For example, If I made a toilet paper with the likeness of Michael Moore, Alec Baldwin, Susan Surandon. Would that be protected speech?
2007-07-16 14:59:15 · 6 answers · asked by WCSteel 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Would work the same way if Someone made a Rush Limbaugh toiliet paper I suppose. ( There no hatemonger answers please.)
2007-07-16 15:02:04 · update #1
1st Amendment protections.
Satire is one of the areas recognized by the Supreme Court as falling within the fair use doctrine of the 1st Amendment.
It does not protect against defamation, but it does protect parody and satire.
2007-07-16 15:16:23 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It doesn't have to be "speech" in the literal sense to be protected. It's the fact that you have a message that you're conveying. That's why burning the flag is also protected speech, by the way, even though some ignoramuses whine that it's not really "speech" because you're not actually speaking.
2007-07-16 22:51:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it would. Satire is protected by the first amendment to the constitution, and has been upheld numerous times by the courts. Knock yourself out.
2007-07-16 22:02:20 · answer #3 · answered by TG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, the Supreme Court ruled that "obvious parodies" are protected speech.
2007-07-16 22:10:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The first amendment to the constitution allows you to do that.
2007-07-16 22:12:03 · answer #5 · answered by lcmcpa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure you could do that if you have nothing better to do with your time --
2007-07-16 22:04:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