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Communications Law : Liberties, Restraints, and the Modern Media

ISBN: 9780495050292 | 0495050296
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: NELSON
Pub. Date: 5/15/2006

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SummaryTable of Contents
The new edition of COMMUNICATIONS LAW continues with the reviewer-praised readability, coverage of core topics, and currency that have been its consistent strengths. The author's interesting, hypothetical exercises have been a favorite among both professors and students. As in previous editions, the Fifth Edition includes a thorough update of cases and information to keep the text current.
Prefacexiii
CHAPTER ONE The U.S. Legal System1(32)
Studying the Law
1(3)
Sources of Law
... MORE(7)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
4(2)
STATUTORY LAW
6(1)
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
7(1)
CASE LAW
8(3)
Other Ways to Categorize Law
11(2)
CIVIL LAW VERSUS CRIMINAL LAW
11(1)
CONTRACTS VERSUS TORTS
12(1)
Court Systems and Jurisdiction
13(11)
FEDERAL JURISDICTION
14(4)
STATE JURISDICTION
18(2)
SPECIAL PROBLEM: CYBERSPACE
20(4)
The Judicial Process
24(6)
JUSTICIABLE: CONTROVERSY
24(1)
PRETRIAL PROCEDURE
24(2)
TRIAL PROCEDURE
26(2)
APPELLATE PROCEDURE
28(1)
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
29(1)
Summary Points
30(1)
Discussion Questions
31(1)
Key Terms
31(2)
CHAPTER TWO The first Amendment33(48)
Background: A Short History of Free Speech
33(4)
Reasons for Freedom of Speech
37(2)
SOCIAL REASONS
37(1)
INDIVIDUALISTIC REASONS
38(1)
REBUTTAL
39(1)
Adoption of the First Amendment
39(2)
Nature of the Guarantee
41(4)
LIBERTY VERSUS GOVERNMENT POWER
41(1)
EXPRESSION VERSUS CONDUCT
42(2)
GATHERING AND DISTRIBUTING
44(1)
Suspect Restrictions
45(12)
PRIOR RESTRAINTS
45(3)
PUNISHMENT AFTER THE FACT
48(2)
FINANCIAL BURDENS
50(2)
COMPELLED SPEECH
52(3)
TIME, PLACE AND MANNER RESTRICTIONS
55(2)
Resolving Conflicts
57(9)
RIGHTS NOT ABSOLUTE
57(1)
UNPROTECTED SPEECH
58(3)
THE BALANCING APPROACH
61(5)
Special Problem: Government Facilities and Media
66(4)
THE FORUM THEORY
67(1)
THE STUDENT PRESS
68(2)
Special Problem: Corporate Speech
70(7)
PROTECTING INVESTMENT MARKETS
71(3)
PROTECTING THE POLITICAL PROCESS
74(3)
Waiver of Free Speech Rights
77(1)
Summary Points
78(1)
Discussion Questions
79(1)
Key Terms
80(1)
CHAPTER THREE Risks to Public Safety81(28)
When to Censor?
81(2)
Law and Order
83(5)
CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
84(2)
THE INCITEMENT STANDARD
86(2)
National Security
88(5)
THE PENTAGON PAPERS CASE
89(1)
THE H-BOMB CASE
90(2)
WARTIME ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
92(1)
Personal Injury
93(13)
NEGLIGENCE VERSUS INCITEMENT
93(1)
HARM THROUGH IMITATION
94(4)
HARM FROM ADVICE OR INSTRUCTIONS
98(5)
HARM THROUGH ADVERTISING
103(3)
Summary Points
106(2)
Discussion Questions 107 Key Terms
108(1)
CHAPTER FOUR Damage to Reputation109(76)
Evolution of Defamation Law
109(5)
DEVELOPMENT BY THE STATES
111(2)
THE CONSTITUTION INTERVENES
113(1)
INGREDIENTS FOR A LAWSUIT
113(1)
Defamatory Content
114(8)
THE MEANING OF DEFAMATORY
114(4)
INTERPRETING THE STATEMENTS
118(3)
THOUGHTS, NOT MERE WORDS
121(1)
Falsity
122(5)
BURDEN OF PROOF
122(1)
HOW FALSE MUST IT BE?
