Media Law Fall 2010
Media Law
Jack M. Balkin and Adam S. Cohen
The casebook for the course will be Franklin, Anderson and Lidsky, Mass Media Law: Cases and Materials (7th ed. 2005), with the 2009 Supplement. Additional materials will be available online.
1. Defamation (9/13/2010)
- Notes on defamation, pp. 252-53, 259-62
- New York Times v. Sullivan and Notes, pp. 272-96
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. and Notes, pp. 296-313
- Note on Public and Private Figures, pp. 313-324
- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co. and Notes, pp. 330-337
- Notes, 2009 Supplement, pp. 29-34
- Note on Neutral Reportage, pp. 345-346
- Notes on retraction, overseas liability, and other issues, pp. 359-364
- Note on foreign libel judgments, 2009 Supplement, pp. 36-39
Additional reading (optional)
- Elena Kagan, “A Libel Story Then and Now,” 18 Law and Soc. Inquiry 197 (1993)
2. Privacy and other communications torts (9/20/2010)
A. Privacy
- Notes on the tort of disclosure, pp. 365-377
- Notes and Florida Star v. B.J.F. pp. 377-393
- Notes on false light, pp. 393-403
- Notes on appropriation of name or likeness, pp. 403-415
- Note on appropriation of name or likeness, 2009 Supplement, pp. 40-41
B. Infliction of Emotional Distress
- Hustler v. Falwell and Notes, pp 417-429
- Note on the Hatfill Case, 2009 Supplement, pp. 41-44
- Conradt v. NBC Universal (S.D.N.Y. 2008)
C. Economic Harm
- Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. and Notes, pp. 429-436
3. Prior Restraint and National Security (9/27/2010)
- Notes and Near v. Minnesota, pp. 89-98.
- New York Times v. United States (Pentagon Papers) and Notes, pp. 98-104
- Note on Injunctions, pp. 104-110
- National Press Association v. Stewart and Notes, pp. 116-132
- United States v. Rosen, 2009 Supplement, at 5-7
- Tory v. Cochrane, 2009 Supplement, at 7-10
- Notes on Wikileaks, 2009 Supplement at 10-12
- Glenn Greenwald, The War on Wikileaks and Why it Matters, Salon, March 27, 2010
- Glenn Greenwald, The Wikileaks Afghanistan Leak, Salon, July 25, 2010
4. Broadcast and Cable Regulation (10/04/2010)
- Note on the History and Significance of the Press Clause, pp. 56-69
- Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo and Notes, pp. 69-76
- Red Lion Broadcasting v. FCC and Notes, pp. 76-85
- Notes on Equal Time and Equal Opportunities, pp. 137-145
- Turner Broadcasting v. FCC and Notes, pp. 201-220
- Leathers v. Medlock and Notes, pp. 224-232.
- Balkin, Media Access: A Question of Design, 76 George Washington L. Rev. 933 (2008)
5. Content Regulation in Broadcast Media and the Internet (10/11/2010)
A. Indecency
- Notes and FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, pp. 145-158
- United States v. Williams, 2009 Supplement, at 13-16
- United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, pp. 159-166
- Note on Indecency on the Internet, pp. 166-168
- Note on COPA, 2009 Supplement, at 21.
- FCC v. Fox (2d Circuit, July 13, 2010)
- Note on Television Violence, 2009 Supplement, at 19-21
B. Incitement and Aiding and Abetting
- Herceg v. Hustler Magazine and Notes, pp. 437-449
- Rice v. Paladin Enterprises and Notes, pp. 449-458
- Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine and Notes, pp. 458-468
6. The Legal Regulation of Newsgathering (10/25/2010)
- Notes, pp. 500-501
- Dietemann v. Time and Notes, pp. 503-508
- Wilson v. Layne and Notes, pp. 509-514
- Shulman v. Group W. Production and Notes, pp. 514-520
- Deteresa v. American Broadcasting Companies and Notes, pp. 520-530
- Sanders v. American Broadcasting Companies and Notes, pp. 530-538
- Bartnicki v. Vopper and Notes, pp. 537-547
- Food Lion v. Capital Cities/ABC and Notes, pp. 547-559
- Cases and Notes, 2009 Supplement, pp. 45-51
7. Press Privileges (11/01/2010)
- Branzburg v. Hayes and Notes, pp. 560-584
- Judith Miller Case and Notes, 2009 Supplement, pp. 51-66
- Gonzales v. National Broadcasting Company and Notes, pp. 585-597
- Notes on Shield Legislation, pp. 597-599
- Notes on Search Warrants, pp. 599-602
- Note on Computer Records, 2009 Supplement, pp. 66-69
8. Access to Judicial Proceedings (11/08/2010)
- Notes and Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia, pp. 671-681
- Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court and Notes, pp. 681-684
- Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court (II) and Notes, pp. 684-700
- Notes on Courtroom Photography and Broadcasting, pp. 700-705
- Notes on Access to Judicial Proceedings, 2009 Supplement, pp. 82-84
- Hollingsworth v. Perry, (U.S. S.Ct., January 13, 2010)
- Notes on Access to Jurors and Witnesses, pp. 705-709
- Notes on Access to Judicial Records and Discovery Materials, pp. 710-712
- Seattle Times Co. v. Rhinehart and Notes, pp. 713-726
9. Access to Government Information (11/15/2010)
- Cases and Notes on FOIA, pp. 603-632
- Cases and Notes on FOIA, 2009 Supplement, pp. 69-78
- Notes and Houchins v. KQED, pp. 634-643
- Hammer v. Ashcroft, 2009 Supplement, pp. 79-81
- Cases and Notes on Access to Military Operations, pp. 643-653
- City of Oak Creek v. Ah King and Notes, pp. 653-659
- Cases and Notes on Discriminatory Access, pp. 659-670
10. Copyright (11/29/2010)
A. Fair Use
- Cases and Notes on Copyright, pp. 469-492
- Ian Shapira, “The Death of Journalism (Gawker Edition),” The Washington Post, August 2, 2009
- Gawker and The Washington Post: A Case Study in Fair Use, Neiman Journalism Lab, August 1, 2009
- Ringgold v. Black Entertainment Television, Inc., 126 F.3rd 70 (2nd Cir. 1997)
B. Intermediary liability for copyright infringement
- Viacom v. YouTube (S.D.N.Y., June 23, 2010)
- DMCA Section 512
- Chilling Effects discussion of DMCA Section 512
11. Intermediary Liability on the Internet (12/06/2010)
A. Section 230
- Notes and Zeran v. America Online, pp. 337-345
- Notes on section 230, 2009 Supplement, pp. 34-35
- Balkin, The Future of Free Expression in a Digital Age, 36 Pepperdine L. Rev. 707 (2009)
- Rebecca Tushnet, Power Without Responsibility: Intermediaries and the First Amendment
- Wikipedia, The Sigenthaler Controvery
B. Intermediaries and Cyberbullying
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Nancy Kim, Imposing Tort Liability on Websites for Cyber-Harassment
- Bradley Areheart, Regulating Cyberbullies Through Notice-Based Liability
- Nathaniel Gleicher, John Doe Subpoenas: Toward A Consistent Legal Standard
12. Broadband Regulation and Network Neutrality (12/13/2010)
-
Tim Wu and Christopher Yoo exchange on Network Neutrality, Keeping the Internet Neutral [SSRN]
- Tim Wu, Network Neutrality FAQ
- Jack Balkin, Remarks at FCC Workshop on Freedom of Speech, Democratic Engagement, and Network Neutrality
- Larry Downes, “The Case Against the FCC’s Net Neutrality Plan,” CNET, Oct. 29, 2009
- Austin Schlick, “A Third Way Legal Framework for Addressing the Comcast Dilemma”
- Google/Verizon, A Joint Policy Proposal for An Open Internet
- Richard Whitt, Facts about our network neutrality policy proposal
- Cindy Cohn, A Review of Verizon and Google’s Net Neutrality Proposal
- Tribe and Goldstein, Proposed “Net Neutrality Mandates Could be Counterproductive and Violate the First Amendment
- Michael Burstein, Towards a New Standard for First Amendment Review of Structural Media Regulation
13. The Future of News and New Business Models for Journalism (12/15/2010)
A. The Problem
- Jay Rosen, Audience Atomization Overcome: Why the Internet Weakens the Authority of the Press
- Leonard Downie, Jr., and Michael Schudson, The Reconstruction of American Journalism
- Ed Baker, The Future of News, Part One and Part Two
- John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney, The Life and Death of Great American Newspapers
- Paul Starr, Goodbye to the Age of Newspapers (Hello to a New Era of Corruption) [print version]
- Yochai Benkler, A New Era of Corruption?
B. Proposals
- Geoffrey Cowan and David Westphal, “Public Policy and Funding the News”
- David Swensen and Michael Schmidt, News You Can Endow
- Ackerman and Ayres, A National Endowment for Journalism
- Steve Brill, Turning Around the Times– And Journalism
- FTC Staff Discussion Draft, Potential Policy Recommendations to Support the Reinvention of Journalism
- Poynter Institute, “5 Ways to Monetize the Future of News Media”
- Center for Democracy and Technology, CDT’s Guide to Behavioral Advertising (2009)