COM 107 Lecture Notes - Comstock Laws, Ventriloquism, Super Bowl Xxxviii Halftime-Show Controversy
10 Dec 2013
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Interpersonal ability to practice individual freedom of speech without infringing on someone else"s. The president is a nazi : actual malice, opinion vs. fair comments. Mae west (1937) raunchy conversations with ventriloquist dummy. Topless radio (1960s) sex therapy radio with dr. ruth. George carlin: 7 words you can"t say on television (1973) Nipplegate (2004) janet jackson at superbowl. Value of the speaker carries the value of the world. Broadcasters have no way of knowing what the fcc will find offensive (2010) Speech can cost you money can lose job. Gag orders-judge can say that press is not allowed to talk about trial. Freedom of speech when it may harm the victim. Student speech is not protected under the first amendment. Authoritarian model: the authority of the state is in the best interest of the public. Communist/state model: the press should serve the goals of the state.
