Let's see, we have the famous wardrobe malfunction, Bono using the F word at the 2003 Golden Globes on NBC, Nicole Ritchie and the F word at the 2003 Billboard Award show on Fox and a Survivor finalist saying the S word on the Early Show.
If the networks are serious about wanting to avoid those pesky FCC fines, maybe they should place a lifetime ban on the offenders.
Performers would have to expand their vocabularies to express themselves on live TV or face the consequences.
Let's face it, a $500,000 FCC fine is a drop in the bucket for a major American network. The value of the publicity far exceeds that amount....even after you pay the lawyers! The downside is that the local stations are often fined by the FCC for these incidents. This is the only way that the FCC can pressure the networls to address the situation. Networks can afford the fines, but can they afford angry affilliates?
