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The law of public communication / William E. Lee, Daxton R. Stewart, Jonathan Peters.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lee, William E. (William Eyre), author.
- Stewart, Daxton R., author.
- Peters, Jonathan (Jonathan William), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Press law--United States.
- Press law.
- Mass media--Law and legislation--United States.
- Mass media.
- Freedom of the press--United States.
- Freedom of the press.
- Mass media--Law and legislation.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Textbooks.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 588 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- 12th edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2023.
- Summary:
- "The twelfth edition of this classic textbook provides an overview of communication and media law including the most current legal developments. It explains laws affecting the daily work of writers, broadcasters, PR practitioners, photographers, bloggers, and other public communicators. By providing statutes and cases in an accessible manner, even to students studying law for the first time, the authors ensure that students acquire a firm grasp of the legal issues affecting the media. The book examines legal topics such as libel, privacy, intellectual property, obscenity, and access to information, considering the development and current standing of relevant laws and important cases. It examines how these laws affect public, political, and commercial communication. The twelfth edition discusses hot topics such as proposals to modify Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, net neutrality legislation, participant monitoring, the 'actual malice' standard for litigation against journalists, and the Julian Assange Espionage Act prosecution. It also explores social media issues, such as whether social media use by public officials constitutes a public forum, liability for defamation, and the operation of Facebook's Oversight Board. The Law of Public Communication is an ideal core textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in communication law and mass media law. Online resources include a test bank and PowerPoint slides"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Public Communication and The Law
- The Sources of Law
- The Courts
- The Litigation Process: Civil and Criminal
- Working With the Law
- Limitations of the Law
- ch. 2 The First Amendment
- Theory of Freedom of Expression
- Regulating Expression
- Tests
- The Hierarchy of Protected Expression
- Who Is Protected?
- ch. 3 Methods of Control
- Prior Restraints
- Punishment After Publication
- Content-Neutral Regulations
- ch. 4 Libel
- Libel Terminology
- The Plaintiff
- The Plaintiff's Burden of Proof
- The Defendant's Case
- Preventing Libel Suits
- ch. 5 Privacy
- Private Facts
- Intrusion and Trespass
- False Light
- Commercialization
- Emotional Distress and Personal Injury
- ch. 6 Intellectual Property
- Copyright
- Unfair Competition
- ch. 7 Political Speech
- Ballot Propositions and Other Public Issues
- Elections
- Regulation of Political Candidate Broadcast Programming
- Lobbying: The Right to Petition
- ch. 8 Commercial Speech
- The First Amendment and Advertising
- Unfair and Deceptive Advertising
- Federal Remedies
- Other Federal Regulations
- Media's Right to Refuse Advertising
- Securities Transactions
- ch. 9 Obscenity and Indecency
- Obscenity
- Indecency
- Violent Pornography
- Controlling Nonobscene Sexual Expression
- ch. 10 The Media and the Judiciary
- Defining Jury Bias
- Remedies for Prejudicial Publicity
- Controlling Conduct in Court
- Controlling Prejudicial Publicity
- Access to Courtrooms, Records and Jurors
- Contempt Power
- ch. 11 Protection of News Sources, Notes and Recordings
- Testimonial Privileges
- Protection Under the First Amendment
- A Federal Common-Law Privilege?
- Protection Under the Fifth Amendment
- Protection Under State Statutes
- Protection Under Federal Statutes and Regulations
- Congressional Authority
- Search Warrants
- Breaching Confidentiality
- ch. 12 Access to Information
- Access and the Constitution
- Access to Events
- Access to Records
- Access to Meetings
- Obtaining Access: A Final Word.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lee, William E. Law of public communication
- ISBN:
- 9781032206950
- 1032206950
- 9781032193120
- 1032193123
- OCLC:
- 1334007384
- Publisher Number:
- 99992325988
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