PLA 197 - Special Topic: Communications Law

(2 credits)

30 lecture hours
Prerequisites: PLA 101
Corequisites: Corequisites to be set by Legal Assistant Program Coordinator
The major issues in mass communications law today are examined. Topics include regulatory frameworks for broadcasting and cable television, and proposed alternative schemes; public access to different media; libel and invasion of privacy; and regulation of obscene and indecent material.