chilling speech

[Declan McCullagh]

see also:
http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=tristani

On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 09:35:12AM -0700, John Doe #2 wrote:
> http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-TV-X!ArticleDetail-37671,00.html
> 
> contains an article "After FCC Indecency Cases, Stations Are Playing It
> Safe"
> which describes the chilling effect of fed fines for thoughtcrimes on
> fed-licensed private corporations.
> 
> 
> 
> WASHINGTON--Sure, they're concerned about a
> pair of recent cases in which the Federal
> Communications Commission fined radio stations for
> playing allegedly indecent songs. But radio executives in
> Los Angeles believe they're taking enough precautions
> to avoid trouble.
> 
> <snip>