Broadcasting Profanity
Apr 2 2008, Pankaj

# Complaints from outraged citizens regarding the broadcast of expletives are on the rise while Fox and other broadcast TV networks have argued that ‘fleeting’ profanities are mere accidents that should not be punished with fines.

# Hollywood and...

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