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Communications Law With Infotrac: Liberties, Restraints, and the Modern Media

ISBN: 9780534513313 | 053451331X
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 7/12/2000

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Table of Contents
Prefacexi
The U.S. Legal System
1(30)
Studying the Law
2(2)
... MORE
Jurisdiction
4(4)
Federal Jurisdiction
4(3)
State Jurisdiction
7(1)
Categorizing Law by Source
8(8)
Constitutional Law
9(2)
Statutory Law
11(1)
Administrative Law
12(1)
Case Law
13(3)
Other Ways to Categorize Law
16(2)
Criminal Law versus Civil Law
16(1)
Contracts and Torts
17(1)
The Judicial Process
18(13)
Justiciable Controversy
19(1)
Pretrial Procedure
19(3)
Trial Procedure
22(1)
Appellate Procedure
22(3)
Finding Court Decisions
25(1)
Administrative Proceedings
26(5)
The First Amendment
31(40)
Background
32(2)
Reasons for Freedom of Speech
34(3)
Social Reasons
34(2)
Individualistic Reasons
36(1)
Rebuttal
36(1)
Adoption of the First Amendment
37(1)
Nature of the Guarantee
38(4)
Liberty versus Government Power
38(1)
Expression versus Conduct
39(3)
Suspect Restrictions
42(11)
Prior Restraints
42(3)
Punishment After the Fact
45(2)
Financial Burdens
47(1)
Compelled Speech
48(3)
Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions
51(2)
Resolving Conflicts
53(18)
Rights not Absolute
53(1)
Unprotected Speech
54(3)
The Balancing Approach
57(6)
Special Problem: Government Media
63(3)
Waiver of Rights
66(5)
Risk to Public Safety
71(28)
Introduction
73(1)
Law and Order
73(5)
Clear and Present Danger
74(2)
The Incitement Standard
76(2)
National Security
78(4)
The Pentagon Papers Case
78(2)
The H-Bomb Case
80(1)
Wartime Access Restrictions
81(1)
Personal Injury
82(17)
Negligence versus Incitement
83(1)
Harm Through Imitation
84(3)
Harm from Advice or Instructions
87(5)
Harm Through Advertising
92(7)
Damage to Reputation
99(54)
Evolution of Defamation Law
100(3)
Development by the States
101(1)
The Constitution Intervenes
102(1)
Ingredients for a Lawsuit
103(1)
Defamatory Content
103(8)
The Meaning of ``Defamatory''
104(3)
Interpreting the Statements
107(4)
Falsity
111(5)
Burden of Proof
112(1)
How False Must It Be?
112(1)
Special Problem: Fact versus Opinion
113(3)
Publication
116(1)
Identification
117(2)
Special Problem: Group Defamation
118(1)
Fault
119(16)
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
120(3)
Meaning of Actual Malice
123(3)
Gertz and the Negligence Standard
126(3)
Categorizing the Plaintiff
129(6)
Harm to Plaintiff
135(3)
Awarding Damages
135(1)
Limits on Damages
136(1)
Matters of Private Concern
137(1)
Privileges, Defenses, and Other Protections
138(8)
Reports of Official Proceedings
138(2)
Neutral Reporting
140(1)
The Wire Service Defense
141(1)
Retractions
141(1)
Summary Judgment
142(1)
Counter-Attacks by the Media
143(1)
Anti-SLAPP Statutes
144(1)
Libel Insurance
145(1)
Statutes of Limitations
145(1)
Libel Reform Efforts
146(7)
Reasons for Change
146(1)
The Annenberg Project
147(1)
The Uniform Correction Act
148(5)
Privacy and Peace of Mind
153(44)
Origins of Privacy Law
154(2)
Four Distinct Torts
155(1)
Appropriation
156(9)
Commercial Use
157(3)
Name or Likeness
160(2)
Consent
162(2)
Special Problem: Deceased Celebrities
164(1)
First Amendment Issues
165(1)
Disclosure of Private Facts
165(10)
Private Facts
166(3)
Highly Offensive
169(1)
Newsworthiness Defense
169(6)
False Light
175(3)
False Light Situations
176(1)
The Elements and Privileges
177(1)
Intrusion
178(8)
Expectation of Privacy
179(2)
Offensiveness
181(1)
Use of Subterfuge
182(3)
Public Places
185(1)
Fraud
186(1)
Emotional Distress
187(3)
Harsh Satire and the Hustler Case
187(2)
Shocking News Content and Tactics
189(1)
Criminal Statutes
190(7)
Restrictions on Disclosure
190(1)
Restrictions on Information Gathering
191(6)
Access to Places and Information
197(36)
Access to Places
198(9)
Trespass to Private Property
199(5)
Accident, Crime, and Disaster Scenes
204(1)
Polling Places
205(1)
Government Property
205(2)
Access to Government Proceedings
207(5)
State Open Meeting Laws
207(3)
The Federal Statute
210(2)
Access to Government Records
212(14)
The Freedom of Information Act
212(11)
State Open Records Laws
223(3)
Selective Access by Government
226(7)
Media and the Justice system
233(46)
Media and Courts: A Unique Relationship
235(1)
Media and a Fair Trial
235(8)
The Sixth Amendment Guarantee
236(1)
The First Amendment Conflict
236(1)
Warnings from the Supreme Court
237(4)
The True Effect of Publicity
