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H.R.6209

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Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act

To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany.

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6/9/2008--Introduced.
Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe a regulation prohibiting advertisements accompanying video programming from:
(1) being excessively noisy or strident;
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June 20, 2008 Bill Would Lower TV Commercial Volume

Her bill (HR 6209), would require that commercials be aired at the same volume level as the programs they accompany. The Commercial Advertisement Loudness ...

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July 29, 2008 Linear Acoustic Audio-Processing Products Enable Compliance With ...

The newly introduced Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act), HR 6209, would extend the reach of these regulations, giving the FCC one year to enact rules that would require television advertisements to not be overly ...

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June 24, 2008 Regulators to Save Us from Loud TV Ads and Product Placements

are proposing HR 6209, the “Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.” (Oh, isn’t that so cute! The “CALM Act”! How very, very witty.) The CALM Act would address “volume manipulation” in TV ads by making sure that

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Source: Technology Liberation Front


June 22, 2008 A piece of legislation that frankly has me conflicted

Do you like to watch television ? At night or in the mornings ?? Have you noticed that some commercials are unusually loud ?? I mean really really loud ?? Loud enough to knock you out of a pleasant slumber ?? Yep me too. ...

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