MONDAY Schedule
WEEK
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TOPIC
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1
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1/12
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· Introduction to course &
syllabus
· Origins of the Law
· Origins of Freedom of
Expression
· Structure of the U.S. Legal
System
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HOPKINS
1 (Law in Modern Society), 2 (The First Amendment in Theory and Practice).
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NO CLASS JANUARY 19—MLK
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2
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1/26
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Copyright
& Intellectual Property
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Clay
Shirky, “Why Clay Shirky Banned Laptops,
Tablets and Phones from His Classroom,” PBS MediaShift,
9/15/2014.
HOPKINS
13 (Intellectual Property); Lessig 2002 (see course website).
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3
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2/2
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Broadcast
& Cable Regulation
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HOPKINS
10 (Broadcast Regulation), 11 (Regulating Cable Communication)
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4
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2/9
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Internet
Policy & Regulation
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HOPKINS
13 (New Communication Technologies); Lessig 1999
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5
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2/16
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Test I
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Study
guide will be provided
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6
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2/23
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Symbolic
Expression
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HOPKINS 3 (Conduct and Speech) |
7
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3/2
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Commercial
Expression
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HOPKINS
8 (Regulating Advertising), 9 (Regulating Public Relations)
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8
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3/9
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Obscenity
& Indecency
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HOPKINS
5 (Regulating Pornography)
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NO CLASS MARCH 16—SPRING BREAK
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9
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3/23
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Test II
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Study
guide will be provided
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10
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3/30
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Defamation
& Libel
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HOPKINS
6 (Defamation)
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11
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4/6
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Privacy,
Surveillance & Minor Rights to Expression
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HOPKINS
7 (Regulating Student Expression), 14 (Privacy Rights)
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12
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4/13
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Openness
in Government
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HOPKINS
16 (Access to Courts), 17 (Access to Public Documents and Meetings)
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13
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4/20
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Reporters
Privilege & Prior Restraint
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HOPKINS
4 (Prior Restraint), 15 (Confidential Sources of Information)
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14
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4/27
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Test III
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Study
guide will be provided
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5/4
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Term
Paper Due @ 11:59p (or before)
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Submit
term paper to smp@gsu.edu
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5/4
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Make-up
exam period (4:15-6:45p)
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5/7
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Grades
Due @ 5:00p
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[1] NOTE: Students should
read the corresponding readings before
class each week. The chapter numbers are based on the 2015 edition of Communication and the Law.
