libel laws. The main reason being is that most people consider these food libel laws unconstitutional. These laws are in direct contradiction of our first amendment. According to the first amendment, we as citizens have the right to freedom of speech, as well as freedom of expression. Even if someone is found innocent of defamation in a food libel law case, large legal fees will still have to be paid. Even when you win, you still lose. There are two significant historical cases regarding food libel
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Can WikiLeaks be Found Guilty of a Crime for Its Release Of the Iraq War Materials, Afghanistan War Materials and Diplomatic Cables? In 2010, WikiLeaks released three large groups of information – classified documents concerning the Iraqi war, classified Pentagon documents concerning the conflict in Afghanistan, and U.S. State Department diplomatic cables. There was an outcry from members in the U.S. government, U.S. lawmakers, and U.S. citizens as they questioned how WikiLeaks could have legally
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Internet Censorship: Is it American People can access many different sites on the internet. Some are nice and cheery, and some are rude and crude. If anyone wants to see the stats on their favorite football team, no problem, go to their team’s site. Want to look up how to care for your sick dog, no problem, go to the veterinary site. Want to know how to overthrow the government, no problem, go to the anarchist site. Ever wondered what it looks like when a terrorist saws off someone’s
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Google v. China: the Chinese government reacts By Nate Anderson | Last updated January 19, 2010 12:58 PM [pic] The Google/China story has enough legs to qualify as a "centipede" at this point. After saying that it would no longer censor Chinese search results and that it was ready to pull out of China, Google also admitted to being the victim of a sophisticated cyberattack that went after more than 30 companies. The immediate aftermath of the announcement was a media feeding frenzy—and that
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ITALY COUNTRY BRIEFING updated at May 2009 Forecast May 26th 2009 From the Economist Intelligence Unit Source: Country Forecast | | | | Outlook for 2009-10 • Italy's right-of-centre coalition government, led by Silvio Berlusconi, faces a major challenge to limit the impact of the global crisis on Italy's rapidly deteriorating economy and keep its fragile public finances under control.
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What philosophical principle did Google’s managers adopt when deciding that the benefits of operation in China outweighed the costs? When it comes to the benefits outweighing the cost in China, apparently, Google’s managers adopt utilitarian approach, because according to utilitarian philosophy, “it focuses attention on the need to weigh carefully all of the social benefits and costs of a business action and to pursue only those actions where the benefits outweigh the costs” (Hill, 2009, p. 144)
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affect freedom of speech especially the internet and journalism. Freedom of speech is stated in the first amendment of the constitution of the United States. The first amendment remains very broad and sometimes some very debatable decisions have been made based on the freedom of speech. Included in the freedom of speech is the use of internet. It is given the same freedoms books, magazines, films, and journalism. The Bradley Manning case could possibly have a dramatic effect on freedom of speech
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The Role of Freedom of press in post September 11 in Pakistan – Political Agenda Settings and War on Terror Freedom of press has always been a developmental issue and debate over the time, and from region to region, since the advent of a printing machine and its industry. Almost no one would have hypothesized at the time keeping in view, the evolution and development of technology and electronic media, which could further amplify the voice around the globe with just a tap on the screen,
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We who are privileged in receiving an education, having public safety, and being able to enjoy freedom of speech don’t realize what our brothers and sisters in other parts of the world go through. It’s important to think about how our lives compare to the lives of other people around the world and in comparing myself to Malala, I hope to show the importance of an education, public safety, and the freedom of rights. What is education? Education is the most important aspect of a person’s life. It’s
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Shouting "Fire!" by Alan M. Dershowitz ..... hen the Reverend Jerry Falwell learned that the Supreme Court had reversed his $200,000 judgment against Hustler magazine for the emotional distress that he had suffered from an outrageous parody, his response was typical of those who seek to censor speech: "Just as no person may scream 'Fire!' in a crowded theater when there is no fire, and find cover under the First Amendment, likewise, no sleazy merchant like Larry Flynt should be able
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