Matt Jackson, Ph.D.
The
105 Carnegie Building
(814) 863-6419 mattj@psu.edu
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
July 2004 – Present: Associate Professor
of Communications and Department Head, Dept. of Telecommunications,
August 1998 – June 2004: Assistant Professor of Communications, College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Deans’ Excellence Award for Integrated Scholarship, 2003.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Jackson, Matt. (2001-2005). Regulating cable communications. In W. Wat Hopkins (Ed.), Communication and the Law (205-223). Vision Press.
Jackson, Matt. (2002). Copyright. In Jorge Reina Schement (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Communication and
Information (pp. 193-96).
Jackson, Matt. (1997). Residuals. In Horace Newcomb
(Ed.), Encyclopedia of Television (pp. 1369-70).
REFEREED JOURNALS AND LAW REVIEWS
Jackson, Matt. (2003). Harmony or discord? The pressure toward conformity in international copyright. IDEA: The Journal of Law and Technology, 43, 607-643.
Jackson, Matt. (2003). From broadcast to webcast:
Copyright law and streaming media.
Jackson, Matt. (2002). From private to public: Reexamining the technological basis for copyright. Journal of Communication, 52, 416-33.
Jackson, Matt. (2002). One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: An Historical Analysis of Copyright Liability. Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal, 20, 367-415. Republished in the West Legal Publishing anthology Intellectual Property Law Review as one of the top intellectual property articles of the year: Intellectual Property Law Review, 35, 383-432 (2003).
Jackson, Matt. (2001). Using technology to circumvent the law: The DMCA’s push to privatize copyright.
Jackson, Matt. (2000). The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: A proposed amendment to accommodate free speech. Communication Law & Policy, 5, 61-92.
Jackson, Matt. (2000). Privatizing global culture. The
Jackson, Matt. (1997). Linking copyright to homepages. Federal Communications Law Journal, 49, 731-59.
Jackson, Matt. (1997). The troubling lessons of Arthur’s Teacher Trouble: Old stereotypes in a new commodity. Children’s Literature Association Quarterly, 22 (1), 30-36 (special issue: Beyond the Written Word).
Friedman, D. R., & Jackson, Matt (co-author). (1996). Alachua Free-Net: Searching for the First Amendment at one outpost on the information highway. Communication Law &Policy, 1,437-67.
Jackson, Matt. (1995). Commerce versus art: The transformation of fair use. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 39, 190-199.
Jackson, Matt. (2000). New copyright provision ruling signals paradigm shift in the law. Communication Law & Policy Division News 9 (1), 6.
Jackson, Matt. (1999). Learning with teaching portfolios. In Jeremy Cohen (Ed.), A Culture for Learning (pp. 96-97).
Gantz, W. &
Jackson, M. (equal co-author). (October 1997). Sony Playstation
Research Project (Report commissioned by Sony Corporation of
Jackson, Matt. (1997,
Summer).
Jackson, Matt. (1997, Spring). Recent Internet copyright decisions. Media Law Notes 24 (3), 8.
Jackson, Matt. (1997, Winter). What--Me Worry? Media Law Notes 24 (2), 8.
Jackson, Matt. (1996, Summer). Legal research central to many issues. Media Law Notes 23 (4), 4-5.
EDITORSHIPS
Articles Editor, Federal Communications Law Journal, 1996 - 1998.
Associate Editor, Federal Communications Law Journal, 1995 - 1996.
REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2005, June. Panelist, “P2P File Sharing:
Pirates or Revolutionaries?” Center for Intellectual
Property, University of
2005, May.
Panelist, “Fair Use and Creativity: Theoretical and Practical Issues in
Research,” Law and Policy division, International Communication Association,
2005, May. Commentator, Third Annual
Chinese Internet Research Conference "
2005, April. Panelist, “W(h)ither the Middleman:
The Role and Future of Intermediaries in the Information Age,” Michigan State University College of Law and
The Quello Center,
2005, April.
Panelist, Distance Learning Roundtable, National Cable and
Telecommunications Association (NCTA) annual Academic Seminar, San Francisco,
CA.
2005, February. Panelist, Intellectual
Property & Communications Law and Policy Scholars Roundtable, Michigan State
University-DCL College of Law, East Lansing, MI.
2004, August. Panelist, “File Sharing and
the Music Industry: Current legal and policy issues.” Presented
to the Law Division at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication,
2004, June. Panelist, “Peer to Peer File Sharing:
Civil Disobedience or Simple Opportunism,” Center for Intellectual Property,
University of
2004, February. Intellectual Property & Communications Law and Policy Scholars Roundtable, Michigan State University-DCL College of Law, February 2004, East Lansing, MI.
2003, November. “Law, technology, and the control of content.” Presented at the Digital Dynamics conference sponsored by the International Communication Association, the European Consortium for Communication Research and the International Association for Mass Communication Research, Loughborough, England.
2003, September. “The technological revolution
will not be televised: Canadian copyright and internet transmissions.”
