Mass Media Law, 2005/2006 Edition with PowerWeb and Free Student CD-ROM

by PEMBER

• ISBN13: 9780072985351
• ISBN10: 0072985356
• Edition: 14th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-29
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

This market-leading text discusses the most relevant mass media legal decisions, from the Constitution to the most recent Supreme Court sessions, in relation to their relevance to modern American law. From the Internet to political advertising laws, Mass Media Law examines the current issues that are shaping the United States legal system. Known for its clear explanations and its consistent pedagogy, the text includes mid-chapter summaries, a table of cases, and more. The new edition has been heavily revised to include several new cases, updated coverage on military censorship (to include the war in Iraq), intrusion on the Internet, and new material on the deregulation of the telecommunications industry.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
The American Legal System	1	(33)
Sources of the Law	2	(13)
The Common Law	3	(5)
The Law of Equity	8	(1)
Statutory Law	9	(2)
Constitutional Law	11	(1)
Executive Orders, Administrative Rules	12	(2)
Summary	14	(1)
The Judicial System	15	(18)
Facts Versus the Law	16	(1)
The Federal Court System	17	(9)
The State Court System	26	(2)
Judicial Review	28	(1)
Lawsuits	29	(3)
Summary	32	(1)
Bibliography	33	(1)
The First Amendment: The Meaning of Freedom	34	(43)
Historical Development	35	(4)
Freedom of the Press in England	35	(1)
Freedom of the Press in Colonial America	36	(3)
Summary	39	(1)
The First Amendment	39	(8)
The New Constitution	39	(2)
Freedom of Expression in the 18th Century	41	(1)
Freedom of Expression Today	42	(5)
Summary	47	(1)
The Meaning of Freedom	47	(16)
Seditious Libel and the Right to Criticize the Government	47	(2)
Alien and Sedition Acts	49	(1)
Sedition in World War I	50	(1)
The Smith Act	51	(2)
Defining the Limits of Freedom of Expression	53	(9)
Summary	62	(1)
Taxation and the Press	63	(4)
Summary	67	(1)
Prior Restraint	67	(8)
Near v. Minnesota	68	(1)
Austin v. Keefe	69	(1)
Pentagon Papers Case	70	(2)
Progressive Magazine Case	72	(3)
Summary	75	(1)
Bibliography	75	(2)
The First Amendment: Contemporary Problems	77	(56)
Prior Restraint During Wartime	78	(11)
Grenada	79	(1)
Panama	79	(1)
Persian Gulf War	79	(2)
The Balkans	81	(1)
Afghanistan and the War on Terrorism	82	(1)
The War in Iraq	83	(5)
Summary	88	(1)
The First Amendment in the Schools	89	(16)
Censorship of the High School Press	89	(7)
Censorship of College Newspapers	96	(4)
Book Banning	100	(4)
Summary	104	(1)
Time, Place and Manner Restrictions	105	(13)
Forum Analysis	109	(1)
Public Forums	110	(5)
Nonpublic or Private Forums	115	(3)
Summary	118	(1)
Other Prior Restraints	118	(3)
Son of Sam Laws	118	(2)
Prior Restraint and Protests	120	(1)
Summary	121	(1)
Hate Speech/Fighting Words	121	(3)
Summary	124	(1)
The First Amendment and Election Campaigns	124	(3)
Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act	125	(2)
Summary	127	(1)
The First Amendment and the Information Superhighway	127	(3)
Bibliography	130	(3)
Libel: Establishing a Case	133	(32)
The Libel Landscape	134	(5)
Winning and Losing Libel Suits	135	(1)
The Lawsuit as a Weapon	136	(2)
Resolving the Problem	138	(1)
Summary	139	(1)
Law of Defamation	139	(2)
Elements of Libel	141	(22)
Publication	144	(4)
Identification	148	(2)
Group Identification	150	(1)
Defamation	151	(7)
Falsity	158	(4)
Summary	162	(1)
Bibliography	163	(2)
Libel: Proof of Fault	165	(43)
New York Times v. Sullivan	166	(3)
The Rationale for the Ruling	168	(1)
Public Persons Versus Private Persons	169	(21)
Who Is a Public Official?	170	(3)
All-Purpose Public Figures	173	(2)
Limited-Purpose Public Figures	175	(5)
