Entertainment Law Research Guide

Providing background to help readers understand legal concepts, this comprehensive communication law text includes an introduction to the legal system; covers legal procedures, structures, and jurisdictions; discusses the First Amendment and electronic media regulations; and considers issues of access.
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Published in partnership with the National Council for the Training of Journalists, this book is an indispensable media law guide that imbues confidence in students and supports and assures journalists undertaking their everyday work. The author's practical approach includes features that highlight important information, such as case detail, need-to-know points, and cross references that explore how different elements of the law interact with each other.

This book examines how subpoenas for newsgathering information have raised both old and new legal and ethical problems for journalists seeking to protect confidential sources. The author explores the ethical and legal evolution of journalistic privilege, drawing on cases from the 19th century, the First Amendment principle that emerged in the middle of the 20th century, the public policy implications debated in congressional hearings in the 1970s, and the rise and fall of common law protections in the federal courts between 1972 and 2003.

This looseleaf work discusses libel, privacy, compelled disclosure, media access, prior restraint, antitrust law, commercial speech, & other aspects of media law. The volume includes detailed material on identification of public figures for libel law purposes.