241(1)
The Aftermath of Sheppard
242(1)
Preventing Publication
243(6)
Gag Orders on the Media
243(5)
Gag Orders on Participants
248(1)
Access to Proceedings
249(12)
Access to Trials
250(3)
Pretrial Proceedings
253(2)
Civil Proceedings
255(1)
Special Problem: Cameras in the Courtroom
256(3)
Special Problem: Juvenile Court
259(1)
Ethics and Etiquette of Court Coverage
260(1)
Access to Court Evidence and Records
260(1)
Extracting Evidence from the Media
261(12)
Forced Disclosure and the First Amendment
265(3)
State Shield Laws
268(3)
Legal Obligation to the Source
271(1)
Police Searches
272(1)
Contempt of Court
273(6)
The Penalties for Contempt
273(6)
Creative Property
279(50)
Introduction
280(1)
Copyright
281(24)
Protected Works
282(5)
Ownership
287(6)
Formalities
293(1)
Infringement
294(3)
Licensing Agreements
297(3)
Music Licensing
300(3)
Special Problem: Cable Retransmissions
303(1)
International Protection
304(1)
The Fair Use Defense
305(9)
Applying the Factors
306(6)
Freedom for Parody
312(2)
Copyright and Advancing Technology
314(1)
Trademarks
315(7)
Creation of Trademarks
316(2)
Trademark Registration
318(1)
Infringement
319(1)
Dilution
320(2)
Unfair Competition
322(7)
Corporate and Government Speech
329(30)
Introduction
330(2)
Corporations and Investors
332(6)
The Securities and Exchange Commission
332(1)
Corporate Reports
332(2)
Rule 10b-5
334(4)
Corporations and Political Influence
338(11)
Influencing Candidate Elections
339(7)
Influencing Public Issues
346(1)
Attribution Requirements
347(2)
Government and Political Influence
349(10)
Government Employees and The Hatch Act
350(2)
Employee Honoraria
352(1)
Official Government Persuasion
353(6)
Commercial Speech
359(38)
Introduction
360(1)
Commercial Speech and the First Amendment
361(10)
The Rise to Protection
362(2)
The Central Hudson Test
364(2)
Ad Bans for Disfavored Products
366(4)
Required Disclosures
370(1)
Deceptive Ads and the FTC
371(15)
Authority of the FTC
371(3)
Deception: The Basic Elements
374(6)
Prior Substantiation
380(1)
FTC Rules and Guides
381(1)
FTC Enforcement Devices
381(5)
Lanham Act Lawsuits
386(3)
Elements of a Claim
387(1)
Sample Cases
387(1)
Plaintiff's Remedies
388(1)
State Advertising Laws
389(3)
Government Prosecution
389(1)
Private Lawsuits
390(1)
Federal Preemption
390(2)
Liability for Illegal Ads
392(1)
Rejection of Advertising
392(5)
Broadcast and Cable Regulation
397(52)
Introduction
398(1)
The Rudiments of Broadcast Regulation
399(9)
Use of the Spectrum
399(2)
The Communications Act of 1934
401(1)
The FCC
402(1)
Limited First Amendment Status
403(5)
Station Licensing
408(16)
The Initial License
409(7)
License Renewals
416(3)
Transfer of Licenses
419(1)
Ownership Limitations
420(2)
EEO Rules
422(2)
Broadcast Content Controls
424(11)
Political Broadcasting
424(6)
Remnants of the Fairness Doctrine
430(2)
Children's Television
432(2)
Other Content Controls
434(1)
Cable Television
435(14)
First Amendment Status
436(1)
The Cable Acts
437(2)
Franchising
439(1)
Cable Content
440(3)
Entry by Telephone Companies
443(6)
Obscenity and Indecency
449(36)
Introduction
450(3)
History of Pornography
451(1)
Early American Obscenity Law
452(1)
Obscenity and the Constitution
453(3)
The Rationale for Controls
454(1)
The Presidential Commissions
455(1)
Defining Obscenity
456(6)
Prurient Interest
457(1)
Patent Offensiveness
458(1)
Lack of Serious Value
459(2)
Exception: Child Pornography
461(1)
Attacking Obscenity
462(6)
State Statutes
462(1)
Federal Statutes
463(2)
The Knowledge Requirement
465(1)
Private Possession
466(1)
Prior Restraint
467(1)
Curbing Non-Obscene Material
468(5)
Postal Controls
468(1)
Local Zoning
469(3)
Funding Conditions
472(1)
Women's Rights
472(1)
Indecency
473(12)
The Public Airwaves
473(6)
Cable TV
479(2)
Telephone
481(4)
The Internet
485(24)
Introduction
486(6)
Jurisdiction Issues
487(3)
Liability Issues
490(2)
Defamation in Cyberspace
492(4)
ISP Liability
493(2)
User Liability
495(1)
Privacy Online
496(4)
Electronic Mail
496(1)
Data Collection and the Web
497(1)
Information Security
498(2)
Creative Property in Cyberspace
500(4)
Copyright's Exclusive Rights
501(1)
Fair Use
502(1)
Trademarks and Domain Names
503(1)
Adult Material on the Net
504(5)
The Framework for Regulation
505(1)
The Communications Decency Act
506(1)
The Child Online Protection Act
507(2)
Appendix: Selected Provisions of the U.S. Constitution509(2)
Glossary of Legal Terms511(10)
Notes521(10)
Subject Index531(14)
Case Index545

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