Posted on 06/04/2007 1:11:06 PM PDT by HAL9000
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday overruled regulators who decided that expletives uttered on broadcast television violated decency standards, a major victory for TV networks.The Federal Communications Commission had ruled in March 2006 that News Corp.'s Fox television network had violated decency regulations when singer Cher and actress Nicole Richie blurted out profanities during the 2002 and 2003 Billboard Music Awards' shows. However, no fines were issued.
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Open the floodgates.....
Is there such a thing as a indecency these days? With the bar so low that anything goes, it seems that being a gutter mouth is no problem any more. Except at my house where we dont watch network televison already, partly for this very reason.
F*** that s*** man. That F****** c*** Nichole is a b****. G****** a****** s**** it up for everyone.
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Did this ruling make FCC culture monitors fold their leathery wings and scream in pain?
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