Media Law 4th ed

Subjects:
Media and Entertainment Law
Contents:
Introduction to the Law
Reputation
Copyright and Related Rights
Privacy and Confidential Information
Obscenity and Indecency
Racial Hatred and Blasphemy
Contempt
Reporting Current Affairs
The Internet
Television
Glossary
Appendices

ISBN13: 9781847030160
ISBN: 1847030165
Published: July 2007
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Country of Publication: UK
Binding: Paperback
Price: £26.95

  • Provides a succinct and lucid introduction to all areas of the law relating to print, broadcast and electronic media
  • Written in a clear style making it equally accessible to law and media students
  • Covers the latest legislative developments including:-
    • Freedom of Information Act 2000;
    • Courts Act 2003;
    • Criminal Justice Act 2003;
    • Sexual Offences Act 2003;
    • Serious Organised Crimes and Police Act 2005
  • Discusses the latest case law
  • Goes through the key issues and explains the complex principles of media law
  • Clarifies complex issues using diagrams, flow charts, bulleted lists and tables
  • Points students to extended study with a detailed glossary and a list of website addresses
  • Contains extracts from the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights, the Press Complaints
  • Commission’s Code of Practice and the Independent Television Commission’s programme code