[SOC] William Shatner nominated to honorary SOC membership!

[Mike Besemer (WM4B)]

Let's see... the article uses the words 'Indecent' and 'Profanity' to
describe the show's title.  

Per the FCC:

"Indecent Broadcast Restrictions

The FCC has defined broadcast indecency as "language or material that, in
context, depicts or describes, in terms patently offensive as measured by
contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium, sexual or
excretory organs or activities." Indecent programming contains patently
offensive sexual or excretory material that does not rise to the level of
obscenity. 

The courts have held that indecent material is protected by the First
Amendment and cannot be banned entirely. It may, however, be restricted in
order to avoid its broadcast during times of the day when there is a
reasonable risk that children may be in the audience. 

Consistent with a federal indecency statute and federal court decisions
interpreting the statute, the Commission adopted a rule that broadcasts --
both on television and radio -- that fit within the indecency definition and
that are aired between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. are prohibited and subject
to indecency enforcement action."

"Profane Broadcast Restrictions

The FCC has defined profanity as "including language so grossly offensive to
members of the public who actually hear it as to amount to a nuisance." 

Like indecency, profane speech is prohibited on broadcast radio and
television between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m."


I don't know about ya'll, but I'm WAY to bleeping SOC to figure out what all
that means!

72/3/4,

Mike
WM4B
#169

> -----Original Message-----
> From: soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Quikhooligan
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:58 PM
> To: Second Class Operators' Club
> Subject: [SOC] William Shatner nominated to honorary SOC membership!
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> 
> I hereby nominate William Shatner for honorary membership in SOC, or
> more appropriately, honorary membership in the SOC mailing list.
> 
> See: "(Bleep) My Dad Says,"
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100809/ap_en_tv/us_tv_title_fight
> 
> Are there any "bleeping" objections to this nomination?
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