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SMAD 370. Mass Communication Law


Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 002826


Principles and case studies in communication law, constitutional guarantees, libel, privacy, contempt, copyright and governmental regulatory agencies. Emphasis on recent cases and their effects on mass communication.

  Prerequisite(s): SMAD 201 , SMAD 202  and SMAD 203 , and SMAD 301  or SMAD 301L , and junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.