Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 17th March 2012

Dilbert//8372, first published fourteen years ago on Saturday 17th March 2012

Tags

civil liberties internet & world wide web internet law bad for business press relase impinge freedom of speech selfish liars

Official transcript

Boss: Our company opposes passage of the new internet law because it would be bad for our business. But that sounds selfish, so we'll issue a press release saying the new law would impinge freedom of speech. Alice: So... we're selfish liars? Boss: You can't get more free than that!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR COMPANY OPPOSES PASSAGE OF THE NEW INTERNET LAW BECAUSE IT WOULD BE BAD FOR OUR BUSINESS.

BUT THAT SOUNDS SELFISH, SO WELL ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE SAYING THE NEW LAW WOULD IMPINGE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

SO..

WERE SELFISH LIARS?

YOU CAN T GET MORE FREE THAN THAT!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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