Indecency fine against CBS Corp. was raised
to $550,000 by a federal appeals court. On Monday, the 2004 Super Bowl was seen
again by a court and the halftime of the show, which ended with Janet Jackson
“wardrobe malfunction,” was thought to be a valuable mistake.
More than 90 million people who were watching
the 2004 Super Bowl could hear Justin Timberlake sing “Gonna have you naked by
the end of this song” and then tearing Jackson’s bustier.
Chief Judge Anthony J. Scirica, Judge
Marjorie O. Rendell and Judge Julio M. Fuentes, the 3rd Circuit
judges, said that the Federal Communications Commission forgot about its
long-held approach to apply equal standards to words and images when it’s about
reviewing complaints of indecency.
They also added that the FCC acted
“arbitrarily and capriciously” when they issued the fine for the nudity image.
The CBS said on Monday that they hoped the decision of the 3rd
Circuit judges will return to the older policy of “restrained indecency that it
followed for decades.”
FCC argued about Jackson’s nudity in front of
so many people watching the show, saying that it was graphic and explicit and
the CBS should have been forewarned. Still, Jackson said that the decision to
add something like a costume reveal came after the last rehearsal. The costume
added was exposing her right breast and had its nipple covered by a silver
sunburst.
The fine represents the maximum $27,500
divided against each of the network’s 20 owned and operations stations which
had no system available in video delays for live events.
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