The V-Chip
What is a V-chip? This term has become a buzz word for any discussion evolving
telecommunications regulation and television ratings, but not too many reports
define the new technology in its fullest form. A basic definition of the V-chip;
is a microprocessor that can decipher information sent in the vertical blanking
of the NTSC signal, purposefully for the control of violent or controversial
subject matter. Yet, the span of the new chip is much greater than any working
definition can encompass. A discussion of the V-chip must include a
consideration of the technical and ethical issues, in addition to examining the
constitutionally of any law that might concern standards set by the US
government. Yet in the space provided for this essay, the focus will be the
technical aspects and costs of the new chip. It is impossible to generally
assume that the V-chip will solve the violence problem of broadcast television
or that adding this little device to every set will be a......
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