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It has nothing to do with being a corporation. You do have a right to say you have a guaranteed cure for cancer -- if that is in fact true, definitely.

esturk 9y ago
It does have to do with a corporation because we're discussing about hiring for a business. If the statements are false, does that mean the individual/corporation won't get any repercussion from the gov't? No. When it comes to the matter of doing business, there's a level of restriction and punishment on the things they say.
- SamReidHughes 9y ago
  Sole proprietorships can hire people too. Free speech rights in America aren't categorically different between corporations and individuals.
geofft 9y ago
> You do have a right to say you have a guaranteed cure for cancer -- if that is in fact true, definitely. I mean, that's ... not true in the US. The burden is on you to prove it in a way the government is happy with first. You can't say it and simply be prepared to prove it if called out on it; you certainly can't say it and know it's true and not have public proof. If your position is "things widely acknowledged in the US as perfectly normal are actually unconstitutional prior restraint on free speech," that's fine, but please say that up front so we understand that you're taking an unexpected position.
- SamReidHughes 9y ago
  > The burden is on you to prove it in a way the government is happy with first. A jury, actually, and it's not "first," it's after the fact, if you get charged. As far as I can tell the law in CA is that you have to be able to substantiate it with scientific evidence. Granted, I was thinking about statements advertising your services as a doctor, not a drug company. As a drug company, in many environments you still have a right to flat-out state you've got a pill that will cure cancer -- go ahead and say it when giving a talk somewhere. Edit: which is losing the plot a bit, yeah, because you could ask salaries in a different environment too.

esturk 9y ago

It does have to do with a corporation because we're discussing about hiring for a business. If the statements are false, does that mean the individual/corporation won't get any repercussion from the gov't? No. When it comes to the matter of doing business, there's a level of restriction and punishment on the things they say.

SamReidHughes 9y ago
Sole proprietorships can hire people too. Free speech rights in America aren't categorically different between corporations and individuals.

geofft 9y ago

> You do have a right to say you have a guaranteed cure for cancer -- if that is in fact true, definitely. I mean, that's ... not true in the US. The burden is on you to prove it in a way the government is happy with first. You can't say it and simply be prepared to prove it if called out on it; you certainly can't say it and know it's true and not have public proof. If your position is "things widely acknowledged in the US as perfectly normal are actually unconstitutional prior restraint on free speech," that's fine, but please say that up front so we understand that you're taking an unexpected position.

SamReidHughes 9y ago
> The burden is on you to prove it in a way the government is happy with first. A jury, actually, and it's not "first," it's after the fact, if you get charged. As far as I can tell the law in CA is that you have to be able to substantiate it with scientific evidence. Granted, I was thinking about statements advertising your services as a doctor, not a drug company. As a drug company, in many environments you still have a right to flat-out state you've got a pill that will cure cancer -- go ahead and say it when giving a talk somewhere. Edit: which is losing the plot a bit, yeah, because you could ask salaries in a different environment too.