Don't say it: Watch your mouth, or you might cost a broadcast network a lot of money.
As you may have already read, the United States Supreme Court has announced, sort of, that it's got the FCC's back as the commission attempts to fine broadcasters for isolated smatterings of profanity.
(OK, technically, SCOTUS reversed a lower court ruling that had put the kibosh on the FCC's plan. And it hasn't really signed off on what the FCC wants to do. But still.)
Believe it or not, this all goes back to Cher and Bono and Nicole Richie swearing on live television, with a cultural (if not legal) assist from Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl.
What's it going to mean for live television? More tape delays, possibly, at least for the moment. But keep in mind that here, they've only rejected the conclusion that the FCC's decision — to start policing fleeting expletives when it hadn't before — was made without enough notice and enough explanation. They
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