Free Speech Versus the Internet – Case Study 2 - Overhead
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Excerpts from the "Statement by Northwestern University President Henry S. Bienen regarding Associate Professor Arthur Butz and his Web page"
…The attempts by Mr. Butz and other Holocaust "revisionists" to deny history have no factual basis whatsoever and are a contemptible insult to all who experienced the horrors of that time and to their families. The Holocaust is not an issue for debate any more than the issue of whether the earth is round is a matter for debate. Having said that, let me address the issue of whether the University should restrict Mr. Butz in the expression of his personal opinions, particularly on the Internet pages that are linked to the University pages… The University's policy on intellectual freedom as it relates to computer usage states: Intellectual Freedom: The network is a free and open forum for the expression of ideas, including viewpoints that are strange, unorthodox, or unpopular. The network administrators place no official sanctions upon the expression of personal opinion on the network. However, such opinions may not be represented as view of Northwestern University. |
Source: http://www.ibiblio.org/team/history/controversy/970107-Butz.html
