Quick win media law Ireland : answers to your top 100 media law questions / Andrea Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Andrea, 1959-

Series:

Quick Win

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication--Ireland.

Communication.

Mass media policy--Ireland.

Mass media policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cork, Ireland : Oak Tree Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

QUICK WIN MEDIA LAW IRELAND is aimed at those who work in the media industry seeking quick and practical answers to legal questions they encounter day-to-day. Written for non-lawyers, it will be useful to public relations, advertising, publishing and digital media professionals faced with legal queries arising in their work, as it will be to non-specialist lawyers and their clients when faced with a media-related problem. And students on media-related courses will find a plain English explanation of the legal principles they will learn about in media law modules. QUICK WIN MEDIA LAW IRELAND

Contents:

INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; THE IRISH LEGAL SYSTEM; Q1 What are the sources of Irish law?; Q2 What is the difference between civil law and criminal law?; Q3 How is the Irish Courts system structured?; Q4 What is the role of the District Court?; Q5 What is the role of the Circuit Court?; Q6 What is the role of the High Court?; Q7 What is the role of the Supreme Court?; Q8 What cases are heard by a jury?; Q9 What are damages and how are they assessed?; Q10 How is the right to freedom of expression protected under Irish law?; DEFAMATION LAW

Q11 How is the right to good name and reputation protected under Irish law?Q12 What is defamation?; Q13 Is it possible to be prosecuted for defamation or blasphemy?; Q14 What do the terms libel and slander mean?; Q15 What is a publication under defamation law?; Q16 Who is a publisher under defamation law?; Q17 Can a business sue for defamation?; Q18 What can a business do to protect its website from a defamation claim?; Q19 Who is liable for a defamatory publication made online?; Q20 What is innocent publication?; Q21 What is the single publication rule?

Q22 How can someone be identified in a defamatory publication?Q23 Can a publisher be held liable if they inadvertently defame someone?; Q24 Who can be held liable for a defamatory publication?; Q25 Is it possible to insure against defamation liability?; Q26 Can a publisher be held liable for defamation as a result of a hidden meaning?; Q27 What is the truth defence?; Q28 What is the presumption of falsity?; Q29 What is the honest opinion defence?; Q30 What is absolute privilege and when does it apply to a publication?; Q31 What is qualified privilege and when does it apply to a publication?

Q32 Is consent a defence to a defamation action?Q33 What is the public interest defence?; Q34 What is the fair and reasonable publication defence?; Q35 Does offering a right of reply avoid liability for defamation?; Q36 Can texts be defamatory?; Q37 Can emails be defamatory?; Q38 Can a defamation action be brought in respect of someone who is dead?; Q39 Can employers be held liable for defamatory publications made by their employees?; Q40 Can repeating a story sourced from another media outlet be defamatory?; Q41 Does using the word 'alleged' avoid liability for defamation?

Q42 Does defamation law apply to social networking sites?Q43 What can a business do to protect its social networking site from a defamation claim?; Q44 Can an apology be construed as an acknowledgment of liability in a defamation action?; Q45 What is malicious falsehood?; Q46 Can someone with a criminal conviction sue for damages for defamation?; Q47 What approach will the courts take if a plaintiff does not deserve the reputation she / he seeks to vindicate?; Q48 Can satire be defamatory?; DEFAMATION COURT PROCEDURES; Q49 What does a plaintiff need to prove in a defamation claim?

Q50 How is it decided whether a statement has a defamatory meaning?

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-904887-63-5

1-904887-62-7