Attorney Patrick Smith threads the needle on this episode of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show, exploring the razor’s edge of First Amendment rights, FCC regulations, and broadcast censorship.
Break down the key distinctions between profanity, indecency, and obscenity (including the Miller Test), major Supreme Court cases like Red Lion Broadcasting, FCC v. Pacifica (George Carlin’s “Filthy Words”), and how the FCC protects children during “safe harbor” hours (6 AM–10 PM) while balancing public airwaves scarcity.
Patrick demonstrates how unnecessary bleeping and silencing of perfectly clean words (like in popular songs) ironically plants obscene thoughts in listeners’ minds — proving censorship can be ineffective or even counterproductive. Plus:
A must-listen for anyone interested in free speech, media law, estate planning, or how the rules of radio have (and haven’t) changed with shifting community standards.
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