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Law of Electronic Media: Fall 1997

Reading Assignments*

1. August 27. 14. Privacy. pp. 745-790

2. September 3. 2. The Spectrum and Its Utilization. pp. 42-67; pp. 535-536

3. September 10. 1. Introduction. pp. (only) 11-41

4. September 17. 13. Defamation. pp. 685-744

5. September 24. 12. Copyright. pp. 633-684

6. October 1. 15. Special Problems . . .. [Newsgathering from Public Sources]. pp. 830-845; 6. Legal Control . . .. [Obscenity and Indecency]. pp. 228-251

7. October 8. 6. Legal Control . . .. [Obscenity and Indecency]. pp. 251-288

8. October 15. 6. Legal Control . . .: Nonpolitical Speech. [Safety . . ..]. pp. 288-294; 6. Legal Control . . .. [Drugs]. pp. 224-228. 10. New Communications Technologies [Electronic Publishing/Safety and Violence]. pp. 538-539

9. October 22. 3. Justifications for Government Regulation. pp. 68-97

10. October 29. 5. Legal Control . . .: Political Speech. pp. 178-223

11. November 5. 8. Structural Regulation of Cable Television. pp. 389-446

12. November 12. 9. Content Regulation of Cable Television. pp. 447-492

13. November 19. 11. Media Concentration. [National Concentration]. pp. 556-597

14. December 3. Catch up/Review/Party.

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* These assignments are, of course, "subject to change" -- including changes proposed by you that are (a) rational, and (b) supported by a significant proportion of your colleagues. Failing that, this is my current best effort at a reasonable inclusion/exclusion of material and its ordering.


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