Court Tosses ‘Wardrobe Malfunction’ Fine

Cbs Fcc CBS will not have to pay the $550000 fine set by FCC after Janet Jackson's breast-baring incident during the 2004 Super Bowl.
by The Associated Press
Published: Mon, July 21, 2008 - 9:47 am CST Last Updated: Mon, July 21, 2008 - 10:04 am CST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - CBS won't have to pay the $550,000 indecency
fine leveled against it by federal regulators for Janet Jackson's
breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Super Bowl
halftime show.
A federal appeals court has ruled the Federal Communications
Commission "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in issuing the
fine for the fleeting image of nudity.
The court found that the FCC deviated from its nearly 30-year
practice of fining indecent broadcast programming only when it was
so "pervasive as to amount to 'shock treatment' for the
audience."
The 3rd Circuit judges also ruled that the FCC deviated from its
long-held approach of applying identical standards to words and
images when reviewing complaints of indecency.
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Tide Fan Says:
Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 11:13 am

As long as she is good looking….My vote is for an encore…LOL

carl
carl Says:
Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 10:52 am

makes you wonder what would happen to a woman who did that here on live tv.

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