The Third Circuit Court of Appeals today released a decision overturning the FCC’s fine of CBS Television for its Super Bowl broadcast of the notorious Janet Jackson halftime show and her "clothing malfunction." The decision is available here. Our partner Bob Corn-Revere argued the case. Full details on the decision are contained in our firm’s
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Heated Reactions to Indecency Ruling
By David Oxenford on
Posted in Indecency, Programming Regulations
We wrote yesterday about the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling throwing out two FCC indecency fines. Further details on the legal reasoning in that decision are given in our firm’s advisory published today. The decision also provoked heated reactions from two of the FCC Commissioners. Commissioner Copps issued a statement warning broadcasters not to engage…