EFF "Legal Cases - FCC v Pacifica (George Carlin `7 Dirty Words` Case)" Archive

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fcc_v_pacifica.decision: Supreme Court decision in the 1974 George Carlin "Seven Dirty Words" case, FCC v. Pacifica Foundation (the original Carlin monologue that was the subject of the case was actually called "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television".) This decision established indecency regulation in broadcasting, and for over two decades has established the FCC as the largest censorship body in the world. This case is essentially one of the forebears of the "Communications Decency Act".