Child pornography (CP) is any sexual depiction of a minor. Title 18, Section 2256 of the U.S. Code defines child pornography as “any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer or computer-generated image or...
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commerce
Commerce refers generally to the activity of exchanging products, goods, and services for financial gain. The word commerce usually is used to mean economic activity broadly on a national or other large scale. Commerce can be used in many...
Commerce Clause
The Commerce Clause refers to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, which gives Congress the power “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among states, and with the Indian tribes.”
Congress has often...
data broker
According to Vermont Statute, 9 V.S.A. § 2430 (4)(a) a data broker is a “business, or unit or units of a business, separately or together, that knowingly collects and sells or licenses to third parties the brokered personal information of a...
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent executive agency tasked with regulating the telecommunications sector, including radio, television, wire communications, satellite, cable, and the internet. The power of the FCC is...
fixed in a tangible medium of expression
“Fixed in a tangible medium of expression” is one of the requirements for receiving copyright protection for a work under the Copyright Act in 17 U.S.C. § 102(a). In order to apply for copyright protection, a work must fulfill all the...
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Media Law: Overview
Freedom of the press is a fundamental liberty guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution. As such, courts and legislative bodies have been hesitant to infringe upon the freedom of press. In fact, there are numerous...