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that from 1915 to 1952, film was not protected under the First Amendment, because the Supreme Court (voting 9-0) saw film as a business, pure and simple, originated and conducted for profit and therefore subject to government censorship, resulting in the strict Hays Code in 1934

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Fun Fact: that from 1915 to 1952, film was not protected under the First Amendment, because the Supreme Court (voting 9-0) saw film as “a business, pure and simple, originated and conducted for profit” and therefore subject to government censorship, resulting in the strict “Hays Code” in 1934

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