FEPP Archives - Commentaries - 2004
The
Attack on Science
(December 7, 2004) - From environmental hazards to sex
education, the federal government in the past several years has been twisting
science to political ends.
A
Question of Fair Play
(November 15, 2004) - Can current remedies for media bias handle threats
like Sinclair's aborted anti-Kerry campaign?
How
Do "Cease & Desist" Letters Affect Fair Use?
(October 5, 2004) - A preliminary report on the free-speech impact of
the copyright industry's often threatening letters.
Trashing
the Copyright Balance
(September 21, 2004) - A new court decision outlaws rap music's unauthorized
sampling of even one chord from another sound recording.
Structural
Free Expression Issues
(September 10, 2004) - How the copyright system, media regulation, and
government funding affect free speech.
The
Right Result; the Wrong Reason
(July 1, 2004) - In ruling that Internet filters are a "less restrictive
alternative" to COPA, a criminal law restricting sexual material online,
the Supreme Court endorsed a technology with the potential for far greater
censorship.
Disney
and Corporate Censorship
(May 21, 2004) - What's the real problem with the Walt
Disney Company's refusal to distribute Michael Moore's film, Fahrenheit
9/11?
What
is the Fuss About Janet Jackson's Breast?
(February 3, 2004) - How do mini-culture wars get started, when there
are so many more pressing issues on the public-policy agenda?
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