Free speech means you have the right to state your opinion. It does not mean you have a right to force someone else to state your opinion (either by forcing Apple to sell your magazine or by forcing having Cedric to host signs in his yard). There is a clear distinction, as freedom of speech is a negative right, not a positive right.
Look at the recent case of Amazon and the book about how to be a pedophile. Freedom of speech means the author cannot be arrested for simply writing the book. It does not mean Amazon has to be forced by the government (though they can be forced by market pressure from people boycotting Amazon) to sell it so budding pedophiles with Kindles can read that book. Apple may be acting in an sleazy anti-competitive manner here, but the response from angered consumers should not be to sue them, but to exercise the power of the free market and not buy from them or support them by writing apps for them. On Nov 29, 5:12 pm, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > > Free speech and free religion don't give you the right to come plant signs > > on my lawn. > > I fail to see any analogy/relevance whatsoever with the topic at hand. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
