Perspective
Jul. 31, 2010
(F)Bombs Away: 2nd Circuit Strikes Fleeting Expletives Policy
Does invalidation of the Federal Communications Commission's "fleeting expletives policy" really matter? By Michael E. Fox of Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold.
Live broadcasters can remove their hands from "bleep" buttons, step away from audio delay systems, and breathe a collective sigh of relief. It's now safe to drop F-bombs on network broadcasts. At least the Federal Communications Commission is powerless, for the time being, to issue fleeting expletive fines.
On July 13, 2010, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, on remand from the Supreme Court, struck down t...
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