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Thursday, June 8, 2006

House Votes Hike in Fines for Indecent Broadcasts


The maximum penalty for broadcasting indecent material on radio and television will increase tenfold to $325,000 under legislation passed by the House yesterday that awaits only a promised presidential signature. (Washington Post, Thursday)

Who made government the owner of the airwaves?

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Broadcasting, Property Rights, and the First Amendment by Gordon T. Anderson