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From 1995 to 2007, [[Brent Bozell]] was the president of the PTC. Bozell branched off the PTC from the [[Media Research Center]] after he felt that decency on prime-time TV was decreasing.<ref>James Poniewozik, [http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1039672,00.html The Decency Police]. ''Time'': March 20, 2005.</reF> Tim Winter, a former television network executive who is a registered Democrat, succeeded Bozell in January 2007.<ref>Michael Learmonth, [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961334.html Parents Television Council sees new era]. ''Variety'': March 17, 2007.</ref>
From 1995 to 2007, [[Brent Bozell]] was the president of the PTC. Bozell branched off the PTC from the [[Media Research Center]] after he felt that decency on prime-time TV was decreasing.<ref>James Poniewozik, [http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1039672,00.html The Decency Police]. ''Time'': March 20, 2005.</reF> Tim Winter, a former television network executive who is a registered Democrat, succeeded Bozell in January 2007.<ref>Michael Learmonth, [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961334.html Parents Television Council sees new era]. ''Variety'': March 17, 2007.</ref>
'''WWE'''
In 1999, the PTC launched a smear campaign against the World Wrestling Federation, now World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), complaining that their SmackDown! program contained levels of sexuality and violence unbecoming prime time programming. In the campaign, Brent Bozell said that four children had been killed by peers emulating wrestling moves learned from the program. With these allegations, Bozell and various PTC members began meeting with representatives of the advertising departments of various companies that advertised on SmackDown! misleading them in order to get them withdraw sponsorship. The PTC also fabricated the story that between 30 and 40 of WWE's advertisers had pulled their commercials from WWF programming.
On November 9, 2000, WWE filed a lawsuit against the PTC in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, claiming that the PTC's statements were false and constituted defamation. WWE also filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the PTC for using clips from WWE programs in their promotional videos.The PTC filed for dismissal of the suit, but on May 24, 2001, U.S. district court Judge Denny Chin denied the PTC's motion on the basis that WWF's lawsuit had merit. PTC and WWE settled out of court and, as part of the settlement agreement, the PTC paid WWE $3.5 million USD and Bozell issued a public apology, admitting PTC had lied about the deaths. The apology stated that it was wrong to blame WWE or any of its programs for the deaths of children.
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