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Offline CaseAgainstFaith

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Broadcasters are now free to show nudity and cussing on TV
« on: June 21, 2012, 05:23:20 pm »
Today the U.S. Supreme Court released a ruling that significantly scales back the FCC's censorship authority.  In the case Federal Communications Commission, et al. v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., et al. the highest court in the land refused to assess the constitutionality of U.S. federal law that prohibits broadcasted obscenities. However, it did deal FCC efforts a blow by finding it illegal for the FCC to fine TV broadcaster who air obscenity or nudity during daytime hours.

http://www.dailytech.com/America+Fk+Yeah+Supreme+Court+Axes+FCCs+TV+Obscenity+Rules/article24991.htm

About FUCKING time!  This was certainly looooooooooooooooooong over due!   I can't wait to see if they will air south park and other shows uncensored now! 
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Re: Broadcasters are now free to show nudity and cussing on TV
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2012, 05:30:38 pm »
Cue the religious right bitching about lost morals.
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Re: Broadcasters are now free to show nudity and cussing on TV
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2012, 07:01:10 pm »


About FUCKING time!  This was certainly looooooooooooooooooong over due!   I can't wait to see if they will air south park and other shows uncensored now!

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I thought the FCC doesn't have power over cable, but only over things that require a FCC license (such as broadcasting and AM/FM radio).
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Re: Broadcasters are now free to show nudity and cussing on TV
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2012, 07:03:02 pm »
Cue the religious right bitching about lost morals.

Fundies are butthurt, and now networks can show boobs on TV.

This is like the best day ever.
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Re: Broadcasters are now free to show nudity and cussing on TV
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2012, 07:27:55 pm »
Fundies are butthurt, and now networks can show boobs on TV.

No, they can't.  The Supreme Court ruling only struck down the fines because the FCC did not provide the networks prior notice that the brief nudity and curse words were not acceptable and that the rules the FCC based it's fines on where to vague.

So the FCC just has to make it's rules more clear.

Here is the court ruling.

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/10-1293f3e5.pdf
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