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JOUR 4552 - Law of Internet Communication (3 Cr.)
School of Journalism & Mass Communication (10976)
TCLA - College of Liberal Arts
Course description
Digital communication technologies continue to raise a variety of legal issues, including whether and how (and which) traditional media and regulatory laws will apply and how policy should be applied through regulatory law to enhance and regulate that communication. This course is conducted as a seminar, with an open discussion of legal precedent and the influence of policy on internet and digital communications. This course covers the First Amendment as it applies in a digital era as well as regulatory topics like net neutrality, broadband access, privacy, and copyright.
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
AFV - A-F or Audit
Lecture
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
No
Typically offered term(s)
Every Spring