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Communications Law: Libertiers, Restraints, and the Modern Media

ISBN: 9780534512644 | 053451264X
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 7/25/1996

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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 hypothetical exercises have been a favorite among both professors and students. As in previous editions, the Fourth Edition includes a thorough update of cases to keep the text current.
The U.S. Legal System
1(28)
Studying the Law
2(2)
Jurisdiction
... MORE(5)
Federal Jurisdiction
4(2)
State Jurisdiction
6(3)
Categorizing Law by Source
9(7)
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(11)
Justiciable Controversy
18(1)
Pretrial Procedure
19(2)
Trial Procedure
21(1)
Appellate Procedure
22(2)
Finding Court Decisions
24(1)
Administrative Proceedings
25(4)
The First Amendment
29(42)
Background
30(2)
Reasons for Freedom of Speech
32(3)
Social Reasons
32(2)
Individualistic Reasons
34(1)
Rebuttal
34(1)
Adoption of the First Amendment
35(1)
Nature of the Guarantee
36(4)
Liberty versus Government Power
36(2)
Expression versus Conduct
38(2)
Suspect Restrictions
40(11)
Prior Restraints
40(3)
Punishment After the Fact
43(2)
Financial Burdens
45(2)
Compelled Speech
47(2)
Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions
49(2)
Resolving Conflicts
51(20)
Rights not Absolute
51(3)
Unprotected Speech
54(1)
The Balancing Approach
55(6)
Special Problem: Government Media
61(3)
Waiver of Rights
64(7)
Risks to Public Safety
71(28)
Introduction
73(1)
Law and Order
73(4)
Clear-and-Present-Danger Standard
74(2)
The Current Standard
76(1)
National Security
77(5)
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(3)
Harm Through Advertising
90(9)
Damage to Reputation
99(54)
Evolution of Defamation Law
100(4)
Development by the States
101(1)
The Constitution Intervenes
102(1)
Ingredients for a Lawsuit
103(1)
Defamatory Content
104(6)
The Meaning of ``Defamatory''
104(3)
Interpreting the Statements
107(3)
Falsity
110(5)
Burden of Proof
111(1)
How False Must It Be?
112(1)
Special Problem: Fact versus Opinion
112(3)
Publication
115(1)
Identification
116(2)
Special Problem: Group Defamation
117(1)
Fault
118(16)
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
119(3)
Meaning of Actual Malice
122(4)
Gertz and the Negligence Standard
126(2)
Categorizing the Plaintiff
128(6)
Harm to Plaintiff
134(3)
Awarding Damages
135(1)
Limits on Damages
135(1)
Matters of Private Concern
136(1)
Privileges, Defenses, and Other Protections
137(7)
Reports of Official Proceedings
138(1)
Neutral Reporting
139(1)
The Wire Service Defense
140(1)
Retractions
140(1)
Summary Judgment
141(1)
Counter-Attacks by the Media
142(1)
Libel Insurance
143(1)
Statutes of Limitations
144(1)
Libel Reform Efforts
144(9)
Reasons for Change
144(1)
The Annenburg Project
145(1)
The Uniform Correction Act
146(7)
Privacy and Peace of Mind
153(41)
Origins of Privacy Law
154(2)
Four Distinct Torts
155(1)
Appropriation
156(8)
Commercial Use
156(3)
Special Problem: Self-Promotion
159(1)
Name or Likeness
160(2)
Special Problem: Survivability of Claims
162(1)
Consent
162(2)
Disclosure of Private Facts
164(10)
Private Facts
165(3)
Highly Offensive
168(1)
Newsworthiness Defense
168(6)
False Light
174(3)
False Light Situations
175(1)
The Elements and Privileges
176(1)
Intrusion
177(6)
Expectation of Privacy
178(1)
Offensiveness
179(1)
Use of Subterfuge
180(2)
Public Places
182(1)
Emotional Distress
183(4)
Criminal Protections
187(7)
Restrictions on Disclosure
187(1)
Restrictions on Information Gathering
188(6)
Gaining Access
194(34)
Access to Places
196(8)
Trespass to Private Property
197(4)
Accident, Crime, and Disaster Scenes
201(1)
Polling Places
202(1)
Government Property
203(1)
Access to Government Proceedings
204(5)
State Open Meeting Laws
204(3)
The Federal Statute
207(2)
Access to Government Records
209(14)
The Freedom of Information Act
209(11)
State Open Records Laws
220(3)
Selective Access by Government
223(5)
Media and the Justice System
228(46)
Media and Courts: A Unique Relationship
231(1)
Media and a Fair Trial
231(8)
The Sixth Amendment Guarantee
232(1)
The First Amendment Conflict
233(1)
Warnings from the Supreme Court
233(4)
The True Effect of Publicity
237(1)
The Aftermath of Sheppard
238(1)
Preventing Publication
239(6)
Gag Orders on the Media
239(4)
Restrictions on Participants
243(2)
Access to Proceedings
