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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Mass Media Law 18th Edition, Don Pember and Calvert
Mass Media Law 18th Edition PDF Download Ebook. Don Pember and Clay Calvert offer vast array of topics, from the history and adoption of the First Amendment, to the most recent judicial opinions, statutory enactments, and regulatory controversies affecting speech and press across the print, broadcast, cable, and Internet media.
Media law constantly changes, with new cases and controversies cropping up daily. Written in a student-friendly style for undergraduates, this book leads the market with a current and comprehensive approach to the most relevant aspects of mass media and communications law in the United States.
Discussion of the current rulings from the Supreme Court make this the most up-to-datetextbook on the market. An updated “Legal Resources Guide” found on the Pember Web site, provides legal listings for students. Systematic pedagogy includes: chapter outlines, introductions, highlighted summaries, boxes that suggest ways to avoid legal problems, mid-chapter summaries, a Glossary and a Table of Cases for easy reference.
Material on the implications of government actions in the wake of September 11 events will be included in several sections of the book, including military censorship, access to information, new use of old sedition laws, the limits on access to government Web sites and privacy. New material on school censorship includes actions against students who post messages on the Web and the resolution of Kincaid v. Gibson, the college yearbook censorship case.
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Media and Entertainment Law by Sandi Towers
Media and Entertainment Law PDF Download Ebook. Sandi Towers keeps the reader's interest with up-to-date legal issues. Throughout the book, media and entertainment law ethics issues are discussed. A full chapter devoted to ethics is added with suggestions presented on how to make better ethical choices, how to guide ethical considerations, and how to potentially correct ethical issues that are not in alignment with corporate or business guidelines.
Chapters are arranged in a thoughtful and logical order, to take the student, practitioner, or interested reader from the beginnings of freedom of speech, press, and expression; and into cutting edge, current events that highlight areas such as copyrights, advertising, pornography, censorship of the media, cable and satellite television, digital and satellite radio, and the Internet.
Tightly edited landmark cases, pulled from the text, allow for greater understanding of media and entertainment law. Historical background of the subjects has been emphasized, so the reader obtains a better grasp of societal issues at the time of a court ruling. Relevant quotes from United States Supreme Court Justices emphasize the thinking of the Court in the case’s decision
There is full discussion of such items as digital radio, satellite TV and radio, and Internet Broadband. International media and entertainment legal concerns are discussed in length. There is also full chapter on ethics, allowing the student and practitioner alike to examine how to deal with such issues. CD-ROM is included with the text with additional exercises.
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Major Principles of Media Law 2013 Edition, Overbeck
Major Principles of Media Law 2013 Edition PDF Download Ebook. Wayne Overbeck and Genelle Belmas offer comprehensive and current summary of media law. The text is revised every year to include the most recent developments in communication law through the end of the Supreme Court's term.
Each August, a new edition is available for fall classes, with recent developments through July 1 fully integrated into the text, not added as an appendix or separate supplement. As a member of the state and federal bar in Iowa, and as one who has taught media law at the college level for 18 years, I can appreciate the efforts Overbeck has put into making the material accessible to students.
I am always looking for new ways to teach the course, and this text comes even closer to meeting the needs of a general, mass communication audience than ever before. All data is updated with current coverage of new and changed laws. Images and photos reflect updates. New important cases are included. New Features are added as changes require.
Wayne Overbeck is Professor of Communications Emeritus at California State University, Fullerton. Professor Overbeck earned his PH.D. at UCLA and his J.D. at Loyola Law School. He passed the California bar exam in 1975. In the years since, he has practiced law in California and Washington, D.C. but always wanted to return to college teaching and writing.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Digital Media Law 2nd Edition by Ashley Packard
Digital Media Law 2nd Edition PDF Download Ebook. Ashley Packard covers the latest legal updates and rulings by presenting a comprehensive introduction to all the critical issues surrounding media law and showing how digitization and globalization are constantly shifting the legal landscape.
This text utilizes current and relevant examples to illustrate key concepts. Revised section on legal research covers how and where to find the law. It is updated with new rulings relating to corporate political speech, student speech, indecency and Net neutrality, restrictions on libel tourism, cases filed against U.S. information providers, WikiLeaks and shield laws, file sharing, privacy issues, sexting, cyber-stalking, and many others.
An accompanying website is regularly updated with new rulings, access to slip opinions and other supplementary material. Numerous traditional communication law concepts are explained and illustrated using familiar examples drawn from contemporary digital media. Salient issues covered include freedom of expression, telecommunications and Internet law, jurisdiction and choice of law, intellectual property law, libel, privacy considerations, commercial speech, and information access.
The additional resources are provided on an accompanying website which is continually updated with new case studies and court decisions. It is an invaluable resource for the latest legal considerations affecting media in today’s increasingly globalized world.
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Media Law for Journalists by Ursula Smartt
Media Law for Journalists PDF Download Ebook. Ursula Smartt offers complete introduction and a reference guide to the main legal issues facing U.K. journalists. It is intended as a course textbook for students, first and foremost. However, it is also intended to help keep journalists out of jail and on the right side of the law.
The book presumes no prior legal knowledge but covers all the relevant areas including: defamation, privacy, contempt of court, freedom of expression, and intellectual property. It also looks at the difference between the English and Scottish legal systems as they pertain to the media.
The key to success in your study of law on a journalism course is to learn how to think like a media law specialist. In short, think theoretically, analytically and like a lawyer. This book advises you on how to learn to speak and write using the correct journalists’ language when studying or applying your skills. In other words, this book shows how to stay on the right side of the law when working as a journalist.
Each chapter concludes with a further reading section, which is designed to put the icing on the cake – that is, give you the chance to write a top-class, ‘distinction’- type essay or piece of journalistic research. This feature gives you guidance on the main textbooks that you will be using on your course. These can be augmented via the bibliography and Internet sources listed in the appendices at the end of the book. Additionally, it can help those journalists who wish to advance their legal knowledge in a particular field.
It is written in a clear and user-friendly style, avoiding the legalistic language that can be a problem with so many law textbooks. Particularly well written are the case studies in each chapter. This book will be essential reading for all students of journalism as well a welcome guide to professional journalists.
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Electronic Media Law and Regulation 6th Edition, Creech
Electronic Media Law and Regulation 6th Edition PDF Download Ebook. Kenneth Creech provides students with direct access to case law as well as the context in which to understand its meaning and impact. The text overviews the major legal and regulatory issues facing broadcasting, cable, and developing media in today's industry.
Presenting information from major cases, rules, regulations, and legal documents in a concise and readable form, this book helps current and prospective media professionals understand the complex realm of law and regulation. Students will learn how to avoid common legal pitfalls and anticipate situations that may have potential legal consequences.
As Media Law continues to grow as a hot topic those of you studying to be new lawyers in the media must keep on top of the latest laws and their implications. This book will keep you on your toes! It prepares you how to avoid common legal pitfalls and anticipate situations that may have potential legal consequences.
Specifically, this book provides updates regarding recent developments in media law, FCC policies and developing technologies, and reviews all new cases, decisions and legislation affecting the conduct of media professionals and businesses. Electronic Media Law & Regulation is a useful reference for students studying to be professionals working in broadcast media and related industries. This book provides annotated cases with margin notes, and new chapters address such timely issues as media ownership, freedom of information, entertainment rights, and cyber law. A companion website provides additional materials for students and instructors.
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