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01-13-2011, 08:10 PM
Censor Dire Straits song: broadcast panel
Last Updated: Thursday, January 13, 2011 | 6:11 PM ET Comments772Recommend116
The Canadian Press
The 1980s song Money for Nothing by the British rock band Dire Straits has been deemed unacceptable for play on Canadian radio.
In a ruling released Wednesday, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council says the song contravenes the human rights clauses of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Code of Ethics and Equitable Portrayal Code.
CBSC: CHOZ-FM, Money for Nothing
Read the Atlantic Regional Panel's decision here
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The council is an independent, non-governmental group created to administer standards established by its members, Canada's private broadcasters. Its membership includes more than 700 private radio and TV stations across the country.
Last year, a listener to radio station CHOZ-FM in St. John's complained that the '80s rock song includes the word "faggot" in its lyrics and is discriminatory to gays.
The broadcaster argued that the song had been played countless times since its release decades ago and has won music industry awards.
A CBSC panel concluded that the word "faggot," even if once acceptable, has evolved to become unacceptable in most circumstances.
The panel noted that Money for Nothing would be acceptable for broadcast if suitably edited.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2011/01/13/money-for-nothing-radio-play-censor.html#ixzz1AyIkcx7V
Last Updated: Thursday, January 13, 2011 | 6:11 PM ET Comments772Recommend116
The Canadian Press
The 1980s song Money for Nothing by the British rock band Dire Straits has been deemed unacceptable for play on Canadian radio.
In a ruling released Wednesday, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council says the song contravenes the human rights clauses of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Code of Ethics and Equitable Portrayal Code.
CBSC: CHOZ-FM, Money for Nothing
Read the Atlantic Regional Panel's decision here
P.O.V.:
Should the song be banned from Canadian radio? Take our survey.
BLOG
An abbreviated history of controversial pop songs
The council is an independent, non-governmental group created to administer standards established by its members, Canada's private broadcasters. Its membership includes more than 700 private radio and TV stations across the country.
Last year, a listener to radio station CHOZ-FM in St. John's complained that the '80s rock song includes the word "faggot" in its lyrics and is discriminatory to gays.
The broadcaster argued that the song had been played countless times since its release decades ago and has won music industry awards.
A CBSC panel concluded that the word "faggot," even if once acceptable, has evolved to become unacceptable in most circumstances.
The panel noted that Money for Nothing would be acceptable for broadcast if suitably edited.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2011/01/13/money-for-nothing-radio-play-censor.html#ixzz1AyIkcx7V