More on the FD
A. Joseph Ross
joe@attorneyross.com
Sun Mar 1 14:05:04 EST 2009
On 28 Feb 2009 at 17:59, Garrett Wollman wrote:
> Meanwhile, section 328 of the Communications Act (as codified today at
> 47 USC 326) made it clear:
>
> Nothing in this chapter shall be understood or construed to
> give the Commission the power of censorship over the radio
> communications or signals transmitted by any radio station,
> and no regulation or condition shall be promulgated or fixed
> by the Commission which shall interfere with the right of free
> speech by means of radio communication.
So how does the FCC justify heavy fines for stations that allow the F-
word to slip out?
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