Posted by Bill Farnsworth on 01/09/87 11:39

"Johan Stäck" <johan@stack.se> wrote :

> So there is a *lot* of beeping and blurring...
>
> Is this because of some legal demand in the US?
> What am I risking if I show what brand of hamburger dressing someone
> is eating?
>
> Johan Stäck
> Skellefteå
> Sweden

The "beep" is required by the US FCC (Federal Communications
Commission)
The blurring is required by the show's lawyers to protect the
production company from paying royalties and / or copyright related
fines.

Will you have to worry about it?
Ask a local lawyer. Laws are different all over the world.

Bill F.

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