IP: Re: Here comes the propaganda

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

> Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 16:53:31 -0800
> To: farber@cis.upenn.edu
> From: Dan Lynch <dan@lynch.com>
> Subject: Re: IP: Here comes the propaganda
>
> My deceased father was one of the wartime propaganda enforcers for 
> Hollywood in the WW II environment.  He was the censor for movies. He told 
> me a number of stories of how only posittive messages could be put on film 
> during the war.  No movies got out without the imprimatur of the Hays 
> Office where he worked.  Now that was 60 years ago, and the "morals" were 
> much different then.  But one rule they enforced that seems to make sense 
> is that "the bad guy must lose on screen".  The "bad guy" can be seen to 
> do many wrong things (for others to NOT copy) but he must pay for his 
> sins/crimes before the end of the movie and that fact must be well 
> displayed.  I wonder what kind of rules they will come up with now?  I 
> don't think there was ever any legislation on this topic, just an 
> understanding between industry and government.  Looks like they are doing 
> it again.
>
> Dan


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