The rights stated in the first amendment have always been challenged ever since the U.S. Constitution was established, this is especially true when it comes to the matter of freedom of speech. When it comes to being censored, modes of communication have been challenged with acts that restrict the freedom of speech and freedom of press. Due to restrictions, these modes are unable to successfully utilize their resources to their full capacity. Although we go back and forth with the argument between liberty and censorship, print media, television, and the internet, it will continue to be protected by the first amendment.
The print media
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Playboy is a form of entertainment that is globally known for their magazines that display sexually explicit content. Playboy Entertainment Group was established to manage the Playboy empire; it is in charge of including all publications of Playboy in print, television, radio and internet media. Playboy transmits their channels to people who pay for their service every month or for people who pay-per-view (Polse, 2001, p. 355). It is not uncommon for mistakes to happen with technology, meaning a "signal bleed". This means a malfunction in the transmission causes channels that are commonly blocked to be exposed. Andrea K. Rodgers states, “ Section 505 of the Communication Decency Act responds to a problem known as ‘signal bleed’”(Rodgers, 2000, p.499). Playboy decided to challenge Section 505 declaring it was unconstitutional in United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc., because it went against the First Amendment. Soon after, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) began to enforce Section 505 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. A year after the district court invalidated Section 505, the court agreed it did violate the rights of cable network companies such as Playboy.
The court analyzed Section 504 and found it was content-neutral, meaning it was less restrictive than Section 505. It allowed Playboy to telecast its programs all day long with no limited hours to those who had paid for the programming. In order for Section 504 to be effective, Playboy had to verify that cable operators provided notices acknowledging that programming may be
The print media
One of the oldest sources of information is newspapers. During the Colonization Era, newspapers were censored …show more content…
Playboy is a form of entertainment that is globally known for their magazines that display sexually explicit content. Playboy Entertainment Group was established to manage the Playboy empire; it is in charge of including all publications of Playboy in print, television, radio and internet media. Playboy transmits their channels to people who pay for their service every month or for people who pay-per-view (Polse, 2001, p. 355). It is not uncommon for mistakes to happen with technology, meaning a "signal bleed". This means a malfunction in the transmission causes channels that are commonly blocked to be exposed. Andrea K. Rodgers states, “ Section 505 of the Communication Decency Act responds to a problem known as ‘signal bleed’”(Rodgers, 2000, p.499). Playboy decided to challenge Section 505 declaring it was unconstitutional in United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc., because it went against the First Amendment. Soon after, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) began to enforce Section 505 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. A year after the district court invalidated Section 505, the court agreed it did violate the rights of cable network companies such as Playboy.
The court analyzed Section 504 and found it was content-neutral, meaning it was less restrictive than Section 505. It allowed Playboy to telecast its programs all day long with no limited hours to those who had paid for the programming. In order for Section 504 to be effective, Playboy had to verify that cable operators provided notices acknowledging that programming may be