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Re: donorships

To: Scott Saloway <saloway@bu.edu>
Subject: Re: donorships
From: Garrett Wollman <wollman>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 11:24:47 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
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<<On Sun, 6 Aug 2000 07:32:12 -0400 (EDT), Scott Saloway <saloway@bu.edu> said:

> Well, that's legal. The FCC defines a commercial as an announcement that
> includes product comparison, price information, and/or call to
> action.

In other words, the FCC defines ``commercial'' as something other than
what native English speakers do.  What a shock!  Live coverage at 11!

(By the FCC's definition, most of the commercials which run during the
commercial networks' Sunday-morning talk shows aren't.)

-GAWollman

References:
- Re: donorships
  - From: Sven Franklyn Weil <sven@gordsven.com>
- Re: donorships
  - From: Scott Saloway <saloway@bu.edu>
- Re: donorships
  - From: Scott Saloway <saloway@bu.edu>

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