2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
12/20/2006, C-SPAN Program ID: 195903-1
From C-SPAN's Description:
Oral arguments were heard by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Fox Television v. F...
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals 12/20/2006, C-SPAN Program ID: 195903-1
From C-SPAN's Description:
Oral arguments were heard by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Fox Television v. Federal Communications Commission. Fox Television was challenging the FCC's indecency standards and the way it punished broadcasters for airing shows that contain profanity. The network argued that the government violated the First Amendment by embarking on a "radical reinterpretation and expansion" of its power to punish broadcasters for indecent speech. The network contended that the FCC sharply changed its standards for profanity, that the standards were vague and made little sense in the face of industry changes. The FCC fined Fox for language used by Cher and Nicole Richie on the live broadcasts of the 2002 and 2003 Billboard Music Awards, respectively.
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not surprising that Bush's FCC is as defunct as every other part of government under him. Compare that to now where the FCC (legally or not, I won't get into that) is opening new inquries into everything from iPhone app censorship to the very definition of "broadband".
God I love it when Democrats are the ones in charge of tech policy instead of the dinosaur-riding Republicans.
I picture the FCC as an ant colony. Only fighting back to survive. They are a government agency and they are fighting back. It makes sense, but at the same time it kind of doesn't.
The perfect parallel to Fox television is the media in Venezuela that participated in the infamous "Media coup" that temporarily toppled the internationally observed and recognized election winners whos main aim was to take oil wealth from the view elite and distribute it to the citizens.
They are resorting to outright LIES!!! the owners and controllers of FOX have taken on tribal mentality in their allegiance to the Republican party. They are the GENUINE threat to U.S democracy!!
I could give a shit about PC, personally, we need to get rid of it. Calling someone african american now seems more offensive than black, or even nigger.
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God I love it when Democrats are the ones in charge of tech policy instead of the dinosaur-riding Republicans.
They are resorting to outright LIES!!! the owners and controllers of FOX have taken on tribal mentality in their allegiance to the Republican party. They are the GENUINE threat to U.S democracy!!