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FCC "decency crackdown" - international impacts
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:37:58 +0900
Begin forwarded message: From: Sam Smith <S () mSmith net> Date: September 14, 2006 7:06:05 AM JST To: dave () farber net Subject: FCC "decency crackdown" - international impacts for IP if you wish. This BBC Editors blog post talks about BBC internal deliberations over internationally broadcasting a news item about Swaziland without affiliates getting hit by large fines: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2006/09/acceptable_nudity.html ... So Allan Little's piece from Swaziland on Friday saw a group of BBC World producers studying the US rule book very carefully... since we broadcast on American cable networks, and have to respect "local" laws. Allan reported on the "Ceremony of the Reed" - where the King of Swaziland chooses a wife from a parade of women dressed in traditional costume... ...Context is critical, the guidelines say, and our context was clear. But not everyone in the newsroom agreed, and nor did some of partner channels in the US, who we work with very closely... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2006/09/acceptable_nudity.html Regards Sam-- www.disruptiveproactivity.com Irresponsibility: No single raindrop believes it is to blame for the flood
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