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Comment Re:Free Speech Areas (Score 1) 527

Free speech areas aren't new, they're just getting a lot of attention these days. I lived on a campus that had a huge fracas over their long-standing speech zones back in 2000-2003 and may have sparked this entire issue, and I'm inclined to say this problem is a non-starter.

The reason these areas were created, and the reason a lot of campuses still maintain them, is that in most cases the "speech" we're talking about is recruiting/issue advocacy by a student organization that wants to set up tables with a staff of a few people - at the smallest. Sometimes we're talking about something bigger, like a jump castle, a blood donations bus, or even - in one memorable instance - a giant plyboard cube that students were encouraged to graffiti. Really what we're talking about is a logistics issue, not some speech fascism on the part of the college. Trust me, other forms of organized speech - flyering especially - aren't restricted at all.

Hell, I remember more than a few war protests that began AND ended outside the "free speech area".
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Submission + - Trent Reznor Says "Steal My Music" (youtube.com)

THX-1138 writes: A few months ago, Trent Reznor (frontman of the band Nine Inch Nails), was in Australia doing an interview when he commented on the outrageous prices of CDs there. Apparently now his label, Universal Media Group is angry at him for having said that. During a concert last night , he told this to fans, "...Has anyone seen the price come down? Okay, well, you know what that means — STEAL IT. Steal away. Steal and steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep on stealin'. Because one way or another these mother**** will get it through their head that they're ripping people off and that that's not right."

The YouTube link contains a video recorded by a fan that shows his full speech during the concert.

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