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| 35 State Attorney Generals want (free) anti-smoking spots (propaganda) on DVDs |
| 2006-09-08 |
| Hoping to reduce teen smoking, attorneys general from more than 35 states on Thursday offered movie studios free use of three public-service announcements to be included on DVDs and videos. The move came nearly a year after 32 attorneys general sent a similar letter urging studios to add PSAs to home-viewing releases that depict smoking. "I was deeply disappointed by the industry's failure to heed our initial call," Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said in a statement. "We urge movie makers to do the right thing and include these powerful and persuasive anti-smoking ads on all DVDs and videos that depict tobacco use," he said. Studios referred calls to the Motion Picture Association of America... They have to give permission, because the ads are copyrighted, mostly to reduce or prevent parodies that make fun of the ads. Several SLAPP lawsuits against humorous parodies have already been made. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #4 What, do the studios manufacture smokes now? Sell 'em? Anything? No? So why should they carry your propaganda, bozo? |
| Posted by: Thaing Thrash3771 2006-09-08 16:42 |
| #3 I wind up ripping the contents of any DVD's I buy, then eliminating the intro stuff and burning another DVD, just to eliminate all the crap. Another thing: Hey DVD manufacturers, who says it's OK to have an Advertisement for ANYTHING on my DVD? You are already generating revenue by selling me the movie. Same thing with Ads at the movie theater. Whoever thought this was a good idea should get his ass whipped. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-08 11:12 |
| #2 Amen. I'm not a smoker either, but put more shit on my DVD that I can't fast forward by, I'm gonna kill someone. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-09-08 10:39 |
| #1 Kids smoke pot too. Going to cover that? Gee, where are all the commerical ads for that product to 'induce' teens to smoke it? I've never smoked. Don't like smokers personally, but this is the start point of the Nannyists who daily intrude, first by admonition and then by regulation, and then by law to rule your everyday life. Once again, its about power that in the end gets abused. |
| Posted by: Unomotch Flemble7560 2006-09-08 10:37 |