# Gavin Andresen
# 2011-11-18 19:05:38
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=52195.msg623194#msg623194

If I recall correctly, the courts have ruled that "commercial speech" is not as protected@p{--} so laws that restrict (for example) cigarette ads on television are OK. @p{par}

Bitcoin transactions would, I think, be very likely to be classified by the courts as non-protected speech, if they were classified as 'speech' at all. @p{brk}