Editing Satire (section)

==Legal status==
For its nature and social role, satire has enjoyed in many societies a special freedom license to mock prominent individuals and institutions.<ref name="Test1991p9licencequote"/> In Germany,<ref name="Geisler2005p73"/> [[Japan]], and Italy<ref name="Bevere2006p265"/><ref name="Pezzella2009p566"/> satire is protected by the constitution.

Since satire belongs to the realm of [[art]] and artistic expression, it benefits from broader lawfulness limits than mere [[freedom of information]] of journalistic kind.<ref name="Pezzella2009p566"/> In some countries a specific "right to satire" is recognized and its limits go beyond the "right to report" of journalism and even the "right to criticize".<ref name="Pezzella2009p566"/> Satire benefits not only of the protection to [[freedom of speech]], but also to that to [[culture]], and that to scientific and artistic production.<ref name="Bevere2006p265"/><ref name="Pezzella2009p566"/>

=== Australia ===
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In September 2017 [[The Juice Media]] received an e-mail from the Australian National Symbols Officer requesting that the use of a satirical logo, called the "Coat of Harms" based on the [[Coat of arms of Australia|Australian Coat of Arms]], no longer be used as they had received complaints from the members of the public.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/thejuicemedia/status/906104236789841920/photo/1 |title=theJuice on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=June 10, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Coincidentally 5 days later a Bill was proposed to [[Parliament of Australia|Australian parliament]] to amend the [[Criminal law of Australia|Criminal Code Act 1995]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_LEGislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5973 |title=Criminal Code Amendment (Impersonating a Commonwealth Body) Bill 2017|language=en-AU|access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref> If passed, those found to be in breach of the new amendment can face 2–5 years imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:%22legislation/billsdgs/5767580%22 |title=ParlInfo – Criminal Code Amendment (Impersonating a Commonwealth Body) Bill 2017|website=parlinfo.aph.gov.au |language=en-US|access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref>

As of June 2018, the Criminal Code Amendment (Impersonating a Commonwealth Body) Bill 2017 was before the [[Australian Senate]] with the [[Reading (legislature)|third reading]] moved May 10, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_LEGislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r5973# |title=Criminal Code Amendment (Impersonating a Commonwealth Body) Bill 2017|language=en-AU|access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref>