Emerging Media: Legal Principles, Virtual Issues - Hardcover

Zenor, Jason

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1516577191 ISBN 13: 9781516577194

Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Emerging Media: Virtual Issues, Legal Principles introduces contemporary media and information studies students to the nexus between law and emerging media technology. With a goal to present a clear and succinct overview of communication and media law, the text presents legal doctrines in accessible terms and in the context of current issues and technology.

Author Jason Zenor encourages students to think critically about the psychological, social, and political harms that communication technology can cause. Students are exposed to a myriad of current examples that reflect issues in today's media environment, with legal analysis of how these issues could be resolved. Specific topical areas include censorship, false speech, privacy, civil liability, obscenity, identity rights, intellectual property, consumer protection, and market regulation. Each chapter concludes with a case study and discussion questions so students can apply the legal doctrine to a communication technology problem.

Emerging Media provides students with a timely and valuable focus on legal and policy issues attendant to new communication technologies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1516577191
• ISBN 13: 9781516577194
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 186