Legal scholars have established three rationale for regulating broadcast media to a greater degree than print media. Which of the following is NOT one of those rationale?
A) public ownership of the airwaves
B) a principle of media regulation borrowed from English common law that states that print media are deserving of more freedoms and less regulation
C) scarcity, or the limited number of frequencies that broadcasters can use
D) pervasiveness, or the potential of broadcasting to be obtrusive

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The principle of media regulation borrowed from English common law actually states the opposite, that broadcast media should be subject to greater regulation than print media due to the uniquely pervasive and powerful nature of broadcasting. The other three options, public ownership of the airwaves, scarcity of frequencies, and pervasiveness of broadcasting, are commonly accepted rationale for greater regulation of broadcast media.

Legal Scholars Have Established Three Rationale for Regulating Broadcast Media