A federal appeals court has struck down a penalty imposed on ABC by the FCC in 2003. The $$27,500 fine was originally charged after an episode of cop drama NYPD Blue contained a brief shot of a woman's nude buttocks. According to the Associated Press, the 2nd Us Court of Appeals has now ruled that since television stations are not fined for "fleeting, unscripted profanities" in live broadcasts, the brief nudity should not have resulted in a penalty. However, the Parents Television Council has since slammed (more)...
- 1/5/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
More than seven years after an episode of NYPD Blue featured a brief shot of a woman’s nude buttocks, a federal appeals court has struck down a penalty imposed on ABC and its affiliate stations by the FCC. According to the Associated Press, the FCC had imposed a $27,500 fine after the 2003 episode, but the 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled that, since TV stations are not fined for “fleeting” profanities uttered during live broadcasts, they should similarly not be fined for images like the Blue nudity. The Parents Television Council denounced the ruling, saying in a statement,...
- 1/4/2011
- by Darren Franich
- EW - Inside TV
Eight years after the infamous NYPD Blue episode featuring actress Charlotte Ross' buttocks aired and two years after FCC slapped the ABC stations with a $1.4 million fine over the racy scene, the penalty has been tossed by a federal appeals court. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today threw out the fine stems from its July ruling that struck down the FCC indecency policy, claiming that it "violates the First Amendment because it is unconstitutionally vague." In a statement, ABC said it was "pleased" with the court's decision. "We have always believed that this 2003 episode of the long-running and acclaimed series NYPD Blue was not indecent and that the fines were unwarranted and unconstitutional." Update: The Parents Television Council watchgroup group condemned the ruling. “Once again the Second Circuit has proclaimed that it knows better than the Supreme Court, the Congress, the FCC, and the overwhelming majority of the American people.
- 1/4/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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