Re: persons?

[Sujal Shah <sujal@jhu.edu>]

On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Chris Pall wrote:

> an article - not the NYT. It's content that is censored, not presses. The
> government couldn't "stop" the presses either because it's a property issue.
> Nor search and siezure since the presses are owned by people - not a company.
> In fact, corporations are easier to corrupt since there is a clear line of
> command. Spread ownership and responsibility througout and you've got
> distributed power.
> 

Umm, I don't think the author owns the copyright of the article.

In fact, I can't think of too many places where the company doesn't own
the rights of things written on it's behalf (i.e. software).

Sujal









> At least I think that's what's given here.
> 
> Declan McCullagh wrote:
> 
> > If corporations have no rights (and you have a fairly good if predicatable
> > leftist rant below, don't get me wrong), let's censor the New York Times
> > Co.!
> >
> > After all, the First Amendment should only apply to one individual with his
> > own printing press. Internet service providers should be subject to
> > government regulation and confiscation of contraband hard drives and
> > crypto-apps, and bookstores should be able to be raided by armed FBI agents
> > without search warrants hunting for subversive literature -- since
> > corporations don't have rights!
> >
> > Yes, I like this line of thinking. Not only does it show a deep respect for
> > history, but a sincere appreciation for freedom and liberty. The best of
> > both worlds!
> >
> > -Declan
> >
> > At 17:03 -0400 4/22/98, John H.St.John wrote:
> > >The root cause of the absurdity of a corporation having constitutional
> > >rights
> > [...]
> 
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