Major principles of media law / Wayne Overbeck.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Overbeck, Wayne
Language:English
Published: [Belmont, Calif.] : Thomson Wadsworth, [2005], [©2005]
Edition:2005 edition.
Subjects:
Mass media > Law and legislation > United States.
Freedom of information > United States.
Physical Description:604 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Preface
  • Table of cases
  • American legal system
  • Legacy of freedom
  • Modern prior restraints
  • Libel and slander
  • Right of privacy
  • Copyrights and trademarks
  • Fair trial-free press conflicts
  • Newsgatherer's privilege
  • Freedom of information
  • Obscenity and the law
  • Regulation of electronic media
  • Media ownership issues
  • Advertising and the law
  • Freedom of the student press
  • Selected excerpts from the law.