MGMT 520 WEEK 2 CASE ANALYSIS, BAKER V. MICROSOFT CORPORATION.

WEEK I2 ICASE IANALYSIS 1




Week I2: ICase IAnalysis

Fox ITelevision IStations, IInc. Iv. IFederal ICommunications ICommission

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Keller IGraduate ISchool Iof IManagement

MGMT520 I– ILegal, IPolitical Iand IEthical IDimensions Iof IBusiness

Professor: IDr. IMichael IReitzel IJD, IPhD
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, Fox ITelevision IStations, IInc. Iv. IFederal ICommunications ICommission 2

Parties
Plaintiff: IFederal ICommunications ICommission I(FCC)

Defendant: IFox ITelevision IStations, IInc.
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Facts

In I2002 Iand I2003, IFox ITelevision IStations Itransmitted Ilive Ithe IBillboard IMusic

I Awards, Ithis Iannual Iprogram Iawards Itopmost Iselling Imusical Iperformers. IIn Ithe IcourseIof

I these Iprograms, Ione Iof Ithe Iperformer Iused Iswear Iwords Iduring Ihis Iacceptance Ispeech,

I and Ialso Ia Ipresenter Iused Iexpletives Iwords Iwhile Iintroducing Ian Iaward. IThe IFCC

I labeled Ithese Iactions Ias I“actionably Iindecent” Ieven Ithough Ithe Iexisting Ipolicies Icall Ifor

expletives Iand Inudity Ito Ibe Irepetitive Ito Ibe Ipenalized I(Zavin, I2012).
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The Iisolated Iexpletives Iwere Inot Ipreviously Iprosecuted Iby Ithe IFCC Ibecause Iit Idid

not Iinfringe Ithe Iagency’s Iindecency Iregime I(N.d.), Ibut Inotices Iof Iliability Iwere IissuedIto
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I Fox Ifor Iprofane Ilanguage’s Idistribution. IThe IFCC Iclaimed Ithat Iprior Ijudgements Iin

I regards Ito I"fleeting" Iexpletives Idid Inot Iprecisely Icorrespond Ito Ithe Iagency’s Iposition Iin

I this Itopic. IFox Iappealed Ithe IFCC Isanctions Iin Ithe IU.S. ISecond ICircuit ICourt Iof IAppeals.

Procedure

Who Ibrought Ithe Iappeal?

Fox ITelevision IStations IInc. Ifiled Ian Iappeal Ito Ireview Ithe IFederal

I Communications ICommission Iorder Iin Ithe IU.S. ICourt Iof IAppeals Ifor Ithe ISecond ICircuit.

Fox ITelevision IStations IInc. Iappealed, Iand Ithe IU.S. ICourt Iof IAppeals Ifor Ithe

I Second ICircuit Iremoved Ithe IFCC’s Idecision, Ideclaring Ithat Ithe Icurrent IFCC’s Iindecency

policy Iwas Iillogical Iand Ierratic. IRight Iafter Ithe ISupreme ICourt Irepealed Ithe Iholding Iand
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