APCO 1P50 Lecture Notes - Anonymous Remailer, Dominick Fernow, Sexting
7 Dec 2012
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Right to freedom of expression: guaranteed by first ammendment important right for free people everywhere. Definition of free speech includes: non-verbal, visual, and symbolic forms of expression, right to speak anonymously. Censoring the internet focus on censoring pornography from minors. There is a trend toward less government restraint on printed word. Crtc start regulating the structure and content of the industry i. e. that we must have canadian content and also canadian ads in the superbowl. Allows some restrictions on advertising (e. g. we don"t see tv ads on cigarettes or people drinking alcohol) Case study: italy & google executives: video of autistic kid being bullied on youtube. Average person finds the work appeals to the prurient interest. Work depicts or describes sexual conduct in an offensive way. George carlin records filthy words in 1973 swears at 2:00 p. m. (accessible to kids) Lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value: led to obscene adult content being aired only after 9:00 p. m.
