Indecent proposal: House and Senate to confer on how to punish Hollywood
So, the Senate has approved a bill which will see the maximum penalty for showing “indecent” material rise by a factor of ten, to $325,000; the House has a similar bill, already passed in 2004.
As Back Stage notes, “On the one hand, SAG and AFTRA support the bill because — unlike the House version — it doesn’t include fines for individuals who violate FCC indecency rules on TV and radio. But should artists’ unions support any legislation that could lead to censorship?”
Well, exactly.
We’re talking to producers about the bill, and they’re genuinely freaked out.
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