245(10)
Access to Trials
245(3)
Pretrial Proceedings
248(2)
Civil Proceedings
250(1)
Special Problem: Cameras in the Courtroom
251(2)
Special Problem: Juvenile Proceedings
253(1)
Ethics and Etiquette of Court Coverage
254(1)
Access to Court Evidence and Records
254(1)
Extracting Evidence from the Media
255(12)
Forced Disclosure and the First Amendment
259(3)
State Shield Laws
262(3)
Confidentiality and Contract Law
265(1)
Police Searches
266(1)
Contempt of Court
267(7)
The Penalties for Contempt
267(2)
Limitations on the Contempt Power
269(5)
Creative Property
274(50)
Introduction
276(1)
Copyright
277(24)
Protected Works
278(4)
Ownership
282(6)
Formalities
288(2)
Infringement
290(3)
Licensing Agreements
293(1)
Music Licensing
294(4)
Special Problem: Cable Retransmissions
298(2)
International Protection
300(1)
The Fair Use Defense
301(7)
Applying the Factors
301(6)
Freedom for Parody
307(1)
Copyright and Advancing Technology
308(1)
Trademarks
309(9)
Creation of Trademarks
311(2)
Trademark Registration
313(1)
Infringement
314(1)
Dilution
315(3)
Unfair Competition
318(6)
Corporate and Government Speech
324(30)
Introduction
326(2)
Corporations and Investors
328(7)
The Securities and Exchange Commission
328(1)
Corporate Filings
329(1)
Rule 10b-5
330(5)
Corporations and Political Influence
335(8)
Influencing Candidate Elections
335(6)
Influencing Public Issues
341(2)
Government and Political Influence
343(11)
Government Employees and The Hatch Act
344(3)
Employee Honoraria
347(1)
Official Government Persuasion
348(6)
Commercial Speech
354(38)
Introduction
356(1)
Commercial Speech and the First Amendment
357(9)
The Rise to Protection
358(2)
The Standard of Review
360(2)
Ad Bans for Disfavored Products
362(4)
Disclosure Requirements
366(1)
Deceptive Ads and the FTC
366(14)
Authority of the FTC
367(2)
Deception: The Basic Elements
369(6)
Prior Substantiation
375(2)
FTC Rules and Guides
377(2)
FTC Enforcement Devices
379(1)
Lanham Act Lawsuits
380(4)
Elements of a Claim
381(1)
Sample Cases
382(1)
Plaintiff's Remedies
383(1)
State Advertising Laws
384(2)
Government Prosecution
384(1)
Private Lawsuits
385(1)
Federal Preemption
385(1)
Liability for Illegal Ads
386(1)
Rejection of Advertising
387(5)
Broadcast and Cable TV
392(49)
Introduction
394(1)
The Rudiments of Broadcast Regulation
395(9)
Use of the Spectrum
395(2)
The Communications Act of 1934
397(1)
The FCC
398(1)
Limited First Amendment Status
399(5)
Broadcast Licensing
404(13)
The Initial License
405(6)
Renewals
411(3)
Transfer of Licenses
414(1)
Ownership Limitations
415(2)
Broadcast Content Controls
417(12)
Equal Opportunity for Candidates
418(3)
Candidate Access
421(3)
Remnants of the Fairness Doctrine
424(2)
Children's Programming
426(1)
Other Content Controls
427(2)
Cable Television
429(12)
First Amendment Status
430(1)
The Cable Acts
431(1)
Franchising
432(1)
Cable Content
433(2)
Entry by Telephone Companies
435(6)
Obscenity and Indecency
441(40)
Introduction
442(4)
History of Pornography
443(2)
Early American Obscenity Law
445(1)
Obscenity and the Constitution
446(2)
The Rationale for Controls
446(1)
The Presidential Commissions
447(1)
Defining Obscenity
448(6)
Prurient Interest
449(1)
Patent Offensiveness
450(1)
Lack of Serious Value
451(2)
Exception: Child Pornography
453(1)
Curbing Obscenity
454(9)
State Statutes
454(1)
Federal Statues
455(3)
The Knowledge Requirement
458(1)
Private Possession
458(1)
Prior Restraint
459(3)
Women's Rights
462(1)
Control Through Zoning
463(3)
Special Problem: Live Dancing
465(1)
Indecency
466(15)
The Public Airwaves
466(5)
Cable TV
471(3)
Telephone
474(7)
Cyberspace
481(22)
Introduction
482(1)
Threshold Issues in Cyberspace
483(6)
Jurisdiction
484(3)
Liability and the First Amendment
487(2)
Defamation in Cyberspace
489(3)
SYSOP Liability
489(2)
User Liability
491(1)
Privacy and Encryption
492(2)
E-Mail Privacy
492(1)
Information Security
493(1)
Copyrights in Cyberspace
494(4)
Triggering the Exclusive Rights
495(1)
Fair Use
496(1)
Vying for Electronic Rights
497(1)
Adult Material on the Net
498(5)
The Framework for Regulation
498(1)
The Communications Decency Act
499(4)
Appendix A The Bill of Rights to the Constitution of The United States of America503(2)
Appendix B The Uniform Correction or Clarification of Defamation Act505(5)
Appendix C Codes of Ethics510(4)
Glossary of Legal Terms514(11)
Case Index525(4)
Subject Index529

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