The FCC and Regulating Indecency
- ISBN-10
- 1438106238
- ISBN-13
- 9781438106236
- Category
- Obscenity (Law)
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Authors
- Paul Ruschmann, Alan Marzilli
Description
Examines the government's increasing attempts to control the airwaves to maintain a standard of decency.
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