PTC™ President Tim Winter said, “As we
predicted several months ago, a court in New York City
has cleared the way for television networks to use the
F-word and S-word in front of children at any time of
the day. By a mere 2-1 margin, the Second Circuit Court
of Appeals has, in essence, stolen the airwaves from the
public and handed ownership over to the broadcast
industry.
“It was only one year ago that Congress
overwhelmingly passed a law to increase broadcast
indecency fines. The House passed that bill by a margin
of 10:1 and the Senate passed it unanimously. Today’s
ruling is a slap in the face to the American people.
“The industry was able to forum-shop and
find two federal judges in New York City to impose their
will on the nation. The Court’s decision runs contrary
to nearly 80 years of jurisprudence about the
publicly-owned airwaves, not to mention the overwhelming
sense of the nation. Community decency standards should
not be decided by two judges in New York.
“We believe the two judges on the Second
Circuit Court are wrong, and we urge the FCC to appeal
this case to the U.S. Supreme Court. We also urge the
public to speak up on this matter, contacting their
congressional representatives and the White House too,
and make their opinions known.”
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