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Fox's Chernin Cries Censorship Over Court Case

News Corp. COO Peter Chernin warns of the danger an upcoming Supreme Court case could pose to First Amendment freedoms. The case, slated for Nov. 4, stems from the FCC's attempt to clamp down on fleeting expletives uttered in live, unscripted programming.

The FCC had ruled that Fox stations' airing of Nicole Richie's and Cher's profane comments during a live awards broadcast in 2002 and 2003 was indecent. The FCC ruling was overturned in a lower court, and it is going to the high court to get the ruling reinstated.

"If we are found in violation, just think about the radical ramifications for live programming, from news to politics to sports ... in fact, to every live broadcast TV event," Chernin says.

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