http://www.metafilter.com/tags/raveculture Posts tagged with 'raveculture' at MetaFilter. Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:35:57 -0800 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:35:57 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/32741/ravers%2Dmust%2Ddie Now that the terrorists are all caught, it's time to go back to attacking the real problem in America: <a href="http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=65778">Ravers</a>. <blockquote>"The Ecstasy Awareness Act (<a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.02962:">H.R. 2962</a>) would throw anyone in jail who "profits monetarily from a rave or similar electronic dance event knowing or having reason to know" some event-goers may use drugs at the event. Similarly, Section 305 of the CLEAN-UP Act (<a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d108:h.r.00834:">H.R. 834</a>) makes it a federal crime - punishable by up to nine years in prison - to promote "any rave, dance, music, or other entertainment event, that takes place under circumstances where the promoter knows or reasonably ought to know that a controlled substance will be used or distributed."</blockquote> <a href="http://www.protectlivemusic.org/">ProtectLiveMusic.org</a> has been setup to combat these proposed laws. The idea of busting anyone that promotes a concert where drugs might show up in the jackets of attendees sounds like a good safe law that would never be abused, right? On the bright side, we're now one bill away from Phish and the Dead never touring ever again. :) [via <a href="http://msl1.mit.edu/furdlog/">furdlog</a>] tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.32741 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:35:57 -0800 badlaws government raveculture ravers mathowie