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- Title
- Mass Media Law
- Author
- Pember, Don R.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
- Publication year
- 1992
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0697129365
- ISBN 13
- 9780697129369
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A new Corporate Speech Guide is found on the text-specific website. The Guide provides links to cases and publications examining corporate speech in relation to employees, the community, and the media.
Discussion of the current rulings from the Supreme Court make this the most up-to-date textbook on the market.
New topics covered: - New York Trade Center sedition case appellate ruling. - Resolution of Hit Man wrongful death case. - Clearer explanation of preferred position balancing theory. - Military censorship in war in Kosovo. - Kincaid vs. Gibson Kentucky State yearbook censorship case. - Attempts to ban Snowing Falling on Cedars and the Harry Potter books. - Attempts by Ford Motor Company to censor the Internet. - Libel and the Internet. - More than 10 new libel rulings. - Court decisions on exceptions to appropriation in right to privacy. - Intrusion and the Internet - Sanders v. ABC, intrusion in an office setting. - Hanlon v. Berger and Wilson v. Layne, ride-along cases, and Food Lion v. Capital Cities/ABC. - Ruling on the FOIA and records held by private contractors. - Privilege of journalists to withhold non-confidential information sought by government. - Who is a journalist for purposes of source protection? - Supreme Court ruling in Condon v. Reno, the - Driver's License Protection Act case. - Ruling in RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia and the resolution of the Rio MP3 player controversy. - Internet radio station and royalty payments to music publishers and record companies. - Congress and database protection - Appellate ruling in copyright suit involving Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. - Freelancing and copyright; Tasini v. The New York Times revisited. - Broadcast advertising for private gambling casinos; Greater New Orleans Broadcasting v. The United States. - Impact of new rules on children's television programming. - New judicial interpretation for candidate access rule, Section 312. - Court ruling regarding personal attack rules, political editorials and the fairness doctrine. - Supreme Court ruling in Playboy Entertainment Group Inc. v. U.S., the cable TV signal bleed case. - Supreme Court ruling regarding FDA regulation of tobacco advertising.
An Online Study Guide, as well as the printed study guide provides students with exercises to test their knowledge.
'Legal Resources,' also found on the Pember Website, provides legal listings for students.
Systematic pedagogy includes: Chapter outlines, Introductions, Highlighted summaries, Boxes that suggest ways to avoid legal problems, Mid-chapter summaries, Glossary, and a Table of Cases for easy reference.
Three libel chapters set the standard for coverage of libel.
"Making the Grade" CD-ROM. Every new copy of this text is packaged with a free "Making the Grade" CD-ROM, which includes: - Study questions to help reinforce key concepts in the text. with 20 questions per chapter and instant feedback, these study questions are a true study aid for students. - An Internet Primer. -A Guide to Electronic Research. -A Study Skills Primer. -Learning Assessment Tools.
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