COMM 4280 - Communication Law

Spring. 3 credits.

Permission of instructor or junior, senior, or graduate standing is required.

D. Grossman.

Deals with the law governing communication media. Topics include First Amendment concepts, restraints on newsgathering and dissemination, libel, invasion of privacy, copyright protection, regulation of broadcast and nonbroadcast electronic media, advertising law, and current legal issues unique to online communication.