The printing press was the beginning of the mass broadcast speech problem. Before that the Church controlled broadcast speech. imo, broadcast speech over public property and airwaves should not automatically get the same protections as the freedom of speech of an individual in
general. Screaming fire in a crowded theater is broadcast speech, and it is regulated, so I think a point going forward is the mass media has to be delivered over public easements and airwaves, so legislation could be crafted around this to survive in the courts.
The printing press was the beginning of the mass broadcast speech problem. Before that the Church controlled broadcast speech. imo, broadcast speech over public property and airwaves should not automatically get the same protections as the freedom of speech of an individual in
general. Screaming fire in a crowded theater is broadcast speech, and it is regulated, so I think a point going forward is the mass media has to be delivered over public easements and airwaves, so legislation could be crafted around this to survive in the courts.