Mass Communication Law in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (West Publishing))

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.Dee is the author of 'Mass Communication Law in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (West Publishing))', published 2003 under ISBN 9780314238313 and ISBN 031423831X.