Social media law and ethics / Jeremy Harris Lipschultz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lipschultz, Jeremy Harris, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social media--Law and legislation--United States.

Social media.

Online social networks--Law and legislation--United States.

Online social networks.

Information technology--Law and legislation--United States.

Information technology.

Social media--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Legal ethics--United States.

Legal ethics.

Information technology--Law and legislation.

Online social networks--Law and legislation.

Social media--Law and legislation.

United States.

Physical Description:

xvii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.

Summary:

"In this new textbook, social media professor Jeremy Lipschultz introduces students to the study of social media law and ethics, integrating legal concepts and ethical theories. The book explores free expression, as it applies to students, media industry professionals, content creators and audience members. Key issues and practices covered include copyright law, data privacy, revenge porn, defamation, government censorship, social media platform rules, and employer policies. Research techniques are also used to suggest future trends in social media law and ethics. Touching on themes and topics of significant contemporary relevance, this accessible textbook can be used in stand-alone law and ethics courses, as well as emerging social media courses that are disrupting traditional public relations, advertising and journalism curricula. Case studies, discussion questions, and online resources help students engage with the complexities and ambiguities of this future-oriented area of media law, making it an ideal textbook for students of media law, policy and ethics, mass media, and communication studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Social Media Company Site Management of Users

Social Media Business Law and Ethics

Why Study Social Media Law and Ethics?

Essential Elements of Law

Essential Elements of Ethics

Law and Ethics in a Free Society

U.S. Legal Approaches

Comparative and International Law

Law Review Analyses

Ethical Frameworks and Issues

Online Resources

Discussion Questions

References

Public High Schools

Colleges and Universities

Key Case Law

Current Student Political and Other Speech

Principles of Commercial Speech Law

Transparency of Interests

Deception and FTC Guidelines

Key Case: Lord & Taylor (2016)

Social Media Commercial Speech in Advertising and PR Promotion

Corporations and Contracts

Public Relations Ethics

Ethics Across the Silos

Copyright Infringement, File Sharing, and Fair Use

UK and Australia Copyright Law

Trademarks

Content Ownership

Copyright Scope, Fair Use, and Transformative Use

History of U.S. Privacy Law

National and International Politics

Understanding Privacy Law and Ethics

Other Personal Data

Illinois Biometrics Data Protection

Revenge Porn, Cyberbullying, and Obscenity

Key Cases

False Statements

Global Approaches

Prior Restraints

International Consideration of Law and Ethics

Speech and Press First Amendment Law

Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions

Legal Theories and Ethical Frameworks

Lingering Constitutional and Statute Law Issues

Research Law and Ethics Issues

Social Legal Research

Legal Structures and Other Factors

Growing Global Market Conflict

U.S. Constitution Passages

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Lipschultz, Jeremy Harris. Social media law and ethics

ISBN:

9780367897697

0367897695

9780367437817

0367437813

OCLC:

1231548208

Publisher Number:

99992324295