Research outputs from the Center take a variety of forms, including white papers, scholarly articles, books and book chapters, and blog posts. This page collects the research work of the Center and its affiliated faculty.
The views expressed are solely those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Center for Media Law and Policy or the institutions with which the authors are affiliated.
Freedom of Expression
Misinformation and Political Communication
Intermediary Liability and Speech Torts
| Author(s) | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Reid | Considering Fair Use: DMCA’s Take Down & Repeat Infringers Policies, 24 Communication Law & Policy (2019) | 2019 |
| Mary-Rose Papandrea | Media Litigation in a Post-Gawker World, 93 Tulane L. Rev.1105-46 (2019) | 2019 |
| David Kohler, Lee Levine, David Ardia, Dale Cohen & Mary-Rose Papandrea | Media and the Law (Lexis-Nexis 2014) | 2014 |
| David Ardia | Freedom of Speech, Defamation, and Injunctions, 55 William & Mary L. Rev. 1 (2013) | 2013 |
| Mary-Rose Papandrea | The Story of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, in First Amendment Stories 229-63 (Foundation Press 2012) | 2012 |
| Cathy Packer, et al. | North Carolina Media Law Handbook (N.C. Press Foundation and the UNC-CH School of Journalism and Media). | 2012 |
| David Ardia | Reputation in a Networked World: Revisiting the Social Foundations of Defamation Law, 45 Harv. Civ. Rts. - Civ. Lib. L. Rev. 261 (2010) | 2010 |
| David Ardia | Free Speech Savior or Shield for Scoundrels: An Empirical Study of Intermediary Immunity Under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 43 Loyola of Los Angeles L. Rev. 373 (2010) | 2010 |
Journalism and Media Business
| Author(s) | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Ekstrand | Applying Theory and Legal History to Research Press Rights and Freedom, Historiography in Mass Communication | 2021 |
| Mary-Rose Papandrea | Recent Developments in Media Law: Reporter's Privilege, UNC Center for Media Law and Policy | 2021 |
| Penelope Muse Abernathy | News Deserts and Ghost Newspapers: Will Local News Survive, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media | 2020 |
| Victoria Ekstrand | The Public Square is Increasingly Owned by Private Interests. That’s Not Good for Free Speech,” News & Observer op-ed | 2018 |
| Victoria Ekstrand & Chris Roush | From “Hot News” to “Hot Data”: The Rise of “Fintech,” the Ownership of Big Data, and the Future of the Hot News Doctrine, Intellectual Property Law Review | 2018 |
| Penelope Muse Abernathy | The Expanding News Desert, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media | 2018 |
| Victoria Ekstrand & Chris Roush | From “Hot News” to “Hot Data”: The Rise of “Fintech,” the Ownership of Big Data, and the Future of the Hot News Doctrine, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal | 2017 |
| Penelope Muse Abernathy | Thwarting the Emergence of News Desert, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media | 2017 |
| Penelope Muse Abernathy | The Rise of a New Media Baron and the Emerging Threat of News Deserts, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media | 2016 |
| Penelope Muse Abernathy | Saving Community Journalism: The Path to Profitability, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media | 2014 |
| Cathy Packer | Social Media Use in Courtrooms, Social Media & the Law: A Guidebook for Communication Students and Professionals, 175-195. (Routledge Publishing, 2013) | 2013 |
| Dean Smith, David Ardia & Cathy Packer | From Competition to Cooperation: Engaging Cable, Satellite, Internet and Mobile Broadband Service Providers in Meeting the Information Needs of Communities, UNC Center for Media Law and Policy | 2012 |
| Cathy Packer | The Politics of Power: A Social Architecture Analysis of the 2005-2008 Shield Law Debate in Congress, 31 Hastings Comm & Ent. L.J. 395 (2009) | 2009 |
Privacy and Transparency
Intellectual Property
| Author(s) | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Reid & Sydney K. Nicolla | Exploring Music Therapists’ Experiences with and Perceptions about Copyrighted Music: AThematic Analysis, J. Music Therapy 1-38 (2022) | 2022 |
| Amanda Reid | Readability, Accessibility, and Clarity: An Analysis of DMCA Repeat Infringer Policies, Jurimetrics Vol. 61 Issue No. 4 (Summer 2021) | 2021 |
| Amanda Reid & Alex Kresovich | Copyright as a Barrier to Music Therapy Telehealth Interventions: Qualitative Interview Study, JMIR Formative Research 2021 Aug; 5(8). | 2021 |
| Amanda Reid & Pablo Miño | When Therapy Goes Public: Copyright Gatekeepers and Sharing Therapeutic Artifacts on Social Media, International Journal of Communication 15(2021), 950–969 | 2021 |
| Amanda Reid, S. Sean Tu & Jessica M. Kiser | Fundamentals of United States Intellectual Property Law: Copyright, Patent, and Trademark (7th ed. 2021) | 2021 |
| Amanda Reid | Social Utility of Music: A Case For A Copyright Exemption For Therapeutic Uses, Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2020 | 2020 |
| Amanda Reid | Deciding Fair Use, Michigan State Law Review, Vol. 2019, No. 3, 2019 | 2019 |
| Amanda Reid | Copyright Policy As Catalyst and Barrier to Innovation and Free Expression, Catholic University Law Review, Vol. 68, No. 1, 2019 | 2019 |
| Victoria Ekstrand, et al. | The Intensification of Copyright: Critical Legal Activism in the Age of Digital Copyright, 53 IDEA 3 (2013) | 2013 |