Below is a breakdown of the weekly content and assignments for the 642 final exam along with links to each individual section. Please note that the weeks for which you committed will include notes from class slides, readings, and briefs/summaries from court cases corresponding to the subtopic (i.e. broadcast/spectrum, emerging video/cable, telephone regulation, Internet) that your week falls under. You may check with others within your subtopic to split up some of the court cases.
Since this is a Wiki, feel free to add anything and everything if you have notes on it already or if you want to expand on something. In particular, think about class lecture notes, additional case briefs, and important exam materials.
It would be a great help to the entire group if everyone could have their notes organized and posted by Monday, April 26 to give us a full week to review. Please try to follow the outlines as closely as possible when organizing your notes and strive to be detailed, yet concise. Also, as we plan to have *mini-study meetings* in the next couple of weeks, be sure to Cc. everyone on the distribution list.
Week 1: Chelsey
Week 2: Christine
Week 3: Ryan
Week 4: Jeremy
Week 5: Sean
Week 6: Dan
Week 7: Mike L.
Week 8: Preethi
Week 11: CJ
Week 12: CJ
Week 13: Chris
Week 14: Phil
Week 15: Mike W.
Week 16: Andrew B.
Individual Case Briefs
- Ashbacker Radio Corp. v. FCC
- United States v. O’Brien
- Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC)
- FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
- NCTA v. Brand X Internet Services)
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC
- Action for Children’s Television v. FCC
- Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC
- Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. v. United States
Text Case Briefs
Broadcast & Spectrum Regulation
- FCC v. WNCN Listeners Guild
- Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC
- Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod v. FCC
- Microwave Personal Communications v. FCC
- Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC
- Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. FCC I
- Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. FCC II
- FCC v. Pacifica Foundation
- Action for Children’s Television v. FCC
Multi-Video Distribution Programming
- Shurz Communications v. FCC
- Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC
- Home Box Office (HBO) v. FCC
- United Video v. FCC
- CBS Broadcasting v. Primetime 24
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC I
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC
- Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Ass’n. v. FCC
- Time Warner Entertainment, Inc. v. FCC
- American Library Ass’n . v. FCC
- Cruz v. Ferre
- United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc.
Telephone Regulation
- United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
- AT&T communications of Illinois v. Illinois Bell
- AT&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Board
- United States Telecom Ass’n v. FCC (USTA II)
- Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC
The Internet
- Sable Communications of California, Inc. v. FCC
- Reno v. ACLU
- Ashcroft v. ACLU
- MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster
- AT&T v. City of Portland
- NCTA v Brand X Internet Services
- American Council on Education v. FCC
Group Policy Briefs/Cases
Group 1
- Other Group 1 Notes
- Schenck v. U.S. and U.S. v. Abrams (The Clear and Present Danger Test)
- Dennis v. U.S. (The Clear and Probable Danger Test)
- United States v. O’Brien (The O'Brien Test)
- Brandenburg v. Ohio (The Brandenburg Test)
Group 2
- Other Group 2 Notes
- Roth v. U.S. (The Roth Test)
- Ginsberg v. New York
- Miller v. California (The Miller Test)
- New York Times v. Sullivan (The New York Times Test)
- Hustler Magazine v. Falwell (The Hustler Magazine Test)
- Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc.
- Stratton Oakmont v. Prodigy
- Zeran v. America Online
- FCC v. Pacifica
- Sable Communications of Calif., Inc. v. FCC
- ACT v. FCC
- Reno v. ACLU (CDA)
- ACLU v. Reno II
- ACLU v. Reno
- Ashcroft v. ACLU (COPA)
- FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
Group 3
- Other Group 3 Notes
- Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire (The Chaplinsky Test)
- Cohen v. California (The Cohen Test)
- Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville (The Erznoznik Test)
- Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc. (The Barnes Test)
Group 4
- Other Group 4 Notes
- Garrison v. Louisiana (The Garrison Test)
- R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (The R.A.V. test)
- Gertz v. Welch (The Gertz Test)
- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co. (Gertz revisited)
Group 5
- Other Group 5 Notes
- Copyright Act of 1909
- Copyright Act of 1976
- No Electronic Theft Act of 1997
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
- Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998
- Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc.
- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Frena
- Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. MAPHIA.
- Universal City Studios v. Reimerdes
- A&M Records v. Napster
- Eldred v. Ashcroft
- MGM v. Grokster
- Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
Group 6
- Other Group 6 Notes
- The Sherman Act of 1890
- The Clayton Act of 1914
- The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914
- The Robinson-Patman Act of 1936
- The Tunney Act of 1974
- U.S. v. Western Electric
- U.S. v. GTE Corp.
- U.S. v. Microsoft Corp.
- Time Warner Entertainment v. FCC
Reading Notes
Week One: Structure of Law & Legal Processes
Week Two: Broadcast and Spectrum Regulation I
Week Three: Broadcast and Spectrum Regulation II
Week Four: Broadcast and Spectrum Regulation III
Week Five: The Emerging Video Marketplace I
Week Six: The Emerging Video Marketplace II
Week Seven: Emerging Video Marketplace III
Week Eight: Global Regulatory Issues/Standards
Week Eleven: Telephone Regulation I
Week Twelve: Telephone Regulation II
Week Thirteen: Telephone Regulation III
- Ch. 17 – Unbundling, Interconnection, and Line-of-Business
- Ch. 18 – Universal Service and Access Change
Week Fourteen: The Internet and Advanced Services
Week Fifteen: Advanced Services
Week Sixteen: Epilogue
Lecture/Slide Notes
- Structure of Law & Legal Processes
- Broadcast and Spectrum Regulation I
- Broadcast and Spectrum Regulation II
- Broadcast and Spectrum Regulation III
- Emerging Video Marketplace I
- Emerging Video Marketplace II
- Emerging Video Marketplace III
- Issues in Global Standards & Protocols
- Telephone Regulation I
- Telephone Regulation II
- Telephone Regulation III
- Internet and Advanced Services I
- Internet and Advanced Services II