Lower-Court Rulings	180	(4)
Businesses as Public Figures	184	(3)
Public Persons Over Time	187	(1)
Private Persons	188	(1)
Summary	189	(1)
The Meaning of Fault	190	(14)
Negligence	190	(3)
Actual Malice	193	(10)
Summary	203	(1)
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress	204	(2)
Summary	206	(1)
Bibliography	206	(2)
Libel: Defenses and Damages	208	(34)
Summary Judgment/Statute of Limitations	209	(5)
Statute of Limitations	211	(3)
Summary	214	(1)
Truth	214	(1)
Privileged Communications	215	(9)
Absolute Privilege	215	(1)
Qualified Privilege	216	(5)
Neutral Reportage	221	(1)
Abuse of Privilege	222	(2)
Summary	224	(1)
Protection of Opinion	224	(8)
Rhetorical Hyperbole	225	(1)
The First Amendment	226	(4)
Fair Comment and Criticism	230	(2)
Summary	232	(1)
Defenses and Damages	232	(7)
Consent	233	(1)
Right of Reply	233	(1)
Damages	234	(3)
Retraction Statutes	237	(2)
Summary	239	(1)
Criminal Libel	239	(2)
Bibliography	241	(1)
Invasion of Privacy: Appropriation and Intrusion	242	(37)
Invasion of Privacy	243	(3)
The Growth of Privacy Laws	243	(3)
Privacy and the Internet	246	(1)
Appropriation	246	(20)
Right of Publicity	247	(1)
Use of Name or Likeness	248	(6)
Advertising and Trade Purposes	254	(2)
News and Information Exception	256	(2)
Other Exceptions	258	(3)
Consent as a Defense	261	(4)
Life After Death	265	(1)
Summary	265	(1)
Intrusion	266	(11)
Intrusion and the Internet	266	(4)
Intrusion and the Press	270	(1)
No Privacy in Public	271	(2)
The Use of Hidden Recording Devices	273	(2)
Intrusion and the Publication of Information Obtained Illegally	275	(2)
Summary	277	(1)
Bibliography	277	(2)
Invasion of Privacy: Publication of Private Information and False Light	279	(27)
Publicity About Private Facts	280	(17)
Publicity	281	(1)
Private Facts	281	(5)
Offensive Material	286	(2)
Legitimate Public Concern	288	(6)
Recounting the Past	294	(1)
Private Facts on the Internet	295	(2)
Summary	297	(1)
False Light Invasion of Privacy	297	(8)
Fictionalization	298	(2)
Other Falsehoods	300	(1)
Highly Offensive Material	301	(1)
The Fault Requirement	302	(3)
Summary	305	(1)
Bibliography	305	(1)
Gathering Information: Records and Meetings	306	(59)
News Gathering and the Law	307	(16)
The Constitution and News Gathering	308	(15)
Summary	323	(1)
The Freedom of Information Act	323	(28)
Applying the Law	325	(3)
FOIA and Electronic Communication	328	(2)
Agency Records	330	(3)
FOIA Exemptions	333	(14)
Handling FOIA Requests	347	(3)
Federal Open-Meetings Law	350	(1)
Summary	351	(1)
State Laws on Meetings and Records	351	(6)
State Open-Meetings Laws	352	(2)
State Open-Records Laws	354	(2)
The Privatization of Public Government	356	(1)
Summary	357	(1)
Laws That Restrict Access to Information	357	(5)
School Records	357	(1)
The Federal Privacy Law	358	(1)
Criminal History Privacy Laws	359	(2)
State Statutes That Limit Access to Information	361	(1)
Summary	361	(1)
Bibliography	362	(3)
Protection of News Sources/Contempt Power	365	(43)
News and News Sources	367	(8)
The Failure to Keep a Promise	372	(3)
Constitutional Protection of News Sources	375	(15)
Lower-Court Rulings	376	(8)
Anonymity and the Internet	384	(1)
Nonconfidential Information and Waiver of the Privilege	385	(1)
Who Is a Journalist?	386	(2)
Telephone Records	388	(1)
Summary	389	(1)
Legislative and Executive Protection of News Sources	390	(8)
Shield Laws	390	(3)
Federal Guidelines	393	(1)
Telephone Records	394	(1)
Newsroom Searches	394	(2)
How to Respond to a Subpoena	396	(1)
Summary	397	(1)
The Contempt Power	398	(8)
History of Contempt	398	(1)
Kinds of Contempt	398	(2)
Limitations on Contempt Power	400	(4)
Collateral Bar Rule	404	(2)
Summary	406	(1)
Bibliography	406	(2)
Free Press/Fair Trial: Trial Level Remedies and Restrictive Orders	408	(26)
