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JULY 27, 2010 ARCHIVED STORIES:
WASHINGTON (BP)--First, a federal appeals court struck down the FCC's broadcast indecency policy that regulated TV obscenities. Then, the former FCC chairman who enforced the policy said he has had a change of heart and now believes curse words on TV deserve "full First Amendment protection."
With television perhaps on the verge of becoming even more coarse and vulgar, what's a parent to do?
A number of companies in recent years have sold products to help families customize movies and TV programs to their liking, but they're getting more attention now in light of the court's ruling. A device called TVGuardian mutes foul language on television and DVD movies, while another device, the ClearPlay DVD player, not only mutes language on DVD movies but also skips objectionable scenes. Both companies recently announced new models.
"Those of us who have been around a little bit longer tend to remember when most movies were PG at the theater. On TV, you didn't hear any foul language," Britt Bennett, president of TVGuardian, told Baptist Press. "Now the whole landscape has changed."
On July 13 a three-judge panel of the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals' overturned the FCC's indecency policy, ruling that the commission was wrong to find Fox Television in violation when a series of fleeting f-words were said on live TV in 2002 and 2003. Read More
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