[free-sklyarov] [DMCA_discuss] CNET - Security workers: Copyright law stifles

[Xcott Craver]

On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Jeme A Brelin wrote:

> Speech can and should be restricted in very specific ways.
>
> For example: It should be illegal to walk up behind a person on a subway
> platform and shout: "LOOOKOUT!" right behind their head as the train is
> coming.  If they are startled and fall down onto the rails, you are quite
> responsible.
>
> I'm perfectly happy fining and punishing people who make such speech.

	Ah, but such a person would be charged with murder.  There is no
	need to punish or outlaw the speech itself, any more than it is
	to outlaw the murderous thoughts, or quiet sneakers, that also
	contributed to the killing.

	You don't need to outlaw speech to deal with yelling "fire" in
	a crowded theater (and *that's* why it's such a bad example.)
	You can simply charge people with murder or manslaughter, or
	whatever damage for which they were directly responsible.

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