Prejudicial Crime Reporting	409	(5)
Impact on Jurors	411	(1)
The Law and Prejudicial News	412	(1)
Summary	413	(1)
Traditional Judicial Remedies	414	(5)
Voir Dire	414	(2)
Change of Venue	416	(1)
Continuance	417	(1)
Admonition to the Jury	417	(1)
Sequestration of the Jury	418	(1)
Summary	419	(1)
Restrictive Orders to Control Publicity	419	(13)
Restrictive Orders Aimed at the Press	422	(5)
Restrictive Orders Aimed at Trial Participants	427	(5)
Summary	432	(1)
Bibliography	432	(2)
Free Press/Fair Trial: Closed Judicial Proceedings	434	(27)
Closed Proceedings and Sealed Documents	435	(7)
Open Courts and the Constitution	435	(3)
Open and Closed Trials	438	(4)
Summary	442	(1)
Closure of Other Hearings	442	(16)
Presumptively Open Documents	446	(5)
Access and the Broadcast Journalist	451	(3)
Recording and Televising Judicial Proceedings	454	(4)
Summary	458	(1)
Bench-Bar-Press Guidelines	458	(2)
Summary	459	(1)
Bibliography	460	(1)
Regulation of Obscene and Other Erotic Material	461	(34)
The Law of Obscenity	462	(4)
Early Obscenity Law	464	(1)
Defining Obscenity	465	(1)
Summary	465	(1)
Contemporary Obscenity Law	466	(9)
The Miller Test	466	(4)
Other Standards	470	(4)
Summary	474	(1)
Controlling Obscenity	475	(4)
Postal Censorship	477	(1)
Film Censorship	478	(1)
Summary	479	(1)
Regulation of Nonobscene Erotic Material	479	(14)
Zoning Laws	479	(5)
Attacks on the Arts	484	(2)
Erotic Materials in Cyberspace	486	(6)
Summary	492	(1)
Bibliography	493	(2)
Copyright	495	(51)
Immaterial Property Law	496	(6)
Patents	496	(1)
Trademarks	496	(5)
Plagiarism	501	(1)
Roots of the Law	502	(11)
What May Be Copyrighted	504	(3)
Telephone Books and Databases	507	(2)
News Events	509	(1)
Misappropriation	510	(2)
Duration of Copyright Protection	512	(1)
Summary	513	(1)
Fair Use	513	(13)
Purpose and Character of Use	514	(3)
Nature of the Copyrighted Work	517	(3)
Amount of a Work Used	520	(3)
Effect of Use on Market	523	(2)
Application of the Criteria	525	(1)
Summary	526	(1)
Copyright Protection and Infringement	526	(15)
Copyright Notice	528	(1)
Registration	528	(1)
Infringement	529	(7)
Copyright Infringement and the Internet	536	(4)
Summary	540	(1)
Free-Lancing and Copyright	541	(2)
Damages	543	(1)
Bibliography	544	(2)
Regulation of Advertising	546	(38)
Advertising and the First Amendment	547	(8)
Commercial Speech Doctrine	549	(5)
Summary	554	(1)
The Regulation of Advertising	555	(7)
Self-Regulation	555	(1)
Lawsuits by Competitors and Consumers	556	(3)
State and Local Laws	559	(1)
Federal Regulation	560	(2)
Summary	562	(1)
Federal Trade Commission	562	(13)
False Advertising Defined	564	(4)
Means to Police Deceptive Advertising	568	(7)
Summary	575	(1)
The Regulatory Process	575	(7)
Procedures	575	(1)
Special Cases of Deceptive Advertising	576	(3)
Defenses	579	(1)
Advertising Agency/Publisher Liability	580	(1)
Summary	581	(1)
Bibliography	582	(2)
Telecommunications Regulation	584	(41)
A Prologue to the Present	585	(1)
History of Regulation	585	(1)
The Changing Philosophy of Broadcast Regulation	586	(3)
Summary	589	(1)
Basic Broadcast Regulation	589	(7)
Federal Communications Commission	589	(2)
Licensing	591	(4)
Summary	595	(1)
Regulation of Program Content	596	(6)
Sanctions	596	(1)
Regulation of Children's Programming	597	(1)
Obscene or Indecent Material	598	(2)
Violence on Television	600	(1)
Summary	601	(1)
Regulation of Political Programming	602	(10)
Candidate Access Rule	602	(3)
Equal Opportunity/Equal Time Rule	605	(6)
Summary	611	(1)
News and Public Affairs	612	(3)
The First Amendment	614	(1)
Summary	615	(1)
Regulation of New Technology	615	(8)
Cable Television	616	(1)
Federal Legislation Regulating Cable Television	616	(7)
Summary	623	(1)
Bibliography	623	(2)
Glossary	625	(8)
Internet Appendix	633	(2)
Table of Cases	635	(16)
Index	651