Media Law

A Guide to Understanding Mass Communication Law

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

AvMark P. Hanebutt,Hanebutt Mark P.,Hanebutt

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Media Law: A Guide to Understanding Mass Communication Law gives print journalists, broadcasters, photographers, public relations practitioners, advertisers, and those in government and the general public a basic understanding of mass communication law.It is not meant to be a substitute for the legal training or the comprehensive legal advice that only can come from a skilled lawyer.Available in print and eBook formats, Media Law: A Guide to Understanding Mass Communication Law:offers students, in laymen's terms, a concise, yet complete overview of the law that affects the mass media profession. reviews the purpose and origin of law, the foundation and basic tenets of American democracy, and an overview of the American legal system. focuses on the First Amendment and the boundaries of free expression as defined by the U.S. Courts before examining the various specific areas of media law. prepares students to understand enough of the law to help them know when they are facing possible legal trouble, or more importantly, to help them avoid such trouble in the first place.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-12-23
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor470
Upplaga4
FörlagKendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
ISBN9781792485473

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction Chapter 1 The Purpose, Origin, and Types of Law The Need for OrderLaw, Ethics, and MoralitySystems of LawCommon LawEquity LawStatutory LawConstitutional LawAdministrative LawExecutive OrdersAreas of LawChapter 2 American Democracy and the Law Early Events That Shaped American LawThe Enlightenment—Foundation of American GovernmentMoving Toward a Government of, by, and for the PeoplePrinciples of DemocracyDrafting the U.S. ConstitutionThe Fight for RatificationWhat's in the Constitution: Types and Limitations of PowerThe CongressHow a Bill Becomes a LawThe PresidencyChapter 3 The American Legal System Seeking Truth and Interpreting the LawA Dual Court SystemThe Federal CourtsThe Anatomy of a LawsuitCivil SuitsAppealsCriminal TrialsFinding the LawBriefing a CaseBench-Bar-Press GuidelinesChapter 4 The First Amendment: A Look at Speech and Press Protecting the Pursuit of TruthA History of CensorshipAdvocates of Free ExpressionEarly Suppression in AmericaThe First Amendment: Discovering the Framers' IntentWays to Interpret the First Amendment TodayAbsolutist TheoryAd Hoc Balancing TheoryPreferred Position Balancing TheoryMarketplace of Ideas TheoryAccess TheorySelf-Realization TheoryMeiklejohnian TheoryThe Future of the First AmendmentChapter 5 The Boundaries of Free Expression The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798The Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917 and 1918The Clear and Present Danger TestThe Doctrine of IncorporationMore Speech, Not LessThe Smith Act of 1940The Brandenburg Imminent and Likely TestThe Strict Scrutiny, Intermediate Scrutiny, and Rational Basis TestsForum AnalysisUnprotected SpeechPrior RestraintNear v. MinnesotaPentagon PapersHate SpeechSymbolic SpeechCompelled SpeechCensoring Government EmployeesFalse SpeechTaxation as CensorshipRetaliatory ArrestSon of Sam LawsGrand Jury TestimonyElectionsInternetDistributing LiteratureCake DecoratingSignsProtests, Solicitations and PicketingSchoolsChapter 6 Libel The Value of ReputationElements of DefamationDefamationIdentificationPublicationDamageFalsityFaultThe New York Times Co. v. Sullivan and Public OfficialsThe Impact of The New York Times Co. v. Sullivan CasePublic FiguresLimited-Purpose Public FiguresBusinesses as Public FiguresProduct DisparagementPublic Persons and the Passage of TimeDefenses to LibelTruthSummary JudgmentStatute of LimitationsPrivilegeFair Comment and CriticismOpinionJurisdictionNeutral ReportageWire Service DefenseSingle Publication RuleLibel-Proof PlaintiffsSection 315 of the Federal Communications Commission ActConsentRight of ReplyRetractionsChapter 7 Invasion