[IP] FCC CRACKDOWN COULD SPREAD
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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: November 19, 2004 2:18:47 PM EST
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] FCC CRACKDOWN COULD SPREAD
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FCC CRACKDOWN COULD SPREAD
With support from both Republicans and Democrats, the FCC is poised to
get
even more aggressive about enforcing moral values throughout
broadcasting,
even putting cable television and satellite radio in its cross hairs. It
looks like only the courts will stand in the way of the FCC now, but
conservative judges might just say no. After all, not too long ago the
Supreme Court rejected efforts to censor the Internet. The FCC
guidelines
remain vague, making it unclear exactly what is allowed. "The FCC has
been
trying to hide behind ambiguity, but that ambiguity has problems," said
Andrew Jay Schwartzman, president of the Media Access Project. While
clearer rules sound good in principle, Schwartzman said they're
unlikely to
pass constitutional muster. "The various pending appeals are going to
force
the FCC to clarify, but once clarified I'm not sure things will stick
up in
court."
[SOURCE: Wired News, AUTHOR: Randy Dotinga]
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,65734,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1
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