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This site contains course materials for COMM 4454-Media Law. Check
it periodically for announcements and information about course assignments. Grades
will be posted on this site after exams and graded exercises. If you have questions,
please e-mail me at byates@westga.edu.
Syllabus
Useful Websites for Media Law Research
Exam #1 Study Guide
Exam #2 Study Guide
Exam #3 Study Guide (NEW!)
Legal Citation Resources
Lecture Outlines
Chapter 1-The American Legal System
Chapter 2-The First Amendment: The Meaning of Freedom
Chapter 3-The First Amendment: Contemporary Problems
Chapters 4, 5, 6-Libel (courtesy A. L. Fargo)
Chapters 7, 8-Privacy (courtesy A. L. Fargo)
Chapter 9-Gathering Information: Records and Meetings (courtesy
A. L. Fargo)
Chapter 10-Protection of News Sources
Chapter 10-Journalist's Privilege/Shield
Laws (courtesy A. L. Fargo)
Chapters 11, 12-Free Press/Fair Trial (courtesy A. L.
Fargo)
Chapter 13-Regulation of Obscene and Other Erotic
Material
Chapter 14-Copyright (courtesy A. L. Fargo)
Chapter 15-Regulation of Advertising (courtesy A. L. Fargo)
Chatper 16-Telecommunications Regulation: History and Licensing
Chatper 17-Telcommunications Regulation: Content Control and Cable
Read about Venus Starlett Dust Morgan and her free
speech case involving her right to wear a Marilyn Manson T-shirt with an
"obscene" phrase on it.
Follow the story by clicking on the links in order:
http://www.freedomforum.org/speech/1998/4/24manson.asp
http://www.freedomforum.org/speech/1998/5/11tshirt.asp
http://www.freedomforum.org/speech/1998/12/14kytshirt.asp
http://www.freedomforum.org/speech/1999/4/2kytshirt.asp
For the latest go to the lexis-nexis web site:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/
(click link to the left, click News, click Wires, type "tater days" in keyword
search, click on stories)
Visit a web site dedicated to Star Morgan (warning: contains material
that may be offensive)
http://www.killgod.net/photos.html
© B.L. Yates 2001
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