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Com Law Final
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Communication
Undergraduate 4
04/28/2011

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Term
The First Amendment.
Definition
Freedom of Speech.
Term
G.R.A.S.P
Definition

Grievance

Religion

Assembly

Speech

Press

Term
The Miller Case
Definition

Marvin Miller v. California

an important case dealing with obscenity and the press.

Term
The Miller Test.
Definition

1. Lewd thoughts are taken.

2. Dipicts sexual conduct in an offensive way.

3. Must lack serious literary, artistic, or science value. 

Term
Pre-Trial Publicity.
Definition
Term
Shield Laws
Definition
Term
Access to Federal Records.
Definition
Term

Monopolies 

 

What kind?

Definition
Term
Trademarks.
Definition
Term
Indecency.
Definition
Term
J.O.A's
Definition

Joint Operating Agreement.

Television and Newspapers share operations in order to save cost, but keep the editorials different.

Term
Levels of the Federal Court System.
Definition

1. District.

2. Appeals.

3. Supreme.

Term
What is the court that hears FCC cases?
Definition
District court of DC, court of appeals.
Term
Sony v. Universal
Definition
The idea of third parties being sued for copyright violations, the VCR was however found not be a copyright infraction since they were created for time shift purposes.
Term
Girtz v. Weltch
Definition
Who is a public figure?
Term
Mock-ups.
Definition

Materiality.

 

Cannot use a mock-up for a material claim.

Term
What Copyright act is currently in effect?
Definition
The Copyright act of 1934.
Term
What is section 306.
Definition

allocation of facilities.

 

Giving up your right.

Term
Section 312.
Definition
Candidates must be allowed time for the cheapest price.
Term
Section 315.
Definition
Equal opportunities. 
Term
What is the relationship between memorandum, opinion and order, notice of inquiry, notice of proposed rule making. 
Definition

FTC.

FCC.

SEC.


Notice of Inquiry.

Notice of proposed rule making.

Memorandum, opinion and order.

Term

Ethical Philosophies. 

Definition

Utilitarian

Aristotle's Golden Rule

Communitarianism. 

Term
What are the three types of regulatory skeems?
Definition

1. Market.

2. Structural.

3. Behavioral.

Term
Telecommunications of 1996
Definition

-Created structural.

-Will not allow one person to own many stations.

Term
Must Carry Rules.
Definition

You must carry broadcasting stations on cable television. 

 

Compelling need.

Term
Spectrum Scarcity.
Definition

Red Lion v. FCC

 

Fairness Doctrine

-Still around but not enforced.

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