DDT writes: # [Where's Tipper when you need her? Answer:] Simon writes:
Hey! Lay off the divine Ms. G!
Urgh. If I believed in a Hell, I'd expect the Parents Music Resource Center to have its HQ there.
There's actually a big difference between labelling and censorship,
Agreed, to the extent that providers are not required to label their products/services. But to my mind, the PICS software crosses the line between labelling and censorship. In particular, it is a tool with which parents will censor what their children encounter. Before Nathan Zook levels me, (hi :) let me elaborate. Such censorship seems to be inevitable/necessary given the relationship between parents and their children in our society. Parents are largely held liable for their childrens' actions, while children generally are not responsible for their own actions. I believe this arrangement is unfair, but until/unless it changes, parents must be given certain powers over those for whose actions they may be held liable. We've hashed over this stuff several times before, so I'm not sure how much sense it makes to reiterate it. -Futplex <futplex@pseudonym.com>