Matthew Jackson
Associate Professor
Telecommunications
Pennsylvania State University
United States of America
Biography
Matt Jackson teaches communications law, Internet law, advertising law, copyright, telecommunications policy, media programming strategies and survey of electronic media. His research focuses on how copyright impacts free speech and shapes the production and consumption of cultural texts. He also conducts research on the First Amendment and policy issues affecting the Internet and other telecommunications industries. Professor Jackson has published articles in numerous outlets, including Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, Journal of Communication, Federal Communications Law Journal, Communications Law and Policy, and Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. He also wrote the chapter on cable regulation for the textbook ""Communication and the Law."" He presents his research at numerous academic and professional conferences each year and was recently elected vice-chair of the Law and Policy Division of the International Communication Association.
Research Interest
Copyright Law, Intellectual Property, Communications Law, Telecommunications Policy
Publications
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Jackson M (2003) From broadcast to webcast: Copyright law and streaming media. Tex Intell Prop LJ 11: 447-482.
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Jackson M (2003) Harmony or discord? The pressure toward conformity in international copyright. IDEA: J Law Technol 43: 607-643.
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Jackson M (2006) Protecting digital television: Controlling copyright or consumers? MALR 11: 3.
