The world of communications and media law is robust with change, and this program, long recognized as the most comprehensive in its field, will highlight the hottest issues and case law in media, digital communications, intellectual property and privacy law. Reflecting an increased focus on the legal ramifications of an increasingly digital media environment, the program features a remarkable faculty comprising the country’s leading practitioners and in-house First Amendment and media law counsel. Providing you with the strategic and practical knowledge needed to keep apace in this constantly changing practice area, this program is not to be missed.
Lecture Topics [Total time 13:00:30]
Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
- Electronic Media Regulation [01:27:33]
Helgi C. Walker, Jane E. Mago, Jeffrey P. Cunard, Sherrese M. Smith, Gigi B. Sohn
- Developments in First Amendment Jurisprudence [01:33:19]
Paul M. Smith, Lee Levine, Floyd Abrams, Adam Liptak, Jack M. Weiss
- Reporters Privilege and Anonymous Speech [01:01:20]
George Freeman, Lee Levine, Eve B. Burton, Slade R. Metcalf, Joel Kurtzberg
- Access [00:56:58]
David A. Schulz, Lee Levine, Lucy A. Dalglish, Karen Kaiser, David E. McCraw
- Hot Issues in Social Media [01:02:12]
RonNell Andersen Jones, Jeffrey P. Cunard, Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky, Reggie Davis, John F. Delaney
- Defamation, Invasion of Privacy & Related Claims [01:30:02]
Kelli L. Sager, Lee Levine, Stephanie S. Abrutyn, Sandra S. Baron, Hon. Robert D. Sack, Barbara W. Wall
- Intellectual Property [01:27:31]
Mary Snapp, Bruce P. Keller, Andrew P. Bridges, Jennifer L. Pariser, Jonathan Zittrain, Jeffrey P. Cunard
- Legal Ethics in for Media Lawyers: Current Issues [01:03:25]
Bruce E. H. Johnson, Sue C. Friedberg, Pamela A. Bresnahan, Bruce P. Keller
- Global Privacy and Advertising Developments [01:29:42]
Jane E. Kirtley, Bruce P. Keller, David Bender, Katrina Blodgett, S. Jenell Trigg, Steven G. Brody
- Newsgathering Liability [01:28:28]
Thomas S. Leatherbury, Lee Levine, Kevin T. Baine, Mark Stephens, John W. Zucker, James C. Goodale
The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:
- Communications Law 2012
Helgi C. Walker
- A Summary of Basic Principles and Recent Developments in Select Areas of First Amendment Jurisprudence
Paul M. Smith
- Prior Restraints
Floyd Abrams
- Reporter's Privilege--Recent Developments 2011-2012
James C. Goodale, Jeremy Feigelson, John S Kiernan
- Reporter's Privilege
James C. Goodale, Jeremy Feigelson, John S Kiernan
- Protections for Anonymous Online Speech
Katharine Larsen, Ashley Kissinger
- 2012 Update: Developments in the Law of Access
David A. Schulz
- Access
Richard J. Ovelmen, David A. Schulz
- Recent Developments in the Law of Social Media Communications--2012
RonNell Andersen Jones, Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky
- Recent Developments in Defamation, Invasion of Privacy, and Other Content-Based Claims
Kelli L. Sager
- Intellectual Property 2012: Select Developments
Jeffrey P. Cunard
- Legal Ethics for Media Lawyers: Current Issues
Bruce E. H. Johnson, Dale M. Cohen, Sue C. Friedberg, Pamela A. Bresnahan
- Global Privacy and Advertising Developments
Jane E. Kirtley
- Summary of Major 2012 Commercial Speech Developments
Steven G. Brody
- 2012 Update: Developments in the Law of Newsgathering Liability
Thomas S. Leatherbury
- Newsgathering Liability
James C. Goodale, Kevin T. Baine, John W. Zucker, Thomas S. Leatherbury, Mark Stephens
- Indices to Communications Law in the Digital Age 2012, Vols. I, II, & III
Presentation Material
- Electronic Media Regulation
Helgi C. Walker
- Developments in First Amendment Jurisprudence
Jack M. Weiss
- Access
David A. Schulz
- Hot Issues in Social Media
RonNell Andersen Jones
- Defamation, Invasion of Privacy & Related Claims
Kelli L. Sager
- Intellectual Property
Mary Snapp
- Intellectual Property
Jonathan Zittrain
- Newsgathering Liability
Thomas S. Leatherbury
Co-Chair(s)
Speaker(s)
Stephanie S. Abrutyn ~ Vice President and Senior Counsel, Litigation and Anti-Piracy, Home Box Office, Inc.
David Bender ~ Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center, The Law Office of David Bender
Katrina Blodgett ~ Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission
Eve B. Burton ~ Senior Vice President and General Counsel, The Hearst Corporation
Lucy A. Dalglish ~ Dean, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
Reggie Davis ~ Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Zynga Inc.
Karen Kaiser ~ Associate General Counsel, The Associated Press
Jane E. Kirtley ~ Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, University of Minnesota
Adam Liptak ~ Supreme Court Correspondent, The New York Times
Jane E. Mago ~ Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Legal and Regulatory Affairs, National Association of Broadcasters
David E. McCraw ~ Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, The New York Times Company
Jennifer L. Pariser ~ Senior Vice President, Litigation and Anti-Piracy, Recording Industry Association of America
Mary Snapp ~ Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Products and Services, Microsoft Corporation
Barbara W. Wall ~ Vice President and Senior Associate General Counsel, Gannett Co., Inc.
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