Theos-Talk Archives (January 2005 Message tt00719)

In addition, it would be very difficult to find a statute under which
such a site could be censored. Satire has always had certain types of
protections that other material did not. For example, I have some "Get
Out of Hell Free" cards that I like to give out, when I remember to
carry them. Hasbro cannot stop me from carrying them, giving them, or
even selling them, because they are satirical. (Hasbro did try to stop
Randy Cassingham, who invented the cards, from making them and selling
them, but they did not succeed.) (My version of the card can be seen
at www.GodLovesEveryone.org.)

If we can't censor websites that give directions on how to create
bombs (and governments would love to censor those), how can we censor
something that is recognized by the majority of site visitors as being
satire?

John
-- 
www.GodLovesEveryone.org and www.MAZES.com
http://www.GodLovesEveryone.org/spiritual-dvds-every-month/

***** Prior messages *****

Erica Letzerich wrote:

Yeah... you are right!

Erica

Bart Lidofsky <bartl@sprynet.com> wrote:

The point I am making is that there is no "controlling body". As long 
as the website isn't based in a given country, there is nothing that 
country can do.

Bart

Erica Letzerich wrote:

>You may find some useful information about this matter on :Internet
Censorship Law and Policy Around the World. 
>http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Censor/cens3.html