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SPLC guide to broadcast license challenges
Frequently asked questions about how the FCC considers whether to approve or block a transfer.
SPLC Guide to Fair Use
The basics of fair use and some fair use situations that commonly arise in the student media context.
Guide to music licensing for broadcasting and webcasting
Students who work at a campus radio or television station, or who stream their shows over the Internet, need to be aware of the licensing schemes available and the steps they must take before they can play a song over the air or online.
SPLC guide to noncommercial radio underwriting
Over-the-air educational radio stations are licensed to operate as "noncommercial" broadcasters — but what it means to be "noncommercial" can be confusing. This guide explains what is and isn't acceptable.
Access to university foundation records
Whether university foundations are extensions of public colleges and universities — and therefore subject to state open record laws — or more similar to private, non-profit corporations (which are not subject to these laws) is a hotly contested issue.
Guide to distribution on college campuses
Whether, in any particular case, a college's attempt to regulate the means of distributing written material on campus is constitutionally permissible depends on several factors, as this legal guide explains.
Access to faculty and other state employee evaluations
A guide to state public record laws regarding the disclosure of faculty or other school employee evaluations.
Freedom of Information law primer
For student journalists who know the basics of freedom of information law, "no comments" and locked doors are not dead-ends — just temporary obstacles that can very often be overcome.
Liability for student media: Who’s responsible in the event of a lawsuit
A growing body of law indicates that censorship is more likely to create, rather than counteract, a school's potential for liability. This guide explores liability for student media at public and private high schools and colleges.