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To: calreaganfan
The Hayes Code was not government censorship. The Hollywood studios enacted the code as a preventative measure to avoid government censorship. Self-regulation was prefarable to government regulation (and eventual censorship).
112 posted on 09/04/2005 1:53:56 AM PDT by Wormwood (Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
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To: Wormwood

"The Hayes Code was not government censorship"

That was exactly my point. I guess that means we agree.


114 posted on 09/04/2005 1:55:56 AM PDT by calreaganfan
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To: Wormwood

Thank you, I was googling it trying to find info.


116 posted on 09/04/2005 1:56:40 AM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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