Another day, another ruling that banning advertising with political content from the airwaves is illegal. Adbusters – who made the above spot – has scored a great victory in The Supreme Court of British Columbia in Canada. In a case against Canada’s CBC and Canwest Global, the court ruled that the airwaves are a public property where freedom of speech must prevail (judges’ ruling here).
Commentary on the grubbiest part of the dirtiest business, by Benedict Pringle.
