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{{Display censorship incident | {{Display censorship incident | ||
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|description_of_content=Multimedia artist and environmental activist Jay Critchley placed the Florida State Seal inside the "o" in the Mobil Oil logo for his project “Mobil Warming” that challenges Governor Rick Scott's denial of global warming. The Mobil Warming graphic is posted on Critchley’s website. Critchley has used the Mobil Warming logo in other projects in the past, including “Miami Beige.” | |description_of_content=Multimedia artist and environmental activist Jay Critchley placed the Florida State Seal inside the "o" in the Mobil Oil logo for his project “Mobil Warming” that challenges Governor Rick Scott's denial of global warming. The Mobil Warming graphic is posted on Critchley’s website. Critchley has used the Mobil Warming logo in other projects in the past, including “Miami Beige.” | ||
|description_of_incident=Critchley received a "cease and desist" letter from the State of Florida stating that he may not use the state logo without permission and before express prior written approval. The artist contacted NCAC, which put him in touch with a Florida | |description_of_incident=Critchley received a "cease and desist" letter from the State of Florida stating that he may not use the state logo without permission and before express prior written approval. The artist contacted NCAC, which put him in touch with a Florida lawyer, and he has challenged the state’s demand. | ||
|description_of_result="Upon the recommendation of the National Coalition Against Censorship, Critchley got his own lawyer, Lawrence Walters, of the Walters Law Group of Florida. Walters said he took the case pro bono. | |description_of_result="Upon the recommendation of the National Coalition Against Censorship, Critchley got his own lawyer, Lawrence Walters, of the Walters Law Group of Florida. Walters said he took the case pro bono. | ||
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[http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20161209/artwork-sparks-free-speech-debate Artwork sparks free speech debate], Dec 9, 2016 | [http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20161209/artwork-sparks-free-speech-debate Artwork sparks free speech debate], Dec 9, 2016 | ||
[http://www.jaycritchley.com/artistcensored.html Artist Censored] | |||
