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FCC to Require Broadcasters to Keep Tapes of Shows
The Importance of writes "Under current FCC rules, in order to make an indecency complaint about a broadcast you have to provide "a significant excerpt from the program or a full or partial tape or transcript of the program." However, broadcasters aren't required to keep a tape of their broadcasts so, rarely, an indecency complaint gets dismissed for lack of evidence. But that is going to change. The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [PDF] [TXT] that will require broadcasters to maintain recordings of their broadcasts for 60-90 days. The FCC is also considering reducing what you must claim in order to enter a complaint, thus opening the floodgates for indecency complaints by groups like the Parents Television Council, which is already keeping the FCC censors busy. Doesn't the government have better things to do?"
Government issue TiVo clusters!
"The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want." - F Scott Fitzgerald
The 'Janet Jackson Nipple Law'...
..it has a nice ring to it :-)
"Doesn't the government have better things to do?"
Are you suggesting that education, health, freedom and peace are more important than keeping Janet Jackson's breast out of sight? You damn liberal!---
We spoke for about a half an hour. I don't recall a thing we said. - Colorblind James Experience
"However, broadcasters aren't required to keep a tape of their broadcasts so, rarely, an indecency complaint gets dismissed for lack of evidence."
I rarely get constipated so perhaps I should take laxitive all the time
groklaw, wired and slashdot. The holy trinity of work based time wasting.
So, can they choose? I would choose 60 :).
FCC: We demand to see "Gnome Tennis" episode 7 broadcast 4/5/2004
Broadcaster: Extract the appropriate archive tape and prepare for submission
Tech: Google search for GnomeTennis-040504[divx](B3STRiPz).bittorrent
Some of you may habe seen this, but this guy is calling on the FCC to do something about how Fox news showed actual penetration during a promo ad. Sure, they blurred out the boob, but they didn't do anything about that large penis downstairs... (not safe for work, but these are downloadable clips) http://homepage.mac.com/mjsmitho/FoxNewsPornSlip/F oxOpps.html
Mod parent up!
;)
Mod teenager up, surely?
Had Justin Timberlake pulled out a big, pus-covered rusty knife and CUT HER NIPPLE OFF, it would have been OK by American standards. On the other hand, had he bent over and caressed it with his tongue, he would have been performing for his new neighbors at Guantanamo Bay ;-)
This is actually a great idea. /dev/null is so much more cost-effective for storing large amounts of broadcast-quality TV then ugly, expensive hard drives or tapes.
Cole's Law: Thinly sliced cabbage
I can't say I've looked at that (or rather that "this") but I do know that if we lower the voting age enough, my 3 year son would be right there to vote for Buzz Lightyear. He'd take us to infinity and beyond!
I mean, yeah, children are our future and all, but come on.
Oh, that's a nice line.
I'll remember that the next time I decide to rob a bank.
"It's just not efficient for all that money to be sitting around in a drawer all day when it could be out in the economy circulating around. Now fill this bag or I'll kill every damn one of you!"
If a job's not worth doing, it's not worth doing right.
Why is it group's (like the PTC) descriptions (NSFW) of these offensive shows make me want to watch them? Hell, it's like when Tipper Gore somehow made me think that Twisted Sister might be worth listening to.
(Also, the PTC seems to be hung up on anal sex...)