BY JESS BRAVIN
WASHINGTONâ€"The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold the government's regulation of broadcast indecency, after Tuesday arguments where several justices disputed industry claims that it was too hard to distinguish artistic and cultural works from gratuitous nudity and coarse language.
Under the George W. Bush administration, the Federal Communications Commission cracked down on broadcasts it considered indecent, including awards shows where celebrities uttered expletives and the police drama "NYPD Blue," where a seven-second shot depicted a woman's naked posterior.
Broadcasters, complaining that the same word could air unsanctioned in "Saving Private Ryan" but expose them to fines if uttered in a ...
BY JESS BRAVIN
WASHINGTONâ€"The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold the government's regulation of broadcast indecency, after Tuesday arguments where several justices disputed industry claims that it was too hard to distinguish artistic and cultural works from gratuitous nudity and coarse language.
Under the George W. Bush administration, the Federal Communications Commission cracked down on broadcasts it considered indecent, including awards shows where celebrities uttered expletives and the police drama "NYPD Blue," where a seven-second shot depicted a woman's naked posterior.
Broadcasters, complaining that the same word could air unsanctioned in "Saving Private Ryan" but expose them to fines if uttered in a ...
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