"D. Peter Maus" wrote in message
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On 07/15/09 09:30, David Eduardo wrote:

I don't even know where there is a server farm.


Bull****.


No, the bull****ter is in your mirror. Your only saving grace is a better
vocabulary and writing style than Mr. Ace.

I have never been near a server farm, and the closest one I know to exist is
in central Washington state. There may be one down the street, for all I
know, but since programming and programming research have been my concern
for the last coupla' decades, I have little practical interest in knowing
where a bunch of servers are located, and even less curiosity.

From discussions at the recent NAB, every communications attorney in DC and
elsewhere seems to be cautioning it's clients on the use of profanity which
goes beyond the clearer "sexual acts and excretory functions.... appealing
to the prurient interest" guidelines. Additionally, content which appears to
promote the use of drugs is being given greater review.

In my example, I mentioned something to the effect of "giving instructions
on setting up a bong.." which could be interpreted to be consent to or
promotion of the usage of (illegal) drugs. That's different from references
to a drug, spoken, sung or otherwise.

Most stations and operators do not want to be "the" test case on a new
application of community standards, since there have been rulings such as
the Boise case where "local" has been taken out of the application of
standards, meaning that community standards are whatever the FCC decides
them to be.

Every time I drive out of town, I am passed by speeders. I know, and they
know, that there is some degree of certainty that they will be stopped and
fined. Similarly, many station operators know that they are operating in a
gray area, and may be fined. Some risk the consequences since there are no
black and white rules in place. Others do not take the risk as they do not
want to be the cause of the determination of such rules.

What's not understood by many is that things like the "F" word are not
prohibited... just most uses of it are, based on content. But if a PBS
station had a professor who discussed how offensive terms made their way
into the language, including the word origins and applications, the FCC
would likely not find such usage offensive.

But the consensus is that there is more attention being placed on content
than we have seen for many decades.