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Electronic Media Law and Regulation, 6th Edition

Electronic Media Law and Regulation, 6th Edition

Author: Kenneth C. Creech
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780415518093
Published In: September 2013
Format: Paperback , 374 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Electronic Media Law and Regulation is a case-based law text that 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 professsionals 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.

This sixth edition 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.
1. Introduction to Legal System
2. Interpreting the First Amendment
3. The Rationale of Broadcast Regulation
4. The Rationale of Cable and Satellite J(DSS) Television Regulation
5. Regulation of Electronic Media Content
6. Regulation of Commercial Practices
7. Media Ownership
8. Copyright, Music Rights, and Trademark
9. Privacy and the Electronic Media
10. Right of Publicity
11. Press-Trial Issues
12. Defamation: Libel and the Media
13. Free Press-Fair Trial: A Conflict of Rights
14. Issues in Information Gathering
15. Communications Regulation: New Technologies and the Internet
Kenneth C. Creech, PhD, is Fairbanks Professor and Department Head of Media Arts at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. He was general manager of WTBU-TV for 12 years, and has worked in both commercial and public broadcasting. His professional experience includes broadcast journalism, management, creative, and consulting positions.