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Heated Reactions to Indecency Ruling

By David Oxenford on June 5, 2007

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…

David OxenfordPartner

David Oxenford represents broadcasting and digital media companies in connection with regulatory, transactional and intellectual property issues. He has represented broadcasters and webcasters before the Federal Communications Commission, the Copyright Royalty Board, courts and other government agencies for over 30 years.

David O'ConnorPartner

David has coordinated the purchase and sale of numerous radio and television stations, and has helped telecommunications companies, industry associations, broadcasters, educational institutions and others with FCC compliance matters and advocacy in regulatory proceedings, such as those related to new technologies, media ownership, and spectrum allocations. David also advises voice and data providers on issues related to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) for the deaf and hard of hearing, including Internet-based Video Relay Services (VRS) and IP Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS), and otherwise helps clients with all of their FCC-related needs.

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Heated Reactions to Indecency Ruling

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