Media & the Law

In the face of globalization and new media technologies, can policy makers and regulators withstand deregulatory pressures on the 'cultural policy toolkit' for television? This comparative study provides an interdisciplinary investigation of trends in...

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...

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...

The twelfth edition of this classic textbook provides an overview of communication and media law including the most current legal developments. It explains laws affecting the daily work of writers, broadcasters, public relations practitioners,...

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...

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...

This thought-provoking book provides a systematic, philosophically-grounded reconceptualisation of press freedom and press regulation. In a major departure from orthodox norms, the book argues that press freedom and coercive independent press regulation...

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...

This book addresses the complex issue of human creativity in the age of Artificial Intelligence.Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to create texts, images, and musical compositions. This increase in the application of AI within the...

The first collection to address the collective transformation happening in response to the rise of social media With the rise of web 2.0 and social media platforms taking over vast tracts of territory on the internet, the media landscape has shifted...

This fully updated third edition of Social Media and the Law offers an essential guide to navigating the complex legal terrain of social media.Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok have become vital tools for...

Police Visibility presents empirically grounded research into how police officers experience and manage the information politics of surveillance and visibility generated by the introduction of body cameras into their daily routines and the increasingly...

This book provides a clear and concise explanation of media law principles. It focuses on the practical aspects of legal issues for journalists and other communicators. This third edition contains important updates to the law, including recent...

This book delivers an original, theoretically informed analysis of the legal regulation of online speech. Rejecting the narrow pluralism of elitist and deliberative accounts of the citizen's role in political discourse, the book defends a participatory...

This thought-provoking book provides a systematic, philosophically-grounded reconceptualisation of press freedom and press regulation. In a major departure from orthodox norms, the book argues that press freedom and coercive independent press regulation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788831322034Author Giovanni PitruzzellaFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Bocconi University PressPublisher Bocconi University PressWeight(grams) 245g

Entertainment and Media Law in Ireland explains the typical issues which arise in the media and entertainment industry in Ireland to better equip the reader with a valuable working knowledge of the fundamentals. It seeks to serve the needs of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783848781843Author Mark D ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 241Imprint Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftPublisher Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftWeight(grams) 567g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781552216699Author Mark BourrieFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint Irwin Law IncPublisher Irwin Law IncWeight(grams) 280g

Academics and practitioners are currently divided on the issues involved in permitting and regulating the commercial exploitation of publicity. 'Publicity' is the practice of using an individual's name, image and reputation to promote products or to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780688343Author Daniel DamlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Intersentia LtdPublisher Intersentia LtdWeight(grams) 300g

The Internet brings opportunity and peril for media freedom and freedom of expression. It enables new forms of publication and extends the reach of traditional publishers, but its power increases the potential damage of harmful speech and invites state...

This book considers the significance of informed publics from the perspective of international law. It does so by analysing international media law frameworks and the 'mediatization' of international law in institutional settings. This approach exposes...

This book explores the relationship between truth and freedom in the free press. It argues that the relationship is problematic because the free press implies a competition between plural ideas, whereas truth is univocal. Based on this tension the book...

"This book is motivated, to a large extent, by some recent troubling developments in public discourse, namely the developments in information, misinformation and disinformation practices. From the beginning of history, various and diverse means or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789403523026Author Miloš ŽivkovićFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Kluwer Law InternationalPublisher Kluwer Law International

This volume examines European and national higher-court decisions on social media from the perspective of fundamental rights and judicial dialogue.While the challenges social media poses for public policy and regulation have been widely discussed, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789395233026Author V BalakrishnanFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Zero Degree PublishingPublisher Zero Degree PublishingWeight(grams) 118g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789403538549Author Tarik JusicFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Kluwer Law InternationalPublisher Kluwer Law International

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789041151797Author Ido BaumFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Kluwer Law InternationalPublisher Kluwer Law International

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788194973430Author V BalakrishnanFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Zero Degree PublishingPublisher Zero Degree PublishingWeight(grams) 82g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785420047Author Andrew ConioFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Open Humanities PressPublisher Open Humanities Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789403549958Author Ioannis IglezakisFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Kluwer Law InternationalPublisher Kluwer Law InternationalWeight(grams) 159g

Social media hasn't just changed society-it's changing the way in which criminal law is prosecuted, defended, and adjudicated. This fascinating book explains how.While social media has become embedded in our society as a way to stay connected with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218604011Author Jeffrey L Wilson EsqFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Titan Law PllcPublisher Titan Law PllcWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789403540085Author Agustín SiboldiFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Kluwer Law InternationalPublisher Kluwer Law InternationalWeight(grams) 213g