First Aclu, Not Pat Robertson

[sarettah]

Originally posted by Colin@Nov 27 2002, 12:09 PM
YEs, but the question is "Where else can one speak one's mind on a public board without fear of gov't reprisal?" not "Where can one NOT speak one's mind on a public board without fear of gov't reprisal?"

Ok. seems like we have two threads going now...lol...

Well, less and less countries are allowing free expression of one's thoughts. On the net or off. Including the U.S..

The European union is trying to outlaw "hate" talk through legislation. Germany has already outlawed sale of "Nazi" memorobilia etc.

The Middle Eastern countries censor and monitor Internet activity in their country.

In the U.S., companies are attempting (some successfully) to pursue chatters and message board posters through various interpretations of libel and slander laws and through copyright argument (ie: cybersquatting cases against sites such as Ihateford.com etc ..and, no I dont know if that is the name of the actual domain, but I assume we are all aware of many actual cases where the claim is "cybersquatting" but the actual aim of the litigation is to shut down a site that badmouths a company)

The recent "Homeland Defense" bill includes some rather scary legislation geared towards allowing the monitoring and bugging of computers etcetra....

It is happening everywhere.



Last edited by sarettah at Nov 27 2002, 01:06 PM