Pember, Don R.

Mass media law. / Don R. Pember - Boston: McGraw- Hill, 1999. - ix, 646 p.: ill.; 24cm

Includes index.

Cotents: The American legal system -- The First amendment: the meaning of freedom -- The First amendment: contemporary problems -- Libel: establishing a case -- Libel: proof of fault -- Libel: defenses and damages -- Invasion of privacy: appropriation and intrusion -- Invasion of privacy: publication of private information and false light -- Gathering information: records and meetings -- Protection of news sources/ contempt power -- Free press / fair trial: trial level remedies and restrictive orders -- Free press / fair trial: closed judicial proceedings -- Regulation of obsence and other erotic material -- Copy right -- Regulation of advertising -- Telecommunications regulation: history and licensing -- Telecommunications regulation: contents controls and cable.

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