★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(SF Legal Thriller) Jason has been getting tired of intrusive advertisements for a while, but when they start invading his dreams, he decides to fight back. (5,796 words; Time: 19m)
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"A Message From Our Sponsor," by J.T. Sharrah [bio] (edited by Trevor Quachri), appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact issue 01-02|19, published on December 15, 2018 by Penny Publications.
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Review: 2019.006 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: It’s fun watching Jason and his lawyer work together to give the evil ad companies a run for their money.
Con: A legal thriller needs to be at least plausible with respect to the law. It’s hard to believe in a lawyer who doesn’t understand what the First Amendment actually does and who has never heard of the right to privacy. For the record, the First Amendment only says the government cannot restrict your freedom of speech. Nowhere does it say that any company is obliged to let you say what you want, much less that anyone has to listen to you.
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Pro: It’s fun watching Jason and his lawyer work together to give the evil ad companies a run for their money.
Con: A legal thriller needs to be at least plausible with respect to the law. It’s hard to believe in a lawyer who doesn’t understand what the First Amendment actually does and who has never heard of the right to privacy. For the record, the First Amendment only says the government cannot restrict your freedom of speech. Nowhere does it say that any company is obliged to let you say what you want, much less that anyone has to listen to you.
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J.T. Sharrah Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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