In making obscenity, indecency, and profanity determinations, context is key. The FCC staff must analyze what was actually aired, the meaning of what was aired, and the context in which it was aired. Accordingly, the FCC asks complainants to provide the following information:
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"If he really did study all this for years, like he says, how come he's still totally clueless about what's really going on?" ... The guardians of propriety arose in high dudgeon, but by very carefully skirting the obscenity laws, Playboy managed to avoid being shut down by the censors.
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Posted-Date--Thu, 1 Sep 1994 09:29:09 -0400 ... The regulations were finally found constitutional only after being substantially narrowed to meet First Amendment scrutiny.
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A 1928 bulletin of the American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) summed up the organization s policy toward obscenity since its formation in 1920: the ACLU would actively challenge obscenity regulations only if they were relied upon to punish persons for their political views. ... Dennett s heavily publicized obscenity conviction,
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The FCC takes these objectives very seriously and enforces its content regulations strictly. Emboldened by an overwhelming amount of support from Congress, the FCC will likely police broadcasts of obscenity, indecency, and profanity even more aggressively than it has in recent months.
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