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• Case on FCC Fines for Fleeting Expletives Shows Court’s Antiquated View of Evolving Language

  By Linda Holmes, J.D. November 7, 2008

  

  It used to be that an isolated “bad word” might simply get your mouth washed out with soap. But after U2 lead singer Bono referred to an award as “fucking brilliant” in 2003, ripples from the case made it all the way to the Supreme Court this week. For many years, the Federal Communicat... Read more

• Feds Tax Reality Show Winnings but Otherwise Do Not Regulate Survivor and Other Competitive Shows

  By Linda Holmes, J.D. October 22, 2008

  

  Lea en español In the nearly eight years since Richard Hatch became the first winner of Survivor, he has done a variety of things. He appeared on Late Night with David Letterman and The Howard Stern Show; he was on Hollywood Squares and Entertainment Tonight. He appeared on Survivor again in 2004 ... Read more