78165 Media and Entertainment Law and Regulation
8cpRequisite(s): 78100c Postgraduate Legal Research
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: G Holland
This subject examines the legal and industry self-regulation of media and entertainment content. Students examine the policy and legal issues surrounding regulation of media and entertainment content (including arts, film, broadcasting, music, gaming, and telecommunications), particularly in light of developing media and communications technologies. Throughout the subject students analyse laws that restrict what can be expressed, exhibited, broadcast, published or distributed. Topics include freedom of speech, defamation, contempt, hate speech and vilification, obscenity and pornography, sedition, copyright, and the regulation of the internet.
Typical availability
Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus
Access conditions
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