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78166 Media and Entertainment Law and Regulation

6cp
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

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