A right is the power or liberty to which a person or a group is justly entitled or a thing to which they have a moral or legal claim. The specific enumeration of rights accorded to citizens has historically differed greatly from one century to the next, and from one regime to another, but nowadays is normally addressed by the constitutions of the respective nations. Rights serve as rules of interaction between people and groups, and, as such, they place constraints or positive obligations on individuals, groups, institutions, and governments.

These rights are variously interpreted. For example, in a given country, a right to free speech may merely mean that the government may not actively engage in censorship, and may apply only to speech that the courts of that country deem political, not, for example, sexually related speech, even in realms that such as a discussion of birth control that other countries might deem political. But, in any case, a right to free speech is generally not interpreted to mean that anyone else has a right to facilitate one's speech. In A.J. Liebling's words, "Freedom of the press belongs to those who own one." On the other hand, an individual right to healthcare implies an obligation on others to provide that healthcare. Thus, an individual having a right places responsibilities, either negative or positive, on others. (See negative and positive rights and three generations of human rights) Though rights usually refers to individual rights, in certain societies there may be group rights, where all members of a group have certain rights by virtue of being in that group. Contrast with license.

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musicchart (Best Selling Music) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:47:29 -0000
iTunes #music_classical #7 album: Halloween Classics - Various Artists © 2008 Naxos Rights International Ltd. http://dealnay.com/95946
@leejonathan i can see it .. now paris london new york - RADLEY had to start somewhere - PATCHILICIOUS !!!!! - I want 49% design rights x
_dommie_ (dommie) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:45:02 -0000
@leejonathan i can see it .. now paris london new york - RADLEY had to start somewhere - PATCHILICIOUS !!!!! - I want 49% design rights x
who owns the rights to the live recording of a soloist?
bowdlerizer (Anita Reese) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:44:16 -0000
who owns the rights to the live recording of a soloist?
@bewDful i write blogs too, like human rights blogs for iran,or blogs for neda not the celeb gossip ones lol
tehranweekly (Maliheh) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:44:05 -0000
@bewDful i write blogs too, like human rights blogs for iran,or blogs for neda not the celeb gossip ones lol
Woo, my bro's gonna love this! RT@PinkNews Washington voters approve expanded gay rights http://bit.ly/1JmlMy
alyajmurray (Alya J. Murray) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:43:54 -0000
Woo, my bro's gonna love this! RT@PinkNews Washington voters approve expanded gay rights http://bit.ly/1JmlMy
RIGHTS-NICARAGUA: Mudslinging Match Between Gov't, Activists ...: For his part, Vice President Jaime Morale.. http://bit.ly/gCvv2
allmyyears (Michael Bustamante) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:42:40 -0000
RIGHTS-NICARAGUA: Mudslinging Match Between Gov't, Activists ...: For his part, Vice President Jaime Morale.. http://bit.ly/gCvv2

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