Creative Voices Applauds Court Overturning FCC Indecency Decisions

From our statement: The Center for Creative Voices in Media applauds today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Fox v. F.C.C. that the Commission’s indecency decisions in Golden Globes (the Bono “F-word” case) and subsequent cases were “arbitrary and capricious,” and therefore unlawful. Creative Voices was an intervening party in the case. These overly broad and arbitrary Commission decisions put creative, challenging, controversial, non-homogenized broadcast television programming at risk. In many cases, the very kinds of television programs that parents want their children to watch – high quality documentaries, histories, and dramas – were affected. Thus, the chilling effect of these now-overturned Commission decisions harmed not only media artists, but the American public. We documented this chilling effect in our report filed with the court, Big Chill: How the FCC's Indecency Decisions Stifle Free Expression, Threaten Quality Television, and Harm America's Children, available on our website. We’re pleased the court agreed. READ OUR FULL STATEMENT HERE: Center for Creative Voices in Media: News.