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Explicit Content Bill Introduced.

Three Democratic senators, including former vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman and Hillary Clinton, have introduced legislation that would impose fines on a host of entertainment creators who target children with violent, sexual or profane content.

The bill would provide civil

penalties of up to $11,000 per offense for movie, music and video game companies found to be violating their own voluntary guidelines.

The action was denounced by Motion Picture Association of America President Jack Valenti and some business leaders from those fields, who charged that the bill would lead to the end of voluntary ratings systems by opening up companies to liability.

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