Also like to think of it as house of independent thought and thinkers. We are here today to talk to one of the abpeter bergen a long time expert here at new america and Top Executive now helping to design the organization itself. It is not an exaggeration to say sheesh that peter has done more in the last year than most of possibly a lifetime as a researcher, reporter filmmaker and bestselling author. The book we are going to talk about today and decorated it almost as much of the Christmas Tree is trump and his generals i think this book is a great example or of what new america is. As far as a place where we not only think it is also this book is scary fearless. We will give you a chance to ask questions. At the end we will give you a little time to get books signed if youre so inclined. Peter has a hard cap is off to other places. We will be ending promptly. With that, peter, im going to start by asking you a nonconventional question for up book awas is a little bit about your metho
Hello, were on air, aksan kuvaevs studio, the main thing in this hour. One belt, one road, in beijing, the main day of the International Forum at the Opening Ceremony was addressed by pin and Vladimir Putin, and today negotiations between the leaders of russia and china will take place. The number of victims of israels attack on the hospital and gas is growing, hundreds of dead and wounded, a wave of anger around the world. Heavy snowfall paralyzed traffic in nizhny novgorod. And in kazan it is being liquidated. A flow of precious lava was cast at a gold extraction factory in kolyma five thousandth scroll weighing 16 kg. In beijing , today is the main day of the International One train one track forum, attended by over 4,000 representatives from more than 140 countries and 30 International Ones. Organizations. Before the meeting began, the main guests gathered for a group photographing ceremony. Immediately upon arrival, Vladimir Putin greeted the chairman of the peoples republic of ch
Live from london also coming up. Another bloody day in syrias rebel held enclave of Eastern Ghouta unicef is so outraged its a blank statement saying words are not enough. That we are ashamed of. An apology and an admission oxfam says its investigating twenty six new cases of Sexual Misconduct. And a final farewell to Morgan Tsvangirai zimbabwes late Opposition Leader is laid to rest in his hometown. Under the Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas has called for a new International Peace summit between israel and palestine within the next few months is a world powers at the u. N. Security council to back the process and says any settlement reached must suspend americas recognition of jerusalem as israels capital our diplomatic editor james bays is there first sir james how much is the scenario that abbas has proposed. Well he certainly needs to try and kick start the system the International System to make this happen and his way of doing things is not the way of the United States certainly
Disparagement provision placed be placed on speech itself. It has historically been much more tied to First Amendment values, to the incentivizeation of Free Expression. Part of that seems to me to ignore the fact that we have a culture in which we had tshirts and logos and rock bands and so forth are expressing the point of view they are using the market to express views. I mean certainly disparagement wouldnt work with copyright. Thats a powerful important Government Program. Ret melet me say two or three things before that. Music the slants are expressing views on social and political issues. They have a First Amendment right to do that. Theyre able to copyright their songs and get intellectual Property Protection that way. If congress attempted to prohibit them either have having copyright protection or copyright registration on their music, that would pose a much more substantial First Amendment issue. I was somewhat surprised that in your brief you couldnt bring yourself to say t
May it please the court. The provision at issue in the case, 15 u. S. Beliefs or National Symbols. Based on that provision, the pto denied to region the slants, as a service mark of the band. It did not limit the ability to use the mark in commerce or to otherwise engage in expression or debate on any subject that he wishes. Because of the disparagement provision restricts the program and not speech, it does not violate the First Amendment. It was a copy righted Government Program . I would say copright and c y copyright registration is tied to values of Free Expression. The part that seems to me that ignore the fact that we have a culture in which we have tshirts and logos and rock bands and so forth, but we are expressing a pouint of view, thy are using the market to express views. Disparagement would not clearly work with copyright, that is a powerful, important Government Program. Through their music, the slants are expressing views on social and political issues. They are able to