Putin Signs Law Banning Curse Words in Arts and Media: Russia's president Vladimir Putin at a meeting with Alexei Orlov, head of Kalmykia, in Moscow's Kremlin. Corbis: Mikhail Klimentyev, ITAR-TASS Russias president Vladimir Putin at a meeting with Alexei Orlov, head of Kalmykia, in Moscows Kremlin. TIME 4 hr ago | By Dan Kedmey of TIM A new law in Russia will levy steep fines, as high as $1,400 for organizations and $70 for individual offenders, against potty-mouthed reporters, writers and artists. Repeat offenders could face steeper fines and a 3-month suspension of business Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday that will ban swearing in films, music and public performances. Explicit books and CDs will have to be sold in sealed packages with a warning that reads “contains obscene language,” CNN reports. The law will levy fines as high as $1,400 against organizations and $70 against individual offenders. Repeat offenders could face steeper fines and a 3-month suspension of business. A panel of obscenity experts will define the finer points of the law, deciding which words could damage the Kremlin’s stated goal of “protecting and developing language culture.” More from TIME news.msn/world/putin-signs-law-banning-curse-words-in-arts-and-media
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 00:09:04 +0000
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