Description
- Provides a solid foundation in media law
- Illustrates how digitization and globalization are constantly shifting the legal landscape
- Utilizes current and relevant examples to illustrate key concepts
- Revised section on legal research covers how and where to find the law
- 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
About the Author
Ashley Packard is Professor of Communication and Digital Media Studies at the University of Houston, Clear Lake. She is the author of The Borders of Free Expression (2009) and is a peer reviewer for Communication Law and Policy.
Book Information
ISBN 9781118290729
Author Ashley Packard
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 699g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 191mm * 20mm