First, a quick timeline: In April 1999 President Bill Clinton orders the Federal Trade Commission to evaluate the media in the wake of Columbine massacre. The FTC issues a report in September 2000 criticizing the media for marketing adult entertainment to children. The entertainment industry offers to self-police. Last month, the FTC followed up with a report, as requested by the Senate Commerce Committee, saying that the music industry is still advertising "explicit content" music in magazines and on TV shows geared for the under-17 set. Two days later, Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) introduce legislation that would expand the power of the FTC to impose fines on entertainment companies for false and misleading advertising if they voluntary label content for adults only and then market it to kids (see story, 4/26).
Seizing the moment, RIAA head Hilary Rosen went on ABC’s "Nightline," a show that no kid would ever watch, last Thursday night (5/3) to counter last week’s FTC report accusing the music biz of marketing violent content to minors.
Rosen announced the forming of a Parental Advisory compliance task force in conjunction with NARM. The new entity will make sure print ads and retail websites contain the parental-advisory label wherever appropriate. It will also work to get websites to link to the site that explains the Parental Advisory Program. Rosen plans to meet with the labels individually and request that each appoint a staffer to oversee the compliance effort.
While this should certainly solve all the problems and pre-empt legislation, we at hitsdailydouble.com feel there’s more to be done. Here are a few possibilities:
--David Simutis, Simon Glickman and Bud Scoppa
MUSIC REVENUE TOPPED $17B IN 2023: RIAA
Streaming subscriptions lead the charge. (3/27a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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