WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY: SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
Telecommunications Law and Policy (5410): Morale Booster Study Guide: Part II.
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Antitrust Law
Antitrust, meaning and significance of
Corporate governance, purpose of
Diffusion of Authority, principle of, reasons for
Reasons why corporate governance systems sometimes fail
Corporate Misconduct
Deregulation, principle of
Arguments for and against
Deregulation paradox
Enron, case study
Failures in Corporate Governance
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, purpose for its creation
Sherman Antitrust Act, purpose for its creation
Types of Anticompetitive Behavior
Deceptive Accounting Practices
Insider Trading
Predatory Pricing
Price Fixing and Collusion
Unscrupulous Dealmaking
Exclusive Contracts
Tying Arrangements
Montana Power, case study
United States v. Microsoft Corporation
WorldCom, case study
Intellectual Property
Adaptation, Distribution, Performance and Display
A&M Records et. al. v. Napster, 2001
Apple iPod and iTunes, Significance of
ASCAP and BMI
Copyright
Copyright Act of 1976 (enacted in 1978)
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Digital Rights Management, principles of
Fair Use, Principle of
Criteria for establishing fair use
Harper & Row Publishers v. Nation Enterprises, 1985
Intellectual Property, significance of, implications going forward
MGM v. Grokster, 2005
MP3 File Sharing
Napster, significance of
Universal Studios v. Sony Corporation of America, 1984
Notice and Registration
Obscenity and Indecency
FCC v. Pacifica, 1978
George Carlin and 7 Dirty Words Routine
Ginsberg v. State of New York, 1968
Principle of variable obscenity
Maplethorpe, Robert, Controversy
Miller v. California, 1973
The Miller Test for Determining Obscene Material
Roth v. U.S., 1957
Obscenity Deserves No Constitutional Protection
Zoning, Principle of,
Time and Place Restrictions
Privacy
Appropriation
Appropriation and videogames
Brown v. Electronic Arts, 2009
Lanham Act
Emotional Distress and Personal Injury
Duke University Rape Case
Due Process, issues of
Role of the media and university response
Withholding evidence
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Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, 1988
Satire and parody, role of
False light
Blair, Jason
Cooke, Janet
Glass, Steven
Cantell v. Forest City Publishing, 1974
Intrusion and Trespass
Approaches to regulating on-line privacy
Current views on emails, Facebook and office communication
Data Mining, principle of
Electronic Privacy Invasion, meaning and significance of
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
HIPAA Privacy Rule
Identity Theft
USA Patriot Act
Private Facts
Cox Broadcasting v. Cohn
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