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Link Ch. 13 – Libel, Privacy & Social Media
Several readings on (you guessed it!) libel, privacy and social media: Common Law Invasion of Privacy Claims in Social Media Adrean S. Taylor (Wasscom.com) Good review of what is and isn’t invasion of privacy based on social media content. Courtney … Continue reading
Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Has the University of Illinois repealed the First Amendment for its faculty? New tenured prof gets contract dropped over “vulgar and insulting” tweets. What can marketers learn from the Ice Bucket Challenge? Make it fun. Make it easy. Make it … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 6
Tagged advertising, advocacy, first amendment, media law, public relations
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Could This Be The Copyright Law Update We Need?
There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding copyright law as of late that charges that it is hopelessly biased toward the rights of large, corporate media (i.e. Disney and the like). Under current copyright law, it is apparently legal for … Continue reading
When Super Bowls Turn Naughty – Do We Care?
During the 2004 Super Bowl, singer Janet Jackson exposed her nipple for 9/16ths of a second, resulting in 8 years of litigation over whether CBS would have to pay a $500,000 fine for the “fleeting nudity.” In the end, courts … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 1, Chapter 3, Chapter 9, Uncategorized
Tagged legal issues, media law, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 2013
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Link Ch. 13 – The Hazelwood Decision’s 25th Anniversary
Twenty-five years ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a high school principal in Hazelwood, Missouri, had the right to censor articles in the student newspaper about pregnancy and divorce. The court, in its ruling, wrote: The First Amendment … Continue reading
Questions Worth Asking – Maybe
Should we long for the good old days of the Alien and Sedition Acts? A look at how our understanding of the First Amendment has changed over the years. (Lawyers, Guns & Money) What does free speech look like globally? … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 13, Chapter 15, Chapter 4
Tagged diabetes, global media, Harry Potter, media law, questions
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Link Ch. 3 – 8 Years Later – Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction Case
Eight years ago, singer Janet Jackson exposed her breast for 9/16ths of a second. As a result, broadcast network CBS was fined more than half a million dollars and a near-decade long battle over what could or could not be … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 13, Chapter 3, Chapter 9
Tagged first amendment, Janet Jackson, legal issues, media law
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Link Ch. 13 – Supreme Court rules that FCC fines for language, nudity were given without proper notice
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that broadcasters did not have to pay fines levied by the FCC for fleeting expletives or brief nudity because the FCC had not provided sufficient warning that there would be penalties. The court had … Continue reading
Ch. 13 Links – Students expelled for what they post online
High school and middle school students get expelled for things they post online through social media during non-school hours. Is that violating their free speech rights? Take a look at a few examples: Indiana high school student expelled for tweeting … Continue reading
Link Ch. 13 – Copyright’s Barbara Ringer Remembered
Barbara Ringer, who went to work for the Copyright Office in the Library of Congress in 1949 right after she graduated from law school, had as much influence on American copyright law as anyone in the twentieth century. Read the … Continue reading