Yesterday’s Supreme Court arguments on indecency and free speech in FCC v. Fox certainly were a doozy! Get caught up on the backstory here. Don’t worry, we’ll wait for ya. OK, ready?
Amidst the occasional hilarity — since, hey, they were still talking about swearing, Paris Hilton and bare asses — the Court considered two major questions:
1. Are broadcasters’ free speech rights affected by the way the FCC applies its rules of indecency, and,
2. What, if anything, should be done to change how the FCC regulates broadcast television and radio in the future; or is regulation not necessary now. read more