First Amendment Coalition » nudity http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org Defending Your Freedom of Speech & Right to Know Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:14:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Supreme Court may loosen restrictions on broadcasters in Nicole Richie swearing case http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org/2012/01/supreme-court-hearing-on-fines-for-nicole-richie-swearing-may-bring-freedom-to-broadcasting/ http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org/2012/01/supreme-court-hearing-on-fines-for-nicole-richie-swearing-may-bring-freedom-to-broadcasting/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:40:11 +0000 donal brown http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org/?p=18852 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } There is some hope that when the U.S. Supreme Court this week  will decide that broadcasters should not be shackled with Federal Communications Commission fines for on-air indecency. The case on the docket concerns swear words used by Cher and Nicole Richie on an awards show broadcast on Fox television and a scene of a [...]]]> #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }

There is some hope that when the U.S. Supreme Court this week  will decide that broadcasters should not be shackled with Federal Communications Commission fines for on-air indecency.

The case on the docket concerns swear words used by Cher and Nicole Richie on an awards show broadcast on Fox television and a scene of a naked actress on NYPD Blue broadcast by Disney’s ABC. -db

From Bloomberg News, January 6, 2012, by Greg Stohr.

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]]> http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org/2012/01/supreme-court-hearing-on-fines-for-nicole-richie-swearing-may-bring-freedom-to-broadcasting/feed/ 0 Feds ordered to drop fines over TV nudity scene http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org/2011/01/feds-ordered-to-drop-fines-over-tv-nudity-scene/ http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org/2011/01/feds-ordered-to-drop-fines-over-tv-nudity-scene/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:23:37 +0000 donal brown http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org/?p=11416 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Courthouse News Service January 4,2011 By Barbara Leonard NEW YORK – A federal appellate court ruled that ABC does not have to pay a $1.2 million fine for an episode of “NYPD Blue” that showed a woman’s bare buttocks  for about seven seconds. The court said the policy of the Federal Commications Commission was “unconstitutionally vague.” [...]]]> #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }

Courthouse News Service
January 4,2011
By Barbara Leonard

NEW YORK – A federal appellate court ruled that ABC does not have to pay a $1.2 million fine for an episode of “NYPD Blue” that showed a woman’s bare buttocks  for about seven seconds. The court said the policy of the Federal Commications Commission was “unconstitutionally vague.” -db

]]> http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org/2011/01/feds-ordered-to-drop-fines-over-tv-nudity-scene/feed/ 0 YouTube removes work with artistic nudity claiming it fails to conform with community standards http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org/2010/02/youtube-removes-work-with-artistic-nudity-claiming-it-fails-to-conform-with-community-standards/ http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org/2010/02/youtube-removes-work-with-artistic-nudity-claiming-it-fails-to-conform-with-community-standards/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:25:05 +0000 donal brown http://www.firstamendmentcoalition.org/?p=6381 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the National Coailtion Against Censorship is asking YouTube to restore the work of renowned video artist Amy Greenfield to YouTube. YouTube removed her work with some nudity claiming it failed to satisfy YouTube Community Guidelines. -db Electronic Frontier Foundation Commentary February 22, 2010 By Kurt Opsahl Today EFF and the [...]]]> #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }

The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the National Coailtion Against Censorship is asking YouTube to restore the work of renowned video artist Amy Greenfield to YouTube. YouTube removed her work with some nudity claiming it failed to satisfy YouTube Community Guidelines. -db

Commentary
February 22, 2010
By Kurt Opsahl

Today EFF and the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) wrote to YouTube, asking the video hosting giant to reconsider its removal of the work of internationally recognized video artist Amy Greenfield.

Amy Greenfield received notice from YouTube that her works, which contain some artistic nudity, did not conform with YouTube’s “community standards.” Under YouTube’s policies, “films andtelevision shows may contain [full nudity]; however, videos originating from the YouTube user community must abide by the YouTube Community Guidelines and are not permitted to include such content.” (emphasis in original).

The Community Guidelines purport to allow nudity with “some educational, documentary and scientific content, but only if that is the sole purpose of the video and it is not gratuitously graphic,” but does not recognize the value of nudity in art.

When video artists present works that have clear artistic, political or educational merit, YouTube should allow the artist to post the material with at least the same freedom as major studio films and television. If a user community video is flagged as inappropriate, YouTube should at least have an appeals process to allow an artist to explain the artistic merit. While we understand YouTube’s desire to keep pornography off its servers, it must also understand that not all nude art is pornographic.

Copyright 2010 Electronic Frontier Foundation
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