The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate: The Law of Mass Media

The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate: The Law of Mass Media
ISBN-10
0882772406
ISBN-13
9780882772400
Series
The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate
Category
Law / Media & the Law
Pages
708
Language
English
Published
1985
Publisher
Foundation Press
Authors
Marc A. Franklin, T. Barton Carter, Jay B. Wright

Description

The First Amendment & the Fourth Estate: The Law of Mass Media provides text, court opinions & other materials. Topics include an introduction to freedom of expression & the American legal system, defamation, privacy, liability for emotional & physical harm, obscenity, confidentiality, & press coverage of the administration of justice. Also included are copyright & trademark, national security, advertising regulation, & ownership. The book provides an introduction to broadcasting & broadcast programming, & cable & other new communication technologies. This edition includes edited court opinions of more than 25 principal cases & treatment of many more cases in note form.

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