Lollapalooza Chicago 2007: censoring Pearl Jam
During the presentation of the rock band Pearl Jam at Lollapalooza 2007 in Chicago were censored by the mobile telephone company AT & T. During the concert the band change the lyrics of Another brick in the wall Pink Floyd, who mixed with their song Daughter.
Pearl Jam song to the whole lung "Búsquese another house, George Bush! Let calm to the world, Mr Bush! ", But the fans who watched the concert via webcast by AT & T saw a censored version of the event.
"What happened affects us as artists but also as citizens concerned about censorship and increasing control of media," writes the Seattle band on its website on the internet. "The shares of AT & T demonstrate the power of corporations to determine what the public can see or hear," continues the communiqué of Pearl Jam. "What happened to us this weekend was a wake-up call and it is something much more serious than the simple censure to a rock band. Here are the full version of the song, and if you know of other examples of AT & T cutting actions with political content, because we should all send them to know, "he concludes.
AT & T denies it
The telecommunications company AT & T, owner of the Blue Room website, sponsor of the festival, acknowledged yesterday that the sentences had been removed. However, he denied in a statement that it was censorship.
The company attributes this to an error unrelated to her
"The edition of the concert by Pearl Jam was not intentional but a mistake by the company to hire to do the webcast and goes against our regulations.
"We have to keep some directives to avoid excessive profanity," said company sources.
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