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After concluding our Sunday night show at Lollapalooza, fans informed us that portions of that performance were missing and may have been censored by AT&T during the "Blue Room" Live Lollapalooza Webcast.
When asked about the missing performance, AT&T informed Lollapalooza that portions of the show were in fact missing from the webcast, and that their content monitor had made a mistake in cutting them.

During the performance of "Daughter" the following lyrics were sung to the tune of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" but were cut from the webcast:

- "George Bush, leave this world alone." (the second time it was sung); and

- "George Bush find yourself another home."

This, of course, troubles us as artists but also as citizens concerned with the issue of censorship and the increasingly consolidated control of the media.

AT&T's actions strike at the heart of the public's concerns over the power that corporations have when it comes to determining what the public sees and hears through communications media.

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ORIGINAL: farglebargle

http://pearljam.com/news/index.php?what=News#195

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After concluding our Sunday night show at Lollapalooza, fans informed us that portions of that performance were missing and may have been censored by AT&T during the "Blue Room" Live Lollapalooza Webcast.
When asked about the missing performance, AT&T informed Lollapalooza that portions of the show were in fact missing from the webcast, and that their content monitor had made a mistake in cutting them.

During the performance of "Daughter" the following lyrics were sung to the tune of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" but were cut from the webcast:

- "George Bush, leave this world alone." (the second time it was sung); and

- "George Bush find yourself another home."

This, of course, troubles us as artists but also as citizens concerned with the issue of censorship and the increasingly consolidated control of the media.

AT&T's actions strike at the heart of the public's concerns over the power that corporations have when it comes to determining what the public sees and hears through communications media.

Yeah, right... " their content monitor had made a mistake in cutting them " ...

Tell me another fucking lie you damned whore, Ma Bell...

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ORIGINAL: farglebargle

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/agendas/att-may-have-censored-bands-political-speech-in-the-past-288236.php

Looks like this isn't the first time AT&T acted as an agent of the government in the suppression of "Thoughtcrime"

How many emails about the planned 9/11/07 General Strike do you think they've "accidentally lost" as it traverses their network?

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ORIGINAL: farglebargle

Actually, I wonder if the remedy wouldn't be for breach of contract with the promoters being the injured parties.

AT&T has an absolute duty to ensure their employees are properly trained and supervised. Since we can establish a pattern of these events, it could be shown that AT&T have been neglectful of that duty.

Given that they're actively working with the Bush Admin on the unlawful domestic surveillance programs, it's not surprising, really.

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ORIGINAL: LATEXBABY64

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ORIGINAL: farglebargle

Actually, I wonder if the remedy wouldn't be for breach of contract with the promoters being the injured parties.

AT&T has an absolute duty to ensure their employees are properly trained and supervised. Since we can establish a pattern of these events, it could be shown that AT&T have been neglectful of that duty.

Given that they're actively working with the Bush Admin on the unlawful domestic surveillance programs, it's not surprising, really.

who cares if big brother is listening in. i Just hope they enjoyed phone sex as much as i did come on how stupid is that like i have something to hide lol