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La FCC (Federal Communications Comission), esa bendita agencia federal encargada de controlar los medios de comunicación, ha comenzado a revisar las transmisiones en vivo. El propósito es el de multar a los canales de televisión que transmitan, por casualidad, alguna palabra o gesto que al Estado no le parece apropiado. Lo peor de todo es que los canales serán culpables aun si es que el "crimen" ocurre durante una transmición en vivo y alguien del público dice algo que a los Federales no les gusta. ¡Qué asco!

In its continuing crackdown on on-air profanity, the FCC has requested numerous tapes from broadcasters that might include vulgar remarks from unruly spectators, coaches and athletes at live sporting events, industry sources said.

While live programming always has been problematic for broadcasters, it has become even more difficult under tougher commission rules approved in 2004. The new rules found that virtually any use of certain expletives will be considered profane and indecent, even if it is a slip of the tongue. In a March decision, the FCC found that the CBS news program "The Early Show" violated its indecency rules because of a profane slip-up but did not issue a fine because the incident occurred before the new rules were instituted.

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