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Communication law in America

Author:Paul Siegel

Summary:Presenting communication law, this book gives an overview of the American judiciary system and covers the key areas, including First Amendment principles, common laws, constitutional considerations, libel laws, privacy factors, copyright and trademark, advertising, protecting news sources, obscenity laws, broadcast regulations, and the Internet.

eBook, English, c2008

Edition:2nd ed View all formats and editions

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Md., c2008

Physical Description:1 online resource (pages cm.)

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1200293418

Subjects:

Freedom of speech

Freedom of speech United States

Liberté d'expression États-Unis

Mass media Law and legislation

Mass media Law and legislation United States

Press law United States

Contents:

Introducing the American legal system

The development of freedom of speech

Defamation: common law elements

Defamation: First Amendment limitations

Invasions of privacy

Copyright and trademark

Access to information

Reporting on the judiciary

Protecting news sources

Regulation of advertising

Sexually oriented speech

Broadcast, cable, and satellite TV regulations

Communication law and the Internet

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