Media & the Law

The only media law book on the market accredited by the NCTJ, McNae's is the essential guide for journalism students and industry professionals. This indispensable handbook prevails as journalism's foremost authority on media law since its inception in...

Now in its fifth edition, this textbook combines comprehensive coverage with rigorous analysis of a key area of the law. The author illuminates how the courts strive to strike a balance between the freedoms and responsibilities of the press on the one...

Affectionately known simply as McNae's, this book prevails as journalism's most succinct authority on media law since its inception in 1954. The new edition captures the essence of this hotly debated and evolving area of law. The authors' expertise in...

From Apple to Youtube, Google Play to Spotify, the music industry has seen monumental changes in past decades. Record labels have had to adapt to the demand for instantly accessible, low-cost music whilst coping with significant increases in music piracy...

Do we need a law of privacy? Should judges be allowed to stop us reading about a footballer's adultery or enjoying pictures of a film star's wedding? Is a super-model's cocaine addiction something that she should be allowed to keep private? And aren't we...

In Paris, a static video camera keeps watch on a bourgeois home. In Portland, a webcam documents the torture and murder of kidnap victims. And in clandestine intelligence offices around the world, satellite technologies relentlessly pursue the targets of...

Over the past half century, western democracies have lead efforts to entrench the economic and political values of liberal democracy into the foundations of European and international public order. As this book details, the relationship between the media...

The second edition of The UK Media Law Pocketbook presents updated and extended practical guidance on everyday legal issues for working journalists and media professionals.This book covers traditional print and broadcast as well as digital multimedia,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541605114Author Associated PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 549g

The impact of libel law on the freedom of the press is a subject which interests not only practising media lawyers, law students, and journalists, but also members of the general public who are keen to learn about any perceived threat to the freedom of...

Information Technology Law is the ideal companion for a course of study on IT law and the ways in which it is evolving in response to rapid technological and social change. The fourth edition of this ground-breaking textbook develops its unique...

A powerful analysis of why lies and falsehoods spread so rapidly now, and how we can reform our laws and policies regarding speech to alleviate the problem. Lying has been with us from time immemorial. Yet today is different-and in many respects worse...

This book investigates what happens to criminal evidence after the conclusion of legal proceedings. During the criminal trial, evidentiary material is tightly regulated; it is formally regarded as part of the court record, and subject to the rules of...

A society that isn't sure what's true can't function, but increasingly we no longer seem to know who or what to believe. We're barraged by a torrent of lies, half-truths and propaganda: how do we even identify good journalism any more?At a moment of...

'A must read for anyone who wants to understand not only our media, but power in Britain' - OWEN JONES, author The Establishment 'Top court reporting' - NICK DAVIES, THE GUARDIAN Go behind the doors of Court 12 of the Old Bailey for what was billed...

Blackstone's Statutes have a 25-year tradition of trust and quality unrivalled by other statute books, and a rock-solid reputation for accuracy, reliability, and authority. Content is extensively reviewed to ensure a close map to courses. ...

Media law is a fast-developing area of scholarship that raises many high-profile and controversial questions. Recent issues include the use of privacy injunctions, the regulation of the press, the political power of media moguls, mass leaks of government...

Investigating cinema under the magnifying glass From a look at classics like Psycho and Double Indemnity to recent films like Traffic and Thelma & Louise, Nicole Rafter and Michelle Brown show that criminological theory is produced not only in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743299275Author Scott GantFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint The Free PressPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 284gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

In his fiftieth book, The Price of Principle: Why Integrity Is Worth the Consequences, Alan Dershowitz-#1 New York Times bestselling author and one of America's most influential legal scholars-explores the implications of the increasing tendency in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644212721Author Kevin GosztolaFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.

Publishing Law is an authoritative and engaging guide to a wide range of legal issues affecting publishing today. Hugh Jones and Christopher Benson present readers with clear and accessible guidance to the complex legal areas specific to the ever...

How sharing, linking, and liking have transformed the media and marketing industries Spreadable Media is a rare inside look at today's ever-changing media landscape. The days of corporate control over media content and its distribution have been...

This succinct overview explains conglomeration and regulation in the film and television industries, covering its history as well as the contemporary scene. Former producer William M. Kunz shows how the current structure of these industries has evolved...

This succinct overview explains conglomeration and regulation in the film and television industries, covering its history as well as the contemporary scene. Former producer William M. Kunz shows how the current structure of these industries has evolved...

People are liars. Most of us tell multiple lies daily, and we fall for the lies others tell us. The vast majority of these falsehoods are harmless and perfectly legal. But when someone deceives another for material gain or profit, inflicting injury in...

Court and policy makers have increasingly had to deal with-and sometimes even embrace-technology, from podcasts to the Internet. Televised courtroom broadcasting especially remains an issue. The debate surrounding the US Supreme Court and federal courts,...

Court and policy makers have increasingly had to deal with-and sometimes even embrace-technology, from podcasts to the Internet. Televised courtroom broadcasting especially remains an issue. The debate surrounding the US Supreme Court and federal courts,...

New Media, Old Regimes: Case Studies in Comparative Communication Law and Policy, by Lyombe S. Eko, is a collection of novel theoretical perspectives and case studies which illustrate how different communication law regimes conceptualize and apply...

This book compares the volume and nature of online print and broadcast television coverage from major media outlets from all U.S. Supreme Court oral argument sessions during the October 2019, 2020, and 2021 Terms. The authors demonstrate that the move to...

Featuring specially commissioned chapters from experts in the field of media and communications law, this book provides an authoritative survey of media law from a comparative perspective. The handbook does not simply offer a synopsis of the state of...

There is order on the internet, but how has this order emerged and what challenges will threaten and shape its future? This study shows how a legitimate order of norms has emerged online, through both national and international legal systems. It...

In the months after the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 2017 decision to repeal network neutrality as US policy, it is easy to forget the decades of public, organizational, media and governmental struggle to control digital policy and open...

This book consists of a careful analysis of the comparative advertising directive,giving background both to the regulation of comparative advertising in the United Kingdom and Germany and to the passing of the directive. It will bring to a UK reader the...

How sharing, linking, and liking have transformed the media and marketing industries Spreadable Media is a rare inside look at today's ever-changing media landscape. The days of corporate control over media content and its distribution have been...

Media Freedom under the Human Rights Act provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of the impact of Article 10 ECHR, as received through the Human Rights Act 1998, on the substantive law governing freedom of expression in the media. Fully up to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982294796Author Aaron Eitan MeyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Center for Security PolicyPublisher Center for Security PolicyWeight(grams) 318g

Social media has many advantages for professional communication - but it also carries considerable risks, including legal pitfalls. This book equips students and communication professionals with the knowledge and skills to help minimise the risks that...

Do we need a law of privacy? Should judges be allowed to stop us reading about a footballer's adultery or enjoying pictures of a film star's wedding? Is a super-model's cocaine addiction something that she should be allowed to keep private? And aren't we...

This book provides a socio-legal examination of the media’s influence on the development and implementation of criminal justice policy.This impact is often assumed. And, especially in the wake of high-profile crimes, the press is routinely observed...