[10174] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Andrews Univ. & C. Thomas
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Carl M. Kadie)
Thu Feb 10 11:24:46 1994
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 10:59:41 -0500
From: "Carl M. Kadie" <kadie@eff.org>
To: com-priv@psi.com
WALTHOWE@delphi.com (Walt Howe, DELPHI Internet SIG Manager) writes:
[...]
>While Freedom of Speech is admirable in a University, what laws exist which
>require a company to let their employees use their communications facilities
>to say anything they want? As I understand it, freedom of speech does not
>apply to the relations between an employer and employee in any way.
[...]
Many universities do contractually guarantee that their employees will
have freedom of expression, even on university resources. This
employee benefit is seen as a way to promote the university mission
(e.g. the tranmission of knowledge, the pursuit of truth, the
development of students and the general well-being of society.)
*However*, this freedom is typically limited with content-neutral
regulations on the time, place, and manner of expression. Also,
substantially disruptive expression is usually prohibited.
I believe a strong case could be made that Mr. Thomas's articles were
substantially disruptive.
- Carl
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