Mass Communication Law in a Nutshell

Download or read book Mass Communication Law in a Nutshell written by T. Barton Carter and published by West Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert authors discuss the First Amendment in detail, as well as defamation and mass communication. Includes a completely new chapter on Internet law, covering issues such as indecency, Web sites with bomb recipes, defamation and anonymous postings, blocking cookies, encryption, spamming, copyright infringement, domain names and convergence. Further highlights include recent Supreme Court rulings on "ride-along" cases, nude dancing, and commercial speech, covering issues such as banning advertising for lawful but harmful products such as tobacco. There is also an expanded discussion of journalists' access to courtroom proceeding and judicial documents.