Bill OK'd on use of soldier names
Capitol Media Services
Tucson, Arizona Published: 05.22.2007
Without dissent, the House on Monday gave final approval to legislation making it a crime to use the names or photos of deceased soldiers for commercial purposes.
SB 1014, which now goes to the governor, is aimed at stopping Flagstaff business owner Dan Frazier from selling T-shirts with "Bush Lied/They Died" printed over the names of more than 3,000 Iraqi war dead. Backers of the measure say that no one should be able to profit from the use of those names.
It also permits families to file civil suits to stop the use of the names and collect damages. Critics question the measure's legality and whether it infringes on a First Amendment right to speak out against the war.
Capitol Media Services
Tucson, Arizona Published: 05.22.2007
Without dissent, the House on Monday gave final approval to legislation making it a crime to use the names or photos of deceased soldiers for commercial purposes.
SB 1014, which now goes to the governor, is aimed at stopping Flagstaff business owner Dan Frazier from selling T-shirts with "Bush Lied/They Died" printed over the names of more than 3,000 Iraqi war dead. Backers of the measure say that no one should be able to profit from the use of those names.
It also permits families to file civil suits to stop the use of the names and collect damages. Critics question the measure's legality and whether it infringes on a First Amendment right to speak out against the war.
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Apparently it is alright to make billions of dollars killing soldiers (and civilians) especially if you keep the soldiers anonymous. But don’t try to make an anti-war political statement that includes the names of any real dead soldiers. This news isn’t just mashed up, it’s messed up. War kills real people with real names, real families, real lives cut short. Memorial Day is next Monday. Who are we supposed to be remembering?
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