I have a right to free speech. The government can't force me to say anything. Putting something on a hard drive is similar to saying it, except that instead of speak >/dev/world, it's speak >/dev/hda. So can a government force me to express myself on a hard drive? Even worse, can a goverment make me pay money to express myself (I assume Texas isn't going to give away free censorware)?
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I have a right to free speech. The government can't force me to say anything. Putting something on a hard drive is similar to saying it, except that instead of speak > /dev/world, it's speak > /dev/hda. So can a government force me to express myself on a hard drive? Even worse, can a goverment make me pay money to express myself (I assume Texas isn't going to give away free censorware)?