The law of public communication / Kent R. Middleton, Bill F. Chamberlin.

Contents
Chapter 1 Public Communication and the law
The sources of law
The Courts
The Litigation process: Civil and Criminal
Finding the law
etc.

Chapter 2 The first Amendment
Theory of Freedom of expression
The scope of the first Amendment: The Hierarchy of protected expression
The process of regulation
Tests
etc.

Chapter 3 Libel
Libel Terminology
The Plaintiff
The Plaintiff's Burden of proof
Defenses
etc.

Chapter 4 Privacy
Private facts
Intrusion and Trespass
False Light
Commercialization
etc

Chapter 5 Intellectual property
Copyright
Unfair Competition

Chapter 6 Corporate speech
Referenda and public issues
Elections
Lobbying: The right to petition
Communication between labor and management
etc.

Chapter 7 Advertising
First Amendment and advertising
Unfair and Deceptive advertising
FTC Powers and remedies
Other federal regulation
etc.

Chapter 8 Pornography
Defining obscenity
Privacy and possession
Due process and prior restraints
Violence
etc.

Chapter 9 The media and the Judiciary
Defining Jury Bias
Remedies for prejudicial publicity
Controlling conduct in Court
Controlling Prejudicial public
etc

Chapter 10 Protection of news sources, notes and film
Protection under common law
Protection under the constitution: The first Amendment
Protection under the constitution: The first Amendment
etc

Chapter 11 Access to information
Access and the constitution
Access to public and quasi-public property
Access to records
Access to meetings
etc

Chapter 12 The electronic media
Regulation of broadcasting
Cable
Common Carrier regulation
New communications media
etc

"78259"--Spine.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.