Indecency in musical form

Eric Idle took up the FCC indecency regulations issue with a short song that some people find amusing. Warning: it is meant to be indecent so it does contain a good deal of profanity. Ummm, it contains only profanity, so don't listen near your mom or if you don't find that sort of thing amusing. In any event, it is an illustration of the way in which indecent songs might be intended as a contribution to political debate.

George Carlin

Just a quick reminder, here is a recent version of George Carlin's "Seven Words you Can Never Say on Television" which was broadcast on the Pacifica network leading to the case FCC v Pacifica.

Those of you who read this blog at work will probably want to turn the sound down before watching the video as the language is definitely not work (or, for that matter, library) safe.

Obscenity

The Miller test for obscenity is vague and subjective, perhaps this can give some insight into what it is trying to get at.

Butts are so icky

We'll be reading Pacifica and talking about indecent speech on broadcast media in a few days. Unlike advocacy of illegal action, I am not sure that we can say that there has been much liberalization on the question of indecency. The FCC will seek a $1.4 million fine of ABC affiliates for showing a naked butt on an episode of NYPD Blue in 2003.



Warning: The FCC says this clip is indecent