For now, f-bombs from rock artists or actors on live TV are safe. A U.S. Appeals Court shot down the Federal Communications Commission’s indecency enforcement policies Tuesday (July 13), ruling that the rules, adopted in 2004, violated the First Amendment.
The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals of 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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