The EFTA Surveillance Authority in Brüssels has
confirmed Norway’s decision to ban the transmission of pornography on cable
networks. The TV channels Canal+ and
TV1000 have aired pornography from Sweden, but pornography is illegal according
to Norway’s General Civil Legal Code.
The country therefore has the right to restrict re-transmission of such
programs. The Christian association Family
& Media has argued the case in Norway and Brüssels and regards the
outcome as a victory for the family.
General Secretary of Family & Media, Dr Geir Magnus Nyborg, holds
that pornography and gratuitous violence are in conflict with the Television
Without Frontiers Directive, and should be banned in all EU member
states. We see a growing conflict
between the freedom of expression and the freedom of the family and we must
secure the home as a place where parents are free to raise their children in a
sound environment.
This is the ESA Press release:
The full text of
the EFTA statement can be seen at:
http://www.eftasurv.int/information/pressreleases/2003pr/dbaFile4425.html
Yours Sincerely
Geir Magnus Nyborg
General Secretary, dr. polit. Geir Magnus Nyborg
Family & Media - Kristent medieforum KKL
Skjenet 2, N-5353 Straume, NORWAY
Phone +47-5631-4600, +47-9970-3230 (mobile)
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