Course Description

Media, Information and Technoculture 247F/G Legal Foundations of Media and Information

An introduction to various principles of law which will provide a foundation for considering the role of law in our information society. Students discuss such concepts as public and private law, criminal and civil actions, common and civil law systems in the context of current information controversies. The course examines the communications industry as an example of a regulated industry.

Antirequisite: Philosophy 140

Prerequisite: Registration in the second, third or fourth year of an MIT program, or permission of the Faculty.

3 lecture hours, half course

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