But, two things must be remembered:
1) In America, Rights are determined based upon your ability to defend them in court (ie. More Cash = More Rights)
2) Even if the rights of the journalist not to disclose their sources is secured, America will never have a "free" press. This is because the vast majority of the American Press is controlled by giant corporations, where the journalists are pressured into (if not flat out required to) toeing the company line, thus ensuring the bias and almost propaganda status of the media.
This case is not just about the media being limited, it is about an attempt to stop the alternate media, thus ensuring that the freedom of the press is not merely limited, it is all out abolished!
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Wow, never knew that. I thought that 'Anonymously provided information does n't provide Think Secret information about indentity'
But, two things must be remembered:
1) In America, Rights are determined based upon your ability to defend them in court (ie. More Cash = More Rights)
2) Even if the rights of the journalist not to disclose their sources is secured, America will never have a "free" press. This is because the vast majority of the American Press is controlled by giant corporations, where the journalists are pressured into (if not flat out required to) toeing the company line, thus ensuring the bias and almost propaganda status of the media.
This case is not just about the media being limited, it is about an attempt to stop the alternate media, thus ensuring that the freedom of the press is not merely limited, it is all out abolished!
ThinkGeek = Clothing, Caffein and Gatgetry store. Give them the credit they deserve.
Their Caffein is the best that I know off.
You seem to be forgetting that we are talking about the US here, they WOULD do that!
"We'll be a corporate feudal state, not a republic based on rights."
'We will'? try "We are"
I wonder what they're being used for ...
"I'm looking forward to because, well, it's made by EA - and they always pay us well, if we give their games a good review. Should be a windfall!"