Allowing open access to real-time closed captioning data allows the marketplace to produce innovations that benefit the public, such as foul language filtering technology that mutes offensive language and also removes the offensive words from the closed captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, and technology that translates closed captions into multiple languages for the deaf and hard-of-hearing whose primary language is not English.
Without allowing third-party access to real-time closed caption data, current marketplace innovations which use this data will not be available for Internet video and future closed caption marketplace innovations will not be possible.
We sign this petition asking the FCC to make rules requiring video programming providers to allow open access to accurate and timely closed captioning data for third-party marketplace innovations.
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January 23, 2012
We just hit 2,500 signatures. The momentum is real.
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December 6, 2011
Reached 100 supporters
November 27, 2011
12 Comments
I don't understand why Netflix won't just allow people to use the TV Guardian with their website. Netflix gets payed either way, they should allow individual customers to make those decisions about profanity on their own televisions. I've been a customer of Netflix for years, ever since the old days when they were DVD only. But now it's to the point that I will take the first service that allows my TV Guardian access to CC. I would like that to be Netflix but I am open to switching services. I am tired of not being able to watch good movies because they are full of F-Bombs. Get with the program Netflix, many of your customers want this and you'll end up with many more if you implement this.
We need our television shows to be without profanity and using God's name in vain. I'm sick to my stomach and so are others in this country. I say take your foul language and replace it with edifying words! My children and grandchildren don't need to be expose to this inappropriate language.
We need our television shows to be without profanity and using God's name in vain. I'm sick to my stomach and so are others in this country. I say take your foul language and replace it with edifying words! My children and grandchildren don't need to be expose to this inappropriate language.
Please encourage movies to give us a choice to hear the garbage language their writers force upon us. If watch more movies and buy more beds if I didn't hear the horrible language
Please encourage movies to give us a choice to hear the garbage language their writers force upon us. If watch more movies and buy more beds if I didn't hear the horrible language
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Allowing open access to real-time closed captioning data allows the marketplace to produce innovations that benefit the public, such as foul language filtering technology that mutes offensive language and also removes the offensive words from the closed captions for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, and technology that translates closed captions into multiple languages for the deaf and hard-of-hearing whose primary language is not English.
Without allowing third-party access to real-time closed caption data, current marketplace innovations which use this data will not be available for Internet video and future closed caption marketplace innovations will not be possible.
We sign this petition asking the FCC to make rules requiring video programming providers to allow open access to accurate and timely closed captioning data for third-party marketplace innovations.
Updates
January 23, 2012
We just hit 2,500 signatures. The momentum is real.
Reached 2,500 supporters
January 20, 2012
Reached 1,000 supporters
December 6, 2011
Reached 100 supporters
November 27, 2011
12 Comments
I am bed bound and watch a lot of Netflix. I hate the bad language that Hollywood puts into their movies and subject us to. I support people's rights to speech, but what about my rights. Sometimes I wish I could watch a movie without hearing so much filthy language.
I don't understand why Netflix won't just allow people to use the TV Guardian with their website. Netflix gets payed either way, they should allow individual customers to make those decisions about profanity on their own televisions. I've been a customer of Netflix for years, ever since the old days when they were DVD only. But now it's to the point that I will take the first service that allows my TV Guardian access to CC. I would like that to be Netflix but I am open to switching services. I am tired of not being able to watch good movies because they are full of F-Bombs. Get with the program Netflix, many of your customers want this and you'll end up with many more if you implement this.
We need our television shows to be without profanity and using God's name in vain. I'm sick to my stomach and so are others in this country. I say take your foul language and replace it with edifying words! My children and grandchildren don't need to be expose to this inappropriate language.
We need our television shows to be without profanity and using God's name in vain. I'm sick to my stomach and so are others in this country. I say take your foul language and replace it with edifying words! My children and grandchildren don't need to be expose to this inappropriate language.
Please encourage movies to give us a choice to hear the garbage language their writers force upon us. If watch more movies and buy more beds if I didn't hear the horrible language
Please encourage movies to give us a choice to hear the garbage language their writers force upon us. If watch more movies and buy more beds if I didn't hear the horrible language
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oIzdTrMVwnFEZJL
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I am bed bound and watch a lot of Netflix. I hate the bad language that Hollywood puts into their movies and subject us to. I support people's rights to speech, but what about my rights. Sometimes I wish I could watch a movie without hearing so much filthy language.