Panel Discussion: "Speech Dialoges" at UT Austin
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Greetings, The BB&T Chair for the Study of Objectivism at the University of Texas is sponsoring another panel in its series of Speech Dialogues. The topic this semester is Freedom of Commercial Speech. What: A panel discussion
When: Thursday February 5th, 2015 – from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Where: College of Liberal Arts Building (CLA) Room 0.130
(located on the East Mall near San Jacinto Street)
Cost: Free and open to the public Dialogue Speakers:
• Clark Neily – Attorney, Institute for Justice
• Tamara Piety – Professor, University of Tulsa, College of Law
• David Brown – Journalist, KUT Radio, Texas Standard Format:
The format is audience-friendly: brief presentations by the three guests, followed by about 40 minutes of interview-style dialogue, then a half hour of questions from the floor. Subject:
Panelists will consider such questions as:
• Truth in advertising – Should the law police it? And should paid ads have to say that they are paid ads?
• Mandatory disclosure of product information (calorie counts, labor practices) – Do consumers have the right to compel certain speech?
• Confidentiality agreements – May businesses demand silence from employees?
• Would “net neutrality” restrictions liberate speech, or limit speech?
• Occupational Speech – Doctors, designers, and many others give advice; tour guides and teachers talk for a living. When a person is paid for his speech, should he need a license?
• Does the exchange of money alter individuals’ speech rights?
• To what extent can you separate free enterprise and free speech? Can either exist without the other?
• Does a business hold the same First Amendment rights as a person? Speaker bios and full information about the Free Speech Dialogues can be found at:
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Clair LaVaye at c.lavaye@utexas.edu. Thanks very much.
Tara Smith
Professor, Philosophy Free Speech… let’s talk about it.
Panel Discussion: "Speech Dialoges" at UT Austin