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From: mjc@cmu-cs-cad.ARPA (Monica Cellio)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: MTV Censorship of Bronski Beat
Message-ID: <207@cmu-cs-cad.ARPA>
Date: Sat, 15-Dec-84 02:21:05 EST
Article-I.D.: cmu-cs-c.207
Posted: Sat Dec 15 02:21:05 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 18-Dec-84 03:32:12 EST
Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, CS/RI
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Uh, no.  You can't get the ACLU to fight MTV because (last I heard) MTV is a
private corporation that has the right to air or not air whatever they choose.
They can cite reasons ranging from "it doesn't sell" to "we just don't like
it" and there's nothing you can do about it except complain, boycott, and
publicize your complaint.  There are no civil liberties involved.

If there's more to it than that (like they are being banned by local
governments from playing in an area or something) you might be able to do
something about it.  I couldn't say; I'm not a lawyer.

A local chapter of the ACLU will be listed in your phone book.

						-Dragon
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