This is FindLaw's collection of Communications Law articles, part of the Corporate Counsel Center Law Library. Communications law is concerned with the regulation of radio and TV broadcasting to ensure satisfactory service and to prevent chaos. The law covers a variety of issues - media law, First Amendment, cable and broadcasting law, computer and internet law, and telecommunications. The federal government has largely governed broadcasting because by its nature broadcasting transcends state boundaries. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.
Communications Law
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Communications Law Articles
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Voluntary Regulation of International Labour Standards: An Overview of the Corporate Social Responsibility Phenomenon
FindLaw's discussion of the evolving topic of corporate social responsibility ("CSR") and CSR developments, both domestically and internationally.
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Federal Statute Prohibits Secretly Recording Employee Conversations
FindLaw's discussion of caselaw recognizing certain employee expectations of privacy in the workplace as well as ways in which employers can structure policies to protect against privacy-based claims, namely, through reliance on the good faith defense set forth in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act and the concept of prior consent.
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Election Law, Government Ethics & Lobbying
Findlaw's discussion of election law and campaign ethics: the laws regulating the activities of those who participate in election campaigns, hold public office and/or lobby government.
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Data Life Cycle Management
FindLaw's analysis of information management systems and data life cycle management policies in light of expanding state, federal and international rules relating to data preservation.
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Developing a Policy to Monitor Employee E-Mail, Voice Mail, And Internet Use
FindLaw's discussion of the rules that apply to monitoring employee electronic communications in the workplace and ways in which employers can shape their policies on such communications.
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Canada's Privacy Laws vs. the USA PATRIOT ACT
FindLaw's analysis of corporate compliance issues associated with conflicts between the U.S.A. Patriot Act and privacy laws in Canada.
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Implementation of HIPAA'S Privacy Rules
FindLaw's discussion of the Privacy Rules set forth under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and various compliance issues that have arisen under the rules.
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Communications Law and Regulation
FindLaw's review of the background of communications law and the issues that have confronted, and which still confront, practitioners in this field.
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Georgia Open Records Act: Three Steps To Responding To Open Records Requests
FindLaw's synopsis of the Georgia Open Records Act and the process for obtaining public records from state agencies.
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Can an Employer Monitor the Telephone Calls of an Employee Who the Employer Believes is Revealing Confidential Company Trade Secrets?
FindLaw's discussion of the extent to which employers may legally monitor employees in an effort to protect trade secrets.