Wait, does this mean that every American isn't going to get a huge cash settlement from Viacom to salve our wounded psyches?

Those who charge that Americans are too quick to sue should note that not every potential plaintiff is in it for the money or for the easy revenge. Sometimes, as was the case with Terri Carlin, we do it just to make a point. The Tennessee woman has withdrawn her suit against CBS, Viacom, MTV, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake.

According to the AP, Carlin and her attorney Wayne Ritchie received a torrent of appreciative letters and phone calls from fellow concerned parents, but decided that their point was made and that federal regulators and the networks themselves should be allowed to take their own action.

That being said, the suit is officially only being shelved "until it is determined whether the remedial measures recently announced by corporate defendants, the potential Federal Communications Commission sanctions and perhaps the passage of stronger enforcement provisions will prevent further similar conduct."

Carlin filed last week in a Knoxville court, listing up to 80 million Americas as potential members of a massive class action suit. The complaint claimed that the when Timberlake fell victim to a wardrobe malfunction and removed a small percentage of Jackson's top and exposed a small percentage of Jackson's breasts for a minimal percentage of television screen time, viewers were exposed to "sexually explicit conduct" were caused to "suffer outrage, anger, embarrassment and serious injury."

The suit asked for damages more than $75,000 but not to exceed the gross revenues of all defendants for the previous three years.

Since the incident, both Timberlake and Jackson have offered frequent apologies, the latest coming when CBS forced Timberlake to express his regrets during the Grammy telecast.