Broadcasting, the FCC, Indeceny and the First Amendment
by Jacob Jefferson, Jennifer S. McGovern
ISBN-10: 1621007758
ISBN-13: 9781621007753
$47.00
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Nova Novinka
Published on
May 1, 2012
Edition
st Edition
Dimensions
6.25x0.50x9.00 Inches
Weight
0.36 Pounds
About the Book
Federal law makes it a crime to utter "any obscene, indecent, or profane language by means of radio communication." Violators of this statute are subject to fines and imprisonment of up to two years, and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) may enforce this provision by forfeiture or revocation of a broadcaster's license. Various federal officials have spoken in favour of extending the FCC's indecency restriction, which currently applies to broadcast television and radio, to cable and satellite television. This book examines whether such an extension would violate the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech.