Rick Morris
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Rick Morris is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law and New York University (LL.M.). Morris has worked for at least eleven broadcast entities, including divisions of NBC, ABC, Telemundo, and CBS Television Networks. He currently serves as the Associate Dean for Administration and Finance in Northwestern’s School of Communication. Additionally, Morris teaches, researches, and practices in the areas of media management, technology, entertainment and media law, regulation and policy. Within the MSC curriculum, Morris teaches Current Issues in Law, Technology & Strategy. Morris is a member of the Board of Directors of the Lawyers for Creative Arts in Chicago, and the Bars of Illinois and Kansas. Morris has been working and teaching in the field of media for more than twenty years and contributes regularly to blog.medialawprofessor.org 
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Current Issues in Law, Technology & Strategy
In this course students discuss the legal framework affecting the full range of converged communications, including intellectual property law; communications law and regulation; spectrum policy; web contracting; corporate email and Internet policies; compliance with Internet privacy regulations; online liability; and issues of competition and industry structure. Students will also conduct an extensive examination of strategies for corporate influence of the marketplace and participation in policy making.
