COMM 354 - Media Law and Policy

Institution:

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Subject:

Communications Media

Description:

Surveys areas of law and policy regulating commercial and consumer use of media technologies. Covers law and policy pertaining to broadcasting and cable, intellectual property, station licensing and renewal, defamation, privacy, Internet regulation. Examines the historical development of the FCC and its jurisdictions. Discusses case studies along with the relevancy of some laws as they pertain to todays mediated society. (Titled Broadcast Regulation before 2015-16.)

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

( COMM 150 or CM 150 or CM 200 )

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.iup.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 357-2100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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