2/29 I heard that during New Year's Eve some station (I think CBS)
digitally faked the billboards in Times Square. I heard that
CBS modified the actual billboards to show ads chosen by CBS
instead of showing the real ads. Is this true? Does anyone
have a reference/URL for this story? Thanks.
\_ yes, that is true.
\_ Isn't this sensorship? Can we sue CBS for doing that?
\_ Isn't that spelling?
\_ You have no grounds for suing CBS. They control their
broadcasts and have complete authority to decide what they
contain. All you can do is complain to the FCC.
(And no, it's not censorship, it's advertising.)
\_ You have freedom of speech from government control. The
advertising thing is a civil matter for the billboard
folks to sue over. There is no other form of freedom of
speech. The 1st amendent doesn't cover as much as net
libertarians would like. |