MDST 3108 - Media Law

Effective Date 03/30/2021
This course uses audio, video, and text to explore the basics of media law: copyright; privacy; libel and defamation; and free speech. Students will be able to describe the tension between efforts to sustain an informed public and protect rights of expression; identify legal agents in the global system; identify powers and responsibilities of agents; grasp the basics of the 1st Amendment; and prepare for deeper analysis of these areas of law.

Requisites Students can’t enroll if previously taken MDST 3559 topic #118 Media Law

Credits: 3