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The Presumption Of Undue Influence Resurrected: He Said/She Said Is Back, Christine Manolakas
The Presumption Of Undue Influence Resurrected: He Said/She Said Is Back, Christine Manolakas
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Property And Television, John G. Sprankling
Property And Television, John G. Sprankling
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles
Property rights are-in large part-based on societal expectations. What shapes those expectations? One factor is television, our culture's most important medium of communication. The modern "reality show" may be particularly powerful in affecting the attitudes of viewers because it presents a model of "real life" behavior. This essay is the first legal scholarship to explore the relationship between television and property rights. It focuses on Survivor, the CBS program that chronicles the lives of "castaways" trying to survive in a tropical wilderness, where property is both scarce and vital. Survivor is a "reality show"-and one of the most successful programs …