely, if ever, works).
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4. October 2010 @ 20:42 |
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I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE CAPS-LOCK LAW TO COME
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10. October 2010 @ 14:23 |
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It's a damn shame that it takes an act of Congress for advertisers to use a logical and tolerable volume... But thank God something has been done about this common annoyance.
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10. October 2010 @ 14:45 |
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Originally posted by Clownzill:
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.
Yeah, that's what it is!.. A conspiracy! Total BS.
If the majority these advertisers would have used consistent and tolerable volume levels this bill would have never been.
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10. October 2010 @ 16:18 |
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Considering how we are murdering poor Afghans, Iraqis and God knows who else . . Congress needs to address real issues instead of contrived BS like this ...
Our politicians are ignorant a-wads . . .
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10. October 2010 @ 19:37 |
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Originally posted by catfreak:
Considering how we are murdering poor Afghans, Iraqis and God knows who else . . Congress needs to address real issues instead of contrived BS like this ...
Our politicians are ignorant a-wads . . .
they deserve every last bit of what there getting. you don't want to fight don't pick up a gun. you want to save your people from the twisted lies and suppression turn the gun to the man that gave it to you.
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10. October 2010 @ 23:19 |
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Originally posted by catfreak:
Considering how we are murdering poor Afghans, Iraqis and God knows who else . . Congress needs to address real issues instead of contrived BS like this ...
Our politicians are ignorant a-wads . . .
You got it all wrong. CIA wants to control the drug trade out of Afghanistan and the oil lobby wants control all the oil in Iraq.
BTW Some 15 years ago Philips introduced technology in their TVs, here in India, that sensed commercials and automatically cut down the volume. May be US needs this more than we do!
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11. October 2010 @ 03:43 |
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Originally posted by DXR88:
Originally posted by catfreak:
Considering how we are murdering poor Afghans, Iraqis and God knows who else . . Congress needs to address real issues instead of contrived BS like this ...
Our politicians are ignorant a-wads . . .
they deserve every last bit of what there getting. you don't want to fight don't pick up a gun. you want to save your people from the twisted lies and suppression turn the gun to the man that gave it to you.
That's rather simplistic DXR.
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11. October 2010 @ 12:17 |
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Originally posted by Jemborg:
Originally posted by DXR88:
Originally posted by catfreak:
Considering how we are murdering poor Afghans, Iraqis and God knows who else . . Congress needs to address real issues instead of contrived BS like this ...
Our politicians are ignorant a-wads . . .
they deserve every last bit of what there getting. you don't want to fight don't pick up a gun. you want to save your people from the twisted lies and suppression turn the gun to the man that gave it to you.
That's rather simplistic DXR.
so is smashing 747's into buildings, killing over 2000 people.
i stand by my comment, if the incompetent want to blow themselves up in the name of a god, by all means let them.
if they want the killing of there people to end, they only need too look from within.
they've been murdering and raping there own people long before we got there.
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11. October 2010 @ 17:31 |
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Originally posted by DXR88:
Originally posted by Jemborg:
Originally posted by DXR88:
Originally posted by catfreak:
Considering how we are murdering poor Afghans, Iraqis and God knows who else . . Congress needs to address real issues instead of contrived BS like this ...
Our politicians are ignorant a-wads . . .
they deserve every last bit of what there getting. you don't want to fight don't pick up a gun. you want to save your people from the twisted lies and suppression turn the gun to the man that gave it to you.
That's rather simplistic DXR.
so is smashing 747's into buildings, killing over 2000 people.
i stand by my comment, if the incompetent want to blow themselves up in the name of a god, by all means let them.
if they want the killing of there people to end, they only need too look from within.
they've been murdering and raping there own people long before we got there.
I understand mate but the war in Iraq is all about the oil. All those civilian women and children that died there as a consequence of it did not deserve it, far far more than 2000.... and the use of "depleted" uranium in weapons should be banned like mustard gas. It is despicable.
US and British usurping of the democratic government of Iran and installing the Shar of did not do anything to help the situation in the Middle East. Neither did supporting Saddam as the US did in the Early days. It does not all of it "come from within". And it goes far deeper than that.
Yes, I agree many are f**ked up (and I am an atheist myself) but no country is perfect or deserves blanket condemnation. You can stand by your comments all you like... they are still cruel and surprisingly naive.
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