The "Calm" act sounds lovely and soothing. I am glad that the government is there to protect us from loud commercials. I have not read anything that stated the rational behind this new regulation. It simply appears to be a power grab by the government. Maybe a lot of people called the FCC to complain about loud commercials. This is a perfect example of the type of tyranny that America is headed for: a soft-mild-loving-caring tyranny.President Obama on Wednesday signed into law a bill that will regulate the volume of television commercials. According to the White House, the 'Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation' or 'CALM' Act 'requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe a regulation limiting the volume of audio on commercials.' The regulation applies to 'television broadcast stations, cable operators, and other multichannel video programming distributors.' Under the new law, commercials can be only as loud as the decibel level of regular programming.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The Government Now Has The Power To Regulate The Volume Of Audio On Commercials.
I first saw this news on Fox News. I thought is was interesting as it represents the broader goal of the government to control the Internet and all other forms of media through net neutrality. I wonder what kind of precedent this new power will set and how it will be used in the future.
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Glad you posted on this. I would have ignored it (so many big fish to fry!), but this is one of those difficult things where it seems unimportant, and I for one think, "yeah, those commercials are way to loud and annoying!", but the free market is doing it for a reason. Limiting the volume limits the effectiveness of the commmercial as far as the advertiser is concerned, so will pay the TV station less money. Anti-statists need to stand against this law, even though we may be happy it's there while we're watching TV or listening to the radio.
ReplyDeleteFYI, I've updated the light bulb article to reflect the crow I had to eat.
ReplyDeleteWhat a dumb bill. I think you are right that it must be some sort of power grab. Why does the federal government think it has the right to do this?
ReplyDeleteI think it will set a precedent for future attempts by the FCC to regulate news and other sources of information as they are trying already doing that. http://newsbusters.org/blogs/lachlan-markay/2010/12/16/fcc-chief-michael-copps-trying-reinstate-fairness-doctrine
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