Word: censor
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...begin to limit speech, the slope becomes very slippery. "In past cases the Court allowed municipalities to use zoning to limit nude bars," says Sanders. "Now they're saying you can actually regulate the content of speech, and that's dangerous ground." Still others argue that if you censor erotica, the public will find other ways of getting it - and that could drive the trade underground, either into speakeasy-type establishments or onto web sites serving up such fare. But even First Amendment advocates must have been able to glean some entertainment value from the case - after...
...another vocal talent at this year's awards show. ROBIN WILLIAMS has been tapped for a live performance of Best Original Song nominee Blame Canada--the profanity-sprinkled Canuck-baiting ditty from the animated film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. Oscar producers have yet to announce how they'll censor such lyrics as "Blame Canada with all their hockey hullabaloo/ and that b____ Anne Murray too," but Williams' history of antic unpredictability could make any decision moot. It may not erase the memories of Jakob the Liar or Bicentennial Man, but then what could...
...China, for instance, strict prohibition of encrypted data makes it fairly easy for state officials to locate and censor (or remove) those Web sites which speak out against the government's human rights abuses. In past years, the United States has come under heavy criticism for the strength of its anti-encryption legislation. Rules against both the exportation of such software and its use at home have been stringent enough to warrant the attention of free speech watchdog groups around the globe. One of the most respected of these groups, the Global Internet Liberty Campaign, gave the U.S. a "yellow...