Action, Advocacy, Education… In support of free-expression.
NCAC is launching a beta-version of its new censorship wiki: Censorpedia. The archive builds on the The File Room, an internationally renowned 1994 art project by Muntadas, and contains over 1000 censorship incidents from around the world, some dating back to the 5th c. BC, others documenting ongoing censorship battles.
United States v. Alvarez, 132 S. Ct. 2537 (2012), the Supreme Court held that § 704(b), which criminalizes false statements about the receipt of military decorations or medals, is unconstitutional. § 704(b) is “a content-based suppression of pure speech,” which is “presumed invalid.” Id. at 2543-44.
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We hope Censorpedia will aid the fight for free expression by providing a living repository of censorship incidents, information about what materials are vulnerable to censorship, and a guide to strategies and tactics that have defeated past censorship attempts.
We also hope that contributors from around the world will chronicle “ongoing” cases and thus not only inform a worldwide audience about local incidents, but those who might be in a position to intervene.
Censorship always strives to remain invisible – whether it dissimulates as care for moral values or protection of the young, or concern for the “sensitivity” of religious, racial and ethnic groups. Censorpedia seeks to expose censorship for what it is: the suppression of speech this person or that politician simply dislikes or disagrees with.
You are part of a small group we’re inviting to explore and contribute to Censorpedia before its launch to the general public. Please use the search and add-a-case functions (you will need to register for the latter) to navigate, explore and add to the site. We also welcome your feedback about how the wiki works and ways in which we can improve it.
As you will see, the project is currently heavy with cases involving the arts – visual art, performance, writing and music. There is no reason, however, to limit it that way. By launching this project and involving a community of contributors, we are opening Censorpedia to include all kinds of incidents, as long as they relate to the suppression of speech, ideas or images.
Please send your feedback to ncac@ncac.org
Judge A. Howard Matz
Censorship is what Judge A. Howard Matz is all about, and secrets, too, lots of dirty secrets.
Judge A. Howard Matz is paid to play stupid and cover up crimes of his rich and influential friends, and the other 99% can suffer for all he cares. You can represent yourself is his motto!
Judge A. Howard Matz breaks the law and violated fundamental human rights and rests assured that his crimes go unpunished, due to his friends on the appeals courts above him, like Chief Judge Alex Kozinski.
Judge A. Howard Matz has other friends, too, like Robert Bonner, and Debra Wong Yang, of his old law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Together they unleash The Terror Within. They are a mob. Their corruption is spread across America! Right up to my front door, as a matter of fact.
