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AT WAR - Why West Is Best: Secrets-or rather, obvious ingredients-of the Good Society.
No such thing as a perfect society exists in the world or ever will. But the Good Society can and does emerge from time to time, and is far more likely to exist within the orbit of the Western system than in any other. Why is this?
To begin with, consider the historic blend of two valuable but imperfect and distinct moral/legal systems-the Greco-Roman and the Judeo-Christian-which together are much more than the sum of their parts. All of us desire moral order. All of us wish for justice. The chief problem that faces a civilization is how to translate morality and justice into a workable system of law. The Greeks took legal concepts from numerous ancient ...
- German regulator sticks by 3G rules. (Law & Regulation).
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest September 1, 2002 700+ words
...in contrast to some national regulators--namely those in Portugal, Spain and Switzerland--that have chosen to change rules to accommodate troubled 3G sector by, for example, delaying expected infrastructure roll-out. Germany's 3G licence auction...
- No relaxation for DTH rules in India. (Law & Regulation).
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest August 1, 2002 700+ words
...Indian government has indicated that it plans no liberalisation of laws governing direct-to-home satellite broadcasting in the country in the foreseeable future. Current rules introduced late 2000 limit a media group's investment in an Indian...
- Stricter film funding rules in Canada. (Law & Regulation).
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest December 1, 2002 700+ words
...guaranteed funding, and every dollar of the overall more successful French-language movies with C$0.50 funding. Stricter new rules will mean that the number of supported English-language production companies will decline from 20 to just five, whilst supported...
- Australia rules in favour of `mod-chip'. (Law & Regulation).
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest August 1, 2002 700+ words
Australia's Federal Court has ruled Sony's PlayStation 2 may be modified to play legal and pirated software titles bought overseas. Copyright case--first identified earlier this year (see 2002/70b4found defendant's actions did not breach Australian Copyright Act. Consequently consumers may insert
- FCC to consider ownership caps as package. (Law & Regulation).(Federal...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest June 1, 2002 700+ words
...will reconsider a number of media ownership rules as part of an overarching review of the topic...under pressure to relax many of its ownership rules, and has given indications that all ownership rules would be revisited by the current administration...
- Australia plans trial to encourage datacasting. (Law & Regulation).
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest December 1, 2002 700+ words
...cancellation of datacasting transmitter licence auction in May 2001 after potential bidders pulled out of auction, claiming content rules were too restrictive to enable a commercially viable service (see 2000/196a4). ABA (Australia; +61/2 9334 7700; www...
- TV vendors and MSOs agree on digital standard. (Law & Regulation).
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest December 1, 2002 700+ words
...have agreed to standards for connections between cable set-top boxes and digital televisions, as well as common encoding rules for digital copyrights and protection. Interconnects are based on IEEE 1394 and DVI technologies, and will ensure that any...
- Major US media ownership overhaul foreseen. (Law & Regulation).
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest February 1, 2003 700+ words
...Commission (FCC) has completed initial consultation period for US laws governing media ownership. It is widely expected that media...hearings; more than 13,000 comments have been submitted. New rules are expected this spring. * FCC: USA; +1/202 655 4000...