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Old Mar 13, 2008, 03:03 am   #19 (permalink) (top)
Technosoul
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But in reality, it's pretty damn hard to regulate speech, isn't it? Unless someone has their hand over your mouth, you can say just about anything you want. You can shout company secrets from the top of the building all you want, you're just going to find yourself in a heap of trouble at the end of the day.

When people are talking about freedom of speech, most often they are talking about freedom from consequences.
Needless to say industrial secrets are confidential and those who know them are expected to be trustworthy. If you tell a dirty joke a girl can shout sexual harrasment and the boss will tell you "that is not allowed by or company policy". If you said that outside no one can outlaw you from so doing, unless you live in Pasadena California.
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