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| Course ID: | JURI 5576/7576. 2-3 hours. | | Course Title: | Media Law | Course
Description: | Examination of a variety of legal issues affecting the news
media. Discussion of traditional constitutional issues and
exploration of how these traditional principles are balanced
against competing interests not only in constitutional law but
also in common law and statutory regulations. | | Oasis Title: | Media Law | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in JURI 5576E or JURI 7576E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | To familiarize students with the range of issues affecting the
news media with a particular emphasis on balancing constitutional
free press rights against other legal interests. | | Topical Outline: | 1. Prior restraint
2. Defamation
3. Privacy
4. Access to court proceedings
5. Access to government meetings and documents
6. The reporters� privilege
7. Intellectual property
8. Issues specific to electronic media | |
| Course ID: | JURI 5576E/7576E. 2-3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Media Law |
Course
Description: | Examination of a variety of legal issues affecting the news media. Discussion of traditional constitutional issues and exploration of how these traditional principles are balanced against competing interests not only in constitutional law but also in common law and statutory regulations. |
| Oasis Title: | Media Law |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in JURI 5576 or JURI 7576 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | To familiarize students with the range of issues affecting the news media with a particular emphasis on balancing constitutional free press rights against other legal interests. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Prior restraint
2. Defamation
3. Privacy
4. Access to court proceedings
5. Access to government meetings and documents
6. The reporter's privilege
7. Intellectual property
8. Issues specific to electronic media |
| Honor Code Reference: | UGA Student Honor Code: "I will be academically honest in all of my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others." A Culture of Honesty, the University's policy and procedures for handling cases of suspected dishonesty, can be found at www.uga.edu/ovpi. |
Syllabus: No Syllabus Available
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