COMM 320 - Communication Law

Credit(s): 3
This seminar analyzes the laws governing the different spheres of communications from journalism to advertising including broadcasting, public relations, and telecommunications, as they pertain to such issues as freedom of speech, privacy laws, such as slander and libel, protection of commercial speech, censorship and copyright. The seminar will focus on the Communications Act of 1934, the first Amendment to the US Constitution, The (Internet) Communication Decency Act of 1996, and laws mandating the Federal Communications Commission.

Only open to students in the B.A. Liberal Arts and Sciences program.