Bottoms up!

[K-McD]

Warning, the FCC is showing its true agenda.

Court ruling opens the door to more nudity

Call it full moon rising – soon, there could be bare butts all over the boob tube.

The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the $1.21 million worth of fines that the FCC levied against ABC after alleging that the network violated broadcast indecency standards for daring to show actress Charlotte Ross’ naked behind during a 2003 episode of “NYPD Blue.”

When overthrowing the fine, the court cited the FCC’s own declaration that “nudity itself is not per se indecent.” It also reiterated that the FCC’s context-based indecency test is “unconstitutionally vague,” as previously determined by the court when the FCC demanded fines from Fox when profanities were aired during the 2006 Billboard Music Awards.

 

[Della]

As G. K. Chesterton so aptly put it: "When you break the big laws, you do not get liberty; you do not even get anarchy. You get the small laws.” IOW, you get lots of niggling little laws that allow one to break the big ones, such as public decency.

 

[didymus]

This is just being ruled on now? NYPD Blue isn’t even in reruns anymore.

Btw, why weren’t they fined for showing Dennis Franz’s butt? [shudder]

 

[K-McD]

This is just being ruled on now? NYPD Blue isn’t even in reruns anymore.

Btw, why weren’t they fined for showing Dennis Franz’s butt? [shudder]

It sounds like the FCC was having trouble getting the fines paid and eventually just gave up.

 

[Roselle]

Maybe Investor’s Business Daily was onto something the other week when they called for the FCC to be ended.

investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/557805/201012231855/Kill-Off-The-FCC.aspx

 

[OrdinaryMelkite]

As G. K. Chesterton so aptly put it: "When you break the big laws, you do not get liberty; you do not even get anarchy. You get the small laws.” IOW, you get lots of niggling little laws that allow one to break the big ones, such as public decency.

Indeed, Della.