George W. Bush's recent curse word, captured on an open microphone, underscores an odd quandary about the nation's indecency laws, notes
The Hollywood Reporter. Cable networks are free to air
the quote in its entirety--and it has been all over the Internet. But broadcast nets risk fines, and could even lose their licenses if they don't bleep it. Clips of the remark were available almost
immediately, but broadcast executives and attorneys say that putting it on the tube would put them at risk of FCC sanctions. "I guess the FCC has performed a new feat by forcing broadcasters to censor
the leader of the free world," quips one.
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