Point of order: The First Amendment clause about freedom of the press doesn't apply here. This is not a case where a governmental body took action against a journalist or news source. This lawsuit was brought by an individual, supported financially by another individual.
On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 1:46 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > In terms of 1st Amendment interests I think Kevin is wrong, and Mark is > right; Freedom of the Press is exactly as healthy as the well being of > obnoxious and embarrassing publishers. But Kevin's point goes to the heart > of the underlying matter: Does freedom of the press cover publishing > somebody's private sexual acts? I am less worried about a pissed rich guy > funding Bollea than I am the implications of the verdict in this case. > Obviously Gawker is horrible, and no decent decision maker should have let > them publish that tape. But I do think the benefits of a free society in > which horrible people can make horrible decisions like this outweigh the > harm. I think I could have lived with it if the award had been a > significant but sustainable fraction of Gawker's working capital, allowing > them to stay in business. > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This has been sitting in my inbox to be responded to. And the short >> version was if you endorse the idea that you can censor via lawyers and >> pocket books, then I think you don't believe in as free of a press as you >> think you do. >> >> You won, Kevin. Hope you're happy. >> >> >> http://www.recode.net/2016/6/10/11903764/gawker-bankruptcy-chapter-11-sale-ziff-davis >> >> On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 5:29 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> But if a rich idiot throws their money around to get rid of Gawker, >>>> what makes you think someone won't try to go after a media source you >>>> approve of? The First Amendment means you gotta hold your nose when it >>>> comes to some media. I may not like Fox News, but I'd rather see the >>>> public decide that they choose not to watch, instead of some rich schmuck >>>> trying to sue them out of business. >>>> >>>> >>> A quick look at the Gawker homepage and this is the top story: >>> What a Series of Cosmic Evangelical Thrillers Tells Us About Money in >>> America >>> <http://gawker.com/what-a-series-of-cosmic-evangelical-thrillers-tells-us-1779607605>Below >>> that was a link to: >>> Watch A Car Run Over A Motorcycle In This Florida Road Rage >>> <http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/watch-a-car-run-over-a-motorcycle-in-this-florida-road-1779633188>Or >>> how about the post to the right of that: >>> >>> The Best Memorial Day Deals: Laser Printers, Cheap ThinkPad, Golfing >>> Gear, and More >>> <http://deals.kinja.com/the-best-memorial-day-deals-laser-printers-cheap-thin-1779478634> >>> I'm not picking and choosing; just looking at the first items on their >>> homepage. Not news. Not worried if they run out of money and get shut down. >>> >>> The 1st Amendment guarantees the right of the press to say and print >>> whatever they want without government censorship, but it is not a blanket >>> protection against any consequences of what is said or printed. People can >>> be held accountable for their words... as well as their videos of aging >>> wrestler sex. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> TV or Not TV .... 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