limits threats to free speech indecency Indecency gets more control when content describes sexual or excretory activities or organs It only applies to radio and TV Obscenity to books If you pay for cable that s fair game that you could have nudity show up on TV Other channels are more cautious about that Parents are supposed to make decisions about their own kid s behavior In their own homes When regular broadcast TV and radio are available then we regulate them much more tightly Timberlake and Jeannette Jackson It was a broadcast from the half time show during the super bowl and he exposed her breast He didn t get in trouble for that but she got a lot of criticism for it sexist world The channel that aired it got fined by the FCC for allowing it to be broadcast The guy on the left shot jock He used to be on the radio and was fined for being too obscene and indecent on radio So he moved his show to satellite radio How the rules are evolving and what we think Regulation is lagging behind where out technology about isn t In theory even on broadcast TV we protect the hours children are likely watching between 6 am and 10 am then let somewhat more violent somewhat more sexy somewhat more potentially obscene or indecent things take place after 10 o clock
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