RE: So Much for Free Press

From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rms2g@virginia.edu)
Date: Mon Aug 26 2002 - 16:18:43 MDT


Samantha Atkins wrote:

Then it is an issue of whether licensing of the airwaves is
reasonable and whether that licensing should be contingent on
content or not and in what manner. This is still a bit
different from a freedom of speech issue.

### The idea of freedom of speech pertains to putting restrictions on the
authorities' ability to censor speech by private citizens and their
associations. Since the FCC is involved in putting restrictions on speech
through the licensing process, this is a freedom of speech issue.

Rafal



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