1. Freedom writers.
- Author
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Keyes, Kimberley
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PRESS law , *PUBLISHING , *AUTHORS , *EDITING , *NEWSPAPERS - Abstract
This article discusses several concerns on a rule unveiled by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department in December 2004 that allows American publishers and editors to participate in publishing activities of authors from Cuba, Iran and Sudan. The new rules establish a general license that requires no application for permission to collaborate with individual authors. But the rules seem to assert government authority to categorically approve editing and publishing activities. The new regulations establish general licenses to authorize transactions not already exempt from regulation that directly support the publishing and marketing of manuscripts, books, journals and newspapers, in paper or electronic format. While the new rule seems to permit editors to translate and edit submissions from Cuban, Iranian and Sudanese writers, the prohibition on interacting with the governments of those nations could bar republication of articles from government run newspapers. Another concern is the restrictions of the new rules on informational materials including allowances for items such as paper, ink and computers.
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- 2005