Directors Guild of America Lauds Supreme Court Decision.Business/Entertainment Editors & Legal/Film Writers LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 16, 2002 The following statement should be attributed to Martha Coolidge, president, Directors Guild of America: "The Directors Guild of America lauds Lauds is one of the two "major hours" in the Roman Catholic Liturgy of the Hours. It is to be recited in the early morning hours, preferably near dawn. Structure of the hour today's Supreme Court ruling which overturned the misguided mis·guid·ed adj. Based or acting on error; misled: well-intentioned but misguided efforts; misguided do-gooders. mis·guid Child Pornography Child pornography is the visual representation of minors under the age of 18 engaged in sexual activity or the visual representation of minors engaging in lewd or erotic behavior designed to arouse the viewer's sexual interest. Prevention Act of 1996. The Supreme Court correctly analyzed the impact of this law restricting the creative rights of filmmakers and other artists, and supported the position of the DGA DGA Directors Guild of America (movie directors union) DGA Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (France) DGA Directeur-Grootaandeelhouder (Dutch: Managing Director and Major Shareholder) that this legislation encroached upon First Amendment rights to free speech. We can all thank the Supreme Court for once again defending the First Amendment freedoms central to our free society, and preserving the creative freedoms that all Americans treasure. "Our children must be protected from sexual exploitation, but the Supreme Court wisely recognized that this law criminalized artistic expression, rather than protecting children from any real attack. From `Romeo and Juliet' to `American Beauty' and `Traffic,' artists have told stories that included allusions of adolescent sexuality, stories which have enriched our lives. Every American would suffer the loss of freedom if this overzealous o·ver·zeal·ous adj. Excessively enthusiastic: overzealous movie fans; an overzealous manager. o governmental intrusion into our rights of expression had been allowed to stand." |
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