123(1)
SPECIAL PROBLEM FACT VERSUS OPINION
124(3)
Publication
127(1)
Identification
128(2)
SPECIAL PROBLEM: GROUP DEFAMATION
129(1)
Fault
130(15)
NEW YORK TIMES CO. V. SULLIVAN
131(2)
THE MEANING OF ACTUAL MALICE
133(4)
GERTZ AND THE NEGLIGENCE STANDARD
137(2)
CATEGORIZING THE PLAINTIFF
139(6)
Harm to Plaintiff
145(3)
AWARDING DAMAGES
146(1)
LIMITS OF DAMAGES
147(1)
MATTERS OF PRIVATE CONCERN
147(1)
Privileges, Defenses, and Other Protections
148(8)
REPORTS OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
149(2)
NEUTRAL REPORTING
151(1)
THE WIRE SERVICE DEFENSE
152(1)
RETRACTIONS
152(2)
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
154(1)
COUNTERATTACKS BY THE MEDIA
155(1)
ANTI-SLAPP STATUTES
155(1)
LIBEL INSURANCE
156(1)
STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS
156(1)
Defamation in Cyberspace
156(5)
ISP LIABILITY
157(2)
USER LIABILITY
159(2)
Libel Reform Efforts
161(2)
REASONS FOR CHANGE
161(1)
THE UNIFORM CORRECTION ACT
162(1)
Summary Points
163(1)
Discussion Questions
164(1)
Key Terms
164(21)
CHAPTER FIVE Invasion of Privacy185(29)
Origins of Privacy Law
165(3)
FOUR DISTINCT TORTS
167(1)
Appropriation
168(10)
COMMERCIAL USE
168(4)
NAME OR LIKENESS
172(2)
CONSENT
174(2)
SPECIAL PROBLEM: DECEASED CELEBRITIES
176(1)
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES
177(1)
Disclosure of Private Facts
178(9)
THE PRIVATE FACTS STANDARD
178(3)
THE HIGHLY OFFENSIVE DISCLOSURE STANDARD
181(1)
THE NEWSWORTHINESS STANDARD
181(6)
False Light
187(4)
FALSE LIGHT SITUATIONS
189(1)
THE ELEMENTS AND PRIVILEGES
190(1)
Intrusion
191(7)
EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY
191(2)
OFFENSIVENESS
193(2)
USE OF SUBTERFUGE
195(3)
PUBLIC PLACES
198(1)
Companion Torts
198(6)
FRAUD
199(1)
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
200(3)
TRESPASS
203(1)
Criminal Statutes
204(3)
PHOTO STALKING
204(1)
IDENTITY BETRAYAL
204(1)
WIRETAPPING
205(2)
Privacy in Cyberspace
207(4)
E-MAIL AND WEBSITES
208(2)
DATA COLLECTION
210(1)
Summary Points
211(2)
Discussion Questions
213(1)
Key Terms
213(1)
CHAPTER SIX Access to Places and Information214(35)
Access to Places
214(9)
TRESPASS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
216(5)
ACCIDENT, CRIME, AND DISASTER SCENES
221(1)
POLLING PLACES
222(1)
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
222(1)
Government Proceedings
223(5)
STATE OPEN MEETING LAWS
224(3)
THE FEDERAL STATUTE
227(1)
Government Records
228(15)
THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
228(13)
STATE OPEN RECORDS LAWS
241(2)
Selective Access by Government
243(3)
Summary Points
246(1)
Discussion Questions
247(1)
Key Terms
248(1)
CHAPTER SEVEN Media and the Justice System249(47)
Media and Courts: A Unique Relationship
249(2)
The Quest for Fair Trials
251(8)
THE SIXTH AMENDMENT GUARANTEE
252(1)
THE FIRST AMENDMENT CONFLICT
252(1)
WARNINGS FROM THE SUPREME COURT
253(4)
THE TRUE EFFECT OF PUBLICITY
257(1)
THE AFTERMATH OF SHEPPARD
258(1)
Gag Orders and the First Amendment
259(7)
GAGGING THE MEDIA
259(5)
GAGGING TRIAL PARTICIPANTS
264(2)
Access to Proceedings
266(15)
CRIMINAL TRIALS
266(4)
PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS
270(1)
EXECUTIONS
271(1)
CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
272(1)
DEPORTATION HEARINGS
273(1)
SPECIAL PROBLEM: CAMERAS IN THE COURTROOM
274(3)
SPECIAL PROBLEM JUVENILE COURT
277(1)
ETHICS AND ETIQUETTE OF COURT COVERAGE
278(1)
ACCESS TO EVIDENCE AND RECORDS
278(3)
Keeping Media Secrets
281(11)
FORCED DISCLOSURE AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT
283(4)
STATE SHIELD LAWS
287(3)
LEGAL OBLIGATION TO SOURCES
290(1)
POLICE SEARCHES
291(1)
Contempt of Court
292(2)
THE PENALTIES FOR CONTEMPT
292(2)
Summary Points
294(1)
Discussion Questions
295(1)
Key Terms
295(1)
CHAPTER EIGHT Creative Property296(55)
A Special Kind of Property
298(1)
Copyright
298(25)
PROTECTED WORKS
299(5)
