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Better late than never, the recording industry is backing groundbreaking legislation that could limit how music is used as evidence in criminal court.
Is it too little, is it too much? we'll see in november. doug, alice and ashley, thank you so much. look, a much different debate ahead. now, you know the miranda warning, you've watched every "law & order" marathon every new year's day and sunday too? anything you say may be used against you in a court of law. what about before someone gets arrested and what if those words are actually in rap lyrics. the legal battle against two star rappers part of the conversation tonight, next. time. it's life's most precious commodity,
Your work as a professor, you believe that infusing even lectures at times with different artistic expressions like rap et cetera can be a way for people to better understand a topic at issue. to me, it's a little bit striking about this notion, and that is, are we seeing this with other forms of music? are we seeing this used with -- you mentioned stephen king, but in other jurisdictions, it's legislation around protecting artists. are we going to see a bit of a blueprint created across this country? >> i certainly would hope so. i applaud the legislation in california and in new york that se...
Gets arrested? what if those words are actually in rap lyrics? the legal battle against two star rappers, a part of the conversation tonight next.
You mention stephen king for example but in other jurisdictions, legislation around trying to protect artists in this very thing, are we going to see a bit of a blueprint created all across this country?>> i certainly would hope so, i apply the legislation in california and new york that seek to limit the means in which we use rap lyrics to criminalize their subjects. and in particular, it is requiring prosecutors to meet the constitutional burden. if these prosecutors are successful they would deprive people of life, liberty and property. it requires due process according to the constitution,...