Regulation of Broadcast Indecency : Background and Legal Analysis.

Provides background on and discusses the evolution of FCC regulations prohibiting TV and radio broadcasts of indecent material during certain hours. Outlines recent events focusing attention on FCC indecency regulations, analyzes current regulations, reviews various FCC actions regarding indecency,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Television. Constitutional law. Freedom of speech. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Provides background on and discusses the evolution of FCC regulations prohibiting TV and radio broadcasts of indecent material during certain hours. Outlines recent events focusing attention on FCC indecency regulations, analyzes current regulations, reviews various FCC actions regarding indecency, and summarizes related Congressional activity. Examines whether prohibiting the broadcast of indecent words in any context would violate the First Amendment.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.