The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate: The Law of Mass MediaThe 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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Contents
THE AMERICAN LEGAL | 1 |
B Reading the Law | 9 |
INTRODUCTION TO FREEDOM OF | 24 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate: The Law of Mass Media University Textbook Series |
| Authors | T. Barton Carter, Marc A. Franklin, Jay B. Wright |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | Foundation Press, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0882776371, 9780882776378 |
| Length | 806 pages |
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