 Right now, Congress is debating a law that would give them the power to censor the world's Internet -- creating a blacklist that could target YouTube, WikiLeaks and groups like Avaaz!
Under the new law, our government could force Internet providers to block any website on suspicion of violating copyright or trademark legislation, or even failing to sufficiently police their users' activities. And, because so much of the Internet's hosts and hardware are located here in the US, their blacklist would clamp down on the free web for all of us in America and millions across the world.
See our blog for details and links to sign the petition against this legislation » |
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Does The
First Amendment
Impact Your
Life? A
recent survey
concluded
that young
people feel
the First
Amendment
is not vital
to their
lives. We
at FFE want
to challenge
this conclusion
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where you
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First Amendment Congress
shall make no law respecting an establishment
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition
the Government for a redress of grievances. |
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We invite you to pose your questions to the members of our Executive Board.
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The
Fair Use Network is Launched
The Free Expression Policy Project
has just launched a new website with
information and resources to help artists,
scholars, activists, and everyone else
who contributes to culture and political
debate defend their rights to fair
use under copyright and trademark law.
Go to www.fairusenetwork.org and
take a look. |
Knight,
Channel One Team Up to Boost Teens'
Understanding of First Amendment
Channel
One ( http://www.channelone.com )
and the Miami-based John
S. and James L. Knight Foundation
( http://knightfdn.org )have
announced a national campaign
to help teens understand
and appreciate the personal
freedoms guaranteed by the
First Amendment.
The three-year
program, funded with a $2.25 million
grant from Knight, will begin in
January 2007, with Channel One
providing a mix of broadcast and
ChannelOne.com programming, public
service announcements, student
events, and instructional materials
and other resources for educators.
The network is a major provider
of news and public affairs content
for teenagers and reaches more
than seven million students in
middle and high school nationwide.
"Our surveys
of high school teens show there's
great interest in the First Amendment
but also great skepticism," said
Knight Foundation president Alberto
Ibargüen. "Our collaboration
with Channel One will help us take
the message of the rights -- and
responsibilities -- of freedom of
expression and the press dir- ectly
to the future leaders of this country."
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SPECIAL ALERTS
| FFE President Jamye Waxman has co-written a new book, Hot Sex: Over 200 Things You Can Try Tonight
Finally, all the awesome information of The Joy of Sex without cheesy art or outdated photos. This gorgeously graphic guide to getting it on will appeal to a hip, contemporary audience and is a beautiful book for the bedside table (or the adventurous person's coffee table!) as well. Comprehensive, filled with useful guidance and hints, lavishly illustrated and no-holds-barred, this is the new definitive guide to sex with hundreds of ideas to enhance your sex life's playfulness, passion, and possibilities...starting tonight!
more on amazon.com >> |
Back to the Past: the Government's Brief in the "Fleeting Expletives" Case
September 18, 2011 - Earlier this month, the Obama administration filed its brief to the Supreme Court in two consolidated cases that will decide whether the Federal Communications Commission can continue its longstanding policy of censoring whatever it considers "indecent" on the radio and television airwaves. more >> |
Report
Finds Rampant Censorship at American
Colleges and Universities
A report released by the Foundation
for Individual Rights in Education
(FIRE) reveals that burdensome restrictions
on speech are commonplace at America's
colleges and universities.
The full report
is available here: www.thefire.org |
Public
Opinion on First Amendment Sets Stage
For Supreme Court Rulings, Yale Law
Study Concludes
Study
emphasizes the
importance of educating
the public on freedom
of speech and other
civil liberties.
MIAMI - Do public attitudes about the
First Amendment matter? The answer, simply,
is yes. And here's the latest reason
why: Because public opinion shapes how
the Supreme Court rules.
The study is
available on the web HERE . |
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