FCC & Viacom Make Nice

[rogerkirk]

According an article from AIM/CNN, Viacom will pay $3.5 M 
and the FCC will drop 50 investigations into Radio & TV shows 
going back as far as 2001.  The Janet Wardrope Malfunction
is not included in this settlement.  They have 5 days to 
pay the money.

The Center For Public Integrity (Media Watchdog) claims that
while it makes good business sense to acqiesce to FCC oversight,
it has the potential for losing freedom of speech.

The above information was taken from a larger article on AIM
and paraphrased to avoid confrontation with the FBI over 
copyright infringement.