The First Amendment Rocks!

Child obesity rates in America have reached historic highs and sexual images of physical perfection are seen in much of today’s advertising with an astound prevalence. Many images seen have been shown to be less than honest, with the bodies of models being airbrushed after capturing the picture to enhance those bodies’s flawlessness. Imagine a […]

Situation: We’ve all been there before: have bad allergies, had surgery or teeth pulled or some other ailment that required pain killers. For a good portion of Americans, prescription drugs are a part of their every day routine. However, many Americans also have tight financial circumstances that make affording these drugs harder. So, conventional wisdom […]

Situation You are a song writer and you hear a song on the radio. You really like the beat! So you use the beat and write an original song without the consent of the original songwriters. Your song becomes an instant hit. So what happens when you come under attack for copyright infringement? Legal Background […]

Situation: Let’s be real. Who hasn’t used limewire to download free music?  Many people, at some point, have taken advantage of free music downloading from networks like limewire to save a little money.  It’s only a song, right? Well, imagine you run the recording studio for P. Diddy (or Puff Daddy or whatever his name is today).  You […]

OK, here’s the situation: Word Smith has been a musician and songwriter for years. Smith has never hit the “big time,” but has played with different bands over the years and in most of these bands they have played original songs that Smith has written. Smith, however, has never officially sent his songs to the copyright […]

1. Situation There is a broadcasting station and they are unhappy because of all the local broadcasting stations it had to offer. They look at all the regulations and the Cable Act and decide that over time they will just cut off a few local channels at a time. Then in a few years they […]

1. Situation: Many Americans take pride in our right to free speech. We are able to speak our minds and contribute to the “marketplace of ideas” in many areas of debate or concern. It doesn’t matter whether it be concerning the pros and cons of stem cell research, one’s stance on illegal immigration or whether […]

1. SITUATION Bowling Green State University’s Firelands campus made national news a few years ago concerning an instance of artistic censorship. James Parlin, a University student, constructed a sculpture called “The Middle School Science Teacher Makes a Decision He’ll Live to Regret” that was placed in Firelands’ Little Gallery. The sculpture depicted a female middle […]

1. Situation For most American artists, their art is expressed through their feelings and emotions, even if the final product is indecent. Therefore, creative expression is the central idea of how artists communicate their vision to the audience. Think about all of the artists that need funding for programs, workshops, and most importantly to support […]

Crazy Axe Commercial Axe has a commercial for their spray deoderant.  It refers to men having premature perspiration which has a sexual reference to premature ejaculation.  In the commercia there are several sexual references including a woman holding up a thong, a “wet dream”, and a woman licking a popsicle.  All of these events cause […]