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FCC Scaling Back After Series of Court Losses
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FBN’s Dennis Kneale on the FCC scaling back its lawsuits after a series on court slapdowns.
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- Date Sep 25, 2012
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FBN’s Dennis Kneale on the FCC scaling back its lawsuits after a series on court slapdowns.
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Quarterly scaling back.
It's enforcement of indecency charges after a series of course slap downs Dennis -- cover this story for us now Dennis does this mean that we have more tolerant.
Well I don't know about that but you know the FCC has -- have a retreat in what is been a faltering war.
On indecency amid doubts in congress and the courts that it was wise or -- -- SEC telling.
The rap dot com that it will stop pursuing one point five million indecency complaints and focus on only the worst cases.
The -- backing down after Justice Department on Friday drop the lawsuit against fox broadcasting our sibling.
For a blurry pixelated peak of nudity on reality show that aired almost a decade ago the FC CSI a decade now since cracking down on the four major broadcast networks even has basic cable.
Got ever -- here cable that's like Fox's FX channel NBC universal's Bravo there are long on profanity and -- flashy images.
But the FCC regulates only the big four broadcasters and their local station sometime food ridiculous degree the agency has even investigated a complaint filed.
Against the cartoon series the Simpsons first seen in -- strip club.
About the decade long war on this TV Indies the cab begin with that wardrobe malfunction not be considerable know how.
And they find CBS -- -- Janet Jackson flap get it.
Yeah it's throughout.
That buying twice through court then let that stand.
In June and then the supremes -- you throughout FCC penalties against fox and ABC.
For -- almost a decade old after words uttered by Cher and Nicole Richie and awards program and for a bear -- air on in my people who would talk.
-- -- fibers on the so now my debt he's getting down I can't wait to see just how egregious.
The next complaint will be that they actually prosecute is gonna have to be a doozy I nominal cartoon nudity makes me you'll notice some some time if.
Did he live bear but was like kind of live the first ever right -- one.
Well this is at least -- the good thing is who's the actress Charlotte Ross not the actor who played simple it's -- Yeah these -- -- -- -- you have some yes so but it was -- automotive design battered area was seen as indecent.
Felt outlaw act of opinion and I all right -- there and it's.
Yeah yeah it is -- corner until all time.