The definition seems to be an issue. Since Wikipedia is not considered reliable, I have looked at a few dictionaries, and most boil down to something similar to Merriam-Webster. Censorship is defined as the act of censoring, and the transitive verb Censor is defined as follows (quoted from
www.m-w.com):
Quote:
censor
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
cen·sored; cen·sor·ing Listen to the pronunciation of censoring \ˈsen(t)-sə-riŋ, ˈsen(t)s-riŋ\
Date:
1882
: to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable <censor the news> ; also : to suppress or delete as objectionable <censor out indecent passages>
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As I said, so long as my access is not restricted, I do not have a problem with Apple's self-censorship of their store, but censorship it still is. However, it is self-censorship, not censorship of others. They have not restricted the author's ability to sell his book to iPhone users through Fictionwise, Books On Board, etc.
The Bandit