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FCC Settles Censorship Claims with ClearChannel

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the followup-to-this dept.

The Importance of writes "Earlier this week Slashdot debated whether the FCC should be abolished. One of the reasons many think the FCC should go away is because of censorship. Well, yesterday, the FCC settled all existing censorship investigations with Clear Channel for $1.75M and a promise to be better in the future, such as by firing DJs for their first offense. Clear Channel also plead guilty to violating indecency standards, but no one is saying what, exactly they said that was wrong. On the other hand, the FCC seems to have forgotten that they decided a couple of months ago to regulate profanity in addition to indecency. In other FCC news, they've posted the internet section of the FCC History Project."

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  1. FP? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Me First? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Me First?

  3. Jack has hit the road... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OT: Sad news today. R&B legend Ray Charles has died. He was 73. He will be missed. News Here.

    1. Re:Jack has hit the road... by ITman75 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I moded this up since i had no idea, and it is true.

      Rest in Peace Ray.

  4. SAD NEWS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - singer song writer Ray Charles was found dead in his California home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his music, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  5. Sad News - Ray Charles dead at 73 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - 73 year old Grammy winning piano player Ray Charles has died according to Fox News . There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you don't enjoy Negro music, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon. He will be missed :(

  6. Sad news... Ray Charles, dead at 73 by orthogonal · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Blues singer/Blind man Ray Charles was found dead in his Beverly Hills home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

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    1. Re:Sad news... Ray Charles, dead at 73 by dustinbarbour · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Congrats, but is this story not about the FCC and ClearChannel?

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  7. HAHA! MOD PARENT UP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    n/t

  8. Sad news ... Ray Charles, dead at 74 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Singer/Songwriter Ray Charles was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

    1. Re:Sad news ... Ray Charles, dead at 74 by NanoGator · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      " I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Singer/Songwriter Ray Charles was found dead in his Maine home this morning."

      Whaddya know, he really is.

      (Note: No, I'm not belitting his death. Though I haven't seen it recently, it used to be a common troll to say somebody famous died. Almost that exact same warning.)

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  9. Ray Charles dead at 73 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ray Charles was found dead this morning in his Beverly Hills home. He will surely be missed.

  10. I have a solution by thebra · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    We all have RFID chips inserted in our brains with our date of birth. All radio/tv/internet content is then filtered based on our age. RFID to save the world!