[IP] FCC CRACKDOWN COULD SPREAD

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@warpspeed.com>
Date: November 19, 2004 2:18:47 PM EST
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net@warpspeed.com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] FCC CRACKDOWN COULD SPREAD
Reply-To: dewayne@warpspeed.com

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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