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For now, f-bombs from rock artists or actors on live TV are safe. A U.S. Appeals Court today shot down the Federal Communications Commission’s indecency enforcement policies, ruling that the regulations, adopted in 2004, violated the First Amendment.
The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Fox Television Stations v. FCC was a big win for Fox, CBS and ABC, which had petitioned the court, arguing that the guidelines were vague and did not give adequate guidance regarding fleeting expletives.
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