OWNERSHIP
304(6)
FORMALITIES
310(2)
INFRINGEMENT
312(2)
LICENSING AGREEMENTS
314(3)
MUSIC LICENSING
317(4)
SPECIAL PROBLEM: CABLE RETRANSMISSIONS
321(1)
INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION
322(1)
The Fair Use Defense
323(8)
APPLYING THE FACTORS
324(6)
FREEDOM FOR PARODY
330(1)
Copyrights in Cyberspace
331(5)
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS IN A DIGITAL WORLD
332(1)
DMCA IMMUNITY
333(1)
PEER-TO-PEER PIRACY
333(3)
Trademarks
336(10)
CREATION OF TRADEMARKS
337(2)
TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
339(1)
INFRINGEMENT
340(2)
DILUTION
342(1)
TRADEMARKS AND DOMAIN NAMES
343(3)
Unfair Competition
346(2)
Summary Points
348(1)
Discussion Questions
349(1)
Key Terms
350(1)
CHAPTER NINE The FCC and Broadcast Licensing351(35)
Controlling Electronic Media
351(2)
The Rudiments of Broadcast Regulation
353(8)
USE OF THE SPECTRUM
353(2)
THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934
355(1)
LIMITED FIRST AMENDMENT STATUS
356(5)
The FCC
361(3)
JURISDICTION AND POWERS
362(1)
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
363(1)
Station Licensing
364(20)
THE INITIAL LICENSE
365(7)
LICENSE RENEWALS
372(3)
TRANSFER OF LICENSES
375(1)
OWNERSHIP LIMITATIONS
376(4)
CONTRAST: CABLE FRANCHISING
380(1)
EEO RULES
381(3)
Summary Points
384(1)
Discussion Questions
384(1)
Key Terms
385(1)
CHAPTER TEN Electronic Media Content386(29)
Controls on Free Expression
386(2)
Broadcast Content Controls
388(15)
POLITICAL BROADCASTING
388(8)
THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE SAGA
396(2)
CHILDREN'S TELEVISION
398(2)
OTHER BROADCAST CONTENT CONTROLS
400(3)
Cable Television Controls
403(9)
FIRST AIVIENDMEN STATUS
403(2)
THE CABLE ACTS
405(2)
ACCESS CHANNELS
407(1)
MUST-CARRY
408(3)
OTHER CABLE CONTENT CONTROLS
411(1)
Direct Broadcast Satellite
412(1)
Summary Points
413(1)
Discussion Questions
414(1)
Key Terms
414(1)
CHAPTER ELEVEN Obscenity and Indecency415(40)
A Touchy Subject
415(5)
HISTORY OF PORNOGRAPHY
418(1)
EARLY AMERICAN OBSCENITY LAW
419(1)
Obscenity and the Constitution
420(2)
THE RATIONALE FOR CONTROLS
421(1)
THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSIONS
421(1)
Defining Obscenity
422(6)
PRURIENT INTEREST
423(1)
PATENT OFFENSIVENESS
424(1)
LACK OF SERIOUS VALUE
425(2)
EXCEPTION: CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
427(1)
Attacking Obscenity
428(7)
STATE STATUES
428(3)
FEDERAL STATUTES
431(1)
THE KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENT
432(1)
PRIVATE POSSESSION
433(1)
PRIOR RESTRAINT
434(1)
Curbing Nonobscene Material
435(5)
POSTAL CONTROLS
435(1)
LOCAL ZONING
436(2)
FUNDING CONDITIONS
438(1)
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
439(1)
Indecency
440(12)
THE PUBLIC AIRWAVES
440(5)
CABLE TV
445(4)
TELEPHONE
449(1)
THE INTERNET
450(2)
Summary Points
452(1)
Discussion Questions
453(1)
Key Terms
454(1)
CHAPTER TWELVE Commercial Speech455(41)
Seller Beware?
457(1)
Commercial Speech and the First Amendment
458(11)
THE RISE TO PROTECTION
458(2)
THE CENTRAL HUDSON TEST
460(4)
AD BANS FOR DISFAVORED PRODUCTS
464(4)
REQUIRED DISCLOSURES
468(1)
Deceptive Ads and the FTC
469(15)
AUTHORITY OF THE FTC
469(3)
DECEPTION: THE BASIC ELEMENTS
472(5)
PRIOR SUBSTANTIATION
477(2)
FTC RULES AND GUIDES
479(3)
FTC ENFORCEMENT DEVICES
482(2)
DECEPTION ON THE NET
484(1)
Lanham Act Lawsuits
484(4)
ELEMENTS OF A CLAIM
485(1)
SAMPLE CASES
486(1)
PLAINTIFF'S REMEDIES
487(1)
State Advertising Laws
488(2)
GOVERNMENT PROSECUTION
488(1)
PRIVATE LAWSUITS
489(1)
FEDERAL PREEMPTION
489(1)
Special Problems of the Internet
490(2)
SPAMMING
491(1)
TRAFFIC DIVERSION
491(1)
Liability for Illegal Ads
492(1)
Rejection of Advertising
492(1)
Summary Points
493(1)
Discussion Questions
494(1)
Key Terms
495(1)
Glossary496(16)
Web Resources512(6)
Notes518(11)
Case Index529(2)
Subject Index531

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