Legal Constraints on (Digital) Creativity
Jon Festinger
TV monitoring service is fair use, judge rules | Ars Technica
TV monitoring service is fair use, judge rules | Ars Technica. This is a very important story to note for when we talk about copyright two classes from now. How do you feel about this? Should news monitoring services be able to make money from new organizations materials? […]
The Perils of Photojournalism | Roads & Kingdoms| An exercise in legal identity
As you read the following, try and invert the process. Recognizing the dangers – ask yourself the following “What rights should journalists have?” The Perils of Photojournalism | Roads & Kingdoms. At this stage don’t overthink or try and figure what privileges the law does or does not give you. Just go through three steps: […]
Why we’re living in the golden age of investigative journalism – Salon.com
Following on both your introductions to yourselves and our discussion in class about how the memes of journalism’s technology and practice will define how law and justice evolve, consider this article in Salon: Why we’re living in the golden age of investigative journalism – Salon.com. Consider that everyone of the stories outlined would have highly complex […]
Class 1 Slides; Why can’t Law keep up with Journalism?
Here are the slides from today’s class. Look forward to your further thoughts and questions. jon
Welcome to Media Law
Welcome to media law! We’re excited to have the site up and running, as a complement to Journalism 534. Please check back often, as we’ll be posting relevant news stories – and hoping you do the same. We’ll also be updating the “live” syllabus, providing slides from classes as well as review notes, giving you […]