MC 2000 Lecture : Mc Final Notes
Document Summary
Seditious libel laws in colonial america made it illegal in colonial america to criticize america. Smith act any speech that is going to encourage violent overthrow of the us govt. What the fcc does (regulates radio and tv) Indecency is legal for print media, not for broadcast. Some countries don"t want the press to have as much leeway as we give. Malice have to prove someone is lying by saying they person knew it was false but still said. Copyrights only protected if written down, no protection of ideas. Xerox a company that"s name was used as reference to a copy that made them mad bc their name could become a generic and trademark wont apply. __ is the most protected speech under the constitution. Political levels of protection the different speeches censorship of speech. Journalism ethics (the onion is a fake newspaper) canons of journalism.
