How involved should the Government be when it comes to regulation of the Internet? There are many different issues regarding internet regulation. Should Internet users be responsible for controlling how they use the Internet? Since the internet has been introduced to Americans there have been many debates on how involved the Government should be in regulating topics such as violent games‚ gambling‚ and sexual content. The Internet is a very useful source for many things. It has almost become a way
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The two ways of dealing with drug problems are regulation and prohibition. Regulation involves imposing taxes and restriction on a particular drug. Regulation is intended to increase the cost of the drug hoping to decrease its use without criminalizing it. On the other hand prohibition makes it illegal to sell or use a particular drug‚ because to do so would incur a criminal charge and jail time. Each state as well as the federal government has laws against
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Self-Regulation of the Advertising Industry A Brief History of Advertising Regulation The first official regulation of the advertising industry happened over 100 years ago‚ when in 1906 the government passed the Pure Food and Drug Act. In this era‚ the most common deceptive practice was to mislabel products‚ especially medicines‚ tonics‚ food‚ etc. from what the actual ingredients were in the container (FDA). Oftentimes‚ harmful ingredients were left off the label entirely. This law made
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Ontario Regulation 455/07 and Demerit Point System The Ontario Regulation 455/07 and the Demerit Points System work hand in hand with each other to keep the driving roads safe and the people on it far from danger. Firstly‚ the Ontario Regulation 455/07 is a detailed article that states rules against extreme drivers. To begin with‚ this document prohibits racing on roads. Whether a driver is racing‚ chasing or attempting to outdistance another car‚ he/she will be charged with the offence of
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In the world of mass media there are many regulations that exist. These regulations are decided by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). On June 19‚ 1934 the FCC‚ which is an independent government agency‚ was created under the Communications Act of 1934. At the beginning the FCC was responsible for regulating broadcast‚ telegraph‚ and telephone. Now the FCC expanded its regulations to new communication technologies such as the satellite‚ microwave‚ cellular telephones‚ PCS service and private
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Hazardous Waste Regulation RCRA There are two key regulations that govern hazardous waste sites in the United States. The first one is the RCRA or The Resource Conservation Recovery Act‚ which was passed by congress in November of 1976. The RCRA was developed to address the growing challenges the nation was up against from the growth of the volume of municipal and industrial waste. The RCRA has goals of; protecting human health and the environment from hazardous waste disposal‚ conserving
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Business Regulation How much business should or should not be regulated is a topic that is highly debated in today’s society. Mitchell Holt‚ in an article on Chron.com‚ discusses five areas of the government’s regulation on businesses that I feel are relevant to this project. At the end of this essay‚ I will offer my own opinion. The first area of regulation involves advertising. One of the basic responsibilities of the Federal Trade Commission is to protect the consumer while ensuring that
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Federal Trade Commission‚ which has 5 members and works with the Department of Justice to regulate the antitrust laws. The Wheeler-Lea Act of 1938 was created as an amendment to the Federal Trade Commission Act. It made the FTC independent from the Department of Justice and also made unfair and deceptive sales illegal. The above are all industrial regulation entities. Industrial regulation ensures pricing fairness throughout any industry according to a specific commodity. It can be put in place by
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28 November 2011 Regulation of Hate Speech The idea that the government might cut off hateful or propaganda filled-speech is counter to the idea that America cherishes‚ that all people are created equal with unalienable rights‚ one of which is the right to voice unpopular ideas. Racist speech on campus or in the public square is uninviting‚ but acceptable‚ under certain circumstances. In Charles R. Lawrence III’s essay‚ “On Racist Speech‚” Lawrence argues against the regulation of speech that he
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Financial Crisis has caused the threat of total collapse in large financial institutions‚ downturn of stock markets as well as bail out of banks by many governments. This has brought more concern on banking supervision and regulation. There is a need to reform the financial regulation as it is one of the factors that contributes to the crisis. Many efforts have come underway to address many of the limitation in the financial infrastructure. Massive global legislative and regulatory responses are generated
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