10-22-06, 02:40 PM
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Stowaway
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Article 5 of Germany's constitution, or Basic Law, enshrines the right of freedom of speech and of the press.
"Everyone has the right to freely express and disseminate their opinions orally, in writing or visually and to obtain information from generally accessible sources without hindrance," states paragraph one of the law. "Freedom of the press and freedom of reporting through audiovisual media shall be guaranteed. There shall be no censorship."
But the next paragraph puts certain limits on that freedom, which were deemed necessary when the Basic Law was proclaimed in 1949, just four years after the end of World War II and the downfall of the Nazi dictatorship.
"These rights are subject to limitations embodied in the provisions of general legislation, statutory provisions for the protection of young persons and the citizen's right to personal respect," reads the second paragraph.
German law therefore constrains freedom, said Udo Branahl, a professor of media law at the University of Dortmund.
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Perhaps this is the freedoms Gizzmoe is working under.
Last edited by waste gate; 10-22-06 at 02:46 PM.
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