Media Law JB4163

Mass Communication Law
MC4163 Summer 2013

Joey Senat , Ph.D.

This home page is intended to supplement the course by providing online readings and access to useful resources. Items will be added as the semester continues. If there are links or information you would like added, please let me know. You can reach me via e-mail by clicking on my name.

Summer 2013 Syllabus

Old Exams Available Online (You need Acrobat Reader on your computer to read the exams.) To access the exams, you will need to log in:

username: jb4163
password: senat

More recent exams can be found at:

Exam Etiquette

Reading/Study Guides

Online Readings:

Fact Sheet #71: Internship Programs Under the FLSA, WHD, April 2010

First Amendment Theories
"Hit Man" Case

Excerpts from "Hit Man"
Excerpts from Court Opinions

First Amendment Protection for Different Media
- Extending the First Amendment to the Internet
- The First Amendment and Print, Broadcast, Cable and the Internet
First Amendment & Students

First Amendment & Pornography
- Overview of How Courts Have Defined Obscenity
- COPA Notes
- CPPA Notes

Online Readings Continued:

Rights of Privacy and Access; Privacy and the Internet
- How Privacy is Regulated
- How Internet Cookies Work
- Internet Privacy Notes
- Spyware Everywhere
- COPPA notes
- Informational Privacy Notes
FOI Oklahoma
FOI Oklahoma Blog

Journalist's Privilege
- Branzburg notes
- What should a reporter know before agreeing to protect someone's identity?
Appropriation
- Appropriation Overview
Commercial Speech
Deceptive Advertising
- In the Matter of KFC Corp.
  - FTC News Release
  - Complaint (Located under Sept. 17, 2004, as a PDF file.)
  - Decision and Consent Order (Located under Sept. 17, 2004, as a PDF file.)
- Lanham Act also applies to false advertising claims
Self-Regulatory Program for Children's Advertising
FTC Guides Concerning Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising
FTC Guides Against Bait Advertising
Copyright Basics
U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use
Copyright - Parody
- Abilene Music, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., 320 F.Supp.2d 84 (S.D.N.Y. 2003) (Use the Academic LexisNexis database to find this citation. Use the Get a Case search.)
Broadcasting
- Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed

Joey Senat's Home Page

Joey Senat
School of Media and Strategic Communications
Oklahoma State University
Last Update: 6/21/13