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cbbuntz t1_j6ealnp wrote

Reply to comment by InappropriateTA in Three seconds of audio could end up costing Fox $500,000 by blaspheminCapn

Seems pretty pointless to fine a multinational corporation a half million. Not much of a deterrent

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Zarathustra30 t1_j6eqw81 wrote

Eh. I doubt that using this specific tone profits FOX half a million more than any other tone.

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Sokobanky t1_j6fc9zl wrote

I mean, we’re all talking about it.

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Zarathustra30 t1_j6fe5pr wrote

Point, though is r/television really the demographic who cares about sports?

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ThomB96 t1_j6h9jyx wrote

All kinds of people care about sports

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officeDrone87 t1_j6i9n3h wrote

Reddit is the largest hub for sports discussion in America.

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Locke_Moghan t1_j6f684e wrote

Given that they could have used a slightly different tone and not get a fine, it still seems like a decent enough deterrent.

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orangemaroon25 t1_j6g0h85 wrote

I thought it was the tone you hear before the national weather service reports that you can't use. The one with the three short repeats.

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AidanAmerica t1_j6gjigr wrote

It’s those three short tones, one long beep, then three (slightly different) short tones again. this

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UniqueMeasurement161 t1_j6el351 wrote

If it wasn’t much of a deterrent then it would happen more often.

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44problems t1_j6ncn40 wrote

I would hope if Fox repeatedly ignored this warning that harsher penalties would arise.

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MarcusLiviusDrusus t1_j6ezlxq wrote

As John Rogers says, "A fine is a price."

You might even expand it to "A fine is a price that you only occasionally have to pay."

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Anchor689 t1_j6eh9w7 wrote

Yeah, I wish we would stop fining large corporations. Nullify their patents/trademarks or something like that instead. That might be a bit extreme in this case, but when large fines and maybe sending executives to jail are the worst punishments we give large corporations, it's insane that we think they'll learn any kind of lesson.

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WhileNotLurking t1_j6fu1u4 wrote

Eh. Mistake happen. A one time mistake like this is perfect for a fine.

Now repeat offenses or blatantly ignoring the law - I'm with you.

Wells Fargo / HSBC makes a business out of breaking the law. Making billions then paying a few hundred thousands in fines.

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whoooocaaarreees t1_j6ibtth wrote

Up vote for calling out HSBC and Wells Fargo on systemic shitty and often illegal behavior.

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apply_induction t1_j6fbyyt wrote

Play the emergency tone, now your bosses’ bosses’ boss gets solitary? Sounds like a plan!

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MissDiem t1_j6fersd wrote

If risk of executives or board members doing any jail or prison time for things was actually on the table, we could fix so many things.

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ktElwood t1_j6hdcv0 wrote

They will put the blame on some employee and claim they had not been informed and have no information.

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PaxNova t1_j6hyf8d wrote

I doubt they review all footage. It would be the truth here.

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MissDiem t1_j6idqze wrote

What I'm saying is if we could create legislation that states company executive and board members go to prison if X happens, you'll find they have miraculous solutions and previously unrevealed projects that guarantee X won't happen.

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ktElwood t1_j6ix93a wrote

Yeah but you'll never have that because politicians are heavily influenced by lobbyists, who get hired by executives.

The amount of Senetor's and Rep's children in managing roles of big tech is astonishing...seems like they always should have second thoughts while voting on bills...

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MadeByTango t1_j6glu5n wrote

It may be based on the size of the potentially harmed audience, not the finances of the offender (which feels fairer, honestly, even if I don’t care to stand up for Fox)

Audience size would likely be:

  1. Box office movie
  2. Fox show
  3. Jimmy kimmel
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bearsheperd t1_j6gwgce wrote

Even these big corporations like to nickel and dime. If someone uses the tone without realizing they were going to be fined then it’s a screw up and someone will get fired. If they did it knowing full well they’d get fined and got the go ahead anyway, then yes they should fine them more.

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ranhalt t1_j6fywsf wrote

It’s low enough that they won’t pay to fight it. But the real question is where does that money go.

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chpr1jp t1_j6ga2n6 wrote

Article says that three have been fined. It seems that the deterrence factor is there.

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Agariculture t1_j6gkq23 wrote

More like government grifting. Its cost of doing biz for the corps. But significant money to the department. If you watch you will see this type of grift all over the globe. All governments are doing it.

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