Entertainment & media law books

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Entertainment Law Fundamentals and Practice Corey Field Entertainment Law: Fundamentals and Practice is a comprehensive and unique how to guide covering every area of entertainment law including fundamental principles, detailed business models, legal foundations, contract terms, practical advice, and full legal citations for cases and statutes. It... Format: Paperback - Released: 18/04/2018

The Illusion of the Free Press John Charney 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... Format: Hardback - Released: 11/01/2018

Crime, Media, and Reality Examining Mixed Messages About Crime and Justice in Popular Media Venessa Garcia, Samantha G. Arkerson Garcia and Arkerson look at the influence of crime news and true crime television series that prevent the public from distinguishing pure entertainment from the realities of crime and justice. Format: Hardback - Released: 08/12/2017

Media Law and Ethics Roy L. (Middle Tennessee State University, USA) Moore, Michael D. (University of Missouri - St. Louis, USA) Murray, Mi Farrell Media Law and Ethics is a comprehensive overview and a thoughtful introduction to media law principles and cases as well as related ethical concerns relevant to the practice of professional communication. This is the fi rst textbook to explicitly integrate... Format: Paperback - Released: 20/11/2017

Media Law and Ethics Roy L. (Middle Tennessee State University, USA) Moore, Michael D. (University of Missouri - St. Louis, USA) Murray, Mi Farrell Media Law and Ethics is a comprehensive overview and a thoughtful introduction to media law principles and cases as well as related ethical concerns relevant to the practice of professional communication. This is the fi rst textbook to explicitly integrate... Format: Hardback - Released: 07/11/2017

Mass Media Law Don R. Pember, Clay Calvert In its twentieth edition, Mass Media Law comprehensively examines the principles of media law, First Amendment freedoms of speech, and press and assembly. This timely revised edition is extremely pertinent in this era of both fake news and open hostility... Format: Paperback - Released: 27/10/2017

Legal Guide for Writers, Artists and Other Creative People Kenneth P. Norwick This comprehensive, authoritative and accessible book enables creators to understand the legal rights and safeguard their work from a wide variety of risks in both cyberspace and traditional media. It explains major developments in the applicable law and in the... Format: eBook - Released: 12/09/2017

Medium Law Daithi Mac Sithigh Why should anyone care about the medium of communication today, especially when talking about media law? In today's digital society, many emphasise convergence and seek new regulatory approaches. In Medium Law, however, the `medium theory' insights of Harold Innis, Marshall... Format: Hardback - Released: 12/09/2017

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Entertainment Law in a Nutshell Sherri Burr Gives a big picture overview of the intellectual property, contract, publicity, estate planning, and First Amendment issues that contribute to the field of entertainment law. Professor Burr also addresses specific legal issues that arise in the film, music, and television... Format: Paperback - Released: 11/05/2018

McNae's Essential Law for Journalists Mike (Legal Editor, Press Association and member of the NCTJ Media Law Examinations Board) Dodd, Mark (Senior Lecturer, Hanna The only media law text published in partnership with the NCTJ, McNae's Essential Law for Journalists provides unparalleled treatment of the core legal issues affecting journalists. Clear, succinct, and practical, it is the absolute handbook for students and practising journalists. Format: Paperback - Released: 31/05/2018

Media Law Jacob Rowbottom Media law is a fast-developing area of scholarship that raises many high-profile and controversial issues. Recent issues include the use of privacy injunctions in the digital era, the regulation of the press after the Leveson Report, the political power of... Format: Paperback - Released: 12/07/2018

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American Exceptionalism, the French Exception, and Digital Media Law Lyombe S. Eko This volume explores sameness and difference between the United States and France in the matters of freedom of expression on the Internet. Contributors present American exceptionalism and the French exception as functionally equivalent logics that lead to different freedom of... Format: Paperback - Released: 11/09/2017

Clark's Publishing Agreements Lynette Owen Clark's Publishing Agreements has long been the 'must have' legal resource for the publishing industry. This comprehensive book provides 24 model agreements, from author agreements, to merchandising rights to online licensing to ebook distribution to text and data mining. It... Format: Mixed media product - Released: 24/08/2017

Ordnungswidrigkeiten in Rundfunk Und Telemedien Roland Bornemann Format: Hardback - Released: 07/07/2017

Defamation Comparative Law and Practice Andrew Kenyon Defamation: Comparative Law and Practice offers a timely and original investigation into defamation law and litigation practice in England, Australia and the United States, combining close legal analysis and extensive empirical research to examine central aspects of defamation law. This... Format: Hardback - Released: 03/07/2017

Stellvertreterthemen ALS Mediales PHanomen Und Ihre Rechtlichen Probleme Martin Eckert Format: Paperback - Released: 17/05/2017

The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate The Law of Mass Media T. Carter, Amy Sanders Provides a thorough examination of the law of mass media, providing principal court opinions, explanatory text, and questions for discussion. Topics include the American legal system, introduction to freedom of expression, defamation, privacy, liability for emotional and physical harm, copyright... Format: Hardback - Released: 30/04/2017

Media Law and Policy in the Internet Age Doreen Weisenhaus 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 regulation... Format: Hardback - Released: 23/02/2017

Social Media and the Law A Guidebook for Communication Students and Professionals Daxton Stewart, Daxton (Texas Christian University, USA) Stewart Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat allow users to connect with one another and share information with the click of a mouse or a tap on a touchscreen-and have become vital tools for professionals in the... Format: Paperback - Released: 14/02/2017

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