In Bose Corp

question 13

Multiple Choice

In Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union, concerning a magazine article critical of Bose speakers, the Supreme Court held that:

• A) Consumers Union was prohibited by the First Amendment from criticizing a legal products
• B) there was "actual malice" in the article published in Consumer Reports that criticized a Bose product, hence there was no First Amendment protection of the speech
• C) since the criticism was shown to be true, Bose had to pay Consumers Union damages
• D) the First Amendment allows criticism of business in general, but the names of specific companies may not be mentioned
• E) none of the other choices

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