The incident was ridiculed both abroad and within the United States, with some American commentators seeing the incident as a sign of decreasing morality in the national culture. The show was produced by MTV and was supposedly themed around the network's Rock the Vote campaign, though the theme was quickly dispensed within the first minute of the show without any mentions after that point. Following the wardrobe incident, the NFL announced that MTV, which also produced the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXV, would never be involved in another halftime show.
The increased regulation of broadcasting raised concerns regarding censorship and free speech in the United States. CBS challenged its fine for the halftime show on the grounds that the broadcast was unintentional and thus exempt from indecency regulation. In July 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit voided the FCC's fine, but in May 2009 the Supreme Court vacated that judgment and sent the case back to the Third Circuit for reconsideration. In November 2011, the court ruled that the broadcast was legal under the FCC's then-current policy of allowing "fleeting" indecency on the airwaves, and that it was unfair of the FCC to change the policy retroactively.
The increased regulation of broadcasting raised concerns regarding censorship and free speech in the United States. CBS challenged its fine for the halftime show on the grounds that the broadcast was unintentional and thus exempt from indecency regulation. In July 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit voided the FCC's fine, but in May 2009 the Supreme Court vacated that judgment and sent the case back to the Third Circuit for reconsideration. In November 2011, the court ruled that the broadcast was legal under the FCC's then-current policy of allowing "fleeting" indecency on the airwaves, and that it was unfair of the FCC to change the policy retroactively.
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