University of Vermont



CDAE 129

Schedule of Classes

Fall, 2010

This schedule is tentative and subject to change, including the dates of the first two exams. We may spend more or less time on a particular topic. I will update this schedule as the semester proceeds.

The text for the course is Mass Media Law by Don Pember and Clay Calvert. It is available at the UVM bookstore and online.

You can find the cases by clicking on the "cases" link on the course menu. Cases in bold are to be read by the entire class. The other cases will be assigned to individuals for briefing and presentations.

You should do the reading before the class period for which it is assigned, as class participation is an important component of your grade.

|Date |Topic |Assigned Reading from Text |Cases |

|Aug. 31 |Introduction and overview | | |

|Sept. 2 |The American Legal System |Chapter 1 | |

|Sept. 7 |(Cont.) | |New York Times v. Sullivan |

|Sept. 9 |The First Amendment: The Meaning of|Chapter 2 |Brandenburg v. Ohio; |

| |Freedom |34-63 |Davidson v. Time Warner & Tupac Shakur; |

| | | |Byers v. Edmondson; |

| | | |Yakubowicz v. Paramount Pictures; |

| | | |Herceg v. Hustler |

|Sept 14 |(Cont.) |Chapter 2 |Video Software Dealers v. Schwarzenegger; |

| | |64-71 |Colorado v. Bryant |

|Sept. 16 |The First Amendment: Contemporary |Chapter 3 |Tinker v. Des Moines; |

| |Problems |85-117 |Trachtman v. Anker; |

| | | |Frasca v. Andrews; |

| | | |Boroff v. Van West City Board of Education; |

| | | |President's Council Dist. 25 v. Comm'ty School Board; |

| | | |Ward v. Rock Against Racism |

|Sept. 21 |(Cont.) |Chapter 3 |Skokie v. National Socialist Party ; |

| | |117-125 |Gooding v. Wilson; |

| | | |Cohen v. California; |

| | | |United States v. O'Brien; |

| | | |Texas v. Johnson; |

| | | |Coggin v. Texas |

|Sept 23 |Exam #1 (Chapters 1-3) | | |

|Sept. 28 |Libel: Establishing a Case |Chapter 4 |Auvil v. CBS "60 Minutes" ( lower court) [Student who |

| | |132-156 |presents lower court case should also present appeals |

| | | |court case, below]; |

| | | |Bryson v. News America; |

| | | |Geisler v. Petrocelli |

|Sept. 30 |(Cont.) |Chapter 4 |Bose v. Consumers Union (Court of Appeals); |

| | |156-163 |Auvil v. CBS "60 Minutes" (Court of Appeals); |

| | | |Texas Beef Group v. Winfrey; |

| | | |Philadelphia Newspapers v. Hepps |

|Oct. 5 |"The McLibel Trial" (video) | | |

|Oct. 7 |Libel: Proof of Fault |Chapter 5 |Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. ; |

| | |163-185 |Rosenblatt v. Baer; |

| | | |Carson v. Allied News; |

| | | |Hutchinson v. Proxmire; |

| | | |Marcone v. Penthouse; |

| | | |Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union (lower court); |

| | | |Silvester v. ABC; |

| | | |Street v. NBC |

| |(Cont.) | |Memphis Pub. Co. v. Nichols; |

| | | |Eastwood v. National Enquirer; |

|Oct. 12 | |Chapter 5 |Scalamendre v. Kaufman; |

| | |186-202 |Church of Scientology v. Behar |

|Oct. 14 |Catch-up |start on Ch. 6 if we complete Ch. 5| |

| | |before today | |

|Oct. 19 |Libel: Defenses and Damages |Chapter 6 |Gautsche v. New York; |

| | |203-220 |Schiavone Construction v. Time; |

| | | |Kennedy v. Zimmerman; |

| | | |McCain v. KTVY; |

| | | |Foster v. Turner Broadcasting; |

| | | | Moreno v. Crookston Times |

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| |(Cont.) | |Knievel v. ESPN; |

| | | |Kirk v. CBS; |

|Oct. 21 | |Chapter 6 |Cochran v. NYP Holdings; |

| | |220-236 |Howe v. Detroit Free Press; |

| | | |Mathis v. Cannon; |

| | | |Burnett v. National Enquirer; |

| | | |Esposito-Hilder v. SFX Broadcasting (both cases) |

|Oct. 26 |Exam #2 (Chapters 4-6) | | |

|Oct. 28 |Invasion of Privacy: Appropriation |Chapter 7 |ETW Corporation v. Jireh Publishing, Inc.; |

| |and |239-261 |Eastwood v. Superior Court and National Enquirer; |

| |Intrusion | |Ali v. Playgirl; |

| | | |Cohen v. Herbal Concepts; |

| | | |White v. Samsung; |

| | | |Midler v. Ford Motor Co.; |

| | | |Costanza v. Seinfeld; |

| | | |Ruffin-Steinbeck v. de Passe; |

| | | |Page v. Something Weird Video; |

| | | |Stern v. Delphi Internet; |

| | | |Montana v. San Jose Mercury News; |

| | | |CBC Distributing v. Major League Baseball |

|Nov. 2 |(Cont.) |Chapter 7 |Nader v. General Motors; |

| | |262-273 |Sanders v. ABC |

|Nov. 4 |Invasion of Privacy: |Chapter 8 |Peckham v. Boston Herald; |

| |Publication of Private Information |275-291 |Florida v. Globe Communications; |

| |and False Light | |Virgil v. Time |

|Nov. 9 |(Cont.) |Chapter 8 |Lake v. Wal-Mart Stores; |

| | |291-300 |Acquino v. Bulletin; |

| | | |Peoples Bank & Trust Co. v. Globe; |

| | | |Varnish v. Best Medium; |

| | | |Braun v. Flynt; |

| | | |Wood v. Hustler |

|Nov. 11 |Regulation of Obscene and Other |Chapter 13 |Jenkins v. Georgia; |

| |Erotic Material |459-476 |Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville; |

| | | |New York v. Ferber; |

| | | |American Booksellers v. Hudnut; |

| | | |Interstate Circuit v. Dallas |

|Nov. 16 |(Cont.) |Chapter 13 |Keego Harbor Co. v. Keego Harbor; |

| | |476-484 |Basiardanes v. City of Galveston; |

| | | |Luke Records v. Navarro |

|Nov. 18 |Indecency | |FCC v. Pacifica Foundation |

|Week of Nov. 22|Thanksgiving break | | |

|Nov. 30 |Copyright and Trademark |Chapter 14 |Mastercard Int'l. v. Nader 2000 Primary Comm. |

| | |487-506 |Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders v. Pussycat Cinema; |

| | | |Time v. Bernard Geis; |

| | | |Key Pub. v. Chinatown Today; |

| | | |Miller v. Universal City Studios; |

| | | |Dr.Seuss v. Penguin Books; |

| | | |Campbell v. Acuff-Rose |

|Dec. 2 |(Cont.) |Chapter 14 |Pacific and Southern Co. v. Duncan; |

| | |506-518 |Elsmere Music v. NBC; |

| | | |Castle Rock v. Carol Pub; |

| | | |LA News Service v. KCAL-TV |

|Dec. 7 |(Cont.) |Chapter 14 |Alexander v. Haley; |

| | |519-536 |Chase-Riboud v. Dreamworks; |

| | | |Brown v. Perdue |

|Dec. 9 |Catch-up | | |

|Dec. 6 |Exam #3 | | |

|7:30 a.m. | | | |

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