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Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine - 7/22/2008 1:49:10 PM

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PHILADELPHIA - Among the most notorious on-screen gaffes ever, Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" on CBS during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show drew a $550,000 indecency fine from the Federal Communications Commission. Now a federal appeals court has thrown it out.

A panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the FCC "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in issuing the fine for the fleeting image of nudity, which it noted lasted just over half a second. An estimated 90 million people watching the Super Bowl heard Justin Timberlake sing, "Gonna have you naked by the end of this song," as he reached for Jackson's bustier.

The court said the FCC deviated from its nearly 30-year practice of fining indecent broadcast programming only when it was so "pervasive as to amount to 'shock treatment' for the audience."

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RE: Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine - 7/22/2008 3:50:36 PM

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I think the court ruling makes sense. CBS could not be expected to have known what was up. They responded appropriately after the incident.

The NFL changed its approach to Super Bowl halftime shows with such good, "wholesome" acts as Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones.

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RE: Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine - 7/22/2008 3:55:30 PM

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The NFL changed its approach to Super Bowl halftime shows with such good, "wholesome" acts as Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones.

Rock on!!!

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RE: Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine - 7/22/2008 3:57:57 PM

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The NFL changed its approach to Super Bowl halftime shows with such good, "wholesome" acts as Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones.

Rock on!!!

Oh, yess, let's not forget that squeaky-clean skinny guy formerly named the Artist Formerly Named Prince, but now just Prince.

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RE: Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine - 7/22/2008 4:00:32 PM

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Oh, yess, let's not forget that squeaky-clean skinny guy formerly named the Artist Formerly Named Prince, but now just Prince.

Not his fault. He was poisoned by Apollonia.

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RE: Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine - 7/22/2008 6:04:42 PM

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Good decision.

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RE: Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine - 7/23/2008 12:39:39 PM

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ORIGINAL: stellaluna

Good decision.

Which, the court, or poisoning Prince?

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RE: Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine - 7/23/2008 2:27:47 PM

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The court. Prince creeps me out, so I typically block out anything that mentions him. It's a gift.

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RE: Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine - 7/23/2008 2:32:02 PM

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ORIGINAL: stellaluna

The court. Prince creeps me out, so I typically block out anything that mentions him. It's a gift.

The gift of blockecy! I need some of that!

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