Regulation of Broadcast Indecency: Background and Legal Analysis
Description:
Two prominent television events in the past two years placed increased attention
on the FCC and its indecency regulations. The airing of the 2003 Golden Globe
Awards and the subsequent ruling by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau, coupled with
the controversy surrounding the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, brought broadcast
indecency to the forefront of the congressional agenda during the 108th Congress.
Several bills were introduced, but not enacted, in the 108th Congress to increase the
penalties im…
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Date:
March 30, 2005
Creator:
Welborn, Angie A. & Cohen, Henry
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department