FCC makes a fine ass of itself......

Its not often us multimedia strategists get to talk about the human back-end systems, especially of the sexy variety, so when an opportunity comes one grabs it with both hands (as it were). From Techdirt comes the report that (as so often happens) the FCC has enabled yet another opportunity for the Law of Unintended Consequences to smack it in the rear:

The latest crackdown on indecency has a number of people shaking their heads. It involves fining ABC affiliates $1.43 million for a brief clip of the TV show "NYPD Blue," that aired in February of 2003, and included images of a naked woman from behind. Of course, if Martin really was trying to protect people from viewing such indecent content, perhaps he shouldn't have issued this fine. After all, it was shown on TV nearly five years ago. By now, most people would have forgotten about it... unless, of course, the FCC were to bring the clip back into the news, getting someone to put it on YouTube, and driving well over a million viewers to watch the video since the fine was announced.

And in case you missed it, here it is...............Charlotte Ross in all her 2003 glory.



.................well, we are a Multimedia blog after all

Yet another example of the mainstream media and the Santayana Effect (like banning a Sex Pistols single makes it go to the top etc etc)