In what I think is an idiotic statement and arguement, CBS says the penalty for revealing Janet Jackson's breast on the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show would "effectively censor U.S. broadcasting if it is upheld," said the network.
Attorney for CBS (CBS-A), Robert Revere said "the ruling has had a 'profoundly censorious effect' on U.S. broadcasting by deterring stations from showing material that could possibly be judged indecent."
Who cares!? Does this CBS goofball lawyer believe the rhetoric out there that nobody in America really cares about having this junk forced on their children? The last post shows what Americans feel about the quality of TV the have to endure, and why viewship is continually dropping.
FCC attorney Eric Miller defended the penalty, saying CBS and the National Football League were aware the show was going to be indecent, citing Jackson's choreographer who boasted beforehand the show would include "some shocking moments."
"CBS was indifferent to the fact that an obvious risk can constitute a deliberate omission," Miller said.
In a bizarre argument, CBS also said the penalty for Jackson exposing her breast was a violation of free speech, saying the First Amendment allows "breathing space."
I guess when Jackson had her top pulled open by Justin Timberlake, she definitely had more breathing space, but I don't think that's what the framers of the amendment had in mind.
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