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Techdirt reports that the German government, armed with a law that has its origin in more captive content (movies -- the kind shown in theatres) and attempting to apply it to the internet (ebook sales).
Heise.de (German) and Boersenblatt (German) reported on Friday and Thursday that the Jugendschutzbehörde (Youth Protection Authority) has handed down a new ruling which extended Germany's Youth Media Protection Law to include ebooks.
As a result of a lawsuit (legal complaint?) over the German erotica ebook Schlauchgelüste (Pantyhose Cravings), the regulators have decided that ebook retailers in Germany can now only sell adult ebooks between 10 pm and 6 am local time (4 pm and midnight, eastern US).
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(Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday June 25 2015, @05:56AM
> I see you're an authoritarian, as only an authoritarian would usually use a phrase like "Proper Behavior" (and capitalize it, no less).
Would you have preferred quotes, to help you grasp advanced speech concepts?
> The FCC has no such authority to censor speech.
Please volunteer your best explanation for the lack of nipples on American TV, and the heavy fines levied against their occasional accidental appearance.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by Anal Pumpernickel on Thursday June 25 2015, @02:37PM
Would you have preferred quotes, to help you grasp advanced speech concepts?
The notion of "proper behavior" is completely subjective, and in this case, designed to regulate speech.
Please volunteer your best explanation for the lack of nipples on American TV, and the heavy fines levied against their occasional accidental appearance.
The government is violating the constitution. Would you say that the government has a legitimate authority to murder anyone it wants if it simply started doing so? If a power is not mentioned in the constitution, the federal government simply does not have it. Furthermore, freedom of speech is explicitly mentioned, and no exceptions are listed or implied. The treacherous swines in every branch of the government do not deserve to be in any position of power.