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MUSIC LEGISLATION	INTERNET LEGISLATION	MISCELLANEOUS LEGISLATION

MUSIC LEGISLATION
DATE	HEADLINE	DESCRIPTION
3/06/00	TENNESSEE HOUSE BILL 2158 - 21ST CENTURY MEDIA MARKET RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 2000	Tennessee considers censorship of music, movies and video games.
8/22/99	LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA "FALSE ADVERTISING" CENSORSHIP ORDINANCE	It is now a criminal offense to satirize cultural conservatism.
4/14/99	NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY INTRODUCES ANTI-MUSIC LEGISLATION	Yet another attack on music at the state level.
1/21/99	GEORGIA HOUSE BILL 104	Here we go again. Georgia lawmaker Vernon Jones reintroduces the same bill that was defeated previously. Will the assault on freedom never end?
4/19/98	CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL 2357	Another attempt at content restrictions through economic divestiture looms on the horizon.
2/21/98	VIRGINIA HOUSE JUDICIARY BILL 248	Yet another attempt at divestiture from companies producing "offensive" material.
2/8/98	WASHINGTON HOUSE BILL 1407	Like the slashers in your favorite horror films, the State Of Washington "Erotic Entertainment" bill is BAAAA-AAACK!
2/8/98	BILL TO BAN STICKERED ALBUMS TO MINORS IN GEORGIA	See if you can figure out why a state government with the blue ribbon campaign for free speech on their home page wants to outlaw music. The hypocrisy and irony are staggering.
1/15/98	GEORGIA HOUSE BILL 1170	Georgia's Rep. Vernon Jones Uses "Tipper" Stickers Against Minors - An update on the Georgia Music Legislation.
4/23/98	TEXAS BAN ON STATE AGENCY INVESTMENTS STRUCK DOWN	Our side wins a reprieve, but not on free speech grounds, so the battle is far from over.
7/14/97	TEXAS HOUSE BILL 1 PASSES	On June 20, Texas Governor George Bush Jr., signed into law HB#1, another version of the above Senate Bill 1923 making it unlawful for the state to invest in companies promoting music that the government doesn't want you listening to.
6/15/97	TEXAS SENATE BILL 1923	Texas State Senate seeks to prohibit state from investing in companies promoting controversial music.
7/14/97	MARYLAND CONSIDERING BILL SIMILAR TO PASSED TEXAS BILL	Maryland may be the next state to censor musicians via divesting record label stocks.
6/3/98	UPDATE ON MICHIGAN SENATE BILL 1100	Defeated! A victory for music, but bill will undoubtedly be reintroduced soon.
5/10/98	MICHIGAN SENATE BILL 1100	State of Michigan continues it's push to prevent people under 18 from going to concerts.
1/15/98	CONCERT RATING SYSTEMS	The Censors New Offensive for '98.
6/15/97	MICHIGAN CONCERT RESOLUTION	Michigan State Senate attempts to force venues to deny admission to minors for controversial shows.
6/15/97	LOUISIANA HOUSE BILL 1236	Louisiana State House attempts to criminalize the sale of music to minors.

INTERNET LEGISLATION
DATE	HEADLINE	DESCRIPTION
8/5/99	BROADCASTING SERVICES AMENDMENT (ONLINE SERVICES) BILL 1999	Australian Government Passes "Free" World's Most Restrictive Internet Law.
12/28/98	THE NEVER ENDING STORY OF THE SON OF CDA	More information on the CDA II.
12/8/98	JUDGE HALTS ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION ACT (Son of CDA)	One more attempt by our government to eliminate the First Amendment on the internet temporarily blocked.
6/3/98	UNITED STATES SENATE BILL 1619	Government seeks to mandate Censorware for all schools and libraries.
7/14/97	SUPREME COURT THROWS OUT CDA	The First Amendment wins big, but the battle for electronic freedom continues.
7/14/97	LAW BANNING ONLINE PSEUDONYMS DEFEATED	Way to go ACLU!
6/15/97	ACLU CHALLENGES LAW BANNING ONLINE PSEUDONYMS	If this Georgia law is upheld, the only name you can use on the Internet will be your own.

MISCELLANEOUS LEGISLATION
DATE	HEADLINE	DESCRIPTION
8/4/99	RHODE ISLAND STATE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS TAX EXEMPTION FOR BIBLES	Court rules in favor of eliminating privilege for certain printed material.
7/18/99	BILL TO BAN SALES OF HAIRDYE TO MINORS IN MASSACHUSETTS	Now even hair coloring is under attack by the enemies of free expression.
7/8/99	FLORIDA PATRIOTIC PROGRAMS BILL	Students WILL pledge allegiance to the flag, or else--what a lame way to instill pride in America!
6/21/99	WEST NEW YORK JUDGE ISSUES INJUNCTION ON ENFORCEMENT OF CURFEW LAW	A glimmer of hope in the tidal wave of fascist curfew laws.
4/27/99	HJ RESOLUTION 33 & SJ RESOLUTION 14	Reactionary conservatives push for flag desecration legislation yet again.
4/25/99	FLORIDA COURT ALLOWS REMOVAL OF RELIGIOUS SIGNAGE FROM CEMETERY	Oppressive governmental abuses of power don't stop when you die.
4/22/99	SUPREME COURT RULING STIFLES LEGAL IMMIGRANT'S SPEECH	The Supreme Court rules that freedom of speech does not apply to legal immigrants.
4/13/99	FLORIDA SAFETY OVER SOUNDBYTES BILL	Proposed legislation in Florida wrongly undermines freedom of the press in name of safety.
12/28/98	SOUTH CAROLINA CAMPAIGN SIGN ORDINANCES	Five South Carolina towns prohibit or restrict campaign signs.
12/28/98	FLAG DESECRATION BILL DEAD - FOR NOW	Freedom continues to ring, but for how long???
6/15/97	HOUSE VOTES ON FLAG BURNING AMENDMENT	House Votes to Amend Constitution Again; Sends Weakened Flag Amendment to the Senate.
6/15/97	FLORIDA SENATE BILL S-488	State Senator John Grant introduces bill that makes being naked illegal.

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