IP Democracy: Musical "Tribute" to the FCC's Indecency Rules

An amusing and oddly catchy video devoted to the FCC’s stepped-up enforcement of indecency rules is making the rounds among DC types. (YouTube video is at the end, but for our feed readers, here’s the link.) Entitled “FCC FU,” it features a pretty decent operatic quartet singing a lampoon to the tune of “My Country ‘Tis of Thee.”

Here are the first three verses — the lyrics are strictly PG-rated (or should I say TV-MA rated) because, according to the group that produced the video, “it’s simply more fun to insult the FCC using words and phrases they can’t censor!”

My country used to be
Sweet land of liberty
That once was true
Until the FCC
Chose what we hear and see
On radio and on TV
FCC FU!

When you deny our choice
You censor every voice
That’s what you do
We’d say “go fly a kite”
But that’s far too polite
For stealing First Amendment rights
FCC FU!

What makes your ass so tight?
Does the religious Right
Rule over you?
Those few fanatic fools
And your outrageous rules
Kick freedom in the family jewels
FCC FU!

It’s not exactly clear to me what group is responsible for the video’s production, but evidence indicates it’s either The First Amendment Center or FreePress.net. The main site promoting the video is a robust one, with news feeds and even a store that sells T-shirts, thongs (I kid you not), coffee mugs and posters emblazoned with the phrase “FCC FU.”

(Hat tip to Gary!)

Posted by Cynthia Brumfield on August 31, 2006 7:47 AM to IP Democracy