Adult nets urge court to stay scramble law. (cable TV networks; US Supreme Court)
Multichannel News, July, 1996 by Hearn, Ted
Washington - Two cable programmers and the Department of Justice are at odds over whether a new adult scrambling law is constitutional under the Supreme Court's cable indecency decision, which was handed down last month. Playboy Entertainment Group Inc. and Graff Pay-Per-View Inc. said last week that the scrambling law should not remain in effect because the court refused to allow Congress to regulate indecent programming.
In addition, Playboy said its view was strengthened by the recent federal court ruling that Congress could not criminalize indecent communication over the Internet. "They both say that government regulation of indecency gets very close scrutiny. In fact, both struck down any restriction on indecency," said Playboy attorney Robert...
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