“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”
Article 19 - Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Former U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with the English version of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1949)
Freedom to publish, this fundamental subset of freedom of expression, is a prerequisite for having a thriving publishing industry, which is itself an essential part of a democratic society and a basis for a knowledge economy.
With freedom comes great responsibility. In practice, this right to freedom of speech is not absolute in any country and is commonly subject to limitations, such as on libel, slander, obscenity, incitement to commit a crime, etc.
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