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Drugs companies were prohibited from advertising on television until not so long ago. There's even a special law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescription_Drug
by staunch 17y ago
Drugs companies were prohibited from advertising on television until not so long ago. There's even a special law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescription_Drug_Marketing_Act_%28PDMA%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescription_Drug_Marketing_Act...
- roboneal 17y agoArguably, that is the crux of the 1st Amendment issue -- government regulation of speech - including that of "evil" or "unpopular" drug companies -- is a slippery slope.
- nitrogen 17y agoThe past few years seem to indicate that we're slipping up the slope, then, as what was once prohibited is now allowed, both in the case of prescription drug advertisements and corporate political speech.