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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat are the legal obligations of an FCC licensee regarding malicious intentional slander?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)The FCC's prime purpose is a regulatory body...a traffic cop...of the broadcast spectrum. Programming content doesn't fall under their juridisdiction...and it shouldn't. They have the ability to fine or revoke a license for violations of their rules but most of those are technical in nature (as is their purpose of being spectrum cop). Slander and abuse of the airwaves is best left to civil courts.
izquierdista
(11,689 posts)Are you shittin' me? Those cocksucking assholes would be all over me in a shit-kicking minute. I have no fuckin' idea why. Seems they get all pissed off if you use a colorful motherfuckin' word or two....or seven.
KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)If you have problems with content, you go to civil court. The FCC tried in the past to rule about station content and lost in court. When you get the government involved with content then what would stop a "friendly" rushpublican FCC from deciding that a Stephanie Miller or Randi Rhodes is offensive? If this young lady feels she's been slandered then let her take it to a civil court, sue Pig Boy, Clear Channel and anyone else who she felt was a party to this act.
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)in our court system. Which is probably a good thing.
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