Franklin, Anderson and Lidsky's Mass Media Law: Cases and Materials, 7th

Marc A. Franklin, David A. Anderson, Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky

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ISBN-13: 9781587787737

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This casebook provides detailed information on mass media law. The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research. Part of the University Casebook Series®, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases.

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Preface To The Seventh Edition
Acknowledgments
Table Of Cases
Part One: The First Amendment and Government Regulation
1. The First Amendment And The Media
  1. Introduction
  2. Values Served by Speech
  3. Methods of First Amendment Analysis
  4. The Press Clause
  5. Are Electronic Media Different?
2. Content-Based Regulation of Media
  1. Prior Restraints
  2. Speech About Judicial Proceedings
  3. Speech Concerning Elections
  4. Sexually Explicit Speech
  5. Commercial Speech
  6. Government-Sponsored Speech
3. Content-Neutral Regulation of Media
  1. Preserving Multiple Voices
  2. Taxation
  3. Distribution
  4. Labor Relations
Part Two: Legal Issues Arising From Publication
1. Defamation
  1. What Is Defamation?
  2. Special Damages, Slander Per Se, and Libel Per Quod
  3. Identification of Plaintiff
  4. Fault
  5. The Public-Private Distinction
  6. Falsity
  7. Publication and Republication
  8. Common-Law Privileges
  9. Other Issues
2. Protecting Privacy
  1. Public Disclosure of Private Facts
  2. False Light Privacy
  3. Appropriation
  4. Data Protection Statutes
3. Liability for Emotional, Economic, and Physical Harm
  1. Emotional Distress
  2. Economic Harm
  3. Physical Harm
4. Copyright
  1. A Brief Survey of Copyright Law
  2. Copyright Law and the Mass Media
Part Three: Legal Issues Arising From Newsgathering
1. Newsgathering Torts
  1. Trespass
  2. Intrusion
  3. Eavesdropping and Wiretapping
  4. Using Tortiously Obtained Information
  5. Other Torts
2. Subpoenas and Searches
  1. Reporter’s Privilege: The Concept
  2. Applying the Privilege
  3. Shield Legislation
  4. Search Warrants
3. Access to Information
  1. Access to Records
  2. Access to Governmental Meetings
  3. Access to Institutions
  4. Access to Military Operations
  5. Criminal Law Restrictions on Access
  6. Discriminatory Access
4. Access to Judicial Proceedings
  1. Access to Courtrooms
  2. Access to Jurors and Witnesses
  3. Access to Judicial Records and Discovery Materials
Index