Presented at the annual Telecommunications Policy Research Conference,
2003, August. Panelist, “Copyright and the First Amendment: What’s left of the
public domain after Eldred v. Ashcroft?” Presented
to the Law Division at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication,
2003, August. Panelist, “Will communications policy preserve localism and
diversity?” Presented to the Communication
Technology and Policy and Media Management and Economics divisions at the
annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication,
2003, August. “Syndication
marketplace: How to get students excited about ratings, revenues, negotiating,
and most of all…learning!” Presented
at the Mini-plenary Teaching Poster session at the annual meeting of the
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication,
2003, June. Co-author
with Hagopian, Kevin. “Sanitizing mass culture: Law,
technology, and the Clean Flicks controversy.” Presented
at the annual meeting of the Law and Society Association,
2003, May. “Copyright
and the shifting borders between private commerce and public discourse.”
Presented to the Communication Law & Policy division at
the annual meeting of the International Communication Association,
2002, September. “From broadcast to webcast: copyright law and streaming media.” Presented at the annual Telecommunications Policy Research
Conference,
2002, August. Panelist,
“Conducting and Teaching Legal Research Methods.” Presented to the Law Division at the annual meeting of the
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication,
2002, May. “Commerce versus culture:
Searching for conformity amid the clash of values in international copyright
law.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Law and
Society Association,
2002, April. Panelist, “Copyright in the Private
Sector: An Engine of Free Expression or a Tool of Private Censorship?” Presented at
2001, August. Panelist, “Intellectual
property: Who holds the title for courses?” Presented to the
Communication Technology & Policy and Law Divisions at the annual meeting
of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication,
2001, May. “Copyright,
technology, and the threat to alternative voices.” Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the Society for Cinema Studies,
2001, April. “Using
technology to circumvent the law: The DMCA’s push to
privatize copyright.” Paper presented at the 13th Annual Comm/Ent Computer Law Symposium: Hastings College of Law,
2000, November. Panelist, “Author v. Author:
Does copyright stifle the progress of the Arts?” Presented at the
Washington Area Lawyers For the Arts annual Arts and
Entertainment Law Symposium,
2000, September. “Technology
and the changing nature of copyright enforcement.” Presented at
the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference,
2000, August. “Teaching
Internet Law.” Presented to the Law Division at the
annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication,
2000, August. “Circumventing
copyright with controlling technology.” Presented
to the Law Division at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication,
1999, November. “Copyright and consolidation:
Cause for concern?” Presented at the Washington Area Lawyers For the Arts annual Arts and Entertainment Law Symposium,
1999, September. “An
historical analysis of copyright liability.” Presented
at the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference,
1999, May. “The Impact
of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act on OSP Liability.” Presented to the Communication Law & Policy Interest Group at
the annual meeting of the International Communication Association,
1997, July. “Treaties and contracts: The
future of legal scholarship in communication programs.” Presented to the Law Division at the annual meeting of the
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication,
1997, July. “The National Program
Service: A new beginning?” Presented to the Media
Management and Economics Division at the annual meeting of the Association for
Education in Journalism and Mass Communication,
1997, July. “State influence on public
television: A case study of
1997, May. “Public television: An
ethical framework.” Presented to the Mass
Communications Division at the annual meeting of the International Communication
Association,
1997, May. “Determining
the origins of copyright.” Presented to the
Communication Law & Policy Interest Group at the annual meeting of the
International Communication Association,
1997, April. “Creating a copyright
liability standard for online service providers.” Presented
to the Law & Policy Division at the annual meeting of the Broadcast
Education Association,
1996, August. “Linking
copyright to home pages.” Presented to the Law
Division at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication,
1996, May. “Television,
radio, and divergent thinking.” Presented to the
Information Systems Division at the annual meeting of the International
Communication Association,
1995, August. Co-author
with Friedman, David.R. “Alachua
Free-Net: Searching for the First Amendment at one outpost on the information
highway.” Presented to the Law Division at the annual
meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication,
1995, March. “Commerce versus art:
The transformation of fair use.” Presented to the Law
Division at the Southeast Regional Colloquium of the Association for Education
in Journalism and Mass Communication,
OTHER SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2005, October.
Invited lecture, “Copyright and Culture.” Department of
Telecommunications,
2003, November. Invited
lecture, “Copyright and International Harmonization.” International Intellectual Property Law course, King’s College
School of Law,
2002, July. “Intellectual
Property Issues and
2002, March. Panelist, “Values
and the Media: From News to Napster.” Rock Ethics
Institute Symposium,
2001, February. “Copyright and Napster.” Interview on Take Note, WPSX-TV.
1999, November. “Controlling
technology with copyright.” Speaker, Selector’s
Forum, sponsored by the Penn State University Libraries,
1998, November. “Policy
perspectives on digital technology.” Presented at the
EXPERT COMMENTARY
Billboard (2001)
Cleveland Plain Dealer (2002)
Wall Street Journal (2000)
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