The law of public communication /

Middleton, Kent.

The law of public communication / Kent R. Middleton, William E. Lee, Bill F. Chamberlin. - 2003 edition - Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c2003. - xii, 624 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents;

Chapter 1: Public communication and the law
Chapter 2: The first amendment
Chapter 3: Libel
Chapter 4: Privacy and personal security
Chapter 5: Intellectual property

Chapter 6: Corporate speech
Chapter 7: Advertising
Chapter 8: Obscenity and indecency
Chapter 9: The media and the judiciary
Chapter 10: Protection of new sources, notes, and tape

Chapter 11: Access to information
Chapter 12: Regulation of broadcasting
Chapter 13: Regulation of cable, internet, telephone, and other electronic media





Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

9780205371921 0205371922 (pbk.)

2003283727


Press law--United States.
Mass media--Law and legislation--United States.
Freedom of the press--United States.

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