SOC 3490 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: John Stuart Mill, Commercial Speech, Listerine
9 Feb 2017
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Glasbeek chapter seven: objecting to advertising ban for kids, argued quebec was attacking the freedom of expression guaranteed to canadians in the constitution. Rjr macdonald inc: tobacco limit on advertising violated free speech, as the ban is not a reasonable measure for curbing the ills inflicted by the sale of tobacco products. John milton, john stuart mill, and oliver wendell holmes have argued that giving the greatest possible latitude to freedom of expression will produce a political climate in which everyone can be asked to accept majoritarian-based decisions. Political speakers and political speech should be protected. The spending on advertising is over billion/year, with the average us child subjected to 380,000 tv commercials by the time they graduate high school: ex. Traightfor(cid:449)ard lyi(cid:374)g is u(cid:374)a(cid:272)(cid:272)epta(cid:271)le, (cid:271)ut (cid:862)puffery(cid:863) or (cid:373)isleadi(cid:374)g ad(cid:448)ertisi(cid:374)g is a(cid:272)(cid:272)epted a(cid:374)d effective. Striking is not a fundamental right protected by the charter of rights and freedoms.
