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IUB JOUR-J 110 - Regulation of the Media Industry

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Jour-J 110 1st Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Last Lecture I. New York Times v. SullivanII. Actual MaliceIII. Courtroom PublicityIV. PrivacyV. Honesty & the pressVI. ObscenityOutline of Current Lecture I. Copyright & Fair UseII. Rise & Fall of Broadcast RegulationIII. Mandating FairnessIV. Telecommunications Act of 1996Copyright & Fair Use- Creators have had their products and ideas protected since the 1st U.S. copyright law passed in 1790Rise & Fall of Broadcast Regulation- Began with Radio Act of 1912- Passed immediately after sinking of the Titanic- Commercial broadcast got started 1920- 1925 broadcasters called for regulation - Radio Act of 1927 created Federal Radio Commission- Communications Act of 1934- Radio Commission evolved into Federal Communications Commission (FCC)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.FCC, 1927 act- Airwaves are licensed to broadcaster, but they do not own them- FCC has power to regulate to insure public interest- FCC can tell broadcasters what frequencies and power to use and where their transmitters can be locatedMandating Fairness- Equal Time Provision: FCC policy that requires broadcast stations to make equivalent amounts of broadcast time available to all candidates running for public office- Fairness Doctrine: former FCC policy that required TV stations to “afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance”Telecommunications Act of 1996- Called biggest reform of broadcast regulation since FCC in 1934Revising Broadcast Regulation- V-chip- Relaxed most rules that restricted how many stations a particular company could ownRegulation of the Internet- Communications Decency Act provision- Tried to regulate the Internet- Net


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