Music Industry Criticized

Music Industry Criticized by Federal Trade Commission According to Reuters, America's music companies were labeled the bad boys of the entertainment world on Tuesday in a federal report that said they had not done enough to stop the marketing of violent and lewd songs to children. The Federal Trade Commission's follow-up study on the entertainment industry and its marketing practices was in response to a scathing September 2000 report that accused the entire sector of aggressively …

…expected to introduce a bill later this week aimed at punishing firms that market violent media products to children. The proposed legislation would target "false and deceptive advertising" of adult-rated films, music and electronic games to under-age audiences, an aide said. The bill, co-sponsored by Wisconsin Democratic Senator Herbert Kohl, is likely to face opposition from Hollywood lobbyists who say it amounts to cultural censorship and is contrary to First Amendment rules protecting free speech.