MVV60K Media Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Erik F. Ugland, J.D., Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Danuše Spáčilová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D.
Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Supplier department: Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 24. 2. to Fri 23. 5. each odd Wednesday 15:05–16:35 215
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MVV60K/01: Mon 3. 3. to Fri 23. 5. each even Wednesday 15:05–16:35 215
MVV60K/02: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand and explain main shapes of media law work with information about legal regualtion of mass media make deductions based on acquired knowledge about regulation of mass media
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Freedom of Speech I
  • Freedom of speech II
  • Rights of Journalists
  • Protection of Personality
  • Protection of Privacy
  • EU and CoE regulation of Mass Media
  • Control of Media/Media Regulation
  • Media Content
  • Public Service Media
  • Regulation af Advertisement
  • Property Rights in Media Regulation
  • Summary of the Course
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SPILSBURY, Sallie. Media law. 1st pub. London: Cavendish Publishing Limited, 2000, xxxviii, 5. ISBN 185941530X. info
  • PEMBER, Don R. Mass media law. Madison: Brown & Benchmark, 1996, xiv, 592 s. ISBN 0-697-24600-0. info
  • FRANCOIS, William E. Mass media law and regulation. 6. ed. Illinois: Waveland Press, 1994, xx, 651 s. ISBN 0-88133-746-3. info
  • HEINKE, Rex S. Media law. Washington: BNA Books, 1994, xx, 610. ISBN 087179800X. info
  • HOLSINGER, Ralph L. Media law. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991, xviii, 670. ISBN 0070296472. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, homeworks
Assessment methods
4 written tests, final project
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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