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The EFTA Surveillance Authority in Br�ssels 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 Br�ssels 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.
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This is the ESA Press release:
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The full text of the EFTA statement can be seen at:
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http://www.eftasurv.int/information/pressreleases/2003pr/dbaFile4425.html
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Yours Sincerely
Geir Magnus Nyborg
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General Secretary, dr. polit. Geir Magnus Nyborg
Family & Media - Kristent medieforum KKL
Skjenet 2, N-5353 Straume, NORWAY
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Phone +47-5631-4600, +47-9970-3230 (mobile)
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