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Originally Posted by mj72
I should further clarify that Ms. Reisman's choice not to sell the book was (is?) arguably a de-facto censorship since her corporation "Chapters Indigo" has bought up more or less all the major competitors in this country and has something of a monopoly going on. Amazon has been starting to take a kink out of their market share, but it's a slow process.
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Doesn't matter in my mind, as long as people are free to set up alternate methods of distribution, there is no censorship. Ms Reisman has the right to speak for her company and has no moral obligation to help distribute speech she finds immoral. You have a right to the freedom of speech, you don't have the right to force people to help you distribute your speech against their will.
I know the US Bill of Rights has no authority in Canada. But it is the document many people worldwide recognize as a relatively comprehensive catalog of basic human rights. And the BOR doesn't claim that the freedom of speech must be easy, merely available.