Word: censorships
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...repercussions. By analogy, if this indecency bill were to be applied to the U.S. Postal Service, I would face five years in prison and $100,000 in fines. Email is still essentially mail, regardless of how easy it is to pass along, and should enjoy the same protections from censorship...
Bryson has said he expects to include the article in the sourcebook next year--this time providing Witt adequate time to obtain copyright permission. We expect that Harvard will listen to its professors and not repeat this foolish censorship...
Witt said yesterday he will deal with that issue when it arises. "This office is not in the business of censorship," he said...
...First Amendment recognizes that a democracy cannot dictate what is the truth. Attempts to do so often bring about the exact opposite (witness the rise of neo-Nazis in Germany, despite stringent censorship). If Ben-Shachar considered the implications of his argument, he would realize that it could have been used to silence the opponents of slavery in the 19th century and campaigners for civil rights in the 20th century. Those individuals who disagree with the "core values" of a society are in fact those most in need of the protections of the First Amendment. If the protections of free...
Indeed, recent controversy over film censorship only highlights the gap between those who compellingly address risque themes and those whose intentions seem more questionable. Obviously, examples of border-line trash provide easy ammunition for attacks on more laudable efforts. "Kids" reveals a darker side of teenage life with documentary-style honesty, while "Showgirls" lets us in on the oh-so-pressing issue of lap-dancing...