Timeline for Can an author get commission if he writes books from prison?
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| Jun 30, 2021 at 20:45 | comment | added | bdb484 | I'm sure there are prison regulations governing the operation of a for-profit venture within the facility, but the prison can't simply tell an inmate that he can't write a book, or that he can't sell it. | |
| Jun 30, 2021 at 19:17 | comment | added | Joseph Larson | Years ago, Mike Tyson got into trouble because he was giving out his signature while in prison. Prisoners are not allowed to operate or make a profit off of a business while in prison. I'm fairly sure this would apply. | |
| Jun 30, 2021 at 17:37 | comment | added | bdb484 | It's because of both. People can put money on Kaczynski's commissary or he can win the lottery, and the the government has no special interest in those transfers. Son of Sam laws purport to assert an interest in transfers of money in exchange for speech about his crimes. They effectively impose a tax on a specific category of speech: writings about crimes for which the author has been convicted. The government can't tax speech on that topic any more than it could impose a tax on the New York Times for writing about government misconduct. | |
| Jun 30, 2021 at 15:30 | comment | added | Criticizing Israel not allowed | @bdb484 what does that even mean? "On the basis of speech?" The person is hypothetically not getting any money because they committed a crime, not because of something they said. | |
| Jun 29, 2021 at 17:44 | comment | added | bdb484 | From government-backed inteference on the basis of speech? Yes. | |
| Jun 29, 2021 at 16:57 | comment | added | Criticizing Israel not allowed | Does the first amendment protect money transfers and bank balances? | |
| Jun 28, 2021 at 21:11 | history | edited | bdb484 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 28, 2021 at 18:54 | comment | added | Michael Seifert | There are, however, laws that make it easier for victims to sue criminals for any money they might earn from their notoriety. New York passed such a law in 2001 after the Simon & Schuster v. Crime Victims Bd. decision. | |
| Jun 28, 2021 at 18:10 | history | answered | bdb484 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |