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As FCC Chairman Kevin Martin tries to crack down on network nudity and profanity, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals is making his job all but impossible. Today, the judges sided with CBS in the infamous "wardrobe malfunction" suit, launched by the network in response to the hefty $550,000 fine imposed by the FCC after Janet Jackson breast was bared during the 2004 Super Bowl half-time show. CBS argued that the network shouldn't be liable for the incident since it was "unscripted." Many of the 90 million viewers, including the majority of Congressmen, disagreed. The Jackson incident resulted in an avalanche of complaints and legislation that empowered the FCC to raise its fines on broadcasters for indecent material. However, in the court's eyes, the FCC "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in penalizing the network for a "fleeting image of nudity." The 3rd Circuit is rendering the FCC powerless in monitoring primetime decency. By neutering the FCC of its authority, the court is giving networks carte blanche to out-sleaze the competition. To help empower Kevin Martin's agency, Sen. John Rockefeller (D-W.V.) has introduced S. 1780, which would require the FCC to "maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent." If the courts won't uphold American standards, we must. Contact your senators and ask them to support this important legislation.
Retrieved on 7/21/08
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