Supreme Court throws out FCC fines for cursing, nudity?

by ~ The Rebel ~ Posted 2012/06/21 22:50:11

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The Supreme Court unanimously threw out fines and sanctions Thursday against broadcasters who violated the Federal Communications Commission policy regulating curse words and nudity on broadcast television.

But the justices declined to issue a broad ruling on the constitutionality of the FCC indecency policy. Instead, the court concluded only that broadcasters could not have known in advance that obscenities uttered during awards show programs and a brief display of nudity on an episode of ABC's NYPD Blue could give rise to sanctions. ABC and 45 affiliates were hit with proposed fines totaling nearly $1.24 million.

The justices said the FCC is free to revise its indecency policy.

Max 2012/06/22 01:05:37

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I hope this means there's going to be more f'n naked women on TV.

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Kirino 2012/06/21 23:28:06
zbacku 2012/06/21 23:02:11

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I guess it's up to us Americans that don't want to see that vile and repugnant stuff on TV to TURN IT OFF.

Maybe the sponsors will get the idea that we don't want to watch the filth.

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NoName to zbacku 2012/07/05 15:07:02

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You might not, others do though - and the FCC should have no say in that, just the viewers and the broadcasters - which is what I think you are saying, in which case I agree that the govt should stay out of it.

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