Mass Media Law 2009/2010 Edition » (16th Edition)

Don R. Pember has a doctorate in mass communication law from the University of Wisconsin and is a Professor of Communications at the University of Washington. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award and the Society of Professional Journalists’ Public Service Award.

This current and comprehensive market-leading textbook addresses the most relevant and important aspects of mass media law in the United States, stretching from the history and adoption of the First Amendment to the most recent judicial opinions, statutory enactments and regulatory controversies affecting speech across the print, broadcast, cable and Internet media. From the laws of libel and privacy to the regulation of advertising and telecommunications, Mass Media Law 2009/2010 examines timely issues that are shaping the United States’ legal system and the future of media content. The new edition has been streamlined to include new opinions and updated coverage of important current media law concerns, including the right of reporters to protect their sources, censorship problems related to terrorism, file sharing, and the law of privacy.

Chapter 1. The American Legal System

Chapter 2. The First Amendment: The Meaning of Freedom

Chapter 3. The First Amendment: Contemporary Problems

Chapter 4. Libel: Establishing a Case

Chapter 5. Libel: Proof of Fault

Chapter 6. Libel: Defenses and Damages

Chapter 7. Invasion of Privacy: Appropriation and Intrusion

Chapter 8. Invasion of Privacy: Publication of Private Information and False Light

Chapter 9. Gathering Information: Records and Meetings

Chapter 10. Protection of News Sources/Contempt Power

Chapter 11. Free Press/Fair Trial: Trial Level Remedies and Restrictive Orders

Chapter 12. Free Press/Fair Trial: Closed Judicial Proceedings

Chapter 13. Regulation of Obscene and Other Erotic Material

Chapter 14. Copyright

Chapter 15. Regulation of Advertising

Chapter 16. Telecommunications Regulation

Glossary

Internet Appendix

Table of Cases

Index