In 'Gigs' Paul Chevigny describes how New York jazz musicians took on the city over its repressive licensing laws & won. He provides a study of the social, political, cultural & legal conditions surrounding a change in the law & public attitudes towards vernacular music in NYC.
In 'Gigs' Paul Chevigny describes how New York jazz musicians took on the city over its repressive licensing laws & won. He provides a study of the so...
Why should anyone care about the medium of communication today, especially when talking about media law?
In today's digital society, many emphasise convergence and seek new regulatory approaches. In Medium Law, however, the 'medium theory' insights of Harold Innis, Marshall McLuhan and the Toronto School of Communication are drawn upon as part of an argument that differences between media, and technological definitions, continue to play a crucial role in the regulation of the media. Indeed, Mac Sithigh argues that the idea of converged, cross-platform, medium-neutral media...
Why should anyone care about the medium of communication today, especially when talking about media law?