Speaking of free speech


A media executive tells the truth
All I can say is I am glad to see this.

In the most blatant terms yet expressed by a top media executive, Viacom and CBS executive chairman Sumner Redstone criticized the FCC's crackdown on indecent speech Monday, accusing the commission of letting the tail wag the dog.

In his keynote address to First Amendment think tank the Media Institute, Redstone blamed the commission for allowing a few people to hijack the commission's agenda.

"Unfortunately, we find ourselves in a world where, increasingly and alarmingly, a couple thousand form complaints from people condemning shows that they have never watched can result in an indecency fine 10 times higher than an year ago," he said, according to a copy of his remarks provided by Viacom. "In a world where these same form complaints can lead regulators to dictate business models that ultimately do more harm than good. And yes, in a world where entertainment and news executives, musicians and artists are living in a great deal of fear."

It's not the job of the FCC to enforce morality. Personally, the very idea that they think they should is immoral to me.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Tue - October 17, 2006 at 11:22 AM  Tag


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