Monday, May 10, 2004
Corporations have the right to Free Speech as well
The NYTs editorial page slammed Disney last week for choosing not to distribute Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's new film.
Mr. Eisner responds with a letter that the Times chose to print.
Mr. Eisner is right that Disney did not stop Mr. Moore from getting his film out, lots of distributors will jump at the chance to take his film, which will certainly make several million dollars of profit.
Disney has the right to decide what it will and will not distribute, just at Mr. Moore has the right to decide what he wants to make a film about.
The NYTs should realize that their stance on this issue is hypocritical, and betrays a favoritism that they have for Mr. Moore's political message. You can be certain that if a conservative movie was denied distribution by Disney, they wouldn't have such a damning editorial condemning the offending corporation.
Mr. Eisner responds with a letter that the Times chose to print.
Mr. Eisner is right that Disney did not stop Mr. Moore from getting his film out, lots of distributors will jump at the chance to take his film, which will certainly make several million dollars of profit.
Disney has the right to decide what it will and will not distribute, just at Mr. Moore has the right to decide what he wants to make a film about.
The NYTs should realize that their stance on this issue is hypocritical, and betrays a favoritism that they have for Mr. Moore's political message. You can be certain that if a conservative movie was denied distribution by Disney, they wouldn't have such a damning editorial condemning the offending corporation.
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