Defining indecency: FCC nixes 'Ryan' complaints

roundup Agency relents a bit in post-wardrobe malfunction era. But pending leadership change leaves some things in the air.

Jan. 25, 2005 8:09 a.m. PT

Regulators relent a bit in the post-wardrobe malfunction era. But a pending change in leadership leaves some things in the air.

The agency also rejects 36 complaints spurred by episodes of "Friends," "The Simpsons" and other shows.

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January 25, 2005

perspective It all depends on whom President Bush appoints to succeed Michael Powell, says CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh.
January 24, 2005

His tenure left the Net and VoIP free of weighty regulation. But it was also marked by flaps over indecency and media ownership.
January 21, 2005

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