Open Letter to Steve Jobs: It's Time to Stop the Censorship - Censorship - ...

[Dave Farber <dfarber () me com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Frode Hegland <frode () hyperwords net>
> Date: May 11, 2010 7:32:12 PM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: web: Open Letter to Steve Jobs: It's Time to Stop the Censorship - Censorship -  ...

> "Look at this magazine cover. It's Madonna. Madonna showing her breasts. Without nipples. Why? Because of Apple's 
> silent censorship, that's why. We said it already: It's time to declare war against Apple's censorship. Steve, you 
> are going the wrong way.
>
> In case you are not aware of it, here's what happened: British fashion magazine Dazed & Confused has made an iPad 
> version of their magazine. Internally, they call it the "Iran Edition" because they have to censor any nudity, no 
> matter how innocent it is. This is not the first time that this happens, but this is even worse, because nudity in a 
> fashion magazine is actually editorial content: There are plenty of designers who use transparent fabrics or risque 
> cleavages. Not to mention lingerie."
>      http://gizmodo.com/5536323/open-letter-to-steve-jobs-its-time-to-stop-the-censorship
>      or
>      http://tinyurl.com/239ev4h 
>
>
> --   
>
>     Frode Hegland, director
>
>    The Hyperwords Company
>     www.hyperwords.net
>
>    www.twitter.com/hyperwords
>   



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