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Indecent indecency on hold

: The indecent indecency bill won’t hit the floor again until January.

Media on media on media

: I’m supposed to be on Aaron Brown’s show on CNN to talk about the backlash to the backlash to Nipplegate.

: I was on Kevin & Bean‘s show on KROQ this morning. The producer gingerly tried to suggest I shouldn’t talk about Howard Stern before the interview. I said I would not agree to that and if you get me, you get Howard. It’s not just loyalty to Stern; Stern is at the heart of this free speech story and I always make the point that we must defend Stern to defend the First Amendment (and not wait until the prigs and prudes and bureaucrats go after “Saving Private Ryan”). To their credit, they went ahead. And it was a good discussion. These guys have been on this issue, too. See this page on their site telling you how to make your reasonable voice heard.

: Also was on Paul Harris’ show on KMOX yesterday and I really like this guy. He’s a blogger and a broadcaster. He put up audio snippets here.

: And I’m supposed to be on the next On The Media.

: Sick of me yet?

Don’t answer that.

Free

: I had stopped reading the Times of London once they started charging. But Andrew Sullivan says that — thanks in part to his lobbying — they’ve taken off the tollbooth and we can once again read one of the world’s fine newspapers for free. Thank you, Times.

Rules, rules, rules

: Steve Rubel points us to a bit of silly PR spinning by the consumer electronics industry, trying to get ahead of whining about cameraphones by putting out a list of rules for camera phone use. As far as I know, nobody asked them. And it’s not exactly as if they’re enforceable: Break this rule and a flack will bug you.

4. Camera phones should not be used to take photos of individuals without their knowledge and consent.

Well, no, not in a public place. If you see, for example, a cop doing something wrong or a public employee lollygagging, you don’t need to go up and ask their permission before taking their picture and distributing it — anymore than a news photographer would.

The Daily Stern

: On Thursday at noon, Howard Stern is going to show up at Union Square to hand out something free for Thanksgiving. I’m assuming it’s Sirius radios.

: And then he goes to tape Letterman to talk about his future in space. On tomorrow night.