W. Eric C. Ferguson wrote:
> > "DOES protecting freedom of speech REQUIRE the ability to
_anonymously_
> > distribute IMAGES and not just natural language TEXT."
> I believe that pictures are just as an integral a part of freedom of
> speech as language-based text. Imagine a christian trying to
distribute
> christian materials in a tyrannically anti-christian country.
Including
> images of the messiah, Mary & Joe, Noah's ark, etc... Or what about
> communicating with those who cannot read? Of course, it would be
difficult
> for an illiterate individual to use a p2p network, but spreading
knowledge
> using the lowest common denominator reaches the most people. Audio and
video
> are just as important to free speech as natural language text files,
IMO.
Thanks. I really appreciate that you took the time to address that
question. I could argue that you can have text-to-speech systems to
allow people who don't read to access text files, but perhaps that's
just quibbling.
CHEERS> SAM
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