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Men entertainment companies and the freedom of speech/the press
It is interesting that the fight for freedom, esp. for speech and the press, is fought by people and companies that you would not call mainstream. Larry Flint is famous (Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell, 485 U.S. 46 (1988)). Playboy is not known for the freedom of speech, but mainly for aggressive copyright enforcement (some […]
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Julian Assange and First Amendment
Julian Assange was arrested by the UK authorities and was charged with hacking (!) by helping Chelsea Manning who is in jail for contempt for refusing to testify. This case has very strong First Amendment implications. The leaker and the publisher. Who is liable? Will it have a chilling effect? This has also strong European […]