of Privacy The Need to Be Let AloneSources of Privacy LawContrasting Libel and Invasion of PrivacyThe Growing Privacy ProblemIntrusionDisclosure of Private FactsAppropriationFalse LightPrivacy and the InternetInfliction of Emotional DistressChapter 8 Open Records and Meetings The Need for InformationThe Freedom of Information ActInternet Access to InformationUsing the Freedom of Information ActFreedom of Information Act ExemptionsFreedom of Information Act LimitationsInterviewing Government OfficialsExecutive PrivilegeThe 1974 Privacy ActThe Buckley Amendment and Clery ActThe Federal Advisory Committee ActCriminal History InformationThe Federal Driver's Privacy ActThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)Government in the Sunshine ActState Open Records and Meetings LawsAdditional Problems of Information AccessSuggestions for Getting InformationChapter 9 Protection of Sources The Need to Protect SourcesFailing to Keep a Promise—When Sources SueBranzburg v. HayesOther Sources of ProtectionContempt and the Collateral Bar RuleCriminal Cases v. Civil Cases and Nonconfidential InformationTelephone RecordsAnonymous Online PostsState Shield LawsWho Is a Reporter?Efforts to Pass a Federal Shield LawZurcher v. Stanford DailyThe Privacy Protection ActConsider AlternativesChapter 10 Free Press/Fair Trial When Constitutional Rights CollideSheppard v. MaxwellSeating an Impartial JuryVoir DireChange of VenueChange of VeniremenContinuanceJury AdmonitionSequestrationRestrictive OrdersThe Nebraska Press Association TestClosed CourtroomsThe Press-Enterprise TestChallenging ClosureAccessing Court RecordsElectronic RecordsRecording, Photographing and Televising Court ProceedingsNew Technologies in the CourtroomBench-Bar-Press GuidelinesEliminating Prejudicial ReportingChapter 11 Obscenity Defining Sexual ExpressionThe Problem with ObscenityEarly Regulation of Sexual ExpressionThe Miller TestVariable ObscenityChild PornographySextingOther Ways to Regulate ObscenityPostal RegulationsFilm Censorship and Ratings SystemsInternet FiltersWithholding Government GrantsNuisance LawsZoning OrdinancesBroadcast IndecencyCable IndecencyViolenceChapter 12 Intellectual Property Protecting Creations of the MindThe Copyright Act of 1790Copyright TodayCopyright and the InternetCopyright and MusicDuration of CopyrightFreelancersCopyright InfringementUnfair CompetitionThe Fair Use DefenseOther Defenses to InfringementTrademarksDuration of Trademark ProtectionMarks of DistinctionPatentsChapter 13 Advertising and Commercial Speech The Evolution of Commercial Speech ProtectionGovernment Regulation of AdvertisingPrinter's Ink StatutesThe Federal Trade Commission ActThe Commercial Speech DoctrineCorporations and Noncommercial SpeechMedia AccessThe Far Reach of the Federal Trade CommissionFTC Methods to Stop False AdvertisingPublicitySubstantiationVoluntary ComplianceConsent AgreementsLitigated OrdersCorrective AdvertisingInjunctionsGuidesOther Advertising ConcernsTestimonialsMockupsTelemarketingInternet AdvertisingComparison AdsBait-and-switch AdvertisingAdvertiser Liability and Defenses Against False-Advertising ClaimsOther Federal Agencies That Regulate AdvertisingThe Food and Drug AdministrationThe Federal Communications CommissionThe Securities and Exchange CommissionThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)The Federal Reserve BoardThe Lanham ActSelf-regulationChapter 14 Broadcasting and the Internet The Development of RadioFirst Amendment ConcernsThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC)LicensingThe Effects of DeregulationBroadcast Station OwnershipThe Fairness DoctrinePersonal Attack Rules and Political Editorial RulesBroadcast Ascertainment RulesThe Equal Time RuleThe Candidate Access RuleCandidate AdvertisingChildren's ProgrammingIndecencyViolence on TelevisionThe News, Hoaxes, and Video News ReleasesOther Content RulesNoncommercial BroadcastingCable TelevisionDirect Broadcast SatellitesLow Power TelevisionSatellite RadioLow Power FM RadioThe InternetAppendix A: The Declaration of Independence: A TranscriptionAppendix B: The Constitution of the United States: A TranscriptionBibliographyAbout the AuthorIndex