Description of Incident: The Dixie Chicks filmed a commercial for Lipton Brisk Iced Tea prior to the London performance. Pepsi, the owner of Lipton, has suggested that it will not air the commercial for fear that it could negatively effect sales.

Results of Incident: Pepsi decided to air the commercial

Description of Incident: Eminem was part of a Black Entertainment Television concert to perform in Daytona. The mayor had an agreement with the television network to refrain from using lewd and profane language and behavior. Eminem apparently did not adhere to these requests.

Results of Incident: The mayor suggested that Eminem was never again welcome to perform in Daytona.

Description of Incident: The students of the Montachusset technical school were asked to complete an anonymous survey concerning their opinions of the school. Five students wrote negative comments about other ethnic groups in the school. All of the students recived an immediate, three-day suspension. One of the students was recommened for psychological counseling before being allowed to return to school. Another was asked to leave and the other three were permitted remain in the school, however the incident was marked on their school records.

Results of Incident: The Worchester County Chapter of the ACLU demanded that the reports be removed from the student's records. The ACLU charges the school with entrapment, suggesting that the school asked their anonymous opinion and is using it to punish them.

Description of Incident: The Chinese censors felt that the reference to opium may evoke sentiments of Western domination of the Chinese and could harm the nation's youth.

Results of Incident: Relevant departments banned the song.

Description of Incident: Last month a teenager in Casper, Wyoming commited suicide. The teen's parents, Howard and Mari Fochtman suggested that the group did not kill their son but they "did not do him any good." In response a Cheyenne FYE record store pulled ICP products from their shelves; items included wallets, T-shirts and albums.

Results of Incident: Several ICP fans disagreed with the store's decision. Store officials suggest that the removal of merchandise is only temporary.

Description of Incident: A local screenprinter, Ray Chavez, commissioned Tatum to paint the image on the outside wall of his store to cover already existing graffiti. Community members suggested that Chavez remove the mural, though Chavez disagreed and defended the work. Objectors notified local police police who found the mural acceptable, taking into account its proximity to nearby schools and churches.

Results of Incident: Fearing further vandalism, Chavez covered the mural. Tatum painted the image of an eye and a tear where the original image was featured.

Description of Incident: The Irving Arts Center invited Polk and Nunn to exhibit their works in an exhibit honoring faculty at North Lake College. They did not view "They're Calling for..." prior to its installation. A board member complained to the mayor that Polk's piece was not appropriate because of its nudity. The gallery director, Rosi Meng, suggested that Polk remove the work because the city attorney declared it obscene.

Results of Incident: Polk excited media attention and the gallery director and curator denied that the city attorney considered the work obscene; they also reversed the decision to remove the work and decided to install a disclaimer warning of frontal nudity and "material not suitable for children." Several other artists threatened to remove their work if Polk's was removed; the board voted 4-3 to allow the piece to remain.

Description of Incident: Zamora's drawing was part of the North Texas Health Science Center's exhibit honoring local Hispanic artists. An employment officer at the center accused the image of being obscene, offensive, and sexually harassing to women, and removed the image.

Results of Incident: Zamora removed another of her works from the exhibit for fear that it would also be removed or vandalized.

Description of Incident: The director of the Barnwell County Museum (a public museum), Jennings Rountree, approved Sherer's work and scheduled his exhibit. Rountree informed the seven other board members and installed the paintings. In response to a complaint by councilwoman Anne Loadholt, the board members ordered the doors to the museum padlocked two days after the paintings were installed. Loadholt accused Rountree of misrepresenting the artworks by not telling the board that it contained nude images.

Results of Incident: The board allowed the exhibit to be shown by appointment only, however reversed this decision three days later and closed the exhibit completely. The ACLU filed a suit on behalf of Sherer's 1st Amendment rights. The curator of the museum resigned.

Description of Incident: Gail Kern was commissioned to paint a mural on the wall of a West Fargo building. Shortly after her mural was complete Kern returned to take photos for her portfolio; she found her painting, in addition to that of the fairy, had been covered. She spoke to the building managers who told her that the Eagle Rose Fellowship Church believed that it was a painting of a "devil worshipper," and asked that it be removed. When she questioned the pastor of the church he suggested that "certain images call to presence things that I am not interested in, things I do not feel comfortable with."

Results of Incident: Gail asked other building residents if they agreed, and none had a problem with the image. The Fargo Forum published a front page article on the issue giving it the publicity the artist wanted.

Description of Incident: The Associated Newspapers Zimbabwe Executive Director, Sam Sipepa Nkomo, and three other company directors were arrested and detained on accusations that they published without a license. The newspaper's offices were raided shortly after the Administrative Court authorized the paper to publish in response to a prior denial to publish handed down by the government's media commission. The Administrative Court called the commission's decision "improperly unconstituted."

Results of Incident: The government will appeal the Administrative Court's ruling.

Description of Incident: On October 20, 2003, an arsonist set fire to the sign which was attached to the front of Nickels and Hunter's house. The fire spread from the first floor to the attic as their family slept. Fortunatley, Hunter, Nickels, their three children and guest roomate escaped the house alive. The fire caused $50,000 in damages. In Mt. Pocono, zoning officer Joseph W. Brady, responded to a complaint against the sign outside of D'Amato's house. Brady responded, telling D'Amato that the sign was illegal and had to be taken down, or else he would be charged a fine of $500 each day it remained, in addition to any court costs. D'Amato removed the sign, but was convinced by his neighbors to replaced it the following day

Results of Incident: A protest was held at James Madison University, where Hunter is a faculty member. One hundred and fifty people participated to support the family and the right to publicly oppose the war. In Mt. Pocono, the town officials allowed D'Amato's sign to stay after the story recieved negative publicity

Description of Incident: Le cours est annulé en raison de son intitulé

Results of Incident: Changement de nom, de "Pirates et réseaux" à "Activismes Numériques"

Description of Incident: The author of the original novel was imprisoned for several months by South Korean authorities. Jang San Woo's rendition was banned in South Korea, where he was also threatened with prosecution, and Japan.

Results of Incident: After several months "Lies" was allowed to show in South Korea and it became the fifth largest grossing movie in the nation's history. The film showed in the San Francisco International Film Festival and sold out the Castro theater, which holds 3,800 seats.

Description of Incident: Portsmouth High School art teacher, Marilyn Carpenter, chose Mastrocinque for the schools artist of the month and hung five of his drawings in a glass case near the school library. Within hours of their display, the school principal, John Lucas, removed the drawings. Several students protested, hanging signs that read, "Censorship is a disease," and "Art should not be censored." In addition, Carpenter contacted her union claiming a breach of academic freedom.

Results of Incident: The school superintendent promised that there would be no further interference with future exhibits. Carpenter withdrew the grievance and the works were reinstalled in her classroom.