Jour 371: Communications Law
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & NEW MEDIA
Legal rights and responsibilities of journalists and other media practitioners. Attention to Constitutional law and relevant First Amendment cases; FCC and private industry regulation of the Internet; evolving philosophies of intellectual property; libel and privacy issues.
3 Credits
Prerequisites
- Course may be repeated only once.
- Pre-Requisite: 24 Earned Hours
Instruction Type(s)
- Lecture: Lecture for Jour 371
Subject Areas
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