On 06/01/13 02:35, michael gurstein wrote: > *From:*Dave Farber [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, January 04, 2013 5:35 AM > *To:* ip > *Subject:* [IP] Google’s Lawyers Work Behind the Scenes to Carry the Day > - NYTimes.com > > http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/05/opinion/is-google-like-gas-or-like-steel.html?_r=0 > > --------------------------------------------- > > I've blogged about this: > > /I’m wondering though whether the issue concerning Google is rather > misplaced when included under matters concerning free speech/free > expression. Whether a search algorithm propelling a robotic process of > information selection would be covered by free speech “rights” is > something for legal scholars to ponder at their leisure./
But "robots" don't decide to speak, the people that create them do. Anonymous's DDOS attacks, Facebook likes for controversial causes, and Generative Art are all affected by this. A more useful line in US law is between protected and commercial speech. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_speech http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_speech - Rob. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
